SFS Chapter 235 I really don’t want to end up on the opposing side just for the sake of profit.
Chapter 235 I really don’t want to end up on the opposing side just for the sake of profit.
"You are deliberately making such a scene in front of me, right?" The emperor's voice sounded, "The minister is thinking about the common people, but some of them are getting more and more unreasonable. Under the imperial power, some sacrifices must be made."
"Your Majesty. The common people have lost their land, so they will naturally cause trouble."
"Farmland has become mulberry fields. In the past, we could only maintain food and clothing, but after one or two years, we will become rich farmers." The emperor said in an unhappy tone, "I think Minister Bo is exaggerating."
"The wealthy land of Jiangnan doesn't even have surplus food? Minister Bo is saying that when I became the emperor, the common people couldn't even have rice to eat?"
Bo Luohui actually wanted to say that the farming people were reluctant to eat white rice.
He didn't dare to say it out loud, he just knelt on the ground and said:
"Wei Chen dare not."
Grandfather King Cheng stood up and looked at Shang Yan.
He looked away again.
Prince Cheng was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, the farmland has been turned into mulberry fields, but what about the prisoners?"
"And are the dead civilians the rebellious people?"
"What responsibility does the Fifth Prince bear in this matter?"
Prince Cheng was a lazy prince who didn't like to pay attention to the affairs of the court. If the emperor hadn't been injured this time, the emperor would have personally appointed him to assist Shen Zhongshu and others, and he would have planned to go around with Princess Cheng.
"King Cheng is right." The emperor's expression eased a lot.
King Kang also smiled and said:
"The emperor is very busy, and everything is reported to the emperor from below. If someone deliberately deceives, how would the emperor know?"
Shen Zhongshu smashed it to pieces.
Prince Kang wants to step on the fifth prince today and make him unable to get up.
"Shang Yan. What do you think?" The emperor did not continue to respond to what others said, but instead looked at Shang Yan.
Shang Yan took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what's going on in the court. There is only one thing I must do, and that is not to bring shame to Your Majesty's reputation. Your Majesty will become an immortal in the future, and nothing should affect Your Majesty's business."
The emperor, who had originally not intended to punish the fifth prince, suddenly felt that Shang Yan's words made sense when he heard this.
"Come here. Thoroughly investigate the matter of Jiangnan's agricultural reform."
Done.
The emperor looked at Bo Luohui again and said, "Minister Bo, you will take the lead in investigating this matter. The Royal Guards and the Dali Temple will fully cooperate with you. If those people were taken advantage of, they must be severely punished."
"Your Majesty. The detained people have been sent to the mines to do hard labor." King Kang said.
Bo Luohui's heart skipped a beat.
Sent to the mines to do hard labor?
If you can come back even with one tenth of your effort, it is a blessing from God.
The emperor didn't care about this. The people of the Great Zhou were numerous. The number of deaths was not as many as the number of soldiers killed in a battle on the border.
He considered himself the Son of Heaven.
For the common people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the emperor, it is a blessing they have earned in their previous lives.
The emperor ordered the court to be adjourned.
Exited the imperial study room.
Shen Zhongshu's face was gloomy. He looked at Bo Luohui and then at Shang Yan.
"Minister Bo is in a bad mood today."
Bo Luohui did not give in at all. "Mr. Shen has impressed me. I wonder if Mr. Shen still remembers what he said when he took the imperial examination?"
Shang Yan just glanced back at Shen Zhongshu indifferently and then left.
The Jinyiwei people found those victims who had nowhere to turn to in the capital and gave them the opportunity to tell their stories. They also sent people to the mine to see how many people were still alive.
After inquiring, I learned that these people were sent to mines in the northwest.
If it is sent to other mines, it may still have a chance to survive.
Arriving at the Northwest Mine was basically a dead end, so Shang Yan sent two smart people to the Northwest Mine.
"Commander. Madam is here."
Shang Yan put one foot on a small stool and listened to the people in the Jinyiwei reporting the news.
In the next room, someone was torturing a prisoner.
Shang Yan quickly threw the teacup in his hand back.
He shook his cloak.
Su Rutang came in from the corner.
Shang Yan went to greet him, "Why are you here? Ask someone to come over if you need anything."
"I can't come?" Su Rutang took off his cloak and gave the white cloak embroidered with bamboo leaves to Qingdai. He walked past Shangyan and went into the house.
"Of course you can come. It's just that this is often torture, and it will scare you later."
"Not really."
Su Rutang said that it was not necessary, but he still trembled when he heard the scream.
Shanzi, who was outside, saw the people swearing and went over, "The Madam is here. Can't you keep your voice down? Keep your mouth shut, or you'll scare the Madam and make her pay for it."
"I'll shut them up right away."
Su Rutang sat down without paying any attention. Sweet potatoes were roasting in the stove next to her, and she poked them with the tongs.
Take out the baked sweet potatoes.
"Would you like to eat?" Shang Yan sat next to Su Rutang.
"Eat one."
Shang Yan picked up the sweet potato, broke it in half, and peeled off the skin. He held up the sweet potato and said, "Eat it with your teeth. It's too hot, don't hold it with your hands."
Su Rutang ate half a sweet potato from Shang Yan's hand.
Indigo water was brought over.
"Long Yu asked me to go to Huguo Temple tomorrow. I guess Shen Yunying is back." Su Rutang sat lazily on the chair, and the leopard cat raised by the Jinyiwei jumped on her legs.
He lay down and enjoyed Su Rutang's cat-stroking technique.
"Li Yun refused to give up Master Yun's inheritance. He married Shen Yunying because of you, right?"
"I don't know. But people's hearts can change."
Su Rutang didn't have many friends, and Shen Yunying was the most important one in her previous life. She really didn't want to end up on the opposite side for the sake of profit.
"I sent people to hide in the Huguo Temple."
"it is good."
Su Rutang responded, "Huguo Temple is a royal temple. The fact that it was chosen to be there means that Li Yun must have a very good relationship with someone. I wonder who it is?"
Shang Yan also wanted to know.
He originally wanted to do something, but when he saw Su Rutang coming, he decided to go out for dinner with him.
Huo Mi and the others just don't have good tact.
When he heard that Shang Yan and Su Rutang were going out to eat, he followed them. "Sir, we haven't eaten yet either."
Huo Mi looked at Yao Tongzhi who came in from outside.
"Master Tongzhi, are you still hungry?"
"your treat?"
Huo Mi opened his pocket and showed it to everyone. "I am a poor man, I don't have the money to treat you. Madam and the commander said they want to treat us to a meal. Everyone who listens will get a share..."
Several people nearby gave Huo Mi a thumbs up.
The pacification envoy is still the most powerful.
Shang Yan frowned and took a look, "Throw this guy out for me."
The men stood up one after another, two of them holding his arms and two of them lifting his legs. There was another man holding his head from behind, "One, two, three, throw him out."
Huo Mi begged for mercy:
"Ma'am, please say something nice."
Su Rutang smiled and said:
"Today I'm treating everyone in the Jinyiwei to extra meals. I'll send someone to the restaurant to buy the meat dishes that everyone likes."
"Madam has said she'll treat you, put me down now."
Shang Yan raised his eyes indifferently.
"Why don't you throw it out?"
There is a small pond outside, which is used for training. Usually the pond is filled with mud, and the Jinyiwei crawl out of the mud during training.
Several people carried Huo Mi and threw him directly into the pond.
The pond was no longer silted in the winter, but half of it was filled with ice water.
Huo Mi went in and created a huge wave.
"you……"
It sank and then floated up again.
Huo Mi spat out the mud and ice in his mouth, "You bastards, today I must..."
Shang Yan spoke coldly:
"What do you need?"
Huo Mi quickly put on a smile and said, "I'll change my clothes now and go to the restaurant to order some wine and food. Ask them to deliver it quickly."
Su Rutang covered his face and laughed.
"It's not good for you to catch a cold."
"Madam, I'm in good health. I just need to change my clothes and go out for a few laps." Huo Mi didn't care. It was just a joke between colleagues. It was his fault for offending Shang Yan.
"Go to the wine shop and bring back two jars of wine to keep you warm."
When Huo Mi heard Su Rutang asking him to bring wine from the wine shop, he wanted to throw him into the pond again.
He immediately looked at everyone with pride, "This is an unexpected blessing for me. Everyone knows that the wine in Madam's wine shop is in short supply."
"Stop talking so much nonsense and I can't even smell the alcohol." Shang Yan pulled Su Rutang away and left with these words.
Huo Mi was overjoyed.
The people who were carrying him quickly surrounded him and said, "Sir, you need a drinking partner, right?"
"I like to drink by myself."
"No, no, no...you need a drinking companion. Let's carry the pacification commissioner to change his clothes." Shanzi winked at the people next to him.
Everyone gathered around and carried Huo Mi to change clothes.
Qingdai ran over and shouted:
"Pick up the good wine and food and send them over. Madam asked to buy two more pork shanks and send them to Jinyiwei. Go to Tang Mansion to settle all the bills."
"Thank you ma'am."
The Jinyiwei people shouted in unison.