Chapter 973: rotten eggs
Chapter 973 Rotten Eggs
Between Jing He Di and Qin Tianye, there was a new round of eye-to-eye fight.
Just when Ye Qingfeng was so angry that he wanted to rush up to stab Qin Tianye, Emperor Jing He said, "Qing said that the Queen Mother asked you to station troops at Siguniang Mountain? When did this happen, and why did I never hear the Queen Mother mention it?"
From "mother queen" to "empress dowager", from "Kuo Gong, you" to "Qing", the change in the title of Emperor Jinghe made Qin Tianye stiff, and suddenly recalled the scene when the previous emperor was alive. He calmed down and replied, "Long live, please step back."
Jinghe Di calmly said, "No need, sir, but it's okay to talk."
Qin Tianye's eyes swept across Yang Feng and Ye Qingfeng, who were bowing their heads, and then fell back on Emperor Jinghe, "Long live back. In the autumn of the 23rd year of Hezheng, Dong Felt went to Beijing to meet with King An in secret, leaving three hundred dollars for King An. Liangzhou warriors, these people are hiding in the Jingyu Temple, long live, do you know?"
Jing He Di shook his head, "I don't know."
"The old minister secretly reported this to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was very worried, and suggested that the soldiers come to cover the water and cover the ground, and secretly station troops outside the city in case of emergency."
Qin Tianye talked about "the past" without any guilty conscience, "The minister followed the order of the Empress Dowager and ordered people to look for a place to hide soldiers outside Kang'an City, and finally chose Mount Siguniang. The soldiers needed food and salaries, so the minister was helpless and sent The rest of the food and salaries shipped to Suzhou will be deducted and sent to Mount Siguniang, and you will know what happens next."
After , most of the 800,000 rations shipped to Suzhou were embezzled by local officials, and less than 300,000 taels were actually given to Zuo Wuwei's 25,000 officers and soldiers. How could they rely on this ration for half a year? Because there was no food in the army and no grass for the horses, the turmoil broke out in the spring of the following year, shocking the government and the public. The late emperor was furious and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the case thoroughly. Jiang Mian and Meng Huizhou presided over the case because of Du Hai's anxiety.
Then, Jiang Mian discovered that something was wrong in the case, and the memorial to the late emperor was silenced before he was finished writing, and all the criminals and evidence were burned up. The late emperor's condition worsened, and he died in the autumn of the 25th year of Hezheng.
Then, Chai Dai, the fifth monarch of the Great Zhou Dynasty, ascended the throne, the emperor was Jinghe, and the era was Jinglong. The first year of Jinglong was the 25th year of Hezheng.
Qin Tianye quietly looked at Emperor Jinghe, as if he had great difficulties and was unspeakable.
Jing Hedi understood the meaning of his expression: your mother and I were recruiting soldiers and stealing food, all to help you win the throne. If it wasn't for the Qin family doing their best for you, Chai Dai would have been able to climb the big treasure and sit in the country?
You want to track down the private soldiers in Siguniang Mountain, but the result is to let the world know that the late emperor was mad at his mother and uncle who took the throne for you. The late emperor did not pass the throne to you before he died. taken.
If you want to destroy the Qin family, you will never want to keep your throne!
Ah…
Jinghe Di sneered in his heart. If it wasn't for Zhang Qing's risk of death and advice, he might have been fooled by Qin Tianye again today, and he would fall into self-blame and guilt again, and the case could only be put to rest.
But now, Jing Hedi only has a raging anger in his heart. The father emperor knew that Qin Tianye smuggled food and salaries, set fire to the punishment department, and passed the throne to him Chai Dai, because he believed that he could eliminate the Qing Dynasty. What if the queen mother destroyed the widow, and what if Qin Tianye pushed all the blame on the late queen mother?
He Chai Dai is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this is the world of the Chai family, how can Qin Tianye be allowed to turn the clouds over the rain!
The Emperor Jinghe is not what it used to be, he asked calmly, "Is there a decree in the hands of the Queen Mother to let you raise private soldiers?"
Qin Tianye lowered his eyes, "These are all what the Queen Mother said to the ministers, and there is no decree."
"Without a decree, Qing is the one who committed the following crimes, slandering Queen Gong Xiaocheng of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I can cure your crime of deceiving the king now!" The three characters of Gong Xiaocheng are the posthumous title of Queen Kang. Now read these three characters out, Jing He Di felt his heart pounding, and his voice trembled.
Qin Tianye kicked the purple robe and knelt down on his knees, touching the ground with black gauze, and said sadly, "Long live the sins of the ministers."
Emperor Jinghe's breathing involuntarily increased, and after a long while he stabilized his voice and said solemnly, "Qin Tianye, you have four sins: First, you found out that there were Tibetan soldiers in Jingyu Temple, but did not report this matter. I report to my royal father; secondly, you have slandered Queen Gong Xiaocheng without evidence; thirdly, you have privately deducted the rations shipped to Zuowuwei in Suzhou; fourthly…”
Emperor Jinghe got up and walked in front of Qin Tianye, looked down at the black yarn on his head, and continued, "Fourth, it has been ten years since I ascended the throne, and you are still hiding thousands of private soldiers in Siguniang Mountain. …”
"Long live Rongyi..."
"I don't want to listen to your sophistry any more!" Emperor Jing He threw off his dragon robe and sat back on the dragon chair, "I will order people to verify everything you said today, if there is a lie, it is four sins. Return to one, severe punishment! Retire!!"
"…Chen, lead the decree, thank you." Qin Tianye respectfully kowtowed, but did not step back, but continued to perform the duty of entrusting an important minister, and remonstrated, "Khitan is eyeing the tiger, I ask Long Live to send a general who has made outstanding achievements to lead the army. Only by guarding the border can we retreat from the enemy."
He means that Jiang Feng has no military exploits and cannot command the forbidden army? Yang Feng lowered his head with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
Ye Qingfeng clenched his fists and cursed in his heart that he had seen shameless people, but he had never seen such shameless ones!
Jing Hedi suppressed his anger and said calmly, "I know."
"Old minister retire." Qin Tianye got up and respectfully retreated outside the hall before turning around and leaving.
After his back figure disappeared under the steps step by step, Yang Feng closed the gate of the palace and returned to Emperor Jing He. Before he could speak, Emperor Jing He said, "Bring today's ensemble."
"Yes." Yang Feng took out the secret music that Jiang Feng sent back today from the dark compartment of the dormitory.
unfolded the memorial and saw Jiang Feng's words, Jing Hedi felt a lot more comfortable in his heart. He took a sip of tea and read the memorial carefully.
As usual, the memorial first talked about military affairs: the day before yesterday, the border city defender Guan Yuehe led five hundred officers and soldiers from the border city, and retreated the three hundred iron cavalry led by the Khitan general Mokungo for fifty miles. Ren Lingsheng, the adopted son of the minister, also followed General Guan out of the city to meet the enemy. He sent a letter back saying that he was not injured.
King and Emperor saw this, and his complexion softened a little.
After was Suzhou Civil Affairs, and finally Jiang Feng wrote a daily thing:
"After using the good medicine from Long Live, the wound on the minister's leg has healed. Today, the minister went out to inspect the yamen, and an old man in shabby clothes gave the minister a basket of eggs, thanking the minister for sending someone to help him get back the one occupied by the village. Half an acre of fertile land.
The case was supervised by Master Zeng. The old man put down the basket and ran away. The minister had no time to explain, so he had to bring the eggs back to the back office and hand them over to Master Zeng. When I opened the back basket, I found that although the thirteen eggs in the basket were separated by straw, three were still broken.
If I received thirteen eggs in Kang'an, I would feel that the old man was dishonest. But in Suzhou, Chen knew that this was the most valuable thing in his family. Chen and Master Zeng couldn't bear to live up to the kindness of the old man, and ordered people to take it to the kitchen to fry it. Unexpectedly, the cook came over and reported that three of the ten intact eggs had turned yellow, black and stinky. "
Jing He Di raised the corners of his mouth and continued to read.
"I have never seen a rotten egg before, and when I brought it up, it was really stinky. The clerk said that the egg will go bad if it has been stored for a long time or if it is frozen and then melted. Reluctant to throw it away, but cook it and eat it.
Chen couldn't bear it in his heart, so he ordered the yacha to pack a basket of hungry food and send it to the old man, hoping that he could survive the green and yellow days, and when the wild vegetables on the hillside and roadside grew up, he would be able to dig wild vegetables to feed his stomach. If there is another rain and snow in this half month, please open the warehouse and put food in to help the people of Suzhou overcome this difficulty. The minister hereby assures Long Live that after this difficulty, after another three years of governance, water conservancy, and barren fields, Suzhou will not die of hunger. The minister Jiang Feng, kneels and worships. "
Jing Hedi took a deep breath and closed the memorial, "I, I want to eat scrambled eggs tonight."
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