Dahan first prince

Chapter 221 Guandong people, non-Han people?

Seeing Liu Jiao say this shocking thing with a very indifferent expression and tone, there was only a meaningful smile on Liu Ying's face.

——Jing Wang Liu Jia, the dignified clan of Liu Han, and even the princes and kings who own most of Wu's land, can they be blocked in their own king's capital by their own country's rioters?

Such a thing cannot be said to be completely impossible.

But Liu Ying is very sure: If there is a drastic change similar to 'the rioters surrounded a king's capital', then this news will definitely be sent to Chang'an as soon as possible!

After hearing the news, the Chang'an court will inevitably send envoys as soon as possible to understand the situation.

If it is "there is a reason", it must be that the princes and kings were brought back to Chang'an by the envoys, and explained in front of the entire court: What kind of things did they do that made the simple people "surrounded?" This king is 'such a god-defying thing.

If there is no reason, the procedure is not much different - Chang'an sent an envoy to investigate the situation, and after confirming that the princes and kings did not do something immoral, they would also take the princes and kings out of the capital, in the name of 'send to Chang'an to play the right' Taking it to Chang'an is actually protecting the personal safety of the princes and kings.

Regardless of whether such a thing is the "officials forcing the people to rebel" caused by the actions of the princes and kings, or a civil uprising that occurred for no reason, it will inevitably lead to two results.

——First of all, no matter whether there is any improper behavior, the princes and kings must be held accountable!
The only difference is: if the civil uprising was caused by the actions of the princes and kings, it would be depriving the princes of their titles according to the story of Liu Xi, the acting king in the past;

If there is a sudden mutiny for no reason, the princes and kings will still need to stay in Chang'an for a period of time to 'reflect behind closed doors'.

Wait until you realize your 'mistakes', make a self-criticism in front of the emperor, and promise that you will be a prince who loves the country and the people in the future, and report to the ancestors of the society and comfort the people, and then the princes and kings can take 'Xu Dai's crimes and make meritorious deeds, see the follow-up He returned to his own royal capital and spent a year and a half in the palace to calm down the incident.

Secondly, regardless of the cause of the incident, the rioters who participated in this change will be sanctioned!
The difference is: if the princes and kings oppressed the common people, leading to "officials forcing the people to rebel", then there is a high probability that the chief culprit will be convicted and given a lighter punishment, and the rest will be fined;
But if the princes and kings did not have obvious misconduct, then the rioters who participated in the civil uprising, I am afraid that everyone is sitting on the rebellion...
But now, as the most important neighboring country of Jing Kingdom, Liu Jiao, the King of Chu, said calmly in front of the crown prince Liu Ying: Liu Jia, the king of Jing, who is a dignified clan prince, was besieged in the capital by the rioters of his own country, and even Can't come to meet the prince?
If this is really the case, Liu Jiao and Liu Fei should not appear in the Fengyi Palace where Liu Ying is.

In particular, King Liu Jiao of Chu should mobilize his country's army as soon as possible, and put martial law at the Chu-Jing junction to prevent rioters from flooding into his country!

As the crown prince, Liu Ying shouldn't "return home to worship the ancestors" leisurely, but should immediately use the tiger charm to summon the army to encircle the entire Jing Kingdom where there may be a civil uprising!
What's more, in Liu Ying's previous life, Jing Guo also received the order of the emperor Liu Bang to "prepare his own dry food and army, and wait for his sword"; Content.

In addition, when Liu Jiao talked about this matter, his indifference did not match the seriousness of its importance, and it was not difficult for Liu Ying to guess: the truth may not be as serious as Liu Jiao said, even when King Jing Liu Jia was besieged. , to the point of not being able to leave the city.

The truth should be that Liu Jia hadn't completed his country's preparations for the upcoming Huainan King Yingbu's rebellion according to the emperor Liu Bang's order. Ying explained.

Liu Jiao was also worrying about how to speak to Liu Ying about "not being able to import grain from Guanzhong". When he heard Liu Jia's entrustment, he immediately had an idea.

After communicating with King Qi Liu Fei and getting permission from King Jing Liu Jia, the saying that "King Jing was blocked in the capital by rioters who had no food to eat" naturally spread to Liu Ying's ears.

As for the "rebellious people" who "surrounded Jingdu Wuyi" in Liu Jiaokou, there is a high probability that they are some refugees who fled famine and temporarily lived outside Wuyi, seeking a way to survive.

Realizing this, a stiff smile appeared on Liu Ying's face.

——As soon as Liu Jiao met Liu Ying, he took the risk of being suspected of deceiving the prince, euphemistically pointing out that the food shortage in the three countries of Jing, Chu, and Qi was really rude.

But in the final analysis, this situation is indeed caused by Liu Ying, and it is indeed because of Liu Ying's 'inaction' that it has been delayed until now.

Previously, when meeting Cao Shen in Xingyang, Liu Ying did not give a clear answer to Cao Shen's temptation.

But now, with King Qi and King Chu facing each other, and King Jing Liu Jia being 'trapped in the capital' due to this incident and unable to show up, the people in the Guanzhong countries are short of food and asked for help from the Chang'an court, Obviously it can't be dragged on anymore.

It is not difficult to see from Liu Jiao, who has always been prudent, that he can't wait to hint at Liu Ying's "when will it be resolved" when they meet: the food shortage problem in the Kanto countries may indeed be imminent.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying also sighed a little, and immediately, Liu Jiao and Liu Fei, who were ashamed, cupped their hands respectively.

When she stood up straight again, Liu Ying's brows naturally showed a look of exhaustion and exhaustion.

"The countries in the Kanto region are suffering from food shortages, and I have known it for a long time."

"It's not Dugu alone - this matter has already been known to the court, and even to the father and emperor."

After telling the truth in front of Liu Fei and Liu Jiao, Liu Ying let out another long sigh.

"However, last year, Uncle Chu and Brother Qi should have heard about the situation in Guanzhong and the situation in the court."

"—Last autumn, the Supreme Emperor passed away, and the construction of the mausoleum and other funeral affairs cost a lot of money."

"After the autumn harvest, there was not enough grain in Guanzhong, and the treasury was even more empty. At that time, Chen Xi was in chaos and Zhao was approaching."

"In order to enable the imperial father's army to move out, Marquis Feng had to temporarily leave the courtiers, hundreds of officials, and even the county officials in Guanzhong County, and the half salary of the assistant to fill the army's rations..."

She let out a long sigh with feeling on her face, and a wry smile appeared on Liu Ying's face.

"The war between descendants and Zhao continues, and the father's army consumes millions of grains of rice every month!"

"At that time, I was alone with the order of my father, and shouldered the heavy responsibility of supervising the country, so I sent all the servants of the Shaofu officials to repair the Zhengguo Canal."

"However, Marquis Feng was worried about the supply of food and grass for the army, and he had no choice but to cut off the rations for the officials and slaves of the Shaofu. In order to make the canal construction unimpeded, the mother's mother only got Lu's private food, so that he could do all the canal construction alone."

"As for Marquis Feng, he suffered even more from the emptiness of the treasury, and also worried about the supply and transportation of food and grass for the emperor's army, so he had to continue the government of 'rank and half salary' in Guanzhong."

"So far in summer and April, all officials and assistants with rank in Guanzhong have only half salary, and they are more than half a year old..."

Hearing Liu Ying talk about the situation faced by the Chang'an court last year, Liu Fei and Liu Jiao couldn't help but nodded slowly with solemn expressions.

These things, not to mention Liu Jiao and Liu Fei, who are clan vassals, basically no one in the whole world does not know.

When the Supreme Emperor passed away, Liu Jiao even rushed back to Chu State as soon as possible to prevent Yingbo and Chen Xi from rebelling in the north and south. On the long journey back home.

For Liu Ying's explanation, Liu Jiao and Liu Fei naturally did not have any objection.

But Liu Ying's complaints did not come to an end as the uncle and nephew lowered their heads.

"What's more, there was not enough grain in Guanzhong last year, so that at the beginning of spring this year, there is a slight shortage of grain and rice in Guanzhong."

"At that time, father and emperor led the army to stay in Chang'an, shouldering the responsibility of supervising the country."

"It's just that the father and emperor are away, lonely and weak, and the opportunity to supervise the country is taken advantage of by two or three profiteers and evil merchants in Guanzhong. They secretly contacted to drive up the price of grain, and even the price of rice in Guanzhong reached four thousand yuan a stone, and it still hasn't stopped!"

Speaking of this matter, Liu Ying couldn't help but gritted her teeth.

A moment later, a self-mockery suddenly appeared on his face.

"Father is not here, Marquis Feng is busy all day with the supply and transportation of food and grass for the army, and has no time to take care of him."

"The orphan is dissatisfied, and he has never been aware of political affairs; in the face of such great changes, he has to be cautious and dare not slack off in the slightest."

"In the end, I came up with a plan to force the price of grain to be suppressed."

Speaking with a sigh, Liu Ying did not forget her elder brother Liu Fei who was slightly turned to one side.

"Also, the secret alliance of China's grain merchants and the raising of grain prices are deeply implicated in the Changling Tian clan of the Tian Qi royal family in the evening."

"Tian He Tianzizhuang, a disciple of Confucius and the descendant of "Book of Changes", is a side branch of the Tian family."

"With this lonely thought, I had no choice but to go to Changling and inform Duke Zhuang about 'going to Guanzhong Grain Merchant Mijia'."

"Unexpectedly, on the way back, I got seven or eight daring assassins who were waiting in the south of Changling..."

Seeing Liu Ying say this with a wry smile, even stroked her ribs with a look of reminiscence on her face, both Liu Jiao and Liu Fei were filled with fury!
——The dignified crown prince was assassinated in the mausoleum of the current emperor and founding emperor!

This alone is enough to ignite a monstrous anger in the hearts of the two of them!

Because of this incident, not only Liu Ying was slapped in the face, but also the face of the Han Dynasty, and even today's emperor Liu Bang was also slapped in the face of every Liu family member and every courtier of the Han Dynasty!
Seeing the indignation on the faces of Liu Jiao and Liu Fei, and the sneaking concern in Liu Fei's eyes, Liu Ying could not help but feel warm in her heart while sighing.

She nodded slightly to Liu Fei with a smile on her face, indicating that she was fine, and Liu Ying finally stopped complaining, and quietly changed the subject.

"Thanks to the protection of my father and the ancestors of my Liu clan, I was lucky that nothing went wrong, which caused the society to shake."

"For the matter of the Shaofu's official business of grain and rice, he also issued an edict with the permission of the father and emperor, and it was widely spread in Guanzhong."

"With Gu's order, the Shaofu also got all the rice stored by the grain merchants in Guanzhong, and set up a wide grain market to sell grain and people's food at a low price."

"So far, the turmoil of grain prices in Guanzhong has finally been resolved..."

After saying that, Liu Ying felt her mouth dry for a while, so she grabbed the tea bowl in front of her and took a sip.

On the other side of Liu Ying, Liu Jiao and Liu Fei, who heard this response, fell into a short thought at the same time.

What Liu Fei was thinking about was the 'lying rumors' that occasionally appeared in his ears before, such as 'the king is the leader, he should worship the ancestral temple' and the like.

In the past, when similar remarks sounded in his ears, although Liu Fei immediately refuted them severely, and even occasionally imposed punishments, but in certain quiet moments of the night, similar thoughts appeared in Liu Fei's heart.

——Although the widow is not the eldest son, he is the eldest son!
The empress only has one son, Liu Ying. If Liu Ying made a 'mistake', wouldn't the ninety-five supreme position fall to himself, the eldest son?
But at this moment, from Liu Ying's mouth, hearing what Liu Ying, the "Prince of the State Supervisor" has experienced in the past six months, Liu Fei only felt a burst of shock in his heart.

"The prince is only half a year old, and he is facing such a complicated matter..."

"If he succeeds to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, it will be the life of the emperor..."

Thinking of this, Liu Fei just shook his head violently in his heart, and couldn't help but gritted his teeth a little bit.

——This emperor, what should a human being do?

In the past half a year that Liu Ying lived, Liu Fei was already nervously picking his toes just by listening to it!
For a while, the idea of ​​"better to be the king of Qi" became more and more firm in Liu Fei's heart.

In addition, Liu Fei also felt an inexplicable anger towards those who said in the past that "the king should succeed the country".

——I thought you were all loyal ministers, but I never thought that you were planning to push the widow into the pit of fire for the sake of the dragon!
— A bunch of thieves!
On the other hand, thinking that Liu Ying was facing such a complicated situation, and even suffered an assassination himself, but finally solved the problem of grain prices in Guanzhong almost perfectly, Liu Fei's mood also quietly circulated.

"Prince, there are indeed many people who are better than the few."

"After waiting for the father and emperor for a hundred years, it is true that only the prince can inherit the country and make the ancestral temple safe..."

Thinking so, Liu Fei finally smiled in relief, and then slowly lowered his head.

But beside Liu Fei, Chu Wang Liu Jiao had a frowning expression.

"The meaning of the prince..."

"Could it be that even today, the court is unable to allocate grain to solve the grain shortage in the Kanto?"

Shaking his head with a heavy heart, Liu Jiao looked at Liu Ying urgently, with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"Last year, there was not enough grain in Guanzhong, and Gengfu and Treasury have been empty since the Han Dynasty. This is something that few people are familiar with."

Frowning and saying something, Liu Jiao did not forget to turn his head, and only looked at Liu Ying again after Liu Fei nodded approvingly.

"However, there are Jing, Chu, and Qi in the south, and there are Yan, Dai, Zhao and other countries in the north. Since the Zhou Dynasty, there has been a lot of soil and little food."

"In the past few years, the widow also heard a lot that Chu merchants went west, entered Hangu and asked for rice in Guanzhong, and returned after getting grain, and the goods were eaten by the people of Chu."

Talking with worry on his face, Liu Jiao looked at Liu Ying more and more cautiously.

"However, this year, all the family members went to the grain merchants in Guanzhong and Mijia. The merchants from Chu State entered Hangu at the beginning of spring, but they couldn't find a place to buy grain from Guanzhong, so they had to return empty-handed."

"It has been several ten years since this happened; the people of the state of Chu are no longer able to eat millet, and they can only eat miscellaneous grains to satisfy their hunger."

Speaking of this, Liu Jiao rolled his eyes at Liu Fei again, and continued: "The king of Qi also said that since the beginning of spring, the price of rice in Qi country has skyrocketed, and there is no market for so much."

"Jingguo, because of the lack of food, the people's livelihood is about to change..."

Speaking the last sentence with a slightly guilty tone, Liu Jiao finally looked at Liu Ying cautiously.

"Jing, Chu, and Qi haven't been at war, and even so, Dai, Zhao and other countries are adjacent to the border wall, and the war has continued since last year, and the food shortage may be even worse."

"This is because the grain merchants and rice merchants in Guanzhong are all gone, so that grain and rice can't be exported from Hangu to the Middle East for food for the people of the world..."

"I also know that there was not enough grain in Guanzhong last year; now, although the grain and rice in Guanzhong are owned by the Shaofu, there are many shortages."

"However, the people outside the pass also enjoy His Majesty's grace, and they call themselves: Han people."

"Your Highness, please read this generation of Han people, and give a little of the food obtained by the Shaofu to relieve the hunger of the people in the Guandong..."

　Sao Rui, I got up late, and the first update is only now finished.

　　There are two more in the morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)