Shendu Luoyang, Daming Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

An old Taoist in a splendid Taoist costume meditates and recites sutras in front of several sculptures on the incense burner.

After a large golden light veil was separated, there were several courtiers standing outside, only an old man sat closest to the light veil, leaning over and looking drowsy, the old man's name was Cai Yan, and he was the first assistant scholar of the dynasty.

"Tell me everything, right?" Cai Ge asked in an old-fashioned manner.

Chen Yueting, the secretary of the Ministry of War, took the lead in handing over, "First, the countries of the Western Regions are close to the Turks and Tibet, and they need to send troops to Xizhou, on the one hand, to deter the countries of the Western Regions, and on the other hand, to prevent the Turks and Tibetans from attacking and harassing. Second, the Xiongnu in northern Xinjiang invaded before winter and needed military salaries, and third, the border of Chu also harassed the Great Zhou, and troops should be sent to suppress it! ”

Cai Ge Lao closed his eyes and said: "The major affairs of the two countries are planned to be sent to the household department and allocated funds!" ”

"The first, the third......"

Cai Ge Lao waved his hand and didn't let Chen Yueting continue.

Then the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Wang Chao replied: "Kaifeng Prefecture water system construction, the budget is 5 million taels, as of today only received 1 million taels of silver from the Ministry of Households, if you do not step up construction, next year's rainy season will fall short." ”

Cai Meng, the secretary of the household department, shouted: "What does it matter to my household department, it has reached the root of the year, the treasury is insufficient, and the Xingzhou Canal in the Guanzhong region is related to the agricultural livelihood of thousands of people in Guanzhong, which has been built for eight years, and is about to be completed, and more silver is needed." It's all your Ministry's business, and there may not be floods next year. ”

Cai Ge Lao glared at Cai Meng, "Nothing, they are all important ministers of the country, what are you shouting about, what yours and mine, it is Your Majesty's, this matter will be discussed again." ”

"Xingzhou, it's a good sign" The old Taoist suddenly spoke, and said for no reason.

Cai Ge Lao flattered: "The old minister also thinks it is.... Xingzhou Canal, the Ministry of Industry will be completed this year, the required silver two, the Ministry of Household allocation..."

As soon as the voice fell, they agreed in unison, and no one objected.

"I heard that Qi Shizi made a lot of noise?" The voice came out after the softness.

Chen Yueting, the secretary of the Ministry of War, arched his hand and said: "The ministers have no way to teach their sons, and they provoked the prince of Qi, and the prince sent someone to kill people in the minister's mansion."

The voice inside was still light and faint, and said for no reason: "The clouds want clothes, flowers want to be beautiful, and the spring breeze blows Revlon, what a good poem!" ”

Prince Chao replied, "I heard that this was made by the prince of Qi State."

At this time, the eunuch entered the hall: "Dali Temple Qing asks to see the saint"

The old Taoist shook off the dust, and the eunuch let Weng Hongwei, the secretary of Dali Temple, come in, and Weng Hongwei kowtowed: "The prince was poisoned in Dali Temple..."

Cai Ge Lao suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Chen Yueting.

Chen Yueting's cheeks twitched, and he immediately knelt down: "This matter has nothing to do with the minister, the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department can verify it." ”

Cai Ge Lao replied: "Naturally, I want to check, but the son of the world is dead...."

Chen Yueting said with a serious and sincere face: "Da Zhou should reorganize the army and prepare for war!" ”

Weng Hongwei kowtowed and trembled and said: "The son is not dead, the murderer has been caught, and he is a cell boss..."

Elder Cai Ge asked, "Who instructed?" ”

Weng Hongwei trembled and raised his finger to Chen Yueting next to him.

Chen Yueting yelled: "Slander, this is definitely Jiang Mo's framing of the minister!" ”

Cai Ge raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean by this?" Dali Temple is His Majesty's Dali Temple, not Jiang Mo's, nor your Marquis Yu's! ”

Weng Hongwei explained: "The cell boss has found five hundred taels of silver that does not belong to him, and after the news of Jiang Mo's poisoning was released, he put the cell boss home, and the cell boss was assassinated by the guests of Yuhou Mansion. And the Li family and the Zhao family have divided Li Yiyou and Zhao Jiang out of the family tree and withdrawn the lawsuit..."

"Hehehe" Chen Yueting couldn't help but sneer.

Weng Hongwei continued to kneel on the ground and said: "Jiang Shizi reports his grievances, and I hope Your Majesty and all the adults will decide!" ”

"Say!" Cai Ge Lao.

Weng Hongwei hurriedly took out the complaint from his arms and handed it to the elder of the pavilion, who took the complaint and looked at it a few times, and his eyes twitched.

The old Taoist behind the light veil also seemed to be curious, and waved the dust, and Cai Ge Lao immediately handed it to the eunuch and passed it to His Majesty's hand.

The emperor snorted coldly and casually threw the complaint to the ground, "Marquis Yu, you hope so much for the Great Zhou Civil War?" ”

Chen Yueting knelt on the ground, crawled forward, and picked up the complaint after passing through the light veil, although the content of the complaint was all the conspiracy of Marquis Yu against the Qi Kingdom, but the content of the complaint was that Marquis Yu wanted a civil war and split the Great Zhou.

The most important thing between the lines is that the Qi State has always been an integral part of the Great Zhou Empire.

Weng Hongwei naturally did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he could only submit the complaint.

Chen Yueting threw the paper aside, his face was on the ground and knocked on the ground, wanting to cry without tears, how dare he say that everything has been discussed here, and His Majesty has allowed it?

Chen Yueting said with a crying voice: "If the State of Qi is really a part of the Great Zhou, then the King of Qi should give up his military power, and the appointment and dismissal of the liuguan are all appointed and dismissed by His Majesty, and he should be an idle prince!" ”

Cai Ge Lao glanced at the emperor, and then said, "Let's talk behind closed doors, Qi Shizi is indeed messing around, and there is no need to cause war because of this, right?" And the pros and cons, right? ”

Chen Yueting's eyes flashed with fire, and he said sonorously: "In the northern cold land of Yan Kingdom, if you attack the Jiang Domain under your jurisdiction is not as good as letting King Yan be autonomous, the minister can understand; But the country of Qi is rich, rich in salt and iron, and the future development will definitely be greater than the expenditure of the war! ”

Elder Cai Ge asked, "How many soldiers and horses do you need to fight the Qi Kingdom?" How many years? ”

Cai Meng also picked up the paper ball, unfolded it and looked at it, and then asked: "If there are 100,000 soldiers, logistics and transportation in a year, how much can Yu Hou know?" ”

Chen Yueting couldn't kneel, and according to past experience, it was estimated that "two million copper coins or two million taels of silver"

Cai Meng added: "100,000 soldiers, a year of war, the logistics and transportation expenses required 5.1 million yuan, accounting for 5% of the annual fiscal revenue, free labor requisition for the people, can be reduced by half, but to cause at least 20,000 households a year of living hardship, if the farm is busy, the affected farmers will reach 500,000 households." This is just the cost of logistics and transportation. And Marquis Yu should know how many soldiers and horses it takes to attack the Qi State, right? In case Qin Chu also...."

Cai Ge Lao coughed a few times and stopped Cai Meng's words.

500,000, five years? Chen Yueting didn't dare to answer.

He knew that he had lost the war. It was not defeated by Jiang Mo, the little prince, but by the people above the temple.

"Moreover, the people will not want to..."

Chen Yueting yelled: "Da Zhou has been strong and strong!" ”

"Drag it out"

……