Beijing

There were seven or eight people sitting in the dim room, but each of them had a mask on their faces, as if they were temporarily gathering here, and they didn't want others to know their identity.

One of the old men's voices rang: "This time, the emperor probably asked Fu Yunheng, who went to southern Fujian to preside over the overall situation, and also gave us a warning."

Another man wearing a wolf-headed mask continued: "Emperor Wu Zhao was too much. If he had known, we would rather support the eldest prince in the first place. At least he would not be so arbitrary and domineering. It would be fine if he set up a peacekeeping department to catch us off guard, but now he has reached our bowl."

"What's the use of saying this now? It's too late to regret it. Who would have thought that the fourth prince, who seemed reckless, had hidden so deeply? At that time, we all thought that the emperor was a military general, just like those martial artists in the court, had no cleverness, and we were all deceived."

"What should I do? The account book must not fall into the hands of that kid Fu Yunheng. If the origin of those stocks cannot be explained, if Emperor Wu Zhao pursues it, the lightest result will be the result of exile."

Seven or eight people, saying one by one, full of complaints.

The old man before, when he heard everyone's complaints, he did not stop it at first. When everyone complained, he took over the conversation: "Although our families are not as good as the heritage of those aristocratic families that have been passed down for hundreds of years, they are not soft persimmons. Now Emperor Wu Zhao's power is not fully stable, so it will not kill all of us.

But if we want what we have, the officials in Jiangnan are probably worried like us. They have always been the law and do not blame the public. If they kill them all, they will be in chaos on this day [Tianlai Novel     www.23txt.info].

Emperor Wu Zhao was really greedy. He not only wanted to touch us powerful people and ministers, but also the aristocratic families. In addition to the Xie family in Huaiyang, the other aristocratic families were much weaker. The world in southern Fujian was the first one that Emperor Wu Zhao wanted to deal with.

Those aristocratic families have their own ability to save their lives. Emperor Wu Zhao will be retaliated if he is not careful. Not to mention, most of the aristocratic families have in-laws and relatives. They have lost their lips and teeth. When they really reach the critical moment of life and death, they will definitely help each other.

At that time, Emperor Wu Zhao will definitely be defeated, and his anger will definitely be vented on our families. So after you go back, it is best to arrange a chess piece to bear the blame. If necessary, break your arms to survive and maintain the foundation of the family."

The other few people were obviously unwilling to compromise like this, but there seemed to be no other way. After Emperor Wu Zhao took office, he used military power and established a peacekeeping department. Although they also raised many people in their families, including the Death Warriors, they really couldn't resist the army of hundreds of thousands, as well as elite soldiers and murderous swords like the Huwei Army, and the murderous swords of the peacekeeping department.

These people were wearing masks. Although they couldn't see their faces clearly, they didn't have to think about them and knew them. Their faces must be very ugly, so that everyone was silent for a long time.

A thick voice sounded: "The way for the monarch and minister is to balance, not the east wind over the west wind, or the west wind over the east wind. Now we are controlled by Emperor Wu Zhao, which does not mean that we will always be controlled by Emperor Wu Zhao in the future. Let's wait and see, the days are still long."

The old man was very satisfied when he heard his grandson whom he valued the most and said this, not impetuous or anxious: "Yes, Emperor Wu Zhao will not kill us all. The first year of Wu Zhao is about to pass, and we should also report to fill the harem, so as not to have too much energy and keep staring at things that do not belong to him."

When the rest of the people heard this, they were happy. They had already thought about finding beauty, then taking it as adopted daughter, and sending it to the palace. It was not a big mistake for them to be unwilling to send their own daughters in. They really gave their daughter to an emperor who was almost fifty. The chances of winning were too small. It would be better to send her daughter to the prince's mansion. If you want to have a big fortune, you can win.

In the past, the court neither supported nor restricted the situation, and collected a lot of taxes. Moreover, the aristocratic families also agreed not to participate in the sea and salt business. In addition to the aristocratic families, there were many powerful people and some ministers who wanted to support their families. These people had relatively fewer resources. Sea and salt transportation were equivalent to the royal family's disguised compensation and benefits for the powerful people and ministers.

But some things change as they do, and the powerful and noble families colluded with the local officialdom and people in the world to make secret books. The income and capital were not clean, and the taxes handed over to the treasury were less than one percent.

The imperial court lost one million taels of tax every year by shipping alone. In the past, the former emperor had money, so he didn't care. But now Emperor Wu Zhao is a dedicated person who wants to expand his army, which requires a lot of money.
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