In the second year of Yuanfeng, the weather was good and Guanzhong had a great harvest, with chestnuts worth hundreds of millions of stones.
The minister appealed: "The area caused by Emperor Ruo was mostly in Guandong. Guanzhong received your pity and recovered.
Kanto has not recovered yet. It has suffered many disasters in the past year. Some people have never returned home, some are hiding in the mountains, and some of the land is still barren.
Is this because the officials in Kanto are not working hard?
It is because the county treasury is empty and cannot allocate supplies to the people to survive. I respectfully request you to allocate chestnuts so that the people of Guandong can survive. "
More than half of the ministers above the court are from Guandong, so they are naturally more concerned about their hometown. Guandong is indeed relatively miserable. The ruthless Emperor Liu Dan went crazy tormenting Guandong before, resulting in millions of refugees. The number of refugees in Guanzhong is extremely high. few.
Then the princes of Jingnan raised their troops and completely emptied the last savings of Guandong. After all, if you think about the cost of food and clothing for hundreds of thousands of people, you will know that it must be an astronomical figure. After such a series of cruel blows, the reason why Guandong can still survive It was settled because of promise and hope.
The princes of Jingnan promised to urge the imperial court to mobilize the power of the whole country as soon as possible to restore dozens of counties in Qingzhou, Jizhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou.
Now that there are rebellions and riots, the swords in the hands of our princes are very sharp, but as long as everyone waits and tightens their belts and perseveres, they will definitely be able to eat their fill.
The political commitment of the Jingnan princes was very effective. After all, no one in the entire court was more powerful than the Jingnan princes.
After Liu Dan was killed, the whole country began to recuperate. Guanzhong, which had not suffered much damage, jumped up. Coupled with the important position of the capital, it could mobilize the resources of the whole country. Just a big harvest brought prosperity to the past.
"After Emperor Ruo's disaster, we discussed that Guanzhong is the foundation of the world. If there are refugees in Guanzhong, the country will not be prosperous. We should mobilize the power of the world to restore Guanzhong so that the court can be stable and His Majesty can live in peace. Then we can use the power of Guanzhong to assist Guandong. The prefectures and states are now recovering in Guanzhong, and the elders of Guandong are eagerly awaiting the favor of the imperial court, and I ask for your Majesty's grace."
Prime Minister Wei Ping is now the leader of the heroes of the Guanzhong Jingnan. Among the eight major princes in Guandong, there are the Wei family, the Huo family and Anyang Hou Hanlin who stayed in Chang'an.
However, Hanlin, the Marquis of Anyang, always kept a low profile and stayed in Chang'an to observe the court's movements, so he said nothing among the Forbidden Army.
The Huo family was moved back to Champion County, Nanyang County, and had no time to take care of this place. Moreover, he was a junior, so the heroes of Jingnan were headed by Wei Ping.
When the first petition received no response, the second petition was naturally started.
As a result, something unexpected happened to this letter that was supposed to be a sure thing. With the respect of the Prime Minister, this letter could not be submitted at all!
It has to be said that before the emergence of the secret system, memorials were public-to-public, and there was a complete process.
It's not like what's shown in the TV series. A minister holds a memorial in his arms. After seeing the emperor, he stuffs it into the emperor's arms and says, "Emperor, I have given you a memorial. Please take a look."
The reason turned out to be "ignoring the facts and talking nonsense" and "how can such evil words be presented to His Majesty?"
This made the Prime Minister and others angry. When he saw that the people who stopped him were all from Guanzhong, he suddenly became very angry. Prime Minister Wei Ping said angrily: "Who gave you the courage to deceive me, Guandong?" Hero, where are you when we wait for Jingnan to kill the single husband?
Now that you are still prominent and wealthy, but barking in front of us, you should thank us for our grace. "
After hearing what Wei Ping said, he was not angry at all. Instead, there was a smile in his eyes, and he said mockingly: "What hero of Guandong? I only know that the only person in the world is His Majesty the Emperor!"
Guanzhong is still not stable. How can there be power to support Guandong? If Guanzhong is short of food due to a disaster, causing refugees to spread everywhere and collide with the imperial capital of Chang'an, who will be responsible? "
Wei Ping said angrily: "Without a treacherous person like you, how could a disaster suddenly happen!
At the beginning of the Jing Dynasty, the people of Guandong offered sacrifices in tears to restore Guanzhong. We fully supported it. Does the imperial court want to break its promise now?
Does the imperial court now have to watch helplessly as thousands of people in Guandong are at odds with the imperial court? "
"The Prime Minister is serious. The imperial court has never promised anything to the people of Guandong. Whoever owes the debt will repay it, and whoever makes the promise will fulfill it. Isn't this a matter of course?"
Not only Wei Ping, but also other people around him couldn't bear these extremely shameless words, and started to use filthy words.
The quarrel finally ended with a fight between the two parties. Until this time, the emperor remained silent, as if he didn't know about it. The strange feeling made some sensitive people feel numb. At that time, a man came to the prime minister's house.
It's Luo Sheng.
"Master, is there something important?"
The prime minister looked at Luo Sheng in front of him very solemnly. During the battle of Jingnan, Luo made great efforts.
Although the head of the Luo family in Zhaocheng did not end up, everyone knew that the Yinghou State was Zhaocheng's vest, and those brave warriors and resources were not something that the Yinghou State could provide.
"The Prime Minister submitted a letter requesting relief for Guandong but failed? Even the letter did not reach the emperor's hands? That's why I'm here!"
The Prime Minister stood up suddenly, his hair standing on end, and said timidly: "Sir, Zhaocheng is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and it has only been a few days, how is it possible?"
Luo Sheng said lightly: "Because we have chosen an outstanding emperor, this is what is destined. Do you really think that the emperor does not know about this?"
The most fearful thing in his heart was directly revealed, and the Prime Minister said in a daze: "Why is Your Majesty unwilling to rescue Guandong? This is obviously a good thing to restore the prestige of the imperial court."
Luo Sheng said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is not unwilling, but hesitant. Guandong is too far and Guanzhong is too close. In his heart, stabilizing the order in Guanzhong naturally comes first. After all, any riots in Guanzhong may endanger his throne.
We have chosen an outstanding king. Such a king will always weigh the pros and cons. Bearing the consequences of an outstanding king is destined when we first choose. Now is the time for the consequences to appear. "
Luo Sheng said it so clearly, no matter how stupid he is, he should understand it. Besides, although Wei Ping does not have the ability to be a prime minister, his IQ is still online. He said with a pale face: "This is unfair to us. Your Majesty should not treat us like this." us."
It’s unfair to the hero of Jingnan!
Wei Ping again remembered what the traitor said, "Whoever agrees to the Guandong people will do it. The imperial court has not promised it."
Luo Sheng comforted him and said: "Prime Minister, you can think about the good news. The country of the Han Dynasty has indeed prospered. We princes who are attached to the Han Dynasty don't have to worry about being buried with the Han Dynasty when the country of the country falls. This is enough.
What does temporary power and wealth mean?
Besides, the emperor had no intention of killing the donkey. "
Luo Sheng couldn't continue after saying a few words. This was indeed not a crime, but the emperor was afraid and frightened, so these words made people even more uncomfortable.
"Sir, when we were in Jingnan, this is what I was afraid of. Killing a single husband, killing a single husband. Even though people in the world praise us, don't we ourselves know?
This is actually regicide!
For thousands of years, there have been countless countries. Which regicide can only preserve wealth by usurping power and seizing the throne?
We killed the monarch and yet remained a loyal minister. This is the way to be disobedient!
But out of the justice of the world and the grace of the Han Dynasty, we cannot sit back and watch the Han Dynasty fall, and we cannot sit back and watch the world be destroyed in Liu Dan's hands.
So he gave up the fear in his heart and joined forces with the princes to head east.
Three years have passed, and now Xuanhe has made me forget that my hands are stained with the blood of an emperor!
I actually forgot!
How dare you stand proudly in Chang'an! "
Wei Ping spoke in a low voice, with fear hidden in his calmness, and said tremblingly: "It turns out that I am the only one who is stupid. If you don't wake me up today, I'm afraid I will die without a burial place." , only then can you know these truths.”
Luo Sheng bowed and said: "The achievements and sacrifices you have made for the world will be remembered by the people of the world forever and will be remembered in the annals of history.
Taishi Ling has the heroic spirit and courage of the ancient Lingshi. He is an upright man. You can trust him. "
Wei Ping forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and bowed deeply: "Master, I want to go back to Guandong, but I can't go back in despair.
If I return to Guandong and tell the people and people of Guandong that the imperial court does not care about you and allows you to find your own way to survive, then the newly stable country will be in chaos again. Guanzhong is now strong, and Guandong will definitely bleed.
How is this right for the Kanto elders?
Moreover, we and other Jingnan princes have become people who do not keep their word!
The power of our princes is limited to the princes. Once we lose the trust of the people, we are fat meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
This is unacceptable to me.
I want to write again!
Even if it costs me my life, I must let the imperial court transport the stored grain to Kanto! "
Luo Sheng nodded. This was one of the reasons why he came here. No matter how many concerns your emperor has, he must fulfill his promise this time. The people of Guandong are not used as consumables for the people of Guanzhong.
When the people of Guanzhong have enough to eat, they want to throw away the people of Guandong and still despise Guandong. That is a dream.
Luo Sheng bowed and said: "The Prime Minister is highly righteous and willing to help."
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In the second year of Yuanfeng, June.
Ping led hundreds of officials to come in and said: "There is a great calamity in Guandong, and there are many hungry people, so we must pay attention to it.
His Majesty Fu Wei is kind and loving to the people, and his ministers risked their lives to remonstrate with him. Please open Changpingcang to provide relief to Guandong. "
It said: "The situation is very important. It is not a disaster for the country, so we should not act rashly."
Ping took off his crown, took off his clothes, and lay down in Changle. He then went in and said, "I beg you to ask for help. If there is any misfortune, please kill me to thank the world. I will be homeless in Guandong. I will ask for help again."
The emperor sighed and said: "The Prime Minister is right, I should follow him to make a good story happen."
Then he opened Changping and provided food to Guandong. ——"Hanshu·Changpinghou Family"
(End of chapter)
