Chapter 103 After all, it's just a dream
Wanli stood on Chengtian Gate and looked down with interest...
The scene is indeed spectacular.
In the snowy white area, the two men curled up like chickens in the snow, tremblingly knelt at his feet.
Especially those who wear official hats on their heads and sacks on their bodies...
They are all familiar faces.
These are all the officials of the court who had a headache when he looked at him in the past. Those who were qualified to wrap sacks also started in the fourth grade. The fourth grade was wearing red robe, the seventh grade was wearing green robe, and the Ming Dynasty official uniform was these three colors. However, none of the fourth grade in the court was easy to mess with. When he was placed in the Censorate, he was the Censorate level. They all had to endure even if he was scolded. At this moment, they were all wrapped in broken sacks and knelt down at his feet in such a funny posture. This made His Majesty the Emperor feel a sense of laughter for no reason.
You can even see many people who have frozen to death.
As an emperor who grew up under the shadow of powerful ministers and even used to hiding from ministers as adults, he truly felt the authority of the emperor at this moment.
But when I think about it again, this scene is not because of my emperor's majesty, but because of a guy who can be called a traitor.
A living Dong Zhuo!
Then His Majesty the Emperor didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.
He always longed for the imperial authority, but because a guy who ignored the imperial authority the most was given to him for free.
This is really a magical scene!
The princes who were almost turning into snowmen below were still looking at their emperor with pitiful eyes. At this moment, they really regarded the emperor as their savior, and even those who were criticizing Wanli in the past were looking at the emperor with begging eyes.
"Flat!"
His Majesty the Emperor said majestic.
The dukes of Gungu still lay on the ground and did not dare to get up. Several of them turned around carefully.
"Whatever you see, get up, I didn't hear that His Majesty asked you to calm down!"
Yang Feng shouted.
Then the Lords of Ganggu started to get up, but not many people actually got up. They knelt until they were frozen until they were frozen. Even if they got up, it would take some time. The first group of people were those fat people. They didn't suffer too much. At this time, they saw the benefits of sufficient fat reserves. The process of flattening even lasted for a long time. Then all those who could stand up finally stood up. As for those who couldn't stand up, they couldn't stand up.
But they still had no one to care about them, and His Majesty the Emperor ignored them.
He can say he can't see it.
These people who were frozen and unconscious or even died were all covered by snow, so it was normal for him to not see them.
Yang Feng needed these frozen to establish his authority, and His Majesty the Emperor was also happy to see that he was successful. If these frozen to death, the two will be more sensible.
This is why he stopped him from letting him out.
Empress Dowager Li is a sensible person.
Why not take advantage of such a good opportunity? Yang Feng tortures a few people outside to death. When he knelt in the cold wind and snow, he shivered with sacks, and the officials truly remembered the emperor's goodness. When he was frozen to death, he realized what good days the emperor gave them in the past. It would be easier for them to remember them if they died a few more.
"Opinion!"
He said.
Sun Xian quickly read the imperial edict.
The content of the imperial edict is still similar to yesterday. It was Wu Qing Bo's accidental death during the fundraising process due to his physical reasons and his greed and stingy. This was entirely his own fault and had nothing to do with anyone. Tianjin General Yang Feng Gongzhong was in charge of the country. In order to help His Majesty the Emperor solve financial difficulties, he personally led his subordinates to raise funds. He made great contributions to the country. Therefore, he was promoted to the right governor of the Later Army Governor's Office, and the Tianjin General was the same.
However, the imperial edict also added that because it was cold this winter, it was not easy to spend the winter in order to ensure that the soldiers and civilians were given twenty taels of silver per soldier in Beijing and currently in Beijing.
Each subordinate of each general was given another hundred taels.
In addition, General Yang and Governor Gu Yangqian, Governor of Ji Liao, and Sun Xian, the admiral of Dongchang, visited the people of the capital and gave silver to the poor people in the capital to spend the winter.
Give four million taels of silver.
How do you divide them into three people?
That is, let Yang Feng fulfill his promise to those young and strong people.
It should be said that this imperial edict is already very sincere, and basically all parties have taken care of the requests.
However……
"This is still not possible!"
Yang Feng shouted.
When he shouted, not only Wanli and the officials, but also the soldiers around him looked at him with confusion.
"Our brothers are in the capital, following the Grandmaster to raise funds for His Majesty the Emperor, and they can be said to offend all those who can offend. Those nobles hate us and those who are officials hate us. They are so angry that they grit their teeth. Now they dare not be here, but if General Yang leaves, what should they do if they turn to retaliate against us?
How many brothers in Jingying are registered military households?
Afterwards, the officials made an excuse to frame the brothers, just like Wang Bao framed the southern soldiers of Jizhen, and they were all killed, and they were nothing more than just calling for a mutiny.
After all, Marshal Yang is beyond the reach.
How many of these young and strong brothers who came with them were the noble tenants?
As soon as Yang Dashui left, all the brothers returned to the countryside and could never get together. They just took care of it. What they donated this time will eventually be retrieved from the brothers and added the land rent to 70% for you. Do you plant or not? It is easier for those corrupt officials to make a name for you to pay more taxes and increase the original 10% of the fire consumption to 40%. Do you pay or not?
How much money they donated will eventually be squeezed out of their brothers."
Yang Feng said.
As soon as he said that the soldiers around him immediately panicked.
He is right!
Once he left these officials and men, how could the nobles not take revenge?
This time they lost so much money, and they still had to find ways to get it back. After all, the people like Jingying and Jingji were in their control, with rent, taxes, and even the price of salt increased, and the price of cloth increased. These soldiers and the people used to let their fish and meat, but now everything has not changed. They still let their fish and meat afterwards. Since they are in control, it is not easy to take revenge?
"You're just a dream after all the troubles?
Has it changed?
Nothing changed!
You are still poor, they are still powerful, you are still fishing and meaty, and they still step on you as you want.
The sky of the Ming Dynasty is still theirs, and the earth of the Ming Dynasty is also theirs.
Nothing has changed. At most, you have had a dream these days, a very good but useless dream.
Marshal Yang is gone.
Your dreams are awake."
Yang Feng spread his hands and said.
Chapter completed!