After teasing the important minister, he took it seriously

Chapter 107

"Killing my uncle and forcing my father is called a sickness, but in reality, Emperor Hui is imprisoned and poisoned. The world cannot tolerate it, and the gods and humans are all angry. Li Zhaode's position is not right, let alone his heirs? This is a crime."

Li Chengqi listened calmly, and nodded slowly as the other party carefully read the call to action.

It was only half a month after the wedding, and this catastrophe happened. The courtiers who read the documents estimated Li Chengqi's mood, and read them with extreme caution.

Cui Yan was indeed killed by him, and Li Yanyin was also imprisoned by him. However, Li Yanyin did not die because of his poisoning. The Supreme Emperor who has little influence on the court.

Since he is not in the right position, so is Li Yin, his adopted son in name.

The following crimes are all common grounds. It is nothing more than saying that he ransacked his family and loves money. The officials and the people have nothing to do with their lives. , "Exhausted the world's wealth, did immoral things, conquered the barbarians, what are the blame of the tribes? Such a great achievement, and resorted to military force..."

All the ministers in the study didn't say a word, some people frowned, feeling that the five strong words of sin were ridiculous.

The Yi tribe has harassed Zhou's border for several years, and no one wanted to attack them with justice. When the Yi tribe surrendered to Zhou, they hypocritically accused Zhou of being militaristic, causing people to lose their lives.

Is Yibu innocent?

Aren't the plundered caravans innocent?Aren't the kidnapped women and children innocent?Isn't the soldier shrouded in horse leather innocent? !

Li Chengqi saw that someone in the crowd showed an angry look, and raised her hand, "Forget it, don't think about Gu's ten crimes, just think about what they are going to do."

The official nodded and said yes, then turned to look directly at the back, and read: "The Lord of Wei is smart and powerful today, the sage of Qi Guangyuan, the leader of Lianyue and Jin Liang, the country is rich and the people are rich, there are enough soldiers and food, invincible before, and the people have suffered for a long time." Lean, if the allied forces arrive, they will eat a pot of oatmeal to meet the king's division..."

This must be the gesture of that old man Shi Yan.Li Chengqi thought blankly.

After reading it, I saw that the expressions of the ministers became more serious.

If you use the power of a country, you have nothing to fear.

Now that the four countries are united, the victory is slim, and the victory of the seven temples seems to be close at hand.

As soon as the reading was finished, there was a moment of silence in the imperial study.

All the ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, all of them were more or less worried.

Li Chengqi took a letter and asked the palace people to circulate it to the officials in the study.

Shi Yan's personal letter.

The content of the letter is much simpler than the call-to-action. It is nothing more than telling the new emperor that if war starts, Zhou will be in danger of subjugation and extinction, but if he follows it, the war will be avoided and the people will be happy.

Hubu Shangshu gasped when he saw that there were tens of millions of taels of silver feet enshrined every year.

Even if the tax is increased to the point where there is nothing to increase, the money will not be paid out every year, not to mention that if the tax is imposed excessively, wouldn't it be closer to the subjugation of the country?

Looking down, the old man with white beard and hair almost didn't pop his eyes out, "It's unreasonable!" Hubu Shangshu shouted angrily: "I want to send 200 horses to Shikoku every year for the land laid down by soldiers who are not afraid of life and death. According to the market price over the years, I will give you [-] million taels!"

With a bang, things on the table shook.

They also know that the frontier land is barren, so they don't want the land at all, they only need what the land produces.

Shameless especially!

Li Chengqi began to persuade: "Zhou Qing, please rest."

Zhou Qingzhi went through three dynasties and won the trust of Li Chengqi.

The old man has devoted himself to the country all his life, and the money he has handled is countless, because all the money used in various places has to go through the household department. Extremely open, but the wanton embezzlement of the treasury is not enough.

The palace servant brought tea and brought it to Zhou Qingzhi.

Zhou Qingzhi took a sip of tea with his brows furrowed.

Just now, after listening to the proclamation, all the people almost felt the year of living and dying with the country, but when they saw Shi Yan's document again, they saw the room for turning around, and their minds became active again.

Someone tentatively opened the mouth and said: "My lord is being foolish. If you spend money to avoid disasters, if you can spend money to save the people from suffering, it is not worth the money."

Zhou Qingzhi sneered, "Is this spending money? This is rushing to pay tribute to others! Look, what else does the Emperor of Wei want besides spending money? He wants me to get rid of the imperial army and not set up other garrisons. It's really here At that time, I was just a piece of meat on the chopping board. I had no power to fight, and I could do whatever I wanted. If I can ask for tens of millions of taels today, I will be able to point my sword at the capital tomorrow! At that time, will you let me or No?"

The man's face was flushed by what Zhou Qingzhi said, and when he realized that Li Chengqi was looking in their direction, he was so frightened that he waved his hands again and again, and hurriedly expressed his loyalty, "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no such intention!"

The atmosphere was stagnant.

In fact, this person also spoke out what was in the heart of a courtier.

After all, in the face of the coalition forces, even if Zhou's military system has been reformed for many years, it will be difficult to defeat a million-strong army.

Its soldiers can be continuously supplied, food and grass, as well as materials.

Even if Zhou can fight to the last person, what's the point?

After Zhou Qingzhi finished speaking, he drank the tea in one gulp.

After a long while, the minister said cautiously: "Our army still has the strength to fight, so we might as well fight first, and then...negotiate terms."

The Minister of the Ministry of War heard his meaning immediately, and asked in a cold voice: "Let's talk about the conditions again? Are we talking about the conditions for victory, or the conditions for defeat?"

Let him see that Zhou still has fighting power, so he reduced the amount of annual tribute, thanks to him being able to say such a thing!

"This way it won't be too heavy a burden, and it can keep the soldiers," he paused, seeing that Li Chengqi was thoughtful and didn't intend to stop her, so he boldly continued, "You can also choose a daughter from the clan to marry and get married. For the good of the two surnames, even if it can't stop the war, it can also spread news for the mother country..."

Before she finished speaking, Xie Mingyue said, "Get out."

Everyone was caught off guard, and before they could react, they saw several forbidden soldiers stepping in, blocked the man's mouth, and dragged him down neatly.

When this happened, everyone was shocked and couldn't help but look at Li Chengqi and Xie Mingyue.

Xie Mingyue had been kneeling quietly beside Li Chengqi before, how could she suddenly get into trouble?

Li Chengqi felt a chill on the back of his hand, and lowered his head, it was Xie Mingyue who gently held his hand.

Li Chengqi took a breath silently, "The friendship between the two surnames can win the favor of all countries," he said slowly, and when he opened his mouth, there was silence all around, and the emperor smiled softly, "It's a pity, I don't have the right age for courtship anymore." Princess." When he said this, his tone was very calm, and there was a smile on his lips, but unfortunately, it made people shiver for no reason.

Many people in the study had experienced Emperor Hui's time, or heard some rumors more or less. Today, when Li Chengqi mentioned the princess, they suddenly thought of the Kangning Princess Li Wei who was married at the age of 16 and died in the Kingdom of Wei.

One year after Li Wei's death, Li Zhao forced the palace.

"Zhu Qing, do you think so too?" Li Chengqi asked with a smile.

All the ministers bowed their heads and said, "I never think so."

The letter was handed back to Li Chengqi by the palace servants.

Li Chengqi got up, walked to the burning beast stove, and threw the letter into it very smoothly.

Flames engulfed the paper thoughtfully.

The emperor's meaning couldn't be more obvious.

It was getting late, the emperor left a few people in the study, and the rest dispersed.

Zhou Qingzhi didn't know anything about military affairs, he only knew how to manage money. Although he cared more than anyone else, he was still invited out together with everyone.

"Old Zhou," a young man strode after Zhou Qingzhi, "Old Zhou, stay behind."

Zhou Qingzhi didn't stop walking. Of course, a young man could catch up to an old man like him.

The young man followed, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Zhou is sixty-five this year, right?"

Although Zhou Qing's anger was not going well, he still managed to force a smile, "66."

"You are so energetic, you are stronger than us." The young man deliberately slowed down and followed Zhou Qingzhi a few inches away, "You..."

Zhou Qingzhi interrupted: "Master Xiao Gu followed me all the way, is he going to my house for dinner?"

The young man smiled shyly, "Don't dare. It's just that Wansheng has something to ask Elder Zhou."

Zhou Qingzhi raised his eyes, the little old man looked serious with a straight face, and the young man was not nervous, his voice was lowered, "Dare to ask Mr. Zhou, what does His Majesty mean?"

Zhou Qingzhi asked loudly: "What?!"

Look here with the ministers on the official road.

The young man bowed awkwardly to those who came over, "Mr. Zhou..."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Qingzhi snorted, "Your Majesty has the style of the former emperor, and his aspirations cannot be taken away. What do you mean?"

Of course, it means to fight.

Li Chengqi summoned various ministers and confidential officials, not necessarily wanting them to give advice, but to inform them of his attitude.

Zhou Qingzhi had already reached the door, saw his car parked outside, turned around and saw the young man was still following him, and asked loudly: "Master Gu really wants to go back to have dinner with the old man?"

……

Beiyuan.

In the warm pavilion, there is a faint sweet fragrance unique to cosmetics and flowers.

A frost-like bare hand rests on Chengying's knee.

Chengying carefully applied a soft brush on the jade-colored nails. The grease was sticky, and it was not easy to wash off after sticking to the skin. Even though Chengying had done it countless times, he still had to be careful not to rub it against Cui Taoxi's fingers. superior.

Cui Taoxi half-closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

The moderate strength of the hand pressing her temple made Cui Taoxi feel drowsy.

The people in the palace knelt in front of Cui Taoxi and told her what happened in the imperial study today.

For Cui Taoxi, Xinjun has a subtle tolerance.

Cui Taoxi snorted lightly when the official who proposed to send the clan daughter out to get married was dragged out just after speaking.

The palace man quickly shut up, not daring to speak any more.

"On weekdays, it is said that it is a land of sons and daughters. A man should carry a sword to make meritorious deeds, and a woman's finger should not be involved in deeds," Yan Se smeared on her jade-like fingers, "At this time, the rise and fall of the country is tied to the woman's skirt "Under the corner," the tails of the long and narrow eyes curled up, "Under the sun, there is such a truth."

She thought of Corning.

She thought of the way Kang Ning cried bitterly while hugging her, and the way Kang Ning covered her lips to prevent herself from crying in front of the sick Li Zhao.

"Your Majesty," Cheng Ying raised his head and asked in a low voice, "Can you fight?"

Cui Taoxi raised her hand, and touched Chengying's fair cheeks with her fingers that were still dyed with the flower liquid, leaving a gorgeous face makeup.

"I want to fight." Cui Taoxi replied.

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