From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 231

The lights in the Prince Jing's mansion were bright.

On the shore of the inner lake, hundreds of men in black were in neat formation, with solemn expressions.

Prince Jing Chen De said calmly: "The hungry ghosts came from the Central Plains and Shandong, sweeping thousands of miles of land all the way, and have become a large scale."

"Your mission is to sneak into the hungry ghosts, incite emotions, follow the hungry ghosts to charge, and when necessary, perform the most difficult tasks."

"Whoever can complete the final task will be awarded a title of nobility."

Hundreds of men in black began to breathe rapidly. After years of training, they have waited too long for today.

Prince Jing said: "There are already our people among the hungry ghosts. On that day, they will tie red cloth strips on their right arms for you to identify them."

"This mission can only succeed, not fail. Your future depends on you."

After speaking, Prince Jing returned to the bedroom. Another group of people had been waiting for him for a long time.

He looked at the dozens of officials, young and old, in the hall and said slowly, "Are all the books of the people ready?"

The old man in the lead whispered, "Your Majesty, everything is ready. There are more than 70 sets of books of the people in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, covering the entire Jin Dynasty. We will act immediately and make them public as soon as Your Majesty gives us an order."

King Jing nodded and said in a deep voice, "Then you will wait for promotion. The officials and the emperor share the country, and I will share the country with you!"

Everyone below knelt down and shouted in unison, "Long live the emperor!"

"Hahaha!"

King Jing couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, the old man in the lead said with a smile, "Your Majesty, we have prepared a gift for Your Majesty. Please accept it."

While speaking, a large box was lifted up. When it was opened, a dragon robe with gold silk carvings was luxurious and expensive, and it was gorgeous enough to make everyone obsessed with it.

King Jing was stunned for a moment, and his breathing was rapid: "Good! Good! Good! On the New Year's Day, I will wear this dress and ascend the steps to the throne!"

"In this case, I will congratulate His Majesty."

A cold voice with a faint smile, a figure quickly flew in from outside and landed steadily in the hall.

The guards outside rushed in, exclaiming and extremely impatient.

King Jing was slightly stunned, then laughed and said: "Holy Mother! You come at the right time!"

After speaking, he waved his hand to the guards and said: "What are you doing here! The Holy Mother wants to come in, can you stop her? Not to mention this small Jingwang Mansion, even in the palace, the Holy Mother can come and go freely, all get out!"

The guards breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated.

King Jing then clasped his fists and said, "Holy Mother, I'll leave the sacrifice to you this time."

The Holy Mother of Immortality wore a tasseled mask and chuckled, "Have you arranged the procedures at the Ministry of Rites?"

King Jing said, "Of course, when offering sacrifices to the heaven, there will be a thousand-jin nine tripods to show the mountains and rivers. As long as the Holy Mother uses a little trick, she can shock the ministers and find a legitimate name for this king."

The Holy Mother of Immortality smiled and said, "That's easy, no problem."

"Thank you, Holy Mother."

King Jing smiled, looked at the golden dragon robe, and said in a trembling voice, "In this way, everything is ready, only the east wind is missing."

...

Beijing Camp, Five Army Camp

A servant hurried into the tent, crawling on the ground, and said anxiously: "Master! Master! Something happened! Something happened at home!"

More than ten people in the tent were drinking. When they saw this person, one of them stood up and glared, "Afu, why are you here! What happened at home!"

The servant said anxiously: "The soldiers of Lord Ning's palace raided our house! They said that they would pay off the debt of 3,000 taels, and the remaining 1,000 taels would be used by the master to redeem the people."

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the tent.

The middle-aged man in armor slumped in a chair, muttering: "I can't live like this, I can't live like this."

People around asked, and they were also anxious.

"Old Liao, what's going on? How come you owe Lord Ning so much money? Four thousand taels!"

"Oh no, I think I owe Lord Ning six hundred taels!"

"I owe eight hundred taels too!"

"I owe thirty thousand taels!"

The group checked their accounts and found that they all owed Lord Ning money.

An old man gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, I haven't been paid for a few months. Where can I find the money to pay it back? The interest has been compounded for so long, who can afford it!"

"Will they raid my house next?"

"Take the brothers and fight them, damn it!"

"No, Lord Ning is a royal noble, the nephew of the previous emperor!"

"Then should we die!"

"This life is really unbearable!"

The group started to quarrel.

Liao Zhiyuan suddenly slammed the table and yelled, "Fuck it! If the governor hadn't left, we wouldn't have been bullied to this extent., the salary is delayed for several months, we are almost driven to death! "

Generally speaking, their salary is only a few dozen taels, but they can get a few dozen taels from the empty salary, and they can set up a few gambling games to earn a few hundred taels.

It is not impossible to pay it back every month.

But once the salary is short, not only can the principal not be paid back every month, but the interest will also soar. In three months, dozens of hundreds of taels of silver will become thousands or tens of thousands of taels.

The usury opened by gambling in the army is simply killing people.

"Old Liao, what should we do now? Everyone can't come up with the money, and the family is forced into no way. Everyone should make decisions for us."

"You are the boss here, a fifth-rank officer of the Central Army, tell me what to do!"

Liao Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and said, "What else can I do! I haven't paid the salary for several months, and my family has been raided. Do I have to endure it!"

"It's not a solution to drag it on. I'd better make a fuss. I don't believe the court dares to continue to delay the salary. ”

One of the old generals shouted: "Let's make a big fuss, it's better to involve Lord Ning, so that maybe we don't have to pay back the money!"

Everyone agreed and fell into deep thought.

"A few hundred taels and a few thousand taels will make a big fuss. I owe Lord Ning two hundred thousand taels!"

A powerful voice came from outside, and a tall figure strode in, with a fierce momentum and murderous eyes.

The faces of the military officers in the tent changed drastically, and they knelt down hurriedly, not daring to say a word.

Wei Wei, the Marquis of Wu'an, looked at everyone and frowned: "What? You don't dare to scream?"

Liao Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and said: "I pay my respects to the Marquis! The Marquis! We are also forced to no choice!"

"We are the Beijing camp after all. At the end of the year, we don't see a cent of salary. How can we survive! "

Other people around him also complained.

As the governor of the Beijing camp, Wei Wei said in a deep voice: "You are my soldiers. If you can't survive, how can I have the face to survive?"

"No more nonsense, I have thought of a way to take you to see someone."

"All of you come to the general's tent!"

Everyone was confused and followed Wei Wei to the general's tent and saw Chen De sitting high on the throne.

"Your Highness King Jing?"

"It's Your Highness King Jing!"

Everyone recognized him at a glance. The Cuju competition held in the army every year was organized by His Highness King Jing, with generous prizes and interesting competition system. It was everyone's favorite thing.

It can be said that King Jing's status in the five military camps is extremely high.

King Jing said lightly: "Brothers, the New Year is coming soon, but our new Cuju competition has not been held yet, because the court has not allowed it, saying that it is a waste of time. "

This sentence was like a knife, stabbing everyone's heart again.

King Jing said sadly: "Military pay is not paid, the governor is killed at will, the debt collectors have their homes confiscated, and now Cuju is not allowed to be played. After so many years of serving the country, what have you gained in return! Wife and children are separated! Family is broken and people are dead!"

Everyone's face flushed, and tears could not help but welled up in their eyes.

King Jing said: "Since the empress ascended the throne, the world has become more and more chaotic. Shenzhou has been lost, and there is a new court in the Central Plains. My country of Jin is going to be gone!"

"Brothers are all soldiers, brave and loyal warriors, but now they are pointed at by the people and called good-for-nothings."

"It is clearly the fault of the superiors, but you have to bear it!"

"As everyone knows, although this king is extremely talented, he disdains to seek power and profit, but now for the sake of the country of Jin, this king has to stand up and preside over justice! "

"Brothers, do you dare to join me in eradicating these chronic diseases, restoring order to the world, and completely exterminate the evil and treacherous ministers like Ning Hou!"

The crowd had long been desperate, and after being stimulated by these words, they all knelt down.