landbeastnovel Chapter 201 It's Him
Chapter 201 It's Him
Many officials looked at each other and looked at each other in blank dismay!
"Didn't His Majesty think of it before?"
"Your Majesty has expert guidance behind him, we guessed right before..."
"..."
They looked around, but no one came out to claim credit.
They are all at a loss.
Those who can propose these various measures that are beneficial to agriculture must also be the masters of agriculture. How come Jiangnan and Jiangbei have never heard of it?
Moreover, taking these things out can be said to have subverted the entire Dajing agriculture. It only needs to continue to develop silently for a few more years, and Dajing's national power will grow to a terrible situation. At that time, it will be no problem to conquer other countries!
This is a bit far-fetched. At present, many ministers are puzzled, and they don't know who proposed these fetishes that benefit the country and the people.
Sima Qin vaguely had some guesses, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he asked cooperatively: "Your Majesty, please clarify. Which master did it come from?"
A slightly smug and proud smile appeared on the beautiful face of the empress, and she replied: "It was King Jingyang, Gu Aiqing, who you impeached before! He proposed it, and this is one of the reasons why I made him king... ..."
Of course, this is only the most minor reason... Mu Yuyan added in her heart.
"what?"
"It's actually him!?"
"Isn't King Jingyang a little...cough cough, is there a young and suave Xie Yuanlang who came out of the little Langzhou city?"
"..."
The officials talked a lot, and the shock on their faces was particularly obvious, but they quickly controlled it!
Seeing Mu Yuyan's attitude towards Gu Lan, he immediately changed his words to avoid the misfortune from coming out.
However, the sound of their discussions made the Golden Luan Palace noisy for a while, and the shock and disbelief on their faces still didn't decrease at all!
Even, many officials didn't believe that Gu Lan could do it at all. He is just a little boy, why should he?
Rather than believing that a scholar like Gu Lan made it, it is better to believe that the empress hid in the deep palace and figured it out by herself!
But if the empress wanted to say that, of course they didn't dare to refute directly, or raise doubts, if they really said it, they would be asking for trouble!
"It turned out that it was King Jingyang's idea. I didn't expect King Jingyang to have such a great talent. It's really a blessing from His Majesty, a blessing from Dajing!"
Sima Qin said with a smile, showing a hint of expected expression.
When Mu Yuyan asked before, he vaguely guessed that it might be Gu Lan, but he didn't expect it was really him!
Therefore, in Sima Qin's smile, there was also a hint of relief in surprise.
The court meeting ended quickly in the shock of everyone, and many officials knew that now that Gu Lan has made many achievements, it can be said that he has put on a golden body of exoneration!
No matter what extravagance he does, he will never be punished easily...except for the Harem of Disaster...
Although Gu Lan is also like this now, with His Majesty's strong support, he can "do whatever he wants" more naturally!
His Majesty said that he was the one who proposed the agricultural reform, and the ministers had no choice but to admit that it was him, and there was no way to refute it!
...
After going down to the court, Luo Chen also quickly learned what happened in the morning court.
"Hmph! They're all a bunch of idiots, trash!"
In the conference hall of Luo Chen Mansion, he threw the teacup on the ground angrily, and it was smashed to pieces.
But Wu Fan, who was sitting on the other side of the hall, restrained his temper rarely, and even took a sip of tea with interest.
"Things are already like this. It's useless for you to be anxious. You might as well calm down and think about how to do things next, so that you can get back."
Luo Chen still couldn't contain his anger. Although the two were in a cooperative relationship, before, Luo Chen was more afraid of Wu Fan, the general, but now, he is no longer afraid, because Wu Fan's position as a general has been taken by the empress. Canceled, and he is still wanted.
If it wasn't for the common enemy of Gu Lan with Wu Fan, Luo Chen would be the first to push Wu Fan out to make meritorious service.
Therefore, Luo Chen's attitude towards Wu Fan at this moment is far less respectful than before!
"Calm down? How can you make me calm down! Now in the court, who doesn't know that Gu Lan is in full swing, and no one can afford to offend him? What else can I do to hurt him?"
Luo Chen's eyes were full of anger. He decided that Gu Lan was just an ignorant boy. It was absolutely impossible for Gu Lan to bring about any agricultural reform. Put gold on his face!
But no matter what he thinks, the matter has come to this point, and his opinion has nothing to do with the overall situation.
"In this world, not only the power of the court is the power, but besides the court, there are also the power of the people that can be used."
Wu Fan had an inscrutable tone.
He could feel the change in Luo Chen's attitude towards him, but for the sake of the overall situation, he could only pretend not to notice.
"The power of the people?" Luo Chen frowned, "What do you mean?"
Wu Fan showed a proud smile, looking at Luo Chen with a sense of superiority of a creature with a high IQ.
Of course, this kind of gaze is very subtle, at least Luo Chen can't notice it.
"Although my Grand General's Mansion was confiscated by the empress, I still have a lot of wealth and connections."
"I can take a part of it and use it to spread rumors among the people and discredit Gu Lan. As long as his reputation among the people is discredited, even if he has a hundred mouths, he will never be able to explain clearly."
"Sometimes rumors spread quickly, and they can't be stopped at all. It can be said that it is countless times more difficult to dispel rumors."
"Just arrange for people to go down and go to various tea houses and restaurants to spread rumors about King Jingyang in turn. It must soon spread to the entire capital. At that time, he will be powerless to refute the rumors."
Luo Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked: "I've thought about this before... But spreading rumors can't be groundless, right? There must be a name!"
"Isn't that simple? Since he, Gu Lan, is so favored, it is said that he deceived the king and brought disaster to the country and the people. With him in the Empress Dajing, one day's mind cannot be put on political affairs, and Zhang Yang is domineering. Great Yasukuni power."
"To be more specific, it can be said that King Jingyang advocates doubling the taxation of the Dajing agricultural administration, and there will inevitably be complaints from the people... You must know that this is the lifeblood of those untouchables!"
"Nowadays the world has finally settled down. With the harvest of magic rice, the problem of food and clothing is gradually no longer a problem, but if taxation is increased, I am afraid it will be difficult to live well."
A trace of doubt appeared in Luo Chen's eyes: "But this decree is false, and the people will soon see through the rumors, isn't this not worth the candle?"
Wu Fan smiled and shook his head: "At that time, it is only necessary to arrange for a minister to stand up to oppose, or even not to arrange, just to spread a certain minister's deadly remonstrance among the people, so that His Majesty did not issue a decree, and the common people can be avoided. The rumours have been spotted."
"This plan is very clever, I will arrange it now!" Luo Chen looked at the former General Wuwei with eyes of admiration for his subordinates.
Shabi...Wu Fan cursed inwardly.
...
Soon, various rumors were circulating in the capital during this period, but the most common one was how Gu Lan bewitched Her Majesty the Empress.
A lot of storytellers are talking about it together, and they have a nose and an eye, and they describe Gu Lan as a heinous, scheming, jealous, and useless little boy!
They exaggeratedly said that if Gu Lan is not eliminated, the empress will inevitably be seduced, and by then the power of the Great Jing will be exhausted, and the country will be destroyed soon.
These kinds of remarks were everywhere in the capital. For a while, many people who didn't know the truth hated Gu Lan, penetrated the bone, and wanted to get rid of it quickly.
Although they don't have that ability, they still spread rumors after dinner, constantly smearing Gu Lan...