Chapter 81 Even the emperor must eat the soft rice he should eat
"Really?" In the Yangxin Hall, Xiao Cheng blinked, looked at the letters and banknotes in front of him, and confirmed again.
Feng Bao stood aside, bowed, and replied without hesitation:
"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true! Master Ma sent his young son to the door yesterday and gave the slave three thousand taels of silver and a letter. In the letter, he asked the slave for help and promised to thank her generously afterwards."
Xiao Cheng shook his head and snorted coldly:
"He gave you money just to ask you to help find a way to send the Yang family's daughter to the palace? Humph, you have a hard time running errands all day long, and you do all these things!"
"Your Majesty, Ma Minwen, the youngest son of Mr. Ma, the grandson of the old Taiwei, and the only son of the Shaofu Ling, the three of them took a girl from the same family. In the letter, he said that all three families are now in important positions, and he is suspected of forming a clique for personal gain.
Frightened. But he only thinks that His Majesty currently lacks capable people, so he does not dare to resign..." Feng Bao replied.
Ma Minwen should have said these words to Feng Bao on purpose. The purpose was to let him tell Xiao Cheng to show his awe in his heart, and he would never dare to go beyond the rules in the future.
Xiao Cheng's mind changed and he understood what Ma Minwen meant, but he still sneered and said:
"If I am suspicious of the three families in the future, is it possible that a woman in the palace who blows the wind can make me retract my murderous intention? Go back and tell him that as long as the three families know how to advance and retreat, and have a sense of proportion, I will be more gracious and honorable, and I will never do it.
Touch them not even a tiny bit."
Although the three families of Ma, Tao and Qu are in-laws, they have different family traditions and temperaments, so they are not the same family. In addition, Xiao Cheng has a golden finger, so he can see the loyalty of the heads of the three families.
So even though the three families are now in high positions and have certain hidden dangers, Xiao Cheng is still confident that he can control them. At worst, when the time comes, he will exchange their honor and high positions for their real power.
When Feng Bao heard this, he lowered his head slightly and said:
"Your Majesty's kindness is a blessing to all the officials in the court and to our servants..."
Xiao Cheng didn't say anything, but picked up the letter in his hand and took a look at it again.
In the letter, Ma Minwen spoke in a sincere tone, constantly saying that he was old and ill, and wanted to retire, but now that His Majesty has no one under his command, he forced himself to stay sick. He even said bluntly that as long as there is a suitable candidate, he will resign as soon as possible.
, the sincerity and fear are all written on the paper.
Xiao Cheng looked at it for a while, pondered for a moment, and sneered:
"Hmph, the old fox knows what's interesting. This is to pave the way for the family..."
The three families had helped Xiao Cheng stabilize the court before, and now that they were so understanding, Xiao Cheng would naturally have to express his views. If it were through the four daughters of the Yang family, the juniors of the three families and Xiao Cheng would become brothers-in-law.
Managing contacts and accumulating wealth in this way for decades is at least the way to ensure the prosperity and wealth of the family for hundreds of years!
"Your Majesty, it's not that this slave has accepted Master Ma's benefits. It's that I think that Your Majesty might as well agree." Seeing this, Feng Bao said cautiously.
Xiao Cheng's eyes moved, he looked at Feng Bao who suddenly had the courage to persuade him, and said:
"How to say?"
Seeing that Xiao Cheng was not angry, Feng Bao felt relieved and quickly explained:
"Your Majesty, haven't you always had a headache about the emptiness of the treasury? I received news from my subordinate Niangan that the Ma family and the Qu family have been frantically selling off the Fuzhong Real Estate Shop, antiques and treasures in the past two days. It is estimated that now the two families combined
, a small million taels of silver have been gathered.”
Feng Bao paused and then continued:
"Yesterday Ma Minwen's son hinted that he intended to send this money to the palace as a dowry for the Yang family..."
When he heard the word silver, Xiao Cheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
The next moment, he suddenly remembered a Ceka he had used before.
【White Ceka, Yaotao Li
Card effect: (Permanent) Relatives and ministers have a probability of recommending famous concubines and ministers. Each time you get a famous concubine, you can get the charm of that concubine * 10,000 funds. Negative, people who recommend famous concubines will have increased influence.
one hundred.
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Xiao Cheng's eyes moved, and he suddenly realized something in his heart.
Yang Xuanyan was a famous minister, so he must be mentioned in the history books. But his attributes, his never-heard name, and the behavior of the Ma and Qu families at this time, it is estimated that when the historian introduced which concubine, he was smooth-talking.
Mention.
"Damn it, being an emperor means you have to eat soft food..."
Xiao Cheng murmured to himself, then looked at Feng Bao and joked:
"Okay, it seems that Ma Minwen's money was not given to you in vain!"
When Feng Bao heard this, his heart jumped suddenly and he hurriedly defended:
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. The banknotes sent by Master Ma are all here... Now the treasury is empty, and I dare not touch any of it..."
Xiao Cheng looked at Feng Bao who was about to kneel down in front of him, shook his head and said:
"You are just too cautious! You have to think over my words several times... I am short of big money, but I am not short of three thousand taels. Take this bank note back, and it will be regarded as a reward from me! I am not a mean and ungrateful person.
Man, I don’t lack your reward!”
When Feng Bao heard this, he calmly stopped his defense, then subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, knelt on the ground, and said gratefully:
"Your Majesty's grace is so great, I can't thank you enough!"
Xiao Cheng nodded, asked Feng Bao to stand up, and said:
"Yang Xuanyan connected the three families and helped me stabilize the court. I couldn't give him a reward before, so it's an opportunity to bring his daughter into the palace!"
"It is decreed tomorrow that the four daughters of the Yang family will enter the palace and be crowned Zhaoyi. Yang Xuanyan will be granted the title of Marquis of Anning Ting, and will be granted food to 1,500 households."
When Feng Bao heard this and lowered his head to accept the promise, his heart suddenly moved, then he looked troubled and said:
"Your Majesty, this slave is not lazy. In fact, nowadays, I have to straighten out the order and regulations in the palace, and I am also responsible for the affairs of the sticky pole. Now I am also responsible for bringing the Yang family girl into the palace. I am really busy..."
Xiao Cheng paused, glanced at Feng Bao, chuckled, nodded and said:
"It's true that I was negligent. Anyway, from now on, the Niangan Department will be responsible for assassinations, and the security matters will be handed over to Guo Xie. You will separate the personnel from the Niangan Department in the palace and form an agency specifically responsible for collecting intelligence. Name
I have already thought about it, so I will call it Dongjishi Factory!"
Nowadays, the sticky pole has many responsibilities such as assassination, arrest, and intelligence integrated into one, and the body is inevitably a bit bloated. If it is ignored all the time, the efficiency will be too low in the future.
Feng Bao was cautious and took the initiative at this time because he was worried that being contaminated with too much blood would lead to the disaster of killing in the future.
In comparison, Dongchang specializes in spying on intelligence and is the emperor's eyes. It will not be contaminated by too many dirty things, and it has the emperor's trust. It is an extremely good position.
Feng Bao felt happy and immediately bowed and said:
"Slave, thank you for your kindness!"
Xiao Cheng nodded, looked at Feng Bao, and said with deep meaning:
"From now on, you must pay attention to the background of the ministers in the DPRK... Do you understand what I mean?"
Nearly one million taels of soft rice can solve a temporary emergency. But if you want to replenish the national treasury, confiscating your home is the best way!
