Only by understanding A Xixi's speech can he understand that collecting money is a talisman
Text|Ah Zhu, "Your Majesty, the slaves have one thing to ask for, do you really want to send troops to attack Taiwan?" The soldiers who had returned from the war had burst into tears.
They all beg me to tell you that they would rather die on horseback than die in the sea feeding fish. They thought that naval battles would leave them without even a single bone, which was terrible.
With the insight of a minion, Your Majesty, you have just quelled the rebellion of the three feudatories, and now if you go to fight Taiwan, you may make the Manchu soldiers seasick in a naval battle, which is tantamount to asking for your own death.
I promise them that you will not attack Taiwan. Before the words fell, the emperor's face had already turned pale. He immediately stood up, pointed at Azhu's nose, and sternly warned: "I repeat, if you talk nonsense outside, I will be the first to cut out your tongue." ”
When "The Long River Under Heaven" was updated to episode 19, we met a very special character - A Xixi. He is a member of the Guarjia clan, a man with red flags in Manchuria, who dares to meet without a summons, blatantly bribes important ministers, and deducts the emperor's private money.
His greed for money is very eye-catching, but what is surprising is that even if he is so rebellious, the emperor only verbally warned him and did not punish him immediately. This makes people ask, is it really because A Xixi and the emperor grew up together and have affection?
Or is it because he has some other special background? For example, Soltu is the uncle of the crown prince, but he does not have to go to court every day to scare other ministers. These puzzling questions have made people more interested in Ah Xixi and his background.
With the tiger as a companion, it is like walking on the edge of danger, because the tiger's power is difficult to ** at all times. Even Gao Shiqi, known as the "roundworm", privately bribed the eunuchs who served him closely, and received a stern warning.
However, why did Axi Xi, who made the people of Liangjiang miserable and amassed a huge fortune as soon as he took office, was always safe and sound?
With 12 IOUs, he exchanged for 6 million taels**, showing outstanding ability. As the governor of Liangjiang, A Xixi managed the rich area, but owed the court 4 million taels of silver.
Even if the emperor allocated him 500,000 taels of private money for river relief, he wanted to take it for himself. Even if he competes with Jin Fu, he is not stage frightened. Especially when he saw the appearance of the minister who was sent away by someone with a mink, his arrogance was even more arrogant.
It wasn't until Gao Shiqi appeared with a gold medal arrow in his hand that he felt nervous, and wrote an IOU overnight, borrowing 500,000 taels from each of the 12 wealthy merchants, making up 6 million taels of silver. "
When Xu Qianxue served as the minister of the Qin Mission, he was in charge of only 1.15 million taels of silver, including 500,000 taels of the emperor. This figure is far from enough to cover the deficit of 4 million taels in the state treasury.
However, his main focus is on how to bribe the chincha and conceal the truth. When Gao Shiqi did not seem very cooperative, he resorted to an emergency secondment.
But this is only a superficial effort, and as soon as Chin cha leaves, everything goes back to the way it was.
It turned out that his money was spent like this: he privately developed a copper mine, which required a one-time investment of 3 million taels, and then he also squandered all the treasury silver through black market loans.
In order to complete this big project, he needs more than just money, but also a background and the ability to protect himself, otherwise he will be taken advantage of by others. Although he received the river relief money, this is not the first time, Wang Guangyu once broke his family in order to take the blame for others.
Ah Xixi obviously committed the crime against the wind this time, but Soltu and Mingzhu interceded for him. However, although he is a disciple of the Eight Banners, he can't be extraordinarily tolerant because of this.
He was safe and sound, Gao Shiqi's gold medal Lingjian only took the 500,000 taels that should have been taken, and he returned the IOU as soon as he woke up, and he didn't say a word about his behavior in front of the emperor, but he was still the governor of Liangjiang, and he was beautiful.
No matter how rich A Xixi is, it is also an official position given by the emperor, but he is openly **, wantonly accumulating wealth, openly coercing and luring, and the means are not above board, nor do he cover up, is he really not afraid of death?
This is a wrestling match without kings and ministers, masters and slaves, and there is no reverence and restraint between each other. In the face of the other party's questions and accusations, A Xixi faced it frankly and without fear.
This is not only a game, but also a sincere dialogue and exchange, so that both sides have gained in-depth understanding and enlightenment.
Every mistake of Ah Hee-hee, if taken out alone, is enough for him to be beheaded. But he not only easily refuted, but also resolutely denied it, and even played with the emperor "** laughing and scolding in refusing to admit his mistakes."
He originally came to Beijing to congratulate the emperor, but he was not summoned. However, this time he sneaked in by dredging the relationship, or it may be because the emperor deliberately released water to let him sneak in.
The emperor knows that he is **, but he has not yet found a suitable way to punish him. On the issue of river governance, the emperor has taken drastic measures, but there are also deep-seated considerations behind this measure.
The emperor needed huge financial support to reward the generals of the three feudatories for quelling the rebellion, pacifying the landless people, caring for the stricken areas, and filling the gaps in the river. However, the emperor himself could not get enough financial support, so he could only loot from these rich **.
A Xixi is now in the eyes of the emperor, like an incomparably precious mountain of gold, his own value is like a tree that will grow on its own, the emperor must take care of him carefully, even if this "mountain of gold" sometimes breaks the law or is selfish, but as long as he does not cross the bottom line, the emperor's tolerance will be tolerated.
Between the monarch and the minister, sometimes it is appropriate to show weakness, which can not only vent dissatisfaction, but also win the hearts of the people, and this kind of relaxed and moderate relationship embodies the emperor's art of dealing with problems.
The tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister is often forgotten by history, and Maleji once left a good reputation as the governor of Liangjiang for his honesty and proximity to the people, but because he failed to meet the emperor's financial needs and taboos, he was eventually demoted.
And Ah Xixi got this fat difference by virtue of his close relationship with the emperor and his ability to collect money. He is good at collecting money from rich squires, although the emperor cannot rob or ask for money directly, but the existence of A Xixi undoubtedly makes up for this gap. ”
He is really a capable person, and after taking office, he began to show his skills. Although he made the people's lives difficult and complained, he really accumulated a lot of wealth for the emperor and solved the urgent needs of the war.
However, this is a secret between a monarch and a minister.
The monarch will not blatantly arrange for a ** to exploit his own people, but will acquiesce in his greedy behavior and allow him to do whatever he wants in order to increase the wealth of the country.
From the fact that Gao Shiqi let Ah Xixi go, it can be seen that it is more beneficial to keep him than to kill him. A Xixi can be said to be "ordered in danger", or it can be said to "meet needs", but as long as there is a need, there is a pursuit, once the demand changes, and he does not change, then what awaits him is ruined.
When the monarch wrestled, the emperor said: "Within a year, make up the deficit and come back", which left him a way out, but he was bewitched by gold and wealth, and his greed was increasingly inflated, and he lost the last chance to redeem the defeat.
Money bags are our lifeblood. It's not easy to be an emperor, you can't use power as you like, and you want to do something but you lack money. Seeing that the ministers are rich one by one, they have to deal with it carefully, to coax, to supply, to cheat, all kinds of balances, all kinds of calculations.
In "The Long River Under Heaven", Ethan Ah cries poverty and picks children at every turn, in addition to the background that he is the son-in-law of Soltu and his wife is the cousin of Empress Xiaochengren, more importantly, he is in charge of the household, no matter how great the emperor's talent is, he has to pass this level.
Money can make ghosts grind, but no money can force heroes to death. Even the Son of Heaven, faced with Ethan Amin's clear treasury, could not force him to provide more money. However, A Xixi is a special existence, he is the emperor's ** power, he can surpass the laws and regulations of the imperial court, and use extraordinary means, as long as he can continue to provide wealth for the emperor.
Through 12 IOUs in exchange for 6 million, his gift-giving method is as luxurious as a mansion, showing his superb means of collecting money. However, he did not understand why the emperor acquiesced in his misdeeds, let alone why the emperor would execute him under the same pretext.
A Xi Xixing was in the rebellion of the three feudatories, and finally the war after the pacification of the three feudatories, but he also fell.
Wang Guangyu's greed and Jin Fu's murder are all lessons of history, between life and death, to be reused or forgotten, this is the most direct answer. But how many people can really see through the world?
Even Soltu can't escape the tricks of fate, let alone those that are just a product of history. Wealth and power are just tools in the hands of the conspirators, don't get carried away because of a little favor, let alone try to get out of control.
Between heaven and earth, which land can be ruled by oneself? Life is short, life is like this.