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

Chapter 507: All the people rebel against the emperor

When the news that the imperial court increased agricultural taxes reached the ears of the people, people all over the Han Dynasty began to get excited.

The people in Shandong refused to pay taxes, and then Hebei, Hedong, Jiangnan, Southeast and other places responded.

Although the local officials said it was for the country to prepare for war, the people didn't buy it at all. Why didn't your court ask businessmen to collect taxes when preparing for war?

Why aren’t business taxes increasing?
And since your country does not have the ability to start a war, why should it start a war?
For a time, people all over the country were rebelling against the imperial court. When the news reached Liu Huan's ears, Liu Huan looked helpless. Although he already knew that this would be the result, he had to face it now.

He could only order the military and local governments from various places to intervene and suppress the people no matter what.

At the same time, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development could not withstand the pressure and announced a 20% increase in commercial taxes.

Some honest merchants pay taxes on time every month every year, but those big merchants who collude with local governments do not need to pay taxes.

After this news came out, not only farmers began to rebel against the imperial court, but also businessmen. For a time, public dissatisfaction arose, pushing the entire imperial court to the forefront.

In less than a month, farmers in various places took the lead in revolting.

The people in these places began to directly attack the government, and many local government offices had been occupied by the people.

The country was in absolute chaos.

The imperial court immediately held a response meeting, but there was no way to deal with it. These common people could invade the government so easily, and it would be impossible without insider support.

The current situation is that the entire Han Dynasty has completely exploded, both internally and externally.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious. The officials he promoted were unable to deal with such a situation. As a last resort, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned Weining again.

Now the only person in the court who can really do things and has the ability to do things is probably the crown prince.

After hearing the news, Weining's face became solemn. Although this was what he wanted to see, if the country were to decline, even if he took over the country that was riddled with holes, it would still take a long time to rebuild it. a period of time.

Wei Ning looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Qizou, we can solve it!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was stunned and asked hurriedly: "What should I do?"

Liu Huan's face twitched, and the look of jealousy in his eyes vividly appeared on the paper.

Although he did not have the ability to deal with these complicated situations, he did not want to see Weining turn the tide, as if the country would not be able to survive without him.

Wei Ning pondered for a moment and said: "Restore the original tax, no more taxes."

"Stop sending troops to the northwest and let Wang Hui shrink back."

"After the military expenditures for the northwest are reduced, the military expenditures for Sichuan, Shu and southern Xinjiang will be divided."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked very unhappy.

He has lost such a big person in Northwest, and he is trying to find a way to get his face back. Now you tell me that Northwest should not fight?

But under the current situation, there is really no other way to deal with it. If we continue to attack the northwest, the internal turmoil will inevitably increase.

The three provinces and six ministries clasped their fists and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with the Crown Prince's suggestion."

Naturally, they are not from Weining, but if they are asked to deal with such a complicated situation, they simply do not have the ability and can only adapt to the wind.

As long as the court is stable and their official positions will not be shaken, they will readily agree to any policy proposed by anyone.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at these officials, his face getting more and more angry! A bunch of useless trash!

They are all a bunch of trash!
The imperial court raised this group of people, but it was of almost no use. He had promoted this group of people out of anger, and he had achieved his goal.

Liu Huan has now been sealed as King of Jiaodong, but the subsequent impact is undoubtedly unacceptable to him.

Some of the ministers in the court were dismissed, and the dismissed people were all capable officials. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was afraid that they were a political alliance with Weining, and because they opposed his will, he expelled all these people from the court.

Now he has achieved his dictatorial goal, but he has lost all his helpers.

Otherwise, this country would not be in such chaos.

However, if this group of officials were in the court, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would still be unable to penetrate his will.

In fact, in the final analysis, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty never considered one question: Is it wrong for so many officials to oppose his awarding Liu Huan?
They told Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty that this was wrong, because it was not in line with etiquette, and because his mother was a rebel.

But Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty refused to listen and could not stand.

In the end, the situation developed to the point where it is now out of control, and he began to miss Sang Hongyang and his group again, but they were no longer willing to serve in the court of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

This has been the case in governing a country since ancient times. It is easy to conquer a country, but it has never been easy to hold on to such a huge country. ,
As long as the emperor makes any wrong decision, the country will be doomed.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't know this truth, but now he has forgotten what he was insisting on.

It seemed that just for the sake of gambling, he became angry when he saw that the civil and military officials of the dynasty no longer obeyed him, but all obeyed the orders of the crown prince.

Of course, you said that Sang Hongyang's group of officials are from Weining, of course they are.

But if you say they favor Weining out of selfish motives, that's certainly not the case.

The crown prince is the foundation of the country and the future prince of the empire. He is so good and has not made any mistakes, but you insist on making a prince king. If this kind of political signal is spread, what will others think? What will the officials in the world think?
Therefore, whether in public or private matters, they fiercely opposed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty at the beginning, but in the eyes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they were regarded as Wei Ning's instigators.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought a lot at the same time, but faced with such a complicated situation, he could not find a better way to make decisions.

It might have been possible before, but now I really don't have the brains and wisdom to deal with this complicated situation, so I can only say: "Then just follow the crown prince's wishes."

“Take the policy back.”

Such policies that are changed day and night, time and time again, will surely make people all over the world deny the prestige of the imperial court, but there is nothing they can do now.

The three provinces and six ministries hurriedly clasped their fists and said: "I obey the order!"

They immediately took back the policy and asked local officials to prepare countermeasures to appease the situation.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty returned to the harem, Liu Huan said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "Father, we need a reasonable excuse to withdraw our policy."

"Otherwise, if you change your order every day, the world will laugh at you."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Don't I know? What excuse can you use?"

Liu Huandao: "The previous increase in tax policy may as well be passed on to the Crown Prince. It was the Crown Prince who made this foolish plan. Father, you are wise and powerful, and this allowed the three provinces and six ministries to take back the previous wrong decisions."

Liu Huan looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said cautiously.

(End of this chapter)