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Lang Ningyou pondered for a moment, and said: "The imperial court ordered that the two counties of Fengning and Li'an should go out of the government treasury to provide disaster relief. This summer's agricultural tax will be replaced by next summer's payment. Both of them are indispensable."

Rong Jingxuan frowned upon hearing this.

In the previous life, Prime Minister Xie had died at this time, so it was impossible to influence government orders, but now that Prime Minister Xie is still alive, why did Chen Shengzhi still order like this?

Although Rong Jingxuan didn't want Chen Shengzhi to gain a reputation as a virtuous person among the people, he couldn't bear to see the people suffer.

If the hundreds of thousands of people in Fengning and Li'an counties were really supervised by Chen Shengzhi's imperial decree, there would be no one in ten.

Chen Shengzhi didn't care about it first, it was definitely not Xie Xiang's handwriting.

Rong Jingxuan turned to look at Xie Mingze, with obvious worry in his eyes.

When he left Yong'an, it was clearly arranged well, but the teacher died and died for the country, and Xie Xiang... He was very worried that Xie Xiang had gone the old way of Gu Zhenli.

Xie Mingze pursed his lips tightly, his face turned pale, and he asked Lang Ningyou directly: "Master Lang, can I ask my father..."

He couldn't go on.

Although Feng Ning and Li An seem to be isolated in the north, Lang Ningyou is very well informed. He is very clear about the court's movements, and he is aware of the general position changes.

Not only him, Zhou Cen, the governor of Li'an County farther away, also knew it well.

"My son...no...Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xie has resigned from the position of prime minister at the end of last month, and is now serving as the minister of Honglu Temple. Emperor Chen withdrew the prime minister, the three masters and the cabinet, and replaced him with Zhongshu Ling as his superior."

Da Chu implemented a dual-government system. Generally, the left and right prime ministers were in charge of the left and right cabinets, and the memorials were drafted for approval, and those with differences in the draft approval were presented to the emperor.

When it came to Emperor Min, the prime ministers were changed from two to one, and the number of cabinet members was reduced by half, leaving only six people.

When Chen Shengzhi came to power, he abolished both the prime minister and the cabinet.

It's courageous.

But what he did was not thorough. The new Zhongshu order was added to draft the imperial edict, and the superior ordered the draft memorial, which is actually no different from the cabinet.

What's more, its authority is greater than that of the cabinet, because Chen Shengzhi himself cannot approve the imperial decree, which makes the government even more chaotic.

Xie Mingze's complexion softened, the affairs of the host and foreign guests of Honglu Temple were nothing to the present Da Chen.

His father, who served as the Minister of Honglu Temple, dragged the entire Xie family out of the quagmire, not only preserving his reputation, but also saving the lives of the whole family.

Rong Jingxuan praised: "Uncle thinks farther than I do, and I am ashamed."

The two looked at each other, both relieved.

"Lang Aiqing, I wonder how many people are there in Zhongshu Ling? Who will be in charge?" Rong Jingxuan asked.

"At the beginning of April, Emperor Chen set up one person in the Zhongshuling, and in May it was changed to five people. Four of them were temporarily transferred from the Imperial Academy, and they were all edited from the seventh rank before. Only one person followed Chen Emperor to raise troops. Now the Zhongshu In the book order, respect him."

Rong Jingxuan was a little surprised, because when they left the city, it was obvious that Cao Qi, the former member of the Ministry of Rites, was the Secretary of the Central Committee, and the imperial edict to let the Gu family leave the city was also written by him.

"Where's Cao Qi?" Rong Jingxuan asked.

Lang Ningyou paused, and his eyes sank: "In April, Mr. Cao was dismissed for flouting the emperor's order, and in early May, he was executed for treason."

"What?" Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze were astonished.

Cao Qi, an adult, and the two of them have impressions, because he wrote in Guange style with a very strong character, and most of the memorials drafted by the Ministry of Rites were written by him.

It's just that I didn't expect... "Conspiracy is a serious crime."

"I don't even know about the inside story," Lang Ningyou said.

Most of the things he knew about Yong'an's officialdom were written to him by his colleagues in Beijing and China, but such serious crimes as treason have always been court secrets.They couldn't find out much about it in private, and even if they knew it, they didn't dare to write it in their correspondence.

Rong Jingxuan pondered for a moment, and said: "Lang Aiqing, thank you for telling us the news about Yong'an, it's getting late, let's get down to business first."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at Xie Mingze.

Xie Mingze nodded and got up, and came back soon after leaving the big tent.In his hand, he held a map of the entire camp of the brave army.

Xie Mingze unfolded the map and presented it in front of Lang Ningyou.

This map is very special. The barracks are all empty, and nothing is marked, but the field part is drawn in great detail, clearly marking how many fields there are.

"Lord Lang, I think you also know that the Yongwu camp can garrison 5 troops at most, and the farmland reclaimed at the foot of the distant mountain can feed [-] people."

Lang Ning stood up excitedly.

If the treasury still had half of the previous year's food, he would not risk his life to make this trip.

Chen Shengzhi hasn't mobilized the Yongwu camp yet, one is because the Yongwu camp exists in name only, and the other is that Beier County is the birthplace of the Rong family, and there are 3000 defenders in Li'an.In the situation of Da Chu's last years, Rong Jingxuan didn't move Li'an's three thousand soldiers.

These three thousand are the most sturdy cavalry.

Lishui has the ancestral mausoleum of the Rong family and the Taimiao.

Da Chen Chuli, Chen Shengzhi now can only take stability as the best policy, and must not move the second county.But he won't delay for too long, he needs a chance to remove the hidden dangers of Beier County in one fell swoop.

It is precisely because of this that he does not even distribute disaster relief money, only letting them be self-sufficient.

But Chen Shengzhi never dreamed that the county guards of Fengning, Li'an and Li'an were both students of Gu Guli, in other words, they were both seniors of Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze.Those who can be arranged to be the sheriff in Beier County have always been the most loyal loyal ministers.

Therefore, Lang Ningyou, the governor of Fengning County, only saw Rong Jingxuan, and changed back to Da Chu's respectful title without hesitation.

He said everything he could say and couldn't say.

For some reason, he looked at Rong Jingxuan with piercing eyes, and Xie Mingze who was smiling calmly, and he suddenly felt that Da Chu might still have a chance.

Sure enough, he was right.

Rong Jingxuan didn't ask him why he came, he didn't ask what he was asking for, and he didn't need to discuss with Xie Mingze at all, and directly gave Lang Ningyou the best answer.

He said that the brave camp can support [-] soldiers and have thousands of farms.

This is really not empty talk.

Today's Yongwu Camp looks desolate and gloomy, but it is all good fields. If 5000 people hadn't been transferred from the Yongwu Camp last year, those places might be full of crops now.

The remaining thousand people are unable to cultivate more fields.

More importantly, although the foot of the distant mountain is remote, the fields are not saline-alkali land.In addition to grapes and apples, wheat and sorghum can also be grown, which is the real grain.

There is only one thing, this place is not close to Fengcheng, and it takes a long time to ride a carriage from the city, and the common people cannot afford to run.

Lang Ningyou was torn in his mind for a while, but he couldn't think of any good ideas.

There is plenty of land, as long as it is cultivated, but people can't get through, and the people can't be asked to sleep on the streets.

Rong Jingxuan didn't speak, but Xie Mingze sat back beside him and said with a smile, "Lord Lang, the barracks are empty now."

One sentence... It was such a simple sentence, and Lang Ningyou's mind suddenly became clear, and he understood everything.

The barracks are still empty and can accommodate tens of thousands of people, but the Rong family is currently short of troops.

"Your Majesty, Old Hou Ye..."

Feng Bairui, who had been silent all this time, suddenly laughed out loud, and said, "Master Lang, the old man is only helping the younger generation in the family, and we still have to listen to them for important matters, don't you think?"

Friends Ronning shuddered.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty," Lang Ning was so friendly, he lifted up his robe and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I would like to submit to Da Chu. May Your Majesty restore my Da Chu's orthodoxy, and restore the people to live and work in peace and contentment."

Rong Jingxuan stood up and helped him up personally: "Lang Aiqing is really commendable for her loyalty. Back then when I transferred you to Fengning, it was really a blessing for the people of Fengning, and also for me, Da Chu."

From coming in to now, this is the first time he called himself Zhen.

"Yesterday, I discussed with Mingze, and now the Yongwu camp is mostly empty, only one out of ten out of ten lives, and most of the farmland is barren, and the people of Fengning can't replant grapes in their own fields, so why not come to Yongwu camp to replant other things. food."

Lang Ningyou nodded. He was brave, and that was his idea.

However, Rong Jingxuan changed the subject and said suddenly: "The barracks are all empty, so it's okay for the common people to live there. Aiqing also knows that Mingze and I are fighting bravely. In fact, it's not just us. Xiaoliu and the two princesses will also arrive soon. , I’m afraid it’s not appropriate to let the common people live in directly.”

Indeed... very inappropriate.

Rong Jingxuan chose to hide in the Yongwu camp, and now he shows up to see him, which has clearly shown his thoughts.

He wants to start with bravery... step by step, pull Chen Shengzhi down from the throne, and repeat Da Chu's glory.

Lang Ningyou remembers that the first time he met Rong Jingxuan was during Yongyan's 31-year palace examination.

The 12-year-old boy sat on the golden throne and watched them answer the paper seriously.

After the palace test was over, Rong Jingxuan did not let them leave, but only asked Gu Guli beside him, and then called the two of them to go up to discuss strategies.

He asked, "What is a country?"

The boy's voice was clear and clear, his eyes were bright, more than a hundred times stronger than his drowsy father sitting behind him.

After the two students finished answering, Rong Jingxuan said seriously: "The country is the home of the common people, dear dears, please remember."

Lang Ningyou was very shocked at that time, such words did not seem to be able to be said by a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy.

But seeing Gu Guli next to him, he took it for granted.

With this master in the world as his teacher, it is not impossible for the young prince to be both knowledgeable and rational.

At this time, Lang Ningyou felt that he only needed to obey His Majesty's arrangement.

So he asked: "Please show your Majesty."

Rong Jingxuan didn't speak, but Xie Mingze said softly: "The barracks, of course, the soldiers still need to live in. The Yongwu camp can also be divided into the northern area for the soldiers' families to settle." Soldiers want to live?

Lang Ningyou understood immediately.

As long as the people are willing to join the army, they can drag their families to the brave camp. Soldiers live in the barracks, and their families live in the northern district.After the practice, they can also wait on the fields together, and the whole family has a way out.

What's more, soldiers don't have to pay agricultural tax.

There is only one thing, since you want to join the army, you have to abandon the peasant household and become a military household. Once there is a war, there must be men to join the army.

"Your Majesty wants to garrison troops?" Lang Ningyou asked cautiously.

Rong Jingxuan also smiled: "That's exactly what I mean."

Ronning's friend Pan Heng took a moment and finally replied: "Tomorrow I will post the imperial list to inform the people of the court's will. The next day... I will post an announcement saying that there is vacant fertile land in the Yongwu Camp. If the people are willing to move their families to the Yongwu Camp , can it be cultivated?"

What he said is not bad, now Chen Shengzhi has faint intentions to abandon the people of the second North County, once the population of these two counties drops sharply, it will be useless even if Rong Jingxuan escapes there in the future.

A few days ago, Rong Jingxuan specifically asked Ning Yuan Twenty to select ten elite soldiers, pretending to be him and Xie Mingze and fleeing to the northwest, Chen Shengzhi probably thought he was going to find the Ling family.

Even if there were spies on Fengning's side, they probably would not have expected Rong Jingxuan to station troops in the Yongwu camp, but they thought it was the Fengning county guard who had no choice but to do so.

Lang Ningyou is worthy of being the youngest sheriff of Da Chu, this set of official accent is very good, Rong Jingxuan is very satisfied, and nodded in praise: "Very good, let's do it this way."

After he finished speaking, Zhong Qi reported outside, "Your Majesty, the Second Princess has arrived."

Rong Jingxuan stood up abruptly, and grabbed Xie Mingze's hand beside him: "Ah Ze, the second sister is here too."