Chapter five hundred and seventy third protect me as a child
The Ninth Princess had just left Qingniu County and the capital, and Xiao Ce had already arrived at the emperor's study room.
Emperor Ming stood up and said, "Uncle, I was tired all the way."
"The duty of a minister." After Xiao Ce saluted, he solemnly took out Chen Yu's letter from his arms and held it in front of Emperor Ming with both hands: "The letter that Mrs. Su asked me to bring back."
Emperor Ming took it and put it gently on the table. He asked Xiao Ce to sit on the couch with a game of chess and a cup of tea. He was talking about the important matter of going to sea. Zheng Ze was making final preparations over there. The departure was scheduled for September. Because from September to June of the following year, there are no bad winds and waves on the sea. If it is between June and September, I am afraid it will not be appropriate.
"The Jinyi Guards are investigating corruption and are digging deeper and deeper. Qianxiu is too young and afraid that he will not be able to suppress it. Can the emperor lend a helping hand?" Emperor Ming asked.
Xiao Ce immediately stood up and knelt on the ground: "I will not give up even if I die."
Emperor Ming personally helped Xiao Ce stand up and nodded.
Soon Xiao Ce left the palace, and even faster than Xiao Ce had even had time to have a cup of tea when he returned home, the imperial edict arrived outside the palace gate.
Xiao Ce set up an incense table to receive the order.
The eunuch announced the edict and unfolded the imperial edict: It is God's destiny. The emperor's edict said: When the country was first established and everything was in ruins waiting to be revitalized, the nine kings Xiao Ce was ordered to rush for the country in danger. I am very relieved. We are from the same ancestry and have the same origin. I am relying on you. I am specially granted this title. The regent assists the government.
Quite a simple decree.
Xiao Ce knelt on the ground. When he heard the word regent, his shoulders slumped. He knew very well how heavy this burden was.
After all, he is the Holy One.
He only asked himself if he could help Su Qian with his repairs. He took advantage of the situation and said that he would not give up even if he died. When he turned around, the imperial edict was delivered to the door. What did this mean? It meant that he had been prepared for a long time.
"My lord, take the edict!" Xiao Ce took the edict with both hands.
The eunuch announced the order and saluted: "We will return to the palace to resume our duties immediately. We would like to express our best wishes to His Royal Highness the Regent."
Xiao Ce nodded slightly, and after the eunuch who announced the edict took the people away, he returned to the house with the edict and placed it in place. Xiao Ce sat alone in the study all night, when the first ray of morning light from the horizon shone into the garden. , Xiao Cecai nodded: "Okay! There is hope for ZTE!"
In the early morning, I thanked and kowtowed in the Regent's main hall.
After the morning court, the regent invited the auxiliary ministers and the commander of the royal guards to go to the imperial study to discuss matters.
Among the courtiers, few were content and content, while many were fearful.
After these days of experience, Emperor Ming became more and more skillful.
Originally, the Jin Yiwei was not very impressive, and it would be boring for everyone to be on guard for too long. However, Xiao Ce became the regent, and the hearts of these people who had just been relieved were raised in their throats again.
Just an hour after the meeting in the imperial study room, the Jin Yiwei who had been silent for a long time suddenly moved and directly copied the home of Lu Ning, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Arriving at Jinyiwei's prison.
What is the official department?
It was related to the appointment and dismissal of officials in the Manchu dynasty, examinations, promotion and transfer of a series of departments. Is it normal for the Minister of Personnel to be able to move?
It was so unexpected that Jinyiwei moved, neatly and without any sloppiness. Even Lu Ning, the Minister of Rites, had no chance to commit suicide.
At this time, the courtiers were shocked and as silent as cicadas.
The facts tell them that it is too early to be afraid!
The next day, according to an imperial edict, Lu Ning beheaded his head in public display.
Without even waiting for Qiu Hou to ask, it was simply the first sword strike of the new year. This sword strike shocked all the officials in the court. Anyone who had even the slightest connection with Lu Ning wanted to resign immediately, retire and return home to escape. Stay alive.
But what confused these people was that after Lu Ning was beheaded, there was no movement again.
Su Shiming, the Minister of Industry, and Wei Chang'an, the Minister of Household Affairs, often met together. Soon the imperial court issued an edict to find people capable of water control. Su Shiming, the Minister of Industry, was appointed as the imperial minister and went to the rivers to supervise and supervise the work.
However, there was no news about the vacant position in the Ministry of Personnel. These people secretly calculated that no one in the Su family could take this position. However, the Holy Heart was unpredictable, and such an important position was left vacant there. The Ministry of Rites
The people below were all staring intently, hoping to be favored by the Holy Spirit and soar to the top.
Three months later, Liang Ziqian, the prefect of Huizhou Prefecture, went to Beijing to take up his post and was immediately appointed Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
At this time, the courtiers panicked.
Liang Ziqian is Meng Jiuling's favorite disciple, and the imperial court's grand chess game is becoming increasingly treacherous.
Money was needed to control the water. Wei Changan from the Ministry of Revenue was so anxious that he had to go to court every day with a cane. But the treasury was so empty that it was like a broken sieve, and it was full of holes.
What has been able to survive until now is that the Su family's money has been continuously remitted to the national treasury from banks across the country, solving countless urgent needs of the Ministry of Revenue.
But even if the Su family could make money, how could they support the Dai Viet Kingdom?
Therefore, his pocket is cleaner than his face now.
In the next court, Wei Changan returned to his house, looked at the empty home and his old wife who was crying silently, and sighed: "The good wife has suffered."
Mrs. Wei wiped her tears and came over to help Wei Chang'an sit on the chair: "Master, my wife is not afraid of suffering, but our children are so pitiful. My daughters-in-law took their children there early in the morning.
Zhuangzi is here, how can we have enough food over there?"
"It's because my husband is incompetent." Wei Changan burst into tears.
He had already exchanged all the valuable items at home for money and added them to the treasury. He did not dare to say that he was a virtuous minister, but he was definitely a loyal minister. But the fate of being a loyal minister would be too miserable. His children and grandchildren would go to Zhuangzi to dig for it.
It’s okay to eat wild vegetables to satisfy your hunger during the transition from spring to summer, but how will you survive in the winter?
Who would have thought that the Shangshu of the Hubu, the richest among the six dignitaries, was a very poor man.
Just as the old couple was weeping, the servant ran in and reported: "Master, Prime Minister Meng wants to see you."
Now, Mrs. Wei was panicking. She didn't even have a piece of tea at home, so how could she entertain guests?
Wei Changan stood up: "Well, sooner or later we can't hide it, so why don't we talk about it openly."
Meng Jiuling looked at the open door and clasped his hands on his chest: "Brother Wei, are you late?"
"Brother Meng, I'm kidding, please." Wei Chang'an was really willing to go all out. Even if the emperor punished him for being an incompetent minister, it would be the worst possible situation. He didn't even need the emperor to ransack his house, he would have done it himself.
Meng Jiuling looked back and said, "No hurry, wait a minute."
In the inner city of the imperial city, many people poured out from various street corners. These people carried boxes, hugged boxes and drove carriages, all gathering towards Wei Mansion.
Wei Changan didn't know what to do for a moment, so he grabbed Meng Jiuling's sleeve: "Meng Jiulin, this? This?"
Meng Jiuling patted his arm and said with a smile: "The treasury is the treasury of the Dayue Kingdom, not the Su family's or the Wei family's."
These words made Wei Changan quickly roll up his sleeves and wipe his tears.
As more and more people gathered together, Meng Jiuling bowed in a circle and said: "How can we stand idly by when the country is in trouble? All the family members of Wei Shangshu went to the village outside the city, and the three-year-old child went to dig wild vegetables. How can this be?
Loyal to the emperor and patriotic?”
"Wei Shangshu! All the cash and gold and silver utensils from the Prince Regent's Palace have been brought here. The prince said that they can be melted into ingots." After the butler from the Prince Regent's Palace finished speaking, the man carrying the boxes came forward, and a dozen large boxes were directly in front of him.
Opening it, someone immediately recognized that it was the golden crown worn by the Princess Regent during her wedding!
This is true, no more is left!
From the Minister of Rites to the Minister of Industry... to the humble officials, merchants and hawkers to the common people, no matter how much money they have, they all throw their money into a big pile.
When Wei Changan saw the money, he picked up his robe and knelt down with a plop.
At this time, everyone also knelt down.
Meng Jiulin helped Wei Chang'an stand up: "Brother Wei, the empty treasury is a hidden danger of years of war. It is not your fault. Get up quickly."
Mrs. Wei brought out the two women who had to serve her life and death. The two women were carrying buckets, and Mrs. Wei was holding a bowl. She said with a smile: "We can't get out any tea leaves from the Wei family, and there is still some sugar."
, half a handful of sugar in a pot of hot water, if you don’t mind, just take a sip.”
Not far away on the second floor, Xiao Qiyu watched this scene and took a deep breath: "Qianxiu, am I incompetent?"
"Your Majesty, isn't it the Emperor's ability that these people are so generous in helping each other? The Su family has also been poor. Being poor is not terrible. What is terrible is the disunity of people." Su Qianxiu said softly.
After Su Qianxiu finished speaking, the royal guards in flying fish uniforms came one after another. What they brought was the confiscated property of the Lu family. When mountains of gold and silver treasures were placed in front of the public, who could say that Lu Gong was pitiful?!
Xiao Qiyu turned around and looked at Su Qianxiu: "You protect me like a child. You arranged all this, right?" This chapter has been completed!