But they're fine, they're just trying to put on a show.

Donate more and donate less, Emperor Renxuan actually doesn't care.

What he cares about is the five great families of Qiandu!

These five great families, the oldest, have a history of hundreds of years.

It has existed since the founding of Emperor Taizu Gao, and it has continued to this day, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the same age as the country.

I don't know how much wealth there is in the family.

Only by letting them shed some blood can they save enough food for disaster relief in Canglan County.

Otherwise, the only way to do this would be to use the military salaries and rations of the Northern Expedition.

In this way, the great cause of the Northern Expedition that Emperor Renxuan had in mind had to be postponed, not to mention interrupted, at least postponed.

Everyone knew it, so they set their eyes on Taifu Yang Huai one by one.

The Yang family is the head of the five great families of Qiandu, and Yang Huai is the head of the Yang family, and he is in the position of Taifu, with a high and powerful position, which is enough to represent the attitude of the five great families of Qiandu in the court.

Seeing everyone's eyes, the old god Yang Huai was saying: "Weichen has a lot of family resources, and he is willing to donate 50,000 catties of food to support the people of Canglan, and I hope that they will get through the difficulties as soon as possible and rebuild their homes." ”

Yang Huai said sincerely, if he was a newcomer who had just entered the officialdom, he might really be deceived by him.

But in fact, among the people present, all the smart people sneered when they heard this.

Fifty thousand catties of grain seems to be a lot, and it is even ten times as much as Wei Qing, Zhang Lang and others.

But then we have to see who will produce these 50,000 catties of grain.

Naturally, this is a big burden for them.

But for the Yang family, who is rich and rivals the country, it is really a drop in the bucket.

What's more, his attitude represents the attitude of the other four great families.

Think about it, even the Yang family only donated 50,000 catties of grain, and the other four families dare to exceed 50,000 catties?

Sure enough, after Yang Huai, the other four heads of the family expressed their stance one after another, and none of them exceeded 50,000 catties.

Most of them are about 40,000 catties.

When the food donation was over, all of them were not even enough for 300,000 catties.

In other words, this food is not enough for 20,000 people to eat for a month!

How can it be used for disaster relief?

This is forcing the emperor to use the military rations of the Northern Expedition!

As if they had a premonition of a storm, the courtiers lowered their heads one after another, not daring to look up.

Sure enough, Emperor Renxuan's face turned pale, he stood up, looked at Yang Huai, who was there by the old god, and said hello three times in a row.

People in the world say that businessmen are very profitable, but in fact, these families are the most profitable.

If you don't see the real benefits, you can't give up the slightest bit of money and food.

Although Emperor Renxuan is an emperor, he is not angry in the face of this situation.

It's someone else's money, not his money.

You can't let people want to pay for it, so they want their heads.

If you really do this, you will inevitably be called a faint king.

"Retreat from the dynasty, before tomorrow evening, I want to see 300,000 catties of grain sent to Canglan, otherwise... Hum! ”

Emperor Renxuan waved his sleeves and turned to leave.

All the courtiers got up one after another and looked at Taifu Yang Huai, who was still there, and was quite emotional.

This one seems to be silent, but he is really bold.

It's just a little money and food, where life matters.

If he provokes our majesty, he can really use a knife.

However, just after everyone left and left, Yang Huai put away the appearance of the old god and sneered.

"A bunch of idiots."

It's day and night.

Yang House.

The heads of the five major families of Qiandu gathered together.

"Brother Yang, what's going on today above the early dynasty?"

"It doesn't hurt for each of our families to have more money and food, why should we offend Your Majesty because of this?"

"Yes, Your Majesty already looked at me unpleasantly, and after experiencing this, wouldn't it be even more sad in the future?"

In the face of everyone's complaints, Yang Huai remained silent, but turned his attention to Duan Qingyan, the head of the Duan family and one of the three princes.

In the past ten years, the Duan family has developed rapidly.

has faintly overshadowed several other families and has become the second among the five great families.

All of this is basically due to Duan Qingyan.

This man's vision is quite good.

Seeing Yang Huai's view, Duan Qingyan didn't hide it, and said, "Everyone, don't just look at the appearance. ”

"We should take a long-term view and look forward to the future."

"Coming to Japan?" When the other three heard this, they were puzzled.

"As we all know, Your Majesty has always been dissatisfied with our five great families. There are even rumors that they want to destroy us. ”

"But why, to this day, I still haven't done it?"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked.

"Not really, right? It's just a rumor, and it shouldn't be true. The head of the Lin family trembled like chaff, obviously this sentence brought him a great psychological impact.

"What kind of person is Your Majesty, if you really want to do it, how can you wait until today? I'm afraid that the grave grass we are waiting for is already three feet high, this news must be a rumor, you can't believe it, Lao Duan. The head of the Fu family also said.

"Yes, although Your Majesty is said to be arbitrary, he is the king of the Holy Ming after all. It is impossible to ignore our reputation and risk the condemnation of the world to destroy us. The head of the Sun family said.

When Duan Qingyan heard this, he immediately sneered and said, "Stupid! ”

"Our majesty, for the sake of the eternal merits in his heart, will do anything."

"The reason why we are still kept is not because we are afraid of any reputation, but because we are still useful."

"What's the use?" The head of the Lin family said with a trembling voice.

"Northern Expedition!" Yang Huai said quietly.

Everyone was shocked, and the head of the Fu family was even more surprised: "What do we have to do with the Northern Expedition?" ”

"Your Majesty wants to use us as cannon fodder for the Northern Expedition, and borrow the hand of Beiyan to clean up the five great families that have been so big over the years."

"When the time comes, I will not only save my reputation, but also become the fisherman who will profit after the competition between the snipe and the clam fight."

"The end is that we will die tragically, Your Majesty will complete the great cause of the Northern Expedition and become the first emperor of the ages comparable to Emperor Taizu Gao."

"Got it?" Yang Huai's tone was cold, and his words were even more terrifying.

"That's... How can we live? The head of the Sun family only felt that his hands and feet were cold, and a chill welled up in his heart.

In Daqian, Emperor Renxuan is the sky.

Thirty years ago, it was he and the king of Zhenbei who put the shattered kingdom back on track.

No one knows how skillful his wrists are and how ruthless his calculations are.

They only knew that they were as strong as the king of Zhenbei, and they also respected their majesty, who seemed to be powerless, and even if they were repeatedly persecuted, they did not dare to rebel.

Let them fight with Emperor Renxuan?

It's better to wash your neck earlier.

"Why not?"

"Since Your Majesty wants to move us in the Northern Expedition, it means that at least before the Northern Expedition, we are safe." The corners of Duan Qingyan's mouth raised slightly, and he said.

When the three heads of the family heard this, they were immediately enlightened and suddenly realized.

"I see, so in the face of the vicissitudes of floods, not only can we not donate more money and food, but we must donate as little as possible!"

"Because in this way, Your Majesty will have to use the military salaries and rations of the Northern Expedition. At that time, the great cause of the Northern Expedition will have to be postponed indefinitely, and our lives will naturally be saved! The head of the Fu family sorted out the cause and effect, and his eyes gradually lit up.