Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Just after seeing off the left-wing political envoys from Fujian and Zhejiang, another right-wing political envoy from Guangxi came.

Because when the Yao family used troops in Guangxi, the former Zuo chief envoy did not deal with the Yao family and was killed.

Later, after the Yao family was packed up and sent to Australia for mining by Hou Yao, Guangxi was led by Shen Yingwen, the right-hand envoy.

Since the Yao family took the initiative to evacuate Guangxi, Guangxi did not experience any turmoil when they left, and it naturally entered autonomy.

However, Guangxi has not been a peaceful place since the founding of the Xia Dynasty. The Miao, Yao, Zhuang and other ethnic groups along the Fujiang River have had troubles every now and then.

At least dozens of people killed officials and grabbed salt, and as many as hundreds of people rebelled by raising flags, grabbing fields and attacking the city.

20 years ago, Yang Gongman and others led the Zhuang and Yao allied forces to capture Fangguo in Lipu, Leshan, Fengmen, Nanyuan and other guard posts in Pingle. They killed all the officials of the guard posts, 370 six people, which shocked the Daxia court. .

In the end, the imperial court sent General Yu Dayou to Fujian to put down the rebellion, but since then Guangxi has been integrating military and political affairs.

"Welcome minister Shen Yingwen, please pay homage to Your Highness the Princess."

Shen Yingwen was the right chief envoy, and now he is the highest military and political official in Guangxi. He can be said to be the de facto local emperor of Guangxi.

A real feudal official, a prince, is a step above the chief envoys of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Seeing an idle princess who didn't even have a title actually planning to kneel down and worship her, this kind of attitude could be said to be at the lowest level.

Ji Wenjun didn't dare to let him kneel down, so he quickly stepped forward and pretended to support him with both hands.

"Master Shen, what are you doing? I am just an idle princess. How can I accept such a great gift from you?"

Shen Yingwen cried and begged: "Your Highness, the Yang Yinglong uprising in Bozhou, Sichuan has spread to Sichuan, Guizhou and Hu provinces. I have received the information first. We, the troublemakers from the Zhuang, Yao and Miao tribes in Guangxi, are also secretly planning to respond to them. The old minister has sent people to appease the leaders of the three tribes, but they may not be able to hold on for a few more days. They have been resentful of the imperial court for a long time, and they are afraid that they will start fighting again sooner or later. Now with the current military strength in the province, they cannot stop the rebellion of the three tribes. Therefore, I can only ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to lead the army to move to Guangxi to shock Xiaoxiao."

Ji Wenjun was speechless. It turned out that it was another person who invited her to Guangxi.

Compared with the first two, Shen Yingwen's reasons were more solid. She knew about the rebellion of Yang Yinglong, the governor of Bozhou Xuanwei Division. It had started at the end of last year, and the commotion was indeed quite big.

However, with the current strength of the various princes, it would not take much effort to suppress the rebellion of these barbarian chieftains.

It's just that because of mutual restraint, no one has the energy to deal with them, so they can only watch them grow up.

Although Yang Yinglong's rebel force is still inferior to Zhan Wu in terms of combat power, it has indeed built up a great momentum, and many chieftains and cave masters have been affected by it.

In Guangxi, due to the high mountains and the distance between the emperor and corrupt officials, as well as the historical problems caused by the salt policy, the conflicts between the various ethnic minorities and the imperial court have not been resolved since the founding of the country. If they had such a good opportunity, they would not come out to make a fuss. For a moment, that's the strange thing.

"Sir Shen, I think you know the inside story of the Zhuang, Yao, and Miao tribes and Mao Dun who moved to the imperial court better than I do. However, what they want is just to let go of the private salt trade. My father has already issued a decree to agree to it. The three ethnic groups in Guangxi are allowed to sell salt independently, but the local gentry insists on living in the salt channels, leaving the salt merchants of the three ethnic groups with no salt to sell. It is their own fault for provoking the civil uprising. , please don’t mention the matter of moving to Guangxi again. Before the overall situation of the world is determined, I will not go anywhere except Bao’an County.”

The main contradiction in Guangxi is the salt policy. Although the salt policy in Guangxi is no different from other places, the situation in Guangxi is special.

Guangxi does not produce salt and relies on supplies from other provinces. Therefore, local officials strictly control salt supply channels and raise salt prices to earn high profits.

What's more, in order to achieve their own goals, some unscrupulous officials often threaten the local chieftain forces by cutting off salt.

If there are only one or two such people, it does not matter to the overall situation, but the key point is that nine out of ten officials in Guangxi are corrupt, and they all like to use the most effective method of cutting off salt to force the local chieftains to compromise.

This is the main reason why various ethnic groups have quarrels every now and then.

Shen Yingwen said anxiously: "Your Highness, there is indeed something wrong with the Guangxi salt merchants, but with the civil uprising, the people of this province have suffered more. Moreover, since Wei Chen came to power three years ago, some salt merchants have been forced to With the liberalization of salt import channels, although the current salt price of the three tribes is still high, it has been greatly improved compared to the previous sky-high price. In just a few years, Weichen believes that this problem will be solved."

Ji Wenjun shook her head gently. She had no way to solve this problem before, but now that she has been with Hou Yao for so many years, she has many ways to solve such small problems.

But now is not the time to solve these problems, and it is not appropriate for her to come forward to solve this problem. Only when the war for the emperor is over and the world is settled, she can write another letter to solve this problem once and for all.

"Sir Shen, in fact, in addition to you, the envoy Zhou from Zhejiang and Liu from Fujian came to see me first. They also asked me to move the town. I also rejected them. I The Lord has said that before the overall situation of the world is determined, I will not go anywhere."

When Shen Yingwen heard that Zhou Ding and Liu Kan had already met the princess before him, Shen Yingwen knew that this trip was completely hopeless.

If the princess agrees to move to Guangxi now, she will offend the other two feudal officials. Who would do such a stupid thing?

Thinking of this, Shen Yingwen looked regretful and could only resigned helplessly.

"This..., alas, this is a humble minister who is rude, and I have to resign."

"Luoyan, send Master Shen out for me."

"Yes, princess..."

As soon as Shen Yingwen left, Ji Wenjun's heart became hot again. There were only three provinces, plus Guangdong Province, which was already under control, it was the power of four provinces. If these four provinces could support King Tao, the world would have been peaceful. Half done.

It's a pity that with her current status, she can only sit in one place at most and cannot take care of four provinces at all.

If the name is not right, the words will not be right. Ji Wenjun is just an untitled princess now, so she can rely on her reputation as a princess to support herself.

But the princess is not a prince after all, and cannot directly participate in political affairs like a prince.

Thinking of this, Ji Wenjun couldn't help but let out a deep sigh. He only regretted that he was not a man, otherwise how could he let those good-for-nothing brothers do this to the good Daxia.

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Shen Yingwen looked frustrated and returned to the inn. He thought that he would be sure to hire a princess with an illegitimate name personally, but he didn't expect that he was not the only smart person in the world.

What was even more unexpected was that he had underestimated the specialness of Bao'an County before. It was not until the lanterns came on and the lights in Bao'an County were brightly lit that he fully understood that inviting the princess back to Guangxi was an impossible task.

Even if he only lived in Bao'an for one day, he was already unwilling to leave, let alone a princess who had lived in Bao'an for many years.

Regarding the current living standards in Baoan County, which place in Guangxi can compare with it?Especially these two things, water and electricity, are simply ingenious.

Shen Yingwen sighed deeply, sat up from the soft bed, thought about it, opened the door and walked to the observation deck on the top floor of the inn.

Most high-end hotels in Bao'an will now build an observation deck on the top floor specifically for guests to watch the night view of Bao'an City.

It's just that it's midnight now, and most people have turned off the lights and gone to bed, so the effect of the night view is much worse, so in theory there should be no one at the observation deck.

As a result, Shen Yingwen walked over and saw that there were two old men sitting at the table on the observation deck.

After watching carefully for a long time, Shen Yingwen exclaimed in surprise: "Master Liu, Master Zhou? Why are you two still here so late?"

When Liu Kan looked at Shen Yingwen, he was also surprised: "Master Shen, could it be that you are also here to invite the princess?"

Shen Yingwen responded with a wry smile: "Master Liu, it seems we all have similar ideas."

Zhou Ding smiled and said: "Master Liu, Master Shen seems that we are heroes and have the same views. We are not optimistic about King Xi and King Zhou, so we would rather seek refuge with Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Shen Yingwen smiled bitterly: "Yes, I'm afraid there will only be more people who want to seek refuge with Her Royal Highness in the future."

Liu Kan said with regret, "It's a pity. If we make such a fuss, I'm afraid no one can protect the princess."

The three of them fell into silence involuntarily.

After waiting for a long time, Zhou Ding said reluctantly: "Today is a chaotic world, with everyone attacking each other under the banner of the royal family. We can't tell who is real and who is fake, and we dare not follow easily, but the identity of Princess Wenjun is clear. The royal family Bloodline is the orthodoxy of the world, and our support of her is also a just act to safeguard the orthodoxy of the royal family, but we have so many provinces, and His Highness is too busy to take care of them one by one, so it is a difficult task."

Liu Kan shook his head: "It's difficult. Look at the complexity of Bao'an County now. After living here for a long time, it is impossible to leave here. It is easy to go from simplicity to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to simplicity. It is not until now that I really understand. Not being able to stay in Bao'an for three days must be the true meaning of a country bumpkin."

Shen Yingwen sighed, shook his head and said: "It's a pity that Princess Wenjun is not a man. Otherwise, we can ask her to open a government office and build a mansion. Then all the four provinces can be brought under the jurisdiction of the princess mansion. Maybe in a few years, this Baoan The county’s situation can also be replicated in other places.”

After listening to Shen Yingwen's words, Liu Kan immediately slapped his thigh and said: "Master Shen is right, why do we have to ask His Highness to move to this province? Just let Her Highness the Princess open a government office in Bao'an County and rule the four provinces. , as long as we are willing to respect the princess’s orders.”

Zhou Ding also said happily: "Yes, it seems that the best way now is to ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to open a government office. As long as the government office of the Princess Mansion is opened, we can all regard ourselves as government officials, and the Bao'an Army will have no reason to let everyone go." The province is in turmoil. However, it is inappropriate for us to mention this matter. This is Guangdong Province after all, and it is only right that the chief envoy of Guangdong Province should raise the issue."

Liu Kan nodded: "Yes, it is not appropriate for us to raise this matter. Zhang Dazhong, the governor of Guangdong Province, has an old relationship with me. We will go to Guangzhou tomorrow to ask him to come forward. It is more appropriate for him to make suggestions than for us to come forward. "

Shen Yingwen and Zhou Ding agreed at the same time: "Yes, then I have to help Mr. Liu...".