Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 892 The Wrath of the Heavens, the Resentment and the Betrayal

Chapter 14 Days of Anger and Resentment

Fang Xuanling seemed to have been prepared, and took out a memorial from his bosom.

Li Jiancheng took it, and after a quick look, his expression changed drastically.

Fang Xuanling wrote a lot of words on the memorial, densely packed, all of them were small script, Chen Ying roughly estimated that there were no less than [-] words.

Of course, Wanyan is nothing in later generations, and there are too many books with tens of millions of words. The key is that at this time, the general memorials are dozens or hundreds of words, and the extraordinary ones are full of hundreds of words.

Even if it is a great work for worshiping heaven, it is only three to five thousand words, but it is all big and empty nonsense.

Li Jiancheng did not show the memorial in his hand to Chen Ying, and Chen Ying was happy and quiet.

After all, Chen Ying's goal has been achieved.

Li Jiancheng agreed to relocate [-] households to Lingzhou, [-] households to the Western Regions, [-] households to Henan, and [-] households to Hedong.

This time, due to the food crisis in Guanzhong, a total of 26 households moved out, accounting for about a quarter of the population in Guanzhong.In other words, at least millions of stones of grain can be saved to Guanzhong.

Population is the foundation of everything. Without population, farming and development are empty talk.For example, the Western Regions accounted for about a quarter of the Tang Empire (larger than the current territory of Xinjiang), but in fact the population was only about 150 million, and these populations accounted for only a tenth of the Tang Empire.

Chen Ying is very eager to manage the Western Regions into a land of abundance. Once this is the case, all dynasties will not despise the Western Regions.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Chen Ying quietly moved to a soft couch and lay down lazily.

However, Chen Ying was fine when he lay down, but as soon as he lay down, he soon fell asleep.

Hearing Chen Ying's snoring, Li Jiancheng looked around but saw that Chen Ying was sleeping soundly.

Wei Zheng got up to shake Chen Ying awake.

Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said, "Xuancheng, forget it, General Chen has worked harder than all of us these days!"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling was very disapproving.

In fact, there are secrets in Chang'an City that Fang Xuanling does not know.

What's more, Wei Ting has almost wiped out Li Shimin's Baiqisi, and now Fang Xuanling's news is relatively closed.He might be able to guess that Chang'an's grain prices are caused by someone secretly playing tricks, but he has no idea that Chen Ying is using his own way to return others.

Li Jiancheng followed Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others to discuss the details of streamlining the army and streamlining administration, but Li Jiancheng deliberately kept people away from Chen Ying, so as not to let their voices disturb Chen Ying's sleep.

Then she asked Gong'e to cover Chen Ying with a quilt, fearing that Chen Ying would catch a cold.

Li Jiancheng, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others were all workaholics, and the discussion was over when the rooster crowed three times.

After leaving Xiande Hall, when Fang Xuanling returned to Menxia Province, the sky was already bright.

Fang Xuanling yawned and walked into the hall, looking at the colleagues who were already in high spirits.

Fang Xuanling went straight to her office, and then yelled at Ling Shi who was waiting at the door: "Is there hot water, send a bowl of hot tea soup to someone."

Ling Shi, who was in charge of running errands, answered and went out.

All the officials stared at Fang Xuanling with strange eyes.

The provincial doctor under the door said with a look of surprise: "Did Your Majesty not behead him last night?"

The petty official felt something was wrong, and this kind of petty official was a person who read words and expressions. He saw that Fang Xuanling was fine, which meant that Fang Xuanling was in the heart of the emperor. When he thought of this, he felt something was wrong.

Another subordinate officer chuckled and said, "Sure, soon!"

After a while, Fang Xuanling also fell asleep while sitting at the table.

At this moment, an internal servant walked into the hall holding Zhongzhi in his hand, chest out and belly out.

All the officials stood up and saluted one after another.

The servant looked around the hall, but did not find Fang Xuanling's shadow, so he couldn't help asking, "Where is Fang Xuanling?"

The provincial doctor under the door looked at Fang Xuanling, at this time Fang Xuanling covered his face with his soft feet and took a long breath.

Fang Xuanling is different from Chen Ying, Chen Ying snores while sleeping, but Fang Xuanling doesn't snore, so everyone didn't notice it for a while.

The servant looked at everyone and turned his gaze to Fang Xuanling.

The provincial doctor under the door ran to Fang Xuanling in a hurry, raised his fist and was about to hit the desk.

The servant stretched out his hand to stop the provincial doctor under the door, handed the imperial decree to the doctor's hand and said: "A rewarding imperial decree is not very important, it's okay to wait a while!"

Everyone had no choice but to cry and wait for Fang Xuanling to sleep in the main hall under the door.

Fang Xuanling fell asleep for half an hour before waking up.

However, seeing the servant come out in front of her, Fang Xuanling was still startled.

The servant's face was full of smiles and said: "The servants are in the middle of the matter, and Fang Xuanling will take over the order!"

Fang Xuanling got up hurriedly, Shi Shiran walked to the servant.

The servant cleared his throat, opened the imperial decree and read out: "Emperor of the Tang Dynasty said: Under the door, Yao governs Yunei, Shun Mao Gaotao, Zhou seals a hundred domains, Qin Zhimin Jue, admonishes the doctor, and gives the affairs of the middle room Xuanling , Job and ability benefit, talents are loyal and virtuous, Zuo Wang transformed his governance, prepared strategies in Guizhou and Li, he can enter Xiangcheng county public, increase Lu millet, Yongye, silver, and silk as examples, and the rest are as before, imperial edict, Wu In June of the seventh year of Germany, Yisi!
Everyone looked at each other.

Fang Xuanling's expression remained the same, he received the imperial edict, went to the court for a check, Shi Shiran walked back to the case table, sat down and began to act as secretary.

……

When Chen Ying woke up, Li Jiancheng was beside Chen Ying.

A few days ago, I ate breakfast alone, a few boiled eggs, a bowl of tofu soup, and a bowl of millet porridge.

Li Jiancheng smiled and said, "You're hungry, hurry up and wash up, let's have dinner together!"

As he said that, several eunuchs and maids came to Chen Ying holding copper basins, willow branches, refined salt, and towels.

Chen Ying tested the temperature of the water, and found it to be neither too cold nor too hot. He quickly washed his face, rinsed his mouth, and sat opposite Li Jiancheng.

At this time, Gong'e brought breakfast to Chen Ying.

Chen Ying thought that it would be the same as Li Jiancheng, both simple and trouble-free, but he never thought that it would be yokan.

Chen Ying seldom eats the so-called yokan.Because it is very troublesome to make, it is said that yokan is the "yokan" made by Song Mao Xiuzhi during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is called "juewei".It is a special accompaniment dish in the Wei, Jin, North and South periods.

Wash the chestnuts to remove impurities, remove the water after cooking, and put them on the mat to dry or dry.After drying, it is crushed, blown by a windmill, processed into powder by a mill or pulverizer, passed through a 120-mesh sieve to obtain chestnut pink beans, washed, boiled for a while, added alkali, poured out the alkali (remove mucus), and washed with water Clean, add water and cook in a pot until flowering.Send the boiled red beans and water to a stone mill for grinding, separate the bean paste from the skin with fine gauze, and dry the bean paste with deionized water until it forms a ball in your hands.

Then pour it into the old mutton soup and cook it. Stir continuously during the whole cooking process to prevent it from burning.The boiled pulp is poured into a mold lined with a tin foil bottom with a funnel, and placed in an ice cellar to cool and shape.

It's not that Chen Ying can't afford it. This kind of yokan tastes smooth and delicious, neither fat nor greasy, and has no mutton. The key manufacturing process is too cumbersome and time-consuming, and Chen Ying is just too lazy to make it.

Chen Ying knew that Li Jiancheng actually didn't like to eat this kind of food, but he deliberately asked someone to prepare it for him, and Chen Ying was also very moved.

Chen Ying ate the yokan, it was really delicious.

Then, Gong'e sent more than ten dishes.

Chen Ying hurriedly said: "How can my minister He De..."

Li Jiancheng said: "I've been exhausting myself these days, I should make up for it!"

Chen Ying did not waste Li Jiancheng's kindness and ate happily.

When Chen Ying finished eating, Gong'e brought a cup of fragrant tea.

Only then did Li Jiancheng pass a silk book to Chen Yingdao: "This is the disaster relief plan that I, Wei Zheng, and Fang Xuanling discussed last night, and came up with it. You can take a look first."

Chen Ying took the silk scroll excitedly, and after reading two lines, his face suddenly changed.

Chen Ying hurriedly sat down and read carefully, his expression became more and more ugly.

Chen Ying looked up at Li Jiancheng with difficulty and said, "Your Majesty, this disaster relief strategy must not be exhausted."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Why?"

Chen Ying shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "If this strategy is carried out, Your Majesty will become a lone husband who is criticized by thousands of people!"

Li Jiancheng looked at the silk script on the case table solemnly, and sighed a long time: "I know, but I'm not afraid!"

Chen Yingdao: "First, open up Guanyi and let the people go to eat; second, exempt Guanzhong and Guandong from taxes for three years; I have no objection to these two things! Even if it is the third, disarmament, gather all those who are ready to fight. Mansion soldiers, sent back home, reduce the military expenditure of the court, increase agricultural power...the minister has no objection. But, fourthly, the clan clan will be conferred, and all the titles of the clan clan surnamed Li will be reduced from county kings to county princes. Fifth, streamlining and saving the number of officials in the imperial court, reducing the salary establishment, and reducing the official expenses of each government office, this is absolutely not possible!"

After Chen Ying finished speaking, he stared at Li Jiancheng and said, "Fang Xuanling is so courageous. He risked the disgrace of the world. He wanted to offend the Guanlong gentry, the Great Tang clan, and the military generals. Light, by the way, let the emperor and the imperial court lose face in front of the people of the world."

In fact, Chen Ying even had some doubts about Fang Xuanling's true intentions.

The emperor Li Jiancheng is different from the emperors of previous dynasties. After all, there is Li Yuan above him. Although Li Yuan is now in the Palace of Manna, Li Yuan is still alive.

Although Chen Ying agrees with these five disaster relief strategies logically, he definitely does not agree to do it now.

You must know that the clan kings agreed to cooperate with Li Jiancheng, put pressure on Li Yuan, and force Li Yuan to abdicate. This is because Chen promised them huge benefits, so they stood on Li Jiancheng's side.

Now as long as Li Jiancheng dares to surrender their Jue, they will definitely surrender to Li Yuan instead.

What's more, at this time, not only the clan is shaken, but also the officials, the army and all aspects.

Once this strategy is implemented, Li Jiancheng's real ruling crisis will come.

I'm afraid Chen Ying can't turn the tide by himself.

Of course, not everything can be done just because it is beneficial.Just like Yang Guang in history, using the Grand Canal to connect the north and the south, and the goods to the world, is considered a meritorious service.He put forward the policy of imperial examination, which had far-reaching influence.

One cannot keep one's eyes open and tell nonsense. Yang Guang beat Goguryeo because Goguryeo was invading Western Liaoning. Could it be that Goguryeo was allowed to invade and would never resist?
But any emperor with a bit of blood will not allow his territory, city, and people to be invaded.Otherwise, the country will not be a country.

However, Yang Guang did everything, but became the king of subjugation.

As the king of subjugation in history, Yang Guang is the most pitiful and saddest one.He wanted to be a good emperor, but became a sinner through the ages.

Because, the steps can't be too big, otherwise, like Wang Mang, it's easy to get caught.

Once Li Jiancheng implements Fang Xuanling's strategy, he will definitely be criticized by thousands of people, and everyone will rebel and leave!
Li Jiancheng shook his head and said, "I must do it?"

Chen Ying said with a wry smile: "The mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire, I will accompany Your Majesty to fight together!"

……

Early the next morning, a grand meeting was held.Li Jiancheng sat on the throne with a blank expression, and the civil and military ministers were divided into two compartments.

All the ministers looked at the servants who appeared in the court meeting with different expressions.

The eunuchs were holding documents and handing out documents one by one to the ministers who attended the court meeting.

Xiao Yu and Feng Deyi exchanged glances, took the document and flipped through it.

The ministers began to read one after another.

The buzzing discussion in the hall gradually became louder.

Li Jiancheng pursed his lips and looked at the more and more excited officials below.

Standing beside Chen Ying, a general stood out.Chen Ying raised his eyes and saw that it was Xue Wanche.I saw Xue Wanche said loudly: "Your Majesty, this strategy cannot be carried out rashly."

"Yeah, absolutely not!"

"This law will bring disaster to the country and the people!"

"If it goes against the law, the country will be destroyed!"

……

All the officials came out one after another to agree.

Li Jiancheng turned his eyes to Xiao Yu and other important officials in the front row and said, "What do Xiao Ling think?"

Xiao Yu came out, bowed and said: "The veteran thinks that this strategy is a strategy for the subjugation of the country."

Li Jiancheng raised his eyebrows, and said in displeasure, "What do you think of Prime Minister Feng?"

Feng Deyi thought for a while and said: "The minister seconded Prime Minister Xiao."

Xiao Yu said indignantly: "Fang Xuanling's strategy is purely a disaster for the country and chaos, please behead Fang Xuanling, Your Majesty, so as to stabilize the court.

All the officials immediately agreed with Xiao Yu.

Li Jiancheng waited until the reprimands in the hall stopped, and finally the discussions in the hall became less.

Li Jiancheng shouted: "Which one of you can come up with a better solution?"

All the officials were silent.

……

On the training ground, the soldiers gathered together in twos and threes to rest.

A soldier said: "Hey, have you heard? The imperial court is going to abolish the army and let us go home and farm!
Everyone was talking about it one after another: "Is it true or not?"

"Yeah, don't lie to us!"

"It would be great if I could go home!"

"That's right, I haven't seen my daughter-in-law for three years!"

Everyone laughed loudly and said, "Look at how promising you are!"

An old soldier who was over half a century old sighed and said, "You still have something to look forward to when you go back. Those of us who have no homes and jobs, won't we starve to death when we go back?"

"The imperial court will always have a way, right? We have fought all these years and returned empty-handed, how is it possible." A school lieutenant muttered: "These years of fighting and killing have caused a lot of injuries. If we can go back, There are a few acres of Susukida for the elderly, and I am content..."

"We just can't bear the general, we can't bear you brothers..."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then fell silent.

……

Yuchi Jingde walked into the hall with a face full of anger, threw the documents on the ground, and stomped on them with his feet.

Generals such as Xue Wanche and Feng Li followed Yuchi Jingde's example and trampled or tore up the documents.

Yuchi Jingde scolded loudly: "Fang Xuanling, the remnant of the Qin Palace, harbors evil intentions, a certain family has already seen that he is not a good thing! Your Majesty has been bewitched by this monster again and again."

Feng Li roared angrily: "This guy, why don't you make up your mind, and actually use your brains on the government soldiers, his grandma, without the twelve guards, what does the Tang Dynasty do to defend the country?"

Yuchi Gong raised his fist and shouted: "I want to see who has the guts to get rid of us!"

PS: There are still ten changes left for the leader, and starting tomorrow, there will be [-] words every day!Lao Cheng is not afraid of ten more debts, and he can pay back the debt even if he explodes.Let the storm come harder!

(End of this chapter)