I was a princess in ancient times
Chapter 124
Considering that Ji Jingyu is alone in Lingzhou, he may face greater difficulties at any time.Although Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue were extremely reluctant to be separated from each other, they did not delay their journey.
Ji Xinxue walked with Yu Heng for another three days, and stopped when they were about to arrive in Qizhou.
According to their original plan to find Jijing Island, Yu Heng would go north along Qizhou, passing Jingzhou and Yuanzhou to Lingzhou.
In the long pavilion ten miles outside Fengtian City, Ji Xinxue stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the direction Yu Heng left for a long time.
Princess Xuanwei carefully observed Ji Xinxue's expression.
Today's Ji Xinxue is a complete stranger to Princess Xuanwei.
Wearing a vermilion robe and a pearl hair crown, the young man had a straight back, and calm and sharp brows.
Even though she knew that Princess Anwu was a gentleman and not a girl, she still fell into deep self-doubt when she suddenly saw Ji Xinxue changing her clothes as Princess Xuanwei.
Was her memory really correct?
How could such a handsome and coquettish young man be the number one beauty in Chang'an.
"If you don't want to part with it, go after it and send Xianglin County King off for a few more days." Princess Xuanwei suggested cautiously.
Although Ji Xinxue didn't see any sad emotions on Ji Xinxue's face, Princess Xuanwei was sure that Ji Xinxue's mood was far from calm.
"No need." Ji Xinxue smirked, refused Princess Xuanwei's kindness without hesitation, and took the lead in turning to the Jinwu Guard who was waiting with a horse.
At this time, because of reluctance to send it to Qizhou.
and then?
And because of reluctance to send it to Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, or even Lingzhou?
Although Emperor Changping did not allow Ji Xinxue to go to Lingzhou, he did not let Ji Xinxue return to Chang'an immediately.
Ji Xinxue and Princess Xuanwei stayed in Fengtian for half a day. They planned to play in Huazhou, Huayang and other places like they did before, and carefully feel the difference between Fengtian and other places.
However, in the past half a day, Ji Xinxue felt bored and suddenly lost interest in playing.
The next day, Ji Xinxue and Princess Xuanwei quietly returned to Chang'an.
They stepped on the tail of Er Yue to Zhuangzi where Concubine Zhong Shu lived, and saw an ugly and bald little peacock.
Another half month later, when the courtiers finally explained the new policy to the people in various parts of Gyeonggi at the same time, they were surprised that Emperor Changping wanted to reform the tax system.
The court, which had just calmed down after the dust settled on whether to implement the New Deal, was once again in chaos.
This is the moment when Emperor Changping received the most resistance from courtiers since he ascended the throne.
When the 'Jiang Banchao' was still there, the aristocratic family wanted to compete with the 'Jiang Banchao', and the courtiers who did not take refuge in the 'Jiang Banchao' saw that Emperor Changping had rare goods to live in.Although Emperor Changping would be suppressed by the "Jiang Banchao", the court has never lacked people who speak for him.
"Jiang Banchao" fell, Bai Qianli brought the first emperor's confidants to surrender, and Emperor Changping combed the court several times to promote his confidants, and his majesty became more and more serious.
When Emperor Changping wanted to implement the New Deal at the beginning of the year, although the courtiers repeatedly stopped him, they were all persuasive, and they never intended to force Emperor Changping to change his mind.If Emperor Changping asked them for their opinions, they would definitely not agree. If Emperor Changping directly issued an order, they would not be able to resist the intention of not obeying the order.
Because Emperor Changping wanted the courtiers to be "convinced", whether to implement the New Deal in Gyeonggi will not be settled for a long time.
Suddenly shocked by the specific content of the New Deal, the courtiers' attitudes immediately changed.
The New Deal is not a simple 'tax reform', it is almost a complete overthrow of the tax law that has been implemented for nearly a thousand years and a new establishment.
One thousand and 800 years ago, the Jiang Dynasty formulated the 'head' tax.
Since then, no matter how many dynasties and emperors tried to change taxes, they all changed the tax type, tax amount or other limiting conditions. No one ever wanted to change the nature of taxation.
The new tax law explained to the people by the Gyeonggi yamen is that the 'land' tax is parallel to the commercial tax.
The difference between the two is that they are also a family of five.
The former is a well-known wealthy household, with twenty pieces of fertile land in his home.
The latter is just an ordinary villager, and his family only has a hundred acres of land.
According to the 'poll' tax, the amount of tax that the two households need to pay to the imperial court is exactly the same every year.
According to the 'land' tax, the former owns a thousand times more land than the latter, and pays a thousand times more tax than the latter.
If it is in a county or prefectural city, take a family of five who work as a long-term worker or set up a stall and a family of five who open a restaurant as examples.
According to the 'poll' tax, the amount of tax that the two households need to pay to the imperial court is exactly the same every year.
According to the 'commercial' tax.
Long-term workers do not need to pay taxes, and the tax is paid according to the position of the stall. The worst position only needs one copper coin every three days, and the best position is five copper coins per day.
The person who runs the restaurant pays tax according to a specific ratio based on the turnover in the account book, which is far more than that of the stall.
Taking the government servants as an example of the algorithm, the amount of tax paid by the latter is at least dozens of times that of the former.
It's just that the people with very different family backgrounds can have such a big gap, let alone the courtiers and their families with extremely rich family backgrounds compared with the common people?
Not only did the aristocratic family headed by Cui Taishi and British Duke repent, but they were afraid that they would be hated by the entire court and all those who wrote the Wanmin petition because of this incident, and they begged Emperor Changping to cancel the New Deal day and night.
Bai Qianli, Situ, Sikong and others all refused to express their views, allowing their disciples to force Emperor Changping to die in the court.
Even the clan and nobles who used to stand behind Emperor Changping unconditionally no matter what happened in the past, also kept silent when the courtiers protested for the tax reform.
When Ji Xinxue heard about Emperor Changping's plight, she once wanted to sneak back to Chang'an.
As a person who has already implemented the New Deal in Shangluo, Anye, and experienced all kinds of resistance and surprises, he has long considered the various obstacles that may be encountered when implementing tax reform on a large scale.
If he can confront the courtiers face to face, he will definitely gain the upper hand in righteousness and relieve the pressure on Emperor Changping.
It's a pity that Ji Xinxue was stopped by the Jinwu Guard halfway before he saw the gate of Chang'an City.
In order to coax him not to return to Chang'an for the time being, Emperor Changping even allowed him to take Concubine Zhong Shu to visit Anye and Shangluo.
In desperation, Ji Xinxue had no choice but to go back the same way. Every day, based on the latest news from Chang'an to Zhuangzi, she wrote a letter to appease the courtiers, ordering the Jinwu Guards to send them back to Chang'an.
Emperor Changping would write back to Ji Xinxue every day.
Whenever the suggestions are adopted, Ji Xinxue will be informed of the specific results in a few days.If the suggestion is not adopted, Ji Xinxue will also be told why she did not adopt it.
In addition, Emperor Changping will also assign homework for Ji Xinxue in the letter.
Most of the content is related to the court.
For example, courtier A and courtier B collude, affecting courtiers Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, making Ji Xinxue think of a way to make courtier A and courtier B part ways, and it is best to turn against each other.
No matter what idea Ji Xinxue comes up with, Emperor Changping will let Ji Mingtong implement it, and accidents and wild jumps will inevitably occur in the process... Fortunately, Emperor Changping's omnipotent character design never collapses, and he can always clean up the mess for them in time. With endlessly evocative and exquisite means, the already appalling "Nine Links" will be changed back to its original state.
As Ji Xinxue and Ji Mingtong's friendship boat bounced back and forth between smashing their bodies and riding the wind and waves, the probability of Ji Xinxue's various ideas for Emperor Changping being adopted became higher and higher.
Over time, although Chang'an's Dachaohui and Xiaochaohui are still noisy every day, the world is turned upside down.The courtiers took off their hats, stripped their clothes, and hit the pillars in turn, trying their best to test the bottom line of Emperor Changping, and resolutely resisted Emperor Changping's idea of implementing the New Deal.
But Ji Xinxue will no longer be upset by these news.
In April, when the courtiers could no longer come up with new arguments against Emperor Changping's implementation of the New Deal, Emperor Changping brought out Ji Xinxue's second visit to the fiefdoms and the results of tax reforms in Shangzhou and Anye.
Seeing the account books neatly arranged in wooden boxes, the courtiers had a deeper understanding of Emperor Changping's determination.
The implementation of the New Deal was not a whim for Emperor Changping, but a long-planned plan.
This is the worst possible situation for them.
The noisy hall suddenly became quiet.
The courtiers stopped doing useless work, gradually regained their bearing and calmness, and secretly put all their energy into the accounts of An Ye and Shang Luo, trying to negate the New Deal from the 'essence'.
At the same time, the word "Princess Anwu" silently left a heavy and clear imprint on the hearts of the courtiers.
In the same month, Ji Xinxue finally received a letter from Yu Heng.
It is not a letter, but a letter accumulated on the road for half a month.
Yu Heng told Ji Xinxue in the letter that it was a completely different experience to inspect the fief in Lingzhou and to inspect the fief in Shangzhou.Years of tacit understanding allowed Yu Heng to know what Ji Xinxue was most concerned about without asking, and every sentence written in the letter could properly touch Ji Xinxue's mind.
Ji Jingyu is fine. Although he was assassinated when he arrived in Lingzhou, he was not injured, nor was he frightened by it. Instead, he was unexpectedly recognized by the generals of Northern Xinjiang because of this incident.
As the eldest son of Emperor Changping, although Ji Jingyu was greatly influenced by his biological mother when he was young, so that his naturally gentle and kind-hearted character could no longer be corrected, but he also relied on his hard work for more than ten years to become the "eldest son" of the eldest son. Hexagon Warrior'.
After being assassinated, Ji Jingyu immediately increased his daily martial arts training time.With his tall stature and persistent foundation, he quickly attracted the attention of generals in northern Xinjiang.
The military generals in Northern Xinjiang were courtiers of the Yu Dynasty first, and they were loyal courtiers to Emperor Changping because of the successful ambush of the Turks in the second year of Changping.
Their dissatisfaction with Ji Jingyu is just subconsciously looking down on weak people.
Seeing that Ji Jingyu was not as unbearable as they had imagined, the northern generals not only immediately changed their minds about Ji Jingyu, but also scrambled to teach Ji Jingyu's 'ultimate move' to defend himself.
With Ji Jingyu's good temper, as long as there is no conflict of interest, no one will find him annoying.
After only half a month, Ji Jingyu had more than a dozen "brothers" in the barracks.
Seeing this, Ji Xinxue couldn't help shaking her head, secretly glad that Yu Heng arrived in time.
If Ji Jingyu was an ordinary prince, let alone a dozen 'brothers' in the barracks, there would be no problem if there were hundreds of 'brothers'.
It's a pity that Ji Jingyu is not an ordinary prince, he is the eldest son of Emperor Changping and the future prince.
He can be courteous and corporal, but he can't be majestic.
This is not only bad for Ji Jingyu, but also bad for the generals in northern Xinjiang.
In contrast, Yu Heng, who grew up under the name of a small county king under the eyes of all kinds of eyes, is far more sensible than Ji Jingyu.
Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu recuperated in Lingzhou Palace for seven days, while waiting for Li Jinhuan and Lin Wei to chase after them.He went to the barracks and stayed for seven days.
By the time the last letter was sent, Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu had already left Lingzhou. They used the excuse of wanting to inspect the Great Wall, but actually started a 'treasure hunt'.
Within two months, at least it will be possible to know whether treasures have been stored in the locations marked on the 'treasure map'.
In addition, Yu Heng will also write down in detail on his way to northern Xinjiang and the customs and customs he saw in northern Xinjiang in the letter.
Looking at the text on the letter and the various stick figures attached to the envelope, Ji Xinxue seemed to be witnessing what Yu Heng saw and heard with her own eyes.
Ji Xinxue turned her head to look at the still ugly but not so bald little peacock on the window sill, and drew the appearance of the little peacock in the corner of the blank statement.
Because I wrote letters to Yu Heng every day, nothing special happened from yesterday to today.
After Ji Xinxue finished drawing the ugly peacock, she pondered for a while, and drew a magnificent and exquisite peacock enamel on a large blank space, carefully marked the size, just enough to tie around her waist.
At the end of the rice paper, he asked Yu Heng if he liked enameled peacocks.
If Yu Heng likes it, he will ask the craftsmen of Anye enamel kiln to burn two most perfect enamel peacocks according to the drawings, one for him and Yu Heng.
If he got a negative answer, he would also ask people to send the drawings to the enamel kiln, and anyone in the enamel kiln would use them to make waist pendants, jewelry, and bronze medals.
Thinking that after Yu Heng left Lingzhou, their communication would become even more difficult, and it was impossible to be sure which letter arrived first, so Ji Xinxue deliberately wrote down the date at the end of the letter.
Half a month later, Ji Xinxue learned about Yu Heng's "treasure hunting" record from the court.
King Ling and King Xianglin fell into a cave while hunting.Because the entrance of the cave was deep and small, even if there were guards throwing ropes on it, it would be difficult for the people below to go up. Xianglin County King wanted to insert his sword into the stone wall for strength.Unexpectedly, with a casual swing of the sword, the stone wall was chipped, exposing the neatly stacked gold bricks behind the stone wall. '
Ji Xinxue has no way of knowing whether the story is true because she has not received Yu Heng's letter yet.
Everyone was concerned about how much gold Xianglin dug up, only Ji Xinxue was afraid.He secretly rejoiced that the pile of gold bricks was strong enough and didn't smash out along the place where Yu Heng chiseled.
Otherwise... Ji Xinxue reasonably suspects that the number of gold bricks is enough to bury Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu alive when they fell into the cave at that time.
Three days later, Ji Xinxue received a letter from Yu Heng.
Yu Heng told him in the letter that the process of falling into the hole and finding the gold bricks were all accidents.
The veterans who are familiar with the topography of northern Xinjiang deduced the treasure location based on the treasure map, not the mountain where they found the gold brick.They just wanted to go through that mountain and go to another mountain to dig treasure.
Because of the sudden thick fog on the mountain, Yu Heng accidentally stepped into a hole that the Jinwu guards hadn't found. Ji Jingyu wanted to grab Yu Heng but didn't have time to use his strength, and fell into it too.
Ji Jingyu didn't want the courtiers to criticize Yu Heng because of this incident, so he deliberately misled the courtiers in the memorial, making the courtiers think that he fell into the hole first.
There are 50 taels of gold bricks, 20 taels of silver, [-] catties of rubies of various colors, and [-] catties of high-quality jade in this cave.
Convert all the 'treasures' into gold, worth almost 60 taels.
It was already May when the news spread in Chang'an.
Ji Xinxue deliberately asked people to keep an eye on the aristocratic family headed by Cui Taishi and Yinggong, what was his reaction to this?
On the first day, the British husband and wife suddenly became seriously ill, and the British prince, who had always tried his best to prevent Emperor Changping from implementing the New Deal, also fell ill. .
Taishi Cui can fall ill without an old mother, only Mrs. Taishi Cui can fall ill.
It is very interesting that Mrs. Cui Taishi fell ill after visiting the British husband and wife.The people of the Cui family insisted that Mrs. Cui Taishi was implicated by the female family members of the British government.
Taishi Cui and his wife were deeply in love with each other, and they only persisted for two days longer than the British Duke, so he took the initiative to fold, claiming that he was unwell and could no longer take care of political affairs, and asked Emperor Changping to allow him to rest temporarily.
Emperor Changping not only immediately approved Taishi Cui's book and bestowed several good medicines, but also promoted the Shaoqing of Dali Temple to "help" Yushitai on the grounds that Yushitai could not be without Taishi Cui, and served as Zuoqian capital censor.
In just seven days, the court quietly disappeared many faces, including all the heads of the family and all kinds of people who could be related to the family and had a lot of friendship.
Ji Xinxue once again asked Emperor Changping in the letter when he could return to Chang'an.
He knew that Emperor Changping didn't allow him to return to Chang'an, not because he was angry when he sneaked out of Chang'an without saying hello, but because he wanted to protect him and prevent him from becoming a punching bag for the courtiers because of the New Deal.
Now that there are aristocratic families who are perfect substitutes for the dead ghost, Ji Xinxue feels that he no longer has to avoid the limelight.
Thinking of what the aristocratic family has done in the past two months, Ji Xinxue wanted to use the gold that Yu Heng 'dig' to create a 'good man' plaque and give it to the aristocratic family.
First of all, because Qi Yanhe was in chaos, he rashly stood in line when he didn't understand the specific content of the new policy that Emperor Changping wanted to implement.It took years of accumulation and a lot of manpower and material resources to get a petition from all the people, which silenced the courtiers who opposed the New Deal.
Now, when the game between Emperor Changping and the courtiers is coming to an end, he voluntarily withdraws from the court and attracts all the courtiers' eyes with his flesh and blood.
It is now mid-May. According to the new policy, there are still 20 days at most before the tax collection for the sixth year of Changping and the first half of the year will begin.
Emperor Changping first concealed the content of the new policy from the courtiers, and directly told the people about it, which can be said to not leave any room for the courtiers.
The tax collectors are the government servants who eat the imperial food and the military guards of the camps in the suburbs of Beijing. Most of the people who pay the taxes are happy people.
At the very beginning, the courtiers lost the opportunity to incite the people, leaving only two choices: persuading Emperor Changping or compromising with Emperor Changping.
As time went on, the results of the New Deal became clearer.
No one can shake Emperor Changping, only the courtiers compromise.
The courtiers would never be happy if they lost a lot of money for nothing.
They dare not be dissatisfied with Emperor Changping, and Ji Xinxue, the 'source' of the tax reform, has been recovering from illness since the beginning of the year, and has never appeared in front of people.
The aristocratic family that took out the "Petition of the People" to support Emperor Changping's implementation of the New Deal amidst many objections would naturally become a punching bag for the courtiers.
Ji Xinxue didn't know that the family took the initiative to give in because they didn't want to be the target of public criticism, and agreed that the heads of all the families would withdraw from the court at the same time.It was also because of being involved with the remnants of the previous dynasty, and seeing Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu finding the Tibetan silver of the Bai family in Guannei Road, they felt guilty, so they faded out of the court at the same time to avoid the limelight.
He only knew that because of the sudden movement of the family, the courtiers would pay more attention to the family and ignore his existence.
Facts have proved that after the training of Emperor Changping and the torture of Ji Mingtong, Ji Xinxue has indeed improved a lot.
When the time entered June, the family had indeed become fat rats crossing the street as he had predicted.
Cui Taishi, Ying Yinggong and others' behavior of fading out of the court in advance not only failed to soften the hearts of the heartbroken courtiers, but also made them more confident because the aristocratic family had no power to fight back.
In just two months, the aristocratic families except the Cui family and the Qi family were close to the situation when they returned to the Yanguang Dynasty.
During this period, Ji Xinxue received several letters from the British government.
Most of these letters are from the British Duke and Duchess, but the last few letters are written by the British Duke.
From begging Ji Xinxue to protect the family, to hinting at Ji Xinxue, the current misery of the family is due to helping Emperor Changping and taking the blame for Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue secretly regretted that Yu Heng was not in Chang'an, and could not see the ugly face of the British wife and the British father-in-law immediately, so she left all the letters in the special wooden box.
In early August, Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu returned to Lingzhou.
During the tour of the North Great Wall, the two encountered various strange things by chance.
For example, when you want to climb out of the hole, you can chisel out gold bricks. ', 'There is a lot of gold and silver hidden in the empty house I bought. ', 'Hide and seek in the dry well, just found gold and silver'...
All the gold and silver treasures obtained were converted into gold, which was 150 million taels.
Emperor Changping received a large amount of taxes in June, and he was too lazy to ask Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng to transport the gold and silver back to Chang'an.He ordered the two men to divide the gold and silver into three shares, with Guannei Dao Bianjun, Hebei Dao Bianjun, Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng each getting a share.
Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng immediately turned up after receiving the order, saying that they were willing to share their share with the Guannei Road Border Army and the Hebei Road Border Army.
Emperor Changping was overjoyed and praised the two at the court meeting. He gave Ji Jingyu [-] households food, and Prince Yuheng a guard of honor, ordering them to distribute gold and silver to the frontier army as soon as possible.
Five days later, an urgent report was sent back from the frontier, and Mohe went south again, launching a fierce attack on the northern fortress of Hebei Road.
On the same day, Ji Xinxue bid farewell to Concubine Zhong Shu and returned to Chang'an quietly.
He first went to Princess Anguo's mansion, handed the letter that Yu Heng gave him to Lin Zhao, and asked Lin Zhao to burn the letter to Princess Anguo.
Lin Zhao didn't stretch out his hand, he smiled and said to Ji Xinxue, "I will always be a servant of the princess mansion, and I dare not send the letter from my uncle to the eldest princess on behalf of the county king."
Ji Xinxue squeezed the envelope a little harder.
Lin Zhao knew clearly that Yu Heng never treated him and Lin Wei as slaves.
"Why don't you send the letter to the eldest princess for the king?" Lin Zhao looked at Ji Xinxue softly, "You are not only a good friend of the king when he was young, but also a junior of the eldest princess. You are more emotional and reasonable than me. It is more suitable to enter the ancestral hall."
Ji Xinxue stared fixedly at Lin Zhao.
In the past, during the three days when Yu Heng worshiped his ancestors, he never disturbed Yu Heng.
Because he shouldn't enter the ancestral hall of Princess An's mansion.
"Yeah," Ji Xinxue responded, after all, she didn't go against her will, "Prepare some incense and sacrifices."
After spending some time in An Guo Princess's Mansion, the Grand Court just ended when Ji Xinxue returned to the palace.
He went to the Fengxiang Palace study in the opposite direction to the courtiers who were about to leave the palace, and nodded indifferently to the courtiers who took the initiative to salute.
Because of the daily correspondence, Ji Xinxue didn't feel that Emperor Changping was unfamiliar even though he hadn't seen each other for almost half a year.
He was still the same as when he was a child, he would not stop until he came to Emperor Changping's desk, "Aye."
Emperor Changping responded casually, and raised his head after approving the paperwork in his hand, "You still know how to come back?"
Ji Xinxue looked at Emperor Changping expressionlessly, trying to awaken Emperor Changping's conscience.
After a while, Ji Xinxue suddenly lowered her head deeply, and said in a muffled voice, "I know I was wrong."
Surprise appeared in Emperor Changping's eyes, and he placed the brush that was originally intended to be placed in the inkstone on the table.
"It's good to know you're wrong." Emperor Changping stared at Ji Xinxue's dark head with inquiring eyes, and suddenly said, "Mohe is going south, and Ah Buhanbing is asking for a fight. What do you think?"
Ji Xinxue kept her head down, as if she was falling into guilt.
"you……"
The hesitation in Emperor Changping's eyes became more and more intense, and he suddenly bent down to look at Ji Xinxue's face, facing Shang Ji Xinxue's black and white eyes.
How can there be any guilt in the sly phoenix eyes?
Only undisguised pride.
Emperor Changping's expression changed drastically, and he stretched out his hand to pinch Ji Xinxue's face with a sneer.
Heh, I haven't learned to be honest in half a year outside.
"Ah! You don't feel like a beast, you go imitate Baoshan!" Ji Xinxue protested vaguely.
Emperor Changping was unmoved, and did not let go until he noticed that the side of Ji Xinxue's face was flushed, and laughed, "Look at your pampered appearance, if you really go to northern Xinjiang, a gust of cold wind can make your face peel off Skin."
Ji Xinxue covered her face and nodded, "Aye is wise."
No, he could wrap a scarf around his face against the cold wind.
Emperor Changping sneered, and said firmly, "What the hell are you thinking again?"
"Really not!" Ji Xinxue looked at Emperor Changping with sincere eyes.
What bad thoughts could he have?
Of course, I hope that Aye will live a long and prosperous life forever!
It is best to grow old and strong, and the more brothers and sisters the better.
He can help take care of his younger brothers and sisters, and guarantee that they will all be raised in vain and fat.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Emperor Changping's expression gradually softened.
Ji Xinxue breathed a sigh of relief calmly, and leaned lazily on the imperial case.
It is rare to get up early today, and after being smoked for a long time in the ancestral hall of Princess An Guo's Mansion, it is inevitable that I will feel sleepy.
"Aye, you just said..." Ji Xinxue opened her eyes wide, and the drowsiness disappeared in an instant, "Abuhan Bing asked for a fight?"
Did he hear it wrong, or did he remember it wrong?
He remembered that the Ministry of Rites had set a wedding date for Ji Minyan and Abu Hanbing, and there were only three months left.If A Buhanbing went to northern Xinjiang, he might not be able to return to Chang'an before the wedding date.
Emperor Changping snorted coldly, took out a copy from the booklet on his right hand and threw it to Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue quickly opened the memorial.
He couldn't understand the Turkic script on the left, but the running script on the right was a handwriting he was all too familiar with.
Ji Minyan not only agreed with Abu Hanbing to delay her marriage and go to northern Xinjiang, but also offered to speak for Abu Hanbing herself.
After the initial disbelief, Ji Xinxue actually thought it was reasonable.
Letting Abuhanbing go to northern Xinjiang has many disadvantages for both Abuhanbing and Ji Minyan.
Because of Abu Hanbing's identity, he would not only be squeezed out by the people of the Yu Dynasty when he went to northern Xinjiang, but also besieged frantically by the people of Mohe.
Only non-controversial military exploits can quell all kinds of malicious speculations. This is no easy task for Abu Hanbing who can barely understand Chinese.
Ji Minyan also took a huge risk.
Although she is not yet married, the Ministry of Rites has been preparing for her wedding for several months, and almost the entire court knows about her marriage to Abu Hanbing.
If Ah Buhan Bing made a mistake in Northern Xinjiang, Ji Minyan would definitely be implicated.
Even if Ah Buhan Bing is just mediocre, some people will ridicule Ji Minyan.
Perhaps it was precisely because Abuhan Bing knew that this trip would involve huge risks, and was still willing to try his best for various reasons, so that he could get Ji Minyan's favor.
Ji Xinxue quietly raised her eyelids to observe Emperor Changping's face, and found that although Emperor Changping had a complex face, there was praise in his eyes.
It seems that Abuhan Bing will most likely fulfill his wish and go to northern Xinjiang to fight against Mohe.
I hope he can come back safely and have a positive result with my sister.
Ji Xinxue put the zhezi back to its original position, and asked in a low voice, "Mohe suddenly sent his troops south, is it because of the 150 million taels of gold, or because of the remnants of the Turkic court or the previous dynasty?"
The Bai family quietly transported the people's fat and people's ointment they had searched for over the years to the place closest to the North Great Wall on Guannei Road, and they must have wanted to give these gold and silver treasures to the remnants of the previous dynasty.
This money was cut off by Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu with great fanfare. It is strange that the remnants of the previous dynasty and Turks could swallow this breath.
It was hard for Ji Xinxue not to think about the fact that Mohe sent his troops to the south at this time.
Emperor Changping nodded, and the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually became playful, "This time, the remnants of the previous dynasty dispatched Mohe, and they did not pass through the Turkic royal court."
Surprise appeared in Ji Xinxue's eyes, and she savored Emperor Changping's words carefully.
'dispatch'
The remnants of the previous dynasty are the masters, and Mohe is the slave?
Why.
Yes there is □□ it is gold and silver.
Relying on the profit network of the Jiangnan business district, he speculated that the Bai family had hidden at least 200 million taels of gold or the equivalent in silver.
Now Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng only found property worth a total of 5 taels of gold, and most of the missing money has fallen into the hands of the remnants of the previous dynasty.
What can 50 taels of gold do?
If the remnants of the previous dynasty had the ability to protect this sum of gold... at least in the depths of the north, they would have their own strength that would not be attached to anyone.
"Aye, are we thinking wrong?" Ji Xinxue's eyes flashed suddenly, and he murmured, "Perhaps the remnants of the previous dynasty are in the Turkic royal court, and they never depended on others."
From the time when Emperor Changping pretended to besiege Jiangnan, the remnants of the previous dynasty could easily persuade the Turks to surprise the North Great Wall.Recently, Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng cut off the remnants of the former dynasty's fortune, and Mohe immediately went south.It can be seen that the remnants of the previous dynasty had a great influence on Turks and Mohe.
"Do you still remember the assassins in the Hunting Mountain Palace?" Emperor Changping asked back.
Ji Xinxue nodded immediately. The Hunting Mountain Palace really brought him a lot of psychological shadow. When he was in a bad mood, he often dreamed about what happened that night.
The assassin in the dream could turn into a giant spider, or a headless ghost... Anyway, he wouldn't be a human.
Ji Xinxue knew that Emperor Changping didn't like people who only listened to others and couldn't think for themselves.
Following Emperor Changping's reminder, he asked tentatively, "Are they related to the remnants of the previous dynasty? I once talked to the assassins to delay time, and they gave me the same feeling as the people in Neiwu, as if, not too smart .”
Emperor Changping nodded appreciatively, and took out rock candy wrapped in oil paper from his purse and gave it to Ji Xinxue.
"It's not that they are like Neiwu, it's that Neiwu is like them." Emperor Changping turned his head to look at Mo Yao who was sitting on a wide chair in the corner holding a golden knife, his tone suddenly became low, "The ancestors trained the dark guards according to the secret method of the previous dynasty. .
When Ji Xinxue heard this, her heart trembled violently, and she looked at Mo Yao with horror.Fearing that Mo Yao would suddenly be controlled by the remnants of the previous dynasty, he would slash at him with a golden knife.
Mo Yao opened his eyes silently, facing the father and son's stares with different expressions, he felt unprecedented helplessness, and it was rare for him to take the initiative to explain.
"My masters are only the late Emperor and Your Majesty." He said to Ji Xinxue seriously.
Ji Xinxue nodded like a chicken pecking rice, afraid that the applause would be too abrupt, so she could only praise Mo Yao's professionalism with eager eyes.
Mo Yao got up silently and walked to the door, standing still with his back to Emperor Changping and Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue peeled off the rock sugar in the oiled paper bag and put it in her mouth to calm the shock, and her disconnected thinking gradually returned to normal.
The assassins in the Lieshan Palace and Neiwu come from the same origin, which means that the remnants of the previous dynasty are not only supported by old officials like the Bai family, but also the guests of the Turks and Mohe, and they are also capable of raising secret guards.
Wait...he has a very important question.
Since it comes from 'Same Origin', it is impossible for Neiwu not to recognize the assassin!
Ji Xinxue's phoenix eyes were almost round, like a kitten that was suddenly frightened.
Emperor Changping raised his hand, stroked the top of Ji Xinxue's head pityingly, and said in a low voice, "The late emperor told the Jinwu guards to leave them alone, brother once thought they were the hidden guards raised by the late emperor."
Ji Xinxue took a deep breath of the sweetness to continue her life, struggling to understand what Emperor Changping said.
Emperor Yanguang, who guarded against his son against his wife and concubines against his clan and against his courtiers, was "broken" by the remnants of the previous dynasty?
Knowing that there are hidden guards of unknown origin in the Lieshan Palace, they just asked the Jinwu Guard to expel the hidden guards of unknown origin and not allow the hidden guards of unknown origin to approach the inner palace.
This... a dying person, a psychopath?
Dog Emperor!
Because of Emperor Yanguang, Ji Xinxue forgot the psychological shadow she had on the assassins of the Hunting Mountain Palace.
He reorganized the information he got from Emperor Changping, and his frightened heart gradually relaxed in a short period of time.
From Emperor Changping's enthronement to the present, except for the assassins in the Hunting Palace who caught Emperor Changping off guard, Emperor Changping had the upper hand in every remaining contest.
The remnants of the previous dynasty turned from darkness to light like a mouse in the gutter, more and more cards were exposed, and there was still nothing to do with Emperor Changping and Yu Chao.
Although dark guards are easy to use, they are very restrictive and cannot be used in large quantities on the battlefield.
The Jinwu guards in the Chang'an Imperial Palace are full of guards against the dark guards raised by the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Even if the remnants of the previous dynasty could make Mohe and the Turks go south at the same time, with the current national strength and military strength of the Yu Dynasty, they would not be afraid to fight.
"Aye, I also want to..."
Before Ji Xinxue finished speaking, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Emperor Changping.
"No, you don't want to."
After speaking, Emperor Changping turned his head and looked in the opposite direction to Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue strode around in front of Emperor Changping, and vowed, "I promise to pretend to be sick when I arrive in northern Xinjiang, and I will never make trouble for brother!"
The situation now is different from when Ji Jingyu first arrived in northern Xinjiang.
Ji Jingyu has established prestige among the generals in northern Xinjiang.Ji Xinxue is confident that he will be a quiet 'invisible man' in northern Xinjiang and will never let anyone notice him.
Emperor Changping stared at Ji Xinxue's expectant eyes, and said in an inexplicably deep tone, "Your brother is in northern Xinjiang."
Ji Xinxue froze, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Brother is in northern Xinjiang.
Brother is in northern Xinjiang, so he can't go.
Is it because Turks may go south at any time, and he and brother are Aye's only princes?
Emperor Changping patted Ji Xinxue on the shoulder, and said in a firm tone, "Northern Xinjiang has long been prepared. The Turks will not be able to cross the North Great Wall. Jingyu and Fenglang will be fine."
Even if Lingzhou falls, he has arranged a perfect escape route for Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng.
But... the world is impermanent.
Even for the sake of his daughters, he had to ensure that the eldest son and Xiao Wu had at least one person by his side.
Ji Xinxue blinked lightly and quickly, and suddenly raised a bright smile, "Well, it will definitely be fine."
The next day, Ji Xinxue appeared at the Xiaochaohui wearing a princess court dress, claiming to have recovered from her illness
Three days later, Emperor Changping sent 20 troops to support Hebei Road, and Abu Hanbing set off with the army as a vanguard.
In September, the Turks suddenly sent troops to the south and piled up all their troops in the north of Lingzhou.
King Ling and King Xianglin personally went to the Great Wall to supervise the battle.
After the news spread, the people who were flustered because Mohe and the Turks went south at the same time gradually calmed down, and the soldiers and civilians in the North showed their tenacity again.
October of the sixth year of Changping.
The last battle between soldiers of the Yu Dynasty and Mohe before the road was blocked by heavy snow.
A striker named Abuhan Bing detoured into the Mohe king's tent, beheaded the general Abuhan Na, and set fire to Mohe's grain and grass, which led to the collapse of Mohe's army and the victory of the Yu Dynasty.
In the same month, snow began to fall on the Great Wall, but the Turks were still unwilling to sound the horn for the final battle, and refused to retreat easily, as if they were poisonous snakes huddled in a dark corner and ready to go.
The king of Xianglin County used his body as a bait, and took only 3000 people to take the initiative to call for battle near the Turkic camp.
Sure enough, the Turks failed to refuse such a temptation, and [-] troops rushed out to capture Xianglin County King alive.
The king of Xianglin County fought and retreated, and led the Turkic army into the trap set by the Guannei army in advance, and successfully stayed behind.
Ji Xinxue walked with Yu Heng for another three days, and stopped when they were about to arrive in Qizhou.
According to their original plan to find Jijing Island, Yu Heng would go north along Qizhou, passing Jingzhou and Yuanzhou to Lingzhou.
In the long pavilion ten miles outside Fengtian City, Ji Xinxue stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the direction Yu Heng left for a long time.
Princess Xuanwei carefully observed Ji Xinxue's expression.
Today's Ji Xinxue is a complete stranger to Princess Xuanwei.
Wearing a vermilion robe and a pearl hair crown, the young man had a straight back, and calm and sharp brows.
Even though she knew that Princess Anwu was a gentleman and not a girl, she still fell into deep self-doubt when she suddenly saw Ji Xinxue changing her clothes as Princess Xuanwei.
Was her memory really correct?
How could such a handsome and coquettish young man be the number one beauty in Chang'an.
"If you don't want to part with it, go after it and send Xianglin County King off for a few more days." Princess Xuanwei suggested cautiously.
Although Ji Xinxue didn't see any sad emotions on Ji Xinxue's face, Princess Xuanwei was sure that Ji Xinxue's mood was far from calm.
"No need." Ji Xinxue smirked, refused Princess Xuanwei's kindness without hesitation, and took the lead in turning to the Jinwu Guard who was waiting with a horse.
At this time, because of reluctance to send it to Qizhou.
and then?
And because of reluctance to send it to Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, or even Lingzhou?
Although Emperor Changping did not allow Ji Xinxue to go to Lingzhou, he did not let Ji Xinxue return to Chang'an immediately.
Ji Xinxue and Princess Xuanwei stayed in Fengtian for half a day. They planned to play in Huazhou, Huayang and other places like they did before, and carefully feel the difference between Fengtian and other places.
However, in the past half a day, Ji Xinxue felt bored and suddenly lost interest in playing.
The next day, Ji Xinxue and Princess Xuanwei quietly returned to Chang'an.
They stepped on the tail of Er Yue to Zhuangzi where Concubine Zhong Shu lived, and saw an ugly and bald little peacock.
Another half month later, when the courtiers finally explained the new policy to the people in various parts of Gyeonggi at the same time, they were surprised that Emperor Changping wanted to reform the tax system.
The court, which had just calmed down after the dust settled on whether to implement the New Deal, was once again in chaos.
This is the moment when Emperor Changping received the most resistance from courtiers since he ascended the throne.
When the 'Jiang Banchao' was still there, the aristocratic family wanted to compete with the 'Jiang Banchao', and the courtiers who did not take refuge in the 'Jiang Banchao' saw that Emperor Changping had rare goods to live in.Although Emperor Changping would be suppressed by the "Jiang Banchao", the court has never lacked people who speak for him.
"Jiang Banchao" fell, Bai Qianli brought the first emperor's confidants to surrender, and Emperor Changping combed the court several times to promote his confidants, and his majesty became more and more serious.
When Emperor Changping wanted to implement the New Deal at the beginning of the year, although the courtiers repeatedly stopped him, they were all persuasive, and they never intended to force Emperor Changping to change his mind.If Emperor Changping asked them for their opinions, they would definitely not agree. If Emperor Changping directly issued an order, they would not be able to resist the intention of not obeying the order.
Because Emperor Changping wanted the courtiers to be "convinced", whether to implement the New Deal in Gyeonggi will not be settled for a long time.
Suddenly shocked by the specific content of the New Deal, the courtiers' attitudes immediately changed.
The New Deal is not a simple 'tax reform', it is almost a complete overthrow of the tax law that has been implemented for nearly a thousand years and a new establishment.
One thousand and 800 years ago, the Jiang Dynasty formulated the 'head' tax.
Since then, no matter how many dynasties and emperors tried to change taxes, they all changed the tax type, tax amount or other limiting conditions. No one ever wanted to change the nature of taxation.
The new tax law explained to the people by the Gyeonggi yamen is that the 'land' tax is parallel to the commercial tax.
The difference between the two is that they are also a family of five.
The former is a well-known wealthy household, with twenty pieces of fertile land in his home.
The latter is just an ordinary villager, and his family only has a hundred acres of land.
According to the 'poll' tax, the amount of tax that the two households need to pay to the imperial court is exactly the same every year.
According to the 'land' tax, the former owns a thousand times more land than the latter, and pays a thousand times more tax than the latter.
If it is in a county or prefectural city, take a family of five who work as a long-term worker or set up a stall and a family of five who open a restaurant as examples.
According to the 'poll' tax, the amount of tax that the two households need to pay to the imperial court is exactly the same every year.
According to the 'commercial' tax.
Long-term workers do not need to pay taxes, and the tax is paid according to the position of the stall. The worst position only needs one copper coin every three days, and the best position is five copper coins per day.
The person who runs the restaurant pays tax according to a specific ratio based on the turnover in the account book, which is far more than that of the stall.
Taking the government servants as an example of the algorithm, the amount of tax paid by the latter is at least dozens of times that of the former.
It's just that the people with very different family backgrounds can have such a big gap, let alone the courtiers and their families with extremely rich family backgrounds compared with the common people?
Not only did the aristocratic family headed by Cui Taishi and British Duke repent, but they were afraid that they would be hated by the entire court and all those who wrote the Wanmin petition because of this incident, and they begged Emperor Changping to cancel the New Deal day and night.
Bai Qianli, Situ, Sikong and others all refused to express their views, allowing their disciples to force Emperor Changping to die in the court.
Even the clan and nobles who used to stand behind Emperor Changping unconditionally no matter what happened in the past, also kept silent when the courtiers protested for the tax reform.
When Ji Xinxue heard about Emperor Changping's plight, she once wanted to sneak back to Chang'an.
As a person who has already implemented the New Deal in Shangluo, Anye, and experienced all kinds of resistance and surprises, he has long considered the various obstacles that may be encountered when implementing tax reform on a large scale.
If he can confront the courtiers face to face, he will definitely gain the upper hand in righteousness and relieve the pressure on Emperor Changping.
It's a pity that Ji Xinxue was stopped by the Jinwu Guard halfway before he saw the gate of Chang'an City.
In order to coax him not to return to Chang'an for the time being, Emperor Changping even allowed him to take Concubine Zhong Shu to visit Anye and Shangluo.
In desperation, Ji Xinxue had no choice but to go back the same way. Every day, based on the latest news from Chang'an to Zhuangzi, she wrote a letter to appease the courtiers, ordering the Jinwu Guards to send them back to Chang'an.
Emperor Changping would write back to Ji Xinxue every day.
Whenever the suggestions are adopted, Ji Xinxue will be informed of the specific results in a few days.If the suggestion is not adopted, Ji Xinxue will also be told why she did not adopt it.
In addition, Emperor Changping will also assign homework for Ji Xinxue in the letter.
Most of the content is related to the court.
For example, courtier A and courtier B collude, affecting courtiers Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, making Ji Xinxue think of a way to make courtier A and courtier B part ways, and it is best to turn against each other.
No matter what idea Ji Xinxue comes up with, Emperor Changping will let Ji Mingtong implement it, and accidents and wild jumps will inevitably occur in the process... Fortunately, Emperor Changping's omnipotent character design never collapses, and he can always clean up the mess for them in time. With endlessly evocative and exquisite means, the already appalling "Nine Links" will be changed back to its original state.
As Ji Xinxue and Ji Mingtong's friendship boat bounced back and forth between smashing their bodies and riding the wind and waves, the probability of Ji Xinxue's various ideas for Emperor Changping being adopted became higher and higher.
Over time, although Chang'an's Dachaohui and Xiaochaohui are still noisy every day, the world is turned upside down.The courtiers took off their hats, stripped their clothes, and hit the pillars in turn, trying their best to test the bottom line of Emperor Changping, and resolutely resisted Emperor Changping's idea of implementing the New Deal.
But Ji Xinxue will no longer be upset by these news.
In April, when the courtiers could no longer come up with new arguments against Emperor Changping's implementation of the New Deal, Emperor Changping brought out Ji Xinxue's second visit to the fiefdoms and the results of tax reforms in Shangzhou and Anye.
Seeing the account books neatly arranged in wooden boxes, the courtiers had a deeper understanding of Emperor Changping's determination.
The implementation of the New Deal was not a whim for Emperor Changping, but a long-planned plan.
This is the worst possible situation for them.
The noisy hall suddenly became quiet.
The courtiers stopped doing useless work, gradually regained their bearing and calmness, and secretly put all their energy into the accounts of An Ye and Shang Luo, trying to negate the New Deal from the 'essence'.
At the same time, the word "Princess Anwu" silently left a heavy and clear imprint on the hearts of the courtiers.
In the same month, Ji Xinxue finally received a letter from Yu Heng.
It is not a letter, but a letter accumulated on the road for half a month.
Yu Heng told Ji Xinxue in the letter that it was a completely different experience to inspect the fief in Lingzhou and to inspect the fief in Shangzhou.Years of tacit understanding allowed Yu Heng to know what Ji Xinxue was most concerned about without asking, and every sentence written in the letter could properly touch Ji Xinxue's mind.
Ji Jingyu is fine. Although he was assassinated when he arrived in Lingzhou, he was not injured, nor was he frightened by it. Instead, he was unexpectedly recognized by the generals of Northern Xinjiang because of this incident.
As the eldest son of Emperor Changping, although Ji Jingyu was greatly influenced by his biological mother when he was young, so that his naturally gentle and kind-hearted character could no longer be corrected, but he also relied on his hard work for more than ten years to become the "eldest son" of the eldest son. Hexagon Warrior'.
After being assassinated, Ji Jingyu immediately increased his daily martial arts training time.With his tall stature and persistent foundation, he quickly attracted the attention of generals in northern Xinjiang.
The military generals in Northern Xinjiang were courtiers of the Yu Dynasty first, and they were loyal courtiers to Emperor Changping because of the successful ambush of the Turks in the second year of Changping.
Their dissatisfaction with Ji Jingyu is just subconsciously looking down on weak people.
Seeing that Ji Jingyu was not as unbearable as they had imagined, the northern generals not only immediately changed their minds about Ji Jingyu, but also scrambled to teach Ji Jingyu's 'ultimate move' to defend himself.
With Ji Jingyu's good temper, as long as there is no conflict of interest, no one will find him annoying.
After only half a month, Ji Jingyu had more than a dozen "brothers" in the barracks.
Seeing this, Ji Xinxue couldn't help shaking her head, secretly glad that Yu Heng arrived in time.
If Ji Jingyu was an ordinary prince, let alone a dozen 'brothers' in the barracks, there would be no problem if there were hundreds of 'brothers'.
It's a pity that Ji Jingyu is not an ordinary prince, he is the eldest son of Emperor Changping and the future prince.
He can be courteous and corporal, but he can't be majestic.
This is not only bad for Ji Jingyu, but also bad for the generals in northern Xinjiang.
In contrast, Yu Heng, who grew up under the name of a small county king under the eyes of all kinds of eyes, is far more sensible than Ji Jingyu.
Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu recuperated in Lingzhou Palace for seven days, while waiting for Li Jinhuan and Lin Wei to chase after them.He went to the barracks and stayed for seven days.
By the time the last letter was sent, Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu had already left Lingzhou. They used the excuse of wanting to inspect the Great Wall, but actually started a 'treasure hunt'.
Within two months, at least it will be possible to know whether treasures have been stored in the locations marked on the 'treasure map'.
In addition, Yu Heng will also write down in detail on his way to northern Xinjiang and the customs and customs he saw in northern Xinjiang in the letter.
Looking at the text on the letter and the various stick figures attached to the envelope, Ji Xinxue seemed to be witnessing what Yu Heng saw and heard with her own eyes.
Ji Xinxue turned her head to look at the still ugly but not so bald little peacock on the window sill, and drew the appearance of the little peacock in the corner of the blank statement.
Because I wrote letters to Yu Heng every day, nothing special happened from yesterday to today.
After Ji Xinxue finished drawing the ugly peacock, she pondered for a while, and drew a magnificent and exquisite peacock enamel on a large blank space, carefully marked the size, just enough to tie around her waist.
At the end of the rice paper, he asked Yu Heng if he liked enameled peacocks.
If Yu Heng likes it, he will ask the craftsmen of Anye enamel kiln to burn two most perfect enamel peacocks according to the drawings, one for him and Yu Heng.
If he got a negative answer, he would also ask people to send the drawings to the enamel kiln, and anyone in the enamel kiln would use them to make waist pendants, jewelry, and bronze medals.
Thinking that after Yu Heng left Lingzhou, their communication would become even more difficult, and it was impossible to be sure which letter arrived first, so Ji Xinxue deliberately wrote down the date at the end of the letter.
Half a month later, Ji Xinxue learned about Yu Heng's "treasure hunting" record from the court.
King Ling and King Xianglin fell into a cave while hunting.Because the entrance of the cave was deep and small, even if there were guards throwing ropes on it, it would be difficult for the people below to go up. Xianglin County King wanted to insert his sword into the stone wall for strength.Unexpectedly, with a casual swing of the sword, the stone wall was chipped, exposing the neatly stacked gold bricks behind the stone wall. '
Ji Xinxue has no way of knowing whether the story is true because she has not received Yu Heng's letter yet.
Everyone was concerned about how much gold Xianglin dug up, only Ji Xinxue was afraid.He secretly rejoiced that the pile of gold bricks was strong enough and didn't smash out along the place where Yu Heng chiseled.
Otherwise... Ji Xinxue reasonably suspects that the number of gold bricks is enough to bury Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu alive when they fell into the cave at that time.
Three days later, Ji Xinxue received a letter from Yu Heng.
Yu Heng told him in the letter that the process of falling into the hole and finding the gold bricks were all accidents.
The veterans who are familiar with the topography of northern Xinjiang deduced the treasure location based on the treasure map, not the mountain where they found the gold brick.They just wanted to go through that mountain and go to another mountain to dig treasure.
Because of the sudden thick fog on the mountain, Yu Heng accidentally stepped into a hole that the Jinwu guards hadn't found. Ji Jingyu wanted to grab Yu Heng but didn't have time to use his strength, and fell into it too.
Ji Jingyu didn't want the courtiers to criticize Yu Heng because of this incident, so he deliberately misled the courtiers in the memorial, making the courtiers think that he fell into the hole first.
There are 50 taels of gold bricks, 20 taels of silver, [-] catties of rubies of various colors, and [-] catties of high-quality jade in this cave.
Convert all the 'treasures' into gold, worth almost 60 taels.
It was already May when the news spread in Chang'an.
Ji Xinxue deliberately asked people to keep an eye on the aristocratic family headed by Cui Taishi and Yinggong, what was his reaction to this?
On the first day, the British husband and wife suddenly became seriously ill, and the British prince, who had always tried his best to prevent Emperor Changping from implementing the New Deal, also fell ill. .
Taishi Cui can fall ill without an old mother, only Mrs. Taishi Cui can fall ill.
It is very interesting that Mrs. Cui Taishi fell ill after visiting the British husband and wife.The people of the Cui family insisted that Mrs. Cui Taishi was implicated by the female family members of the British government.
Taishi Cui and his wife were deeply in love with each other, and they only persisted for two days longer than the British Duke, so he took the initiative to fold, claiming that he was unwell and could no longer take care of political affairs, and asked Emperor Changping to allow him to rest temporarily.
Emperor Changping not only immediately approved Taishi Cui's book and bestowed several good medicines, but also promoted the Shaoqing of Dali Temple to "help" Yushitai on the grounds that Yushitai could not be without Taishi Cui, and served as Zuoqian capital censor.
In just seven days, the court quietly disappeared many faces, including all the heads of the family and all kinds of people who could be related to the family and had a lot of friendship.
Ji Xinxue once again asked Emperor Changping in the letter when he could return to Chang'an.
He knew that Emperor Changping didn't allow him to return to Chang'an, not because he was angry when he sneaked out of Chang'an without saying hello, but because he wanted to protect him and prevent him from becoming a punching bag for the courtiers because of the New Deal.
Now that there are aristocratic families who are perfect substitutes for the dead ghost, Ji Xinxue feels that he no longer has to avoid the limelight.
Thinking of what the aristocratic family has done in the past two months, Ji Xinxue wanted to use the gold that Yu Heng 'dig' to create a 'good man' plaque and give it to the aristocratic family.
First of all, because Qi Yanhe was in chaos, he rashly stood in line when he didn't understand the specific content of the new policy that Emperor Changping wanted to implement.It took years of accumulation and a lot of manpower and material resources to get a petition from all the people, which silenced the courtiers who opposed the New Deal.
Now, when the game between Emperor Changping and the courtiers is coming to an end, he voluntarily withdraws from the court and attracts all the courtiers' eyes with his flesh and blood.
It is now mid-May. According to the new policy, there are still 20 days at most before the tax collection for the sixth year of Changping and the first half of the year will begin.
Emperor Changping first concealed the content of the new policy from the courtiers, and directly told the people about it, which can be said to not leave any room for the courtiers.
The tax collectors are the government servants who eat the imperial food and the military guards of the camps in the suburbs of Beijing. Most of the people who pay the taxes are happy people.
At the very beginning, the courtiers lost the opportunity to incite the people, leaving only two choices: persuading Emperor Changping or compromising with Emperor Changping.
As time went on, the results of the New Deal became clearer.
No one can shake Emperor Changping, only the courtiers compromise.
The courtiers would never be happy if they lost a lot of money for nothing.
They dare not be dissatisfied with Emperor Changping, and Ji Xinxue, the 'source' of the tax reform, has been recovering from illness since the beginning of the year, and has never appeared in front of people.
The aristocratic family that took out the "Petition of the People" to support Emperor Changping's implementation of the New Deal amidst many objections would naturally become a punching bag for the courtiers.
Ji Xinxue didn't know that the family took the initiative to give in because they didn't want to be the target of public criticism, and agreed that the heads of all the families would withdraw from the court at the same time.It was also because of being involved with the remnants of the previous dynasty, and seeing Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu finding the Tibetan silver of the Bai family in Guannei Road, they felt guilty, so they faded out of the court at the same time to avoid the limelight.
He only knew that because of the sudden movement of the family, the courtiers would pay more attention to the family and ignore his existence.
Facts have proved that after the training of Emperor Changping and the torture of Ji Mingtong, Ji Xinxue has indeed improved a lot.
When the time entered June, the family had indeed become fat rats crossing the street as he had predicted.
Cui Taishi, Ying Yinggong and others' behavior of fading out of the court in advance not only failed to soften the hearts of the heartbroken courtiers, but also made them more confident because the aristocratic family had no power to fight back.
In just two months, the aristocratic families except the Cui family and the Qi family were close to the situation when they returned to the Yanguang Dynasty.
During this period, Ji Xinxue received several letters from the British government.
Most of these letters are from the British Duke and Duchess, but the last few letters are written by the British Duke.
From begging Ji Xinxue to protect the family, to hinting at Ji Xinxue, the current misery of the family is due to helping Emperor Changping and taking the blame for Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue secretly regretted that Yu Heng was not in Chang'an, and could not see the ugly face of the British wife and the British father-in-law immediately, so she left all the letters in the special wooden box.
In early August, Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu returned to Lingzhou.
During the tour of the North Great Wall, the two encountered various strange things by chance.
For example, when you want to climb out of the hole, you can chisel out gold bricks. ', 'There is a lot of gold and silver hidden in the empty house I bought. ', 'Hide and seek in the dry well, just found gold and silver'...
All the gold and silver treasures obtained were converted into gold, which was 150 million taels.
Emperor Changping received a large amount of taxes in June, and he was too lazy to ask Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng to transport the gold and silver back to Chang'an.He ordered the two men to divide the gold and silver into three shares, with Guannei Dao Bianjun, Hebei Dao Bianjun, Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng each getting a share.
Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng immediately turned up after receiving the order, saying that they were willing to share their share with the Guannei Road Border Army and the Hebei Road Border Army.
Emperor Changping was overjoyed and praised the two at the court meeting. He gave Ji Jingyu [-] households food, and Prince Yuheng a guard of honor, ordering them to distribute gold and silver to the frontier army as soon as possible.
Five days later, an urgent report was sent back from the frontier, and Mohe went south again, launching a fierce attack on the northern fortress of Hebei Road.
On the same day, Ji Xinxue bid farewell to Concubine Zhong Shu and returned to Chang'an quietly.
He first went to Princess Anguo's mansion, handed the letter that Yu Heng gave him to Lin Zhao, and asked Lin Zhao to burn the letter to Princess Anguo.
Lin Zhao didn't stretch out his hand, he smiled and said to Ji Xinxue, "I will always be a servant of the princess mansion, and I dare not send the letter from my uncle to the eldest princess on behalf of the county king."
Ji Xinxue squeezed the envelope a little harder.
Lin Zhao knew clearly that Yu Heng never treated him and Lin Wei as slaves.
"Why don't you send the letter to the eldest princess for the king?" Lin Zhao looked at Ji Xinxue softly, "You are not only a good friend of the king when he was young, but also a junior of the eldest princess. You are more emotional and reasonable than me. It is more suitable to enter the ancestral hall."
Ji Xinxue stared fixedly at Lin Zhao.
In the past, during the three days when Yu Heng worshiped his ancestors, he never disturbed Yu Heng.
Because he shouldn't enter the ancestral hall of Princess An's mansion.
"Yeah," Ji Xinxue responded, after all, she didn't go against her will, "Prepare some incense and sacrifices."
After spending some time in An Guo Princess's Mansion, the Grand Court just ended when Ji Xinxue returned to the palace.
He went to the Fengxiang Palace study in the opposite direction to the courtiers who were about to leave the palace, and nodded indifferently to the courtiers who took the initiative to salute.
Because of the daily correspondence, Ji Xinxue didn't feel that Emperor Changping was unfamiliar even though he hadn't seen each other for almost half a year.
He was still the same as when he was a child, he would not stop until he came to Emperor Changping's desk, "Aye."
Emperor Changping responded casually, and raised his head after approving the paperwork in his hand, "You still know how to come back?"
Ji Xinxue looked at Emperor Changping expressionlessly, trying to awaken Emperor Changping's conscience.
After a while, Ji Xinxue suddenly lowered her head deeply, and said in a muffled voice, "I know I was wrong."
Surprise appeared in Emperor Changping's eyes, and he placed the brush that was originally intended to be placed in the inkstone on the table.
"It's good to know you're wrong." Emperor Changping stared at Ji Xinxue's dark head with inquiring eyes, and suddenly said, "Mohe is going south, and Ah Buhanbing is asking for a fight. What do you think?"
Ji Xinxue kept her head down, as if she was falling into guilt.
"you……"
The hesitation in Emperor Changping's eyes became more and more intense, and he suddenly bent down to look at Ji Xinxue's face, facing Shang Ji Xinxue's black and white eyes.
How can there be any guilt in the sly phoenix eyes?
Only undisguised pride.
Emperor Changping's expression changed drastically, and he stretched out his hand to pinch Ji Xinxue's face with a sneer.
Heh, I haven't learned to be honest in half a year outside.
"Ah! You don't feel like a beast, you go imitate Baoshan!" Ji Xinxue protested vaguely.
Emperor Changping was unmoved, and did not let go until he noticed that the side of Ji Xinxue's face was flushed, and laughed, "Look at your pampered appearance, if you really go to northern Xinjiang, a gust of cold wind can make your face peel off Skin."
Ji Xinxue covered her face and nodded, "Aye is wise."
No, he could wrap a scarf around his face against the cold wind.
Emperor Changping sneered, and said firmly, "What the hell are you thinking again?"
"Really not!" Ji Xinxue looked at Emperor Changping with sincere eyes.
What bad thoughts could he have?
Of course, I hope that Aye will live a long and prosperous life forever!
It is best to grow old and strong, and the more brothers and sisters the better.
He can help take care of his younger brothers and sisters, and guarantee that they will all be raised in vain and fat.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Emperor Changping's expression gradually softened.
Ji Xinxue breathed a sigh of relief calmly, and leaned lazily on the imperial case.
It is rare to get up early today, and after being smoked for a long time in the ancestral hall of Princess An Guo's Mansion, it is inevitable that I will feel sleepy.
"Aye, you just said..." Ji Xinxue opened her eyes wide, and the drowsiness disappeared in an instant, "Abuhan Bing asked for a fight?"
Did he hear it wrong, or did he remember it wrong?
He remembered that the Ministry of Rites had set a wedding date for Ji Minyan and Abu Hanbing, and there were only three months left.If A Buhanbing went to northern Xinjiang, he might not be able to return to Chang'an before the wedding date.
Emperor Changping snorted coldly, took out a copy from the booklet on his right hand and threw it to Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue quickly opened the memorial.
He couldn't understand the Turkic script on the left, but the running script on the right was a handwriting he was all too familiar with.
Ji Minyan not only agreed with Abu Hanbing to delay her marriage and go to northern Xinjiang, but also offered to speak for Abu Hanbing herself.
After the initial disbelief, Ji Xinxue actually thought it was reasonable.
Letting Abuhanbing go to northern Xinjiang has many disadvantages for both Abuhanbing and Ji Minyan.
Because of Abu Hanbing's identity, he would not only be squeezed out by the people of the Yu Dynasty when he went to northern Xinjiang, but also besieged frantically by the people of Mohe.
Only non-controversial military exploits can quell all kinds of malicious speculations. This is no easy task for Abu Hanbing who can barely understand Chinese.
Ji Minyan also took a huge risk.
Although she is not yet married, the Ministry of Rites has been preparing for her wedding for several months, and almost the entire court knows about her marriage to Abu Hanbing.
If Ah Buhan Bing made a mistake in Northern Xinjiang, Ji Minyan would definitely be implicated.
Even if Ah Buhan Bing is just mediocre, some people will ridicule Ji Minyan.
Perhaps it was precisely because Abuhan Bing knew that this trip would involve huge risks, and was still willing to try his best for various reasons, so that he could get Ji Minyan's favor.
Ji Xinxue quietly raised her eyelids to observe Emperor Changping's face, and found that although Emperor Changping had a complex face, there was praise in his eyes.
It seems that Abuhan Bing will most likely fulfill his wish and go to northern Xinjiang to fight against Mohe.
I hope he can come back safely and have a positive result with my sister.
Ji Xinxue put the zhezi back to its original position, and asked in a low voice, "Mohe suddenly sent his troops south, is it because of the 150 million taels of gold, or because of the remnants of the Turkic court or the previous dynasty?"
The Bai family quietly transported the people's fat and people's ointment they had searched for over the years to the place closest to the North Great Wall on Guannei Road, and they must have wanted to give these gold and silver treasures to the remnants of the previous dynasty.
This money was cut off by Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu with great fanfare. It is strange that the remnants of the previous dynasty and Turks could swallow this breath.
It was hard for Ji Xinxue not to think about the fact that Mohe sent his troops to the south at this time.
Emperor Changping nodded, and the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually became playful, "This time, the remnants of the previous dynasty dispatched Mohe, and they did not pass through the Turkic royal court."
Surprise appeared in Ji Xinxue's eyes, and she savored Emperor Changping's words carefully.
'dispatch'
The remnants of the previous dynasty are the masters, and Mohe is the slave?
Why.
Yes there is □□ it is gold and silver.
Relying on the profit network of the Jiangnan business district, he speculated that the Bai family had hidden at least 200 million taels of gold or the equivalent in silver.
Now Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng only found property worth a total of 5 taels of gold, and most of the missing money has fallen into the hands of the remnants of the previous dynasty.
What can 50 taels of gold do?
If the remnants of the previous dynasty had the ability to protect this sum of gold... at least in the depths of the north, they would have their own strength that would not be attached to anyone.
"Aye, are we thinking wrong?" Ji Xinxue's eyes flashed suddenly, and he murmured, "Perhaps the remnants of the previous dynasty are in the Turkic royal court, and they never depended on others."
From the time when Emperor Changping pretended to besiege Jiangnan, the remnants of the previous dynasty could easily persuade the Turks to surprise the North Great Wall.Recently, Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng cut off the remnants of the former dynasty's fortune, and Mohe immediately went south.It can be seen that the remnants of the previous dynasty had a great influence on Turks and Mohe.
"Do you still remember the assassins in the Hunting Mountain Palace?" Emperor Changping asked back.
Ji Xinxue nodded immediately. The Hunting Mountain Palace really brought him a lot of psychological shadow. When he was in a bad mood, he often dreamed about what happened that night.
The assassin in the dream could turn into a giant spider, or a headless ghost... Anyway, he wouldn't be a human.
Ji Xinxue knew that Emperor Changping didn't like people who only listened to others and couldn't think for themselves.
Following Emperor Changping's reminder, he asked tentatively, "Are they related to the remnants of the previous dynasty? I once talked to the assassins to delay time, and they gave me the same feeling as the people in Neiwu, as if, not too smart .”
Emperor Changping nodded appreciatively, and took out rock candy wrapped in oil paper from his purse and gave it to Ji Xinxue.
"It's not that they are like Neiwu, it's that Neiwu is like them." Emperor Changping turned his head to look at Mo Yao who was sitting on a wide chair in the corner holding a golden knife, his tone suddenly became low, "The ancestors trained the dark guards according to the secret method of the previous dynasty. .
When Ji Xinxue heard this, her heart trembled violently, and she looked at Mo Yao with horror.Fearing that Mo Yao would suddenly be controlled by the remnants of the previous dynasty, he would slash at him with a golden knife.
Mo Yao opened his eyes silently, facing the father and son's stares with different expressions, he felt unprecedented helplessness, and it was rare for him to take the initiative to explain.
"My masters are only the late Emperor and Your Majesty." He said to Ji Xinxue seriously.
Ji Xinxue nodded like a chicken pecking rice, afraid that the applause would be too abrupt, so she could only praise Mo Yao's professionalism with eager eyes.
Mo Yao got up silently and walked to the door, standing still with his back to Emperor Changping and Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue peeled off the rock sugar in the oiled paper bag and put it in her mouth to calm the shock, and her disconnected thinking gradually returned to normal.
The assassins in the Lieshan Palace and Neiwu come from the same origin, which means that the remnants of the previous dynasty are not only supported by old officials like the Bai family, but also the guests of the Turks and Mohe, and they are also capable of raising secret guards.
Wait...he has a very important question.
Since it comes from 'Same Origin', it is impossible for Neiwu not to recognize the assassin!
Ji Xinxue's phoenix eyes were almost round, like a kitten that was suddenly frightened.
Emperor Changping raised his hand, stroked the top of Ji Xinxue's head pityingly, and said in a low voice, "The late emperor told the Jinwu guards to leave them alone, brother once thought they were the hidden guards raised by the late emperor."
Ji Xinxue took a deep breath of the sweetness to continue her life, struggling to understand what Emperor Changping said.
Emperor Yanguang, who guarded against his son against his wife and concubines against his clan and against his courtiers, was "broken" by the remnants of the previous dynasty?
Knowing that there are hidden guards of unknown origin in the Lieshan Palace, they just asked the Jinwu Guard to expel the hidden guards of unknown origin and not allow the hidden guards of unknown origin to approach the inner palace.
This... a dying person, a psychopath?
Dog Emperor!
Because of Emperor Yanguang, Ji Xinxue forgot the psychological shadow she had on the assassins of the Hunting Mountain Palace.
He reorganized the information he got from Emperor Changping, and his frightened heart gradually relaxed in a short period of time.
From Emperor Changping's enthronement to the present, except for the assassins in the Hunting Palace who caught Emperor Changping off guard, Emperor Changping had the upper hand in every remaining contest.
The remnants of the previous dynasty turned from darkness to light like a mouse in the gutter, more and more cards were exposed, and there was still nothing to do with Emperor Changping and Yu Chao.
Although dark guards are easy to use, they are very restrictive and cannot be used in large quantities on the battlefield.
The Jinwu guards in the Chang'an Imperial Palace are full of guards against the dark guards raised by the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Even if the remnants of the previous dynasty could make Mohe and the Turks go south at the same time, with the current national strength and military strength of the Yu Dynasty, they would not be afraid to fight.
"Aye, I also want to..."
Before Ji Xinxue finished speaking, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Emperor Changping.
"No, you don't want to."
After speaking, Emperor Changping turned his head and looked in the opposite direction to Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue strode around in front of Emperor Changping, and vowed, "I promise to pretend to be sick when I arrive in northern Xinjiang, and I will never make trouble for brother!"
The situation now is different from when Ji Jingyu first arrived in northern Xinjiang.
Ji Jingyu has established prestige among the generals in northern Xinjiang.Ji Xinxue is confident that he will be a quiet 'invisible man' in northern Xinjiang and will never let anyone notice him.
Emperor Changping stared at Ji Xinxue's expectant eyes, and said in an inexplicably deep tone, "Your brother is in northern Xinjiang."
Ji Xinxue froze, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Brother is in northern Xinjiang.
Brother is in northern Xinjiang, so he can't go.
Is it because Turks may go south at any time, and he and brother are Aye's only princes?
Emperor Changping patted Ji Xinxue on the shoulder, and said in a firm tone, "Northern Xinjiang has long been prepared. The Turks will not be able to cross the North Great Wall. Jingyu and Fenglang will be fine."
Even if Lingzhou falls, he has arranged a perfect escape route for Ji Jingyu and Yu Heng.
But... the world is impermanent.
Even for the sake of his daughters, he had to ensure that the eldest son and Xiao Wu had at least one person by his side.
Ji Xinxue blinked lightly and quickly, and suddenly raised a bright smile, "Well, it will definitely be fine."
The next day, Ji Xinxue appeared at the Xiaochaohui wearing a princess court dress, claiming to have recovered from her illness
Three days later, Emperor Changping sent 20 troops to support Hebei Road, and Abu Hanbing set off with the army as a vanguard.
In September, the Turks suddenly sent troops to the south and piled up all their troops in the north of Lingzhou.
King Ling and King Xianglin personally went to the Great Wall to supervise the battle.
After the news spread, the people who were flustered because Mohe and the Turks went south at the same time gradually calmed down, and the soldiers and civilians in the North showed their tenacity again.
October of the sixth year of Changping.
The last battle between soldiers of the Yu Dynasty and Mohe before the road was blocked by heavy snow.
A striker named Abuhan Bing detoured into the Mohe king's tent, beheaded the general Abuhan Na, and set fire to Mohe's grain and grass, which led to the collapse of Mohe's army and the victory of the Yu Dynasty.
In the same month, snow began to fall on the Great Wall, but the Turks were still unwilling to sound the horn for the final battle, and refused to retreat easily, as if they were poisonous snakes huddled in a dark corner and ready to go.
The king of Xianglin County used his body as a bait, and took only 3000 people to take the initiative to call for battle near the Turkic camp.
Sure enough, the Turks failed to refuse such a temptation, and [-] troops rushed out to capture Xianglin County King alive.
The king of Xianglin County fought and retreated, and led the Turkic army into the trap set by the Guannei army in advance, and successfully stayed behind.
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