Chapter 186 I will stop pretending, I will show my cards, I will play you all
It was mid-October in the third year of Longsheng.
The scorching sun has long gone, and the weather is getting colder.
Chang'an City.
Imperial Palace, Yong'an Hall.
Xiao Zhenghan, the emperor of the Wei Dynasty who looked down upon the world, sat on the dragon throne, showing no anger or authority.
Civil and military officials stood on both sides of the court holding wat tablets.
Today, except for Xiao Rou and Xiao Yun'er, two princesses participating in politics.
Qin Yu and Xiao Nan were also standing under the imperial steps.
I saw Qin Yu and Xiao Nan coming today.
All civil and military officials knew that something big was happening in the court, or that Emperor Wei was about to announce something big.
But for Bai Jiangheng and others, seeing Qin Yu going to court gave him an ominous premonition.
The new prince-in-law of the Wei Dynasty, the young prince of the Qin Palace, seems to be born to restrain all officials.
They didn't know what trouble this young prince was going to cause today.
There was a pause.
Emperor Wei stood up, glanced at the officials in the palace, and said loudly: "Since I came to the throne, my country, Wei, has been in dire straits of internal and external troubles."
"Especially this year, there have been many incidents in the DPRK and Central China, big and small. You all have witnessed it. Even though I spared no effort to solve the problem, set an example and worked extremely hard, the salt road was still cut off, which made my great Wei
Into a temporary crisis.”
"The crisis of salt shortage has caused people in various states in the Wei Dynasty to start to cut off salt in their homes one after another. Even though they try their best to save salt, the salt jars are still empty."
"Four hundred coins per pound of salt discourages the people, because if they buy salt, they will go hungry. This is the incompetence of the court, so the people have complaints against the court. I don't blame them, it's my incompetence as the emperor."
, failed to let them live a good life!”
Listening to Emperor Wei's impassioned speech.
All the officials in the palace looked at each other in confusion, not knowing why.
They didn't understand what Emperor Wei's opening remarks meant today.
Looking at the confused civil and military officials.
Emperor Wei walked down the imperial stage, stepped down the imperial steps, and continued: "Wu Luo has a hand in this salt crisis, Yu Mingxuan, the governor of Pingzhou, has a hand in it, and Qi King Xiao Wenmao is the instigator!"
"I know that they are all waiting to see my joke. It's not just them. At this moment, in this court, among the ministers who I trust and entrust with important tasks, I don't know how many people are also waiting for me.
It’s a joke, I don’t know how many people are secretly hoarding salt, waiting to make a fortune from the national calamity!”
"What's more, there are people who are secretly communicating with the traitor Xiao Wenmao and have ulterior motives. Don't think that I am blind!"
Hear this.
Many officials lowered their heads unconsciously.
They felt as if Emperor Wei wanted to take action on this matter and steal the salt from their hands.
But they don't panic. Who will buy the salt and put it in the open?
Immediately afterwards.
Emperor Wei glanced at the officials and continued: "You don't have to be afraid. I won't care about your secret hoarding of salt this time. Not only will I not care about it, I also want to thank you. Thank you for your gifts to me and for letting me try it."
I felt like a profiteer for once.”
"Now I finally understand why those profiteers are so happy to do this and make big gains out of small things, because the feeling of making big money is really good!"
The words fell into place.
Many officials raised their heads to look at Emperor Wei, and an ominous premonition swept over them instantly.
Emperor Wei became a profiteer?
The amount of information in this statement is a bit large.
Bai Jiangheng was even more stunned. A chill ran down his spine and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Could it be that Emperor Wei had found a new salt channel? How could this be possible?
Even though Emperor Wei said so.
But no one knew where Wei Huang's confidence came from.
After all, if there are other ways to obtain salt.
Xiao Wenmao would not join forces with Wuluo, Liaodong and Japanese pirates to cause such a big disturbance.
They also don’t spend a lot of money hoarding salt.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the palace gradually became solemn.
The information revealed by Emperor Wei was disintegrating their psychological defenses bit by bit.
It's almost time to see the heat.
Emperor Wei raised his smile and said slowly: "Two months ago, my son-in-law, Qin Yu, the prince-in-law of the great Wei Dynasty, worked day and night on salt, and worked tirelessly to do in-depth research. During that time, he really forgot all about sleep and food, and devoted himself to the imperial court.
and the common people of the Wei Dynasty dedicated everything."
Xiao Nan: "...."
He knows the whole truth, and this is really just mindless flattery.
Don't talk about Xiao Nan.
Even Qin Yu felt a little embarrassed.
But there was no way, Emperor Wei just wanted to establish his glorious image to compare with the officials.
Emperor Wei continued: "Huangtian has paid off his hard work, and finally the prince consort has developed a method to turn decay into something. He can purify inedible mineral salts, cliff salts and other toxic salts into edible salts."
"Do you know what this means? It means that even if I, Dawei, don't eat salt from the grassland salt ponds or sea salt, I can still continuously produce a large amount of edible salt from the inland."
"It means that I can no longer be controlled by Xiao Wenmao, and it means that no one can threaten me with salt anymore!!!"
When these words fell to the ground, the whole hall was in an uproar.
All the civil and military officials looked at Qin Yu blankly, in disbelief.
"I...did I hear it correctly? His Majesty said that the Consort can purify inedible salt into edible salt! This...this is really crazy!"
"Hahaha... It's really a good show this time. Those people who are hoarding salt are probably dumbfounded. It turns out that His Majesty has already had a countermeasure. No wonder he is so confident."
"The prince consort is really ridiculously wise. No wonder everyone says that the young prince is an immortal descended to earth. Now it seems that it is indeed true. Otherwise, how can we explain this matter?"
"Your Majesty just said that two months ago, the Prince Consort could purify inedible salt into edible salt. So... doesn't that mean! Your Majesty has already made all preparations!?"
.......
All the civil and military officials were talking a lot and were shocked by Qin Yu's ability.
But many officials were already feeling like thorns on their backs or stuck in their throats, and their legs became weak unconsciously.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Bai Jiangheng's throat was rolling, he was sweating profusely, and his heart was numb, "This is obviously an immortal trick. Qin Yu is not an immortal, your majesty must be lying!"
Even if I heard Emperor Wei say it with my own ears.
Bai Jiangheng still couldn't believe the authenticity of this incident.
He had staked the entire Bai family's fortune.
If it fails, the Bai family will suffer heavy losses or even fall apart.
Bai Jiangheng was thinking.
Emperor Wei looked at him and said slowly: "Bai Aiqing, the weather has turned cold, why are you sweating so much? Is there something on your mind? Or are you worried about something?"
After hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on Bai Jiangheng.
Bai Jiangheng pretended to be calm, wiped out a handful of cold sweat, bowed his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Wei Chen... Wei Chen was very excited after hearing the good news."
Emperor Wei nodded and said with a smile: "In terms of loyalty, I have to say it's Bai Aiqing. Since you are so happy, I will tell you one more happy event."