Huang Chenling and Wang Xiulin have been back for several days. Huang Chenling is dealing with political affairs every day. What makes him feel that the memorials submitted by his ministers are all about the difficult problem of tax filings in various places. But the emperor's uncle Huang Guiyuan insists that he add various outrageous high tax filings. The people are now full of complaints and have deep and great doubts about him, the new monarch.
The word "心叔" has reached his ears.
He put down his brush and rubbed his worried eyebrows. At this time, the eunuch outside came to report: "Master, the great emperor has returned and is waiting for you to come over in the Qianxi Palace."
"Okay, I'll go there now. Let him wait a little longer." Huang Chenling took the brush back and said casually. It was obvious that he was trying to delay time and was not in a hurry to rush over.
Seeing this, the eunuch naturally did not dare to ask more questions, nodded and saluted, replying: "Yes. Go and report." and left.
The Great Emperor Huang Tianchang is the culprit of this tax storm. Huang Chenling had already asked someone to secretly find out that it was he who came back from the East, and he didn't know what conditions he used to instigate the second emperor Huang Guiyuan to force him to charge additional taxes from various places.
Since he is back in person, it is time to go back to this great emperor.
The first step is to leave him a warning first. Huang Chenling felt that since he was a priest, he should use the privileges he deserved. Let anyone be foolish, etc., it would be strange if he didn't use such a simple privilege.
After about a stick of incense, Huang Chenling slowly walked to Qianxi Palace.
Qianxi Palace is the palace residence of the great emperor Huang Tianchang. Although he has not been in the palace for several years, everything in the palace is cleaned regularly. It is similar to staying in the near future and is still very clean. Huang Tianchang has an extra obsession with the cleanliness, such as not loving others to touch his vases.
When Huang Chenling arrived, he heard the vase falling on the floor, making a harsh and crisp sound, and the fragments of the vase flew everywhere and even flew outside the door.
"Uncle Emperor, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, please forgive me..." This voice was completely Wang Xiulin's voice. Why did she use a pleading tone?
Huang Chenling speeded up and went in to see what was going on.
Wang Xiulin knelt on the ground in a mess, bowed his head and begged for mercy to the eldest emperor Huang Tianchang sitting in front. Her left palm was scratched by the vase and was bleeding.
Seeing this, Huang Chenling pulled her up from the ground with his big hand and asked, "What's wrong with you? He is still kneeling when his hand is injured."
Wang Xiulin didn't know how to explain to him for a moment, and was slowly hiding behind him like a little girl who had done something wrong.
"So Guiyuan educates you so disrespectful to your elders? He never greets me once he comes in. After all, he hasn't seen you for so long." The great emperor Huang Tianchang said arrogantly, saying that his status seemed to be several times higher than that of Huang Chenling.
"Since ancient times, only ministers have bowed to the emperor and said hello to the emperor. There has never been a courtesy to say hello to the minister first. Uncle, you are so old that you shouldn't have gone to the East China side. You have even forgotten this basic skill, right?" Huang Chenling protected Wang Xiulin behind him and retorted calmly.
The great emperor Huang Tianchang took out a gold-inlaid pistol from his sleeve, and fired one at the vase on the right side next to Huang Chenling, and suddenly the vase broke.
The guards outside Huang Chenling did not dare to rush in from outside to protect the car, and just stood outside without moving.
"I only know that young people should respect the elderly. I feel annoyed when I hear the pedantic rules in the palace." Huang Tianchang shook the weapon in his hand and said proudly.
Huang Chenling guessed in his heart that no wonder Xiulin was so scared. It turned out that Huang Tianchang took out this Oriental weapon to scare her. This weapon is much more lethal than a hidden weapon, and the key is speed and power.
He glanced sideways at the power of the bullet hitting the wooden post, and the wood around him was cracked and deep marks were cracked. He was afraid that if he hit someone, he would definitely suffer in great pain and lose the power to fight back.
"The East is returned to the East, and the Palace is returned to the Palace. Since you don't like to listen to the Great Emperor, I will not mention it. Chen Ling, here to see the Great Emperor." Huang Chen Ling stepped back and nodded to the Great Emperor Huang Tianchang. Wang Xiulin also followed him and cooperated to salute again.
When the great emperor Huang Tianchang saw that they were willing to lower their heads obediently, he took back the gun in his hand.
"Okay, you all sit down, so that people won't be seen as I'm scolding you."
Huang Chenling took Wang Xiulin to the chair on the side and sat down. He took out a handkerchief from his body to help Wang Xiulin bandage the wound on his hand.
Wang Xiulin looked at him so carefully bandaging him, and his heart was sweet, and from the fear he had just now, he couldn't help but turn into a bright smile on his face.
The eldest emperor Huang Tianchang stared at the interaction between them and said disappointedly: "Chen Ling, your queen is willful, willful, average, and has no queen's demeanor at all. I really don't understand why you chose her as queen."
When Wang Xiulin heard this, his face suddenly became much worse. She just came to visit him on behalf of Huang Guiyuan. He had already spoken ill-heartedly to defame her.
Huang Chenling hesitated for a moment and couldn't think of how to answer it for the right time. After all, he was completely forced to marry Wang Xiulin, not voluntarily.
"So fate is like this. She is the queen, there is no other explanation." He forced the fate to talk nonsense.
"Then you are so stupid. You actually believe in that kind of thing. No wonder I learned from the people on the way that you have already regarded as a foolish monarch and are squeezing their hard-earned money every day." The great emperor Huang Tianchang said that he was very out of it, like a third party.
Huang Chenling became angry when he heard this, clenched his fists tightly, and asked knowingly: "The reason why ordinary people complain is that they increase taxes repeatedly and change the tax terms. This was suggested by the Second Emperor, and I have to go all the way. I wonder what suggestions do the Grand Emperor have?"
"You can't suppress the common people's mouths because you are not strict enough. As for the tax regulations, you must be tough and go all the way. Don't waste any time. Whoever is disobedient will be solved. Keep disobedient people in the city, and there will be no effect on your control. Things that should be solved should be cleaned up in one go. Only useful ones are left." Huang Tianchang said completely inverted black and white.
"I've been taught." Huang Chenling nodded pretending to bend.
"The final amount is definitely not a small amount." Huang Chenling said.
Huang Tianchang smiled and said, "It's not too much, it's just twice as much as it is in the treasury now. If you work hard to get the money from the people, you will get it easily."
"Uncle Emperor, what if I say I can't do it? Or I can't even scrape so much if I try my best." Huang Chenling asked.
"Then you are ready to go to war with the great powers in the East. This land of such a small one should be replaced with a new master. Just as the pedantic and backward thoughts mentioned by the emperor, there will be no room for progress. This place will only become more and more annoying." Huang Tianchang said more and more and more disgusting towards this place.
"Maybe you are right, but this is your hometown in the end. Don't you have no nostalgia to protect it?" Huang Chenling wanted to try showing off his feelings and see what Huang Tianchang reacted.
As soon as these words came out, Huang Tianchang's eyes were originally warm, but suddenly became extremely cold. His sharp eyes swept around him coldly, and he sneered: "What's there to be here worth protecting me, haha." After laughing or two, he said: "Chen Ling, you are wrong. This place does not belong to my hometown, but your father's hometown. My hometown has been destroyed after your father ascended the throne."
"Okay, Uncle Emperor, I will try my best to fill the treasury. There are still some memorials to deal with today. Let's have a long talk with Uncle Emperor next time. Let's say goodbye first. I won't stop Uncle Emperor, you can rest."
"Go out."
Huang Chenling took Wang Xiulin out like this.
On the corridor, Huang Chenling asked, "Xiulin, why did you go to see the emperor just now?"
Wang Xiulin explained helplessly: "Isn't it just an adoptive father? He asked me to bring a high-end snuff bottle to this emperor. As soon as he saw me, he kept belittling me. I couldn't help but say something to him, and the scene of you coming in happened."
After hearing this, Huang Chenling said, "Okay, go back and apply medicine quickly. It would be bad if your palms are scarred."
"Then I'll go back to your room first. Don't read the memorial for so long. It will be very sad. Come back early to rest."
"knew."
Huang Chenling was in a part of the corridor, and the two of them came to leave separately after chatting.
He passed by the Imperial Doctor Hall and turned toward the Imperial Doctor Hall.
At this time, Doctor Li should come back to prepare medicine and teach the doctors.
The imperial physician Li ritual said: "I am here to see the emperor."
"Doctor Li, there is no need to be too polite. Keep busy with his work." Huang Chenling said casually.
"Yes." Doctor Li continued to grab the medicinal materials and made a record.
"Doctor Li, has my prince's injuries improved a little recently?" Huang Chenling stared at the type of medicine he was grabbing and asked.
"I've got a little better, and I can sit firmly on the bed by myself. My blood and energy have improved a lot." said Doctor Li.
"That's good." Then, Huang Chenling quietly approached Doctor Li and asked in a low voice: "Doctor Li and Yan Ruoqi's body are toxic?"
Doctor Li paused for a while before whispering: "The poison on Miss Yan's body is getting worse day by day. The number of poisons is getting more and more frequent. We suspect that the antidotes sent are problematic."
Huang Chenling asked in confusion: "What's the problem with the antidote?"
"It is like a poison pill that regularly urges her to poison her hair. This pill is very strange. Weichen has heard from his master before that it can relieve various poisons, but it also makes the toxicity stronger and stronger at the same time. It makes the poisoned person truly reach the point of being helpless." Dr. Li slowly explained.