Jiuxi

Chapter 477 Chapter 475 [Entrustment]

In terms of mental tenacity and strength alone, among the people Lu and Chen had seen in person, Li Duan was undoubtedly ranked among the top three.

In fact, he knew that the emperor was suffering from illness, otherwise he would not have leaned on the couch when summoning his ministers. This situation had never happened before.

But the emperor showed no trace on his face, and he was as easy-going and friendly as ever.

"Although you wrote a lot in the memorial, I still want to hear you talk about the details of your trip to Shazhou in person."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Chen told the story in great detail from the time he first arrived in Shazhou to the time when Luo Yaozong put down the rebellion of the Tieyang Tribe, but he only hid the story of that night between him and Luo Jiujiu.

Li Duan leaned back on the soft pillow, closed his eyes slightly, and listened quietly.

After a long time, he asked calmly: "Do you think Shazhou will be capricious?"

Lu Chen shook his head and said: "No, at least when Luo Yaozong was in power, he could distinguish right from wrong. Daqi should be ashamed of Shazhou first and seek after others. As long as they don't take the initiative to lean on Jinglian people, Daqi will They will maintain enough respect for Shazhou, and Shazhou will take advantage of mutual trade. Jingguo is different. They will not be so polite to Shazhou. Once Feiniao Pass is no longer a barrier, Jingjun will definitely hold Shazhou tightly. Palm, if the people of Shazhou dare to resist, they will definitely be massacred."

Lu Chen said: "Yes, but I have already made it clear to him that His Majesty has issued a decree of marriage before. How can his daughter go to Daqi to be a concubine?"

Of course, he took the initiative to bring this up not to show off in front of the emperor, but simply to test the emperor's views on this relationship.

This reaction was somewhat beyond Lu Chen's expectations.

Li Duan raised his eyes to look at the young minister and said sincerely: "I will not care about your private relationship. If you can let Luo Jiujiu elope for you, I will not blame you. Just as I treat you and Li Bingxue’s attitude is the same. I can understand that you young people can’t control your emotions. However, just thinking about it doesn’t mean you can do something, at least it can’t finalize the relationship.”

These words could be described as aboveboard, and Lu Chen couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Li Duan raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "Does he want to betroth that Luo Jiujiu to you?"

Lu Chen observed the emperor's expression and tentatively joked: "Luo Yaozong once told me that if I could become his son-in-law, the relationship between the two parties would definitely be stronger."

Speaking of this, the emperor's caring heart was beyond words.

The next moment, Li Duan shook his head and said, "However, I don't agree with you doing this."

It was obvious that the Emperor knew the true relationship between him and Li Bingxue very well. Today he opened the door to speak openly, and no longer deliberately tested the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

Li Duan seemed very reasonable and said with a smile: "Furthermore, although I have not personally experienced everything in Shazhou, I can feel it from your narrative that the Shazhou woman has a secret love for you and is probably willing to spend the rest of her life with you. "

Li Duan nodded slightly.

"...Benevolent government must start from the economic realm. If the economic realm is not straight, the wells and ground are not well-equipped, and the valleys and valleys are uneven. Therefore, tyrants and corrupt officials will slow down their economic realm. Since the economic realm is upright, the division of land and salary can be determined by sitting down. The land in Futeng is small, so it will be easy for gentlemen to do so. If there are no gentlemen, it will be difficult to treat the savages, and if there are no savages, it will be difficult to raise the gentlemen.”

Lu Chen walked over and picked up the memorial, opened it and read softly: "Your Majesty Jing Qingshan now has a memorial..."

Lu Chen lowered his head and said, "I understand."

Lu Chen bowed and said, "I would like to thank your Majesty for your trust and love."

Before Lu Chen wanted to speak, Li Duan continued: "You are now the Minister of Military Affairs and the head coach of the Beijing camp. The two wives represent the Northland Rebels and the Zhai Lin Wang family respectively. They can give you great help. If you do it again Together with Li Bingxue, who represents the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, and Luo Jiujiu, who represents Shazhou, even if you don't mention Xiao Wangzhi's attitude towards you as a nephew, you already have too many resources at your disposal, so many that it will attract many people. The level of fear. If you are as good as Lin Feng, you will be destroyed, and you are so young. After my death, I am afraid that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty will want to kill you."

"... The economic boundary is not correct, and the harm is serious. The first is the invasion of farmland and the loss of taxes; the second is the loss of tax deposits for households selling property; the third is the false contributions of Yamen and farm households to resist; the fourth is the tax fraud by the township officials; The fifth is that false names threaten tenants; the sixth is that tax records are in confusion, and lawsuits start; the seventh is that officials sell off the properties of fleeing households; the eighth is that there are many hidden taxes in prefectures and counties, and both public and private affairs are in trouble; the ninth is that the arrogant and cunning self-reports, and the false records are untrue. "On the tenth day, there are few fields, many taxes, and no one is cultivating them."

"Actually, this is not a troublesome matter. I can give you another imperial edict for marriage, or you can marry another wife in the name of both mother and father. I believe your father will be happy to see it happen."

Li Duan looked pleased, raised his hand and pointed to the big case next to him and said, "Take the memorial at the top on the left and take a look."

He closed the memorial again, looked at the words written on the cover, and said with a slight embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I don't understand the memorial of Lord Jing very well."

This is not because he was deliberately acting stupid in front of the emperor.

Li Duan smiled and said: "After Jing Qingshan took office as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, his greatest achievement was to propose the Jing Jie Law. I have agreed to his petition and started to make preliminary preparations for this matter. The Jing Jie Law said It's not complicated at all. The main thing is to clear the land, clarify the boundaries, and record the fish scales. "It's really not complicated, but even if Lu Chen is not familiar with the government affairs of the court, he knows that the emperor's simple words will affect Jiangnan. What impact does it have on famous families everywhere?

In his previous life, Lu Chen had also heard of the terms land annexation and dynastic periodic law, so he naturally understood the benefits of this boundary law for Da Qi. However, the court and the people benefited, and the gentry class who controlled a large amount of land resources would suffered great losses.

The face of the new Minister of Household Affairs, Jing Qingshan, appeared in Lu Chen's mind. This person was originally the governor of Yongjia. Because of his firm stance during the rebellion in the capital, he was appreciated and favored by the emperor and became the powerful Minister of Household Affairs.

It's just that this talent took over the household department not long ago. How could he have such detailed preparations and careful planning?

He looked at the faint smile on the emperor's face, and suddenly realized that this scripture law was obviously a reform strategy that the emperor had been planning for a long time.

After taking advantage of the rebellion to consolidate the power of the Beijing army, the emperor took the second step, and the influence of this meridian law will be even more far-reaching.

At this moment, Lu Chen fully understood the meaning of the emperor's words "I have persisted for fourteen years, how can I give up so easily?"

After thinking about these issues clearly, Lu Chen said with admiration: "Your Majesty, I wonder what I can do?"

"I have asked Xue Nanting to take charge of this matter, and Zhong Cheng and Jing Qingshan will be responsible for the specific implementation. The economic boundary law is related to the people's livelihood and involves the interests of all aspects. It is not suitable to make drastic measures and needs to be slow and slow. You are not familiar with government affairs, and you are not familiar with government affairs. You are not suitable for this kind of water-milling work. If I let you participate in it, wouldn't you be making random decisions based on your ignorance?"

Li Duan smiled and shook his head, then said: "You have your own business. Don't forget that you are the Minister of Military Affairs appointed by me."

When the topic returned to the Jiangbei war, the atmosphere in the hall became a little solemn.

Lu thought for a moment, then made up his mind and said, "Your Majesty, I want to go to Dingzhou."

Li Duan looked at him steadily and said warmly: "I am very satisfied that you can take the initiative to ask for help, but you have to believe that Xiao and Li, the two border commanders, no matter how difficult the situation is, even if there are twists and turns, they can guard the border. Great river and mountain. If you stay in the capital as counselor of military affairs, you can also give great support to the frontier troops in the rear. In addition, you can also convince the courtiers at critical moments. After all, no one understands the situation of the frontier and Jingjun better than you. "

In fact, Lu Chen had thought about this issue when he went to Shazhou. The reason why the emperor asked him to go to Shazhou, and even when the border war broke out, there was still no order for him to go north, was because of the word "precipitation".

But the emperor obviously considered it more comprehensively, especially the last sentence he said.

For the Qi court, the center and frontier troops were interdependent and wary of each other. This was an indisputable fact in the past ten years.

The frontier army was relatively weak because they lacked a weighty voice in the court, and now Lu Chen could just fill this gap.

Once there is a disagreement between the center and the frontier army coach, Lu Chen's opinions and attitude will be crucial. This is equivalent to giving Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun a very powerful backing.

When he thought of this, Lu Chen said sincerely: "I understand."

Li Duan was quite pleased and said: "Of course, I still have some selfish motives in this matter."

Lu Chen considered it carefully and said: "Your Majesty, I actually know that my title and official position have been promoted too quickly——"

"It has nothing to do with it."

Li Duan interrupted him in a rare moment, and said slowly: "Looking at the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty, you are the only important minister who has no connection with the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River. The chaos in the capital brought down the four families of Guo Wang and Ningle, but this does not represent the power of the family members. After all, they are centipede insects. Now the war in Jiangbei is continuing, and the court is gradually implementing the Jingjie Law. I need you to stay in the capital to scare those villains. If necessary, I need you to kill people to stabilize the situation. ”

"I hope that before I die, I can lay a solid foundation for my successors and Daqi. Even if the war in Jiangbei is temporarily at a disadvantage, I must make trade-offs."

"The replacement of imperial power has always been dangerous, especially the current situation, which is far from safe and sound. It's a pity that my life is coming to an end and I don't have much time to wait."

"Although God is kinder to me, I can't accept my fate because of this. Even if I can only live one more day, I have to do more things."

Lu Chen said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I know what to do."

Li Duan looked at his young and steady face, with a touch of complicated emotions in his eyes, and said seriously: "So before the new king ascends the throne, I want you to stay in the capital and protect Daqi, so that no one will cause trouble and plunge Daqi into eternal disaster. situation. Lu Chen, can you do it?"

Lu Chen bowed again, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I will do my best to live up to my trust!"

(End of this chapter)