Yu Caiwei was a smart person after all. She quickly accepted her fate and succumbed to Zhao Zheng's lustful power.
That night, she tried her best on the dragon bed, flattering and flattering her, fearing that she might not serve her well enough, which would anger Zhao Zheng, the tyrant, and send her to the cold palace, serving her twice a day with a riding whip. .
That night, Zhao Zheng was very happy.
He had long known that a young widow like Yu Caiwei tasted more delicious than a young lady like Gu Qianxi.
As it turns out, this is indeed the case.
The next day, Zhao Zheng, who felt refreshed, went to the Tai Chi Hall for the morning pilgrimage early in the morning.
Coming into the main hall, sitting on the gilded dragon chair, looking at the civil and military officials lined up in two rows and prostrate in front of them, Zhao Zheng finally felt the domineering and heroic spirit of the Ninth Five-Year Master!
Before, he had only seen emperors in historical TV dramas who were allowed to crawl all their lives. Today, he personally experienced what it was like to be an emperor, and he finally understood why men in the past would not hesitate to shed rivers of blood and mountains of bones to sit on this dragon. chair!
However, Zhao Zheng's dragon chair did not sit comfortably.
Because, not far behind him, there was a bead curtain, and behind the bead curtain was a phoenix chair. On the phoenix chair, sitting on the phoenix chair was a woman, a powerful woman!
Queen Mother Yu!
The Queen Mother Yu who listens to politics behind the curtain!
As long as this woman sits behind Zhao Zheng for a day, Zhao Zheng's throne will become uneasy!
The world of Daqian has not completely fallen into his hands!
If he wants to truly become the Long Live Lord of Daqian, Zhao Zheng must get rid of the Queen Mother Yu who listens behind the curtain!
However, the relationship between the Yu family in the court was intricate and their power was extremely huge. It would not be possible to completely eradicate them overnight.
At this time, all civil and military officials in the court knelt down and knelt down to worship. Zhao Zheng cleared his throat and said loudly:
"I decided the day before yesterday to personally lead the troops to attack Beimang. I reviewed the troops and horses at the camp in the north of the city yesterday, and the results were very good."
"However, the art of war has it that before the troops and horses are moved, food and fodder go first. Before going out for the expedition, I must first collect all the food, fodder and military pay. The Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, first allocate 300,000 shi of military rations and 500,000 taels of military pay to me! "
Before he finished speaking, among the civil servants, a second-rank official wearing a crimson court dress with a golden pheasant embroidered on the court dress stepped out, holding a jade wat, and said with a troubled expression:
"Reporting to your majesty, the three hundred thousand shi of troops and food are of course not a problem. The ministers can prepare them today. But these five hundred thousand taels of military pay..."
This person was Hu Ping, the Secretary of the Household Department of the Daqian Dynasty, who was in charge of the money and food in the court.
Zhao Zheng heard the hesitation in his tone and couldn't help but frown and asked:
"What? I am prosperous and my treasury is full, so I can't even afford five hundred thousand taels of military pay?"
Hu Ping, the Minister of Household Affairs, hesitated and said in embarrassment:
"Reporting to your Majesty, the national treasury is indeed not very wealthy recently. If your Majesty can grant an extension of ten days and a half, you may be able to allocate the five hundred thousand taels of military pay."
When Zhao Zheng heard this, Long Yan was furious on the spot and said in a deep voice:
"Fart! Beimang's army has already reached Yanmen Pass. They are about to smash open the gate of my country! I wish I could immediately raise troops to defend the gate of the country, but you asked me to give you ten and a half days' grace? Ten days and a half, Beimang They are all coming to my palace!"
Seeing the cowardly emperor who had always been indifferent to political affairs suddenly become furious today, the Minister of Household Affairs was also shocked. Although these ministers usually did not take Zhao Zheng, the puppet emperor, in their eyes, the emperor's anger was still very threatening after all. of.
Hu Ping's legs went weak on the spot, he knelt on the ground and said repeatedly:
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Zhao Zheng slapped the dragon case and said sternly:
"Tell me! Where have all the silver taels in the treasury gone? Why can't even a mere five hundred thousand taels of silver be appropriated? If you can't explain the reason, I will chop your head off for the crime of corruption!"
As soon as Hu Ping heard that he was going to be beheaded, he was so scared that he was shaking like chaff. However, he did not confess immediately. Instead, he raised his head and glanced at the Empress Dowager behind Zhao Zheng, who was listening behind the curtain.
Zhao Zheng noticed his eyes and became furious, saying in a deep voice:
"I ask you, what do you think the Queen Mother is doing? Do you still want the Queen Mother to intercede for you? Tell me! Where did the money in the treasury go?"
Hu Ping had no choice but to say honestly:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has been saying a few days ago that the Cining Palace has been in disrepair and is dilapidated. If there is wind and rain, it will occasionally leak from the air, so she asked me to allocate a sum of money to prepare for the start of repairs next month. Come to Cining Palace."
Zhao Zheng snorted coldly and asked:
"How big is Cining Palace? How much money will it cost to repair it? It's not like repairing the entire palace! How can the entire treasury be spent? Let me ask you, how much money have you allocated to the Queen Mother?"
Hu Ping felt guilty and trembled, but he did not dare to answer.
Zhao Zheng immediately said angrily:
"I count to three. If you don't tell me, I will chop off your head and go check the account myself!"
Hu Ping then answered honestly:
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have allocated a total of eight million taels of silver to the Empress Dowager to repair the Cining Palace..."
When Zhao Zheng heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly!
"What?"
"To repair a mere Cining Palace, eight million taels of silver were actually allocated! I, the imperial commander, went on a personal expedition, and the military pay for 300,000 soldiers only amounted to five hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"Is the Queen Mother going to build the Cining Palace? Or is she going to build the Queen Mother's Heavenly Palace?"
At this time, Empress Dowager Yu, who had been listening behind the curtain, finally spoke, and she said in a weird voice:
"Your Majesty, what are you making such a fuss about? My Cining Palace has not been repaired since the previous dynasty. It leaks rain in summer and air leaks in winter. It's uncomfortable for me to live here. What's wrong with spending some money to repair it?"
Zhao Zheng heard this and sneered:
"The Queen Mother is really short-sighted! She can only see that the Cining Palace is leaking, but she can't see that Beimang's army has already arrived at the door of her house? The Cining Palace is leaking, and it can still accommodate people. If Beimang's iron hoof comes to kill, I'm afraid the Queen Mother Not even a whole body can be left alive!”
After saying this, everyone in the civil and military court nodded. They never expected that Zhao Zheng, who used to be an uneducated and idle man, seemed to be a different person today and could actually say such penetrating words.
Even some veterans of the court who sincerely looked down on this puppet emperor could not help but look at him with admiration.
At this time, Zhao Zheng said in a deep voice to Hu Ping, the Minister of Household Affairs:
"Hu Ping, I am issuing an order to immediately cancel all funding for the renovation of Cining Palace! Without my order, no one is allowed to use the money in the treasury without my permission! After the money is recovered, I will be given military pay as soon as possible! Do you understand? "
Before Hu Ping could reply, Queen Mother Yu turned her face on the spot and said:
"This is unreasonable! How can there be any reason to take back the money allocated to this palace? Your Majesty, don't bully others too much!"
