"I really forgot about this." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "I thought you just said it casually, what do you want that thing for? It's quite tiring to ride, and it's quite slippery in winter...I'll give you one after a while Play with a car!”
"What car?" Lu Jing had never heard of it.
"I can't tell you this clearly. You'll know when I bring it back later," Xiao Chen said.
Suddenly Gong Shouli pushed the door open and came in, shouting at the top of his voice that he was going to the court. Everyone quickly got up, straightened their clothes, suppressed their smiles, and followed Gong Shouli and filed out and went straight to the Qinzheng Hall.
Li Wanjiang's face didn't look very good either. He knelt down in front of the ministers and just waved his hands before ordering him to get up and sit down. He didn't say a few affectionate words as usual.
Moreover, as soon as everyone entered the court, they all felt cold all over, thinking to themselves: What did these guys like the Palace Supervisor do? It’s such a cold day and you actually forgot to order the Fire Dragon?
It doesn't matter if we are frozen, the emperor is frozen... Damn, the emperor is wearing thick enough clothes today. The mink lapels even cover his ears, and his legs are covered with a thick camel hair blanket. The brazier was glowing red.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, it's snowing today..." Wang Anbang had already prepared a eloquent eulogy, which he had been memorizing in Jiu Qing's room for a long time.
"You think it's Ruixue, but the people in the world who have no houses to live in, no charcoal fires to burn, and no food to eat will probably think it's snow!" Li Wanjiang made Wang Anbang blush with just one sentence.
Xiao Chenxin said that you, Mr. Wang, are really colorless. You can't tell the difference between your facial features and your eyes. Didn't you see that the emperor has a dark face? What a blind flattery!
"The governors of various regions have started to report disasters in the past few days. Even the heavy snowfall in many places in our Zhili area is different from previous years. There are many young and old whose houses were collapsed by the snow. Many roads have been blocked by heavy snow... I have sent Li Shi Lifeng, Li Qiu, Li Yan and Xiaochuan, Ma Wuming and others went out to inspect the disaster situation in various places, and when they come back, they will also organize disaster relief matters."
"Minzhou County, Weizhou County, Langya County... these are all disaster reports. I think there are still many disaster reports on the way." Li Wanjiang sighed, "This will require a lot of money. , I still don’t know how to raise funds? I can only save a little bit first, and all the expenses in the palace will be reduced by half from today!"
Only then did everyone understand why it was so cold in the Qinzheng Palace. It turned out that the emperor was setting an example of frugality... But Your Majesty, it doesn't make much sense to save so much charcoal. In fact, if you get cold, you won't have enough money for medicine.
"I told the queen about this yesterday. The queen was also very worried and donated a hundred thousand taels of personal silver to the affected people. I was deeply moved..." Li Wanjiang's hint gradually became obvious.
"Your Majesty, I am also willing to donate 20,000 taels of silver!" Chen Wenqi said, "Although it is a drop in the bucket, I can still solve such an urgent need."
"I donate fifty thousand taels!" Wang Anbang also raised his hand, and in order to make up for the mistake just now, he gave a little more money.
"I will donate thirty thousand taels!" Lu Jing also expressed his stance.
"I will donate ten thousand taels!" Cheng Youwen actually wanted to donate more, but he was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, so it was not easy to compete with several ministers. Secondly, everyone knew that the Ministry of Rites was Qingshui Yamen, and he donated too much money. It’s hard to explain when you look back.
"Cheng Aiqing, let's forget it." Li Wanjiang said, "You are the Qing Secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette. You only have an annual salary. If you donate it all, your family will not be able to live anymore, hahaha."
It sounded like he was speaking out of sympathy for his ministers, but Cheng Youwen's face turned pale all of a sudden.
"Xiao Chen, dear, why don't you say anything?" Li Wanjiang didn't want Cheng Youwen's money, but he took the initiative to ask for it from Xiao Chen.
"I will also donate 20,000 taels." The amount Xiao Chen gave was not satisfactory at all.
"Oh? Are you just donating this small amount to support me?" Li Wanjiang's face that had just smiled suddenly turned dark again.
"This is my wish." Xiao Chen said, "In addition, I will donate another ten million taels on behalf of Yan Yun."
"You can say it out loud!" Before Li Wanjiang could say anything, Cheng Youwen shouted.
"Master Cheng, your ears are heavy and you didn't hear clearly." Lu Jing said in a deep voice, "Master Xiao said ten million taels!"
"Ten million, Xiao Chen, are you kidding me?" Chen Wenqi, who had always been calm and composed, changed his expression.
"How can I joke about such a big thing?" Xiao Chen said, "I, Yan Yun, not only have to donate 10 million taels of cash, but also a batch of disaster relief materials. This must be allocated according to specific needs, otherwise it will be shipped A bunch of useless stuff is a waste of time. I think we need to prepare more food, cowhide tents, and cotton-padded clothes..."
"My dear... I really want to thank you on behalf of the people." Li Wanjiang was greatly surprised. He had fully calculated that Xiao Chen's willingness to pay two million taels of silver was already the limit, but he didn't expect that he didn't expect anything. Without hesitation, I gave him ten million taels!
I asked him for money before, but he had never been so happy.
"When the world is in trouble, it is the duty of an minister to help from all directions and share your worries for the king." Xiao Chen said solemnly, "The emperor is frugal in food and clothing, the queen is also spending money, and all the ladies are generous... I am moved, and my heart also feel bad."
As he spoke, he wiped his eyes, almost looking like he was crying.
"Master Xiao, please don't be too busy feeling sad. When will your money and supplies arrive?" Chen Wenqi was impatient, for fear that Xiao Chen would regret it later.
"I will order someone to do it today. The money will be shipped within ten days, and it will take time to prepare the materials..." Xiao Chen said, "If Mr. Chen is in a hurry, I will go down and do it right now."
"There's no rush now." Li Wanjiang's expression began to gradually soften, "With this money, a lot of people will die in this disaster. Xiao Chen, you have done a great good deed." matter."
"Your Majesty's words really frighten me to no end!" Xiao Chen said, "But I think about disaster relief money, the more the better..."
"Oh?" Li Wanjiang was overjoyed when he heard this, "What does Aiqing mean?"
"I want to ask for permission to go and raise some money with friendly countries. I think they will definitely express their opinions when they know that we have suffered a disaster in the Great Zhou Dynasty." Xiao Chen set his mind to foreign countries.
"Okay, okay, accurate, accurate." Li Wanjiang almost got angry. This is the good minister who really shares my worries, but he still has to give a few words of advice, "But Xiao Chen, you have to be careful. If someone wants to give voluntarily, we will Of course thank you, but if you don’t give it, you can’t force it!”
"I obey the order." Xiao Chen said, "Actually, this is a matter of helping each other. If we are in trouble today, they will help. If they are in trouble tomorrow, we will also lend a helping hand."
"Yes, yes, that's the truth!" A smile appeared on Li Wanjiang's face, just like the snow stopped outside and the sun was shining brightly.
But he suddenly became gloomy again, "Disasters are everywhere, and everyone should work together to overcome the difficulties, but those censors and officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate are still talking nonsense. The notes they have submitted these days are... There are more excerpts than the disaster report, the whole article is full of nonsense, and everything is just hearsay... Where is Liu Qiheng?"
"I'm here!" Liu Qiheng quickly stood up and came out, standing at the foot of the steps.
What my heart said was supposed to come finally came...
