Chapter 138 Civil Officials Talk, Soldiers Bleed

In the court, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui sneered.

In the face of the questioning of Queen Mother Su Wan'er, he directly confronted.

At this time, Qin Ruhui, who was in power, was no longer the courtier who was submissive and cautious when facing the second tyrant Zhao Gan.

When facing the puppet mother and son who had no real power in the Golden Palace but always wanted to compete with him, Qin Ruhui, he had no scruples to reveal all the things he had deliberately concealed before.

Qin Ruhui first accused the second emperor Zhao Gan of being ambitious and levying heavy taxes;

Whether it was the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, or the order of the Daxin Navy to tour the South China Sea countries, or the reconstruction of the emperor's mausoleum, which one was not a waste of money and labor?

Then, the natural disasters and man-made disasters of drought and floods in the Daxin Dynasty in recent years were also attributed to Zhao Gan, the Daxin Fortress.

It was said that Zhao Gan's tyranny had incurred the wrath of the gods, which led to the people's poverty and the difficulty in allocating taxes.

Then, it was said that Zhao Gan, the fortress leader, led the army in person and completely emptied the Daxin treasury, which led to the fact that the Ministry of Revenue could not even take out 12 million taels of silver for military pay.

Finally, Qin Ruhui said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother: If it weren't for the fact that the previous emperor was ambitious and levied heavy taxes during his reign, the Daxin Dynasty would not have come to this point."

"In the final analysis, the country of the Daxin Dynasty belongs to the Zhao family!"

"So, the emperor and the queen mother have to find a way to pay the 12 million taels of silver!"

Hu——

Qin Ruhui took out all the bad feelings he had suffered from Zhao Gan, the fortress leader, on the orphaned and widowed Emperor Lingwu and Queen Mother Su Wan'er in one breath.

I have to say, this feeling of being proud in front of the civil and military officials in the court is really fucking cool!

After saying that, Qin Ruhui looked at the Jinluan Palace with a refreshed spirit, waiting for the counterattack of the Queen Mother Su Wan'er.

Wow——

Woohoo!

The counterattack of the Queen Mother Su Wan'er has not come yet, but the counterattack of the young emperor Zhao Lingwu has come first.

However, his counterattack, which made him cry loudly because he was scared by Qin Ruhui, seemed a little ridiculous in the eyes of the civil and military officials of the whole court.

"Your Majesty——"

At this time, the Queen Mother Su Wan'er, who was originally listening to the government behind the curtain, did not care about the rules of the court, and directly lifted the curtain and came to the front of the dragon throne, and hugged the crying Zhao Lingwu to comfort him.

In this situation, the civil and military officials in the Jinluan Palace turned a blind eye and deaf ear.

After a long time, Su Wan'er finally coaxed the crying young emperor Zhao Lingwu.

Looking at the court officials who were gloating in the hall, Su Wan'er's cold face became even colder, but revealed endless resentment and helplessness.

In the end, she just said angrily: "Prime Minister Qin, isn't it just 12 million taels of silver?"

"I will collect the salary and pensions for the frontline soldiers even if I have to sell everything I have, and I will never let the frontline soldiers down!"

"Issue an order to inform Wu Sanjia that within ten days, the court will distribute the salary and pensions to the Huben Army, so that Wu Sanjia will not have to worry about the future and go all out to fight the Northern Expedition!"

"On the day when the army returns from the Northern Expedition, I will personally hold a celebration banquet for Wu Sanjia and the Huben Army soldiers in the imperial palace in the capital!"

"Dismiss the court!"

After saying that, Su Wan'er picked up the young emperor Zhao Lingwu and left the Golden Palace without looking back.

When the emperor and the empress dowager left, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's followers immediately came up.

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Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Luo Yuanji immediately gave Qin Ruhui a thumbs up and said, "Prime Minister Qin is wise. He made Empress Dowager Su speechless with just a few words and she willingly paid the 1,200 taels of silver."

"This is enough to make Empress Dowager Su and the uncle Su Muchen, as well as the Jiangnan aristocratic families who support them behind the scenes drink a pot!"

Hahaha!

As he said this, all the followers laughed knowingly.

Hum!

Qin Ruhui snorted coldly, his cunning face revealed a sinister and cunning expression, and said: "This 12 million taels is just the beginning."

"This Su Wan'er, with her son, has not even warmed up the position of the empress dowager and the emperor, and she wants to use the power of several idle princes and aristocratic families in the Jiangnan region to compete with me."

"It's simply overestimating her own abilities!"

After a pause, Qin Ruhui continued: "She really thinks that the things she did behind the scenes are unnoticed by anyone, and that the Red Guards trained by me are all idiots who eat dry food!"

"Don't you think about who helped them to the throne and the position of the empress dowager!"

Hmph——

In this regard, Qin Ruhui's followers deeply agreed.

At the beginning, after the death of the previous emperor Zhao Gan, it was because he thought that the orphaned and widowed Queen Su was easy to control, so he pushed her and her son to the position of empress dowager and emperor.

Who would have thought that Su Wan'er, who had tasted the power of being admired by thousands of people, actually regarded herself as the queen mother, secretly recruiting soldiers in the Jiangnan area, ready to go to Beijing to defend the king at any time.

This is to get rid of the donkey after it has done its work, and eliminate all the prime ministers who pushed her to the position of queen mother!

After the dispute over core interests, the prime minister Qin Ruhui, who holds great power, naturally has to rise up to resist.

This political struggle is either you die or I live.

Bleeding the forces behind Su Wan'er is Qin Ruhui's first step.

"By the way, Prime Minister Qin!"

At this time, Luo Yuanji, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, asked: "If the 12 million taels of military pay raised by the Queen Mother Su arrive at the Ministry of Revenue, will it still be distributed to Wu Sanjia and the Huben Army according to the 6 million taels of military pay and pensions?"

Hmm?

Qin Ruhui raised his eyebrows and said, "Lord Luo, what are you talking about?"

"Six million taels, are the lives of Wu Sanjia and those Hu Ben soldiers so valuable?"

Then, he changed the subject and raised three fingers to Luo Yuanji, saying, "Just allocate three million taels of silver to Wu Sanjia!"

"A hungry wolf like Wu Sanjia cannot be fed too much at one time. If he is fed too much, it will be difficult to control him in the future. Do you understand?"

"I will follow the teachings of Prime Minister Qin!"

......

A few days later.

Twenty miles outside Zhuozhou City, in the Hu Ben Army camp.

In the central army tent, the mighty general Wu Sanjia was thinking hard about how to defeat the enemy.

In recent days, the Longcheng army stationed in Zhuozhou has been defending the city and staying inside. No matter how Wu Sanjia challenges them, they will not go out of the city to fight.

And Wu Sanjia, in order to avoid heavy casualties, did not dare to attack the city rashly.

The two sides confronted each other outside Zhuozhou City.

"Report--"

"General, the military pay and pensions allocated by the court have arrived!"

"But, only one million taels of silver!"

"What?"