There is a problem with the food and grass supply for the local government and army in the southwest!
The news spread back to the capital as soon as possible, and Jin was furious and immediately ordered a thorough investigation.
However, the results of the investigation made him so depressed that he almost vomited blood. He could hardly contain the murderous intention in his heart and prepared to go on a killing spree.
It’s so desperate!
The thing is very simple. The Qianxiang Kingdom's army broke into the hinterland of the southwest, causing turmoil in the southwest.
Throughout history, whenever war breaks out somewhere, normal production and life will be severely damaged. The most obvious sign is the skyrocketing price of food.
This is the situation in the southwest right now. Not to mention the places where the Qian Xiang Kingdom's army has ravaged, even the price of food in the southwest has experienced huge fluctuations. It is not as exaggerated as three liters a day, but it is still a price every day.
The people were panicked and the society was in turmoil.
At this time, local government officials should have stepped in to stabilize food prices and provide the army with food and fodder.
The weather in Daqi has not been smooth in recent years, but at least it has been generally peaceful. Especially in Jiangnan, the grain output has not been affected much. Almost every year is a good year or a normal year. There are mountains of grain in official warehouses in various places, which can cope with the local food supply for half a year.
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pity……
What we are afraid of is this "terrible". Although the imperial system is good, it cannot stand up to the greed of the officials below. The collusion between officials and businessmen has actually sold most of the food in the official warehouses at a low price.
When the army and the local area needed to replenish food, the official warehouses that were out of food were burned cleanly by fire, and the officials who were guarding and stealing wanted to avoid disaster.
How can it be that simple?
This is an urgent moment. The army's top priority is to resist the Qianxiang Kingdom's army. If you cannot get food from the official warehouse, it is easy to find out the problem. The general who has the temper will directly kill people, even if he does not want to take responsibility.
The eight-hundred-mile expedited mode will report the situation to the court, which will be decided today.
Now that I heard the news, I was furious. What else could I say? One word: kill!
It's ridiculous that at this time, there were officials who jumped out to stop us, saying that the war was urgent and we were killing indiscriminately.
Such reasons could be brought up to the court, but the officials all expressed their approval in a serious manner. Even today, they are hesitant.
"Jia Enhou, what do you think?"
At the small court meeting in Qianqing Palace, Jin asked the great master who had never spoken.
"kill!"
The elder said calmly: "If you don't kill everyone, I'm afraid the frontline soldiers will be dissatisfied, and it will also affect the morale of the army!"
The subtext is quite clear. If you do something wrong and don't pay the due price, then more people who have done something wrong will appear in the future, and then it will not be as simple as affecting the morale of the military.
He glanced at the horrified cabinet colleagues around him and sneered in his heart. These guys wanted to be treated unfairly. If this war failed, it would have a huge impact on today's reputation.
As for the corrupt Southwest, cabinet colleagues don't take it seriously at all.
After all, their hometown is not there. Even if it is beaten to ashes, what does it have to do with them?
The Qianxiang Kingdom is nothing more than a small country in the southwest. It can be rampant for a while but not for a long time. When the time comes, the southwest land will still be back in the hands of Da Qi.
Even if Qian Xiangguo's final request was a bit too much, the shame was due to the current situation and had nothing to do with the cabinet bosses in the court.
If it really develops at this pace, even though the court may lose some face, the power of the civil servant group will be fully developed, and it may reach the same level of prosperity as the previous dynasty, and even ousting the emperor will not be a problem.
That is the prosperous age that civil servants long for!
"Master Jia, you are too murderous!"
"It's hurting Tianhe!"
"I don't agree with Master Jia's words!"
"..."
Several cabinet colleagues who participated in the small court meeting immediately retorted, each with a bad tone and dark eyes, and they almost pointed at the big boss's nose and cursed him as an asshole.
"Haha, if you take money you shouldn't take, you will be punished!"
The elder chuckled lightly, not affected at all, and said coldly: "Is it possible that if you do something wrong and you don't have to be punished, then what laws will the court have in the future?"
"Who said they made a mistake?"
The chief minister of the cabinet shouted out loudly, which immediately silenced the main hall of Qianqing Palace.
"What about the food? Where did it go?"
The elder sneered and said: "Don't say that everything was burned down in a fire. Such tricks are too common. Would you like to compare it with the history books to see how many such incidents of destroying evidence have occurred in history?"
"Master Jia, don't talk nonsense, you must be responsible!"
The chief minister of the cabinet looked unkind and said angrily: "Is now the time to talk about this kind of thing?"
"If we don't say anything at this time, do we still want to absolve those worms of their guilt?"
The elder said coldly: "It doesn't matter that they have harmed the official warehouses, but they have affected the stability of the frontline army. Even if they give the frontline officers and soldiers a reassurance, they still have to take a few heads!"
"Master Jia is so murderous!"
The chief minister of the cabinet sneered: "If outsiders knew about this, wouldn't they think that the cabinet is full of people like you, Mr. Jia?"
"Haha, don't talk nonsense!"
The elder sneered and said: "I will investigate whoever dares to speak for those morons. If there are any problems, we will investigate them together. If there are no problems, let them go to the front line to supervise the battle!"
Having said this, he fixed his gaze on the chief minister of the cabinet and said coldly: "Master chief minister, do you dare to accept it? I don't mind at all asking your majesty to take your head or even the lives of your entire clan to show your authority! "
tear……
There was silence in the main hall of Qianqing Palace. Both the present minister and the cabinet ministers present were all shocked by the eldest master's harsh words.
They felt that as soon as the eldest master stood there, a fierce and ferocious aura hit their faces, almost making them unable to breathe and suffocating.
"Jia Enhou, you are too presumptuous!"
The first assistant to the cabinet was dumbfounded at first, but when he realized what he was doing, he suddenly became furious and said coldly: "What crime should be committed for threatening a superior?"
"Your face is too big. When did you become my superior?"
The elder sneered and said: "Looking at your age, you are only in your early sixties and you have white hair. Are you too busy with intrigues? What do you think you are?"
Speaking of this, he said coldly: "You are just one of the more senior colleagues in the cabinet. Being the chief assistant does not mean that you are the superior of other colleagues. If you really think so, I will not agree to it for the first time." , since when did the cabinet also have your say?”
The harsh words made the chief minister and minister of the cabinet, who were in their sixties, turn red and angry, but several cabinet colleagues next to him, as well as the current generation, did nothing.
Just kidding, although what the elder said is very unpleasant to listen to, it is true. Does the chief minister of the cabinet really regard himself as the superior of his colleagues in the cabinet?
Not to mention that my colleagues in the cabinet would not agree, and they will not agree now.
"Okay, let's do what Marquis Jia En wants. If anyone objects, go to the front line to supervise the division!"
Now he said impatiently: "I hope you will all work together to help the court overcome this difficulty!"
But he had other thoughts in his mind. He had become disgusted with several civil servant leaders in the cabinet. No matter how long it took, he still did not forget to defend the officials who had committed crimes. He could stand and speak without pain.
"Jia Enhou, you are very good!"
When they came out of the imperial city, the chief minister of the cabinet looked at the elder, his eyes full of anger and murderous intent.
"Haha, you want to mess with me?"
The elder smiled so calmly that his heart went cold, and he said leisurely: "I'm just the chief minister of the cabinet. It's too easy to get rid of you now!"
Before the other party could get angry, the elder's words were still sharp: "Don't think that others don't know about the little tricks you did, and the round-about contact between the gang of heckled grain merchants and you, do you think that you are the only smart person and everyone else is a fool? ?”
Those words were like a thunderbolt that shocked the chief minister of the cabinet.
What made him even more heartbroken was that Dai Quan, the general manager of the palace, came in a hurry and asked the elder to go back to Qianqing Palace to speak.
In the next few days, Jin Jin issued orders one after another, and the embroidered guards came out everywhere. At the same time, there were major changes in the cabinet. A few days later, the chief minister of the cabinet suddenly resigned and returned to his hometown. Jin Jin did not even offer to persuade him to stay, and directly agreed. The departure of the chief minister of the cabinet.
The entire court fell into a depressing and strange atmosphere, and all the officials felt as if a big stone was weighing on their hearts. Without any obvious expression, they did not even dare to take a breath.
On the southwest front, those officials who thought they could escape were directly captured by the embroidered guards who descended from the sky. The first offenders were all beheaded, and the accomplices were sent to serve in the army as part of the coolie camp and death camp. .
The amount of money found from the homes of these officials alone amounted to no less than a million taels, enough to supply the frontline army for two years. What makes people even more angry today is that a large amount of grain was found from the houses of these officials, as well as from the grain stores in which they participated. A large amount of food was found, and the total amount was enough to supply the frontline officers and soldiers for a year.
It’s so heartbreaking!
At this time, none of the officials in the court dared to ask for mercy. They still refused to give up and directly sent the embroidered guards to investigate the courtiers who had helped to speak before. All the courtiers who were too dirty or involved with the local snakes in the southwest were all arrested. Down.
For a time, the atmosphere in the capital suddenly became tense and solemn, and all the noble families lived cautiously, fearing that when they opened their eyes one morning, they would see a group of murderous embroidered guards.
"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to be so careless and not care about offending the civil servants!"
Privately, Lin Ruhai persuaded with a wry smile: "It's better to restrain yourself a little. You have the absolute upper hand right now. What can happen later? Can you continue to be so strong?"
“We’ll talk about the rest later!”
The elder said calmly: "At least if I am in the cabinet for one day, I will not allow anyone to cause the frontline officers and soldiers to be defeated because of selfish thoughts. I find it difficult to accept such a thing!"
Lin Ruhai smiled bitterly, it was difficult for him to accept such a thing.
only……
The situation in the officialdom is complicated. It does not mean that you will never fall if you are in a high position and are full of justice. Those guys whose interests have been harmed or whose plans have been frustrated will definitely focus their hatred on the big boss. If anything happens, That's not good.