Chapter 4 Get Them (Ch 4)

This moment.
The atmosphere in the Golden Palace became solemn.
The ministers in the court opened their eyes wide and looked at the Mirror of Heaven in disbelief.
Ji Qingluo, who was sitting on the dragon throne, had a look of astonishment on his face!
“Arrogant… Arrogant!”
“This kid is so bold!”
“How dare you accuse me like this!”
“How dare you accuse His Majesty like this!”
“He is…looking for death!!!”
A minister couldn’t help but start to reprimand.
The future scene just deduced in the Jiantian Mirror was beyond everyone’s expectations.
Although when they learned that a pancake was sold for one string of silver coins, they had already anticipated that Chen Huaixin would use this as an excuse.
But I didn’t expect it.
Chen Huaixin not only used this excuse to tell the militia who their enemy was, but also brought Ji Qingluo out to cut off the people’s thoughts of the emperor!
“The Emperor’s intentions were good?”
“No!”
“She is the culprit who robbed the people of their money!”
“She is the culprit that caused all this!”
This is what Chen Huaixin meant!
While the ministers were angry, they also felt their legs trembling.
They didn’t dare to look at Ji Qingluo, for fear of being implicated by her anger!
but.
What the ministers didn’t expect was.
Ji Qingluo was not as angry as before. After being shocked, she murmured to herself, “So it was me… who was wrong?”
“No!”
“Your Majesty did nothing wrong!”
“Since the first year of Yuanhuang.”
“My Dacheng has always been coveted by the barbarians around us!”
“If it weren’t for your majesty launching offensives one after another, making the barbarians surrender and fear you, I’m afraid that Dacheng would still be harassed by the barbarians from time to time, and the people would be in fear and worry, instead of living and working in peace like they are now!”
A general quickly stepped forward and spoke.
The other generals immediately echoed.
They were not only trying to persuade Ji Qingluo, but also hoping that Ji Qingluo would not give up the war!
For military generals.
If there is no war in the country, then all my skills will be of no use!
The current emperor is a rare person with a military background and is more enthusiastic about war than other emperors. If even she is persuaded by Chen Huaixin and gives up continuing to fight foreign wars, then these military generals should go home and retire!
They don’t want this to happen!
“snort!”
“You rough guys.”
“All I think about all day is fighting and conquering!”
“I never thought about how much burden that war brought to my country!”
The Minister of Revenue Wei Taihe spoke at this time.
When he noticed that Ji Qingluo did not blame Chen Huaixin but instead began to doubt his own problems, he immediately understood that Ji Qingluo was shaken by what Chen Huaixin said.
Or say.
The future scene deduced by the Heavenly Mirror.
There were piles of bones scattered throughout the wilderness.
This forced Ji Qingluo to reflect on whether he had really done something wrong!
“Although Chen Huaixin is extremely bold.”
“But what he said is certainly true.”
“In order to replenish the treasury that has been emptied by war, we have made the people suffer for a long time. We cannot let them continue to suffer!”
“His Majesty!”
“We can’t go on like this!”
Wei Taihe looked at Ji Qingluo, his words full of persuasion.
Seeing this, the civil servants nearby also spoke in agreement.
The military attaché wanted the war to continue, but how could they let him do as he wished!
For a while.
There was some noise in the hall.
The issues that should have been discussed, such as “Why are money houses unable to exchange copper coins for the people?” and “How should the issue of Dacheng Baochao be resolved?”, were turned into a debate about war by civil and military officials!
The eldest princess Ji Changning frowned. She wanted to say something to stop the quarrel.
But the second princess Ji Changling took the lead and said, “Minister Wei, you said that we can’t let the people continue to suffer. This is indeed very true, but isn’t this what you civil officials should do? How can you blame it on the war!”
“Your Majesty has won every battle you’ve fought abroad, without a single defeat. Yet you still run the country like this. Don’t you civil servants feel ashamed?!”
Ji Changling’s grandfather was the head of a military family, and his son led troops stationed in Liangzhou all year round. She was destined to be from a meritorious military family since birth, and now naturally she speaks for the military officers.
When Wei Taihe heard this question, his expression did not change at all, and he said: “Replying to the Third Princess, the country has no surplus food, and we are like a skilled cook without rice. No matter how great our skills are, it will be useless!”
“So, you let the money houses do whatever they want, making it impossible for the people to exchange copper coins, and constantly suggest that Your Majesty continue to issue Dacheng Baochao, causing Dacheng Baochao to no longer be valuable, right?” Ji Changling was not misled by Wei Taihe’s words, but pointed out the problem directly!
moment.
The court fell silent.
Their civil officials would quarrel with the military officials in the hope of covering up the problems mentioned by the militia in the Mirror of Heaven. No matter how empty the national treasury is, the policies for governing the country were originally proposed by their civil officials. Now that such a serious problem has been exposed, they naturally need to be held responsible!
“That’s wrong!”
“Your Highness, the Second Princess!”
“The issuance of Dacheng Baochao was decided during the reign of the previous emperor to solve the problem of copper shortage in our country.”
“Now we are just maintaining the decision of the late emperor and alleviating the deficit of the national treasury through the Dachengbao notes. This is also the only solution.”
“As for the bank’s inability to exchange copper coins, this is not our intention. It’s just that our country is short of copper coins right now, so we are temporarily unable to exchange them for the people. When there is enough in the future, the people will be able to spend as they please!”
After seeing Wei Taihe’s silence, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Mu Xiuqi, took the initiative to stand up and refute.
But Ji Changling sneered and said, “Maintain the decision of the late emperor? Then why don’t you die with him when the late emperor dies? Do you only know how to stick to the rules? And wait until there is enough copper money in the future, and then let the people withdraw it at will? When will it be enough? Will it be enough only when my Dacheng Kingdom is overthrown by the people?”
“Oh, anyway, you can just say the water is too cold and shamelessly join the future dynasty, and the current problems will disappear, right!”
Hearing this.
Both the civil and military officials were in an uproar.
Ji Changling spoke of the deceased emperor without any consideration at all, it was too… a loving father and a filial daughter!
As for the accusations against the civil servants, it did make Mu Xiuqi’s face turn black, but Prime Minister Wang Qianhe and several ministers pretended not to hear them, continued to watch and did not participate in the quarrel.
because.
Ji Qingluo sitting on the dragon throne.
But he was already looking at them with a frown.
The eldest daughter of the Emperor, Ji Changning, also noticed this. She subconsciously pulled Ji Changling to stop her from talking. Then she looked at Ji Qingluo and said, “Your Majesty, Fifth Sister just spoke without thinking. She didn’t mean to criticize the late Emperor. Please…”
“Okay, Changning, he is your father, you can say whatever you want. Although as the eldest sister, you have to set an example for your younger sisters, but you don’t have to be so cautious about everything. It’s okay to overstep your authority occasionally,” said Ji Qingluo.
After saying that.
Her eyes swept over all the officials.
“Wait until the deduction is over.”
“That’s the problem that was exposed.”
“I hope you can solve it immediately.”
“otherwise……”
Ji Qingluo didn’t finish.
But the murderous intent in his eyes made all the officials in the court shudder.
She no longer cared what the officials thought.
She once again guided the country’s destiny and deduced Chen Huaixin’s future.
at the same time.
She was also thinking in her heart.
“You said I was wrong.”
“Then I’d like to take a look.”
“How far can you go?”
【After the bonfire night talk. 】
[The militia showed greater enthusiasm and seriousness during training than ever before.]
【After setting a clear goal. 】
【After establishing a clear enemy. 】
[They will naturally develop a strong sense of initiative.]
[Even if no one is supervising me, I will try my best to do one thing well! 】
[Chen Huaixin knew that the morale was good now, but he did not rush to start a rebellion. Instead, he adhered to the strategy of building high walls, storing up food, and slowly claiming the throne. On the one hand, he trained the militia and selected those with outstanding performance to assist him in completing various tasks. On the other hand, he turned the uninhabited village outside Yuanju County into the base camp for his group of people! ]
【Relying on the proceeds from selling illegal salt. 】
[Chen Huaixin also recruited many blacksmiths, carpenters, and craftsmen. ]
【The various methods of manufacturing in my mind gradually became a reality.】
[March, the thirteenth year of Yuanhuang.]
[Empress Ji Qingluo suddenly passed away. 】
【The government and the opposition are shaken. 】
【The country is in turmoil. 】
[Prime Minister Wang Qianhe said: “A country cannot be without a ruler for a day.”]
[The eldest daughter of the emperor, Ji Changning, hastily ascended the throne. ]
【The reign title is Wanhe. 】
[But the mess within Chengguo was difficult to handle even for Ji Qingluo, who held military power, let alone Ji Changning, who had hastily ascended to the throne.]
【soon.】
[Various disturbances broke out among the people.]
【Ji Changning sent troops to suppress it. 】
[But the various natural disasters that followed made her even more anxious. ]
【In just three months.】
[Ji Changning’s long black hair had turned completely white.]
[September, the thirteenth year of Yuanhuang.]
[Natural disasters continue to hit various parts of Chengguo. Although Ji Changning is working hard to provide disaster relief, the results are minimal. At the same time, many prefectures and counties dare not report the disaster situation, and even levy more taxes, causing the people to flee and have nowhere to complain. The people’s resentment towards the court is increasing day by day! ]
[November, the 13th year of Yuanhuang.]
[Yang Yi, a private salt dealer, and his brother gathered thousands of people and started an uprising in Chanzhou. In just one month, they captured Caozhou, Chanzhou, and Yunzhou.]
【For a while.】
【There was an uproar in the government and the country. 】
【And Chen Huaixin, who was outside Yuanju County, also knew that the time was ripe. 】
[He spent half a day leading the militia to capture the entire Yuanju County, and spent another half a day to slaughter the three local tyrant families in Yuanju County! ]
【Facing the doubts of his subordinates.】
[Chen Huaixin said calmly: “If we kill all the people from these three families, there may be some innocent people, but if we kill 99% of them, there will definitely be some that slip through the net!”]
[Everyone understood immediately.]
In the Golden Palace.
Facing your own death.
Ji Qingluo’s expression didn’t change.
Because when she had previously deduced the future of those on the gold list, she had seen such scenes many times, that is, after her death, all kinds of unrest would break out in Chengguo!
As the eldest daughter of the emperor, Ji Changning looked at Chen Huaixin in the picture and couldn’t help but say, “Isn’t his behavior a bit too cruel? There are still children in those families!”
“Should we just let those children go and wait for them to come back for revenge when they grow up?” The second princess Ji Changling had a different opinion. “Chen Huaixin said that he would trample on all the nobles, so he would definitely not let any of them go! Big sister, you are too kind, so there will be wars everywhere after you take the throne. Little aunt, why don’t you pass the throne to me in the future? I will definitely do better than you!”
“You are also the nobleman that Chen Huaixin mentioned!” Ji Changning looked at his second sister.
Ji Changling smiled and said, “So what? This is something that will happen in the future after all, not something that has already happened. I just like his personality!”
The two sisters were arguing.
Ji Qingluo looked at the fifth princess Ji Changqing.
When she found that Ji Changqing had no reaction to what Chen Huaixin had done, and his eyes seemed to be still looking forward to Chen Huaixin’s new work, she could only sigh helplessly.
The deduction continues.
【After occupying Yuanju County. 】
【Chen Huaixin did not rush to attack the city. 】
He knows very well.
[The number of militiamen is too small.]
[The base camp they built was not enough to support them in capturing Chang’an. ]
[You must have a large logistics base. ]
[Otherwise, a rash attack will only put you in a passive position forever! ]
[“Gather the people of Yuanju County.”]
[“These are the gold and silver found from the three major families.”]
[“It can be said that I have finally found a place to use my skills!”]
【Chen Huaixin gave instructions to his men.】
【soon.】
[The people stood at the foot of the city wall in fear.]
[They didn’t know what had happened, they only knew that the county magistrate was killed by this group of people in just one day, and the county soldiers were unable to resist. Although this group of people did not attack them, and the people they killed were all corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry, it might not be a good thing to gather them together now! ]
【Just when the people were thinking this. 】
[The next moment.]
[The box under the city wall was opened.]
[Countless copper coins appeared in front of them.]
[The man standing on the city wall, holding something that looked like morning glory in front of his mouth, said loudly to them: “These are the copper coins that the three major families robbed from you. They used worthless Dachengbao notes and plunder to seize your property. Now, they are returned to their original owners, all returned to you!”]
[“You just need to queue up and register with the Dachengbao notes, and you can take them back!”]
【Chen Huaixin stands on the city wall.】
【He saw hesitation on the people’s faces.】
【He saw that someone chose to try. 】
【He saw the excitement and joy spread among the crowd.】
[The long queues looked like long dragons, giving people an extremely shocking feeling. ]
[The subordinates beside him asked in confusion, now everyone has a lot of Dachengbao notes, if we exchange them all, then what we get will definitely be much more than what we lost in the beginning, aren’t we losing too much? ]
【“It’s been so long since I lost it.”】
【“This is what they deserve!”】
【Chen Huaixin smiled.】
【Afterwards.】
[He pointed at the people who were filled with joy and continued, “Besides, we only lost a few copper coins, but we were able to gain… them!”]