"As for Jia Haolei, he colluded with corrupt officials and bought grain on a large scale, so that the price of grain in the capital exceeded the par price, causing great harm to the people in the capital. He also colluded with Dong Zhuo, the prefect of Jiangdong. The two of them secretly colluded with each other and were suspected of treason. .”
"An order was sent to behead Jia Haolei in public. All the adult men of the Jia family were demoted to slavery and served as corvees. All women over fourteen were sent to the Jiaofang Division. The remaining old, weak, women and children were expelled from the capital and were never allowed to enter the capital. What they held All the property shall be transferred to the national treasury without leaving a penny for disaster relief. It shall be confiscated and confiscated.”
The county magistrate was exterminated and the emperor's family was confiscated.
Nowadays, the capital is short of food and the treasury is short of money. If Xiao Yi wants to achieve great success, he cannot be indecisive and play games with rules on the table with people like Li Linfu, the second prince, Dong Zhuo, etc.
Xiao Yi's method is very simple.
kill.
Create a bright future.
Create a prosperous era.
Corrupt officials deserve to be killed!
Profiteers deserve to be killed!
So far, two of the three major grain merchants have been killed, leaving only one Wang family who took the initiative to hand over all the grain.
Xiao Yi left the East Palace for only two hours, but he killed Xue Baichuan and Jia Haolei, ransacked two of the three major grain merchants, and obtained a total of three major granaries, totaling more than 10.2 million shi of grain and money. countless.
hard to imagine.
Some time ago, the capital began to suffer from food shortages, and later many people starved to death.
Many refugees outside the capital city also starved to death, and several groups of bandits appeared on Gyeonggi Road, specializing in robbing local wealthy households, so that Daqian is almost falling apart.
The ransacking of homes was still going on, and the three major granaries were also guarded by the Imperial Guards and the Forbidden Army. Grain was delivered to the porridge shed outside the city and started giving porridge, and the grain shops in the city were also open to sell grain.
The price of food is 40% lower than the normal price, so that people can buy food.
Those who have no money to buy food can only go outside the city to get a bowl of porridge to fill their hungry stomachs.
Doing such a big thing would have a huge subsequent impact, but Xiao Yi said calmly: "Go to the Political Affairs Hall."
With food and money, you can do many things.
Cai Jin said that there was no food in the capital, and that there was no food in the granary. He wanted to provide disaster relief, but was unable to save the day.
Now, he wanted to see what excuses Cai Jin had.
If he is also a smart person, then he should know what to do. If he is not smart enough, then let a smart person sit in the position of participating in political affairs!
…
"Mr. Prince, His Royal Highness is so bloodthirsty, what should we do?"
Shangshu Zuocheng Wang Fu really couldn't stand it anymore.
The Xue family also had a good relationship with him and gave him a lot of money. Because of this, the Wang family was able to purchase a lot of real estate and had endless money to spend.
Now that the Xue family has collapsed, the Wang family has lost one of its largest businesses and its largest source of income. They may live in poverty in the future.
After getting the news, the Wang family was already quarreling.
On the side, Censor Zhongcheng Zhu Mian also spoke: "The Duke and the Prime Minister have been self-denial and dedicated to the country over the years, and they have finally achieved this great success. If His Highness the Crown Prince is allowed to continue to act nonsense, I am afraid that the time will come..."
It's not like he doesn't know what Daqian is like now, nor is he unclear about it.
But this is definitely not the fault of Li Gongxiang, nor the fault of his censor Zhongcheng.
The fault lies with the prince.
He killed innocent people indiscriminately and caused dissatisfaction among many people, which led to more people rebelling and causing God to bring natural disasters.
Li Linfu closed his eyes slightly and said unhurriedly: "The prince is young and has just taken over the power of supervising the country. He only knows how to use his power to kill people, but he doesn't know that behind the power is responsibility. Tomorrow, I will go to the East Palace to meet the prince and inform him. He advised him to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness."
Wang Fu, Zhu Mian, Cai Jin and others looked at each other.
They felt that this was not in line with the final outcome in their minds. Why did Mr. Li just give advice?
Shouldn't we just fight back fiercely, force the palace directly, let the second prince take the throne, and force Xiao Yi to abdicate?
Isn't this too careful?
Zhu Mian couldn't help it, so he directly held up his hands and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, we..."
Li Linfu stared directly at Zhu Mian and said slowly: "Everyone, please go back and rest first."
Zhu Mian was frightened by Li Linfu's eyes.
This minister is a ruthless person, and he can't tolerate evil in his eyes. Whoever the minister wants to die at the third watch, he will never live until the fifth watch.
When Wang Fu and others saw Li Linfu issuing an order to expel guests, they all stood up and left.
After everyone left, Li Linfu sat there and thought for a moment, then slowly stood up. The maids on both sides quickly stepped forward to support him.
After Mr. Li got up, he moved his body.
Went to the study room.
Take out a box from the bookshelf, open it, take out the note and a bottle of ink, and start writing.
It doesn't take a moment.
From Gongxiang Li's backyard, several groups of servants were responsible for purchasing, pouring night incense, and throwing away garbage.
…
Arrive at the political hall.
Wang Fu, Zhu Mian, Cai Jin and others were missing.
After asking, I learned that they left for something after they nodded.
When Xiao Yi was killing Xue Baichuan, he saw Cai Jin and Zhu Mian, thinking that they would step forward to stop him from ransacking his home.
Unexpectedly, they seemed to be just taking a look. They came slowly and only bowed and saluted. Finally, they got an order to transport food and appease the people outside the city.
Cai Jin naturally left this matter to others, and he and Zhu Mian went to the residence of Gongxiang Li.
Now that the knife was handed over, one Xue Baichuan was lost, but Xiao Yi also allowed Xiao Yi to kill Jia Haolei and deduct Dong Zhuo's food.
Divert trouble to the east and kill with a borrowed knife.
Without seeing Cai Jin and others, Xiao Yi directly handed over the matter of delivering food to the people inside and outside the city to Dai Guang.
After this incident, if Dai Guang does well, he will definitely be promoted to Minister of Household Affairs.
After all, the head of the Household Department cannot remain vacant forever.
Also, let Liu Hui, the Minister of Punishment, and Li Shicheng, the minister of Dali Temple, convict Xue Baichuan and Jia Haolei.
This is called cutting first and playing later.
Liu Hui and Li Shicheng were also promoted by Gongxiang Li, but they were also reused by Xiao Di. They were the kind of people who were very close to Gongxiang Li and were not from the Gongxiang's house.
Today, we did not see the second prince Qin Wang Xiao Ce again in the Political Affairs Hall. The people in the Political Affairs Hall were also respectful to Xiao Yi and obeyed all his orders. After handling these matters, Xiao Yi said: "Go to the Manna Hall. "
Xiao Di woke up again and looked better.
However, I still couldn’t say too many words.
Hearing Xiao Yi cut through the mess quickly and ransacked the homes of two major grain merchants, he looked calm and didn't say anything.
He didn't show any expression of appreciation, let alone any words of praise.
In the end, I just asked Xiao Yi how to provide disaster relief on Shaanxi Road.
Xiao Yi proposed using work as relief, building reservoirs, canals, and digging canals to divert water from the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
Building a reservoir can be used to prevent floods in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and can also be used to store water for irrigation. It is a double-edged sword.
In this way, not only can reservoirs and canals be built to divert water to reduce the impact of drought, but also in this way, the people on Shaanxi Road will not starve to death.
After listening to Xiao Yi's proposal.
Xiao Di showed an expression of appreciation, smiled slightly, patted Xiao Yi's hand, and praised: "You are my Qilin'er!"
Xiao Yi said respectfully: "Father has cultivated himself well, but Daqian still needs father to take charge of it in order to restore the prosperous age of Zhenyuan."
Xiao Di said softly: "With a Qilin'er like you, why should we worry about not being able to revive again?"
"I can rest assured that the great power is in your hands."
The loving father and filial son in Ganlu Palace moved the imperial doctors such as Wen Han, as well as the Sanbao eunuchs and others.
If the prince kills someone, it is out of necessity!
Only Concubine Li on the side felt a little complicated when she saw that Xiao Di seemed to be looking more and more satisfied when looking at Xiao Yi, and Xiao Di's complexion had also recovered a lot.
As long as Xiao Di does not die, Xiao Yi will be able to continue to supervise the country, thereby slowly gaining power and gaining the support of some ministers.
If it were to kill innocent people indiscriminately, then Xiao Yi would be the first to kill her eldest brother Li Linfu.
Thinking about the secret letter sent by her eldest brother, Concubine Li could not see through the prince Xiao Yi who had been hiding for more than 20 years.
The side hall of the imperial garden.
"Your Highness, did you enjoy the killing today?"
Xiao Yi left the Manlu Palace and before he reached the gate of the inner city, the eunuch next to Concubine Li sent a message, and the concubine asked to see her.
When he arrived at the side hall, he went in alone and saw Concubine Li Guifei sitting there.
The increasingly beautiful and plump Concubine Li held a tea cup with her slender jade fingers and drank the fragrant tea. Her phoenix eyes sparkled under her beautiful eyebrows.
Under Concubine Li's green feathery willow-leaf eyebrows, her phoenix eyes were painted with rose-red rouge on her eyelids, her eyelashes were trembling, and her eyes were as charming as autumn water. When she saw Xiao Yi walking in, she asked.
Xiao Yi smiled, his eyes darkened a bit, and replied: "I'm unhappy, the person I want to kill the most is still alive."
"You...!" Concubine Li's beautiful face changed slightly, and her narrow and clear phoenix eyes were surprised. She bit her lips with her teeth and whispered: "Can't you sit down with him and have a nice talk?"
"If you can get his help, you can quickly secure your position as the prince. Those vassal kings and several prefects will not dare to act recklessly."
"By then, although you will be the crown prince, you will already have the power of the Daqian Emperor."
"Why bother fighting to the death?"
Xiao Yi said coldly: "He covers the sky with one hand above the court. Will he really be willing to give up all his power to Gu?"
Concubine Li was silent.
Xiao Yi walked forward directly, picked up Concubine Li, and sat down on her own.
He has never promised Concubine Li anything. The so-called Queen Mother and raising an emperor's grandson are just words of comfort. Unless he completely wins Concubine Li's heart and her people, otherwise, the two of them are just playing along.
However, Xiao Yi could see that Concubine Li was very ambitious, and this woman was very easy to pamper.
It is not easy to conquer her.
Concubine Li's beautiful eyes stared at Xiao Yi, who looked obviously unhappy. She pursed her pink lips and whispered, "I feel that there is still room for easing this matter."
As he said that, he actually raised his head, pecked Xiao Yi's lips, and said softly: "You and my eldest brother can have a nice talk and each of us take a step back, okay?"
