Chapter 7: A Sudden Edict
After summoning the characters, Yun Yi became idle, wandering leisurely all day long, drinking tea, letting the maid Diao Chan massage herself, and occasionally letting her sing and dance to show herself.
I have to say that the prince's life is really cool, no matter what he does, there are people waiting for him, no wonder his predecessor is so depraved!
It wasn't until three days later that a decree from the palace was sent to the Zhongling Palace.
In the hall, an old eunuch in a eunuch robe was brought in by Xu Zhen.
As soon as the old eunuch entered the house, he said to Yun Yi with a smile:
"Your Highness! Our family is here this time, but we are here to speak for the emperor! ”
Yun Yi looked at this eunuch, and there was information about this old eunuch in the memory of his predecessor.
The old eunuch's surname is Liu, his name is Liu Baocheng, he is the chief eunuch of the Shang Emperor, and he is deeply trusted by the Shang Emperor, even if he is these princes below, he is not willing to provoke.
"Father-in-law Liu, what is the matter with my father?"
Yun Yi got up and said politely.
"Your Majesty has sent an edict to let you enter the palace to face the saint!"
"Let me enter the palace?"
Hearing Liu Baocheng's words, Yun Yi was stunned, remembering the play he had played when he met Emperor Shang before.
"Sure enough, I acted too much at the time, so that the cheap dad noticed me!"
Regarding the attention of the Shang Emperor, Yun Yi didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.
He can't forget his pitiful 38 points of politics, what if something happens after going to court? It's a bunch of goblin old foxes.
"Okay, now that the old slave's words have arrived, he will retire, and the emperor is still waiting for the old slave!"
Just as he was thinking, Liu Baocheng waved his hand and prepared to retire.
"Hey! Father-in-law stays! ”
At this time, Yun Yi dodged up, took out a silver ticket from his arms, quickly stuffed it into Liu Baocheng's hand hidden in his sleeve, and said with a smile:
"Father-in-law, tell me the truth, what is the big thing in the court today?"
He had to make sure that there was no danger in the court, and if he hit the muzzle of the gun, it would be dangerous.
I have just been resurrected, so I have to be careful in everything, and it is better to be steady.
Looking at Liu Baocheng again, when he felt the paper suddenly stuffed in his hand, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he glanced straight at Yun Yi.
Then, the expression on Liu Baocheng's face softened a little, and he said:
"In the matter of the court, how dare we be the subordinates!"
"However, Your Highness can go with confidence, today Concubine Yu also pleaded with His Majesty, begging His Majesty to forgive His Highness's previous mistakes!"
"Okay, it's time for the old slave to go, Your Majesty is still waiting!"
"Your Highness, pack up and enter the palace early!"
After speaking, Liu Baocheng went out and got into the carriage without hurrying, and soon disappeared at the end of the road.
After seeing Liu Baocheng leave, Yun Yi rubbed his brows, recalled the "Concubine Yu" in Liu Baocheng's mouth, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Concubine Yu" is the concubine of Emperor Shang and Yun Yi's cheap mother.
In this imperial city, I am afraid that the only people who really treat their predecessors are their sisters and their mothers, Concubine Yu.
Especially Concubine Yu, she loves her only son in every way, and thinks about her predecessor if she has anything good, but it's a pity that the fool of her predecessor doesn't know how to cherish it, and she doesn't know what is really precious.
Now the memories of his predecessor are fused with Yun Yi, and everything he has experienced is like his own experience to Yun Yi.
"In this world, even if I don't recognize my cheap father, I can't recognize Concubine Yu and my sister Yunyao!"
Recalling those memories, Yun Yi sighed, went back to the house to change his clothes, and then after explaining all the matters in the house, he was ready to enter the palace.
……
At this time, the Great Shang Palace, in the imperial study.
The humerus of the court was fiercely discussing the loss of the war horse, and the face of the argument was red, and the Shang Emperor sat quietly on the dragon chair, his face was extremely calm!
"Your Majesty, the loss of war horses in our military camp is too serious, please ask Your Majesty to allocate some military funds to the Ministry of War to purchase war horses!"
Qu Hongyi, the secretary of the military department, complained to the Shang Emperor again and again, and his tone was full of helplessness.
"Nope!"
As soon as Qu Hongyi's words fell, Yu Yuanqing, the head of the household department, shook his head directly, and refused without thinking about it.
"In the past two years, there have been repeated droughts in six counties in the Shang Kingdom, in order to provide disaster relief, the household department has repeatedly allocated funds, plus the expenses of the southern border army, the household department has long been unable to make ends meet, how can there be money for you!"
Hearing this, Qu Hongyi suddenly blushed with anger and said coldly:
"Humph! There are no war horses, Nanqiang is a grassland powerhouse, known as a million iron horsemen, they all grew up on horseback, if he comes to attack in a big way, what do we use to defend against the enemy? ”
"Besides, my Dashang has few cavalry, the most important reason is the scarcity of war horses, if there is no cavalry, my soldiers in Daxia will always be passively beaten!"
"If you lose the border pass because of this, Dashang is afraid that the country will be destroyed! Can you Yu Yuanqing bear this responsibility! ”
Yu Yuanqing didn't eat this at all, and stared straight at Qu Hongyi:
"But now the entire treasury adds up to less than 300,000 silver, which is a drop in the bucket for daily expenses, can I give you money out of thin air?"
"Humph! That's your household's business, the existence of our army is to prevent foreign enemies from invading Dashang, if the war horses are not equipped enough, you know better than me what the consequences will be! ”
"Even if you force me to death, you can't make the treasury have an extra silver or two!"
The atmosphere in the hall was about to erupt, and the two looked at each other-for-tat, blowing their beards and glaring, not at all like high-ranking officials, but more like two old men scolding each other on the street.
"That's it!"
A majestic voice rang out from the dragon seat above, interrupting the argument between the two.
There was a sense of exhaustion between Emperor Shang's eyebrows, and he turned his gaze to the left and right ministers below, Yan Yimin and Yu Deshou.
"Yimin, Deshou, what do you think?"
The left and right phases were questioned, and they looked at each other, both of them a little helpless.
Regarding this issue, I don't know how many times the court has argued without any result, but ......
Yu Deshou, the right minister, stood up and said to Emperor Shang:
"Your Majesty, this money ...... Gotta dial! ”
"Over the years, my big business has allocated a huge amount of money of up to one million taels to the military department every year on the issue of horses, and the main reason is that the loss of horses is too great!"
"The hooves of horses will slowly wear out during combat use, and if they are too badly worn, they will be eliminated and new horses will have to be purchased!"
"However, my Great Shang borders on the four countries, and there is Nanqiang in the south who has been eyeing the tiger, if we can't equip enough cavalry, once Nanqiang goes north, Dashang will not be able to resist!"
"So, military spending on horses...... We must allocate it, even if it is to smash the pot and sell iron, we must arm the army! ”
Zuo Xiangyan Yimin also stood up at this time and said:
"Your Majesty, I agree with the words of the right minister, we must allocate this money!"
"Two princesses! It's not that I don't want to allocate it, it's just that the treasury doesn't have any money! ”
Facing the two prime ministers, Yu Yuanqing's tone softened slightly.
I want him to be a dignified householder, when has he ever cried poor, but there is really no way.
To maintain a country, it costs money in all aspects, and the treasury is already seriously empty, even if you dismiss him, you will not be able to come up with the money!