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Chapter 203 Righteousness
Since the emperor has made his position clear, the clans can no longer sit idly by and must take action. The Li, Zhang, Yang and other large families have subscribed to gold and silver bills, and the amount they subscribed is quite considerable, which shows that they are determined to be closely tied to the court.

As the eldest prince's maternal family, the Lu family was pushed to the forefront at this time and had to set an example. This undoubtedly put the Lu family on the fire.

If the Lu family subscribed to too few gold and silver notes, they would inevitably be ridiculed and even questioned by other clans. They would say, "Even our grandson doesn't support it, so why should we support it?" Could it be that the Lu family themselves believed that the court would lose?

After the three families of Li, Zhang and Yang subscribed to the gold and silver notes, Prime Minister Lu did not make any move at first, and public opinion immediately arose in the court.

If the emperor continued to name them in this insinuating way, the situation would become even more embarrassing. Therefore, several powerful elders in the clan went to Lu's mansion in person to communicate with Prime Minister Lu. Under the strong pressure of public opinion, Prime Minister Lu finally subscribed to the gold and silver notes, and the amount was higher than the total of the other families.

The news of the gold and silver notes spread quickly throughout the country, and at this time in Zhongzhou, the two sides were still in a state of confrontation. Seeing that the treasury was gradually filled up due to the subscription of gold and silver notes, the princess began to prepare supplies, and the Earl of Anping also led his troops to Zhongzhou to resist the southwest army.

Su Qingwan and Xinyue took the eldest prince out of the palace to play and came to Nanfeng Tower. As soon as they sat down, they heard the students in the building discussing gold and silver notes enthusiastically.

Some students believed that the promotion of gold and silver notes had shaken the foundation of Dayuan. The financial situation of the imperial court was already poor, and the issuance of gold and silver notes this time was probably a loan without return, which would definitely cause a greater public opinion storm in the future. They also denounced those wealthy clans and merchants, accusing them of taking advantage of the gold and silver notes to seek personal gain, which was really despicable.

However, another group of students held a different view. They felt that the gold and silver notes could solve the urgent needs of the court at a critical moment. With the credibility of the Ministry of Revenue, it would certainly recognize the value of the gold and silver notes. Now that merchants, clans, and the people have joined hands with the court, they will surely be able to defend the imperial city and repel the southwestern rebels.

The voices of the royalists also spread among the people. They criticized the Southwest for being ungrateful, causing Dayuan to fall into civil strife and sparking war. Such behavior lost the support of the people and was not worthy of competing for the throne. In recent years, although there have been wars on the border from time to time, the people of Dayuan have lived a relatively stable life. No one wants to see the lives of the people being destroyed and their lives falling into turmoil. Moreover, the people of Dayuan have not suffered too much from the border wars, and the heavy taxes they have to bear are within their tolerable range. Therefore, the people naturally support the imperial power.

Xinyue listened to everyone's discussion and couldn't help but say, "These people are quite sensible. My brother has worked so hard for Dayuan that they can live a stable life. If they don't support the emperor's power, it would be a bit ungrateful."

Su Qingwan raised her eyebrows slightly, but did not respond directly. In her heart, she was very clear about the stability of the imperial power. Unless the emperor himself was incompetent and unjust, engaged in large-scale construction, indulged in luxury, and exploited the people, he would definitely be supported by the people.

"The emperor should... stop at the brink of disaster." Su Qingwan chuckled and said slowly, "He is really smart."

The execution of King Huainan might not have been entirely the emperor's original intention. Although he acquiesced to it, he also knew that it was an indelible stain on his political achievements.

Therefore, in the more than ten years since he ascended the throne, he has worked diligently, wholeheartedly for the welfare of the people, and committed to improving people's livelihood. In the past ten years in power, he has never wasted money and labor, there are only a few concubines in the palace, and he has never indulged in the harem and coveted pleasure. No wonder the people support him so much. Even when the little princess of the King of Huainan died in the Yangxin Palace, it failed to shake the foundation of his rule. At that time, public opinion had little influence on him. Su Qingwan saw this clearly, so she asked the old tutor to mediate and avoid a greater crisis.

Xinyue looked at Su Qingwan and suddenly said, "You really hate my brother. You always say bad things about him secretly."

Su Qingwan was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

"Oh, I forgot, you are the Princess of Southwest." Xinyue held her chin and continued, "You must hope that Southwest can win, so that you can become a princess from a princess, right?"

"Yes!" Su Qingwan admitted it openly. This made Xinyue very angry. She raised her voice and said, "You are dreaming. The court will definitely win. I have bought gold and silver notes, a total of 30,000 taels, and put all my small treasury into it. We will definitely win!"

Su Qingwan was a little surprised and asked, "You actually bought gold and silver notes as well? Thirty thousand taels... Is this all your savings?" "If the court loses, what's the point of keeping my savings?"

Princess Xinyue looked proud and said, "I am the emperor's most beloved sister. If he is in trouble, I must help him. If the court wins, my silver will naturally come back."

Su Qingwan smiled and thought, except for Li Xueying, all the ladies from noble families that she met in Kyoto were smart and proud, and Xinyue was the same.

She said, “Buy more.”

"Do you also think the court will win?" Su Qingwan did not answer her, as she already had the answer in her heart.

Xinyue felt that she had been made to feel unwelcome. At this moment, she saw Lu Jing coming on a white horse from afar. She felt disappointed and whispered, "He is here to pick you up, right?"

Xinyue looked at the man riding a white horse and wearing a scarlet flying fish suit. She felt that he was tall and straight, with a graceful temperament. He was so dazzling in the crowd that people couldn't take their eyes off him.

Commander Lu, who is cold and distant in front of everyone, turns out to have such gentle eyes and will take time out of his busy schedule to pick up his loved one.

Su Qingwan was keenly aware of Xinyue's disappointment. "You..." She was about to invite Xinyue to go back to the palace together, but Xinyue said angrily, "I won't bother you. I'm going to play by myself!"

Xinyue really didn't want to see Lu Jing and Su Qingwan being so affectionate and didn't want to make things difficult for herself, so she chose to turn a blind eye.

In fact, Lu Jing did not come to pick up Su Qingwan this time.

After all, Su Qingwan was the princess of the southwest and stayed in Kyoto as a hostage. Lu Jing was the emperor's confidant, and if he acted too close to her outside the palace, it would easily arouse suspicion from others.

Some important officials in the court knew that the reason Su Qingwan could be free in Kyoto and not imprisoned was because the eldest prince's life was in her hands and the emperor was afraid to act rashly.

However, people who don't know the situation have many speculations about this. Lu Jing rode his horse across the street and looked up at Su Qingwan. In that brief exchange of eyes, he was full of smiles that he couldn't hide. Su Qingwan was dazzled by his sudden smile. At this time, on the snowy street, the red on Lu Jing's body was like the only bright color in the white snow, which was particularly eye-catching.

What was he rushing out of the city for? Lu Jing led a team of Jinyiwei and rushed towards the north gate, which was the only way out of the city. Su Qingwan didn't have time to think about it. At this time, the prince consort came upstairs with several followers.