The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 653

[Chapter 653 Shock]

“these” officials heard this, they all looked at each other.

After a while, Yan Zhuang, who was still the most experienced, stood up and said: “Your Majesty, this move will probably chill the hearts of the gentry in the world.”

Emperor Chu glanced at him and said coldly: “Why has no one mentioned it before? Will I hurt the hearts of the people?”

When the elders heard this, they immediately understood what Emperor Chu was thinking, and all of them fell silent.

You must know that being able to become a pavilion elder requires more than just the talents of a king. The most important thing is to observe the words and emotions and figure out the thoughts of the emperor.

Otherwise, he would have been trampled down in the long years, and it would be his turn to enter the Nuan Pavilion.

They know when to say what to say and what attitude to show when His Majesty is in a certain mood. However, those who confront the Emperor will never gain anything good in the end, even if they are already in the cabinet. old.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance wanted the three pavilion elders to speak, but after seeing this scene, he couldn’t understand that the pavilion elders were unwilling to take care of it.

I have to say that Qiu Shangshu was also a real person. He cared about the common people and the gentry in his heart.

Unlike other people in the household department, who favored the gentry just to favor himself, he really considered the court and hoped to find a relatively suitable balance between the gentry and the common people.

So, he spoke: “Your Majesty, I have said it many times that the policy of unifying the land and Ding is beneficial to the court and the people, but you should not be too impatient.

Your Majesty, what you are doing is no different than

” Nothing more than what?”

Emperor Chu looked at him and asked coldly.

The three pavilion elders sighed silently and remained silent.

“It’s like crossing the river and burning down the bridge!” Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue said with all his might. He gritted his teeth and said, “The cunning rabbit dies and the lackeys are cooked. There is nothing better than this!

Your Majesty, those gentry once made contributions to the court and the royal family. Yes! You must at least give them a period of adaptation! Your Majesty!” When

Emperor Chu heard this, his anger reached its peak.

What kind of bullshit is this! ?

In this way, there are many people in the world who have contributed to the imperial court. If nothing else, those old farmers work hard every day to cultivate the land and grow food to feed the people all over the world. Don’t they have no merit at all?

In this way, those gentry can do whatever they want, just because they have contributed to the court and the royal family, so why do they need the court and the royal family!

The three pavilion elders have been with the emperor for a long time, and they can be said to have the same mind. When they heard the words of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, their hearts were already thumping. When they looked up and saw the expression of Emperor Chu, they understood the emperor’s thoughts.

“Master Qiu, is this nonsense? Who in this world has neither contributed to the court nor to the royal family? Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, who is not like this? I just said that water can carry a boat, and this water does not mean It’s just the gentry, but everyone in the world, including you and me! You can’t just think about the gentry, you have to think about the old farmers in that kind of land, we are all the same, there is no difference at

all

!”

It was Yan Zhuang, who seemed to be reprimanding him, but was actually saving him and saving what he had just said.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance also understood in his heart. He sighed secretly, knelt down, and kowtowed: “I just lost my mind and talked nonsense. I am guilty. I will die. I beg your Majesty to punish you!”

“You, you, you! “

“

Huang Chu’s voice was cold, and he sat back on the dragon chair again, frowning.

This was the first time for everyone to see the emperor in such a posture, and each of them was even more afraid to speak. They were all sitting or kneeling fearfully.

At this time, a sharp voice sounded, “Your Majesty, the eight hundred miles of the Central Plains Road is urgent!”

“Come in.”

The young eunuch handed the eight hundred miles of urgent letter to the great eunuch Liu Cheng, and Liu Cheng took it , and handed it to the emperor.

Emperor Chu took it and looked at it twice, his expression suddenly changed.

“How could this happen!?”

The people below were all frightened when they saw this scene. This was the first time they saw the emperor showing such an expression.

You must know that no matter what time it was in the past, the emperor always looked like a mountain was collapsing in front of him without changing his expression. Even during court discussions, when his anger reached the extreme, he still retained some restraint.

However, it was different at this moment. They could see it and taste it.

Your Majesty is really shocked!

What’s the content of the letter?

Everyone couldn’t help but speculate in their hearts.

Fortunately, there is still a direction. Where did the eunuch say this letter came from?

It seemed that they were coming from Zhongyuan Road, Zhongyuan Road, Zhongyuan Road.

Everyone in Zhongyuan Road didn’t know what they were thinking of. They looked at each other, and they could actually see shock in each other’s eyes.

Could it be that Xin Amber has rebelled? ?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that only this possibility can make His Majesty so shocked!

However, the next second, Emperor Chu was as if ecstatic and said loudly: “Okay, okay!”

Three good words in a row accurately expressed the emperor’s mood.

When several people saw this, they immediately understood that their previous ideas were not valid.

Unless His Majesty is crazy, how could he be so happy to see his confidant rebel?

As they were thinking this, the emperor’s voice came over again: “A bunch of dogs, I should have known this, I should have understood this! I should have done this!” But

one sentence made everyone confused again.

Damn,

they have been working in the imperial court for decades, and this seems to be the first time they have heard His Majesty curse someone, and it was so vulgar.

But this also proves that His Majesty is very angry now.

But with the three good words just now, it was obvious that His Majesty was very happy.

Sometimes you are happy, and sometimes you are angry. What does this mean?

Everyone became more and more confused.

At this time, Emperor Chu had already read the letter in its entirety, read it carefully, and then handed it to the eunuch Liu Cheng.

“Take it and let all my ministers take a good look at it! Taste it carefully!”

The four ministers were already extremely confused. They hurriedly reached out and took the envelope from Liu Cheng’s hand, carefully examining it. of browsing.

Halfway through, especially the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, he looked shocked and blurted out: “How could this happen!?”

“This is too much difference, a full three times. In this way, the imperial court used to collect less Wouldn’t the taxes added up be equivalent to three or four treasuries? “

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world’s money and food. No one knows how to calculate this.

Therefore, when he saw this letter sent from Zhongyuan Road, he was shocked and couldn’t believe it.

You know, last year when the imperial court wanted to go to war with the grassland tribes, they couldn’t get much money.

Even this year’s counterattack against the rebellion in the Southwest was all money scraped together, and many nobles even donated money.

As a result, just by changing the land and Ding into one, there was so much extra money.

How can this be?

(End of chapter)