As an official of the Ministry of Rites, Jozan's current task is to arrange a sacrificial ceremony and pray to the heavens for the protection of the people. Although he didn't dare to be disrespectful to the sky, if he had the kung fu and money to do these things, it was better to use them for the people's livelihood, but it was not his turn to say these words. And before he could speak, someone first proposed it, saying that it was because Liang Dingshan had cut the imperial court to sacrifice silver taels before, which provoked the disaster from heaven.

The emperor ignored it, Dingshan didn't bother to argue, and Zhuo Xi looked at each other silently, what do these people think of God?

Everyone was in a stalemate in the court until noon, it was a sleepless night, and the emperor himself couldn't support it, but the emperor just put a knife on the neck of the household officials, and they couldn't come up with the money, and in the end they didn't discuss anything. ”

Joyama only said, "In a few days, I plan to go to the disaster site to take a look." ”

Zhuo Xi said: "If you stay for a long time in the future, you will understand that such things abound, and the court is never a place to really discuss serious matters, and the emperor is not so easy to be." At least today's one, compared to the ancestors of the first emperor, is too much worse, who would have thought that generations of people would come here and put the power in the hands of their relatives. Where is the household department unable to take out the silver, it is the Korean uncle who refuses to nod. ”

Dingshan said coldly: "It's the first time I've been taught, what does it mean to have power in the government and the opposition." ”

Indeed, since entering Beijing, Dingshan has been sharp in all aspects, even though the emperor's attitude towards him is still ambiguous, but his appearance has unconsciously changed a lot of things, and some people even fantasize that he can break the situation of the Han clan controlling the court. Who would have thought that a disaster would knock everything back to its original shape, and the emperor would inevitably bow to Uncle Han behind the people, who was the one who single-handedly supported him to ascend to the throne.

Back home, because the disaster situation has not yet stabilized, Tuan Tuan was able to sneak a few days not to study in the villa, the little girl was running around at home, there was a child, and the family was really lively. When the family sat around for dinner, when they mentioned that the court couldn't take out the silver taels for disaster relief, Hui Li said nonchalantly: "It turns out that the court is so poor, why don't we come out for him, and when they come up with a way, the people affected by the disaster will starve to death." ”

At the dinner table, it was just a joke that was ignorant of the world, but sure enough, in the early morning of the next day, those ministers seemed to have agreed, and they pointed the finger at Dingshan. Said that Shending Zhai used to forcibly seize and rob the house, are the blood and sweat of the people, since Shending Zhai has been dispersed, it should be taken out and returned to the people, unceremoniously to Dingshan to fill this deficit.

The brothers of Dingshan and Shendingzhai all have the intention to help the victims, but now after listening to these words and taking out the money, it is not disaster relief, but to fill the hole in the imperial treasury, and even admit that they are robbers, and the wealth gathered by Shendingzhai is earned, so why suffer this grievance.

The emperor also wants the money of Shendingzhai, but he can't be too ugly, the faces of the courtiers really give him a headache, how can he take money from other people's pockets and put on such a posture? At this moment, seeing that Dingshan refused fearlessly, saying that the property of Shendingzhai was not owned by him alone, the emperor understood in his heart that people were not happy. But Uncle Han was not willing to pay for it, no one dared to say that he was not, Liang Dingshan refused, and the ministers attacked him en masse. The emperor secretly sneered in his heart, if it were himself, he would never take this money out.

Joyama's attitude in the court was very resolute, and Chiba was also worried at home, wandering in front of the house all morning, and finally waited for her husband at home, and as soon as she saw her, she asked, "Did the court ask you for money?" ”

"I'm going to do it, I've been entangled all morning, and I haven't said anything serious." Joyama remembered the faces of the ministers in the palace and sighed, "Somehow, I sympathize with your uncle." ”

Chiba didn't care if the emperor had anything to sympathize with, but asked nervously, "You agreed, like Meguri said?" ”

Dingshan shook his head: "They insulted Shendingzhai so much, do I still want to give them money?" ”

Chiba slapped her palms and breathed a sigh of relief, praising her husband: "The young master is really wise, if you agree to give money, I'm afraid we will have a fight." ”

Dingshan didn't understand, Chiba said seriously: "Your nature is mine, everything in this family now, it's not you who alone have the final say, whether you want to give money to the court, how much to give, we have to have a discussion." ”

Dingshan smiled: "But I still have to go to help the victims, didn't you still say that you want to go with me?" ”

Chiba explained with a serious expression: "Let's go by ourselves, I won't care how much you want, but if you want to give it to the imperial court, you can't do it." Joyama: You know that when you do everything in your entirety, some people start to take it for granted? If you give money to the court, after a long time, yours will become the court's, and one day you don't want to give it again, it is a great crime of extreme disloyalty and unfilial piety. ”

This is what Dingshan considers, he will not care about the lives of the victims just for a few bad words, but he didn't expect Chiba to think of it, Chiba also continued: "There is naturally a righteous way in the world, but the black and white above the court are reversed and change rapidly, and being a good person there will only become a difficult situation in the end. There is no justice in the imperial city. ”

Joyama looked at Chiba with a smile and asked her, "Did you realize these truths yourself?" ”

Chiba said: "When the imperial grandfather was still alive, I often listened to politics by his side, these principles were originally taught by him to the imperial uncle, every time the imperial uncle listened to it and left, the grandfather always sighed to me, if Ye'er's father was still there, the imperial grandfather would have been able to sit back and relax." She couldn't help but show a little sadness, "Before the imperial grandfather died, he still chanted his father's name. ”

Dingshan comforted her: "Now everything that the first emperor taught has played a role in you, and it has been passed down after all." Chiba, you once said that you were a fool in the palace, do you know how smart you are? ”

Chiba was really easy to coax, and laughed again for a while: "It's just that you like me, so you can see everything." ”

In this matter, since the husband and wife unanimously decided that they could not let go of the imperial court, no matter how the ministers were entangled, Dingshan would not give in at all. However, the torrential rain did cause flooding, and although there were no casualties due to precautions, the court and the emperor were at a loss as to where the displaced people would go next. After a stalemate for three days, the Korean uncle, who was finally calculating for the long term, had to relent, and the household officials pretended to scrape together and took out 1 million taels of silver for disaster relief.

And this incident also caused notoriety for the Shenshan Hou Mansion, and it was rumored in the palace and outside the capital that the princess and his wife who were rich and rivaled the country ignored the lives of the people and were extremely stingy.

In the deep palace, the ladies who really don't care about the life and death of the people get together, and they take this incident as a joke, they eat exquisite snacks, drink the best tea used by the emperor, and even the spring water for tea is transported from the deep mountains at a cost of gold and silver, but they accuse the Shenshan Marquis Mansion of being cold-blooded and ruthless.

After the party dispersed, Han Yuerou went back with Jinzhu, and Jinzhu said coldly: "I'll just say that Ji Qianye is not a good thing, I heard that Shendingzhai is rich and rivals the country, and there are countless gold and silver treasures in the family, you have also seen the women of their family, and they have entered the palace a few times before, and many of the jewels they wear on their heads are actually something I have never seen." Have you been to their home, and the house is also magnificent? ”

Han Yuerou shook her head and said, "Look at it, it's just the old appearance of the Emperor's Hidden Mansion, and the people inside are all dressed plainly, and they don't look like they are rich and noble." ”

Jinzhu snorted: "It shouldn't be an empty shell, but I still think that Ji Qianye is taking revenge on his father, who really raised a white-eyed wolf." ”

As they were talking, someone hurriedly came behind them, it was several county lords of the royal family, who had not yet left the palace at the moment, they surrounded Jinzhu and Han Yue and said: "Sister Huang, the people are in trouble, what should we do for the court, the emperor is most short of silver at the moment, I want to hold a banquet in the palace to invite the celebrities and giants in the city, our sisters each took out a thoughtful thing, or jewelry, or antique calligraphy and painting, so that those rich merchants bought it at a high price, and we donated the silver we saved to the court, isn't it a good thing to accumulate virtue and do good?" ” △≧△≧，

Jinzhu is too lazy to do good deeds, but this matter sounds interesting, and more importantly, she and Han Yuerou finally find a chance to meet Chiba again. She immediately agreed, and even reminded: "Don't forget your sister Chiba, remember to go to the Shenshan Marquis Mansion to post, no matter how stingy she is, won't she take out a hairpin?" ”

"Then this matter will be done in the name of the imperial sister?" Several county lords stammered Jinzhu very attentively, but they didn't want Jinzhu to wave their hands, "I'll come then, don't mention me, remember, go and invite you Sister Chiba." ”

They dispersed contentedly, and seeing Han Yuerou on the side without saying a word, Jinzhu snorted: "What's wrong, I'm afraid?" Didn't we have a long time ago, just waiting for the opportunity? ”

Han Yuerou shook her head: "How can you be afraid, but I don't know if Chiba will believe it, if she is kind, why will she not give a copper plate to the court this time, cousin, we can't think of her too simply." ”

Jinzhu said: "I don't plan to let her believe you once, if it doesn't work once, you will come again, but you have to suffer some hardships, and you must be bullied by me." Again and again, let her see it in her eyes, remember how I was bullied in the past, and naturally sympathize with you. As long as you have the opportunity to get close to her, are you afraid that you won't be able to provoke the feelings of their husband and wife? The queen mother promised to help you, and I will help you, and now the road is in front of you, don't you want to go? ”

Han Yuerou shook her head, if she didn't take this road, she could only go back to be her father's pawn, no one in this world treated her sincerely, what she wanted, she had to fight for it by herself.

Jinzhu walked forward slowly, and dropped a sentence coldly: "The idea is your own idea, don't blame me for being too ruthless when the time comes." ”