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

Chapter 240
"Master Yushi, please be careful with your words and be careful of what you say!"

The eunuch who delivered the order passed by Xiang Rongrang. As soon as he entered the reception hall, he heard the censor's arrogance, which forced him to remind him!
Now in Jiankang, Xiang Rongrang is the commander-in-chief of the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in charge of the Gyeonggi Camp.

The Grand Governor of the Gyeonggi Camp leads the Cavalry Battalion, Infantry Battalion, Forward Battalion, Guard Battalion, Firearms Battalion, etc.

He followed Li Jingfu all the way to Jiankang and was considered Li Jingfu's confidant.

This time the case was handed over to him to search the house, which shows that Li Jingfu attached great importance to him.

When the Censor saw Xiang Rongrang coming in from the outside, he was so frightened that he took two steps back and slumped down on his chair, his face turned pale.

Adhering to the reason of not losing the momentum of the literati, he tried hard to maintain the aloofness of the literati, and said sarcastically: "The Governor came so quickly, you are so impatient to see me misfortune?"

Xiang Rongrang was a military general, and he always looked down on the lofty pretense of civil servants. After hearing his words, he sneered: "A cowardly civil servant like you can't arouse my interest. It's just that the emperor's order cannot be violated, so I have to go here." one trip."

As he spoke, he looked towards the door and asked with a smile, "Why don't you see your family?"

After hearing this, the Censor's face turned even paler instantly.

Xiang Rongrang had a panoramic view of his expression, and said to his subordinates: "Hurry up and invite all the family members of the lord, and neglect the family members of the lord. When the emperor asks, I will not help you to bear the crime!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers who followed him in listened to his order, responded and turned around and left the reception hall.

The censor's expression changed: "Grand Governor, can't the emperor really be lenient?"

Xiang Rongrang looked at him with pity, "Since your Excellency is willing to be the leader, you must bear the consequences! When you were reprimanded by the Emperor in the main hall, did anyone in your alliance intercede with the Emperor for you?"

"I just don't understand what kind of belief can make you risk your family's life to contradict the emperor. What do you get in the end? Fame or fortune?"

It seems that nothing has been gained, and the lives of the whole family have been sacrificed.

As for whether the former imperial censor was guilty, Xiang Rongrang was not worried, because 100% of the officials in this period were unclean. The honest and honest officials of the Yu Dynasty were simply rare and rare treasures.

Xiang Rongrang's words made the imperial censor suddenly mute. Seeing the family members being escorted one after another, the guilt in his heart almost overwhelmed him.

He wanted to know that the emperor did not act according to common sense, and he would not act like this even if he was killed.

The power of the emperor's madness was so great that perhaps he, the so-called 'loyal minister', was the only one who foolishly took his family on an adventure.

Officials in the capital were paying attention to the Yushi Mansion, and it took Xiang Rongrang two days to clear out the properties of the Yushi Mansion.

Excluding the dowries of each daughter-in-law and the family's normal income, other properties of unknown origin amounted to 60 taels.

What is this concept?

Prices at this time in the Yu Dynasty were around 15 taels per month for a censor.

60 taels of silver is money that someone with an official position like Yushi Dafu cannot earn in a lifetime.

Li Jingfu was shocked when he received the seized money. He did not have so much private treasury as an emperor.

An emperor's private treasury is not as good as a minister, and it would be a bit embarrassing to tell it.

The emperor's anger would kill millions of people, but it was not something ordinary people could bear.

The whole family of Yushifu was exiled to the frontier. Except for one adult man who wanted to join the army and fight the enemy on the battlefield, everyone else was exiled.

This punishment is very heavy, life is worse than death.

The border land is not something that young gentlemen and noble ladies like them who stay in the brocade of the capital can adapt to.
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The only way out of town.

The Minister of Civil Affairs was sitting on the second floor of the teahouse, looking at the exiled team and asked: "We really don't want to persuade the emperor anymore?"

Zuo Pushe glanced at the prisoner whose hands and feet were shackled. The former censor had now become a prisoner.

"The emperor has been a bit picky in his handling of government affairs recently. The smallest thing can make him furious. It's better for us to be smart and not get into trouble with him. As for what happened to him, we can only say sorry. We have tried our best."

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel looked at the team that was getting away and sighed: "I really miss the time when the late emperor came to court!"

Zuo Pushe pursed his lips and looked out the window without saying a word. Who doesn't miss the days when the late emperor came to court? At that time, they almost said anything, as long as it was reasonable and well-founded, the emperor would not refute it.

The emperor at that time was the mascot and tool man they put in a cage!

Those days are gone forever.

Just when the courtiers thought that the matter was over due to the exile of the censor's family, the emperor issued another decree.

The family members of officials at all levels in Jiankang were ordered to actively cooperate with the recruitment work, and each family was given a quota. Anyone who was an official in the court would have a quota for their family members.

Once this decree was read out, the entire Jiankang court was shocked.

This is not a military conscription order. This is simply killing them. Their men are not their lifeblood.

Now that the emperor wants their lives to go to the battlefield, doesn't that mean he wants to kill them?

"Your Majesty, there are dozens or hundreds of soldiers on the battlefield. Why not issue a conscription order to the people and ask them to draw one out of every three soldiers?" an official suggested.

Li Jingfu sat on the Golden Luan Hall, stunned by the shameless words of the courtiers below.

"Do you still want to show some face? Dayu has always used the method of drawing one from the fifth ding, but now you have asked me to order one from the third ding for the sake of your own family's dandies!"

"What are your intentions? You want me to be infamous!"

The ministers immediately reduced their presence, trying not to attract the emperor's attention.

If they were called out by the emperor, they would offend people no matter what. They would not make such suggestions that were inhumane inside and out.

"Tianguan, what do you think?"

Seeing that the officials were silent, Li Jingfu called the names directly.The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel stood up with a wooden face and said, "My lord, I think that if the court is short of troops, it will be possible to draw one from three dings. It is not impossible. But for the sake of the stability of the country, the five dings that have been used cannot be changed casually. What are the details? The implementation needs to be carefully considered by the emperor."

Anu, who was standing aside, listened to his words and glanced at this Lord Tianguan in surprise. He was really talented. With such ambiguous words, his ability to make both ends meet was lost!

Li Jingfu glanced at him, looked at the ministers below, and then said: "I have decided to recruit another hundred thousand troops. Once they are trained, they will rush to support the counter-insurgency. With the expansion of the battlefield, the frontline is in urgent need of soldiers and horses."

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue could not sit still and stepped forward to advise: "Your Majesty, the civil war has been serious in the past few years. The disasters have sharply reduced the number of people in various places. With the recruitment of troops again, the living conditions of people in various places are worrying. We should recuperate and resume production. That’s right!”

Li Jingfu frowned slightly and said unhappily: "We have been persisting in counterinsurgency on the front line, why is there not much progress? The reason is that the number of troops is too small. If the number of troops is increased, the progress of counterinsurgency will be greatly shortened. Don't you want to Will the imperial court quell the civil strife as soon as possible?"

The Minister of Hubu felt that he had been wronged and said bravely: "Your Majesty, it is not that I do not support your conscription. It is just that you have increased the number of troops. The left and right of the Hubu are short of resources. I am afraid that the remaining food cannot afford so many new soldiers. In the end, we will end up with Increased the strength of the rebels."

In the past, it was not uncommon for imperial troops to mutiny and become rebel troops!
After hearing this, Li Jingfu reprimanded with a dark face: "Don't hold the previous humiliation against me. This is the Jianyuan era, and everything is possible!"

Hubu Shangshu: "."

You are not the emperor of the ages, what can't you compare with?

"The queen wrote a letter and kept saying that I did not do anything in Jiankang. Now I have finally made up my mind to change my past mistakes. Please don't stop me!"

As he said this, Li Jingfu glanced at the ministers below and threatened: "If you obstruct me, and the queen dislikes my inaction, I will sell you out. Even if you don't agree, I can't do anything!"

The corners of the ministers' mouths twitched, scoundrel!
"Also, the queen scolded me so much that I will change my ways this time. Before the summer harvest, I plan to re-measure the fields in Yangzhou Prefecture, conduct an inventory of hidden households, and re-register them all, so as to increase the number of households. Ministry of taxes.

I hope you will cooperate when the time comes. If I find out who is causing trouble behind my back, don’t blame me for being ruthless! "

When the officials heard this, their faces turned green!
The parents-in-law are really, it's not that the whole family does not enter the house.

The queen annexed their property in the Gyeonggi area, but the emperor annexed their property in Jiankang. Is this going to force everyone to have nowhere to go?
What surprised the officials even more was that today's emperor has a deep way of speaking, and he achieved his goal with a mess.

Taking over the imperial censor's mansion was just the beginning, and then the conscription issues came up, which kept him up late at night.

Later, it involved military pay, which led to land reform and the cleaning up of hidden households. Each of these seemed to have the shadow of the queen.

Or is the emperor just a mouthpiece? ——
Two months later, in a deep mountain in Youzhou.

"General, what you said was right. The people here are tough and fierce. Even the soldiers and horses of Youzhou are elite soldiers. It's really difficult to deal with them!"

Zhenghe cut a piece of roasted mutton and threw it into his mouth. He snorted coldly: "Ignore the other soldiers and horses in Youzhou for now, but the cavalry in Youzhou is unique in the world. You 2 people want to defeat Youzhou soldiers and horses. It is wishful thinking to get cheap online!"

The lieutenant general asked: "Since the soldiers and horses of Youzhou are so difficult to deal with, why did the general have to come to Youzhou in the first place? Since Yan and Qingzhou can't go back, we can go out to sea and make a living. Regardless of success or failure, it is worthy of this life." It's been a disaster for a human being."

Chi Zhongjun turned over the roasted mutton and expressed his opinion, "The queen of the Yu Dynasty used us to disrupt the officialdom of Jizhou, giving her an excuse to regain control of Jizhou.

Although Xiao Qi, the governor of Jizhou, made wedding clothes for others, he was rewarded after all. The imperial court named him a Zhongyonghou, which was regarded as a full account of his contribution to the rebellion of the Yu Dynasty.

We are the only ones who have been driven into hiding everywhere by the imperial soldiers and horses. We are barely surviving, hiding in the mountains all day long and not being able to see anyone. Now we can’t even go back to Yanzhou and Qingzhou. If this continues, our team will be reduced even faster! "

Zhenghe turned around and finally looked at Chi Zhongjun with his eyes straight, "According to your opinion, what should we do to fight back?"

Chi Zhongjun broke his fantasy: "Youzhou has been a state capital rich in elite soldiers and generals since ancient times. If we go to them, we will be killed. If we want to take revenge, we must plan a lot, and we may not succeed!"

After hearing this, the deputy general became angry and said sarcastically: "What you said is nonsense. Instead of talking about these big principles, it is better to come up with some practical ideas."

Chi Zhongjun smiled and leaned against the mountain wall calmly, "Both the imperial court and the government have benefited. As long as we are hunted by them in a panic, our safety is not guaranteed. If we surrender to the imperial court, will we Don’t you have to hide here and there like you do now?”

The generals never expected that Chi Zhongjun would say this. Is it realistic to join the imperial court?

Zhenghe frowned slightly, thinking about the success rate of this matter. After a while, he turned back and asked, "Why does Chi Youyi have such thoughts? Or have you had such thoughts since you joined our team?"

Now that Chi Zhongjun has opened his mouth, the next thing will be much easier.

"The current momentum of the imperial court is like the rising sun, and it is developing in a good direction. If we join the imperial court now, I believe everyone will have a bright future!"

"If we continue to struggle in vain, we will worry about our lives every day in the future, fearing that Youzhou soldiers and horses will appear at any time and annihilate us!"

In fact, this proposal made everyone very excited, but
"Will the imperial court surrender our defeated army? Don't recruit us and then treat us unkindly. Our position will then be awkward."

Chi Zhongjun shook his head: "Probably not. We have returned to the direct team of the queen or prince. No matter what, they will train us well and let us learn how to go into battle to kill the enemy. As for other people's nagging, just ignore it. "

Zhenghe looked at him suspiciously: "Listening to your tone, do you seem to have connections, or can you contact people from the imperial court?"

Chi Zhongjun scratched his nose and defended himself: "Don't look at me with that suspicion. I have never betrayed you, but now we are forced into a desperate situation and I have a proposal for you. If you don't accept the surrender, You can continue south to Yanzhou to join the general."

"Since you can contact the generals of the imperial court, you should do so first and let's discuss how to get more benefits." Zhenghe smoothed his messy hair and didn't have time to take care of it.

Staying in the mountains every day, the soldiers are all concerned about survival, and no one cares about the image. I wonder if such a group of people walking out of the mountains will attract everyone's attention?

Chi Zhongjun felt relieved. If these troops persuaded her to surrender, then he would have returned her favor.

Jizhou was taken back the right to appoint and remove officials, and Xia Jing was able to completely control Jizhou's rule.

When she received the letter from Youzhou, she was still a little confused. There was no one she knew in Youzhou, except Fengzhang, but Fengzhang didn't know her identity and wouldn't take the initiative to write to her.

Once she opened the letter, the result was beyond her expectation.

"Letter from the desperate rebels in Youzhou." Xia Jing handed the letter to Ye Fei as she spoke.

Ye Fei took the letter and gave it to Long Yutian, who was sitting aside and handling matters.

After he read the letter, Xia Jing asked: "What did the supervisor say about this matter?"

Long Yutian folded the letter and smiled: "Isn't this what the empress expected? Isn't it just for this day that you asked Chi Zhongjun to leave?"

"Those who know me are the ones who supervise the army!" Xia Jing laughed.

(End of this chapter)