This house is the palace in the Hunting Garden, the palace called Zhongliang Palace.
This palace has a special construction method that can change the size. Now it has only expanded to less than one-fifth, so it looks much smaller than when it was in the Hunting Garden.
Xu Zhiqiong watched with his own eyes as the palace swallowed more than two thousand lives.
Now, Emperor Changle found it and placed it in front of the palace.
Yu Guangyuan, the Minister of Punishment, stood in front of the ministers and read out the whole story of the incident.
This Zhongliang Palace not only swallowed more than two thousand lives, but by interrogating the owners of the ascetic workshops, Emperor Changle learned that this palace had killed tens of thousands of lives in total. In addition to the two thousand laborers, there were also
There are beggars and homeless people who were deceived.
These more than 10,000 people were all planted into blood trees by Emperor Zhaoxing.
Now that the leader of the thieves, Emperor Zhaoxing, is dead, Ye Ansheng is nowhere to be found, but in the ascetic workshop, a group of accomplices must be severely punished.
A dozen craftsmen headed by Lu Qingming were brought to the gate of Zhongliang Palace. They were all the main members of planting the blood tree.
Emperor Changle gritted his teeth and said: "For your crime, you should be executed in a hurry. Considering that you are not the mastermind, I will execute you here!"
Lu Qingming shouted: "Your Majesty, we are wronged and we can't help ourselves!"
He had promised Emperor Chang Le that he was willing to tell him everything, as long as he gave him a happy life.
When the time comes, the guy regrets it.
The prince looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Marquis Yun, you have personally experienced this, what do you want to say?"
Xu Zhiqiong walked up to Lu Qingming and whispered: "Even if you are willing to let one of the two thousand people in Ponuyuan go, I will spare your life today."
Lu Qingming shouted: "If I let one of them go, Ye Ansheng will not let me go!"
"Well said!" Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "When you recruit workers in Beiyuan, if you recruit a few less workers, I will spare your life."
"I, I, I was..."
Not only did he recruit many people at that time, but in order to ensure that the blood tree was safe, he also recruited about a hundred more people.
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "From the day I saw you, you were bound to die. Being able to die like this is already considered cheap."
A group of craftsmen begged loudly, and Xu Zhiqiong turned and left.
Yu Shan led the mighty army and pushed a group of craftsmen into Zhongliang Palace and closed the palace gate.
Looking at this extremely familiar palace, Lu Qingming peed on the spot, and more than a dozen craftsmen burst into tears.
Zhong Shen controlled the mechanism outside, and the roof of the palace fell. The wailing stopped suddenly, and the group of craftsmen were immediately crushed into a pulp.
Emperor Changle said loudly: "The original name of this thing is Zhongliang Palace. This name really insults the word Zhongliang. From now on, it will be renamed the Traitor Pavilion. It will bring disaster to the country and the people. Traitors and sycophants will be killed without mercy!"
The ministers were silent, and the bloody smell wafting out of the palace made them feel a little scared.
Li Shabai showed a smile and looked at Emperor Changle silently.
Emperor Changle said again: "Planting blood trees is a sin committed by the ancestors and the clan. This sin should not be forgotten."
Liang Jixiong's cheeks trembled. He was embarrassed both in face and in his heart.
Li Shabai's face was full of respect.
The ministers looked at each other, feeling that they had heard wrongly.
The king of a country admits his mistakes to his people?
It’s not an edict to sin!
It’s a face-to-face admission of mistake!
The ministers thought this was too unruly.
Why did Emperor Changle, who was originally normal, start acting up again?
Only the people watching from a distance looked at Emperor Changle with expectation.
These people were invited by Emperor Changle.
They are hurt in their hearts, deeply hurt.
They lost the most important person, but except for a lantern man who fought desperately to avenge them, no one paid attention to them anymore.
At this moment, they seemed to see the hope brought by the new king.
Emperor Changle shouted loudly: "Anyone who is harmed by the blood tree will receive thirty taels of silver as a pension for his family. Those whose family members are engaged in farming or doing business will be exempted from all taxes. Yuyang apologizes to the dead souls!"
After saying this, Emperor Changle bowed deeply to the people watching.
The king of a country gives gifts to the people?
The ministers were at a loss and could only salute along with Emperor Changle.
An old woman cried loudly: "My son, you are wronged, the official family knows you are wronged!"
Emperor Changle stood up and said again: "Liang Yuming colluded with the Gu sect to usurp the rebellion, which resulted in the disaster of Gu Yuan and countless people were harmed. In the final analysis, it was the fault of the clan. The family of the deceased can also receive thirty taels of silver as a pension. His family members are engaged in farming and business.
, all tax burdens will be waived! The same applies to the people who were killed in Liangfen Garden! Yuyang will give you my apology!"
After saying this, Emperor Changle bowed again.
The people who gathered around were crying.
Li Shabai couldn't help but nod.
Emperor Changle ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to immediately distribute the pension.
Emperor Changle returned to the palace, followed by Liang Yuyao and Xu Zhiqiong.
After waiting for the others to retreat, Liang Yuyao complained: "I finally saved some money, but you scattered it again."
Emperor Changle sighed: "This blood debt must be repaid eventually."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled. He has been troubled by a problem recently. What should he do if the news about the empty treasury spreads?
Arrest those who spread the news?
That's what stupid people do.
The emperor issued an edict to clear up rumors?
The more clarified it is, the easier it is for people to believe it is true.
Trying to save some money?
Seven hundred years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Daxuan saved 80 million silver and 20 million gold. How could it be saved overnight?
Xu Zhiqiong couldn't find a solution, but he didn't expect Emperor Changle to solve it.
What I couldn't solve by saving money, I didn't expect that I could solve it by spending money.
Although his mind was not on the matter and he just wanted to pay off the debt, he really solved the problem!
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, the money will eventually fall. With an emperor like you, Daxuan will not be short of money."
"There is a shortage of silver after all," Emperor Changle looked at Xu Zhiqiong, "So those 20,000 silver..."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Don't look at me. Liao Shuming, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said that he only has a fortune of 10,000 yuan or less. Do you believe it?"
Emperor Changle said: "In the future, I will trick that bastard Liao Shuming into the hoeing pavilion, first defraud him of his money, and then kill him. What do you think?"
Liang Yuyao said: "This is a solution, this bird boy really deserves to die."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I have already decided to be exiled. How can a king of a country be joking? Leave this matter to me."
The three of them were talking in the secret pavilion. Not long after, a chamberlain came to report: "Li Shabai, a philanthropic doctor, donated one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Emperor Changle was overjoyed: "Painter Li has sent me some money, should I accept it?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "It's time to accept it. With these one hundred thousand taels, the other ministers have to express themselves."
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At Beiyuan Suixianghua Teahouse, an old man came into the room and ordered two plates of tea fruits and a pot of tea.
The tea is not top quality, and there is no top quality here. The pot is full of tea foam, hence the name Broken Fragrance Flower.
The old man drank two cups of tea and took a bite of fruit, and suddenly choked up.
The waiter hurriedly came over and patted the old man on the back, thinking that the old man had choked.
The shopkeeper also rushed over: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
The old man said with tears in his eyes: "My daughter and son... the government gave them money, but the government said they were wronged!"
The shopkeeper poured another cup of tea for the old man: "Brother, it wasn't the government that said it, it was the high officials who said it. The high officials who were newly enthroned admitted their mistake and gave us money."
"Shopkeeper, no matter how poor I am, no matter how hungry I am, when I come to your place, I will never miss a meal or a meal." The old man took out a bag of broken silver, "They gave it to me.
Sixty taels, this is half, I give it to you,
With the remaining money, I will repair the child's grave, buy a grave for myself, buy a good coffin, buy some good food and drink, I, I will go with them, please bury me next to them...
"
The shopkeeper moved in and stuffed the silver coins into the old man's arms: "Isn't this nonsense? Why do I lack these few silver coins from you? From now on, my shop won't have to pay taxes. Isn't it hard to do business!"
The old man cried: "I am about to die, what is the use of keeping this money!"
"Live, brother, live well. People like us earn every extra day we live! We have to earn back all the days we don't live enough for them!"
The old man was sobbing continuously, and the sound of sobbing continued in the tea house.
A guest wearing a bamboo hat put down his tea money and left quietly.
He walked into a house, and the owner of the yard greeted him and invited the guests into the main hall.
After closing the door, the guest took off his bamboo hat and asked, "Are you sure there is no silver in the bank?"
This guest is none other than Sui Zhi.
"I built the bank with my own hands, and the bank's silver does not exceed 500,000 yuan." The owner of this courtyard is Ye Ansheng.
Sui Zhi shook his head and said: "This is unreasonable. If you can't even get out half a million silver from the treasury, how can you distribute money to the people?"
"Give money to the people?" Ye Ansheng was very shocked, "I said the streets were busy today when he came to power. Why did he give money to the people?"
Sui Zhi told what happened.
Ye Ansheng roughly calculated the accounts: "When the evil star came to earth, more than 20,000 people were killed. Liang Xianhong planted a blood tree, and more than 10,000 people were killed. In addition, when the true god came to earth in his outer body... the total number was
Thirty-four to five thousand people, thirty taels per person, but a million dollars, how can the emperor get so much money?"
Sui Zhi looked at Ye Ansheng and said, "Are you sure this little emperor only has one bank?"
Ye Ansheng was speechless for a moment.
Sui Zhi added: "If the national treasury is really empty and people are panicked, then the religious people in the capital will have a good opportunity to start an uprising. If the situation is like today and they start a uprising rashly, I'm afraid there is no chance of winning."
Ye Ansheng thought for a long time and said: "I heard that Emperor Changle sold two palaces and plundered some silver from Jiaofangsi. Xu Zhiqiong also copied a lot of silver in Fuzhou. If all this money is counted, maybe
There are also millions."
Sui Zhi shook his head and said: "Da Sikong, although Sui is a warrior, he knows something about materials.
If there are only one million taels of silver in the treasury, how can the emperor be willing to distribute all the taels of silver to the people? And if there is a long drought, if you and I only have a ladle of water in our hands, how can we water the weeds on the ground?
The common people are more humble than the weeds on the ground. Emperor Changle gave them one hundred taels of silver, just to celebrate the new king's accession to the throne, to enjoy the flowers and green grass, and to make a fortune.
Just like the Wan Guan family spends a few taels of silver to buy a few flowers, Emperor Changle spends so generously, he has at least tens of millions of silver in his hands."
Ye Ansheng looked solemn: "Did he have something to hide when he was the prince?"
Sui Zhi sighed: "Not to mention how much money he has hidden, and the current situation, do you know how many people went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect the money? Do you know how many people thought of the little emperor?
If an incident breaks out at this moment, I am afraid that as soon as the believers take to the streets, they will be surrounded by civilians, and it will be difficult to escape unscathed."
Ye Ansheng quickly clasped his fists and said, "If it hadn't been for Da Sima's reminder, Ye would have almost gotten into a big disaster!"
Sui Zhi quickly returned the gift: "Da Sikong, why should you be so polite? You and I are both guilty and should take care of each other."
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Liao Shuming, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, took off his shackles and shackles after leaving the capital, took off his prison clothes, put on his casual clothes, and headed all the way to the north.
This is the so-called exile of three thousand miles. You don’t need to suffer on this journey, and you don’t need to suffer when you reach the northern border. Just go to the military camp and click Mao. Someone has already prepared a house, fine clothes, fine food, fine wine and beautiful women over there. Nothing.
few.
At night, the escort officer made a reservation for a room at the inn, respectfully asked Shangshu Liao to get out of the car, and asked Shangshu Liao to go back to his room to rest.
Along with them were more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of Industry, including a Zuo Shilang, two Du Shui Qing Li Si Langzhong, three Yuan Wailang, three principals, one director, one promotion, several dianshi and deputy envoys.
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These officials were stationed according to their rank. Zuo Shilang was a third-rank official, so his treatment was naturally not bad, and he had to live in the same room as the minister.
But Zuo Shilang was not in a hurry to check in. He first took the officials, big and small, to the study room of the Ministry of Industry to pay homage.
Liao Shuming quickly returned the courtesy and said: "Everyone, Liao is already a prisoner and has lost his official status a long time ago. Please don't call me Minister anymore."
Zuo Shilang clasped his fists and said: "One day I am a minister, and I will be a minister forever. We are still willing to follow the minister in the future, and we will do our best!"
If they don't follow Liao Shuming, they will really become criminal prisoners.
Following Liao Shuming, they reached the northern border, and they were still the masters.
Liao Shuming burst into tears: "Liao is in such a state of desolation, but there are still all the lords accompanying him, this life is enough!"
The scene was very touching, and everyone shed tears. It was not until late at night that everyone fell asleep.
Not long after falling asleep, Liao Shuming felt a sting on his face and suddenly woke up.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a handsome woman touching his face with a long needle.
"Who are you?" Liao Shuming was startled and was about to stand up, but after trying several times, he failed to sit up.
Xia Hu sewed him on the bed with the quilt and underwear: "Liao Shangshu, don't panic. I just want to test how thick-skinned you are. Half of the needles really can't penetrate."
"You dare to harm me?" Liao Shuming shouted loudly, and Xia Hu immediately sewed his mouth shut: "Liao Shangshu, I have a friend who wants to ask you something. He wants you to explain what is the general body.
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Don't be anxious and speak slowly. If you don't want to speak while you are alive, I can wait until I kill you."
Liao Shuming kept blinking, indicating that he had something to say.
Xia Hu cut off the needle and thread on his mouth. Liao Shuming took a breath and said, "I don't know what kind of strong man you are. Just spare my life and I'll give you some silver."
Xia Hu smiled and said: "Your house has been ransacked, how much money do you still have? I don't lack that little loose money."
Liao Shuming murmured: "Three..."
"Thirty thousand taels?" Xia Hu was surprised.
"Three hundred thousand taels! I will give you three hundred thousand taels, please spare my life!"
"Three hundred thousand taels?" Xia Hu's face turned pale. "You guys, who know the basics, are really good at making money. How many oranges do you have to sell?"