And these two people have one thing in common, they both like money.
But Li Qian didn’t have any money himself, so how could he come up with money to reward them?
During his meal, the officials below were speechless at His Majesty the Emperor's endless crooked ideas.
Do you want to hold a competition?
Yan Song and He Shen had different reactions to this sentence.
Mr. He's eyes lit up, he smiled slightly, and glanced at Yan Song beside him, as if he had already thought of something.
"Your Majesty! I will definitely do my best, remember your Majesty's teachings, and take the people's livelihood as my own. I don't seek to be better than the strict prime minister, but I seek to save more victims!"
Look, you are so good at talking!
People don't want to be better than Yan Song, they just want to save more victims.
But if you save more, won’t you win?
On the other side, Yan Song frowned.
No matter what, the disaster relief was always spent on money and food from his household department, and he would not be happy even if half of it was given to Heshen.
As for what Li Qian proposed, asking him to compete with He Shen to see who could save more victims, Prime Minister Yan was even more reluctant.
Yan Song is a very upright official. What if he loses to a corrupt person like He Shen?
However, now that He Shen has agreed, it seems that he can't refuse.
Otherwise, it would appear that Yan Song is as afraid as He Shen.
"Your Majesty! I have been an official for many years and I am well aware of the sufferings of the people! In this disaster relief, I do not ask for victory over Sir He, but I only hope that every victim will not suffer!"
Good guy, this guy is at a higher level. He doesn’t want to miss any disaster victims. If he doesn’t win, who will win?
Li Qian nodded with satisfaction: "I am very relieved that the two Qing family members think so."
Until now, he has not thought of anything that can inspire He Shen and Yan Song.
"Let's do this. Once the disaster relief work is completed, I will give you a mysterious reward."
Yan Song and He Shen raised their heads in shock, the mysterious reward??
The ministers also looked up at His Majesty the Emperor in surprise, saying to themselves that you are really a frog on a toad - an ugly flower.
There is also a mysterious reward, why don’t you go to heaven?
But while they were speechless, these people began to guess what His Majesty the Emperor's mysterious reward was.
Rewarding money, this doesn't seem to be very mysterious. Could it be that the reward is a shoulder carriage that travels in the palace? But I already have one!
Could it be that he was given some weird stuff as a reward?
But all the ministers knew that almost all the stuff in the Duobao Pavilion in the palace had been emptied by the late emperor.
The old man said that he did not advocate luxury, so he sold all those gadgets for money...
Besides, Mr. He and Prime Minister Yan don’t have any shortage of rare things at home, right?
The ministers couldn't even guess what the emperor was going to reward him, so they could only sigh again, it's really an ugly flower.
Even though you are so poor, you can still come up with so many tricks.
Li Qian sat on the dragon chair with a mysterious smile on his lips.
The best way to prevent anyone from guessing the riddle is if he doesn't know the answer himself.
The boat will naturally straighten out when it reaches the bridge. It will probably take a long time until the disaster relief is over. What if he thinks of something in the meantime?
At Li Qian's signal, the old eunuch took another step forward and shouted at the top of his voice: "If you have anything to do, report it early!"
Li Qian is also ready to get up and leave. If you are okay, I have to get off work.
"His Majesty!"
But He Shen suddenly stood up and reminded: "Now that the strategy has been decided, it's better to get it cheaper sooner rather than later."
"Please also ask Your Majesty to decide on the date of the expedition and swear an oath in the southern suburbs!"
As soon as these words came out, all civil and military officials in the court were startled. Even Li Qian was startled for a moment.
Pledge?
He hadn't thought about this.
According to this, wouldn’t he have the opportunity to leave the palace and take a look?
Is it suitable? Is there any danger? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages?
Before Li Qian could speak, the military commander Zhao Kuangyi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, when the army goes out to fight, it is right for your Majesty to swear an oath."
"However, this time it is not an expedition against foreign enemies, but a vassal state that I have conquered. I vowed to go out for the expedition, but it is really a trivial matter."
The meaning is very clear. If we are going to fight a foreign war, we can just hold a conference to boost morale.
But now we are fighting among ourselves, and if you still pledge your loyalty, isn’t it a bit embarrassing?
After Zhao Kuangyi finished speaking, Wang Mang, the Minister of Rites on the other side, stood up and retorted: "Wu is rebelling against the country! Why can't he swear an oath when he goes out to fight against rebellion? This is not written in any book of rites!"
Zhao Kuangyi felt his teeth itching because this guy was always against him!
Yan Song also suddenly stood up, bowed with his wat in hand and said: "Your Majesty, what Wang Zongbo said is absolutely true."
"Why do you make such a fuss about taking an oath? The army goes out for battle, and the life and death of tens of millions of soldiers is not a trivial matter, it is a top priority. Your Majesty takes the oath to boost morale, which is what it should be."
Yan Song's words were generally recognized by the civil officials, who all stood up to report and asked Li Qian to go to the southern suburbs to swear an oath to fight.
However, the generals in Daqian were not all reckless men, as they were rich in culture.
Yang Jian stood up slowly and replied: "Wang Zongbo is familiar with the book of rites. He knows that our Daqian can only conquer the war against foreign enemies, and the emperor will personally conquer it. Only then will your majesty take the oath in the southern suburbs."
"For such a rebellion against Wu, His Majesty only needs to present clothes, horses, bows and knives to the generals going out in front of Chengtian Gate."
As soon as these words came out, the generals seemed to have support and became energetic.
"What the general said is absolutely true. Taking the oath of loyalty is a waste of troops and money and should not be done!"
"The morale of the Imperial Army is high and they will win every battle and conquer every attack! There is no need to hold this swearing-in ceremony..."
Li Qian looked at the quarrel between the civil and military parties, and his heart moved.
Although he has not figured out the respective purposes of both parties yet, he can clearly see the current situation.
Civil and military opposition, civil and military opposition again!
At this time, shouldn’t it be time to speak for yourself?
Below, facing Yang Jian's criticism, Wang Mang smiled slightly, and many civil servants almost laughed out loud.
Are you discussing etiquette with us? I'm afraid you picked the wrong person!
Today I will give you a knife to pull your butt - open your eyes.
Wang Mang said casually without thinking about it: "It is said in "Qianli": 'I will go to the southern suburbs to conquer the foreigners personally and swear that if the country is in rebellion, the emperor will wear clothes, horses, bows and swords.' This sentence can also be interpreted as "I will conquer the foreigners personally and march to the south." At that time, Your Majesty will take the oath of sworn oath in the southern suburbs of the capital. When there are rebels in the court, you will also have to issue your clothes, horse, bow and sword to the general during the oath of sworn duty."
"The Record of Wuzong records that in the twelfth year of Emperor Wuzong's reign, Ji rebelled, and Emperor Wuzong swore an oath in the southern suburbs, and then the army went out to fight. The Record of Emperor Xiaozong also records that in the seventh year of Emperor Xiaozong, Chi Dilu surrendered and rebelled again, and Emperor Xiaozong also The Southern Suburbs pledge. In addition, there are..."
Amidst the smiles of the civil servants and the stunned generals, Wang Mang cited several examples in succession, and then he continued: "The war to conquer foreign enemies mentioned by General Yang is even more impossible to discuss!"
"What is a war? This time, all the twelve guards of the Forbidden Army in Beijing sent ten guards. If this is not considered a war, then what can be regarded as a war?"
"Do you really have to wait until the foreign enemy's army invades the capital and completely surrounds the capital before your majesty goes to the southern suburbs to take the oath??"