After hearing what Li Yansong said, which made sense, Emperor Jingdi's mood improved a lot.
I couldn't help but praise him: "Master Li is right!"
Yang Yingcai looked at Li Yansong with a frown, feeling a little puzzled.
Logically speaking, you, Lord Li, should have a tacit understanding with all the officials.
It's not impossible to use work-for-relief, but aren't you aware of the enormous risks of implementing it on such a large scale?
At your age, Lord Li, don’t you even care about your reputation?
Yang Yingcai gritted his teeth, kowtowed, and raised his head and said, "Your Majesty! I think what Lord Li said is too presumptuous!"
"Local officials already have no money or food. Now that an imperial edict has been issued, local officials will certainly do whatever it takes to achieve their goals."
"But there is no food at all! Should the government force the local wealthy families to hand over their money and food?"
"This is the government forcing the people to revolt! And the people who are revolting are the local gentry! If this continues, it will shake the foundation of the country!"
"Does Your Majesty think that the local gentry will obediently take out their own money to build fortifications for the court?"
"This is simply a fantasy!"
"So! I ask Your Majesty to revoke your order! Issue another decree to stabilize grain prices, which is the best policy!"
"Your Majesty, please revoke your order!" A large group of officials knelt on the ground and shouted again.
The good mood that had just arisen was completely washed away at this moment.
Oh, you want to change my imperial decree?
If I change it today, will I be asked to issue a confession of guilt tomorrow?
I change my orders every day. How will the people of the world view me? Where is the face of the royal family?
The hall fell into silence for a moment.
Suddenly, a young eunuch ran up to Guo Tianyang and whispered something.
Guo Tianyang was startled and quickly bowed to Emperor Jing.
Emperor Jing was also surprised after hearing this. He waved his hand and Guo Tianyang quietly left from the side.
He trotted out of the hall and immediately saw Liu Jin, who was covered in dust.
He said angrily: "You bastard! You still remember to come back! Why don't you die outside!"
Seeing him coming, Liu Jin quickly took out a letter from his sleeve and said pitifully, "Godfather... This is the letter that Lord Fang asked me to give you. It says that the matter is of great importance. You will understand it as soon as you see it."
Guo Tianyang hurriedly snatched the letter, opened it and saw a piece of paper inside.
I unfolded it and read it carefully.
As I read on, I began to sweat...each page contains more shocking than the last!
Damn Fang Zhengyi, he can never stay idle anywhere.
We have to hurry...present it to His Majesty!
Guo Tianyang looked up at Liu Jin, his eyes already bloodshot, and said hastily: "Go back, we are still busy at home, don't say anything when others ask you!"
After saying that, he quickly ran back to the hall.
He walked to Emperor Jing, placed the letter on the imperial desk, and whispered, "Your Majesty, Fang Zhengyi's letter has important news!"
Emperor Jing was shocked and picked up the letter to read.
After looking at the first one, his brows suddenly relaxed, and then he quickly turned to the second one.
It didn't matter that he saw it, Emperor Jing's heart started beating rapidly and anger began to brew in his chest.
After reading it twice, I turned to the third one.
He just took a quick glance and then leaned back on the dragon throne as if he had lost strength.
He sighed and said, "Guo Tianyang, read the contents of this letter to my loyal ministers!"
"Look at how far our Dajing officials have come!!"
"This is the letter Fang Zhengyi sent from Jianjiang. You all... listen carefully to me! Listen carefully!"
All the ministers changed color and looked at Emperor Jing.
There was only one thought in everyone's mind.
Jianjiang, something big happened!
Guo Tianyang was also in a daze, his heart full of worries.
Liu Jin is back. My cooperation with the prince won’t be exposed, right? If His Majesty knows about it, then I’m done for, right?
Hearing Emperor Jing's words, he absentmindedly took the letter, sorted it out, and then began to read.
"Dear Majesty, I haven't seen you for a long time. How's your appetite recently? I'm not doing well. I can't eat or drink without seeing you... I once had a sincere relationship between the monarch and his subjects, but I didn't cherish it. Now I'm in Jianjiang and I regret it. If I am given another chance to be loyal to your majesty, I am willing to die for it. If I must add a time limit to this responsibility, I hope it will be ten thousand years..."
What the hell are you farting about!?
The ministers below had their heads buzzing and then all of them turned black!
Damn Fang Zhengyi! Damn it, he can still disgust people after walking so far? Why doesn't he just die!
Besides, are you, Guo Tianlao, confused? Is it appropriate to say this in the main hall?
Emperor Jing leaned back on the dragon throne with his eyes closed, thinking over and over again in his mind about Liu Xun's corruption case, causing him a headache.
When I came to my senses, I heard that Guo Tianyang was actually reading the first page!
He immediately flew into a rage: "Shut up! Guo Tianyang! What did I ask you to read?"
Guo Tianyang also came back to his senses with a buzz in his head, and almost cried when he looked at the letter paper in his eyes.
Damn! How could I make such a stupid mistake? It's all because of that damn Fang Zhengyi.
It’s over, it’s over. Your Majesty won’t know how to punish me later.
Guo Tianyang endured the pain, bit the tip of his tongue, and then he perked up and quickly turned to the next page.
"What I have seen since I first arrived in Jianjiang is shocking. Jianjiang Governor Liu Xun is corrupt and perverts the law. He took advantage of the disaster to make money. He has evil intentions, has taken the wrong path, has made mistakes and failed to fulfill his duties. He cannot escape responsibility. He made mistakes in judgment, handled things poorly, responded inappropriately, shifted the blame, provoked confrontation, robbed supplies, was a monkey in human form, was hated by both humans and gods, was possessed by ghosts, spread rumors and slandered others, had a crooked mouth and blew the candle, and was full of evil spirits! ..... The evidence is irrefutable!"
The ministers took a deep breath and said, "It's fine if you're just flattering me!"
Why are there so many weird words?
"Such evil deeds have caused great resentment among the people. I have beheaded these two thieves in public to vent their anger!"
Many people's eyes widened when they heard these words... This, the prefect of Jianjiang was chopped down by you, Fang Zheng?
They even skipped the process! They didn't even report it to the court?
How dare you be so arrogant when you get to the local area! Even if your uncle is Lord Li, he wouldn't do things this way!
Fang Zhengyi, you are a ruthless person! !
"Besides, Jianjiang suffered from a food shortage. The imperial court has repeatedly issued orders that the price of grain should not rise."
"But the soaring food prices have become an indisputable fact. There are policies from above and countermeasures from below."
"Although rice shops still sell rice at a fair price, most of them deliver rice to customers' homes. Then, they claim that the shoes are worn out and charge a fee for the wear and tear. People call it "shoe money" to make up for the loss in the price of rice."
"There are even rice shops that sell grain under the name of washing rice, and charge a "rice washing fee". If you don't wash the rice, you won't have any grain to sell!"
"There are so many examples like these! The people have come up with many ways to deal with the imperial court's policy of stabilizing grain prices, and it is hard to guard against them."
"I believe that the rise and fall of grain prices follow their own rules and the rules cannot be violated!"
"The imperial edict has become a piece of waste paper. I hope you will find another way!"
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