The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

And the new emperor, whom these people call the lone star of the evil spirit, has not even ushered in the first year of his enthronement, and before the reign name has been announced to the world, Yangzhou, where Jiankang is located, has been besieged by rebels again.

On the border of Yuzhou and Xuzhou, which are adjacent to Yangzhou, the rebels stationed 50 soldiers, eyeing Yangzhou, and even spying on Jiankang for a long time.

With such a heavy army stationed on the border, one can imagine the pressure on the Southern Court.

Only when the new emperor arrived at this moment did he deeply realize how much pressure Emperor Huiyuan was under when Beidi soldiers and horses approached Gyeonggi!
It can be said that he couldn't sleep at night, didn't know how to eat, and was in panic all day long. His body became visibly thinner, and a lot of black hair on the top of his head fell out.

The new emperor thinks that there is no need to wait for next year, and his head will be bald before the end of the year.

Dai Yi, who once served Emperor Huiyuan, now has the grace of the new emperor, and is still serving the new emperor in front of the palace.

Of course, most of the time the personal servants are the new emperor's personal eunuchs since he was a child, and Dai Yi is only assisting by the side.

Now when he saw the little attendant combing the new emperor's hair, a lot of black hair fell off, his heart twitched when he saw it, as if he had returned to the days when Beidi soldiers and horses were approaching Gyeonggi and he served Emperor Huiyuan.

Too tormented!

Damn it!
"My slave is bold, please relax your mind and take care of your health. Take the country, the country, and the people of the world as the most important thing. Everything is possible with a good body!"

The new emperor naturally noticed the hair loss on the comb, and after hearing Dai Yi's words, he lowered his eyelids and didn't want to say anything.

The country is almost gone, what is the use of the body?

Is it used for hanging?
Or for throwing into the river?
Life is almost gone, can it be exchanged for the safety of Jiangshan Sheji?
He is about to become a sinner of Dayu Jiangshan!
As the end of the year approached, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more tense. Everyone knew that when the snow melted in the spring of the new year, it would be the time for the decisive battle between the two armies.

After a harsh winter, the food and grass of the rebel army was almost consumed. It was impossible for them to keep the war going, and they would definitely find an opportunity to decide the outcome.

Now that it knows that World War I is inevitable, the court must make pre-war preparations.

It's just that there was not much silver in the national treasury, and the imperial court's move to the south almost consumed the little silver left in the treasury.

After coming to Jiankang, the salaries of officials at all levels have been in arrears. How can the new emperor get money to fight in such a poor court?

The new emperor has not lived a day of peace since he took the throne, and he feels that he is a miserable person.

In the early morning of this day, some courtiers proposed that there was insufficient food and grass to prepare for the war, and asked the new emperor to hand over his private treasury to help Dayu overcome this difficulty.

The new emperor, who was already in a bad mood, was instantly furious after hearing their proposal: "Presumptuous! Is my private treasury something you can remember?"

The courtiers looked at him as if they were a child throwing a temper tantrum at them, and didn't take him seriously at all.

"Your Majesty, the overall situation is the most important thing. You are rich in the world, so how can you care about this little profit in front of you? As long as Dayu is stable, the whole world is still under your control!"

"It's reasonable to say that Dayu's country is stable, and the former emperors will feel gratified when they are alive in heaven. For Dayu's country, the emperor sacrificed some self-interest, but it is beneficial to the community and the people of the world. Why not do it?"

"Using the emperor's private treasury money to raise soldiers and horses in the Gyeonggi military camp, our fat water will not flow to outsiders, why do you have any hesitation, emperor?"

The new emperor was angrily laughed at by them, and interrupted their chatter impatiently, "Since what you said is so righteous, why don't you all donate together until the food and grass for the army to fight in the spring is full, what do you think? responsibility!"

After hearing this, the courtiers exchanged glances with each other, the new emperor doesn't look young, some things are really hard to fool.

Just like tricking him into taking money this time.

It's getting harder and harder to fool.

The Minister of the Household Department stood up, "The emperor's words are justified, and everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. For the sake of Dayu Sheji and the people of the world, I am willing to donate ten taels of silver to help the soldiers of the Beijing camp!"

Since someone started.

The people in the back agreed with them to save face.

"Weichen is willing to donate five taels of silver!"

"My minister is also willing to donate ten taels of silver!"

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Some people have five taels, some people have ten taels, and there are no less than 200 officials in the hall in one morning court.

Calculating carefully, one early court can help the new emperor more than 600 taels.

Seeing this scene, the new emperor was so angry that he almost ascended to heaven, following in the footsteps of Emperor Huiyuan.

"Shut up! Shut up, everyone!" The new emperor's face was ashen, and he was really furious.

"This is the pattern of you as Dayu's courtiers? It really opened my eyes!"

"All of you travel in carriages bought for hundreds of taels of silver, and the cheapest clothes your family wears are top-grade silk. You are standing here today crying poorly to me. You really are not afraid that the people of the world will laugh your ass off!"

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What a mistake, if I had known that the new emperor would be so smart and knew the tools they used to travel while staying in the palace, they should have changed to a simple carriage when they went out.

The new emperor, who was in the palace, naturally did not know what kind of transportation the courtiers were taking today.

But when he fled to Jiankang, he saw the carriages of the court officials, so he said so.

The Minister of the Household Department said again: "Your Majesty, the purpose of traveling in a horse-drawn carriage is to arrive at the Yamen faster to handle official business. If there is something wrong with a poor-looking horse-drawn carriage, wouldn't it be a delay?"

The new emperor was laughed angrily, "So, you are still wholeheartedly for the public?"

"Emperor Shengming!"

The courtiers responded loudly.

Ha ha!

The new emperor understood it, and the officials of the entire court played him as a fool.

They treated him as a puppet, and it was the damn courtiers below who wanted to control the entire court!
"I really don't understand. The imperial court treats you well, bestows you with glory and wealth, and grants you high officials. When the imperial court encounters difficulties, why doesn't it receive preferential treatment from you? Why don't you see you helping each other in times of trouble?"

"At this point, the first thing you think of is your own interests. Has your conscience been fed to the dogs?"

"Or, do you all want to be ministers of subjugation?"

The new emperor glared at the people below who lowered their heads, "If you want to, I might as well make it possible for you!"

"Deputy!"

Dai Yi came out from the back of the hall, "The servant is here!"

The new emperor swept Hubu Shangshu with his angry eyes, "Go and tie Hubu Shangshu to me, put him in prison, and try again the next day!"

The meaning of the top leader is very clear, that is, the head of the household department is done playing this time!
"Your Majesty." Hubu Shangshu was dumbfounded now, he just wanted to find a sense of superiority, and he didn't think that he was playing with fire too much.

Does this count as playing with fire?

The officials were also dumbfounded!
Emperor, is this for real?
Dai Yi didn't care about the thoughts of the officials below, he immediately led someone forward and detained the Minister of the Household Department without hesitation.

At this time, Hubu Shangshu came back to his senses, "Your Majesty, why did you do this? Did this humble minister violate the laws of Dayu?"

Seeing this, the officials of the Chaotang civil official group came out to persuade them one after another, and some even claimed that the emperor was bewitched by the villain.

To make such a muddled decision!

The courtiers of a country are so out of nothing that the new emperor is furious!
"You receive the king's salary but don't do things that are loyal to the king. You know how to intrigue and don't think about making progress. This is the act of a rebellious minister. Should I let such a rebellious minister go?"

All the ministers looked at each other, knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Hubu Shangshu was imprisoned and unable to move, but he did not forget his heartbroken look, and said: "Your Majesty, how can you be so irritable and surly? You are imprisoned for no reason, and you will not be afraid of chilling the hearts of all officials in the world?"

"Can you still represent the world's officials? Or do you mean that you are connected with the world's officials?"

While speaking, the new emperor narrowed his eyes dangerously.

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Hubu Shangshu trembled all over.

If you admit this, I'm afraid you will be punished by the Nine Clans!
Right now, he really wants to die, why did he act like a young bird just now?

Judging from the performance of the emperor today, he is a lunatic!
Arguing with a lunatic who doesn't have enough heads to chop off.

Seeing that the officials below were shocked, the new emperor hurriedly ordered Dai Yi: "You take someone to copy the Shangshufu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I want to see if his Shangshufu is really poor and useless. When I go out, I only bring ten taels of silver. The point of going out!"

"If it's really poor and white, I'll let him go. If it's the opposite, then I'm sorry, I will end up in prison, or the whole family will be exiled to the Gobi border!"

The courtiers kept silent, and now they realized that the new emperor was quite wicked, torturing Mr. Shang Shu like this, it would be better to kill him with one knife to make him happy!

During the same court meeting the next day, Dai Yi presented the list of raids to the Shangshu Mansion to the new emperor.

Only 50 taels of silver were confiscated, including antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and actual properties such as farm shops and houses.

If all of them are added up, the materials confiscated by the Shangshu Mansion are equivalent to about 100 million taels of silver.

"Haha." The new emperor laughed while holding the list, "This is what you call the pillar of the country? Corruption and bribery, no repentance, such a poor character, how could I be blind and let him be in this position?" Sit for a few more months!"

Everyone in the court was in danger, but few people responded to the new emperor's words.

It can be seen from this that the court's official administration is really rotten to the bone.

With the 50 taels of silver in hand, the new emperor immediately equipped the soldiers and horses of the Gyeonggi camp, always on guard against sudden attacks by the rebels in Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou.

With silver to equip the army, the officials in the court became quiet again, and everyone waited and watched the development of the situation.

It's just that the end of the year is approaching, and everyone's attention is quickly attracted by buying new year's goods.

It was really hard for the rebels occupying Yuzhou in the ice and snow. They didn't expect that this winter would be so cold, so they didn't prepare too much warm clothes and food!
The leader of the rebel army, Tan Lang, was so worried that he was going bald.

Sitting in the lobby of the Yuzhou government office, he pointed to the position of Yangzhou on the map and said: "Yangzhou is already the last retreat of the imperial court. If you go further, you will find the sea, and to the west and north, you will be the capital of other states. If you still want to Relocation is really a waste of life and money.

I think the Southern Court has reached the point where there is no way to retreat, what should we do now to avoid being dragged down by him in the future! "

The staff member stroked his beard, shook his head and said, "Currently, we are seriously short of food and grass, but there is still more than a month before the start of spring. If the weather delays the start of spring, we will have to wait for almost two months. Two months is too difficult. We are currently What should I do?"

After hearing what he said, Tan Lang paid more attention to it. Food is the power of soldiers and horses. If there is no food, nothing will be discussed.

"If we really can't hold on to the beginning of spring, then we will prepare in the next few days to attack the small county town of Yangzhou near Yuzhou in the snow. I believe that the aristocratic family will always have some properties in various places, and we can snatch them."
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It was around the end of the new year, and it is also possible that the new emperor copied the Shangshufu to copy the military salary.

In short, at the end of the year, Jiankang City was not as sluggish as it used to be.

There are people coming and going on the street, and everyone is busy buying new year's goods, hoping to buy more and stock up at home when the merchants still have supplies.

Pushing it back, I'm afraid the last bit of supplies will be sold out.

The wife of the eldest son of the Marquis of Changping also took her daughter to the streets at the end of the year, planning to buy some fabrics to make some clothes for the family, so that they could visit relatives and friends during the New Year.

It's just that the cloth of the major cloth houses in Jiankang City has been selling like crazy these days.

"What's going on? Why is there such a little fabric left in the store?"

Li Chengxian pointed at the fabric on the counter with a look of disgust, and spoke to the shopkeeper in a very aggressive tone, which showed that she was usually a bad tempered person.

"I'm very sorry, the fabrics in the store have been selling like crazy these days, and the inventory is almost cleared. If you don't like Mrs. Shizi, there may be no such fabrics in a few days."

The shopkeeper said apologetic words, but the expression on his face was full of smiles.

Seeing his appearance, Li Chengxian was furious!

"These colors are very old-fashioned. Anyone who likes to buy them will buy them. Anyway, our Changping Hou Mansion doesn't like this kind of fabric!"

Just as she was disgusted, a lady next to her waved her hand and drew a pile of cloth on the counter into her range, "Shopkeeper, wrap up these dozens of pieces of cloth, my wife wants it!"

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Madam still has vision!"

The lady laughed loudly when she heard the compliment: "I went to a few shops today, but they didn't have all the fabrics. It was only here that I found more than a dozen bolts of fabrics of the same color, and I just bought them to make clothes for the servant girls at home. "

"Madam still has vision!" The shopkeeper sincerely praised.

Li Chengxian paused after hearing what they said, it seemed that the servants of the Hou Mansion hadn't prepared the cloth for the New Year yet!
The lady didn't say anything, she didn't think of it.

"Shopkeeper, do you still have this kind of fabric in your warehouse?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper turned around and saw that they hadn't left yet, so he said with a smile: "Our shop has sold out of such inferior fabrics, I'm very sorry!"

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"Okay, mother, since the shopkeeper said there is no more, then forget it, and now it seems that there is nothing to go shopping in this street, let's go back!"

Li Chengxian's daughter stopped her, preventing her from getting mad in public!
Li Chengxian only had time to stare at the shopkeeper before being dragged out of the shop by her daughter.

"Girl, where else do you want to go?"

"Go home, Jiankang's material reserves are not sufficient, and it is impossible to find something satisfactory if you continue shopping."