Because Zhou Xin said,
The fight for the right to inherit the throne, which had been intensifying, was abruptly suppressed.
His Majesty the Emperor didn't say anything about this and just demoted Zhou Xin from the capital.
To say it is "derogatory" is actually somewhat inappropriate.
As a supervisory censor, Zhou Xin was ordered to patrol Fujian.
Moreover, he took office immediately and got out of the capital immediately!
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is probably in danger.
I have offended His Majesty the Emperor, and I don’t know if there is any hope of returning to the court in this life.
This matter has nothing to do with Li Hongbi, or he is not interested.
Because another storm broke out in the capital again.
Thanks to the ingenious tips provided by Li Hongbi, the Minister of Household Affairs Xia Yuanji has been scolded like a dog by the ministers.
Unfortunately, they had no choice but to secretly calculate how much food they would donate.
The donation must be made, and His Majesty the Emperor nodded in approval of this matter. If they don't donate, they will wait to be inscribed on the monument and be infamy for thousands of years!
The next morning.
Li Jinglong washed up early and prepared to go to court.
When he walked to the door of the house, the old housekeeper Li Quan suddenly came over.
"This is a note from the young master to the master, and he also asks the master to act according to the order."
Li Quan handed the note to Li Jinglong, then turned and left without waiting for Li Jinglong to speak.
Li Jinglong was immediately dumbfounded. His handsome face was as black as the bottom of a pot!
What does "acting as ordered" mean?
Did you ask me to obey my son's orders?
It's really a rebellion against Tiangang. It's outrageous for the following to commit the same crime!
Li Jinglong muttered a few words, but still read the note honestly.
When he saw the content clearly, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
"This...isn't this...right?"
Li Jinglong's face looked uncertain for a while.
"Someone, go get my son!"
"My lord, my young lord has given me an order. Just ask you to follow the order."
A family general smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking embarrassed.
"And the young master also said that if anyone disturbs his sleep, don't expect to get good results!"
Li Jinglong was so angry that his face almost turned green when he heard this.
I go to court conscientiously, but you, a traitor, sleep at home?
Is there any royal law?
Is there any heavenly principle?
Really...
That's all, it's just a son, just pamper him.
Li Jinglong looked up to the sky and sighed, then went into the palace to attend the court with great concern.
Arriving at the Meridian Gate, all civil and military officials were already gathered here.
Only one person seemed to be alone, obviously alienated and resisted by the courtiers.
There is no doubt that that person is none other than Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs!
Li Jinglong wanted to laugh when he saw this, but sadly found that he would soon become the next Xia Yuanji, so he couldn't laugh either.
Thinking like this, Li Jinglong walked to Xia Yuanji, wanting to make friends with this poor kid who had the same problem.
"Master Xia, you and I are really destined to be together!"
Xia Yuanji turned around and his face suddenly darkened.
Yes, we are so destined!
If it hadn't been for your bastard son's poisonous plan, which made me take the blame, would I have been ostracized by the officials?
Xia Yuanji glanced at Li Jinglong coldly, then walked away and found a place to stand by himself.
Li Jinglong's hot face touched his cold buttocks, and he stood there with a blank look on his face.
This guy... is so rude!
Soon the Meridian Gate opened wide and hundreds of officials filed in.
When Zhu Di strode into the hall and the officials knelt down to salute, the court meeting officially began.
His Majesty the Emperor's eyes moved, first on Xia Yuanji, and finally shook his head.
This time, the protagonist can't be Xia Yuanji, and he can't always catch one person to take the blame!
Zhu Di rolled his eyes and quickly locked onto one person.
This person is at the top of the list of civil and military officials, and he is none other than Cao Guogong Li Jinglong.
Well, the protagonist today is you. The father’s debt must be paid by the son!
Feeling His Majesty the Emperor's gaze, Li Jinglong couldn't help but curse.
Damn this dog emperor, my son really said it right, he is an unworthy son of a man!
But noisy and noisy, noisy and noisy, things that need to be done still have to be done.
After Li Hongbi's reminder, Li Jinglong also understood what the emperor meant.
He could only bite the bullet and come up with the list, directly mentioning Xia Yuanji's method yesterday.
"Your Majesty, I think Xia Shangshu's proposal yesterday was the best policy!"
“Disaster relief is like putting out fire, we really can’t delay it any longer!”
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded with satisfaction.
All civil and military officials in the court looked at Li Jinglong with unkind eyes. However, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk all the way to the dark side.
The note not only asked him to make this proposal again, but also set the threshold for this donation conference.
Based on his trust in Li Hongbi, Li Jinglong gritted his teeth and spoke anyway.
"The country is in trouble, and we should destroy our country to help!"
"My minister Li Jinglong is willing to donate 20,000 taels of silver as charity to support the imperial court in relieving the victims!"
Cao Guogong either didn't take action, or once he did, he shocked the whole audience!
Twenty thousand taels of silver!
What the hell is that concept?
One tael of silver can buy two stones of rice!
Twenty thousand taels of silver can buy at least more than 40,000 shi of rice!
More than 40,000 kilo of grain is enough to feed thousands of hungry refugees!
All the courtiers were so angry that they almost gritted their teeth. They all stared at Li Jinglong fiercely, wishing to cut him into pieces.
If you set the bar so high, what will we courtiers do?
Li Jinglong, you are such a bastard!
Li Jinglong stood proudly in the face of these malicious eyes. On the surface, he was as calm as an old dog, but in fact, he was panicking inside!
There was no other way, this was something his son had told him.
If he doesn't do it, he won't be able to explain to Zhu Di, and he won't be able to explain to his son when he returns home.
If that's the case, then just do it honestly.
Anyway, Duke Cao's government has plenty of money, and twenty thousand taels of silver is really nothing to him.
Relying on the profits from the facial cream business, he can earn 20,000 taels of silver in one quarter.
As soon as Zhu Di heard this number, the smile on his face grew stronger.
This old dandy has finally come to his senses. All my hard work is not in vain!
Seeing His Majesty the Emperor smiling happily, the other courtiers could not sit still.
If they don't take a stand, you can imagine what will happen.
The leader of the military generals, the veteran general of the Yan Army and the military tycoon Qi Guogong Qiu Fu, stood up and also expressed his support.
"Chen Qiufu, I am willing to donate 20,000 stones of food!"
The heroes of Jingnan were all well-off, and most of them came from rewards from His Majesty the Emperor.
This reward includes food households and fields.
However, no ministers dared to accept the reward from the food households, so they all chose to reject it.
For example, for Li Shanchang, the first hero of the founding of the country, Taizu ordered him to choose 30,000 food households, that is, 30,000 farmers to support him.
The scheming Li Shanchang refused, and the founding heroes did not dare to accept any of them. Therefore, the rewards given to heroes by the Ming Dynasty were mainly in the fields.
For example, top-level princes like Duke Qiu Fu of Qi received more than a thousand rewards!
One dump is about fifty acres, and more than one thousand acres is at least fifty or sixty thousand acres. This is why Qiu Fu dared to donate twenty thousand dan of grain in one go!
Qiu Fu and Li Jinglong, the leaders of the military ministers, expressed their opinions one after another. The other noble and civil servants did not dare to sit on the sidelines anymore and pledged donations on the spot.
In just one cup of tea, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty pledged more than 500,000 stones of grain and grass and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, which immediately made Zhu Di overjoyed!
With this money and food, the disaster situation in the two provinces and the rations of the soldiers can finally be solved.
And this is only the amount of donations pledged by important officials in the court. Those big tycoons in the capital have not donated yet!
After thinking about it this way, Zhu Di seemed to be able to make a surplus, and the treasury would no longer have to waste money!
Only when there is food in the treasury and no panic in his heart can he, the emperor, do whatever he wants!
When he thought of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel happy and encouraged!
Li Hongbi, Li Hongbi, he is truly a genius!
