Farmers have children to raise

Chapter 89 Walking with the Second Prince (1)
The bright mirror is high, and the majesty is very serious.

All the officials below are trembling.

Liu Chen glanced at the officials on the left and right, got up from the dragon chair, walked down the stairs slowly, walked up and down the middle road, and inspected the two rows of officials.

"Dear dears, the procurement order for medicinal materials has been issued, but it has little effect. Why?" Liu Chen stopped in front of Cui Shangshu, "Because those medicinal material dealers, those drug stores, disregarded the imperial court's procurement order in order to make huge profits. Ling, disregarding the life and death of tens of thousands of people in the epidemic area, clinging to the medicinal materials, these profit-seeking businessmen are really hateful, what time is it now, they are in a difficult situation, but they still only think about themselves..."

"Of course, it can't be generalized. There are also many people who are worried about the people of the world. It is said that there is a newly opened medical center that has donated all the anti-epidemic medicinal materials. Listen up, dear friends, it is a donation. No money is charged, and the shopkeeper also said that when they are in trouble, they are willing to contribute a little bit of strength, and also said that although the doctors in their medical center have poor medical skills, if the imperial court needs them, they will definitely go to the epidemic area cure."

Liu Chen looked around at the crowd, "Listen, if everyone is so enlightened, why not worry about the plague?"

Then he sighed again, and said, "Thinking of these words, I can't help but feel heartbroken. Everyone in the mountain village is so conscious, but some of our ministers are even worse than those profiteering businessmen. Snooping out the loopholes, before the plague has risen, they have bought anti-epidemic medicinal materials in a big way early, resulting in a shortage of medicinal materials around the capital. The imperial court has no medicinal materials to buy. When the medicinal materials are scarce, the price will be raised on the ground. I am so worried about this plague that I can't sleep at night. I believe that many lovers present here also feel the same as me..."

"Who says it's not? During this period of time, several important departments have been working all night, sharing the concerns of the emperor and the people. They are busy non-stop, recruiting and dispatching various matters..."

"The old minister hasn't been home for several days."

"Don't talk about going home, the lower officials haven't closed their eyes for two days and two nights."

The ministers talked a lot.

Liu Chen stopped right in front of Cui Shangshu, and didn't move anymore, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or not, anyway, Cui Shangshu was sitting on pins and needles, and seemed to have a faint feeling of badness.

"However, when everyone is in a hurry, some officials are also in a hurry. However, his busyness and his forgetfulness are for his own self-interest. What he pays attention to every day is the market of medicinal materials. The price of medicinal materials has risen. To what extent..."

When Cui Shangshu was wiping his sweat, the shiny boots in front of him turned around at some point, facing him.

Although he didn't raise his head, he also noticed that all eyes from the hall were focused on him, and the sweat was dripping faster, dripping down.

I heard the majestic voice above my head say, "Cui Aiqing."

"My minister is here." Cui Shangshu quickly knelt down, although he didn't know why, but a person who had experienced officialdom could not detect the emperor's dissatisfaction and anger towards him.

Although the holy will dare not speculate, but if you can't guess the holy will, how can you wear the black gauze hat on your head firmly, and how can you wear it higher and higher?

"The people below found out that your Cui family's property, Huichun Pavilion, started to collect anti-epidemic medicinal materials very early, and a large part of the surrounding anti-epidemic medicinal materials flowed to your Cui family's Huichun Pavilion. However, when the imperial court expropriated medicinal materials, you The Huichun Pavilion of the Cui family didn't bring out any herbs, Cui Aiqing, you let me down so much, you're an old official in the court, you're an important official in the court, how can you..." Liu Chen looked heartbroken. .

Cui Shangshu lay on the ground and shouted for injustice, "Your Majesty, this humble minister was wronged. It must be that villain who is taking revenge for himself. Your majesty, you can't listen to slander. My humble minister is loyal to the emperor and dare not be half-hearted. It's embarrassing." In fact, the humble minister will never do anything to make huge profits..."

Liu Chen sighed, walked slowly back to the dragon chair, sat down, stared at Cui Shangshu, "You were wronged? Then I ask you, does Huichun Pavilion belong to your Cui family?"

"Returning to the emperor, Huichun Pavilion is indeed owned by Cui's family, but Weichen did not collect anti-epidemic medicinal materials. A few days ago, some colleagues were still asking this question, and Weichen said that if there are anti-epidemic medicinal materials in Weichen's industry, it must be Donate all of them to solve the urgent need of the court..." Cui Shangshu really didn't lie.

Liu Chen on the dragon seat snorted coldly, "It's the Huichun Pavilion, this is the evidence they found, you can see for yourself."

As he said that, with a clatter, a memorial flew to Cui Shangshu's feet.

Cui Shangshu tremblingly picked up the memorial, opened it, and just glanced at it, almost fainting.

"What else do you have to say?" Liu Chen asked.

Cui Shangshu calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, it's all my ministers who have no way to teach their children. The ministers handed over the Huichun Pavilion to the dog at home for management a few months ago, and then they didn't intervene. Of course, the matter of epidemic prevention medicine, I still asked, but that kid didn't tell me, I don't know anything, I only know now, if there is a lie, I would like to be struck by thunder, and die without a place to die."

Liu Chen gave him a cold look.

I heard Prime Minister Deng over there say, "Your Majesty, from the perspective of the old minister, Cui Shangshu does not seem to be lying, and I hope the Emperor will find out."

Immediately, some officials knelt down and agreed.

Looking at these officials, Liu Chen flashed a hint of disgust, stared at Prime Minister Deng who was kneeling on the ground for a while, and then slowed down, "Mr. When this happened, I was more distressed than anyone else, and I didn't want to believe that my Aiqing was making embarrassing money. If so, it really has nothing to do with Cui Aiqing, but your crime of lax discipline cannot be erased. dropped."

"I know my crime, I will definitely discipline me when I go back." Cui Shangshu said.

Liu Chen's expression suddenly changed from the tense one just now, and he said with a smile, "I just said, Cui Aiqing is an important minister in the court, and she dedicated herself to my Great Rong Dynasty and the people of the Great Rong Dynasty, it's heartbreaking."

Cui Shangshu said, "I don't dare to be a humble minister, this is what a humble minister should do."

Seeing that it was almost done, Liu Chen changed his expression, "Look, now is a time of embarrassment, can you let the imperial court purchase the medicinal materials for Huichun Pavilion first..."

(End of this chapter)