Chu garlic

Chapter 28

"Although I am eager to love talents, I don't want to force others to make things difficult. That day when Zhong Shan first met, I have been thinking about it all the time, but I don't know if she has already agreed to others, so I made this bad plan, procrastinated for a while, and tried it out." Zixin's sweetheart is his own younger brother, for someone else, all he needs is an imperial decree!Sima Yan procrastinated for time, but hoped that Chu Suanzi would change his mind and give up his brother-in-law.

Empress Du asked cautiously: "What if she really committed herself to someone else?"

"In time, she might change her mind. If my sincerity can't be exchanged for my sincerity, what's the point? I might choose to let go, or kill her!" Sima Yan's eyes glowed coldly: "Since I If you can’t get it, no one else can get it!”

"Didn't Your Majesty always say that true love is rare in this world?" Empress Du was secretly happy, but she still tried her best to persuade Sima Yan to give up the idea of ​​accepting the concubine: "Since true love is precious, why don't Your Majesty fulfill this true love?"

"Hmph, fulfillment?!" Sima Yan sneered and said, "If she insists on choosing someone else, I believe it must be a true relationship. However, this is the true relationship between her and others! It doesn't belong to me!" Sima Yan was emotionally excited. Protruding veins.

At this time, Sima Yan's heart has been completely overwhelmed and occupied by Chu Suanzi, and capturing Chu Suanzi's heart has become his obsession.He not only wants to have Chu Suanzi's person as soon as possible, but also wants to get her true love.To be favored by the emperor is the supreme honor for a woman.Sima Yan believed that with the honor of an emperor, and even more so with the sincerity of an emperor, he could definitely exchange for a woman's heart.

As an emperor, condescending to pursue a woman he loves, but not being able to love her, is undoubtedly a great shame to the emperor!The majestic king of a country, in the heart of a woman, can't compare to other men, even if this person is her own younger brother, she is the king, and the younger brother is a minister, a minister must never challenge the imperial power, and must not compete with the king for his love!However, Sima Yan is single and weak, so he must vigorously cultivate party members and cronies. His younger brother Sima Yue is undoubtedly his most powerful and trustworthy person.On one side is the person he likes, and on the other side is his own brother, such a difficult matter, Sima Yan hesitated for a while, hesitating.

Wang Qizhi, Wang Dao's nephew, came to the prime minister's mansion to plead with Wang Dao.Wang Qizhi prostrated himself and knocked on the ground: "My nephew is wrong, please be merciful to my uncle! Save my nephew! Stealing rice stored in the state treasury is indeed not my nephew's idea! Due to the drought in the territory, the fields lost their harvest. They took advantage of my nephew's If you are not here, take the initiative to steal stored rice to fill your own granary. It is said that you are all relying on uncle, you are so bold, and it is because your nephew is not strict in discipline, and this kind of disaster caused such disasters, which alarmed the government and the public."

"Uncle, I am now assisting the government. I don't care about minor inspections. I have a big outline, and you are a big family. Everything is for the purpose of peace, but you come to make trouble for me! Yu Liang is stationed in an important town, with military power in his hands. He is always looking for the old man's fault. I'm afraid I won't be able to catch the old man. It's good that you have caused me such a disaster at this juncture, the government and the people are in an uproar, and Your Majesty Long Yan is furious!" Director Wang was furious.

"Uncle, you should punish your nephew. My nephew knows it's wrong! It's all because of my nephew's negligence, pampering his subordinates, and lax discipline. But, the most hateful thing is that a group of powerful martial arts came out of nowhere. The refugees are outnumbered, and the Tibetan rice they stole was taken away by them! We are wronged! They are the ones who should be arrested!" Wang Qizhi felt wronged.

Director Wang scolded angrily: "You still have the face to say it! Martial arts are not as strong as others, and you are still complaining about grievances here. If you hadn't stolen food first, how could there be refugees who robbed food later?!"

"This kind of vagrants and bandits are really abominable. My nephew is really wronged. He lost his wife and lost his army. He fetched water from a bamboo basket and got nothing. He also angered His Majesty. Uncle must be the master for my nephew. Think of a way. Save my nephew!"

"It seems that you came prepared, how could this group of refugees know your whereabouts?" Director Wang pondered.

"Someone must have leaked the news. My nephew will investigate this matter strictly when he returns."

Director Wang shook his head, sighed, and said, "For the sake of the relationship between you and my uncle and nephew, I will spare you just once! Go back and face the wall and think about your past, reflect on your mistakes, and discipline your subordinates. If you dare, there will be another time. He will be punished severely!"

Wang Qizhi hurriedly kowtowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you uncle! I knew that uncle would definitely help my nephew! My nephew promises not to be an example!"

The prison guard was torturing the supervisor in charge of the warehouse in Stone City: "Say it or not?! Tell me the truth, or you will die in an ugly way!"

The supervisor had been beaten all over his body and was dying: "What do you say? I'm just a small warehouse supervisor, and those thieves really have nothing to do with me! It's not me, it's really not me! I don't know anything I am wronged! I am wronged!" The supervisor tried his best to shout out his injustice.

"You still dare to speak hard! Continue beating! Give me a hard beating! Beat your skin to pieces, and see if you will confess!" The prison guard looked grim.

"Ah! Spare me! Wronged, wronged!" The whip lashed his body again and again, and the supervisor cried out terribly, and soon passed out.The prison guard ordered someone to pour a basin of cold water on his face to wake him up.The supervisor has disheveled hair and blood all over his body: "I didn't do it, I really didn't do it! It's none of my business!"

"It's a tough one! Keep hitting! Hit hard! Let's see if you move or not?!"

The supervisor was powerless, but his eyes were fierce: "Even if you beat me to death, I will not admit it! You are a trick of torture! I will not let you go even if I go to the underworld!"

The prison warden was aroused and said, "Beat! Keep beating!" The supervisor screamed.The prison warden said viciously: "Stop! Still refuse to explain! I want to see if your bones are hard, or the iron is hard! Put on the torture!"

The red-hot iron radiated the light of death, and it burned on the supervisor, causing screams that tore through the sky.The supervisor finally begged for mercy: "Ah! Don't! I beg you! I'll recruit, I'll recruit!" The supervisor beat him up and became a scapegoat.

Sima Yan drove Yuntai Hall to visit Chu Suanzi.Chu Suanzi hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "My daughter pays homage to Your Majesty!"

"Miss Chu, please hurry up!" Sima Yan asked with concern: "The three-day deadline is coming up, I wonder how Miss Chu is thinking?"

Chu Suanzi was evasive: "Your Majesty, my daughter..."

Sima Yan changed the subject: "Oh, Miss Chu, you don't need to rush to answer now, let me ask you, are you still used to it in the palace these two days?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are rich clothes and fine food in the palace, there are dedicated people to serve, and the empress is taking care of you. You can listen to the fragrance of plum blossoms with a lamp, but you don't know that the world is long."

"That being the case, why don't Miss Chu stay in the palace? How about I accept you as a concubine? I will make you a concubine, the first among the three wives, second only to the queen. I will choose an auspicious day and I will hold a canonization ceremony for you." Sima Yan affectionate.

Chu Suanzi quickly bowed down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, for thousands of years, I have been honored by my ministers and daughters. I am lucky to meet your majesty in three lives! Your majesty is wise and admired by all people, but please forgive my ministers for not agreeing to be your majesty's concubine."

Sima Yan helped her up: "Why? Miss, get up and talk."

Chu Suanzi was nervous and shy, bit her lips lightly, and mustered up her courage: "It's because, my servant, I have already promised others."

Although Sima Yan's heart was as bright as a mirror, when Chu Suanzi said it himself, his heart was very painful: "Oh? Who is it? I can't compare his position in Miss Chu's heart?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, my daughter and he are life and death friends, and he once saved my little girl's life."

"Saved your life? It's just a life-saving grace. Why should the girl sacrifice her life's happiness with her body?"

Chu Suanzi said resolutely: "Maybe this is the fate of the marriage, the fate destined in the dark, the minister and he have sworn each other, and he will not marry in this life!"

"What if I insist on Miss Chu agreeing to be my concubine?" Sima Yan was not happy.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to forgive me for not being able to obey your orders." Chu Suanzi resolutely refused.

"Do you dare to resist the order?!"

Chu Suanzi hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, my servant will never dare!"

"If you don't agree, believe it or not, I will kill you!" Sima Yan feigned anger.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Chu Suanzi's face was ashen.

"Dare to talk to me like this, Chu Suanzi, you are No.1!" Sima Yan's eyes were sharp: "Don't rely on my favor to be confident!" Sima Yan's tone softened a little: "I am the emperor, whoever you want to get, you can do it together!" The imperial decree is enough! But I don’t want to embarrass a woman I like! I want her to be my concubine willingly! Do you understand?!”

"Yes! Your Majesty! My daughter understands!" Chu Suanzi prostrated himself on the ground, and suddenly seeing Sima Yan's love and compassion, he mustered up his courage and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the refugees robbed the treasury of food and resettled them. My daughter has a humble opinion." , maybe you can suspend your majesty's urgent need, if your majesty agrees, can you take it back?"

"Oh? Miss Chu, what's the best strategy? I'd like to hear it." Sima Yan was very interested.

Chu Suanzi said: "Now the people are in exile, the Central Plains is depressed, there is no smoke for thousands of miles, wars are still frequent, disasters occur frequently, and land is annexed. The people of the Central Plains have taken refuge in Jiangzuo, and many people who have traveled south have left their homes and poured into the suzerain, The gates of the big family become tenants or private households, or even slaves. How to properly resettle them is imminent, otherwise the mountains and rivers will be full of chaos, and the people will be ruined!"

"That's right! It's exactly as Miss Chu said! Powerful tyrants from the north and the south compete to recruit tourists and food, and the number of registered households is wasted, so that the country is disadvantaged and the family is rich. Anyone with more than ten feet of stolen goods will be thrown out of the market." Sima Yan nodded.

"When His Majesty set up the prefectures and counties, he injected the refugees into Baiji, and became empty households who did not pay taxes or submit to corvee, while the aristocratic families hid a large number of household registrations, and at the same time had a large number of floating population. The ministers think that the land reform should be carried out , rectify the counties and counties of overseas Chinese, change the white registration to the yellow registration, and unify the northern overseas population and floating population into the local household registration, so as to accelerate the integration of the north and the south and increase the imperial tax." Chu Suanzi strongly advised.

"If all the princes and princes are officially registered in Tuduan, the households are equal to the people, and the preferential treatment of overseas Chinese states and counties is cancelled, tax revenue will be increased, and the country will be rich. However, it is not easy to implement the law of Tuanjuan. All the famous families have made false reports It is not easy for them to report the real population of their own land!" Sima Yan was worried.

Chu Suanzi's eyes cut water, and a cold chill suddenly appeared: "The number of people who are hidden by the nobles of the family is huge, often counting in thousands, and the response to them is strict. Your Majesty can kill as much as possible. When necessary, bear the brunt of the three or five." A big family will use a knife, use poor people, give both kindness and power, and break through the barriers and obstacles of the family. Anyone who violates it will be disloyal and unrighteous! The leader will be punished!"

"The implementation of this plan is quite tricky, and it will not be achieved overnight. I will discuss it with the courtiers again." Sima Yanlong was very happy, and said, "Miss Chu is a girl, but she has the talent for managing the country! Women don't give up! If a girl is born with a male body, she must be my pillar of talent!"

"Your Majesty's absurd praise! The courtiers are willing to do their best to share the worries of His Majesty. I also hope that Your Majesty will make it happen and let the courtiers out of the palace!" Chu Suanzi turned his eyes and begged bitterly.

Sima Yan restrained his smile: "Miss Chu can be called a virtuous assistant, and I can't let you out of the palace! Miss Chu doesn't know something. I cherish jade and talent even more. How can I be willing to let you go?"

Chu Suanzi's heart was on fire: "Your Majesty, you..." Before he finished speaking, Mu Ye rushed to report: "Your Majesty! The Prime Minister is begging to see you!"

"Hurry up please!"

(End of this chapter)