Chapter 52 The Emperor Is Furious and Wants to Rebel

As expected.

When Zhao Gan in the Golden Palace heard Sun Heling recite this poem in front of all the civil and military officials, his overindulgent face became even gloomier.

Zhao Gan asked in a cold tone: "My dear Sun, what is your intention?"

Sun Heling said: "Reporting to the emperor, this is what I saw and heard along the way to the Jinwang Mansion in Longcheng on my way back and forth to announce the imperial decree. I compiled it into a poem!"

"Humph!"

Zhao Gan snorted coldly, recalling the poem that Sun Heling had just recited, picked out a few key words, and asked in court:

"My dear Sun, I just heard you mention a few key words in a trance. First, the old man hired to pay debts, and the young child sold grain. But as far as I know, the taxes in the Daxin Dynasty are not heavy, right?"

"Besides, since I ascended the throne, the first imperial decree was to reduce the taxes of the people. The taxes of the people in this dynasty have been reduced by more than 20% compared to the reign of the previous emperor. How could the situation mentioned by my dear Sun happen?"

"Second, who knew that the herdsmen , refused to report the famine, what are you secretly saying about the officials in some places who did not report the disaster to the court? "

Speaking of this, Zhao Gan stared at Prime Minister Qin Ruhui with his eyes, and continued:

"Every morning, I pay attention to the basic situation of various places. Prime Minister Qin reported to me that the country is peaceful and the people are safe in Daxin, the weather is good, and it is a bumper year that only happens once in a hundred years. Merchants from all over the world come and go, and taxes have doubled!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Gan changed the subject, his tone suddenly became sharp, and he shouted: "Sun Aiqing, according to what you said, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui is deceiving me?"

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

In the hall, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui was frightened by Zhao Gan's shouting, and he didn't dare to put the hat of deceiving the emperor on his head.

Qin Ruhui immediately knelt on the ground and explained: "Your Majesty, I dare not do such a deceitful act. The memorials I submitted to Your Majesty were all sent to the capital by local administrative officials at an expedited speed of 800 miles every day. The Prime Minister's Office and the six ministries have all kept records."

"Even if I had a hundred guts, I would never dare to falsify and deceive Your Majesty during this prosperous period of Jian'an!"

Looking at Prime Minister Qin Ruhui kneeling in the hall, Zhao Gan immediately waved his hand and motioned him to stand up: "Qin Aiqing, stand up and speak!"

Zhao Gan still trusted the former prince's party.

The reason why he said this was just to embarrass Sun Heling in front of the civil and military officials in the court.

Speaking of which, Zhao Gan also had some complaints about Sun Heling, the top three in the palace examination of the previous dynasty.

However, the former emperor Zhao Mang had warned Zhao Gan that Sun Heling was a rare talent with a distinct personality and unparalleled loyalty. In the future, he would be a fever-reducing medicine for Zhao Gan, allowing him to calm down and think about problems when his head was hot.

Therefore, Zhao Gan only left Sun Heling, the top scholar of the previous dynasty, in the actions of purging the old ministers and old people of the previous dynasty after he succeeded to the throne.

But now, Sun Heling accused Zhao Gan of the prosperous Jian'an era that he was proud of in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

When Zhao Gan could no longer hold back and retorted to Sun Heling, he said that it was just an illusory flower in the mirror and a moon in the water, and it was a castle in the air built on the lies of countless court officials.

However, in the face of Zhao Gan's rebuke and the emotional performance of Prime Minister Qin Ruhui, Sun Heling still had that righteous style, vowing to defend the way of being an official "fight to death for military and remonstrate to death for civil" and his lifelong belief to the end.

Sun Heling faced Zhao Gan in the Golden Palace and replied word by word: "Your Majesty, I am not very clear about the situation in other parts of the Great Xin Dynasty, but the situation in the northwest is what I have seen with my own eyes, and there is absolutely no falsehood!"

"Since your mausoleum, you have opened the canal, sailed to Southeast Asia, opened the Silk Road, and built the imperial mausoleum. Which one is not a major project that costs people money and labor?"

"At present, the northwest region of the dynasty is in flames, and the people are living in dire straits. I dare to advise your majesty to put away his ambition, rest with the people, and show kindness to the world!"

After speaking, Sun Heling kowtowed to Zhao Gan on the spot and continued to say loudly:

"I also dare to ask your majesty to withdraw the imperial edict to change the title of Jin Wang's son Chen Huaian to Beihai Wang, and follow the court etiquette and let the son Chen Huaian inherit the title of Jin Wang to show the majesty's great grace!"

Swish!

After Sun Heling said this, the civil and military officials in the Jinluan Palace were shocked beyond words. The look they gave Sun Heling became cold and complicated.

Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's eyes seemed to be about to spit out fire in the next second!

"How dare you!"

Zhao Gan roared in the court.

Under the hall, all the civil and military officials knelt down.

Zhao Gan said angrily: "Sun Heling, do you know what you are saying?"

Sun Heling raised his head, looked directly at the throne room with a firm gaze, and said: "Your Majesty, of course I know!"

"Your Majesty, didn't you just ask me how far the matter of Chen Huaian, the prince of Jin, has progressed in raising an army against the court in Longcheng?"

"I will report to your Majesty now!"

As he spoke, Sun Heling took out the "Manifesto of the Supreme Being to Suppress the Rebellion and Suppress the Rebellion" that Chen Huaian had given him before he left from the sleeves of his official robe, held it in both hands and raised it above his head, and said:

"Your Majesty, this is the "Manifesto of the Supreme Being to Suppress the Rebellion and Suppress the Rebellion" written by Chen Huaian, the prince of Jin, personally. Please have a look!"

"What?"

In the Jinluan Palace, Zhao Qian almost laughed angrily and asked in disbelief: "Sun Heling, what are you talking about? Chen Huaian, a loser, actually used the banner of Fengtian Jingnan in Longcheng, and also published some nonsense, right?"

"Come here, bring it to me!"

"As you command!"

Soon, an eunuch hurriedly walked up to Sun Heling, took from him the "Fengtian Jingnan, Quest for Rebellion" written by Chen Huaian, and hurriedly returned to the Jinluan Hall.

And Zhao Qian was not idle either, ordering Sun Heling: "Keep talking!"

There was no turning back when he opened his bow, so Sun Heling took the risk and told everything he had seen and heard in Longcheng, saying:

"Your Majesty, since Chen Huai'an, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty, raised troops in Dragon City, he wiped out all 100,000 Yun troops led by the Northwest General Wu Qingyun under the walls of Dragon City in one battle!"

"Then, when faced with the Turkic envoys who wanted to split our Great New Dynasty, he angrily killed the Turkic envoys with his sword on the main hall and declared war on the Turks!"

"On the contrary, Wu Qingyun, the northwest commander of the dynasty, secretly communicated with the enemy's Khan Temur, led the wolf into the house, and caused chaos in the northwest border..."

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Sun Heling's every word was like the sound of thunder, exploding in the Jinluan Palace.

All the civil and military officials in the court had their heads buried on their knees, wishing they could hide their heads in their waistbands, but they did not have the courage to raise their heads.

In the Jinluan Hall, the second emperor Zhao Gan's face was as pale as pig liver, and he was filled with rage and rage towards Tianling Gai.

While listening to Sun Heling's narration, he looked at the "Fengtian Jingnan, Objection to Rebellion" written by Chen Huaian himself.

Until Thunder was furious.

Above the court, the emperor was furious and thundered: "Chen Huaian is going to rebel!"