When Long Yelin heard him say this, he suddenly felt a nameless fire in his heart, suddenly grabbed the inkstone on the table and threw it on the ground, and roared angrily: "Why don't you dare? Why wouldn't you dare? I just want to hear you say a few words from the truth? Isn't that okay too? Why don't I have anyone to talk to now? ”

The emperor was furious, but Zhou Ruiyuan's expression was as good as Gu Jing, he slowly knelt down, picked up the inkstone that was broken by Long Yelin, and said in a low voice: "The seven prefectures in the northwest of Dakang have failed to harvest for many years, and there has been no rain or snow in May. Langya County in the southeast was hit by a typhoon, and the sea water poured into the city, the houses in the city collapsed, and countless people and animals were killed and injured. In the Chengchun civil turmoil, nearly 1,000 people rushed into the state capital and clashed with local officers and soldiers......"

"Enough!" Long Yelin yelled, it's not that he doesn't know, but he doesn't want to mention these things, even if he knows, what can he do, Dakang's current finances can't solve so many things at the same time, Long Yelin would rather choose to escape.

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The minister has to face these things almost every moment, and His Majesty has no day to sleep peacefully, so the minister is not the same." His Majesty is important, and he entrusts his ministers with important responsibilities, and the ministers are in a high position, so they must put the suffering of the people in the world first, not that the ministers are getting farther and farther away from His Majesty, but that the ministers' energy cannot be taken into account. Zhou Ruiyuan sighed in his heart, since he served as the Zuo Cheng of Dakang, Long Yelin has pressed almost all the government affairs of the Dakang Empire on himself, thinking that Dakang can have some fresh weather because of the change of the throne, but he didn't expect Dakang to be like a sick person who is difficult to return, as in the past, his breath is dying. The group of courtiers appointed by Long Yelin were either busy slapping horses or eliminating dissidents, and there were very few who really focused on the operation of the country. If you want to reverse the bad habits of the entire Dakang Dynasty with the power of one person, you can only be powerless.

Long Yelin said: "I know that you are hard, but do you know that I am not comfortable, is it because of me that Dakang is what he is now?" Long Yelin pointed in the direction of the Ethereal Mountain: "I took over this mess from him, forty-one years, forty-one years, and the foundation of the ancestors was squandered by him in these long years. All that is left for me is an empty shell, the treasury is empty, and people's hearts are turned away, so what should I do? What do you want me to do? After venting, his feelings seemed to be a little more stable, sat down in the chair dejectedly, waved his hand and said, "You get up and sit down first." “

Zhou Ruiyuan stood up again and put the inkstone with a broken corner on the bookcase.

Long Yelin sighed and said, "I finally understand the reason why you stopped me from using Ji Feihua in the first place. ”

Zhou Ruiyuan didn't speak. His eyes were lowered, and his expression was extremely solemn.

Long Yelin said: "I was used by him, all I want is the throne, but what he wants is our Long Clan's country." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan still didn't speak, what Long Yelin has always shown is his love and trust for Ji Feihua, and even countless rumors have been spread because of this, Long Yelin has always been extremely protective of Ji Feihua's appearance to the outside world, and even in front of himself, he has never said a bad word about Ji Feihua. Zhou Ruiyuan didn't know why this Son of Heaven suddenly said this in front of him, he had to be cautious about Ji Feihua.

Long Yelin said: "I still remember what my husband told me back then. You let me endure for another year, and not to use such radical methods unless I have to. I was blinded by hatred and thought that my father was going to kill me, but I still know that he did not give me a kill order. It was someone else who really ordered it. ”

Zhou Ruiyuan was silent.

Long Yelin said: "If I listen to you and leave the third child's life, maybe Xichuan will not rebel for the time being." If I listen to you, I will ascend the throne a year later, and I will first stabilize the interior of Dakang. Maybe it won't lose the hearts of the people, but the situation is much better now. Long Yelin slowly shook his head and said: "It's a pity that I was deceived by that eunuch, thinking that I could change the color of heaven and earth by ascending to this position, change the old appearance of the country and the country, revitalize the prestige of Dakang, and recreate the glory of my ancestors, now it seems that I was wrong, completely wrong!" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "What does Your Majesty think in your heart? ”

Long Yelin gritted his teeth and said, "The first thing I have to do is to get rid of that eunuch!" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan was frightened when he heard this, he stood up, first opened the door and looked outside, then pushed open the window and looked out, convinced that no one was outside, so he closed the door and window and returned to Long Yelin to sit down, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the country of Dakang can no longer withstand the wind and rain." ”

Long Yelin looked at Zhou Ruiyuan puzzled, his eyes were full of suspicion: "What does Aiqing mean by this?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan sighed and said: "Although the minister doesn't know how to cure diseases, he understands that the first thing a patient who is dying of life must do is to save his life, not to cure the disease. ”

Long Yelin said in a low voice: "If the traitors are not removed, the country will have no peace." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The minister has an ancestral house in the countryside of Xiezhou, it has been a hundred years since it was built, and the beams and pillars of the hall house have begun to decay because of the years, and the minister wants to build the ancestral house and hand it over to a craftsman, the craftsman is not in a hurry to replace the decaying pillars and beams, but erects wooden pillars in the house to support, and only after the hall is stable, will the decayed pillars be replaced one by one. ”

Long Yelin said: "If you are in a hurry to replace the decaying columns, I am afraid that there will be worries about the collapse of the house. ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "This is just one of the reasons, in fact, among these decaying columns, Cheng Dù also has light and heavy, even the most decaying one, it can also play a certain supporting role in the house, in fact, even if the minister does not repair this house, it can still support some times, maybe ten years, maybe twenty years There will be no problem." ”

Long Yelin nodded slowly, he understood what Zhou Ruiyuan's real intention was in giving two examples one after another, and said in a low voice: "You persuaded me to stay Hu Buwei Shi Bubrag and these people, it is also for this reason." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Your Majesty, don't forget that the country does not lie in the country at all, not in the courtiers, but in the people, governing the country is like a boat, the people are the water that carries the boat, and the water can carry the boat and overturn the boat." No matter how strong and majestic the ship is, but the huge waves are surging, there is still the worry of capsizing, so your majesty must not forget to put the people first at any time. ”

Long Yelin said: "Guotai can only be safe for the people, now that the treasury is empty, and the harvest has been in arrears for many years, how can I recover the hearts of the people of Dakang?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the people will naturally be angry when they are hungry, and the minister has been reviewing Dakang's income accounts over the years, and the minister suspects that the accounts I have are not the true situation of Dakang." ”

Long Yelin's face changed suddenly: "What do you mean?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Dakang has been built for hundreds of years, and the treasury will not be empty. He didn't make his words clear, believing that the emperor should understand what he meant.

Long Yelin stared at Zhou Ruiyuan's eyes, his eyes showed a bit of astonishment, mixed with a bit of joy, before he usurped the throne, he wanted to become the emperor of Dakang, but after he really ascended the throne, he found that Dakang's treasury was empty beyond his imagination. During his forty-one years in power, the old man squandered all the money and food in the treasury, leaving him with nothing but a mess full of holes. No matter what kind of ambition a person has, he has to bow his head in the face of reality, and facing the dilemma of having no money to use, Long Yelin is also at a loss. His concept of governing the country is more often stored in the ideal, and when he really faces the reality, he immediately finds that the gap between the ideal and the reality is so big.

Long Yelin lowered his voice and said, "Are you suspecting that Hu Buwei is just a fake account?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "He shouldn't have so much courage, even if he has served as the head of the household department for so many years, in charge of Dakang money and grain, he doesn't dare to do such a thing to hide from the world, and the emperor will not be so confused that he doesn't notice such a big thing." ”

Long Yelin's eyes showed a cold light, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If he really dares to do this, I will definitely destroy his family and clan to relieve the hatred in his heart." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Your Majesty, even if Hu Buwei is shrewd, it is impossible to do it without traces, the minister has cleaned up all the accounts during the reign of the Emperor Taishang during this time, and Hu Buwei has not had any problems in the years of serving as the head of the household. ”

Long Yelin said: "Then what did you mean just now?" Zhou Ruiyuan's words just now made Long Yelin feel a burst of joy, in the depths of Long Yelin's heart, he hoped that Hu Buwei had done something when he was in office, if the emperor really had a secret vault when he was in power, then he would be able to alleviate the dilemma he was facing in front of him.

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Hu Buwei's predecessor, Chu Yuanhai, the head of the household department, was investigated for corruption, and this case was a sensation. ”

Long Yelin nodded and said: "Yes, I also remember this incident, Qiu Yuanhai was corrupt and bent the law, using his power to empty the treasury, at that time, my father ordered a thorough investigation of this matter, and a staggering amount of property was found from his home, and after statistics, it was equal to the treasury income of Dakang for two years." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan stroked his beard and said: "The minister remembers that there are 180,000 taels of red gold and 3 million taels of silver found in the cellar of Chu Yuanhai's house alone, not to mention other rare treasures. ”

Long Yelin said: "This person is the first corrupt minister since the founding of Dakang. ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The Emperor Taishang was furious, Chu Yuanhai was beheaded, and all the confiscated property was returned to the treasury. ”

Long Yelin was a little strange, I don't know why Zhou Ruiyuan suddenly mentioned this matter, nineteen years have passed since the corruption case that caused a sensation in Dakang, and in these nineteen years, his father has already squandered all the wealth confiscated in the past, so what's the point of mentioning this matter again?

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "When Wei Chen looked at this old case, he made a discovery. (To be continued......)