The king behind the empress

Chapter 217 Monk Soldiers and Taoist Soldiers

Seeing Yuan Zhi who changed his position so quickly, Yu Heng shook his head helplessly, but he didn't care too much, after all, after hearing what Qi Xiu said, he also felt that Mo Zizai was good at killing.

Thinking of the second question Qi Xiu asked just now, Yu Heng took the initiative to ask: "Just now you said that His Majesty raised donations, how much did those merchants pay?"

Because of the first experience, Yuan Zhi stopped guessing this time, and looked directly at Qi Xiu, waiting for him to give the answer.

Seeing that Yuan Zhi didn't intend to guess this time, Qi Xiu showed a look of regret on his face, but Yuan Zhi couldn't force him not to guess, so he could only open his mouth and say to the two: "Those beheaded businessmen, in the face of When His Majesty raised donations, no one gave more than 1000 taels, and even more than a few dozen taels."

"Dozens of taels?"

Yuan Zhi asked in disbelief: "You mean those businessmen with a net worth of one million taels, they donated tens of taels of silver in the face of His Majesty's donation. They are sending beggars!!!"

"Yuanzhi!"

Yu Heng and Yuan Zhi had a very good personal relationship, when he heard Yuan Zhi say this, he immediately yelled and said, "This is the capital, so be careful when you speak."

Hearing Yuheng's scolding, Yuan Zhi immediately realized that what he said just now was suspected of being disrespectful, but he refused to admit defeat and said: "What's wrong, did the Sa family say something wrong?"

"Dozens of taels of silver. They probably have more than that for a meal. If they can afford it, they should be beheaded."

"You can't say that."

Yu Heng shook his head and said, "Businessmen don't want to reveal their wealth. Faced with fundraising, even if they have money, they won't donate it in a big way."

"and……"

Speaking of this, Yuheng frowned, "Just because others don't want to pay, you just kill people and ransack their homes, isn't that a little too much?"

"The younger generation dare not agree with the Daoist's words."

Qi Xiu shook his head and retorted: "If the country is prosperous and the people are safe and the world is peaceful, this move is definitely not appropriate."

"But now that the country is in trouble at home and abroad, if these rich and unkind businessmen are not killed, where will the court get the money to relieve the disaster, where will the money to resist foreign enemies, and extraordinary times should be done. I don't think there is any problem with the prince's move."

Yuan Zhi nodded, "Sajia also agrees."

"You guys are too radical..."

Yu Heng shook his head, but thinking of the current situation in Dazhou, he couldn't say anything, but asked, "Then, is the money being used in the right way by King Zizai?"

"If it's just that the money was just moved from the merchant's house to his palace, then there is no need to say anything."

"If the prince piles up the money in his palace, I won't speak for him anymore."

Qi Xiu opened his mouth and said: "As far as I know, the officers and men at the Eastern Border Pass have been dispatched, and His Majesty has given the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who guards the Eastern Border, the right to recruit soldiers independently. ability, it will definitely not be a problem to defend the east border."

"As for the disaster-stricken areas in the three counties, the prince appointed Shi Zhipei, the censor of the right capital, to go to the disaster relief. These days, a lot of silver and food have been delivered one after another. Although it can't completely solve the disaster situation in the three counties, but It’s much better than before.”

"Master Shi Zhipei's reputation is poor, and I have heard that he is a clean official and very capable in his work. If he goes to relieve the disaster, the disaster situation in the three counties should be alleviated a lot."

Yuheng only said that it would be eased, not that it could be resolved. Obviously, he also knew that the current problems in the three counties could no longer be solved by the imperial court's disaster relief.

All three of them had been to the three counties affected by the disaster, so after talking about this issue, all three of them couldn't help but fell silent.

"Hey, what bird world!"

Yuan Zhi cursed fiercely, not knowing whether he was complaining about God or the current imperial court.

After being silent for a while, Qi Xiu said slowly, "As far as I know, the three counties may be in chaos."

"Sajia saw it."

Yuan Zhi's voice was a little dull, "Before coming to the capital, the Sajia was in Nanjun, you should know the disaster situation there, so I won't say much about the Sajia."

"But what surprised the Sa family was that the White Lotus Sect appeared there."

"White Lotus Sect..."

Hearing these three words, Yuheng was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "When there is chaos, the white lotus comes out."

The name of the White Lotus Sect has become a symbol. Whenever there is a catastrophe, someone will use the name of the White Lotus Sect to spread rumors and stir up troubles, disturbing the wind and rain.

"What White Lotus Sect, it's just those aristocratic families playing tricks behind their backs."

Qi Xiu sneered, "When His Majesty just came to the throne three years ago, he promulgated a series of decrees in order to alleviate the burden of the people and recuperate, but most of them were blocked by those aristocratic families and courtiers."

"Because the current situation was a bit unstable at that time, His Majesty did not enforce those laws for the sake of the overall situation, but only enforced a few insignificant ones."

"But it's different now. The lord and His Majesty have joined forces to directly politically control the court. This attitude obviously means that they don't intend to compromise with them anymore. Then their families will naturally be unable to sit still."

"If they didn't instigate the matter of the three counties this time, I, Qi Xiu, would be willing to chop off my head and give it to the two of you to play as a ball."

"Even if you know they are behind it, so what?"

Yu Heng shook his head and said, "The King of Bei'an is ready to move in the northern region. His Majesty has no other military power except for the [-] Yulin Army. Even if he knows that they are behind the scenes, so what can he do."

"Ugh……"

Speaking of this, Yuheng let out another long sigh, "The land of the three counties is really full of disasters. The natural disasters have not passed, and there will be man-made disasters."

Hearing what Yuheng said, Yuan Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "There are [-] monks and soldiers in my Jinlian Temple, all of whom are in physical training. This is what the late emperor authorized me to set up the Jinlian Temple. If His Majesty allows it, the Sa family will personally bring the monks and soldiers to go there." The three counties put down the rebellion."

Yuheng glanced at Yuanzhi in surprise, "You also have soldiers in Jinlian Temple?"

"Ok?"

Hearing the word Ye, Yuan Zhi couldn't help being startled, "What is Ye?"

Yuheng didn't return to Yuanzhi's question, but bowed his head and thought for a while, then raised his head to look at Yuanzhi and said, "It seems that our two factions should be the hidden seeds planted by the late emperor."

"I also have [-] Taoist soldiers in Changchun Palace, the same number as your Jinlian Temple, and it was also authorized by the late emperor."

"One thousand six hundred body repairs..."

After Qi Xiu was silent for a while, a flash of understanding suddenly flashed in his eyes, "It seems that the late emperor planned to build a second Fengwei army based on your two factions, which is really very bold."

"I just don't know, besides your two factions, whether the late emperor has arranged such secret hands in other sects."

"Should be gone."

After Yuheng and Yuanzhi thought for a while, they shook their heads at the same time. Their Changchun Palace and Jinlian Temple were not chosen randomly by the late emperor.

The Golden Lotus Temple was chosen because Tang Weiyi had learned the unique skills of the Jinlian Temple. Although the Golden Lotus Temple has always said that it was stolen by the late emperor... Well, it is almost the same in fact.

But the senior officials of Jinlian Temple never thought that they were robbed. The reason is very simple, because when the abbot of Jinlian Temple saw Tang Weilu, he cried and shouted to accept Tang Weilu as a disciple. The master of the human realm almost knelt down to Tang Shuyu, and finally forced him to assume the false name of a master.

So Yuan Zhi kept saying that His Majesty was half a member of Jinlian Temple, but he was not talking nonsense.

As for the Changchun Palace, the reason is even simpler. Zhu Guo's General Tang Shuyu was an orphan, and he was originally born in the Changchun Palace.

(End of this chapter)