Chapter 55: The Emperor is also sad
Zhu Xiaochuan has always been very good at being a person, and his relationship with the hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China is also good, so it is reasonable for him to play the inheritance of Bao Chen.
Unexpectedly, Wang Anbang, who hated Chen Jisheng the most, also pleaded, and what he said was quite sincere, which surprised the big guys.
What's the situation?
"Chen Jisheng is ridiculous, there is no king, it is hateful! However, the words of Pingyang Hou and An Bang seem to have a little bit of truth, which also makes me embarrassed, all Aiqing, what do you think? ”
Li Wanjiang's face sank like water, his tone was calm, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry?
So there was silence, and the pin drop could be heard.
"I usually make a lot of noise, and I don't say anything when I ask you about things, why do you see that I am too harsh on the official, so that you don't even dare to speak?"
Li Wanjiang's tone is not good.
Li Hong and Liu Wenzheng quietly glanced at each other and stepped forward at the same time.
"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say!"
"Oh? Either it doesn't come out, and as soon as it comes out, it's two? Let's talk about it. Li Wanjiang squeezed out a smile.
"I think what Pingyang Hou played is very good! Chen Jisheng is an official, and he has the right to hear the wind and do things, although he offended Tianyan, but he also wanted to do it unintentionally, and he hoped that my emperor would look down on him and demote him! Li Hong said loudly.
"The minister thinks that what Lord Wang Anbang played is reasonable, as the so-called father has a son, and his family will not die, and the king has a minister, and his country will not die! Chen Jisheng must not be killed, otherwise it will chill the hearts of loyal ministers in the world. Liu Wenzheng spoke sharply.
These two speakers are quite fierce, and they can almost be regarded as confronting the emperor in public.
But there's no risk.
There are several reasons for this.
First, before they expressed their opinions, they brought Zhu Xiaochuan and Wang Anbang out, so if the emperor wants to punish the crimes, he must first treat the crimes of these two, is the emperor willing to do it?
They are not guilty, and so are our brothers.
Second, Xiao Chen's hint just now is already obvious, that is, the emperor doesn't want to kill Chen Jisheng at all, otherwise he would have killed him a long time ago!
Since we don't kill, it is Rao, so the words of the two of us should be in the emperor's heart.
Third, even if the emperor is angry and slaughters both brothers, it will be regarded as a loyal minister who died from admonishment, and the level will be famous in history!
"Hahaha, that's good!" Li Wanjiang raised his head and laughed.
"Since you all want to be loyal ministers, do I want to be a faint king? Spread my will, Chen Jisheng's heavy responsibility of twenty rods, cut off a position, and let him go home to reflect on it...... Never hire, to set an example! ”
As soon as Li Wanjiang's voice fell, the big guys knelt down together, saying that they had both benevolence and virtue, leniency and severity, the emperor's grace was mighty, and he treated his ministers like sons......
Zhu Xiaochuan, Wang Anbang, Li Hong, and Liu Wenzheng all fell to the ground, and it seems that they all won the bet this time.
looked at Xiao Chen together, but saw that his face was like water, and he was moody, and he secretly admired the depth of his city.
But I didn't know that what Xiao Chen thought in her heart was that she had done the queen a great favor this time, and she would definitely be deeply grateful to herself.
It should be okay to say that a good reward should be fine, but I don't know if there are any other special rewards?
When I thought of Murong Danqiu's shy and resentful demeanor, meaningful smile, blown-breakable skin, refreshing body fragrance, soft and smooth waist, and sweet and delicious lips......
I had a shameless erection!
Fortunately, it is the weather in early spring, it is warm and cold at first, and he is wearing a thick brocade robe, otherwise, he may have to expose his big secret before the king Longwei in front of everyone's eyes.
"Concubine Liu is like a cloud, if she wants to go home to save her relatives, I have also given permission, and I will leave soon...... Xiao Chen? Li Wanjiang turned his head to look at Xiao Chen.
"The minions are here!" Xiao Chen was startled and hurriedly responded.
"Concubine Liu is going to save her relatives, the road is far away, bumpy and difficult, I can't rest assured, so I want you to escort her to go, are you willing?"
It's!
Of course I ......
"Slaves obey!"
I didn't say that the minions were willing.
"Well, you can still rest assured, this is also your duty in the West Factory, you are fully responsible for this matter, Liu Wenzheng, you can go with it." Li Wanjiang casually pointed at Liu Wenzheng.
"Minister, thank you, Lord Longen!" Liu Wenzheng was happy to fart, knelt down and kowtowed again and again to thank him.
I don't know what he's happy about?
In fact, it is not a big deal for the concubine to save her relatives, but because Liu Ruyun has a special identity and is the eldest princess of Burma, Li Wanjiang is so concerned and solemnly proposes it above the court.
To put it bluntly, it is just to give face to the king of Burma and win his hearts and minds.
But of course, it's not that simple.
The reason why he sent Liu Wenzheng, a household minister, to follow him was to get a look at the current important situation of Burma's land, population, taxes, fiscal revenues and expenditures, and so on.
Since Myanmar belonged to the Great Zhou, it has been crying poor.
Today they say that they have suffered a flood, and tomorrow they say that they have encountered a plague of locusts, an earthquake, a flash flood, and a plague, and that they are harassed by the remnants of a great man......
In a word, it is necessary for the imperial court to give relief.
Moreover, the lion opened his mouth widely, and it was often hundreds of thousands, millions of taels of silver!
After years of war, the world was decided, the treasury was extremely empty, and there were many places to use silver, and Li Wanjiang was almost anxious.
Where did you get so much money for him?
And according to his intelligence, there were no natural disasters in Myanmar at all, they were all made up of nonsense, and the purpose was to ask for money!
Do you say that Li Wanjiang is not angry?
But I can't get angry yet, I can only give an order to explain gently, and I can persuade with good words, and I also have difficulties...... Cry poor with them.
The emperor did his part, and it was sad enough.
"Now although my Great Zhou has dominated the world, but there are all kinds of waste waiting to be revived, there are clowns jumping off the beam, there are strong enemies outside, there are frequent disasters all over the country, and silver is required everywhere, but the treasury is empty, so that I am stretched, what is the best plan for you Aiqing?"
This is the big thing Li Wanjiang wants to talk about today.
Empty treasury? Can't you?
The silver received from the former dynasty alone was enough to be tens of millions of taels.
Coupled with the confiscation of all kinds of confiscations from the ministers of the previous dynasty, as well as the proceeds of the conquest and plundering everywhere, how can it add up to seventy or eighty million taels, it should be very rich, right, the emperor is a little alarmist, right?
Seeing that the big guys were looking at him, Chen Wenqi, the head of the household, coughed, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and read it expressionlessly.
"At the behest of the emperor, our household department has begun to count the various accounts of the state treasury since last year, and it has been basically clarified, and by the end of December last year, the surplus silver in our country's treasury totaled 5 million, 237,600 ......."
"Lao Chen, what are you kidding?"
"Do you understand the number?"
"Five million? Where are the remaining tens of millions of taels, I'll ask you! ”
"And the taxes you paid last year, have you counted them?"
"You can't talk nonsense about such a big thing!"