The World of Yellow Sky

After all, the reformists are all from aristocratic families. Although they are on the side of the reform for some reason, the reform this time seems to be too radical.

The tax increase this time is really a bit heavy. The tax is collected according to the amount of land, which greatly increases the land tax.

If this reform is successfully implemented, they will lose a lot of benefits every year, which is unacceptable to them.

Even if Ming Ting's threat is imminent and they may go south at any time, the conservatives still resist the reform.

The Ming court did not mobilize troops for a long time, which caused other voices to appear in the Han court.

Some people think that the Ming army will not have the ability to go south for at least a few years in the short term, so they chose to rule by temporarily paddling the river.

Except for the Ming army's attack on Jingzhou last year when the Battle of Weijun, that is, when the Battle of Fanyang just broke out, there was no follow-up attack.

After the Battle of Fanyang, the Ming army built a line of defense on the north bank of the Yellow River and stationed there, and then focused on Hebei, without any intention of going south.

From May of the sixth year of Chuping to October of the first year of Zhangwu, in more than a year, the Ming army did not even go south to harass them once.

The information announcement sent by the embroidered clothes envoy shows that the Ming army seems to be fighting the nomadic tribes in the northern grasslands, and has also established three provinces in northern Xinjiang.

The Southern Border and the Western Regions of the Ming Dynasty were not peaceful, and both the Southern Border and the Western Regions were engaged in a war. At the beginning of the year, the Ming Court officially declared war on the two countries of Yilou and Woju in the northeast, and recruited Goguryeo and Puyu. armies to fight together.

Newspapers in Youzhou have been publishing news about the recruitment of crew and sailors for several months. It seems that the recruits are all ocean-going sailors, and their goal seems to be the Wa country in the east.

In the second year of Emperor Guangwu Jianwu Zhongyuan, the Japanese envoys came to Han to worship, and Emperor Guangwu bestowed gold seals on the envoys.

Most of the officials in the Han court knew that there was another big island to the east of North Korea, which was where the Wa Kingdom was located, and to get to the Wa Kingdom, one had to travel across the ocean.

This information is very imaginative, it seems that Ming Ting intends to start a war against Wa.

All kinds of signs showed that Ming Ting's focus did not seem to be on them, so many people in Han Ting felt a little lucky.

Some people think that Ming Ting is not as powerful as imagined, but just a strong outside.

Some people think that Ming Ting retreated in the face of difficulties. Seeing the reinforcement of the Yellow River defense line and various passes, it feels tricky and is accumulating strength.

Others believe that although the Ming court was powerful, its forces had to be dispersed due to its expansion and territory expansion, which made it lose its ability to advance and could only maintain this situation.

Anyway, all kinds of voices want to delay the process of the reform and want the reform to be more gentle.

The sky was twilight, and the palace lanterns were still on. Sun Jing stood with her arms tied, examining the standing officials.

The reason why he entered Beijing in response to the edict was firstly because of Sun Jian, and secondly because the country had reached a crisis of survival.

It turned out that when Sun Jian was there, the country didn't really need him.

But now the country had to reform, he decided to accept the imperial edict to support the emperor.

Looking at the officials who were arguing, Sun Jing was silent in her heart. In his opinion, those who were lucky were simply stupid and hopeless.

country, country.

Although there is a family first, and then a country.

However, if the country does not exist, how can the family survive?

Under the nest, have the eggs finished?

If the skin does not exist, how can the hair be attached?

Sun Jing shook her head helplessly, but he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar person in the crowd.

That person was standing beside Liu Chong, and the two seemed to be talking about something at this moment, but they were so far apart that Sun Jing couldn't understand the content of the conversation at all.

Chapter 827 The game in court

The reason why it is said to be both familiar and unfamiliar is because this person, Sun Jing, has known him before, and he has known him for a long time.

It's just that they haven't met and talked for a long time, and the person's face and temperament have changed a lot, so they feel a little strange.

As if he had noticed Sun Jing's gaze, the middle-aged man standing beside Liu Chong suddenly stopped and looked towards Sun Jing.

Looking at each other, Sun Jing nodded slightly. The middle-aged man also noticed Sun Jing and smiled lightly.

Liu Chong also noticed Sun Jing, but he did not greet Sun Jing from a distance like the middle-aged man.

Liu Chong said a few words to the left and right, and then strode directly towards Sun Jing.

Outside of Miyagi, the attention of all the officials waiting to enter the court was also attracted by Liu Chong.

"Long time no see."

Liu Chong stepped forward, held Sun Jing's right hand with both hands, and patted her hard.

"Young platform."

"It's been a long time indeed."

Sun Jing forced a smile, but it was really hard for him to smile now.

Even if it's a reunion after a long absence, it's hard for him to feel any disturbance when meeting an old friend.

"Qun, I have seen Xiaotai."

"After being separated for so many years, Changwen has become haggard a lot..."

Sun Jing's expression darkened slightly, and she sighed.

The person standing beside Liu Chong was none other than Chen Qun, the governor of Yanzhou.

When Chen Qun led the expedition against the Yellow Turban Army on Mount Tai, he was accidentally defeated by the Jibei Kingdom, injured by the Yellow Turban Army, and finally resigned due to illness.

Sun Jing and Chen Qun also had some friendship, but not deep.

Sun Jing didn't pay too much attention to Chen Qun's future career. After all, he was busy with affairs at that time, and there were too many things that he needed to deal with.

"National affairs are difficult, how can we sleep peacefully during this time?"

Chen Qun shook his head and sighed softly.

"The thieves are watching in Hebei, but there are still people above the court who are lucky..."

Chen Qun's words instantly dulled the originally calm atmosphere.

Sun Jing narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced at Chen Qun.

He felt a little weird. If Chen Qun was a pure minister of the big man and supported the reform, then he would not believe it.

Chen Qun was born in the Chen family of Yingchuan. His father, Chen Ji, was imprisoned by the party in his early years and refused to be selected by the court many times.

Later, he was recruited by the general He Jin, worshiped the general of the five senses, moved to the servant, served as the prime minister of Pingyuan, and moved to the minister.

Now he is Da Honghe in the court and one of the nine ministers.

It turned out that when the position of Taiwei was still undecided, Chen You had rumors that the emperor intended to worship Chen Ji as Taiwei, but Chen Ji did not accept the order. Although Sun Jing was in Kuaiji County, she also heard about it.

At that time Huangfu Song died, everyone thought that Taiwei was either Dahonghe Chen Ji or Taichang Yang Biao. After all, the two were almost unmatched in terms of prestige and status.

But I didn't expect that the emperor would actually promote Liu Chong, who was already a general of chariots, to the rank of Taiwei.

Sun Jing remembered that the Chen family in Yingchuan didn't seem to support the reform very much.

To be precise, most of the aristocratic families who supported the reform came from Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Sili, Hebei and other places.

There are almost no aristocratic families in the seven states in the south that openly support the reform. Although the Yuan family in Runan publicly supported the reform, this time they also quieted down and did not make any further remarks.

The reform implemented by the emperor this time has deeply touched the interests of these aristocratic families.

Sun Jing acted nonchalantly on the surface, but secretly observed Chen Qun's expression, he wanted to see some clues from Chen Qun's face.

He didn't know why Chen Qun, as a member of the Chen family in Yingchuan, stood with Liu Chong and seemed to have a close relationship.

He didn't remember how good the relationship between Chen Qun and the former King Chen was.

Sun Jing was dealing with Liu Chong and Chen Qun, but her mind was on other people.

Dahonglu Chen Ji was holding the jade wat at this time, standing quietly in front of him, as if he didn't see what happened on their side.

And Taichang Yang Biao also looked normal, without much expression.

Wang Yun stood at the front of the line, with his hands behind his back, looking quite arrogant, his brows were furrowed, and he was talking to his left and right.

"After retiring from the imperial court, Xiaotai should come to my residence. We haven't seen each other for so many years. It's rare to go back to Beijing this time. I'm hosting a banquet in the residence today, so please don't refuse."

Liu Chong let go of Sun Jing's hand, and said solemnly.

"Invited by the Taiwei, I will definitely attend the banquet."

"Then it's settled."

"The court meeting will start soon, and I won't stay here anymore."

Liu Chong said a few more words, then walked forward.

As a Taiwei and the head of the three princes, Liu Chong naturally had to stand in front, and it was impossible to stand with Sun Jing, a rear general.

After Liu Chong left, Chen Qun didn't stay any longer, chatted casually, and then walked away.

The position where Sun Jing was located became empty again.

The censor who was in charge of picketing discipline also appeared in the sight of everyone at this time.

The stars are dimming, the east is dawning,

The bell in the palace city suddenly rang at this moment.

The melodious and majestic bell sounded to everyone's ears in an instant.

Accompanied by the melodious bell, the tall palace gates in front of everyone slowly opened to the left and right.

A series of palace gates, layers of forbidden palaces were slowly opened along the central axis of the palace city.

The bell echoed up and down among the heavy palace gates and city walls.

The fiery red banners fluttered in the strong wind, and inside the palace city, there were many soldiers standing upright, with their feathers standing upright, and generals patrolling.

Sun Jing silently followed the crowd towards Miyagi.

Looking at the familiar palace walls and city walls in front of her, Sun Jing suddenly had a look as if she had been in another world.

Once, he also walked this path, but he didn't walk it this way.

He walked this road with Sun Jian at that time.

The two brothers followed this road and entered the palace.

In front of the palace, he and his elder brother Sun Jian were enshrined together, and were even lifted up by the emperor himself with his arms in his arms.

Sun Jing walked slowly on the road, his expression was as usual, but his heart was full of twists and turns.

His thoughts were a little confused, and the familiar scene in front of him reminded him of many people.

Sun Jian, Han Dang, Zu Mao, Wu Jing...

And those disciples who followed them all the way from Jiangdong to fight for thousands of miles...

Sun Jing didn't remember how to enter the hall or how to greet him. When he came back to his senses, the noise in the hall was almost at its peak.

The emperor sat at the head with a cold expression.

Liu Chong stood at the head of the right, with his back to the emperor, facing the officials in the hall, as if he was reprimanding something.

It's just that there was an uproar in the hall, making it hard to hear what Liu Chong was saying.

"quiet!"

A loud shout overwhelmed all the voices in the hall, making the hall quiet.

"What's the etiquette for making so much noise at the meeting?!"

Everyone looked at the prestige one after another, but it was Sikong Zhangxi who hardly said a word in the court hall who spoke.

Unlike the powerful Liu Chong and the respected Wang Yun, Sikong and Zhang Xi have never had much sense of presence.

But Zhang Xi is one of the three lords after all, he is still Sikong, so his words are still very effective.

Sun Jing glanced at Zhang Xi, and then looked away. Sikong, who used to be taciturn, actually spoke rarely today. This time, the court meeting might not be as simple as he thought.

Everyone also calmed down at this time, it was really inappropriate to argue like this at the court meeting.

The Son of Heaven can completely punish all of them for their disrespect.

The originally tense atmosphere in the hall eased a little.

"The reform involves a lot of things, so it is normal to cause controversy. Now the reform is also a helpless move. The country's affairs are difficult and the situation is in crisis. If the law is not changed, the country will be destroyed."

The voice of the Son of Heaven came from above and spread throughout the hall.