The memorial is only a few sentences, but the people on the border are afraid that their livelihood is already in dire straits.
After all, he knew that most of the memorials were false reports, and the real situation was often ten times more serious than the memorials.
Then, continue to review other memorials.
When there is a domestic disaster, some ask the court for relief, some ask the court to build rivers...
It can be said that no area is safe and sound and the people live a healthy life.
The huge empire of Dafeng was on the verge of decay.
He rubbed his brows and looked at the Director of Ceremonies' approval of a memorial.
This memorial was presented by Li Youzhi, the chief envoy of Jiangnan Province, and the content was for disaster relief.
"Jiangnan Road, the Wusong River suffered a once-in-a-century flood. Several dykes were in disrepair and burst, flooding thousands of miles, and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. Why has the cabinet delayed allocating funds for disaster relief, and instead let Jiangnan Road raise money for disaster relief? "
The official's comment was that the treasury was under the management of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs said that the treasury was empty and the court had no money, so the local governments were asked to handle disaster relief on their own. "
“There’s no money in the treasury?”
Lu Chen's frown deepened.
No matter how empty the national treasury is, it will never be so empty.
Immediately, he ordered to San De: "Go and find me the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance."
"yes!"
Sandoku acted immediately.
Half an hour later, Li Yun, the Minister of Household Affairs, arrived belatedly.
"Wei minister pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
After entering the study, Li Yun congratulated casually, with an impatient look on his face.
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes, and a ray of cold light flashed through.
"Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"
Li Yun was neither humble nor arrogant. He straightened his spine and said, "In accordance with the law of etiquette, all the ministers need to do is to bow their hands when they see the prince."
"When I see His Majesty and the Queen, I have to kneel down and worship."
"haha, really?"
Lu Chen slammed the memorial in his hand on the table.
"Your Majesty has decreed that I will supervise the country. When you see me, it will be like Your Majesty is here in person! If you don't kneel when you see me, are you despising me or your Majesty?"
Hearing the commotion inside, several Jinyi guards outside immediately rushed in, with their long swords unsheathed.
Li Yun was so shocked that he trembled all over. He didn't expect Lu Chen to make a fuss about the salute.
From the bottom of his heart, he didn't take Lu Chen seriously. He didn't think Lu Chen could survive a few days in prison, so he didn't care at all.
Moreover, as a prince, how could he dare to treat his ministers so arrogantly.
He soon regained his composure and looked at Lu Chen angrily.
"May I ask, Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you trying to arrest me?"
"What, you think I don't dare?" Lu Chen snorted coldly.
"Ah!"
Li Yun straightened his back and said: "I am worthy of my conscience and worthy of my great honor, but if I don't kneel down to His Highness, His Highness will take me down! Your Highness is really majestic! Even His Majesty treats the old minister with great courtesy!" "
He didn't believe that Lu Chen really dared to take him.
Once he was taken, Lu Chen would be provoking the entire court, provoking the entire civil and military officials, and destroying the balance between imperial power and ministers.
"That's because Your Majesty is showing too much shame to you! To be a minister, you must have the consciousness to be a minister! Come on, drag out this disobedient culprit and behead him for not respecting the imperial edict!"
There was no nonsense, Lu Chen got straight to the point.
He had already made one incision on the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the second incision would start from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"yes!"
Several Jin Yiwei immediately took action and pushed Li Yun to the ground in two or two strokes, with his head stuck to the ground in a state of confusion.
Li Yun was shocked and said angrily: "Your Highness, if you do this, aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of all the civil and military officials?"
"Don't be afraid, I'll kill him!"
Lu Chen waved his hand.
The Jin Yiwei immediately dragged Li Yun outside. They were the emperor's loyal eagle dogs, but no matter how high-ranking officials they were.
Is this guy serious?
Li Yun panicked.
"I want to see your Majesty, I want to see the Chief Assistant, and I want to see the Queen!"
He shouted in panic, this useless prince doesn't follow the rules!
"It's useless to call anyone. Today, I will kill you!"
Lu Chen drank coldly.
"You have just been ordered to supervise the country, and yet you dare to be so cruel! How dare you make all officials surrender!"
Li Yun shouted angrily.
Even when death is imminent, he is no longer afraid.
"snort."
Lu Chen sneered: "The head of a cabinet minister is not enough, and the head of your minister of household affairs is enough to make all officials surrender."
"If you don't surrender, I don't mind adding a few more heads."
"Let's try to see which one has the tougher neck, you moths, or my butcher's knife!"
"Aren't you afraid of being punished by God for being so perverse?" Li Yun cursed.
"Don't be afraid! If there is any divine punishment, I will bear it on my shoulders! However, the ones who should be punished by heaven must be you, the worms of the common people."
"The treasury is empty, and you bitches must know exactly where the money in it is going."
"take away!"
After the words fell, Lu Chen stopped talking nonsense.
Several Jinyi guards dragged Li Yun out like a dead dog.
"You will be punished by God, you thief, and the world will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later!" Li Yun cursed constantly.
But soon the curses stopped abruptly with a scream.
"Your Highness, Li Yun has been beheaded."
Jin Yiwei came in to report.
"Hang his head above the city gate to warn the civil and military officials! Also, immediately raid the house of the Minister of Revenue! All the men will be sent to the army, and all the women will be sent to the Jiaofang Department."
Lu Chen ordered.
"yes!"
Jin Yiwei acted quickly.
"Sande, the Minister of Hubu is gone. Go and call the Minister of Hubu. I would like to see if one of the six ministers is doing something."
"yes!"
San De immediately withdrew, his heart trembling.
The Minister of Hubu, a second-rank official in the imperial court, has a high and powerful position, and he will be cut off as soon as he says...
This prince's heart is more ruthless than he imagined!
Soon, the matter started to spread in the imperial city. In less than two hours, all the civil and military officials knew about it, and they were all shocked and angry.
But they didn't dare to say nonsense for fear of being implicated. His Highness the Crown Prince's methods frightened them.
I just killed a pavilion elder, and now I immediately killed a minister.
at this time.
Lu Chen's face was as dark as water, and he looked quietly at Chen Wenchang, the left minister of household affairs, who had just ran over and was panting.
"The humble minister Chen Wenchang has met His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old!"
There was already a precedent set by Li Yun, but Chen Wenchang still dared to be disrespectful at all. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Lu Chen with great respect.
His heart trembled, fearing that he would also be beheaded by an order.
There was still a faint, nauseating smell of blood in the air.
The bloody scene of Li Yun being beheaded not long ago suddenly appeared in his mind, and his body suddenly trembled.
"Get flat."
Lu Chen raised his head and glanced at him.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Chen Wenchang breathed a sigh of relief and stood up hurriedly, but he did not dare to raise his head to look at Tianyan.
"Your boss, Li Yun, the Minister of Household Affairs, has been beheaded by me."
However, Lu Chen's next words almost scared him to death.
