Helian Yanran got up and poured a cup of tea, gave it to Bai Sheng with both hands, and only sat down again after he took it, and said, "Your Highness doesn't need to be anxious, this matter will not be decided so early." The affairs of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry can be clarified tomorrow, and it will be good. The four princes will not stand up rashly, and will probably signal the party to recommend. The six princes will also symbolically come out to echo it. The eldest prince is likely to take the initiative to ask for help. As for the third prince, the fifth prince, the seventh prince, etc., the people guessed that they would still stand still. His Royal Highness might as well have the two factions of the eldest prince and the four princes compete first, and then after a day, when the three princes and they are also involved, it is not too late to ask for an order. ”

Bai Sheng took a sip of tea, thought for a long time, and finally smiled and said, "Just listen to Yanran." He stopped the topic and asked, "What kind of tea is this?" ”

"This is the 'green mandarin' made by the Helian clan, this is this year's example, and the clan sent someone to send it. If Your Highness likes it, the folk girl will send you all the smoke waves. Helian Yanran said and added him another glass.

Bai Sheng took the cup with a smile: "Why bother so much? I'll come over and drink it." I want to come here every day, and if I don't come to see you one day, I'm afraid that I will become lovesick. ”

Helian Yanran didn't answer again, only quietly drinking her own tea.

On the second day, as Helian Yanran expected. The emperor's anger did not subside, and he scolded and beat the two scholars of the household department and the ministry of industry, which frightened the two of them into a cold sweat.

"How much silver is available in the treasury, and how much grain can be drawn?" asked the emperor with a grim face.

"Back to ...... Returning to Your Majesty," Tobe Shangshu wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and replied hesitantly, "the silver taels that can be transferred...... There are 400,000 in total, and the grain is about ...... About five thousand stones. ”

"Four hundred thousand taels of silver...... Oh, it's not enough to rebuild the embankment, where can it be used to relieve the people? Is this the treasury of my Dayue in a good year?" The emperor's voice was so cold that it seemed to freeze people into ice.

Hubu Shangshu was silent, and he saw that his bruised forehead suddenly slammed to the ground. The Ministry of Industry Shangshu was not much better than him, and he was almost not scolded by the angry emperor in court.

The four princes glanced at the imperial history of the left capital, and the imperial history of the left capital understood, and made a proclamation: "Your Majesty, the two Shangshu of the household department and the Ministry of Industry are indeed derelict in their duties, so it is better to punish them for donating silver and materials to the people of Anhui to make up for their mistakes." The most important issue at the moment is disaster relief, and whether it is better to determine who will provide disaster relief before proceeding with the plan for the future. ”

The emperor glanced at him lightly and asked, "I wonder which Aiqing Song Qing thinks is worthy of this important task?"

Zuodu Yushi sighed in his heart, the emperor called him "Song Qing", and called the rest of the hundred officials "Aiqing", how dissatisfied is this undisguised dislike to give him such a faceless? But the arrow is already on the string, how can it not be sent?

Zuo Du Yushi had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Back to Your Majesty, when Ningcheng was flooded three years ago, the four princes were ordered to go to the disaster relief, and the disposal was appropriate, and no one in the government and the opposition knew it? ”

The military department Shangshu also stood up, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Wanhuai Mansion is very different from Ningcheng. Weichen thought that Song Yushi's words were inappropriate. Anhui Huai Prefecture has jurisdiction over three states and nine counties, which covers a wide area, has a large population, and the situation is complicated, which is not comparable to a small Ningcheng. The eldest prince once led troops to be stationed in Anhui Huaifu for many days, and he was more familiar with all aspects, which was the best choice for disaster relief. ”

"When it comes to marching and fighting, His Highness is indeed very good at it, but disaster relief involves many aspects, how to relieve local disaster victims, how to resettle the people, how to mobilize local officials, how to prevent epidemics after disasters, how to organize the construction of dams...... In this case, it is more appropriate for the experienced Fourth Highness to go to the matter. Taichang Siqing came out of the line.

"In the aftermath of the floods, many people were displaced and their lives were difficult, and some people inevitably became ill-willed. The Fourth Highness is known for his writings, and if he encounters a popular uprising, won't he be in danger? Moreover, the local officials also need to be on guard, no matter how you look at it, it is more appropriate for the Highness to go forward. ”

"If there is a civil uprising, I am afraid that suppressing it by force alone will exacerbate the situation and get out of control, but we still have to rely on outwitting, isn't it also contained in the art of war, and the best way is to 'surrender without a fight'?" ......

The next court meeting passed in the endless debate between the Great Prince's Party and the Four Princes' Party, and occasionally the Six Princes' faction stood up to cheer for the Four Princes, in contrast, the Great Prince's side was a little isolated, but this did not affect the generals who were optimistic about the Great Prince's blushing and thick necks to fight for the Great Prince. Although it's not a lot of quarrels, it's also that you come and go. So, at the end of the day, I couldn't get any results.

On the third day, the three princes and the five princes really joined the ranks of the competition, and the seven princes naturally helped the five princes, and both sides also had their own advantages. For a time, there were hundreds of schools of thought contending in the court, and it was not lively.

Bai Sheng looked at the emperor on the dragon chair who was getting colder and colder, hooked the corners of his lips imperceptibly, took a few steps forward, and said loudly: "The son is willing to share the worries of his father!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall was suddenly silent.

"The flood has displaced countless people in Anhui and Huai, and the people are struggling to make a living. After returning to the house yesterday, the Erchen had agreed with the Helian clan that the Helian clan was willing to donate 300,000 taels of silver, 4,000 stones of grain, and 300 carts of medicinal materials to the Wanhuai Mansion. In addition, there are 500 carts of daily items such as quilts and coarse cloth fabrics. At the same time, 20 Chinese medicine practitioners and 50 craftsmen will be sent to accompany Wanhuai for driving. Do your part for the people of Anhui. Bai Sheng said slowly.

This is called a small effort? Baiguan rolled his eyes in his heart. The Twelve Princes are really modest, although the money and food donated by the Helian clan have not crossed the imperial court, but the sum of all is more comprehensive than what the imperial court can take, which is a considerable expense. Although the Helian clan has money, who would think that there is a lot of money? There is no businessman and no traitor, let alone "the first merchant in the world", which is the most traitorous among traitors. Their money can be squandered and wasted, but it cannot be thrown away in vain, at least it must be heard. From this point of view, these are probably the handiwork of that Helian Yuanniang. For the sake of the twelve princes, he took out so many things without even blinking an eye. Or the twelve princes have the ability, not only coaxing other girls not to marry him, but also willing to endlessly scatter wealth for him, which is not the ability that everyone has.

"Does the emperor want this errand too?" asked the emperor on the dragon chair, his tone calm and inaudible.