Chapter XXVI Donations
Xiao Tianyu smiled and said: "Prime Minister, one is for that official, and the other is for you, the last time I went to your mansion, I saw that the Prime Minister was honest, and there must not be much surplus food at home, so your donation this time will be made by me!" ”
Xun Lingjun only took a box, "Your Majesty, the gentleman is poor, the villain is poor, the minister will do his best to donate to the people in the disaster area, there is no need to slap the swollen face and become fat, and the minister also believes that His Majesty will not dismiss the minister's official because of this." ”
Xiao Tianyu saw that Xun Lingjun really didn't want it, and didn't force him again, "Okay then!" Prime Minister, who do you think is better to send to the disaster relief, I don't want all the disaster money I have worked so hard to raise go into the pockets of corrupt officials. ”
Xun Lingjun knew what he wanted to do when he looked at Xiao Tianyu's eyes, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty already has a plan in your heart, why do you want to ask the minister." ”
Xiao Tianyu said cheekily: "Prime Minister, isn't this respecting you!" I hope you can go, and now that the regent is still lying in the palace, he can't make waves in the court, so I can rest assured that the prime minister will go. ”
Xun Lingjun took over the job, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your trust." Your Majesty, although the regent often calculates you, he is a person with national righteousness and will definitely not do anything in times of floods, so Your Majesty should focus all his energy on the government and not on the regent. ”
Xiao Tianyu was suspicious: "How can the prime minister be so sure? ”
Xun Lingjun said it well, "I have fought with the regent a lot, and naturally I know him as a person, so Your Majesty can rest assured during this time." ”
Under Xiao Tianyu's control, Fengguo started a large-scale donation activity up and down, and even the harem was not idle, and the three concubines all asked their mother's family for money, hoping that they would donate the most and re-enter Xiao Tianyu's eyes.
General Huwei, Shang Shuling and Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites are also desperate for their daughter's favor, and they have to donate money here, and they have to vomit a lot of money to donate to their daughter, but fortunately, there are only three women in the harem, how can they get the top three, otherwise it will be even more troublesome.
The officials in the court have privately discussed, no one should donate too much, once the donation figure is raised, it will really be impossible to stop the car.
The petty officials who had been greeted before began to donate, and one donation was five hundred taels of silver, five hundred taels of silver is really not much for those big officials, they also donate so much, but when a petty official standing at the back of the queue donates so much, they can't just donate so little, otherwise Xiao Tianyu will definitely dismiss their officials.
Xiao Tianyu didn't think it was big enough, so he posted a piece of paper on the pillar outside the court hall to update the donation records of the officials in real time, and the officials could see how much money people of the same level as themselves had donated, how much money people younger than themselves had donated, and whether they would be dismissed from office.
Xun Lingjun only donated fifty taels of silver, no way, he is not corrupt, naturally he does not have so much money to donate, and it is already his limit to be able to take out fifty taels of silver.
Shang Shuling has a good relationship with Xun Lingjun, looking at Xun Lingjun's pitiful number, he couldn't help but say: "Prime Minister, why don't you donate a little to the next official!" Xia Guan's family has done some business, and he can still come up with a little money. ”
Xun Lingjun shook his head, "It's good to have a clear conscience in doing things like this, Your Majesty will understand your face." ”
Xun Lingjun suddenly thought that he had recently heard that Shang Shuling had sold land, and persuaded: "Your Majesty's heart is like a mirror, it's just to squeeze a little oil and water from those corrupt officials, you don't usually touch those dirty money, Your Majesty is already very happy, if Your Majesty knows that you sold your property for donations, Your Majesty will definitely be unhappy, I don't donate much, do my best, Your Majesty is very praising it!" ”
Xun Lingjun gently dialed, Shang Shuling came to his senses, but Shang Shuling smiled bitterly, "Even if Xia Guan is not involved in the donations of the court, but the harem is also donating, and the most donated can be favored by His Majesty, Xia Guan, General Huwei and Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites are about to get in, but for the baby daughter of Xia Guan, it is still worth it." Prime Minister, you haven't married yet, so you don't know the mood of the lower officials. ”
Xun Lingjun shook his head, but he didn't plan to continue to persuade him, he didn't plan to get involved in the affairs of the harem.
"Ning Guiren donated three hundred taels of silver, Concubine Xian Niangniang donated four hundred taels of silver, and Concubine Hui donated six hundred taels of silver." Gu Yunlong reported to Xiao Tianyu on the donations in the harem.
Xiao Tianyu is also quite helpless, she knows the situation in the family of Shang Shuling, General Hu Wei and Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites, General Hu Wei's family has no property, it all depends on the salary and the reward of expanding the territory, and giving Ning Guiren three hundred taels of silver is also the limit; Shang Shuling's family is quite rich, and the business seems to be doing well, but he can't stand his official status, and he has to donate money in the previous dynasty; However, the Ministry of Rites is still a book, and there are a lot of fields at home, but it can't stand the previous dynasty's donation method, it is likely to be corruption, and you have to pay attention to it in the future.
Xiao Tianyu has been living around money in the past few days, his eyes are full of money, the donations of wealthy businessmen and the donations of hundreds of officials of the imperial court are also a large amount, and the people of the people have also donated some, which is better than nothing.
"Go to Concubine Hui's place to eat, let her prepare!"
This is Xiao Tianyu's most commonly used method these days, whoever donates more money will go to eat there, which inspires the harem concubines to reach out to their mother's family to ask for money.
With Xun Lingjun in charge, the corrupt officials did not dare to be greedy for the large amount of disaster relief money, so they could only concentrate on resettle the victims. The reconstruction work in the Hujiang area is also well underway, and the disaster-stricken areas are thriving.
Xiao Tianyu is dealing with government affairs in the capital, and now even without Xun Lingjun's help, Xiao Tianyu can handle it with ease, Xiao Hanmo is also very comfortable during this time, and he will return to the palace after the injuries on his body are healed, and he did not make trouble for Xiao Tianyu, and he did not find fault with her when he was in court, and his life is getting better and better day by day, but the treasury is almost empty again.
And Xiao Hanmo and Xun Lingjun often correspond in private, in fact, it is mainly Xiao Hanmo who writes to Xun Lingjun, saying where Xiao Tianyu has improved, every time Xun Lingjun receives a letter, he can be happy for a long time.
One day, when Xiao Hanmo came back from the court, the housekeeper stood at the door waiting for Xiao Hanmo, and when he saw Xiao Hanmo get out of the car, he immediately greeted him and said in a low voice: "There is a letter from Hujiang." ”
Xiao Hanmo knew that something must have happened, and now it was very dangerous for Xun Lingjun to contact him, if Xiao Tianyu knew, he would definitely be suspicious of Xun Lingjun, and Xiao Tianyu found out that he sent a message to Xun Lingjun, it was no problem for Xun Lingjun to throw all the pots on his back, anyway, his image in Xiao Tianyu's heart was not good, and it was not worse.
After the housekeeper followed Xiao Hanmo into the study, he took the letter out of his sleeve, and then the housekeeper walked out of the study.
Xiao Hanmo opened the letter, which read, "Please Wang Ye'an, do you remember the really ambitious national teacher?" Before the death of the first emperor, he had already seen that the national teacher was ambitious, so he ordered him to keep the spirit for a year, and he should be able to return to the capital before the New Year, and the post-disaster construction on this side of the Hujiang River was not completed, and I could not rush back to His Majesty's side. The prince said before that it is necessary to wake up His Majesty with blood, and the right person has appeared. In addition, I have already written a letter to tell Your Majesty your true identity, and Your Majesty will be very pleased. Xun Lingjun bowed. ”
Xiao Hanmo smiled bitterly and said, "Xun Lingjun, you idiot. ”
The housekeeper rushed into the study in a panic, "Lord Wang, it's not good!" The soldiers in the palace came to invite the prince to the palace. ”
Xiao Hanmo patted his clothes, "Got it." ”
It was Shen Xingzhou who came to pick up Xiao Hanmo, "Lord Wang, please." ”
The words were very respectful, but Shen Xingzhou didn't have a look of respect on his face, nothing else, just because Xiao Tianyu hated Xiao Hanmo, Shen Xingzhou wouldn't like him.
Xiao Hanmo returned to the palace again, the palace was cloudy, Xiao Hanmo knew in his heart that if he couldn't clear his name this time, he would be unlucky even with Xun Lingjun.
Walking into the imperial study, Xiao Hanmo knelt on the ground, "Knock on Your Majesty." ”
Xiao Tianyu threw Xun Lingjun's letter in front of Xiao Hanmo, "Don't you plan to explain?" Did you two collude and think I was a good guy? Xun Lingjun, the national teacher, and you Xiao Hanmo, what did the three of you think of me? Caged finch? Or is it a faint king that everyone can deceive? ”
Xiao Hanmo explained: "Your Majesty, you didn't accept the emperor's technique before and hurriedly ascended the throne, this is a very dangerous thing for the country, someone must be your whetstone, in a comfortable environment, you will never be able to grow, my Feng Country seems to be strong, but in fact, there is a national teacher who is about to return to the cholera dynasty, and there are strong enemies outside......"
"Shut up!" Xiao Tianyu was angry, she had been coerced by the times since she crossed over, she didn't want to die, so she worked hard to change herself, and now overnight, the former enemy became a "friend", and it was still under the banner of being good for her, deceiving ghosts? !
Xiao Tianyu even felt that Xun Lingjun was on Xiao Hanmo's side, but if it was, then he should be quietly doing ghosts behind his back, instead of writing directly to tell her directly.
Xiao Hanmo broke the silence, "Your Majesty, if you want to dispose of your brother, your brother has no objection, he just complains about the prime minister, the prime minister has done his best for you, he has paid too much." Even if you are suspicious of us, please ask Your Majesty to let us deal with the national teacher first, and then Your Majesty will deal with the two of us for treason, and the court will be completely in your hands. ”
"Let's go down!" Xiao Tianyu said lightly.
Xiao Hanmo walked out of the imperial study, because he didn't talk to Xiao Tianyu much just now, he couldn't guess what Xiao Tianyu was thinking, but now in this situation, he didn't dare to write a letter to Xun Lingjun to communicate, for fear that Xiao Tianyu would think too much.
The sky was overcast, and soon a heavy rain was coming.
It was still Shen Xingzhou who sent Xiao Hanmo back, and Xiao Hanmo said coldly: "Your Majesty's mood is not very good, and I bother the Shen guards to take care of it." ”
Shen Xingzhou looked at Xiao Hanmo suspiciously: "The last general knows." ”
After sending Xiao Hanmo back to the palace, Shen Xingzhou returned to Xiao Tianyu and told Xiao Tianyu what Xiao Hanmo had just said.
Xiao Tianyu helplessly held Shen Xingzhou's big hand, "Xingzhou, I don't want to be the emperor anymore, will you go with me?" ”
Shen Xingzhou said firmly: "Your Majesty, no matter where you go, I will follow you." Your Majesty, if you want to go, please take me with you! I can take care of your food, clothing, shelter and shelter, and I can protect you. ”
Xiao Tianyu hugged Shen Xingzhou, Shen Xingzhou's body stiffened, after a psychological struggle, his right hand trembled and approached Xiao Tianyu's back, after a pause, he gently patted Xiao Tianyu's back, and after a while, Shen Xingzhou felt that his neck was a little wet, and a tear slipped over his shoulder and moistened his collar.
After a long time, Xiao Tianyu let go of Shen Xingzhou, and Shen Xingzhou said distressedly: "Your Majesty, I'll go out and get some water to clean your face." ”
Xiao Tianyu grabbed Shen Xingzhou's arm, "No, I don't want it, I'll just wipe it with a handkerchief." ”
"Well, Your Majesty, where are you going?"
Xiao Tianyu looked at the map hanging behind his seat, "Hujiang." ”
Even though Shen Xingzhou had millions of questions in his heart, he didn't ask them, but chose to obey unconditionally, he couldn't tell his feelings for Xiao Tianyu now, he used to be loyal, but now it seems that he has mixed something else into it.