Chapter 27: Give me back the sun, moon, heaven and earth
"After that, I exchanged dozens of letters with him. He has true knowledge and insight, is hard-working and hard-working in politics, personally traveled all over Guanqi Pass and the mountains behind it, and made good friends with hundreds of tribes - as you all know."
The calm and plain words are full of huge power. If these four words "traveling all over the mountains" are not exaggerated, how arduous will it be?
There are not many strokes in the word "make good friends with the hundreds of people", but it also makes people think about how powerful this ability is and how much effort it takes to be able to make friends with the hundreds of people.
So Shen Ji paused deliberately to satisfy everyone's appetite: "As you all know, Guanqi Pass is backed by a virgin forest, so this Jiaozhou battle is so difficult to win... But this forest is within our territory, but it has never been conquered by Daxia. It is the most regrettable thing for the country to use it.”
"Of course, what does the prosperity of hundreds of tribes in the mountains depend on? It is the endless natural treasures in the mountains... According to the example given by this local official, the treasures collected by the hundreds of tribes can amount to one hundred thousand kilograms every year. There are so many of them! Not to mention all kinds of animals. The products with their fur and edges are even rarer items that are loved by wealthy families.
There are even more valuable treasures, those real treasures of material beauty, which are useless to hundreds of tribes, but are extremely valuable to us - buried deep in the mountains, no trace can be found anywhere. "
Shen Yan gradually became a little excited: "If these are developed, Jiaozhou will not only become rich, but at least it will change its appearance and no longer be an inaccessible and barren land."
"Developing the mountains? Who wouldn't want to--" Su Xiqiao sneered: "Where can we find the manpower, material and financial resources? Are we going to Suzhou and Hangzhou to make clever excuses and rob us by force?"
Shen Ji also responded with a sneer: "Master Su, I said before that this was not my idea, so I also asked the same question as Master Su."
"He said that the way of heaven is like a bow and a bow. Those who are high suppress it, and those who are low lift it. Those who have more will lose it, and those who have less will make up for it. Jiangnan and Jiaozhou have been neighbors since ancient times, and they are both the land of Daxia. How can it be so? The difference between high and low is just that Jiangnan occupies a favorable geographical location and natural harmony - now the layout of Guanqi Pass has changed drastically, and it is the time for the two sides to trade with each other. They exchange their financial resources for a stable and rare supply of goods. This is a win-win situation for mutual benefit. It’s not that you never return it once it’s gone.”
Shen Ji knew it was time. He had to get real materials to calm the elders.
So he took out a large picture from his desk and spread it out on the ground.
As soon as this map is unfolded, you can see the dense drawing marks. If you look carefully, you can see the Guanqi Pass Primeval Forest Planning Map in large letters.
This map is so detailed that every trade route is planned. The land of hundreds of tribes has been marked with the requirements for negotiation and cooperation conditions——
"But everyone also knows that because of the immortal's intervention, a lot of this primeval forest was destroyed. If you take one part, it is actually gone... but the rest is enough!"
The old assistant crouched down tremblingly, trying to see clearly, but he was about to fall as soon as his body sank. Fortunately, Shen Ji and Su Xiqiao supported him, and he came to take a look. Shen Jing knew that the old man was presbyopic, so he pointed at the picture and read the introduction one by one.
By the end, a group of pavilion elders had been watching until late at night.
"There are a total of 131 trade routes, thousands of varieties of goods, and the annual income is expected to reach 20 million taels."
Shen Jing pointed to the end and found two mottled blood stains on the picture.
"A work of painstaking effort——" the old chief assistant praised: "Shen Silence, who are those local officials?"
"Looking back at Master Fu, everyone actually knows that person. He is Tian Yulin, the imperial censor who was demoted back then."
"It's him!?"
Several cabinet ministers were shocked, and the old chief minister was even more startled, then stroked his beard and smiled: "I'm old, I'm old, I almost didn't remember who this person was... Tian Yulin, sued the third prince for colluding with the demons , but was intercepted halfway by Lu Biao, the commander of the Golden Sword Guard."
"It is a matter of honor for the royal family - His Majesty wanted to hear the matter privately, but His Majesty was ill at that time, so he handed it over to His Majesty the Crown Prince for handling."
Su Xiqiao said softly.
"It's not that His Majesty is physically ill, but that His Majesty is so passionate about licking the calf that he couldn't bear to be disappointed, so he left it to the prince, as his eldest brother."
Another pavilion elder said softly.
Su Xiqiao's expression changed: "This matter concerns the royal family's face, we'd better not talk too much..."
"It doesn't matter." The old chief minister shook his head slightly: "To this day, what can't be said?"
"unexpectedly."
Shen continued expressionlessly: "Unexpectedly, because of brotherhood, the prince actually concealed the truth and worked with the commander of the Golden Sword Guard Lu Biao to erase all the evidence, leaving only one witness."
"That's Tian Yulin.
When His Majesty learned that the Crown Prince and the Commander were trying to conceal the truth while the whole world was paying attention to the case, and even destroyed the evidence, His Majesty was furious and had the Crown Prince and Commander imprisoned.
Next everyone knows that His Majesty’s move of righteousness and annihilation of relatives has made us all come forward to beg for help. The country cannot live without a prince for a day..."
Su Xiqiao was surprisingly calm, but one of the pavilion elders suddenly said the word "coward" and said nothing more.
It seems that some words are still kept secret, except for Shen Shen, who is very brave, and continues: "Tian Yu Lin Ginseng has almost a pile of books, but there is no news many times. He carried the coffin to the gate of the imperial city in anger. He could not afford to kowtow, and led hundreds of refugees from the north to mourn for the Prime Minister's Office in the Imperial City.
There were also two long couplets with black characters on a white background inserted at the door, saying Qi Jinxuan colluded with the demons to invade my country, and I would die in exchange for a clear sky and a clear day. "
The old chief assistant closed his eyes and suddenly said: "The times are approaching, so let's take pictures one by one."
Shen Ji said in a deep voice: "Tian Yulin's integrity as an official is so vivid that it makes us ashamed. After this incident, things gradually escalated and got out of control. The Sixth Section was the first to explode in the matter. The Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple... ...Or maybe the three law offices also participated in the matter, and the ministers passed the court meeting and unanimously agreed that the matter must be settled...until the entire Daxia court was in turmoil...At that time, it could be said that the storm was about to come. "
However, His Majesty always claimed to be ill and did not release any news. His Highness the Crown Prince was completely unable to communicate. The more the matter got worse, the more the fire burned.
At that time, everyone was thinking about such a deadlock.
Until the few remaining members of the Yinxiao Sect actually captured the third prince, I don’t know what tricks the garrison officers and soldiers were up to, but they actually let these few old members of the Yinxiao Sect come all the way and successfully chopped down this man at Caishikou. bit of head. "
Shen Yan was underestimating it, but those old members of the Yinxiao Sect were so skilled that they were able to kill all the way through Xuanwumen and then to Caishikou, where they beheaded the emperor's son in front of the emperor - what a lie. Damn, just thinking about that scene makes me feel frightened.
"Your Majesty was furious. Those old members of the Yinxiao Sect were trapped in the city without ever returning, and finally committed suicide here one by one. In the end, your Majesty came forward and deemed the matter as a rebellion committed by traitors of the Yinxiao Sect, and had them imprisoned. Kill them all. This incident also indirectly led to His Majesty's later policy towards the Yin Xiao Sect, from various aspects... to create its image of being vulnerable and the culprit of the Northern Territory's destruction."
Shen Ji sighed: "The Yinxiao Sect has finally become an existence that is despised by everyone today. It is true that the imperial court has great influence."
At this time, the old chief assistant said loudly: "It's not that the imperial court is slandering. It's a fact that the Yinxiao Sect didn't defend the country. Besides, it doesn't matter if someone scolds you a few words. You and I, the ministers of the imperial court, who has never been scolded?" ? The merits and demerits of right and wrong will be judged by future generations. After so many years, who doesn’t miss the days when the Yinxiao Sect was in control of the north? "
Shen An unexpectedly said something to everyone's strange gazes. He said this: "Actually, Qi Jinxuan's faults are also merits. His faults were at that time, but his merits will be in the future."
"Silence." The old chief assistant suddenly interrupted: "Have you gotten carried away with your pride..."
"Heh." Shen Jing coughed lightly, swallowed the words, and said, "Your Majesty, you have taught me a lesson."
"Well, as cabinet ministers, what we do and say must be in line with the national plan. We must do everything possible for the sake of domestic peace. We must not talk too much to cause trouble or increase disaster."
The old chief assistant gave a stern lesson.
"Your Majesty, the lesson is..." The first one to respond was Su Xiqiao. He was enjoying watching Shen Heng being scolded, telling you to keep your mouth shut all day long! hehe.
"Shen Anji, don't blame me for telling you, old man. You were the one who encouraged the ministers most vigorously and gained a lot of fame. Otherwise, your entry into the cabinet would have been based on seniority, not promotion."
"Sir, the Chief Assistant is laughing at me. For someone like me who has been promoted, no wonder some people look down on me..."
"joke."
The old chief minister said sternly: "Tingtui represents the opinion of the entire court and also represents the holy will. Who dares to look down on you? If you are in the cabinet and the center of the entire country, who else dares to look down on you?" "
At this time, the old chief assistant glanced at Su Xiqiao, and Su Xiqiao echoed: "Yes, Master Shen, please don't belittle yourself."
The other cabinet ministers all looked at each other and smiled, saying that they had been taught something - the old chief minister was beating Suxi Bridge again. Who taught Suxi Bridge that there was strong strength behind it and a solid foundation? The old leader assists in governing the cabinet like governing a country, and the art of balance is the most important. He also said that governing a country is like cooking fresh food. The concepts of Legalism, Confucianism and Taoism are integrated with each other, which can be said to be a scholar.
At this time, the old chief assistant laughed dumbly again: "Shen Shen, you are becoming more and more like a thief. Are you going so far to make me make some stupid choices out of anger?"
Shen Ji then gave a rare shy smile: "Tian Yulin was demoted to Qiong County, Nanyue Prefecture, Nanyue Prefecture, but he did not become frustrated and dissolute. Instead, he worked hard to manage Qiong County in an orderly manner.
Sir, if I count on my fingers, it’s been more than ten years, that’s almost enough..."
The old chief assistant bulged his eyes and said: "What does ten years mean? In our current position, which one of you and I is not a good old man but a poor man?"
Shen Ji showed an aggrieved expression: "Sir, Jiaozhou is really not a place for human beings. I think you can bring him back."
"You, you, are just a human being, and you know when to make trouble. Now that His Majesty is ill in bed, who should I consult with?"
Just as the two of them were going back and forth, the person on duty outside the house said: "Several pavilion elders, sir is here!"
"Sir is here?"
The old chief assistant said angrily: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."
Shen He laughed dumbly.
