Chapter 279

She quickly walks up to Xu Xin without touching her handkerchief. In a hurry, she stretches her sleeve to wipe Xu Xin's face.

Xu Xin a little bit to the side to hide, avoid in the sleeve of clear Zhan, a mouth voice is dumb: "I will wash it, have dinner at night?"

Yu Qingzhan replied: "some, some, some of your favorite fish soup. I keep the kitchen warm on the stove all the time. I'm going to ask them to bring it now."

Qingzhu follows Xu Xin. Xu Xin takes a few steps to the hall before he comes in.

The appearance of green bamboo is more miserable than that of Xu Xin. Her face is covered with sweat and dust, leaving traces of ash on her face. Even there is a tear on her sleeve. She is drooping and bows to Shi Xiaorui.

See Master and servant two people this appearance, Shi Xiaorui is again anxious, now also can't ask export.

While calling the kitchen to serve, Yu Qingzhan went to get two pots of water and asked Xu Xin and Qingzhu to wash the ashes on their hands and face. As a result, they washed out two pots of water.

They don't say a word. After washing their faces, they eat with their rice bowls. Green bamboo stops for a while while eating. Looking tired, Shi Xiaorui's doubts are deeper. What are they doing today?

When they finished their supper, Xu Xin also sent Qingzhu to have a rest. He sat on the chair with a blank face for a while, and then asked Shi Xiaorui, "how did you come back at this time? Your father didn't give you much money. It must be enough. "

Xu Xin also thinks that Shi Xiaorui came back to visit her relatives.

Shi Xiaorui said, "I didn't come back specially to see my father."

Shi Xiaorui stopped, or directly asked: "Xu Xin, did you get any news?"

"News? What's the news? " Xu Xin didn't respond.

Shi Xiaorui said: "the prices of food and vegetables in the county and the capital have suddenly risen a lot. Don't you know?"

Xu Xin was surprised: "so fast!"

Looking at him, Shi Xiaorui knows that Xu Xin must know something.

Can't help but urge him: "you don't show off, what's the matter? I received a message reminding me to save some grain in advance. It doesn't sound like it can be solved in ten and a half days! "

Shi Xiaorui stares into his eyes: "what is the reason? Do you have any specific information? "

Xu Xin had no bones like head back on the chair, he put his hands on his eyes, silent for a long time.

Shi Xiaorui did not urge him.

Looking at Shi Xiaorui and Xu Xin, Yu Qingzhan didn't know what to say.

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

After a while, Xu Xin sighed: "I think this news can't be hidden for long, I'd better tell you."

Xu Xin sat up straight and said, "there's a mess in the south."

Shi Xiaorui's first thought was the hearsay circulating in the capital before, saying that the emperor wanted to raise the tax rate under the pretext of fighting with the neighboring countries in the south. Is it really a fight?

Xu Xin took a breath, and then said: "this summer, a dam broke down on the tributary of the Weihe River, and local officials concealed it. As a result, most of the crops in the two counties affected by the local area were drowned. After the water subsided, a small-scale plague broke out, which was also concealed."

Yu Qingzhan said angrily: "how can it be like this!"

Xu Xin said: "who knows what people think in their minds. However, every year, the imperial court specially allocated funds to reinforce the dykes. 80% of the money they spent on building the dykes was made a big profit. They were afraid that they would be pursued by the authorities, so they were bold enough to conceal it. "

Shi Xiaorui noticed the problem of time: "since it's a summer disaster, it's all autumn, how can it make a big deal?"

Xu Xin said: "the magistrates of those two counties concealed the disaster, just as there was no such disaster. In autumn, the imperial court naturally had to pay the grain on time, but the seedlings drowned in summer, and they could not replant when they missed the farming season. What they planted were all worthless grain. Originally, it was not enough to keep them for the winter, but now they have to pay taxes. Isn't it necessary to force people to a dead end?"

Shi Xiaorui can't believe: "are those two county magistrates so cruel?"

Xu Xin laughs: "the money that builds dyke dares to be greedy, do not say to have no brain, do not have heart liver simply, what can such person expect them?"

"But if there are only two counties with this kind of situation, as long as the court knows the actual situation, isn't it a good solution? How could it be so big that even the capital was affected? "

Xu Xin said, "I haven't finished yet. If it's just these two counties, it's a good thing to say. It's a pity that there are still people taking advantage of the fire. "

Yu Qingzhan said: "take advantage of the fire? Is it someone who hoards grain and sells it at a high price? "

Xu Xin said with a wry smile: "it was all a small fight. The imperial court responded and sent a batch of grain from several places nearby. At that time, these people could go bankrupt."

Shi Xiaorui asked: "what is that for?"

Xu Xin said heavily, "King Chen has gone against him."

"King Chen?"

Shi Xiaorui and Yu Qingzhan are at a loss.

Xu Xin explained to them, "King Chen's fiefdom is only a mountain away from the two counties, so people in the court don't know that King Chen knows the situation of the two counties best. Now that the two counties are in such a mess, King Chen immediately raises the anti flag, and after conquering the two counties, he gives food and medicine to buy people's hearts. The people of the two counties basically vote for King Chen, Because soldiers can have enough to eat, many of them directly joined the rebels. "

Xu Xin explains that Shi Xiaorui and Yu Qingzhan still don't understand.

Shi Xiaorui and Yu Qingzhan looked at each other, or Shi Xiaorui first said: "who is king Chen, why did he rebel?"

Xu Xin said: "King Chen is the elder brother of the Emperor today. However, the former Emperor was not valued all the time. When he became an adult, he gave him a piece of land in the South and sent him away. Except when the emperor ascended the throne, he never went back to the capital. No wonder you don't know. Even in Chaoli, I can't believe it when I hear that King Chen is rebellious. King Chen is the honest one among the princes of the former Emperor. "

"What kind of rebellion did he make for no reason?" Shi Xiaorui muttered in his heart, especially the possibility of success is very small.

Zhu Di, the famous example of successful rebellion in history, followed his father to fight south and North. He not only had a reputation in the army, but also had a strong army with many battles under his hands. It was only when Emperor Jianwen had just succeeded to the throne and the throne had not yet been established that he finally succeeded.

What does this Chen Wang have?

According to the time of day, today's emperors have been succeeding to the throne for so many years, and they have already sat on the throne firmly.

In terms of geographical advantages, although the capital is located in the plain area, the city walls are strengthened year by year and under the emperor's eyes. No one dares to scrape oil on the money and try to end up with a tiger's butt being touched.