Raid

Chapter 25 Security
Emperor Yuan Jia coughed lightly, breaking the current situation.Everyone in the hall looked up at the young emperor.

"Lieutenant Guan has made great achievements and has always been loyal to the emperor. The late emperor often praised him when he was there. It must be Chen Run's lawlessness, who deceived the lieutenant and caused the current catastrophe." Emperor Yuan Jia spoke carefully.

Meng Songyan frowned upon hearing this.

Rong Zhi's eyes were even more surprised, but he was only a sixth-rank official, no one would notice him at all.Guan Dang can use such words to whitewash peace, but the emperor can't really think so.

"It's not as good as this. If the lieutenant's merits and demerits are balanced, he will not be rewarded or punished. But Chen Run is really hateful. I will order him to die immediately."

"Absolutely not!" Meng Songyan hastily retorted.

Zhou Fa, the attendant of Zhou, also echoed, "My lord, merit is merit, and demerit is demerit. How can we talk about it together?"

It is rare for Meng Songyan to agree with Zhou Fa. He said seriously: "When this incident happened, it not only damaged Fengshan Bieyuan and the first emperor's handwriting, but also the reputation of the Holy Majesty. The current court situation is unstable. After yesterday's incident, rumors spread quickly. Spread among the common people. There are even rumors that this matter was ordered by the Holy Majesty. The Holy Majesty is now in an unfilial and unrighteous place by Guan Zhi. Even though Guan Zhi has merit, it is difficult to offset it!"

"What the Taifu said is very true. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, it is a fact that the sage is now destroyed by the hands of Lieutenant Guan. If there is no punishment, what will be the face of the emperor? If it spreads to the ears of the people, I am afraid that everyone will I feel that the matter in the other courtyard was ordered by the Holy One." Zhou Fa also stood up.

"Who dares to speculate maliciously in the light of the holy candle? If there are troublemakers, they should kill them. Are you still ignoring the heroes for their stalking?" Su Changtai stood up and retorted.

Guan Zhi also acted hypocritically, "Slaves dare not claim credit, let alone begging for credit. Mistrusting Chen Run is really the fault of slaves."

There was another quarrel in the court, and the quarreling made Emperor Yuan Jia a headache.

Dissatisfaction filled his chest, Emperor Yuan Jia looked at the few people who were in a stalemate in the court, his hand pressed on the Zhuo case, his fingertips turned white.

He is the emperor, but how many people regard him as a real emperor in this civil and military court?Every imperial decree of his must be nodded by the courtiers before it can be implemented.If Zhongshu Sheng and Meng Taifu disagreed, his imperial decree could not even leave the palace.Now that he wants to protect someone, the courtiers are all against him. If he can't be arbitrary, what kind of emperor is he!
"Your Majesty, according to my view, Lieutenant Guan has indeed hurt Shengming, but the lieutenant has worked hard and made great achievements, so it cannot be questioned. It is better to give the lieutenant a chance to redeem his merits, and let the lieutenant be responsible for negotiating with Xirong to finalize the tax. If the business is successful, You can let the past go. If it doesn’t work, it’s not too late to ask about the crime.”

This round couldn't get rid of Guan Zhi, after realizing this reality, Rong Zhi stood up as if resigned to his fate.

"Rong Yushi said it lightly. Could it be that only the lieutenant, who is civil and military in the Manchu Dynasty, can negotiate business with Xirong? There are so many talents in the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, so it is impossible to negotiate a few business deals?" Zhou Shutao quickly retorted.

Rong Zhi's eyes were slightly cold, "Since Yongping five years ago, there has never been a year in which we have earned 100 million yuan in business with foreigners. General Zhonglang said that the country is full of talents. I don't know where these talents have earned their money? Over the years, not to mention 500 million guan, there are millions of guan trade income every year. Then the famine in Yuanzhou one year ago and the heavy snow in Wanzhou the next year will not make people lose their lives! Zhonglang will speak with certainty. At the time of the thousand-gold red-maned horse, the common people couldn't even afford a penny of porridge!"

Since he has chosen to be a "sycophant", what is he afraid of offending his colleagues?Besides, what he said was indeed true.Over the years, the treasury revenue has decreased year by year, while expenditure has increased year by year.The shortfall of each item is not because the "talents" in the court are too "abundant".

The eunuchs are filthy, so where can the Zhou family get clean?It's true that eunuchs have been working as minions for tigers these years, but in the past few decades, it was the Zhou family who lay on Bei Qi's body to suck blood!They are not good people, but now they blame each other, which is really ridiculous.

"you!"

Rong Zhi turned sideways, without looking at Zhou Shutao, and continued to speak: "My lord, according to my minister, the most important thing now is not to determine the merits and demerits of Lieutenant Guan. The most urgent thing is to save the damage caused by Chen Shaojian's fault. reputation."

"Rong Yushi said lightly, if Lieutenant Guan is not severely punished, then why is the name of the sage Shangqing? Is it really like what Su Siqing said, killing them one by one? The sage is the sage king of the world, can he still be violent? matter?" Zhou Shuzhan said coldly.

Rong Zhi was not afraid of Zhou Shuzhan, he said seriously: "Your Majesty is a wise man, why should you sacrifice your loyal officials and people to improve your reputation? According to my humble opinion, the matter has come to an end, the Holy Majesty might as well punish Chen Shaojian severely, and then comfort the group of Caixuan and others." The family members of the women who came here showed His Majesty’s sageness and kindness. As for the group of women, His Majesty arranged to go to the imperial mausoleum day and night to pray for the country’s court, and His Majesty himself also ordered to keep filial piety for the first emperor for three years, fulfilling the responsibility of a son of man. Wait until three years Afterwards, bring those sons of good families back to the palace. In this way, the world will know that the Holy Majesty was careful in choosing the sons of good families, and no one would dare to accuse His Majesty of being unfilial."

Emperor Yuanjia didn't want to, the late emperor was not his own father, and ordinary people only need to observe a hundred days, so why should he observe a filial piety for three years.

Different from Emperor Yuan Jia's dissatisfaction, Rong Zhi's words, even if they were as hostile as the Zhou family, they couldn't find any refutation.

This is indeed a good way to save.National mourning is close to color, which is unfilial.But if the Holy Majesty is not only not close, but also asks himself to observe filial piety for three years, then the rumors of unfilial piety will be self-defeating.

As for the group of good families who were innocently selected, the Holy One chose to be included in the harem only because he was afraid that they would not have the chance to marry after they were sent back home.This kind of arrangement further demonstrates the benevolence of the Holy One.

Who would accuse the Holy One of being unfilial and unkind?
Be it the Qing officials or the Zhou family, they couldn't find a better solution, and they couldn't really deal with Guan Zhi.

After all, not everyone can earn 500 million guan for the poor and weak Northern Qi.

Meng Songyan felt sad, but there was nothing he could do.Zhou Fa looked at Rong Zhi with regret.Zhou Shuzhan's heart was unwilling, and his expression was not obvious.Zhou Shutao, on the other hand, had a gloomy expression, with a bad look on his face.After suppressing the joy in his heart, Guan Zhi gave Rong Zhi a touch of appreciation.

Rong Zhi is neither humble nor overbearing, like green bamboo ripples.All civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty sighed, how could such a person recognize the eunuch as his father.

After several discussions, the court had no choice but to compromise, and everyone took a step back.Emperor Yuanjia ordered Chen Run to die, temporarily removed Guan Zhi from the position of lieutenant in the Shence Army, and handed over all trade affairs to Guan Zhi.

So far, the matter has just been done.

(End of this chapter)