In the imperial study, it was extremely quiet.

A thousand taels of gold, and a bright night pearl, under the light of this candle, it is particularly conspicuous.

Jewels, brilliant.

Lu Heng, the emperor, and Hong Quan, the three of them sat around the table, moo's chin, looking at the five thousand taels of gold and the huge night pearl, motionless.

"Hong Aiqing, I really don't know who sent it?" The emperor reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the pearl that night, turned his head, and asked Hong Quandao, who was sweating profusely.

This is the tenth time, from the afternoon, to the evening. The emperor always looked at him with disbelief and stared at him with a smile.

At this time, when he heard the emperor ask again, Hong Quan was about to cry.

"Chen, I really don't know!" Hong Quan said to the emperor with a bitter face.

In the morning, when Hong Quan came home, he heard Hu San say that his damn father-in-law, who didn't even know who he was, accepted five thousand taels of gold and a few night pearls.

On the spot, Hong was shocked to spin all over the world, and finally stabilized his mind. Send someone to invite Lu Henghou. He took his family and went to the east courtyard, where the old man was.

When I entered the house, the room was full of gold, and I almost blinded my eyes.

And his father-in-law was sitting on the kang, with a demented smile on his face, drooling at the corners of his mouth, looking at the gold ingots full of kang, and his eyes were full of gold.

Hong Quan, who was extremely angry, didn't bother to explain to him. Hurry up and let the family take someone to light the gold.

And when the old man saw that someone dared to rob him of money, he was furious. jumped up with his teeth and claws and rushed to Hong Quan's eyes. It is necessary to grasp the phase of Hong Quan.

Hong Quan, who was angry, saw that this old man still dared to make a move, and he could bear it there. Immediately raised his fist and punched the old man in the jaw.

With a plop, the old man was suddenly knocked out by a heavy punch, and fell on the kang on all fours, motionless.

And then. Hong Quan looked at his fist painfully, and said with words in his mouth: "Why do you want to force me? ”

Finally, after the inventory of Jia Ding and others. The house full of gold was five thousand taels of gold. Together, the five night pearls found from the old man's kang cave are of inestimable value.

After hearing Jiading's report, Hong Fatzi was shocked and covered in cold sweat. Hurriedly put the gold and silver in boxes.

It was at this time. Hu San, who went and returned, brought Lu Heng's words.

Lu Heng's words were very short, only eight words: enter the palace immediately and take the initiative to hand it in!

So, Hong Fatzi refused to stay for a moment, and hurriedly asked people to pack the gold and silver and send them into the big house.

Then, there was such a scene.

The three of them sat around a pile of jewels. There was a glint in his eyes. Moo chin tucked. Keep nodding and tasting.

The emperor reached out and picked up the largest night pearl, rubbed it vigorously on the dragon robe, and then grabbed it, squinted for a long time, and then took the night pearl into his arms.

Seeing Hong Quan's bitter face, he looked helpless.

The emperor secretly said in his heart, did he really not know?

"Forget it!" The emperor waved his hand and said generously: "Since you took the initiative to turn it in, then I will not pursue it!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Hong Quan felt zero tears. Hold your fists.

"Now, let's discuss, whose money is all this money from?" The emperor pointed to the gold like a small hill on the ground, coughed, turned his head, and looked at Lu Heng, who was sitting on the side, staring at the gold intently: "Lu Aiqing!" ”

Screamed. No response. Lu Heng's gaze at Jin Zi was still hot and firm.

The emperor was full of black lines, coughed, and continued to shout: "Lu Aiqing? ”

Khan, still no response.

Hong Quan on the side suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

It's really hard to look at. I had to remind with words: "Yongzheng, Yongzheng." Your Majesty asks you something! ”

"Oh!" Lu Heng, who came back to his senses, pretended to be gracious, and then sat down and said, "Your Majesty is asking, who gave this gold, right?" ”

"Yes!" The emperor's face slowed slightly, and he nodded. Glancing at the hill of gold, the emperor sneered: "Hmph, what a big deal, Lu Aiqing also told me before, saying that almost every vassal king is a rich country." Originally, I didn't believe it. When I saw it today, it was really a big deal! ”

"With so much money, they hide it and don't report it, what do they want to do?" When the emperor said this, he was already in a loud voice. The momentum is overwhelming.

Lu Heng smiled, bent down to pick up a night pearl, sighed towards the pearl, and then followed the emperor's example. After wiping the candle vigorously for a long time, he nodded his head and put it in his arms.

"You don't care who sent him, don't you just take it?" Lu Heng smiled, with a playful smile on his face, and said to the emperor: "Now that the treasury is empty, now that the vassal kings are so rich, it should be regarded as their filial piety to you!" ”

Honor?

It's strange that they are willing to honor me!

The Emperor snorted twice and did not speak.

"They are not filial, can you ask them?" Lu Heng smiled, looking very surprised, as if he was surprised that the emperor didn't think of this method.

"Yes?"

The emperor's eyes widened and he looked at Lu Heng.

"What's not to do? It is only natural for the father to ask his son for money. Besides, now the princes are all married, and their fiefs are rich and rival the country. Isn't it right to honor your old father? Lu Heng nodded and said very seriously.

"But......" The emperor couldn't turn his head for a while.

"What if they don't give it?"

"What does the Ministry of Rites do?"

Lu Heng suddenly asked, and asked with a sneer.

On the side, Hong Quan's eyes lit up and exclaimed, "You mean? ”

"The righteousness of the country and the survival of the nation. Filial piety comes first. With the support of these names, plus the push of the Ministry of Rites openly and secretly

o Fueling the fire. That prince dares not to pay for it? Lu Heng sneered, took a sip of the teacup, and glanced at the two of them: "The national society is in front, who doesn't pay for it, who doesn't support the country." He is the sinner of the nation! ”

It's ruthless!

Side. Hong Quan's eyelids jumped when he heard this, "Looking at Lu Heng holding a tea cup in one hand, his eyes flashed with a terrifying cold light." A cool breath rushed to the door of his head.

Turning his head, he stole a glance at the Emperor.

I saw that the emperor's face was also as heavy as water, and his eyes were staring at Lu Heng motionlessly.

I guess it's anger.

What the princes are saying, they are also royal people. Lu Heng calculates people like this. Will it step on the emperor's sore feet.

Hong Quan coughed in his heart, ready to persuade the emperor. Tell him that Lu Heng was just moving for a while, and he hoped not to be surprised.

Just when he was about to speak, he saw the emperor's face change, stretched out his hand, and slapped the big tui. His eyes were full of joy: "Good idea!" ”

Belch......

Hong Fat Man was dumbfounded. Looking at His Majesty's eyebrows fluttering, he was infinitely confused.

The emperor sat there, trembling with movement.

After thinking about it carefully, I felt more and more that this method was really yin, oh no, it was wonderful.

The Emperor in the excitement. He stood up with a thud. shouted loudly outside the door: "Someone, see you at the Ministry of Funeral!" ”

……

On the second day, a complete donation plan compiled by the Ministry of Rites and Rites was officially introduced.

In one day, the plan was distributed to the various feudal kings by Kyochu Shiwei.

For a time, this plan calling for donations from the vassal king caused an uproar

o。

The feudal kings were frightened and began to gather together. Discuss countermeasures.

However, with King Zheng's first statement, he donated 1,000 taels of gold. The alliance that the vassal kings had not had time to form collapsed in an instant.

Subsequently, with the increasing tide of donations in Beijing and the addition of more and more feudal kings, the few feudal kings who were resistant in their hearts were restless. I had to bleed.

In the end, I don't know if it was the guy who lacked morality, and he actually started the ranking of donations.

The names of the top three feudal lords who donated money will be posted at the entrance of Ouchi Imperial Palace. and post it for the admiration of all the people.

And so it goes. It was as if the feudal kings had been roasted on a fire. If you don't donate, it's not, if you don't make silk, you feel distressed.

However, in the first issue of the notice, King Zheng topped the list with a donation of 1,000 taels of gold, a move that was not only praised and supported by the people of Beijing, but also praised by the emperor.

The rest of the vassal kings couldn't sit still anymore after seeing King Zheng's fame and fortune, and they remembered what was the matter with going to Beijing to worship the Son of Heaven this time.

It's nothing more than for the throne.

And if you want to compete for the throne, without the support of the people and the approval of the emperor, you can't do it.

After thinking about this clearly, the vassal kings secretly concealed each other and began to compete for donations, and for a while, the capital, which was originally cloudy, presented a peaceful scene.

Eventually, the ranking was expanded to 10 with the poster. Even the ministers who watched the excitement couldn't stay idle.

A few hundred taels, thousands of silver. Like snowflakes, it poured into the treasury.

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

The emperor looked at the recital presented by the household officials, laughed happily, and even closed his mouth.

"Lu Aiqing, Hong Aiqing, take a look, thirty million taels, a full thirty million taels!" The emperor held the fold in his hand, and in his heart, he looked up and laughed.

"Thirty million taels?" On the side, Hong Quan exclaimed, took the fold and glanced at it, and his eyes instantly turned into the shape of a silver ingot.

"That's a lot!" As the initiator of this incident, Lu Heng was also taken aback when he saw this number.

According to the officials of the Ministry of Households, the annual financial revenue of the Great Zhou in previous years was only millions of taels of silver. When the year is good, it may be able to reach 10 million taels.

Now, a single decree, a plan, in just five days, has added three years to the treasury's revenue.

This is a huge amount of money that the emperor and himself have never had during their reign.

That's a staggering amount!

When Lu Heng and Hong Quan watched the twists and turns, the old and comforted emperor beckoned and called King Zheng over on the side.

He stroked his beard, smiled and pointed to the plan on the table in front of him, flipped through it, and told him the mystery of it.

"People know it's a trap, and they can't help jumping into it." When King Zheng heard it, he was deeply satisfied. The little face was full of excitement, turned his head, looked at the emperor and said, "Grandpa Huang, this should be called Yangmou!" ”！。