Everyone looked around to see who was so unafraid of death that they dared to risk the world's disapproval and cry loudly on the emperor's birthday.
I didn't know what I saw, and I was shocked when I saw it.
It turned out to be Tong Yuan, the Right Prime Minister, who was beating his chest and stamping his feet, crying so hard that he was out of breath.
Seeing this scene, everyone became quiet.
The four kings were all thoughtful.
Nie Chen smiled playfully, "Come on, come on, the show is about to come."
At this time, it was the emperor's turn to ask a question. However, King Zhennan slapped the table, stood up, pointed at his right minister Tong Yuan, and said to the emperor,
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Right Prime Minister Tong Yuan actually cried and wailed loudly on such a happy day as your birthday. This is a crime of great disrespect to Your Majesty. It is cursing His Majesty to die young. It is blaspheming the ancestors and gods. Disasters have brought great turmoil to my country.
I ask your majesty to cut off the head of this wolf dog and punish the nine wolf tribes, so as to set a good example! "
As soon as this statement came out, the right minister was dumbfounded.
No, the script is wrong. At this time, it is time for the emperor to ask me why I am crying. What happened to you, King Zhennan? Why do you want to behead my dog and kill the nine tribes?
Fortunately, the emperor remained calm in the face of danger. He was just startled for a moment and then got things back on track.
"King Zhennan, please be patient and sit down first. My right minister is me, Dafeng Zhongliang. There must be a reason why he is crying. How about we listen first?"
"Right Prime Minister, why are you crying loudly? Is it because I didn't treat you well?"
Hearing this, Right Prime Minister Tong Yuan stood up, tremblingly came to the middle of the hall, pointed at Left Prime Minister Zheng Sanlang, and said,
"I just listened to the words of Prime Minister Zuo, and I felt sad and sad. I lost my composure for a moment. I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"
King Zhennan said immediately,
"Your Majesty, you see, the Prime Minister Zuo wishes you a long life and wishes his ancestors all well-intentioned, but this wolf is sad because he must not want to see me getting better and better. This thief is ambitious and deserves to be punished. Please kill him." This wolf-headed dog will kill all nine of its tribes!"
The emperor took a deep breath and glanced at King Zhennan.
You should shut up. What a troublemaker you are. What's your business here? Don't interrupt.
The emperor asked his right minister with a pleasant look,
"What do Tong Aiqing mean by these words? Why do the words of the left prime minister make you so sad?"
Tong Yuan straightened up and said angrily,
“I heard that the left prime minister was so flattering to Your Majesty, and he was full of slanderous words, fabricated lies, ignored the facts, and tried to make His Majesty happy, to the point of not caring about my safety.
These glib and treacherous ministers who are full of snakes and scorpions are the foundation of my great wind! "
Upon hearing this, Left Prime Minister Zheng Sanlang immediately stood up, pointed at Tong Yuan and shouted,
"Your Excellency, please don't frame Zhongliang. He is absolutely loyal and loyal. Heaven and earth can learn from him. He is not a flatterer. Your Majesty, you know this!"
King Zhennan also said,
"Yes, yes, the left prime minister has a sincere heart, but he was wronged by the right prime minister. The right prime minister is the real disaster for the country and the people. He not only despises your majesty and curses the ancestors, but now he also wants to kill loyal people and bring trouble to the court. I ask your majesty to kill him. This dog head!"
hiss! ! !
If looks could kill, the emperor would have killed King Zhennan, the troublemaker, with a thousand cuts.
He took a deep breath and said,
"King Zhennan, this matter is just a conflict between the left and right prime ministers. I will handle it. King Zhennan can enjoy his wine in peace and don't talk anymore."
"oh."
King Zhennan nodded and continued drinking.
His shit-stirring stick disrupted the mood and rhythm of Right Prime Minister Tong Yuan. The old man adjusted for a while before he regained his composure, and then said,
"Your Majesty, this year we have floods in the south, drought in the north, barbarians in the north who have repeatedly invaded the border, and Qi's 500,000-strong army in the southeast.
It can be said that internal and external troubles are very serious.
Under such a situation, Zuo Xiang didn't think about how to solve the trouble, how to defend the people from foreign enemies and keep the people at home, but he tried his best to flatter him. Isn't this person a sycophant?
In such a world, how can we face our ancestors? What is the appearance of the spirit in heaven that comforts the ancestors!
Ancestor, look at this strong wind. The king is not the king, the ministers are not the ministers, the external enemies are disturbing, and the internal natural disasters have reached the point of being shaken by the wind and rain.
Ancestor, look at this court, where treacherous and sycophantic people are running rampant, and loyal and good ministers are obedient and dare not speak out, I am a big wind...
It’s dangerous! ! ! "
After hearing this, the ministers immediately cooperated, knelt down and shouted,
"I am incompetent, I hope your Majesty will convict you!"
All the ministers knelt down, but the four kings and one marquis did not kneel down. They just watched all this with cold eyes.
The left prime minister retorted,
"Right Prime Minister, don't talk nonsense. In the southwest of Qi State, the King of Zhennan is sitting in Zhennan Pass, and he will definitely be able to keep Qi State Xiaoxiao away!
Among the barbarians in the north, there were also King Pingxi, King Andong, and Marquis Zhengbei who guarded the border.
This year Zheng Beihou even repelled the barbarian army of 300,000 troops, which strengthened my power. How could it be as precarious as you said! "
Hearing this, Nie Chen couldn't help but want to sneer. Although the two people criticized each other and argued endlessly, Nie Chen felt that they were playing a double act.
The right minister asked again,
"Then tell me, how to solve the floods in the south and drought in the north, which have caused people to be displaced and exchange their children for food!"
"Of course the imperial court will allocate funds for disaster relief!"
"How can the imperial court have money? The imperial court has no money!"
"Why does the court have no money? Isn't it the responsibility of you, the right prime minister? Isn't it that you, the right prime minister, are not good at governing?"
In this round, the Prime Minister Zuo won.
Then, the right minister changed the topic and said,
"Your Majesty, our thirty counties in Dafeng, except for Gyeonggi, the other twenty-nine counties have not paid taxes to the imperial court for many years. The imperial treasury has no money.
Your Majesty, please issue an order to allow all localities to pay taxes to the imperial court to provide disaster relief and help the people! "
Hearing this, the emperor nodded, looked at all the county guards in the audience, and asked,
"Yes, some counties and counties in various places have not paid taxes to the court for as long as eight years, and some have not paid taxes to the court for as long as decades. My dear friends, please explain why this is?"
Nie Chen nodded in his mind. After acting for a long time, he finally saw Tu Qiong Dagger.
I dare to ask for money.
After hearing this, all the county guards talked about their own difficulties. Some said that there were too many rogue bandits in the country, some said that the food harvest was poor, and some said that there were too many unruly people and refused to pay taxes.
In short, just one sentence.
No money.
The thirty county governors present here, except for Nie Chen and Jingji County, all the others are from the kings. If the kings don't speak, how can they dare to let go.
So, Tong Yuan turned his attention to Nie Chen, who was the least powerful, and said,
"Master Nie, Lord Nie, please tell me, Weihu County, can you still pay taxes on time this year?"
Hearing this, Nie Chen almost laughed angrily.
Well, the four kings want to pinch me if I can’t hold them, right? You think I'm a soft persimmon and easy to bully, right? Do you want me to take the lead in paying?
