Before dawn the next day, Lin Zixian and Mantang led an army of 100,000 people out of the city.
They said they were looking for Prince Pingnan, who was kidnapped last night, but they actually went to Prince Pingnan's palace.
Last night, Li Yunze quietly returned to the capital with his guards.
He found a man of similar stature among his bodyguards and pretended to be him recuperating in the capital.
Li Chaoyang, Shen Erlang and the rest of the army also stayed here.
After Uncle Lin, Mantang and the others came back, Shen Erlang, Uncle Lin, Mantang and the others brought an army of 100,000 back to Beijing.
The remaining 200,000 troops were stationed here with Li Chaoyang and took over all the affairs of King Pingnan. After a while, Zhang Daqian came over to assist him.
Li Yunze thought the carriage was too slow, so he abandoned the carriage and started riding a horse after leaving the capital.
No matter how Yan Er and others tried to persuade him, he still insisted on going his own way.
Although he knew that King Pingnan said those words to save a chance for his family.
But Li Yunze couldn't help but worry, fearing that something might happen to his wife.
He couldn't imagine that without Tongtong, would he still have the courage to carry on?
When he stopped to rest, Yan Er saw that his expression was getting worse and worse, and advised him again: "Your Majesty, why don't you take the carriage. If you are afraid that the Queen will worry about you, I will send someone back to the capital to deliver a message first."
"That's fine." Li Yunze coughed a few times, took a piece of purple Ganoderma lucidum and put it in his mouth, then unscrewed a plastic bottle and drank a few sips of space well water.
Ye Yutong asked him to bring this before departure, leaving some for Li Chaoyang.
The rest was mixed with Ganoderma lucidum powder and given to Dr. Lei, asking him to drink it for the seriously injured soldiers.
Li Yunze took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone again and wrote a letter to Ye Yutong, including all his next itinerary and plans.
"You ask people to hurry up and deliver the letter to the Queen."
He was a little anxious. If the news that he and Chaoyang were seriously ill reached the capital, why would Tongtong be worried?
Yan Er took the letter with both hands and said, "Your Majesty, I will send someone back to the capital right now."
Ye Yutong sat on the throne and listened to those old scholars.
It was quite interesting to listen to them arguing at first, but after listening for a long time, I just felt that these people were really idle.
There are not many people doing practical things, they are all intrigues and intrigues here.
Everyone thinks about their own interests and does not take the common people into consideration at all. The struggle for power shows the evil of human nature.
How can these hypocritical scum deserve the high official salaries given to them by the imperial court?
Enjoying the supreme rights, but not doing anything about people.
It seems that there must be a major change of blood between the DPRK and China, and officials from various places must be re-examined.
She covered her yawn with her sleeves. Linglan saw that her face was slightly tired and gave her some more hot tea.
Ye Yutong picked it up and took a sip. When he put the lid on the tea, he made a louder sound.
Prime Minister Zuo and Shangshu Hubu, who were arguing below, immediately stopped.
Ye Yutong glanced at the courtiers below lightly, "My lords, there is no need to argue anymore. No matter what the harvests are this year, taxes will be exempted for one year. This is what the emperor promised to the people."
Prime Minister Zuo walked to the middle and said, "Empress, thanks to you and the Emperor, the harvests in various places this year are very good. The people have left a lot of food for themselves.
But now the treasury is empty. If taxes are reduced or reduced for another year, I am afraid that even the money for the Mid-Autumn Festival sacrifices will not be available. "
Ye Yutong looked at the cunning fox below and sneered in his heart. He was trying to take advantage of the opportunity of collecting taxes for corruption.
She suddenly changed her expression, looked at Prime Minister Zuo and said sternly: "The emperor saw that people's lives are not easy, and he has issued a decree to reduce taxes for one year.
Now that their life has just gotten better, will the Prime Minister regret it for the Emperor?
Do you want to trap the Emperor into injustice, or do you want to discredit the Emperor and the common people across the country? What are your intentions? "
When Prime Minister Zuo heard that the Queen had slapped him with such a big label, he was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a plop.
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this, and I dare not regret it on behalf of the Emperor. I see that the treasury is empty, and the military expenditure for next year has not yet been secured. I am worried for the Emperor and Your Majesty."
After saying that, he lay there and cried bitterly, as if Ye Yutong had really wronged him.
If you didn't know who he was, Ye Yutong would have been fooled by his superb acting skills.
The remaining ministers lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
When the emperor first led his troops to the south, he asked the queen to listen to the government behind the curtain.
They all looked down upon this young farm girl.
But after these few months of getting along, none of these ministers dared to underestimate the woman sitting on the dragon throne. She was even more difficult to deal with than the emperor.
Ye Yutong watched Prime Minister Zuo kneel and cry for a while, then said calmly:
"Get up. Your Majesty and I will not pursue the case this time. Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, must be careful in your words and deeds in the future. If you put Your Majesty in an unkind and unjust place like today, I will not be lenient."
"Thank you, Queen, for your kindness. I will never dare to do this again."
"Well, get up."
Ye Yutong saw that no one was talking, and the time for going to court was coming soon. He was just about to shout that he had something to do, but that he had to leave the court if nothing happened.
At this time, Grand Secretary Nong Xu Ruzhi walked to the middle, cupped his hands and said: "My Lady, I have something I don't know whether to say or not?"
Ye Yutong wanted to say, if you don't want to talk, just shut up, why are you asking? Do you want to feel uncomfortable?
But when he saw that the person who spoke was the never-meddlesome Da Si Nong, he didn't fight him.
This man loved agriculture very much and often went to Ye Dafeng for advice on how to cultivate high-yielding seeds.
He also studied all the vegetables and fruit trees grown in the palace. A few days ago, he asked her for some seeds to plant. Ye Dafeng also gave him some fruit trees.
The eldest brother and the second brother also have a good impression of him, saying that he is a practical person and a rare honest official.
As a third-rank official, there are only two servants in the family, and his wife and daughter do the cooking and laundry.
Thinking of everyone's comments about him, Ye Yutong's expression softened a little, "Master Xu, please speak."
Xu Rushi said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Queen, I heard that the people in the North have a bumper harvest this year, and the yield is extremely high.
The yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes is several thousand kilograms per acre, and the yield of a vegetable called chayote is even more astonishing.
Queen, do you think this is okay? In the name of the imperial court, borrow some high-yield grain seeds from them and reduce them when collecting taxes next year.
Then the borrowed high-yielding grain seeds will be distributed to the people in the south for planting. After the harvest next year, the seeds lent to them will be doubled and recovered. "
After hearing this, Ye Yutong had a better impression of him. He was truly an official who cared about the people.
She said in a gentle tone: "Mr. Xu, no need."
Xu Rushi felt a little disappointed after hearing her rejection, and wanted to fight for the people again.
Ye Yutong smiled and waved to him, "The emperor and I have prepared these for a long time, and now my villages in various places are harvesting in autumn.
After a while, the grain will be brought to the capital and distributed to various places. Next year, all the Yun Dynasty will be able to grow high-yield grain. "
Xu Rushi asked excitedly: "Empress, is this true?"
Ye Yutong didn't pay attention to his tone, smiled and nodded at him, "Master Xu, after the grain seeds are brought, I will leave them to you to prepare."
Xu Rushi knelt down and kowtowed to her solemnly, "I obey your order."
Ye Yutong looked at the courtiers below and ordered to Zhongshu Sheng, "Preach the decree. If the people don't agree, officials and wealthy squires from all over the country are not allowed to forcefully buy the people's food. Anyone who violates it will be executed!"
The right prime minister hurriedly came out of the queue, cupped his hands and said: "I accept the decree."
"Retreat from the court."
All the ministers knelt down and said, "Best congratulations to the Queen. She may live a thousand years."
Ye Yutong yawned loudly as he left the hall.
Thinking of the mature vegetables in the Royal Garden, he said to Lingzhu beside him:
“Have people pick a few carts of vegetables and catch some chickens, ducks and geese to send to Shanhua Temple.
Master Wuchen likes to eat lotus roots and sweet potatoes, so give him more, and give him some pork ribs to stew in soup. I also brought the clothes I made some time ago with me. "
"Yes, concubine."
Lingzhu looked at the wind and put her cloak on her shoulders, "My dear lady, what do you want to eat today? I'll help you prepare it."
"I don't have anything in particular that I want to eat. Just watch and cook. My eldest and second brothers and I have some things to discuss later, so you can cook their meals too."
"I got it, empress."
