Emperor Tianlong entered the apse of the Tianzheng Hall from the Renhe Palace, and the great eunuch beside him, Yan Wuji, stepped forward to lift the bead curtain between the front and back halls, and shouted sharply: "The emperor has arrived——"

Emperor Tianlong slowly ascended to the stage and sat down on the golden chair of the dragon. Yan Wuji and the head of the Guard Mansion, Sima Yi, stood on the left and right of His Majesty.

"See the Emperor. My emperor's immortal blessings will be forever, long live long live, long live-" The ministers of civil and military affairs knelt down to pay respects.

The lords of the six major cultivation sects stood above the ministers, and the left and right were headed by the Heavenly Master Sect's advocate Qingchen and the head of the Ghost Sword Divine Academy, Tan Hantian. Under Zhang Qingchen stood Nangong Xiaoxiao and Bu Renzhao, the owner of Phantom Sword Villa, and Tan Han, the head of the world, Yu Daoyun, the head of the Kunlun sect, and the supreme monk of Fahua Zen Sect.

They only bowed to the Human Emperor Tianlong, and the transcendent look between their eyebrows made the high-ranking Tianlong Emperor no longer have a sense of self-respect. This sensation is like a stalk in the throat.

"Zhongqing is flat. ”

"Give a seat to the six immortals. ”

Emperor Tianlong raised his hand to signal, and when the ministers got up, Zhang Qingchen and the six of them were already sitting on the Jindun that had been placed beside him a long time ago.

"Today, the six immortal elders are summoned to participate in the Great Dynasty Meeting, and there are two important things to discuss. The first is that the immortal envoy of the immortal clan has stayed there since he went to the royal ranch to fall into the cold river. I am considering building a palace for the immortal envoy in Luohanchuan, and I want to listen to the opinions of the audience. ”

Emperor Tianlong's eyes flashed, and he glanced at the expressions of everyone below, and continued: "The second is that the date of the cultivation conference is approaching, and all the cultivation sects and scattered cultivators have entered Chang'an City, and the demon and beast clans have mixed into the city to make trouble, bringing huge pressure to the city defense. Many ministers wrote that it was advisable to set up a temporary venue outside the city to hold a meeting for the cultivation of the truth. I wonder what you think?"

A minister standing in the same column as Zhang Qingchen came out and said: "The emperor is strategic, thoughtful, and the minister Wang Shiyun is deeply impressed. The minister fully supported the emperor's opinion. ”

"Wang Aiqing is in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and these two things are related to your Ministry of Industry. With the support of Aiqing, I am relieved a lot. Tianlong Emperor Long Yan said with great joy.

"The ministers should lead the officials of the Ministry of Labor, and they will do their best to share the worries of the emperor. ”

Wang Shiyun, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, brushed his sense of existence, coaxed the master to be happy, and retreated to the queue with satisfaction.

The imperial court wants to build a large number of buildings, which should be his happiest. The gold content of his Ministry of Industry can only be reflected at this time.

At this time, Zhu Guangyuan, the head of the household department, came out and said: "The minister deeply supports the emperor's opinion. It's just that the flood in the south this spring, the imperial court spent a large amount of disaster relief funds, and in June, it was affected by the invasion of the demons, the commercial markets in various places were depressed, and the court's commercial tax revenue was greatly reduced, and in order to resist the invasion of the demons, the military department and the five military governors were increasing their expenditures, and various expenditures increased significantly. The current silver deposits in the imperial treasury are not enough to support the construction of the project. ”

"Zhu Aiqing, what is the amount of silver stored in the imperial treasury?" Emperor Tianlong asked almost word for word.

"Your Majesty, there are 1,517,100 taels of silver in the imperial treasury. Zhu Guangyuan bowed and said, "The Xiuzhen Conference is about to be held, and this money can barely support the expenses of the conference." As for the cost of setting up a temporary venue for the Xiuzhen Conference outside the city, the minister did not include it. ”

"One hundred and fifty one thousand seven thousand one hundred taels. Emperor Tianlong glanced at the ministers, "I heard that a wealthy merchant in Huaiyangzhou spent two million taels to build a garden, which shows the wealth of his family. The treasury of a country is not as good as the house of a wealthy merchant, which is really embarrassing. ”

"It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice. The minister is guilty, and the minister is dead. Zhu Guangyuan knelt down and kowtowed.

"Forced by the general trend, this is not Qing's crime. Calm down. ”

Emperor Tianlong appeased Zhu Guangyuan, the head of the household department, got up and stood on his armchair, and asked loudly: "The imperial court treasury is in an emergency, what do you think?"

The hall suddenly fell silent, and the golden needle could be heard on the ground.

Zhang Qingchen, Nangong Xiaoxiao and other six valve masters standing at the top stood suddenly, and their eyes did not move, as if they were settled.

The ministers below looked down at the floor tiles, as if they wanted to dig out the golden tiles and refine them into gold.

Qiu Wushuang, who was standing outside the palace gate, listened interestingly, and said to the Yellow Emperor Yuanshen ventriloquist: "Uncle Huang, it seems that the emperor is short of money and has to find someone to find a way, just like ordinary people." ”

"Boy, this is today's drama meat. "The Yellow Emperor Yuan Shen said, "Today's big court meeting, obviously to discuss the construction of the immortal envoy palace and the preparation of the cultivation conference, is actually for the money bag. ”

"Whose money bag is it aimed at? Heh, could it be that the emperor is eyeing the eldest brother of the sect leader and sister Nangong for their money bags? But then again, Sister Nangong is indeed rich, just a golden goose money village, I heard that it is a day to make money. ”

"Boy, the emperor and the ministers close to him are acting, if the gold lords refuse to enter the role, it will be embarrassing!" "The Yellow Emperor Yuan Shen laughed, "Standing in this hall are all characters who have become fine, and they have all seen the meat of today's drama." At this time, no one dares to talk easily, so as not to cause trouble. Unless it's the emperor's trick. ”

"The emperor is short of money, but he can't do it with a holy decree, and he has to play a big drama with his courtiers. Oh, this golden chair on the palace hall is indeed a bad seat. ”

Qiu Wushuang is heartfelt.

At this time, Shang Yong, the commander of the imperial guards, walked over from the corridor behind Wang Da, followed by an old woman who was over the age of six.

This old woman is a head shorter than Shang Yong, wearing a gray robe, full of silver hair, ruddy skin on her face, but her eyes are dull.

The half-closed eyes of the "Sword God" Bei Piao suddenly felt something, opened his eyes and glanced at the old woman opposite, and said to Qiu Wushuang: "Master Qiu, the old woman on the other side has a deep sense of divine light, and her cultivation is not weaker than that of the old man." ”

Qiu Wushuang was startled, and said to the "Sword God" Bei Miao ventriloquist: "Isn't the emperor ready to come hard because he can't take out the money from Sister Nangong's pocket?"

"Sword God" Bei Miao smiled and said: "Hehe, Qiu Ye is concerned about chaos. The six major cultivation sects have become their own gates, and their forces inside and outside the court are deeply rooted, and they can't be solved overnight. Qiu Ye continued to listen to the play. ”

A minister in the main hall came out and said: "He Jizhong, the left attendant of the Ministry of Households, enlightens the emperor, the imperial court treasury is empty, and the financial situation is urgent, which can not be solved for a while. For today's plan, it is necessary to open up sources and reduce expenditure. Kaiyuan means urging the local governments to escort the collected taxes and silver into Beijing first, and there is no need to wait until the autumn harvest to collect the agricultural taxes together to solve the urgent need; throttling the expenditure means taking the success of the Xiuzhen Conference as the current priority, and postponing the construction plan of the immortal envoy's palace. ”

"Your Majesty, Lord He, this is the old man's plan. Zhang Qingzheng, the right attendant of the Ministry of Ministers, seconded the proposal. ”

Tan Hanqiu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Households, seconded the proposal. ”

Liu Qizheng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, seconded the proposal. ”

The ministers seconded. ”

Led by He Jizhong, the left attendant of the household department of the Heavenly Master Sect, Zhang Qingzheng and Tan Hanqiu, the representatives of the Heavenly Master Sect and the Youdao Divine Academy in the court, and the officials of the faction and other officials in the Xiuzhen Sect system echoed in their hearts, and everyone formed a temporary alliance, blocking the way for the emperor to ask for money from the six major Xiuzhen sects.

Emperor Tianlong looked at most of the courtiers kneeling in the main hall, gritted his teeth and smiled: "He Aiqing's strategy is also feasible. The time varies from time to time for the tax money to be escorted into Beijing, but the preparations for the Xiuzhen Conference must not be stalled. He Aiqing cooperated with Wang Aiqing of the Ministry of Industry to do a good job in the construction of the temporary venue for the Xiuzhen Conference, and kept my money bag for me. ”

He Jizhong knew that this was a chore deliberately given by the emperor, but he could only accept the will with sincerity and convincingness. The emperor is looking for his courtiers to vent his anger, who can say half a word?

Emperor Tianlong smiled at the six cultivators again: "That immortal envoy of the Immortal Clan has been in Luohanchuan for some time, when will the six immortal elders visit Luohanchuan with my envoy?"

Bu Renzhao, the owner of the Phantom Sword Villa, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this time the cultivation conference is held to discuss a great plan to resist demons. Since this immortal envoy has come on behalf of the immortal clan, he should also be invited to come and discuss the plan with us. It seems that it is not necessary for me to go to Luohanchuan to visit him. ”

Yu Daoyun, the head of the Kunlun faction, stood up and nodded yes, and said, "Your Majesty, this Cultivation Conference is different from the Terran Cultivation Conference twenty years ago. Now that the demons are arrogant, they have reached the point where they dare to enter Chang'an City to show off their might, and the human race should unite the masters of the immortal race, the elf race, and the beast race to discuss the plan. The old body will invite the immortal clan's Yuan Shi Tianzun's disciple Yunxin Fairy to participate in this cultivation conference. ”

"Yes, the anti-demon race is not a matter of the human race. Nangong Xiaoxiao got up and said, "Our Luoyan Palace will invite the eldest princess of the Dragon Clan to participate in this cultivation conference to boost the prestige of our human race." ”

The courtiers were shocked by the characters thrown by the two lords, and even the masters of the realm such as Tan Hanqiu, Bu Renzhao and Zhizhen Zen Monk all showed shocked expressions.

Qiu Wutong outside the door said in the ventriloquist of the Yellow Emperor Yuanshen: "Uncle Huang, why has the drama changed again? Why did it get involved with the fairy sister and the little flying insect sister?"