Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 56 Showdown (1)

The attendance of Situ Tai and Situ Biao put an end to the already sour debate, and the meeting entered the formal agenda. Lu Wenfu, who replaced Ning Yuanwang as the Minister of Administration of the Empire, made a brief speech on recent imperial affairs to the four princes present on behalf of the Imperial Central Committee.

Even Lu Wenfu would inevitably have to face the embarrassment of the empire at this time. Although his speech was very brief, the scope of his speech could only be half-covered and only referred to the imperial capital. He also deliberately avoided other parts of the empire, as if he wanted to avoid this embarrassing fact.

But it is clear that the four princes seem to have their own plans, and they don't show any interest in Lu Wenfu's speech. This meeting of the kings seems to have no superfluous topics, and even the imperial military orders and government orders cannot be unified. , without the imperial capital, can such an empire really be called an empire?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer also made a brief review of the impending depletion of the empire's finances, but also received no response. The huge amount of funds needed by the huge number of nobles and officials in the imperial capital has already put the empire's finances in trouble, and the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops are even more astronomical. If it is not for the savings in the imperial treasury for many years, the empire The finances have already gone bankrupt several times, but even so, this situation can no longer be maintained. The taxation of the East China Sea, Jiangnan, and Wuhu has been withheld, making the empire's finances exist in name only. The tax revenue of a single imperial capital cannot support such a huge For the bureaucratic group, even doubling the tax rate is still a drop in the bucket. Regarding Tian Yi's complaints, the four princes reacted differently. Situ Tai was expressionless, as if he hadn't heard anything; while Situ Yuan was contemplative, as if he was thinking about solutions to financial problems; Situ Biao was only talking and laughing with Li Wufeng , but judging from the joyful expressions of the two, it seems that it has nothing to do with financial and tax issues.

This series of intermissions seemed so unremarkable. It was not until the Minister of Military Affairs Jilin came on stage that he released the preliminary results of the investigation on the imperial military affairs and the Jinzhong incident, which attracted everyone's attention to the main topic.

"In view of the fact that all parties involved have died, the investigation team was unable to obtain any valuable evidence and clues, but the fact that none of the parties involved survived such a collective death is enough to prove that there are many doubts about this mutiny. First, Xu Wentao It’s not that he has close contacts with the remnants of the Taiping Sect as claimed by the outside media. Although he has contacts with some industrial and commercial classes, those industrial and commercial people are not the remnants of the Taiping Sect and have nothing to do with the remnants of the Taiping Sect; second, the Second Division led by Xu Wentao Most of the middle and senior officers died in battle in the so-called mutiny. This so-called death in battle has no basis and is quite suspicious. Third, the so-called rebellion of the Second Division attacked the garrison post of the Fifth Division. Apart from the division's unilateral report, there is no other evidence to prove that the so-called civilian losses cannot be confirmed as the work of the Second Division at all; He led his troops to encircle the Second Division without any confirmation of the so-called information, and demanded that the other party disarm and surrender, and then invited the Xijiang Army to Jinzhong for reinforcements without authorization. These abnormal behaviors are quite suspicious and require further investigation. In short, This incident is full of bizarreness and contradictions, and it is impossible to determine that this is an incident. It may be more appropriate to say that this is a coup. Of course, this is only the opinion of the investigation team.”

In the face of almost every spearhead pointed at him in the investigation report released by the General Administration of Military Affairs, Wufeng is calm and composed. This kind of investigation report does not need to conduct any investigation, and several copies can be written. As long as there are requirements, everything will be done. According to the request, add fuel and vinegar, not to mention that the other party's investigation this time is basically true, but Wufeng can't admit it. The important thing is the result. As long as you achieve your goal, that is enough. No amount of investigation reports can change the outcome of what has become a fact. However, Wufeng still didn't expect that the other party had achieved some unexpected results in a few days. Although there was no definite evidence, the other party still obtained some clues that were not good for him, but he couldn't turn the clues into evidence. That's all.

"Master Jilin, I have doubts about the investigation results obtained by this investigation team. They can jump to conclusions in such a short period of time? As far as I know, their performance in Jinzhong can be described as remarkable. Spending time and drinking with the coal mine owners in the romantic place, and never went to the various departments of the army to conduct field investigations, so I can produce the investigation report, and I think this kind of investigation can be stopped!" Wufeng was very calm, and he was very calm about this investigation team. It is also a look of contempt and disdain, and does not take the other party's investigation report into consideration at all.

Jilin was a little embarrassed. He naturally knew the virtues of the people who were selected to participate in the investigation. It was already very rare to be able to come up with such a conclusion, and it was undoubtedly a delusion to expect them to be conservative.

"His Royal Highness, as the investigation team sent by the imperial central government, you only have the obligation to cooperate, and you have no right to interfere and evaluate. That is the power of the imperial central government. I think your current behavior has gone far beyond being an imperial vassal Your identity! The Heshuo area was originally a territory directly under the empire, and you are only the guardian of the western border. I don’t think you don’t know where the western border territory is. Your troops stationed in Heshuo and Beiyuan are What are you doing?! The Kamanans and Poole people have long since disappeared, and the Taiping Rebel Party has also been incorporated by you. What are you waiting for? Why haven’t you returned these two counties to the imperial capital?” He could not stand Li Wufeng's arrogance for a long time. Facing Wufeng's sharp eyes, he showed an unusual calmness, but he spared no room for every word, denouncing Wufeng for his evil intentions.

"Lord Lu, you are right. Heshuo and Beiyuan are not territories of Western Xinjiang. I, Li Wufeng, are indeed a bit of a **** and meddle in other people's business, but you have to remember that I, Li Wufeng, am from Tanghe. When the people of Tanghe in this land trembled under the iron hooves of the Kamans, when they trembled under the blades of the Puers, where was the army of the empire? , when they went into exile to escape the massacre of the rebel party, I still want to ask, where is the army of the empire? Is it to collect wealth from the people in the East China Sea, or to commit violence in the south of the Yangtze River, or to deploy troops in Zhongzhou? Oh, maybe my words Some are not very pleasant, but please, Mr. Lu, as the minister of administration of the empire, with one person above ten thousand, what has the central government of the empire done in a year?" Facing Lu Wenfu's aggressive criticism, Wu Feng He already had a plan in mind, and gave him a head-on blow without any politeness. Every point directly hit Lu Wenfu's pain points, making him suffer so much that he couldn't tell. Wu Feng's words even dragged Situ Tai who had been sitting in the north without saying a word, but Situ Tai seemed to be very calm, facing Wu Feng's provocation, his expression did not change at all.

The tense atmosphere in the arena suddenly became intense, and the two sides entered the top stage from the very beginning. I was able to enter the game according to the general pattern I had determined, but I didn't expect this guy to be soft and hard, and retorted, immediately bringing the meeting to a deadlock.

"Everyone, everyone, please calm down. It is precisely because of the various internal and external troubles in the empire that we are able to invite you to the imperial capital today. If we want the empire to regain its former glory, we must put aside the past and work together to make the empire a reality. The empire will get out of the predicament as soon as possible, and all of this is due to the mutual understanding and support of your highnesses and lords." Only the Minister of Finance Tian Yi came forward to smooth things over, and one of the important reasons why he was dragged here this time was to take advantage of this The tact and sophistication of people fully coordinate the relationship between the kings and the center of the empire, although this is just wishful thinking.

"Master Tian is right, but as far as the current situation in the empire is concerned~IndoMTL.com~ I think we can talk in general like now, even if we talk about it for a year or so, we won't be able to solve any problems , I think we might as well choose some topics that are more interesting to everyone and related to the future of the empire to discuss, which may be much more efficient." Situ Tai, who had not interrupted all this time, finally spoke, he had been observing Li Wufeng and Situ Biao However, what disappointed him was that Situ Biao still did not express anything. It seems that the promise he made at the beginning did not seem to have much effect on Situ Biao. Now he has to follow the track he set. left.

"Your Highness spoke very well. I think we really should discuss some topics that everyone is interested in directly. If Your Highness has anything to say, I, Li Wufeng, will listen attentively." At this time, Situ Biao's attitude seemed to be a little hesitant. Whether the promise he made to Situ Yuan would be successful would require the cooperation of the other party. If this guy really fell for Situ Tai, it would be clear soon.

A gleam of anger flashed in Situ Tai's eyes, Li Wufeng's pressing every step of the way made him feel particularly uncomfortable, but now is not the time to attack, as long as he passes this test, no matter how arrogant Li Wufeng is, he must make him succumb.

His eyes drifted to Sidon's side, and Sidon immediately felt the pressure brought by his eyes, and it was time for him to show himself, "The current empire is in crisis, and the main reason is that the imperial power is weak. Your Majesty is currently weak. It has been a long time since His Majesty was in power, and His Majesty also told me, Lord Lu, and Lord Jilin that his current body is no longer fit to assume the duties of His Majesty the Emperor, and since His Majesty currently has no heirs, he himself also hopes that his elder brother will become His Majesty. Situ Tai has come to take over the position of emperor, this is the edict written by His Majesty the emperor, please read it.”

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