"So that Mr. Ge will know that Hu Wanjun gave a 20% discount to the military pay distributed to the Jinyi Guards in Najinmen as usual, and then paid 4 cents for the rice. This is also the rule for the host army and the guest army, but Chen Zhao was furious and said

They couldn't give any discounts, and they were determined to get rid of all the money. Then they led the army to force Brother Bin to the Yamen and beat him up. They also cleaned up Hu Wanjun, and forced the entire Yamen to pay them all their salaries for twenty-eight months.

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"Mr. Ge, this is the rule all over the world. Chen Zishang got an undiscounted salary for his arrogance. What if the other camp leaders in Ji Town start a riot?"

After he finished speaking, all the ministers in the room could not sit still. Liu Ruomin, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up excitedly, first clasped his fists to Tian Congdian, and said in a slightly trembling voice:

"When military pay is issued, there will inevitably be losses of carriages and horses. If they are not dismantled, wouldn't it be bleeding and cutting the flesh of the imperial court? Besides, the discount of this rice note is also determined based on the situation in each place. How can we just change it? Mr. Ge, now

The treasury has just calmed down. If this matter stirs up trouble, with so many troops and horses in the important towns on the nine borders of the Great Zhou Dynasty and in the inland provinces, if this continues, something will happen again."

"The warriors are vulgar. Only by starving them can we prevent them from getting into trouble. Being well-fed and hungry has nothing to do with victory or defeat. As long as we choose the right generals to lead the troops, we can win the battle."

"Wang Zhaohe of Guihua City, it is said that he withheld the military salary of nearly one hundred thousand soldiers and horses to support his own soldiers and generals. The long-lasting victory for so many years was achieved by these soldiers and generals. This is still a discount.

If he is paid full salary, how far can he go, if he has other ideas?"

The courtiers started talking among themselves, and no one thought that paying full salary was a good thing. Xu Yuanmeng, the Minister of Rites, did not say anything. He just kept nodding his head, as if he agreed. He knew it well.

The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War and the relevant officials below do not know how much profit they will get from the discounts on grain rates and the proportion of rice banknotes. Moreover, this is related to all aspects, including local governments, prefectures, counties, provinces, and the imperial court.

It is an exaggeration to say that if this piece is touched, 60% of the civil servants in the world will be damaged. Who dares to touch it?

If that civil servant agrees, he will be criticized by everyone, with all kinds of accusations slapped on his head, and will be completely doomed. Therefore, as soon as this matter is mentioned in Wenyuan Pavilion, everyone must express their attitude, otherwise

I can't sit still in this position.

The second assistant in the cabinet, Yu Chenglong, rarely expresses any opinions. His family is from a wealthy family in Jiangxi and has plenty of money and land, so he has never had any financial problems. Moreover, Lu Tiaoyang is old, so even if he doesn't express his opinions, no one will

Target him.

However, the old minister pondered for a moment and stood up from his seat. After all, his status and qualifications were there. With Yu Chenglong's action, Tian Congdian raised his head, and the others also became quiet.

"Mr. Pavilion, colleagues, during the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the grain and rice money distributed to the army began to be mixed with rice and cash, and there were discounts. Until today, what is the reason? It is not to restrain this warrior, warrior.

He wields swords and guns, does not read the books of the sages, does not know the principles of the sages, and will commit lawless acts if he indulges even a little bit."

Everyone nodded, and Yu Chenglong, with his white beard fluttering and a righteous look on his face, continued loudly:

"The rule set by the great ancestor is that we civil servants should come first and help the emperor to rule the world. This is also the ancestral rule. But now that military generals everywhere are so domineering, who would take this rule in their eyes? Without this military pay

Control, we still don’t know what kind of chaos is going to happen. Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there has never been any military chaos. This is the benefit of this rule. How can such thousands of years of rules be changed by a Chen Zishang? Sir, don’t read this in vain.

A book from sages!"

Having said this, Tian Congdian and all the ministers in the room stood up solemnly, bowed and clasped their fists. The clerks and clerks waiting outside the room all had tears in their eyes and could not control their excitement.

So when Emperor Xiaode entered the Wenyuan Pavilion, all the cabinet ministers bowed and saluted together, told the emperor exactly what had happened, and also made clear the attitude of the ministers.

Emperor Xiaode was convinced of this and immediately sent someone to issue an edict, in which he severely reprimanded Chen Zhao. It is said that the edict included words such as "What's your business?" "Half a year's fine" and "Severe punishment will not be neglected."

However, anyone with a discerning eye can also see that this purpose may seem scary, but in fact, that’s all it is.

Who doesn't know that Chen Zhao was a philanthropic boy in the Zhou Dynasty. He had many ways to make money, but you can't find anything wrong with him.

He was told that he had been fined for half a year. Even if you were fined for ten years, he would not take it seriously.

Not only that, most officials in the world will not take it seriously.

As long as the Holy Family is around, most officials will treat it as normal.

But the power of God is unpredictable, who knows whether Chen Zhao's holy family is still there.

But at least, the emperor was willing to criticize Chen Zhao for this matter, which is enough to show that the emperor did not value Chen Zhao that much.

So after the news spread, some people were in a good mood and couldn't help but drink a bottle of wine.

…

September 15th, late at night.

The moon is as full as a mirror.

When Emperor Xiaode suddenly woke up from his dream, the moonlight was shining in from the window and shining on the green gauze curtain in front of the bed.

In the moonlight, the green gauze tent looks like clouds and mist, and there seems to be a figure in the clouds and mist.

On the first and fifteenth day of every month, the queen is in bed. However, during these two days, state affairs are busy. The queen lives in Cining Palace, and Emperor Xiaode sleeps alone on the dragon bed. Who dares to stand furtively on the emperor's bed in the middle of the second watch?

Bedside snooping?

"who?"

"Aunt Wang An, serving the emperor with tea."

Emperor Xiaode breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "I don't need you to serve me here now. Get out."

Wang And said: "Yes."

Every word the emperor said was an order that no one could disobey. The emperor wanted a person to retreat. Even if the person had two legs broken, he still had to crawl out.

The strange thing is that Wang An didn't retreat this time. In fact, he didn't even move, and he didn't even have the slightest intention of retreating.

Emperor Xiaode frowned and said, "You haven't left yet?"

Wang Andao said: "I still have something to report."

Emperor Xiaode said: "Say."

Wang Andao: "Nupi wants to invite the emperor to meet someone."

In the middle of the night, he actually dared to arouse Long Jia and force himself to see someone today. Could it be that he had forgotten his identity and that this was a treasonous crime that could lead to the death of the Nine Clans.

Emperor Xiaode was very calm. After a long time, he slowly asked:

"Where are the people?"

"Right here," Wang An waved his hand, and two lights suddenly lit up outside the tent.

Another person appeared under the light.

A rather majestic middle-aged man, wearing a yellow robe, with an eight-treasure standing water skirt with a left stone slit underneath.

Emperor Xiaode brushed aside the gauze curtain and walked out. His expression suddenly changed and became indescribably terrifying.

The person standing in front of him was like his own shadow, with the same figure, the same appearance, and the same clothes he was wearing.

The color of the robe is bright yellow, and the leader has a blue stone with a gold edge, embroidered with gold and nine dragons, arranged in twelve chapters, with five-color clouds in between, a dragon on the front and back of the collar, a dragon on the left and right and a dragon on the lapel, and a dragon on the top of the oil.

The lower piece has an eight-treasure standing water skirt with a stone opening on the left.

This is the emperor's court uniform.

Wang An looked at the two people in front of him with an indescribable smile on his face.

Emperor Xiaode looked calm and looked at Wang An: 'Who is this person?'

Wang An smiled and said: "The direct descendant of Emperor Taizu's uncle, King Nan, is now His Royal Highness Xia Rufeng."

Emperor Xiaode snorted coldly: "You and him are just two of you, and you want to do something different? Aren't you afraid that there are warriors around me to protect you?"

Wang An smiled: "Your Majesty, all your escort warriors are watching the battle in the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

Emperor Xiaode said: "Are you talking about the battle between Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng? All the real warriors went to watch the battle?"

Wang An looked surprised and said: "You know it too? You also know these two people?"

Emperor Xiaode said calmly: "I have unparalleled warriors under my command, so naturally I have heard of his defeated generals."

"The unparalleled national scholar you are talking about is Chen Zhao? From now on, he will probably be my unparalleled national scholar." King Nan suddenly said: "All the subjects in the world are my people, and the Forbidden City is also mine!"
Chapter completed!