Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 197 All Loyal Ministers!
Zhao Qi looked at Liu Xie in disbelief, especially Liu Xie's face, which was calm and breezy, even with a sincere smile, didn't know how to speak.After hesitating for a long time, he tentatively asked: "Your Majesty, don't you blame the old minister for not doing things well?"

"What is Zhao Aiqing talking about?" Liu Xie's face became more sincere, but there was still a trace of doubt: "The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, apart from Yuan Chang and De Zu's proposal of letting the fields, fish ponds and the people recuperate, only Mr. Zhao, regardless of his advanced age, still does not go out to serve the court. I am too late to be grateful for this loyalty. How can I blame Zhao Aiqing? Could it be that I am such a mean and ungrateful king in the hearts of all the ministers?"

"Who said it wasn't..." Zhao Qi murmured in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything.It wasn't until Liu Xie said these words that he was sure that Liu Xie was really not playing tricks on him, let alone investigating him.

Immediately, the indescribable warmth in Zhao Qi's heart gushed out violently, making the old man's face turn red as if he had drunk alcohol. He took another step forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the court is in trouble. As a My servant, I blame myself. The old minister was blind at the time, and thought that people were nostalgic for the past, and everyone was a loyal and handsome man... Hey! Your Majesty treats the minister as a national scholar, and the veteran should show the demeanor of a national scholar, except for the family property above In addition, the old minister has decided to enshrine a thousand private fields to the imperial court for His Majesty to rest and recuperate the people."

As soon as Zhao Qi finished speaking, the whole hall gasped again.Everyone looked at Zhao Qi, and it was no longer pity and worry, but turned into deep hatred: Good Zhao Qi, you are so confused!You have taken the lead to offer sacrifices to the court, what should we people do? !

Doesn't this force us to cut meat to feed eagles? !

All the ministers in the hall stared at Zhao Qi, exactly the same as Zhao Qi's eyes when he wanted to eat Pang Xi alive.But at this time, Zhao Qi seemed to have made up his mind, with an old face that was stubborn, and stared back at the ministers with disdain, just like a noble swan looking at a group of dirty domestic pigs.

At this time, above the main hall, the one who was most moved to the point of collapse was Liu Xie.Mr. Zhao Qi, Mr. Zhao, is a good man, really a good man... He is obviously not wrong at all, but he just feels that it is difficult to save face, so he even posted his old book.

What kind of spirit is this?
This is not the spirit of communism, nor the spirit of internationalism, nor the spirit of selflessness. This is the idiot spirit that Liu Xie admired the most in the previous life!
Please don't call Zhao Qi Master Zhao in the future, because in Liu Xie's heart, he will only have one name in the future: **!

"Zhao Lei... Zhao Aiqing." Liu Xie, who was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly, swallowed hard, and asked Comrade Zhao Qi again with guilt: "I just want to reward you with some sour pears, Gongzao, those things are really nothing compared to thousands of fertile fields. You?..."

It was fine if Liu Xie didn't say these words, but when he said these words, Comrade Zhao Qi was so moved that he almost shed tears, and after bowing deeply to Liu Xie, he said again: "Your Majesty, although what you gave is worthless , but the friendship in this is extraordinary. There is a saying that a goose feather is sent from a thousand miles away, and the gift is less important than the person."

"Now that the imperial court is exhausted, it is the time when loyal ministers and righteous men are needed. The old ministers have been blessed by the emperor for a long time, so they can have what they are today. The mere family property, but it is rewarded by the imperial court, let alone donating thousands of fertile land today, even if it destroys the family and relieves difficulties The courtiers are duty-bound!"

Speaking of this, Comrade Zhao Qi became more and more excited as he talked, and finally added a sentence: "There are still some houses in the old minister's house, and there are no one to live in when he is free, so we will donate them to the court so that His Majesty will donate them to those who have nothing to do." Let the poor people who are covered by tiles live! Well, let the old minister think about it, there are still..."

Lord Zhao Qi's eyes were moist with excitement, and Liu Xie was so moved that he was about to cry at this time.He hurriedly stopped Zhao Qi's words, for fear that the old man would donate his wife, wives and concubines to the imperial court for the benefit of the poor bachelors in Chang'an: "Zhao Aiqing, you, you are so loyal, I really feel deeply, I really don't know How should I praise you!"

Liu Xie couldn't help standing up from the dragon chair, and walked back and forth on both sides of the imperial case.My brain was running fast, and I listed all the names of the meritorious officials in the Han Dynasty, and finally I slammed the imperial case: "I issued an imperial edict to give Zhao Taifu the Marquis of the Mausoleum. Name, the right to enter the court and not to worship, you can enter Weiyang Palace on horseback!"

Si means horse-drawn carriage, and Zhao Qi's life is very old, although he can take a horse-drawn carriage when he enters the court, but he can't do it when he arrives at the gate of Weiyang Palace.And never walked into the front hall in front of the gate of the Yang Palace, even a good young man like Liu Xie would have to run for a while.Allowing Comrade Zhao Qi to go directly to the front hall by car, this is undoubtedly a very humane care and care.

This law of sympathy has naturally existed in all dynasties, but it was not until the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty that it became the exclusive privilege of the ministers.At this time, Liu Xie took it out, naturally to deliberately show Zhao Qi's superior privileges.After all, after Dong Zhuo, no one else has this right.

As for some previous awards, except for the title of Marquis of Zhao Qi County, the others are all false rewards.But I have to say that with these privileges, as long as Mr. Zhao Qi goes to the street and shows his face, the scene will be much grander.Even the Sangong of the Han Dynasty had to pale in comparison, and made a detour, so as not to be bored.

Liu Xie has thoroughly grasped the urgency of these scholar-bureaucrats, and judging from Zhao Qi's excited and trembling old face, these rewards have really been bestowed on his heart.

As a result, the old man became agitated again, and strode forward and said righteously: "Your Majesty, the court is now empty, and it is time to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. You must not reward veterans so much. For the matter of Marquis of Changling, veterans only inherit their titles, and never Eat it!"

Zhao Qi's words were ingenious. Although he said that the imperial court should not award large rewards, he did not mention other false rewards at all.Obviously, what the old man wanted was such a face.

Liu Xie was about to cry at this moment, looked at Comrade Zhao Qi with misty eyes, trembled for a while, and then asked tentatively: "Then the reopening of the Zhongshang Road?"

The old man hadn't recovered from his excitement, and was about to agree, but fortunately, his political vigilance was still there.However, at this time, the relationship between the two monarchs and ministers was not the same as before. After a moment of contemplation, the old man still opened his mouth and replied: "Your Majesty, the matter of opening and closing the trade route in China is a matter of great importance. There is no record in the ancestral oracle..."

Hearing this, Liu Xiezheng frowned and lamented that an old politician is an old politician, and it is not easy to be lured into the ditch like that.Comrade Zhao Qi suddenly changed his tone and said: "However, Duke Huan of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period dominated because of the profit of fish and salt, and Wu Wang Liu Bi of the Han Dynasty took advantage of the profit of fish, salt and Tongshan to turn against him. This is all due to business. Your Majesty If you want to prosper in Guanzhong, the veteran thinks that what Yang Gong said before is not bad, you can try it out in the eastern and western cities of Chang'an, and after there is some improvement, it is not too late to implement it in Guanzhong."

At this moment, the old fox Yang Biao saw Zhao Qi looking at him with unfathomable eyes, and sighed silently in his heart: It seems that Zhao Qi is indeed going to change the direction of the wind and get on the same boat as him.Don't think it's a good thing for him to mention himself at this time, that's asking himself for money again!
Yang Biao had no choice but to stand out with a wry smile, holding his teeth and saying: "What Mr. Zhao said is absolutely true. However, one move in business is far from quenching the thirst of the near. Although the old minister's mansion has no surplus money, his heart to serve the country is no less than that of Mr. Zhao. 50 Ten thousand stones of grain and fodder and 100 million yuan can still be paid out. Besides, there are a few shops in the eastern and western cities, which will also be included in the imperial city registration and pay commercial taxes."

After saying this sentence, Comrade Yang Biao suddenly found the sour feeling of Comrade Zhao Qi. He suddenly turned his head and looked around at the courtiers in the hall. The brilliance in his eyes made people shudder.Everyone who was swept by him felt like a pig waiting to be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse.

"Your Majesty! How can these two lords be presided over by serving the imperial court? There are also fertile fields in the mansion of the humble minister..."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Yang should be role models for our generation, and the act of destroying the family to relieve the difficulties will be a celebrity through the ages. There are still some children from the farm in the Weichen Mansion, who are planning to return them to good lives. It is time for you to participate in this grand event. , I also want to add to the icing on the cake..."

"Your Majesty, there are still some rare and ancient jade articles in the Weichen's mansion. These objects should belong to the Tian family. I would like to donate them to Your Majesty!"

"His Majesty!……"

All the ministers rushed to the line, crying and shouting to donate their family's money to the court, for fear of being too late.Liu Xie, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, suddenly shouted: "Wait! Yang Xiu, get a pen and ink, and write down one by one for all the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. It's really my luck that the big man has you loyal ministers! "

'It's really a disaster for us that the big man has an emperor like you! ’ At this time, no one dared to say what was in the heart of the ministers in the main hall. Instead, they all bowed down and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is holy!"

(End of this chapter)