Chapter 206 Even if the Northern Kingdom is given another hundred years, they will not be able to de

Chapter 206 If the Northern Kingdom is given another hundred years, they will not be able to develop.

News of the civil strife in Dawu quickly spread throughout Daxia. As soon as they heard that there was civil strife in Dawu, the aristocratic families in Daxia immediately panicked.

If the external pressure from Daxia disappears, then Emperor Xia is likely to take action on the family next.

For a time, all the major families in Daxia began to prepare. Some families colluded with the vassal king, and some families chose to join forces with the prince. As long as Emperor Xia dared to attack the family, they planned to overthrow Emperor Xia and replace him directly. emperor.

However, in the following period, Daxia suddenly became calm, and Emperor Xia didn't seem to have any intention of taking action against the family.

Not only did they not mobilize the army on a large scale, but they also appointed the eighth prince Lu Shuyun as the crown prince. This made the Jiangnan family extremely happy. They thought that Emperor Xia was planning to compromise completely.

One month later.

North Palace.

Lu Chen was reading the news from the capital in his study, and felt a little confused. His father should also know that Dawu and Daqian had internal problems, so why didn't he do it at this time?

Not only did he not take action against the aristocratic family, but he made the eighth prince the crown prince. This move seemed like a compromise with the Jiangnan aristocratic family.

Could it be that his father planned to take things slowly and establishing the crown prince was just a cover-up?

Although now is the best time to attack the aristocratic family, the power of the aristocratic family has been deeply bound to Daxia after all. Getting rid of the ancient aristocratic family is like scraping bones to cure poison.

Although now is the best time to get rid of the ancient family, we still have to take our time to resolve the matter.

Anyway, Lu Chen didn't think that his father had completely given up on the idea of ​​taking action against the aristocratic family.

Just when Lu Chen was in a daze looking at the information sent from the capital, Wu Yuan came to the door of the study and said, "Your Majesty, King Qi has sent an envoy to Yancheng."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. He put down the information in his hand, and then said: "King Qi? That King Qi?"

Wu Yuan reacted instantly and said immediately: "It's your imperial uncle."

King Qi and King Qi have similar pronunciations. Lu Shuyun is the King of Qi, and the other King Qi is Lu Chen's uncle, a vassal king with a fief. Lu Chen just thought it was Lu Shuyun who sent an envoy again.

After hearing Wu Yuan's words, Lu Chen said curiously: "Why did he send the envoy?"

King Qi's fiefdom is closely adjacent to the Northern Kingdom, just to the south of the Northern Kingdom.

Wu Yuan replied: "Most likely it's because of the refugee issue."

After hearing what Wu Yuan said, Lu Chen seemed to understand something. A smile appeared on his face, and then he said, "Bring the envoy to see me in the study."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon, Wu Yuan came to the study with a middle-aged man wearing a gray gown.

When the man saw Lu Chen, he immediately saluted and said, "Foreign Minister Liu Zhong pays his respects to the King of the North!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Foreign minister? You are all subjects of Daxia. How can you call yourself a foreign minister?"

"Is it possible that this king's uncle has other ideas?"

Although they are all in the same dynasty, ministers between feudal states can call themselves foreign ministers. Lu Chen obviously knew this. He just made a joke to see how Liu Zhong would react, which was considered a test.

There was no panic on Liu Zhong's face. He said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "What the prince said is that it was my fault. After I returned, I confessed to my king and asked him to punish me."

Lu Chen didn't intend to continue this topic, so he asked directly: "Tell me, what is the purpose of my uncle sending you?"

Liu Zhong replied: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are many wastelands in the Northern Kingdom, but there is a lack of population development. Recently, Your Majesty has been worried about the population. It just so happened that many refugees from Xiwu County came to Qi State. Our King plans to send these refugees to the Northern Kingdom. Help me, my lord, to open up wasteland."

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly laughed, and then said: "My uncle is really good at planning. What does it mean to help me open up wasteland? According to my opinion, your Qi State clearly doesn't want to take in those refugees." , thought they were a burden, so they wanted to send them to the North."

Liu Zhong said calmly: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Now that Qi State has sufficient food and the country is rich and strong, there is no problem in accepting the refugees from Xiwu County. Our king plans to send them to the Northern Kingdom just to make good relations with the Northern Kingdom. That’s why I took the initiative to help you, Your Majesty.”

Lu Chen said: "I accept the good intentions of your Qi State. Since your Qi State can accept those refugees, then those refugees should stay in your Qi State."

"The northern country is so poor that it can't even feed its own people. There is still excess food to feed the refugees."

Liu Zhong still did not panic. He said calmly: "My lord, please rest assured. My king has said that if the prince is willing to accept those refugees, the rations of those refugees for one year will be provided by Qi State."

Hearing Liu Zhong's words, Lu Chen said: "Oh? Is that king's uncle so kind? He also prepared rations for the refugees? When the time comes, your Qi country won't send people here first and then ignore them, right? "

Liu Zhong replied: "The food rations for the refugees will be sent to the North together with the refugees. The North can count the food first when they receive the refugees."

Lu Chen finally figured it out. The refugees in those three counties had already made Qi State miserable, otherwise Qi State would never have been so humble.

Lu Chen stopped bargaining. He planned to accept it as soon as possible. The refugees' rations for one year were just enough to help the refugees survive the year stably. When the corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes matured, they would not have much to feed the refugees in the coming year. The problem.

Seeing that Lu Chen didn't say anything, Liu Zhong thought that Lu Chen still wasn't going to agree, so he continued: "Your Majesty, before I left the Qi State, my king had a discussion with the grain merchants of the Qi State. If the Northern Kingdom is willing to accept those refugees, the Northern Kingdom will be in Qi State." The country purchases grain according to the grain prices before the outbreak of the Great Xia and Dawu Wars, and the Qi State promises not to raise prices within one year."

Lu Chen thought to himself that it seemed that those refugees had seriously affected the local landowners and aristocratic families in Qi State, otherwise they would not have been able to meet this condition.

Seeing that Lu Chen still didn't speak, Liu Zhong frowned. He was thinking that King Bei would still refuse to agree. Is this a little too greedy?

Everyone can see that the Northern Kingdom needs people now, and the Qi State is sending people and food, and its attitude has been so low. If the Northern Kingdom still refuses to agree, then it is a bit ignorant.

At this time, Lu Chen said: "For the sake of King Qi being my uncle, I will give your Qi country a face. The refugees can be sent to the North Kingdom, but those refugees cannot lose a grain of food for a year. At that time, the king will arrange for the army to receive it."

Seeing that Lu Chen agreed, Liu Zhong was relieved and then said, "This is natural."

Then Lu Chen said to Wu Yuan: "Wu Qianhu, Mr. Liu has come all the way, so he must be well entertained."

Wu Yuan immediately said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Zhong immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will retire."

Wu Yuan then left the study with Liu Zhong. After the two of them left, Lu Chen immediately went to have officials from Yancheng come to discuss the matter of accepting the refugees.

There must be a lot of refugees in those three counties, hundreds of thousands of them are indispensable, otherwise Qi State would not pay such a high price.

There is a lot of land and wasteland in the North, so arranging the refugees is not a big problem, but it is not easy to manage these refugees, so it is necessary to discuss how to settle these refugees and where is the best place to place them.

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at the same time.

Daxia capital, East Palace.

Prince Lu Shuyun was handling some government affairs in the study. At this time, his disciples entered the study one after another.

After seeing them coming, Lu Shuyun put down what he was holding and said, "There have been a lot of refugees outside the capital recently. My father asked me to deal with these refugees, but I haven't found a good way yet."

Solving the problem of refugees was the first political matter that Lu Shuyun took over after becoming the crown prince. This matter must be done beautifully, otherwise he will inevitably be impeached by other princes in the court.

For this reason, Lu Shuyun called all his retainers. At this time, some officials from aristocratic families in the imperial court also appeared in Lu Shuyun's study.

At this time, the Minister of Household Affairs said: "Your Highness, the land in Daxia has been divided up for a long time. It is difficult to find other land to accommodate so many refugees. Therefore, I suggest that all these refugees be moved to the North to avoid causing trouble." Chaos.”

"The Northern Kingdom is full of wastelands, and the Northern Kingdom is lacking in population. I believe that the Northern King is also willing to accept those refugees, so that the refugee problem can be easily solved."

Hearing these words, Lu Shuyun frowned slightly.

When he mentioned King Bei, he thought of what Wang Yong told him not long ago. The Wang family had sent assassins from Lingwu Pavilion to assassinate King Bei. It had been so long, but there was still no news at all.

At this time, Lu Shuyun turned to look at Wang Yong and asked, "Wang Yong, is there any news about that matter?"

Wang Yong said: "Back to Your Highness, there is still no news, and I went to Lingwu Pavilion to inquire, and their people did not receive any news from the North Kingdom. Su Teng and the others disappeared after they went to Yancheng. "

Lu Shuyun pondered for a moment. Su Teng was a master at the extreme level, but he went to the Northern Kingdom and disappeared?

And during this period of time, many aristocratic families have sent assassins to the Northern Kingdom. As a result, the Northern King is still alive, but there is no news about those assassins.

How many masters are there around King Bei?

At this time, a guest in the study said: "I do not recommend that His Highness send refugees to the North Country. If the North Country develops, it will definitely be a big threat to His Highness."

Although the refugees in those three counties are indeed a big trouble, if these refugees are sent to the North Country, the North Country may become an even bigger trouble in the future.

There are so many aristocratic families in Daxia, and they have sent so many assassins, but they have not killed the Northern King. This proves that the current Northern King has established a firm foothold in the Northern Kingdom. If it accepts so many more people, the Northern Kingdom will surely usher in a new era. further development and growth.

After hearing the words of the retainer, the Minister of Household Affairs said: "Master Li's concerns are not unreasonable, but now that the North Country is short of food and clothing, there is no way to feed such a large population. These refugees moving to the North Country will only create more trouble for the North Country. There is so much chaos, and the official thinks it is impossible for King Bei to manage these refugees well."

"Furthermore, this is the first political matter that His Highness has dealt with since he became the Crown Prince. The top priority is to resolve the refugee rebellion first. I believe that the issue of the Northern Kingdom is not what we should consider now."

"Furthermore, the Northern Kingdom has taken back all the land ownership to the Northern Palace. These refugees will not be able to get land if they go to the Northern Kingdom. Sooner or later, these refugees will rebel. This will actually help the court deal with the Northern Kingdom's problems in the future."

After listening to the words of the Minister of Household Affairs, Lu Shuyun felt that there was some truth. Although there were a lot of refugees in the three counties this time, which could supplement a large number of people in the North Kingdom, it was precisely because the population was too large that the North Country could not manage it. The Northern Kingdom left a legacy of trouble.

Such a poor feudal country will definitely not be able to support such a large population. In addition, the imperial court has now decided to ignore the Northern Kingdom. If the Northern Kingdom encounters any difficulties, the imperial court will not intervene again. As long as these refugees move to the Northern Kingdom, civil strife in the Northern Kingdom will It's a matter of time.

Thinking of this, Lu Shuyun said: "Master Qin is right. If Gu cannot quickly solve the refugee rebellion in Daxia, Gu will definitely be impeached by the ministers. This is the first thing Gu will deal with after becoming the crown prince. A political matter must be resolved as soon as possible.”

"As for the North Country, the North Country is not only poor, but also has relatively long winters. If the problem of food and clothing cannot be solved, the North Country will not be able to develop even if it is given another hundred years."

Seeing that Lu Shuyun had already made a decision, everyone in the study said nothing more.

Everyone also understood that for their faction, now was indeed not the time to consider how to deal with the Northern Kingdom. Now that Lu Shuyun had just become the prince, he had to make some achievements, otherwise he would not be able to silence the ministers.

If he can't quickly resolve a refugee rebellion, then why should he be a prince?

Time flies so fast, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Northland, Government Hall.

Today's small court meeting mainly discussed the matter of accepting refugees in the North Kingdom in the past half month. King Qi actually kept his word. Not only did he send the refugees to the North Kingdom, he also really sent a lot of food, and Lu Chen spent the past half month. It also asked Bei Wangfu to seize the time to purchase grain in Qi State.

Lu Chen had a premonition that a civil war was about to break out in Great Xia, and the price of food would rise at that time. Finally, there was a place where he could buy food at the price before the war broke out. The Northern Palace could not miss this opportunity.

Now Yancheng has built many granaries specifically for storing grain.

When the small court meeting was coming to an end, a guard in royal robes entered the main hall and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the capital."

After hearing this, the people in the hall fell silent instantly.

Lu Chen above the main hall said: "Send it up."

Immediately, the Jinyiwei placed the information in front of Lu Chen. Lu Chen picked up the just-sent information, opened it and looked at it carefully.

After a while, he put down the information in his hand and said to the officials in the hall: "The imperial court has decided to move all the refugees in the three counties to the north. The imperial decree will arrive in Yancheng in a few days."

Hearing this, there was a lot of discussion in the hall.

At this time Li Rui asked: "Your Majesty, does the court want to give food to the North?"

Lu Chen laughed, and then said: "Food? Mr. Li is really good at joking. Last time the court transferred Lin Xiuming's 20,000 troops back, he said that the court would no longer assist the Northern Kingdom with anything, including food. "

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