Chapter 728: A Man Who Aspires to Die
Killing officials and rebelling. Such a big thing happened, Wang Pu immediately convened a cabinet meeting. As an auxiliary minister, Ye Hua had to return to attend.
In addition to the three great scholars of Wang Pu, Ye Hua and Li Si, Zhao Pu, the Minister of Personnel, and Chen Yilun, the Minister of War, and others all rushed over. Wang Pu first asked everyone to read the report, and then asked, "What do you think, especially the Ministry of War?"
Chen Yilun said: "It was only a rebellion, not a large number, only a few hundred people. It was just a sudden attack, and occupied the county town and killed the imperial officials. Judging from the report, the people who led the rebellion were quite a bit of martial arts... but they were just mountain thieves, not worth mentioning. As long as a team of people was transferred, they could be easily wiped out, so there was no need to worry."
Chen Yilun was full of confidence. Indeed, this was not a big rebellion. The reason why Wang Pu cared more was because it happened in Linzhou.
The original Linzhou was the territory of the Yang family. According to the current division, it belongs to Hedong... Whether it is Ye Hua or Wang Pu, they all have a strong relationship with Linzhou. If you have a baby in this place, you must be careful.
"Mr. Marquis, what do you think? Is the opinions of Shen’s Ministry of War feasible?"
Ye Hua kept staring at the report, his eyes only staring at a name on it!
Peng Hai!
A young figure flashed in front of Ye Hua's eyes... He was a very tall guy, but he was not stupid at all, and had a delicate heart.
He can play with bamboo boards and sing stories.
In his spare time in the march, he took the board to sing songs and jokes to his brothers. Wherever he went, he was laughing and laughing. Ye Hua still remembered that Zhao Yusheng married Princess Shatuo, and Peng Hai also went to that wedding. He did not take the bamboo board, but sang a few paragraphs in his cappella.
Ye Hua asked him reluctantly, so he raised his right hand. Peng Hai lost three fingers and half of his palm was cut off.
He couldn't handle the sword, and he couldn't even take the pen.
Ye Hua encouraged him, "The right hand is abolished and the left hand is abolished. Even if both hands are abolished, as long as they have a backbone, they will be a man who stands tall and strong... The court will not treat the meritorious ministers unfairly.
Sure enough, Peng Hai obtained a thousand acres of land, hired ten slaves, and became a landlord of no size. When Ye Hua returned to Beijing, Peng Hai crossed mountains and ridges and gave it to him for fifty miles. He also carried a bag of pecans to Ye Hua.
Peng Hai was very embarrassed. He had just obtained the fields and had not yet produced them, so he could only get some mountain goods for Ye Hua. When the food was planted, he would definitely give him a portion to the Marquis.
Sure enough, in the second year, Ye Hua received a bag of yellow millet.
The porridge is very fragrant and sweet!
Peng Hai is a good soldier and a good farmer.
When he gave Ye Hua a letter, he told Ye Hua that he married his wife and was pregnant with a baby. He had a thousand acres of land. He could not only support his wife, but also send his children to school, so that he could study since childhood, and have a future prospect, and glorify his ancestors...
At that time, Ye Hua also had flesh and blood. The joy of becoming a father for the first time was fascinating. Ye Hua even agreed and asked Peng Hai's son to study in the Dazhou School in the future. If anything happened, Ye Hua would help him deal with it.
A few years passed in a flash, and Ye Hua did not wait for the young man who was studying, but waited for the news of Peng Hai's rebellion.
He attacked the county government and killed the county magistrate and the passing censor.
With just a few hundred people, he accomplished such a feat. He is really worthy of being a soldier brought out by Ye Hua, and he has some skills!
Seeing Ye Hua's insanity, Wang Pu coughed lightly.
"Mr. Marquis, what do you think?"
Ye Hua exclaimed, "Grandpa Wang, you have been in Hedong for many years, have you ever thought about why there would be people rebel?"
Wang Pu was speechless for a moment, and Dou Yi said in a deep voice: "Marty, in my opinion, Peng Hai is a local tyrant. He must be bold, do many evil things, and do everything. The court just tries to cut it off, so why waste too much effort?"
He said this, Ye Hua's pupils suddenly contracted, and the temperature of the cabinet's valuation room dropped twice. However, Wang Pu, he finally spoke, "In recent years, in order to support the court's war, Hedong has recruited too many military, food, and civilians. The local area is resentful, and the crime is on me." He turned to Ye Hua and said, "Marty, the cabinet should come up with a solution as soon as possible to refund the more taxes levied to restore people's livelihood!"
Wang Pu's statement finally restrained Ye Hua, who was on the verge of explosion.
He didn't get angry on the spot, but Ye Hua didn't want to let things go.
"You can't send people at will in Linzhou. You must send a large number of generals to you. Just let Han Tong lead three thousand troops and go to Linzhou immediately! After you arrive, don't take action immediately, but talk about it and understand the root of the rebellion!"
"Marty?" Shen Yilun couldn't help but say, "That Peng Hai has rebelled and cannot tolerate the traitor!"
Ye Hua refused to give in, "What rebellion? Did he fight against the flag? As for who is loyal and who is traitorous, it still needs to be investigated... I just want to warn you not to easily question a good man who was bleeding and injured in Dazhou!"
After saying that, Ye Hua turned around and left.
Following Ye Hua, Li Si also hurried out.
A cabinet meeting ended in a hurry.
Looking at Ye Hua's back, a slightly undetectable smile flashed across Zhao Pu's mouth. He wanted to chase Ye Hua, but he felt that it was too much and that Ye Hua could not see his eagerness.
I still have to wait slowly. Although it is a bit different from what I think, the direction is not wrong, and there are some unexpected surprises!
Over the years, Ye Hua has been in the position of champion marquis and seems to have no concern for fame and fortune. Ye Hua just smiled at the ups and downs of the ministers in the court.
I always thought he was arrogant and indifferent!
Unexpectedly, Ye Hua also cared about people!
An unknown soldier actually made Ye Hua feel harsh and angry at the cabinet meeting... You must know that even Ye Hua was dismissed, it was really worth thinking about it.
The chief assistant Wang Pu was more self-blame. It seemed that the Marquis had noticed the problem in Hedong and had been fighting for years, and indeed overdrawing the people's strength, especially Hedong, which had long been overwhelmed.
Wang Pu stood up and wanted to go to the palace to have a good talk with Chai Rong.
When he handed over the sign, the eunuch told him that the champion Hou had already gone!
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"Your Majesty, I have checked the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue in recent years... I found that in Hedong, the pre-payment of taxes is serious. In addition to regular classes, there are also buying and buying, which is a harm to the people. It is especially bad. In the official document, I openly wrote that I wanted to buy cattle and horses at half price and recruited people for a large amount of time. Hedong has long been overwhelmed with such a request!"
Ye Hua said, and delivered a more detailed list to Chai Rong.
Chai Rong frowned, flipping through page by page, and silently calculating in his heart.
After all the calculations, he was also frightened.
"In the eighth year of Jianlong alone, the court mobilized 1.5 million stones of grain from Hedong! The average state is more than 100,000 stones? It's ridiculous, so ridiculous!"
Ye Hua said helplessly: "This is just military rations, not including livestock miscellaneous items. Even if there are gold and silver mountains in Hedong, it cannot resist moving like this... Therefore, I think that this time, the sons of Linzhou cannot be regarded as rebellion, and should be investigated in detail."
"Well, if you want to investigate, you need to thoroughly investigate. Send someone who is capable, let Zhao Kuangyi do it."
In this way, a small man, deputy inspector Han Tong and Zhao Er, went to the level. The specifications were absolutely unprecedented.
Their speed of pacification was also very fast. In just thirteen days, the good news spread to the capital. The bandit leader Peng Hai was appointed as the leader, and the rest of his subordinates were captured. The Linzhou County Government returned to the court...
Everything is so easy, natural, without any obstacles.
But facing the good news from Zhao Er and Han Tong, many people had insomnia. They tossed and turned, and their eyebrows were full of glare... Before dawn, Zhao Kuangyin came to the door of Ye's mansion to wait.
He appeared, but found that more generals had already been waiting here early.
"Uncle Zhongyong, you are here just in time. Let's go to see the Marquis together. We want to avenge Peng Hai!"
His eyes returned to the head of Linzhou city five days ago. When the officers and soldiers appeared, a man under thirty years old stood on the head of the city with a knife in one hand.
When he saw Han Tong's banner, his face showed a smile, which was very bright!
"General Han, you are a good person. When you come, I can rest in peace!" Peng Hai lay on the top of the city, kowtowed to the direction of the capital, then stood up, and said with relief: "Peng's surname is a loyal minister of the Great Zhou for the rest of his life. I have never thought of rebelling, but now that's it, there is no other way. I just hope that General Han can hand over my suicide note to the Marquis and His Majesty! Please!"
After Peng Hai finished speaking, he raised the sharp blade with his left hand and committed suicide in front of everyone.
Chapter completed!