Chapter 697: Road Encounter Li Yu's face was very ugly.
He thought that the Jiangnan civil unrest was the best opportunity to bring down Kong Sheng.
As a result, Feng Qi, the envoy sent by the emperor in a fit of rage, had just left a few days ago, and Kong Sheng's military report to quell the civil unrest was reported to Beijing.
Kong Sheng led more than 1,000 troops to quell the civil unrest in one day, and this civil unrest undoubtedly became a farce in the eyes of the Chang'an government and the opposition.
Since it was a farce, the so-called crime of causing Kong Sheng's land reform and new policy disappeared.
Li Yu secretly hated Song Ning in his heart for not doing things well, causing him to lose face in front of the emperor again.
The emperor's face was gloomy, but his gaze swept over Yan Zhenqing.
Yan Zhenqing has been maintaining a strange silence, as a minister of celebrities, also from a famous family, Yan Zhenqing is actually very repulsive to Kong Sheng's abduction of the family's land and wealth.
But Zhang Xun's words just now also deeply touched Yan Zhenqing.
In fact, he agrees with it in his heart.
There are countless tenants and farmers without household registration under the family, and he knows better than anyone else.
And these people who do not have a household registration, once they are registered and have land, the tax revenue brought to the imperial court must be an astronomical amount.
Therefore, although he was very repulsive to Kong Sheng's approach, Yan Zhenqing still did not say a word of opposition out of public spirit and strong loyalty to Datang Sheji.
The emperor's advice came to his head, and he did not dare to remain silent any longer.
Yan Zhenqing hesitated again and again, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the time is not yet ripe to abolish the Juntian Order, and it should not be abolished lightly.
But it is also true that Juntian Ling is very ill.
The old minister thought about it again and again, and felt that it might as well let King Kong Jun try it out in Jiangnan to see how it worked.
If it is true that it can increase taxes for the imperial court after a year, it will not be too late for the imperial court to consider implementing new policies. ” The emperor actually had an idea, but he just asked Li Mi and others to give him a step to speak.
The emperor got up slowly and said indifferently: "I think what Qing Chen said is very true.
But Kong Sheng implemented a new policy in Jiangnan to see how effective it was.
In any case, Kong Sheng's move was dedicated to the country and had no selfish intentions, while the Jiangnan gentry were only for personal gain, inciting civil unrest, and sparing no effort to frame the important ministers of the dynasty and the humerus. ” "I'm very sad" "Spread the edict to Jiangnan, promoted Kong Sheng to be the envoy of the two provinces and the general of the hussars, set up the Jiangnan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and led the two soldiers and horses in Jiangnan and Shannan, and gave them double festivals."
The emperor said slowly: "Ordered Zhang Xiao, the superintendent of the imperial history, to be the observer of Jiangnan Province and assist Kong Sheng in implementing the new land reform policy. ” "What do you think" The emperor looked around at everyone and said lightly.
Li Mi and Du Hong gradually got up and bowed down: "The emperor is wise" Yan Zhenqing hesitated for a moment, then also got up and bowed: "The ministers obey the order" In fact, for Kong Sheng, Yan Zhenqing still has a grudge because of the old emperor Li Longji.
These old ministers have always insisted that the reason why the emperor rejected the old emperor so much, and even did not hesitate to expel the old emperor to the Lishan Palace, was inseparable from Kong Sheng, but this had nothing to do with Kong Sheng at all, and it was completely the emperor's own opinion.
However, Yan Zhenqing is still a Qingliu celebrity after all, although he doesn't like Kong Sheng in his heart, but he still takes into account the overall situation on major issues of right and wrong, and will not mix too much personal likes and dislikes.
This is probably the biggest difference between a loyal minister and a minister.
The emperor set his sights on the crown prince Li Yu.
The corners of Li Yu's mouth twitched, but he still had to salute and said: "The son respects the will of his father."
Li Yu's irritability can be imagined.
This time, he originally thought that Kong Sheng was the meat on the board, but in the end, Kong Sheng turned defeat into victory, and was promoted by the emperor again, and his power was even stronger.
Moreover, he was also given the Shuangjing Double Festival, which almost gave Kong Sheng the maximum autonomy in Jiangnan, at least, and officials below the third rank did not need to report to the imperial court in advance.
The emperor smiled coldly and walked away.
Although Kong Sheng's rank is already extremely popular and difficult to be promoted, although the rank is the same, there is a huge difference between the Xuanfu envoy and the two Jingluo envoys in terms of real power in the title, and Kong Sheng was canonized as a hussar general, which undoubtedly gave Kong Sheng the space to control the military power again.
The reason why the emperor promoted Kong Sheng again had a great relationship with Li Yu.
Now it has almost become the fighting spirit of the emperor and the East Palace, and the more Li Yu tries to bring down Kong Sheng, the more sensitive and strong the emperor becomes, and the more he wants to give Kong Sheng greater glory and power.
Li Mi and Du Hong gradually looked at the back of the emperor leaving, and quietly exchanged a meaningful and complicated look.
The two of them have a mirror in their hearts, the emperor wants to support a powerful faction that can compete with Li Yu in the East Palace now and in the future, and avoid the tail of the East Palace, and Kong Sheng is undoubtedly the most suitable person; Second, there are actually some deep-seated considerations that deliberately provoke and aggravate the contradictions and conflicts between Donggong and Kong Sheng.
The more the East Palace looked at Kong Sheng, the more the emperor thought that his throne would be safer.
After leaving the political hall, Li Mi personally explained to Zhang Xiao and asked Zhang Xiao to immediately leave Beijing and rush to Jiangnan to take office.
Li Mi knew very well in his heart that Feng Qi, the former waiter of the Ministry of Rites, went to Jiangnan to announce the decree, don't look at the emperor did not really move Kong Sheng, but only recorded and seized the military and political power of his commander-in-chief, but this was enough to cause political turmoil in Jiangnan.
Once Kong Sheng loses his military and political power, the new land reform policy he promoted will naturally be abandoned halfway, and even more unpredictable civil unrest will be induced.
At present, the imperial court is an eventful autumn, there are hundreds of thousands of rebels of Shi Siming in Hedong, the crown prince Li Yu and a group of henchmen in the court are ready to move, and the countries of the Western Regions and the Hui people are also showing signs of unwilling to lie dormant, in short, the current Jiangnan must not be chaotic.
Zhang Xiao is Zhang Xun's brother, his position in the court has always been tepid, and he is an idle official who is not paid attention to by many people.
What Kong Sheng wants to do, Zhang Xiao is completely confused.
He just heard that the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River rushed to the capital to sue the emperor, causing a storm in the city.
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But the minister of state personally explained, and with the emperor's order in his body, Zhang Xiao did not dare to slack off.
After leaving the palace and having a long talk with Zhang Xun, Zhang Xiao went home overnight to pack his bags, and the next morning, he left Chang'an with several domestic servants and whips.
Song Ning's son Song Bin returned from Chang'an, and Feng Qi, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, went to Jiangning first with the emperor's holy decree to seize the military and political power of Kong Sheng's commander-in-chief in Jiangnan and Shannan.
Song Bin left two days later than Feng Qi.
In the afternoon, Song Bin quietly crossed the river with his two entourages and went straight to Jiangning along the official road.
Halfway through, seeing the tall city of Jiangning in sight, I saw two thin and thin figures stumbling on the road not far in front, and I couldn't help but look at it twice.
Although these two people are dressed as men, they have picturesque eyebrows and feminine temperaments, and Song Bin is also a well-informed person, so he immediately guessed that this was a woman dressed as a man.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty is open, and it is common for women to walk the rivers and lakes, but Song Bin didn't care too much.
It's also deserved.
After crossing the river is the boundary of Jiangnan, Jiangnan has been stable and prosperous for a long time, and the war in the Central Plains has hardly been too affected.
Because of this, at this moment, it is the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, and it is a good time for the sons and daughters in Jiangning City to call friends and travel together.
Originally, in the past period of time, because Kong Sheng strongly promoted land reform and suppressed the wealthy families, the family was closed, and the children of the gentlemen were strictly ordered by their parents, and they did not dare to go out easily, so as to avoid causing trouble.
But in the past two days, I heard that the emperor had dismissed Kong Sheng's military and political power, which meant that the land reform promoted by Kong Sheng and the suppression of the family had come to an end.
The children of the powerful who had been dormant for a long time swept away the decline, and the swarm of bees resumed the flashy life of looking for flowers and asking willow prostitutes for outings.
Two weak women dressed as men are alone on the official road supporting each other forward, it seems that they have not traveled far, and their posture looks more painful.
And because the camouflage skills of the two girls are too low-level, not to mention that Song Bin saw through the identities of the two at a glance, many people who went out of the city and drank in the open air next to the official road can also be seen.
Song Bin saw that Jiao Lian, the son of Jiao Huang, the head of Liu Pingshan, the guard of Jiangning County, was three points drunk, swaying his body, with an ambiguous face, and rushed over to block the way of the two women.
Jiao Lian smiled and waved his arms: "Where did the two of you come from, where do you want to meet is fate, why don't you sit down and have a glass of wine with me?"
A slightly shorter woman's face changed, and she scolded angrily: "Who are you, what are you going to do, get out of the way, don't block my son-in-law's way" "Your son-in-law hahaha little girl, don't pretend, none of us can see it" Jiao Lian laughed wildly: "Do you say it?"
A group of gentlemen who sat down and drank and had fun laughed one after another: "Yes."
Two little ladies, come and wait for me to have a glass of wine, relieve fatigue, and then it's not too late to hit the road."
The slender woman knew that the two of them were exposed, so she simply stopped pretending, she tore off her jade crown that was already a little crooked, and her long black hair poured down, and at this moment, that beautiful and elegant face was revealed.
Jiao Lian was stunned, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said in his heart that this little girl is really beautiful, on the ground in Jiangning, how have you ever seen this kind of stunning beauty in the world The woman's face was indifferent, and she rebuked indifferently: "In broad daylight, you dare to block the road and tease the people's daughters, you know that my Tang law is ruthless."
This woman has a temperament that is not angry and self-threatening.
Jiao Lian pursed his lips and said proudly: "On the ground in this Jiangning, our brothers are the kings.
I said Miss, I didn't mean anything to wait, but I just wanted to invite Miss over for a drink, how about it?"
The woman was furious: "Presumptuous, get out of the way" Jiao Lian was originally tempted to meet two women dressed as men, and he had a bit of flirtation through the desire to drink, that is, to have fun, not really to do anything hurtful.
But seeing that this woman was so indifferent and violent, she couldn't help but arouse the arrogance of the eldest son of Jiao as the second generation of Jiangning officials.
Jiao Lian snorted and waved his hand, and the two servants of the Jiao family rushed over, about to make a rough move. oshow7 t1706231537: