Chapter 1059: Success in the East and Success in the West (Fifty-Two)

Hearing the scribe's reply, Wu Qi sighed and placed the tasteless tea that had almost turned into a cup of white water on the table. He stood up with a stooped waist, nodded to the scribe, and staggered. He walked outside, looking at the old figure, the scribe couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in his heart.

After walking out of the political hall, Wu Qi looked back at this inconspicuous side hall. He once thought that the Han Kingdom would be the righteous side, but now it seems that there are no wolves in the world who do not eat meat. !The attitude of the few people who controlled most of the power in the empire towards him in this side hall has fully demonstrated their thoughts towards Wei.

The Qin people's defeat on the grassland triggered their strategic retreat. In just one month, Ye Zhen led his troops to recover more than half of the Wei Kingdom. The King of Wei was overjoyed, thinking that he would return to his country and resume his duties. The day of political power is not far away, but now it seems that it is only a long way off, or even hopeless at all.

The Han State had no intention of restoring the Wei State.

Although he was in Jicheng, Wu Qi still had some informants in Wei State. After Ye Zhen recovered Wei, officials have now been arranged to resume rule, but those officials do not belong to Wei State, but to Han Dynasty. Officials transferred from various counties in the country and some Han scholars who had just graduated from Jicheng Comprehensive University received intensive training.

It's clear what his heart is like.

But what can I do? Now even the security guard of the King of Wei and himself in Jicheng is provided by the reserve force of the Han Youth Guards.

The sunlight crossed the side hall and shone on his face, making his eyes narrow involuntarily and making the wrinkles on his face deeper. Wu Qi turned around lonely and prepared to leave.

Suddenly bursts of hearty laughter came from behind him. Wu Qi stopped and turned around. He saw a group of people in the large palace decorated with golden walls beside the side hall of the political affairs hall. Walking out from inside, they loudly discussed the military situation on the front line as they walked. The Han army was now victorious. Every one of these people had their faces flushed and they were dancing.

Wu Qi knew that these people were all members of the Great Council of the Han Kingdom and came from various counties in the Han Kingdom. These people should be representatives from various places stationed in Jicheng. Wu Qi had always found it a bit unbelievable about the Great Council, because with his From my political experience, the existence of this great council is simply an existence that evades the imperial power. I heard that this was created by Gao Yuan regardless of the opposition of Jiang Jiaquan and others. From ancient times to the present, I have never heard of a king who would be dissatisfied with it. You have too much authority and you are looking for trouble. You set limits for yourself.

Wu Qi felt that he had never understood this king of the Han Kingdom.

"This time the Political Affairs Hall has proposed to impose a special war tax to cover the cost of the war. Can you tell me if the Grand Council can pass it?" a member of Parliament said loudly.

"Places such as Jishi, Dayan, and Yuyang will definitely support it with both hands, because this time these places are war zones and have been severely damaged, especially the war tax revenue cannot be paid to them, while Langya, Tianhe, Hejian, Cangzhou, and Kunming The states and other places may not be happy, so there will definitely be no more fighting in the big assembly this time!" Another said with a smile.

"Hey, I told you not to stand and talk without hurting your back. What's your attitude in Liaoxi?"

"We in western Liaoning have paid a lot to support Jishi this time. Even if we have to collect war tax, it shouldn't be much. Anyway, when the time comes, I will support Jiang Yizheng's proposal based on the local wealth and the outcome of this war. The method of determining the proportion of division is based on the loss in losses, and I am firmly opposed to the equal division proposed by Yan Yizheng."

"Tch, after all, it's just for you to pay less!"

"We are so poor in western Liaoning, but in such a blessed land like yours, the mud will produce oil even if you pinch it!"

"Go away, I used to believe you were poor in Liaoxi, but are you poor now?"

"Aren't we poor? We are still poor and have a weak foundation!"

"Stop arguing, I think I can't defeat the general trend this time. If nothing else, the representatives of the three counties of Liaodong are absolutely in favor of it, not to mention places like Dayan, Hetao, Jishi, and Yuyang, and Xin The counties in Qi that have been included in my territory of the Han Dynasty are now trembling with fear. They will not dare to say anything about asking them to pay, so they will definitely raise their hands when the time comes. You can count the votes yourself, it is already more than half. So here we are Don't be a bad person for once. This special tax must have been approved by the king. Our losses in this war are really a bit bigger, especially Yuyang, which was greatly harmed by Lu Chao. We all The local area has not suffered from the disaster of war, so it is appropriate to spend more money. I think the people can understand that without the sacrifices in these places, how can we live and work in peace and contentment, especially this time the Huns herdsmen in Jishi County died on the battlefield There are more than 20,000 people, and many families have lost their backbone."

"That's that!"

Wu Qi stood there in a daze, listening to these people discussing and walking away. Is this their congressman? Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, yes, congressman, the Great Council. Maybe he can start from this direction. Go up and look for a way.

Wu Qi raised his head and hurriedly walked towards the residence of King Wei and himself.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" After returning to the mansion, Wu Qi hurried straight to the main hall where the King of Wei lived.

"Prime Minister Wu, is there any good news?" Seeing Wu Qi's appearance, the King of Wei, who came upon hearing the news, was delighted. "Has the Council of State agreed to let me return home?"

Wu Qi shook his head. "No, they didn't see me at all. Jiang Jiaquan didn't see me at all because he said that the King of Han was no longer in Jicheng and he couldn't make the decision!"

"So, they still don't want to let us go back?" The King of Wei sat down disappointedly.

"From their intentions, I'm afraid they don't want to let you go back forever!" Wu Qi sighed: "The lost land of our Great Wei that Ye Zhen recovered has now been Han appointed officials to formally take over."

"How can this be possible? This is the land of our great Wei. How can they take it away?" King Wei shouted. "Isn't Han our friendly country? Didn't they promise to help us defend Wei?"

"Your Majesty!" Wu Qi sighed: "They promised in the classics, but the problem is that they didn't defend it. Even the capital of Wei was occupied by the Qin people. Although they have taken it back now, they can say righteously that they took it back from the Qin people."

"Is this okay?" The King of Wei was stunned.

"Why not? The truth is always in the barrel of a gun, this is what King Gao Yuan of Han said." Wu Qi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, how much money do we have left?"

"Why do you suddenly ask this? We certainly have a lot of money, but we don't have much on hand. At the beginning, the gold and silver treasures in the palace and the treasury were registered one by one by the infantry generals, and then they only gave me the book, saying that they would return it to me after the war was over. I don't know where it is now!" The King of Wei was stunned.

"Your Majesty, give me all the money you have left. I."

"Well, what do you want to do?" King Wei asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, do you know that Han has a great council?" Wu Qi sat down and asked.

"Of course I know this."

"This great council has great power. As long as they gather a few people, they can propose a proposal. If it is passed by the great council, even the political hall cannot deny it. The only one who has the final veto power is King Gao Yuan of Han. Therefore, I need a large amount of treasure to bribe these great councilors and win over a group of people to speak for us." Wu Qi lowered his voice and said: "Use the King of Han at that time Gao Yuan promised us this clause, requiring Han to let the king return to govern the country."

"Will these councillors agree?"

"Money can move people's hearts. As far as I know, these councillors cannot be stable for a lifetime. They have to be re-elected every three years. Among these people, there must be those who are greedy for money and women. Moreover, they are not united and have their own thoughts. So, I want to give it a try." Wu Qi clenched his fists: "As long as the Grand Council can move and propose a proposal, this matter will be made public, so that all the people of Han will know about it. Furthermore, the Grand Council can pass the proposal. The only one who can veto this matter is King Gao Yuan of Han."

"What if the King of Han directly vetoes it?"

"If the Grand Council really passes it, the King of Han will never veto it, because this matter concerns his face, his honor, and his maintenance of the prestige of the Grand Council. The King of Han has been working hard to maintain the prestige of the Grand Council. Since the establishment of the Grand Council, he has never rejected anything passed by the Grand Council." Wu Qi said.

"Okay, as long as it allows me to return to the country and take power again, gold, silver and treasures are nothing, you can take them, but I don't have much on hand. !” said the King of Wei.

“I still have some in my hand. Besides, there are many wealthy families in Wei who moved to Jicheng with the King. I will go to them to beg for alms. This is also related to their vital interests. I want them all to move and go to the parliamentarians they know to lobby.” Wu Qi said.

In the government hall, several councilors listened to Cao Tianci's report on Wu Qi's every move in the past two days, and they couldn't help but be dumbfounded. "This Wu Qi is really a talent. He can actually come up with such a trick. If he really succeeds, we will be quite passive?"

“Yes "Have the members been persuaded?" Yan Shenghao asked.

"Of course." Cao Tianci grinned, "I have a detailed list everywhere, and I will send it to you adults later."

Jiang Jiaquan snorted, "Tianci, warn these people, especially those who don't want to pay this time, this is a great handle! Hold it in your hand and pinch them hard. The great members of our Han Dynasty actually accepted bribes. This is a serious crime. Tell them that if they don't raise their hands for this special war tax, then I, Jiang, will bring them to justice!" (To be continued)