The Evil Emperor Pursues His Wife: Sheng Chong Shifei

Chapter 221 Old Xiapei

"It's good that Feng Aiqing has unique insights." Chu Huaitian praised her very much.

Feng Nianqing was a little flattered, it was the first time he faced such a problem, if only the clan was allowed to run the inn, he would stand up against it, how could the descendants of the royal family do the humble job of welcoming and sending off.

Since ancient times, the post station has been a role that has been trampled on by others. Every day, there are high-ranking officials and dignitaries who greet and send them off, so they must be careful when speaking and doing things.

However, it seems that Feng Nianqing has a new understanding of the station system in the notes on "New Year's Wenzhenglu". The advantages and disadvantages of the post station have been pointed out, and how to use it depends on the decision of the imperial court.

Therefore, Feng Nianqing agreed with the opening of the postal service, but did not mention letting the clan to preside over it. As a representative of a powerful party, he did not want the royal family to infiltrate too much. Just like the booklet stated, those clans who came to run post stations were the eyes and ears of the court.

It's funny to think about it. Letting the clan come out as a spy is a way to play people badly.

The three discussed the details for a while, and Feng Nianqing quickly integrated into the conversation with his keen intuition. When Chu Huaitian left, he asked Feng Nianqing if he would like to become an official in Beijing. Feng Nianqing nodded gratefully, choked up and speechless.

After Chu Huaitian left, Chu Qianhan congratulated Feng Nianqing, and the two chatted happily and sang to the sea.

Chu Qianhan raised his glass and asked the sky: "Is it really the end of the world to the east of Jieshi, where the wind and waves break, and the ends of the earth?"

In Chu Qianhan's heart, the answer is no.

Chu Huaitian retreated for three days and ignored the government. There were constant discussions among the people about "Wenzhenglu". Among them, there was a lot of abuse, especially the clan's reaction was fierce. Every day, the clan went to the palace to meet the queen mother and complained, accusing Shangguan Wen and traitors , Wang Qiushan is like a raccoon dog, Chu Huaizhong eats inside and out, and specifically refers to Shangguan Qing as a witch who brings disaster to the country and the people.

There has been opposition from both inside and outside the court.

Empress Dowager Chuanyi ordered Shangguan Qing to enter the palace, Shangguan Qing had no choice but to put down her work and enter the palace.

The Empress Dowager's bedroom is located deep in the imperial garden of the imperial palace. It is a secluded place. This year's snow has been particularly heavy. The snow in the imperial garden has piled up as high as a person on both sides of the road.

Shangguan Qing followed the female officer to the Queen Mother's bedroom, and at the door, she saw the confidant female officer next to Princess Xiyue, hinted that Shangguan Qing should be more careful, and Shangguan Qing nodded slightly to express her gratitude.

Entering the Empress Dowager's Palace, Shangguan Qing saw all kinds of rare and rare treasures, and the flowers in the Nuan Pavilion were even more colorful, and saw an elderly female official head-on, Shangguan Qing complained incessantly, counting Xiyue, the old queen mother called Two super masters, are they going to punish her on the spot?
Entering the Nuan Pavilion, Shangguan Qing first saw Xiyue sitting on the first seat on the right, followed by two princesses of the current dynasty, the first on the left was an old lady wearing a first-grade official uniform, and there were four older ones below. Noble lady, should be the wife of the imperial family.

There is a bead curtain hanging in front of the Luantai directly in front, and the old queen mother behind the bead curtain cannot be seen.

"My minister, Shangguanqing, is meeting the queen mother." Shangguanqing saluted as a military officer.

The imperial court has a custom of not bowing to the emperor when a super-ranked one is seen. As a super-ranked powerhouse, Shangguan Qing doesn't count as a gift if she doesn't kneel down, and she doesn't want to kowtow to others.The empress dowager behind the bead curtain was unhappy. Although she knew the rules of not worshiping super products, she still felt awkward when she met her, as if her authority was threatened.

"Shangguan Qing, tell me about your good idea. The Tian family has a lot of trust. Does His Majesty's trust make you talk nonsense?" the Queen Mother asked.

Shangguan Qing didn't answer right away, and sure enough, the queen mother continued to question: "What do you think, that you let the clan be so cheap, don't you want the face of the royal family, the face of the court?"

All the wives present nodded their heads, only Xiyue kept her head down and did not speak or participate.

Shangguan Qing waited for the empress dowager to finish speaking, and was about to speak, when the empress dowager said: "Come here, drag Shangguan Qing down and punish him with a stick for thirty."

Immediately a strong female officer came over, and Shangguan stood still, letting the female officer use all her strength, but she didn't feel sad to shake Shangguan Qing at all. A female officer raised her fist angrily and wanted to hit, but she saw Shangguan Qing's unusually cold Eyes, scared back again and again, Shangguan Qing's body was calm and automatic, and the female officer flew out solo with a slight drum and shrink.

The older female officer walked in, watching Shangguan Qing vigilantly to prevent her from being rude to the Queen Mother.

"It's against you." The queen mother slapped the table angrily, she didn't expect Shangguan Qing to dare to resist, she was anxious and angry.

Xiyue stood up and persuaded: "Queen Mother, why don't you listen to Shangguan Qing explain her reasoning, the new law that the emperor is optimistic about must have something extraordinary."

"Forget it, you talk and listen first, and then I will punish you."

The Queen Mother bossy questioned.Only then did she think of Shangguan Qing's strength, and there were some private rumors that this girl dared to draw her sword to kill the emperor. She really didn't understand why the emperor used Shangguan Qing.

Shangguan Qing took a deep breath and decided to enter the palace less in the future. Even if she were to marry Chu Qianhan and have children in the future, she would not leave them to the Queen Mother to take care of.

Shangguan Qing first asked: "Does the Empress Dowager know how many people are there in the clan with the surname Chu?"

Of course the Empress Dowager would not care about this number, Shangguan Qing only paused for a while before continuing: "There are 200 million clan males registered in the Clan Mansion, and the number of clan daughters, wives and concubines registered in the Luantai Division is several times the qualified number. 600 million, this does not include the maids and servants who serve the clan, there are only 200 million households registered for tax in Chu, and just feeding the clan will consume [-]% of the annual income."

Shangguan Qing stopped and looked at the wives who showed surprised expressions, then looked up at the bead curtain, and the empress dowager behind also showed a vaguely shocked expression.

"The Queen Mother has thought about how much food and food it will cost to feed these people. The finances and taxes of the Chu State can only be barely maintained. Once a large-scale border crisis occurs, or a large-scale rebellion occurs within the living, the court does not even have money and food for military use. Do you want Your Majesty to personally carry the knife into battle? kill the enemy?"

What Shangguan Qing said was a bit exaggerated, the finances and taxes of Chu State were not so miserable, but the queen mother didn't know, and the wives didn't understand, as long as Shangguan Qing didn't misstate the number of people, there would be no problem.

"How can there be so many?" the queen mother asked in disbelief.

"The Empress Dowager doesn't trust her ministers, so she can go to the Clan Mansion and Luantai Division to check the files. Even if there are deviations in the number of people, it will not be too many, and it will only be more or less."

The queen mother didn't believe it and immediately asked the female officer to investigate. The number that the female officer got back was full and zero, and the sum was several 10 more than what Shangguan Qing said.She put down the Wen Du in her hand and said: "Even so, the clan shouldn't be allowed to run a lowly business. It's not proper."

Shangguan Qing still didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "The empress dowager should still remember the incident of people starving to death in Jingdong's clan five years ago? Does the empress dowager want to see such a thing happen again?" This incident came from Qian Qing Because the news was too sensational, a little girl like Qianqing had heard about it.

The cause and effect of the incident are very simple. The imperial court spends money to fight wars, the household department has no money, civil disturbances block the roads everywhere, and the imperial family's Huangzhuang was robbed by thieves. When the imperial court sent troops to Jingdong to rescue, many people had starved to death.

This matter was suppressed by the imperial court, but it was still rumored, and it didn't subside after two or three years.

Shangguan Qing looked at the people who fell silent, and said to the old woman who was the leader among the wives: "This woman, your Xiapei should have been worn for some years, am I right?"

(End of this chapter)