Chapter 168 The Yan thieves were defeated and defeated, and the Yan army advanced with great success and conquered another city.
"Perish together with the Qingyun Bandit? Do you think I am a fool?" Emperor Daqing looked at the report and cursed his ministers, but there was an unknown feeling in his heart.
He knew that there was one Tiangang star and two Earth evil stars who could become the pillars of the Daqing Dynasty when they went to suppress the bandits this time. How could they die in the hands of a mere Qingyun bandit?
There are some people who deliberately hide the truth, and some even want to use this matter to further seek sufficient benefits for themselves.
For example, attacking political opponents, ostracizing colleagues, etc.
There was a smoky atmosphere above the entire court. Otherwise, how could Daqing be filled with bandits? What was originally a minor illness has developed into a serious illness today.
The Daqing Emperor also wanted to reshape the entire court atmosphere, but he was suspicious. He didn't even believe in Tiangang and Disha, so how could he trust others.
If the Emperor of Daqing really knows how to make good use of people, even if there is a trace of demonic nature left in Tian Gang Disha, he will not end up with a happy ending.
Everyone has problems, but as the emperor, he cannot make mistakes. The only ones who can make mistakes are his ministers and the people of the world.
"The Qingyun bandits have been destroyed. The Black Mountain bandits and the Sanjiang bandits, whoever I love will go and destroy them." Emperor Daqing calmed down and looked at the courtiers kneeling below with cold eyes.
When fighting for power and profit, everyone is naturally very enthusiastic. If you really ask them to do practical things, they can't even make a fool of themselves.
"Xu Aiqing, you had the most heated discussion about the Qingyun Pirates just now, why don't you just go ahead." Emperor Daqing directly named them.
If you're not arrogant, then just go ahead.
The minister who was named immediately cried out: "Your Majesty, this is against the ancestral system. Civil servants are not allowed to command troops. It is inconsistent with etiquette."
Then a group of people also followed suit, why should there be warriors there? They are noble people and cannot get involved in such vulgar things.
The Emperor of Daqing just wanted to vent his displeasure, but in the end he was heavily besieged.
His face suddenly turned ugly.
Why don't these idiots know how to be considerate of Mr. Jun? They are all so ungrateful.
I originally wanted to open my mouth and reprimand him again, but when I saw that he was crying and shouting, he didn't look like a courtier at all, so his interest waned in the end.
Just as he was about to retreat to the harem to calm down his anger, he heard some noise outside the palace.
There are vaguely four words of "hundred thousand urgent", just because the cries and shouts of the courtiers in the palace are not very clear.
"What's the noise outside the palace?" Emperor Daqing could only ask.
Fortunately, the ministers still gave him face, stopped their troubles, and arranged for someone to go out to investigate.
The man came back soon and said respectfully: "It was a warrior who broke into the palace gate without permission and has been thrown out."
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Daqing's heart sank to the bottom.
"No, I heard the words "hundred thousand urgent" and sent the person up." Emperor Daqing said with a gloomy face.
Hearing this, the expressions of all the ministers changed. Seeing this, he instantly understood that there must be something hidden in this matter.
"I told you to pass the person up!"
None of the ministers moved, they all seemed deaf.
When Emperor Daqing saw this scene, there was a hint of shock in his eyes. He thought he had very good control over power, but now he saw that he was no different than a puppet.
In the huge court, no one could listen to him.
However, this atmosphere was soon lifted, and a waiter was seen hurriedly holding a head covered with red cloth on a tray.
All the ministers felt relieved and just killed him.
Then everyone recovered from their deafness at the same time.
"Your Majesty, this thief is so bold that he dares to break into the palace gate without authorization. He has been executed to serve as a warning to others."
It means that everyone is dead, so don’t pursue the matter. If you continue to pursue it, it will not be good for everyone.
Emperor Daqing's eyes suddenly turned cold. He was sure that there must be something important hidden from him, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, and he pretended to be calm and said calmly: "Forget it, if this thief dies, then he will die."
When the waiter heard this, he went down with the tray. This was not for him to see, it was clearly to warn him.
"How is the war in Suicheng?" He changed the topic and asked.
"Your Majesty, this rebel army has been beaten back steadily, and now it is just lingering." Someone said.
"Then why haven't there been any battle reports coming to Shenjing in recent days? Could it be that there is no progress?" The Daqing Emperor had no expression on his face, but he knew one thing in his heart, that is, the rebels must be the ones with the problem. .
"Your Majesty does not know something. Our army defeated the rebels. If such a trivial matter needs to be reported to Your Majesty, wouldn't it be unworthy of the dignity of our great country." The other party responded easily. When it fell on the ears of Emperor Daqing, he immediately understood what it meant. They had blocked all the battle reports and military information, and they could not reach him at all.
This is a very dangerous signal. If the other party can stop the battle and report military information, then other things can also be stopped.
Then what he wants to see depends on this group of people.
He lowered his eyelids, and then said: "That's true, but I don't know when will the head of the rebel leader be sent to the divine capital?"
"It may take some time. The rebels are unable to resist but are cunning. They are running all the way here and there. If you want to catch the rebel leader, you need to force him into a desperate situation." The other party said nonsense, but did not say anything. This can be done in time.
In short, it is perfunctory, but it feels very reasonable, but if you listen carefully, it is just pure fooling.
Emperor Daqing looked at the man who spoke with deep eyes. He was not easy to fool.
"I'll give you three more days. If I don't get the head of the rebel leader, I will punish you." The Daqing Emperor directly used his privileges to force the other party to give an explanation.
He didn't push too hard, but gave him a three-day deadline.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The other party looked confident.
On the contrary, the Emperor of Daqing was a little puzzled. Could it be that he really thought wrong, and there was actually no problem with countering the rebellion.
But it doesn't matter. After three days, if the other party really takes out the head of the rebel leader, then he is being careless, and he will have to use this incident to clean up the court.
If he couldn't get it out, he would be able to clean the court directly without relying on this matter.
After experiencing the incident where everyone was silent, he understood that his situation had become extremely unfavorable.
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"These dog officials, no wonder there are bandits everywhere. How many of them can survive in a fish and meat village like this?" Tian Fu's face didn't look very good.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to surrender to Yan, I am willing to surrender to Yan...ah!!!"
The prefect screamed in horror and wanted to surrender to the Yan army, but Tian Jian didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and just cut him in half with a knife without hesitation.
"Three years to clear the magistrate's office, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver."
Tian Fu sneered and watched a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry being transported out of the prefect's mansion and then confiscated by them.
This is just the prefect, other county magistrates, county lieutenants, etc. are all corrupt. Under layers of exploitation, donations and taxes are even larger. In some places, there are even gas taxes, water taxes, food taxes, etc. Etc., it means that you have to pay tax when you breathe, you have to pay tax when you water your fields, you also have to pay tax when you eat and drink water.
Therefore, becoming a bandit has a better future than being a good citizen. At least this group of people dare not ask for money from the bandit.
If you become a bandit, you really dare to kill them with a knife, but this group of civilians can't, as long as they stutter, they can survive.
"The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. The Daqing Dynasty deserves to be like this." Tian Fu flipped through the account books left by the prefect.
The other party only kept 10% of the money, and the remaining 90% was handed over to the superiors. Basically, a sum of money was left for each hand. Except that it could not reach the hands of the emperor, all the officials in the court, big and small, had taken care of it. .
Promotions can even be realized through silver discounts, which is basically the same as buying an official. However, unlike buying an official with a clearly marked price, this is more like an auction. The highest bidder gets it and the target is not one person, but everyone. people.
In fact, the prefect is already considered a rentier. There are magistrates and county lieutenants under him to pay filial piety to him, but the ultimate target of exploitation is still the lowest level. After all, these silver taels cannot be born out of thin air.
Now, 30% of the territory of the Daqing Dynasty has fallen into the hands of their Yan army, and even Northern Tibet has broken through the border.
Beifang is not blind. Seeing the decline of the Daqing Dynasty, they will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to invade.
We can't just watch Yan Jun take advantage of this.
"Bitch thief, suffer death!"
General Tian Fu was looking through the account books when he suddenly heard a loud shout and saw the boy who had just brought the account books suddenly pull out the dagger hidden in his waist and stabbed Tian Fu.
boom!
The next moment, most of his body was smashed by a shield.
It was Tian Jian who took action. This kid was as stupid as a fool, but his fighting power was not lacking.
"Hmph, what a piece of shit." This is not the first time Tian Fu has been assassinated. The secret realm does lack a lot of logic. The Daqing Dynasty has become like this, but there are still people who are loyal to them, and they are loyal to a group of self-proclaimed green forest heroes. of bandits.
How could a group of low-life people who robbed homes and homes have such thoughts? It can only be said that the Daqing Dynasty was rotten to the core.
Of course he knew the reason. The places Yan Jun passed were not only inaccessible to the Daqing Dynasty, but also wiped out bandits entrenched in various places along the way. This made Yan Jun's reputation in the circle of green forest heroes almost as good as a monster.
Therefore, the heroes naturally targeted their Yan army in order to protect their homes and country.
One was the Qing Dynasty that allowed them to burn, kill and loot, and the other was the rebellious one that massacred 'heroes'. The heroes of the green forest must have chosen the 'world-orthodox' Qing Dynasty.
"Intensify the efforts to suppress the bandits." Tian Fu snorted coldly. Even if Tian Jian had not taken action just now, the other party could not hurt him, but he was still extremely unhappy in his heart.
(End of chapter)