PFC Chapter 394: The Hero is Late! Entrust?
Chapter 394: The Hero is Late! Entrust?
It was the turn of August and September.
Gu Jingzhi has been serving as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for almost a year.
During these months, the Mint never stopped working because the wealthy merchants in the south, with the support of the imperial court, had never stopped suppressing the aristocratic families. In just half a year, a large amount of gold and silver flowed into the national treasury.
Gu Jingzhi naturally would not miss this opportunity and almost pushed the Mint to its limit.
During the past six months, the commercial industry of Daxia has reached an unprecedented peak. I think with another year or two of development, Daxia's national strength will rise to a higher level.
Gu Jingzhi also began to estimate the tax revenue of the entire Daxia this year. There is no doubt that the tax revenue of Daxia this year will definitely be epoch-making.
According to the calculations of the Ministry of Revenue day and night, Daxia's tax model this year is likely to shift from agricultural taxes to a focus on commercial taxes.
In addition, hybrid rice lived up to everyone's expectations and ushered in a bumper harvest after half a year. I think after this autumn, no one in the whole of Daxia... or even in the countries of the world, will dare to question the awesomeness of hybrid rice.
In less than half a year, the reputation that Daxia Bank, Daxia Books and Daxia Hybrid Rice brought to Gu Jingzhi was unparalleled.
It seems that except for the aristocratic families, all the people of Daxia are grateful to him.
However, at this time when good news was coming one after another, the founding monarch of Daxia, the wise and capable Emperor of Daxia, seemed to be entering his final days.
Gu Jingzhi, who was on the farm, felt indescribably complicated when he saw the secret report from the capital!
As early as several months ago, the Crown Prince had been ordered to supervise the country. At that time, Emperor Xia's mental state seemed to be relatively good, but Gu Jingzhi had already understood that it was just a sign of the end of his energy.
It seemed to confirm Gu Jingzhi's guess that Emperor Xia fell ill half a month ago and could only linger on his sickbed every day.
Now, this emperor will ultimately not be able to see the upcoming prosperous era of Great Xia, and words like "Jianwu Reign" or "Jianwu Prosperous Era" will definitely not appear in future history books!
Gu Jingzhi hurried to the palace, and then the palace gates were closed tightly.
He hurried all the way here and exchanged a brief glance with Lin Chong at the city gate. After entering the palace, he was also guarding outside Emperor Xia's residence under Lin Feng's command.
Seeing Gu Jingzhi coming, the prince hurried over to greet him. Neither of them exchanged pleasantries. Gu Jingzhi spoke directly, "How is your Majesty?"
The prince said, "The emperor suddenly fell unconscious this morning and has just woken up, but he's already anxious to summon you. I guess the emperor... the emperor doesn't have much time. Go in and talk about the important things. All the civil and military officials will also have to see him later!"
The prince looked a little sad, because the person lying inside was his father after all.
For more than thirty years, Emperor Xia has been devoted to his son. The relationship between father and son... is considered to be excellent among the royal families of all dynasties.
When Gu Jingzhi heard that Emperor Xia was summoned immediately after waking up, he felt quite uncomfortable.
In terms of seniority, with his current status, it is definitely not his turn.
Gu Jingzhi thought for a moment and asked, "Have you arranged everything?"
"Ok!"
The prince nodded and said, "The city defense battalion has strengthened the security of the nine gates of the capital. The residences of the ministers are also secretly guarded by the inner guards. Lin Chong has already mobilized troops to provide support at any time!"
"You don't have to worry, there are soldiers from the city defense camp guarding your mansion!"
After hearing this, Gu Jingzhi felt a little relieved.
The soldiers and horses in the capital city include Lin Chong’s city defense camp, the imperial guards, the inner guards and the imperial guards!
The Inner Guards and the Imperial Guards are the elite of the elite, and their numbers are not large! The biggest threat to Gu Jingzhi and others is the Imperial Guards. After all, this army of 50,000 people is not completely under their control.
The prince's series of arrangements were just precautions.
but……
"What about the East Palace? Has everything been arranged?"
"Do not worry!"
The prince said in a serious tone, "Everyone in the East Palace has been arranged. There will definitely not be any mistakes!"
In order to avoid any further trouble, the prince also brought his wife and children to the palace.
Seeing that he had arranged everything properly, Gu Jingzhi said, "No matter what the situation is, there will most likely be no trouble. However, if the enemy doesn't show their hand, I'm afraid I'll have to be more careful in the future! Especially the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace..."
It’s not that Gu Jingzhi wants to slap someone in the face, but the six leaders of the Eastern Palace have been infiltrated. The key is that no one knows who the traitor is, which makes the prince have to be careful!
However, even though the opponent had made a lot of arrangements, Gu Jingzhi still didn't think there would be any trouble this time.
After all, they had already made the necessary arrangements!
……
With some trepidation in his heart, Gu Jingzhi pushed open the door of Yangju Palace.
The hall was a little dim. Emperor Xia was lying on his sickbed. When he heard the sound near the door, he turned his head.
"Going to see hybrid rice again?"
Emperor Xia looked like an ordinary old man, smiling gently.
Gu Jingzhi nodded and said softly, "Thanks to Your Majesty, the hybrid rice is growing well and will be ready for harvest in a few days!"
"Hurrah!"
Emperor Xia sighed deeply, "I am so happy to hear such good news on my deathbed. I think that when I am in the afterlife, I will be able to speak to the emperors of all dynasties openly and honestly!"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi pursed his lips.
Seeing his silence, Emperor Xia couldn't help but laugh and scold, "What? After hearing me say such depressing words, you don't even dare to say a word to comfort me?"
Gu Jingzhi looked at the haggard Emperor Xia. Somehow, he reached out, held Emperor Xia's hand, and put it under the blanket.
"Your Majesty is a hero. Even in death, a hero is filled with noble spirit. He needs no comfort, and no pity!"
"Ah!"
Emperor Xia smiled softly, and looked at Gu Jingzhi with a pair of cloudy eyes. Gu Jingzhi also looked at him, just like when the monarch and his subject first met in the imperial study!
A good while.
Emperor Xia said, "Jingzhi, given your intelligence, you must have known my arrangements when you entered the court!"
"Ok!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded and said softly, "Your Majesty's trust and respect have brought me to where I am today. I will never forget it for a moment!"
Although he always claimed to be loyal to Emperor Xia, he actually knew that he was not a minister of Emperor Xia, but a minister of the new monarch. Emperor Xia had this intention, and Gu Jingzhi knew it.
Emperor Xia smiled calmly and said, "Since you entered the court, you have never disappointed me! Now that I am about to die, tell me, since you understand my intentions, can you live up to the kindness I showed you in the past?"
Gu Jingzhi said silently: "I am the same age as the country, so I should live and die with the country. Daxia is my home, and I will protect it my whole life!"
He is twenty-four this year, and Daxia is also twenty-four, so it is true that they are the same age!
The prince couldn't deal with the aristocratic families, and Gu Jingzhi, who didn't have the imperial power to rely on, couldn't deal with the aristocratic families either, so he had no choice and no way out!
Emperor Xia understood, and Gu Jingzhi also understood.
"Rest with the country..."