Rebirth of the second ex-husband

Chapter 21
The Xuande Hall is the place where the civil and military officials of the Liuli Kingdom go to court. There is a white jade step in the center of the hall. Walking from the white jade step is the imperial seat, surrounded by six pillars carved with golden dragons and pearls, forming a world in all directions.Behind the throne is a red sandalwood screen, embroidered with pictures of mountains, rivers and shrines. The screen is very delicate.

In the Xuande Hall, civil and military officials lined up on the left and right, and the emperor Zhou Haoxuan sat on the throne, looking down at the court officials.

"Let's play if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do!" The chief eunuch, Xiao Zhuozi, said with a flick of the dust. He never got bored of repeating this every day. He was the only one who could sit firmly in this position, and he was very proud.

The emperor looked at this incomparably spacious Xuande Hall, and for the first time felt that the place was so empty, and he could hear the echo even when he groaned.

Yunmo Yunshangshu looked solemn, and went out to play: "Your Majesty, there is a severe drought in Yitian City, and the people are short of food and water. Rescue Yitian City."

When the memorial was reported, the ministers of the DPRK and China whispered among themselves, with serious expressions in their eyes, but no one stepped forward to offer favorable suggestions.

As soon as Yun Shangshu finished speaking, Chen Qingyi, the servant of the household department, frowned tightly, and immediately stood up and said: "Qizuo Emperor, Yitian City needs to buy rice grains due to severe drought, and needs to buy materials to hire craftsmen for drinking water and digging canals and wells. They all want money, but the current treasury is empty, so I'm afraid..." Chen Qingyi's voice became smaller and smaller, making his friends in the same dynasty couldn't help but sweat for him. No matter what, I am not afraid of offending the emperor.

In fact, the emperor had already seen the three urgent memorials submitted by Yitian City in the Imperial Study Room, but the Liuli Kingdom had just experienced a political change and a war between warlords, the treasury was empty, and the emperor had just ascended the throne not long ago, and many places were huge spending, especially the military.

The new emperor made great efforts to develop governance, industry, commerce and agriculture, but all this took time, and it would not be effective immediately in a year or two.But God didn't want to wait, didn't want to watch the rapid rise of the Liuli Kingdom, and the matter of Yitian City flew in, so he felt that he didn't have time to deal with it.

"Is there enough storage in the local granary in Yitian City?" the emperor asked lightly.

"The stock of the local granary is only enough for the whole city to last for seven days, so the prefect of Yitian City did not dare to release grain every day. The prefect of Yitian City asked for help from the Quartet and the imperial court, hoping to solve the difficulties of Yitian City." Yun Shangshu truthfully reported that the prefect of Yitian City Cao Mengde is a talent he single-handedly promoted, so he needs help no matter what.

The emperor saw that the other courtiers below did not stand up, so he asked coldly: "There are seven days, do you have a plan, how to raise food and money?"

Xiao Zhuozi was used to hearing the emperor's tone, and now he understood that the emperor was angry. He secretly thought that he could donate his salary. Although his salary is not much, he always has his heart, doesn't he?Xiao Zhuozi looked at the civil and military officials standing at the bottom of the stairs with contempt, shouldn't he take the initiative to raise money at this time?

Xiao Zhuozi breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at the court ministers. The usually enthusiastic and elegant Mr. Lin Hailin is on leave again today, and he is staying at home. If Mr. Lin was present, he would definitely be the first to stand up and initiate a donation Things.

Xiao Zhuozi sighed again, but it is a pity that good people are not rewarded. His daughter Lin Fei passed away too early, and her death hit him too hard, making him in a trance and often asking for leave. No real power.

The civil and military officials talked softly and discussed with each other. King Qin was about to stand up and ask the emperor for his willingness to donate, but was pulled by a corner of his clothes by King Jin.

King Qin raised his brows, thought carefully, and decided to ask someone for help after he went down to court. Perhaps he was the only one in the entire capital who could relieve the urgent need.

Seeing that no one came forward to make effective suggestions, the emperor felt even more upset. He tapped his fingers on the armrest of the throne, his face slightly heavy: "There are so many Chinese and Chinese military officials and no one has made any suggestions? Then how can I support you?" use?"

All the courtiers were terrified, knelt down to plead guilty, and begged the emperor to appease the anger, but how could the emperor really appease the anger?
Although Yun Shangshu was secretly sad in his heart, he also knew nothing about it. He had already reported the disaster situation, and he decided to take out his salary in private to buy food for Yitian City, although it was meager, it was his heart.

Afterwards, other innocuous memorials to the court were presented in order, and the emperor chatted a few words, most of them asked the wise king Zhou Yunqi for his opinion, and let the wise king make up his mind.

The emperor himself didn't want to listen at all, his eyes were cold and indifferent, looking at the few courtiers who were usually jumping around, but now they kept silent because of the money-raising matter, faintly angry.

After the tide ebbed, according to the usual practice, the emperor would visit the empress first, but today he was really in a bad mood, so the emperor went directly back to Zixiao Palace to rest, but his heart could not be calm for a long time, the matter of Yitian City weighed heavily on his heart.

The emperor unconsciously thought of Xiao's family, the richest man in the capital, everyone is responsible for the country's troubles, a ruthless look appeared in the emperor's eyes, this time Xiao Nianyou had to give, and he had to give if he didn't!
The corners of the emperor's mouth rose slightly, revealing a hint of a smile. He hadn't forgotten that Xiao Nianyou's eldest daughter, Xiao Muling, had just been canonized as Princess Fengying, and she was still in the palace right now!He suddenly felt that it was a good time for Jiuhuangmei to accept her as her daughter.

"Let Xiao Nianyou enter the palace!" The emperor ordered Xiao Zhuozi.

Xiaozhuozi immediately conveyed the order, but for some reason, his left eyelid twitched.

The waiting time felt very long. The book the emperor was looking at did not know where to turn. Anyway, he drank a lot of tea, and the feeling of waiting for someone was really hard.

"Qi Zou the emperor, Xiao Nianyou has arrived!" A eunuch bowed and walked in to inform the emperor.

"Tell him to come in." Hearing the eunuch's report, the emperor calmed down, put the book on the case, and looked up at the door.

Xiao Nianyou strode in wearing a cyan gown with a crescent moon white straight train. Xiao Nianyou has no official position, so there is no need to wear an official uniform to face the saint, and Xiao Nianyou has always been chic and suave, and he does not want to be bound by rules, so he wears a Dressed simply and neatly, Chang followed the eunuch into the palace.

The emperor had a lot of contact with Xiao Nianyou, and also understood Xiao Nianyou's temperament to some extent, so he did not use the rules in the palace to control him, but rather let him go. In the end, it was because of the Xiao family's importance to the country and the royal family. great contribution.

Xiao Nianyou lifted his front skirt, knelt down and saluted, shouted long live three times, with a respectful attitude, and his voice was neither humble nor humble, which made the emperor feel comfortable hearing it.

"Nian You's death." The emperor clearly wanted something, but he still had a calm expression, and there was no hint of urgency in his mouth.

Xiao Nianyou stood up, waved his clothes lightly, without getting any dust, Xiao Nianyou looked at the emperor with clear eyes and asked: "The emperor summoned the grassroots, why?" Xiao Nianyou pretended Stupid, in fact, is knowingly asking.

"I care about the big taxpayers this year. Ordinary people say that shopping malls are like battlefields, and the Xiao family is the richest man in the capital. I don't know how the business is doing recently?" The emperor's face was full of concern, and his tone eased a lot.

"The business of the Xiao family has been honored by the emperor. Under the emperor's rule, the capital is prosperous, and the overall business situation is relatively good. The business of the bank is better than before, but for some reason, the jade business is not good, but in general. Say, there is no growth." Xiao Nianyou seems to be very serious in reporting the market situation on the road to business.

The emperor took a look at Xiao Nianyou, and thought in his heart, as expected of a businessman, he was on guard before he even spoke, and said politely that he didn't increase his income much.

"I don't know if Xiao Aiqing has heard that the severe drought in Yitian City has caused the people to live in dire straits." The emperor changed the subject and brought up important national affairs.

(End of this chapter)