After Liu Qing left, the more Song Yu thought about it, the more she couldn't swallow it.
That guy Song Huan was good, his own people dared to get involved, and he got such a big advantage!
Could it be that he just watched Cheng Susu marry him and watched the prime minister's family completely become his power?
"Snapped!"
Song Yu slammed the tea cup on the table and waved her long sleeves.
"Go to the Grand Master's Mansion!"
In the Taishi Mansion.
Shangguan Yi was leisurely feeding the koi by the pond, listening to Song Yu's rambling words, but there was no reaction on his calm face.
Seeing that Shangguan Yi remained unmoved for a long time, Song Yu couldn't help but become more anxious.
"Grandpa! Why aren't you angry?"
"I originally thought that Cheng Xun would disobey my father's order, but I didn't expect that this old guy is also a swallower!"
"Is it true that my grandson just sits idly by and allows that fool, the fourth child, to marry Cheng Susu?"
Shangguan Yi finished scattering the fish food, clapped his hands, and then raised his head to glance at the prince.
"Your Highness, this matter has already passed, why are you still insisting on it?"
Song Yu was a little anxious: "Did grandpa also acquiesce to this result?"
"Winning over the Prime Minister has been my grandson's plan all along..."
Hearing this, Shangguan Yi smiled softly.
"I want to ask His Highness first."
"Even if His Majesty has not decided on the marriage between the Fourth Prince and Cheng Susu, after what happened, would His Majesty still want to marry a woman who has been affected by the Fourth Prince?"
Song Yu obviously didn't expect this level. After Shangguan Yi reminded him, he frowned and started thinking.
"Hmph, how could I still want something that his fourth child touched!"
"That's it." Shangguan Yi looked forward, "Besides, the fourth prince was just used as a weapon and was involved."
"Your Highness, you are the crown prince, the crown prince of Daliang, and the future emperor!"
"Why should I be involved with such a low-class person?"
After Shangguan Yi's guidance, Song Yu was obviously in a good mood, and her chest straightened up involuntarily.
"Grandpa is right!"
"I am the crown prince, so I naturally don't bother messing around with a useless loser like the fourth child and spending unnecessary energy on him!"
"Just thinking about letting him get such a big deal for nothing makes me feel like this guy is just out of luck!"
Shangguan Yi shook his head slightly: "In my opinion, although Cheng Xun is the prime minister, he is rigid and does not know how to adapt."
"Take the issue of the emptiness of the national treasury as an example. The suggestions put forward by Liu Delin of the Ministry of Revenue were not followed by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty."
"Only Cheng Xun was the first to take the lead in opposing!"
"Having such a prime minister is a blessing or a curse for me, Daliang!"
"It's not necessarily a bad thing for Your Highness not to get involved with such an inflexible person."
Song Yu immediately understood what Shangguan Yi meant.
My father has recently been troubled by the empty treasury. Liu Delin, the Minister of Household Affairs, made suggestions to persuade my father to increase taxes.
For the Grand Master and his party, this was originally a good opportunity to seek benefits from it!
If Cheng Xun is so stubborn, don't blame the Grand Master and his party for deliberately isolating themselves.
Thinking of this, Song Yu firmly said to Shangguan Yi: "Grandpa, my grandson is enlightened!"
"The fourth child is just a straw bag controlled by someone, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Even if you hook up with the Prime Minister, there's nothing to worry about!"
"As a prince, my grandson doesn't need to be exposed to such a coward!"
Shangguan Yi stretched out his hand and stroked his beard: "That's right."
"Besides, there are still three months between now and the fourth prince's wedding."
“We still don’t know what will happen!”
"Your Highness, it is better to keep a low profile for the time being and wait for the opportunity."
As expected of a grand master, his vision and magnanimity are definitely not comparable to those of ordinary people.
At this moment, Song Yu's admiration for Shangguan Yi was like a surging river, out of control!
"yes!"
"Thank you grandpa for your advice. My grandson understands!"
…
The next day, morning.
"His Majesty!"
"The national treasury is becoming increasingly empty. If you don't give the order, it will only make us weak and vulnerable!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! We in Daliang have just experienced a battle with Beiyuan. If we don't restore our national strength quickly, you can imagine the consequences!"
"Your Majesty, please give an order as soon as possible to increase taxes on the people, so as to quickly fill the national treasury..."
It was headed by Liu Delin, the Minister of Household Affairs, and assisted by several bachelors.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a group of ministers fell to their knees, all with tears streaming down their faces, grabbing the ground with their heads.
Liu Delin, the Minister of Household Affairs who took the lead, looked at death as if he was going to die, as if he was going to die to remonstrate with Emperor Liang.
Looking at the courtiers who were kneeling in front of him, Emperor Liang's eyes were like sharp knives, which was unbearable to look at.
"What do you mean?"
"If I don't agree with you today, you will die here to prove your will, and your blood will be splashed on the spot!"
Liu Delin could only kowtow obsessively. Huang Deng, the bachelor behind him, raised his old face with crisscrossed grooves and said sadly: "Your Highness!"
"Good advice is offensive to your ears!"
"Even if you want to kill me on the spot, as a minister of Daliang, I have to say these things!"
"I must not just stand idly by and watch the country go into decline!"
Emperor Liang almost fainted from anger on the spot.
It's just that the national treasury has been a little tight recently. How come it has reached the point where the country is in decline?
These old guys are really good at rising to great heights!
Emperor Liang glanced at Shangguan Yi who looked down and seemed to have something to say.
"Master, what do you have to say?"
Shangguan Yi took a step forward and bowed slowly to Emperor Liang.
"I believe that although the empty treasury is not an imminent situation, it is indeed something that His Majesty must pay attention to."
"It's just that the old minister has always been just a bookworm. He can't make any good suggestions for such a good way to govern the country."
"I wonder if your Majesty, Prime Minister, has any great solution to solve this problem for Your Majesty?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately turned their attention to Prime Minister Cheng Xun.
Cheng Xun has been troubled by many things recently and is extremely annoyed.
Hearing Shangguan Yi suddenly mention his name, Cheng Xun immediately took a step forward without realizing it.
"Your Majesty!"
"I believe that although filling the national treasury is important, it must not be at the expense of increasing taxes on the people."
"Otherwise, what's the difference between such behavior and a foolish king?"
"Okay!" As soon as Cheng Xun finished speaking, Huang Deng said impatiently, "Since the Prime Minister said so, it seems that we have a good plan to offer to Your Majesty!"
"In this case, please, Prime Minister, present this good plan to Your Majesty, and let us ministers follow suit and open our eyes!"
