Yongchang was not around, so Yan Muan went into the palace to see the emperor. He seemed to have recounted what Ping Yibo and the others had said today, and then explained his own arrangements, "They want to be good people, so naturally I have to give them this." It just so happens that it’s not easy to place those people.”
The emperor looked ugly. He felt that he was too kind to those in the clan. He raised his eyes and looked at Yan Muan, "How many people dare to say that in front of you? I'm afraid everyone thinks the same way. What do you think?"
"I think the emperor still cares too much about their faces."
Yan Mu'an was not polite, "It's been a year or two since the clans have been running rampant in the capital. We know so many things that have happened in these years that it's too numerous to describe. Ordinary people would be hacked hundreds of times." They are in trouble, but the emperor has been conniving with them."
As her cooperation with Yongchang deepened, she became more and more courageous. Today she couldn't help but want to say something to the emperor, "You know the situation in Nanqi. He has been pinched by Tiansheng for a long time." Throat, to put it bluntly, if the Heavenly Sage wants you to sit in your position, you can sit down. If he doesn’t want you to sit down, he will naturally let you down. You are walking with difficulty, struggling to support yourself, and spending money every year to buy peace."
"But do you think the court is normal now?"
"The treasury is empty, but the courtiers are extremely rich. When they have no money, they can only attack the people. I heard that taxes are going to be increased again. I think it is to cope with the arrival of the third prince Tiansheng. How many taxes are on the people's heads. When they are short of money, they will When you think of them, do you think they are the best to bully?"
"You have been in the palace for too long. You should go out to see and listen. In the past few days, everyone has tried hard to build momentum for you, but with little success. Even if you win over Prince Ping and the people of Jinhou, their first thought is that you are here. Acting shows that I have no trust in you."
"Each clan is running amok, and the courtiers are imitating the same example. The laws of the country are completely gone. May I ask, Your Majesty, how do you govern the country?"
"What do you rely on to govern the people?"
The emperor was extremely angry at first because Yan almost pointed at his nose and scolded him, but when he heard the frown behind him, he was speechless to excuse himself.
Yan Muan became more and more excited as she talked, because even though she started to work hard, she still felt powerless. All the female family members of the imperial court who came to her were doing it for their own selfish interests. They could only use their interests to hold them back in order to get those people to do what they were supposed to do. The job you should do.
The emperor is particularly fond of persimmons, squeezing what can be squeezed as much as possible, and letting go of what cannot be squeezed.
I have disliked him for a long time.
"What about the authority of the court and the sanctity of the law? They don't exist at all in the eyes of these nobles. If they don't have it, will the people have it?"
"If you kill someone without being punished, what do you think the world will be like?"
"The entire operating system of Southern Qi is already on the verge of collapse. When someone is not informed of the failure and goes to the government office, the chief executive of the government office refuses justice based on money. What will happen to the person who files the complaint? What else can he do besides risking his life and resisting?"
"The court's control is weak and the laws are ineffective, followed by the collapse of morality. There will be beatings, smashing and looting everywhere, bullying of men and women. Whoever has a stronger fist will be more ruthless, whoever can speak, forcing honest men to The hoe that cultivates the land turns into a hammer that kills people, and finally the war breaks out and we enter a chaotic world. I don’t know if this is what you want to see, but you do.”
"It was your blind connivance that allowed Nan Qi to get to where he is today step by step. But to this day, you still believe in your heart that as long as your brother is still there, there is hope for everything. But your brother is also a human being. There is an almost invincible sky ahead of him. Holy, the court and tribesmen behind him can drag him into the quagmire at any time, but he can’t do it.”
"You want to ask my opinion?"
Yan Mu'an sneered, "Pull those people who were suppressed in the cell out and kneel down, and the Yamen officials would read out their charges in public, one by one, and then announce the results of the Qiuhou interrogation, and ask that they be held at a fixed location for seven consecutive days." The local government gave them ten whips to serve as a warning to others."
"If I hadn't dragged them out to parade, would you still want to save their last dignity?"
The emperor didn't speak for a long time. The first thought in his mind was that the Yan family was indeed cruel, and then he began to reflect. Is it really him who made Nan Qi weaker and weaker?
Yes, he has been thinking about making Nan Qi Zhuangda big for these years, but with little success.
His younger brother left the capital to put down the rebellion for him at the age of fourteen. He has never rested until now, but Nan Qi is getting weaker and weaker.
Yes, they all thought about it, but there were countless people trampling on Nan Qi. It wasn't that he didn't know, he just chose to turn a blind eye, thinking that the problem was not a big deal.
Already teetering on the edge?
Yes, Yan's magical power also said that there are only a few years left before the demise of Southern Qi. These few years should be given by Tiansheng. Tiansheng is going to have civil strife. Those people are not taking action now because they can't spare their hands for the time being.
Yan Mu'an breathed out quietly. He was a little impulsive just now, but he didn't hold back when he got excited.
[I don’t know what I’m thinking about all day long. I don’t rush even when I’m in a hurry. I shrink my hands and feet, and just focus on one person to cause trouble. Damn! 】
The emperor raised his eyes. Was it not enough to scold him with his mouth? He was scolding him again in his heart?
"Please step back, I want to be quiet."
"Hold still."
Yan Mu'an has another important thing to do, "Find someone who is good at confiscating homes and someone you can trust and go to Jinhou Mansion again. As far as I know, there are still secrets in there that have not been copied out. The secrets of the agencies are hidden and they are dug deep into the ground."
The emperor's eyes narrowed, "What do you mean?"
"Face the meaning directly, and I didn't copy it thoroughly. I suspect Marquis Jin of treason."
It was not mentioned in the original book. It seems that a tool man of this level is not qualified to appear in the author's writing.
The emperor understood and showed his absolute trust in Yan Muan, "Xuan Dengcheng will come immediately."
Seeing this, Yan Mu'an quickly ran away, fearing that the emperor would become ruthless, so he turned around and went to find the queen. Seeing her coming, the queen asked her if there was something wrong with her hurried steps. She told the whole story, "I'm just too excited, I can't bear it." Come on, do you think the emperor won’t chop me down?”
The queen pinched the handkerchief and smiled, "No, if the emperor had such a temper, everyone in the clan would have been hacked hundreds of times."
The emperor looked powerful, but he was actually a bit benevolent as a woman, and the queen knew this very well.
It's hard for him to support Nan Qi for so many years.
Yan Mu'an was relieved, "Actually, I was right. It's really a bit confusing. The matter of Prince Laoping and Marquis Jin was originally a good opportunity, but it did not achieve the expected results, which is not satisfactory."
"And the people in the clan still haven't learned well."
The queen said: "Then let them behave."
He raised his eyes and ordered the nanny who was standing aside, "Draw up some edicts and send them to the families who came to the palace today. Tell them that they despise the emperor."
Mammy turned around to do it. Yan Mu'an thought this was good. The queen's words and deeds represented the emperor's wishes. Those families would think that the emperor asked the queen to do this. "Will the emperor blame you?"
The queen smiled and said, "No."
