Chapter 749: What to fear if you are ordered to kill! (Three shifts)

A group of people went up the city wall.
The weather is fine and the sight is good.
Looking north, you can see the roof of the palace from a distance.
"The palace is so tall, it's the first time for me to stand on the wall and look at the palace."
"Your Majesty, the following is Xinmin County." Lu Shizhong pointed to the south.
Standing on the city wall, the huge Xinmin County can be seen at a glance.
At first glance, the most intuitive impression is that there are densely packed houses, neatly arranged in rows.
The second is a lot of people, all of them human.
"How come there are so many people?" Emperor Wen De exclaimed.
Lu Shizhong introduced: "Xinmin County has no city walls, no curfews, and the influence of Shanhe Academy. Many scholars live in Xinmin County. So many brothels, Chu restaurants, restaurants and teahouses rushed to Xinmin County to open branches.
This attracted businessmen from all over the world, as well as literati and writers, to Xinmin County to be romantic. As there are more people, various shops also increase. So there are more and more people. "
"That's it!"
Looking at the crowded Xinmin County, Emperor Wende was faintly excited.
"Lu Aiqing, is this a prosperous age?"
Lu Shizhong hesitated for a moment, wanted to say no, but couldn't hold back the reason.
So he said: "Xinmin County is a scene of the flourishing age. But inside the city wall, the ministers bravely are not a flourishing age."
Emperor Wende nodded, "The fact is right in front of me, I can see it. This is Xinmin County, and prosperity is right in front of my eyes."
After finishing speaking, Emperor Wen De walked to the other end of the city wall and pointed to Nancheng, "This is the southern city of the capital, chaos, poverty, and also in front of me. I have seen the difference between the two sides, and I also know."
"Weichen is incompetent, death!" Lu Shizhong simply pleaded guilty.
Emperor Wen De waved his hand and said, "It has nothing to do with you. As you said, this is a stubborn disease in the capital city. A stubborn disease left over for decades and hundreds of years. It cannot be solved overnight. But in my eyes, Nancheng is not only a stubborn disease. It's more like a patch in the capital. It's broken, not just a patch.
Aiqing told me a lot about the disadvantages brought about by the rapid population growth, the first of which is food pressure. This point cannot be ignored. However, in my eyes, the rapid increase in the population of the capital far outweighs the disadvantages.
The tax alone is directly taken over by the Ministry of Households. How many procedures have been saved and how much corruption has been reduced? Local tax and silver are accompanied by various apportionments, and at most only one or two of the ten taels can be deposited in the pocket of the household department. If the capital is rich and the household department is rich, I don’t need to increase taxes, and local people don’t have to bear heavy apportionments and corvee. Why didn't Aiqing see this benefit? "
But Lu Shizhong had a different idea, "Your Majesty, local taxes and banks are fixed, regardless of the size of the population, they must be paid in the same amount. The local population is declining, and officials will inevitably squeeze the local people who stay behind in order to complete their tasks."
"The origins of these victims are basically middle-to-lower-class counties, with a tax and silver area of ​​four to five thousand taels a year. Is this task impossible?"
Lu Shizhong shook his head again and again. Emperor Wen De had never been a magistrate, and he didn't know the famous hall inside.
He said: "In addition to taxation and silver, local government has to support people. In a county, there are less than 70 or 80 people, but as many as hundreds of people. People eat horses and chew, and they spend a lot of money a year. Who will support them? Naturally, it depends on apportionment.
Every time a local family escapes, it means that those who did not escape have to bear more apportionment. If local officials want to build water conservancy projects, support county schools, and greet them, if they are more greedy for ink, they need more apportionment. This is extremely unfair to the local people who stay behind. "
There were so many ghost halls in local government offices, and Emperor Wen De did not know that much.
But he sees further.
"Even if the xiaomin rooted in the capital is driven back to his place of origin, does Aiqing think that the local government will conscientiously find that the apportionment will be reduced? The apportionment will not be reduced, but there will be more xiaomin living in dire straits. Allow these people The people are rooted in the capital, and at least some people can live and work in peace and contentment."
Lu Shizhong was surprised.
He thought Emperor Wen De was very conservative, but he did not expect Emperor Wen De to be more open than he thought.
He paused, and then said: "Since the end of last year, local officials have successively said that the capital has drained the local population. As a result, the local population has plummeted and taxes cannot be completed. Please make a decision on this matter."
Emperor Wende was silent for a moment, "This matter will be discussed in the court tomorrow."
"Weichen follow the order!"
Emperor Wende put his hands behind his back, looking at the prosperous Xinmin County.
"Since the Queen Mother passed away, I have often felt inadequate."
"Your Majesty's sorrow! Please take care of your body."
Emperor Wende said blankly: "In the beginning, I really thought that the Queen Mother had died of illness, and I felt that life and death are impermanent. The result was that the Queen Mother was poisoned by people, which was truly shocking. When did the palace become a sieve? Even the safety of the Queen Mother cannot be guaranteed."
"The minister is incompetent, and the criminal Su Wenzhi has not been caught. Please take care of it!"
Emperor Wende snorted and gritted his teeth and said: "The of Concubine Su has a daughter who is bold and arrogant and harms the harem. I will kill it."
Lu Shizhong bowed and obeyed.
Emperor Wen De turned to look at him, "Lu Aiqing!"
"Weichen is here!"
"I will give you another ten days. If you still can't catch Su Wenzhi, you know what to do."
Lu Shizhong's face paled, "Your Majesty, there are many innocent people in it."
Emperor Wen De sneered, "The queen mother was poisoned, and the anger in my heart can only be washed away with blood. There is no innocent person, everyone can kill! I only give you ten days. After ten days, whether or not they are caught Su Wenzhi, I want blood to stain the capital. I want the blood in the vegetable market to never dry up."
Lu Shizhong and Chang Enqi shivered.
The strong killing intent of Emperor Wende, if there is any substance.
According to Emperor Wende's request, there were hundreds of people in the Ci Ning Palace and the palace, and all those who were involved in Su Wenzhi had their heads fallen.
Heads are rolling!
Thousands of heads are really shocking.
Emperor Wende will spend thousands of lives to pay tribute to the death of Queen Mother Xiao.
Lu Shizhong deliberately persuades that many of these thousands of people are innocent.
"His Majesty……"
"Ai Qingxiu wants to say it again, I have already decided. Only human heads and blood can calm down the wrath of the emperor."
Emperor Wende looked at Lu Shizhong, "If Aiqing can't bear this responsibility, she can raise it now. I will send someone else to carry out this matter."
Lu Shizhong's face turned pale, cold sweat broke out.
Can he afford thousands of lives?
On the one hand, Emperor Wen De’s trust, on the other hand, the life, what choice should he make.
"Has Ai Qing thought about it?"
"Weichen, weichen follow the order!" Lu Shizhong said with difficulty.
He will definitely be featured in the history books, and he must have mixed reputation after death. He will be known as a cool official and a servant.
Name before and after!
This is not what the scholars pursue all their lives.
However, he can no longer take care of his name.
He is the knife in the hands of Emperor Wen De, wherever Emperor Wen De points, he must kill.
Only with the trust and support of Emperor Wen De can he realize his political ambitions.
Lu Shizhong took a deep breath.
A man who kills a man is a thief.
Killing a thousand people is a good general!
Hahaha...
He was ordered to kill, what to fear!
There was a touch of madness in Lu Shizhong's eyes.
Emperor Wen De looked at him with satisfaction, "Aiqing has never let me down."
Lu Shizhong lowered his head and said, "Weichen will do his best to arrest Su Wenzhi."
"Grab her, I will put her to death Ling Chi."
The hatred of killing the mother is not shared.
The determination of Emperor Wen De to kill was stronger than ever.
If Concubine Su had lost her maiden family, Emperor Wende would have annihilated the Su family.
If you can't destroy the clan, then copy the corpse of Su Jiazu's grave.
Emperor Wende secretly ordered to whip the corpse, Jin Wuwei has sent his confidant to go to the ancestral home of Concubine Su Gui.
This is the wrath of the emperor!
If you dare to poison in the palace and dare to murder the queen mother, you must be prepared to bear the emperor's anger.
The emperor was angry, even if the dead body did not have a million, there were ten thousand, one hundred thousand!
Lu Shizhong's order to kill is just the beginning of everything.
Later, more and more people will be implicated.
The road from the capital to the imperial tomb will be paved by human heads.
The death of the Queen Mother must be repaid with countless heads.
Emperor Wen De did not lose his mind.
At this moment, he is more awake than ever.
He is soberly aware of what he should do.
At this moment, Emperor Wen De understood the actions of Emperor Xian more than ever.
It's not that Emperor Xian is violent and bloodthirsty, but sometimes has to kill.
Without blood, there is no peace and prosperity.
Emperor Wende moved his fingers, with a smile on his mouth, "I have high hopes for Aiqing, and I believe Aiqing will not disappoint my trust."
Shizhong Lu bowed and bowed, "Wei ministers are gracious, and repay your majesty for his kindness."
"Very good! Take care of the bad!"
"Weichen follow the order!"
Emperor Wende pointed to Xinmin County, "My great country, who do you think should be given to?"
Lu Shizhong wanted to scold his mother, it was too exciting today.
First, he was ordered to kill, and now he asked about Li Chu.
The piles are horrible.
"Weichen doesn't know!" He could only answer like that.
Emperor Wen De looked at Lu Shizhong with a half-smile, "Is he not sure or dare not answer?"
Lu Shizhong was very frank, "I don't know, but I don't dare."
"Hahaha..."
Emperor Wen De laughed loudly, then patted Lu Shizhong's shoulder affectionately, "I don't make you embarrassed. This question is too early."
"Your Majesty said that."
"Your Majesty will live a long life."
"Don't dare to live for a long time. If you can live to the life of the first emperor, I will be satisfied."