Lin Xiaoyue calmed down and looked directly at King Jingnan, and replied: "King Jingnan, I am the maid of the eldest princess. Even if I want to be lectured, I am still the eldest princess. Besides, there is an emperor sitting here, and everyone has no objection. You
Why does a prince with a foreign surname call a slave here? Although a slave is a maid, she is also a maid in the eldest princess's house. It depends on the owner to beat the dog. King Jingnan, you don't look down on my parents and the princess at all, right?"
King Jingnan was told that the breath in his chest could not come up or come down, it was like there was a lump in his throat!
Finally, he turned the gun and asked Princess Mingzhu: "What a sharp-tongued maid! Princess, do you really not care about your maid? If you are so presumptuous, aren't you afraid of provoking people you shouldn't provoke?
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Lin Xiaoyue felt the look from the eldest princess. She knew that the eldest princess was acquiescing to her actions, so she directly answered for the eldest princess: "King Jingnan, our eldest princess has always been kind and kind, and is loyal to the emperor.
Geng Geng, I care deeply about the people. We servants all obey the teachings of the eldest princess and never do evil to others, bully others, bully others, and take advantage of others by force! For example, we will never lick our faces when we cannot reach something.
Insist on it!"
"You, you, you..." King Jingnan was so angry that he almost got angry. He pointed at Lin Xiaoyue's nose and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time. Finally, he rolled down his sleeves angrily and asked Emperor Liang for an explanation, saying: "Your Majesty, my ministers
I have never experienced such a shameful humiliation! You have to make the decision for me!"
Emperor Liang didn't want to pay attention to King Jingnan at all. He spread his hands directly and was about to lean on the pillow and close his eyes to rest. However, as soon as his hands touched the robe, he felt something else underneath.
He took it out and looked at it, and found that it was a series of letters, some of which were handwritten by the ministers of the DPRK. Don't ministers always write memorials? When did they write letters to themselves?
I'm not that old yet, why do I have no memory at all?
Emperor Liang opened a letter in confusion and saw the words "King Jingnan" written at the beginning. The bottom was full of transaction information about buying and selling officials. The signature below was the name of the Minister of Civil Affairs - Zhou Zhengyan.
Then, Emperor Liang opened another letter, which was still written by King Jingnan. The content was how to divide the power of the Zhenguo Palace. The signature was Prime Minister Gu Hanyu.
Then, Emperor Liang read all the letters, and the anger in his heart jumped three feet high, "You are so loyal Jing! You should call Jing hypocritical, Jing shameless! Not only did you collude with the Minister of Civil Affairs to buy and sell officials,
I also secretly divided up the power of King Zhennan with the Prime Minister. I said that King Zhennan’s property was gone, and how come he also lost his power in various places. It turned out that it was all your fault! Do you still want my kingdom?
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King Jingnan couldn't believe it. He did all these things very secretly. He hid the only few letters in his study and never let anyone in. How could the emperor know about it?
He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to express his grievance, "Your Majesty, I am wronged! You can give me a hundred courages, but I don't even dare! Your Majesty, please don't believe the slanderous words of those villains!"
Emperor Liang directly smashed the letter in his hand into King Jingnan's face, gritted his molar teeth and cursed: "Open your dog eyes, have I wronged you?"
King Jingnan picked up the letter and looked at it. His face became very ugly. This was probably the worst fall he had ever had since he became an official in the court!
He took a deep breath and tried his best to defend himself: "Your Majesty, do you believe me? This is definitely someone who faked my handwriting to slander me. I have followed the emperor through life and death, how could I do such a thing?"
Emperor Liang originally thought that King Jingnan was loyal and honest. If the incident of King Zhennan had not exposed his ambition, he would have been kept in the dark!
This time, no matter whether these letters are true or not, we must deal with this old fox and let him know what the consequences will be if he looks ugly!
Emperor Liang shouted in a deep voice: "Come here! Put King Jingnan into a prison and wait for his punishment!"
King Jingnan grabbed Emperor Liang's dragon robe and spoke quickly: "Your Majesty, this year's food harvest is not a good harvest. If we have to meet the army's food reserves, the people will have no food to eat. If the Emperor can give me a chance to change my ways,
If you have the opportunity, I have a way to help the emperor overcome this difficulty!"
Emperor Liang has been receiving coupons from the local government recently. He is also worried about this matter. Winter will soon come. If the food problem is not solved, many people will freeze to death and starve to death. It will be difficult for them to return in the coming year.
Young people are being forced to serve in the army, which will severely damage the foundation of the Dongsui Kingdom!
But if you don’t get rid of King Jingnan, you will leave a scourge around, which will be very detrimental to the court!
Emperor Liang was angry and said sarcastically: "I have asked people to calculate and distribute all the food in the treasury to the people, but it is still not enough! Does your Jingnan Palace have more money than my treasury?"
King Jingnan vowed: "Your Majesty, I don't dare! But I will personally lobby officials and wealthy businessmen from all over the country. If the people cannot survive this winter safely, I am willing to die to apologize!"
Emperor Liang glanced at Princess Mingzhu and asked, "Princess, what do you think?"
Princess Mingzhu understands the dilemma of Emperor Liang. On one side are the people and on the other side are the moths of the court. Both sides are very difficult. But no matter how difficult it is, the most important thing is that the people can have enough to eat. If the people are in chaos, the country of Dongsui will be destroyed.
The day is not far away!
But if King Jingnan is allowed to lobby officials and wealthy businessmen from various places, if the food fails to come through the lobbying, he will instead use the power of these places to compete with the imperial court, which will outweigh the gains and losses!
Just when Princess Mingzhu and Emperor Liang didn't know what to do, Lin Xiaoyue thought of a way. She said, "Princess, I have a suggestion. I don't know whether to tell it or not?"
Princess Mingzhu asked curiously: "What? But it doesn't matter!"
Lin Xiaoyue avoided the eyes of Emperor Liang, lowered her head and said: "Those who buy official positions have money to buy official positions, then give them a chance. If they each provide five thousand shi of food, then the death penalty will be avoided, but the official
If they each provide 10,000 kilograms of grain, they can continue to retain their official positions. In addition, if there are wealthy businessmen in Dongsui who are willing to donate more than 10,000 kilograms of grain, the emperor can give them an insignificant
Small official Dangdang."
"Of course, these official positions cannot be hereditary, and they do not participate in merit examinations and promotions. If they really serve the emperor, they can also give their descendants the opportunity of spring and autumn, and win over people's hearts. This not only solves the problem of people having enough food, but also stabilizes the situation.
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Princess Mingzhu happily patted Lin Xiaoyue on the shoulder and praised: "This is a good idea. Shouldn't the emperor reward it?"
Emperor Liang stared at Lin Xiaoyue for a long time. Although this face looked strange, he always felt that there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Did he have an illusion?
He walked up to Lin Xiaoyue unconsciously and reached out to lift Lin Xiaoyue's chin, hoping to find the answer from this face.