In the main hall, there was silence, and a strange atmosphere was so oppressive that people couldn't see through.

Above the court, the civil and military ministers were divided into left and right.

Chen Yuan and Pan Zhen, as the leaders of the civil and military ministers of the imperial court, ranked first among the ministers respectively.

Looking up at the new emperor on the stage, Chen Yuan was thoughtful. The face that usually shows the majesty of the emperor is full of weakness and powerlessness at this time.

Yesterday's incident was also a great blow to the new emperor, after all, it was his own son who was ......

After the news came out, many ministers of the imperial court were afraid that the Holy Heavenly Power would commit suicide because they had a close personal relationship with the prince before, which was expected by the new emperor, and the new emperor sent people to guard the door of people's houses early, and after the corpses were collected, he led troops to raid the homes of these ministers.

Some court ministers relied on their daily merits and had a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so they began to exercise their "power" unscrupulously, resulting in complaints from both the government and the opposition, and the corruption was even comparable to that of the previous dynasty.

War was an extremely extravagant act for the emperors of all dynasties, not only costing the people and money, but also causing other chain reactions.

As the so-called prosperity, the people suffer. Death, the people suffer.

In the end, it is these people who suffer.

I have not heard of a dynasty in which the external contradictions were directly digested by the ruling class after the war, and in the end the soldiers and food lost in these wars had to be counted on the people.

"Qi Sheng, there are alien attacks on the border of the northern snow country, if you let it go, I am afraid that there will be changes on the northern border, and I also ask the saint to send troops to the northern region to deter. “

Chen Yuan suddenly glared at Pan Zhen when he heard this, and when the new emperor heard that there was a fear of war on the northern border, the new emperor's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had come to the spirit in an instant.

Chen Yuan's heart trembled, this emperor is really a martial emperor, it is really more energetic than anyone else when it comes to fighting.

The new emperor immediately snorted coldly, and his tone was extremely disdainful.

"The Northern Regions have only been stable for a few years, and they are starting to make a move on my border again. Okay, I'm done, General Pan will leave this matter to you. ”

"Obey the Order......"

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, let's disperse if you have nothing to do, retreat from the dynasty. ”

Without waiting for the ministers to speak, the new emperor waved his hand to let the ministers stand down, got up and walked away with great impatience.

Today, the new emperor of the early dynasty did not mention a word about the matter of the inner hall yesterday, and now he wants to talk about this matter in the early dynasty

Don't be afraid, at least let people know the result. But what does it mean not to mention the saint after this dynasty?

On the way to retreat from the dynasty, all the ministers were talking about this matter, and everyone was constantly beating drums, not knowing what the emperor was thinking in his heart.

Chen Yuan ran two steps to catch up with Pan Zhen and said.

"Master Pan, Master Pan, come and sit with me when you have time. ”

When everyone saw that these two adults had actually spoken to each other today, they all stopped looking at these two.

Pan Zhen saw that Chen Yuan was talking to him, so he began to excuse himself.

"Lord Chen, it's not going to be today. ”

"You don't have to, look at the sun today, the saint is ......."

When Pan Zhen heard this, he immediately stopped and looked back at Chen Yuan, his expression was also very serious.

Chen Yuan came to this group of so-called Qing officials on weekdays to have a bad reputation, and all the officials and people called Chen Yuan a courtier behind their backs on weekdays, and the so-called courtiers were similar to clowns, which meant that they would only please the emperor's courtiers.

However, usually all the officials only see him as the face of flattering the emperor, and the other side of him is as the head of the civil officials of the dynasty, controlling the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry.

If it is said that the prince Wang Zhen, the general Li Lianfeng, Pan Zhen and others have the talent to open up the territory and expand the territory, this Chen Yuan has the ability to stabilize the country, and the external and internal troubles that the new country has dealt with so far are handled by this Chen Yuan.

It can be described as a monstrous power, and this group of haters never thought about why His Majesty the Emperor would put such an important power in the hands of Chen Yuan.

He Chen Yuan is not just a courtier, he is also a powerful minister, a capable minister, and a loyal minister.

Pan Zhen and him Chen Yuan are not all the way, on weekdays, Pan Zhen is inconvenient to have a close relationship with Chen Yuan due to his identity, and there is a relationship between the two of them with the king of Zhenxi, and they did not go to his house in the end.

The two court officials took off their official uniforms and found a nearby tavern that didn't even have a brand, and the tavern was not big and had two floors. The window on the second floor is just right to see the lively scene of this street.

There are also some people in the taverns of this new country, and the imperial court stipulates that if the taverns in other places are generally reserved for a hall and two private rooms, it is enough for diners to eat and drink.

Although this private room is not used for many times, there are always some wealthy businessmen and officials who come here from time to time to rest.

Many rooms should be left on the upper floors as guest rooms, leaving a place for passing guests to rest and spend the night.

On the first floor, there are several large rooms that are made into bunks for people to rest. And this price is naturally cheaper than the upstairs.

But in this capital, there is no need, the place where you eat is the place to eat, and the place where you should sleep and rest is to rest.

Teahouses, restaurants, post stations, green buildings, etc. The rules of all kinds of business are clearly demarcated.

And these plans are from Chen Yuan's hands.

In the previous capital, all kinds of traders were mixed together, there was everything, and there was no business order at all, after Chen Yuan arrived, it was not a few years before the various traders in the capital were clearly divided.

Several commercial districts have also been built in this capital, which is not prosperous. In the past, merchants from the past came to settle down here to do business, such as those from the Northeast to sell medicinal herbs, treasures from the Western Regions, antiques from the south, and so on.

In just a few years, the population of Kyoto has doubled or tripled.

Chen Yuan led Pan Zhen to this tavern, and Pan Zhen was a little surprised at first.

That's it?!

Who is Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan is the most corrupt official in the Great New Country, and the finances of the entire New Country are controlled by him. The two members of the imperial court came out to eat, and they came to this place?!

"Brother Pan, please put it. “

Pan Zhen immediately snorted coldly and entered the store.

It's still early, and it's not yet lunchtime. In this tavern, Chen Yuan's table was singled.

There are not many drinks and dishes on the table, four dishes and two small pickles for rice. Blanched two jugs of wine.

The combination of two meat and two vegetables is very elegant, but this small wine cup the size of a fingernail makes Pan Zhen feel very uncomfortable.

Fighting wars all year round has long been accustomed to eating meat and drinking wine in large bowls. This is suddenly elegant, but it is a little uncomfortable.

Chen Yuan sat opposite Pan Zhen, stood up, poured a glass of wine for General Pan Zhen, handed it to Pan Zhen and stretched out his hand to signal.

"Please. “

"Master Chen, I don't know what kind of reputation you want to do today, this official is ......"

Chen Yuan chuckled when he heard this, stretched out his chopsticks and picked up two pickled salted radish strips and put them in his mouth, chewing them carefully. This pickle is pickled at the right time, crispy and salty, and it tastes quite refreshing. You can't eat too much of this pickle in one bite, just two. Seeing that Pan Zhen didn't move his wine glass, Chen Yuan drank a glass by himself. Then he filled it for himself.

"General Pan, you and I have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, it seems that you still don't know this official, this official invited you to come must have something important to discuss with you, the first is the border war you started today. “

"Oh, I don't know what Master Chen has to say. “

"First of all, it's about the border of the Northern Regions......"

When it came to the border pass in the Northern Regions, Pan Zhen immediately said.

"The attacks of the Northern Border Pass Snow Country are very frequent today, if this matter is not pressed by a large army, how can it show the national prestige of our Celestial Empire. “

"Yes, yes, what you said is right, although the Northern Regions Snow Country is a hegemon, my Heavenly Empire naturally can't tolerate such a small country being presumptuous here, but where does the money and food come from when the army moves?"

"Naturally, it's the treasury, so I don't have to worry about this money and food. “

"It is easy to say that this treasury is in the hands of the official. General Pan will tell you the truth, the treasury is out of money. “

"The treasury has no money, how can the treasury have no money, and there have been a lot of local taxes collected by the imperial court over the years. “

"Do you know how much silver is left in the treasury now? There are less than 50 million taels left in the treasury now!"

Hearing this, Pan Zhen buzzed in his head, as the general of the country, he only needs to fight, and there is a special person to govern these logistics matters, and he can know the result.

"Fifty million taels?! Okay, Chen Yuan, how much money are you and your henchmen greedy for, the treasury is the foundation of my great new country, and you dare to touch the treasury's mind. “

Hearing this, Chen Yuan immediately became anxious.

Do you know how much money you have spent on fighting for your great generals over the years? These are not counting, the water conservancy projects in the south, the locust plague in the north, and the great drought near Kyoto last year, and the officials in other places did not dare to report it, and the victims all came to the capital, can you imagine how big this disaster is? Do you know how much money you have spent on these imperial courts?

Pan Zhen pondered for a while after hearing this, and still said.

"It shouldn't be a lack of money. “

"General Pan, I respect you on weekdays, but do you think you should move troops on this border pass in the Northern Regions? Ah? I also have my own eyes and ears in the Northern Regions! The border pass matter is far from reaching the point of mobilizing troops, do you know how much silver it will cost this army to move? Even if you move this round trip for a month, the loss of this month will be three million taels!"

Hearing this, Pan Zhen fell into a deep thought.

"General Pan, I, Chen, am not asking you for the guilt of Xingshi this time, but begging you, for the sake of the people of the world, for the sake of this new dynasty!

Pan Zhen also realized his mistake, drank a glass of stuffy wine and nodded.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan paused for a while and continued.

"What Chen wants to focus on today is that this second thing, the prince's matter yesterday ......"