The two black treasures of Tiangui's escaped concubine

Chapter 144 The Return of Cloud and Dust Scenery (3)
Ninth Madam's teeth were about to bleed from biting in an instant.All I could hear was a secret laugh from all around.With a red face, how could he dare to say Li Zimo's fault, he could only say: "Your Majesty's temperament is indeed like this, he said that he inherited the strict temperament of the ancestors of Dongling who governed the country." "Now that the jade pendant that Yan Shangshu was given is here, it is like the presence of the Holy Majesty. Ladies and gentlemen, if you dare to chew your tongue, please do it yourself."

The laughter disappeared in an instant, and the group of people, of course, turned their lips away at Mrs. Ninth's words, and just waited to continue watching the show.

Hua Xiyan picked up the teacup and drank tea in silence for a while.The eldest princess sat opposite her, frowning slightly from time to time, looking at her with a calm expression, as if she saw something terrible.

Standing behind the eldest princess, Lin Murong looked at Hua Xiyan with a pair of observant eyes.Li Jiyao sat on the railing of the gazebo, as if she didn't understand what they were saying, from time to time, she grabbed some bait and threw it into the pool under the gazebo, stuck her head out of the railing, and watched the fish swimming around in the water with a smile .

After drinking half a cup of tea and listening to the silence around, no one has the idea of ​​chewing their tongues anymore, Hua Xiyan said: "I just said that I called everyone to flatter the Holy One."

When everyone listened to her words now, they didn't feel it was funny, they just looked at the jade pendant bestowed by the emperor in her hand, their expressions flashed a little nervous, and they just listened to her continue.

"The Holy Majesty has not been able to sleep well at night recently. He Chen said that many people in this city don't have to go hungry because of the kindness of the eldest princess. It's raging, it won't be cured in a while, and the treasury is limited, and I don't know who can share my worries like the eldest princess."

It turns out that this is asking everyone to donate money.Moreover, with the Eldest Princess donating food first, no one dared not to donate.

Everyone, like Mrs. Ninth, swayed on the chairs, fidgeting, saying that it was the hot weather.Everyone actually thinks about how much they want to donate.Donated too much, it's hard to explain to the master when I go back.

"The weather is hot." Hua Xiyan said, "I heard from the Holy Majesty that the people who were sent to Renxinzhai had fevers for several days and failed to subside. The Holy Majesty is sympathetic to the people, and his heart is burning like a fire. He must love the people like a The parents of the beloved son are of one mind with the Holy One."

This buckling down of the big hat means that they are asked to donate a big one.

"I don't dare to really think about the holy will. Why don't Her Royal Highness give me an idea to see how everyone can share their worries for the Holy One. Because everyone knows that a few days ago, the Holy Majesty just ransacked the house of Mr. Sun's family. According to reports, the reason is that the Holy Majesty is dissatisfied with Lord Sun and does not want to share worries with the Holy Majesty and the imperial court."

The eldest princess's face was startled suddenly, it was obvious that her heart skipped a beat because of her words.

Hua Xiyan felt that when she returned to the palace after seven years, the biggest improvement was that she had learned the trick of flowers and applause from Empress Dowager Hu and Princess Eldest.In the past, it was a bit stupid to be a palace queen by myself. If someone told her to make a decision, she would take it.In fact, the smartest person is usually the Empress Dowager Hu, who leaves decision-making things to others. It just so happens that the responsibility is lightened and she can make a name for herself.

Everyone stared at the eldest princess obsessively.Whatever happens now, the eldest princess can handle it.However, the eldest princess is definitely not someone who is willing to do everything for everyone. If there is no benefit for her, why should she do it.Especially what Hua Xiyan pushed on her head this time was definitely not what she wanted.She made everyone donate more, and the Holy One was happy, but she offended the next group of people.She made everyone donate less, and everyone thought she was a backer. The Holy Majesty complained that she made everyone donate less, which was a trivial matter. The fear was that the Holy Majesty mistakenly thought that she won people's hearts, and winning people's hearts meant treason.

Considering the rights and interests of the two parties, even though Hua Xiyan has no intention of asking everyone to donate a lot, as long as the eldest princess thinks that she will be suspected by the Holy One, she must act as a black-faced person and cannot be a white-faced person of the Holy Spirit. With a scalp and a cold voice, she said: "The princess just heard the matter mentioned by the Holy Majesty last time. The Sacred Heart is worried about the people. As the subjects of the Holy Majesty, ladies and husbands, it is everyone's responsibility to share the worries for the Holy Majesty. This princess later I have asked the household department that handles this matter and is in charge of the national treasury, how much silver is missing for the imperial court to solve the Renxinzhai."

After all, the eldest princess didn't want to bear this burden and responsibility alone. When she was in danger, she just thought that the daughter of the Minister of the Household Department was present, and it was the best policy to pull her into the water.

"Miss Lin, what did Lord Lin say, please tell everyone, so as not to say that the princess is exaggerating and causing everyone to misunderstand the Holy Majesty."

Lin Murong didn't even think about it, the eldest princess suddenly threw a brick on her head, and she became dizzy for a while.She has been assisting her father in his work, and she knows how much money this Renxinzhai needs.It's just that there is a lot of sincerity in this lack of silver.Li Zimo has been hesitant about how much he wants from the treasury.Fill it all up with the national treasury, how can the national treasury afford energy consumption.Her father knew that this matter was difficult, so he did not dare to advise Li Zimo. What he was most afraid of was that Li Zimo would ask everyone to donate money to replenish the national treasury.

The Lin family is an official with real power in their hands, and there will be no shortage of money in the family.However, like many officials, taking out money to donate is tantamount to cutting flesh.The habits of these officials are still problems left over from Mingcheng Emperor Gaozu at that time.Mingcheng Emperor Gaozu liked high salaries to support honesty.In the generation of the first emperor, while continuing the strategy of Empress Gaozu of Mingcheng, he had to correct some things.When it came to Li Zimo, many ideas of Li Zimo and Mingcheng Huang Gaozu were completely different.For example, the policy of maintaining honesty with high salaries was abolished shortly after Li Zimo ascended the throne.The salaries of many executives were reduced by half at once. If Li Zimo asked them to donate if they had something to do, wouldn't they be so heartbroken that they would die.

However, the emperor asked to donate, if you don't donate, then you don't love the emperor or the people, and your death will be even worse.Lin Murong, who had figured this out, made up his mind, as long as he helped everyone keep their official positions, so that the green hills would not be afraid of running out of firewood.

"Back to Your Royal Highness, according to what Murong heard from his father, because his father has always wanted to share his worries and problems for the Holy One, he mentioned it to Murong and his mother at home. Prepare self-raised medicinal materials, ten carts of medicinal materials and a box of silver to support Renxin Zhai."

When some people below heard the number reported by Lin Murong, some people immediately felt dizzy.This number is really a lot.Not to mention the box of silver, if these ten carts of medicinal materials are all expensive medicinal materials, wouldn't it be all their family property.Therefore, not everyone would like Lin Murong to understand, especially those who have no intention of flattering the emperor, but just want to come here to inquire about news.

Hua Xiyan glanced at the faces of the four people, and inside, at the moment when Lin Murong reported the count, there were all kinds of expressions.In this way, the second calculation she made today has also been achieved.The Sun Mansion was destroyed and Empress Dowager Hu died, which was a heavy blow to the other party, until everyone surrendered to the Sacred Heart and dared not think about it anymore.However, this does not appear to be the case in practice.Just using donations to spy a little bit, it can be seen that not everyone is afraid of the court.

(End of this chapter)