Princess Fuyao

Chapter 74 Complaint
"No! The thieves bought the flower workers in the garden in advance, built a secret passage there, and escaped."

"Impossible! I love gardens the most. Now it's springtime, and I have to go there every day. Who dares to play tricks under my nose?"

"If the princess doesn't believe it, you can go back to the mansion to have a look."

Princess Ying held her breath and was speechless. She cried for a long time. According to Mao Guogong, he was still doing his best to defend himself. Think about how terrible it is. Her garden let the killer build a secret passage. That sentence just now is still suspected of covering up.

"What's going on?" The queen mother was extremely worried and asked impatiently.

Lord Maoguo recounted all the events of the day, and finally concluded: "My subordinates suspect that the assassins who sniped and killed in Yafulou not long ago organized revenge. But these days, people who are married have been disguised and even married. They were all masked that day, so how did the killer recognize them? That would go back to the past, and the killer might have targeted them long ago."

Seeing the emperor and the queen mother listening quietly, Mao Guogong continued: "The killers of the Jiang family's bloody case once wanted to frame the case on them. I saw that these young people are good at martial arts, so I recruited them to my subordinates. Heard about it."

"Is it the killer of the Jiang family murder?"

"Yes!"

When the queen mother heard this, she couldn't ask this question anymore, the killer hadn't been caught, if the news came out from her, wouldn't it affect the emperor's great affairs?If the old lady was not wise, how could she have been able to live in peace with the emperor for so many years and win the sincere respect of the emperor?Throughout the dynasties, there have been many discords between the biological mother and the empress dowager and the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is Xiaoyao Palace. I don't want to hear about these bloody stories of beatings and killings. You should go to Qinzheng Hall to discuss it."

"I have caused trouble for the queen mother." The emperor apologized very much, and he did not expect such a thing to be brought up.

Thinking about going to the study room, a slug like Marquis Yongwu might still hang on, so the emperor decisively took Mao Guogong to the Hall of Qinzheng.

Mao Guogong started from Yinhu walking the darts, and continued to talk about today's assassination.

"Why didn't they do it earlier?" The emperor felt that this was a loophole in the facts stated by Duke Mao.

"In the past, these children were also very alert. Didn't they send a killer? They were also killed. At that time, they wanted to throw torches into the Guo family's village to burn them to death, so they had to change places. .”

"Oh." The emperor remembered that he had promised Guo Chengbo and sent hundreds of imperial troops to protect him.

Mr. Mao Guo was very sad: "Since the fire, they have often dressed up when they go out on weekdays. In the fight in front of the Yafu Building, the two boys just happened to go to the husband's house to give the dowry, so I hurriedly recruited them. Go, then there is no modification, the true colors are exposed, the killer finally found the person they had been looking for, and then stared at him to death, leading to an accident in the end."

When Mao Guogong entered the palace, he saw the emperor's tired face, so he couldn't explain the matter in too much detail. The emperor was confused and only understood a general idea.Just this made him feel terrified. The people behind this killer organization are too terrifying. If they are not dug out sooner, they will be a great threat to him.

"Aiqing, you have to hurry up and deal with this matter, and you must not be careless and let these villains take advantage of the loopholes."

"I understand!" Mao Guogong lifted his robe and knelt down, "I will definitely do my best!"

He briefly said a few words about his plans for the future, and Emperor Jia Ming thought it made sense, so he nodded and let him implement it.

After Mao Guogong left, Emperor Jiaming heard that Yongwuhou had left, so he went to the study.He is a person who values ​​affection, otherwise, a nobleman like Marquis Yongwu, who has more than failed to achieve success, would have been confiscated long ago.

Surprisingly, King Zhenbei was waiting for him in the study.

"Your Majesty, I have something that has been on my mind for a long time." The Emperor did not want to see him these days, so Liang Bingwang knelt down obediently, "Your Majesty, Guo Chenghai has cultivated cronies and attacked dissidents in the past two years, as if one person is inferior to ten thousand. Imposing manner, he is going to form a small court under the great court of the emperor!"

"Presumptuous!" "The minister is dead!" Zhenbei Wang cast his body on the ground, but he didn't show panic at all, "The emperor's lesson!" With trembling hands, he took out a memorial from his arms, "This is the minister who risked his life to inquire quietly. Arrived."

Emperor Jiaming was in a very complicated mood at the moment.He has seen a lot of Xungui and Qinggui attacking each other like this.In the past, he was also very happy to see such a situation. He likes to use this kind of contradiction among the courtiers, and find out the secrets and thoughts of each courtier during their mutual attacks, so as to use them to achieve the purpose of controlling the court.

King Fu likes to sue black complaints behind his back the most, and Chang Zhongyong is the best at solving black complaints. Often Fu Wang provokes the anger of Emperor Jiaming. When Chang Zhongyong comes, a few words can make his unhappiness disappear invisible.Chang Zhongyong shrank his head and didn't take on the responsibility, he was not worthy of the important task of being the chief and assistant at all. This was the consensus of the ministers in the court and China, and only Emperor Jiaming had a soft spot for him.With Chang Zhongyong, Emperor Jiaming would not make big mistakes that shouldn't be made because of his hotheadedness.

But today, Liang Bingwang's accusation against Guo Chenghai made Emperor Jiaming doubt his way of ruling the court for the first time.There are more and more people attacking Guo Chenghai's domineering, and even his cronies often have nothing to say in the face of such accusations. Emperor Jiaming was once provoked into anger, and Chang Zhongyong's words were like enlightenment, which made him understand Guo Chenghai's intentions at once. Thoughts, and more support for his behavior.

Emperor Jiaming understood and recognized Guo Chenghai's domineering behavior.This kind of domineering in other people's mouths, in Guo Chenghai's view, is caused by his desire to promote a certain cause.The establishment of the Yong Dynasty has gone through five generations.At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a group of rich people could only be created by the imperial court's awards and honors. Now, the noble family and the big merchant class have accumulated a lot of wealth through a stable and peaceful environment.There are countless such rich and noble families in the whole country.People in the country have a long-standing habit of seeing only two things when they have money. One is to buy land, and the other is to spend money to let their children and grandchildren study. The poor get poorer and the rich get richer.These poor families, no matter they are from the noble family or the noble family, are very disgusted with them.Qinggui thinks they are vulgar, ignorant of etiquette and unreasonable.Xungui despised them for being poor, unsightly, and not docile enough. When encountering any disaster, they had no food and clothing, ranging from wandering around begging along the streets, to severely looting houses in groups. Robbery and murder are unforgivable crimes.

Only Guo Chenghai sympathized with these poor people. He wrote a letter to the emperor, clearly pointing out that every year, the country's important tasks such as repairing rivers and embankments, transporting grain and grass, and reclamation of wasteland are all done by these poorest people. They seem to be able to talk. The animals in the village eat grass, but contribute their blood. For the country, these poorest people are the most important cornerstones.

Although Guo Chenghai only asked that local officials should treat the poor well, help them live a peaceful life with food and clothing, and curb the excessive exploitation of the rich. He proposed that the land rent in the whole country should not exceed [-]%, and the annual rent for usury should not exceed [-]% , People who do not undertake hard labor must pay the free labor fee in full, and the fee is calculated based on twice the amount of silver money that should be paid for labor, except for the physically disabled, the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled.

Emperor Jiaming was a soft-hearted person, and the education he received when he was young was that a ruler must have a benevolent heart.Guo Chenghai pointed out that in the past dynasties, the most important reason why they could not keep the land left by their ancestors was that the rich and the poor were too big, and there were too many poor people who had no means of living. Some people with good intentions use it to start a prairie fire as quickly as ignited dry wood, and often easily overthrow the thousands of miles of foundation established by a generation of heroes and horses in their lifetime.

The rich get richer and the poor get more.

Guo Chenghai wants to do the chivalrous work of cutting the rich and helping the poor.He wrote to the emperor that he knew that this was an unwise move that was accused by thousands of people and scolded by thousands of people, and that his efforts were not appreciated, but for the sake of the Yong Dynasty, this little grievance and humiliation was nothing, even if he was smashed to pieces , at all costs.

Emperor Jiaming would never forget that night, he read Guo Chenghai's eloquent book of thousands of words over and over again, tears filled his eyes with excitement, while he read it, he murmured: "This is the blessing of the ancestors, let me be by my side!" Such a loyal and benevolent minister, with such a capable minister, Zhongliang, why worry that our Great Yong Dynasty will not last forever?"

Governing the country first governs the people. Although Emperor Jiaming still let Chang Zhongyong be the chief minister, he completely handed over the official department to Hao Zhiqian and Guo Chenghai.Hao Zhiqian was in charge of monitoring and inspecting officials from all over the country, while Guo Chenghai held the most important real power—appointment and dismissal.

According to Guo Chenghai's intention, Emperor Jiaming first selected virtuous officials, and then started the process of Meiji. The feast turned into a hard-to-swallow raw meal, but it violated their good intentions for the country and the country.

Among several cabinet ministers, Guo Chenghai has issued the decree in charge of all appointments and dismissals of the Ministry of Officials in less than two months, and the impeachment and attack memorials have already piled up more than a foot high. Emperor Jiaming didn't take political opinion people to heart at all, and continued to support the work of this loyal and capable official as always.

But today, King Zhenbei's memorial was so powerful that it hit Emperor Jiaming's weakest point at once.The content of his impeachment, in addition to other officials' clichés, there is one item that others have not mentioned, which is about Guo Chengbo.

What Liang Bingwang meant was that Guo Chengbo and his cousin Guo Chenghai supported each other openly and secretly, and worked together to crack down on nobles and those who disagreed with the political views of the court and China, and dominate the court, with the purpose of overthrowing the Yong Dynasty.

There is no emperor who is not sensitive to rebellion, this is their weakness.

Liang Bingwang's memorial listed Guo Chengbo's rumors and troubles, which made King Fu leave the court due to illness, Chang Zhongyong's chief assistant was useless, and the nobles had to protect themselves wisely. They all huddled in the mansion to eat, drink and play without daring to come forward to serve the country.

Is this really the case?Liang Bingwang's memorial, although far-fetched, does express some facts that the court has shown recently.

Seeing the emperor pondering, Liang Bingwang became even more excited. He wept with tears streaming down his face: "Your Majesty, I can learn from the sun and the moon. This memorial is not the intention of the minister alone, but the intention of all the nobles and ministers in the court." , Your Majesty, some people are ambitious, and their hearts can be punished, so we have to take more precautions."

"Let me think about it, you go." Emperor Jiaming waved his hand weakly.

(End of this chapter)