"What a meaningless thing? Where are the others?" The emperor's face showed no emotion and he looked at the others.
Several people raised their hands in unison: "I second my proposal."
Ye Juechen opened his mouth and said: "Father, I have learned from you, but I have different opinions..."
Ye Juechen talked eloquently and stated all the benefits of building the canal. Then, he changed the topic and said: "As for the cost of building the canal, Sister-in-law Five can pay it in advance. Now everyone will not have any objections.
Alright?"
As soon as Ye Juechen finished speaking, the hall was quiet for a while.
The Prime Minister said with a dark face: "This is a major matter for the imperial court. The fifth prince's concubine is just a female and should not appear here. Now she is trying to interfere in state affairs, which is unreasonable."
The imperial censor frowned and said: "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. Even if building the canal is a good thing, it is not an urgent matter at the moment. However, the fifth prince's concubine is willing to pay for this matter. There must be something wrong with it. I hope the emperor will think twice."
"Yes, I have said that since ancient times, there has been no rule for women to interfere with state affairs. Please avoid the fifth prince and concubine."
Everyone began to criticize Hua Yanxi.
What they were worried about was that it would be useless to use the money from the treasury to build some kind of canal. But now that the Seventh Prince had talked about the benefits of building the canal and mentioned that the money would be paid in advance, they really couldn't find an excuse to refute it for a while.
When her name was called, Hua Yanxi stood up with cold eyes: "If several ministers hadn't kept saying that state affairs were their top priority but were unwilling to support the construction of the canal, why would I have to force myself to do this? I still don't understand what the seventh prince said? Build the canal,
In the long run, it will benefit the country and the people, and in the short run, it will solve the upcoming drought. Several ministers do not think about the feasibility of this matter, but they seize the fact that I am a woman and mess around with it. It is simply ridiculous."
The Prime Minister's expression changed slightly: "Fifth prince and concubine, don't talk nonsense, we are all here for the sake of the country."
"For the sake of the country and the country, let me ask the Prime Minister, what did you do when droughts occurred in previous years? The drought has not been resolved for so many years. What prevention experience have you gained from it?" Hua Yanxi pressed forward step by step.
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"This, the weather is not what Wei Chen has the final say. The reason why Wei Chen does not agree with the construction of the canal is for the sake of the people. If a drought occurs this year, disaster relief will inevitably be needed..."
"If there was no disaster, why would you go to provide disaster relief? Now, as long as we build a canal from the Huai River to Jizhou, the drought crisis can be solved for a long time. But the Prime Minister is unwilling. Is it possible that he wants to take advantage of the drought to line his own pockets?" Hua Yan
Xi's eyes stared closely at the Prime Minister.
The prime minister's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at the emperor who was standing behind the case. He flexed his legs and said, "Your Majesty, this is not what I mean. The fifth prince's concubine casually slandered you!"
Hua Yanxi sneered: "Since the Prime Minister has a clear conscience, why are you unwilling? After all, the money comes from me, so what are you worried about?"
The Prime Minister didn't know what to say for a moment.
The ministers who were closely related to the Prime Minister immediately stepped forward, raised their hands to the Emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is just thinking about the Emperor's face. Even if it is a good thing to build this canal, it would be wrong if a woman came to pay for it. Wouldn't it be wrong if others knew about it?
Laughing your ass off.”
Hearing this, Hua Yanxi smiled and said: "This is easy to handle. I just don't have to pay. Who would be worried about the money?"
The minister continued: "If the money is paid by the national treasury, but the treasury is not rich, if something urgent happens later, it will be a joke."
The emperor didn't speak from the beginning to the end. He just listened to them quietly and his eyes fell on Hua Yanxi.