newbobooks Chapter 345 Jiangnan Disaster
Chapter 345 Jiangnan Disaster
Most people don’t know Sinan well enough to dare to speak up.
Yang Taishou said in a deep voice: "I think that Lingnan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Sinan is now well developed, with many people and sufficient military force. It is the best choice for recuperation."
Lu Yinli also stood up and said, "When I was young, I traveled to Lingnan. It is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. The rebels will never be able to get in. It is also close to the sea, which is convenient for developing trade. Jiangnan is good, but it is not close to the sea, so it is always inferior in the salt industry."
The emperor looked at Yu Yichou who was standing beside him.
"What does the Imperial Master think?"
The person the emperor trusts the most now is the imperial teacher. He believes that the teacher is like an immortal who has come down to earth to help him.
Yu Yichou bent down, swept the whisk in his hand, lowered his eyebrows, and looked like an immortal, "Your Majesty, can I tell your fortune?"
"Please, Imperial Master."
Yu Yichou took out the tortoise shell from his sleeve, stood outside the palace, observed the sky, and said in a profound and mysterious way, "Your Majesty, the will of heaven indicates that there is dragon energy in the south, which is suitable for cultivation."
His Majesty laughed out loud, "Okay, okay, since the Imperial Master has said so, let's go to Sinan!"
Yu Yichou lowered his eyes, "It's not what I said, it's God's will."
Yu Yichou didn't lie when he said this.
He really knows how to tell fortunes, but he never dares to speak nonsense, as that would shorten his life.
It's just that every time he spoke, he used the Spring and Autumn style of writing to confuse people.
What the listener thinks is none of his business.
Just like now, he did predict that there was dragon energy in the south.
However, that dragon aura did not come from the emperor, but from someone else.
Prime Minister Xie Boyuan stood up, looking worried, "Your Majesty, isn't it too hasty to go now? Why don't we let the officials and soldiers rest and wait until the snow stops for a while before making plans?"
As soon as these words came out.
The officials have something to say.
We've been walking for so long, I'll be so tired if I walk any further.
"I heard that the terrain in Lingnan is rugged, so we should make long-term preparations."
"I also think what the Prime Minister said makes sense. We should make more preparations."
.......
This statement also hit the mark of Yu Yichou and others.
They needed time to secretly incite the officials. Facing the emperor's inquiring gaze, Yu Yichou said calmly, "It will take some time to prepare."
The emperor made the decision, "Okay, then we'll move to Sinan after the snow stops!"
After all the officials left.
Xie Boyuan stayed.
"Your Majesty, the treasury is now very empty. I wonder if we can ask the common people and the wealthy merchants for help and ask them to help the court?"
The emperor had the same idea, "I think so too. All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects.
They live on my land, drink my water, and eat my rice and grain. This is what they should do. I'll leave this matter to you."
Xie Boyuan nodded, "I will definitely get it done."
After leaving the emperor's study, Xie Boyuan's eyes lit up.
They can embezzle money and food again.
Jiangnan is a prosperous place, how much gold and silver can he obtain!
Ever since the storehouse in the Prime Minister's Mansion was robbed more than half a year ago, he has been unhappy every day and gets heartaches whenever he thinks about it.
In the past few months, the amount of gold and silver he has embezzled is already more than what the Prime Minister's Mansion accumulated in the past.
Xie Boyuan's eyes were full of pride.
Thinking of the emperor's face, the irony flashed through my mind.
Can such a person become emperor?
The Li family is really finished.
When Xie Yunyan gives birth to a son, it will be the end of his reign as emperor.
By then, he would use the young emperor to control all officials...
The more Xie Boyuan thought about it, the more excited he became. He wished Xie Yunyan would give birth to the child right away.
He went to the military camp, selected a thousand elite soldiers and went out.
These elite soldiers are all his people.
This night.
It was the most unforgettable and painful night for the people of Jiangnan.
Wails filled the land.
The whole Jiangnan region couldn’t sleep well.
All the officials who came to the capital closed the door tightly and could only sigh helplessly.
They can’t do anything…
Who dares to run into the emperor's gun?
There were flames shooting into the sky in the streets and alleys, and the place was in chaos.
Anyone who fails to hand over food will be killed without hesitation by the elite soldiers.
The same applies to those who dare to conceal food, gold and silver.
It's worse than a robber.
Xie Boyuan was like a swarm of locusts, sweeping away all the people...
Zou Ming knew that it was already late at night, so he went out without putting on his coat or with his hair standing upright, and hurried towards the noisy place.
When Zou Ming saw with his own eyes Xie Boyuan instructing the soldiers to thrust a long knife into a civilian's chest without hesitation, he went crazy.
His eyes were red, his whole body was trembling, and he shouted: "What's going on! Sir Xie, may I ask what you are doing!"
Xie Boyuan turned around lazily, "What am I doing? Of course, I am helping His Majesty collect supplies. These gold and silver originally belonged to the royal family. Now that His Majesty is in trouble, shouldn't they help?"
Zou Ming's hands were shaking as he shouted at the top of his lungs, "How ridiculous! How ridiculous! These are all innocent people!"
At the end of the wall, a woman was shivering while holding her child, looking at her husband's body with empty eyes.
Suddenly, she looked up at Zou Ming.
The eye sockets were dark and without any light.
Zou Ming recognized her. This was Madam Wang, the tofu seller in West Lane!
Whenever her mother went out to the street, she would always give her a piece of tofu...
"You are the mother of the governor. The governor is our adopted parent. It's just a piece of tofu. Old man, please accept it..."
Zou Ming's elegant face became distorted, and the veins on his neck were exposed. He said sternly, "Let them go! Orphans and widows, Xie Boyuan, you have the heart to do that?"
As he said this, he rushed over to take the mother and child away.
Xie Boyuan raised his eyebrows and winked.
Immediately two soldiers rushed over and beat and kicked him.
Xie Boyuan challenged, "Master Zou, if you try to stop me, I can't guarantee what I will do."
Zou Ming was in so much pain that he couldn't move, his face and nose were bruised and swollen, and he coughed up blood.
By the way, find the emperor!
Xie Boyuan must have acted on his own initiative. He wanted to find the emperor, the emperor...
But as soon as he reached the gate of the palace, he was driven out by the eunuchs.
When he finally crawled in to see the emperor, the emperor was making love with his concubine.
He drove Zou Ming away impatiently.
When Zou Ming was dragged away by the guards, he turned back and asked, "Your Majesty, did you send Xie Boyuan?"
The emperor was very annoyed because his good fortune was disrupted.
"What else? I am the Son of Heaven. If the emperor wants me to die, I have to die. It is an honor for those lowly people to give me money.
If you protest, you will lose your position as the governor of Jiangnan, and get out of here right now———"
Zou Ming smiled bitterly, staring at the expensive cloaks, shark gauze curtains, and various priceless antiques in the emperor's room, looking like a madman.
He didn't come to his senses until he was dragged out of the palace.
He supported himself with his elbows and crawled back to his thatched hut step by step, leaving a long trail of blood behind him.
It was snowing heavily, and his hair and body were covered with snowflakes, making him look like a snowman.
Zou Ming returned to the house, staring at the thatched roof that was blown up and down by the wind, coughing heart-wrenchingly, crying and laughing.
Originally I thought that Emperor Qian was very surprised, but now it seems that he is simply a devil!
There is such a tyrant in the world!
Some snow particles fell through the gaps in the thatch and hit Zou Ming's face, and also hit his heart so hard that it bleeds and is completely defeated.
With treacherous people in power and the lord without moral integrity, Beijiang would have died long ago!
His political philosophy and his feelings of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism over the past decade are simply a joke!
That night, several figures quietly entered Zou Ming's thatched cottage...
However, Zou Ming is just getting started...