The emperor was also a little puzzled when he saw Jia Ke's appearance, could it be that Jia Ke really didn't have any objections, all this was just his prejudice against Jia Ke because of his dreams?

But when he thought of the tragic situation of his mother's death, he suppressed this thought again. Others can lie to him, and they can lie to themselves, but his mother will never lie to him when her soul is finally gone.

It seems that there is a reason for Jia Ke's current retreat, probably because he has not yet fully controlled the army of the three battalions, so he does not dare to take risks. It must be like this, the emperor cheered himself up, and at the same time strengthened his thoughts, he had to take advantage of the fact that Jia Ke had not yet fully controlled the three major battalions to attack him, otherwise it would be too late after a while.

So the emperor decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and then announced to the following: "Now that Luo Cen is leading the cavalry battalion to the north, the communication with the imperial court will be loose, which is not good. I decided to let the King of Beijing go to the Xiaocai Battalion to serve as a supervisor. What do you think? ”

The emperor said that he was asking the ministers below, but his eyes kept on Jia Ke.

The other ministers were silent about the matter, after all, they couldn't intervene in this matter, in case they said it wrong. offended the emperor and Jia Ke, and it didn't end well in the end.

Jia Ke felt that the emperor really deserved to be taught and raised by these scholars and Confucian scholars, and his mind was so naïve and vicious, did he think that King Beijing and his dozens of guards could control the 50,000 horses of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion? If this is really the only way, then how did King Lao Beijing die during the rebellion of the crown prince back then?

Because Jia Ke was very confident in the control of his troops, he did not hesitate and said directly: "The emperor is thoughtful, and the minister completely agrees. ”

When the emperor saw that Jia Ke didn't resist at all, he couldn't help but feel a little panic in his heart. If Jia Ke resists desperately, he still has some bottom in his heart. But now Jia Ke's expression of what you say makes him feel panicked in his heart.

But now it's hard to recover from the water, so I can only go on hard. So the emperor issued an order on the spot to transfer the cavalry camp to the north, and the king of Beijing was the supervising army. At the same time, it was decreed that the military salaries of Xuanfu, Liaodong and Miyun Town would be reduced by four and three tiers respectively this year.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the will had been issued. I feel much happier in my heart, he has been on the throne for several years, and he has never been so comfortable as today. At first, it was pressed by the emperor, and later Jia Ke competed with him. Now that the Emperor Taishang has completely delegated power, after a while, when he disposes of Jia Ke, he is the real supreme in this world.

The emperor originally thought that today's matter would be over, but old Meng Ming stood up again and said: "Your Majesty, although the military salaries of the three towns have been reduced, it is not enough to make up for the three million taels of silver. Where the rest of the silver came from, please ask the emperor to make it clear. ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he remembered that the military salaries in the three places were not enough to fill such a big hole. But now all this money is lying in his inner treasury, and he originally thought that he would leave it for a while and return it to the treasury in a few days. But when the money went into the inner treasury, his mind changed completely. It's really a lot of money.

The emperor thought for a while and there was really nothing he could do, so he had to ask the ministers present again: "Ladies and gentlemen, how do you think the next deficit should be filled?" ”

The emperor didn't look at Jia Ke this time, but glanced left and right among several of his cronies.

These ministers were all a little hairy by the emperor, and Liu Wan, the head of the household department, was even more weak, and couldn't help complaining about the emperor. When he took the three million taels of silver, he had already said that he would return it to the treasury in the name of the inner treasury, so why did he now let himself find a way to make up for the shortfall? Isn't it the emperor, who doesn't want to pay back the three million taels of silver?

In the end, it was the left governor Yu Shi Tianye who stood up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the minister still said the same thing, deduct a part of the silver allocated to the governor of the river, and have everything." ”

Liu Wan said unhappily: "What do you mean? Several times he gave the emperor this idea. Do you not care about the safety of the people near the river? ”

Tian Ye glanced at him with disdain, "Who is ignoring the safety of the people on both sides of the river?" I'm afraid Lord Liu knows better than me. ”

Liu Wan was so blocked by his words that he couldn't speak, in fact, he also knew very well in his heart that the imperial court allocated millions of taels of silver to the governor of the river every year, and the real ones that could be used were probably hundreds of thousands of taels, which could be said to be one out of ten. The silver was privately divided between the household department and the people of the river, and even he had more than 100,000 silver in his account every year.

At this time, he didn't dare to continue to quarrel with Tian Ye, in case he annoyed this guy and shook it out directly in front of the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor will favor her and will divide him into five horses.

Tian Ye saw that Liu Wan was no longer angry, so he looked up at the emperor and asked the emperor to hurry up.

The emperor didn't know anything about the situation inside these sanctimonious ministers, and he listened to Tian Ye's advice, but he was a little difficult to make a decision. After all, he also knew the importance of the river, so he still asked Liu Wan, the secretary of the household department: "Liu Aiqing, you are from the household department, and you often deal with the governor of the river, do you say that this matter can be done?" ”

Liu Wan is a little embarrassed now, if he agrees, then I am afraid that this year's minimum will be less than one million taels of silver, and at that time, the river and the household department and the pockets of many local officials will shrink. Then the people he offends will be gone. But if he doesn't agree to the emperor now, he really can't make up the money for the emperor.

So Liu Wan stubbornly said: "If about half of the river project is stopped this year, the remaining more than 1 million silver vehicles should be saved." ”

When the emperor heard this, he immediately smiled, "In that case, what else to say?" This year's natural disaster, we have lost so much silver. This hole is filled in from these two aspects. ”

When the emperor said this, he himself felt relieved, and now he felt that all the burdens were gone. Not only was he able to relax Jia Ke, but he also had three million taels of silver in his inner library, and he couldn't help but admire his resourcefulness now.

Jia Ke below saw their monarchs and ministers messing around like this, and couldn't help but start worrying about the people on both sides of the river.

Originally, the silver of the river was enough for millions of people to build the world's river every year, and it was enough several times. It's just that because the various officials can really use their hands, that is, five or six hundred thousand taels, this year, the emperor will reduce more than one million taels of silver, so these corrupt officials and corrupt officials may not invest one or two taels of silver in the river.

When the third prince did not ascend the throne, he looked quite wise and martial, but after a few years as an emperor, he became more and more mediocre. Now you can't let them mess around, this is related to the survival of tens of millions of people, and a bad mess is the scourge of the yellow turban.

Jia Ke hurriedly stood up and shouted to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the money in the river is already stretched, if you go to this silver, I'm afraid that when the flood season comes this year, it will be everywhere." ”

Jia Ke also did not expose the fact of corruption of officials in various places, after all, there are too many people who have offended, and he has no need for this now, but for the sake of the people, he can only tell the emperor from another side.

The emperor didn't care about Jia Ke's words at all, in his heart, Jia Ke's every word was harmful to him, as long as he was the opposite of Jia Ke, he would definitely be right.

"Jia Aiqing, don't be alarmist, every year it totals several million taels of silver, this year it's just a little less, but most of it is still dialed down, in my opinion, there is no problem at all, you don't need to say much about this matter, I have already made a decision, how can I change it without authorization?" The emperor honestly and unceremoniously blocked Jia Ke back.

Jia Ke looked at the emperor's confident expression, he really didn't know what to say, could this emperor and the previous three princes really be one person? How good were the three princes in the past, why do they seem to be confused now?

And Liu Yu, who was standing below, also felt that the emperor and the emperor were two people before they ascended the throne, and they were good at human feelings and sophistication in the past, and they could take care of all aspects. Why now it seems that I grew up in the hands of a woman in the deep palace, and I don't know the suffering of the world.

And although Liu Yu knows the inside story, he and Liu Wan have been friends for many years. They are all bigwigs of the same camp, and they can't expose him now. can only keep silent, as for whether there will be any turmoil in the court. Liu Yu didn't think about it so much, he thought that now that the world was in its prime, even if there was any small turmoil, it would soon subside, so he didn't take this matter too seriously.

If it was under normal circumstances, there would be nothing wrong with Liu Yu's thoughts, but now the Heavenly Dao has tilted towards Jia Ke, and the dragon qi of this dynasty is no longer enough to protect the world. I am afraid that the next disaster will not be avoidable, and when natural and man-made disasters occur together, even if it is a prosperous era today, it will take a long time to subside.

At this time, the left governor Yu Shi Tianye also felt that the emperor was a little too naïve, and he simply did not eat the fireworks of the world.

In fact, where is this The emperor does not know the suffering of the world, since the three princes united with his mother and cast a spell on Jia Ke, his mother has been cursed by heaven and her soul has been scattered.

Is it normal for the third prince to still ascend the throne as his emperor like no one else? Could it be that Heavenly Dao just let him go so lightly?

There is a way to repay good and good, and evil to repay evil, not to fail to report, the time has not yet come. At that time, the third prince did not suffer retribution, but because he was the heir chosen by the dragon qi of this dynasty, and the Heavenly Dao still had to make some calculations with it, so he was let go.

Although he was spared, he descended a boundless aura of evil and blinded his mind. Therefore, since these three princes ascended the throne, their minds have been abnormal, and they no longer have the original wisdom and martial arts.

This is also the way of heaven paving the way for Jia Ke, if he is really an emperor who has made a difference, he will definitely endure it now, where would he be so urgent to dispose of the ministers without mastering the military power.