But what Shen Guiyi said Ye Qianhuai knew.

After Lu Yanchen accompanied the army to the north, he would send her a letter every ten years.

The content of the letters was about the livelihood of the people in the states and counties along the march, and sometimes he would write about some of the problems he had found in local management.

I have to say that Lu Yanchen's dedication even made Ye Tianhuai feel guilty.

The letters seemed to say: Look, you suspect such a conscientious official, and send someone to spy on him.

Ye Qianhuai's reply has always been very concise, usually as: I read, Mr. hard work.

Sometimes she will also communicate with him in letters about the problems found by Lu Yanchen and solve them.

Lu Yanchen rarely made direct suggestions, he would often tell Ye Tianhuai where a similar situation had happened, or which department was in charge of this matter, and let her go to the historical materials and the officials around her to find a way.

Just like when he used to teach her homework.

He always guided her to discover the truth and conclusions on her own.

Although he has now left the Wenxuan Palace, the correspondence with Ye Tianhuai still retains the habits of his time as an emperor.

Objectively speaking, Lu Yanchen is indeed a competent emperor.

The only bad thing about him is that he thinks too deeply and always likes to hide everything in his heart.

And with the lessons of his previous life, Ye Qianhuai had to guard against him.

If it weren't for that, he could have become Ye Qianhuai's most powerful assistant.

Of course, this communication is not one-way.

Not only will Lu Yanchen pass back some local news from the front line, but Ye Tianhuai will also inform him of some things in Beijing, such as Gu Haiwang being detained by her in the palace.

After all, in the eyes of the Gu party, Lu Yanchen is a complete royalist. Now that Ye Tianhuai and Gu Shihai are even more stiff because of Gu Haiwang's matter, he should tell Lu Yanchen. Others are under the jurisdiction of He Qingchang, and they still have to take precautions.

Lu Yanchen's reply this time arrived in the capital on a special day.

Longevity. Ye Tianhuai was seventeen years old.

As an annual major festival in the palace second only to the Spring Festival, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been preparing for it since a month ago.

Although Ye Qianhuai repeatedly asked for everything to be simple, the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Court still handed in a plan for the rules of the Halloween, which was complicated and costly.

"Now that there is a war on the front line, every day the silver is flowing out in vain, and in order to make up for military expenses, all ministries have to reduce their expenditures. At this time, I was holding a feast in the palace and extravagant, what did the soldiers on the front line think? And what do the people who let the cultivated land be expropriated as tuntian? Ye Qianhuai glanced at the budget for the Halloween Festival handed over by the cabinet and threw it back directly.

The Ministry of Rites disagreed. Wen Xinzhong retorted: "It is precisely because of the current war on the front line that it is all the more necessary to make this banquet grand, beautiful, and well-known to show our prestige." Now not only Beidi, but even the small barbarian countries of Xirong, Jinchuan, and Northern Qi are all ready to move when they see that our army has suffered a defeat, so this is the time to show the enemy the strength of our dynasty, and let them know that my big picture is still very thick, and it is not for these small countries to bully. ”

He said it passionately, but Ye Tianhuai was not encouraged, she frowned and asked Chen Yuansi: "The foundation is still very thick?" Chen Ge Lao, is the foundation of my country's treasury really thick? ”

After Chen Yuansi was invited to trouble by the affairs of the warehouse, he was already injured, and often complained that the treasury was tight. But when the emperor asked him at this time, he couldn't answer well, after all, if the matter of the warehouse was investigated, the Chen family would not be able to escape. To put it mildly, the reason why the treasury is not thick is because of his eldest son, who is not angry.

Yes, Chen Yuansi seemed to reply non-really: "As the saying goes, when the fort turns, there are ten thousand taels of gold." No matter how strong the national strength is, it cannot withstand the attrition of a protracted war. ”

He replied very cleverly.

On the one hand, it can be regarded as acquiescing to the emperor's doubts about the fullness of the treasury, and on the other hand, he puts the responsibility on Gu Haiwang.

The implication is that if it weren't for the fact that you Gu Haiwang lost the battle and turned this battle into a protracted war, the treasury would not be so tight.

Everyone present is a human spirit, who can't hear his words?

Ye Qianhuai was fed up with listening to their quarrels about blaming each other, so she rushed in front of Gu Shihai and asked, "Gu Ge Lao, Wen Xinzhong said that a big banquet can deter the enemy, you know most about war here, what do you think?" ”

"The Art of War: Hong gradually on the land, and its feathers can be used as a ritual. Demonstrating my power to the heavens can naturally deter the surrounding enemy countries and make them dare not act rashly. But this move may only be useful for a small country like Sijon. Beidi must not shy away from a grand feast. Gu Shihai replied.

As soon as he said this, the faces of several people present changed.

Even Ye Qianhuai secretly thought in his heart, there have been rumors in the court recently that Wen Xinzhong and Gu Shihai had a stalemate, and it seems that it is not groundless.

After a moment of eerie silence, Chen Yuansi spoke first.

"Your Majesty, although the old minister does not know much about the way of the soldiers, and does not praise the power of the banquet to deter the enemy, but about how to prepare for the Wanshou Festival, in the opinion of the old minister, there are three scruples that have to be considered. First, last year's Wanshou Festival was held in accordance with the etiquette of the enthronement ceremony, and the regulations exceeded the New Year's Festival, but this year, it suddenly ceased to be held quietly, I am afraid that not only neighboring countries, but even the common people will feel that the national fortune of Dajing has gone downhill, which is very unfavorable for His Majesty, who has just been in power for a year. ”

Chen Yuansi paused, and said: "Second, Wanshou Festival has always been a time for tribute and congratulations from all over the world. As far as the old minister knows, some of the congratulatory gifts prepared by the prefect and the envoys of the festival to His Majesty are already on the way to Beijing. The old minister heard that Su Lin, the governor of Leizhou, recently got the authentic copy of Cao Yin's "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and wanted to give it to His Majesty on the Wanshou Festival. If Your Majesty simply organizes a birthday banquet and omits the regulations for congratulating and giving banquets, these ministers will have filial piety to Your Majesty, and there will be no way to celebrate. ”

Ye Qianhuai was stunned for a moment.

Cao Yin's "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"!

Cao Yin is Ye Qianhuai's favorite painter, and "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" can be said to be one of Cao Yin's most famous paintings. It's just a pity that the authenticity of this painting has been lost for a long time, and now there is a copy of this painting in the palace, which was framed and hung in the side hall of Wenxuan Hall by Ye Tianhuai.

If you can find the original painting of this painting, it is definitely a priceless national treasure.

It is false to say that you are not tempted.

Su Lin sent this congratulatory gift obviously to his liking.

Ye Qianhuai also knew why he took such great lengths to give gifts.

Previously, when Ye Tianhuai summoned envoys and political envoys from all over the country to Beijing, Leizhou attracted her attention.

In addition, Wang Lisong had reported to her before that on the way he was exiled to Leizhou, he saw that the local people's livelihood was hard, and the taxes borne by the people far exceeded the regulations of the imperial court, so Ye Tianhuai was very concerned about the situation in Leizhou.

Seeing Ye Tianhuai's movedness, Chen Yuansi continued: "Third, the Ministry of Rites has a total of 2,450 people from Shangshu to Zhanggu. Their main job is to organize all kinds of celebrations. Since His Majesty's wedding, the Ministry of Rites has been idle for more than four months, and has been paid for more than four months. Your Majesty let them sit idle like this, is there a plan to reduce the Ministry of Rites? ”