mtlumby2d Chapter 288: The scale in one’s heart
Chapter 288: The scale in one’s heart
The latest announcement was posted on the main streets of Qamdo City, and the people of Qamdo were immediately shocked after reading it:
How could the late emperor be such a person who killed his brother and mother, was cruel and ruthless, and betrayed his country and harmed the people!
He actually agreed to give five cities in the north just to kill his stepmother and brother!
Such a person is really not worthy of being an emperor. Fortunately, he is dead!
The Ye family is also pitiful. Thinking about how glorious they were in the past, they were actually implicated by a woman and the entire family was destroyed!
Fortunately, the new emperor was magnanimous and no longer cared about what the Ye family had done, nor did he pursue those who had been associated with the Ye family.
Although the people of Chamdo still don't understand why the court suddenly posted these notices, it does not prevent everyone from discussing it.
Although Qi Wushuang has not been on the throne for long, the people of Chamdo have seen everything he has done since he ascended the throne.
Not to mention anything else, after Qi Wushuang became emperor, the public security and atmosphere in Chamdo improved a lot.
No nobleman dares to bully the common people on the street anymore!
No more officers or soldiers would dare to blatantly take the people’s belongings!
Even thieves, beggars and homeless people on the streets are rarely seen!
This is the life that people want to live!
The people have their own yardstick in their hearts, and their hearts all lean towards Qi Wushuang.
While the people of Chamdo were still discussing these matters, the imperial court posted two more notices:
One is the results of the court's implementation of the Equal Field System, and the other is the court's plan to build the "Changdong New City".
Within less than half a year after the implementation of the Equal Field System, hundreds of thousands of acres of land were newly reclaimed in several places near Chamdo.
The wasteland at the intersection of Chamdo and Lindu accounts for more than half of the area.
However, the people who reclaimed the wasteland were mainly from Chamdo and Lindu.
The new city of Changdong that the court planned to build was located in Lindu, east of Changdu and south of Lindu, and was surrounded by newly reclaimed wasteland.
After these two announcements were posted, the people who originally supported Qi Wushuang became even more biased.
The new emperor has done a lot since he ascended the throne. Not only have many people been allocated land, but he has also built new houses for the people in the slums in the west of the city in the new suburban area.
The new suburban area is very neatly planned and they all want to live there.
Since the new suburban area can be planned so well, I think Changdong New City will not be much worse.
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In addition to Chamdo, the imperial court also ordered the announcement of the construction of the new "Changdong New City" to be posted across the country.
Also included is a simplified version of the Changdong New City planning map and the results of the court's Equal Field Allocation Order.
Ledu, Pancheng and Shengcheng are closest to the "Changdong New City" and the people there were the most shocked.
Although Pancheng and Shengcheng were not like Ledu, which were territories completely belonging to a certain family, most of the land was still controlled by the families. The people farmed for the families and their income was extremely meager.
When they learned that the newly reclaimed land near Chamdo had indeed been distributed to the people, they all had the same idea.
At this time, the news of Master Yuwen's uprising reached Pancheng and Shengcheng. Based on the principle that life and property were the most important, people began to migrate to "Changdong New City" one after another.
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Nanling
After Yuwen Taishi launched his rebellion, the new chieftain of Nanling, Mu Yiyang, also proposed that Nanling separate from the Qi Dynasty.
At this time, Princess Yunshang and Mu Yiyang were facing each other.
"Yang'er, you have Qi's blood in you, how can you be in cahoots with the Yuwen family?"
Mu Yiyang argued:
"Didn't Mother hate the Qi royal family because of her marriage to Nanling? Why is she speaking up for them now?"
"But the Qi royal family didn't treat you unfairly. You were named the Crown Prince when you were born."
"What's the point of being named the Crown Prince? If it weren't for Grand Tutor Yuwen helping me, I wouldn't be the one sitting on the chieftain's throne right now."
Hearing Mu Yiyang's words, Princess Yunshang asked, "Is your father's death related to you?"
"Mother, please don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask.
Besides, you and him don't have much affection for each other, so now you should just be content with being your old feudal lord."
"Then, before you announced that Nanling would break away from the Qi Dynasty, did you ever think about your sister?
Your sister married Chu Fuchi, how do you let her cope with it?"
"If the Emperor of the Qi Dynasty embarrasses a woman, then such an emperor is even less worthy of my loyalty. It is even more correct for me to declare Nanling's independence from the Qi Dynasty."
Princess Yunshang said angrily:
"You are quibbling!
I think you threw your sister and me aside because of Yuwen Qian."
Mu Yiyang lost his patience:
"Someone, send mother back home.
From now on, mother is not allowed to leave her yard without my permission."
Princess Yunshang was so angry that her whole body was shaking, but since marrying Yuwen Qian, Mu Yiyang no longer listened to her as before.
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