Little Emperor (4

Chapter 374

Everything went smoothly. After all, Huang Mian’s power over the government and the country was no joke.

Of course, smooth means that “these things don’t bother Ji Changze.”

For Huang Mian, it can be said that he was overwhelmed. Every day when he opened his eyes and closed his eyes, he thought about this matter.

It’s not a question of whether it’s easy to do or not to make a female general, but no one has done it at all.

Huang Mian has many people under him, but not all of these ministers follow his words. They chose Huang Mian because the regent has great power. Compared with the little emperor who seems to have no interest in government affairs, Huang Mian is more likely to make people stand in line.

But this does not mean that their "stubbornness" and "old ideas" can disappear because of Huang Mian's words.

Oh, no, this can't be considered an old idea. After all, in this era, their ideas are normal.

Ji Changze knows very well what a shocking thing he has done.

If he did it himself, the result would be that he would have to go back and forth with those ministers every day, intrigue, plot, and dig pits.

Although he could win, it was really unnecessary.

It was very troublesome to implement it in the beginning, and it was even more troublesome to remedy it in the end.

So, life is like this. When you think this road is difficult to walk, you will always be surprised to find that there is a fool standing in front of you, eager to help you walk.

After listening to the little emperor's theory that "the regent is a fool", Zhao Ling said: "..."

To be honest, most people would think that the regent is the biggest stumbling block in the face of such a situation.

But His Majesty actually thought of using this big stumbling block to deal with other small stumbling blocks.

He began to reflect deeply on how careless he was in the past.

He actually regarded the master who worked hard and finally grew up to be a black-bellied emperor in obscurity as a playful and enjoyable person.

It's really wrong!

It was a pity that he had always claimed to be the best at inquiring in the whole palace. After inquiring about so many things, he couldn't find out about the emperor he had been taking care of.

Zhao Ling admired Ji Changze and reflected on himself. After that, he was more serious and attentive every time he inquired about things.

Although the little emperor never asked him what happened in the palace and the court, he had to master everything in his mind so that he could answer anytime and anywhere.

With such a deep awareness, Zhao Ling inquired and found out something.

He thought it was fake at first, but after inquiring carefully, he was shocked and hurried to the little emperor to tell him.

"What?"

Ji Changze is learning to paint, which is the new hobby of the "little emperor" recently.

This hobby relieved the ministers who were already worried about how to make the regent Huang Mian give up the idea of ​​"female general".

It's better to like painting than to like doing other things.

If the young emperor comes up with a "good idea" and the regent who controls the government also supports the young emperor's "good idea", then they will be really worried.

In the final analysis, no one believes that the young emperor has the ability to fight against the regent.

Although it is said that the idea was proposed by the young emperor, it is the regent who can really implement it.

If the regent does not agree, what can the young emperor do to him?

Because of this mentality, Ji Changze was treated as a transparent person by both parties.

If you like to play with painting, then play.

Just don't make trouble.

No one pays attention to him, so he will naturally take the opportunity to do something.

And now, the news brought by Zhao Ling made Ji Changze smell the premise of doing something.

"Are you sure that the eldest son of Huangmian really embezzled so much?"

Zhao Ling nodded hurriedly: "Really, if I am not sure, I dare not tell your majesty."

He told the news he had found out.

The thing is, as the chief eunuch, Zhao Ling has three days off every month, and usually he would change into civilian clothes and go out at this time.

The little emperor himself likes to go out and play, and he has no sense of danger. There are no regulations for the servants in the palace to go out. In addition, Zhao Ling's identity as the chief eunuch makes it very smooth for him to go out every time.

Other eunuchs who are responsible for purchasing and often go out want to curry favor with him, and they know that he likes to listen to all kinds of gossip and all kinds of news. Every time they come back, they will tell him where to hear gossip and where to get news.

Once, in order to help a palace maid find her kidnapped sister, Zhao Ling got a place to inquire about the news from a little eunuch, where he bought the children kidnapped by the kidnappers in the capital and most of them were "temporarily stored".

Of course, he was not stupid, and did not report it directly to the police. Those kidnappers were gangs, and reporting to the police would not only alert the snakes, but also make them kill the children immediately.

Zhao Ling had never thought that the young emperor could have such a skill. Moreover, he knew that His Majesty had a bad temper and dared not bother him with such a thing, so he did not mention it in front of him. He just quietly spent money to redeem the child from someone.

If this matter was handled by a young man in the capital, he would definitely think that Zhao Ling was too aggrieved. He had found the kidnapper's territory, and his identity was the chief eunuch, but he could only spend money to redeem the person.

But Ji Changze could understand Zhao Ling.

He was used to being cautious in his words and deeds, and the emperor he served was a fickle person. Although Zhao Ling seemed to be very happy every day, it was because he adjusted himself well.

If it were someone who was a little less courageous, he would probably be in a state of panic all day long.

His identity and his personality determined that he could only handle it this way.

Otherwise, he would bring trouble to himself, and he was not sure that the little emperor would protect himself.

Of course, it was different now.

Zhao Ling clearly realized that Ji Changze was not a tyrant, nor did he let the court and the world go to chaos, but he had strong skills and a strong character.

At the same time, His Majesty also had some feelings for him.

Because of the confidence given by Ji Changze, he told about what he had done in the past while talking about this matter.

Although they were all His Majesty, inexplicably, at this moment he was not afraid that His Majesty would think he was looking for trouble.

"After I rescued the maid's sister, I thought of many connections and many ways, and I have never stopped communicating with the person who leaked the information. In the past few days, His Majesty has given me a token to enter and leave the palace freely, and I often go to see him."

"It was from him that I heard about Lord Xiao Huang. It is said that corrupt officials embezzled millions, but Lord Xiao Huang embezzled more than millions. Yandi, which was once so prosperous and wealthy, is now in dire straits."

Ji Changze listened expressionlessly, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

"What did he do?"

Zhao Ling hesitated, but still did not say it in a tactful way, but said it directly.

To sum up, because his father was the regent who had great power in the court, Lord Xiao Huang also got a good official position, and the place where he took office was the famous and wealthy place Yandi.

Huang Mian also wanted to keep the wealth within the family, so he specially got his son the highest position in Yandi, that is to say, in Yandi, Lord Xiao Huang was the highest official.

Just look at Huang Mian and you will know that this No. 2 Huang has such a father's influence, and it is highly likely that he will not be able to produce good bamboo shoots.

The second Huang lived like a local emperor in Yandi.

Not only are there beautiful gardens everywhere, but there are also countless beauties in the backyard. To support these, it naturally requires a lot of money. The second Huang is so old, of course it is impossible for him to ask his father, the regent, for money.

So he came up with a good idea. If there is no money, can't he just increase taxes?

He also geniusly thought that this was not corruption, after all, corruption was to get the money that originally belonged to the court into his own pocket, but the money he paid to the court was not less.

Not only did he not lose a penny, he even paid more for the sake of good performance.

But in this way, his resume looked good, but those people who were originally considered to have a good life suffered.

At the beginning, Yandi was rich, everyone's living standards were very good, and the price of food was naturally slightly higher than other places.

Even if the farmers farmed, after deducting the money they had to pay, the remaining money was enough for them to spend and save.

But Erhuang was very smart, he began to increase taxes year after year.

The people went from being well-off to ordinary, and then to poverty.

They had to pay all the money they had worked hard for a year, and in the end they had nothing left.

But Lord Erhuang was still not satisfied.

He wanted more and more things, and naturally needed more and more money to support him. So in the end, even if the people worked hard for a year, they could not earn more than the taxes they had to pay.

If they could not pay the taxes, the government would arrest them.

Either they had to go to jail or sell their children.

As a result, the originally prosperous Yandi became colder than ever.

If Lord Erhuang could stop in time at this time, there would not be a commotion, but the problem was that not only did he not stop, but he also raised taxes again when a drought occurred in Yandi.

It was just a small drought. According to the normal way of handling it, it would be fine to open the warehouse and release grain to appease the people. But not only did he not appease them, he also stabbed them when they were already injured.

After stabbing, he found that the other party was not dead, so he stabbed him again.

One stab after another, even the most kind-hearted people could not help it.

So, the people rioted.

Erhuang, who Ji Changze had only heard of his name but had not seen in person, almost died in the riot and could only let the officials protect him all the way to the usual direction.

Here comes the most proof that he is very smart.

Erhuang himself knew clearly that he had done something wrong in this matter, and he was also afraid that other officials would not only not help but also pass the news to the court, so he retreated while running towards the capital to seek asylum.

But he was not the kind of person who could endure hardship.

He ran so loudly along the way that he almost had the words "I did something wrong and I am planning to go to the capital to ask my father for help" written on his face.

Therefore, before he arrived in the capital, the news had already been secretly passed on through channels unknown to ordinary people.

Those wanderers were not as delicate as Lord Erhuang. They walked for a day and rested for a day. They would spend a long time to eat on the road.

Therefore, Ji Changze got almost perfect information this time.

"How long will it take him to get to the capital?"

Zhao Ling was indeed the reliable assistant with unlimited potential and sufficient preparation. Obviously, he had calculated it early. When Ji Changze asked, he gave the estimate.

"According to their walking speed, it will take about three or four days."

Let’s just calculate it as fast as possible. If Mr. Erhuang, who is forty or fifty years old, is still like a child who gets into trouble and comes back to find his father, if he feels uncomfortable somewhere on the road and has to do something, I guess It won't arrive for three or four days.

"Three or four days..."

There is plenty of time.

Ji Changze took out a piece of rice paper and slowly drew a tree on it.

He has been studying well recently, mainly teaching the emperor how to draw a tree without two brushes. Now it is quite easy to draw a tree.

The little emperor painted plum blossoms.

In the snow, a crooked-necked plum tree stood crookedly, its head covered with all kinds of gorgeous plum blossoms.

Zhao Ling heard Ji Changze say slowly: "Turn into spring mud and protect flowers."

Although he is very interested in gossip, Zhao Ling has no research on poetry, so he can only hear that this seems to be from a poem.

"What does your Majesty mean?"

"If the flowers on the trees wither and fall, they will melt into the soil and nourish the trees, but this may not be the case for humans."

"Humans are like trees. It is good to have flowers and fruits, but if there are too many flowers and too many fruits, the tree may bend under the weight and collapse."

Ji Changze slowly sketched the flowers on the tree. After finishing the last stroke, he took back the brush with satisfaction and asked Zhao Ling with a little joy:

"Do you know why I keep holding back?"

Zhao Ling thought about it seriously: "In the past, when His Majesty was young, there were many things that His Majesty could not do even if he wanted to."

"That's one thing."

The little emperor smiled, it was a gentle smile, but it contained a hint of coldness: "I am waiting for my uncle to grow like a tree. I have been behind my uncle a lot since I was born. If you want to catch up, it will be extremely difficult. "

"But when my uncle gradually carries a lot of things on his back and is no longer as cautious as before and leaves no room for others, he will naturally slow down and wait for me to catch up."

He put away the painting, holding it in his hand and admiring it carefully.

The gaze of appreciation is no different from the appreciation of a tiger or a tea cup in the past.

The difference is that this time there is expectation in his eyes.

It was the long-awaited expectation to finally close the net.

"He thinks that he has all the power in the government, and that he has many loyal people under his command. However, the more people he has, the greater his weakness. My enemy, my uncle, cannot move a thing. Those who work for him, help him make suggestions, and know him very well But it only takes one sip to make him bleed profusely.”

Zhao Ling heard it half-understood.

He was even more shocked.

It was a kind of shock that he thought he was familiar with His Majesty, but now he discovered that not only did he only see an illusion in the past, but he also had no idea about His Majesty's true appearance.

He looked at the little emperor who slowly put down the painting in his hand.

Obviously he is not very tall, and he even looks a little young and thin because he is a premature baby. At first glance, his fair face looks like he has baby fat.

This is a look that no one can deny is delicate and handsome, but no one can admit that the other person is already an adult.

But when his eyes were downcast and his tone was slow, it always made people feel that there was a powerful emperor in this immature body.

Zhao Ling couldn't help but feel full of admiration.

Naturally, he also knew that even if His Majesty did not have the aura he has now, just seeing how he could hold back and plan for so long, even he, the eunuch in charge who was always by his side, would not have even the slightest clue to know His Majesty's intentions.

"Then Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

"How to do it?"

Ji Changze chuckled: "Don't they say I am a tyrant? Then I will show them."

While the DPRK was still arguing over whether to appoint female generals, a piece of news quietly reached the ears of the DPRK's civil and military officials.

The treasury was empty, and the emperor planned to replenish the treasury by collecting money from various places.

Of course, this is just an official news. If it is further detailed, it means that the little emperor wants to build a summer resort.

But when I arrived at the treasury, I found that there was no money in the treasury.

So he now plans to levy it.

Of course, if the officials of the DPRK and China feel that the current taxes on the people are already very heavy and do not agree to add another burden to them and make them work hard for a whole year without getting anything, then they will have to pay back money.

They may also make donations to the summer home.

If they donate, there will naturally be no need to collect money.

Civil and military officials: "..."

Before the previous problem was solved, the annoying nephew threw out the next yellow face: "..."

It is obvious that the little emperor is acting rogue.

Tell everyone clearly, "I want to increase taxes to build houses. If you don't agree, that's fine. If you give me the money, I won't increase it."

Obviously, he had the experience of being opposed by his ministers no matter what he did before. This time he learned wisely and specially added a treaty of overlordship: "If you are willing to pay me, I will not make trouble."

Civil and military officials would be crazy to donate money to build a summer resort to satisfy a young emperor.

I have only ever heard of His Majesty granting rewards to his ministers, so there is no reason for his ministers to raise money to build a summer resort for His Majesty.

The resentment that had been accumulated over the matter of the female general exploded due to the little emperor's coquettish manipulation.

So, a new round of quarrels began again.

One moment everyone was arguing about the female general, and the other moment they were arguing about raising taxes.

The key is because the little emperor is too young to go to court, so they all quarrel with Huang Mian.

Huangmian, who almost had a few white hairs after being quarreled for only one day: "..."

For the first time, he regretted that when he found out that the little emperor had a bad temper and had no sympathy or tolerance for his subjects, he not only didn't take it seriously, but was also secretly happy in his heart.

At that time, he was happy that if the little emperor didn't have a heart to care for the people, he would naturally not want to control the power of the court to do things that benefit the people.

As a result, now everything has developed as he thought.

But he just wants to regret.

It would be better to let the little emperor care for his subjects, so that he wouldn't always come up with such suffocating operations on the spur of the moment.

Now, he can just talk nonsense and be happy.

Huangmian, the regent, has become a butt-wiper.

He was already very unhappy when he was forced to compromise the first time, and this matter came up again before he had finished dealing with one thing.

Huangmian was also a little angry.

Not only did he not think that he was in control of the government, he also felt that the young emperor was really ungrateful. His temperament was not good enough to manage the country. As an uncle, he was already old and had to drag such an old bone to manage the court for him.

As a result, he had one naughty idea after another.

This time, he must not let him get his wish.

Otherwise, who knows what he will do next time.

So this time, Huang Mian stood on the side of the officials.

He had to stand either. Increasing taxes itself was a matter that would be written into history and scolded. Although all the officials in the court had their own thoughts, it was certain that no one wanted to be scolded.

If you say that the country is going to war, so taxes are increased, and the people of the country pool money to save up a sum of military funds, it is barely reasonable.

As a result, you want the people of the country to tighten their belts together just to build a summer resort that is actually not needed at all.

Isn't this a joke? ! !

At this time, the letters from the civil and military officials in the court, including Huang Mian, were unprecedentedly consistent.

Because they knew that they were right to refuse Ji Changze's request, and they were standing on the moral high ground. Even if it was written in history books, they would be praised and sympathized instead of scolded.

Everyone worked together to become a rope.

In order to organize this matter, all officials gathered together and wrote a long essay on "What will happen if taxes are increased without reason".

In addition to the disadvantages of increasing taxes, the names and handprints of most officials in the court were signed below.

The final memorial was so thick that Zhao Ling was exhausted when it was sent to Ji Changze.

Ji Changze didn't read it carefully at all, he just flipped through it and glanced at it casually.

There was indeed a lot of content, but it can be summed up in one sentence:

"Even if you are His Majesty, you must never increase taxes for your own selfish desires!"

Good guy, the little emperor must be furious now.

He didn't hide in the palace to play games and didn't go to court.

He went to court angrily.

In front of all the civil and military officials in the court, he smashed things and broke inkstones.

He looked extremely angry, and he was aggrieved that he couldn't do anything to them.

"I just want to increase taxes!! Why don't you agree!!"

"Regent, tell me! Why can't I increase taxes? The whole world belongs to me. I just want to increase taxes. Why can't I!!!"

Huangmian looked at the little emperor who was so angry that he couldn't speak, and a sense of "victory" surged in his heart.

Perhaps it was the crushing of IQ that made him happy.

Even the righteousness on his face seemed much more real.

"Your Majesty, this is really not allowed."

He spoke righteously, and said a series of reasons, "How hard and difficult the people are. They are already living a hard life, and you still want to increase taxes. Aren't you waiting for them to die?"

While talking, he looked at the historian who was taking notes seriously, imagining how heroic he would be in the historical records and how much future generations would admire him.

As the little emperor spoke, his expression gradually turned ugly, as if he couldn't believe that even his uncle was standing in opposition to him.

"Your Majesty, what the regent said makes sense."

A minister also stood up to second the proposal, and then added the content that Huangmian didn't say just now.

The second minister came out, followed by the third and fourth.

In the end, the hall was almost full of people kneeling on the ground.

The little emperor's face was no longer ugly, but dark.

"You all want to stop me? I really can't increase the tax?"

An old minister gave a solid salute, and his entire upper body was about to fall to the ground: "That's right, Your Majesty! If you rashly increase taxes, the people will definitely suffer, and it will also be harmful to our country!!"

"How dare you--"

The little emperor kicked the big vase next to him down.

The vase rolled down and broke into pieces.

Ji Changze silently pulled his foot back, which was a little painful because of excessive force, thinking that acting is really a technical job.

Next time, he should push with his hands. He is very weak now, and it hurts his feet to do so.

When the emperor is angry, no matter whether his anger is justified or not, the ministers still have to kneel down and bow their heads to the ground.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

"Calm down, calm down, isn't it you who provoke my anger? You always complain about what I want to do!!"

Seeing that none of the ministers responded after he finished speaking, they all just knelt on the ground silently to express their resistance. The little emperor seemed to be so angry that he had no choice but to grit his teeth and said coldly:

"Okay! I won't raise taxes or build this summer resort!"

"I want to see it! If I die in this palace, you will all have to find someone to become the emperor who can't even do this!!"

He snorted, tossed his sleeves and left.

He obviously looked like a child who was resentful that he couldn't get enough.

The ministers all breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts relaxed.

Although many of them were so scared that their hearts tightened during the confrontation, fearing that the emperor, who had always had a bad temper, would get angry and push them out and chop them, but fortunately the result was good.

But now His Majesty seemed very angry. The ministers who slowly stood up looked at each other and knew what was going on.

I'm afraid I have no choice but to agree to this female general's matter.

One of the regents agreed to this.

Secondly... the little emperor had just been annoyed by them. He was very angry when his original request was not met. If the female general's matter was denied again, who knows what he could do.

It's not unusual for such an older boy to do anything when he's angry.

So, Ji Changze got angry and the next day, he learned from Huang Mian that "although all the officials in the court strongly opposed it, he worked hard and finally got the female general's matter done."

"Yeah?"

The little emperor who got what he wanted was not happy at all, his expression was wilted, and he was lying on his couch with unhappiness written all over his face.

Huang Mian knew clearly that he was still thinking about taxes, but he didn't take the initiative to bring it up.

He must have the money to build a summer resort for the little emperor, but why would he use the money to fulfill a child's wish?

Anyway, no matter how angry the little emperor is, he can only be helpless and furious if this matter is not justified.

Because the little emperor did not show the attitude of "I am so happy that my concubine can finally be made a general", Huang Mian's original dissatisfaction with this matter magically subsided.

After all, even if he fulfilled the wish for the other party, the other party didn't seem to think that Miss Jiang really becoming a female general was something worthy of celebration.

He didn't even take a closer look, he just asked how much salary the yellow-faced general received for his position and how many troops he had under his command.

After Huang Mian finished speaking, the little emperor, who had obviously lost interest in the matter, frowned.

"Why does a general need at least so many people under his command? Where can I get such people for my beloved concubine?"

Before Huang Mian could speak, he waved his hand impatiently;

"Forget it, let her take charge of the eastern suburbs camp. There are the fewest people there, so nothing can go wrong."

Huang Mian's original attitude of watching the excitement suddenly turned into hesitation.

The current leader of the Eastern Suburb Camp is his.

"Then the original person in charge over there?"

Ji Changze lay lazily on the couch, obviously having no idea about the matter: "Promote me to an official. You can be promoted to any official. My beloved concubine is a woman. I don't want to put a man on her head. She must be from Dongjiao." The biggest official in the camp.”

Huang Mian understands instantly.

Understand that if his concubine wants to go out and show off, he will definitely not be happy for her to have a lot of contact with other men.

Anyway, one of his own can be promoted, and looking at what the little emperor meant, it didn't seem like he really had confidence in Jiang, but more like he was pointing to a random place for Bo Hongyan with a smile.

It is estimated that after a while, the Jiang family's woman will make a mess in the management of the eastern suburbs camp. The little emperor will naturally find that women are not suitable for work. When the time comes, he will just replace him with a close confidant.

He nodded and agreed, feeling a bit like he was taking advantage.

Ji Changze glanced at him and knew exactly what he was thinking. He didn't say anything and just held his head: "I won't say it anymore. I have a headache when I think about those people who oppose my increase in taxes."

The little emperor was furious, and Huang Mian had no intention of persuading him.

Anyway, according to his character, if anyone provokes him these days, he will naturally take it out on him.

He returned home peacefully.

As a result, the next day, the little emperor, perhaps out of anger, changed his clothes and went out to play. As soon as he went out, he bumped into someone who had fled all the way to the capital to complain.

I heard that he was an ordinary citizen. Because of the increasing taxes, his family really couldn't survive. In the end, his daughter was taken away by the government and was said to be sent to a brothel. He was almost arrested and made a young man, but later escaped. Finally, he thought that this would not work.

The government salary increases almost twice a year. If this trend continues, even if he escapes this time, no one in the family will be able to escape later.

So he gritted his teeth and rushed to the capital to complain.

It was such a coincidence that when he went to the government office in the capital to voice his grievances, he happened to be caught by the little emperor wandering there.

When my ears pricked up, I heard the other party saying that taxes were added two or three times a year, and it was really hard to survive.

This time it was a bomb.

He carried the person back to the palace directly, and almost overturned the table when he went to court.

"You all refused to let me increase taxes!! But you increased them behind your back! Are you greedy for my money!!!"

Civil and military officials: "..."

They didn't know for a moment whether they should be shocked that someone had the audacity to raise taxes privately, or whether they should be shocked that the little emperor's way of focusing on key points was so magical.

"I have been on the throne for fifteen years!!! Which year has I not been cautious and frugal with my expenses!! Be careful with your expenses, for fear of adding even a little bit of burden to the people!!!"

Ji Changze started babbling.

He didn't even look at the expressions on the faces of the officials standing below, "Aren't you farting?" and continued to flatter his face:

"I just said a few days ago that I wanted to raise taxes! Each and every one of you, you act like I am some foolish king who doesn't care about the life and death of the people! Stop me dead or alive!!"

"It's better now. I didn't add it, but the people have been added to it for an unknown number of levels already!!!"

Many people looked strange when they heard this.

With the little emperor's attitude, those who didn't know it would have thought that he was worried about the country and the people.

As a result, after he kept talking for a long time, he finally turned the table over and almost roared:

"Where's all that money from taxes?! How come I don't even see a penny!!!"

All the officials suddenly had "this is right" expressions on their faces.

Of course, we have to add a follow-up: "Your Majesty, how can you only think about money? You have to think about the people."

The little emperor was very angry, but because he rarely went to court, he only knew how to get angry but didn't know what to do next. After the fuss was over, he stood still with his neck stiffened.

A posture of "You either give me an explanation today or give me money, or we are not finished."

Huang Mian, who was watching the show on the side, felt that his intelligence was suppressed to the highest level.

He had some slight disdain and slight jealousy towards the little emperor, similar to a kind of "If you weren't of royal blood, where would this throne be for you? If I weren't of royal blood, I would definitely be a super good emperor, but I can't compare to you." The mentality of "too strong" gradually emerged.

He had a righteous look on his face, as if his losses were about to be recorded by the historian:

"Your Majesty, the increase in taxes must be the result of local officials secretly passing on the imperial edict, and not the work of colleagues in the court. What Your Majesty needs to do now is to escort the audacious criminal to the capital for questioning and execution."

It seemed like he was teaching, but the condescension in his words was not concealed at all.

"Really?" The little emperor was not very trusting: "You really didn't lie to me? Did you increase taxes behind my back? I don't blame you, just hand over the money."

"His Majesty!"

The yellow-faced expression was solemn, as if "I'm so upright, I'm super upright":

"How can your Majesty, as the king of a country, say such things? Falsely passing on imperial edicts and privately raising taxes is a serious crime! There is no reason why you can avoid punishment by paying money!"

The little emperor looked blank: "But I think it's okay to increase taxes... Okay, okay, uncle, don't look at me like this, I just listen to you. So what should I do with the minister who increased taxes? Why don't I dismiss him from office? ?”

He was obviously thinking about small money, and added: "After you are dismissed from office, your home will be ransacked, and the stolen property will be returned to the state treasury."

"How can we be treated so leniently? If so, there are countless corrupt officials in the world who would be brave enough to raise taxes privately!"

Huang Mian was getting more and more into the state. Feeling that some of the courtiers who had looked down on him before were now looking at him with approval, he straightened his chest and raised his head:

"He should be punished severely! In addition to confiscating his home, he will also be interrogating and beheading his entire family."

"Okay, okay."

The little emperor didn't quite understand what he was saying: "If you can confiscate your home, then just do it."

"that whoever."

Ji Changze nodded and was brought up by Zhao Ling. The trembling and bewildered people asked: "Who is the official who increased taxes? What is his name? Is his family rich? Is the money from the ransack enough to build a summer resort?"

The people were cautious: "I, I don't know who he is. The biggest official I have ever seen is a police officer..."

"Why are you so troublesome? I don't know this or that. Why are you still complaining?!" The grumpy little emperor suddenly lost his temper and frowned with anger and impatience on his face.

Huang Mian glanced at him: "Your Majesty, he is just an ordinary citizen. He is illiterate. It is normal not to know these things."

"It doesn't have to be a name, just know the place and arrest the local magistrate."

He glanced at the little emperor who was not calm at all, and he felt more and more deeply that he would be better than him as emperor. At least in terms of being close to the people, he must have done a good job.

Thinking like this, Huang Mian showed a friendly smile.

Smiling like a blooming flower, he asked: "Don't be afraid, tell me where your home is, and I will definitely make the decision for you."

The ordinary citizen looked at him pitifully: "My little one, my home is in Yandi."

Huang Mian: "...what did you say?"

Thinking that the official's ears were hard to use, the common man raised his voice: "Xiao Xiao said, Xiao Xiao's home is in Yandi!"

Yandi...

The place where the yellow-faced eldest son works.

Think again about what I just said about confiscation of homes and executions...

The flower-like smile on the yellow face cracked little by little. , Baihe free and fastest update, no anti-theft, no anti-theft.