The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 473 Gongsun He’s worries
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Gongsun He for the list of officials, Gongsun He had not thought so much.

But now he suddenly felt enlightened.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was making arrangements, Sang Hongyang was transferred, and now Li Ju was transferred...

After he retired from the court, Gongsun He immediately returned to the government office, wrote a letter, and ordered it to be delivered to Wei Qing quickly.

When Wei Qing saw Gongsun He's letter, he was immediately shocked and hurriedly sent someone to the East Palace to call Wei Ning.

Wei Ning didn't know why. Today was not a large court meeting. Generally, the prince had to be present at a large court meeting. Whether the prince was required to listen to the affairs of a small court meeting all depended on the emperor.

After Wei Ning arrived at Wei Qing's residence, he asked in confusion: "Uncle, why are you so anxious?"

Wei Qing poured a pot of tea for Wei Ning, signaled Wei Ning not to be anxious, and then said slowly: "Your uncle wrote me a letter."

"A few days ago, did you know that Wang Yue was transferred to Sichuan?"

Weining had heard about this and knew that Wang Yue's governance in Sichuan and Shu was very poor. He nodded and said, "What?"

Wei Qing said: "Wang Yue was convicted by His Majesty because he was unfavorable in governing Sichuan and Shu. He will be questioned and executed soon."

After a pause, Wei Qing took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty sent Li Ju to Sichuan and Sichuan to quell the chaos."

Wei Ning didn't understand what Wei Qing meant for a while.

Wei Qing looked at Wei Ning and said, "Sang Hongyang has only been away from the capital for two or three months, and now Li Ju has also been transferred out."

"Can't you understand what your Majesty is doing?"

"He wants to transfer all our people away from the center. This group of officials all support you, and they have a great say in the officialdom."

Wei Ning was silent for a moment and his face twitched slightly.

"So, Wang Yue is a pawn of my father?"

Wei Qing hummed and said, "The goal has been achieved, and this chess piece has been abandoned."

He is still the ruthless and ruthless Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!

He must know what Wang Yue is capable of. Going to Sichuan and Shu will definitely cause chaos in Sichuan and Shu. In order to transfer Li Ju to Sichuan and Shu, he actually ignored the life and death of the people in Sichuan and Shu...

Wei Qing felt that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was becoming more and more terrifying. In the past, no matter how ruthless and ruthless he was, he would not turn a deaf ear to the people.

Wei Ning closed his eyes in deep thought, then opened his eyes, looked at Wei Qing, and said, "He still wants Liu Huan to be crowned king."

"I went to the palace some time ago, and he had this intention, but I was prevaricating."

"Should we give in?"

Wei Qing shook his head and said: "No, the content of Jiaodong King is too high. If this political signal is released, it will convey a lot of information."

Wei Ning said: "This is his purpose. If you don't agree to him, I'm afraid more officials will be transferred out of Chang'an."

"I will be alone when the time comes, what should I do?"

Wei Qing said: "Don't be anxious. I will ask Gongsun He to mention some of our people later. No one will be transferred out."

Wei Ning thought for a while and asked, "So Sang Hongyang still hasn't come back yet. Is this the reason?"

It had been three months. Logically speaking, Sang Hongyang should have returned to Beijing, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not order him to come back.

Wei Qing hummed and was silent for a moment. He looked at Wei Ning and said indifferently: "If you want him to come back, I can arrange it."

Wei Ning said in confusion: "How?"

Wei Qing said: "Let the Ministry of Revenue be in chaos, let the commercial taxation be in chaos, and force Your Majesty to let Sang Hongyang come back."

Wei Ning sighed and said: "But this is still hurting the people of Li, hurting the business foundation of the Han Dynasty, and hurting the vitality of the imperial court."

Wei Qing said: "Everything has pros and cons. You are a politician, so you can't be so benevolent as a woman." But this is not a matter of benevolence. It will really damage the business foundation that was finally built. If something goes wrong, How?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could decide to cause chaos among the people of Sichuan and Shu to achieve his own goals, but Weining could not do it.

Wei Qing sighed. He knew that Wei Ning couldn't do such a thing. Wei Ning was a bit like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was wise, shrewd and courteous, but sometimes he was different.

He was a little more merciful than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, especially when it came to major matters of right and wrong, Wei Ning considered them more carefully.

Wei Qing pondered for a while and said: "Let's do this for now. As for when Sang Hongyang will come back, I will ask Gongsun He to give His Majesty the pressure."

Wei Ning warned: "Don't push too hard. You know he will never compromise with anyone. In the end, the gain will outweigh the loss."

Wei Qing smiled and said, "I am sensible."

"it is good!"

……

After Wei Ning left Wei Qing's mansion, Wei Qing sat in the study with his eyes closed and thought for a long time. Then he slowly opened his eyes and said to his left and right, "Go and call Gongsun He."

"Here!"

Later, Gongsun He braved the drizzle and came to Wei Qing's mansion. After sitting down, he said to Wei Qing: "How is it?"

Wei Qing looked at Gongsun He and said, "The child is soft-hearted. As elders, we have to shoulder some sinful debts."

"Sang Hongyang is his great push and must be transferred back."

"Do you know anyone there at Hube?"

Gongsun He nodded and said: "There are people here. At the decision-making level, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue is our person."

Wei Qing hummed and said, "Let him find a way to reduce this month's tax to one-third or even less."

Gongsun He took a breath, looked at Wei Qing in shock, and said, "Does Ning'er know?"

Wei Qing shook his head and said: "He doesn't agree with me doing this, but it doesn't matter. I said it, and I helped him carry out many evil deeds."

"He can't do this, but I can!"

"Your Majesty has made the people of Sichuan and Sichuan suffer, so I will let the merchants of Chang'an and the merchants of the world suffer too!"

He stared at Gongsun He and said: "You have to know, if we retreat, once Liu Huan is crowned King of Jiaodong, do you know how many neutral officials will turn aside?"

"Ning'er's position is unstable, and all the efforts of so many of us over the years have been in vain."

Gongsun He twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay! I'll make arrangements."

"Ah."

……

That night, Gongsun He called the right minister of household affairs into the mansion.

When he informed the right minister of Tobe about his idea, the right minister of Tobe immediately knew what to do.

After working in the Ministry of Household Affairs for so long over the years, he knew many tax logics. He deliberately opened a loophole in water transport, reminding water transport merchants that they could short-sell cost notes such as sand and gravel.

What does it mean? When they purchase sand and gravel, they tell the outside world that it is mined by their own water transport workers and there is no need to purchase sand and gravel.

Then the mining cost of this batch of sand and gravel is entirely up to you. You can give the workers as much as you want. Such an increase in costs will inevitably reduce profits and ultimately tax revenue.

Just such a small loophole can allow water transport merchants to make an unknown amount of money.

But in this case, national tax revenue will inevitably be seriously damaged.

But don’t panic, the Ministry of Revenue will re-investigate this group of businessmen in the end. In other words, this group of businessmen are all political victims of Wei Qing!
(End of this chapter)