Bai Ze started from the most basic of soldiers. During a sneak attack, he managed to kill ten enemy soldiers and began his road of promotion.
If it was an average person, this kind of promotion speed would have already aroused suspicion.
But Bai Ze is different.
Every time Bai Ze gets promoted, it's through the sacrifice of his flesh and blood.
Bai Ze's body is covered with scars and sword scars. The last time he killed an enemy, he was shot in the heart by an arrow.
Bai Ze endured the pain and cut off the head of the enemy's leader. In one fell swoop, he became the hero of the camp.
It only took five years.
Bai Ze had completely subdued the Northwest Army and became the first general to climb up the ranks step by step.
But because Bai Ze came from a humble background and relied on his blood and tears to climb up, the Northwest Army is very convinced by him.
In the Northwest, Bai Ze's momentum is faintly higher than the Emperor's. For a while, the Northwest Army only knows about Bai Ze and no one knows about the Emperor.
Later, when the Emperor heard the news, he immediately sent someone to take back the Tiger Tally and said that now that the Northwest Army is stable, the Emperor empathized with Bai Ze's loyalty and ordered him to return to the capital to recuperate.
Bai Ze obediently returned the Tiger Tally, delegated his authority to his subordinates, and prepared to leave for the capital to 'recuperate'.
But how could the Emperor know?
As soon as Bai Ze came out of the gates of hell, the Emperor ordered the Tiger Tally to be taken back.
The Northwest Army even began to cry out for Bai Ze. If Bai Ze wants to rebel, they will immediately respond.
Bai Ze, on the other hand, appeased the soldiers under him.
The Emperor thought that if he took back the Tiger Tally, left Bai Ze in the capital, and found someone to lead the Northwest Army again, over time, Bai Ze's deterrence will decline.
But how would he know?
Step by step, Bai Ze climbed up from the bottom.
His influence in the Northwest Army is like an old tree, it's not something that can be replaced by a random person.
Moreover, Bai Ze relied on his blood and tears to climb up step by step. If you casually assign someone who has never been on the battlefield as a general, it will only make the Northwest Army think that the Emperor is muddle-headed and only increase Bai Ze's momentum.
The Emperor thought this move was brilliant, but in Bai Ze's eyes, it was simply stupid.
When Bai Ze returned to the palace, he seemed to be obedient, but in reality, he was retreating in order to advance. He washed away what little authority the Emperor had left in the army.
It had been eight years since Jiujiu took action.
Not only did the Emperor fail to take back the power in the hands of the Empress Dowager, he even completely lost control of the army. His imperial power was facing an unprecedented challenge, and he didn't know where all of this came from.
Moreover, what made the emperor feel the most helpless was the grain shop that had appeared out of nowhere.
At first, he felt that it was insignificant, but when he started to care about it, he realized that it was very difficult.
There was more than one grain store in the country. Moreover, this grain store had successfully monopolized all the grain stores in the country with extremely low prices.
Not to mention, the owner of this grain store had a very high reputation among the people. Even many officials worshipped this so-called madam. If he wanted to touch this grain store, it would be no different from going against thousands of people.
He clearly had supreme power and status, but at this moment, he had to be overcautious even when he wanted to execute someone.
Over the years, the Empress Dowager's hands had grown longer and longer, and the Emperor's situation had become more and more difficult.
Compared to the Emperor's difficult situation, Jiujiu's situation was very leisurely.
After Marquis Su taught Little Brother Su for a period of time, he fell ill because of Little Brother Su's stubbornness.
When Jiujiu found out, she took Little Brother Su to her side and used Gu Yuan as an excuse to teach him, but in fact, she taught Little Brother Su herself.
Little Brother Su was not stupid, but because Marquis Su had not taught Little Brother Su these years, it was inevitable that he would have a rebellious mentality if he suddenly did, so he made such a fuss.
Jiujiu accompanied Little Brother Su to play for a period of time, and constantly tempted Little Brother Su with some novel objects. Without needing Jiujiu to say anything, Little Brother Su knew to take the initiative to learn.
Moreover, there was a knowledgeable person like Gu Yuan who came to discuss knowledge with him. Not long after, Little Brother Su began to learn seriously.
However.
Under Jiujiu's active temptation, Little Brother Su quickly discovered that the current law seemed to have many shortcomings.
Little Brother Su began to concentrate on learning the law. The more he studied the law, the more Little Brother Su felt that the current law was simply a pair of chaff chaff.
Scholars, farmers, merchants.
Although scholars contributed a lot to society, businessmen also contributed a lot to society.
If there were no merchants, the rest of the people would eat and use what they ate. Even many of the rare items in the Imperial Palace were brought back from the outside world by merchants who were not afraid of death.
Clearly, merchants contributed greatly to society, but their status was lower than that of farmers who only knew how to farm.
Speaking of farmers, they could not help but begin to discuss the current tax law.
All the land in the world belonged to the Emperor. It was understandable that farmers needed to pay taxes to the Imperial Court for farming, but the problem was that the tax rate was very high.
Even if the weather was good, after paying taxes on the grain produced every year, it would barely be enough for a family to survive for a year. If there was a drought or flood, a year's worth of grain would not even be enough to pay taxes, not to mention the family's food and clothing.
This was also the truth that many refugees sold their children, daughters, and wives.
Little Brother Su did not feel much about collecting taxes, but it was wrong to collect taxes without looking at the actual situation of the place.
Moreover, Little Brother Su felt that the noble status of scholars was very unfair.
Because once a family had a scholar, they would be able to receive subsidies from the Imperial Court.
If they could pass other examinations, they would receive more subsidies.
Being a scholar was very difficult. Little Brother Su understood this very well. But people were different.
Some people became a Juren and then a Jinshi not long after passing the Xiucai examination. It was normal to give subsidies to such people, but it was very unfair to give subsidies to those who would be Xiucai their whole life.
If a person stopped at Xiucai for his whole life, what future could he have in the future? Instead of subsidizing these people who had no future, it was better to give money to those who did not have money to eat a full meal.
Little Brother Su was like the rising sun in the morning. His heart was full of enthusiasm. He wanted to pass the examination and become an official in the Jin Dynasty. Then he would put forward his ideas and hope that the Emperor would adopt his ideas to change these systems.
Little Brother Su's idea was very simple and beautiful. He wanted more people to live a better life.
But there was something he did not understand.
These systems were indeed pedantic and unfair to some people.
However, for those who were enjoying the benefits of these systems, these systems were right. They were good and needed to be preserved for a long time.
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