Chapter 143: A woman and a child
The emperor's Zhengyang Hall is unattended, but the Jinluan Hall in the front court is very lively. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Just like a few days ago, Shi Jiao'e still erected a screen on the side of the main hall, sitting silently behind the screen, listening to Mr. Mingde handle government affairs.
No one was absent, and it was not because of Han Xiu's absence that the early dynasty delayed for a while.
In fact, for the ministers, whether Han Xiu came to the court or not did not have much to do with it. Moreover, if Han Xiu doesn't come, it's even better than coming.
Let Mr. Mingde preside over the overall situation, and all kinds of government affairs will only go more smoothly!
"His Royal Highness King Yue, when do you plan to return the grain you transferred from the household?" As soon as Mr. Mingde came up, he continued to inquire about the grain.
In fact, if he hadn't been interrupted by Han Xiu yesterday, he would probably have chased the grain and grass back.
"This king will contact the generals of the border as soon as possible. If there is still surplus food on the front line, let them bring some back for emergencies. King Yue replied nonchalantly.
He was greedy for 100,000 stone of grain, and now that he was broken by Mr. Mingde, he didn't panic at all!
Unhurried, calm and calm.
That's a whole 100,000 stone of grain! How many lives can be saved?! How many days will it take for those people who have been affected by the disaster?!
"His Royal Highness King Yue, do you know how much manpower and material resources are needed to transport these 100,000 stone of grain to the battlefield ahead? Do you know how much commotion it would cause to get this grain out of town? ā
Mr. Mingde was not angry, but just looked at him quietly, asking word by word.
"If you want to escort so much food, the escort line will definitely be very long, and it will also cause a lot of movement. Especially the guards at the gates of the city, it is impossible not to find out. But why, the guards at the city gate didn't even know when the prince transported the grain? ā
Mr. Mingde had already investigated it carefully, and of course he would not miss this small detail.
King Yue didn't let people transport grain at all, and these grains were not sent to the battlefield! The grain didn't leave Beijing, and it was greedy by the king of Yue!
"When and how will this king deliver grain, will he still have to report to you?" King Yue snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "If Mr. Mingde is not at ease, he might as well go to this king's mansion to search and see if he can find food?!" ā
He is indeed greedy for food, but how can he be stupid enough to keep it at home?
Who can find out the food that disappeared out of thin air?
Even if the front line said that he didn't receive it, he couldn't find a few substitutes for the dead, and said that the grain and grass were robbed by the Northern Jin Dynasty on the road, who could do anything?
King Yue's abacus is very good, and he is quite fearless, and his attitude is extremely arrogant and bad.
"Within three days, all the food and salary will be sent back, and the palace can not blame the past. If you can't see the salary, you will directly dispose of it in accordance with military law. The amount of food and salary in the army is so huge, King Yue must also know what kind of punishment it will be! ā
Shi Jiao'e was behind the screen, and said calmly.
She rarely spoke in the court, but almost every time she spoke, it was a final word.
"Queen Mother, it's better for you to talk less in the court than your women and children. Military and political affairs, what do you know, and dare to interject indiscriminately? ā
King Yue had long looked at Shi Jiao'e unpleasantly.
He was a general who came to defect to Han Xiu in the later period, and he had never been on the battlefield with Shi Jiao'e, nor had he seen Shi Jiao'e kill the enemy with his own eyes.
The so-called ignorant are not afraid, so he naturally didn't take such women in his eyes.
"King Yue thinks what he did is very hidden? If the food is not in the palace, it will naturally be somewhere else. If it were anywhere else, there would be no ......."
Shi Jiao'e paused for a moment, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a mocking smile: "With such a large amount of food, it is impossible to disappear out of thin air. Or, do you want Hongu to check the grain merchants in the capital to see who has sold a lot of grain recently? ā
The corners of King Yue's mouth twitched, and a strange expression appeared on his face.
He did sell the grain, or sold it to the grain merchants in the capital at a low price. However, he did not come forward in person, but appointed his own henchmen.
These are not problems, but there are always traces of grain transportation, and if the queen really wants to investigate thoroughly from the grain merchants, it is easy to find his head.
This is really not easy to fool! No wonder he can force Han Xiu to that point!
"Okay, three days is three days, and this king will just chase the grain back." King Yue's face was full of impatience, he didn't feel weak at all, but thought that Shi Jiao'e was aggressive.
However, Shi Jiao'e didn't care about his attitude, as long as the food could be recovered.
"Mr. Mingde, there is an urgent report from the southwest. The banks of the Turbid River burst again, two towns were submerged, all the temporary shelters built by the imperial court were also flooded, and the river was full of floating corpses, and the death toll could not be counted. ā
"Lord Shoufu, news has come from the north that the Xiongnu have recently launched a frantic attack and defeated the Jin army one after another. The King of Jin has already sent two generals and 30,000 soldiers and horses to support the border war. ā
"General Zhou Guang came with the news, they took advantage of the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Xiongnu to fight inextricably, led the troops to carry out several sneak attacks, and all of them achieved small victories."
"Lord Shoufu, the king of Hunan sent a letter asking for help, saying that Hunan was also affected by the floods, and the victims in several places were revolting, and the power of the rebels was getting bigger and bigger, and he couldn't resist it."
"Shousuke-sama......"
The civil and military officials present stood up one after another and reported on various affairs.
Mr. Mingde is worthy of being the first assistant of the two dynasties, and in his eyes, the rather difficult government affairs are simply at his fingertips, and they can be dealt with in a few words, while others only need to do what he tells them.
Regarding Mr. Mingde's arrangement, Shi Jiao'e just listened silently and did not express any further opinions.
Throughout the early dynasty, everyone seemed to have forgotten the emperor, and no one mentioned it.
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Northern Jin Dynasty, the position of Chuyang.
The army of the Northern Jin Dynasty was also in urgent deliberations.
Since Han Xiu became emperor, the Northern Jin Dynasty has not lived a few days of stability. It has been raining heavily in Dashun, while most of the Northern Jin Dynasty has been dry, so dry that the crops in the field have withered.
Moreover, I don't know what's going on recently, the Huns have been attacking frantically as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Chu Yang even suspected that the Xiongnu had just changed a military division, and every time they arranged the troops, they were aimed at the weakness of the Northern Jin Dynasty.
"Great King, the Hun army is frantically attacking, and Nanxiang has repeatedly sent troops to attack despite the hundred-year covenant. Nowadays, under the internal and external troubles, the situation is becoming more and more difficult. The minister thinks that the outside must first be inside! It is better to take advantage of the turmoil in Nanxiang this time, and the army will be overwhelming in one fell swoop and completely take down Han Xiu's head! ā