Chapter 212: Country Name Tianwu
Qi Rongrong flinched and opened her mouth to say something else.
Fu Zhonghai suppressed the anger in his heart: "You and the royal family have deceived me to this point. I can spare your lives just for An'er's sake."
"Since the new emperor is in Zen position, he should enjoy the honor."
"Don't say any more, otherwise..." I'm afraid I can't help it.
Qi Rongrong quickly pursed her lips: It's good to be alive.
She turned to look at the new emperor.
The new emperor was looking at Fu Chenan: "Master...Brother An...I will definitely be obedient, please..."
He didn't say the next words, but everyone knew what he wanted to say.
He doesn’t want to take the Zen position.
He had just become emperor and hadn't even spent the night yet!
Fu Chenan didn't answer.
Fu Chen looked at Qi Rongrong quietly.
Qi Rongrong lowered her head in embarrassment and guilt, and avoided Fu Chenan's sight.
Disappointment flashed across Fu Chenan's eyes, and his tone became even more solemn: "Your Majesty, please write a Zen edict."
The hope in the new emperor's eyes dimmed, and he knew that his journey as emperor, which lasted only two hours, was over.
When Fu Zhonghai appeared again in the Qianqing Palace, the civil servants were all numb with fear. They were leaning or sitting with their eyes half closed, like fish left to die on the shore.
Everyone was silent when they saw the palace door open and Fu Zhonghai and his son walking in wearing blood-stained armor.
The dust has settled outside, now, it’s the turn of the inside...
Fu Zhonghai walked straight to the top and raised the imperial edict in his hand: "The rebels killed the late emperor. Although I killed the rebels to avenge the late emperor, I was unable to save the day. The late emperor eventually died of his injuries."
"Before his death, the late Emperor expressed his gratitude to the Fu family for their loyalty, and left a will to rectify the name of the Fu family."
All the courtiers in the palace said:...
They should oppose such a flawed statement.
But looking at the blood-soaked armor of the Fu family and his son, they didn't dare.
Fu Zhonghai took out another imperial edict: "Your Majesty feels that he is too young to take charge of the overall situation, so I cannot refuse the Zen position and can only accept this important task."
Wait, didn’t the previous imperial edict also say that the Fu family is full of loyal people?
Why did the last imperial edict follow the Zen edict? !
The head coach of Fu Jiajun, whom everyone in the world believed was loyal and patriotic, actually became the emperor? !
this! ! !
The remaining civil servants and young princes below were all stunned, looking at Fu Zhonghai as if they had never known this person before.
This one looked at that one: This is not right, do you want to object?
Look at this: You go ahead, don’t look at me, I want to live.
Among all the ministers in the palace, no one could be singled out as a loyal minister who dared to stand up and oppose Fu Zhonghai's two contradictory imperial edicts.
After a strange moment of silence, a voice rang out from the crowd: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor..."
If one person takes the lead, there will immediately be a second, third...
Others also knelt down and shouted long live the mountain.
Fu Chenan looked at the scene in front of him and knew clearly: Dad's goal was achieved!
Fu Zhonghai was very satisfied and nodded slightly downward with a cold tone.
"From now on, please do your best to do your duty. If you find it difficult to do it, please feel free to tell me and I will treat you with dignity."
What decency?
A decent way to die?
Or retire and return home in a dignified manner? !
The ministers felt horrified and kowtowed one after another, answering in unison: "Here!"
Within a day, the throne changed hands.
Shock the world!
No one expected that Fu Zhonghai would disregard the comments and scorn of the people in the world, boldly ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, change the name of his country to Tianwu, and announce it to the world!
As the only son, Fu Chen'an was granted the title of Crown Prince and temporarily in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry.
When a new emperor comes to power, the first thing he does is to settle the young emperor.
The young emperor who was granted the title of Zen was the King of Ping'an, and the Queen Mother of Qi was still the Queen Mother of Qi.
Mother and son stayed in Qinghui Hall to rest.
The second thing is to fill the vacancies in the court.
The top radish is pulled out, and the bottom radish has to be filled in. Only when everyone performs their duties can the court function normally.
Most of the generals in the court died in this battle, leaving many positions vacant.
More than a dozen of the former veterans of the Fu family army were finally qualified to stand in the Jinluan Hall and go to court.
The generals who once went to the Fu family's army from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing also had several urgent vacancies.
Suddenly, a large number of generals who were tempered in the flames of war emerged from the Fu family army.
The whole Fu family army was rejoicing and following His Majesty to conquer the country was indeed a great benefit!
The third step is, of course, to win over the people.
In the morning of the next day, at the Jinluan Palace where the blood stains had just been washed away, Emperor Tianwu Fu Zhonghai issued the third decree: People everywhere would be exempt from taxes for one year.
Anyone who clears wasteland for farming will be exempted from tax for three years, and will be taxed at 10% tax after three years.
From now on, all farming people will only receive a 10% tax.
The taxes paid by merchants are also half of what they were before!
The people were in an uproar!
In the past, they paid taxes at 30%. In the first two months, the treasury was empty, and the emperor even ordered the tax to be increased to 50%...
Some people who had no way to survive even chose to hang themselves.
Ordinary people who farm the land eat frugally so as not to starve to death.
But when the new emperor came to power, he didn't pay taxes for a year? !
You Huaizhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, objected strongly and burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is empty. If no taxes are collected for a year, the people will be able to survive. How will the army be supported? And the harem of the former dynasty..."
Fu Zhonghai sat at the top and said in a gentle voice: "What the You Qing family said makes sense. So what do the You Qing family think if there is a tax, how much should it be levied?"
You Huaizhong did not hesitate: "The national treasury is empty, and the military salaries of various armies have not been paid for several months. The imperial court's salary has also not been paid for a month..."
"At least it needs to be the same as before, with a 30% tax to support it..."
Fu Zhonghai nodded slowly: "In other words, the Youqing family feels that the court will not be able to sustain itself without tax collection for a year, right?"
You Huaizhong felt something was wrong.
But when he finished speaking, he could only grit his teeth and nod: "Yes!"
The voice above was still calm: "You Huaizhong is old and can no longer help you with your worries, so he has retired and returned to his hometown. Cui Chaoyong, a doctor in the household department, takes over as the minister of the household department."
In one sentence, all civil and military officials in the court were dumbfounded.
If you can't fulfill His Majesty's request, will you retire and return home? !
But even Cui Chaoyong can't do this kind of request, right?
It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
Things harm their own kind, and the other civil servants knelt down one after another to plead for mercy in You's arms.
Everyone said: You Huaizhong is only in his fifties, which is the age for working. He has been working hard for the country and the people these years. He does have difficulties...
Fu Zhonghai did not refute them and only looked at Dai Zhifang, the leader of the Forbidden Army.
"Commander Dai, please take someone to the house of You Shangshu to see what is going on in the residence of You Shangshu, who is in charge of the household department and said that the treasury is empty."
"If life is really hard, I will reward him with the mountain of gold and jade in my bedroom."
The ministers were shocked: Does this mean they want to ransack the house? !
You Huaizhong banged his head and knelt on the ground, feeling mixed with shame and anger: "I wholeheartedly serve the country, but I didn't expect to end up like this. I have a clear conscience. Late Emperor, I'm here..."
He got up and bumped against the pillar.
However, Dai Zhifang seemed to have expected it. With one quick step, he grabbed the collar of the back of You's neck and pulled him to his side.
"Your Majesty, You Shangshu's wife and children returned to their hometown seven days ago, bringing boxes and cages with them."
Everyone suddenly understood: No wonder You Huaizhong dared to threaten with a stick, it turned out that his wife and children had already been sent away!
But Dai Zhifang's subsequent words made You feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Dai Zhifang added: "I have ordered people to intercept the boxes, cages, objects and people, and the list of belongings has been handed over to Lu Daban..."
After Dai Zhifang finished speaking, Lu Daban handed over a list of intercepted property and people in due time.
Emperor Fu Zhonghai did not answer and directly ordered: "Read it!"
(End of chapter)