Chapter 4: Borrowing the Knife (Part II)

"It's... After the old slave sent His Majesty back to the imperial study, he went to find the Song..."Pu Buhua hurriedly responded loudly, and then, he turned around and reminded with a worried face, "Your Majesty, this is already the third watch... The old slave will take the fold and put it on your desk, and it won't be too late for you to see it tomorrow morning..."

"Do whatever you want, what so much nonsense..."Tuhuan Timur glared at him fiercely, and an inexplicable irritability surged through his heart. Do you still want to make decisions for me? ”

"Your Majesty forgives your sins..."Pu Buhua was so frightened that he immediately lay on the ground and kowtowed, "Old slave, old slave doesn't have this thought, old slave, old slave really doesn't have this thought..."

"Forgive you for not daring to have..."Tuhuan Timur glanced back at the Guanghan Palace, and his voice suddenly increased several times, "I will give you a share, I will not miss you." What shouldn't be given to you, don't be too greedy. Otherwise, even if I miss the old feelings, the ancestral family law will not tolerate you..."

After scolding, he raised his foot and kicked Park Buhua aside, striding into the darkness...

"Majesty, Majesty, walk slowly, come on, hurry up and give your majesty the palm lamp..."Pu Buhua rolled on the ground and shouted.

Immediately, several little eunuchs with quick hands and feet picked up the lanterns and trotted to chase after Tuhuan Timur. Pu Buhua himself, taking advantage of the fact that everyone was not paying attention, quietly got up and waved his hand lightly outside the Guanghan Palace.

"Back to the palace..."On the wooden bridge leading to the outside of the Guanghan Palace, the face of the Second Empress Qi looked even colder than the snow moon in winter.

"Yes—" The palace maids stepped forward tremblingly, grabbed her arm, and walked back to the hall tremblingly. The gate squeaked shut, completely separating the inside and outside into two worlds.

"Why is this going on?" Looking at the closed door of the Guanghan Palace, Pu Buhua shook his head, his face full of regret. The purpose of him and Qi tonight was originally to curry favor with Tuhuan Timur and strengthen their position in the palace. Who would have thought that Qi's doing things was so unreliable, and he actually boiled a pot of cooked porridge into raw rice. This is good, not only did he not be invited, but it aroused the vigilance of the emperor, and slightly let Prime Minister Hama also suffer from the pond fish. After that, Lord Hama knew what was going on, and it was a matter of right and wrong...

Regret is regret, the biggest advantage of him is that he understands the importance of the matter. Currying favor with the second queen Qi at all costs is to curry favor with Tuhuan Timur in disguise, and when there is a conflict between Qi and Tuhuan Timur, they will not hesitate to choose to stand with the latter.

And Tuhuan Timur suddenly wanted to directly transfer the right prime minister of Zhongshu tonight and the two of them in Pingzhang political affairs Sango lost Li, obviously suspicious of the new right prime minister Hama. So at this juncture, Pu Buhua has to express his firm position no matter what. Lifting the hem of his cotton robe, he chased after the lantern in the distance, and while running, he shouted out of breath: "Your Majesty, your Majesty be careful." It's cold, the roads are slippery... Wait, wait for the old slave to open the way for you..." (Note 1)

After all, he is a person who has insisted on practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his skills are far more agile than Tuhuan Timur. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with the latter's figure, deliberately pretending to be exhausted, and continued to add, "Your Majesty, the old slave, the old slave fell just now." If you lose your manners in front of you, please punish your majesty..."

"Okay, don't play tricks..."Tuhuan Timur's temper came and went quickly. Turning his head to look at him, he pouted slightly, "The second queen went back to the palace?" …”

"Go back, go back..."Pu Buhua was slightly stunned, and then blushed like a child who had done something wrong and was caught, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty forgive your sins." The old slave, the old slave is afraid that His Majesty is worried. That's why I looked at the second queen's side, more, a few more times... After all, after all, the old slave has been with you and the second queen since he was a child, and in his heart, his heart is full of forgiveness, and the old slave really can't let go of it in his heart..."

"Forget it... Just look at it..."The last sentence made Tuhuan Timur suddenly sad again. "It's a good thing that you can remember the old love, I don't care about you..."

At the beginning, he fell into Goryeo, and the day was precarious. There were only the second queen Qi and a few little eunuchs who were also unpopular. Park Buhua is precisely one of them. And today, although he is wary of the Qi family, the love between them back then is still there, and he is unwilling to let the latter suffer too many grievances. Therefore, Pu Buhua can take the initiative to stay behind and take a look at Qi Shi for him, which not only makes him angry. On the contrary, it gave him the feeling that this person values love and righteousness, and is not a person who sees the wind and rudder.

"Thank you, your majesty xià Hongen..."Pu Buhua bowed down again, and the moment his eyes made contact with the ground, a touch of pride quietly flashed in the corner of his eyes. But before anyone noticed, the smug vanished without a trace. When I looked up, my face was full of sincerity.

The master and servant and the others quickened their pace, and returned to the imperial study in a blink of an eye. The little eunuchs and palace maids who have their own hands and feet are quick to prepare tea soup, snacks, and all kinds of refreshing spices. Pu Buhua took matters into his own hands, selecting the excerpts mentioned by Tuhuan Timur from a special bookcase near the wall, and carefully placing them on the desk.

"Grinding ink for me..."Tuhuan Timur nodded with satisfaction, then picked up the fold and reviewed it himself. There are several of them, all of which have been pre-sorted out by the newly promoted right prime minister Hama for him, and he also agreed. When I look at it again at this moment, I find that there are many places that are not quite in line with my mind.

There are also a few copies, which are written by Dingzhu and Sango according to their respective areas of responsibility. Before it was submitted to the emperor, it was rejected by the right prime minister. Therefore, Tuhuan Timur habitually did not look at it carefully a few days ago, and directly added his own Zhu batch on it.

"Huh? What is it? With unprecedented scrutiny, it was not long before Timur discovered the problem. The index knuckle of his right hand pressed down on one of the folds, his brow furrowed.

"Yes, it was the day before yesterday that Lord Sango lost his request to change money, and the Prime Minister said that he was messing around, so he gave it to him. The two of them were at a stalemate, and finally sent it over, asking His Majesty to make the final cut. Your Majesty, you have already written in the back yesterday..."Pu Buhua, who was grinding ink, stepped forward to take a look and reminded cautiously.

"Uh-huh........." Tuhuan Timur raised his hand and gently tapped his forehead. There is indeed such a thing, and I must have fully supported Prime Minister Hama at the beginning. However, when I read it a second time today, it may not be unreasonable. The treasury was empty, but the big local families built warehouses to store gold and silver. It would be a capital offense to keep gold and silver in the hands of Sejo and not replace them with banknotes. Why didn't the imperial court strictly enforce the law and reaffirm the laws of the time of the ancestors, strictly prohibiting the circulation of gold and silver? If you take the opportunity to issue new banknotes, you will withdraw the most orthogonal banknotes that are no longer in circulation in the market at a ratio of 5,000 to 1. The current embarrassment of an empty treasury can be alleviated immediately. The rich landlords of the people did not have the opportunity to take the money and grain in their hands and secretly fight with the thieves.

"Your Majesty, that, that is turning into money, is to get rid of the evil law in office. The folk 5,000 banknotes can't be exchanged for a bucket of millet..."I am very familiar with the temperament of Tuhuan Timur, and as soon as I saw him start to think, Pu Buhua was so frightened that his soul flew out of the sky, and he hurriedly added with a white face.

"Is that the case?" Tuhuan Timur looked up at Pu Buhua and was skeptical. Soon after the issuance of the orthogonal banknotes, the value of the banknotes depreciated sharply, which was one of the crimes of impeachment and detachment of the ministers. But Tuhuan Timur really didn't know that his most orthodox banknotes had fallen to such a point... 5,000 banknotes can't be exchanged for a bucket of millet, and the 5,000 banknotes, stacked up and weighed, I'm afraid it's heavier than a bucket of corn, even if it's bartering, it shouldn't be like this? …

"Your Majesty, the old slave is also in charge of purchasing in the palace, this, whether this banknote is worth anything, the old slave is clear..."

"What do you pay for in the palace?" Tuhuan Timur didn't want to believe it, and frowned and continued to get to the bottom of it.

"Of course, I took the banknotes to the treasury first and exchanged them for gold, silver and copper coins..." If, if you buy it from ordinary people, and only buy a small amount, sometimes, sometimes you just give some old clothes and rotten cloth that have been changed from the palace, and they don't dare to do it anyway..."

"Why don't you go to the open robbery..."Tuhuan Timur stood up and slapped the table and shouted. Half a horse of red silk and a zhang of silk, tied to the cow's head to charge carbon value... It was Bai Juyi who accused the late Tang Dynasty of the plundering of the people by the palace officials, and he was able to turn his back when he was studying, and laughed loudly at the so-called Tang Dynasty, but that's it. And now these guys under his command are even more unbearable than the officials in the late Tang Dynasty, and they directly threw a bunch of old clothes to rob the people's goods...

"The use in the palace is limited, and the old slave is forced to do nothing..."Pu Buhua was so frightened that he shivered, and blurted out the truth. Those big merchants, behind them are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and the old slaves naturally dare not let people abuse them indiscriminately. However, the paper money is not worth much at all, and the gold and silver have to be given to the monastery, and the old slave has to pick up some small merchants and vendors that don't matter, so as to save some expenses for His Majesty..."

"You, you" Tuhuan Timur was so angry that he trembled, but he had no face to order someone to drag Pu Buhua out to punish the crime. The last time Tokhtar introduced the new banknote law, he supported. Taking a lot of gold and silver to the monastery was also one of his few hobbies. Pu Buhua saw that there was no money available in the palace, what else could he do except rob the common people? blackmailed those dignitaries and dignitaries, does he have that ability? As the emperor, he couldn't pull out a penny from those people, so Pu Buhua rushed up with his head in his hands, isn't he looking for death?

"Old slave, old slave has lost his face, old slave should die..."Pu Buhua's voice came from under his feet, constantly stimulating Tuhuan Timur's fragile nerves. When the prime minister deceived his superiors and subordinates, when the queen was busy seizing power, and when the hundred officials were busy bending the law for bribes, the only one who was still trying to share his worries was this Goryeo eunuch. Although his means are so shameless...

"Get up, I don't blame you..."Taking a deep breath, Timur slowly sat back in his place. I'll talk to him about it tomorrow morning. Let him allocate as much money as possible from the treasury to alleviate the urgent needs of the palace. But you also come in in the future, don't rob it openly, at least, don't rob it in the capital. I, the emperor, can't ignore the face at all..."

"Yes, the old slave wrote it down, the old slave Xie Majesty Xià grace..."Pu Buhua kowtowed again, stood up, and gently wiped his tears.

"Old thing, I didn't take anything about you... What to squeeze cat pee? Hurry up and wipe me clean...", Tuhuan Timur scolded with a smile. Immediately, he asked in a deep voice, "According to what you say, this new banknote can't be issued?" ”

"The old slave doesn't dare..."Pu Buhua took out a sweat towel, wiped a few handfuls on his face, and then responded cautiously, "The old slave is not qualified to interfere in the government..."

"Don't talk nonsense, I want you to say it...", Tuhuan Timur raised his eyes and asked sharply.

"Old slave, old slave just thinks. The year before last, he got rid of the adult banknote method, and turned the banknote into waste paper. Now the hearts of the people have not gone away, and Lord Sango is in a hurry to change money. Maybe his idea is reasonable, but the common people are ignorant and may not dare to understand his reasoning..."Pu Buhua rolled his eyes a few times and explained in the simplest way possible.

"Detachment again?" Tuhuan Timur's brows furrowed again, and his face suddenly became murderous. "How much benefit did you take from Hama, and you actually spoke for him again and again..."

"The old slave doesn't dare..."Pu Buhua knelt down with a "poof" again, his head like pounding garlic, "Your Majesty, the old slave is relying on your momentum to walk sideways inside and outside the palace." No matter how powerful Master Hama is, the benefits he can give to the old slave are not as good as yours... The old slave, the old slave is stupid, but he is not so stupid that he doesn't even know who he should protect..."

None of these sentences are nonsense. When Tuhuan Timur heard this, his tone of voice immediately slowed down a lot, "Get out, don't be like a kowtow worm, I look annoying..."

"Yes, the old slave obeys..."Pu Buhua got up with a cyan bump on his head, and continued to wipe his tears and cold sweat with a handkerchief.

"Useless things...", Tuhuan Timur glanced at him again and scolded in a low voice. Immediately, he sighed long, "It seems that this banknote can't be changed anymore." I don't know when my poor days will end..."

"Don't worry, the memory of the common people will not be too long. You wait another two years, and when they forget about the change of banknotes back then, the new banknotes can be issued..."Pu Buhua thought about it and comforted him cautiously.

"It's detachment again..."Tuhuan Timur took a deep breath, "I thought he was really a little wronged... But if I give the order to kill him, there will definitely be many people who will not accept it. I feel that I am cold by nature, and I refuse to let go of even the friends of the general horn..."

"Your Majesty is the Ninety-Five Supreme, why care about others chewing their tongues..."Pu Buhua also took a deep breath, and then comforted Tuhuan Timur with all his might. Besides, there are many ways to kill him, and there is no need to give him any poisonous wine..."

"A lot of ways?" Tuhuan Timur frowned. It's not that he doesn't understand conspiracy, but against a person who sits still and waits to be killed, any conspiracy seems very redundant. As if his heart was empty, he didn't dare to bring the reason for disposing of this person to the surface!

"Your Majesty is not in a hurry, just leave this matter to the old slave. As long as His Majesty's determination has been decided, the old slave promises to do things properly for you. so that outsiders can't find the slightest fault..."Pu Buhua's voice came from his ears, faintly carrying the material of early spring, which made people shudder.

Note 1: In the official system of the Yuan Dynasty, the right prime minister was the first product and the head of the civil officials. Pingzhang political affairs are from a product. The right of the book province is the second product.

Note 2: When it comes to orthogonal banknotes, in order to make up for the emptiness of the national treasury, the paper banknotes issued are vigorously promoted. Just by stamping the old Zhongtong banknotes with the words "to the orthogonal banknotes", the face value will be forcibly doubled. The banknotes completely lost their credibility, and no one dared to keep them. In history, there are ten ingots of Jingshi banknotes (50 ingots per ingot), and Yi Dousu is not available.

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