How do treacherous courtiers with love brain save themselves

The sun rises as usual, and it's a new day.

In the court hall, there was still a polite and vain manner, looking for nothing to say.

When everyone was about to end the meeting and go to work, Jin Lingyue in purple robe left the team and respectfully knelt in front of the hall holding the memorial.

The father-in-law in front of the palace took the memorial with the temperature of Jinlingyue's palm suspiciously, handed it to the emperor, and stood aside to observe the change of expression on the emperor's face.

As the memorial was turned page by page, the emperor's face became more and more ugly.

After closing the memorial, the emperor's rare majestic voice resounded in the hall: "Chen Shangshu, Mr. Jin, you follow me to the back hall. Everyone else, please step down."

Everyone was stunned.

Chen Shangshu, the Minister of the Household Department who was named, was also a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, and knelt down in front of the hall in a daze.

Bai Yuhui, who was in the crowd, looked at Jin Lingyue's straight back and chuckled, "Interesting."

Within half a day, the news that the emperor reprimanded the Minister of the Household Department in the apse had spread all over the capital.

As for the specific reasons, only a very small number of people know.

After all, there are many people who watch the excitement and few people who solve problems.

Holding the teacup, Bai Yuhui leaned back in the armchair, and sighed slowly when he heard the news that his subordinates came back from inquiries.

February in the Holy Kingdom was extremely cold.

February this year was even colder than usual.

Even if the herdsmen drove the cattle, sheep and horses into the livestock sheds that had been built in advance, they could not resist the howling cold wind.

In less than half a month, nearly half of the livestock on the pasture had died.

Later, not only livestock, but also living people in some surrounding villages and towns froze to death.

A few days ago, the banners flying into Beijing were urgent disaster reports one by one.

The frost disaster has slowly become more and more severe around the Shengjin Kingdom.

As a result, some rich people who suffered from the frost disaster moved their families to move out.

As soon as the rich left, the local economy plummeted, and ordinary people had to endure the frost and the plight of having no money.

One can bear it, two can bear it, and when hundreds of poor people gather together, they can't help but riot.

The imperial court has arranged guards stationed in every place, in order to prevent such sudden riots.

The number of imperial guards is allocated according to the local population ratio, which is very good.

Unexpectedly, after several riots, the imperial guards who received the imperial rations did not take advantage of it at all, and were almost eaten alive by the crazy people.

When the incident spread to the capital, the emperor just sent more imperial guards to suppress it, and also allocated double the money from the treasury for relief.

Things finally eased up a little in the past two days.

However, just an hour ago, Jin Lingyue presented a memorial to the emperor, causing this matter to be tossed again.

If the Imperial Guards were indeed assigned in accordance with the estimated number, riots might happen, but it would not be like today, with countless casualties.

There are only two possibilities.

One is that the number of guards stationed is small, and the formed force is not enough to deal with emergencies.

The other is that the number of civilians being garrisoned is so large that the Praetorian Guards are at a loss.

Jin Lingyue checked the military records newly reported this year.

Surprisingly, it was found that the number of soldiers joining the army in several areas affected by the disaster this time was less than a hundred.

Conscription started half a year ago. At that time, the moon was full and there were no natural or man-made disasters.

How could such a small number of people be recruited?

Jin Lingyue looked through the conscription books of the previous few years, and found that since five years ago, the number of conscripts in these areas has dropped suddenly, from a few thousand to a few hundred, and finally to these hundreds, there is no one question.

Jin Lingyue reported the matter to Old Shangshu, who nodded while stroking his beard, then turned around and reported it to Prime Minister You.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

"Check it out." Prime Minister You only replied three words.

The three ministries under Prime Minister You immediately held a small meeting overnight, assigned their respective tasks, and continued to investigate along this road.

In two days, the conditions of Mr. Chen's household registration fraud and tax evasion were put on the table.

The population in remote areas is already widely distributed and not concentrated, so it really takes a lot of work to get a clear count.

The magistrate wanted to pay less taxes to the imperial court and take advantage of the price difference, so he turned his brains to the household registration.

The tax of the imperial court is collected according to the head. If the number of people is small, the tax of this area will naturally be less.

The local officials collected taxes from the normal number of people as usual, but concealed the actual number of people, and paid a small amount of money to the state, and most of the money went into their pockets logically.

As the top official of the household department, he is well aware of this little trick.

But who doesn't like white silver?A few words of honesty and honesty are not as beneficial as a pot of fine wine from money, so they just turn a blind eye.

When the household department became blind, the source of soldiers in this place was greatly reduced.

Can't out of a thousand people, 800 people go to serve as soldiers?

So every time when the army is recruited, the magistrates will start to play tricks. If you want to be a soldier, yes, come and compete.

Those who are qualified will go to the army smoothly, and those who are not qualified will go home and stay.

Such a heavily selected source of troops is excellent.

But there are countless young and middle-aged people of the right age staying at home.

In this riot, the main force was these young adults who had nothing to do at home.

They are all tall and big, and they should serve the country and protect the people, but now they are digging the land to grow vegetables and defend the radishes, and they feel aggrieved.

Jinlingyue's memorial arranges the number of conscripts in these troubled areas year by year. As long as you are not blind, you can see the problems.

Holding the thick memorial, the emperor rested his forehead and sighed softly, "Chen Shangshu, do you have anything else to say?"

Chen Shangshu didn't expect that this matter would be brought up like this, he was at a loss for words for a while, and knelt on the ground silently.

The emperor was out of breath, and threw the memorial and the unfinished hot tea on Chen Shangshu's head.

Drinking a cup of hot tea on a cold day is a very comfortable thing, but being poured down with hot water is not a comfortable thing no matter what the day is.

Chen Shangshu obviously felt that there was liquid dripping from his forehead, so he didn't dare to wipe it with his hands, and still knelt straight and bowed his head without saying a word.

The emperor screened Jinlingyue back and asked Chen Shangshu to kneel at the gate of the hall for three hours before speaking.

When Bai Yuhui heard the news, Chen Shangshu had already knelt in the shade at the entrance of the hall for an hour.

I don't know if it was ordered by the emperor, but every half an hour, a little maid would pour a bowl of cold water in front of Chen Shangshu.

It is shaded and ventilated here, and it must be an excellent place to escape the heat in summer.

For Chen Shangshu, it was like a place of death penalty.

There is a small slope under the knee, and the cold water is impartial, flowing down the slope to the bottom of his knee.

As soon as the cold wind blew, it immediately froze, and the piercing pain pierced into his knees. Chen Shangshu's brows became more and more wrinkled.

At the same time, in the base camp of Prime Minister You, Jin Lingyue was receiving the praise and reward from Prime Minister You.

Also sitting there are the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Industry.

Among the crowd, only Jin Lingyue, a young man, stood in the hall. The old men said "well done" on the left, and "I finally vented my anger and avenged the old Shangshu." New Year's atmosphere.

It's just that at that time the elders taught him to be modest, polite and self-possessed.Today's elders taught him that he is non-toxic, not a husband, and unscrupulous.

Thinking about her childhood, Jin Lingyue felt warm all over her body, and couldn't help but lose her mind.

The Prime Minister on the right, Meng Ze, who was seated at the top, caught sight of Jin Lingyue out of the corner of his eye as if distracted, and said calmly, "I heard that you had some trouble last night?"

Jin Lingyue quickly retracted her mind tour, and replied: "It's just a trivial matter, don't bother the prime minister."

Meng Ze smiled kindly: "But I heard that I saw blood last night."

The rest of the people present were all shocked, and hurriedly checked whether Jin Lingyue's arms and legs were damaged.

"Back to the Prime Minister, thanks to the commander of the Forbidden City Army who arrived in time, the officer was not injured."

Prime Minister You continued to ask in a harmonious voice without changing his face: "Fortunately, there is no danger. It's just that you should add a few capable people to your mansion. How about it, it will be useful for the old man to transfer a few from my mansion later." I delivered it to your house, and it's the old man's gift to welcome you into Beijing, what do you think?"

Jin Lingyue thought for a moment, then bowed her head in thanks.

Several people were polite again, and then dispersed, only waiting for the final result of the Hubu Shangshu who could kneel half his life.

After Bai Yuhui left the shift, he was dragged to the base of the official wall by Lieutenant Li.

"What do you think Mr. Jin is doing? A few days ago, he ate and drank with us, but today he turned his face and refused to recognize anyone?"

Jin Lingyue smiled wryly and said: "If I remember correctly, I didn't want to eat and drink with you at first, but you forced me here."

... Lieutenant Li was speechless for a while.

Suddenly, he retorted: "When he was about to leave, it was obviously you who asked me to stay."

Bai Yuhui flicked off the fine ice foam that fell on his clothes in the aisle, and smiled lightly, "Did I say that?"

"No... No?" Lieutenant Li began to doubt his memory, drinking too much alcohol was really bad, and he didn't have the confidence to argue.

"You knew that he was not one of us, and you still took him to drink together. This matter reached the ears of Prime Minister Zuo. When he was happy, he said that you were going to lure the enemy into deep, but he was not happy. I'm afraid that your red heart will kill you." Take it out to see if it's red or black." Bai Yuhui turned his head, saw a purple hem floating outside the palace gate, and wanted to catch up.

Lieutenant Li grabbed him, and said aggrievedly: "So you mean that? I thought you asked me to keep him. Hey, if I knew what happened today, I would have ignored him yesterday. You said What should we do now? Are we seeing Chen Shangshu kneeling there in ice and snow? If we kneel down again, this knee will be useless."

Seeing that the purple was getting farther and farther away, and he definitely couldn't catch up, Bai Yuhui took a few steps back and leaned against the palace wall, and said slowly: "They have no grievances on weekdays, and they have no enmity in recent days. Looking at the face of the Buddha, since they can make a fuss, it is clear that they are not right. Who do you think they are targeting?

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Adjutant Li blurted out, "Prime Minister Zuo."

"Well, it's not too stupid. Since Prime Minister Zuo is rooted in it, where do you start when you say you want to save Chen Shangshu? You're not so naive as to kneel before the emperor to beg for mercy, are you?" Bai Yuhui analyzed.

Lieutenant Li blushed instantly. He really planned to drag Bai Yuhui to kneel and beg for mercy, to see if he could move the emperor and save Chen Shangshu from punishment.

Bai Yuhui sighed and said, "Didn't you realize that you didn't see your boss, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, after the court was over today?"

Lieutenant Li realized later, "That's right, I haven't seen him all this time, where did he go?"

Bai Yuhui reluctantly bypassed Adjutant Li and walked slowly, "Go to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion and see, maybe you can meet him."

After walking a few steps, he turned around and said, "However, I suggest that you better not go. It is not appropriate for you to go for public or private purposes. Honestly go back to your criminal department and take the shift that you should do. Even if it is for two Lord Shangshu helped a lot."

Lieutenant Li squatted at the base of the wall with his head in his arms. After much deliberation, he finally realized that it was really wrong for him to go to plead for mercy.

Bai Yuhui, you really are a fox.

Lieutenant Li muttered secretly in his heart.