Chapter 228: Donating Food to the Border City
She raised her eyebrows and looked at the few lines on the paper.
[Regarding the death of the first emperor forty years ago, the dossier in the palace records that the first emperor died of a sudden illness on the way to Rouran, and followed him with grief, and his only son, King Xiaoyao, was brought back by the eldest princess.
I overheard an old lady in the cold palace once said that when she went to guard the imperial tombs of the first emperor and queen, she saw that the two coffins were empty, and there was no body of the first emperor and queen.
I went to look at the people who accompanied the emperor and queen back then, in addition to the eldest princess, and your grandfather, the champion Hou. 】
Chu Zishan put down the letter, and there was shock and panic on his delicate face.
Grandfather is actually related to the death of the first emperor and queen forty years ago, could it be that my grandfather was ordered by the eldest princess to kill the king?
No, it can't be, the loyal and courageous grandfather would never do such a rebellious and conspiracy to rebel like killing the king.
She asked Lan Yishu to help investigate the death of Emperor Xian, thinking about whether she could find out the news of the Mo family.
She didn't want to find out that the death of the emperor and queen also involved her grandfather, she was terrified, but she was even more curious about the truth.
Back at the Champion Hou Mansion, she hurriedly found Fan Shaobo.
After a while, she walked out of Fan Shaobo's courtyard and handed a letter to Chu Chun: "Paste this to the Phantom and ask her to give it to His Royal Highness King Rui."
Five days later, at the court affairs, the secretary of the military department walked out of the train, held the jade wat in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, a letter came from the border city yesterday, urging the delivery of grain, grass and ordnance......
King Rui was surprised when he heard the report of the military department.
Just a few days ago late at night, Chu Zishan's secret guard sent him a letter, saying that the border pass was in urgent need of grain, grass and weapons, and the news was transmitted back to the capital five days later, asking him to ask the emperor to send grain and grass to the border pass.
It was also stated that condolences to the border soldiers would help him ascend to the throne of the crown prince.
He also laughed at Chu Zishan at the time, how could she make up secrets in the army.
However, according to the letter he received from Chu Zishan, the military department reported to the border city to urge grain and grass today, no more, no less, exactly five days.
You must know that the affairs of the border are all confidential, and even the letters written by the soldiers must be read by special people before they can be sent.
The lack of food in the army will never be mentioned in family letters.
This secret in the army, Chu Zishan knew earlier than the Ministry of War, and knew more accurately the day when the military report arrived, he thought of the previous village slaughter case, this girl even knew about such a remote mountain village, and was surprised if she had her own net, which had spread every inch of land in Daxia.
If that's the case, this girl is really amazing.
He admired Chu Zishan more and more, this girl is unmatched in addition to being strong in force, she is also a jack of all trades, with this capable person to assist him, the day he ascends to the throne of Kowloon is just around the corner. z.br>
The emperor frowned and said, "The grain and grass for the border city, I remember that I only sent the grain and grass two months ago, and it should be enough for the soldiers of the border city to eat for a year, why do you come to urge it again."
Tobe Shangshu stood up, with an embarrassed face, and said, "Because the treasury is empty, I only sent a small amount of grain and grass last time, so I ......
The emperor said coldly, "What's the matter, is my Great Xia treasury so empty?"
"Well, it's not that there is no food, it's just that there were many cities and towns in the country that were affected by disasters last year, and all the food from the national treasury was taken to the emergency situation......
The emperor sighed deeply: "What about the food in the city over there?"
"In the past, when the treasury was empty, they borrowed grain from the rich gentry in various places and paid it back when the autumn harvest came."
King Rui walked out of the train and looked at the emperor who was high above: "Father, as far as the sons know, the court has been borrowing grain from the people for several years in a row, which inevitably makes the people question the ability of the court to govern the country.
The emperor looked at King Rui's dark eyes flashing with a hint of treachery, and nodded: "Okay, King Rui has a good idea, I hope that the Aiqing can be generous to Great Xia."
Prime Minister Li stepped forward and saluted: "The old minister agrees with the idea of His Royal Highness King Rui, and the old minister is willing to donate a thousand taels of silver."
When the courtiers heard King Rui's idea, they said in their hearts, this is to make them bleed,
They all looked displeased.
Especially the head of the household, the head was lowered, but he squinted at King Rui, and secretly scolded him in his heart, wanting to show himself, simply donating enough money for all the grain and grass, just give such a little money, wouldn't he want to pull them to pay?
But the prime minister also came out to donate money, and he couldn't say anything if he didn't express his position.
He looked at the emperor: "The minister is ashamed, it is the minister who has not managed the treasury well, and the minister is even more ashamed of the shyness in his pocket, and the minister is willing to donate five hundred taels of silver."
Subsequently, the court officials expressed their intention to donate money.
The emperor smiled at the courtiers who were eager to donate money, and nodded happily: "Okay, very good, I have such united officials in Great Xia, why worry that Great Xia is not strong and prosperous."
King Rui said, "Father, my son, please go to the border city to send grain and grass, and count it as my father's visit to the soldiers in the border city."
The emperor restrained his smile, looked at King Rui with heavy eyes, and said after a moment of silence: "Well, King Rui has some enlightenment, I am very pleased, then the preparation of grain and grass in the border city will be handled by King Rui."
King Rui bowed deeply: "The son will not let his father down."
After the dispersal of the dynasty, His Royal Highness King Rui went to the cabinet with a happy prime minister to sign for the receipt of money donated by the court officials and the purchase of grain from the people.
Prime Minister Li once strongly opposed the emperor's canonization of his mother concubine, and after Concubine Rong, their mother and son hated Prime Minister Li very much.
However, after getting Chu Zishan's assistance, he adjusted his relationship with Prime Minister Li, and when he asked Prime Minister Li for something, Prime Minister Li could help him with a humble attitude.
This time, he proposed that the court officials donate money to buy grain, and Prime Minister Li was the first to agree, which made him very happy.
Since Chu Zishan was there, all the things that had given him a headache were solved, and he felt more and more that Chu Zishan was his lucky general.
Two days later, on Chang'an Avenue, a long convoy was slowly moving.
Chu Zishan and the three maidservants rode on tall war horses, and a hundred carriages carrying grain behind them headed all the way to King Rui's mansion.
The people on the road saw it and asked one after another, and when they knew that Chu Zishan was donating food to the border city, they all praised Chu Zishan's patriotism.
Because of their admiration for her actions, many people spontaneously took out the surplus grain at home and followed the Chu family's carriage to donate grain.
For a time, there was an upsurge of grain donations in the capital.
When the people learned that King Rui proposed to donate money to the court officials to buy grain, instead of reaching out to the people, they all showed compassion to the people to King Shir.
For the first time, King Rui tasted the taste of being loved by the people, and he couldn't close his mouth with joy.
Looking at the grain loaded with more than 300 truckloads, my heart was filled with a full sense of accomplishment.
Seven days later, King Rui marched to the border city with plenty of grain and grass guarded by 5,000 forest troops.
Two days later, Chu Zishan settled the internal affairs of the Champion Hou's Mansion and left the imperial city with three maidservants on fast horses.