Although it is said that Shangshu Hubu took the blame for the introduction of new grains, the emperor's sage image was still affected by this.
This is very unpleasant to see for Imagami, who loves feathers very much.
Objectively speaking, the emperor was not unjust at all when he was scolded.
I remember that at the beginning, Qi Yu made a recommendation from the bottom of his heart in private, asking the emperor to promote new grains to benefit the Chinese people.
However, the emperor declined out of caution, just like the Minister of Household Affairs.
At that time, he also said that it would not be too late to popularize it after everything becomes clear in two or three years.
Originally, this matter had been buried in dust for a long time, and even the emperor himself had almost forgotten about it, but unexpectedly, it was pulled out by Ding You's Yin Jun.
The emperor made a brief analysis and quickly figured out Yin Aiqing's true intentions.
He is implicitly expressing to me: Only by recognizing mistakes and correcting them can we enter the right path of society.
But if you want to change, you must first deny yourself, and then politely ask Qi Aiqing for the food seeds you need.
not too good!
He is a majestic emperor and has a golden tongue. How can he deny himself at every turn?
This move not only loses face, but also further damages one's own image as a saint, which is absolutely undesirable.
Besides, how could he be so embarrassed if he asked Qi Yu to ask for help?
You know, his wife and children are still detained in Beijing. It is very inappropriate to ask him for help in this tense.
Well, let’s stop this matter and no one can say anything more!
For now, the disaster relief work is basically in place, and even if it's a little off, there's not much to worry about.
Everything is going well in the world and it is worth celebrating.
However, the emperor's worry increased instead of decreasing.
Why?
There was no other reason. The powerful strength that Qi Yu showed during this rescue operation disturbed his heart all the time.
Will he support his troops and respect himself?
Will he end up with a big tail?
Everything is unknown, can we not worry?
Wu Wanrong, who was good at observing words and expressions, quickly figured out what the Holy Emperor was thinking.
"Your Majesty, Qi Yu's strength is too strong and he has the potential to overshadow his master. In my opinion, we should find an opportunity to remove him to eliminate future dangers."
"this……"
"If your majesty behaves like a woman, you will inevitably create a second Anlu Mountain."
"Well……"
The emperor's eyes looked a bit
Flashing, seemingly hesitant.
However, Wu Wanrong did not persuade him any more, but Gong stood there and watched silently.
After a long time, the emperor shook his head and sighed, saying: "Since Qi Yu became an official, he has punished evildoers, suppressed rebellions, and done many good deeds that are beneficial to the country. Especially this disaster relief, he has fought with his own strength. He has raised half of the country, and the people are praising his righteous deeds. If I remove him under such a great situation, wouldn't it be a great injustice to the world? This is the act of a cowardly king and is not advisable."
Wu Wanrong saw that his slanderous words were ineffective, so he had to change his mind and advise: "If His Majesty cannot bear to be dismissed, he can demote him. When his rights are weakened, he can be separated."
"Relegated? Weakened? This method is feasible, but you have to find a suitable reason, otherwise, you will not be able to convince the public!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have enough evidence to testify against him!"
"Oh? What evidence do you have?"
"Report to your majesty and accuse him of corruption!"
Greedy for ink?
Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help laughing.
"I am very aware of Qi Aiqing's style. Although he protects money and loves money, he will never plunder the people's wealth. I firmly believe that every penny spent on him has a bright future."
"What if...we are extremely rich?"
"Tons of money?"
The emperor was startled when he heard this, and said with a smile: "The huge wealth Wu Aiqing mentioned refers to his disaster relief this time? Although this amount of money is huge, it is public funds coming to the Qiongzhou Provincial Government Yamen, and it is not his personal possession. , you use this to accuse him of being greedy, which is untenable according to the law."
Wu Wanrong shook his head decisively and said: "Your Majesty, what I want to talk about is not the public funds for disaster relief, but his personal treasure."
"His personal...private collection?"
"yes!"
The emperor smacked his lips when he heard the words, showing a thoughtful expression.
After a while, he calmed down and asked with great interest: "In that case, please let Wu Aiqing explain it carefully."
Wu Wanrong took half a step forward, bent down and said, "Does Your Majesty know that Qi Xiao, Qi Yu's son, possesses incredible wealth?"
"How is it possible? How old is his child? Even if he receives some red purses during the Chinese New Year, how much money can he have in total? Your so-called great wealth is probably an exaggerated rumor." The emperor said directly without even asking the reason. A conclusion was drawn.
Seeing that the emperor did not believe it, Wu Wanrong quickly said in detail: "Your Majesty, you guessed wrong this time. What Qi Xiao'er is holding is not a white silver ingot, but a piece of yellow gold.
Gold nugget. "
"What? He's holding gold!"
"yes!"
He is a half-grown child, where did he get these golden bumps?
Even if Qi Yu's concubine dotes on him, it is impossible for him to use gold as a large currency as pocket money, let alone a gold nugget the size of a dog's head.
This is indeed strange!
Seeing that the emperor's face was slightly solemn, Wu Wanrong quickly added fuel to the fire: "Your Majesty, you know that in the recent period, Qi Xiao will be warmly entertained by a lot of rich people after school every day. And when eating, He also claimed to be the boss of everyone, and proudly said that the Qi family was a powerful noble family, how could they take advantage of others? So, he paid the bill every time he ate."
"There seems to be nothing wrong with this?" the emperor asked curiously.
"But what's shocking is that all he took out was a large piece of gold! The shopkeeper asked him if he had any silver ingots on him? What do you think he said?"
"What did he say?"
"He said that he only had gold and no silver, so he let the shopkeeper just accept it!" Wu Wanrong said sarcastically with envy and hatred.
What? Is this guy so rich?
Even I am a little bit greedy...
After the emperor wiped his saliva, he began to analyze it carefully.
Let’s talk about others inviting him first.
In the eyes of outsiders, the prince's companion is a potential stock in the official career. Once the prince he serves becomes powerful, he will follow the rising tide, or even take advantage of it.
In other words, being able to make friends with people who are reading companions is also a huge wealth of connections.
Although the invitation seems absurd, it is very logical.
The emperor expressed his understanding of this phenomenon.
The only thing that doesn't make sense is where did the large amount of gold on this man's body come from?
In all likelihood, it should have been given by Qi Yu.
So, here comes the problem.
If this is the case, where did Qi Yu get his gold?
Is it possible that he is really greedy?
Thinking of this, the emperor twirled his beard and said: "People have said that Qi Aiqing advocated putting people first as an official, but they did not expect that people like him could not escape the incomprehensible concept of 'being an official for thousands of miles only for wealth'" Curse!"
After a pause, he took a step back: "In order not to unjustly accuse a good person, I plan to ask that little Qi Xiao first to see if he can give a reasonable explanation."
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