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Chapter 447 This is to force the widow to spend money!
In the Yiluo Academy in Luoyang City, Lu Weiqi, the former Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, just spoke to the crowd the words of His Royal Highness King Qifu.

Wang Yinchang said: "I have gone to the palace twice with Wang Zongbing and Kang Zhifu to see His Royal Highness Fu, and begged to distribute the money and food in the king's treasury to stabilize the morale of the army and the people, but His Highness refused to agree.

Today, the officials and gentry gathered for a meeting, and they really couldn't think of any other way, so they had to come and beg the old gentleman to enter the palace again. "

However, Lu Weiqi evaded and said: "You are the civil and military guards of Luoyang City. You are appointing officials, but His Royal Highness Fu Wang is still unwilling to meet. I am going to ask for help in an idle body. I am afraid it will not work?"

Wang Yinchang hurriedly got up and said: "No, no. The old man was once a member of the imperial court, and he was a famous Confucianist in Confucianism. He is popular in Heluo. His Royal Highness King Fu also respects him very much on weekdays. If the old man goes to Please, there is absolutely no reason to refuse."

Zhang Zhengxue, the county magistrate, also persuaded him: "I also ask Da Sima to go to the palace again to save the souls in Luoyang City!"

The wealthy gentry who came along encouraged him one after another, saying that King Fu would definitely follow his advice.

Until this time, Lu Weiqi saw that the fire was almost ready, so he said with emotion: "Since this is the case, for the sake of the people in the city and the protection of the hometown, the students will enter the palace again, and report their interests to His Royal Highness, try your best."

After seeing off all the officials and guests, Lu Weiqi called his servants to help him change his clothes, got on a sedan chair and rushed towards Fuwang Palace.

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Although it is only separated by a thick red palace wall, Fuwang Mansion and Luoyang City are two different worlds. Within this thick red wall, there is still a worry-free world of daily drinking, sex, and drunkenness.

The setting sun shines on the majestic yellow glazed tiles, reflecting the golden light, which is particularly dazzling in the cold and windless twelfth lunar month. The huge palace is not lively, and some painted corridors are even more gloomy.

In the bedroom behind the Fu'an Hall, Zhu Changxun, the King of Fu of the Ming Dynasty, is lying in a carved gold-lacquered round chair covered with a mink brocade mattress. On the low wooden table.

Kneeling on the left and right, there are two beautiful maids, who are lightly beating his thighs and kneading his fat feet, while the other two maids are sitting on the low stools on both sides, each placing one of his fat arms on their own. On the leg, it was also lightly pounded.

The slightly thin Gong'e on the right was pressed by his heavy and fat arms for a long time, and she secretly glanced at him from time to time, her brows furrowed faintly.

Fu Wang's round belly swelled high, like a big cooking pot being held upside down on his body, and about a foot in front of his feet, a group of courtesans dressed as maids of honor were holding various musical instruments and playing music. Playing and singing.

Fu Wang closed his eyes, snoring softly most of the time, sometimes suddenly the snoring was very loud, but then it fell down. At this moment, he opened his eyes slightly, and asked in a sleepy voice: "Bear?" Are you familiar with palms?"

The eunuch standing behind took two steps forward, bowed and replied: "My lord, I just went to ask this servant, and it's almost cooked."

"Why didn't you stew it earlier?"

"My lord understands that it usually takes two or three hours to stew bear's paws, but now it has been stewed for more than an hour."

Suddenly Eunuch Cheng Feng raised the curtain and entered the room, and bowed to King Fu to report: "My lord, Lu Weiqi has been waiting for a long time to come to the palace to ask for an audience."

King Fu was still lying in the golden lacquered chair without making a sound, but his eyes were half-closed and half-open, Liu Chengfeng took another step forward, bent down and said softly: "My lord, Lu Weiqi has been waiting for a long time. "

King Fu half-opened his tired eyes, and asked a little impatiently: "Is this old man also here to find the widow for money and food? You go and tell him that the widow is about to get out of the way here, and the city guards are called Wang Yinchang and Wang Shaoyu." They handle it with heart, and the widow will reward them for their merits."

Liu Chengfeng showed a slightly anxious look, and said again: "My lord, Lu Weiqi said that I must see my lord, if I can't see my lord, he will die without leaving the palace."

"Did he want the widow's life?"

"Lu Weiqi said that the survival of Luoyang City is here to see you. He came to the palace to ask His Highness for the safety of the prince and the life and death of the officials and people in Luoyang City."

King Fu took a breath, and then said: "The officials, gentry and common people in the whole city of Luoyang are doing my football business to death? The widow's country was awarded to me by Emperor Wanli, so I don't need to worry about him, a bad old man!"

Fu Wang Zhu Changxun also knew that the city was full of intruders, and Luoyang had been besieged for many days. At this moment, Lu Weiqi must see him, and it must be an emergency.

Although Wang Shaoyu, the commander-in-chief of Henan, had led his deputy generals Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai to help, and he himself had sent a letter to Kaifeng to call on the governor of Henan, Li Xianfeng, to lead the army with Chen Yongfu, the deputy commander-in-chief. Isn't Zhang Cheng, Xuanzhen of the three armies, also on his way to Luoyang?

But Lu Weiqi was so eager to see him, and he was also afraid that the affairs of the city guard would change suddenly. After thinking for a while, he said to Liu Chengfeng: "Take Lu Weiqi to see me in Fu'an Hall!"

Fu Wang stood up with difficulty under the help of several maids, changed his clothes, and then supported by two eunuchs, he arrived at Fu'an Hall and sat down on the throne.

Lu Weiqi was brought into the hall, he knelt down first, then blessed the king with a seat and tea, and then asked: "Sir, why did you come to see the widow?"

Lu Weiqi leaned back slightly, and said: "The thieves and bandits have been attacking the city for several days. Fortunately, the officials and soldiers have saved Luoyang. But there are many hungry people in the city. Many people die of cold and starvation every day. There are many complaints and complaints. Think from the thief.

Moreover, the soldiers guarding the city had been in arrears of payment for several months. They defended the city for days, and every time there were casualties, the rewards were not given in time. The army also complained about this.

Defend the city and protect the country, the time is urgent, I hope His Highness will make a quick decision! "

Although Fu Wang was also shocked by this, he was reluctant to give up money and food. He asked pantingly: "Luoyang is an important place for the vassal and the country, and it is a strong city. In the eighth year of Chongzhen, it was also attacked by robbers. As long as there is nothing wrong, I think I can stick to it this time."

He gasped for a few breaths, and said again: "As for payment and rewards, sir, you can ask Wang Yinchang, Kang Menghui and the others to get them from the official treasury.

The local civil and military have their own responsibility to guard the land. If Luoyang falls and the country dies, none of them, big and small officials who live on the royal salary, will survive.

The gentleman came to see the widow for the defense of the Luoyang city. Isn't it the responsibility of the local civil and military to defend the city?Since you are a loyal minister, why don't you urge the local civil and military to guard the city and protect the vassals? "

Lu Weiqi couldn't help but smiled wryly, and said in his heart, "What time is it, you're still so stingy!"

But these words could not be uttered, so he had to patiently say: "Your Highness is bad! It is because the official treasury is empty, and Luoyang's civil and military are also without money and food, and there is no way out, so Wei Qi is recommended to enter the palace to present his interests to His Highness." .

I implore Your Highness to take out part of the money in the treasury and the grain in the warehouse to protect Luoyang and protect the country. If Your Highness still does not care about the country as in previous years, how will you see the second ancestor living underground?

Today, Weiqi has no other good plan, but asks His Highness to put the country as the most important thing, distribute money to support soldiers, and distribute food to help the people.If the army's morale is solid and the people's sentiments are safe, Luoyang City can be held firmly, and His Royal Highness's community is as stable as Mount Tai.Otherwise... the catastrophe would be unimaginable! "

King Fu suddenly understood in his heart when he heard the words, this is to force the widow to spend money!
He glanced at Lu Weiqi in annoyance, only felt a burst of heartache, panting heavily, and cursed in his heart:

"A bunch of corrupt officials and mediocre people know how to keep an eye on the widow's little money!"

(End of this chapter)