Living in the Empire and Becoming a Prince Main Volume Chapter 349: Discussing the Trend: "What happened to you over there? Why are you the only one who suffers?"

Sima Tu silently explained the reason for the incident.

The matter was related to Yicang Grain. Yicang Grain was a policy of the imperial court to benefit the people. In good years, the people sold the grain to the local government at a lower price, and the government stored the grain. If the next year's harvest was not good, it would use last year's grain.

Selling it to the people at a reasonable price is a very good policy, but it is also an opportunity for officials to make a fortune.

Officials collect a large amount of grain at a lower price, sell it to merchants, earn the price difference, and then purchase the same amount of old grain or random grain at a lower price.

This kind of operation method, let alone other places, has been done in Daizhou where Sima Tu is located for many years. It has almost become an unspoken rule that must be done. The price difference earned is divided up among the officials. Sima Tu

Tu also benefited from it, not much, thirty taels, so in a sense, Sima Tu did commit a crime.

The reason why the incident finally broke out was that the businessmen who cooperated with Daizhou failed to transport cheap grain to Daizhou within the prescribed time. People came to buy grain, but the officials could not bring out the grain. The matter eventually became a big issue and was brought to the court.

The Political Affairs Hall ordered the Criminal Department and the Civil Service Department to conduct a strict investigation, but in the end, the case was left unsolved, and Sima Tu was only pushed out to expiate the crime.

Li Xun frowned and said, "I'm very surprised. You've been passing off inferior goods as good ones for so many years. Why do the people still want to send grain to you for storage?"

Sima Tu sighed and said: "One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Even if the people sell their grain to others in exchange for money, in a disaster year, not to mention the price of food, even if they have money, they may not be able to buy it.

Although the government passes off inferior goods as good ones, they still have the goods and sell them at last year's price according to regulations. The people can buy them and afford them. Although the goods are poor, they can at least be swallowed, and the people can barely maintain food and clothing.

."

Li Xun nodded, so that's what happened.

The two chatted for a while. Sima Tulian drank a few glasses of wine, but seeing that Li Xun didn't drink much, he gave him a glass of wine: "General, this wine is good, why don't you drink it?"

Li Xun smiled and said: "You are here and wine is a rare commodity. I can drink it at any time when I am outside. Drink more and leave me alone."

Hearing Li Xun's words, Sima Tu couldn't help but shake the hand holding the wine glass slightly. He could tell that Li Xun had already intended to leave.

Sima Tu quickly sorted out his thoughts, stopped chatting with Li Xun, and asked casually: "The general has been back to Fengjing for some time. When are you going to leave?"

Li Xun said: "It depends on the situation. I don't know when I will return to Longyou."

Sima Tu asked softly: "The general seems to be a little upset, can you tell me something?"

Li Xun glanced at Sima Tu and shook his head, unwilling to say more. What was there to say to a prisoner?

Sima Tu drank a glass of wine, then put down the glass and said quietly: "General, when you return to Fengjing this time, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back in a short time, or maybe never again."

Li Xun was shocked, looked at Sima Tu, and said quietly: "If I want to return to Longyou, I can leave at any time, why do you say this?"

"Yeah?"

Sima Tu smiled noncommittally: "Even if I am far away in Hedong, I have heard about the general's achievements in Longyou, and the imperial court knows them all. For you, this is a good thing, but for some people,

That’s not a good thing.”

"Who are the people you are talking about?"

"King of Wings."

Li Xun smiled: "I thought you were talking about the Yang family."

Sima Tu shook his head and said seriously: "General, why can't you think about the problem in a different way regarding the Yang family?"

Li Xun was puzzled and asked: "What do you mean?"

Sima Tu said: "General, think about it carefully. Among the three kings of Qi, Chu and Yi, who will inherit the throne and benefit the Yang family the most?"

Li Xun frowned and said: "Do you even need to ask? Of course it is the King of Chu. The Yang family has been a staunch supporter of the King of Chu over the years. If the King of Chu succeeds to the throne, the Yang family will benefit the most.

"

Sima Tu shook his head: "General, as you said just now, if you think about some problems in a different way, you may be able to get completely different results. The Yang family is now so powerful that no one can match it. Even if the current emperor

The prestige and strength of the Yang family can only be suppressed rather than destroyed. The Yang family has become so powerful that it can no longer be completely solved by ordinary means and situations. In this way, no matter who inherits the throne in the future, the new emperor will have

What can the Yang family do? They force themselves into things that even the current emperor cannot solve. The abilities and wisdom of King Qi, King Yi and others are compared to the current emperor."

After listening to Sima Tu's words, Li Xun suddenly fell into deep thought. After thinking about it carefully, he had to say that there was some truth in his words.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xun asked again: "What if the King of Chu succeeds to the throne?"

Sima Tu said quietly: "Whether the King of Chu can succeed to the throne is actually not important to the Yang family. The general might as well think about what Yang Daosi's political trends have been in recent years? Is it to minimize the number of Yang family members?

The number of officials and the Yang family's descendants in the court has become less and less. However, in contrast, the overall power of the Right Prime Minister's Party is still steadily increasing. In this situation, the emperor's bottom line has still not been touched.

, Why? It’s the military power. Except for Shuzhou, the Yang family has handed over all the other military power. From this point of view, the Yang family, or Yang Daosi, has no thoughts of rebellion, so no matter it is

Whoever inherits the throne is the same to the Yang family."

After listening to Sima Tu's words, Li Xun nodded repeatedly.

Sima Tu glanced at Li Xun and continued: "General, think about it, if the King of Chu succeeds to the throne, he will definitely reward the Yang family generously. The Yang family has now reached the top, and if it continues to fall to the imperial power,

The emperor has become a puppet, and there is no buffer. It means life and death. If the emperor wins, the overall situation of the world will not be fundamentally changed. On the contrary, it may become more turbulent. If he loses, he will really have to change the dynasty.

Maybe I just don’t want the situation to develop in this direction.”

Listening to Sima Tu's analysis, Li Xun's thoughts suddenly became more open than ever before, and many tangled thoughts were expanded to a certain extent. When he came to see Sima Tu today, Li Xun was actually just hugging his old friend.

It was a fateful meeting, but I never expected to hear such wonderful remarks.

After thinking for a long time, Li Xun looked at Sima Tu and said quietly: "I have encountered some troubles recently."

Sima Tu nodded and said, "General, you might as well come and listen. Maybe I can give you some suggestions."
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