The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 869 Chang Chao
On May 22, this was already the fourth day of the turmoil in Jing'an.

It was also today that Zhao Yanxun summoned the Chang Dynasty, and the officials attending the court meeting were rushing to the Chongzheng Hall.

According to the organization of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Great Court Meeting is held on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, except for the regular court held on even numbers.

However, this rule has never been strictly enforced, including Taizong Zhao Hongzhang who made this rule.

The more industrious emperors often miss the court two or three times a month, and the lazy ones even want to skip the grand court meeting.

Among the eleven emperors in the Great Jin Dynasty, Zhao Yanxun's diligence is in the middle.

He basically held the grand court meeting as usual, and the regular court stopped almost half of the time, which also attracted constant remonstrance from the censor, but Zhao Yanxun and Wei Jia ignored it.

Since the Great Court Meeting on May [-]th, Zhao Yanxun has been in the court for three times, during which the Jing'an turmoil occurred.

The whole court knew about the specific situation, but the emperor did not have a clear statement on the matter, which made the officials both curious and anxious.

The court meeting held today made them guess that it must be for this matter.

In any case, what happened in Jiangxi County, the court must give an official characterization.

Since it is the Chang Dynasty, the scale will naturally be much smaller. Only the main officials of various ministries and halls will participate in the meeting, and the number of people will not exceed forty.

This also means that officials who can participate in the Chang Dynasty can be regarded as senior officials of the court.

Everyone entered the hall one after another. At this moment, the throne was still empty, and all the ministers stood in line.

Although curious about Jiangxi County, these people didn't think about these things after entering the hall, after all, they each have a lot of work in their hands.

If the emperor asked after a while, and they replied that they were at a loss, they would be asking for trouble.

All the ministers stood in the main hall for more than ten minutes before they heard footsteps coming from behind, so they all cheered up.

In today's world, officials are very aggrieved. In the past, when they were angry, they could put down their picks and dare not dare, but now they have to endure the anger, and continue to try their best to get the job done.

Putting down the pick and quitting is tantamount to putting the family in danger.

The situation after Zhao Yanxun came to power has fully demonstrated that as long as the knife in your hand is hard enough, you have to work hard on any clean and dirty streams.

While the officials were holding their breaths, Zhao Yanxun slowly appeared in front of everyone, surrounded by eunuchs.

I saw him wearing a crown of black gauze wings and wearing a uniform with twelve chapter patterns, showing the majesty of the emperor when he walked.

"The ministers and others kowtow to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"Free gift!"

All the ministers got up immediately, and then stood respectfully, waiting for the emperor to open the topic.

In fact, Chang Dynasty also had some rules, but after Zhao Yanxun succeeded to the throne, these rules were all abandoned.

"My dear friends, Yushan, the virtuous king of the Xiongnu, arrived at Tianyu Pass yesterday, and had the first negotiation with Luo Lun!"

When Zhao Yanxun opened his mouth, he was talking about Hu people, which surprised the officials present.

"They are at war with the barbarians, they are short of food and weapons, and they are miserable now!"

All the ministers present listened carefully. Compared with the riots in Jiangxi County, the enemies outside the customs are undoubtedly more difficult to deal with.

"I think you all know that King Zuoxian of the Huns is their prince. The fact that the Xiongnu Shanyu sent him here shows that the situation is in crisis!"

Hearing this, everyone present nodded, this argument is the truth.

"In this case, the Huns asked us for help, do you think we should help?"

Zhao Yanxun could solve this problem with one word, but he still got it to the court meeting.

On the one hand, this is respect for the courtiers, on the other hand, he really wants to hear opinions.

"Nowadays the country is in decline, and mobilizing troops consumes a lot of money. If we can drive away the wolves and tigers, it would be a good thing!"

The first to speak was Lu Chaowen.

As the de facto "chief assistant" of the cabinet, he has a very wide range of news channels, so he has a certain understanding of the situation outside the customs.

Since the Huns are willing to fight to the death with the Western barbarians, what's wrong with Da Jin hiding behind and reaping the benefits?
Therefore, Lu Chaowen was the first to express his support.

At this time, Cheng Wenguang said: "Your Majesty, although I agree with Lu Ge's proposal, I have doubts in my heart!"

"Aiqing can be blunt!" Zhao Yanxun said calmly.

"No matter how sincere the Huns are, if they take something and break the contract, then we have nothing to do!"

Nodding his head, Zhao Yanxun looked at the other ministers present and said, "You can speak freely if you have anything to say, and don't blame anyone who says something wrong!"

In fact, to put it bluntly, there is nothing to say about this matter, after all, there are only two choices.

"Your Majesty, I also agree with Elder Lu Ge's intentions. As for Elder Cheng Ge's worries, I think it is not difficult to deal with!"

The person who said this was Zeng Changsong, Minister of the Ministry of War, and now the Ministry of War of Zhan Luan has a great say.

"How to deal with it?" Zhao Yanxun asked.

"As long as you grasp the amount of food given so that the Huns can just hold on, you won't be afraid of their backlash!"

"My Dajin holds the food, which is equivalent to holding their lifeline, so they can only obey orders obediently!"

Zeng Changsong's thoughts coincided with Zhao Yanxun's.

If food is used to indirectly control the Huns and let them isolate the border troubles for the Jin court, the benefits to the Jin Dynasty are immeasurable.

In comparison, the price of giving the Huns 30 sabers, [-] bows and [-] arrows, and paying them [-] stone grains every month is affordable.

Of course, this was a condition offered by the Huns, and of course Zhao Yanxun could not accept all of it, so this matter still had to be discussed.

"What Zeng Qing said is reasonable, and that's what I mean too!"

"This matter has to be discussed in detail. The Huns are asking for a lot of money, so let's just sit on the ground and pay back the money!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Yanxun changed the subject and said: "This time the levy was increased to flatten the captives, but something happened in Jiangxi County. Some people actually rebelled. The cause was [-] acres of land!"

"Forty mu of land... just let those rebels take their lives, do you believe it or not?"

When it comes to Jiangxi County, everyone present is familiar with it, after all, they are discussing it in private.

Zhao Yanxun's question was actually clear in their minds, and the gentry's rebellion was definitely not because of the forty acres of land.

"Whether you believe it or not, I don't believe it anyway!"

"Each of you is a farming and studying heir, and each family is considered a big family in the village, and they are connected with those who rebelled..."

This is really true. In essence, the gentry and officials have the same interests, so they can naturally empathize with the "experience" of the southern gentry.

But the key points in this can only be hidden in the details, how can they be brought out in the open?

However, Zhao Yanxun put it on the bright side, showing what it means to be unscrupulous.

"If you don't say it, then I will!" Zhao Yanxun stood up.

I saw him step down from the throne and come among the courtiers.

As he approached, the ministers became more respectful.

"To raise taxes several times, for the gentry, it is tantamount to cutting their flesh!"

"But the imperial court's investigation of the land is tantamount to killing them, don't you think so?"

Zhao Yanxun stopped. At this moment, he was standing in the center of the hall, and the heads of the ministers were even lower.

"Cutting flesh can be tolerated, but they can't bear to kill them!"

"The ownership of the forty acres of land also involves the ownership of the land they concealed, so they have to work hard!"

"You say, am I right?"

It doesn't matter if it's right or not, the key is that the matter has already happened, and everyone in the world is waiting for an answer on how it will end.

Walking to the entrance of the main hall, Zhao Yanxun turned his back to the crowd and said, "The rebels have already been imprisoned, how to deal with the country's laws, but the case of the [-] acres of land is still pending..."

"Since this case has caused a turmoil, it should be judged fairly..."

Turning around, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice, "You say...do you?"

As Zhao Yanxun said, the case of the 40 mu of land involves the concealed [-] mu of land, or even more land...

If Liu Quan wins, the common people will follow suit and go to the government to "apply" for the land that the gentry concealed.

Seeing that the ministers were silent, Zhao Yanxun suddenly laughed and said, "Why? Trial of this case will kill you too?"

When Zhao Yanxun said this, the ministers would dare to remain silent, unless they really thought it was too long.

"What the emperor said is very true, this case should be tried fairly..."

"The minister agrees..."

"The minister agrees..."

(End of this chapter)