The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 649

[Chapter 649: My personal troubles]

“This”

“What does Master Qiu mean by this!”

“What exactly is written in this letter that makes His Majesty and Master Qiu behave like this?”

For a moment, the whole court felt like it was exploding again. Usually, the focus of discussion is on the main content of the letter.

After all, a letter could make the emperor and the minister of household affairs firm at the same time, which was something they never expected.

When the Emperor of Chu heard these discussions, he did not answer. Instead, he handed the letter to Liu Cheng and ordered: “Send the letter to all the ministers to have a look.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Everyone took the letter with expressions on their faces. All have undergone changes to varying degrees, especially those who don’t like the policy of integrating land and Ding into one.

This letter was written by Fang Xiu.

The content is very simple. It is what I have seen and heard in the Central Plains Road in the past few days. How the prefects of various prefectures negotiated with the gentry to avoid taxes by selling their fields, and how they deceived the people.

And what I heard the old people say that day in that remote village.

Every word and every sentence is like a sharp sword, making everyone’s hearts tremble!

In fact, they all understand in their hearts that this policy of unifying land and Ding is beneficial to the country and the people, but it involves their own interests and they are unwilling to compromise.

However, looking at the contents of these letters at this moment, I can see the suffering of the common people and the luxury of the gentry.

I can’t help lamenting in my heart that the wine and meat in the Zhumen stink, and there are bones frozen to death on the road.

What is a wealthy family?

These gentry are rich families!

“Gentlemen, what do you think?”

Emperor Chu sat on the dragon chair and asked slowly.

“This”

everyone looked at each other, no one dared to speak.

After a while, a minister from the Ministry of Household Affairs stood up and said, “Your Majesty, the idea of uniting the land and the Ding into one was proposed by Xin Anbo. I don’t think everything Xin Anbo said should be believed!”

“Oh?”

Emperor Chu heard this. , raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, “So, do you think what is said in this letter is false?”

Seeing Emperor Chu’s expression, the Minister of Household Affairs already understood something in his heart, but the words had already been spoken, and he could accept them even if he wanted to. He didn’t come back,

so he gritted his teeth and said, “I didn’t say that. I just think what this letter said is too exaggerated.

The gentry does live a better life than ordinary people, but it’s not to this extent.”

Emperor Chu looked at it.

Looking at him, he sneered and asked: “I just want to ask you one thing, have you ever been to the Central Plains Road?”

“This”

the Minister of Household Affairs is an examinee from the capital. He has never left the capital. Hearing this Question, I didn’t know how to answer for a while.

“It seems that you have never been there. Let me ask you another question. Have you ever left the city of Kyoto? Have you ever been to the homes of ordinary people?”

Emperor Chu asked again.

When the Minister of Household Affairs heard this, he was already sweating heavily.

He understood very well what the emperor meant by asking these questions.

“You’ve never been there either?”

Emperor Chu looked at him and said coldly.

“I have never been there before.” The Minister of Hube gritted his teeth.

“Ha”

Emperor Chu sneered and said, “Since you have never been there or witnessed it, how do you know that what is said in the letter is too exaggerated, and how do you know that what Xin Anbo said cannot be fully believed.”

“This”

Hu The minister was speechless at this moment.

When other people saw this scene, they also understood that things seemed to be developing differently than they expected.

Everyone remained silent, not daring to make any sound.

After a moment, the Minister of Hubu raised his eyes and gritted his teeth and said: “I am the Minister of Hubu, in charge of the world’s money and food. Whether the people are suffering or not, I know it by reading the documents.”

“Hahahahahahaha!”

Emperor Chu couldn’t bear to hear this. Couldn’t help but laugh.

The smile was extremely angry, “Children know that it is better to have no books than to have no books at all. You, a dignified minister of household affairs, don’t understand this truth?

When I heard you speak, I just thought it was ridiculous!

From today on, Don’t do this, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and go to the Central Plains Road to help Fang Xiu!”

“This”

everyone looked at each other in shock.

You need to know what position it is to be the Minister of Household Affairs, and what position it is to serve as the assistant to the new Amber.

Not to mention serving Xin Anbo, even the Jiedu Envoy of the Central Plains Road cannot be compared with the Minister of Hubu!

“Your Majesty, sir.”

The Minister of Household Affairs did not expect that His Majesty, who was always kind and kind, would be so heartless. He was stunned in place for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Emperor Chu glanced at him coldly and said calmly: “Don’t make me angry before I change my mind!”

Don’t make me angry

. This is the first time they have heard this after serving His Majesty for more than ten or twenty years.

At this moment, the entire court became completely silent, and no one dared to make even the slightest sound.

However, Emperor Chu became more and more angry as he thought about it. Thinking of the letter that Fang Xiu had given him before leaving, he stood up and looked around, his voice cold.

“I left the city with Xin’anbo some time ago, and what I saw and heard was really eye-opening! I have been on the throne for so many years, and there is not a single day that I have not worked hard and exhausted. I dare not relax even a little bit, for fear that the country entrusted to me by my ancestors will not be forgotten. I destroyed the inheritance given to me,

but what?

But I still destroyed it! Open your eyes and see how many people are suffering in the land of the capital, let alone the Central Plains Road. How many people are stinking of wine and meat?

I am so heartbroken! I am guilty of this world, this land, I am ashamed of my ancestors, and I wish I could depose myself!

And you, you are all standing here in a high-sounding manner, what do you think? , do you really think that I don’t know what you did?

I advise you to dry your heart and lungs, wash them, and clean them up. You are worthy of the imperial court, worthy of your ancestors, worthy of me, and worthy of me. Do you care about the people of the world?

It is becoming more and more clear to me now that the troubles of the imperial court are not outside, but in this imperial court, right above this hall, among my flesh and blood princes, among you civil and military ministers!”

Fang Xiu taught him these words, but they were all spoken from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, saying it all in one breath can be said to make my whole body feel relaxed.

All the civil and military ministers in the hall looked guilty, and they all knelt on the ground.

“I am guilty, I am guilty!” The words of

the emperor who humiliated his ministers and killed

the Emperor of Chu were recorded in the history books. The civil and military ministers of the entire dynasty were afraid that they would be scolded for tens of millions of years.

Every one of them felt sad, and even some people, to be precise, most people’s eyes suddenly turned red, and they couldn’t help but chant: “I am guilty, I am guilty.” When

Emperor Chu saw this scene, he was also Sighed.

He was always kind-hearted and couldn’t bear to say these words, but the Minister of Tobe really made him angry.

I couldn’t bear to watch this scene anymore. I waved my hands and said tiredly: “This is the end of today’s court meeting. Let’s disperse.”

(End of this chapter)