Seeing that the day is in November, the cold wind is blowing, and the gloomy trend of early winter has gradually been revealed. However, a storm that swept up in the Showa Hall this morning made the entire capital panic.

In the early dynasty, Ling Huang, the head of the household, presented the fold of the deficit of the treasury, and the emperor Liang Yinhao changed color when he heard it, and when he saw the notes on the account book, he was even more angry and turned his face red into pork liver. Liang Yinhao pointed to the hundreds of officials of all sizes in His Royal Highness, regardless of whether they were involved in the deficit or not, they were all thunderous and angry. The officials who borrowed the silver began to cry out one after another, and those who did not borrow the silver were all silent and silent, for fear that this nameless fire would burn on their bodies. However, there was also an official who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he actually said something that 'it is better to borrow the treasury money privately than to loot the people's fat and ointment', which immediately caused the emperor to jump like thunder, and he couldn't wait to draw his sword and cut off his head immediately.

But angry is angry, this matter still has to be resolved, Liang Yinhao immediately issued an order, strictly prohibiting the officials of the DPRK and China from borrowing treasury silver again, and whoever touches it will be killed. However, it was not enough to curb it, the silver in the treasury was still outside, and the treasury was still an empty shell. Most of the people who privately borrowed the treasury money were clan relatives, and their official ranks were bigger than the other, and their status was more valuable than the other, so they couldn't all be punished and arrested, and they were all generalized. So after the end of the early dynasty, Liang Yinhuan summoned a group of officials to come to the Qinzheng Palace for questioning, all of whom are now the highest-ranking ministers and royal relatives in the court, and they are also the people who owe the most money in the account books of the household department. Unexpectedly, before Liang Yinhao could say a few words, several ministers began to cry and complain about their grievances, and some cried that they were meager and that their wives and grandchildren were almost unable to support them, so they borrowed some treasury silver for lending, so as to collect some small profits and supplement their families. Some people say that they need to socialize when they do things, they need silver to do things, and they need to put on a score to get rich traders, anyway, there are thousands of reasons, and it is called a righteous rhetoric, as if there is a reason to privately transfer the treasury silver, and if you don't move it, you will become a pedantic person who can't do things. Several people lay on the ground and kept crying, claiming that if Liang Yinhao must pursue this matter, then they will all be detained and exiled, just to avoid affecting their families.

Although Liang Yinhao was already angry at this time, he forced his temperament to not have a seizure. He knew that these people were all old men who were mixed up in the officialdom, and the reason why he dared to play sloppy with himself like this, was that he couldn't do anything with them? But he really can't do anything with these people, they are clan relatives, if they are all severely punished, wouldn't it be equivalent to arresting most of the court? Liang Yinhao got up and paced a few steps, pondered for a long time, and then returned to color on his face. He looked at the ministers in a place, and said slowly: "The matter is big, once the country raises troops, there is no silver in the treasury to pay it back?" I don't care why you borrowed the money, or where it went, but there has to be a settlement to it. All of you must return all the money you borrowed from the household within a month, and if anyone fails to do so, then don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

After everyone left, Liang Yinhao sat alone in front of the table, so tired that he seemed to be about to fall apart, and the voice of the chief eunuch Yan Yong sounded in his ears. "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch, do you want to drive Chenzhi Palace?"

Liang Yinhao rubbed his sore eyebrows, his mind was like a mess, and after Yan Yong's reminder, he remembered that he had made an appointment with Concubine Chen for lunch today. But recalling the hypocritical and cunning faces of those people just now, Liang Yinhao intuitively felt even more annoyed in his chest, waved his hand impatiently, and said, "I'm not going." It's almost a mess, what kind of lunch are you eating?! ”

Yan Yong frowned and persuaded: "The emperor's dragon body is important, Concubine Chen has already prepared lunch for the emperor, and the emperor should still eat something." ”

Liang Yinhao slapped the table and said angrily: "Where is there so much verbosity? I said I wouldn't eat it, why didn't you even take my words seriously? Do you want to do it all the other way? ”

"Slaves don't dare! The slave is just worried that the emperor will hurt his body because of government affairs, if the slave is not well served, let alone the queen mother and the queen, even Concubine Chen will not be able to spare the slave. Yan Yong said tremblingly on the ground.

"Alright, alright, get out of here!" Liang Yinhao hurriedly interrupted the other party's words and roared angrily. suddenly recalled the matter of the military department at the beginning, at first he was at a loss, but after listening to a few words from Concubine Chen, it was like clearing the clouds, and finally solved it. So Liang Yinhao called Yan Yong, "Wait! You said that Concubine Chen had already prepared lunch? ”

Yan Yong replied with a bitter face: "Exactly." ”

"Now that it has been prepared, it must not live up to Concubine Chen's good intentions. Let's drive Chenzhi Palace! ”

The emperor's unpredictable mind made Yan Yong stunned, and then hurriedly nodded and took the order, and followed Liang Yinhao out of the Qinzheng Palace.

When Liang Yinhao arrived at Chenzhi Palace, Mu Qing had been waiting at the palace gate for a long time. Mu Qing stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty." ”

"It's cold. Since the last time you contracted the wind cold, your body has not been very good inside, so don't blow the cold wind outside next time. Let's get inside. Liang Yinhao held Mu Qing's slightly cool little hand and said softly.

Liang Yinhao pulled Mu Qing into the inner room, and sure enough, a table of exquisite dishes had been prepared, which was quite sumptuous. Mu Qing sat next to Liang Yinhao and poured wine for him from time to time. But Liang Yinhao's heart was depressed, and he felt that he didn't know the taste of food, like chewing wax, so he put down his chopsticks after eating a few bites.

Seeing this, Mu Qing cautiously asked, "Is today's dish not to the emperor's appetite?" Why don't you ask the small kitchen to cook something else for you? ”

"It's not related, it's my poor appetite today." Liang Yinhao shook his head weakly, his eyebrows were full of fatigue.

Mu Qing asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?" What happened to the DPRK and China again? ”

Liang Yinhao looked straight at Mu Qing, his pupils were deep. "Do you know what the excerpt from the household department said this morning?"

Mu Qing lowered his eyes and smiled, and said, "The concubine lives in the palace, how can she know about today's previous dynasty?" ”

Liang Yinhao thought in his heart: Yes, Concubine Chen lives in a simple place, and her father is just the commander of the forbidden army, and he is just waiting outside the Showa Hall every morning, how can he know the movements inside? And it just happened this morning, and the news didn't spread so quickly, so it's normal for her to not know. Liang Yinhao laughed at himself, only sighing that he was tired and confused, and actually said such stupid things.

Liang Yinhao groaned: "The household department came to report today, saying that the deposit of silver in the treasury is strictly short, and the household department is full of bad debts that have been borrowed but not repaid!" Not to mention raising troops to fight, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that even the money to build roads and embankments will be running out! ”