Feng Yuan looked up to Li Xiao and was urgently summoned into the palace at night.

Those who were also called into the palace were also the military department and the household department.

Such a big movement can't be hidden from the Empress Dowager Su. Empress Dowager Su knew about this from Fu Zi's mouth, and immediately frowned: "It's so late, the emperor summoned the generals into the palace, and he must be sending troops to suppress the bandits again."

In the past few years, Dajin has not been peaceful. It is also common to send troops to fight.

Fu Zi comforted Empress Dowager Su: "Don't worry, Niangniang. The emperor himself is good at military affairs, and General Feng, General Gao, and General Li are all good generals. Even if there is a war, there is no need to worry."

Empress Dowager Su smiled bitterly: "I don't worry about fighting, what I'm worried about is that I need money and food to send troops. The national treasury has been unable to support the grain for a long time. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, eh, there is still some silver in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, in a few days it will be the queen's canonization ceremony. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. When the crescent moon first became the queen, she always had to give some rewards to the palace attendants and reward the palace concubines. Otherwise, this queen is doing too shabby."

Fu Zi had no choice but to reassure his master over and over again: "I can always figure out a way." If there's anything, I'll talk about it tomorrow, so let's sleep!"

Empress Dowager Su is full of worries, where can she still sleep?

The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. When she was the queen, she always followed the rules, and at most she persuaded Emperor Yongming. Emperor Yongming couldn't listen, and she was helpless.

Now that she is the queen mother, Xu Jing, who is sitting on the dragon chair, is young and vigorous, and she really can't rest assured.

"Waiting for the mourning family to change clothes," Empress Dowager Su quickly made up her mind: "The mourning family is going to the Blessing Palace."

Fu Zi couldn't persuade her, so she had to respond, and waited for the Empress Dowager Su to change her clothes with her hands and feet.

Several palace people were holding palace lamps in front of them, and the cold winter night was extremely cold. Empress Dowager Su was wrapped in a thick cloak, and she still felt cold.

Walked quickly all the way to the Blessing Palace.

Xu Shiyi and the others, who were guarding outside the hall, were quite surprised when they saw the Empress Dowager Su, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "The little one has seen the Empress Dowager."

Xu Shiyi followed Xu Jing around, often in and out of the palace, and the Empress Dowager Su was very familiar with this simple and simple face: "Xu Shiyi, General Feng, can they enter the palace?"

Xu Shiyi quickly replied, "Yes. Not long after they entered the palace, the emperor urgently summoned them into the palace, thinking that there was an urgent matter. The Queen Mother wanted to enter the palace, but the small one should not have stopped her. However, the rules of the Blessed Hall have always been like this, please wait a moment for the Queen Mother."

Mrs. Su was solemn and nodded slightly.

A moment later, Xu Shiyi returned.

came out together, and there was an extremely familiar slender figure.

"Crescent Moon," Empress Dowager Su perked up, "Why are you also in the Blessing Palace?"

Zhao Xiyan stepped forward, grabbed Empress Dowager Su's arm and walked in, and her voice was extremely low: "I have been here a long time ago. First accompany the emperor to dinner, and then serve the emperor's pen and ink."

Empress Dowager Su understands that she is helping Xu Jing to review and review together!

This is not the time to consider whether this is the right thing to do. Empress Dowager Su asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

Zhao Xiyan said in a few words: "...... The emperor was furious and summoned the generals into the palace to discuss the dispatch of troops."

"On such occasions, I should not show my face, so I waited in the side hall."

Empress Dowager Su paused: "You're right. There are palace rules in the palace, the emperor and the courtiers discuss matters, and it is inconvenient for the mourning family to break in. The mourners will go with you to the side temple and wait."

Zhao Xiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If Empress Dowager Su breaks in, no one can stop her. Once this kind of thing spreads, it is actually not very friendly to Xu Jing, the new emperor. will give everyone the subtle illusion that the Son of Heaven is weak and is controlled by the Queen Mother.

Therefore, she deliberately came out to "greet". Fortunately, Empress Dowager Su quickly calmed down and sobered up.

Zhao Xiyan and Empress Dowager Su went to the side hall together.

It was cold, and there was a charcoal basin burning in the side hall. The fine silver frost charcoal does not have a trace of pyrotechnics.

Empress Dowager Su sat on the top, frowning, I don't know what I thought, and suddenly sighed. Zhao Xiyan had a heart, and raised his eyes to look at Empress Dowager Su: "Is Niangniang worried about the issue of military salary?"

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Then he exhaled a sullen breath and nodded, "Yes." The treasury is empty, and there is really no silver. The Ministry of Internal Affairs still has money, but it's ......."

Empress Dowager Su glanced at Zhao Xiyan and didn't say any more.

Zhao Xiyan understood it at a glance, and answered the conversation softly: "There are priorities, and the Internal Affairs Office has money, so it will be allocated for military salaries first." The queen's canonization ceremony is simpler. Many people have died in the palace this year, and you can't put up lights for the New Year, so you can save some money."

Empress Dowager Su's face was a little moved: "Crescent Yue'er, it's hard for you to do this."

Zhao Xiyan smiled: "What kind of hard work is this. It's just that there is no silver reward, and the palace attendants chew their tongues behind their backs at most, do you dare to say that the queen is stingy in front of me?"

Empress Dowager Su was amused to laugh, and then sighed again: "There is no other way right now. In short, what is owed to you will be made up later when you are more generous."

After waiting for half an hour, Xu Shiyi came to deliver a message: "The emperor invites the queen mother and the queen mother to discuss together."

Empress Dowager Su was a little stunned and glanced at Zhao Xiyan.

That's not a good idea!

Zhao Xiyan said softly, "I'll accompany Niangniang to take a look."

Empress Dowager Su snorted. Zhao Xiyan took the arm of the Empress Dowager Su and entered the main hall together.

Xu Jing's anger has passed, and his face is still not good-looking.

Several generals had different expressions, and it was obvious that they had just had an argument before. The military department Shangshu frowned, and the Tobe Shangshu had a bitter face.

As soon as Empress Dowager Su Zhao Xiyan came, all the ministers restrained their expressions and bowed: "Wechen has seen the Queen Mother, and I have seen the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Su said, "Excuse me."

Zhao Xiyan looked at Xu Jing, Xu Jing took a deep breath, opened his mouth and said, "The matter of suppressing bandits is imperative. I'm going to send Li Xiao to lead the troops."

Li Xiao was young and had little qualifications, and he was suddenly transferred from the Jiaodong Army to the Tiger Battalion, and there were a lot of people who were not convinced. Xu Jing sent Li Xiao to suppress the bandits in order to give Li Xiao the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. Feng Yuan and Gao Wang knew that they couldn't fight, but they weren't annoyed. However, when discussing military affairs, the three of them disagreed. Feng Yuan thought that he should fight steadily and steadily, and Gao Wang advocated a quick victory. Li Xiao opened his mouth to ask for money, food, weapons, and war horses.

Soldiers cannot go to war on an empty stomach. People should eat military rations, war horses should eat fodder, weapons should be replaced, cotton clothes should be prepared for winter, and soldiers should be paid silver for the death of war. Speaking of which, it's all silver.

Xu Jing thought about it, so he had to ask Empress Dowager Su Zhao Xiyan to discuss the matter with guilt.

When it comes to the end, it is extremely difficult to open your mouth.

"Crescent moon, I want to ......"

I can't really put it into words.

Zhao Xiyan smiled and took over the conversation: "First allocate the silver from the Internal Affairs Office as military salary. The queen's canonization ceremony is simpler."

Xu Jing was moved, guilty, and sad, and his eyes were a little red.