Chapter 139 A banquet for hundreds of officials, killing people and pretending to be bandits, peace talks between three dynasties, and asking the Huns to compensate for 80,000 taels!
Daxia Kyoto.
Inside the Rosewood Pavilion.
This can be regarded as an upper-middle-class restaurant in Kyoto.
The per capita consumption is ten taels of silver.
Gu Jinnian can be considered heroic. If he followed the normal procedures of the Ministry of Etiquette, he would usually go to Tongwen Hall for dinner.
Why go to Tongwen Museum?
Because the court pays.
The Ministry of Rites does not have the money to reimburse, not to mention that even if it is reimbursed, it is only two taels of silver per capita. Sometimes the reimbursement is too much, let alone whether the Ministry of Households will approve it.
Anyway, the Ministry of Rites will not approve it directly and will even make trouble for you.
Gu Jinnian actually understood the reason why Beijing officials were poor, mainly because Taizu was too cruel back then.
Even harsh.
Officials who embezzled five taels of silver were sent to the frontiers, and those who embezzled more than ten taels were immediately beheaded. This makes no sense at all.
Later, after Emperor Yongsheng came to power, he did not modify this. After all, Emperor Yongsheng always imitated Taizu no matter what he did.
Therefore, he is also cruel to officials.
Of course, it is indeed because the treasury has no money.
Moreover, officials of the Great Xia Dynasty not only had low salaries, but also had no holidays for 365 days, except for the Spring Festival and the birthdays of Taizu, the emperor, and the queen mother.
The life of the official in Beijing was very miserable.
Officials from other places are much more comfortable. The better ones can secretly make some money by themselves. They can make a fortune just by spending money on fire. In addition, they can live a very happy life with the addition of such things as honest silver.
The more ruthless thing is to do it all over again with Minzhi Mingan.
Of course, these foreign officials are not stupid. After they have money, they will pay more or less filial piety to the people above them, and the filial piety goes up one level at a time.
You can think of the income of the officials with your toes.
The income of the household department is just some loss purchases, and life is good.
Let alone the income of the Punishment Department. Listening to the Punishment Department crying every day, why do you have no money to go out to do errands? But seriously, how can some prisoners' families and the like live better without money?
Not to mention the Ministry of War.
As for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, it is indeed very miserable. The Ministry of Rites is basically composed of scholars, prestigious and virtuous people who are inherently incorruptible, and the Ministry of Rites likes to pretend.
They also have the support of aristocratic families behind them. If they really want to spend a lot of money, aristocratic families can afford it.
But the problem is, firstly, this group of people doesn't eat what they have come to, and they don't rely on aristocratic families. Secondly, they all plot against each other. For example, one day a director of the Ministry of Etiquette is doing well and having fun, and others see it, and they immediately criticize him.
The general meaning is that we all endure hardships, but if you are living and drinking outside and others see it, wouldn't it mean that our Ministry of Rites is corrupt and perverting the law?
Anyway, they are both poor and poor, so they are all hard-core, so the Ministry of Rites is relatively clean and honest.
Finally, there is the Ministry of Industry.
There are actually many ways for the Ministry of Works to make money, such as building bridges and roads, but unfortunately, the Ministry of Works in Daxia does not have the final say in building bridges and roads, renovating palaces, or carrying out large-scale construction projects.
All must have the Xuandeng Department, the Town Government Department, the Household Department, and the Rites Department to participate together.
To put it bluntly, if you are greedy, then it will be divided among a group of people, but if something goes wrong and everyone is unlucky, no one can escape.
There are multiple checks and balances, and Emperor Yongsheng is also watching closely. Who dares to be greedy?
Therefore, the Ministry of Industry is the worst, and the salary of craftsmen is a little higher than that of officials. This is really no joke.
Inside the Rosewood Pavilion.
The inner courtyard has been taken over by Gu Jinnian.
The entire Rosewood Pavilion is closed to the public today.
As Gu Jinnian walked in.
At that moment, some voices couldn't help but sound.
"I never thought that the Ministry of Rites would arrange such a place. I have never seen such a luxurious restaurant before."
"Yes, yes, I never thought that this restaurant could be so luxurious?"
"To be honest, just smelling the aroma of the food makes me want to eat."
Some voices sounded.
He looked very happy.
As Gu Jinnian entered the inner courtyard, Li Anzhi, who was responsible for maintaining order, immediately spoke.
"Everyone, be quiet."
"Mr. Gu Jinnian, doctor of the Ministry of Rites, is here."
Li Anzhi spoke and asked everyone to quiet down.
In the inner courtyard, everyone couldn't help but burst into an uproar.
Being a doctor in the Ministry of Etiquette is nothing.
But the word "Gu Jinnian" rang like thunder in their ears.
In just six months, the most famous person in the entire Daxia Dynasty was His Royal Highness.
They really didn't expect that His Royal Highness would be hosting a banquet today?
And stepped into the inner courtyard.
Gu Jinnian looked gentle, but he was also using the Haoran Qi-gazing Technique to look at these officials.
Scan it at a glance.
The red luck is rising one after another. The highest one is four feet, which can only be said to be okay, almost at the level of Fu Jun.
But this red energy is also surrounded by a lot of black luck.
This black luck represents many different meanings. Gu Jinnian has mastered the Haoran Qi Watching Technique, and after carefully distinguishing it, he roughly knows what it is.
A small part of them will encounter bad luck in the future, and the majority of them will make a lot of money.
To put it bluntly, being an official is unkind and he has done some dirty things.
Especially the few officials who praised the luxury here before were very evil and obviously had a lot of greed.
I pretend to be poor here, as if I have never seen the world.
"Master Gu."
"Here are the officials from all over the twenty-four counties."
Li Anzhi on the side spoke and introduced everyone to Gu Jinnian.
All the officials also stood up and bowed to Gu Jinnian.
"I'll wait to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
"I'll meet Mr. Gu later."
They all spoke together. In terms of official positions, some of them held higher positions than Gu Jinnian. The prince was a fourth-rank official, so he called him His Royal Highness.
Everyone below the fourth rank is called "sir". This is a ritual system. After all, Gu Jinnian not only has a doctor in the Ministry of Etiquette, but also has the responsibility of a commander and is a fourth rank official.
"You're welcome."
Gu Jinnian smiled slightly and said that although most officials had some problems, Gu Jinnian did not deal with them directly. These matters were difficult to deal with and could only be done slowly.
There are mainly two types of people.
One is the one who makes a lot of money, and the other is clean.
At a glance, there are about two to three hundred people in the entire inner courtyard, but the number of truly clean officials is only five or six.
"Everyone."
"I am inviting you to a banquet today for two reasons."
"First of all, I am now serving as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites and serving the country. I may have to go to various places to do business in the future. I met you today, which can be regarded as getting acquainted with me. I hope you will take care of me later."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
He has no airs about the prince at all, and he doesn't talk to them as the prince now.
At the same time, it is also a matter of saying something for the occasion, leaving an impression and making a familiar face. Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing if something similar to the Bailu Mansion incident happened again in the future?
I met you today and I will see you again later. If you dare to play tricks on yourself, I would be embarrassed.
"Secondly, on the day of the Beijing inspection, you have come all the way here and are tired from traveling, so I am hosting a banquet and inviting you all to gather together and relax."
This is still a scene.
Officialdom is all about showing off. The bigger your position, the more tactful you have to be, especially to officials from other places.
How could he solve so many problems in the Daxia Dynasty by himself?
"It is an honor for us to host the banquet in person."
"I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really sympathizes with our hardships. With such a good person like His Highness the Crown Prince here, what else can we say?"
Everyone spoke one after another, and all kinds of good words came one after another. Anyway, it didn't cost any money.
Soon, various dishes were served, and Gu Jinnian sat at the main seat.
Among the main seats were all the princes from various provinces. Seeing Gu Jinnian take his seat, they gradually took their seats. They still had to distinguish their priorities.
After all, Gu Jinnian is now a popular figure in front of the emperor. Not only that, he is also the grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo.
In comparison, the luck of these princes is slightly stronger. Although there are some unclean things, they are all within the acceptable range.
After sitting down, the princes also started talking, and each of them first complimented Gu Jinnian.
After the compliments were finished, he then boasted about how good the Duke of Zhen was. All in all, it was just a matter of spectacle.
Gu Jinnian has experienced countless things like the wine game. He knows how to handle it very well, and he can't reach out to hit the smiling person anyway.
Halfway through the meal, officials from all over the country came over to propose a toast. They came one by one in turn. Li Anzhi and Zhou Hua stood aside to hold back the wine. Gu Jinnian just took a small sip, which was considered interesting.
When you meet someone you like, just ask a few questions. If it seems like that, just be polite.
Until the first group of pretentious officials came over, Gu Jinnian had a big smile on his face.
Zhou Hua on the side was also very knowledgeable and introduced.
"Sir, these are all officials from various prefectures in Guiyang County."
Zhou Hua introduced.
Guiyang County?
Hearing this, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but sigh.
"Guiyang County has been suffering from drought for many years. I wonder what's going on recently?"
Looking at these officials, Gu Jinnian asked curiously.
"Sir, the Guiyang area has been suffering from drought all year round. Fortunately, the court allocated funds and bought a lot of rain prayer charms. We can still solve some problems at critical moments, but some remote people are still poor."
"Yes, Mr. Gu, it is said that the people are suffering."
"Your Excellency is so considerate of the people of Guiyang. I am really touched."
Several of them spoke, and each one seemed extremely moved.
Gu Jinnian nodded and gave a few words of diligence. After speaking, he couldn't help but change the topic to another place.
"By the way, when the Japanese officials were reviewing and approving official documents yesterday, they discovered that a large number of temples had been established in Guiyang County."
"How can these people, who live in such poverty, carry out large-scale construction projects and build temples?"
Gu Jinnian took a sip of tea and asked pretending to be curious.
temple?
When this was mentioned, a few people stopped talking, but there were also others whose expressions remained unchanged.
"Sir, this Guiyang County has been suffering from drought all year round, and the people are suffering terribly, so they built temples to pray to heaven."
"Yes, with this long-term drought, not to mention other things, drinking water is often not provided, so the temple's prosperity is inevitable."
they explained.
It’s just that there are obvious loopholes in this. There is no water, and there is still the thought to build a temple? You want to say that it is normal to burn incense and worship Buddha in an old temple.
A large-scale construction project does not require labor or materials? Is it possible that the materials are cheaper than water?
However, Gu Jinnian knew this in his heart, and he still nodded on the surface, assuming that he had been deceived.
"After the Spring Festival, I will go to His Majesty to find some solutions, and then allocate some money to Guiyang County, hoping to solve some of the trouble."
"However, I will not approve the establishment of this temple. After all, we still have to rely on our own efforts. After all, praying to gods and worshiping Buddha is just hope."
Gu Jinnian smiled casually, said nothing, took a sip of wine, and the other party nodded and left.
Soon there were three or four more rounds of toasts, and finally a group of honest people came.
Twelve people came, and there were three honest people, but their official positions were not high. Judging from their luck, they should be seventh-grade county magistrates.
"I've met your lord."
Everyone spoke and bowed to Gu Jinnian.
"polite."
Gu Jinnian raised his glass and glanced at Zhou Hua.
"Your Highness, they are officials from Nanwei County."
Zhou Hua informed.
"Nanwei County?"
Gu Jinnian thought for a moment, and some information came into his mind.
The southern part of the county is located due south of the Great Xia Dynasty and has the reputation of Guilin having the best scenery in the world.
However, Nanwei County was not peaceful in the past few years. Bandit troubles were very serious. Fortunately, they were all suppressed in the end.
"His Royal Highness."
At this moment, a voice sounded, and the person who made the voice had good luck.
In his early thirties, he suddenly spoke, attracting everyone to watch.
"His Royal Highness."
"This wine is really delicious. When I was in Nanwei County, I never drank such good wine."
"Yes, yes, it would be great if our Nanwei County had such good wine."
However, several voices immediately sounded, covering up this person's voice.
In an instant, Gu Jinnian noticed something fishy.
The latter, after hearing these officials speak again, fell silent for a while.
"What's the matter with you?"
Gu Jinnian looked at the other party, he seemed very calm.
"His Royal Highness, he has nothing to do. He is probably just marveling at the prosperity of Kyoto."
"Yes, His Royal Highness, maybe he is too excited to see you."
Several other officials spoke up immediately and answered first.
Gu Jinnian remained silent.
The latter spoke slowly.
"Your Highness, I am not feeling well and would like to retire first."
He lowered his head and answered like this.
"Okay, then go back."
How could Gu Jinnian not understand what he said? But he didn't say anything, but he seemed a little unhappy. He did this just to let others see it.
Obviously, this person had something he wanted to tell him, but he didn't dare to say anything because of the presence of these officials.
So Gu Jinnian pretended to be angry in order to make these people feel at ease.
"Your Highness, please don't be angry. This person has such a temper, he is very weird."
"Yes, Your Highness, this is what this person is like. A few days ago, you were criticized by scholars. I'm afraid he was also involved."
"Yes, yes, this kind of person has bad moral character."
All the officials opened their mouths and criticized each other mercilessly.
"Forget it, it's just a seventh-grade county magistrate. Next time, I will just go find an official from the Ministry of Personnel."
Gu Jinnian seemed casual, as if he was trying to suppress the other person with his words.
As soon as this statement came out.
Everyone immediately started laughing.
In this way, the banquet lasted for another half an hour, and Gu Jinnian left the party too drunk.
After Gu Jinnian left, these people also left.
Especially the people from Nanwei County walked the fastest.
"This Xu Jian really doesn't know how to live or die."
An official spoke with a cold face.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came and disturbed our thoughts. I am afraid that Xu Jian saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and wanted to say something. Fortunately, Mr. Wu suppressed him, otherwise there would really be trouble."
"Yes, Xu Jian is really not afraid of losing his head. The matter in Nanwei County is too involved."
"No matter what, I'll go over and warn him later and tell him to shut up."
"Well, luckily nothing happened. His Royal Highness is jealous of evil. If it weren't for this Beijing inspection, people like Xu Jian wouldn't be able to get to the capital."
"He is a seventh-grade official and cannot face the Holy Spirit. He should go back and find your Excellency and let him deal with it."
They talked in hushed tones.
Similarly, in another place, several officials looked a little unhappy.
"Everyone, do you think there is any other meaning behind what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked today?"
Someone spoke and they were officials from Guiyang County.
"It shouldn't be possible. Guiyang County is seven thousand miles away from the Great Xia Dynasty, and the imperial court can't control us."
"Well, His Royal Highness is just asking. He has just been appointed as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites. When handling official documents, it is normal to take a second look. After all, Confucianism is Confucianism, and official ethics is official ethics."
"It's normal to want to do something great. Our county just opened more temples. It's not like we did anything that would make people and gods angry."
Several people said something to each other, obviously they had something on their minds.
And at this time.
Gu Jinnian has returned to the academy.
Zhou Hua and Li Anzhi went back.
After arriving at the academy, Gu Jinnian went directly to Su Huaiyu.
"Brother Su, I have something to ask you to do for me."
"Late tonight, go to Tongwen Hall and bring Xu Jian of Nanwei County to me."
Gu Jinnian didn't hesitate and asked Su Huaiyu to run for him instead.
"good."
Su Huaiyu agreed.
in this way.
Until late at night.
Gu Jinnian stayed in the academy, waiting for news about Su Huaiyu.
Bang bang.
Five quarters of a hour.
There was a knock on the door.
Outside the door, two figures appeared.
Gu Jinnian stood up and opened the door.
It's Su Huaiyu and Xu Jian.
But Xu Jian was in a coma.
"what happened to him?"
Gu Jinnian asked curiously.
"I was afraid that if he didn't come, I would just knock him out."
Su Huaiyu spoke calmly, but one sentence left Gu Jinnian speechless.
This method is really straightforward.
"Wake him up."
Gu Jinnian didn't hesitate, closed the door, and then asked Su Huaiyu to wake him up.
Not long after, Xu Jian woke up and sat on a chair.
He was a little groggy, and when he woke up, his eyes looked even more dazed.
"Prince?"
After he came to his senses, Xu Jian couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't expect that he could actually see the crown prince?
"Xu Jian."
"Do you have anything to say at the banquet today?"
Gu Jinnian looked at the other party and asked directly without any nonsense.
As soon as these words came out, the latter was stunned, and then became silent.
Seeing this, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but frown.
"If there is something wrong with you, it's okay to say it. I see that you are upright, so I will tell you a little more, just like you are covering up here."
"Don't blame me for not giving you a chance."
Gu Jinnian is a little cold. If something happens, just say it directly. At this time, he is still secretive, which is really disgusting.
Having said this, the latter did not dare to be verbose.
The latter was seen kneeling directly on the ground, looking at Gu Jinnian with grief on his face.
"Please, Your Majesty, seek justice for the one hundred and forty-five innocent people in Chengou Village."
He looked at Gu Jinnian with grief on his face and spoke like this.
Sure enough, something happened.
Gu Jinnian thought to himself, but immediately helped the latter up.
"Tell me directly what happened."
Gu Jinnian asked.
"May I ask His Highness the Crown Prince if he knows about the Great Xia Bandit Suppression Order?"
Xu Jian spoke out, his face full of tears.
"Know."
"The laws of Daxia stipulate that those who suppress bandits will mainly use heads, and a reward of five hundred taels of silver will be offered to each person."
Gu Jinnian knew about this law, which was established by Taizu back then.
At the time of the founding of the country, internal and external troubles and banditry were among the most troublesome things in the Great Xia Dynasty. After all, before the founding of the country, not only Taizu alone had rebelled, but there were also many rebels.
But after Taizu founded the country, these rebels were either incorporated or fled away from Daxia, but most of them turned into bandits. In order to solve this problem, the Daxia Dynasty tried every means.
Finally, by offering a bounty, a bandit received five hundred taels of silver.
"His Royal Highness."
"In our southern county, bandit troubles continue year after year, but at least they can be controlled. Bandit troubles and riots rarely occur."
"But just six months ago, a bandit disaster occurred, and seven or eight people were killed in the bandit disaster."
"All prefectures and counties also jointly took action to suppress the banditry as soon as possible."
"However, three months ago, the people of Nanwei County, Weiyang Prefecture, and Chengou Village were brutally massacred. One hundred and forty-five people were killed in the hands of the bandit suppressing army."
"The matter of holding the heads of the people of Chengou Village to receive rewards was suppressed by the Ministry of War. Local officials were restricted and threatened, and no one dared to say anything."
"I never thought that the Imperial Guard would be able to see His Highness the Crown Prince this time and ask His Majesty the Crown Prince to uphold justice for the dead people."
Xu Jian knelt on the ground, crying heartily.
"One hundred and forty-five people died in the hands of the bandit suppressing army?"
"What are you talking about here?"
"Killing people to receive merit is a serious crime against the nine tribes."
Gu Jinnian swallowed, he couldn't believe it.
It has been so many years since the founding of the country, and this kind of thing still happens?
When Taizu set a bounty, he did indeed kill people to receive merit. Later, Taizu became furious and executed a large number of officials, involving as many as 30,000 people.
Thirty thousand heads, in exchange for the fear of the whole country.
I didn’t expect that this kind of thing would happen again after so many years?
"His Royal Highness."
"How dare you, a lowly official, speak nonsense?"
Xu Jian spoke with firm eyes.
As Xu Jian spoke, Gu Jinnian fell silent.
Under the candlelight, his face was reflected.
Killing people and pretending to be bandits is a huge crime.
"What's the evidence?"
After a while, Gu Jinnian looked at Xu Jian and said.
But when the evidence was mentioned, Xu Jian's face turned bitter.
"His Royal Highness, if there was any evidence, I would have gone to the palace to beat the Kaiyuan Drum to express my innocence this time I came to Beijing."
Xu Jian was full of bitterness.
Kaiyuan Drum.
It was a grievance drum set up by Taizu outside the palace hall. Anyone who beats the drum would be regarded as having a serious grievance, which would be heard by the three ministers and dealt with personally by the emperor.
Of course, the drummer, regardless of the final outcome of the case, will be directly dismissed from his post and sent to the frontier.
The reason for setting this up is actually to prevent some officials from messing up.
If you are really wronged, you will be demoted and promoted in the end, which is more humane.
Of course, the case must be big. If it's not big, it won't work.
It is impossible to disturb the six ministries and the emperor because of some trivial matter, right? It is not a trivial matter to delay national affairs because of such a matter.
But Gu Jinnian knew that this matter was definitely not a trivial matter.
Killing people and pretending to be bandits.
Too bad.
This is not something that ordinary people dare to do, or that ordinary people can do.
He didn't believe it.
The impact is too great.
"Without evidence, how can you prove everything you say?"
"And how did you know?"
"Who dares to cover up such a big thing?"
"Who is the person behind the scenes?"
Gu Jinnian looked at the other party and asked.
"His Royal Highness, although there is no evidence, one hundred and forty-five people were killed. Is it possible that there are no clues? If we really want to investigate, how can we not find traces?"
"The reason why Xiaguan knows this is because Xiaguan has a good friend who is from Chengou Village. My friend said this."
"At first, the official didn't believe it, so he went to investigate and found that Chengou Village had been blocked by officers and soldiers. He claimed that the people were massacred by bandits, but in fact it was because Chengou Village was located in a remote location and was sparsely populated."
"Coupled with the reason for the reward order, these bandit suppressing troops became greedy. The subordinate even speculated that it was very likely that these bandit suppressing troops passed by Chengou Village and accidentally did something, so they kept doing it.
Solve the problems of the people in Chengou Village."
"The local county magistrate also reported this matter as soon as possible, but after half a month of reporting, nothing happened. Later, it was discovered that all the official documents had been blocked. Someone big shot and intercepted them."
"And officials who knew about it were threatened and told that it was just a rumor. They had to suppress such rumors to avoid panic among people."
"As for the people behind this, we can only say that they are people from the barracks. I can't verify who they are specifically."
Xu Jian spoke out, he was just a seventh-grade county magistrate, and naturally he did not have authority over many things.
But if Xu Jian dares to speak out about this matter, there is definitely something wrong with it.
It's just that there is no substantial evidence.
At this moment, the room fell into complete silence.
Gu Jinnian was silent.
"Brother Su, what do you think?"
Gu Jinnian looked at Su Huaiyu and couldn't help asking.
"Killing civilians and becoming bandits is a capital crime. It is a capital crime to punish the nine tribes. No one should dare to do this."
"But in recent years, the Ministry of War's food and salary supply has indeed become much tighter. However, it is unimaginable to kill civilians and pretend to be bandits."
"I believe that His Royal Highness should pay more attention to you no matter what."
Su Huaiyu couldn't help but frown.
Killing people and pretending to be bandits is too bad.
You say it's impossible, right?
But it does exist.
You say it's possible.
This is so bad. No matter how much I think about it, I can't understand why someone would do something like this these days.
It's not a time of chaos.
Now that things have been said, we still need to pay attention to one or two.
"good."
Gu Jinnian took a deep breath, and then took out three tokens from his arms.
"This is the order of the King of Qin, the order of this prince, and the order of the Ministry of Rites."
"Xu Jian, this prince will arrange for five hundred elites to accompany you to investigate the news."
"But act secretly and don't reveal any clues."
"Remember, no matter if you have any news or not, you must write to me."
"If the final result is that someone violates the law and disregards human life, you can report it to me and I will deal with it emphatically and punish the person who deserves it."
"But if Ruruo really kills people and pretends to be a bandit."
"This prince will definitely investigate to the end and will never tolerate it. Do you understand?"
Gu Jinnian handed the three tokens to the other party.
If he had to say it, Gu Jinnian hoped it was just someone breaking the law and disrespecting human life.
Because this represents a bad person, not a group of bad people.
If it is true that he is killing people and pretending to be bandits.
Then it's not just one or two people involved.
Maybe the Gu family might be involved.
Then this matter is no small matter.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely find out the truth even if I don't want this head."
"I am also here to thank His Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness the Crown Prince is doing this in a righteous manner."
Xu Jian was immediately excited to receive the support of the big shot, and at the same time he also had great admiration for Gu Jinnian.
Everyone in the world criticizes the powerful.
That's because the powerful are unkind because of their wealth. But if every powerful person is like Gu Jinnian, he can defend the people's grievances and think for the people.
Who would insult the powerful?
"Survive."
"When the truth comes out, I will help you remember this contribution."
Gu Jinnian patted his shoulder.
Then let him leave.
Su Huaiyu didn't waste any time and knocked the latter unconscious directly.
"Why did you knock him out again?"
Gu Jinnian was a little depressed, looking at Su Huaiyu and saying this.
“It’s hard to move without dizziness.”
Su Huaiyu made a sound, then left without saying a word, leading the other party away.
Wait until the room is quiet.
Gu Jinnian frowned.
Killing people and pretending to be bandits.
He couldn't imagine that if such a thing really happened, big trouble would occur throughout Daxia.
"No, I have to ask Uncle Six tomorrow."
Gu Jinnian thought to himself.
in this way.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour later.
Su Huaiyu is back again.
"His Royal Highness, he has been sent back."
Su Huaiyu walked into the room and said.
"How true do you think this thing is?"
Gu Jinnian still couldn't understand, so he couldn't help but ask a second time.
"It's probably unlikely."
"What I suspect even more is that someone should have gone to Chengou Village. The villagers of Chengou Village provoked this big shot, and the final result was that 145 people were killed."
"Then it was faked as a bandit invasion."
"This is more likely."
Su Huaiyu didn't think that in this era, something like this would happen again.
"kindness."
"But no matter what it is, let's wait and see."
"By the way, Brother Su, do you know about Guiyang County?"
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and mentioned the second thing.
"Know something."
"What's wrong?"
Su Huaiyu nodded.
"Guiyang County has been undergoing a lot of construction recently. It is obvious that there is a long-term drought and drinking water is a problem, but there are surprisingly many temples. I specifically asked people today. In recent years, Guiyang County has sent official documents for temple construction every month."
"Do you think there's anything wrong?"
Gu Jinnian asked Su Huaiyu.
"Not sure."
"There should be nothing wrong with it. When people are poor, they will indeed place their hopes on some unrealistic things."
"The reason why Buddhism was able to gradually take root in the Great Xia Dynasty was to win over people's hearts in poor places."
"The poorer the place, the more Buddhist temples there are."
"It's normal."
Su Huaiyu didn't think so.
"After all, this Buddhist sect is not my local sect in Daxia. It comes from the west. It teaches Buddhist ideas and enlightens the people. It is logical that it poses a certain threat to the imperial power. With such a large-scale construction project, why do I feel that the imperial court does not care about it."
Gu Jinnian asked.
"His Royal Highness, it's not that you don't care, but that you can't stop it."
"The imperial court had imposed restrictions in the early years, but there were some troubles at that time. When the people were in poverty, Buddhism was indeed ruthless. They shared the suffering with the people, and sometimes they would rather give their own food to the people and starve themselves.
die."
"It is precisely because of this that Buddhism gradually entered the Xia Dynasty. Later, the court realized that there was a problem and eliminated it. However, they did not expect that the local people blocked it, and it was still the kind of life-threatening blockage."
"Therefore, the government does not dare to cause chaos unless it sends a large army to suppress it."
"But the problem is, if a large army is sent, the ritual state of the Great Xia Dynasty will be completely gone."
"The imperial court was also afraid of Buddhism. Fortunately, through several peace talks, the Ministry of Rites took control of Buddhism. Every move of Buddhism must be reported to the Ministry of Rites, including the establishment of temples, etc."
Su Huaiyu explained to Gu Jinnian.
Looking back on this Jinnian, I understand in my heart.
In other words, there were not enough Buddhists to attract attention at the beginning, but this small group of people almost sacrificed their lives in exchange for the recognition of the people.
Then more and more Buddhist disciples infiltrated Daxia.
By the time it was time to find a solution, Buddhism had already gained some popular support.
Therefore it is difficult to eradicate.
In addition, there are forces behind Buddhism, involving many dynasties, and there is no benefit in driving them away by force.
"Buddhism is a hidden danger after all."
Gu Jinnian murmured to himself.
For a feudal dynasty, hundreds of schools of thought can contend, but no matter what family they are, they must be under the emperor.
Imperial power is supreme.
This is the core concept.
Unless this dynasty doesn't care about power.
Therefore, Buddhism is a big hidden danger after all and must be eliminated.
Fortunately, although Buddhism's influence in Daxia exists, it has not yet fully developed.
At critical moments, just press down.
"Okay, let's go to bed early."
Gu Jinnian had nothing to say.
No matter what it is, let’s take a look first and then talk about it.
"good."
Su Huaiyu started, but instead of going out, he walked under Gu Jinnian's bed.
"Okay, let's go back as normal."
Gu Jinnian grabbed Su Huaiyu, there was something wrong with this guy.
"Get used to it, Your Highness."
Su Huaiyu chuckled and walked out from the front door.
After Su Huaiyu leaves.
Gu Jinnian lay on the bed, thinking about many things in his mind.
in this way.
It's morning in a blink of an eye.
At three quarters of a hour.
Genius just shines for a while.
A voice sounded outside the door.
It was Zhou Hua's voice.
"Master Gu."
"I have something important to report."
Zhou Hua stood outside the door, his voice a little urgent.
"What's up?"
Opening the door, Gu Jinnian looked at Zhou Hua curiously.
"grown ups."
"The results of the peace talks are out."
There were beads of sweat on Zhou Hua's forehead. He had rushed all the way from the Ministry of Rites.
"How to say?"
After hearing the results of the peace talks, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but become curious.
"Return to my lord."
"Daxia, Fuluo Dynasty, Dajin Dynasty, talks between the Three Kingdoms."
"We are willing to promote the return and merger of the Twelve Cities, but the Daxia Dynasty needs to replenish 80,000 taels of silver, plus ten Daxia dragon cannons, and hundreds of mines near the Twelve Cities, and the Daxia Dynasty must rewrite the history books.
, the Xiongnu Kingdom has never invaded Daxia, this is the condition of the Xiongnu Kingdom."
Zhou Hua opened his mouth and revealed the content of the peace talks.
"wishful thinking."
After listening to the content of the peace talks, Gu Jinnian said these words without even thinking about it.
The Huns want to eat shit, right?
Eighty million taels of silver was nearly two years of tax revenue for the Great Xia Dynasty, and it could not be used for anything.
In addition to these ten Daxia Dragon Cannons, this is what the Daxia Dynasty is most proud of, and the entire Daxia Dynasty does not have many.
There are hundreds of mines, so what’s the point of having twelve cities?
As for the final revision of the history book?
get out.
"What does the Ministry of Rites think?"
Gu Jinnian asked directly.
"Returning to your lord, the Ministry of Etiquette is holding an internal meeting."
"Actually, there are some ideas. The current thinking within the Ministry of Rites is that 80,000 taels of silver can be accepted, but the Daxia dragon cannon cannot be accepted, and the mines cannot be accepted. As for the history books, some parts can be modified to promote friendship between dynasties."
"But it cannot be modified directly."
Zhou Hua responded.
"ridiculous."
Gu Jinnian spoke directly.
These twelve cities were obviously robbed, and now they have to pay such a high price to come back?
"Walk."
Gu Jinnian was too lazy to talk nonsense and walked directly towards the Ministry of Rites.
The doctor of the Ministry of Rites is indeed not a big deal in the Ministry of Rites, but he is Gu Jinnian, the crown prince of Daxia.
It was impossible for him not to participate in such a big event.
If you agree to this kind of peace talks.
It's better not to go back to Twelve Cities.
Without so much nonsense, Gu Jinnian left Daxia Academy directly.
About half an hour.
Gu Jinnian came to the Ministry of Rites.
When the guards at the entrance to the etiquette department saw Gu Jinnian arriving, they all respectfully called out to His Royal Highness.
Waiting to enter the inner hall of the Ministry of Ceremonies.
Some sounds also kept ringing.
"Eighty million taels of silver, how dare they say this?"
"My annual tax revenue in Daxia is only 30 to 40 million taels of silver. After deducting military pay, salary, and basic needs, the annual balance is only 780 million taels of silver. If there is a natural or man-made disaster, it will not even be enough."
"You can give them your life for these eighty million taels of silver? It's impossible to agree."
Fierce voices sounded, and it seemed that they were very unhappy with the peace talks between the three dynasties.
"The price can be negotiated, and there is no need to be so excited. Eighty million taels of silver is indeed a lot of money."
"It can be reduced to three to forty million taels of silver. Furthermore, it can also be paid in installments, but it doesn't have to be now."
"Taking back the twelve cities now is of greater significance and can enhance the prestige of our country, Great Xia."
"The return of the cracked earth will improve the national fortunes of Daxia, which is of great benefit."
"The biggest problem is not the silver coins, but the Daxia Dragon Cannon. They are focusing on this, and everything else is easy to deal with."
There are also voices that belong to the rational group.
You can hear this sound.
Gu Jinnian opened the door directly.
No matter who is inside.
"Is there anything else that can be said?"
"It's okay not to have this kind of peace talks."
Gu Jinnian came on stage, pushed open the door, and saw Yang Kai and dozens of officials from the Ministry of Etiquette.
They gathered here to discuss the peace talks.
"Jinnian, you're here."
The next moment, Yang Kai stood up and looked at Gu Jinnian with a gentle expression.
"I've met Yang Shangshu."
Hearing Yang Kai's voice, Gu Jinnian immediately saluted, but the next moment he looked around.
Then his tone was cold.
"The twelve cities on the border, I, Daxia, have a bloody hatred. Now the national destiny of the Xiongnu country has been cut, and the national destiny of Daxia is prosperous, with strong soldiers and horses."
"Why do they insist on conditions?"
"Why do you dare to negotiate terms with me, Daxia?"
"Eighty million taels of silver? What are they thinking?"
"It's almost enough to compensate me Daxia with 80,000 taels of silver."
Gu Jinnian spoke.
He is not a rational or irrational person.
Now that we have an advantage over the Great Xia Dynasty, peace talks are certainly a good thing, at least no one will die.
But if we pay this price in exchange for the Twelve Cities.
Gu Jinnian refused.
The first one refused.
Sorry guys.
This chapter has been revised twice, which is equivalent to writing 20,000 words.
Because of the initial foreshadowing, a big problem occurred.
After reading the previous article carefully, the following plot is related to a pitfall in the previous article.
It was a hole to be filled in, so it was slow for a long time.