Early the next morning Emperor Jing and his party arrived at the county government office early.
Fang Zhengyi had already arranged for people to receive the three of them.
Emperor Jing left Taoyuan County by car after signing the loan agreement.
Li Yuanzhao still looked reluctant, but in the end he was dragged into the car by Guo Tianyang.
In the car, Emperor Jing suddenly felt a little funny when he saw Li Yuanzhao sulking alone.
Although the prince was playful, this was the first time he had seen him behave like this.
It seems that Taoyuan County is really an unforgettable place.
So he asked: "Yuan Zhao, how do you feel about leaving the palace this time?"
Li Yuanzhao said in a low voice: "No."
"presumptuous!"
"Yes! I see that the people are living a prosperous life. It can be seen that it is the result of my father's hard work, diligence and love for the people."
Alas, nonsense.
Emperor Jing stared at Li Yuan's photo and said: "Okay! When you return to the capital, you can walk back to the palace. Then you can take a good look at how the people in the capital are living, and then report to me!"
Li Yuanzhao nodded numbly, thinking about all kinds of novelties in Taoyuan County.
Especially the pork stewed vermicelli, it’s really exciting. I’ll try castrating a pig myself when I go back!
It’s also a pity that I haven’t seen the legendary Zhang Biao and that magical gramophone in the past two days!
Suddenly Li Yuanzhao seemed to have thought of something and raised his head and said, "Father! Isn't it a sign of Fang Zhengyi's talent to be a seventh-grade official?"
Hearing this, Guo Tianyang couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Apart from being a eunuch, there is nothing worse than Founder in our family! After being in the palace for so many years, the prince and emperor failed to serve him well and took care of him.
In the end, he was not as good as Fang Zhengyi, whom he had only met a few times.
My life is really bleak...
Emperor Jing said: "Well, it is indeed a sign of humiliation, but if Fang Zhengyi can summon thunder from the sky to solve the flood, then he can be granted any official title he wants!"
Li Yuanzhao's eyes lit up: "Father asked him to solve the flood problem? Can he really summon thunder?"
Emperor Jing waved his hands impatiently. The son he gave birth to was quite smart, but why did he act so stupid sometimes.
"Where is the thunder? You are joking! Go back and study hard!"
Li Yuanzhao said disappointedly: "It would be great if he could really solve the flood problem. I want Magistrate Fang to be my master!"
"What? Are the masters in the palace not as capable as Fang Zhengyi?"
Li Yuanzhao curled his lips disdainfully: "Let me see! The palace is full of pedantic people! It's okay if I don't learn their skills!"
"If those masters were half as eloquent as Magistrate Fang, I wouldn't skip classes!"
"What! How dare you skip class, you evil beast!" Emperor Jing's voice suddenly rose.
"If you skip class again and contradict the master again, I will punish you with a grounding! If you like Haw Par Park so much, I will build another Haw Par Park for you to live in for the rest of your life! Do you understand?"
Hearing Emperor Jing's harsh tone, he seemed to be serious about it.
Li Yuanzhao felt a little scared, but he still refused to give in: "That's right! Those things the masters talked about are outdated!"
"Just like what County Magistrate Fang said, what the ancients said is completely right! But it may not be true according to Yi Erchen!"
"Just like this vernacular, it's really easy to use and learn! Erchen's reading is much smoother than classical Chinese."
"If the ancient saints saw this, wouldn't they scold their sons and ministers for their lack of discipline?"
Emperor Jing was furious: "Shut up! You still have the nerve to mention it! It's not that you don't want to make progress! After returning to the palace, you have to memorize books for three hours every day!"
"Make ten articles, and if there is a sentence mispronunciation, add another one!"
Li Yuanzhao closed his eyes and hummed in dissatisfaction.
Emperor Jing laughed angrily: "Okay! Don't you want Fang Zhengyi to enter the palace? If you can memorize ten books in a row, I will let him enter Zhan Shifu."
Li Yuanzhao rolled his eyes and became happy.
If Fang Zhengyi can enter Zhan Shifu, he will have a lot of fun!
I have enough in the palace, I wish I could have something new!
I heard that Taoyuan County is so interesting because it was created by Fang Zhengyi. If I join Zhan Shifu in the future...
"Father, we have made an agreement and we cannot go back on it!"
"You have no joke!"
...
When the carriage arrived at the inner city, Emperor Jing dropped Li Yuanzhao directly at the gate of the inner city.
He also arranged for Guo Tianyang to secretly summon guards to protect the prince, and then drove directly into the palace alone.
After returning to the palace, we rushed to Qinzheng Hall as soon as possible.
I have been gone for a few more days this time, and I also took the prince with me. The courtiers must have been unable to hold on any longer.
After taking off my clothes, I didn't have time to review the memorial.
The ministers headed by Li Yansong rushed in furiously.
As soon as they met, they fell to the ground and shouted: "How could your Majesty leave the palace privately and take the prince away!"
"Where should we put the people of the world!"
Emperor Jing touched his nose in embarrassment, but knowing that he was wrong, he hurriedly said: "My dear friends, get up quickly."
Several people were already kneeling on the ground: "I can't afford to wait! The flooding in Jianjiang has become increasingly serious! The governor of Jianjiang has issued three memorials in a row and is waiting for your majesty's approval!"
"Your Majesty! This is a time when the people's survival is in danger! How can you neglect state affairs!"
"Okay! Okay! Everyone, get up, I understand!"
Seeing Emperor Jing's long face sullen, several ministers quickly stood up.
Zhang Shi, the Minister of Household Affairs, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty! Governor Jianjiang has urged us several times in succession, and now we need 200,000 silver for disaster relief."
"But the Ministry of Revenue cannot afford that much money right now... Please give me your Majesty's permission."
Emperor Jing snorted coldly: "The treasury cannot get out two hundred thousand taels of silver, how can I get out my internal funds?!"
"How much money can you put out now?"
"At most one hundred thousand taels! But Your Majesty, every extra point you can get now is just one point."
"Jianjiang is our granary of Dajing. I am afraid that if we fail to provide disaster relief, the world will be in turmoil. At this moment in Jianjiang Mansion, there are still remnants of the Qian Kingdom that have not yet been wiped out!"
Emperor Jing waved his sleeves and said loudly: "That's good! I have already felt the patriotic heart of all the gentlemen, so let's raise funds from among the officials."
"Now that there is a major disaster and the national treasury is in urgent need, we can only work together to tide over this disaster."
"I have already given out ten thousand taels before. Let's see how much money my ministers can give when I go to court tomorrow!?"
Several people suddenly looked at each other, why did they involve themselves in it...
Li Yansong hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, why not send one hundred thousand taels to Jianjiang first? We can discuss the fundraising tomorrow... Time waits for no one!"
"No hurry, just wait!"
"Ah this!..." The ministers were in an uproar. Your Majesty is ignoring the lives of the people!
His Majesty was not like this in the past. If something like this happened, he would have allocated funds for disaster relief. But now, why does it seem that he is not in a hurry at all?
Another minister said: "Your Majesty! I can't wait! How can we delay such a big event? I hope your Majesty will make a decision soon!"
"I hope your Majesty will make a decision soon!"
Emperor Jing said impatiently: "I know, let's all go out! Isn't there nothing else in the world besides the Jianjiang flood?"
"My dear friends, please perform your duties!"
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