Bai Bingbing shouted: "Let Mr. Lin go, or I will send you back to the west today."
Fang Dunru looked up to the sky and laughed, and shouted coldly: "It turns out that Lin Jue was led astray by you people. With these people around him, what can he learn from? You shout and kill at every turn, are you bandits or robbers?"
Bai Bing didn't have time to talk to him. She didn't have a good impression of Fang Dunru, and she didn't care about Lin Jue's relationship with him.
"Let it go or not?" Bai Bing said coldly.
"Don't even think about it! Unless you kill me." Fang Dunru has a hard bone. He is unkind to others, and the same is true to himself.
"Okay, so what if I kill you?" Bai Bing pressed his finger lightly on the machine spring, and with a loud sound, the blade as thin as a cicada's wing popped out from the front of the green flute, and a cold light hit his face.
Fang Dunru put his hands behind his hands and sneered, showing no fear. Bai Bing didn't say much. He waved his green flute, and a dazzling green light flashed across. Fang Dunru's head fell to the ground before he saw it. A tragedy was inevitable.
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At the end of the afternoon, Guo Chong was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study. The female official in the Queen Mother's palace in Fukang Palace came to send a message, saying that the Queen Mother asked the emperor to come and speak. Guo Chong agreed, but did not move because he happened to be reviewing the memorial.
The Sansi Yamen presented the financial and tax revenue situation for more than five months in the first half of the year, as well as the budgets for several major projects that requested the allocation of money.
Guo Chong was naturally extremely concerned about this.
From the beginning of the reform to now, he has actually been worried. He was full of confidence in Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, but Guo Chong was actually not that confident. What's more, memorials against the reform have continued. Several important ministers in the DPRK
Being silent or not expressing their stance just shows that they do not support the new law. Guo Chong is under great pressure. He knows that since he has chosen to support the reform, if the reform fails to succeed and cannot bring about the desired results, then he will
You have to bear the consequences.
Guo Chong didn't want to be thought of as a foolish king. Even if he couldn't become an emperor for eternity, he still wanted to be a wise king. If the reform failed to succeed, he would definitely be criticized. Although the ministers may not say it, but
They must be thinking so in their hearts. The people will definitely discuss it in private, and they can say all kinds of things. That's fine. The most annoying thing is the historians, who will record this failure in the annals of history.
In the process, future generations will also point fingers at him. Guo Chong never wanted this to happen.
The good news is that the new law has an immediate effect. The court's fiscal and tax revenue has increased, and the fiscal situation is improving. According to Yan Zhengshu and Fang Dunru's estimates, this year's total fiscal and tax revenue will reach a record high of 100 million taels of silver. If this momentum continues
, all the stagnant affairs of the Great Zhou court will be promoted. As long as you have money, everything will be much easier to handle.
The bad news is that more and more situations are emerging. Criticism of the new law and criticism of some measures inside and outside the court have reached a certain level. Some problems among the people during the implementation of the new law are becoming more and more bad and serious. The three political affairs halls
What was submitted in the daily newspaper was all about the harm to the people caused by the implementation of the new law and the various turmoil caused by the local people's resistance to the government. Every time he saw this newspaper, Guo Chong wanted to throw it away.
Go into the brazier.
He knew that this was Prime Minister Lu Zhongtian using this to remind him that the shortcomings of the new law were obvious and had had a very bad impact. He also used this to show their attitude of opposition. Guo Chong actually did not believe them at first.
According to the content submitted, he had ordered Chen Bin, the commander of the Imperial City Division, to send someone to verify the content in the newspaper. The results were all true, which made Guo Chong feel a little upset. Although Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru
He has also said that the promulgation and implementation of the new law will definitely have some negative effects. Guo Chong also understands the metaphor of serious illness and strong medicine, but there are more and more of them, which has to make Guo Chong worried.
All Guo Chong can look forward to now is to implement the new law as soon as possible and have immediate effects. Use the money where it should be used as soon as possible. Let the people see the changes brought about by the new law as soon as possible. Maybe
This is the pain that must be experienced for the revival of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Perhaps this is the toxicity caused by strong medicine. I hope this pain will not last long and the toxicity will not be too strong. When the new law is fully implemented, the Great Zhou Dynasty will reappear.
When the light of the prosperous age comes, then everything you have put in today will be worth it.
When the Queen Mother sent someone to invite Guo Chong to Fukang Palace for the second time, Guo Chong felt that something was wrong. The Queen Mother was never like this. If she was dealing with affairs, the Queen Mother would never send people to disturb her continuously. She would go there by herself afterwards.
Sometimes, the Queen Mother would always say: State affairs are the most important thing, and if something happens, do it. But today, the Queen Mother knew that she was doing something, but she still sent someone to invite her a second time. It seemed that something really happened.
Guo Chong asked the palace maid who came to invite him: "Is there something wrong with the Queen Mother? Isn't it because she feels uncomfortable?"
The palace maid hurriedly replied: "The Queen Mother is very kind. I just want the Emperor to speak. I don't know what to say specifically."
Guo Chong had no choice but to get up and go to Fukang Palace. Guo Chong naturally had great respect and filial piety for his mother who devoted herself to him. He had never disobeyed the Queen Mother on even a small matter. Of course, the Queen Mother was wise and never
He made extraordinary demands. Many things were caused by Guo Chong out of filial piety and caused trouble for himself. For example, the expensive gifts given to the Queen Mother on her birthday, and the Gen Garden built for the Queen Mother to make her happy. This made him embarrassed because he had no money.
It is also because she is willing to fulfill her filial piety. The Queen Mother has never made these excessive demands.
Guo Chong drove there, accompanied by the inner guards. When he entered the east pavilion of Fukang Hall, he saw the Queen Mother Wei sitting on a chair drinking tea. Guo Chong hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
"Your Majesty, you are here. Sit down quickly. Come and serve tea. Make the Emperor's favorite Wuyi Mountain Yunwu Tea."
The Queen Mother Wei saw Guo Chong smile, and crow's feet formed at the corners of her eyes. This smile made Guo Chong feel very heart-warming. For many years, he spent time with the Queen Mother's warm smile. No matter he was feeling depressed or happy.
When he was young, this smile made him feel at ease and comfortable. Because Guo Chong knew that there was no impurity in his mother's smile, it was the true love for him.
"Thank you very much, Queen Mother. How is the Queen Mother? My son has been very busy these days and did not come to talk to the Queen Mother. I apologize." Guo Chong stepped forward to hold the Queen Mother Wei's arm and gently stroked his mother's hand.
"The emperor has many things to do every day, and it is very hard. I, an old woman, dare not waste the emperor's time. I am in good health now, I can eat and sleep, and there is no need for the emperor to worry. I am very tired when I sit down to talk." Empress Dowager Wei laughed.
road.
Guo Chong nodded and sat down. The female officer brought tea and brewed a cup of green and crystal clear Wuyi Mountain new tea. As soon as Guo Chong smelled the fragrance, he felt refreshed and praised greatly.
"Knowing that you like to drink it, the wife of the Fujian Road Transfer Envoy came to Beijing and brought a pack of Wuyi Mountain Yunwu Tea to the Aijia. Originally, the Aijia wanted to give it to the emperor to drink, but then thought, it is better to stay here, the emperor is here
So I brewed a pot of good tea, so that the emperor would come to see me as an old woman often. Later I thought about it, this was wrong. This time the remaining tea leaves were brought back for the emperor to drink. There is no need to whet the emperor's appetite."
Queen Mother Wei said with a smile.
Guo Chong stood up, with mist rising in his eyes. He said softly: "Mother, my son is unfilial. I haven't come to see my mother for a long time. My son is... it's really wrong."
"Your Majesty, don't say that. You are very busy now, and my mother knows it. The imperial court is doing big things, and at a critical moment, my mother knows it in her heart. The important matter of the political reform is very disturbing, and everyone is making a fuss up and down.
Ai Jia knows that you are thinking about these things every day. How can I blame you? You are already very good. When your father was alive, I didn’t have so many things to do. Your father liked to be extravagant, so put it in front of you.
Everything you have saved has been spent, and now the country is in your hands, and you are in a difficult situation. The Queen Mother is a sensible person, and she knows it in her heart." The Queen Mother said softly.
Guo Chong said hurriedly: "I don't dare to criticize the late emperor. My son is the emperor and he should work hard for state affairs. Besides, my son can't just rely on his ancestors. He has to work hard on his own to succeed."
The Empress Dowager Wei was tall and pointed, and praised: "As expected of your son, the Ai family loves to hear this. You have been ambitious since you were a child, but it is different when I look at it. Now it seems that the Ai family's vision is right."
Guo Chong said with a smile: "Mother, my son is already fifty years old, and you still talk about things when you were a child."
The Empress Dowager Wei laughed, and Guo Chong also looked at her and smiled. There was no grudge between mother and son, and they were in a harmonious relationship.
Guo Chong sat down and drank a few sips of tea, praised a few words, and asked with a smile: "The queen is in a hurry to call her son. She must have something to tell her son. Mother, please just tell her."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Are you in a hurry to leave?"
"No, no, no, the Queen Mother said that, and the son is really ashamed. In this way, the son will stay here until after dinner, and wait for the Queen Mother to go to bed before leaving. Although there are many government affairs, they can't be completed. The Queen Mother only has
One, I don’t want to make my mother unhappy." Guo Chong said with a smile.
The old Queen Mother smiled with wrinkles on her face and said angrily: "The Emperor is becoming more and more good at talking and pleasing people. The Ai family dare not take up so much of the Emperor's time, otherwise the ministers will make excerpts and participate in the Ai family's music."
Guo Chong laughed. Empress Dowager Wei calmed down, waved her hands to the palace ladies and chamberlains waiting on the side and said: "You all go out and let the Ai family say a few words of respect to the emperor."
Guo Chong was stunned for a moment. What the Queen Mother wanted to say seemed very important. So he waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please go out."
A group of people went out one after another, closed the curtains, and only the mother and son were left in the room. Guo Chong said with a smile, "What's the matter? The queen mother made the children a little nervous."
There was no smile on the Empress Dowager Wei's face, and she said softly: "Your Majesty, you know that the Ai family never gets involved in political affairs. This has been our rule since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. The harem does not get involved in politics, and the Ai family has never broken this rule."
Guo Chong was startled and said hurriedly: "My mother is a virtuous person and has never interfered with anything. Even if my son asked me about it, my mother also warned me to make my own decisions. This is what my son knows best. Why did he suddenly talk about these things?"
