"Well, if you can, this palace wants to give you all these steamed buns, I don't know if His Majesty the eldest grandson agrees?"

"It's the eldest princess who has the final say."

"That's good......"

Mu Jincheng said with a smile, "I still want to ask after the word, which noble girl is it?" ”

"The Ministry of Works, Zhang Zhizhong, have seen Princess Qinghe."

A courtier in the prime of life stood up, the Ministry of Engineering is in charge of the mountains, craftsmen, water, transportation, etc., the various projects are logically said to be a very rich department, the simple court clothes are uniformly made and distributed by the imperial court, there is no difference between the rich and the poor in the adults, but it is different in the children, although they are all concubines, but they see the sky. How delicate and decent.

And this noble lady is also tightly neat, not because her body is different from ordinary people, but because of the materials and styles of the clothes on her body, which are worn by ordinary people at a glance.

The rise of this Dajin is very high, especially for being rich, and the status of Shangshu is very high, so there will be no such simple children, unless......

Many times, especially in the subordinate empires, men are inferior to women, patriarchal to women, it is very heavy, especially the concubines who are not favored in the family, and the status is not as good as the maids around the main mother, in their Changyang Mountain, but it is not the same, Mu Jincheng agrees with the words of the Holy Lord the most, although people are born with unequal status, but men and women are born equal.

So I have to say two sentences this time, "Zhang Shangshu, this palace asks you, is this your concubine?" ”

"The princess is the daughter of the minister, and there are very few heirs in the minister's family, so far there is a daughter."

"What is the wife and concubine?"

"My wife is the only one."

"Why?"

"I met at a young age, and I promised that I would be a couple for a lifetime, and the white heads would not be separated."

"......" This is the most beautiful promise Mu Jincheng has ever heard, it is the yearning of countless people, the yearning in their hearts, the most beautiful promise, the desire is not to say, but after a long time, I saw that you did it.

"The minister's beloved daughter, the behavior is vulgar, if the princess is unhappy, I hope to forgive me"

After speaking, he bowed down and made a big gift, Mu Jincheng turned his head and glanced at Qi Feng, and Qi Feng knocked on her ear and said, "Zhang Shangshu, what he said is true, there is one wife and daughter in the family, and she is very favored, and his wife is also knowledgeable, and there is no notoriety, and the New Year's gift is only this Shangshu has not been given." ”

I knew a little in my heart, but I didn't intend to let it go, so I continued, "Even Your Majesty still wants to ask about the construction of the Ministry of Industry last year, how much it cost and what the results were. ”

"Princess, last year, Yuanzhou was newly built, 30 million taels, Taicang was newly built 30 million taels, Yishui was newly built 5 million taels, Dongli was newly built 20 million taels, the imperial capital was built 7 million taels, and a village along the way was built 3 million taels, a total of 95 million taels were spent, and all of them were completed by the end of the year, and they can now be tested." Zhang Shangshu replied respectfully, without a trace of hesitation.

"The widow allocated 200 million taels to you, is your Ministry still very rich, and you can't spend it all." The eldest grandson Liancheng still knows in his heart, the project is very good, the construction is very good, and he is very satisfied.

"Your Majesty, the minister received 80 million taels." Zhang Shangshu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Yes, last year, our family died of poverty, my father sold the land and real estate, my mother even took out the jewelry for the dowry, and I haven't eaten meat for a year."

“……”

“……”

Suddenly the audience was silent, it turned out that the crux was here, a Shangshu could still do it for the people, but where did the money that was robbed in the middle go?

A good New Year's banquet, the envoys and princesses of other countries are there, His Majesty the eldest grandson's face is not an ordinary one or two, as early as after the defense of the imperial city, this big gold, no one has ever slapped His Majesty Changsun in the face like this, and now His Majesty the eldest grandson, the majesty of the faction, how can there be the way Lang Dang didn't know what to say before.

But even so, there are still courtiers who stand up, even if it is such a grand banquet, such a luxurious banquet, and dare to tell the truth, not only because the food and clothing of the wife and children at home have become a problem, but after the mountains and rivers are broken, the people still need to rebuild, today he fills this hole with his own strength, and the next day, the next day, when he is unable to do it, how should the people deal with themselves.

"The head of the household, where is the Great Cheng of the Internal Affairs Bureau?" The eldest grandson Liancheng put away his smile, put the tea cup in his hand back on the table, and sat upright on the golden chair, and the maids who were still singing and dancing next to him had already retreated, and the ministers began to tremble.

And the Dingguo Marquis of Shenmu picked up the teacup with a smile and took a sip gently.

"Hubu Shangshu Wang Zhi, Dacheng of the Internal Affairs Office, Li Jianying, I have seen Your Majesty, I have seen Princess Qinghe." The prostrations of both sides.

"Where is the widow's money?"

“…… The minister is guilty! ”

“…… The minister is guilty! ”

The two kept kneeling and kowtowing, only saying that they were guilty, and they couldn't say anything else.

"The widow doesn't want to ask a second time." The eldest grandson Liancheng said silently, not even raising his voice.

“…… Death to the Ministers"

“…… Death to all ministers! ”

Still couldn't say anything.

"Since there is nothing to say, then you should die and die, and someone will ...... you."

The Praetorian Guards arrived, dragging the two men and about to leave.

"Your Majesty!" It wasn't until the person who was dragged arrived at the gate that he was only guilty of death and couldn't say anything else, that Mu Jincheng opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, in this big year, let's wait."

"......" the eldest grandson Liancheng was silent.

"Your Majesty, on the first day of the new year, you don't work, let alone see blood, it's unlucky." Mu Jincheng continued.

"Since it was Princess Qinghe who interceded for you, then drag it into the prison first!"

The Praetorian Guards dragged people away, and Zhang Shangshu and his daughter were still standing in the center of the banquet.

"Zhang Zhizhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, gave the mansion of King Yiwang in the south of the city, a bounty of 1,000 taels, 100 horses of silk and cotton brocade, a royal kitchen, and then gave his wife a wife to protect the country."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

was originally a frolicking banquet, just for Mu Jincheng to be happy, but he didn't expect to be blocked in the end, and the next Yingge Yan Dance had no thoughts, and ended hastily.

Returning to Zhaohua Palace, Mu Qingteng also smiled and joked to Mu Jincheng: "I think if Your Majesty the eldest grandson doesn't have Jin Cheng, I'm afraid this throne will really be unstable." ”

"It's just a crooked hit." Mu Jincheng said lightly, with the mind of the eldest grandson Liancheng, how could he not see where the rest of the money went, it's just that it's not good to spend any money, you have to take it from here, haven't the people of this Dajin been harmed enough?