Chu Yechen entered the palace to find the emperor, and he needed to check the withdrawal records of the treasury over the years.

Emperor Xuande was stunned by his brainless words, and when he saw his eagerness, he agreed to the matter.

Tobe Shangshu was nervous and took a group of people to the treasury, he didn't know why he suddenly checked the treasury, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was afraid that his head would fall to the ground if he was a little wrong.

Chu Yechen and Yang Qiaoyue entered the treasury, their faces instantly gloomy, and the huge treasury was empty.

"Zhou Shangshu! What's going on! Chu Yechen scolded angrily.

Hubu Shangshu was also shocked when he saw the picture in front of him, and hurriedly knelt down and explained: "The prince is angry, natural disasters have been going on for many years, and the treasury has spent a lot on disaster relief and poverty relief, and in recent years, he has been unable to make ends meet, resulting in an empty ...... the treasury. ”

"Emptiness? Does Lord Zhou call the situation in front of him emptiness? The huge treasury can be seen at a glance, but there are still a million taels left? Chu Yechen said angrily.

Yang Qiaoyue frowned, it's troublesome, the treasury of Dachu is empty, and there is only this bit of silver left, not to mention dealing with the offensive of encirclement on three sides, even if there is a big war, I am afraid that it will not be able to support it.

How dare Tobe Shangshu talk, his face turned pale.

Chu Yechen calmed down as much as he could, and said in a deep voice: "Sending the records of the large-scale withdrawal of the treasury in the last five years to the palace, whether it is a dereliction of duty or not, the guards are stealing from the imperial court, and they have their own judgment." ”

"It's the prince!" Tobe Shangshu was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

Chu Yechen left the treasury angrily, but he didn't expect the problem to reach such a serious point, and the treasury was only one million taels left.

This matter was also beyond Yang Qiaoyue's expectations, the war was fought with silver taels, and this amount of silver was not enough to support half a year's military salary.

Chu Yechen suddenly stopped, looked at the bustling streets of the Jingshi Mansion, and then thought about the empty treasury, how ironic.

Yang Qiaoyue knew that he was uncomfortable, so she gently held his hand: "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will accompany you." ”

Chu Yechen came back to his senses, and a touch of softness appeared on his gloomy face, "Of course, I won't let go." ”

"Fortunately, it was known in time, and there was still time to remedy it, and replenish the treasury as much as possible." Yang Qiaoyue saw that his mood was improving, and said softly.

Chu Yechen nodded, there was no time for him to complain here.

When the two entered the palace, Emperor Xuande heard the situation of the treasury and reacted more than them, and shouted angrily: "Zhou Cheng! What does he do to eat, the treasury is so empty, he should be beheaded for the crime! ”

The breath in his chest came quickly, and Emperor Xuande coughed violently after speaking, and his face turned red.

Zhou Shangshu had already brought the records of the withdrawal expenditure in recent years, and was severely reprimanded by Emperor Xuande, and called all the officials of the household department.

Liu Xiaming, as the head of the household department, was inevitably criticized, suspended Zhou Cheng's position as the secretary, and let him temporarily take the position of the secretary.

The first thing is to be responsible for counting these withdrawal expenditure records, although Liu Xiaming doesn't know what happened, but his position has been promoted, and he works harder.

After a day of sorting, it was found that the large deficit mainly began with the supervision of state affairs by the four princes, and the amount was frighteningly large.

Emperor Xuande looked at the data initially sorted out by the household department, his brows furrowed, he had no impression of the holy decrees of extracting silver taels at all, and the excuses were used seamlessly, and he would take the opportunity to extract them before the disaster was in a serious situation.

"I haven't written these decrees at all!" Emperor Xuande said angrily, "Isn't there even anyone in the entire household department who can distinguish between true and false holy decrees!" ”

Yang Qiaoyue mocked in her heart, this emperor is really good at throwing the pot, and he always thinks about other people's faults first.

Chu Yechen picked up the holy decree thrown on the ground and said in a low voice, "This doesn't look like a fake holy decree. ”

Yang Qiaoyue stepped forward and kindly reminded, "It should be related to the princess!" ”

The eunuch of the celebrant Bingbi, he won the trust of Emperor Xuande, and most of the holy decrees were in his hands, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition.

Emperor Xuande came to his senses and slapped the dragon table angrily: "I am sure he secretly wrote a fake holy decree and stamped it!" Someone, catch the prince in front of me! ”

After a while, the guards came to report that the prince had left the palace last night and did not know where to go.

"Give me chase! Catch and kill! ”

He trembled with anger, it was his most trusted eunuch, and he also betrayed him, and in an instant he was much older, without the might of an emperor, like a patient in the twilight, sitting on the dragon chair and gasping.

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!" Seeing this, all the officials of the household department shouted one after another.

Emperor Xuande waved his hand and asked them to retreat, leaving Chu Yechen and Yang Qiaoyue behind.

"Your Majesty, the top priority is not to hold accountable, but to replenish the treasury." Chu Yechen said slowly.

"Well, what's your idea?"

Emperor Xuande's question was to Chu Yechen, but he didn't have time to think about it yet.

Yang Qiaoyue took the initiative to speak on the side, "Your Majesty, there are several ways for the people's girls to have immediate results. ”

"Tell me about it."

"According to the understanding of the people's daughter, there have been many officials in the imperial court to borrow silver taels, before the treasury was full of the emperor has not cared about this matter, now it is just closed, if it is repaid within a month, it will not charge so many years of interest, if it is not repaid for more than a month, it will be charged according to the loan period of three percent per year."

"Well, it's true, especially the IOU left by the emperor when he was there, but it won't be much." Emperor Xuande's face softened and said.

"A little adds up!" Yang Qiaoyue continued, "The previous salt reform has been implemented for more than a year, and the illegal salt is no longer rampant, and those salt merchants have also earned a lot of silver, which is retained by the government, but they are retained. The third is the hierarchical taxation system, which collects heavy taxes from big businessmen and landlords to reduce taxes for the common people. Fourth, we will investigate corrupt officials and corrupt officials, strictly enforce the law, and collect the fat and ointment of corrupt officials into the national treasury. ”

Emperor Xuande listened to one, two, or three o'clock, and looked at Yang Qiaoyue in surprise, these are the fastest ways to fill the treasury at the moment, what a powerful girl. If it is a man, he should be the pillar of the country and the pillar of the country, but it is a pity that the woman is too wise to die.

Emperor Xuande came back to his senses and should take these few measures: "Okay, this matter is fully handed over to Ye Chen, if there is disobedience, you can deal with it directly!" ”

"It's the emperor." Chu Yechen responded.

After discussing this matter, Emperor Xuande looked tired, "Chen'er, I haven't seen your eldest brother for a few days, let's go." ”

Chu Yechen had also planned to go over to visit Chu Tianchen, so he followed the words and withdrew from the service hall with Yang Qiaoyue.

Qiankun Palace, Chu Tianchen was sick in bed, his face was haggard, although the toxin was solved, his physical condition did not improve, and Chu Xuanyan took care of him.

"Brother Wang, Xiao Yan." Chu Yechen's voice interrupted them.

When Chu Tianchen saw them coming, he wanted to get up, but unfortunately his limbs were weak and he couldn't get up.

Chu Yechen stepped forward to help, and when he saw his face, his heart sank, and his face looked lonely.

Yang Qiaoyue saluted slightly: "I've seen King Changping, little prince." ”

"Big girl, don't torture me, just call Brother Chu, Xiao Yan is still Xiao Yan." Chu Tianchen hurriedly said.

"How does Brother Chu feel? Do you need to let my third sister-in-law enter the palace again? Yang Qiaoyue looked at him pale, obviously not in good condition.

Chu Tianchen shook his head: "Don't bother, my own body knows by myself, but I just have a few more days to live, and I am very grateful to be able to return to Jingshi and see my father." ”

Chu Xuanyan couldn't help but have a sour nose when he heard such sad words.

Seeing that the atmosphere was solemn, Chu Tianchen didn't say anything about himself, and said, "I heard that my father was angry, it's nothing, right?" ”

"It's okay, don't worry, I've got everything." Chu Yechen barely smiled.

Chu Tianchen saw it in his eyes, shook his head with a smile and didn't ask any more.

Yang Qiaoyue and Chu Yechen had been accompanying Chu Tianchen in the palace until it was dark.

The next day, Chu Yechen began to move according to Yang Qiaoyue's methods yesterday, all in order to fill the treasury as soon as possible, in case the other party started a war in a short time.

Yang Qiaoyue reopened the shop in Yuxue Nanzhuang, and she also began to collect grain on the Jingshi side, with a faint sense of uneasiness in her heart.

In the past two months in a blink of an eye, after King Changping was crowned king, Chu Tianchen did not open a mansion, he has been cultivating in the palace, his body is not as good as day by day, Chu Xuanyan stayed in the palace to take care of it, while receiving palace learning, and occasionally went to Hanlin Academy to find Yang Chengdong for guidance.

The days passed peacefully, until one ordinary morning, a ray of morning light sprinkled on the glazed tiles of the palace, shining brightly.

The maids in charge of serving in Qiankun Palace suddenly shouted and ran, and Chu Tianchen lay quietly in the house.

He didn't wake up, didn't disturb anyone, and left very quietly.