Emperor Xuanping rested for half a day, recovered slightly, and summoned important ministers to hold a small court meeting the next day.

Empress Liang felt sorry for Emperor Xuanping and wanted to persuade Emperor Xuanping to rest for a few days. Emperor Xuanping, who had always been gentle and considerate to her, did not listen to her and still insisted on summoning his courtiers to the palace for deliberations.

Empress Liang was waiting in the side hall, and Cheng Jinrong, as the imperial doctor, had to be on the sidelines, in case the Son of Heaven could call him at any time.

Queen Liang and Cheng Jinrong have been together for three months, and they are also very familiar with each other. She asked Cheng Jinrong in a low voice: "Imperial Doctor Cheng, how is the emperor's dragon body?" ”

Cheng Jinrong skipped the sentence "Shouyuan's heirs will be affected", and the rest was truthful.

That's all, Empress Liang couldn't stand it when she heard it, and her eyes soon turned red again: "This palace advises the emperor to rest more and worry less about government affairs." The emperor always refused to listen. If this continues, how can the emperor bear it. ”

He said to Cheng Jinrong again: "Imperial Doctor Cheng, the emperor trusts you the most. The emperor is always willing to listen to what you say. You ...... to the emperor?"

Cheng Jinrong looked at the young and immature Empress Liang and interrupted her softly: "The queen's mother's mood of cherishing the emperor's dragon body can be understood by Weichen. However, the emperor is the son of Great Chu. Jiangshan Sheji, thousands of people, these fluttering eight words are a heavy burden on the Son of Heaven. It is also an important task that the emperor cannot avoid. ”

"There are eight counties in Dachu that have been hit by snowstorms this year. In one of the most serious counties, hundreds of people died of freezing and starvation. At the moment, relief and reassurance of the people is the first priority. Otherwise, civil unrest will arise. ”

"It's not that the emperor doesn't know how his body is, but he has more important things to do."

"The Queen Mother is actually just as worried about the emperor's dragon body. However, the Queen Mother knew that the court was more important. So, never discourage. Weichen thought that at such times, what the queen was thinking about was not to block the emperor's deliberations. Instead, he took care of the emperor's body more carefully. ”

Empress Liang: "......"

Empress Liang was dumbfounded.

She looked at Cheng Jinrong with a determined expression in a daze, and after a long time, she said in a low voice: "Doctor Cheng is reasonable. It's Hongu who thinks about it. ”

It's really ashamed that she, the queen of Great Chu, is not as clear minded as Cheng Jinrong, the imperial doctor, who has a long-term vision.

Cheng Jinrong smiled slightly: "The queen mother cares about the emperor, everything is based on the emperor first, there is nothing wrong with this." Weichen's words just now were from the perspective of a courtier. In fact, Wei Chen also hoped that the emperor would rest more and take care of the dragon body. ”

Empress Liang tugged at the corners of her mouth and stopped talking.

Cheng Jinrong's words gave her a blow to the head.

She, the queen, is really not qualified. There's still a lot to learn.

……

Emperor Xuanping was full of worries about helping the victims, and he had no time to pay attention to Empress Liang's embarrassment and thoughts.

Liang Shangshu's thinning hair is about to fall out. The wrinkles at the corners of the eyes on the forehead are also getting deeper. After he reported to the transfer department about raising grain and rice, he couldn't help but sigh: "...... During the lifetime of the first emperor, there were wars one after another, and the treasury was empty year after year. It is common for Yin to eat grain. ”

"In the past year, the emperor has been in office, reduced or exempted the field tax, and banned the practice of drawing Ding into the army. The people were able to breathe a sigh of relief. However, this is not a one-day or two-day effort. If you want to really get results, it will take as little as three or five years, and as many as ten or eight years. ”

"Now there is no silver in the treasury to support it. The old minister and the people in the household department counted and counted the account books, and it was only enough for the relief of the four counties. ”

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice. The treasury was empty, and Liang Shangshu, the head of the household, was helpless when his eyes turned red and his hair fell out.

The official Shangshu and Wei Guogong furrowed their brows together.

The purpose of disaster relief has been out of the capital, the Ministry of Officials has selected officials, the Ministry of War has sent soldiers to escort food, and the Ministry of Households has to draw officials to be responsible for relief.

Emperor Xuanping had already been mentally prepared for this, and immediately said when he heard this: "I immediately issued an order to take out all the silver that could be allocated by the Internal Affairs Office." ”

Liang Shangshu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately thanked him: "The emperor is benevolent and benevolent, cherishes the people, and the old ministers have thanked the emperor for his grace on behalf of the people who have been affected by the disaster." ”

The treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the emperor's private treasury. All the degrees in the palace belong to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although the treasury is empty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not short of silver. In the past, when the emergency treasury was short of silver during the war, Emperor Xuanhe also transferred silver from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Liang Shangshu secretly hit the idea of the Internal Affairs Office in his heart, and it was inconvenient to speak out, so he deliberately exaggerated his grievances, and it worked.

Emperor Xuanping opened his mouth and took out all the treasury silver that the Internal Affairs Office could move. To say the least, you have to have one or two million taels of silver, at least to get through the difficulties in front of you.

……

After the discussion, Emperor Xuanping returned to the palace with a tired face.

Empress Liang helped Emperor Xuanping to sit down, and Cheng Jinrong immediately stepped forward to diagnose the pulse and administer needles, and ordered the medicine boy to boil a nourishing decoction. Emperor Xuanping drank the decoction and rested for an hour. Then he summoned the eunuchs, the chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The chief eunuch Wu Gonggong is an old man who has served the Son of Heaven for the Three Dynasties, and he is more than fifty years old this year.

Emperor Xuanping opened his mouth to ask how much silver was still in the Internal Affairs Office, and Gonggong Wu knew what was going on, and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the Internal Affairs Office does have silver deposits. But this year, the emperor will hold the enthronement ceremony, as well as the canonization ceremony of the queen's mother, and several palaces need to be repaired. ”

"The emperor took out all the silver and gave it to the household department at this time, and life in the palace this year will not be easy."

The minion said something unkind. Hubu Shangshu cries poor all day long, and it is not a matter of one or two days. The treasury is empty, and the emperor can't always make up for it with private money. Increasing taxes on land is the ...... to be"

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Xuanping had already sunk his face, and glanced at him coldly: "Gonggong Wu is trying to teach me how to deal with state affairs?" ”

Gonggong Wu was swept by this glance and his scalp was numb, and he knelt down with a plop: "The slave doesn't dare!" ”

Emperor Xuanping said coldly: "Gonggong Wu is an old man who served the emperor's grandfather and father, and he also grew up watching me. In the eyes of Gonggong Wu, I am a hairy boy who has not yet grown up. Therefore, Gonggong Wu felt that I was acting inappropriately, and I wanted to remind him to give me some advice, yes or no? ”

This big hat that disrespects the Son of Heaven was pressed down, where could Gonggong Wu eat, his old face turned white, and he kowtowed again and again to forgive: "The slave doesn't dare!" Please calm the emperor's anger! ”

Why don't you dare?

The ministers in the court felt that he was young and could be bullied, and the chamberlains were also the masters of watching people's dishes. When Emperor Xuanhe was alive, he gave an edict, who dared to say a word! Grandpa Wu, this old slave!

Emperor Xuanping sneered in his heart, and his eyes became more and more cold: "I ask you again, how much silver is still in the Internal Affairs Mansion?" ”

Gonggong Wu's voice trembled: "If you go back to the emperor, there are still three million taels!" ”