Chapter 387: A Slight Move to Cause Thunder (Please Subscribe)

One day in the third month of Jia Huan's mourning, the court meeting was quite lively.

Three censors successively impeached local officials for their poor governance, which actually led to high prices for food and other daily necessities just after the local autumn harvest.

At the same time, the local gentry and landlords were impeached for hoarding and deliberately disrupting the prices of various daily necessities, resulting in a sudden increase in the cost of living for the people, and the continuous complaints were like troubled times!

Everyone was confused, wondering what was happening?

Today's face is quite ugly, and he is very taboo about such things.

Prices are soaring and people are struggling to make ends meet. Isn't this a smear on his face?

The three censors who came out to impeach did not care about this. They all bowed and asked to pay attention to the matter now and send people from the Jinyi Mansion to investigate. The bold people who dared to hoard must be brought to justice.

Otherwise, local prices can be controlled at will. What would that mean?

No matter what considerations he had, he immediately agreed to send someone out to investigate.

However, the faces of some officials were not so good-looking.

It's a pity that the reasons for the imperial censor's impeachment are too sufficient. Such a thing is unacceptable to the local government, let alone the court. Who is responsible if trouble occurs?

Having achieved their goal, the three men did not pursue them fiercely and hurriedly retreated without further grunting.

When the court meeting was over, Prince Zhongshun, who rarely attended the court meeting directly, suddenly trembled and he came to his senses.

Damn, what a great idea!

He slapped his hands gently, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

If he read it correctly, the three censors who were impeached before were from Ning Rong's Second Mansion, right?

In other words, Ning Rong’s Second Mansion took action!

It’s really surprising, it’s so steady and ruthless when you take action!

He has now realized that the Ningrong Second Mansion plans to use the power of the court to deal with the gentry and landlords who are manipulating prices in the local area.

The most cruel thing is that they directly requested the personnel sent to Jinyi Mansion without giving the cabinet a chance to do anything. This is amazing.

If he were a cabinet boss, he would not go against the Jinyi Mansion for the sake of the local squires and landlords.

Why hadn't he thought of such a method before?

Aren't the civil service groups playing with hidden rules? Then they can also use the power of the court to make them look good.

After all, unspoken rules are unspoken rules and cannot be put on the table.

Once exposed, even if there is intentional partiality today, it is impossible to do nothing.

Besides, whenever the emperor wants to save face, he cannot remain indifferent.

When they returned to the palace, Prince Zhongshun happily told the chief historian about the matter. The palace chief immediately slapped his hands and affirmed: "It seems that Ningrong and his wife have no doubts about the current emperor!"

After thinking about it carefully, he smiled bitterly and said: "That's right. The current emperor wants to suppress us. He has many methods and means. There is no need to play such a trick that is not on the table but has great hidden dangers!"

Prince Zhongshun nodded in approval and chuckled, "Then should we do something?"

Seeing Chang Shi's confusion, he waved his hands and said angrily: "What happened before made me so disgusted!"

"This time, if we have the opportunity to slash some guys' faces, we naturally can't miss it!"

"Also, let the other clans follow suit. If we want to take action, we will be ruthless!"

"If we don't kill so many people, some guys will think we are easy to handle!"

As a result, there were suddenly more and more petitions to impeach local squires and landlords for their lawlessness.

When the current emperor saw these excerpts, he naturally felt quite complicated.

Of course he knew what happened!

The audacity of the civil service group and the cabinet is quite surprising today.

However, it has always been his wish to suppress and weaken the clan power and the noble power.

Seeing that the civil servant group was having a smooth time, he naturally did not come forward to stop it. It was obvious that he wanted to see a joke.

But he didn't expect that the impeachment trend started by Ning Rong's second house and that many clan forces rushed to follow would force him to come forward in person.

As Jia Huan and Xue Pan said, some things cannot be easily crossed.

With the help of Ning Rong's Second Mansion and many clan leaders, the members of the Jinyi Mansion who were sent out to investigate were almost targeted to eliminate those who dared to manipulate local prices.

Not just themselves, but their families too!

The court punished those who dared to disrupt local order very severely.

If it had been in the past, the leader would probably have been jailed.

His family members will also be implicated and spend varying amounts of time studying in cells.

The environment in the cell is quite harsh. In the end, it is quite good to have 29 out of 10 people who can escape alive.

But this time, Ningrong's second mansion took the lead again.

The person who came forward was Mr. Zheng Er. It was rare for him to speak out in court.

To be honest, Mr. Zheng Er was quite nervous at the time.

However, he couldn't be too perfunctory about the things Jia Huan entrusted.

"Your Majesty, God has the virtue of good life..."

After a while of empty words, I finally made my thoughts clear: "I beg your Majesty to exile all these prisoners to the sea..."

No one cares what he says next.

The big guys who were participating in the small court meeting at this time all looked incomprehensible and began to argue.

The content of the debate is the request of Mr. Zheng. Should the court agree to it?

At this time, the eyes of the current emperor who was sitting on the dragon throne, as well as the princes and nobles participating in the small court meeting were all bright-eyed.

They had been troubled by the sparse population in their territory before. Master Zheng's request gave them a new idea, which made them very excited.

Think about it, how many prisoners will there be in Daqian this year?

There are tens of thousands, right?

If it were a little stricter, there would be hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of prisoners a year.

Exiling them to offshore territories and allowing them to work for free is much cheaper than absorbing refugees.

What a great idea!

After the second master Zheng finished his request, the current emperor immediately agreed.

At this time, he even wished that the more local gentry and landowners would cause trouble, the better.

These guys, and the families behind them, all have certain cultural qualities and abilities. They are exactly the elite population that the overseas territories need.

Another point is, wouldn’t it be easier to handle them if they are guilty?

In short, there are quite a few heart-thrilling moments at this moment!

The current emperor, clan bosses, and noble bosses were able to react and make an immediate decision, so naturally the cabinet bosses would not be too slow to be surprised.

Everyone's expressions were quite ugly, and they looked at Mr. Zheng with very unkind eyes, but they didn't want to get angry rashly, it was unworthy.

They also know that Mr. Zheng Er is probably the unlucky guy who was pushed out, and there is absolutely no need to target him.

In addition, the status of the second master of politics is also quite special. Few courtiers are willing to go to death to offend him unless necessary. If they don't get the advantage, they may also get into trouble.

The eldest daughter of Master Zheng is the concubine of the palace.

Not only did she give birth to a royal daughter, but she is currently pregnant. According to the old doctor's diagnosis, the baby is likely to be a prince, which is quite extraordinary.

Once the Yuan concubine successfully gives birth to a prince, it will be easy to be promoted to the imperial concubine position, and her position in the harem will become very stable, and the former ministers will not easily offend her.

You know, the power of pillow wind is not small!

Coupled with the hatred of a prince and a princess, this is no joke.

Even the top dignitaries in the capital don't dare to play like this. If they don't do it well, their families may be ruined.

In addition, it is Jia Huan, the concubine of the second master Zheng.

That is the most capable general in Daqian right now, and no one dares to underestimate him.

Although I don’t dare to reuse him now, do I still put him in the position of Minister of War?

What does this mean? The old foxes in the cabinet naturally have a clear idea.

Aren't you worried that if a big war breaks out in the future, Jia Huan may need to take action?

What the cabinet bosses have to deal with is the current emperor who is already ready to make a move, as well as the royal family bosses.

It's the noble bosses whose eyes are glowing red. These guys are not easy to deal with.

Although the current emperor was very moved, he did not directly respond to Master Zheng's request. He only said that he would consider it carefully and asked Master Zheng to wait patiently.

Master Zheng Er breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly returned to the queue of officials.

He had done what he had to do, and he didn't want to care about the final result.

But Mr. Zheng Er didn't know that his request caused quite a strong shock in the court.

By the time the small court meeting was over, the entire court seemed to be boiling like a pot was exploding.

The current emperor, the royal family bosses, and the noble bosses reached a tacit understanding immediately.

This is a very good thing for them, so they will naturally support it fully.

Then, the prisoners held in the first batch of cells were quickly divided up.

Driven by interests, even the current emperor rarely takes action.

Ignoring the opposition of the civil service group and the cabinet bosses, a large-scale prisoner deportation operation was launched directly, and no one could stop it.

Not to mention, the civil service group is not monolithic!

There are many civil servants, but they are the disciples of royal family bosses and noble bosses!

As long as their own interests are not involved, they will naturally support their boss's ideas with both hands and feet, and will not play any shady tricks.

With their presence, the opinions of the cabinet bosses themselves cannot be completely unified.

Moreover, the northern and southern factions in the civil servant group also have different thoughts and ideas. Naturally, their actions will not be completely consistent, and the current emperor will not agree.

In fact, those who really want to cause trouble for the royal family members and the nobles are the civil servants from the south and the families behind them.

As for the civil servants from the north and the families behind them, they were not greatly affected.

Moreover, almost most of the unlucky landowners and squires this time are from the south. How can their misfortune arouse the sympathy and attention of their northern counterparts? Isn't this nonsense?