The king behind the empress

Chapter 378 Don't Mess With Idle People
From Mo Yuanchang's standpoint, he must be too lazy to take care of these messy things in the court, but the threshold that can't stand him is almost broken by others, and one or two people are moved with him, understand it with reason, and take it The matter is very serious.

It seems that if this decree is implemented, the world will immediately turn against it, and the great Zhou society will also be overthrown.

Although he felt that these words were a bit alarmist, but he was a little shaken by people saying these things all morning.

However, he did not go directly to Tang Weiyi, but first came to Yang Weishang. This old man has been in the officialdom for decades, so he must be able to see it more clearly than idlers like him, so he came to Yang Weishang to listen to his opinion, and by the way, hid Hide leisurely.

"I want you to come forward to persuade His Majesty."

Yang Weishang shook his head. Those people knew that they probably wouldn't show up, so they set their minds on Mo Yuanchang, and wanted Mo Yuanchang to stop this matter. It was really a good plan.

"Liu Ye, you also read His Majesty's new decree, how do you feel?"

"Feeling? Nothing."

Mo Yuanchang shook his head indifferently, and said: "Although the new decree has also weakened the welfare of the clan, it only makes them lose their previous status, and it is not considered to kill them all, so I think there is nothing wrong with it."

He was originally an extremely lazy character, so he didn't have much feeling for these laws and regulations. If the welfare is weakened, it will be weakened. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If they are not successful, they deserve to starve to death, and he doesn't bother to worry about it.

"Heh~ Master Liu is still so open-minded."

Seeing that Mo Yuanchang's temperament has not changed in the past few decades, Yang Weishang couldn't help but chuckled, and then said: "In this case, the prince should not interfere. Your Majesty has His Majesty's considerations. Although she is young, she can only talk about scheming." I, an old man who has been up and down in the officialdom for decades, may not be able to compare with His Majesty."

"Now that she has decided to introduce a new law during this period, it must have been carefully considered, and we don't have to worry about it."

As he said that, Yang Weishang teased Mo Yuanchang and said, "Could it be that Liu Ye thinks he can see more clearly than an old man like me?"

"Those of you who are standing in the hall have dark hearts, can I see you clearly?"

Mo Yuanchang rolled his eyes. If he had this ability, would it be the eldest brother's turn to compete with the fourth child for the throne?
"Forget it, since you said it's okay, then I don't care about these things, drink tea with you and hide away, and I will go back in the evening, so as to save them one or two from bothering me."

Hearing Mo Yuanchang's words, Yang Weishang's heart suddenly moved slightly, and he asked, "Master Liu, who is looking for you today?"

"Just four or five people."

Mo Yuanchang didn't know why Yang Weishang asked this suddenly, and he didn't care. He thought about it and said one by one: "Cao Zhongping, the scholar of Wenhua Palace, Luo Weisong, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the two young ministers of Dali Temple and Taichang Temple."

"Oh, by the way, the Minister of the Taichang Temple also went. I thought he was annoying, so I came out straight away after hearing what he said."

After finishing speaking, Mo Yuanchang looked at Yang Weishang with some doubts, and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Yang Weishang shook his head and didn't say anything to Mo Yuanchang, "It's okay."

In fact, in the Golden Palace this morning, Tang Weiyi could see Tang Weiyi's intention to kill chickens and monkeys in order to implement the new law, but he didn't expect that Mo Zizai's deterrence was so strong that none of these officials dared to stand up and oppose it. What a bunch of cowards. .

Thinking of this, Yang Weishang sighed a little, the world is going downhill, and people's hearts are not old.

When the old emperor was in power, the officials in the court dared to jump and scold the old emperor. As a result, after only two generations, these officials have fallen to this point, without any literati's strength.

Of course, Yang Weishang felt that this might have something to do with the fact that the old emperor would not kill officials so easily, but these are not important. The important thing is that there is no link of killing chickens to warn monkeys. But they are in series, and they are constantly inspiring.

Even Mo Yuanchang, an idle prince, was said to be a little vacillating, let alone the others, so if they were allowed to go on, there might be big problems.

"It seems that the link of killing chickens and monkeys is still indispensable."

Yang Weishang silently wrote down the names of the five people that Mo Yuanchang said just now. This achievement will fall to them. If these few people with good brains and the most troublesome people are cut off, the rest will be counted. I have an idea, and I dare not blatantly oppose it.

Now that Mo Zizai's army is going out to fight, an extraordinary method should be used in an extraordinary period. Yang Weishang silently made up his mind when he thought of this, and then said to Mo Yuanchang: "Liu Ye, you are here to enjoy the flowers. I will go and see if there is anything else in my study. Good tea, take it out later and let Liu Ye taste it."

"Yeah."

Mo Yuanchang was tending to the flowers he had dug out, and nodded hurriedly when he heard this, but after Yang Weishang left, he looked at Yang Weishang's back and sighed indistinctly, "It seems that there will be a few more A tea buddy."

"But you can't blame me, who told you to cheat me first."

Mo Yuanchang looked at his own flowers, and muttered a few words in a low voice, "I'm just an idler who grows flowers, you have to find trouble for me, drag me into the pit, you really take me for a fool."

After finishing speaking, Mo Yuanchang put down the flowers, then walked into the gazebo, saw that Yao Qing had already brewed the tea, took a sip, and then said with a smile: "Yao Qing, you are making tea. The craftsmanship is superb, this sparrow tongue has a three-point stronger fragrance in your hands."

"Master Six has won the prize."

Yao Qing laughed, looked at Mo Yuanchang's expression and said, "Sixth Master, you are in a good mood, so drinking tea is delicious, and it has nothing to do with the old servant."

"Haha, you, Yao Qing, can talk."

Mo Yuanchang laughed out loud, and didn't say anything more, sitting in the gazebo and drinking tea in peace.

On Yang Weishang's side, after returning to the study, he wrote a memorial, wrote down what Mo Yuanchang said, and stated the pros and cons. After finishing writing, he immediately sent someone to the palace.

After the memorial was sent to the palace, the five people Mo Yuanchang mentioned didn't wait to stay overnight at all, and the whole family was sent to prison directly. They were charged with opposing the New Deal, deceiving the emperor, and waiting to be executed.

As soon as this matter happened, the capital was instantly quiet. Those officials who had some thoughts at first, after understanding Tang Weiyi's determination, directly dispelled their small thoughts, and even some timid officials didn't even dare to visit. .

……

The officials in the capital became quiet because of the New Deal, but the aristocratic families all over the place boiled over because of Mo Zizai's conditions.

Mo Zizai not only wants them to pay this year's taxes, but also pays double. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the imperial court will have a fight with officials like them who want to stand on their own.

So from the heart, these aristocratic families don't want to pay a penny, but it's one thing to think about it, and another thing to pay it or not.

Mo Zizai now has Chen Bingping in Pingzhou, not only has [-] Chiyan Dragonriders, but now there are [-] more Yuzhi troops. If he dares not agree to Mo Zizai's conditions, with his temper, he will fight in minutes come here

Therefore, the prefectures and counties near Pingzhou did not hesitate for too long at all, and directly bowed their heads and admitted their cowardice. The above table said that they would raise money and food immediately, and they would be shipped to the capital in a few days.

As for those states and counties that are far away, although it is impossible for Mo Zizai to fight them across counties, Mo Zizai can't hit them, but he can hit the nearby counties.

And those states and counties that are close to Pingzhou are naturally unwilling to serve as shields for others in front, so if they really do this, maybe those states and counties will turn against them in an instant and help Mo Zizai beat them, so I'm thinking about it After a while, they too decided to give in.

Don't you just want money and food, give it to him!

Anyway, now because of Mo Zizai's strength and strength, there are already signs of secret alliances to deal with Mo Zizai first in various places. When they really form an alliance and succeed, then they will join forces to kill Mo Zizai. The money and food sent over are still theirs. .

After all regions reached a consensus, the situation in Dazhou suddenly calmed down a little. All regions were raising money and food, and there was no tense situation like before.

It's just that they reached a consensus, but some people couldn't sit still.

……

In Qianjiang County, Situ Yao was in a bad mood when he saw the information coming from all over the place.

Compared with the other forces in the Great Zhou, his biggest advantage is that he has prepared for the rebellion in advance. Whether it is intelligence, or the hoarding of food, grass, and military horses, it far exceeds other forces.

So in his plan, he was going to wait for the rest of the forces to destroy Mo Zizai before entering the arena.

Although these aristocratic families have some strength, they are not enough to be based on a loose sand. He is sure to sweep away these aristocratic families after entering the arena. The only thing worth worrying about is the King of Bei'an.

But what he didn't expect was that Mo Zizai still had such a strong power in his hands, and he wiped out King Yu in Pingzhou with a single strike.

Logically speaking, it is also a good thing for him. If Mo Zizai is stronger, he will consume more strength from those families when he fights with those families, so when he enters the Qianjiang army, he will have less A lot of losses.

But Mo Zizai stopped fighting at this time, and instead began to ask for money and food to maintain peace for the time being.

"We can't let them develop."

Situ Yao pondered silently for a while. Now Dazhou is doomed to have a big war, and the aristocratic families from all over the world are also aware of this matter, so they are desperately recruiting troops. If they wait for their expansion to complete, the situation will be difficult to control.

So, still can't let them stop.

Situ Yao looked at the map, hesitated for a while, and finally heaved a long sigh, and said to the people around him: "Hu Ming, I'm writing a letter, and you can send it to Yuanling County for me."

"After that, don't come back, just stay in Yuanling County and guard the city."

"is teacher."

Standing behind Situ Yao, Hu Ming was a little excited. They were trained by Situ Yao for many years in order to become famous all over the world. Seeing what Situ Yao meant, it was his turn this time.

I must seize this opportunity well, and I must not be like the previous Bai Changqiu, who was defeated in a mess.

Seeing his student's agitated appearance, Situ Yao couldn't help but said a few more words, "Hu Ming, the Yuzhi Army is very important, and you must not take it lightly."

"If you can't do something, don't force it, and make sure to protect yourself as the first goal, understand?"

Hu Ming suppressed the excitement in his heart, and saluted respectfully, "Teacher, don't worry, the students know well, and they will definitely not act recklessly."

Situ Yao looked at Hu Ming for a while, and found that Hu Ming was too utilitarian and eager to win. To be honest, he was a little worried about Hu Ming, but Hu Ming was the most suitable person to go to Yuanling County. So he thought over and over again, and finally nodded, "So you go, remember not to gain power too much for a while, learn more from Chang Qiu, you can't do anything, just go when you have to, and don't miss it."

Although Situ Yao didn't hesitate at all when attacking outsiders, he really had nothing to say about his students. Last time Bai Changqiu buried the entire Iron Guards, he didn't punish Bai Changqiu much, and even persuaded his students not to To criticize Bai Changqiu harshly is to be regarded as a rare good teacher.

"Bai Changqiu..."

Hu Ming snorted coldly in his heart. Ever since Bai Changqiu was defeated and fled back to Qianjiang County in embarrassment, he had looked down on Bai Changqiu a little. From his point of view, Bai Changqiu, who lost so badly, should die on the battlefield. Come back and embarrass the teacher.

But now that the teacher said so, he couldn't refute it. It would be bad if he deprived himself of the opportunity to go to Yuanling County again, so he was silent for a moment, and said: "Teacher, don't worry, if things can't be done, I won't do anything." He died in vain."

"If you can think of it that way, it would be great."

Situ Yao nodded, and when Hu Ming turned to leave, he stared at Hu Ming's back, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, "Nothing will happen, right?"

But thinking about his own arrangement and Hu Ming's guarantee just now, he felt that it shouldn't happen, so he calmed down a bit, and then asked someone to call Bai Changqiu over.

"Meet the teacher."

Bai Changqiu was originally connecting with each other in various places, preparing to prepare a plan to deal with Mo Zizai, but just halfway through his work, Mo Zizai killed all the officials, causing the entire Zhou Dynasty to rebel, so his connection was meaningless, so he simply came back directly up.

"Well, sit down and talk, Changqiu."

Situ Yao looked at Bai Changqiu, this high-spirited disciple in the past, now haggard a lot. Obviously, it was not that he didn't care about the matter of giving Mo Zizai in vain. Although he had enlightened him several times, it was a heart disease after all. , He has to see through it himself before he can come out.

So he didn't say much about it, but asked, "Changqiu, last time you contacted the aristocratic families in various places, how did they react? Do you think you can persuade them to join forces to deal with Mo Zizai, are you confident?"

"Isn't there going to be a truce?"

Bai Changqiu was a little puzzled, now that he has received the news of paying taxes in various places, in his opinion, it shouldn't be possible to fight in this short period of time.

That being the case, those aristocratic families have enough time to form alliances by themselves, so why do they need to contact them by themselves?
"This war can't stop."

Situ Yao said in a calm tone: "Yuanling County transported taxes to the capital, but was plundered by Mo Zizai in Pingzhou, and the food transport army was killed. This battle cannot be stopped."

"The taxes of Yuanling County were looted?"

Bai Changqiu was stunned for a moment. Mo Zizai's conditions had just come out, and the localities hadn't started preparations yet. How come the taxes from Yuanling County had already been sent over, and Mo Zizai robbed them?

However, his reaction was also extremely fast, and he guessed in an instant that Yuanling County has probably fallen into the control of the teacher, and what the teacher said now is not what happened now, but will happen in a few days. happened.

After all, Yuanling County is under the control of the teacher, so the taxes in Yuanling County are "robbed" if they want to be "robbed".

(End of this chapter)