Xiao Yuan wanted to use the courage of the Qin army soldiers to leave the border and go south, but he was opposed by a group of important officials. When the princess was pregnant, the matter gradually faded away.
But at this time, a big event happened in Anyang.
From the perspective of the entire empire's territory, Anyang is the northeastern border. Except for the land under its own jurisdiction, all directions are the cities of Huan Kingdom, that is to say, it is within the territory of Huan Kingdom.
At the beginning, the princes gathered together to drive away foreign enemies and defeated the alien ghost army. Neither Ling nor Xuan were willing to intervene in Anyang. They believed that it was located on the border and would cost military personnel and materials to deploy defense without any benefit. Therefore, Xiao Yuan took advantage of the situation and incorporated it into the Qin Dynasty. country map.
This is a border county located within the Huan Kingdom. It can be imagined that King Huan must be very dissatisfied with Anyang.
But at the beginning, Anyang was a fiefdom of Yu Anmin, not the territory of Huan State. It was finally returned to Qin, and Huan State could not say anything.
It is surrounded by the territory of our own country. Just like Anyang, it is such an eyesore. The Huan Dynasty court has also discussed this many times. To this day, it has triggered a new round of debate in the court, because Huan Di near Anyang The people are fleeing to Anyang one after another.
The cause of the matter was mostly due to the heavy taxation of Huan State. After the defeat of other countries, Huan State was hit hard again. For King Huan, if he wanted to restore some national strength, there was no doubt that the most effective way was to levy and confiscate the army. capital.
Under the advice of Minister Guo Kai, Huan Guo gradually increased a number of miscellaneous taxes during this period of time. In the end, any name would be used, and even people who went out on the streets might be charged money.
After the decree from above, the officials below took this to the extreme and tried every means to plunder the people's wealth. Some poor families had no money to pay taxes, and even the door panels were removed.
Not to mention, under such countless miscellaneous taxes, Huan Guo's treasury increased instantly. King Huan also became more confident and had great plans to revitalize his military strength. But what he didn't know was that the people had already complained.
However, Anyang within the territory of Huan State implemented Qin rule. Not only were the laws strict, but the taxes were clear, and there were many policies that were beneficial to the people. It is conceivable that in dire straits, how could the people next to Anyang not go there? Escape this way.
At first, there were only a small group of people coming to Anyang to visit relatives and friends in order to avoid heavy taxes. But gradually, the number of people has increased. Today, they have become a large and powerful group. The size of the refugee crisis.
In response, Yang Qing'an, then the governor of Anyang County, opened the city gates and welcomed all the refugees into the county. He also posted a notice stating that those who were willing to settle in Anyang would be given certain support by the Qin State to reclaim wasteland.
As a result, the news spread and more people came! As a result, the population of Anyang County increased dramatically in a short period of time, and more importantly, the Qin rule here, compared with the exploitative and harsh rule of Huan State, caused a great contrast among the people, leading to the emergence of disasters in many places. Small scale unrest.
Yang Qing'an was a former official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He had followed Xiao Yuan for many years and was loyal. He just wanted to cure Anyang and make it more prosperous and stable.
But when this matter reached King Huan, things were naturally different.
In the court, King Huan was also furious about this: "Anyang is a county of Qin. Now the people of Huan are rushing here, but he, Yang Qing'an, feels at ease, and he posted a notice to calm the people. What is his intention!"
The reason why people fled was not because the court refused to let them live. If they could be safe, who would be willing to leave their homes and live in exile?
Obviously, Huan Xiang Qiu Rong also realized this problem and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the people fled to Anyang is also due to the recent harsh government. To govern the country and rule the people with the opinions of ministers, we must not exploit wantonly. If it hurts the people, it will hurt the foundation of the country."
Hearing this, King Huan frowned and said slightly displeased: "What about the Prime Minister's opinion?"
"The king should immediately issue a royal decree and restore the previous system." Qiu Rong said directly.
"But these policies of this king have not cut off the people's livelihood. They have only increased the scope and period of taxation on the original basis. As people of Huan Kingdom, shouldn't they contribute to a strong country?" ?" King Huan said.
"Your Majesty, in recent years, there have been many wars in our country. Not only was it invaded by the ghost tribe, but the battle to attack Qin also damaged the country. It has already been overwhelmed. At this time, if the court increases taxes, the people will definitely not be able to make a living. And After the imperial policy went down, local officials, for the sake of so-called political achievements, even used new methods to exploit the people. How can we avoid chaos?" Qiu Rong said sadly.
After hearing what he said, King Huan couldn't help but look at Guo Kai.
Seeing this, the latter hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Wei Chen feels that what the Prime Minister said is not unreasonable. In order to prevent the common people's livelihood from chaos, we should strictly order the local government to do everything in accordance with the imperial decree. No more arbitrary tax increases. Some Officials are indeed very hateful and have completely ruined the country's plans."
"Well..." King Huan nodded slowly.
Guo Kai continued: "In addition, Yang Qing'an, the governor of Anyang County, is even more hateful. He occupies Anyang in the territory of our Huan Kingdom, speaks loudly about things that are not conducive to our country, and promotes Qin's laws. For such actions, our country should warn him. "
"What do you think of Mr. Guo?" King Huan asked directly.
Guo Kaidao: "Send an envoy to Anyang, question Yang Qing'an, and at the same time ask him to release the people of Huan State to return to their hometown, and prohibit the admission of our people in the future."
"But can Yang Qing'an agree to this?" King Huan was a little unsure.
Guo Kaize said: "His Anyang County is located in the territory of our country. It is surrounded by our country's territory on all sides. How can it make waves?"
"But if this matter offends King Qin, what should we do?" King Huan was still a little worried.
"Our country is fighting on the basis of reason." Guo Kai said directly.
"Yes." King Huan nodded again, and then looked at Qiu Rong: "What is the Prime Minister's opinion?"
Regarding this matter, Qiu Rong rarely agreed with Guo Kai and said: "Our country should indeed send envoys to Anyang to contact Yang Qing'an. On this point, we must not let him do this."
Although King Huan didn't trust Qiu Rong very much, he was the prime minister after all, and with his close confidant Guo Kai, he no longer hesitated and said immediately: "Well, as Aiqing said, I will send an envoy immediately to Yang Qing'an In this regard, it expresses our country’s attitude and position.”
Huandu was not close to Anyang, and it was not until a few days later that the news reached Yang Qing'an.
At this time, Zhou Ce, the general of the Anyang garrison, was in the county government. Hearing that the Huan envoy was coming, he was slightly worried and said: "Master Yang, we are accepting the Li people. Now that the population of Anyang is so large, King Huan will definitely be dissatisfied and afraid of the coming Not good."
Yang Qing'an smiled: "There is a general protecting me, so why should I be afraid? Besides, there is a king behind us..."
