Chapter eight hundred and ninety third: resolve the crisis
Ye Jing was silent.
He always obeyed this son, not because of his nature, but because he sighed that he was not as good as he did. He knew it himself. But now, he suddenly realized that Ye Chunqiu suddenly appeared here not because of some emperor's misunderstanding, but because he hoped to stay by his side before the storm came, and even wanted to protect him.
Ye Jing couldn't help but feel deeply moved when he thought of his son traveling to this dangerous place just for him.
Since entering the capital, the father and son each have their own futures, and they are busy with their own things every day. After a day, they may not be able to say a few words, and they gradually become a little distant.
One is the Hanlin Academy, who is so glorious, and the other is just a small county magistrate. The scenery they saw was completely different and they even got together. Ye Jing often wanted to say some of his own experiences, but then he dispelled these thoughts lonely because he knew that his experiences were nothing to his son in the Hanlin. Therefore, the father and son had little time to talk, and more just smile.
But now, Ye Jing looked at Ye Chunqiu and saw his resolute appearance. If he hadn't been resolutely, how could he have come to Ningxia from the capital? Ye Jing couldn't help but smile bitterly. He is such a silly child. Sometimes he sees him terrible calm and complacent, but sometimes he is so desperate.
Although Ye Chunqiu's filial piety made Ye Jing both moved and relieved, Ye Jing was still worried. He frowned deeply and said, "This place is too dangerous. Ningxia is a border town. The King of Anhua has two towns of military horses, with a total of ten thousand people. This is his elite guard. Chunqiu, do you know what it means to be a father?"
Ye Jing decided to explain the situation here to his son, and he talked about King Anhua directly. Obviously, in his heart, this person is the root of all problems. The person who has been eyeing him and waiting for opportunities is this famous prince in the Gansu-Shaanxi area.
Ye Jing saw Ye Chunqiu's quiet and obedient look, and said, "King Anhua, maybe it's just a small problem, but over the years, many local officials have taken rebellious actions and treated the guards in the border town as pigs and dogs, even... they are not as good as pigs and dogs. Chunqiu, can you imagine? Now the whole of Ningxia is a big furnace. As long as you get out of the pass, from the Yellow River Ferry to the Ningxia Dusi, which is the west of the Ming Dynasty, these people are all hated to the core of the imperial court. They hate the imperial court, and even vassals who invade outside the pass. You, my father and son are here, in their eyes, Ningxia is more Ning than us.
The Popes still hated the Japanese pirates, and they were about to have a big change. How could the Shaoqing, who was surnamed Zhou, not understand? So when he wanted to return to Beijing, he wanted to replace him for his father. They made up their minds from the beginning and wanted to put all the blame on the father. When his father was at fault, he would inevitably involve his son. Perhaps he would "do a rebellious act" for his father and improperly recruited him, so that Guansai was in turmoil and life was in trouble. The court might not vent his anger on you. However, Zhou Shaoqing and the people behind him only need to get rid of all their relationships and pat their butts to leave to achieve their goal."
Ye Jing held his hands behind his back, with a little anger on his face, and then said, "What happened here is really shocking. The soldiers could no longer bear it. Zhou Shaoqing falsely reported 30 acres of land to 100 acres. This is what he called Qingzhang land. As a result, the court praised him and thought that he had found some stupid insects in the army. When it came to taxation, it meant that the thirty acres of official land needed to bear 100 acres of taxes. He loved women, and when he saw the wife and daughter of the officers and soldiers, he plundered them without saying anything. Guerrilla general Qiu Yue, you have seen this, a third-rank official, but he was scolded in front of Zhou Shaoqing's slave. What did you see?"
His eyes were faint. It turned out that he could not imagine these things in Jiangnan. It was because he could not imagine what he saw and heard today, when Ye Jing said it in front of his son, he even felt incredible.
In fact, Ye Chunqiu understood his father's feelings very well, because many things, if he sat in the Hanlin Academy, he would feel incredible when he heard these reports and did not dare to believe them deeply. If his father hadn't told him in person, he would have to smile and treat it as a joke.
Ye Chunqiu also frowned and said with a worried look: "What my son saw is that it will not take long for the land of Guanxi to be everywhere. Whether it is the ambitious people, the resentful officials, even the stolen officials who are still drunk and dreaming, or even the innocent ordinary people, the bandits are like combs and soldiers are like combs; whether it is the future rebels, or the army and horses that the imperial court has suppressed the rebellion, everyone here cannot be spared."
"Yes." Ye Jing looked particularly different today. At least Ye Chunqiu had never seen such an expression on his face. Ye Jing said seriously: "But this is a border town, the border area where the imperial court guards the west, and the most important western barrier. The population here is relatively rare than that of Guanzhong and Jiangnan. After such an accident, it will be even more widespread. The Han people in our Ming Dynasty are fewer, and there will be more vassals who will agree to settle in the future. After such a killing, it will be even more common for a hundred years or even three years.
A hundred years later, can the Hexi Corridor, which Emperor Wu of Han, consolidated again and again, be stable? As an imperial envoy for his father and wife, he came here today. Although he was alone, he could not stand by him, but he could not wait for death. If you are willing to stay in the Spring and Autumn Period, then stay. Whether it is life or death, we father and son will do our best to come here. Perhaps... the soldiers may not rebel, and some people may not incite the guards. As long as there is still time, we can make a difference, even a little bit."
Speaking of this, Ye Jing's eyes seemed a little wet and he slowly said: "In the past, there was only the embroidery girl in his heart for his father. The embroidery girl and you are everything for his father. But now that he has become an official, his heart cannot be so small anymore."
Ye Chunqiu knew what Ye Jing wanted to do. He wanted to resolve the crisis as much as possible in this limited time, but he knew that history was aware that all this was nothing but false. As my father said just now, in fact... it was too late. It was only three days, three days. Can three days eliminate the anger that had been bullied for several years? Can that deliberate and step-by-step ambition?
This is simply impossible.
Ye Chunqiu suddenly said: "Put the rebellion! Be prepared to quell the rebellion!"
"What?" Ye Jing was stunned for a moment and looked at Ye Chunqiu suspiciously.
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