Chapter 210 Chen Qing’s Harm (Part 1)

Author: The Seventh Rubik's Cube

Chapter 210 Chen Qing’s Harm (Part 1)

The quarrel in the Jiangnan land had already become a loud noise when Wang Ye came to Beijing about a year ago.

A year ago, Wang Shaoqing returned to Beijing from the south of the Yangtze River and brought news that shocked the court. The eldest princess Xiao Mingyue colluded with the demons to rebel, and all the 300,000 golden dragon guards were refined into demon zombies. The Duke of Qin was attacked from both sides, and the army suffered heavy losses.

Chen Qing organized a militia to resist and reluctantly confronted Her Royal Highness the Princess in the south of the Yangtze River. It has been a year now!

At this time, the great dynasty is about to begin, and the nine civil servants are already waiting outside the Suzaku Gate, waiting for the summons.

A group of top warlocks, civil servants, and family masters all looked unhappy, and they were discussing something from time to time.

In fact, ever since the news about Jiangnan came out a year ago, the faces of the civil and military ministers have not looked good this year!

This year was really a very bad year for the Jin Dynasty!

The Duke of Wei in the north was so powerful that he did not know what tricks he tried to get the four princes who were guarding important towns in the north to join his camp. In just three months, all the 300,000 blood descendants in the north became thieves.

He occupied the entire Northland area in half a year!

However, due to the shortage of troops, many princes sent by the imperial court could only rely on the method of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields to guard northern Liaoning. In the past six months, they had requested reinforcements from the imperial court many times.

But where are the soldiers in the imperial court now?

In the case of Jiangnan, there were many top ministers who initially recommended Her Royal Highness the Princess to lead the army. Now when the issue of responsibility was raised, everyone became silent.

Three hundred thousand Golden Dragon Guards are almost the largest force that the capital city can unleash. With the addition of the Qin Duke's descendants, even though the Jin Dynasty is an emerging and powerful dynasty, its vitality is severely weakened at this time!

Jiangnan was hit hard, and Yundu also deliberately caused a lot of turmoil in the past few months. As a result, the Duke of Chu who was guarding there and the Feilong Guard who were the most capable of Jin Dynasty did not dare to move lightly. The imperial court now guards the capital.

With less than 100,000 troops, where is the extra military strength to support the north?

"Lin Shangshu!" The person speaking at the side was Yang Shilang of the Ministry of Rites: "The matter in Jiangnan can't be delayed any longer!"

The expressions of all the civil servants became solemn at these words.

A year ago, Wang Ye, the young minister of Dali Temple, came back and brought back news that shocked the government and the public. However, because the eldest princess had not taken any further action, it was also difficult for Jiangnan to obtain information due to the lingering fog. In addition, some big families

The entanglement with Jiangnan's interests has caused Jiangnan's affairs to be delayed until today.

But now it's getting harder and harder to delay.

Half a year ago, maritime merchants began to appear in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is said that most of them were subordinates of Chen Qing of Liuzhou. In order to collect intelligence about the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial court deliberately indulged them at first.

But once I opened my mouth, I couldn’t hold it back!

Just because the goods produced in Jiangnan are too popular!

First of all, the silk from Jiangnan, in terms of quality, pattern, color and texture, far exceeds the silk from other places. In the past, the silk produced in Yunzhou had surpassed Jiangnan for many years, but now, the silk produced in Yunzhou in the entire capital has almost been suppressed to the point that it can no longer be sold.

Not to mention the top-grade tea, wine and other hard currencies produced in Jiangnan!

That's what major restaurants and teahouses are fighting for now. Nowadays in the capital, any restaurant that doesn't have a fixed channel for Jiangnan wine and tea will be in trouble!

The fruit wine and sauce wine produced in Jiangnan are overwhelmingly popular on the market. Anyone who has tasted Jiangnan wine is extremely enthusiastic about it. Especially some wealthy families, many of whom are willing to spend thousands of dollars to buy wine.

, Nowadays, high-end banquets are held in major restaurants. If they can’t bring out some Jiangnan drinks, they won’t be able to serve on the table at all!

This is especially true for tea. Ever since Jiangnan tea came to Beijing, it has been crushing tea from any place of origin. In the current market, the price of one or two Jiangnan tea has been increased to thirty gold. It is really precious.

It has become the first choice for giving gifts on various occasions!

Not to mention some pocket watches with excellent craftsmanship that can tell the time and are exquisitely made. Nowadays, the masters of wealthy families would be embarrassed to go out without one of those things!

Who wouldn’t be jealous of such a top-notch business opportunity?

In order to seek a stable supply of goods, all merchants from Jiangnan are now in demand. Many shopkeepers from top aristocratic families are trying to make friends, inquire about information, and prepare to enter major industries in Jiangnan.

But the more I inquired, the more the news came out that made many wealthy families tremble with fear!

Mountain gods distribute land?

Vigorous promotion of engineering studies?

Land cannot be sold?

Officials and gentry all receive food from one body?

Totally outrageous!!

As a result, various voices emerged in the court to criticize Chen Qing, and the momentum was even greater than the criticism from the north!

You know, the northern side is openly rebelling, and although Chen Qing is using mercenaries privately, he is at least openly submitting to the imperial court, and is still defending the imperial court against the rebellious princess.

However, the crowd was aroused. Almost every time he went to court, many officials denounced Chen Qing. Especially after some originally concealed information was exposed, not only the court, but also the people launched a wave of protests against Chen Qing. The main denouncement was

Scholars from major academies, they represent the voice of the people!

Especially last time, including the largest White Deer Academy in the capital, tens of thousands of students in the entire capital gathered to strike. The situation had reached a point where the imperial court could no longer ignore it.

After hearing what Yang Shilang said, several ministers frowned!

Yang Shilang is not young. Although he still holds the position of Shilang, his reputation among scholars is very high. Otherwise, His Majesty would not have included the Yang family in the list of crown princes.

Yang Shilang's words almost represent the voice of scholars.

The Warlock family has a very special status in the Jin Dynasty. They compete with the aristocratic families, but in terms of camp, they belong to the civil servant camp.

Although privately, the status of warlock officials was far higher than that of ordinary officials, this status was obtained by the attachment of literati. Apart from the former warlock dynasty, the warlock family had the highest status in the Jin Dynasty.

Normally, the civil servants would follow Jiu Qing's lead because the Warlock family could support them in the competition with military generals. But now, the scholars almost collectively denounced Chen Qing, which forced Jiu Qing to turn this person over.

Sound is important!

Although they knew very well that the current situation in the imperial court was not suitable for allocating forces to attack Chen Qing.

"Don't worry, Sir, the imperial court will not let Chen Qing do whatever he wants!" the Minister of Rites quickly comforted him.

"But what Chen Qing is doing now is to dig up the foundation of the Jin Dynasty. The imperial court has not taken any action, and I and other scholars are heartbroken to see it!" Yang Shilang said angrily: "Then Chen Qing has used business interests to win over

He has attracted many small Xiao families who are willing to contribute to him. If this continues, Chen Qing’s power will further expand, and the country will not be able to survive!"

These words were righteous and awe-inspiring, but when Jiu Qing heard them, they were a little harsh.

The value of those Jiangnan products is too high. Even if they are purchased with a large sum of money, the second speculation will be a huge profit. Such profits will naturally be seized by the Warlock family and the first bloodline family. Many ordinary Shilin families can't even drink soup.

So, it can only act as a scapegoat for consumption.

Aren't they the Xiao Xiao family that Shilang Yang mentioned?

If it weren't for the other party's special status, Shangshu would have been ready to ridicule him.

"Your Excellency," the Minister of Rites sighed: "You all know the current situation. The imperial court is short of troops and the war in the north is tense. How can the imperial court find the troops to attack Chen Qing?"

"Master Shangshu's words are wrong!" Yang Shilang rarely refuted the other party's words directly, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Qing's wild ambitions, if left unchecked, will do no less harm than those in the north. We have found evidence that Chen Qing is not only in the

The evil spirits are spreading in the south of the Yangtze River, deceiving the people, and now they are making enemies in the north. If we don't take action, there will be endless disasters!"

"Being an enemy?" The Minister of Punishment next to him frowned: "Why did the Vice Minister say this?"

To be honest, what Chen Qing did was indeed against the rules, but whether it is a rebellion or not, the court has not yet determined. After all, many things are reasonable and compliant. When he first went to Liuzhou to serve, the temporary recruitment power was given by the Jiangnan Chief Envoy.

, it was reported to the court at that time, and the court approved and issued the official seal.

Then there was the great disaster in Jiangnan. As the prefect of Liuzhou, Chen Qing had the responsibility to defend the territory, so it made sense to recruit militiamen to resist.

As for relying on the militia to fight against Her Royal Highness the Princess, everyone knows that is nonsense, but at least she is loyal to the imperial court on the surface.

With this excuse, the higher-ups could at least suppress the lower-level voices calling for Chen Qing to be conquered many times.

But the hat of being an enemy is a bit too big.

"This is nonsense." Yang Shilang quickly took out the memorial and said: "The officials in the north have been collecting evidence for many days. The merchants under Chen Qing have collected a large number of shipbuilding wood and horses from the north.

These are strategic resources, what does Chen Qing want to do?"

"This," the Minister of Punishment frowned, "can't be considered as endowment to the enemy, right? Chen Qing is facing pressure from Xihai and the eldest princess's rebellion. It is normal for Chen Qing to arm his soldiers, as well as horses. Chen Qing trains cavalry for the sake of the imperial court."

"But where did he get the horses?" Yang Shilang said quietly: "The two largest horse farms in the north are now occupied by Wei Guogong. According to the report, Chen Qing transported a large number of horses back to Liuzhou this time, more than 10,000 horses, many of which are from families with blood.

Just raise dragon horses and elephant horses!"

Everyone: "."

"According to reports from officials in the north, the rebels were originally short on food, but suddenly many grain merchants appeared in the south of the Yangtze River, selling a lot of food to Wei Guogong. It was precisely because they needed food from Jiangnan to survive that Wei Guogong gave up.

If you have a monopoly horse, what is this but capitalizing on the enemy?"

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