In front of the gate of the General's Mansion, the two sons, Huang Tao and Huang Feng, saw that Huang Jingming and Huang Wenbo had turned over and dismounted, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

After the two welcomed the two elders into their home, they asked in a low voice:

"Father, second uncle, how is the court today?"

Huang Jingming's face was inexplicable, and he said "um" softly, just talking about the study.

"Wenbo, how do you think Your Majesty acts?"

On the way to the study, Huang Jingming asked his cousin as if he was taking a teaching.

"Big brother, this method of An Guohou is very familiar with it, but I don't know if it was taught by Master Wang in private."

The Bachelor Wang in Huang Wenbo's mouth refers to Wang Pu, who has just been named a Bachelor of Hanlin.

"It's Your Majesty, not An Guohou."

Huang Jingming emphasized heavily.

"If you say such things in front of people, Your Majesty will ask for sin, and I, as an elder brother, will not protect you."

"Eh, isn't this just in front of you, big brother?" Huang Wenbo laughed and didn't care, "Out of this door, my brother will say this if he is stupid." ”

While talking, the four of them walked all the way to the study.

After entering the study and retiring from the servants on the left and right, Huang Jingming briefly told his two sons what he had experienced in the court today.

Picking up the teacup on the desk and taking a sip, he asked his two sons the same question.

"As the saying goes, those who enter the game are confused, and those who are bystanders are clear. What do you think of Your Majesty's performance today? There are no outsiders in this study, so let's be bold and say. ”

As he spoke, he gestured to his eldest son Huang Tao with his eyes.

Seeing his father's gaze, Huang Tao coughed lightly and said:

"Father, this little emperor's methods don't seem to be simple. After today's events, even if Ma Shangshu will not completely join the royalist faction, he will be biased towards the little emperor on some key issues. It can only be said that in the end, only the Queen Mother and her old man lost a lot. ”

In the end, Huang Tao even had some schadenfreude in his eyes.

For the Queen Mother, who often troubles his father and second uncle, he really can't get used to it.

"What the eldest brother said is that the only person who will suffer from this court meeting is the Empress Dowager Xuande."

The second son, Huang Feng, nodded in agreement.

"However, father, even if Ma Shangshu's position changes, we must try to win over those neutral officials. It is an indisputable fact that even if the little emperor has powerful means, his foundation is weak. As long as my father can make a bigger bargain, I don't have to worry that some of them won't fall to our side. ”

Huang Feng said proudly.

Our General's Mansion, ah no, it is now the Taihe Palace, what we want is a Mount Tai to press the top and suppress people with power!

"There is a successor to the eldest brother!"

After listening to the words of the two juniors, Huang Wenbo smiled and arched his hand towards Huang Jingming.

"What kind of successor, the two of them, are still tender! With the little emperor's methods alone, they probably won't be able to learn it! ”

Huang Jingming laughed and waved his hand.

Seeing that his two sons had a faint look of disbelief on their faces, he snorted coldly and said:

"Not convinced? The old man and the two of you will be examined in the school, and His Majesty's approach in the Lingchuan Mansion alone this time, if the old man's position is replaced by the two of you, how will he deal with it next? Second, you say it first! ”

Huang Feng, who was named, thought for a moment and said:

"Father, son thinks it's better to keep the same to change."

Huang Jingming let out a faint "um" and was noncommittal.

"Boss, what about you?"

Glancing at his younger brother, Huang Tao said hesitantly:

"My son thinks that he should donate a little silver and two coins of grain like Ma Shangshu, which means something."

Hearing the answers of the two sons, Huang Jingming shook his head and smiled, and turned his head to look at Huang Wenbo.

"Do you still think there is someone to succeed your brother?"

Faced with the eldest brother's rhetorical question, Huang Wenbo had to reluctantly say.

"The two nephews are still young and lack experience."

"Still young? You also know that when Brother Wei was as old as these two bastards, he had already fought with Jin Kou to the death! Huang Jingming's eyes showed a little disappointment, but he still suppressed his anger and explained, "The boss has a sentence that is right, His Majesty has taken out 100,000 taels of silver in his inner treasury for disaster relief, and the old man, as a courtier, cannot fail to express it, but it must not be simply meaningful." ”

"Boss, you go and tell the treasury and ask them to prepare 60,000 taels of silver and 50,000 stone rice grains, just say that the old man said it and use it for disaster relief in Lingchuan Mansion."

"Father, these add up, I'm afraid there are 90,000 taels of silver."

The corners of Huang Feng's eyes couldn't help twitching.

A small 90,000 taels of silver, even if it is their Huang family, this is a huge expense.

Dachu is located south of the Canglong River, with a humid climate, a developed water system, and the largest grain output among all countries, so grain prices have been relatively stable in the past few decades.

On weekdays, one tael of silver can be exchanged for two stones and a half of rice.

However, during this time, due to the disaster in Huangzhou Prefecture, which is located in the grain-producing area, the price of grain has risen a lot, and one tael of silver can only be exchanged for two stones of rice grain.

"Your Majesty is not stingy with money and food, how can I, as a courtier, cherish my family wealth?"

Seeing that the two sons hadn't reacted yet, Huang Jingming suddenly became angry, resisted the urge to find a stick and beat the two of them, and said angrily:

"Wenbo, you explain to these two idiots for the old man!"

After that, he was still angry in his heart, and snorted coldly:

"That's it, I still think how smart I am, throw it on the court, and I will have been eaten a long time ago and there are no bones left!"

"Big brother is angry, the two of them just don't know some unspoken rules in the court."

After comforting his eldest brother, Huang Wenbo explained to his two nephews:

"Your Majesty, as the lord of Great Chu, has given 100,000 taels for disaster relief. Ma Xian, a second-grade official, said at the court meeting that he would donate 40,000 stone rice grain and 40,000 taels of silver, which is to draw the way for the ministers!

If you don't donate money and food, and don't say how Your Majesty thinks of you, this common people alone can spray you with blood!

Your Majesty, as the king of a country, has donated money for disaster relief, how can you not give a dime?

Let me ask you two, do you still want to be famous?

Your father has just been knighted by His Majesty, and if you don't say it at this time, when will you say it?

And only by donating more than this old fox can we stop the mouths of this official and the people! ”

Huang Jingming snorted coldly and couldn't help but add.

"Hmph, this money can be earned back if it is spent, but how can this good thing of exchanging money and food for fame be so easy to encounter? If it weren't for His Majesty's reaction, but this time, I would like to donate 1.8 million taels of silver for my father! Of course, this is just a private talk, if you two cubs dare to go out of this study door and talk nonsense, believe it or not, the old man dares to cut your tongue and feed it! ”

There were some things he didn't say in front of his son.

If the Huang family wants to usurp the throne in the future, this thing of buying the hearts of the people must be done more, because the more you do, the less resistance there will be between the government and the opposition when that day comes.

Huang Tao and Huang Feng were scolded by their father, but they didn't dare to speak.