The capital city, the court meeting.

Emperor Jing sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face.

Hanlin bachelor Yang Yingcai knelt on the ground.

The ministers below all had expressionless expressions and did not say a word.

News from Jianjiang Prefecture and the other two prefectures finally came back, and countless court officials were shocked!

For such a big event, the emperor did not discuss with all officials and issued an order directly?

It's simply ridiculous! If the court continues to do this, it will become His Majesty's one-man show?

Then what do you need to do? Are you standing as a decoration?

So at the court meeting the next day, the Hanlin Academy undoubtedly fired the first shot.

It was heartbreaking that the emperor ordered the construction of civil engineering in the disaster area when food disasters were rampant.

This is not the way of a benevolent king! I have been so proud that I have forgotten how to form this after just a few years of obedience to the world?

Isn’t this a sign of a foolish monarch? Has Your Majesty already begun to ignore state affairs?

Yang Yingcai knelt on the ground and kept saying:

"I'm trembling! Your Majesty's decree has not passed through the cabinet, it's too hasty!"

"I hope Your Majesty will take back his life! In order to avoid the heartbreak of the people in the world!"

Emperor Jing was full of helplessness. I will take over the mistakes my son made! I can’t say that it was done by the prince!

But you can't lose your face.

In a dilemma! When the bastard comes back, he must be killed!

Emperor Jing looked at the ministers below and said lightly: "The will was given by me, and it has not been passed through the cabinet."

"What, can't I count my golden words without the cabinet?"

Yang Yingcai raised his head and shouted: "Your Majesty! Aren't you discussing such a major matter with the court officials?"

"The people are already living in water and fire! Isn't it even more wasteful to build a large amount of construction?"

"If local cruel officials force the people to work but have no food to provide, this is the officials who force the people to rebel!"

"I hope Your Majesty will take back his life!"

Hula, a large area of ​​Hanlin knelt down in the hall, and the rest of the ministers were still silent.

Emperor Jing suddenly felt angry and stood up and said angrily: "Stop talking! Yang Yingcai, you are so brave!!"

"Do you want to say that I am cruel and abuse the people!"

Yang Yingcai stubbornly said, "I dare not...but the people will inevitably fall into dire straits. The court has ordered the scheduling of food prices."

"Why do you have to do this more than that?"

Emperor Jing's face turned red.

For a moment, he didn't know how to refute him and sat back with hatred.

He closed his eyes and waited for a while, sighed, "Get up."

"Zhang Shi, I ask you, how much money does the Ministry of Revenue have in the warehouse?"

Zhang Shidai left and said nervously: "Five hundred thousand taels... there are still some."

Emperor Jing slowly opened his eyes: "The three palaces have asked the court for silver several times. Is 500,000 taels enough? How much will it be distributed?"

Zhang Shi only felt his scalp numb, but he didn't expect that the war would burn him: "Five hundred thousand taels... are not enough. There are a lot of money needed across the country. If all of them are approved, it will affect the overall situation."

"Ha, yes, so you only know how to ask me for money. My treasury has been emptied and I have no money to pay!"

"How much has the local food collected in the past few days now? I'm afraid it's not as much as Fang Zhengyi raised in a day in the capital!" Emperor Jing was full of indignation.

The sales of lottery and tea have also declined, and there are no thoughtful memorials. Fang Qing’s days are not around, so it’s uncomfortable!

The rest of this group of people either ask questions or ask for money every day!

If the Ministry of Revenue has no money, I ask for it! Every day, the treasury has finally saved some money and was emptied again!

But what can we do! Can we make the world rot?

The ministers also had a disgrace, so why did they mention Fang Zhengyi again?

The bastard has left, and everyone has finally lived a few comfortable days.

He raises food quickly, then the fuck is my skin!

Will you still let people live?

"Why did I ask the three palaces to build fortifications? It's not because I don't have money or food!"

"Even if you mobilize materials from both money and grain, it will take a lot of time. Can you wait, can the victims wait!"

"It is the right way for local officials to find ways to save themselves!"

"Borrowing the hands of the government and wealthy households, using labor instead of relief and collecting disaster victims is the best way to do it now!"

"This is a helpless act! I had no intention of issuing this order, but why... a group of incompetent people! Alas..."

Emperor Jing leaned back and sighed to the sky.

Ah this?

The ministers were stunned. Why did they turn off the offensive? Shit Basin is now on my head? When did Your Majesty become like this!

"Your Majesty! Everyone knows how to use labor for relief, but whoever can guarantee that there will be no problem!"

"If it fails, who will bear the consequences again? The only suffering is the common people!"

"This move is contrary to heaven and harmony. I hope your Majesty will take it back and make your life!"

Emperor Jing was full of bitterness.

Yes, what can I do if you said everything right? Now that things are like this, the only hope is that local governments can achieve results.

If it fails, it will be a disgrace to Qianqiu!

Emperor Jing shook his sleeves and said angrily: "Is it against the heavens? I am the heavens! This matter remains to be seen, so there is no need to discuss it!"

"......" The ministers were silent.

You are the God? You are the Emperor!

If you chat like this, everyone will have nothing to say.

Li Yansong looked at the original position of the prince from time to time.

He had been in contact with Emperor Jing for many years and had a deep understanding of Emperor Jing's style of conduct.

Your Majesty will never do such a thing.

The prince hasn't appeared in the court for a long time, as if he had disappeared.

The elders had a vague idea in their minds.

The prince was already wild, and was left unrestrained by the wild people in the Fangzheng area. In addition, he mentioned several issues of using labor for relief.

Now that the prince has been missing for so long, and His Majesty is so abnormal, there is only one possibility... The prince's Jiaozhao!

But no one spoke, and it would be too ruthless and shocking if it was said.

So when discussing this matter this time, everyone was silent in a tacit way.

When Yang Yingcai jumped out, he just replied that he had not passed the cabinet.

The situation is now at a deadlock, and the Hanlins are kneeling down, and His Majesty has begun to act like a rogue.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Li Yansong naturally could not continue to watch the show, so he could only speak helplessly: "I think what Your Majesty said is reasonable!"

Emperor Jing's eyes lit up, as if the man who fell into the water caught a driftwood and said, "Master Li is a good plan for the country, please speak!"

"Thank you, your Majesty, the so-called disaster relief method has always been based on the old method."

"This has been the case since ancient times. There is no money to pay and there is no food to deliver food. Although it is slightly effective, the court is indeed unable to do so."

"The method of labor-for-relief has been recorded and has extraordinary results, but it has never been used on a large scale."

"But logic is that at this time of great disaster, the labor cost is the lowest, the court does the most with the least amount of money, and it is extremely convenient to call on people's power. It is the time for a large-scale construction!"

"The Ministry of Revenue and local expenses are not easy. When the disaster situation slows down, it will be difficult for it to build again."

"Therefore, the court encouraged the construction of civil engineering, and I believe that this is the best of both worlds."

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Chapter completed!