"Fengtian carried the emperor's edict and said: I heard that the earthquake in Shaanxi destroyed the Qin Palace, and I was very anxious! Fortunately, my brother was not injured, and I think it was the blessing of my ancestors. With the Qin King Zhu Youzhen 200,000 taels of silver, the household department will pay another 100,000 taels to rebuild the Qin Wangfu, and it will be repaired more magnificently. In addition, the princess Zhou Ruiniang was rewarded with 20,000 taels of silver, and Bao Yulian was canonized as the side princess, and 10,000 taels of silver were rewarded. My brother lacks something, even if it comes, I should approve it. Chin this! ”

Zhu Youzhen knelt on the ground, listening to the eunuch who delivered the decree after announcing this holy decree with the characteristics of the apocalypse, he couldn't help but cry and laugh, mixed joys and sorrows!

The good thing is that the so-called brothers who fight tigers go into battle, fathers and sons. Although Tianqi has been repeatedly instigated by Wei Zhongxian, after all, he has not forgotten his family affection, and he still takes good care of his only younger brother. Moreover, these more than 300,000 taels of silver are just like charcoal in the snow for themselves, and they can solve some practical problems.

The worry is that he was already jealous of Wei Zhongxian, and now that he has become a vassal, it is difficult to ensure that Wei Zhongxian has dispelled his desire to harm others. This time, the reward is very generous, can this old eunuch not blush when he looks at it, and can he not be suspicious in his heart?

The eunuch who came to deliver the decree this time was named Wang Chengen, and the one who accompanied him to Qin Wangzhuang was Yang He, the governor of the three sides who had not been seen for many days. Zhu Youzhen knelt down to receive the holy decree, and hurriedly let Wang Chengen and Yang He sit down in the inner house to serve tea.

In fact, the so-called inner house is nothing more than three main houses built by surprise. And it's only the wall that has been built, and the roof hasn't had time to be erected yet. The so-called tea is only brewed from the end of tea leaves, and workers often use it to quench their thirst.

Wang Chengen frowned when he saw it, and he didn't send it to his mouth at all, but he smiled flatteringly at Zhu Youzhen: "I didn't expect the prince to suffer here, worse than the tea that we slaves drink!" When he returns to Beijing to pay the decree, the slave will report to the prince and the prince in front of Banzai, so that Banzai will reward the prince with some daily things. ”

"Princess? Are you talking about the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the prince of Wang Tiqian? As soon as Zhu Youzhen saw the eunuch, he always felt an indescribable awkwardness. But thinking about it, these eunuchs were all victims of the imperial system, and most of them were only enslaved in the palace, and there were still very few traitors like Wei Zhongxian.

For example, the eunuch Wang Tiqian, who is the eunuch of the apocalypse, is the confidant eunuch of the Apocalypse, and he also takes care of himself on weekdays. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen was also kind to this Wang Chengen, and asked with a smile.

"It's his old man!" As soon as Wang Chengen mentioned Wang Tiqian, his eyebrows fluttered and he said, "Don't hide it from the prince, the slave just worshiped the prince as his godfather a few days ago!" Oh yes, the minion also has a letter here, which was written by the queen mother to the princess mother. Before leaving, the prince told him that he must hand over this letter to the prince or the princess, otherwise he will kill the slave..."

Zhu Youzhen's heart moved, and Empress Zhang's beautiful and slightly melancholy face immediately came to mind. He hurriedly and respectfully accepted the letter, and of course it was inconvenient to open it at this time, so he carefully handed it to Rui'er.

Wang Chengen is still talking endlessly, giving Zhu Youzhen a big sycophant. Zhu Youzhen's mind slipped away, thinking that since the queen asked Wang Tiqian to pass on the message, it showed that Wang Tiqian was definitely not Wei Zhongxian's gang. And this Wang Chengen was able to worship under the not very popular Wang Tiqian when Wei Zhongxian's power was monstrous, which shows that he is at least a partner who can cooperate.

At this time, Yang He, who had not spoken for a long time, said with a smile: "The prince has come from afar, and the official business is over, and he should be loose and loose and spend a few more days in Shaanxi." It's not convenient for the lower officials to see His Royal Highness here, so it's better to ask the father-in-law to go back to Xi'an City first, and the lower officials and others will pick up the wind and wash the dust for the father-in-law, how about it? ”

In fact, Wang Chengen had long been eager to leave here quickly, but he couldn't erase it. He is in the Forbidden City every day, and there are little eunuchs to serve, how can he adapt to this poor and remote place? Hearing this, he hurriedly smiled and said: "The guest is as you please, in this case, the prince, the mother, please forgive the slave for retiring." ”

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly sent Wang Chengen out of Qin Wangzhuang. After the team of messengers walked away, Yang He stopped and smiled: "Your Highness, can you take a step to speak." ”

Zhu Youzhen was nervous again, secretly thinking that this Yang He could find himself what good things he could do? Since the earthquake, Yang He and other officials have only come to Qinwangzhuang once to pay their respects, and when they saw that Zhu Youzhen was not dead, they have ignored it since then.

Although he is a vassal king, he has the name of a monarch and a minister with Yang He; But in fact, he is on other people's territory, and as a local magistrate, he has the responsibility of supervising the vassal king. Could it be that he has been too ostentatious recently, which has aroused Yang He's vigilance? If that's the case, you're in big trouble!

He had no choice but to lead Yang He to a secluded place with anxiety, but Yang He smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Holy Lady is Zhenglong, and the lower officials and others are also extremely pleased. It's just that the earthquake was so devastating that many places in Shaanxi were almost razed, but the imperial court couldn't allocate money for relief. The lower officials and others played again and again, and the household department only allocated 50,000 taels of silver, which was really a drop in the bucket. His Royal Highness is the king of Qin, if he can give one or two to the three Qin fathers, the people will be grateful for His Highness's kindness in rebuilding, and His Royal Highness will have peace of mind here! ”

Zhu Youzhen's heart suddenly dawned, it turned out that Yang He had come to stretch out his hand and ask him for silver!

After a moment of rapid brain operation, Zhu Youzhen already had a plan in his heart. It stands to reason that Qin Wangzhuang is now waiting for a hundred industries, and a copper plate is eager to be broken into two halves, and he is very reluctant to give away the precious silver.

And if the silver can really be used for disaster relief, it makes sense; But the officials of the court are already corrupt, as long as the silver passes through their hands, at least seven or eight out of ten must be stripped off, and they can't even hear a sound.

But after all, he is making small moves under the noses of others, and if he is constrained by these officials every day, it will take a lot of trouble to act.

Thinking of the fact that he still has a strong rival Wei Zhongxian, at this time, whether it is the Beijing division or the local officials, they are all attached to him. If they don't pull out a dime and offend these officials severely, and then they go to unite with Wei Zhongxian to deal with themselves, then they will lose even more.

Rather than that, it is better to avoid the important and light, and seal their mouths with silver, so that they do not thwart their plans. But they can't be allowed to open their mouths, and the necessary bargaining can still be had.

After thinking about this section, Zhu Youzhen deliberately pretended to be reluctant, and said hesitantly: "Since Lord Yang is asking for the people's life, it is difficult for this king to refuse." But I don't know how many silver taels Lord Yang needs? ”

Yang He was relieved when he saw Zhu Youzhen coming up, and he was overjoyed. But he was not in a hurry to say the specific number, but said with a smile: "Your Highness, the day after tomorrow is the eighth day of the fourth month of the Buddha bathing festival, and the Great Ci'en Temple in the south of the city is going to do a big thing, which is an annual scenic spot in Xi'an." It is better to be accompanied by the lower officials, and the officials of Shaanxi are to accompany them, and invite His Royal Highness to have a banquet in the Tongtian Tower outside the Great Ci'en Temple. As far as this matter was agreed at the table, what does Your Highness think? ”

Zhu Youzhen hadn't spoken yet, but Rui'er on the side said in surprise: "I heard that on the day of the Buddha Bathing Festival, I asked for a son in the Great Ci'en Temple, and the Buddha responded to his request; But I don't know if it's true or not? ”

"The princess will know as soon as she leaves." Yang He said with a smile.

"Lord, people are going!" Rui'er kept begging.

"Good, good!" Zhu Youzhen couldn't cry or laugh, and secretly said that my child, I want it expensive!