Chapter 460: Cleansing the Court
Kyoto finally ushered in a brief period of peace. Since Crown Prince Murong Huai took over the government affairs temporarily, he has been very diligent and his response measures in some government affairs were very reasonable. He was recognized by a number of ministers and praised by the emperor.
Who could have imagined that the Seventh Prince, who had the least chance of becoming emperor from the very beginning, would suddenly become so famous overnight, break through the siege, change everyone's opinion of him in a short period of time, and even receive high praise from the former crown prince.
After he came to power, in order to consolidate his position and prevent foreign invasions, he successively suppressed the power of the feudal lords in Kyoto.
The families of each prince's wife had high status in Kyoto. Although they had been moved to their fiefdoms, Murong Huai had to be on guard against Murong Sheng's character. So he found an opportunity to find something to hold against the Minister of Revenue Zhao Zhen, demoted him, and then supported his own people to take the position.
The Ministry of Revenue is a very important department and must be firmly controlled by oneself. After all, it is in charge of the money and grain of the whole country, and the profits are extremely high, so it cannot fall into the control of other forces.
Zhao Zhen was demoted, but not banished from Kyoto. He was given a nominal job so that he could be used as a hostage if needed in the future.
Therefore, Murong Huai thought about it and chose Su Jing, who had strong working ability, to serve as the Minister of Revenue.
He made use of the two brothers of the Su family and promoted Su Chen to the chief commander of the city defense battalion, which meant that he had control over the entire city defense force of Kyoto. The reason was that he believed that Su Chen had the ability to hold the city.
As for Jiang Yu, Murong Huai did not forget him. He asked him to continue working in the Ministry of Justice, cooperating with his Fengyue Villa intelligence network to investigate and punish some problematic officials, and then use the Ministry of Justice's privileges to arrest and interrogate them.
Murong Huai wanted to purge the court and eliminate dissidents. This was the first major thing he had to do after coming to power.
After arranging all these, Kyoto will be under his control, like an iron barrel. No fly can fly close to him to spy on any of his information.
He then carried out a series of reforms in some economically backward state capitals.
Every place has its own unique features. Where there are good mountains, people will make their living from the mountains. Where there are good water, people will make their living from the water. The gap between the rich and the poor cannot be too big and should be reduced as much as possible. Some lower-level prefectures have been given priority construction, and various imperial businesses have been developed in their areas. Taxes and levies have been reduced to boost the economy.
Ordinary people have less tax pressure and more spare money for consumption, which increases cash flow and boosts the economy.
Using his modern knowledge, he invested in tourism development in the name of the court, built characteristic attractions, and attracted people from all over the country to visit, which also boosted the economy.
After her son Murong Sheng was moved to his fiefdom, Shu Fei saw that Concubine Chen had become the queen and now had the emperor's favor. The emperor only wanted her to serve him on weekdays. However, Murong Huai's series of actions made her seem to feel her own situation and her situation was difficult. She even felt that her communication with her son was hindered, and she began to worry.
She undoubtedly wanted to leave the palace, but now that the emperor was still alive, she could not leave no matter what. She knew very well that her existence would cause trouble to her son in the future and would hinder him from starting a rebellion, but she could not bring herself to do it.
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Jiang Yu is now the Minister of Justice. He has to deal with a lot of things every day and is very annoyed.
He has to deal with many cases every day, and he regrets a little why he agreed to help Murong Huai.
His wife was pregnant and needed his company, so he wished he could stay at home every day.
When all threats are eliminated, he will go back to being the idle prince he was before and do nothing.
But Su Wan was not affected at all. With so many sisters-in-law accompanying her every day, she was not bored at all. She even learned to make baby clothes with them, which was very interesting.
After Su Yi finished his work in Kyoto, he went to Xiangzhou with the betrothal gifts he had prepared. Su's father accompanied him and prepared the marriage certificate. When the time came, the matchmaker would be in Xiangzhou. His uncle and his family were all in Xiangzhou, so it would be convenient to have them help with many things.
After the engagement was made, the next step was to discuss the marriage. Since the two places were far apart, going out for the bride and picking her up became a problem. In the end, it was Mr. Qi An who decided to move the whole family back to Kyoto.
They have a house in Kyoto and originally returned to Xiangzhou to retire. However, they only have this one daughter, and now she is going to marry in Kyoto, so as parents they can only accommodate her.
So, Luo Xizhu and his family moved back to Kyoto in a grand manner.
Su Yi came from afar with the betrothal gifts, which was his sincerity. Now he is not bothered to accompany his father-in-law and his family to move, which is also his attitude. There is no conflict.
With Murong Huai coming to power, the problem that Prince Xiang had been worried about was solved.
With Prince Jiang and Minister Su as guarantors, he didn't need to move to his fiefdom, so when he asked the emperor for permission to marry, the emperor agreed without hesitation, and even said that he must give a gift to Jiacheng when she got married.
Moreover, his brother, Prince Xiang, was absolutely devoted to him. He had been by his side and supporting him since he was still a prince, so after he ascended to the throne, he kept him in Kyoto.
King Xiang was very smart. He had been honest and well-behaved for many years, not causing any trouble. He was also low-key and cautious. It could be said that he had never put any pressure on himself, nor had he asked for anything from himself.
Now that he had come to find him, the emperor had directly agreed to his request for marriage and arranged for Jiacheng to marry Su Chen. He had also personally chosen an auspicious day for their wedding.
The wedding date is set for the twelfth lunar month, which is the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month before the New Year.
There is still more than half a year left, and the mourning period for the late crown prince will be completely over in October, so this date is a reasonable choice.
Even getting married in the middle of winter is still relatively rare.
But I'm not that picky. As long as it works, it's fine on New Year's Day.
So far, all the brothers’ major life events have been settled.
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Su Wan is seven months pregnant and feels plump. Duke Jiang is also very distressed because he has no woman around him. Jiang Yu is so busy every day that Duke Jiang, as his father-in-law, has to find ways to take care of his daughter-in-law.
Seeing that she was getting older, he had to find a midwife and a wet nurse himself.
But he is a grown man and he doesn't understand.
So, he shamelessly went to look for his in-laws. Since the two families lived close to each other, he had no choice but to trouble Su's mother.
What else does Su's mother have to do? There is no Duke's wife in the Duke's Mansion, and Su Wan can't work too hard during her pregnancy, so as her mother, it is her duty to help her take care of things.
At this time, my grandfather actually came to Kyoto. He brought a team of people with him and packed up some things and came over.
Then he left Fengyue Villa to Jiang Yunhe, that big villain, to take care of temporarily.
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