"You don't need to thank me, to be honest, I should thank you well, and thank those soldiers who fought for the country!" Avoiding the thanks of Sun Dingzong and Ma Jinzhong, Zhang Lingyang motioned to Xiao Fuzi to help the two up, and said: "It is you who fight to the death on the front line, so that I can sleep in peace and worry in the rear, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment!" ”

"That's it!" Stopping his sadness, Zhang Lingyang said: "I won't say much nonsense, the army will be drawn in three days, you should go down and prepare to go early!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After the people in the military cabinet retired, the people in the cabinet did not resign.

At this time, Zheng Yongji, the first assistant of the cabinet, was a little eager to speak.

Seeing the look on Zheng Yongji's face, Zhang Lingyang asked, "But what else is going on?" ”

"There are indeed some things!" Zheng Yongji said: "Now that the war is imminent, and the construction projects in various places are also being rushed to work, the finances of the imperial court are really stretched.

Your Majesty, can you stop some construction projects and wait until the war is over before we start work? ”

"How much is the financial deficit of the imperial court now?" Zhang Lingyang did not answer Zheng Yongji's words, but directly asked about the financial situation of the imperial court.

Zheng Yongji replied: "Now the various expenses of the imperial court are quite normal, but if the war starts, there will be a shortfall of at least 20 million taels of silver in the imperial court's finances.

And that's an ideal fiscal expense.

If there are any more natural and man-made disasters in the local area, or if the war on the front line is further expanded, I am afraid that the gap will be even greater. ”

After being silent for a while, Zhang Lingyang called Xiao Wuzi, the eunuch of the commercial supervisor's palm seal, to ask, "How much silver reserves does the Royal Bank have now?" ”

"Your Majesty, the current reserves of the Royal Bank exceed 180,000 taels of silver." Xiao Wuzi replied.

"Without affecting the normal flow of funds in the bank, how much cash can the Royal Bank come up with?"

"10,000,000 taels is still no problem!" Xiao Wuzi replied.

"I know!" Let Xiao Wuzi retreat, Zhang Lingyang looked at Zheng Yongji and said, "Did Zheng Aiqing hear what he said just now?"

The bank's cash is sufficient, and once the imperial court's finances appear, I will issue an order to transfer reserve silver from the Royal Bank for emergencies, so Zheng Aiqing does not need to worry too much. ”

"It's the old minister Meng Lang, please forgive your majesty!"

After confessing his guilt, Zheng Yongji also left Jingu Garden and went back to Luoyang City to get busy.

After strolling around Jingu Garden for a while, Zhang Lingyang called Xiao Fuzi and said, "Xiao Fuzi, allocate 200,000 taels of silver to the Ministry of Industry from the internal treasury, and let it complete the construction of the Beibishan Cemetery within half a year." ”

"Yes, long live the Lord!"

In response, Xiao Fuzi also left Jinguyuan to pass the decree.

When Zhang Lingyang returned to the palace, it was already evening.

Xiao Fuzi, who had already returned and was guarding outside the hall, saw Zhang Lingyang's figure from a distance, hurriedly trotted over to ask for a peace, and then said: "Long live the lord, the high emperor and concubine Niangniang are waiting for the long live lord in the palace!" ”

"Oh? How did she have this leisure? Zhang Lingyang asked strangely.

The things in the harem are already complicated, and there are even more things accumulated by the serious illness of Queen Wang some time ago.

Moreover, Concubine Gao just started to govern the Six Palaces, and many things must be unfamiliar with dealing with them, so in Zhang Lingyang's mind, Concubine Gao should be a mess at this time to deal with things in the harem.

"The slave doesn't know, maybe there is something to discuss with the Lord Banzai?"

Zhang Lingyang walked into the Chen'an Palace, and when he saw the noble concubine, he asked directly: "I heard that the concubine has something to look for?" Don't know what's going on? ”

"Can't the concubine come to find His Majesty if it's okay?" The noble concubine snorted, got up and saluted Zhang Lingyang.

Zhang Lingyang waved his hand, sat on the bed and took a sip of tea, and said, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

"The concubine has a brother named Gao Jian, I don't know if Your Majesty remembers?"

"Takami?" Zhang Lingyang thought about it carefully, and had some impression of this high insight in his mind.

But this impression is not good.

Frowning slightly, Zhang Lingyang said: "Say it, but what kind of law did this Gao Jian violate, and your mother's family begged you?" ”

"It's not!" Seeing Zhang Lingyang's expression, the noble concubine waved her hand again and again, explaining: "Your Majesty misunderstood, the concubine's brother did not cause trouble.

It's just that this brother of the concubine has been doing nothing in the past few years, and the concubine is afraid that he will cause trouble outside, so she wants to ask Your Majesty for a favor! ”

"Tell me about it!" Seeing that he didn't come to plead with him, Zhang Lingyang's originally gloomy face soothed a little.

The noble concubine said: "The concubine heard that His Majesty was going to use troops abroad, so she thought of sending the concubine, an unsuccessful brother, into the army to hone and hone it, so as to polish off his temperament. ”

"Sent to the army?" Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang was stunned, looked at the noble concubine's face carefully, and said: "Concubine Ai knows that the next war will be very dangerous, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a life of nine deaths."

Concubine Ai did this, but let your brother go to death in vain! ”

"That's better than if you commit an accident one day and get your head cut off!" The noble concubine said.

"If I'm not mistaken, this brother of yours is nearly forty years old and still uneducated, are you sure you want to do this?" Zhang Lingyang asked.

"The concubine is sure!" The noble concubine begged: "Your Majesty, you can give this grace to your concubine!" ”

"Since you say that, I don't have much to say. Tomorrow you will let this brother of yours report to Xining Hou!

But I will talk about the ugly things first, and when I get to the battlefield, if your brother is unfortunately killed, you can't blame me! ”

"No, it won't!" The noble concubine shook her head again and again, "How dare the concubine complain about Your Majesty!" ”

After repeatedly thanking Zhang Lingyang for his grace, the noble concubine wanted to get up and say goodbye.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Lingyang suddenly said: "It's getting late, Concubine Ai has had dinner with me for a while, don't go back!" ”

When Concubine Gao heard this, she was overjoyed.

God knows, since moving the capital to Luoyang, Zhang Lingyang's Chen'an Palace has not stayed with a single concubine.

Even the queen did not stay here.

Speaking of which, the noble concubine is still the first, how can she be unhappy in her heart!

"Congratulations to Niangniang, congratulations to Niangniang!" The next morning, Concubine Gao accompanied Zhang Lingyang back to her bedroom after breakfast, only to see that the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace all knelt down to congratulate.

"What is there to congratulate?" The noble concubine pretended to be calm.

"Niangniang, you are the first to stay overnight in Chen'an Palace, there are so many concubines in the harem, who has ever had this treatment? I'm afraid that the queen doesn't have it! Shouldn't this be congratulated? A palace maid who was extremely favored in front of the noble concubine said proudly.

"Shut up!" After listening to the palace maid's words, the noble concubine's face changed, and she snorted coldly: "From now on, whoever dares to say such a thing again, get out of the palace for this palace!" ”

"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that the noble concubine suddenly changed her face, the palace maid asked with some confusion.

"What's wrong?" Glancing at the palace maid with cold eyes, the noble concubine said coldly: "This palace was almost killed by you, what do you say is wrong?" ”

As she spoke, the noble concubine shouted: "Come on, drive her out of the palace!" ”

"! The mother spares her life, and the slave knows that it is wrong! Ask the mother to let the slave and maid go! As soon as the palace maid heard this, she was so frightened that she went out of her body and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy

Ignoring the palace maid's pleas, the noble concubine directly ordered someone to block the palace maid's mouth and drag her out of the palace......