Chapter 15 Living in the middle of a group of emperors
As mentioned earlier, the little emperor Liu Chengyou killed three old ministers in one breath, including general Shi Hongzhao, prime minister Yang Bin, and the three envoys Wang Zhang!
He has three corpses and is in charge of the empire's money bag. Although the national treasury is empty, Wang Zhang's waist bag is bulging. The mansion carved beams and painted buildings are made of the best materials, high-quality wood and exquisite stone. It even brings beautiful gardens, rockery and flowing water, lotus ponds, green willows, and the breeze is gentle, which is as beautiful as a painting!
In contrast, the Privy Councilor's mansion next to each other seemed much more ordinary.
Wang Zhang was also unlucky. A few months before he was killed, his wife died of illness. He had no son and only had one daughter. He married Zhang Yisu, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
After Guo Wei entered the city, of course he had to give preferential treatment to several victims, so he asked Zhang Yisu to help the spirit back home and bury his father-in-law. As for the mansion that Wang Zhang left behind, it attracted a lot of attention.
Among them, the Xuanhui instigated Wang Jun and took the initiative to ask for it.
Guo Wei wanted to agree, but then he refused.
"Brother Xiufeng, with your friendship, it is reasonable to say that I should not refuse, but you also know that my whole family was killed and there are not many relatives left. My aunt, Mrs. Ye, was very kind to the world and sacrificed her life to protect my youngest son. My aunt is still ill now. I am going to take care of her in the royal palace. Brother Xiufeng, I am really sorry."
Wang Jun was also stunned and gave Wang Zhang's mansion to Ye family to recuperate. He not only took care of Guo Wei's filial piety to his elders, but also seemed to be grateful and no one could say anything.
But he gave such a good mansion to the Ye family. Wang Jun looked very bad. He said, "Lord, there are less than 30 people on the list given by Feng Dao. I have searched them all. Their property and fields are far from enough to reward soldiers. Now there are complaints in the army. You must come up with a solution as soon as possible." Wang Jun paused and said, "If you want me to tell me, it is better to directly order the execution of the Li slut, arrest all the royal relatives and high-ranking officials in Beijing, torture one by one, search the property, and serve as military pay!"
As soon as Wang Jun finished speaking, he turned a person out from behind the screen.
"This conclusion is not feasible!"
The person who came out is not very old, has a tall figure, is majestic, and has a heroic spirit all over his body, which makes people dare not underestimate him. Who else can besides Chai Rong to speak like this in front of Guo Wei and Wang Jun?
He looked serious and bowed, "The world has experienced many wars, people's strength has withered, and people's hearts have fluctuated. If the royal family is investigated and a prison has been launched, it will only make more people disunited and rebellious, and it will be difficult to deal with."
Wang Jun snorted, "To put it nicely, if you don't check the royal family, where can you get the money to reward the three armies? If you delay, no one needs to rebel, the soldiers in Beijing will mutiny!"
Chai Rong smiled slightly, "Your Majesty Wang, you are right. The meritorious soldiers must be rewarded as soon as possible. Therefore, I propose to distribute the land around the capital to the meritorious soldiers. This is a note I have prepared, so my father will read it."
As he said that, he sent the letter to Guo Wei.
Guo Wei was illiterate in his early years, but later he got married and learned cultural courses from Mrs. Chai. Fortunately, Chai Rong's letters were not complicated. Guo Wei browsed them and found a number.
"Okay, just follow your method." After saying that, he said to Wang Jun: "Brother Xiufeng, there have been frequent wars over the years, and nine out of ten houses around the capital are empty, and there are many unbordered land. According to the size of the credit, the soldiers will be given the land tax within 5 years, so that they can recruit refugees and cultivate well. With the land, there will be everything!"
Wang Jun opened his mouth. Compared to the land, he wanted to plunder and do business without foundation. After all, it was too difficult to plant and harvest in spring and fall, and a drop of sweat broke into eight petals.
Of course, Wang Jun thinks this way, but it does not mean that ordinary soldiers think this way too.
The big guys have fought in the south for many years. Many people are in their thirties and forties, but they can't settle down and can't afford to marry a wife. They are about to lose their children and grandchildren. Who doesn't worry about it?
I can't sleep at night, so many people secretly pull their hair, sigh and drink, but there is no way to do it.
Now that you can allocate land and get exempted from taxes for five years, it is simply undesirable.
Wang Jun had no choice but to go and arrange it.
There were only two people left in the study. Guo Wei and Chai Rong. Guo Wei put the letter in his hand, looked at it again, and then smiled and said, "Is this the work of the old teacher?"
Chai Rong did not hide it, "It was indeed the old teacher's intention. He told me that when my father took over Kaifeng, the world would finally be stable. We should encourage the farming and sericulture to restore the vitality of the Central Plains as soon as possible."
Guo Wei smiled and cursed: "Qiu, I am just a Privy Councilor, but not the master of Kaifeng!"
Chai Rong also smiled and said, "Isn't this a matter in the blink of an eye!"
Guo Wei pondered for a while, "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. You rushed back, call Mr. Wei, let's discuss it."
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After moving into Wang Zhang's mansion, Ye Hua felt the first thing he had was luxury, with a five-entry yard and a garden. Not to mention him and Ye, even if there were 100 times more people, there would be no problem.
The house is beautiful and the location is better.
Across the Imperial Street, there is the palace, which is also a neighbor who is opposite the emperor.
Ye Hua thought of this and suddenly realized that the emperor was opposite him, and Guo Wei’s home was next to him, and this was also the emperor! In the future, Guo Wei became emperor and moved into the palace, and they were still neighbors. It was a fate!
I don’t know where Chai Rong will live in the future. If he is also nearby, there will be another emperor neighbor... While Ye Hua was thinking, Han Tong came, and they were friends in distress.
Moreover, Han Tong performed so well this time and made great contributions, second only to Ye Hua. He was promoted to the Duke of the Ya Nei Army. By the way, the commander of the Ya Nei Army was Chai Rong!
As a meritorious minister this time, Han Tong also received a reward. Of course, his house was not as bad as the Ye family, but it was not bad. He had two yards and was separated from Ye Hua's mansion by an alley.
"We have become neighbors, so we have to come and go in the future!"
Ye Hua smiled and said, "If Brother Han doesn't dislike him, I will certainly welcome him."
Han Channel: "I'm the one who climbed up!" He said again: "I walked around from the back door of your house and found an empty field that can be used as a martial arts field. Are you interested in learning martial arts?"
Of course Ye Hua couldn't be happy. He didn't want to go into battle to kill the enemy, but at least he had to be able to protect himself! It was like a bean sprout, which was unreasonable.
"Brother Han, would you like to teach me?"
Han Tong smiled and said, "Of course I am willing to teach, but I am still far apart from each other. How about I recommend a teacher to you?"
"Who is it?" Ye Hua said curiously.
Han Tong: "It is also your neighbor, and I gave it to you. Our two families are next to each other. He is a top-notch martial arts, including fists, archers, riding skills, swords and guns. He is all top-notch. He rushed to the front and killed the enemy. Among the millions of troops, he took the general's head like a sack to take objects. He is definitely a first-class master!"
Ye Hua became even more interested, "Brother Han, what you said is so lively, who is this person?"
"He is called Zhao Kuangyin!"
"Zhao Kuangyin?"
Ye Hua almost fell down. Why did Zhao Da become his neighbor?
Just now, he was still thinking that with Guo Wei and Chai Rong as neighbors, there was a lot of pressure. Why didn’t hesitate? Zhao Da also lived beside him. The three emperors stared at him, which was a life-threatening death!
Ye Hua was at a loss and changed his face and color.
Han Tong frowned and thought for a while before he suddenly said, "I understand. Your Ye family is a family of officials, and the ancestors of the Zhao family are also officials. You must know each other, right?"
What else can Ye Hua say? Not only did he know Zhao Da, but he also knew that Zhao Da would undergo a mutiny in Chen Qiao in ten years and put on a yellow robe!
Han Tong didn't know what Ye Hua was thinking, and just thought they were old friends, he couldn't help but praise: "Zhao Kuangyin was really powerful. He took the lead in breaking through the Han army formation in Qilipo, and then chased the young emperor Liu Chengyou. He captured the emperor with his own hands and made great contributions. He was specially promoted to the deputy commander of the Ya Nei Army, and he was still my boss!"
Han Tong had just moved, and after chatting with Ye Hua for a while, he took the initiative to say goodbye.
After he left, Ye Hua finally remembered who Han Tong was... In the original history, before Chai Rong died, he appointed Han Tong as the deputy commander of the Ma Bu's personal army to restrain Zhao Kuangyin. Unfortunately, Zhao Da was still wearing a yellow robe, and Han Tong also died under his command... Ye Hua suddenly felt that his head hurts very much, and it seems that it is not easy to deal with!
Chapter completed!