I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

The new imperial capital, the ancient city of Jinling.

In the Jinluan Hall, above the court hall.

When Chen Huaian was thousands of miles away in the Taihe Hall of the Jin Palace in Longcheng, he furiously killed the Turkic envoy with his sword and passed away.

Zhao Qian, the second emperor of the Daxin Court, was also holding a unique court meeting with civil and military officials in the Jinluan Hall.

Emperor Jian'an Zhao Qian was wearing a dragon robe and a tiara, leaning lazily on the dragon chair. Next to him was a charming and charming lady in a thin and light gauze.

This beauty named Wen Renyu is not a simple girl. She is naturally charming, good at singing and dancing, and is especially good at playing the flute.

She was the concubine of the previous dynasty and the queen, and she was deeply favored by the first emperor Zhao Mang. She even fascinated the second emperor Zhao Qian to a point where she could not extricate herself.

Rumor has it that the late emperor Zhao Mang suddenly died during his southern tour, and there are many doubts about it. His beloved concubine Wen Renyu, who was accompanying him, could not escape the blame.

Moreover, according to the new laws and regulations, when the late emperor dies and the concubines in the harem have no heirs, they will all die and be buried.

But the strange thing is that the beloved concubine Wen Meiren'er, who had never given birth to a son or a daughter for the late emperor, not only was not given death and buried after the death of the late emperor.

On the contrary, less than half a year after the new emperor Zhao Qian succeeded to the throne, he openly sat on the dragon chair in the Jinluan Palace, which symbolized the supreme imperial power and majesty of the Great New Dynasty.

Although Wen Renyu's move was not to listen to politics from behind the curtain, in the eyes of the loyal ministers and generals of the former dynasty, her behavior was undoubtedly causing trouble for the government and subverting the country's foundation.

The loyal courtiers headed by King Chen Polu of Jin naturally could not turn a blind eye to the absurd behavior of the new emperor Zhao Qian, who was "dissolute, immoral and contrary to human ethics".

Especially the King of Jin Chen Polu, since he went to Beijing three months ago to attend Zhao Qian's ceremony to worship the gods, he discovered Zhao Qian's ridiculous things, and he angrily rebuked Zhao Qian in the court more than once.

I hope he will not indulge in wine and sex, and be a good emperor who works hard to govern, be diligent and love the people, and never ruin the country that countless soldiers have won with their hot blood and young lives.

With Chen Polu, King of Jin, who had worked hard in the Great New Dynasty, taking the lead, other courtiers who still had consciences and were loyal to the emperor and patriotic also wrote letters to remonstrate.

I advise the new emperor Zhao Qian to put the country and the country first. Even if he cannot become a founding emperor like the previous emperor who opened up territories for the dynasty, he must not be a tyrant who died in his second life!

Faced with Jin King Chen Polu's earnest advice and the Manchu Dynasty's hard-hitting civil and military words, how could Zhao Qian, who had firmly established himself on the throne and deprived all the vassal kings of the world of military power, listen to him?

On the contrary, he lost his patience in the tireless noise of the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty, and became more intent on murdering him, wanting to get rid of him quickly.

Then, King Chen Polu of Jin suddenly died of gangrene on his way back to his fiefdom according to the order.

Chen Huaian, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty, changed his title to King of Beihai and granted the extremely cold and barren land in the north his fiefdom, leaving the widow of the Jin Dynasty to fend for herself while her family moved north.

In addition, all the other loyal ministers and generals who wrote letters to advise Zhao Qian were settled by him.

Those with higher official positions and more power had their properties confiscated by the Red Guards and were exiled to various places. Those old Confucian scholars who had no real power and only knew how to talk were ordered to return to their hometowns to recuperate.

For a time, the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty who followed the late emperor Zhao Mang to conquer the world and govern the country were scattered to death, and everyone was in danger and had no time to take care of themselves.

After the civil and military purges of the previous dynasty, all the vacant positions in the court were filled by the original prince's party.

As a result, no one in the huge Jinluan Palace dared to touch Zhao Qian's emperor's power, and it became logical to bring the demon concubine Wen Renyu to court, and the civil and military officials in the court had long been accustomed to it.

The book returns to its true story.

I saw Wen Renyu nestling in Zhao Qian's arms on the dragon chair, holding a crystal clear seedless white grape in his delicate hands, feeding it to Zhao Qian's mouth with an obedient expression, and said sweetly:

"Come, Your Majesty, open your mouth."

"ah!"

Zhao Qian opened his mouth, chewed grapes with his mouth open, and lifted Wen Renyu's chin frivolously with his right index finger.

Looking at the charming face in front of me, I couldn't help but kiss her. The latter immediately stretched his neck to cater to her affectionately.

a long time.

Only then did Zhao Qian let go of Wen Renyu's two red lips that were as warm as jade, sweet and soft, and praised:

"Sweet, sweet and delicious. As expected, the grapes that Wenmeiren fed me were the sweetest!"

whee!

Wen Renyu smiled seductively, stretched out his slender white fingers to draw circles on Zhao Qian's chest, and asked shyly:

"Your Majesty, are only grapes sweet?"

"ah?"

Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand to pull Wen Renyu up and into his arms domineeringly, his hands moving up and down Wen Renyu's waist under his light clothes.

Then, he looked at the beauty in his arms with a doting look and couldn't help but said:

"Although the grapes are sweet, they are not as sweet as smelling the beauty's mouth."

"Your Majesty, you are annoying!"

"I have something even more annoying, do you want to try it, haha!"

For a moment, the Jinluan Hall, which was supposed to be solemn and sacred, was suddenly filled with the ambiguous sounds of men having sex and women having sex.

Seeing this, Qin Ruhui, the prime minister of the day, immediately waved his hands to all the courtiers.

The courtiers immediately turned their backs knowingly and skillfully, with their cunning and cunning faces showing different thoughts and hidden agendas.

After a cup of tea, the delicate panting on the dragon chair in the Jinluan Palace finally stopped.

After a while, Zhao Qian sat down on the dragon chair again with a red face. Seeing this, the maids on the left and right hurriedly knelt forward to tidy up Zhao Qian's clothes.

Zhao Qian gasped and said, "Qin Ruhui, is there anything you need to tell me about today?"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui immediately turned around and said respectfully to Zhao Qian above the hall: "Report to the Holy One, no!"

After a pause, he continued with a flattering look:

"Now the Great New Dynasty is in good condition under the rule of the Holy One, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and various places have reported to the court. This year, grain output has doubled, merchant taxes have doubled, the dynasty is changing with each passing day, and the prosperous Jian'an era is just around the corner!"

"Yes, Not Bad!"

Zhao Qian nodded with satisfaction, and even now he still hasn't forgotten to tease the dead Jin King Chen Polu:

"Haven't a group of corrupt ministers from the former dynasty, headed by King Chen Polu of Jin, been maliciously slandering me for indulging in wine and sex and not caring about government affairs? If I were really that foolish king, how could I have created the prosperous age of Jian'an today?"

After thinking about it, Zhao Qian asked again: "By the way, Qin Ruhui, to what extent has the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal been built now?"

Qin Ruhui replied without hesitation: "Report to the Lord, the canal can be opened in five years!"

"Five years?"

Zhao Qian shook his head, then stretched out three fingers to gesture in front of Qin Ruhui's eyes and said: "Five years is too long, the canal must be opened in three years.

I only give you three years. Whether you send additional corvees or work hard day and night, after three years, I will take a dragon boat to cruise north and south.

Take a look at the great rivers and mountains of this new dynasty, take a look at the prosperous Jian'an era under my rule, and take a look at how the beautiful girls from all over the country were selected for me. "

"Wei Chen obeys your orders!"

When Qin Ruhui heard about the Three-Year-Old Canal, his brows subconsciously knitted together.

The construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which runs through the north and south, is an epic project that consumes people and money. It may not be completed even in ten years, let alone three years.

The time he just reported to Zhao Qian for five years to open the canal was already based on the current 700,000 corvees working day and night and doubling the number of corvees to achieve five years of opening the canal.

If we want to open the canal in three years, how much additional corvee will be required?

Although Qin Ruhui knew that it would be difficult to open the canal in three years, he still agreed to it.

Anyway, the person who will implement the additional corvee collection is not himself, he can just leave it to the competent officials in each place.

As for whether such forced corvee labor would arouse public outrage, that was not something Qin Ruhui considered.

If these untouchables dare to disobey and feel rebellious, the invincible and invincible warriors of the new dynasty will come to deal with them.

At this time, Zhao Qian in the Jinluan Palace spoke again: "By the way, Qin Ruhui, I also remembered one thing. Rebuilding the imperial mausoleum for me will also be put on the agenda!"

"In my lifetime, I have confiscated the military power of the vassal kings internally to complete the centralization of the dynasty, dug the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to connect the north and the south, and created a prosperous era of Jian'an;

Externally, we ordered naval warships to patrol the countries in the South China Sea to demonstrate the grace and majesty of our heavenly dynasty, and ordered the Western Expedition to open up the passages of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions to restore the glory of the Silk Road.

These achievements alone are comparable to those of Tang Zong and Song Zu, and will be famous throughout history. "

"Therefore, my mausoleum must not be confused with the ordinary imperial mausoleum. It must be grand and majestic. Let me rebuild the imperial mausoleum with reference to the Mausoleum of the First Emperor in Lishan Mountain. There is no upper limit on the budget!"

With that said, Zhao Qian stood up from the dragon chair, paced back and forth in the hall, looking very domineering as he pointed out the country and scolded Fang Qiu, and continued:

"Didn't you just tell me that grain production in various places will double this year, and merchant taxes will double? Starting from this year, all the part of the doubled tax will be used for the construction of my imperial mausoleum. The funds will be earmarked for special use, and there must be no mistakes!"

"In addition, we will recruit skilled craftsmen from all over the country to participate in the construction of my imperial tomb. The wages must be sufficient for the craftsmen, so that I can leave an image of loving the people like a son in the hearts of the people!"

"Wei Chen obeys your orders!"

After hearing this, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's back was already wet with sweat, but he still complied with Zhao Qian's request calmly and skillfully.

But Qin Ruhui was the only one who knew the actual situation.

He boasted about a bumper grain harvest and doubled taxes to please the emperor. The real situation was that there was a severe drought in the north and floods in the south, and the overall grain production in the country was reduced by more than 50%.

Again, the specific issue of raising taxes on the people was not something he, Qin Ruhui, had to do personally. The local chief officials below had to implement it.

If that doesn't work, just collect the taxes first and then distribute them to the people's grandchildren fifty years later.

If these untouchables dare to disobey, the invincible and invincible warriors of the new dynasty will deal with them.

In the Jinluan Palace, Zhao Qian was in a good mood after seeing that the two major things that were troubling him had been settled. He pulled up his beloved concubine Wen Renyu, who was still slumped on the dragon chair with a flushed face.

Afterwards, while flirting with his beloved concubine, he absent-mindedly shouted to the court: "My dear lords, do you have anything else to say?"

Under the court, there was silence.

Zhao Gan said: "Since there is nothing to do, then retreat from the court!"

After saying that, Zhao Qian took Wen Meiren and walked out of the palace.

Under the main hall, Qin Ruhui, who was the prime minister of the current dynasty, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Zhao Qian did not ask him about the follow-up to changing the title of Prince Chen Huaian of the Jin Dynasty to the title of King of Beihai.

Just as Qin Ruhui was about to leave, he was stopped by a familiar voice: "Qin Ruhui, wait a moment!"

While he was talking, the second emperor Zhao Qian, who had already led the beauty away from the apse, suddenly turned back and asked Qin Ruhui who was about to leave in a strange way:

"Qin Ruhui, I decreed half a month ago to change the title of Prince Chen Huaian of the Jin Dynasty to the King of Beihai. How is the implementation of the move of the family to the north immediately?"