"Xuan." Emperor Zhou Yuan's expression softened slightly after he thought about Jinan Mansion's tax reform.
Qi Yuan walked into the imperial study and saluted, "Your Majesty, this is the tax reform situation of Jinan Prefecture."
Qi Yuan handed the things to Suning, and Emperor Zhou Yuan took the account book and looked through it. The secret guards have already informed almost all of these situations, but in comparison, this account record report is more detailed.
After reading it for a long time, Emperor Zhou Yuan said, "I love you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qi Yuan stood up and said.
"Ai Qing has made great achievements during this trip. The commercial tax trial was successful. What does Ai Qing think of the next step?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I think it's not too late to wait for Jinan Mansion to try it out for another two years." Qi Yuan suggested gently.
Emperor Zhou Yuan was silent for a while before nodding. It would be better to be cautious. Besides, Tan Che's official assessment has not yet ended.
"That's fine, just follow what Ai Qing said."
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Qi Yuan knelt down and looked a little confused.
"What's the matter? I love you, but it doesn't matter."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, when I was inspecting the counties in Jinan Prefecture, I found that people with high martial arts skills often appeared in various counties. Weichen found that those martial arts people in Jinan Prefecture often disappeared suddenly for a period of time.
Wei Chen didn't take it to heart at all, but he heard the rumors in the capital today, and Wei Chen thought that the people from Dark Night Pavilion might be in Jinan Mansion. "
Qi Yuan's words made Emperor Zhou Yuan's face darken, "I understand."
Emperor Zhou Yuan looked at Qi Yuan who was kneeling for a long time before sighing, "Ai Qing, it's been a hard journey all the way."
Qi Yuan resigned knowingly. Emperor Zhou Yuan took a sip of tea and tried to look at the account book again, but he couldn't see it.
It took seven days to find the hiding place of Dark Night Pavilion, which was not an easy task for Zhao Yichen.
Even if Qi Yuan knew the news about Dark Night Pavilion, she couldn't tell anyone. She didn't need a position, she just needed loyalty to the king. Tell Emperor Zhou Yuan the news, and it is up to him to decide how to use it.
"Daddy~" Liang Ming was led by Wang Hanwei. Liang Ming, who is now almost three years old, is already very skilled in articulating words.
"Wang Hanlan is dead. He committed suicide in prison." Qi Yuan picked up Liang Ming and said to Wang Hanwei.
Wang Hanwei nodded when she heard the words. She had already heard about it, and it was because of this that she felt much happier recently.
After Qi Yuan came back, Zhao Yichen wanted to visit him as if he had found a savior, but he was rejected.
Qi Yuan stayed at home and read books to enlighten Liang Ming. Whoever intervenes in the current situation is taking sides.
The seven-day period soon came, but when Qi Yuan and other important ministers were hurriedly summoned into the palace, he knew that things had changed.
Qi Yuan and Tan Che walked together, and the cabinet ministers in front of them were also in a hurry. Everyone's heart was raised.
"Qingyuan, please be careful for a while." Tan Che vaguely heard some rumors from the officials and reminded Qi Yuan in a low voice.
Because the three princes were implicated in the imperial examination fraud case, and because the Dark Night Pavilion was a thorn in the side that the court had long disliked, the situation became increasingly tense.
Qi Yuan nodded without saying anything. With so many important ministers summoned into the palace, she knew that Emperor Zhou Yuan had chosen the most dangerous path, and was sent away directly by the world's heavenly law.
Soon they arrived at the palace of Emperor Zhou Yuan. The ministers of the Taiyuan Hospital were already kneeling on the floor, and the queen was holding a handkerchief and her eyes were slightly red.
Zhao Yichen knelt in front of Emperor Zhou Yuan's bed with a confused look on his face. There were also imperial doctors coming in and out of the side hall. Qi Yuan heard the words "Second Prince" and the threats from Concubine Duan.
Emperor Zhou Yuan... was very good at what he did.
Emperor Zhou Yuan's face was pale, his lips were blue and purple, it was obvious that he had been poisoned, and he looked so angry that he was likely to die soon.
All the ministers were shocked when they saw such a change in front of them. Although they had some guesses in their hearts, when the guesses came true, everyone became scared.
Emperor Yuan of Zhou suddenly passed away, and there was no crown prince in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The struggle for the throne would probably cause turmoil.
Emperor Zhou Yuan took a breath and looked at the ministers in front of him. Even though everyone seemed loyal now, he knew that everyone had interests to support.
Emperor Zhou Yuan couldn't help but cast his eyes on Qi Yuan and Tan Che. They were the only ministers who could assist the new emperor in carrying out the tax reform.
But the foundation of the two is unstable, how can Emperor Zhou Yuan entrust them?
Emperor Zhou Yuan never dreamed that he would die in the hands of the third prince Zhao Yike.
The battle for the throne has always been fought with great efforts, but Zhao Yike was desperate enough to assassinate Emperor Zhou Yuan himself.
"Chen'er." Emperor Zhou Yuan called Zhao Yichen and quickly approached him.
"My son is here." Zhao Yichen was still a little confused. He originally came to the palace to complain, but due to this sudden change, he suddenly turned into a scene of entrustment.
"Chen'er, tax reform, reform must continue..." Emperor Zhou Yuan said while looking at Qi Yuan and Tan Che.
Of course Zhao Yichen knew what Emperor Zhou Yuan was thinking. If he interrupted the reform, Emperor Zhou Yuan would really have no achievements in the history books, and he would probably still be the unluckiest emperor.
Zhao Yichen nodded, and the kneeling minister had mixed feelings in his heart when he heard these words of Emperor Zhou Yuan.
Emperor Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhao Yichen nodding, and then he talked to those important ministers about the passing of the throne.
When the death knell rang in the capital, everyone was a little dazed, and the people in the palace burst into tears.
Emperor Zhou Yuan was in good health and could still reign for a long time. After his sudden death, the mausoleum had to be completed as quickly as possible. Moreover, for the sake of stability, the succession of the new emperor is urgent.
The people in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Work were extremely busy, and people in other departments were not idle either.
It was such a stall that Zhao Yichen took over when he succeeded to the throne. The border barbarians who had been provocative because of the sudden change of imperial power in the Great Zhou Dynasty also saw the opportunity and made up their minds to go to war. The border was in a hurry.
Zhao Yichen was very worried, but what made him even more troubled was the escaped third prince Zhao Yike.
Zhao Yike killed Emperor Zhou Yuan and seriously injured the second prince. Now Concubine Duan is still guarding the unconscious Zhao Yihuan.
However, the third prince Zhao Yike, who was the culprit, was nowhere to be seen. Why didn't Zhao Yichen have a headache?
The people in Dark Night Pavilion were watching in the dark, and Zhao Yichen was afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of Emperor Zhou Yuan. After all, there were only three princes. He and Zhao Yihuan were both dead, so wouldn't Zhao Yike be the only one left?
Zhao Yichen rubbed his eyebrows and said, "General Zhou is going north, and he has to keep up with the food and grass, as well as the military pay for the Ministry of Revenue."
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance agreed heartbrokenly. This situation really caught everyone off guard.
If Zhao Yichen hadn't come of age, the court would probably be even more chaotic now.
Compared with those officials, Qi Yuan, the editor of Hanlin Academy, was more and more leisurely. Everyone was waiting to see the new emperor's attitude, but Qi Yuan was free to enlighten Liang Ming at home.
