At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 287

The struggle between religions has always been very cruel. Both Buddhism and Taoism are religions with relatively mild teachings. Even so, there have been several incidents of extermination of Buddhism in history. It is conceivable that if it is replaced by other aggressive religions What kind of situation will it be, so it is understandable that the two factions of Buddhism and Taoism will show their magical powers and expand their influence on the ruling class, but Gao Bufan still feels a little uncomfortable when he thinks that he may be used by Bai Yunshang, especially if the other party's move is In order to get close to Yang Guang.

Of course, Gao Bufan was just guessing, and it could not be ruled out that Ha Chi was grateful from the bottom of his heart, so he couldn't help saying the above words.

At this time, I heard Ha Chi say again: "Gao Mujian has no wind in his sleeves, and he refused to accept the reward from our department. Later, my father heard from Gao Mujian that the emperor was preparing for the Eastern Expedition and needed a lot of war horses. So my father discussed with everyone and decided I will present three hundred first-class war horses, three hundred pieces of cowhide and three hundred pieces of fox skins to you, the emperor, and I wish the emperor a victory and defeat Goguryeo!"

Yang Guang was naturally very happy when he heard the words. Although such a small amount of tribute is not enough to fit his teeth, it is still a "foreigner" tribute. It is rare that the Hari Ministry still supports his Eastern Expedition. He smiled and said: "Your patriarch really has a heart, um, Supervisor Gao Loyalty is also worthy of praise, pass on my decree, and reward Hari Department with 1000 taels of gold, 3000 taels of silver, 200,000 coins, [-] bolts of silk, [-] bolts of silk, and [-] bolts of linen."

Hearing this, the Ha brothers were so excited that they almost jumped up, wow haha, the boss really did not lie, this time he really made a lot of money, he hurriedly plopped down on his knees, bowed his head, and said loudly: "Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty! Too generous, the Ministry of Hari will always be loyal to your people."

Empress Xiao smiled lightly and said, "The two tribute envoys are really straightforward."

Yang Guang laughed heartily, and said again: "Guard Gao Mu's loyalty is commendable, and he also rewards fifty bolts of silk, fifty bolts of silk, and one hundred thousand dollars!"

Yu Wenhuaji couldn't help being jealous, grandma, this kid is so fucking lucky, he can meet such a good thing when he runs out to choose a racecourse!

Gao Bufan hastily said: "I have thanked the emperor for the reward, but I am ashamed and dare not accept it."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was stunned, including Yang Guang and Empress Xiao. How strange, there are still courtiers who don't want rewards?

Yang Guang frowned and said, "Why did Supervisor Gao Mu say that?"

Gao Bufan lifted the hem of his official robe, knelt down on the ground and bowed his head in shame, and said: "I am not doing my job well, so I apologize to the emperor."

Most of the people present were veterans of the officialdom, and when they saw this, they immediately smelled something unusual. Yu Wenshu's eyes were like eagles, Li Yuan was thoughtful, Pei Ju remained calm, Yang Yichen and Su Wei looked thoughtful, and Yu Wenhuaji followed suit. With a suspicious look on his face, there was still a trace of uneasiness in his heart, and he thought to himself: "I don't know what the hell this kid is going to do?"

Yang Guang's complexion was a little gloomy. He didn't like courtiers who played cards out of common sense and made him unpredictable. However, he himself liked to be an emperor whose majesty was unpredictable. Is there a crime?"

Gao Bufan lowered his eyebrows and replied: "Seeing that the Emperor's Eastern Expedition is imminent, there is a severe shortage of war horses in the army. As the shepherd supervisor of Zhuo County, I couldn't complete the quota of war horses assigned to Zhuo County by the imperial court before the year, so I am guilty! "

As soon as this remark came out, Yu Wenhua and this guy shuddered cleverly. Sure enough, this kid Gao Bufan was aiming at him from the very beginning, and this trick of using retreat as an advance is really fucking insidious!

Pei Ju, Su Wei, Li Yuan and the others couldn't help but slightly changed their gazes at Gao Bufan, and they had to say to themselves that they are awesome.

In fact, Yu Wenhua and Gao Bufan deliberately put on small shoes. All the bigwigs present had heard about it, but they didn't pay much attention to it. It's quite a toss, but he created a Harry department out of thin air, and was summoned by the emperor again in the name of paying tribute. Just when everyone thought that Gao Bufan had made a profit, the matter was over. Unexpectedly, Gao Bufan didn't want the emperor's reward , played a trick of retreating to advance, and pointed the finger at the eunuch Shaoqing Yu Wenhuaji!
Obviously, Gao Bufan wanted to take this opportunity to fight against Yu Wenhua and the first army, and even the whole thing was aimed at Yu Huaji from the beginning. Without expert guidance behind him, this kid who is only 16 years old is too evil.

Yang Guang said a little displeased: "It's only the beginning of winter, so it's too early for Supervisor Gao Mu to plead guilty now?"

Gao Bufan sighed and said: "The emperor doesn't know something. Last year, Zhuo County confiscated a total of [-] war horses, an increase of [-]% on the basis of the previous year. This year, it will confiscate [-] horses, a full increase of [-]%. More than enough, almost doubled in two years.

Although Zhuo County is rich in resources and people, after all, there is a fixed number of war horses that are slaughtered every year in various horse farms. Last year, the quota was increased by [-]% to barely make up for it, but this year, it has increased by [-]% on the basis of last year. I will do it no matter what. No, unless the horse breeds and ungrown ponies are harvested to make up the number, but doing so is undoubtedly fishing in a dry marsh. Next year, Zhuo County will fall into a situation where there will be no horses to raise and no horses to use. This is the case in Zhuo County, presumably other counties Pretty much the same. "

Yang Guang couldn't help being terrified when he heard the words, is the situation really so serious?

As the saying goes, the important affairs of the country are sacrifices and soldiers. If there is no supply of war horses, the combat effectiveness of the army will inevitably be greatly weakened. As the king of a country, how could Yang Guang not know the significance of war horses to the army?
Yu Wenhua was in a hurry, and quickly jumped out and said: "Zhuo County is a rich and prosperous place, there are as many as twelve horse farms alone, how could it be impossible to get [-] horses out, Gao Changqing, don't be alarmist and deceive me here." emperor."

Gao Bufan said emotionally: "Your Majesty, I am definitely not alarmist, and I dare not deceive the Emperor in the slightest. If the imperial servant and young minister don't believe it, you can ask the owners of the horse farms in various places in Zhuo County to ask, or you can go there in person. Go to various racecourses to make statistics and verify, if it can be confirmed that the subordinate officials are indeed scaremongering, the subordinate officials are willing to apologise with death."

Yang Guang and Empress Xiao couldn't help being greatly moved when they heard the words, Gao Bufan bet his life, obviously it is impossible to lie.

Yu Wenhuaji couldn't make a sound at the time. The reason why he increased the quota of war horses in Zhuojun by [-]% was mainly to add obstacles to Gao Bufan, so that Gao Bufan could not get off the tiger. Impeach himself and remove him from office.

In other words, Yu Wenhuaji was the one who started the crime, how could he dare to go to various racecourses to make statistics and verify, not afraid of being pointed at his nose and scolded by others?Moreover, those horse farms are the ones whose interests are harmed. Even if they can really produce so many war horses, they will definitely hide the horses deliberately and pretend that they cannot be produced.

Therefore, even if Yu Wenhuaji went to the various racecourses to collect and verify in person, the final result would only be thankless, he would not do such a stupid thing, he could only sneer: "There is no need to verify, who knows that Supervisor Gao Mu and Are the owners of the various racecourses in collusion?"

As soon as this remark came out, Yu Wenshu couldn't help frowning, and secretly scolded his son for being stupid, it's fine if you hide behind your back and put on small shoes for Gao Bufan, those wealthy families in Zhuo County would at most take their anger out on Gao Bufan, you are in front of him now The emperor and all the ministers said that they colluded with Gao Bufan to deceive the emperor. This is a capital crime of beheading. It is no wonder that these wealthy families in Zhuojun do not hate you to death, especially the wealthy families like Fanyang and Lu. Offended.

So before Gao Bufan opened his mouth to fight back, Yu Wenshu had already yelled sharply: "Presumptuous, you ignorant son of a bitch, you dare to talk nonsense and slap your mouth in front of the emperor!"

Yu Wenhuaji was startled, his face turned pale all of a sudden, he was obviously very afraid of his father, he knelt down on the ground with a thump, he really raised his hand and slapped himself on the mouth and said: "Your speech is nonsense, please Your Majesty forgives you."

Yu Wenshu also hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down on the ground, sincerely said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has no way to teach his son, please punish him!"

Yang Guang's expression was normal, he couldn't see any emotion, and said calmly: "How did General Yuwen know that the eunuch Shaoqing was talking nonsense?"

Yu Wenshu felt a chill in his heart, almost broke out in a cold sweat, and said cautiously: "Supervisor Gao Mu has only been in office for a month, and I'm afraid he may not even have time to meet the stewards of the horse farms. How could he be in collusion with each other? Not to mention Supervisor Gao Mu's respect for the emperor and the court." The loyalty is obvious to all. Not only did he make great achievements in Liaodong, but he even brought a tribute to the emperor today. His unwavering loyalty to the emperor is a model of a minister. How could he do something to deceive the emperor? "

Yu Wenhuaji obviously recalled it at this time, and immediately echoed: "What my father said is very true. I said something indiscriminately for a while. I apologize to Supervisor Gao Mu. I deserve to die for my crime."

This style of painting changed too fast, even Gao Bufan was a little unexpected, but he had to lament that Jiang was still old and hot, Yu Wenshu's reaction was quick, and he wiped his son Yu Wenhuaji's ass in time, but it was enough Yu Wenhuaji drank a pot. After all, what you say is like poured water. It is not so easy to take it back, so he asked lightly: "Is the servant Shaoqing indiscriminate, or is it deliberately slander? Or even Public revenge?"

Yu Wenhua secretly hated him, but this guy was thick-skinned enough, so he said apologetically, "I just said something out of hand for a while, so I ask Mr. Gao Mujian to have a lot of it. If you forgive me, I will let it go."

Empress Xiao smiled and said: "The servant Shaoqing knows that he can make mistakes, but he is so helpless."

Empress Xiao's eldest daughter, Princess Nanyang, married Yuwenshu's third son Yuwen Shiji not long ago, so she naturally wanted to help her in-laws, so she hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.Yang Guang had always favored Yu Wenshu, so naturally he would not condemn Yu Wenhuaji for such a trivial matter, but he couldn't be so obviously biased under the eyes of everyone, so he reprimanded Yu Wenshu for a few words, and let the two father and son Wake up, this matter is passed lightly.

Gao Bufan originally wanted to continue to pursue, and if he didn't knock Yu Wenhuaji from the position of eunuch Shaoqing, he would at least beat him to death, but when he saw the attitudes of Empress Xiao and Yang Guang, he immediately recognized the interest Give up without hesitation, lest you go too far.

Yu Wenhua and Xie Zui retreated to the side and wiped off their cold sweat secretly. They glanced at Gao Bufan coldly, hating and fearful at the same time. He originally wanted to take advantage of the quota of war horses to punish Gao Bufan. Jun, if it wasn't for Lao Tzu's rescue and Empress Xiao's protection, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get away so easily today.

Yang Guang glanced at Gao Bufan with complicated eyes, and asked, "Yang Aiqing is the chief official of Taipu Temple, does it make sense for Zhuo County to levy [-]% of the horses?"

Although Yang Yichen is a Taipuqing, his main task at present is to train troops, because he is also one of the generals who went to the east to conquer Goguryeo, and he is responsible for leading the troops. host.

Of course, Yang Yichen also knew that Zhuo County was expropriated by [-]% of the war horses, but he was too lazy to ask. On the one hand, he also thought that Zhuo County was rich, so he could afford it, so he didn't interfere, and let Yu Wenhua and Hu come. Gao Bufan at this time Yang Yichen naturally couldn't be cautious when he brought the matter before the emperor, and replied truthfully: "Forty percent is indeed a bit much, and other counties only increase by [-] percent."

Yang Guang frowned and said, "Then why did Zhuo County increase by [-]%?"

"This..." Yang Yichen looked at Yu Wenhuaji, who was not stupid, and immediately stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, there is a severe shortage of war horses in the army. I think Zhuo County is rich, so I purposely increased it. I didn't expect to exceed the limit of the local racecourse, but I was negligent, it's my crime!"

"Since that's the case, then treat everyone equally. Zhuojun should also increase by [-]% on the basis of last year." Yang Guang obviously didn't intend to pursue Yu Wenhuaji. , so a fluttering sentence is the final word.

Gao Bufan frowned imperceptibly, but said with wit and humor: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"The emperor is holy!" All the officials in the hall said in unison.

Yu Wenhuaji heaved a sigh of relief, glanced at Gao Bufan with a little complacency, and said to himself: "You're still a smart boy, but you don't have the ability to knock me down, hmph!"

Next, Ha Chi and Ha Ni were taken down by the officials of Honglu Temple to settle down. Honglu Temple is a diplomatic institution, and it is in charge of paying tribute. Next, Ha Chi and Ha Ni had to bring the tribute they brought Hand it over to Honglu Temple.

Let’s talk about Gao Bufan leaving the Wenhua Palace and walking towards the gate of the palace. Although he didn’t knock down Yu Wenhuaji this time, he basically achieved his goal. He won the [-]% quota reduction, which is also considered a kindness to Lu Sanlang. I have explained something, if the owners of the horse farms in Zhuojun are sensible, they will definitely hand over the horses in full.

Gao Bufan walked out of Linshuo Palace and was about to return to the official office when a horse suddenly stopped beside him, and the curtain of the carriage was lifted immediately, revealing a grandma's face, it was indeed Li Yuan.

Gao Bufan was slightly stunned, he cupped his hands and saluted, "Your Majesty has met Tang Guogong!"

Li Yuan asked softly: "Gao Mujian is going back to the pastoral supervisor's office?"

Gao Bufan nodded, Li Yuan smiled and said, "I happen to be on the way, why don't Supervisor Gao Mu get in the car, and I will give you a ride on the way?"

　It's been a bit stuck for the past two days, so let's update it for now.

　　
　
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