Daxia Wensheng

Daxia Kyoto.

As a bell rang, everything was alarmed.

The bells came from Wengong.

Everyone in the capital knew that after receiving the blessings of heaven and earth, Gu Jinnian sneaked into the Palace of Literature to realize Taoism.

Everyone is looking forward to Gu Jinnian's success in enlightenment.

If he succeeds, Gu Jinnian is very likely to step into the semi-sacred realm, and then use the road to become a saint, and in a short period of time, he will become the first Confucian and Taoist saint in the past few hundred years.

Although he is not a sage of destiny, the word sage is beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

Now that the bell is ringing, it naturally attracts some attention.

In Wen Palace.

Gu Jinnian sat cross-legged in the hall.

The white jade watchtower is exquisite, and there are two panlong and golden osmanthus trees in the palace, and each futon falls on the ground, which is a place for preaching.

now.

Gu Jinnian enlightened here.

For the past few days, Gu Jinnian has been thinking about seven words.

The unity of knowledge and action leads to conscience.

This is Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind, and it is also the one Gu Jinnian admires the most.

In his previous life, Wang Yangming was called a half saint. The reason why he was a half saint was not because he was not qualified, but because of time.

Just give it a certain amount of time, and Wang Yangming will surely become a saint.

The influence of mind theory, among other things, there was a country in the previous life that relied on Wang Yangming's mind theory to complete reforms, thus leapfrogging and improving.

The so-called bowing your head and worshiping Yangming all your life is the point of view of many people.

The unity of knowledge and action, Gu Jinnian naturally knows superficiality.

Now he focuses on the study of the mind to verify everything he has done in the past.

In the unity of knowledge and action, the biggest question is, is it a prophet or a forerunner?

and how to be one.

Only when you know it, do it.

How would you know if you didn't do it?

If you do, what if it is wrong?

So what?
After all, the last three words are also very important, to conscience.

What Mr. Yangming means is that he hopes that people who learn from the heart can do good deeds, not that if I know a certain thing, I will do it, no matter whether it is right or wrong.

Conscience is the most critical part, and the former is a test.

"A body without goodness or evil."

"There are good and bad moves."

"Knowing good and knowing evil is conscience."

"Doing good and eliminating evil is the investigation of things."

In Wen Palace.

Gu Jinnian muttered to himself, if he wanted to truly achieve the unity of knowledge and action, he had to understand these four sentences.

It is also the mantra of the four-character teaching.

Fortunately, Gu Jinnian once read a person's remarks. This is a master of Chinese studies. Gu Jinnian fully agrees with his views.

You have a kitchen knife, this is [a body without goodness and no disgust]

Because the kitchen knife is a dead thing, do not touch it, neither good nor evil, it just has a shape.

A kitchen knife can cut vegetables, but it can also injure people.

Understand the use of kitchen knives, and draw conclusions based on certain laws, such as laws, etc., or things that everyone dislikes, laws of nature, etc.

It's wrong to hurt people, it's good to cut vegetables.

This is [knowing good and knowing evil is conscience]

The last thing is to use a kitchen knife to cut vegetables without beating people.

This is just a metaphor, the real meaning is more clever, and everyone has different understandings and different ideas.

It is precisely because of this that the study of the mind is known as the study of sages.

Looking back on what I have done this year.

Focus on major events, the first thing is the disaster in Jiangning County, floods swept tens of millions of people.

The impact is great, but disasters happen, this is something that cannot be stopped, and it is also something that cannot be stopped, and it is not something I can solve.

Although I know about this matter, I can't do anything about it, and as those businessmen acted mischievously, the disaster became more and more serious.

My conscience awakens.

I know it's not because of me, but I have a way to deal with it.

So when Mr. Wen Jing asked us to come up with a plan, I chose to stand up without hesitation, although I knew that someone secretly wanted to influence the Great Xia Dynasty and involved various forces.

But now I know that it is the common people who suffer, and I am a scholar, and a scholar wants to bring peace to all generations.

Books are read for the common people in the world.

I know that the people are suffering, I also know the strength of reading, and I know the conscience in my heart.

Going forward to save the common people has obstacles and dangers.

To a confidant, not afraid of all kinds of difficulties, not afraid of any forces, for the tens of millions of people in Jiangzhong County, for the righteousness in their hearts, and for the strength of the scholars, so they carry the picture of starving for thousands of miles.

The unity of knowledge and action leads to conscience.

Let's look at the affairs of the Bailu Mansion, the Xiongnu's marriage, the peace talks, the Confucius family, King Ning, Buddhism, Taoism, and the Great Summer Disaster.

All these things flashed through Gu Jinnian's mind, and he began to confirm and think about it himself.

Have you ever had selfish intentions?

Is it not done well.

After confirming all the things in his mind one by one, Gu Jinnian did realize that something was wrong with him.

That is the emotional problem.

Sometimes my emotions will dominate me, just like when the Kong family came to visit me and let them hang out for three days. Although the Kong family is rude, as a scholar, it shouldn't be like this.

This is not a gentleman.

Although I know that the other party has a purpose, but since he came, I will be at ease, and I deliberately procrastinate, causing disputes, and finally causing trouble.

This is indeed because of emotional problems.

"From my point of view, it can be explained that I am still young and have the blood of a teenager, so I act impulsively."

"But from the perspective of conscience, I just did something wrong. Youthful blood is not my excuse."

"If I had come earlier that day, although the Kong family would have been aggressive, I had done nothing wrong. Even if the Kong family wanted to take advantage of the situation, it would not be his decision."

"This is the intention."

"Many things, after the past, will be found to be unnecessary, but at that time, when the emotions are up, in the stage of anger, the will will dominate everything, and the conscience will be suppressed."

"Emotions are not just anger. Whether it is good thoughts or evil thoughts, they are all intentions."

"There are good and bad moves."

Gu Jinnian kept confirming in his heart, and also kept thinking about many things.

And such complicated thinking did not make Gu Jinnian feel a lot of pressure, on the contrary, he was very happy.

Because today's thinking can make tomorrow's self better.

"If I want to be holy, I must suppress the movement of the mind."

"This idea is the most critical point."

"For a saint, one should have an infinite mind and be tolerant of everything."

Gu Jinnian spoke to himself slowly.

But soon, he shook his head again and sighed.

"But if you suppress your will, then am I still me?"

"Don't fight with others, be gentle everywhere, even if the common people in the world are the main ones, and do some good deeds, so what?"

"What is the meaning of my existence?"

"Save the common people in the world?"

"But do the common people need to be saved? Even if they do, why me? Why can I save the common people?"

"If heaven and earth choose me and make me the savior of this world, this can only be regarded as a mission, not a holy way. This should be a responsibility and a conscience in my heart."

"Saint, after all, there is a word for "herringbone."

"If there is no emotion and no waves, isn't it a stone?"

For a while, the thought reached this level.

This is why scholars can’t just sit still, because one question will lead to the next question. When you think this is right, you will immediately refute yourself, and then refute, and then refute.

The last is to drill the dead end.

Of course, finding out the truth is not ruled out.

But it's hard.

Several hours passed, Gu Jinnian's forehead was covered with sweat, his thoughts became more and more complicated, and he became more and more uncomfortable.

clang.

A bell rang.

This made Gu Jinnian gradually wake up.

After waking up, Gu Jinnian opened his eyes, breathing heavily, his eyes full of confusion.

"I'm in a misunderstanding."

"Or, I don't know if this is a misunderstanding, because I haven't found a solution."

"What the hell is a saint?"

"Since there are people, then there is intention."

"If there is intention, then it will be dominated by intention."

"The same thing will still happen, but the process is different, but the result is destined to be the same."

Gu Jinnian muttered to himself.

He couldn't help sighing, looking at the empty hall.

"Only one who knows the sage can know that the way of the sage is bumpy, and the way of the sage is difficult, and it is difficult to ascend to the blue sky."

Gu Jinnian sighed deeply.

Don't even say that a saint is not a saint.

Now I don't even understand the word saint, let alone sanctification.

This road is too difficult.

Even for himself, there is an unprecedented pressure.

"I can't think about this anymore. I have only entered Confucianism and Taoism for a year and a half. The previous realm was due to my talent in poetry and poetry, which made me improve. This great Confucianism realm is because of the blessings of heaven and earth, and the immeasurable merit. Take this step."

"The seven realms of Confucianism and Taoism, condensing Qi, nourishing Qi, establishing words, establishing virtue, great Confucianism, semi-sage, and saint."

"Among the seven realms, condensing and nourishing qi can be improved through poems and articles, and righteousness. Later, I defined Confucianism with a literary ruler. People without virtue should not condense qi, but the latter realm has not been defined. "

"After all, I'm not a saint. It's not a good thing to define it arbitrarily. Qi Condensation is the first level. Concentrating Qi with virtue is not a big mistake, it's just a restriction."

"As for the establishment of words and virtues, it is to establish one's own words of Confucianism and Taoism, what kind of ambitions one has, and what kind of thoughts one has. By reading the scriptures of sages and adding one's own feelings, one's words and deeds can be established."

"As for this virtue, virtue is the virtue of a scholar. Seeing the weak being bullied, daring to speak out, and daring to take action in the face of injustice, this is virtue."

"Great Confucianism, after completing the previous four realms, is recognized by heaven and earth. There are two situations. One is to write books to spread ideas, and the other is to understand the way of nature and follow it."

"The former relies on the accumulation of life and knows the sufferings of the people, while the latter relies on talent."

Gu Jinnian murmured to himself.

Gu Jinnian now has a lot of ideas about the realm of great Confucianism.

There are many great Confucians in this world, but not all of them are highly respected. Many young people have also become great Confucians. This phenomenon is very strange.

In the eyes of ordinary people, great Confucianism seems to be an old man with a conscience in his heart, and what he does is for the country and the people, and he must fight against the dark forces at all costs.

But in fact, with understanding, Gu Jinnian discovered.

Condensing Qi and nourishing Qi, like a warrior, can be achieved through talent.

It is completely possible to be more personal in expressing one's morality. For example, changing the fate of a village through reading can be regarded as expressing oneself. Of course, you can also have a bigger ambition, depending on the individual.

There is also the establishment of morality, which does not mean that after establishing morality, one becomes a virtuous person, but to achieve the normal three views of a scholar.

Ordinary people, if you see injustice, you don't have to worry about it, because everyone sweeps the door.

As for the scholars of Lide, they have to stand up, but this one is particular about standing up, and it is allowed to obey the heart.

In other words, a county magistrate, he has established virtue, and then he sees the prime minister bullying others. At this time, he can choose to stand up, but the end of standing up is to be targeted and affect himself.

So he didn't choose to sweep the door, so does he have virtue?

There is still, because when he sees an ordinary person or another magistrate bullying an ordinary person, he will step forward to stop it and stand up.

This is the morality of the fourth realm of Confucianism and Taoism.

Otherwise, to reach the fourth level, one must complete the virtue of a saint, so are there still bad people in this world?

And there is one more word.

What is a bad guy?
You see a tiger chasing a person, you rescue and kill the tiger, are you a good person?
Is it wrong for tigers to eat people?
From the perspective of a tiger, the weak prey on the strong.

On the border, you see two soldiers fighting, and the soldiers of your own country want to kill each other, can you stop it?

If you stop it, the soldiers of the enemy country will crush your country.

Therefore, morality can only be limited to a few major categories, and cannot be divided into details, otherwise, it is not clear at all.

To be virtuous is to have the virtues that surpass ordinary people, not the virtues of saints.

As for the last Confucianism.

The great Confucianists of the older generation were promoted to be great Confucianists by writing books and disseminating ideas, but this does not mean that such great Confucianists must be good people, and they must be so-and-so.

There are many Confucianism and Taoism. In some large Confucian families, the son cannot eat at the table, and cannot look directly at his father when talking. The family rules are strict, and no mistakes can be made.

Is this kind of great Confucianism good or bad?

There are also some great Confucianists who are dissolute and unrestrained, how to be happy, thinking that people live in this world to be happy, as long as they don’t harm the interests of others and at the same time can obtain their own happiness, why not do it?
This kind of Confucianism often goes to Goulan and takes off happily.

So, who is good and who is bad?

But when it comes to the realm of a saint, it's different.

Even if it is half holy, with the word holy, virtue must play an exemplary role, and you need to strictly control yourself.

So when it comes to a semi-saint, no matter what kind of semi-saint he is, he must have a [central idea].

The current central idea is nothing more than two.

For the common people.

God's will.

There are only these two, and most of them choose the second one. After all, you have to pay a lot for the common people, and you have to involve a lot of right and wrong, just like the disaster in Jiangzhong County, should you save it or not?

For the sake of the common people, we will definitely save.

But if they follow the will of God, they will not. They think that since there is a reason, everything is predestined by God.

After all, Emperor Yongsheng seized the country. If the disaster in Jiangning County was caused by Emperor Jiande, what should you say?
You are saved, Jiande continues to play tricks.

Intensification of contradictions?Things are getting more and more troublesome?
There is a saying that is good, don't be afraid of being stolen, but be afraid of being missed. The enemy is in the dark, but you are in the open, and you can't guard against the enemy.

Just like this gossip.

Can you control the mouths of all the people in the world?

Even in Kyoto, if someone wants to spread rumors, can you accurately know who is spreading the rumors?

And when rumors arise, you can only control them, but you cannot strictly control them, otherwise it will cause negative news.

Cold processing is always the best option.

From ancient times to modern times, there is no dynasty that can control the world's long mouths, even if it is a literary prison, it cannot be controlled.

Unless there are no people.

Gu Jinnian has been sublimating his thoughts, and many things in the past are gradually becoming clear at this moment.

soon.

In the blink of an eye.

Three days passed.

The sound of Wen Zhong's ringing made the people mistakenly think that Gu Jinnian was going to be sanctified, and all the people came out to discuss the affairs of Wen Palace from time to time, in fact, they just wanted to see the vision.

After all, this vision is much more beautiful than the fireworks show.

Some scholars from other places even traveled thousands of miles just to see the vision.

To be able to witness Gu Jinnian's sanctification with his own eyes, such a vision, I am afraid that he will have no regrets in this life.

Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

And at the same time.

Three things quickly attracted the attention of the Great Xia Dynasty and even the entire Eastern Barren Territory.

The first thing is that Dali Temple, Zongren Mansion, Criminal Department, and Xuandeng Division will jointly examine the case of King Qin, just today.

This matter is what the people of Great Xia are most concerned about, especially in the capital, everyone is looking forward to it, waiting for the final result.

The second thing.

It was Jixia Academy who once again claimed that there was a three-month delay. There was a gossip that Su Wenjing led someone to block the door. Before the blocking day, Jixia Academy compromised.

But the reason for the compromise was not because Su Wenjing blocked the door, but more importantly, Jixia Academy also wanted to wait for Gu Jinqian to come. In the academic dispute, Jixia Academy naturally wanted to see something different.

To put it bluntly, Gu Jinnian's face is greater than Su Wenjing's, not because of compromising with Su Wenjing, but because of cherishing talents.

The third thing.

The Eastern Wilderness League will be established soon.

It was formed by the four major forces of the Dajin Dynasty, Fuluo Dynasty, Xianmen, and Buddhism. The Xiongnu Kingdom and 72 vassal states joined together. Two-thirds of the 72 vassal states belong to the Eastern Barren Territory, and there are also some countries in the Western Desert. join in.

Such a terrifying force naturally became the biggest hot topic.

Moreover, the formation of the Alliance is aimed at the two major forces.

One is the Great Xia Dynasty in the Eastern Barren Territory. They didn't invite the Great Xia Dynasty, so it was obvious that they rejected it.

The second is the Central Continent Dynasty. After all, the Central Continent Dynasty is in full swing. If the major forces in the Eastern Desolation are not formed together, the real trouble is.

Regarding this matter, the Great Xia Rites Department responded immediately.

Neither the Tongmenghui nor the Tongmenghui is recognized. The imperial court will target and prepare for war.

At the same time, I hope that the vassal states that intend to join the League will weigh it carefully. It really annoys the Great Xia Dynasty, and everyone should not think about it.

Anyway, it is clear that it is to reject the Great Xia Dynasty, and naturally, the Great Xia Dynasty does not care so much.

Alliances cannot be formed.

At least they must not be formed so smoothly. Once the Great Xia Dynasty does nothing, the Alliance will start to work together in the future.

Just aiming at the Great Xia Dynasty would be a headache.

The meaning of the imperial court is very simple, and it is unlikely to stop them. These four major forces are not something that the Great Xia Dynasty can stop now.

You can't just ignore it, you must beat the mountain to shake the tiger. As for what method to use, the Ministry of Rites is indeed thinking.

There is no way, big countries are like this, they must use the smallest cost to obtain the greatest benefit, which is in line with the national conditions.

And these three things are external three things.

For the interior of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The biggest problem is the reconstruction of the disaster area and the bank issue.

After the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry have combined.

If we want to properly deal with the troubles in the three major disaster areas and return to normal levels within two years, we need 12 taels of silver.

If you want to properly deal with the troubles in the three major disaster areas within one year, you need 20 taels of silver.

Counting what the national treasury already had, plus the previous compensation from the Huns, the imperial court can currently provide only one hundred million taels of silver.

The problem is, these two things are difficult to deal with.

First of all, the cost of making the Meteorite Gold is very high. If you want to build a set of heavy cavalry armor, the cost of manpower and material resources is 5 taels of silver.

That's right, the cost of 5 taels of silver.

Hundreds of craftsmen are considered to be the lowest-cost things, various constructions, and some special iron ores that are resistant to high temperatures, and various equipment.

But the most important thing is the ground fire. If you want to smelt this thing, you must melt it through the ground fire.

This is because there are some immortal sects who are willing to help the Great Xia Dynasty. They are not the immortal sect monks in the Eastern Wasteland, Linglong Immortal Palace, Qingwei Holy Land, and other immortal sects.

If it weren't for them, it wouldn't be a matter of silver taels.

And it also needs a lot of spiritual crystals, so it can be said that it will cost money.

This is too exaggerated.

Gu Jinnian's request is to produce [-] sets of battle armor, which means that [-] million taels of silver will be poured in, as well as a large number of spirit crystals.

According to Hubu's wishes, the battle armor was not produced yet, but Emperor Yongsheng insisted on tempering the battle armor.

Although he didn't know what Gu Jinnian was up to, but Gu Jinnian would definitely do no wrong, and what's more, Emperor Yongsheng was the immediate emperor after all.

He is fanatical about war.

He deeply knows what heavy cavalry means, this is an invincible division.

If such heavy armor is arranged for the heavy cavalry, he believes that this force can destroy a hundred thousand cavalry.

It is one hundred thousand Hun cavalry.

And at that time, the Great Xia cavalry will be famous all over the world and become the number one cavalry in the world.

Heavy cavalry is nothing more than three points.

Heavy armor!war horse!Soldiers!

Equipment comes first, horses come second, and soldiers come third.

Completing the lead in equipment will push everything horizontally, so Emperor Yongsheng wanted to build such an army in his dreams, and when Gu Jinnian spoke, he became more certain of his idea.

The second problem within Daxia.

It is migration.

12 taels of silver can only be used to rebuild the disaster area, which will take two years.

The migration work of the five oases cannot be left behind.

This project is even more ambitious. After all, the three major disaster areas are only reconstructions, on the basis of the original ones.

Migrating to the oasis is very scary. The Great Xia Dynasty must do its best to deal with it and plan the city site.

Fortunately, the people of Daxia know that the oasis is a good place, and many people are willing to go there. However, most of these people are poor people who want to go, but there is not enough food for them to go.

The result of the Ministry of Household calculations is that the silver taels needed to build the city are almost 30 taels of silver.

And the food and grass needed are countless. They have calculated that at least one oasis of the five oases has a population of 2000 million, right?
These tens of millions of people want to build a new city and then grow food. They can only deliver food in the first half of the year, otherwise what will the people eat?
Even if one person doesn't eat much a day, do you want five or two meters?

This is 5000 million shi of grain.

And then shipping costs and so on are at least six times that.

In other words, only [-] million shi of grain can solve the migration problem, and the migration population is not large. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households have already checked the situation of the oasis.

Each oasis is equivalent to half of Jiangzhong County, and the population of Jiangzhong County is approaching [-] million.

If you want the oasis to prosper, you need to migrate at least [-] million people, and as time goes by, the children and grandchildren will be almost the same.

A stone of ordinary grain is six taels, and if the price is suppressed, forty taels is the limit.

There will be 14 taels of food preparations, and this does not include the food for good horses and other things, right?

Is it impossible to just eat rice?
Therefore, the Ministry of Finance finally calculated the result.

50 taels of silver can solve all troubles.

Did the Great Xia Dynasty exist?

No.

Now that the natural disaster is over, Jiangning County and Jiangling County are tax-free, and Longxi County, Donglin County, and Nanyue County are also tax-free.

One-third of the taxation of the Great Xia Dynasty was exempted.

There is no tax exemption in Jiangzhong County, but everyone has no expectations at all. In their view, Jiangzhong County is inevitably afraid of shaking the country.

But in any case, there will definitely not be taxes this year.

At least until after next year.

The annual tax revenue of the Great Xia Dynasty is [-] million taels of silver, deducting miscellaneous things, military expenditures, official expenditures, and other silver expenditures that you can't see at all.

The annual balance is 4000 to [-] million taels of silver.

This cannot be a catastrophe.

50 taels of silver, how to get it out?
If everything goes well, it will take at least 50 years to get it done.

So the Ministry of Finance gave a suggestion.

Stop the Oasis Migration Program.

It is often time to postpone the reconstruction of the disaster area, don't think about it for two years, it is almost five years to prepare, not only save money, but also can be paid slowly in installments.

In this way, it is really possible to build battle armor and enhance national strength.

It's just that, let's forget about the blessings of heaven and earth, and leave it to the kings of future generations to toss slowly.

It is equivalent to leaving a family property.

But facing this choice, Emperor Yongsheng was obviously not happy.

As an emperor, he naturally knew that if he could solve the problems of the three major disaster areas and complete the oasis migration at the same time, he would add a lot of ink to himself, and his achievements would surpass his father.

the student surpasses the master.

He couldn't give up such an honor.

But it's not that the Ministry of Households doesn't support it, two words, money.

It is impossible to do good things without money.

And it's such a big and scary thing.

He Yanzhen did not miss the last sentence, one generation does the work of one generation, you can rest, Your Majesty, the Great Xia Dynasty has begun to reach its peak, if you do nothing, wait 20 years, the peak will come.

At that time, all the credit will still be yours.

But he didn't say anything.

Can't say.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Emperor Yongsheng was a little silent. He really didn't know where to get such an astronomical sum.

"It's really not possible, why don't we gather an army and destroy the Huns?"

At this time, Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and he thought of a way to make money.

Destroy the Huns.

The Xiongnu Kingdom definitely has a lot of silver, 50 taels of silver is definitely not there, but one hundred million taels cannot escape, and if it really captures the Xiongnu Kingdom, sell all the things, and then capture the Huns soldiers as slaves.

Solving at least half of the problems, or even all of them, is not enough for the country.

The Xiongnu king's court did not have much money, but there were many merchants in the Xiongnu country. When a war broke out, all the money had to be confiscated, which is really a way.

"Your Majesty, don't even think about it."

"Let's not talk about whether the Xiongnu Kingdom can be defeated. If it can be defeated, the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty are not vegetarians."

"Besides, we are short of money here, and your majesty is going to fight again, do you think it's appropriate?"

"Besides, what reason do we have to go to war? The Alliance is a reason, but it's not a good reason either."

He Yan spoke helplessly.

It is indeed not a bad thing to fight to earn money, but the current situation makes it impossible to fight.

There is no reason.

The country is also dealing with a state of disuse.

Why bother?
Now that the Great Xia Dynasty is doing nothing, it is getting stronger and stronger, so why go to war?
To be honest, if Emperor Yongsheng was not impatient and wanted to solve all the problems in a short time, he could have done nothing.

But this point, in fact, everyone in the court can understand Yongsheng the Great.

The disaster area can't be solved, and the heart is upset, and it is difficult to carry out any work.

The five oases don't let people pass by, and they look upset. It's like there is a golden mountain in front of them. They don't have many tools and manpower, and the mining progress is very slow.

Obviously, he could become the richest person, but due to various reasons, he was deadlocked.

very annoying.

Very annoying.

Also at this time.

A voice sounded outside.

"His Majesty."

"News came from Dali Temple that King Qin had pleaded guilty, so the Ministry of Criminal Justice sentenced King Qin to a ten-year salary, demoted him from the throne, and demoted him to be a marquis. He guarded the southwestern border for the Great Xia Dynasty in the bitterly cold southwestern region, and he was not allowed to return to Beijing for life unless there was an edict. "

As the sound outside sounded.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Emperor Yongsheng was a little silent.

But after a while, Emperor Yongsheng spoke slowly.

"allow."

With this voice sounded.

He Yan in the hall couldn't help bowing his head.

As guessed by all the officials in the court, it is impossible for a father to kill his son, and Emperor Yongsheng's goal is for King Qin to become a vassal.

It is nothing to be demoted to be a Marquis, he is the King of Qin, even if he is demoted to be a Marquis, so what?

Who would dare to take him for a marquis?

He is still the prince. When the crown prince takes over in the future, if King Qin is honest, he will still restore the throne.

This result is not surprising.

"okay."

"In any case, let's deal with the disaster area in Longxi County first."

"Other things, let's talk about it later."

Emperor Yongsheng spoke.

He is a little upset now, because of this astronomical sum.

"Sir, lead the order."

He Yan nodded, but did not leave, but looked at Emperor Yongsheng and said.

"Your Majesty, in a few days, it will be time to collect national taxes."

"The minister believes that it is better not to collect the grain tax in Jiangzhong County this year. If it is really collected, it may arouse the resentment of the people. Secondly, the minister believes that Jiangzhong County will not be able to produce much food, so it is better to postpone it for a year. ,how?"

He Yan opened his mouth and mentioned the matter of Jiangzhong County.

The collection of Jiangzhong county's grain tax is a headache for the household department.

Jiangzhong County has just been hit by a severe drought. Although it has been stabilized by Gu Jinnian, it is estimated that there is not much grain to collect. If someone is sent to collect grain.

That would be really shameless.

It will be troublesome to arouse public grievances later.

This is also the meaning inside the imperial court. Everyone supports the idea of ​​the Ministry of Households, let's relax for a year.

"Need not."

"Normal collection is fine."

But others don't know what's going on in Jiangzhong County, but Emperor Yongsheng knows it well.

According to Jin Nian's intentions, Jiangzhong County's grain tax will come up in a few days, which may shock the government and the public.

Emperor Yongsheng calculated that, if nothing unexpected happened, the guaranteed minimum grain of 5000 million shi could be as high as 8000 million shi.

He does not ask for 8000 million shi.

6000 million shi would be fine.

At least the food problem in the three major disaster areas can be solved, and it is solved perfectly. Thinking of this matter, Emperor Yongsheng is quite happy in his heart.

Finally solved a problem.

"His Majesty."

"That's not good."

When He Yan heard this, he couldn't hold back anymore. He thought that Emperor Yongsheng would agree, but he didn't expect to expropriate directly?

Isn't this putting Hubu on the fire?

"Do as I wish."

Emperor Yongsheng spoke with a calm expression.

"According to the order."

He Yan said nothing, turned around and left.

And after He Yan left.

Not long after, a figure quickly entered.

Hand over a thick dossier.

It was Wei Xian's figure.

"His Majesty."

"The situation has been ascertained. In Donglin County, what the King of Qin did was indeed right, but everything happened for a reason. It was not the King of Qin's idea, but someone took it out of context and framed the King of Qin."

Wei Xian opened his mouth and placed the thick dossier in front of Emperor Yongsheng.

"How did Yushitai, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishments, and the Ministry of War know about the dossier?"

Hearing this answer, Emperor Yongsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Also ask about the second thing.

"According to the investigation, it was the person who provided the criminal evidence and sent it in person. However, the old servant secretly investigated one by one. These people did not lie. According to Daru's questioning, it was found that they did not lie, but Daru answered that it is very likely that it is a matter of deviation. .”

"They didn't know much information, and they had a misunderstanding, so they insisted on King Qin's crime."

The latter replied, saying so.

"Misunderstand?"

"They can take advantage of misunderstandings and frame the second child. These people are really amazing."

"If it wasn't for my doubts, I'm afraid I would really be fooled."

Emperor Yongsheng muttered to himself.

But after a while, he shook his head and said.

"Do not."

"He guessed that I would investigate to this point. Their purpose is not this, but to separate me from my second child, father and son."

Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth, and in an instant, he wanted to understand many things.

"His Majesty."

"Since the investigation has been clear, it is better to return King Qin's innocence. Thinking about the suffering of these few days in prison, King Qin has calmed down. There is no one in this world who hates his father."

Wei Xian opened his mouth and asked like this.

"Need not."

"I'll go there myself."

Emperor Yongsheng didn't say much.

In fact, he did have doubts about King Qin, but as a father, how could he look down on his son?
From the bottom of his heart, Emperor Yongsheng did not think King Qin would do such things.

But the situation is compelling.

In addition, he needed to do this, so he made King Qin suffer.

Because he needs to use this opportunity to find some people out.

It would not be a good thing for the Great Xia Dynasty if these people were not found out, nor would it be a good thing for Gu Jinnian, nor would it be a good thing for anyone.

Now, he was going to resolve the father-son gap.

After about a quarter of an hour.

Inside the prison.

Very dark.

King Qin still has disheveled hair, but the domineering look between his brows cannot be concealed.

creak.

The cell door opened.

Wearing black clothes, Emperor Yongsheng walked slowly into the prison.

He held a pastry box in his hand and placed it directly in front of King Qin.

Watching his father appear, King Qin's face was calm, his eyes still numb.

Emperor Yongsheng did not speak.

Instead, sit quietly.

After a quarter of an hour, the pastry box was slowly opened.

"This is your favorite pastry."

"Father knows that there are some things that Daddy did wrong."

"But sitting in this position, there are many things to consider."

Emperor Yongsheng spoke lightly.

He knew that what he said that day was too unfeeling, and every word was like a knife, piercing Qin Wang's heart.

But sometimes, as an emperor, he also has the helplessness of an emperor.

King Qin was silent.

Still very silent.

At this time, Emperor Yongsheng's voice continued to sound.

"Big summer disaster, flint falls to Beijing."

"Li Ruoyu and Lu Chengyan are holding two volumes of sage scriptures."

"There is also a man named Chang Yuntian, who even took out half a volume of scriptures on the Mandate of Heaven."

"You say it's strange, isn't it?"

"Something happened in Longxi County, they didn't come."

"An accident happened in Jiangzhong County, and they didn't come."

"I don't know how many soldiers and soldiers died in the mountain fire in Donglin County. They don't need any holy man scriptures. Even a volume of saint scriptures can solve half of the problem."

"However, it appeared at this time."

Emperor Yongsheng didn't say anything from the bottom of his heart, but talked about it with King Qin.

"Jiangnan County donated 17 taels of silver. It stands to reason that these businessmen should be in a panic, but I sent people there, and these businessmen are still procrastinating."

"Sometimes I'm thinking, is it because I don't have dignity anymore, or is it that these businessmen are all blind to money and don't even want their lives?"

"A year ago, Jinnian drowned."

"Followed by the flood in Jiangning County, and the disappearance of children in Jiangling County."

"This time it's another natural disaster."

"Today is you, a dignified prince, who was framed by someone."

"Don't you think about it, what the hell is going on?"

The voice of Emperor Yongsheng sounded.

Self-doubt.

However, King Qin's eyes were still numb.

Emperor Yongsheng did not stop.

Instead, keep talking.

"The Great Xia Dynasty is now approaching its peak."

"With Gu Jinnian around, it's as stable as gold."

"If you want to hinder the Great Xia Dynasty, you can only destroy it from within."

"Someone wants to be an official in the court, and wants to be the second Li Shan."

"With great power in his hands, to target Jinnian and influence the imperial court, there are many forces behind this person."

"Especially in the imperial court, there must be someone who is his strongest backing."

"But the whole person can't come forward, so he wants someone to recommend him. There are only two people who recommend him. One is the prince and the other is you."

"He came to you and brought you a powerful force, but father knows your character, so you will definitely not agree."

"Especially this person will threaten Jinnian."

"However, your refusal was within their expectations. They were prepared with two tactics, one of which was to frame you, to create a estrangement between you and my father and son, and you to have resentment toward me."

"They know that I will take this opportunity to let you go, and you are dissatisfied, so you will definitely not want to go, so they will appear and reach an agreement with you, so that you will become their pawn, and they will support you You ascend the throne."

Emperor Yongsheng said this.

Soon, he turned his gaze to Qin Wangdao.

"But what they don't know is."

"My son, Li Yan, no matter what, he would never do such a lowly thing."

"But Dad knows that you will definitely agree to them, because you want to do whatever you can, and you will cover up all their crimes, just to go deep into it, so as to launch a coup and let them all emerge."

"At this time, you will tell Jinnian to make all preparations and kill them all."

"Is it right?"

When Emperor Yongsheng said this.

He looked straight at King Qin.

The latter remained silent.

But his breath was already a little messy.

Because my father guessed very accurately, but there was only one link missing.

The last link.

"Second child."

"Father knows, it's not easy for you."

"But the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat."

"Since ascending the throne, during these countless days and nights, Dad has actually thought about Yi Chu many times."

"But the mistake is that you were born a few years late."

"Dad owes you too much in this life."

"If you are still father and son in the next life, dad will definitely give it back to you."

When Emperor Yongsheng said this, he couldn't help crying.

These words are all words from the heart.

He knew how much King Qin had paid. When he followed him to rebel, he really suffered a lot.

Every time he charged into battle, it was his own son who stepped forward.

why?
Because he is his own son, if you want to improve morale, you must let him go up.

Otherwise, how can the soldiers obey?
But every time he charged, he was worried.

Afraid of hearing bad news.

at this time.

King Qin's eyes were rosy, he lowered his head, his hair was wet with tears, but he still didn't say a word.

"Second child."

"Jinnian has done too much for our Li family."

"Some things should be solved by our family. It is impossible to let Jinnian do everything."

"After these things are over."

"Father will take you to fight. Together, father and son, we will fight to the court of the Huns and to the land of the vast sea."

Emperor Yongsheng said this.

Taking a deep breath, he got up and left.

After Emperor Yongsheng left.

After a while.

With tears in his eyes, King Qin picked up the pastry, bit it down slowly, and chewed with tears in his eyes.

It wasn't the words from the heart of Emperor Yongsheng that moved him.

But everything that his father guessed was exactly the same as what he thought.

This means.

As a father, I know myself and believe in myself.

And this time.

Among the household department.

Many officials of the imperial court also gathered here.

The reason for this is naturally the grain taxation of Jiangzhong County.

The officials discussed.

After more than an hour, the final result of the discussion was that the Ministers of the Ministry of Officials, Ministers of the Ministry of Rites and Ministers of the Household Department re-entered the palace together and asked Emperor Yongsheng for mercy to exempt Jiangzhong County from taxation this year.

However, the result is obvious and remains unchanged.

This completely silenced the entire household department.

In the end, in desperation, the Ministry of Household Affairs sent several officials to follow the Minister of Rites, Yang Kai, to Jiangzhong County in person.

The reason for letting Yang Kai go is simple.

Reduce the impact a little to avoid any conflicts.

And so.

In the blink of an eye.

Another three days passed.

The king of Qin has already returned to the mansion, and he will soon become a feudal lord.

But no one knows when it will be in the near future, anyway, Emperor Yongsheng didn't make a decree.

And the grain taxes from all over the country are also being shipped in one after another.

At the same time, a piece of good news also came.

News from Gangnam County.

The donations reached 5000 million taels, and businessmen from all over Jiangnan County are willing to donate food, agricultural tools, cattle, and a large amount of wood to help the three disaster-stricken areas rebuild their homes.

This matter was mentioned by the Qin Palace, because the distant relative of Princess Qin, who is one of the rich merchants in Jiangnan County, took the initiative to appeal and made great efforts.

No one cared who the princess was, a distant relative.

For the Ministry of Households.

The silver and various materials donated by Jiangnan County are what they really need.

A big sigh of relief.

then.

Another three days passed.

In the peaceful Great Xia capital, at this moment, two things happened.

the first.

Gu Jinnian has left the customs.

second.

Jiangzhong County completed the wheat harvest, and Yang Kai got the total tax revenue of Jiangzhong County for this year.