After the incident involving King Beishan, the emperor announced a three-day break from the court. So since that day, it was the first time for civil and military officials to enter the palace to attend court today.
No one knows the specific situation three days ago. The only thing they know is that the Prime Minister really fell!
The things Shen Yunfan did recently were all issued in the name of the emperor. Therefore, all the officials thought that the emperor was purging Liu Cheng's gang members.
"It seems like we have all underestimated the Emperor!"
"The Emperor is naturally not simple!" Most people thought that it was the forces behind the Emperor who defeated Liu Cheng!
The Prime Minister was now completely imprisoned, and the Emperor announced that his son, Shen Yunfan, would act as the Prime Minister.
The civil and military officials did not take Shen Yunfan seriously. After the prime minister's fall, only the emperor, Xu Kailin and Cao Shan were the three major forces left in the court!
Today, Cao Shan brought some news.
"Your Majesty, the State of Zheng took advantage of King Beishan's entry into the capital and stepped up its offensive. Last night it occupied two northern counties of Chuzhou. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Currently, King Beishan is preparing for a counterattack!"
Zheng State was the northern neighbor of the Southern Wei Dynasty, and the two countries were at war with each other for many years. Chuzhou, where the Beishan King was stationed, was the front line of the war.
After hearing the news of the defeat, the civil and military officials not only were not afraid, but were actually a little happy.
After all, they had seen the arrogant attitude of King Beishan a few days ago, which made him trapped in a war and couldn't get out, so it was considered as one less enemy.
Not only these ministers, but also Emperor Wei Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Now, King Beishan should have no time to think about rebellion!
But just when the atmosphere was delicate, Shen Yunfan suddenly raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, there is an emergency on the front line. I think we should allocate 50,000 taels to Chuzhou to provide disaster relief and reward the troops!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone frowned.
Allocating 50,000 taels to the King of Beishan? Doesn’t this mean you are raising enemies for yourself?
All the civil and military officials looked at Shen Yunfan as if they were a fool.
"This prince doesn't understand the intrigues in the court, he only talks nonsense!"
"He treated the emperor's illness earlier, and the emperor gave him a false position. Could it be that he really regarded himself as the prime minister."
Wei Qing's expression changed, and he looked at Shen Yunfan with vigilance in his eyes.
How could this guy make such a request?
Seeing this, Shen Yunfan stepped onto the stairs and wanted to go to the dragon chair. Eunuch Zhao hurriedly stopped him and said, "Young Master Shen, please don't be rude!"
"Get out of the way." Shen Yunfan frowned.
"Let him come up." Wei Qing waved his hand.
Hearing this, all the officials looked surprised.
How could Shen Yunfan's arrogant attitude be the same as that of the previous prime minister? However, the emperor still doted on him!
At this time, Shen Yunfan had already walked up and whispered in Wei Qing's ear: "Listen to me, we must allocate funds!"
Hearing this slightly threatening tone, Wei Qing looked slightly angry, but he did not dare to get angry. He just said dissatisfiedly: "I can't decide this matter."
"Why?"
Wei Qing rolled his eyes at him and said loudly, "Allow fifty thousand taels to go to Chuzhou!"
Among the crowd, Xu Kailin stepped forward, with an old face pretending to be bitter, and shouted: "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, I'm afraid I can't get out 50,000 taels!"
Xu Kailin, the Minister of Household Affairs, is in charge of financial power!
Unless he lets go of the money matter, it's absolutely impossible to get it done!
And Wei Qing, the majestic king of a country, can't even see the details of the treasury, which can be regarded as a coward.
Shen Yunfan scratched his head and looked helpless. Although Liu Cheng was temporarily defeated, there were still enemies in the court!
Naturally, the matter of appropriation will be dropped.
After the court, Shen Yunfan left with Wei Qing and whispered beside her: "It's hard to move without money, Qingqing, we have to find a way to get money!"
"You rebel, don't call me so affectionate!" Wei Qing's face was gloomy.
She just thought about it, and the reason why Shen Yunfan proposed to allocate funds to Chuzhou was simply to maintain the power of the Beishan King. In this way, there would be a wolf inside and a tiger outside, and Shen Yunfan would be able to better control himself as the emperor.
This kind of calculation is obviously similar to Liu Cheng!
What a raccoon dog!
If Shen Yunfan knew these thoughts, he would probably not know whether to laugh or cry. He is really not that bad!
He also had his own considerations as to why he wanted to allocate funds. This war was an opportunity for the emperor. If he handled it properly, he might be able to take Chuzhou back into his hands.