Seeing Qin Liuxi asking about the past three years, Nian Youwei didn't care to think deeply about whether the ghost story she just told was true or false, and hurriedly gave a brief account of his situation in recent years.
As Qin Liuxi had guessed before, Dafeng's court is now a bit corrupt. Three years ago, Lin Xiang Dingyou, his position was temporarily shelved by the saint, and no one was promoted. There was only one person in the court. It is Prime Minister Chen. He is an old scholar who has been highly valued since the time of the late emperor. He is also old-fashioned, but he is almost seventy and it is time to retire.
After Prime Minister Ding You, the struggle for the throne in the imperial court quickly reached a fever pitch. The several adult princes could not be said to be fighting **** battles, but there was quite a bit of undercurrent underneath. Some courtiers were eager to take sides, plus the people behind each prince. The wife clan of the matriarchal clan acted as promoters behind the scenes, busy enclosing territory and scheming for their own factions, and chaos in the government and the public began to increase.
“Competition for reserves shouldn’t be the main phenomenon that constitutes excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, right?” Qin Liuxi frowned.
Nian Youwei smiled bitterly and said: "You are not an official in the court, so you don't understand the twists and turns involved. If you want to fight for the throne, the first thing you fight for is power. To win over civil servants, military power is even more necessary. And if you want to win over these smoothly, , management is essential, but where does the money come from? We are exploited layer by layer, and the upper layer is gone, so we can only reach down, layer by layer, and the people at the bottom are the people."
Qin Liuxi said with a dark face: "You are talking about corrupt officials."
"Yes, but if you don't punish yourself for yourself, who doesn't want to go further." Nian Youwei looked at her eyes and spread his hands and said: "Don't look at me, I definitely want to go further, who is willing to be a seven-year-old?" Pin Xiaoguan? It’s just that I have a bottom line.”
Qin Liuxi snorted.
"But you're right. Competition for savings is not the main reason for exorbitant taxes. It's because that person is becoming more and more stupid." Nian Youwei's voice was low and he pointed to the sky.
Qin Liuxi said: "Just speak with confidence, no one will hear what you are saying except me."
Nian Youwei was stunned for a moment, and saw that her fingers seemed to be making knots. He felt relieved and said: "The saint is old, and his sons are all staring at that position. Naturally, he is suspicious, so like the great ancestor, he believed in the Tao and wanted to practice. The elixir of immortality. Nowadays, what the saints believe in the most is Wushang Zhenren who is named the national master. For this reason, he also spends a lot of money to build a fairy palace for the national master."
Qin Liuxi's face turned green. Something happened to Emperor Gaozu, which led to the decline of Xuanmen. Is history going to repeat itself again?
What is this supreme real person?
"The saint believed in the imperial master, not only built the immortal palace, but also ordered people to search for all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Do you think those officials who want to get what they want can not go all out to exploit them?" Nian Youwei sighed. .
Qin Liuxi sneered: "How could a saint believe in him without any reason? Who recommended him?"
“He is the eldest prince, oh, now it’s time to call him the prince.”
Qin Liuxi was surprised: "Has the eldest prince been made the crown prince?"
"Yes, it happened this year. Speaking of which, it involved another ridiculous thing, so I decisively established the crown prince." Nian Youwei said, unable to help but show contempt.
“Why, does this have anything to do with establishing a crown prince?”
Nian Youwei said: "The purpose of establishing a prince is to cover up the scandal of the saint."
Qin Liuxi raised his eyebrows, scandal?
She sat on the stool, speak quickly!
"Then?"
"On the birthday of the saint Wanshou, he brought back a concubine from the palace, who was very similar to Princess Ning." Qin Liuxi was numb, and Princess Ning was Qi Qian's own mother. Therefore, she had served him that day. The hexagram that was calculated, Dad killed Dad, it was right, and his identity...
It is a prince, not a prince.
The saint truly loves his mother.
"So, the eldest prince introduced a supreme real person to the saint, and he got the position of prince in exchange for it." Qin Liuxi nodded on the table. Is this supreme real person Si Luo?
No, he will not be so upright, but he must be closely related to him. He can build a fairy palace, establish a national division, and gain faith.
And confuse the government and the opposition, causing great chaos in the country, and once the national destiny is dispersed, his purpose will be achieved.
Qin Liuxi looked cold.
"Nowadays, there are too many levies and miscellaneous taxes, and the people are naturally complaining. Our Nan County is already poor. It was fine in the first two years, but the taxes increased, and suddenly it is back to the past. Do you think I can not worry and not age ten years?" Nian Youweimo Looking at his face, he felt scratched.
“You don’t even have the conditions to pay homage to the City God?”
Nian Youwei felt a little guilty and said: "Have you gone to the City God's Temple? It's not that everyone doesn't want to worship. Some people are really in difficulty, and they feel that the City God is not effective... Well, the most important thing is that the saint issued an order to let the people have the immortality of the national master. tablet to show respect.”
Qin Liuxi's expression really changed this time and he stood up in a panic: "Is he crazy?"
“So this is what it means to say that saints are becoming more and more mediocre now.”
Qin Liuxi thought of Qingping Temple and asked, "Sages believe in Taoism, but what about Taoist temples and temples in Dafeng? Is there any suppression?"
"The suppression is not suppressing, it is even arched." Nian Youwei glanced at her carefully and said: "The Supreme Master is from a Taoist sect, so the Taoist temple is prosperous, but those who believe it believe it, and those who don't believe it, such as Those old academics and students want to say that the evil way has harmed the country. Not to mention the small view, even the famous big view has been criticized, including the Chenghuang Temple, and they have been accused of collaborating with the evil way and confusing the mind. You know, everyone is With a rebellious mentality, the more the saints believe in the national master and neglect the government, the more those who consider themselves upright will be full of resistance and hate the Taoist sect."
Helping and killing.
This word came to Qin Liuxi's mind.
The saint's behavior is no different from praising and killing him, but he is really praising him, but this real praising makes those decent sects become the target of public criticism.
“Well, if you are walking outside, you should be more careful and don’t say that you are a Taoist priest.” Nian Youwei made another point.
“Why is this?”
Nian Youwei said: "I just said that the self-proclaimed scholars and students hate the country's masters for harming the country and making the saints obsessed with alchemy, so they also express their anger at some Taoist disciples. To put it bluntly, if you are among the literati, Howl, I am a Taoist priest, and people will probably throw a **** at you! I am not joking, there are Taoist priests who have experienced such tragic experiences."
Qin Liuxi was shocked. It had only been three years, but the Xuanmen Taoist priests had gotten so mixed up that everyone was throwing them in the air? (End of chapter)