Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 887 The old man complained

  In the southwestern prefectures, there were 31 memorials sent to the Shangshutai, which means that the 31 prefectures in the southwest were all sent to the imperial court.

The content of the book is almost unanimous. They all say that the southwest has suffered a drought, and I am afraid that there will be no harvest this autumn. In addition, the Pingnanhou Mansion has been in chaos in the southwest a few years ago. The military disaster has greatly damaged the strength of the southwest. 's tax.

This is very unreasonable. According to the rules, where there is a disaster, the tax of the current year will be reduced or exempted at most. To the court to reduce or exempt taxes for three years at once.

Thirty-one copies of the books were piled up and placed in front of Zuo Xiang Shen Kuan on the Shang Shu Table. The usually graceful Zuo Xiang, his lungs were about to explode at this time. Slapped the table hard!

   "What audacity!"

His face flushed, and he said angrily, "Even if the entire southwest is suffering from drought, it is not possible for thirty-one state capitals to send a memorial book to the imperial court at the same time. These people not only unanimous, but also the rhetoric in the book is average. No two!"

   "What do they want? This is a rebellion!"

Shen Kuan is the chief official of the Shangshu Terrace. When he slapped the table, the entire Shangshu Terrace was silent. After a while, the new Zhongshu Ling Xu Gu, who succeeded Gongyang Shu, stood up and bowed to Shen Kuan. : "Shen Xiang, it is an indisputable fact that the officials in the southwest have colluded in series. The most urgent task now is to figure out what they are going to do and how to deal with it."

   Having said this, he paused.

   "Also, do you want to inform Your Majesty?"

   Xu Gu was originally the servant of the Zhongshu and the deputy of the old sheep. After Gongyangshu was forced to retire, he took over the position of the Zhongshuling and entered the Shangshutai to worship the prime minister.

   Although he is a new prime minister, his qualifications are not low. He is a few years older than Shen Kuan, so he dares to speak out.

   "Naturally, it is necessary to inform Your Majesty."

Shen Kuan sneered: "That Mrs. Li has only been away from Beijing for more than two months, when such a big incident happened in the southwest. It is self-evident who is behind the envoy. I have told Your Majesty more than once that Li Changan is separated from him. Southwest, with bad intentions, His Majesty has been pretending not to hear because of the old love, and today this Marquis of Jing An has finally revealed his true colors, of course, he must tell His Majesty and cure his sins!"

   After he said that, he turned around and instructed a clerk in the Shangshutai: "Go to the Censor Terrace immediately, and invite the doctor of the Censor, Yan Sikong, to come to the Shangshutai to discuss matters, and then go to the Governor's Mansion, and invite the Governor to enter the Shangshutai to discuss matters."

   The scribe nodded, and immediately greeted a companion and went to invite the other two ministers.

Several yamen were in the imperial city, so it didn’t take long for the two chief ministers to be invited to the Shangshutai. Shen Kuan walked out of the Shangshutai with a pile of books from the southwest, looked at the two assistant ministers, and sneered. A voice: "You two, go with me to Weiyang Palace to file a complaint!"

   Grand Governor Ji Lin, after the last incident, he was a lot more cautious, especially he was more vigilant about Shang Shutai. He looked at the memorial book in Shen Kuan's hand, frowned, and did not speak.

  Yan Shouzhuo smiled and said, "What is it that makes Xiang Xiang so angry, who is Xiang Xiang going to sue?"

   "Naturally it's the Marquis of Jing'an, Li Changan!"

Shen Kuan held a pile of papers and sneered as he walked: "All the dukes are veterans, what kind of character Li Changan is in Beijing for ten years, all the dukes should know that this fellow has always been arrogant and domineering based on his achievements in the past. If you don't want to suffer, how can you be willing to leave the capital and go back to your hometown in despair?"

   "He has been away from Beijing for two months, and all the prefectures in the southwest have written a letter asking the imperial court to exempt the government from paying taxes for three years!"

  Shen Xiang snorted.

   "Since the ninth year of Taikang in the southwest, it has been difficult for the imperial court to restrain them. This time they don't even want to pay taxes. Even when the rebellious Marquis of Pingnan was in the southwest, the annual taxes were quite a lot!"

He glanced back at Grand Governor Ji Lin, and bowed slightly: "Grand Governor, the imperial court is probably going to take back the southwest immediately. The Grand Governor's Mansion can mobilize all the troops and horses in the world. You are the Grand Governor of the Grand Governor's Mansion. Come with us to see His Majesty!"

   Ji Lin's face trembled, and he muttered: "Shen Xiang, if the imperial court or His Majesty has any orders, just send someone to the Grand Governor's Mansion. The Grand Governor's Mansion is inconvenient to participate in government affairs."

The last time the right battalion of the forbidden army was transferred was a recommendation issued by Shen Kuan from the Grand Governor's Office. As a result, Li Xin made a lot of trouble, and Shang Shutai threw the blame to the Grand Governor's Office, causing him to be like this. The Grand Governor, who had just been a few years, was not a person inside or outside, and was almost going to go home to retire.

   This incident has made him still a little afraid, and he is determined not to deal with these big-headed scholars. As Li Xin said, he is a military officer, and it is indeed not suitable for him to hang out with civil officials.

   After saying that, Ji Lin was about to turn around and leave.

   Ji Lin glanced at the great commander from the imperial clan and sighed helplessly.

   "Captain, you are also an assistant minister. How can you be worthy of the trust of the late emperor?"

   The Governor groaned.

   "The Governor's Mansion is for the deployment of troops. If the court decides to fight, the Governor will naturally go to the Weiyang Palace to discuss matters and discuss how to fight."

   "As for whether to fight or not, it's none of my business."

   Having said that, the chief governor walked away without looking back.

   Shen Kuan glanced at Ji Lin angrily, and said angrily, "It's because he is still the clan of the Great Jin Dynasty, an assistant minister ordered by the late emperor, so it's not really helpful."

   He looked back at the doctor of the censor, Yan Shouzhuo, and asked, "Yan Sikong is in charge of the censor's desk and is in charge of supervising hundreds of officials. Wouldn't he also have to shrink his head?"

   Yan Shouzhuo didn't want to participate in this matter at first, and he will talk about it after the emperor's attitude is clear. Being so provoked by Shen Kuan, he can only bite the bullet and say: "I will go to Weiyang Palace like Shen."

"it is good!"

  Shen Kuan divided the Southwest Memorial Books in his hand and distributed them to Yan Shouzhuo. The two old men each held more than a dozen memorial books and headed towards Weiyang Palace angrily.

Shen Kuan is now in charge of political affairs. He wants to see the emperor who has not yet taken charge of the government. Naturally, it is a casual matter. Emperor Yuan Zhao was listening to the lecturer. , met two ministers in the study.

   After the two old men met the emperor, they first put a pile of writing books on the ground, and then knelt down and saluted the emperor.

   Yan Shouzhuo did not speak, but Shen Kuan had a sonorous voice.

   "Your Majesty, the prefectures in the southwest have written a letter requesting a three-year tax exemption, and openly started a tax strike. Such actions are clearly a demonstration to His Majesty and a provocation to the imperial court!"

   "Li Xin, Marquis of Jing'an, has only been out of Beijing for a few months, and the southwest has undergone such a big change. The minister asks His Majesty to immediately send the imperial guards to Yongzhou, and take Li Changan back to Beijing to question him!"

"In addition, the prefectures in the southwest are afraid that they are no longer the same as the imperial court. Today's southwest, compared with the time when the Pingnan Marquis Mansion ruled the southwest, it is even worse. The Pingnan Marquis Mansion rebelled during the Taikang period. From the old minister's point of view, the Southwest is probably not far from raising the flag to rebel!"

   "The imperial court should be the first to strike first, and immediately deploy troops to the southwest. It is better to have a severe pain, but also to gouge out this bad sore in the southwest. Otherwise, if this continues, the southwest will become a country of its own, and it will become a worry for the future of the Jin Dynasty!"

   "The splendid landscape created by Emperor Wu overcoming thorns and thorns must not be stolen by thieves!"

   He bowed deeply to Emperor Yuan Zhao.

   "Please, Your Majesty, Sacred!"

   (end of this chapter)