Chapter 31: Disaster Relief and Reward
The next day, the morning dynasty.
After the incident of the king of Beishan, the emperor announced a three-day remission. Therefore, since that day, it is the first time that civil and military officials have entered the palace today.
No one knows the specific situation three days ago, the only thing they know is that the prime minister has really fallen!
The things that Shen Yunfan has done recently are all in the name of the emperor. Therefore, all the officials thought that the emperor was purging Liu Cheng's henchmen.
"In this way, we all underestimate the emperor!"
"The emperor is naturally not simple!" Most people thought that it was the forces behind the emperor who won Liu Cheng!
The prime minister is now completely imprisoned, and the emperor announced that his son, Shen Yunfan, would act as prime minister.
The civil and military officials didn't take Shen Yunfan seriously, after the fall of the prime minister, there were only the emperor, Xu Kailin and Cao Shan, the three major forces left in the court!
Today, Cao Shan brought a piece of news.
"Your Majesty, Zheng Guo took advantage of the entry of the King of Beishan into Beijing and stepped up his offensive, and last night he had already occupied the two northern counties of Chuzhou, and there were heavy casualties on both sides. At the moment, the King of the North Mountain is preparing for a counterattack!"
Zheng was a northern neighbor of the Southern Wei Dynasty, and the two countries were at war for many years. And Chuzhou, where the King of Beishan was stationed, was the front line of the battle.
Hearing the news of the defeat, the civil and military officials were not only not afraid, but also a little happy.
After all, they could see the arrogant posture of the King of Beishan a few days ago, so that he could not get out of the war, and he could be regarded as missing an enemy.
Not only these ministers, but even Emperor Wei Qing breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, the King of Beishan should have no time to think about the rebellion anymore!
But just when the atmosphere was delicate, Shen Yunfan suddenly arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the front line is urgent, and the minister thinks that 50,000 taels should be allocated to Chuzhou to provide disaster relief and reward the army!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone frowned.
Allocate 50,000 taels to the king of Beishan? Isn't this raising enemies for yourself?
The civil and military officials looked at Shen Yunfan, and their eyes were like looking at a fool.
"In this world, I don't understand the deceit of the court at all, I can only talk about it!"
"He treated the emperor before, and the emperor gave him a vacant position, so he really regarded himself as the prime minister."
Wei Qing's face changed, and his eyes were full of vigilance when he looked at Shen Yunfan.
How could this guy make such a request?
Seeing this, Shen Yunfan stepped directly on the stairs and wanted to go to the dragon chair. Gonggong Zhao hurriedly stopped: "Shen Shizi, don't be rude!"
"Get out of the way." Shen Yunfan frowned.
"Let him come up." Wei Qing waved his hand.
Hearing this, the expressions of the hundred officials were very surprised.
How can this Shen Yunfan's arrogant posture be the same as the previous prime minister? On the contrary, the emperor is still used to him!
At this time, Shen Yunfan had already walked up and whispered in Wei Qing's ear, "Listen to me, you must allocate funds!"
Hearing this slightly threatening tone, Wei Qing's expression was slightly angry, but he didn't dare to attack, but he was dissatisfied, "I can't decide this matter."
"Why?"
Wei Qing glanced at him, and said loudly, "Dial 50,000 taels to Chuzhou!"
In the crowd, Xu Kailin stepped forward, his old face pretending to be bitter, and shouted, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, I'm afraid I won't be able to take out 50,000 taels!"
Xu Kailin, the head of the household department, is in charge of the financial power with one hand!
If he doesn't let go of the money thing, it will definitely not be done!
And Wei Qing, the dignified monarch of a country, can't even read the details of the treasury, which can be regarded as a nest.
Shen Yunfan scratched his head and looked helpless, although Liu Cheng temporarily collapsed, there are still enemies in this court!
The matter of appropriation is naturally not over.
After going down, Shen Yunfan left with Wei Qing and whispered beside her, "It's hard to move an inch without money, Qingqing, we have to find a way to get money!"
"You thief, don't call you so affectionately!" Wei Qing's face was gloomy.
She just thought about it, the reason why Shen Yunfan proposed to allocate funds to Chuzhou was nothing more than to maintain the power of the King of Beishan. In this way, there are wolves inside and tigers outside, and Shen Yunfan will be able to better control himself, the emperor.
Such a calculation is clearly similar to Liu Cheng!
What a raccoon dog!
If Shen Yunfan knew these thoughts, I'm afraid he would cry and laugh, he was really not that bad!
He also has his own considerations for the reason for the appropriation. This war is an opportunity for the emperor, and if it is handled properly, he may be able to take Chuzhou back into his hands.