The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 250
"Your Majesty doesn't know. Since the Golden Werewolves went south last year, in order to block their advance, the first emperor summoned an army of 50 King Qin from the surrounding states and counties. These 50 people are 50 bottomless pits, which will not only consume countless food and grass , The pay is also uncountable. Last year, the imperial court collected a total of 800 million taels of taxes. Excluding the various expenses of the court, it was only about 2000 million taels. The payment of the army alone cost 800 million taels. A total of grain and grass were stored In order to feed the 1000 people, 50 million stones were also consumed." Cao Ji's face darkened slightly, and he said sadly, "The next step is the resettlement of the refugees in the north, the preparation of money and food for the local garrison, and Relief for the victims of the snowstorm. All of these require the court to allocate money and food continuously to maintain it. In this way, more than half of the money and food spent by the court was consumed. After that, the Tianyun Kingdom invaded eastward, and the court allocated another A sum of money and food was sent out. In the end, it was this trip south to suppress the rebellion. The money and food needed by the 200 army completely emptied the court's inventory. And this is why the veterans dared to appoint the Haizhou family as local officials. The imperial court has no money and food, and is unable to stabilize Fuhai Prefecture. It is a last resort. Please the emperor clearly observe."

"In other words, I'm a pauper now?" Gao Yu's face turned livid the more he heard it. He didn't expect that what he took over was a dilapidated and incomplete empire.What's even worse is that the old thief Cao Ji used this as an excuse to arbitrarily install officials and destroy the imperial system.With this excuse, it's not easy for him to use it to make trouble again. "Cao Aiqing, have you ever thought about doing this against the law of the court?"

"Your Majesty, this veteran thinks that this move is an expedient measure. Even if it is illegal, as long as the court can tide over the difficulties and the emperor is not worried, if you want to convict, the veteran will admit it." Cao Ji opened his eyes slightly and looked at it calmly. With high eyes, he bowed and said.

Gao Yu's face twitched slightly, and he wished that someone would ask him to take it down immediately.But he didn't dare, so he had to laugh against his will, "Cao Aiqing, what are you talking about? I know that you are loyal to the public and the country, and you have great righteousness in your heart. You will definitely not harbor selfish desires or form cliques for personal gain. In this regard, I believe in you, Aiqing." .”

"Thank you, old minister, for the trust of the emperor. I only hope that I will serve the emperor's orders with all my heart, and repay your kindness with all my heart." Cao Ji lowered his head, trembled all over, and a terrifying light burst out in his eyes.After a moment of hesitation, he fell to his knees and replied loudly.

Gao Yu looked at Cao Ji who was kneeling on the ground, and his heart was filled with joy. He wished that he would not be able to kneel for a long time, and it would be better to kneel and die in front of him.But what I need most now is forbearance, and then wait for the opportunity to seize the power of the court in one fell swoop. "Cao Aiqing get down quickly, there is no need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Cao Ji stood up, he saw an eunuch hurriedly rushing from outside the hall, and knelt down on the ground, "I report to the emperor that the triumphant army has arrived outside the capital, and I am now beckoning to the emperor for an order."

Hearing this, Gao Yu glanced at Cao Ji slightly, sat upright, and said in a deep voice: "Decree, Commander Xuan Tang and a group of 1 soldiers will go to the city to declare power and offer captives."

"The slave obeys the order!"

"Everyone who loves you, follow me to the Taimiao to be captured and pay homage to the past emperors."

After receiving the imperial decree, Tang Tianhao looked at the army of [-] captives that had already been prepared, then looked back at the capital city with its gates open, and waved his hand, "Enter the city!"

The 1 horses who had already been well-equipped and mighty immediately took vigorous steps, with their chests and heads held high, and they couldn't wait to march towards the capital.

In the city at this time, countless people gathered on both sides of the street, all squatting with tea, pastries and the like, stretching their necks, looking at the gate of the city expectantly.The policemen who maintained order stood in front of the people with sticks of water and fire, nervously suppressing the people on both sides of the street.

Soon, there was a dull sound of treading, which became louder and louder.I saw a group of hundreds of cavalry galloping forward, carrying the military flag in their hands, rushing to the street roaring.Afterwards, an old general with white beard and hair, wearing armor, came slowly on horseback with a mighty sound.Afterwards, countless people and horses poured into the city one after another, their leather armor was polished black and shiny, holding spears and knives, facing the sun, shimmering and cold.

"Come, come, the army is mighty, victorious in every battle!"

"The heavenly soldiers are victorious, the heavenly soldiers are mighty!". . . . .

From time to time, bursts of cheers erupted from the crowd, which immediately infected countless people and aroused strong repercussions from the common people. For a moment, the mighty voice of Wan Sheng resounded throughout the entire capital on the entire street.The returning soldiers marched forward proudly, gratefully accepting the things handed over by the people who came up.At this moment, they somewhat understood why they were fighting.

The army passed through the long street, and finally gathered outside the Taimiao, where 1 people lined up in a crowd, with a terrifying momentum.

Tang Tianhao brought a group of generals to the officials, looked at the middle-aged man in a bright yellow robe standing at the entrance of the Taimiao, knelt down on the ground, and shouted in unison: "The last general will lead his troops to conquer the disobedient officials!" , and now returned triumphantly, offering captives to the Taimiao, and beckoning the emperor to be captured, so as to tell the late emperor of the Taimiao."

Immediately, rows of bound captives were escorted up, their faces ashen, numb and desperate, kneeling in front of the Taimiao, trembling.

Gao Yu looked around at the captives, and snorted heavily, "Everyone can punish these traitors. They should immediately push out the Meridian Gate and behead them, and use their blood to comfort the heroes of the late emperor. At the same time, they also warn those who harbor evil intentions. The Tianwu Empire is the destiny of the ancestors to rule the people of the world for three hundred years, and it is definitely not something that can be shaken." After finishing speaking, his eyes slightly glanced at Cao Ji who was aside, implying something.

The entire ceremony of presenting prisoners lasted one afternoon. After the ceremony, all the officials were dismissed and went home to rest, and the discussion will be held tomorrow.

In the prime minister's mansion, Cao Ji was sitting on the grand master's chair, drinking tea leisurely.Cao Ziyan, who was on the side, paced back and forth in front of his eyes, with an anxious expression on his face, "Father, you said that the emperor has already murdered us? If so, our Cao family must not sit still. Father, do you think it is because we have done something recently? It's too blatant, do you want to restrain yourself? Dad, why don't we give in to the emperor and ease the relationship for a while?"

"Yan'er, sit down, why panic?" Cao Ji rolled his eyes at him and shouted in a deep voice.

"Yes." Cao Ziyan quickly sat back in his seat and looked at his father expectantly.

"Yan'er, those who do great things should be calm and unhurried, and not afraid of danger, so that they can calmly judge the current situation and make the right decision." Cao Ji looked at him and said earnestly, "Now that you are in command of the army, you should walk on thin ice and be cautious. You must not be so frizzy and restless. Otherwise, you will easily be taken advantage of by others and lose the current good situation, understand?"

"Father, the child understands." Cao Ziyan's face changed slightly, and he quickly replied respectfully.

"It's just that I don't know what father you mean by today's good situation?" After hesitating for a while, Cao Ziyan asked in a low voice.In his eyes, now that the Cao family is under suspicion by the emperor, it can be said that there are many crises. How could it be that the situation is good for him?

"Hmph! Yan'er, can't you see the current situation?" Cao Ji glared at him with a bit of resentment, and said in a deep voice, "Now our Cao family officials occupy the vast majority of positions in the imperial court. Now only A group of Qingliu censors, headed by Zhao Ming, stood up to fight against me, but they were nothing to be feared at all. There are also the commanders of the Imperial Forest Army and the City Guard Army, who are now controlled by our people, even the palace There are also our people in it. The emperor's every move can't escape my eyes. But these are not important. The important thing is that the soldiers and horses in your hands, Yan'er, are what our Cao family can do in the future. The foundation of the imperial court's foothold. Therefore, what you have to do now is to firmly grasp the soldiers and horses in your hands, so as to deter the ambitions of the states and counties. Now you understand, the situation I said is very good Do you mean it?"

(End of this chapter)