Mrs. Mo said he would not agree
Chapter 88
Inside the Changle Palace, the lights are brightly lit.
In the huge and cold palace, Liu Hao was the only one guarding the door.De Bai hurriedly came from the end, his expression slightly nervous, "Master, I have searched everywhere, but there is no sign of His Majesty."
Liu Hao frowned, "Could it be in Mo Mansion?" He said to himself.
Debai heard this, he couldn't help showing a wry smile, and said helplessly: "Even if His Majesty is going to Mo's Mansion, it doesn't have to be like this..." He swallowed it and didn't say any more.
Liu Hao slapped De Bai on the head, and said coldly: "What are you thinking? Don't die!"
Debai shook his head, leaned over and said in a low voice: "Master, what I mean is, the relationship between His Majesty and Master is like this, if you want to go, you should go there in a fair manner."
He just couldn't understand why?
Liu Hao wondered why he didn't know, but on the surface he finally reprimanded Debai. After two quarters of an hour, a hidden guard quietly came to inform him that he was in Mo's residence, and the Changle Palace was considered to be quiet. .
The whole palace was brightly lit, but it was eerily quiet.Even when he was in a hurry, there were not many people following him in front of the hall.
"Is the number of times His Majesty wakes up lately more serious than before?" Liu Hao said with a frown.
Although there is no one in front of His Majesty except Liu Hao, it is impossible for the entire Changle Palace to be guarded.
Once His Majesty disappears, he will be found quickly.
This coming and going, the frequent times, of course made the people in front of the hall anxious.
He Fang, the servant who was following Liu Hao, said in a low voice: "Count it carefully, the number of times in the past six months has actually been quite a lot." Of course Liu Hao knew, he was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and crisp sounds resounded in front of the hall.
Not long after, Lady Xiulin appeared in front of Liu Hao with a young lady in the palace, and said calmly with a smile: "Officer Zhong, the Empress Dowager has an invitation, so please go with the servant."
Liu Hao's expression moved slightly, "Yes."
However, the anxiety of Changle Palace at this time did not affect the enthusiasm of Mo Mansion in the slightest.
Mo Jingchun thought he was dreaming.
It was a strange, hot, and uncontrollable dream. He seemed to be in a dream, doing... something with His Majesty. The feeling washed down his back for a moment, and he opened his eyes suddenly.
Those low trembling breaths, are they real?When the mouth was kissed, there was also a sucking feeling on the back of the neck.He made a sound helplessly, but felt six or seven hands on his body at the same time... He didn't expect His Majesty to make a night attack.
The illusions emerged one after another, forcing him to curl up himself.
The cold big hands stroked his back, but they couldn't comfort Mo Jingchun. The touch he felt was that of a long-overdue gourmet, and he was eager to eat everything clean.
click, click—
Outside the window, the summer wind blows the doors and windows that have not been closed tightly, like a silent accompaniment.
When Mo Jingchun woke up, Emperor Zhengshi's big head was lying on his heart.
That posture was a bit weird, as if he was listening to his heartbeat, and as if it was the same as before, he just wanted to stuff Mo Jingchun under his belly, and didn't want him to show any more.
Mo Jingchun was a little dazed by the heat, and his fingers landed on the emperor's head, but he forgot that he couldn't grasp the feeling, so he touched twice more forcefully subconsciously.
Emperor Zhengshi's big head was turned back and forth by Mo Jingchun's touch, and he turned his face slightly, staring at him with one dark eye.
Mo Jingchun looked at His Majesty in silence, his mouth twitched twice, and was speechless for a while.
He thought he was dreaming, but when he woke up, he was moaning unconsciously. This feeling of extreme embarrassment made Mo Jingchun's fingers tremble.
He doesn't understand...
Even though he didn't feel anything, Mo Jingchun still tried his best to comb the emperor's scribbled black hair behind his head, revealing his handsome face.But in the darkness, he could barely see the outline of Emperor Zhengshi clearly, stopped sighing, "What is Your Majesty restraining?"
When the feeling of madness rushed up, it almost burned Mo Jingchun's consciousness.
The strange and distorted feeling that the big hands seemed to be everywhere almost drove him crazy.But Mo Jingchun could still clearly feel that the fingers clasped on his thighs were so hard that they convulsed, and they were even more surprisingly cold.
Mo Jingchun didn't care about Emperor Zhengshi's silence, and said wearily: "Sometimes, I wonder if it was a wrong thing to promise Your Majesty at the beginning. I can't do everything that Your Majesty did, and I always seem to shrink back. Now you Maybe it is wrong?" If it is correct, Emperor Zhengshi would not be so tormented today, even spying every night, and it is difficult to curb the desire to invade.
Mo Jingchun couldn't give Emperor Zhengshi what he wanted...all?
Those never-ending conversations, every time, did clearly remind Mo Jingchun of this fact.
"Master, do you want to persuade the widow to give up?"
Emperor Zhengshi finally spoke.
His voice was hoarse and cold, like ice.
Mo Jingchun was tired, although he didn't feel anything in the middle of the night, but in fact he had suffered two pleasures, so forced, even if he didn't feel the scene after midnight, it didn't mean his body didn't feel it.
He was only temporarily shielded from that feeling.
"I don't mean that, but if the matter of love will only make Your Majesty feel more uncomfortable, then I think that this may not be the right way."
He felt Emperor Zhengshi's oppression, and also remembered His Majesty's introvertedness these days.
It looks stable, but it's not a good thing.
Forcible forbearance, who can know whether it is really calm, or a thunderstorm that is forced down?
When Mo Jingchun was thinking, he didn't notice that his fingers had been resting on Emperor Zhengshi's ears for a long time. He pinched and kneaded the small piece of soft flesh, and said in a deep voice: "I just feel... ..."
Emperor Zhengshi turned over and sat on Mo Jingchun's waist, looking at Mo Jingchun coldly.
"Master, one sentence is wrong." He opened his fingers and pressed five fingers on Mo Jingchun's chest. The emperor exerted more force. Even though Mo Jingchun didn't feel anything, he could still feel his breathing becoming more and more oppressive. "Love is not singing and dancing, nor is it a soft-spoken spring breeze. It is a strong wind, a torrential rain, and it must be life and death, mutual painful torture... Isn't this what the master once said?"
This is exactly how they are portrayed now.
It was also the reason why Mo Jingchun resisted at first.
But now they seem to have become a perfect semicircle, but they still can't satisfy Emperor Zhengshi's increasingly violent desire.
If you have too much greed, you become a beast.
Mo Jingchun simply lay flat and didn't try to get up again.
"I can't make you happy, can I?"
Mo Jingchun didn't feel sorry for himself, he just didn't like to see such a degenerate situation.He hasn't touched the crux of Emperor Zhengshi yet, but it must be related to him.
Even if it is a beautiful handful of thorny roses that are dripping with blood, you still want to pick them off by force?
Emperor Zhengshi laughed viciously, and the violence that was originally accompanied by passion and cooling appeared on his brows. He said in a strange way: "The master's words are a bit biased." He fished down and quickly grabbed the still wet... ...fingertips rubbed vigorously, "Doesn't this make the widow very happy?" The thing is still happily spitting wet juice, but it is the feeling left over from before.But the harsh torture of the emperor now will only make it difficult for Mo Jingchun to break free in the future.
He clearly guessed Mo Jingchun's torment from the past few days, but when he rubbed his fingertips on the hole again, he smiled and said treacherously: "Of course, the widow should also take care of the master's body, don't let this thing Just spit it out again." Mo Jingchun pushed subconsciously, he couldn't see Emperor Zhengshi's movements, but he felt the sense of danger running down his back from the words.
"His Majesty……"
Emperor Zhengshi interrupted Mo Jingchun's words, "Master, you have known the nature of the widow a long time ago. Whether the master is willing or not, regardless of whether this matter is acceptable or not, the widow will insist.
"Whoever refuses, the widow will crush their spines and crush such gossip.
"Even you, you can't assert the opinion of others. Who gave Master the confidence to make you think that you can leave with a few light words?"
He pressed down suddenly, and his eyes met.
One pair is languid and calm, and the other is scarlet and gloomy.
"Don't mention this matter again."
Emperor Zhengshi's tone was as cold as ten thousand years of cold iron, even more bone-shattering than the winter wind.
...
For several days, Emperor Zhengshi kept calling Mo Jingchun into the palace, and there were even two nights where he stayed in the palace.Such frequent times naturally attracted the attention of the courtiers.
At first they thought that there was something wrong with His Majesty's health, and that's why Mo Jingchun, a blood guide, had to enter the palace frequently.
However, as the number of times increases, no matter who it is, there will be some murmurs in the heart.
However, the posture shown by Emperor Zhengshi in court temporarily made people speechless and dared not say anything.The only people who dare to ask Mo Jingchun are his few friends.
Zhang Qianzhao walked side by side with Mo Jingchun at the back of court, and tentatively said, "Ziqing, what's wrong recently? Why is Your Majesty so..." He was silent for a moment, and he didn't expect that the words he remembered at this moment would actually be Clingy.
He trembled in fright, and couldn't help shaking his head.
Mo Jingchun's expression was a little pale, and he said helplessly: "Your Majesty is just a little..." He frowned, and said two words, "Lonely."
Zhang Qianzhao raised his eyebrows strangely, as if he wanted to raise his eyebrows to the sky, "Lonely?"
Mo Jingchun said solemnly: "Don't you think? Although Your Majesty looks cold and hard, there is no one in the harem. Your Majesty doesn't like heirs either. The entire empty harem is like a tomb... Cough, Your Majesty will think It's normal to be lonely."
Zhang Qianzhao was at a loss.
... He actually felt that Mo Jingchun's words made sense.
But as long as he met Zhengshi Emperor's face, he couldn't help but tremble.
This, this is really not right!
Your Majesty is lonely or something...
Zhang Qianzhao's eyes lit up immediately, "Could it be that His Majesty wants to accept a concubine?" He was inexplicably excited and rubbed his hands together.
I forgot to mention that Zhang Qianzhao was actually the one who hoped that His Majesty would accept his concubine as soon as possible.
After all, His Majesty has been on the throne for four or five years, and there are more than [-] people, but there is only the eldest prince under his knees. If this continues, some people will feel that... Zhang Qianzhao lowered his eyes and couldn't help shaking his head. That's good, but if His Majesty doesn't accept concubines again, how long can he suppress the courtiers' objections by relying on His Majesty's power?
Mo Jingchun frowned, and looked at Zhang Qianzhao with some sadness, "If other officials want to deal with this matter, let them go, but you must not interfere."
Zhang Qianzhao said strangely: "Even if His Majesty doesn't like it, but honest words are harmful to the ear and good for deeds. If we wait, there is nothing wrong with it."
Mo Jingchun said lightly: "If you talk about succession, then the First Prince is already there. If you want to talk about splitting up, this is His Majesty's private matter."
Zhang Qianzhao couldn't help shaking his head, but he didn't agree with Mo Jingchun's words.
"There are no small matters in the royal family. This is indeed His Majesty's private matter, but it is also a major matter for the court."
Not to mention, it is common for the royal family to use marriages in exchange for the support of the powerful. Even the first emperor, except for the queen who was chosen by himself, which of the future concubines was not chosen for balance?
Mo Jingchun: "This is true, but Guanglin, you have forgotten one thing. A girl who can be accepted by His Majesty as a concubine must be of extraordinary background and a long-standing family background. If such a woman is sent to the palace, if she is careless, It will be broken in the palace. At that time, will this be beneficial to His Majesty or not?"
Zhang Qianzhao frowned, "Ziqing, why are you so resistant? Even if you don't support it, you shouldn't be so opposed." It's better to do it than to do it well.
Mo Jingchun was helpless, he was not out to oppose, but to save Guanglin's life.
Before his helpless smile could be revealed, he suddenly froze.
Mo Jingchun stopped and looked a little strange for a moment. He stared at Zhang Qianzhao, whose silent appearance frightened Zhang Qianzhao. He hurriedly stepped forward and touched Mo Jingchun's shoulder, "Ziqing, Ziqing?"
Mo Jingchun murmured, "You're right."
"Not bad, what's good?"
Zhang Qianzhao was still scratching his head, but Mo Jingchun's mind was no longer on it.
Mo Jingchun suddenly realized that what he said was reasonable.
But at the same time, it was impossible to deny the reason for his restless mood.
...he was jealous.
The moment this word appeared, Mo Jingchun's ears felt a little hot, as if he had stepped into the limit of greed that shouldn't be.
Mo Jingchun closed his eyes, it turned out that he would be jealous too.
He looks upright because he is protecting others, but in fact it is also for his own selfishness.
Such a despicable idea is really unbearable.
Zhang Qianzhao didn't know what Mo Jingchun realized that day, but he could tell that Mo Jingchun's mood was not quite right recently, he seemed to be more restrained.
Two days later, midsummer was extremely hot and dry.
Mo Jingchun took Tao Niang to lie in the courtyard and watched the Milky Way. It was a rare day with no wind and no moon. The stars in the sky were so bright that they seemed so close at hand, within reach.
Tao Niang: "Aye, I like these stars."
"Why does Tao Niang like stars?" Mo Jingchun said with a smile, "This thing is expected, but it is out of reach."
Tao Niang shook her head and said: "Why do you have to touch something you like? Tao Niang thinks that it is very good to just look at it from a distance."
Mo Jingchun was slightly surprised, he looked down at Tao Niang, stroked her little head and said: "This thought is a bit too sad."
Tao Niang said sternly: "Didn't Aye teach me this?"
Mo Jingchun laughed strangely, "When did I teach Tao Niang this?"
Tao Niang lay on the recliner on the right side of Mo Jingchun, turned over lazily, then faced Mo Jingchun, and said seriously: "Zhang Aye told me, he said, when he knew about my After the news, although Aye was very sad, he still told Zhang Aye that if I am willing to stay in Zhang's house, then that's fine, but whether I return home or not, Aye will continue to treat me well."
Mo Jingchun thought about it in a daze, and there was indeed such a thing.
Tao Niang: "At that time, Tao Niang thought, Aye is really an idiot. If you don't like Tao Niang, then don't let Tao Niang go back. If you like Tao Niang, then let Tao Niang go home earlier. If you want If you want Tao Niang to go back, just say it directly. It is A Niang and Zhang Aye who are sorry for you, why do you want to wrong yourself?"
Although Tao Niang has a slightly rough life experience, she was indeed raised in a honey pot.
She still retains the purest straightforwardness.
and frankly.
Mo Jingchun said softly, "But that's best for you."
Tao Niang simply sat up and said: "But Tao Niang hopes that Aye will be better."
In Tao Niang's eyes, Aye deserves all the best things in the world.
Mo Jingchun raised her lips and smiled, and flicked Tao Niang's forehead with her finger, "How old are you just now, and you are so considerate of others, why does this make Aye listen to you?"
Tao Niang pursed her mouth and was thrown back to sleep by Mo Jingchun righteously.
After Tao Niang left, Mo Jingchun was still lying on the reclining chair. The cool summer wind blew by, and he felt the coolness of the mat.
Beside him, there was the sound of crunching and lying down.
Mo Jingchun didn't open his eyes.
There is no one else who can appear so calmly, except His Majesty.
"The widow thinks Tao Niang is right."
It was the first time that Emperor Zhengshi found Tao Niang pleasing to the eye.
Mo Jingchun: "Eavesdropping is not what a gentleman does."
Emperor Zhengshi said indifferently: "A widow is not a gentleman." A gentleman is restrained and attracts the attention of the world, but he still struggles.
He couldn't be a gentleman, so he had to go all the way down, diving in the dark bottom.
"Master is always too mean to himself."
Mo Jingchun didn't open his eyes, so he didn't see that Emperor Zhengshi was staring straight at him.
His naked gaze was following Mo Jingchun's thin waist, as if he was measuring, "You've lost weight."
Mo Jingchun:?
This inconsistent topic made him subconsciously open his eyes.
Emperor Zhengshi repeated stiffly: "Master has lost weight."
Mo Jingchun: "...It's just a bit bitter summer, the weather is too hot, I can't eat anything after all."
Emperor Zhengshi: "Half a month ago, it wasn't like this."
Mo Jingchun felt guilty.
He has indeed been tossing and turning a little these days, but if he has a loss of appetite, he really doesn't have one.At most, it is hot and dry summer, the appetite gradually decreases, and I eat less, which is the reason accumulated over time.
He didn't want to talk about this topic again, so he responded to the first half of Emperor Zhengshi's sentence, "I am very kind to myself."
Emperor Zhengshi squinted at him, and said mockingly: "If you can be regarded as good like this, then the widow would ask you, since the master and the widow are in love, why do you want to give up so easily?"
Mo Jingchun sat up and was silent for a moment, "I didn't mean that..."
"What does the master mean?" Emperor Zhengshi approached Mo Jingchun, looked at him with dark eyes without moving, strangely stubborn.
It seems that in just a moment, the human skin is completely torn away, leaving only the sinister nature.
Mo Jingchun: "...I just got used to it."
His voice was flat to the extreme, as if what he was talking about was not his own business.
Emperor Zhengshi's voice suddenly cooled down, "There are some things that you don't need to get used to. You had to do this in the past, it was because your father and brother were incompetent! If the master still needs to do this in the future, it is the incompetence of the widow!"
Mo Jingchun laughed: "Father and brother in the front, His Majesty in the back, what should I do?"
Emperor Zhengshi really thought about it, "Ten years ago, you were still young, and you were not supposed to support the lintel at home, but you did everything in Beijing alone. They are the elders, and you are the youngest, but it is You sacrificed ten years for their future, not because they are incompetent, what is it?
"Now that the widow is the king and you are the minister, it means that you are weak. If the widow wants the master to 'get used to' this, wouldn't he be more useless than your father and brother?"
Mo Jingchun got off the reclining chair lightly, and sat straddling Zhengshi Emperor's waist, "Your Majesty was looking at someone like me back then, I'm afraid it's the worst luck."
It's always difficult to think too much like him.
Emperor Zhengshi: "Master, being favored by others, isn't it really unlucky?" His unbearable domineering dominance, if not for Mo Jingchun's connivance, would have driven each other crazy.
Master, sometimes he doesn't seem to have any negative emotions, just like being pierced by any wound, he will lick the wound alone, and then hide the wound indifferently.
But I never thought that these scars, but some people would care about them.
Mo Jingchun lowered his head and lay on Zhengshi Emperor's body.
After a long time, he turned his head and bit Gongyeqi's neck, leaving a deep mark, "...I remember."
...
At the end of May, Mo Feihe set off again.
Go to the border.
At the same time, Mo Guangsheng slaughtered all directions in the Central Plains, taking all the clans who tried to rebel.
Some aristocratic families who were about to flee south began to wait and see.
Just at this time, a group of refugees came out from nowhere, combined with the remnants of the previous soldiers, they were so powerful that they resisted Mo Guangsheng's soldiers all at once.
Such a weird military report soon appeared at the top of the case.
The Secretary of the Ministry of War first scolded: "It is absolutely impossible! I have counted several rebel kings involved in this time before, but no matter who it is, it is impossible to suddenly kill thousands of refugees with extraordinary skills."
Is this a refugee or a soldier?
Xu Boheng got up, showing a calm face, "Your Majesty, the old minister thought that there might be some people who didn't want to come forward, and didn't want this matter to end here, so he secretly acted."
Among them, someone must be muddying the muddy water!
"Elder Ge is right. If it is refugees, it is impossible to gather so quickly, and it is even more impossible to resist Mo Guangsheng's overwhelming pace." Xue Cheng said stubbornly, "And as the military newspaper said, these refugees are actually still in their hands. There are iron utensils... What a joke, this is just someone's private soldier!"
"Your Majesty, this matter should not be delayed any longer. There are already many aristocratic families who have moved south to escape the chaos of war, and some people have suffered for it... Your Majesty was too aggressive to weaken the power of the kings before, otherwise the past few months It won’t happen one after another, some people are doing crazy things!”
"The humble staff feels that His Majesty's move is the right one. If you can't dig out the pus, but sit back and watch the evil grow up, wouldn't it be just sitting on the sidelines, and is it any different from being an accomplice?!"
"General, be careful! This matter should be taken care of slowly. It is normal for the kings to be unable to bear such a sudden step."
"This is really a big joke. Are you an official of the court, or a lackey of the kings and dignitaries? Is this world going to speak for the people, or to submit to these yellow and white things? The power enjoyed by the kings is so huge. The court is supporting them, and the tax revenue of the fief has become their pocket. It turns out that there is not enough money, so do you want to intervene in military power and fief jurisdiction?
"This world, is it His Majesty's world or the kings' world!"
"absurd!"
The whole court was in a state of chaos.
Civil servants and generals have different opinions.
From the bad quarrel of the clan to the aristocratic family, and because of the fierce words of each other in this quarrel, there was another quarrel. The irrefutable arguments made the whole hall spittle, and several elders were talking. , all rolled up their sleeves.
One person was so angry that he fainted, and was dragged by the imperial doctor guarding the side hall to get an injection. After the injection, he woke up and appeared in Chaoshang with unusual strength.
Mo Jingchun observed carefully and found that most of the officials did not disapprove of His Majesty's weakening of the power of the kings, but deeply felt that His Majesty's methods were brutal and ruthless. If they could proceed step by step, there might not be the current counterattack.
However, there are indeed some people who are fishing in troubled waters, calmly inciting several parties to argue.
Mo Jingchun observed that person intently, it should be...Hang Seng?
He is from Hengshi.
After the Heng family experienced the tragedy of exterminating their family and found the ancient books of the Dou family, they gradually disappeared and rarely appeared in front of everyone.But Mo Jingchun knew that many of Lin's evidences were given by Heng's downfall.It's just that Heng's did it very cleverly, and it can't be seen on the surface. If someone didn't investigate carefully, this matter might not have attracted attention.
Aristocratic families generally don't attack those who belong to the same family. Unfortunately, the Lin family is too good at both sides. He wants to maintain the previous relationship with the Heng family, but also covets the benefits that King Qinghe gave him before, so he almost married Qinghe King.
The Heng family has a big enmity with King Qinghe!
Hang Seng said sharply: "With such a radical method, if we can achieve a moment of peace, can the world be peaceful? Who doesn't know that this matter is for the good of the people, and for the good of the court, but now the people are sinking into the flames of war and the family has to move. Could it be that Good thing?"
Listening to the words of Ru Hang Seng and the others, Mo Jingchun showed a strange smile.
It seems that someone in the aristocratic family has gradually come to terms with it.
Emperor Zhengshi was a smart man, but not all the rich and powerful were fools.
In the past few months, coupled with the recent accident of the Lin family, if they still can't see that the emperor deliberately indulged before, that would be too strange.
However, none of them dared to show too obvious targets, and could only express their thoughts secretly.
Mo Jingchun came out slowly, and said calmly: "I think that if the aristocratic family escaped from the fief, shouldn't they be reprimanded for abandoning the crime, why should the court compensate the aristocratic family?"
"If it wasn't for the war, why would the family flee?" Hang Seng looked at Mo Jingchun, although his tone was peaceful, it sounded a little harsh.
Mo Jingchun: "This is wrong. I wonder if you know Xu County?"
Xu County was not originally called Xu County, but the Xu family has been rooted here for a long time, so they gradually changed the name of the county to Xu County.
Only one tenth of the people in Xu County are from the Xu family, but eight out of ten of the fields belong to the Xu family.These fiefdoms are all Xu's fields in name, and the entire Xu County people are almost doing farming for the Xu family.Moreover, many people from the Xu family work in the local government. Even if the county magistrate is still an orderly official sent by the imperial court, it is difficult for a strong dragon to overwhelm the snake. , and leave immediately.
In such a place, calling the Xu family the Emperor of Earth is almost the same.
"After Xu Huai's accident, the Xu family was the first to take people out of Xu County, and at the same time took away most of the food and weapons in Xu County, causing the rebels to rush into Xu County to burn, kill and loot, but they had no way to resist. Speaking of which, is this what the family should do?"
Hang Seng's face changed slightly, and another Jiao official said softly: "It's true that Xu's move is a bit inappropriate, but it's not too much to take away your own artifacts for self-protection, right?"
Mo Jingchun smiled slightly, and nodded towards that person, "Is it really what I should have? When Xu County moved in, the people in Xu County had a fixed share of land for each household. Even if they are women, 80% of them are. After the Xu family moved in, in less than [-] years, nearly eight floors of the land in the entire county belonged to the Xu family. Dare I ask... Could it be that the local people are stupid and set themselves up to support their families Sold all of the land to the Xu family?"
Xu Guanming, the servant of the household department, said: "The Xu family is kind-hearted. They are dependent on the people and can be exempted from taxation. Although they apparently own [-]% of the local land, most of it still belongs to the people."
Mo Jingchun raised his eyebrows, and said in a calm manner: "Since this is the case, wouldn't Mrs. Xu's crime be even greater? I'm afraid Xu Shilang didn't hear what I said clearly. When Mrs. Xu left Xu County, he took away Most of the food in Xu County."
He repeated the words and stared at Xu Guanming, not daring to look at him again.
"As long as the local people's land is under Xu's name, there will be no surplus grain at the end of each year. It is said that these grains are all left in Xu's warehouse. As long as the people have a note, they can go to collect it.
"However, the day after Xu's departure, the people rushed to Xu's warehouse, but there was no grain of rice in it.
"So much so that the rebel army killed the city, and the people were already starving and unable to survive!"
Hang Seng gritted his teeth and said, "Then they can go to the rice shop first..." Before he could finish speaking, he stopped immediately, his face even more ugly.
Like Mo Jingchun's words, in fact, it has already hinted clearly.
Not to mention the rice shop, all the shops in Datou in Xu County must be under Xu's name.
Jiao Shicong said strangely: "I know, I understand that Zong Zhengqing is concerned about the people's livelihood, I don't know, I thought you were watching the situation of the aristocratic family from the beginning, otherwise, how could Zong Zhengqing know so clearly?"
They did not dare to refute the logic in Mo Jingchun's words.
Mo Jingchun seldom speaks in court, but once he dares to speak out, it must be the truth.
Mo Jingchun said with a blank face: "There is really no reason in this world. People who tell the truth are still questioned by you why they tell the truth? Guess how I saw it? Of course I have two eyes have witnessed."
Several officials standing beside Mo Jingchun couldn't help laughing.
Jiao Shicong narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Mo Jingchun with an unusually cold gaze.
Mo Jingchun ignored the attitude of this kind of person, and said in a calm and unhurried manner: "Since you all want to discuss this matter again, if you ask how the court can't forgive the aristocratic family, then I have one more thing to say, Your Majesty, I beg you Investigate the situation of people's land attachments in the world!"
He leaned forward while pinching the board, his voice became clearer and clearer.
"Since Xu Shilang believes that this is the family's help to the people, but this has violated the court's law. The reason why our dynasty allowed the family to not pay taxes was because the Taizu of the dynasty respected the family, and the people depended on the court. Under the rule, those who should pay taxes will naturally have to pay taxes. There is no way to avoid paying taxes by relying on the name of the family!
"Although the aristocratic family's actions helped the people, they violated the law. If they followed the law, would they have to be punished one by one?"
"Zong Zhengqing's words are absurd! It has been done like this from ancient times to the present. Why did it fall into your mouth, and it became rebellious!"
Mo Jingchun laughed coldly, "Because what the Xu family did in Xu County is rebellion!"
He said loudly.
Mo Jingchun had never had such an attitude of not giving up any ground before, and such a tough posture immediately aroused the disgust of many officials from aristocratic families.
However, Mo Jingchun didn't know what kind of explosives he had eaten. No matter who it was, he would not give in. His sharp tone made people almost jump up, and he seldom had such a fierce attitude. , now that the evidence and logic are clearly presented in front of him one by one, it is really overwhelming, but he is speechless.
This is probably because once an honest and gentle person reveals his hard side, it is easy to shock others, which is a reason.
This court meeting lasted until noon, when Emperor Zhengshi suspended it with unsatisfactory intentions.
Before the court meeting was over, His Majesty asked the people in the imperial dining room to prepare lunch for all the officials, and discuss it after eating.
When Mo Jingchun was eating, there were not many people sitting around him.
On the other hand, Xu Boheng didn't care, he sat down beside Mo Jingchun, said with a smile: "I just saw Ziqing's ability to speak like a tongue is not small."
Mo Jingchun laughed helplessly, "Xu Shoufu, please don't beat me up, I'm still a little scared in my heart."
Other officials overheard: "???"
Scared?
On Mo Jingchun's body, they really couldn't see any expression of fear from the beginning to the end.
Xu Boheng: "I'm just a little curious. Ziqing can tell the situation in Xu County in such detail. I'm afraid he has already observed the problems in various places?"
Mo Jingchun paused for a moment, but in fact it should be because he couldn't eat or sleep.However, with so many courtiers sitting at one place, whispered voices could actually be heard at several tables.
Mo Jingchun lowered his voice, and said softly: "In fact, a few years ago, didn't Your Majesty thoroughly investigate the remaining problems of the imperial family? At that time, no matter the gaps in land and population, they were checked one by one. The fiefdom is one thing, and the population of the aristocratic families living in the fiefdom is also listed in it, but few people will go to check it again.
"The life of Zongzheng Temple is relatively free. When I have nothing to do, I will sort out the aristocratic families on the lands of the kings together with the left and right Shaoqing, and then correspond to the situation of the fields one by one according to the local population. These are only rough The situation is certainly not that detailed."
Xu Boheng's eyes lit up slightly, and he said with a smile, "This is a stupid way, but it's also a good way." Combining the statistics from Zongzheng Temple with the numbers known to the court, we can see whether there is a problem.
It's true that I have nothing to do, and it is indeed a different way.
Mo Jingchun smiled: "Not every place is as serious as Xu County, but not every place is free of problems. Aristocratic families are people, and people are people. Aristocratic families study and students, and there is ink in their bones, but This is not the reason for belittling the common people.
"Perhaps from the beginning, this affiliation was to help, but as time went by, until today, who can be sure whether this is the family's field or the common people's field?
"I just asked colleagues from so many aristocratic families, do you remember how many such fields there are in the family's ancestral property, and is the tax collected by the household department in these years gradually decreasing? It is still the same now, but these The weather is good every year, and the yield per mu has been increasing, which is nothing more than a vanity illusion."
It was rare for him to talk so much, but in the end he was a little dry.
Mo Jingchun lowered his head and ate a bowl of soup. He didn't pay attention, but there were many people who fell into deep thought after listening.
After the meal, when the court started again, Mo Jingchun became a saw-mouth gourd and stopped talking.Even when someone deliberately pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, and when there were yin and yang, Mo Jingchun remained calm as if he couldn't hear anything, and he didn't hear anything outside the window.
When it was time to go down to court, Mo Jingchun's attitude angered many people again.
Mo Jingchun walked on the official road, but he hadn't followed suit.
In the huge and cold palace, Liu Hao was the only one guarding the door.De Bai hurriedly came from the end, his expression slightly nervous, "Master, I have searched everywhere, but there is no sign of His Majesty."
Liu Hao frowned, "Could it be in Mo Mansion?" He said to himself.
Debai heard this, he couldn't help showing a wry smile, and said helplessly: "Even if His Majesty is going to Mo's Mansion, it doesn't have to be like this..." He swallowed it and didn't say any more.
Liu Hao slapped De Bai on the head, and said coldly: "What are you thinking? Don't die!"
Debai shook his head, leaned over and said in a low voice: "Master, what I mean is, the relationship between His Majesty and Master is like this, if you want to go, you should go there in a fair manner."
He just couldn't understand why?
Liu Hao wondered why he didn't know, but on the surface he finally reprimanded Debai. After two quarters of an hour, a hidden guard quietly came to inform him that he was in Mo's residence, and the Changle Palace was considered to be quiet. .
The whole palace was brightly lit, but it was eerily quiet.Even when he was in a hurry, there were not many people following him in front of the hall.
"Is the number of times His Majesty wakes up lately more serious than before?" Liu Hao said with a frown.
Although there is no one in front of His Majesty except Liu Hao, it is impossible for the entire Changle Palace to be guarded.
Once His Majesty disappears, he will be found quickly.
This coming and going, the frequent times, of course made the people in front of the hall anxious.
He Fang, the servant who was following Liu Hao, said in a low voice: "Count it carefully, the number of times in the past six months has actually been quite a lot." Of course Liu Hao knew, he was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and crisp sounds resounded in front of the hall.
Not long after, Lady Xiulin appeared in front of Liu Hao with a young lady in the palace, and said calmly with a smile: "Officer Zhong, the Empress Dowager has an invitation, so please go with the servant."
Liu Hao's expression moved slightly, "Yes."
However, the anxiety of Changle Palace at this time did not affect the enthusiasm of Mo Mansion in the slightest.
Mo Jingchun thought he was dreaming.
It was a strange, hot, and uncontrollable dream. He seemed to be in a dream, doing... something with His Majesty. The feeling washed down his back for a moment, and he opened his eyes suddenly.
Those low trembling breaths, are they real?When the mouth was kissed, there was also a sucking feeling on the back of the neck.He made a sound helplessly, but felt six or seven hands on his body at the same time... He didn't expect His Majesty to make a night attack.
The illusions emerged one after another, forcing him to curl up himself.
The cold big hands stroked his back, but they couldn't comfort Mo Jingchun. The touch he felt was that of a long-overdue gourmet, and he was eager to eat everything clean.
click, click—
Outside the window, the summer wind blows the doors and windows that have not been closed tightly, like a silent accompaniment.
When Mo Jingchun woke up, Emperor Zhengshi's big head was lying on his heart.
That posture was a bit weird, as if he was listening to his heartbeat, and as if it was the same as before, he just wanted to stuff Mo Jingchun under his belly, and didn't want him to show any more.
Mo Jingchun was a little dazed by the heat, and his fingers landed on the emperor's head, but he forgot that he couldn't grasp the feeling, so he touched twice more forcefully subconsciously.
Emperor Zhengshi's big head was turned back and forth by Mo Jingchun's touch, and he turned his face slightly, staring at him with one dark eye.
Mo Jingchun looked at His Majesty in silence, his mouth twitched twice, and was speechless for a while.
He thought he was dreaming, but when he woke up, he was moaning unconsciously. This feeling of extreme embarrassment made Mo Jingchun's fingers tremble.
He doesn't understand...
Even though he didn't feel anything, Mo Jingchun still tried his best to comb the emperor's scribbled black hair behind his head, revealing his handsome face.But in the darkness, he could barely see the outline of Emperor Zhengshi clearly, stopped sighing, "What is Your Majesty restraining?"
When the feeling of madness rushed up, it almost burned Mo Jingchun's consciousness.
The strange and distorted feeling that the big hands seemed to be everywhere almost drove him crazy.But Mo Jingchun could still clearly feel that the fingers clasped on his thighs were so hard that they convulsed, and they were even more surprisingly cold.
Mo Jingchun didn't care about Emperor Zhengshi's silence, and said wearily: "Sometimes, I wonder if it was a wrong thing to promise Your Majesty at the beginning. I can't do everything that Your Majesty did, and I always seem to shrink back. Now you Maybe it is wrong?" If it is correct, Emperor Zhengshi would not be so tormented today, even spying every night, and it is difficult to curb the desire to invade.
Mo Jingchun couldn't give Emperor Zhengshi what he wanted...all?
Those never-ending conversations, every time, did clearly remind Mo Jingchun of this fact.
"Master, do you want to persuade the widow to give up?"
Emperor Zhengshi finally spoke.
His voice was hoarse and cold, like ice.
Mo Jingchun was tired, although he didn't feel anything in the middle of the night, but in fact he had suffered two pleasures, so forced, even if he didn't feel the scene after midnight, it didn't mean his body didn't feel it.
He was only temporarily shielded from that feeling.
"I don't mean that, but if the matter of love will only make Your Majesty feel more uncomfortable, then I think that this may not be the right way."
He felt Emperor Zhengshi's oppression, and also remembered His Majesty's introvertedness these days.
It looks stable, but it's not a good thing.
Forcible forbearance, who can know whether it is really calm, or a thunderstorm that is forced down?
When Mo Jingchun was thinking, he didn't notice that his fingers had been resting on Emperor Zhengshi's ears for a long time. He pinched and kneaded the small piece of soft flesh, and said in a deep voice: "I just feel... ..."
Emperor Zhengshi turned over and sat on Mo Jingchun's waist, looking at Mo Jingchun coldly.
"Master, one sentence is wrong." He opened his fingers and pressed five fingers on Mo Jingchun's chest. The emperor exerted more force. Even though Mo Jingchun didn't feel anything, he could still feel his breathing becoming more and more oppressive. "Love is not singing and dancing, nor is it a soft-spoken spring breeze. It is a strong wind, a torrential rain, and it must be life and death, mutual painful torture... Isn't this what the master once said?"
This is exactly how they are portrayed now.
It was also the reason why Mo Jingchun resisted at first.
But now they seem to have become a perfect semicircle, but they still can't satisfy Emperor Zhengshi's increasingly violent desire.
If you have too much greed, you become a beast.
Mo Jingchun simply lay flat and didn't try to get up again.
"I can't make you happy, can I?"
Mo Jingchun didn't feel sorry for himself, he just didn't like to see such a degenerate situation.He hasn't touched the crux of Emperor Zhengshi yet, but it must be related to him.
Even if it is a beautiful handful of thorny roses that are dripping with blood, you still want to pick them off by force?
Emperor Zhengshi laughed viciously, and the violence that was originally accompanied by passion and cooling appeared on his brows. He said in a strange way: "The master's words are a bit biased." He fished down and quickly grabbed the still wet... ...fingertips rubbed vigorously, "Doesn't this make the widow very happy?" The thing is still happily spitting wet juice, but it is the feeling left over from before.But the harsh torture of the emperor now will only make it difficult for Mo Jingchun to break free in the future.
He clearly guessed Mo Jingchun's torment from the past few days, but when he rubbed his fingertips on the hole again, he smiled and said treacherously: "Of course, the widow should also take care of the master's body, don't let this thing Just spit it out again." Mo Jingchun pushed subconsciously, he couldn't see Emperor Zhengshi's movements, but he felt the sense of danger running down his back from the words.
"His Majesty……"
Emperor Zhengshi interrupted Mo Jingchun's words, "Master, you have known the nature of the widow a long time ago. Whether the master is willing or not, regardless of whether this matter is acceptable or not, the widow will insist.
"Whoever refuses, the widow will crush their spines and crush such gossip.
"Even you, you can't assert the opinion of others. Who gave Master the confidence to make you think that you can leave with a few light words?"
He pressed down suddenly, and his eyes met.
One pair is languid and calm, and the other is scarlet and gloomy.
"Don't mention this matter again."
Emperor Zhengshi's tone was as cold as ten thousand years of cold iron, even more bone-shattering than the winter wind.
...
For several days, Emperor Zhengshi kept calling Mo Jingchun into the palace, and there were even two nights where he stayed in the palace.Such frequent times naturally attracted the attention of the courtiers.
At first they thought that there was something wrong with His Majesty's health, and that's why Mo Jingchun, a blood guide, had to enter the palace frequently.
However, as the number of times increases, no matter who it is, there will be some murmurs in the heart.
However, the posture shown by Emperor Zhengshi in court temporarily made people speechless and dared not say anything.The only people who dare to ask Mo Jingchun are his few friends.
Zhang Qianzhao walked side by side with Mo Jingchun at the back of court, and tentatively said, "Ziqing, what's wrong recently? Why is Your Majesty so..." He was silent for a moment, and he didn't expect that the words he remembered at this moment would actually be Clingy.
He trembled in fright, and couldn't help shaking his head.
Mo Jingchun's expression was a little pale, and he said helplessly: "Your Majesty is just a little..." He frowned, and said two words, "Lonely."
Zhang Qianzhao raised his eyebrows strangely, as if he wanted to raise his eyebrows to the sky, "Lonely?"
Mo Jingchun said solemnly: "Don't you think? Although Your Majesty looks cold and hard, there is no one in the harem. Your Majesty doesn't like heirs either. The entire empty harem is like a tomb... Cough, Your Majesty will think It's normal to be lonely."
Zhang Qianzhao was at a loss.
... He actually felt that Mo Jingchun's words made sense.
But as long as he met Zhengshi Emperor's face, he couldn't help but tremble.
This, this is really not right!
Your Majesty is lonely or something...
Zhang Qianzhao's eyes lit up immediately, "Could it be that His Majesty wants to accept a concubine?" He was inexplicably excited and rubbed his hands together.
I forgot to mention that Zhang Qianzhao was actually the one who hoped that His Majesty would accept his concubine as soon as possible.
After all, His Majesty has been on the throne for four or five years, and there are more than [-] people, but there is only the eldest prince under his knees. If this continues, some people will feel that... Zhang Qianzhao lowered his eyes and couldn't help shaking his head. That's good, but if His Majesty doesn't accept concubines again, how long can he suppress the courtiers' objections by relying on His Majesty's power?
Mo Jingchun frowned, and looked at Zhang Qianzhao with some sadness, "If other officials want to deal with this matter, let them go, but you must not interfere."
Zhang Qianzhao said strangely: "Even if His Majesty doesn't like it, but honest words are harmful to the ear and good for deeds. If we wait, there is nothing wrong with it."
Mo Jingchun said lightly: "If you talk about succession, then the First Prince is already there. If you want to talk about splitting up, this is His Majesty's private matter."
Zhang Qianzhao couldn't help shaking his head, but he didn't agree with Mo Jingchun's words.
"There are no small matters in the royal family. This is indeed His Majesty's private matter, but it is also a major matter for the court."
Not to mention, it is common for the royal family to use marriages in exchange for the support of the powerful. Even the first emperor, except for the queen who was chosen by himself, which of the future concubines was not chosen for balance?
Mo Jingchun: "This is true, but Guanglin, you have forgotten one thing. A girl who can be accepted by His Majesty as a concubine must be of extraordinary background and a long-standing family background. If such a woman is sent to the palace, if she is careless, It will be broken in the palace. At that time, will this be beneficial to His Majesty or not?"
Zhang Qianzhao frowned, "Ziqing, why are you so resistant? Even if you don't support it, you shouldn't be so opposed." It's better to do it than to do it well.
Mo Jingchun was helpless, he was not out to oppose, but to save Guanglin's life.
Before his helpless smile could be revealed, he suddenly froze.
Mo Jingchun stopped and looked a little strange for a moment. He stared at Zhang Qianzhao, whose silent appearance frightened Zhang Qianzhao. He hurriedly stepped forward and touched Mo Jingchun's shoulder, "Ziqing, Ziqing?"
Mo Jingchun murmured, "You're right."
"Not bad, what's good?"
Zhang Qianzhao was still scratching his head, but Mo Jingchun's mind was no longer on it.
Mo Jingchun suddenly realized that what he said was reasonable.
But at the same time, it was impossible to deny the reason for his restless mood.
...he was jealous.
The moment this word appeared, Mo Jingchun's ears felt a little hot, as if he had stepped into the limit of greed that shouldn't be.
Mo Jingchun closed his eyes, it turned out that he would be jealous too.
He looks upright because he is protecting others, but in fact it is also for his own selfishness.
Such a despicable idea is really unbearable.
Zhang Qianzhao didn't know what Mo Jingchun realized that day, but he could tell that Mo Jingchun's mood was not quite right recently, he seemed to be more restrained.
Two days later, midsummer was extremely hot and dry.
Mo Jingchun took Tao Niang to lie in the courtyard and watched the Milky Way. It was a rare day with no wind and no moon. The stars in the sky were so bright that they seemed so close at hand, within reach.
Tao Niang: "Aye, I like these stars."
"Why does Tao Niang like stars?" Mo Jingchun said with a smile, "This thing is expected, but it is out of reach."
Tao Niang shook her head and said: "Why do you have to touch something you like? Tao Niang thinks that it is very good to just look at it from a distance."
Mo Jingchun was slightly surprised, he looked down at Tao Niang, stroked her little head and said: "This thought is a bit too sad."
Tao Niang said sternly: "Didn't Aye teach me this?"
Mo Jingchun laughed strangely, "When did I teach Tao Niang this?"
Tao Niang lay on the recliner on the right side of Mo Jingchun, turned over lazily, then faced Mo Jingchun, and said seriously: "Zhang Aye told me, he said, when he knew about my After the news, although Aye was very sad, he still told Zhang Aye that if I am willing to stay in Zhang's house, then that's fine, but whether I return home or not, Aye will continue to treat me well."
Mo Jingchun thought about it in a daze, and there was indeed such a thing.
Tao Niang: "At that time, Tao Niang thought, Aye is really an idiot. If you don't like Tao Niang, then don't let Tao Niang go back. If you like Tao Niang, then let Tao Niang go home earlier. If you want If you want Tao Niang to go back, just say it directly. It is A Niang and Zhang Aye who are sorry for you, why do you want to wrong yourself?"
Although Tao Niang has a slightly rough life experience, she was indeed raised in a honey pot.
She still retains the purest straightforwardness.
and frankly.
Mo Jingchun said softly, "But that's best for you."
Tao Niang simply sat up and said: "But Tao Niang hopes that Aye will be better."
In Tao Niang's eyes, Aye deserves all the best things in the world.
Mo Jingchun raised her lips and smiled, and flicked Tao Niang's forehead with her finger, "How old are you just now, and you are so considerate of others, why does this make Aye listen to you?"
Tao Niang pursed her mouth and was thrown back to sleep by Mo Jingchun righteously.
After Tao Niang left, Mo Jingchun was still lying on the reclining chair. The cool summer wind blew by, and he felt the coolness of the mat.
Beside him, there was the sound of crunching and lying down.
Mo Jingchun didn't open his eyes.
There is no one else who can appear so calmly, except His Majesty.
"The widow thinks Tao Niang is right."
It was the first time that Emperor Zhengshi found Tao Niang pleasing to the eye.
Mo Jingchun: "Eavesdropping is not what a gentleman does."
Emperor Zhengshi said indifferently: "A widow is not a gentleman." A gentleman is restrained and attracts the attention of the world, but he still struggles.
He couldn't be a gentleman, so he had to go all the way down, diving in the dark bottom.
"Master is always too mean to himself."
Mo Jingchun didn't open his eyes, so he didn't see that Emperor Zhengshi was staring straight at him.
His naked gaze was following Mo Jingchun's thin waist, as if he was measuring, "You've lost weight."
Mo Jingchun:?
This inconsistent topic made him subconsciously open his eyes.
Emperor Zhengshi repeated stiffly: "Master has lost weight."
Mo Jingchun: "...It's just a bit bitter summer, the weather is too hot, I can't eat anything after all."
Emperor Zhengshi: "Half a month ago, it wasn't like this."
Mo Jingchun felt guilty.
He has indeed been tossing and turning a little these days, but if he has a loss of appetite, he really doesn't have one.At most, it is hot and dry summer, the appetite gradually decreases, and I eat less, which is the reason accumulated over time.
He didn't want to talk about this topic again, so he responded to the first half of Emperor Zhengshi's sentence, "I am very kind to myself."
Emperor Zhengshi squinted at him, and said mockingly: "If you can be regarded as good like this, then the widow would ask you, since the master and the widow are in love, why do you want to give up so easily?"
Mo Jingchun sat up and was silent for a moment, "I didn't mean that..."
"What does the master mean?" Emperor Zhengshi approached Mo Jingchun, looked at him with dark eyes without moving, strangely stubborn.
It seems that in just a moment, the human skin is completely torn away, leaving only the sinister nature.
Mo Jingchun: "...I just got used to it."
His voice was flat to the extreme, as if what he was talking about was not his own business.
Emperor Zhengshi's voice suddenly cooled down, "There are some things that you don't need to get used to. You had to do this in the past, it was because your father and brother were incompetent! If the master still needs to do this in the future, it is the incompetence of the widow!"
Mo Jingchun laughed: "Father and brother in the front, His Majesty in the back, what should I do?"
Emperor Zhengshi really thought about it, "Ten years ago, you were still young, and you were not supposed to support the lintel at home, but you did everything in Beijing alone. They are the elders, and you are the youngest, but it is You sacrificed ten years for their future, not because they are incompetent, what is it?
"Now that the widow is the king and you are the minister, it means that you are weak. If the widow wants the master to 'get used to' this, wouldn't he be more useless than your father and brother?"
Mo Jingchun got off the reclining chair lightly, and sat straddling Zhengshi Emperor's waist, "Your Majesty was looking at someone like me back then, I'm afraid it's the worst luck."
It's always difficult to think too much like him.
Emperor Zhengshi: "Master, being favored by others, isn't it really unlucky?" His unbearable domineering dominance, if not for Mo Jingchun's connivance, would have driven each other crazy.
Master, sometimes he doesn't seem to have any negative emotions, just like being pierced by any wound, he will lick the wound alone, and then hide the wound indifferently.
But I never thought that these scars, but some people would care about them.
Mo Jingchun lowered his head and lay on Zhengshi Emperor's body.
After a long time, he turned his head and bit Gongyeqi's neck, leaving a deep mark, "...I remember."
...
At the end of May, Mo Feihe set off again.
Go to the border.
At the same time, Mo Guangsheng slaughtered all directions in the Central Plains, taking all the clans who tried to rebel.
Some aristocratic families who were about to flee south began to wait and see.
Just at this time, a group of refugees came out from nowhere, combined with the remnants of the previous soldiers, they were so powerful that they resisted Mo Guangsheng's soldiers all at once.
Such a weird military report soon appeared at the top of the case.
The Secretary of the Ministry of War first scolded: "It is absolutely impossible! I have counted several rebel kings involved in this time before, but no matter who it is, it is impossible to suddenly kill thousands of refugees with extraordinary skills."
Is this a refugee or a soldier?
Xu Boheng got up, showing a calm face, "Your Majesty, the old minister thought that there might be some people who didn't want to come forward, and didn't want this matter to end here, so he secretly acted."
Among them, someone must be muddying the muddy water!
"Elder Ge is right. If it is refugees, it is impossible to gather so quickly, and it is even more impossible to resist Mo Guangsheng's overwhelming pace." Xue Cheng said stubbornly, "And as the military newspaper said, these refugees are actually still in their hands. There are iron utensils... What a joke, this is just someone's private soldier!"
"Your Majesty, this matter should not be delayed any longer. There are already many aristocratic families who have moved south to escape the chaos of war, and some people have suffered for it... Your Majesty was too aggressive to weaken the power of the kings before, otherwise the past few months It won’t happen one after another, some people are doing crazy things!”
"The humble staff feels that His Majesty's move is the right one. If you can't dig out the pus, but sit back and watch the evil grow up, wouldn't it be just sitting on the sidelines, and is it any different from being an accomplice?!"
"General, be careful! This matter should be taken care of slowly. It is normal for the kings to be unable to bear such a sudden step."
"This is really a big joke. Are you an official of the court, or a lackey of the kings and dignitaries? Is this world going to speak for the people, or to submit to these yellow and white things? The power enjoyed by the kings is so huge. The court is supporting them, and the tax revenue of the fief has become their pocket. It turns out that there is not enough money, so do you want to intervene in military power and fief jurisdiction?
"This world, is it His Majesty's world or the kings' world!"
"absurd!"
The whole court was in a state of chaos.
Civil servants and generals have different opinions.
From the bad quarrel of the clan to the aristocratic family, and because of the fierce words of each other in this quarrel, there was another quarrel. The irrefutable arguments made the whole hall spittle, and several elders were talking. , all rolled up their sleeves.
One person was so angry that he fainted, and was dragged by the imperial doctor guarding the side hall to get an injection. After the injection, he woke up and appeared in Chaoshang with unusual strength.
Mo Jingchun observed carefully and found that most of the officials did not disapprove of His Majesty's weakening of the power of the kings, but deeply felt that His Majesty's methods were brutal and ruthless. If they could proceed step by step, there might not be the current counterattack.
However, there are indeed some people who are fishing in troubled waters, calmly inciting several parties to argue.
Mo Jingchun observed that person intently, it should be...Hang Seng?
He is from Hengshi.
After the Heng family experienced the tragedy of exterminating their family and found the ancient books of the Dou family, they gradually disappeared and rarely appeared in front of everyone.But Mo Jingchun knew that many of Lin's evidences were given by Heng's downfall.It's just that Heng's did it very cleverly, and it can't be seen on the surface. If someone didn't investigate carefully, this matter might not have attracted attention.
Aristocratic families generally don't attack those who belong to the same family. Unfortunately, the Lin family is too good at both sides. He wants to maintain the previous relationship with the Heng family, but also covets the benefits that King Qinghe gave him before, so he almost married Qinghe King.
The Heng family has a big enmity with King Qinghe!
Hang Seng said sharply: "With such a radical method, if we can achieve a moment of peace, can the world be peaceful? Who doesn't know that this matter is for the good of the people, and for the good of the court, but now the people are sinking into the flames of war and the family has to move. Could it be that Good thing?"
Listening to the words of Ru Hang Seng and the others, Mo Jingchun showed a strange smile.
It seems that someone in the aristocratic family has gradually come to terms with it.
Emperor Zhengshi was a smart man, but not all the rich and powerful were fools.
In the past few months, coupled with the recent accident of the Lin family, if they still can't see that the emperor deliberately indulged before, that would be too strange.
However, none of them dared to show too obvious targets, and could only express their thoughts secretly.
Mo Jingchun came out slowly, and said calmly: "I think that if the aristocratic family escaped from the fief, shouldn't they be reprimanded for abandoning the crime, why should the court compensate the aristocratic family?"
"If it wasn't for the war, why would the family flee?" Hang Seng looked at Mo Jingchun, although his tone was peaceful, it sounded a little harsh.
Mo Jingchun: "This is wrong. I wonder if you know Xu County?"
Xu County was not originally called Xu County, but the Xu family has been rooted here for a long time, so they gradually changed the name of the county to Xu County.
Only one tenth of the people in Xu County are from the Xu family, but eight out of ten of the fields belong to the Xu family.These fiefdoms are all Xu's fields in name, and the entire Xu County people are almost doing farming for the Xu family.Moreover, many people from the Xu family work in the local government. Even if the county magistrate is still an orderly official sent by the imperial court, it is difficult for a strong dragon to overwhelm the snake. , and leave immediately.
In such a place, calling the Xu family the Emperor of Earth is almost the same.
"After Xu Huai's accident, the Xu family was the first to take people out of Xu County, and at the same time took away most of the food and weapons in Xu County, causing the rebels to rush into Xu County to burn, kill and loot, but they had no way to resist. Speaking of which, is this what the family should do?"
Hang Seng's face changed slightly, and another Jiao official said softly: "It's true that Xu's move is a bit inappropriate, but it's not too much to take away your own artifacts for self-protection, right?"
Mo Jingchun smiled slightly, and nodded towards that person, "Is it really what I should have? When Xu County moved in, the people in Xu County had a fixed share of land for each household. Even if they are women, 80% of them are. After the Xu family moved in, in less than [-] years, nearly eight floors of the land in the entire county belonged to the Xu family. Dare I ask... Could it be that the local people are stupid and set themselves up to support their families Sold all of the land to the Xu family?"
Xu Guanming, the servant of the household department, said: "The Xu family is kind-hearted. They are dependent on the people and can be exempted from taxation. Although they apparently own [-]% of the local land, most of it still belongs to the people."
Mo Jingchun raised his eyebrows, and said in a calm manner: "Since this is the case, wouldn't Mrs. Xu's crime be even greater? I'm afraid Xu Shilang didn't hear what I said clearly. When Mrs. Xu left Xu County, he took away Most of the food in Xu County."
He repeated the words and stared at Xu Guanming, not daring to look at him again.
"As long as the local people's land is under Xu's name, there will be no surplus grain at the end of each year. It is said that these grains are all left in Xu's warehouse. As long as the people have a note, they can go to collect it.
"However, the day after Xu's departure, the people rushed to Xu's warehouse, but there was no grain of rice in it.
"So much so that the rebel army killed the city, and the people were already starving and unable to survive!"
Hang Seng gritted his teeth and said, "Then they can go to the rice shop first..." Before he could finish speaking, he stopped immediately, his face even more ugly.
Like Mo Jingchun's words, in fact, it has already hinted clearly.
Not to mention the rice shop, all the shops in Datou in Xu County must be under Xu's name.
Jiao Shicong said strangely: "I know, I understand that Zong Zhengqing is concerned about the people's livelihood, I don't know, I thought you were watching the situation of the aristocratic family from the beginning, otherwise, how could Zong Zhengqing know so clearly?"
They did not dare to refute the logic in Mo Jingchun's words.
Mo Jingchun seldom speaks in court, but once he dares to speak out, it must be the truth.
Mo Jingchun said with a blank face: "There is really no reason in this world. People who tell the truth are still questioned by you why they tell the truth? Guess how I saw it? Of course I have two eyes have witnessed."
Several officials standing beside Mo Jingchun couldn't help laughing.
Jiao Shicong narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Mo Jingchun with an unusually cold gaze.
Mo Jingchun ignored the attitude of this kind of person, and said in a calm and unhurried manner: "Since you all want to discuss this matter again, if you ask how the court can't forgive the aristocratic family, then I have one more thing to say, Your Majesty, I beg you Investigate the situation of people's land attachments in the world!"
He leaned forward while pinching the board, his voice became clearer and clearer.
"Since Xu Shilang believes that this is the family's help to the people, but this has violated the court's law. The reason why our dynasty allowed the family to not pay taxes was because the Taizu of the dynasty respected the family, and the people depended on the court. Under the rule, those who should pay taxes will naturally have to pay taxes. There is no way to avoid paying taxes by relying on the name of the family!
"Although the aristocratic family's actions helped the people, they violated the law. If they followed the law, would they have to be punished one by one?"
"Zong Zhengqing's words are absurd! It has been done like this from ancient times to the present. Why did it fall into your mouth, and it became rebellious!"
Mo Jingchun laughed coldly, "Because what the Xu family did in Xu County is rebellion!"
He said loudly.
Mo Jingchun had never had such an attitude of not giving up any ground before, and such a tough posture immediately aroused the disgust of many officials from aristocratic families.
However, Mo Jingchun didn't know what kind of explosives he had eaten. No matter who it was, he would not give in. His sharp tone made people almost jump up, and he seldom had such a fierce attitude. , now that the evidence and logic are clearly presented in front of him one by one, it is really overwhelming, but he is speechless.
This is probably because once an honest and gentle person reveals his hard side, it is easy to shock others, which is a reason.
This court meeting lasted until noon, when Emperor Zhengshi suspended it with unsatisfactory intentions.
Before the court meeting was over, His Majesty asked the people in the imperial dining room to prepare lunch for all the officials, and discuss it after eating.
When Mo Jingchun was eating, there were not many people sitting around him.
On the other hand, Xu Boheng didn't care, he sat down beside Mo Jingchun, said with a smile: "I just saw Ziqing's ability to speak like a tongue is not small."
Mo Jingchun laughed helplessly, "Xu Shoufu, please don't beat me up, I'm still a little scared in my heart."
Other officials overheard: "???"
Scared?
On Mo Jingchun's body, they really couldn't see any expression of fear from the beginning to the end.
Xu Boheng: "I'm just a little curious. Ziqing can tell the situation in Xu County in such detail. I'm afraid he has already observed the problems in various places?"
Mo Jingchun paused for a moment, but in fact it should be because he couldn't eat or sleep.However, with so many courtiers sitting at one place, whispered voices could actually be heard at several tables.
Mo Jingchun lowered his voice, and said softly: "In fact, a few years ago, didn't Your Majesty thoroughly investigate the remaining problems of the imperial family? At that time, no matter the gaps in land and population, they were checked one by one. The fiefdom is one thing, and the population of the aristocratic families living in the fiefdom is also listed in it, but few people will go to check it again.
"The life of Zongzheng Temple is relatively free. When I have nothing to do, I will sort out the aristocratic families on the lands of the kings together with the left and right Shaoqing, and then correspond to the situation of the fields one by one according to the local population. These are only rough The situation is certainly not that detailed."
Xu Boheng's eyes lit up slightly, and he said with a smile, "This is a stupid way, but it's also a good way." Combining the statistics from Zongzheng Temple with the numbers known to the court, we can see whether there is a problem.
It's true that I have nothing to do, and it is indeed a different way.
Mo Jingchun smiled: "Not every place is as serious as Xu County, but not every place is free of problems. Aristocratic families are people, and people are people. Aristocratic families study and students, and there is ink in their bones, but This is not the reason for belittling the common people.
"Perhaps from the beginning, this affiliation was to help, but as time went by, until today, who can be sure whether this is the family's field or the common people's field?
"I just asked colleagues from so many aristocratic families, do you remember how many such fields there are in the family's ancestral property, and is the tax collected by the household department in these years gradually decreasing? It is still the same now, but these The weather is good every year, and the yield per mu has been increasing, which is nothing more than a vanity illusion."
It was rare for him to talk so much, but in the end he was a little dry.
Mo Jingchun lowered his head and ate a bowl of soup. He didn't pay attention, but there were many people who fell into deep thought after listening.
After the meal, when the court started again, Mo Jingchun became a saw-mouth gourd and stopped talking.Even when someone deliberately pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, and when there were yin and yang, Mo Jingchun remained calm as if he couldn't hear anything, and he didn't hear anything outside the window.
When it was time to go down to court, Mo Jingchun's attitude angered many people again.
Mo Jingchun walked on the official road, but he hadn't followed suit.
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