In fact, the Daqi naval forces were not deeply involved with Huang Qiong's grandfather. It can even be said that it doesn't have much to do with it. Grandpa Huang Qiong, the elite Fourth Battalion and the Xijing Battalion, were not yet fully under control. A considerable part of the Eight Yulin Army is in the hands of generals with different ideas. How can you have the thought and spare energy to take care of the navy and the guards on the roads far along the coast? But the worried old man made his first stab at the navy, and the navy was the most severely punished.
In addition, the people sent out to rectify the navy did not understand the navy and were too greedy for money. Basically all the capable generals in the navy were transferred away or retired in advance. It took a step closer, accelerating the collapse of the navy. In the allocation of military expenditures, only the most basic funds are allocated. The Daqi Navy has even reached the point where it has not purchased a single warship for more than ten years. The naval generals are either so old that they can't even walk, or they don't understand anything at all. The limited number of capable generals focuses on making money.
Therefore, now that Daqi's navy is so bad, he, the former emperor, is the first to bear the brunt. Huang Qiong proposed the reason for the compromise, which made the old man speechless. Seeing that the old man was speechless, Huang Qiong didn't say much. How could he really not understand the old man's thoughts? Stubborn and old-fashioned, he always has too many concerns about doing things. You don't know how to organize finances, and you don't have to monopolize power. I know that the moisture reported below is extremely high. But still no measures were taken.
During his reign, more than ten prime ministers were replaced like a revolving lantern. But he didn't give those prime ministers real power, so he was exhausted to death. The national treasury was in deficit, and the clan became more domineering. The imperial court seemed to be in harmony, but in fact it had reached a point where it could not be reorganized without much rectification. As for these things, the old man actually knows everything. But he was powerless and refused to take any step. Inaction or unwillingness to act. As a result, it has been several years since he took the throne, but in fact, he is still wiping his butt to this day.
If I hadn't spent the past few years suppressing the clan, rectifying the officialdom, and sorting out the finances that were so bad that they couldn't get any worse. A large number of young generals have been employed in the army. Judging from what the old man has done in recent years, the puppet emperor has reached Jiangnan. It is probably not a dream to establish a government across the river from the imperial court. Even reaching Jingzhao Mansion is not a big ambition. Even if the rebellion of the false emperor is suppressed, according to his methods, the Great Qi Dynasty will probably collapse in less than twenty years.
What was the fight about? In addition to selecting generals and training troops, the only thing that matters is money and food. Throughout the dynasties, there were not a few people who perished due to suppressing rebellions or launching military campaigns, or due to financial collapse. Is Emperor Sui Yang really that stupid? Probably not. The demise of the Sui Dynasty was due to the numerous casualties caused by the three conquests of Goryeo. It was the huge military expenditure, coupled with the digging of canals, the construction of the Eastern Capital Palace, and many tours around the world regardless of the suffering of the people, which resulted in great extravagance and waste, causing the collapse of the national treasury.
Because of the continuous increase in taxes, the people were overwhelmed and unable to support the high amount of money and food, and finally took risks. This allowed some careerists to take advantage of the situation and eventually lead to their own death and the destruction of the country. Although the old man does not raise troops easily, he is not extravagant or wasteful. But not being proficient in finance is also a fatal weakness of the old man. Coupled with his character weaknesses, the old man has been in power for twenty years, and the long-standing evils left behind have reached a situation that is difficult to change. My current painstaking efforts are just barely enough to maintain the situation.
If I hadn't been careful and careful all these years, I'm afraid that today's Daqi, even if there was no false emperor to raise troops to cause chaos, would still be full of wars. If the people don't have enough to eat, they will rebel. The war against the rebellion raged for three years. Last year, we fought on two fronts, the south fought against the rebels, and the north fought hard against Beiliao, where the power of Xingguoguo was moving south. Military expenditures were extremely huge, and the national treasury, which was already thin, was empty in less than half a year. But the people are so miserable that they even dare not pay even a penny in taxes.
I am just afraid that if there is a tight situation in the front, if people rebel again later, the situation of Teacher Hu will be completely corrupted. In the past three years of countering the rebellion, I have been more tired than in thirty years. Almost every penny is deducted again. If it weren't for Jiangnan East Road, Lianghuai, and Liangchuan, areas with heavy tax burdens, they would not have been completely affected by the rebels. I'm afraid that until now, the court still can't reveal the truth. But right now, the situation has not changed. Now that we have reached this point, how can I care about the dignity of an emperor?
Naturally, whatever you can do to get money, you will naturally do it. Although it has a bad reputation, what is put into the treasury is real money. The most important thing is to ensure that the maritime trade routes are not cut off by the Liu family. Ensures tranquility along the coast. Reorganizing the navy can buy you a certain amount of time. I worked so hard, but the old man didn't understand and still found fault with me. Although he understood that there was a reason for this, Huang Qiong was still a little dissatisfied and even criticized in his heart.
Looking at the old man's head full of white hair, Huang Qiong had extremely complicated thoughts. His biological father wanted to give him paternal love, but he didn't know how to give it to him. Even if I want to help him, I always think that I am self-righteous. Either it was a disservice, or it cost me a lot of thought. Perhaps it was as his mother said that all his ambitions had been exhausted in the fight with his grandfather. Or simply, the talent is used for the emperor's mental skills. The rest is really limited by qualifications.
For many things, I am really powerless. Governing a country cannot just rely on the emperor's whims. In many cases, one can only follow Xiao Gui. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong felt relieved. After chatting with the old man for a while, he went to see his mother. This time, the mother did not appear with the old man. It was probably intentional, leaving herself a chance to talk to the old man alone to relieve the dissatisfaction in the old man's heart. To soften it further, the estrangement between their father and son.
Huang Qiong didn't pay much attention to the old man's dirty tricks while he was away from the capital. He knew that the old man was really worried about him at that time. He was afraid that if he was not in the capital, those few people would join forces to cause something, so he was anxious to come forward to clean up the situation for him. It's just that the old man forgot a sentence and said that he would not be in charge if he was not in his position. He has abdicated for many years, and all the important ministers in the court have been replaced by those he promoted. Military affairs and the Nanzhen Fusi are firmly in his hands.
Who among the important officials in the court would care about a tiger that has no teeth? As a result, the idea of coming forward was directly reverted to the original prototype. The ministers were even more disappointed. It completely disappeared without even causing a ripple. Huang Qiong had long known about this matter from Fu Yuanshan and Yu Mingyuan's close contacts. And my mother also sent a letter and explained it to the old man. Therefore, Huang Qiong did not pursue too much on that matter.
Even after returning to Beijing, he didn't mention it a word. On the contrary, in the secret order given to Fu Yuanshan, he had mentioned that some situations should be dealt with, and the relationship with the Supreme Emperor should not be too tense. After all, he is the son of the Supreme Emperor, so he still has to fulfill his filial piety. Some things are just for fun with the old man. Huang Qiong, who had confidence in their character and even more confidence in her own vision, didn't even bother to say anything about what Fu Yuanshan said. He trusted in the loyalty of the people he picked.
However, even though Fu Yuanshan and others received Huang Qiong's secret order, their attitude on this matter was quite firm. Missing means missing. At that time, I was rushed and sent the Central Secretariat, the Privy Council, and several sixth- and seventh-rank officials to deal with it. Not even one of the six ministers was sent. The most faction has now become an empty province. Some officials went to see the emperor and asked for some guidance. And every time Situ Huanshuang came to fulfill his filial piety, he always kept silent about the government affairs.
But everyone knew that the emperor was not in Jingzhao. Nowadays, the queen is the one who supervises the country, and the most powerful ones are Fu Yuanshan, Yu Mingyuan and Lu Duan. These three are in charge of the military, government and finance. If these three people don't come forward and send some small officials, it can be said that they can't even deal with it. Those so-called guidance are just words on the scene. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the mystery behind this. Naturally, they all stayed far away from the Supreme Emperor. And how could the old man not understand, he could only withdraw his original idea sadly.
Huang Qiong, who went to see her mother, just smiled and said nothing more when she talked about it. On the way to see his mother, he had already figured out that this incident might be the main reason why the old man was aging so quickly. Even though he handed over this right, once he found out that he had completely lost it, he even fell into a state where no one cared about him. Natural mentality is also difficult to get rid of. This mentality adjustment may not be able to return to normal in a short time.
When he came to his mother, Huang Qiong bowed politely to his mother, who was helping Shouyang and his daughter with their homework. When Huang Qiong arrived, the mother didn't say anything in front of her two children. After taking Huang Qiong to another room, he said: "You can't blame him for some things. Although he doesn't know how to be a father, he still wants to be an emperor. Although Some things are not done well, but he is also thinking about you and the government. He is too afraid of chaos. "
Regarding her mother's persuasion, Huang Qiong did not hide anything, but said truthfully: "Mom is too worried. In fact, the son has always understood his father's thoughts and has never blamed him for anything. The son even gave him Fu Yuanshan and several others have secretly asked them not to be too taboo about certain things. Whatever the old man wants to do, just spare some time and just accompany him. Quan should coax him to play, which can be regarded as a son's filial piety. No. As for more, my father cannot do it."
"The current political affairs cannot be shaken by one or two people. Not to mention King Teng and King Song, there are also a few clowns who follow them. Even my father, I am afraid he does not have that ability. If he does not have this arrogance, my son How could he leave Beijing and go south at this time? Go to Guangnan West Road and Dali Kingdom in the south, and go there for more than half a year? Even if he knew what was going on in Beijing, he didn't rush back? Even if his son handed over the big affairs to the old man , can he really catch it?"
"What's more, part of the old man's thoughts is to help his son stabilize the court situation. But I'm afraid the other part is that he wants to keep King Song and Concubine De. He even wants to keep King Teng. Because He knows that those self-righteous fools cannot shake his son's foundation at all. But what will happen to them if they wait until his son takes action? "
Listening to Huang Qiong talk about it, he didn't pay any attention to any farce the old man caused while he was away from the capital. In order to make the old man happy, he even asked Fu Yuanshan and Yu Mingyuan to play with the old man. Quan thought they were playing with him, but his mother could not help but curl her lips. Although he also knows that his son has the ability to be conceited. The entire government was reduced to an iron bucket by him, just as he said. Even if he hands over the political affairs now, the old man may not be able to take over.
