All Hail Cousin Brother

Chapter 746: Forced to Rebel

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“The Imperial Court wants to raise money for disaster relief, and the Xie Residence is also the first to bear the brunt.’

“Great-Grandfather took the initiative to contact the merchants in the north and south regions and persuade them to help the Imperial Court relief the disaster.’

“Without the help of my Xie family, how could that despicable person, Yu Zongzheng, have resolved the water problem in Zhejiang?”

Yin Huaixi smiled faintly. “Shen Jushangs final crime was to buy food privately to relieve the disaster under the guise of the Weaving Bureau. The merchants were in chaos and were severely punished.” Shen Jushang was heartless as a businessman, so his death was not a pity. However, the Xie family was benevolent. If he had to die, he still had to die. “If Yu Zongshen was still in the cabinet, the Imperial Court would have restrained them. However, he is mourning in the clan now, and the cabinet is not peaceful.”

The dog emperor had long cast his gaze on Quanzhou.

However, since he had caused trouble in Zhejiang, the dog emperor’s anger was directed at the corrupt officials in Zhejiang.

Yu Zongshen had joined forces with the Qingliu of Zhejiang to reorganize the government wantonly and seize the dirty money. It also made the dog emperor feel that there were benefits so that the Xie family could be safe.

However, this was not a long-term solution.

Xie Jingliu laughed silently. His laughter was a little desolate. “The treasury has always been deficient. They either have designs on the commoners and want to plunder their wealth, or have designs on the merchants. Today, there is a man-made disaster. If they have designs on the commoners, how can the Xie family protect themselves? Everything our Xie family does for the Imperial Court and the commoners isn’t self-preservation, but self-destruction.’

Even if the Xie family lost all their wealth, would the Imperial Court believe it?

It was just that desire was difficult to satisfy.

Yin Huaixi continued, “The emperor’s body is poisoned and he hasn’t been to court for a few days. All the Daoists in the Heavenly Hall have been ‘invited’ into the Chenggan Palace. Concubine Lan of the Lanyi Palace will temporarily be in charge of the phoenix seal and manage all the matters in the palace.”

He deliberately emphasized the word “invited”.

The secrets revealed were so secretive that it was terrifying.

Xie Jingliu’s expression suddenly turned solemn. Not to mention the Xie Residence, even the capital did not reveal any news from the palace. The emperor was obsessed with Dao techniques. Not to mention not going to court

for three to five days, he could even stay away for half a month or even three

to five months. Who would have thought that there was actually such a hidden turbulence?

Yin Huaixi sighed slightly. “The emperor won’t be able to survive the new year. On the surface, Concubine Xu is imprisoned, but the Xu family is powerful.

Concubine Lan is in charge of the harem and is deeply trusted by the emperor.

It was just an absurd nightmare. M/hy was he inexplicably concerned?

Every time he thought of what had happened to Yu Youyao in her nightmare, his heart would be filled with pain.

Xie Jingliu frowned. “The situation in the harem is actually already so serious. What about the vassal lords?”

HE was really sharp. Yin Huaixi smiled and said, “The capital is in chaos. It’s time for the vassal lords to rebel. It’s only logical to raise an army and start a proper war.”

Xie Jingliu was a little shocked. “How can you be sure that the vassal lords will definitely rebel? Not to mention that the three camps of the capital have more than 100,000 elites guarding them, and 50,000 imperial guards surrounding the palace. The total number of troops in the capital is close to 300,000. This is the most elite army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Moreover, you, King Yue Fei, are in the north. Can you really stand by and do nothing?”

All these years, why hadn’t the vassal lords made a move?

On one hand, the capital’s troops were strong, but on the other hand, they were afraid of the hundreds of thousands of You soldiers in the North.

The 500,000 You soldiers were summoned to the capital to coordinate with each other. They could advance and defend against external enemies, and they could retreat to help the capital. Therefore, before King Li of Zhou, the North did not have any vassal states. In order to prevent the North from becoming a problem, the Imperial Court often changed the generals guarding it.

The reason why the emperor was at ease with King Li of Zhou.

It was because in the past, King Li of Zhou was not important. His only use was his status as a prince. It was a natural deterrent to the generals guarding the North.

The reason why the emperor was at ease with Yin Huaixi now.

It was because Yin Huaixi’s crippled leg made him weak and easy to control.

King Yue Fei was deeply indebted to the emperor. The vassal lords were crazy to rebel.

Yin Huaixi said casually, “If they don’t rebel, we’ll force them to rebel!”

Xie Jingliu held his breath. “What do you mean?”

Yin Huaixi smiled faintly. “Do you still remember that three years ago, the

King of Liang sent his heir into the capital without an edict?”

Xie Jingliu gasped. He was the one who had sent this news to the capital. How could he not remember? From that time, he knew that the King of Liang would rebel sooner or later.

In the past few years, the Xie family had already cut off all business dealings with the southern border. Some of the businesses under their name had also been transferred from Fujian and they focused on the northwest.

It was just in case.

Yin Huaixi chuckled. “Our emperor is suspicious by nature. He can’t even tolerate his brothers who risked their lives for him.. Do you think he can tolerate a vassal lord overstepping the emperor’s authority and letting King Liang off so easily? Do you think anyone had the ability to vouch for a vassal lord in front of the emperor at that time?”

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