The Sun Clan saw that Qin Yining didn't come up to talk to her immediately. Looking at the servants behind her, they knew that it was not a good time. They could only squeeze out a smile and said, "The Xuansu Temple was arranged by the Emperor himself. It will be very popular."
The news that the Emperor obeyed the will of the people would spread throughout the world in less than half a day.
At that time, the people would feel reassured and praise the Emperor more. They would also be more convinced of the Xuansu Temple.
As soon as she thought of Qin Huaiyuan's analysis at home, not only did the Emperor use this matter to gain fame, but he was also able to detain Qin Yining in this golden cage, ready to take advantage of her at any time. Madam Sun felt indignant for her daughter.
Qin Yining had already ordered Xingyu and Fu Xue.
"My servants are here. They have brought all my things. They can stay here and serve me from now on. You can also go back to the palace now. "
Xingyu, Fu Xue, Xiao Ningzi, and Xiao Yangzi all showed an expression of disbelief.
They had never seen anyone who could directly drive away the servants sent here by the Emperor!
"Answering Xuansu Zhenren, the Emperor wants us servants to serve you."
Qin Yining's lips curled into a cold smile. "The Emperor wants me to cultivate with my hair and have servants to serve me. Is this appropriate? Now that my family has sent people to accompany me, I don't need servants from the palace to serve me. If I want to cultivate here, I really don't need so many servants to serve me. If you are afraid that the Emperor will blame you, you can tell the Emperor that this is my order. "
She was already forced to live here. If she couldn't keep her trusted servants by her side and had to bring these outsiders instead, it would be too depressing.
The four of them had all seen the Emperor's love for Qin Yining. They had also seen how powerful this person was. She could make the Emperor punish Lin Shu Fei, who had served her for many years, and make the Emperor fly into a rage. However, the Emperor couldn't bear to touch her. They couldn't afford to offend such a person.
After thinking this through, the four of them bowed to Qin Huaiyuan, the Sun Clan, and Qin Yining before leaving.
Qin Yining smiled as he handed Er Bai over to Qiu Lu. He smiled and said, "I can only live comfortably with all of you here. Go ahead and settle your luggage. I want to have a chat with my parents."
"Yes."
Qiu Lu, Ji Yun, and Bing Tang carried their bags into the house.
Qin Yining invited Qin Huaiyuan and the Sun Clan to have tea in the main hall on the first floor of the attic.
Seeing that there was no one else around, the Sun Clan member held onto Qin Yining's hand as tears streamed down her face. She kept saying, "It's been hard on you, it's been hard on you."
Qin Yining had suffered for several days in the palace. Not only did her body not recover, it had worsened. In addition, she had to deal with the Emperor and those people in the palace. She was mentally and physically exhausted. Now that she heard the Sun Clan's words, her heart ached and her tears almost fell.
She blinked and forced her tears back. Then she smiled and said, "Mother, don't be sad for me. There's nothing to feel bad about. The current situation is like this. The fact that the Emperor didn't kill me in a fit of anger is already the best outcome. As long as I can keep my life, the rest can be discussed at length. "
Seeing that Qin Yining's expression was the same calmness and ease as Qin Huaiyuan, the Sun Clan member nodded emotionally.
Qin Yining looked around and then ordered Ji Yun and the others, who had just finished packing and were coming downstairs, "Go stand guard outside and pay attention to the surroundings."
Ji Yun, Bing Tang, and Qiu Lu knew that Qin Yining had something important to say to Qin Huaiyuan and the Sun Clan, so they nodded and left.
Qin Yining confirmed that no one was eavesdropping and then said in a low voice, "Father, I heard some things in the palace these past two days. I don't know if you've heard anything outside."
"What things?" Qin Huaiyuan carefully thought about it, but he couldn't think of anything.
Qin Yining said, "I heard the Emperor's wet nurse, Jiao Mama, say that this year, the grain collected from various regions was sold off halfway by the Emperor Emeritus. The grain wasn't transported into the capital at all. Is there such a thing?"
When Emperor Taizong founded the country, he introduced banknotes to replace the circulation of large amounts of gold and silver. This was used to reduce the loss of gold and silver during circulation. Therefore, banknotes were the most commonly used currency these years.
However, due to the depreciation of banknotes, and the quality of banknotes directly affected the value of banknotes of the same denomination. Therefore, the imperial court's tax collection was conducted by collecting grain.
For rich villages like Dayan in the south, every time the tax collection came, the cargo ships carrying the tax grain would fill the port and the carriages would fill the capital.
This year's tax collection hadn't arrived yet, so many regions hadn't harvested grain. However, before the Emperor Emeritus abdicated, he increased several types of taxes. Not only did he exploit all the commoners and merchants near the capital, but he also increased the taxes on the commoners of the entire country.
It could be imagined that this year's talisman water was so heavy, so the taxes on grain would definitely be more than before. Because of this year's natural and man-made disasters, the commoners would only be in more dire straits.
Qin Yining heard Jiao Mama talking to Xingyu and the others in private.
The Emperor Emeritus collected the taxes in advance and increased the taxes, and the collected grain was sold for money.
Qin Huaiyuan was dumbfounded when he heard this. He was both shocked and terrified.
"Sister Yi, is this news true?"
"It's most likely true. I heard it from the Emperor's wet nurse. Private conversations in the palace are all about what's happening around us. It's said that the Emperor Emeritus and the Emperor Emeritus had a quarrel that day. Someone heard them say that this year's tax grain wasn't delivered. "
Qin Huaiyuan frowned and said, "But the people from the Ministry of Revenue said that the tax grain would arrive in half a month. When I learned of this news, I wanted to dissuade the Emperor Emeritus. How could the Emperor Emeritus do something like exploiting the commoners' wealth? But thinking about it, as the war enters the later stages and the Tiger Army tightly encircles the Jingdou Palace, perhaps this tax grain will be of great use. After the Retired Emperor increases taxes, if this year's tax grain is stored in Jingdou, it will be enough for all the soldiers and commoners in the city to eat for three years under siege. "
"Three years?" Qin Yining said in surprise, "That's a lot! If we have this amount of grain, the capital will definitely be able to hold on. Although the Tiger Army has 100,000 soldiers, their military supply line is too long. Moreover, when the Zhou Dynasty was founded, they inherited the mess of Beiji. After years of war, the treasury has long been empty. If we have enough grain to eat for three years, we won't have to worry about Da Zhou not retreating. "
"That's right. But if what you said is true, then things won't be good. "
Qin Huaiyuan tapped the table with his index finger. After a while, he said, "I know about this. When I go back and ask the Emperor for permission to send guards to protect you, I will definitely get to the bottom of this. "
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