The emperor was also angry in his heart, but he didn't know who he should direct this anger at, himself? It is impossible for the emperor to admit that he was wrong, to General Pingxi's Mansion? But every time military pay is approved, he agrees to it. To the Duke Protector's Office? Over the years, the Protector's Office has kept a low profile and has not offended him. He has a clear idea of what the situation is like for the soldiers under the Protector's Office.
The emperor's face changed, like pork belly, red and white, alternating with each other.
There was total silence in the entire hall, and you could hear a pin drop.
After a while, the emperor's heavy breathing was heard. The emperor covered his head and said to Feng Chang, "Go and find a solution."
Naturally, he couldn't blame Feng Chang. After all, every expenditure of the Ministry of Revenue was approved by him. Feng Chang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, did not make his own decisions. Feng Chang himself had cried to him several times in the past few years that the household department could not make ends meet, but he did not take it seriously. All his energy and thoughts were spent on suppressing the prince's reputation and power, and on guarding the Duke Protector's Palace.
Today is different from the past. Is it true that he is just like the late emperor in his later years? If he starts a war with the Wei Dynasty again, he will still be unable to deal with the Wei Dynasty?
Feng Chang knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I have thought of all the ways I can think of in the past few years. Unless I increase taxes, I really can't think of how to make the Ministry of Household Affairs make money."
The emperor's face darkened and he remained silent.
Feng Chang said bitterly: "Your Majesty, why don't you remove this old minister from his official position? I really don't have the ability to sit in this position."
"Feng Chang!" the emperor was furious.
Feng Chang really cried and wiped his tears with his sleeves, "Your Majesty, I have thought of all the ways I can think of. Unless I let General Pingxi spit out some, there is really no other way except increasing taxes."
The emperor's hand bones were bursting with veins. You don't need to think about it to know how difficult it would be to get Pingxi General Zhang Pingna to spit out the real money and silver that Donggong swallowed in his mouth. However, this is still a way. He asked: "What about asking the rich to raise donations? "
Feng Chang was stunned for a moment and said: "This old minister has also thought of this method, but let the rich people raise donations. If this news reaches the Wei Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty will know that our treasury is empty and the military pay is extremely short. If there is another war, we will deal with it Not as good as that."
The emperor was speechless, remembering that after meeting Ye Guixue today, he had agreed with King Nan Chu and Ye Guixue to let Su Rong recognize him openly. But how dare he dare in the current situation of the treasury?
He was silent for a moment and shouted, "Pass the prince."
Feng Chang lowered his head deeply. He was already used to it. For so many years, whenever His Majesty had any troublesome issues, he would go to the Crown Prince. After the Crown Prince settled the matter and His Majesty had used up all the people, he started to suppress him again. He said that the prince had been unlucky for eight lifetimes when he became the prince.
Of course, he only dared to curse this in his heart, and even if he had ten thousand courages, he would not dare to say it to anyone.
The emperor waved to Feng Chang, "You get up first!"
Feng Chang stood up from the ground tremblingly. Hou was standing aside, waiting for the Crown Prince to come down. It was impossible for him to leave. If he walked out of this door, he would not be able to get any money from His Majesty.
Prince Yan Huisheng naturally received a report from the secret guard, saying that the eldest prince Yan Li stopped Ye Guixue on the street after he left the palace and took him to the restaurant. No matter what he was doing to find Ye Guixue, it was not for anything. It's a good idea, but if Ye Guixue is so easily influenced by Yan Li, then he is not Ye Guixue, and he is not the candidate that King Nanchu and Prime Minister Ye spent so much effort to cultivate for Su Rong to be their husband.
It is not easy to pass the gate of the King of Southern Chu, walk up to Su Rong, and let someone like Su Rong readily accept the engagement after seeing him. Ye Guixue is a person who lives up to his reputation. It is really not easy. Yan Li couldn't understand this, so he rashly approached someone and intercepted them ridiculously. No matter what he said to Ye Guixue, the result was probably not what he wanted.
Therefore, Yan Huisheng is not too worried here in Ye Guixue. After all, Su Rong was not someone who could be easily fooled. She has a certain ability to read people if she dares to accept the olive branch from Ye Xiangfu and the hundred thousand soldiers from Ye Guixue.
Yan Huisheng was concerned about another matter. Xie Lin came out of the Duke Protector's Mansion and was assassinated with a cold arrow in the street.
Although Prince Ruian's Mansion has kept a low profile in recent years, Prince Ruian's initiative to reduce his presence is still very useful. His good father has great trust in Prince Ruian's Mansion.
Too flamboyant, to the point of walking sideways, but not too low-key. It can be said that in Daliang Jingcheng, apart from Zhou Gu having a fight with him, for many years, he often wandered around alone or with others in the streets. I wandered around and nothing dangerous happened.
No one dares to mess with him.
This was the first time that someone actually shot a cold arrow at him to kill him. If Zhou Gu hadn't sent someone to protect him, Xie Lin would have died.
Yan Huisheng thought about who did it, and what Xie Lin found out in the Duke Protector's Mansion. That Wangsu who was imprisoned in the Duke Protector's Mansion, what not even the old Duke Protector and King Ruian found out, Xie Lin came out after interrogation?
However, after the incident, there was no movement in Prince Ruian's Mansion. Prince Ruian took people to the Great Buddha Temple, and Zhou Gu stayed in the mansion to calm down his shock. The man who committed suicide was thrown into Jingzhao Yin Tianlao, and the matter was left to Jing Zhaoyin for the time being.
Yan Huisheng felt that he should meet Xie Lin, but he had to avoid some people. Or he should go to the Protector's Mansion and see it for himself.
While he was thinking about it, he heard that someone was sent from the palace to say that His Majesty had sent a message, asking the prince to enter the palace immediately.
Yan Huisheng could only suppress the matter for the time being, tidied up and went to the palace.
In the palace, for the first time, the emperor felt that his son had come too slowly, and while he was waiting for him, his mind flashed to all the overt and covert suppression and cold treatment of him over the years, and so on. Although he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, now that all those things were happening, he felt a little sorry for his son.
He had no intention of changing the prince, he just unconsciously did not want the prince's power and prestige to be too great, greater than his own, so where would he be placed as an emperor? Is it true that in the history books of the Qianqiu period, in this dynasty and this generation, only the echo of Prince Yan is known, but not the emperor Yan Qi? This was something he couldn't stand.
After Yan Huisheng arrived, he greeted the emperor and then glanced at Feng Chang. Feng Chang quickly greeted His Highness the Crown Prince.
The emperor motioned Yan Huisheng to sit down and said to him: "I met Ye Guixue today and discussed the matter of Su Rong with him. He came to Daliang this time with an order from the King of Southern Chu."
The emperor briefly recounted the conversation with Ye Guixue to Yan Huisheng, but did not avoid Feng Chang. Feng Chang was shocked and thought that the rumors were indeed true. It turned out that Miss Su Qi was really with Zhen. Princess Min is related, they are actually mother and daughter.
This status and relationship are really great. No wonder both His Majesty and the old Protector of the Country came to him for money.
