Although Xiao Yan had sinister intentions, he acted under the guise of asking for orders and benefiting the people. No one could refute it. Even Bai Mochou, who always spoke sharply, was silenced and gasped for breath.
——Fuck your "breast" and "breast", Xiao Yan has a very clever plan.
"Commander Kang, can't you answer?"
Xiao Yan looked at Kang Shanzhen's decadent and speechless look and laughed wildly in his heart: I didn't expect that you, Kang Shanzhen, would be where you are today? Are you as miserable as a dog? Haha...
"Since Commander Kang can't answer, he must have realized his mistake."
"Nonsense!"
Kang Shanzhen said bluntly: "Even if the Black Guards are capable, they still shoulder the mission of protecting the home and the country. How can they suppress the military expenditures of the Black Guards? Xiao Yan, aren't you trying to force the Black Guards to disband?"
Xiao Yan said: "The Black Guards spent the largest military expenditure, but they were completely defeated in the Battle of Muping. What is the use of such an army besides wasting military expenditure? It might as well be disintegrated!"
Kang Shanzhen was so angry that his nose was on fire and his eyes were like lightning. He rushed to Xiao Yan and shouted angrily: "If the black guards are disbanded, who will clear up the chaos in Mu Ping?"
"Isn't this simple?"[
Xiao Yan smiled coldly: "The Nine Gates City Guards have a long history and a powerful military. If the Nine Gates City Guards can annihilate the Mu Ping rebels, isn't it the right time and the right time to put them to great use?"
"You..." Kang Shanzhen laughed angrily, "Xiao Yan, you are very good at playing tricks!"
Xiao Yan said disdainfully: "I am dedicated to serving the country. I also ask Commander Kang not to mix personal thoughts with me. How can personal grudges be involved when discussing state affairs?"
Kang Shanzhen was stabbed in a sore spot by Xiao Yan, and his mind was irritated. In addition, he had been too stressed recently and his mind was in a mess. He couldn't find any appropriate countermeasures, and his heart actually started to break.
In his mind, he flicked his sleeves sadly and said: "Everything has to be decided by the emperor!"
"Listening to what Commander Kang said... it seems that you have realized your mistake?"
Xiao Yan continued to rub salt into Kang Shanzhen's wounds, "If there is a mistake, correct it and let him be a minister of the Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, I have to say that Commander Kang has selfish motives and harms the country and the people with his own selfish intentions. This will be unforgivable."
,Dear ministers, Your Majesty, now that Commander Kang has realized his mistake,
I ask you to immediately correct the tax expenditure and reduce the tax amount allocated to the Black Guards from 40% to 20%. In this way, the national treasury will have a surplus, the people's burden will be reduced, water conservancy projects will be built, education will be provided, poverty alleviation will be provided, and the imperial court will be able to
It can be solved and everyone is happy, wouldn’t it be nice?”
At this point, Xiao Yan's tone suddenly became more threatening: "Your Majesty, if you care about the people and want to be a wise king, immediately change the fiscal and tax expenditures and use your ministers' advice. I believe that all the officials will praise you.
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With great kindness and kindness to the people, if the emperor hesitates again and again, looks forward and backward, knows the shortcomings and does nothing, then it is inaction, that is treating the people like grass and grass, and not being able to speak frankly, then he is a coward, a coward of Tao..."
"Shut up!" Yan Jing suddenly stood up and looked directly at Xiao Yan with cold eyes, "Why do you say that I am a foolish king?"
Xiao Yan, however, was not afraid, he was rational and strong, and he held his head high and said: "Knowing the disadvantages and not doing anything, letting the people suffer, letting the people spend money to study, letting the people fall into the disaster of fish in a pond, watching helplessly
The building is about to collapse, this kind of behavior is not a coward, so what is it?"
"you……"
Yan Jing was so angry that he looked at Xiao Yan's "righteous" face and really wanted to slap him hard - this guy is the biggest moth in the court, but he threatened me by saying that I am a foolish king. There is no such thing in the world.
A despicable and dirty Prime Minister? That’s so damn abominable.
Shi Yue remained silent. Seeing the arrogant Xiao Yan who had received chicken blood, the strange thoughts in his heart flashed out one by one.
What made Yan Jing even more angry was Xiao Yan's words, "If you use your ministers' advice, I believe all the officials will praise you for your bold kindness and kindness to the people." What did this mean?
This clearly means: Your Majesty is not easy to do, I am the head of the officials, and when I wave, everyone will respond to me and follow my lead, so just accept your fate obediently.
Yan Jing forced himself to hold back the anger in his heart and said coldly: "Do the officials think Prime Minister Xiao's words make sense?" He was deliberately trying to see Xiao Yan's public opinion.[
Xiao Yan said excitedly: "I am dedicated to serving the people. Which minister will not support it? Which minister is the culprit of vendetta against the people? Who dares not to support it?"
Damn it, this guy is too arrogant.
The Minister of Rites was the first to come out and said: "Prime Minister Xiao is devoted to the country, is not afraid of personal honor and disgrace, dares to speak out, and re-analyzes the court's tax expenditure. This is a great kindness. If the emperor issues an edict in accordance with what Prime Minister Xiao said, he will definitely do it."
Let the national treasury be in surplus and the people be prosperous, and the emperor will become a wise king."
When Zeng Shan said this, he stopped abruptly. In fact, there was another sentence he didn't say: If you don't follow Xiao Yan's instructions, you will be a fool.
It's just that what he said was cryptic, but he left a little tail, but no one in the civil and military circles was a fool, how could he not hear it?
With a livid face, Yan Jing looked at Zeng Shan and comforted herself in her heart: Zeng Shan and Xiao Yan vented their anger through the same nostril. This was expected and did not count at all.
Zhao Shuo, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "I am in charge of the Ministry of War. I deeply understand how important the army is to the country. However, I also know that military expenditures are huge and waste people and money. Therefore, the army is a double-edged sword for the country. If we can reasonably control the finances,
If money is spent, the country will prosper; if money is misused, the country will be embarrassed."
Changing the subject, Zhao Shuo added: "The reason why the military expenditures of the Black Guards are so high is because they once fought everywhere and suffered huge losses, so they had to maintain a high proportion. But now they don't have big battles. They are just trivial matters. The Black Guards
It is not appropriate and even more unreasonable for the Wei to maintain high military expenditures. The military strength should be reduced and only part of the army can be left. I think what Prime Minister Xiao said is pertinent and for the sake of the overall situation. It is indeed a blunt criticism of me, and I second my opinion!"
Zhao Shuo's words were reasonable and reasonable. He analyzed the existence of the army from a 'professional' perspective and had a very strong purpose. It echoed Xiao Yan's words and made Xiao Yan's momentum even more rampant.
Shi Yue listened to Zhao Shuo's analysis, looked at Zhao Shuo's straight back, and sighed in his heart.
He originally had the idea of trying to win over Zhao Shuo, but looking at Zhao Shuo's performance today, it was obvious that he had planned to hug Xiao Yan's thigh tightly - how could he get off the pirate ship if he got on it?
Yan Jing glanced at Zhao Shuo coldly and asked, "Ministers, do you have any other suggestions?"
Liu Dahua, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up, cupped his hands and said: "I am in charge of the Ministry of Industry. Due to lack of gold and silver, I am stuck in everything, so that I am not able to plan for my own affairs in my position. When I heard what Prime Minister Xiao said, I was suddenly enlightened, and I second my opinion.
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He Zhizhang, deputy envoy of the Wucheng Army and Horse Department, said: "I second the proposal!"
Military Counselor Wu Liang said: "I second the proposal!"
Li Hongcheng, governor of Kyoto, came out: "I second the proposal!"
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Whoops, dozens of ministers filed out, all agreeing with Xiao Yan's proposal, the formation was huge, and Xiao Yan's huge power was instantly demonstrated.