At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 457: Impeachment in the Capital

"Father-in-law, you don't know."

"In destroying the Northern Wei, I lost many elite soldiers and generals."

Xiao Han spread his hands and said helplessly: "The Northern Wei Imperial City is still holding out, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers besieging it, and the daily food and drink costs are astronomical."

"We also need to provide relief to the victims in the five states. Xiliang is already suffering from the cold weather, and we don't even have enough food to eat, so how can we have extra food?"

"If there was really no other way, I would not come to see Your Majesty."

The eunuch was secretly resentful.

Everyone knows that Xiliang is bitterly cold, but now the six states of Xiliang are extremely wealthy. They secretly cursed Xiao Han for being shameless, but they were not even embarrassed to talk about it.

Xiliang's porcelain, cattle, sheep, jade, and silk are all best-selling products in the Central Plains and are in extremely short supply.

Take the capital city for example. Every year, countless goods come from Xiliang. However, every time the convoys from the commercial and travel agencies of various places in Xiliang enter the city, they are sold out within three to five days.

In contrast, the Central Plains today is plagued by wars and chaos, and it is not just the Dongyue Army in Jiangnan that is causing chaos.

Not only that, they also lost the granary of Bashu. Jingzhou and Jianzhou were also grain-producing areas, and they were all taken away by Qingyao and Xue Changqing.

As a result, the court’s food and grass supply is extremely tight.

The richest comes and cries poor to the poorest, is there any justice in this world?
of course.

The eunuch would never dare to say these words out loud, and decided to just complain a few words in his heart.

If he angered the King of Xiliang in front of him, he would walk in upright but be carried out sideways.

"The King of Xiliang has indeed worked hard and made great contributions over the years."

The eunuch sighed, "In one go, we solved the hundreds of years of trouble in the north and expanded the territory by thousands of miles."

Logically speaking, the imperial court should indeed commend him, but this prince is unaware of this.

"Your Majesty is in a difficult situation right now."

"The Dongyue Army in Jiangnan is gaining strength day by day, conquering cities and territories."

"There are also people in other states and counties who have risen up in rebellion."

The eunuch sighed, "Food and silver are in short supply. Not to mention other things, the salaries of the palace officials are being cut again and again."

"For servants like us, it's nothing to suffer a little, but His Majesty and the concubines in the harem also follow suit and live frugally."

As he spoke, the old eunuch squeezed out two tears and said, "It hurts us to see this, but we can't do anything."

"Some time ago, the Minister of Revenue submitted a memorial, wanting to send someone to Xiliang to borrow a batch of military equipment and food from the prince to quell the rebellion in Jiangnan.

"His Majesty listened to it and felt it was inappropriate, so he rejected it in the end."

Xiao Han couldn't help but twitch his lips, and could only agree: "It's all difficult."

He originally wanted to ask for some food and fodder, but was blocked by the eunuch, and felt meaningless.

Then he yawned and said, "Eunuch, I have been traveling for a long time and I am a little tired, you see."

"I am in a hurry to go back and report to His Majesty, so I won't bother the King of Xiliang any further."

The eunuch didn't want to stay here for a moment, for fear that Xiao Han would become moody. After all, the King of Xiliang was used to being arrogant and domineering.

It would be bad luck if those words made the other person unhappy.

The eunuch stood up and walked to the entrance of the hall. Suddenly he stopped and patted his forehead: "I almost forgot."

Then he turned around and asked carefully, "Your Majesty, are you going to attend the morning court tomorrow?"

"not going."

He shook his head: "Your Majesty has many trivial matters, so I will not bother you anymore. I will stay in the palace for a few days and then return to Xiliang Prefecture."

After watching the eunuch walk into the heavy snow, he withdrew his gaze, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

Although he drank a lot of alcohol, Xiao Han's body was not drunk at all.

"Here I come to test you."

He curled his lips.

The relationship between them and the emperor was well known, but they just didn't openly confront each other.

"Your Highness, the eunuch went out and went straight back to the palace."

Old Wu came in to report.

"Ignore it."

Xiao Han waved his hand, and the group of old brothers continued to drink.

Until midnight, only Xiao Han and Hu Chi were still awake. As for the others, some were lying on the table, some were lying on the ground, and some were falling under the table, staggering here and there in a completely unmannerly manner.

"Send them to their rooms."

He called his servants to take the drunk people away. After bathing and changing clothes, he fell asleep in his room.

"huhu"

"huhu"

The wind and snow are still there.

By the time Xiao Han woke up, it was already the evening of the next day. Inside the courtyard, in the wind and snow, Hu Chi Zhenghu was practicing swordsmanship. Each move was powerful and extremely fierce.

"Your Majesty, this is news from the palace."

Old Wu came in with a memorial and said unhappily, "At the court this morning, the censors from the Censorate impeached you again and said they wanted to punish you."

"Play it, play it."

"There are a lot of pieces of meat."

Xiao Han didn't care. He just took a look at it and threw it into the brazier, where it turned into ashes.

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"For all these years, no one has ever impeached me."

I took a comfortable hot bath and put on a clean coat, feeling extremely comfortable.

The Xiliang Palace is extremely spacious. Take the central courtyard for example, which is lined with pavilions and towers. It's not my own money, so I don't have to feel bad about it.

Walking slowly along the corridor with hands behind the back, a plum tree stands tall in the cold wind, blooming brilliantly.

"Old Wu, come with me for a walk."

He said: "I haven't had a proper time in the capital yet."

The last time I came to the capital, apart from going to the palace, I stayed indoors at home.

Instead of taking a carriage, he walked with Old Wu and went to Wang Zhuque Street, where there were numerous wine shops and brothels.

The snow is still heavy.

Splash and splash.

There is no sunlight.

The snow on the ground was very thick, almost above the calves, leaving deep footprints wherever they walked.

"No one is sweeping the snow?"

Xiao Han complained.

"Cough cough."

Your Majesty, this is the capital, not Xiliang."

Old Wu shook his head.

Snow and ice removal were the responsibilities of government offices and military stations in Xiliang. Every day before dawn, the snow on the official roads inside and outside the city had to be cleared away.

Obviously.

In the capital, no government office is responsible for snow removal.

The cold wind blew towards me, feeling like a knife, piercing my bones.

"drive"

"drive"

A carriage was coming from a distance, moving very slowly, but the snow was so deep that the horses could hardly pull it.

There are intricate alleys on both sides of the street, and wisps of smoke rise from the houses.

There were more and more people on the street, but there were also many carriages stuck in the snow and slipping, and people were pushing and pulling them.

"Selling steamed buns, steaming hot buns."

The hawker's cries came from a distance. Xiao Han looked over and saw a burly man under an old locust tree on the side of the road putting down the carrying pole on his shoulders and opening the lid, revealing a gap. A faint fragrance wafted in.

Before long, a lot of people gathered around the vendor.

"Come on, let's go take a look too."

Xiao Han smiled and walked forward on his own.

"How do you sell these buns?"

he asked.

"In reply to your question, the meat dish is twenty copper coins, and the vegetarian dish is five copper coins."

The peddler saw that he was dressed in an extraordinary manner and was not an ordinary person at all. He must be a prince or a high-ranking official.

(End of this chapter)