After hearing this, Liu Wan pondered for a moment before saying to the emperor: "Long live Qi, this year's money and grain tax revenue is much higher than last year, but the money and grain are still in the provinces and have not yet been transported to the capital. Now the household in the capital only has fifty or sixty silver."
Wan Liang."
The emperor was a little disappointed when he heard this. He originally thought that if he could replenish the treasury and take all the money to the south, he would be able to recruit troops. But in the end, only this little money was not enough. I am afraid it would not even be enough to appease the newly recruited soldiers.
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In fact, this was all deliberately arranged by Jia Ke.
Jia Ke had long planned to eradicate these royal relatives and nobles, but he never had the chance, so he came up with this method. These people would jump out and catch them all to pave the way for his future actions.
Since Jia Ke knew that these people would rebel, there would be no money and grain left for him, so this year Jia Ke issued an order early this year that the money and grain of each province would be temporarily kept in the provincial treasury.
So now, the warehouses of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the capital are short of both silver and grain. It can be said that they are completely destitute.
The emperor now felt that the matter was serious. If there was no money and food, no matter how many soldiers he recruited, it would be nothing more than a mirror.
"There are still many wealthy households in the city. Can these people donate money and food for the use of the court?"
Liu Wan now felt that the emperor was a little naive. Those wealthy households were eager to make money from the imperial court, so why would they donate their money to the imperial court.
Besides, the court led by the emperor is now in a state of flux. If you donate money now, you won't get a penny back. It might leave you with a reputation of rebelliousness. When Jia Ke comes back, none of them will be able to do it.
Don't even think about running.
"Long live my Lord, I'm afraid it's impossible?"
In fact, the emperor already knew the answer, but he still thought about it just in case.
In this case, the emperor became cruel and said directly to Liu Wan: "Bring some soldiers to confiscate all these families, and then we will take all their property to the south."
As a result, as soon as he made this suggestion, King Zhongshun refused to agree.
"What is the emperor doing? Do you want to dig up the foundation of our family?"
What King Zhongshun said was very rude.
The emperor became a little angry when he heard this. He turned around and glared at King Zhongshun and said, "Shut up, I haven't let you speak yet."
Little did he know that King Zhongshun no longer regarded the emperor as a relative since the emperor wanted to sacrifice him just now to calm Jia Ke's anger.
So King Zhongshun opened his eyes and started arguing with the emperor.
"As the late emperor's son and the hero who saved the emperor, am I now unable to even speak?"
When the emperor saw that King Zhongshun dared to contradict him, he slammed the table and shouted loudly: "Do you still think of me as the emperor in your heart? Do you still think of me as my minister?"
Originally, the emperor's words were heartbreaking enough, but King Zhongshun didn't buy his fault at all, and directly said something that shocked him.
"Mencius told King Xuan of Qi: If the king regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart and soul; if his ministers regard his ministers as dogs and horses, his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; if his ministers regard his ministers as earth and mustard, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit.
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After hearing this, the emperor couldn't bear it anymore. This King Zhongshun really didn't take him seriously. In this case, there was no need to keep him anymore.
I was still thinking of taking him to the south to give me advice. Since he was so disrespectful to me, there was nothing more to say. Let's just kill him, the mastermind of the rebellion. Maybe Jia Ke could be lenient after his failure.
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"Come here." The emperor shouted outside the palace.
Then more than a dozen soldiers came in from outside the palace, and some people entered the Qing Palace. They were a little overwhelmed there. After all, it was the first time for these people to enter such a palace.
He did not blame them, but pointed directly at King Zhongshun and said, "Get this traitor, take him out and execute him on the spot."
As a result, of the dozen or so soldiers, only two or three came to capture King Zhongshun. Some of the others even drew their swords and stood in front of those who wanted to capture King Zhongshun. They looked like they were about to start a fight.
King Zhongshun saw that the people standing in front of him looked familiar. Then he thought, weren't they the guards of his palace?
Now King Zhongshun was feeling proud and proud, only to be frightened by Niu Jizong. Only now did he remember that he was not a minority among these soldiers and guards.
Only then did the emperor remember that it was King Zhongshun who contacted him about this uprising, so he was naturally responsible for it.
Now many of the soldiers under his command are under his command, and he actually wants to use King Zhongshun's soldiers to kill King Zhongshun.
But King Zhongshun is now very excited. The soldiers outside are controlled by himself and Niu Jizong. The emperor can be said to be alone. In this case, what does he have to fear?
"Long live my lord, the matter is urgent now, and I have no choice but to overstep my bounds."
After King Zhongshun finished speaking, he suddenly pulled out his sword and charged at the soldiers who wanted to attack him. He chopped down one of those soldiers before they had a chance, and there were only a few guards of Prince Zhongshun's palace left.
Even King Zhongshun took action, so he swarmed up and chopped the two or three people into pieces.
Then King Zhongshun turned around with his face covered in blood and walked towards the imperial steps step by step.
But the emperor stared now and did not show any weakness. He casually pulled out the sword he had taken from Fengzao Palace and confronted King Zhongshun in the palace.
The guards of King Zhongshun also came around at that time. These people immediately surrounded the emperor in the middle of the throne. As long as King Zhongshun gave the order, the emperor's head would be removed immediately.
"King Zhongshun, what do you want to do? Don't be complacent. After you kill me, there will be no place for you in the world."
What the emperor said is true. Once King Zhongshun kills the emperor, not only will the Jia Ke Conference kill King Zhongshun in the name of revenge, but even the officials in the world will no longer collude with King Zhongshun.
Even the princes, nobles, and relatives of the emperor outside would definitely be extremely happy if they knew that King Zhongshun had killed the emperor.
At that time, as long as these people catch King Zhongshun, they can give an explanation to Jia Ke and save their wealth and life.
But King Zhongshun said to the emperor with red eyes: "He Jia Ke can hold the emperor hostage to order the princes. Can't I serve the emperor to bring peace to the world?"
After King Zhongshun said this to the emperor, he said to the guard next to him: "Get the emperor and send him to my mansion."
Prince Yixiao, who was standing below, saw all this clearly, but he did not say anything to stop it, because in his opinion, the emperor's reputation was already bad, but Prince Zhongshun still had some vigor, and many people in the royal family had problems with him.
There is nothing wrong with going back and forth if King Zhongshun is in charge of the world.
But Niu Jizong was standing aside without saying a word. The situation at that time could have been resolved immediately if he had spoken, but he did not say anything.
Now what Niu Jizong is thinking about is how to overcome this difficulty, and looking at the current situation, Jia Ke can't let him go no matter what if he joins the rebellion and takes charge of the army. He might as well give it a try with King Zhongshun, and maybe
There is a last glimmer of hope.
But although Niu Jizong stood aside and did nothing, the other four princes and eight princes could not do anything. These people knew that they had offended King Zhongshun just now. If King Zhongshun really took control of the situation, they would not wait until Jia Zhongshun.
When Ke comes back, his head will be in a different place.
These people were also unambiguous. They each drew their swords and summoned their own soldiers to block King Zhongshun's relatives.
The two sides were once again at war with each other in the main hall.
Prince Yoshitaka saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly stood up between the two sides again, and then said to the four princes and eight princes: "Don't be reckless, everyone. Now we are all grasshoppers on the same rope. If
We fought again, and in the end it was not Jia Ke who was happy."
When Chen Ruiwen heard what Prince Yixiao said, he squinted his eyes and asked, "Does the old prince want to protect King Zhongshun by saying this? He kidnapped the emperor and committed treason. Can't we, loyal ministers, just change it anyway?"
Prince Yixiao knew that if he did not give an explanation to the people in front of him, the situation in the capital would soon collapse. Without waiting for Jia Ke to come back, those inside would be exhausted.
"Everyone, now we should cooperate sincerely. After we get through the difficulties, I will ask King Zhongshun to apologize to everyone. Based on the original matter, I don't think King Zhongshun will take it to heart."
Prince Yixiao paused for a moment and then said: "As for Liu Fang's matter, I blame him for being too reckless just now, but after the matter is completed, I will ask the emperor to posthumously grant him the title and let his descendants inherit the title.
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The bastards looked at each other and couldn't make up their minds, and finally focused on Niu Jizong. After all, he was the person in charge of Bentley in the capital, and he was also the backbone of the four bastards.
When Niu Jizong saw that the four princes and eight princes were looking at him, he knew that if the deadlock was not broken, the matter would be out of control, so he stood up and said to Prince Yixiao: "Old Wang can also guarantee that Prince Zhongshun will not hold back his personal interests in the future.
revenge?"
When Prince Yixiao heard what Niu Jizong said, his face showed joy, and he turned around and winked at Prince Zhongshun.
King Zhongshun was not a fool. He immediately expressed his position: "The conflict we had just now was all for making suggestions for the country. It was just a difference of opinion. There was no personal grudge. I swear to God here that if there is revenge in the future, I will kill you with a thousand swords."
The whole body must not be cut into pieces."
When the four bastards heard that there were steps to go down, they put their swords back and moved out of the way.
So these people took the emperor hostage and went straight to Prince Zhongshun's palace.
At this time, in Ningshou Palace, the Empress Dowager had already changed her clothes.
I saw her: a cicada with gold hairpins on her temples, an embroidered ribbon hanging across her waist. A chain of armor lined with red gauze, wishing to fall down to the ninth heaven.
I saw the empress dowager wearing a fiery red battle robe and holding a long spear. Although she was not young, she was still heroic.
It turned out that the Empress Dowager knew that King Zhongshun and others had already left the palace with the emperor, and she knew that they were in great danger. So she put on her helmet and crown, carried the long spear that had not been used for many years, and left Ningshou Palace. She took the maids beside her and went straight to
Feng Zao Palace is here.
The Empress Dowager did this to protect Jia Yuanchun and the newly born baby. Firstly, she left a trace of blood for the dynasty, and secondly, she did not want to see this dynasty be easily obtained by Jia Ke, so she also wanted to
Secretly stumbling upon Jia Ke.
When the Empress Dowager arrived at Fengzao Palace, the place had already been in chaos. Dai Quan was trying his best to maintain order there, but now, with the trees falling and the hozens scattered, who would listen to him?
As soon as the Empress Dowager entered the Fengzao Palace, she met a hand holding a bunch of soft and silky little eunuchs in her arms.
The empress dowager didn't ask for mercy, she just raised her hand and fired a shot. The little eunuch screamed on the spot and fell into a pool of blood.
This moment also stunned the others. When they looked up, they found that the Queen Mother had already arrived with someone.
Dai Quan saw that the Empress Dowager seemed to have touched her backbone, and came to the front of the Empress Dowager in two or three steps. He knelt down and said in a choked voice: "The Empress Dowager, you are finally here."
The Empress Dowager looked at the eunuch who had betrayed the Supreme Emperor without saying anything, and directly passed him and entered Fengzao Palace.