The entire area around the temple was dotted with dragon oil, giving off a faint fragrance.
At this moment.
The main hall is quiet.
It was late at night, and the entire Daxia Kyoto was also extremely quiet. Everything seemed extremely strange.
"Why?"
In front of the jade case, Emperor Yongsheng's face showed a slight coldness. He looked at Yang Kai, the Minister of Rites, and asked.
"His Majesty."
"The Gu family is so powerful that they are in charge of the Shenyu Army's military talisman. The six sons of the family have been granted the title of marquis and minister. They are both the commander of the capital and the minister of the Ministry of punishment. Now they are favored by heaven, and it is difficult to guarantee that the Gu family will not be disloyal."
"Your Majesty, please think again."
Yang Kai speaks out, he is not afraid of anything and speaks the truth.
It was precisely because of these words that the Minister of War, Li Shan, and the Minister of Hubu, Zhou Changjiang, changed their expressions.
Even Wei Xian, the eunuch beside Emperor Yongsheng, couldn't help but reveal a look of horror in his eyes.
Who in the entire Daxia knows how powerful the Gu family is?
However, the power of the Gu family is also obtained through repeated choices and military exploits, without any opportunism.
He is a truly loyal minister, otherwise it would not be possible for him to be named after his country.
Now that we have received destiny and luck, it is too harsh to directly take back military power.
Undoubtedly, it is to make His Majesty and the Gu family fall out directly.
Everyone in Great Xia is paying attention to every move of this emperor. A word or a thought can cause countless things to happen.
If the military power is really withdrawn, it can be guaranteed that the minds of the civil and military officials in the dynasty will be active, and it will lead to some undesirable consequences, which will be a real headache.
Therefore, in front of the jade case, Emperor Yongsheng spoke up.
"presumptuous."
"Gu Aiqing followed Taizu to establish the Daxia Dynasty. He was the founding minister. He made great contributions to Daxia throughout his life. He also joined me in launching a mission to build moral integrity and maintain the righteousness of Daxia."
"I gave Gu Aiqing the name of ruling the country because Gu Aiqing served the country loyally, and it is precisely because of this that God sent destiny and luck. This is an indisputable matter."
"Yang Aiqing, I know that you and the Gu family have never gotten along, especially in the past few days. I can understand you."
"But as a dignified minister of the Ministry of Rites, how dare you talk such nonsense? If it were spread, wouldn't it be unfair to me?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
His eyes were full of anger, but there was something strange about his words.
The last sentence is one that makes people wonder.
Trapped in a place of injustice?
He did not blame Yang Kai for talking nonsense, nor did he deny that Yang Kai's words were wrong, but thought that Yang Kai's behavior would put him in a place of injustice.
Can it be understood that if there is another way to prevent His Majesty from being criticized by the world, can he take action against the Gu family?
The emperor's words are always ambiguous.
Whether it is yes or no, you need to figure it out for yourself. Once you figure it out, you will be demoted and promoted secretly. If you can't figure it out, you can go home and farm with peace of mind.
But no matter what, you can't make arbitrary decisions, otherwise you will end up badly.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
"I can honestly say that it is for the sake of the court and has no selfish motives."
"As for the grievances between the Gu family, I don't care about children playing around."
"The Gu family has become a towering tree. Now that the Duke of Zhenguo has received this destiny, I hope that heaven and earth will remember his loyalty."
"But throughout the ages, officials have usurped the throne and military generals have rebelled repeatedly, especially..."
Yang Kai still spoke word by word.
But in the middle of speaking, a sound exploded.
Bang.
On top of the jade table, Emperor Yongsheng slapped it with his palm, and the jade table instantly fell apart and made a loud noise.
"presumptuous."
"Yang Kai."
"You are too arrogant."
"I have always respected the Duke of Zhen. When it was difficult to establish moral integrity, the treacherous officials in the court were willing to recruit the Duke of Zhen with a king with a different surname. The Duke also had countless opportunities to capture me."
"But Duke Zhenguo didn't do that."
"Now that the new dynasty has been established, you have made unwarranted assumptions and committed unwarranted crimes based on the fate of heaven. How dare you say that you have no personal grudges?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
With a loud voice, he angrily scolded Yang Kai.
It gives people the impression that they have great faith in the Duke of Zhenguo.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
"Master Yang is just worried about His Majesty."
"Your Majesty, please forgive Mr. Yang for speaking out."
At this time, Zhou Changjiang's voice sounded. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and he naturally wanted to step forward to smooth things over at this moment.
Li Shan, on the other hand, remained silent.
He is the Minister of the Ministry of War and once served as a soldier under Mr. Gu. If His Majesty hadn't been so angry, he would have stepped forward and scolded him.
Now hearing His Majesty angrily reprimanding Yang Kai, he was happy to hear it.
Inside the palace.
Yang Kai remained silent, his attitude still clear.
Emperor Yongsheng did not continue talking about this topic, but slowly spoke.
"If there is no evidence in the future, don't make any assumptions here."
"Otherwise I will never forgive you lightly."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke and gave a stern warning.
Then, he looked at Yang Kai and continued.
"Yang Kai."
"Daxia Academy, I have given full authority to Mr. Wen Jing to handle it. If there are no other matters in the future, you do not need to get involved."
"The next thing I will do is compile the Great Xia Book of Works with peace of mind. This is the most important thing in the court."
"Furthermore, we have to deal with the matter of the Daxia Cultural Conference. It is also one of the grand events of the founding of the dynasty. I want the world to pay attention to it, and all the necessary funds will be allocated from the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Understand?"
Emperor Yongsheng looked at Yang Kai and said this.
His tone calmed down, without the slightest hint of ferocity.
"I accept the decree."
Yang Kai nodded and did not continue.
But Zhou Changjiang's voice immediately sounded.
"His Majesty."
"I also have something to report."
Zhou Changjiang spoke up and handed over the memorial.
The latter took the memorial and read it carefully. After a while, his brows could not help but frown.
"His Majesty."
"Nowadays, there are serious floods in the two rivers. It is suspected that there are monsters causing trouble. The area along the river is suffering terribly. If we don't take precautions, it may lead to big mistakes."
"It can still be controlled this time, but if something goes wrong again, the flood disaster will spread to Jiangning County, and it will be a big trouble."
Zhou Changjiang spoke up.
Tell one thing.
flood.
The Great Xia Dynasty seemed to be prosperous and glorious, but in fact there were countless disasters, big and small, every year.
Although there are fairy sects to help, natural disasters are difficult to resist, especially when monsters are involved, which makes it even more difficult and troublesome.
"Zhou Aiqing."
"I have drawn up an imperial edict and ordered the Xuan Deng Department to send people to investigate the area along the river. If there are really monsters causing trouble, immediately summon the immortal sects to take action and jointly suppress the monsters."
"However, just in case, let Jiangning County focus on preparing grain and grass supplies and transporting them into the city. If there is a flood, immediately open warehouses and release grain. Everything is focused on the people."
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and issued his decree.
But as soon as he said this, Zhou Changjiang looked embarrassed.
"His Majesty."
"If we prepare grain and grass supplies, I have estimated that we will need at least 50 million taels of silver."
"And this can only ensure that the people in the city will not be troubled by disasters."
"Once a flood breaks out, victims from the surrounding 19 prefectures will swarm in."
"Therefore, we need to prepare four times more supplies and transport them to Jiangning City, which will cost 20 million taels of silver."
Zhou Changjiang spoke up to inform him of the current situation.
When mentioning silver and money, Emperor Yongsheng's face became a little unhappy.
Although the country has worked hard for twelve years and the country is generally prosperous, the biggest problem has arisen, that is, the national treasury has no money.
It’s not anything else, it’s mainly because after the Jiande crisis, in order to show that the Holy King came to the dynasty, I don’t know how many times in the past twelve years, large and small, I have been exempted from taxes.
Use the most practical method to win people's hearts.
leading to the current situation.
"How much silver is left in the treasury?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"Your Majesty, I can barely get 50,000 taels of silver. If we only provide relief to Jiangning County in advance, it will be enough. It will only require a lot of money to write the Daxia Book Code and repair the palace to prepare for the Daxia Cultural Conference."
"In addition, some silver taels are not allowed to be allocated at will to maintain the operation of government affairs, so we can only reluctantly provide 50 million taels of silver."
"Your Majesty, I believe that early warning is the most important thing. The ceremony and cultural gatherings can be postponed for a while."
Zhou Changjiang spoke up and put forward his own ideas.
Writing canons and literary conferences are all face-saving projects for the dynasty, so it would not be a big deal if they were later.
Early warning is the way to go.
If a flood does occur and the food problem is not solved immediately, troubles will arise one after another, which can be described as heavy losses.
But Emperor Yongsheng did not answer.
But remained silent.
He is thinking.
After a quarter of an hour, he gave the answer.
"How likely is it that this flood will spread to Jiangning County?"
he asked.
"I dare not say for sure whether there will be a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, but from the current point of view, it is at least 30%, and the danger is extremely high."
Zhou Changjiang did not answer directly. Don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. It's okay if you are right, but it will be troublesome if you are wrong.
It cannot be said lightly, nor can it be exaggerated. After all, so much material and grain has been transported. If the worry is in vain, 30% to 40% of this food will be wasted, which is an astronomical figure.
Then he, as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, will come to an end.
But if it really happened and I didn't speak up in time, it would be completely troublesome.
So whether it's light or heavy is best, I've said everything that needs to be said, it's up to you to decide.
indeed.
As soon as he said this, Emperor Yongsheng's face became more serious.
Finally, a quarter of an hour later, he sounded.
"Appropriate ten million taels of silver from the national treasury to prepare for the transportation of grain and grass to Jiangning County."
"The writing of the grand ceremony must not be left behind, nor can the matter of the literary conference be left behind."
"I remember that the autumn harvest will come in another month. At that time, the Ministry of Household Affairs will draft an order to have the two counties near Jiangning County transport half of the grain tax to Jiangning County, just in case."
"At the same time, Jiangning County's grain tax will be postponed for half a year until the floods subside."
Emperor Yongsheng gave the answer.
This method is already considered excellent. It does not affect the writing of the canon or the literary conference.
With this allocation, as long as you wait for the autumn harvest for one month, even if there is a flood, food can be transported to the surrounding area.
Even if there is no flood, you can prepare in advance, attack when you advance, and defend when you retreat.
As long as nothing extremely bad happens, there will basically be no problem.
At that moment, Zhou Changjiang bowed to Emperor Yongsheng.
"Your Majesty is wise, I will take action immediately."
Later.
Li Shan, Minister of War, also sent a memorial regarding border matters.
"His Majesty."
"In recent days, there have been 272 cases of robbery and murder on the northwest border."
"Seventeen of these chambers of commerce were extorted and killed, and a total of 644 people were killed."
"Your Majesty, please make your decision."
Li Shan spoke up.
"Strengthen border security, ignore it for now, and then let the soldiers stationed in the border escort the caravan."
"I will pass on my decree again and secretly send two thousand cavalry to kill six thousand enemies, regardless of age or sex, and hang their heads on the city wall as a warning to others."
Emperor Yongsheng said in a cold tone.
He naturally hates it when something like this happens on the border.
But now Daxia cannot fight a war, not only due to financial issues, but more importantly because there are too many things to deal with in the country.
Can't make a move.
But it is impossible to be bullied like this.
Kill six hundred people in Daxia.
Killed 6,000 enemy soldiers.
Pay it back tenfold.
"I accept the decree."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Li Shan bowed deeply and recognized Emperor Yongsheng's iron-blooded methods.
And at the same time.
Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak.
"Now my destiny has been restored."
"Daxia Academy is also a top priority, but I just want to have a small talk with you dear ladies."
"Mr. Wenjing has an eccentric personality, but he is very talented. I asked him to take over Daxia Academy. I think it will cause some discomfort."
"But some things have to change."
"If there is anything Mr. Wenjing did wrong, I will tell you on behalf of Mr. Wenjing first."
"Be more considerate."
"Okay, let's go back early."
After he said this, he said no more.
The three of them also fully understood the meaning of these words.
Your Majesty is telling them not to disturb Su Wenjing.
"Your Majesty is well."
"I'll take my leave."
The three of them turned around and left without any objection.
After people leave.
Emperor Yongsheng's voice sounded again.
"Wei Xian."
"Send some spies to Jiangning County to check the situation."
"Go to the border again and explore the reality."
"Also, there will be a lot of rumors among the people about this fateful matter, so let the Hanging Deng Division take good control of it."
"If there is even the slightest disobedience, he will be imprisoned and severely punished. Those who are bad will be sent to the frontier."
The voice is calm.
Full of coldness.
"This slave takes the order."
Inside the palace.
Wei Xian's voice sounded immediately without any hesitation.
That's it.
In the blink of an eye.
Seven days passed.
In Daxia Kyoto.
A piece of news instantly attracted the attention of everyone in Kyoto.
This is what happened, and the Daxia Academy enrollment notice was released.