Chapter 295: The Emperor Wants To Be Guilty
On the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, from Huaibei to both sides of the Yellow River, farmers everywhere, day and night, rushing to harvest crops, threshing them into the warehouse, making a prosperous scene.
The people's small granaries were piled up, and the imperial court's large warehouses were piled up.
People say that God favors Emperor Guo, and only then does good fortune bring good fortune and harvest year after year. But Guo’s mind is clear, so how can he get any good fortune? It’s not something that has been done hard!
In recent years, the imperial court has invested huge amounts of money to continuously build water conservancy projects and dig water diversion ditches. In addition, Ye Hua has produced cement, which greatly accelerated the progress of the project and lowered the cost.
In the same piece of land, sufficient water source can increase the harvest by at least 30%, and at most, it can even exceed 70%.
Because of the land grant, everyone works hard and their enthusiasm has increased unprecedentedly. The people can pass by, and it is easy for the imperial court to collect taxes. In short, everything is in high-speed and effective operation.
Guo Wei led a 100,000 army north, how much manpower and material resources would be consumed?
A few years ago, the Great Zhou Dynasty had no strength to fight such a large-scale battle, but now it is easy to do so.
Guo Wei was standing on the dragon boat. His body was still strong, but the white hair on his temples could no longer be covered. His once straight back began to bend.
However, the tiger is still majestic when it grows old, let alone an old dragon!
Guo Wei stared at the Yongji Canal, and the river flowed, just like Guo Wei's mood at this time, "When I was a child, the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, the world was in chaos, and all the heroes rose up. In my twilight years, I ascended the throne, and held hundreds of thousands of powerful soldiers in my hand. It would be necessary to destroy the world and unify the world! Mr. Wei, as long as I can defeat the Khitan, no one can stop me from unifying the country! Ye Hua did a good job, he has already made a good start, I will not be inferior to a child!"
Guo Wei grabbed his beard and his rosy face was filled with a gratifying smile. When he mentioned Ye Hua, Guo Wei's tone could not hide his joy.
The little guy did a great job!
At first, the ruler and his ministers decided to restore Yan Yun and it would be great if they could take back the land.
But what about Ye Hua?
He actually attracted the main force of Khitan to go south, causing the decisive battle between the two countries, and firmly took the lead. As long as this battle is won, the Khitan's national power will inevitably be severely damaged, and it will not be able to interfere with the process of Central Plains unification within at least 10 or 20 years.
I can finally show my strength!
Wei Renpu followed the emperor to fight, and it was hard to say that he and Ye Hua were intimate, but they were not considered an enemy. After all, at this level, everyone had their own ideas and would not really be willing to be a younger brother.
But even with the most picky eyes, Ye Hua did a good job.
Take steady steps and advance step by step.
He always left some thoughts for the Khitans, thinking that he could defeat the Great Zhou and save the Khitan. At the same time, he also promoted the equalization of fields, which shook the entire Yanyun. The Han ministers and landlords desperately prayed to his master to fight the Great Zhou to the death.
Speaking of which, these people are also helpful. When they defeat the Khitan in the future and catch them, they don’t know what to do!
"Your Majesty, although the Champion Hou is skillful, he is just too bold. After he takes over Youzhou, he still has to comfort the gentry well, so as not to suffer endless troubles!"
Guo Wei's face sank, this is wrong!
"Mr. Wei, the Marquis of Champions, ordered in my name to implement Juntian in Yanyun. How could I take back what I said? What's more, Juntian Order won the hearts of the people for me, and 100,000 people are willing to support the imperial court. Do you think there are future troubles, what troubles? Is it also a trouble for serving the imperial court?"
Guo Wei's tone became heavier, "Did Gong Wei think that the champion Hou has dealt with the gentry and wealthy clan, and you have no face, and the rabbit dies and the fox is sad?"
Wei Renpu was so scared that he bowed hurriedly, "Your Majesty, the old minister is from a poor family. Only by meeting Your Majesty can he have today's status. How could the old minister speak for the gentry and forget the court's plan!"
Wei Renpu is considered to be wise, but Guo Wei is not easy to fool. He did not let Wei Renpu go easily. "Why did Mr. Wei say that there are endless troubles? Could it be that you are empty talk and falsely accusing the Champion Hou?"
"I dare not, the old minister doesn't dare!"
Wei Renpu wished he could slap himself. Ye Hua is now protecting the body of the King Kong and protecting him. He can't say or scold him. It's really difficult to give him some eye drops!
"Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister for his courage. Although the champion Hou is loyal, he promoted equal land in Yanyun and restored his hometown. He made great contributions to the court, great virtue and the people, and had a high prestige in the army. Old minister, old minister is really worried..."
It’s the damn good deed that he is shocked by the master!
Although the method is old-fashioned, it has been used by people throughout the dynasties, and it is almost always effective. The effect is very good and more effective than panacea!
Guo Wei's face was gloomy, and suddenly, he waved hard, "Grandpa Wei, I regard Ye Hua as my nephew. I will never doubt his loyalty!"
Wei Renpu felt distressed. His Majesty loved Ye Hua so much, how could the civil servants deal with it?
He decided to take a gamble!
Suddenly, Wei Renpu lifted up his robe and knelt in front of Guo Wei.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my old minister's courage. When you were a minister of the Han Dynasty in the past, wasn't you also loyal?"
These words are heartbreaking!
Old Wei felt that his back seemed to be penetrated by two daggers. His cold sweat flowed down his temples. His hands barely supported his body, but he still couldn't help but lie on the ground, like a big toad.
Guo Wei's face turned from rosy to white, and finally turned into a terrifying white.
After a while, Guo Wei said slowly: "Wei Qing is my confidant. What he said is also for the sake of the great Zhou Dynasty. I will not punish him with words. However, I order you to never say such words again! I treat the champion Marquis with sincerity, and the champion Marquis will serve the country with courage! Whoever dares to alienate the friendship between the king and the ministers, I will never let him go!"
Guo Wei's good mood was destroyed, and he turned around and hummed back to the cabin.
Wei Renpu knelt on the ground, trembling all over.
He was Guo Wei's planner. He was the current position that encouraged Guo to enter Beijing. He was different from other ministers. But today, Guo Wei's words were equivalent to warning him not to be arrogant because of favor, I would still punish him severely!
What a Ye Hua, Shengjun is really awesome!
Wei Renpu was dejected and returned to his residence step by step. He calmed down a little, and Guo Wei finally used the title of "Champion Marquis" to call Ye Hua.
There is quite a lot of knowledge here. Could it be that Your Majesty had expected today, so he used the champion Hou to put a trap on Ye Hua?
Your heart is as deep as the sea!
Old Wei Ku sat down for a night, and he finally figured it out. Don’t be deceived by the so-called wise and capable minister. There is no fool these days!
Wei Renpu decided to restrain his strength, be honest, and never cause trouble for himself. After all, Guo Wei will not protect himself unconditionally.
But things went against your wishes. The more you wanted to hide, the more you couldn't escape.
Wang Yin handed over a letter to impeach someone in the army to exchange military rations. This was a military and national event, and Wei Renpu did not dare to neglect it. But what scared him was that in the last paragraph, Wang Yin said that he had repeatedly told Ye Huachen that he had asked the Marquis to severely punish the borers in the army, but the result was that the stones were sinking into the sea and there was no response.
Helplessly, Wang Yin sent the memorial to the imperial court and asked His Majesty to decide.
Involved Ye Hua... This is not a small matter, just suppress it? That old man Wang Yin is not easy to fool, he will not give up. If he doesn't suppress it, will His Majesty think he has taken revenge on Ye Hua?
It's so fatal!
Wei Renpu sighed, with his talent, he had no idea!
Ye Hua, haven’t you always paid attention to rules and not favoritism? Stolen military rations may cause a mutiny from the soldiers, which is not a trivial matter!
Whoever gave you the courage to suppress it!
It's simply outrageous!
Forget it, even if you are blamed by Your Majesty, it is less guilty than deceiving the emperor... Wei Renpu made up his mind and went to see Guo Wei with a tough bullet.
In front of him was Wang Yin's memorial. Guo Wei read it three times, then gently closed it and put it aside.
"Mr. Wei, what do you think?"
Wei Renpu's heart kept beating and pounding. If he said a little wrong, it would be a big deal! His palms were sweating!
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Wang Yin's report may not be false, and the champion Hou governs the entire army may have other considerations. The old minister thinks that this matter should be properly handled."
Guo Wei snorted, "Isn't this the same as not saying it?"
Wei Renpu quickly knelt down, "The old minister is incompetent and cannot solve his doubts for Your Majesty. I deserve to die!"
Chapter completed!