The eldest princess pampered the beautiful, strong and miserable proton queen

The imperial doctors checked their pulse every hour, and each time they sighed, but she turned a deaf ear to them, but she tried her best to do whatever she could.

Fortunately, the eldest princess is fine.

Jiang Fuguang's face was pale and he turned his head. Yingluo's eyes were red with tears, and her face was full of excitement and joy. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her eyes were black and blue. Her face was very haggard. It was obvious that she had been taking care of her around the clock in the past few days.

Yingluo is fine too.

Then the other people in the eldest princess's mansion...

The imperial doctors came over quickly, knelt in front of the couch, and took turns taking the pulse of the eldest princess. They couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "The eldest princess is out of danger. From now on, you must avoid labor, worry, sorrow and joy, and have a good health." .”

The imperial doctors went down to discuss prescribing a prescription for the eldest princess.

Yingluo wiped away her tears and quickly fed the eldest princess medicine.

Jiang Fuguang's throat was dry and sore. He opened his mouth without making any sound. He squeezed his throat hard and managed to make a hoarse sound, as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper.

"Dufa, what happened?"

Yingluo was a little uneasy, eyeing the eldest princess, and told the news in the palace in the past few days, including the confusing news about Prince Rong.

"...Early this morning, the palace door opened, and Prime Minister Gu led his ministers into the palace. His Majesty's edict on passing the throne was read out in public, establishing Prince Rong as the successor designated by the late emperor."

Jiang Fuguang's face was calm. General Bai was a veteran minister. He had experienced three dynasties and was not only as famous as his grandfather, he was also a minister of the East Palace and the crown prince's eunuch.

When His Majesty has not established a prince, the ministers in the East Palace are just in name. Once the prince is established, General Bai can naturally support the future king.

General Huwei is the commander of the imperial army and a close minister of the emperor. Apart from his grandfather, he is the person that your majesty trusts the most.

With these two people among the generals and the support of Gu Xiang, the head of the civil servants, no one would suspect that the imperial edict was false.

Yingluo breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the eldest princess was neither happy nor angry, and then continued: "There are many loyal Majesty and your ministers in the court who suspect that the imperial edict is false, especially the Yushitai headed by Doctor Liu, requesting Meet the eldest princess to verify the authenticity of the imperial edict."

Doctor Liu just didn't say clearly who His Majesty appointed as the crown prince. It didn't matter what others said, it was the eldest princess who had to say.

What's even more shocking is that more than half of the ministers in the court actually agreed with Dr. Liu's words.

The prestige of General Bai Lao and General Huwei cannot match the eldest princess's words.

In fact, Ling Rongjun Wang was unexpected.

Jiang Fuguang's gaze deepened, and he was a little surprised: "It's no wonder!" Yan Guan was not punished for admonishing. As a censor, Doctor Liu was one of the three princes, and his right to speak in the court was not lower than that of Prime Minister Gu.

Many people ignored Doctor Liu's contribution to the court because he was a public official.

When His Majesty first came to the throne, the national treasury was empty, but the national resources were huge. It was Doctor Liu who took the lead and withstood the pressure of aristocratic families, including Prime Minister Gu, and old honors, and united with the officials of the Yushitai to take the banner of rectifying the government. , helped His Majesty clear out a large number of old feudal factions, rectify a lot of corruption, confiscated a large amount of stolen money and put it into the national treasury, so that the shaky country could operate.

Doctor Liu also advised His Majesty: "The late emperor taxed the people too much. Every time the court levied one tael of silver, ten people would rebel. Therefore, riots occurred frequently in various places. Ten people had to spend hundreds of taels of silver to suppress them. Then one hundred taels of silver would be used to suppress them." One, one thousand, one hundred thousand, one million?"

"Your Majesty can follow Sang Hongyang's suggestion to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and issue the min (min) order and the suo min order, stipulating that businessmen must self-report their assets and pay taxes according to their assets and value. Anyone who conceals and fails to report , once investigated, all family property will be confiscated, and whoever exposes the case will be rewarded with half of the confiscated property."

"In the past dynasties, only the common people have rebelled, and I have never heard of merchants rebelling. Farming can only make ten times the profit. If you are exploited, you will not even be able to make ends meet and have no food to eat. But doing business can make a hundred times the profit, or even tens of millions of times. This is true vested interests."

"Of course, everyone needs to eat food, regardless of whether they are scholars, farmers, industry or merchants. Everyone must rely on the common people to grow food. If there is no food, there will be famine. If there is famine, there will be rebellion. The wealth of businessmen is based on the common people. The blood and sweat of the people, as well as the business convenience provided by the imperial court, should be taxed more to benefit the merchants and prosper the people. This is eternal."

Doing business is easier than farming. If everyone is doing business and no one is farming, where will the food come from?

"I know that your Majesty is kind and cannot bear to tax merchants harshly. Your Majesty might as well provide more conveniences to merchants in business. They will have more ways to make money. Paying business taxes willingly can also reflect your Majesty's benevolence."

Although the court officials criticized the move, it did not specifically involve the fundamental interests of the clan gentry, so it was not difficult to implement it.

Later, the Northern Dynasties and South Vietnam invaded the border one after another. Only then did the imperial court have the money to invest in the war, defend the country and the borders, and seek peace for the Southern Dynasty for 16 years. This was the "China's prosperity" under the rule of the father.

However, due to these two wars, the national treasury was completely empty again, and the financial problem has not yet been solved.

During the reign of the late emperor, land and acres were heavily annexed by the gentry. The gentry and clan members all had the privilege of tax exemption and reduction. For example, a high-ranking member of the first rank was exempted from [-] acres of land, and the number below declined. Some clan members even enjoyed tax exemption. Therefore, the gentry and clan members concealed the number of acres of land. There was very little land in the hands of the people, which resulted in the court having no tax to collect.

His Majesty wanted to re-measure the land. This move undoubtedly affected the interests of all the clan members and gentry. It was Doctor Liu who withstood the pressure and allowed the move to be carried out smoothly.

It is true that His Majesty governs the world with benevolence by carefully measuring power, reviewing laws, repairing and abolishing officials, building up and destroying countries, and continuing the unparalleled world. However, each of these political actions is inseparable from the Yushitai headed by Dr. Liu, who bears the brunt and promotes it.

Jiang Fuguang leaned on the pillow: "Almost all of the Lili faction were arrested for participating in Jiang Jingzhang's attempt to force the palace to rebel. When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be punished for treason. Doctor Liu represents all the loyal ministers in the court and the late emperor. The power that occupies half of the court is far from being easily contended by Prince Rong, who has not yet ascended the throne and is not firmly seated on the throne."

In addition, the Taiwei Qi family is the head of the military attachés. Most of the military attachés in the court follow the Taiwei's mansion. Prince Rongjun has attracted General Huwei and General Bai Lao, but these two people only represent the imperial city and the guard camp. Soldiers and horses, it is true that my grandfather died in the battle, but as long as the Taiwei Mansion does not fall, the generals will not switch sides easily.

Yingluo continued, "... Gu Xiang ordered people to bring Zhang Dequan, Tai Shiling, and the craftsmen in the palace who were responsible for making the imperial edict to the main hall to verify that the imperial edict was genuine, and also took out the edict of the late emperor who deposed the empress. Lin was the deposed empress. , his son Jiang Jingzhang is lowly."

"General Huwei, General Bai and other senior ministers in the court requested the edict from the late Queen Chengxian, which confirmed that Prince Rongjun was the youngest son of the late Emperor Xianzong and was currently the most qualified heir to the throne. The courtiers temporarily gave up their suspicions. "(End of chapter)