On the second day, Zhao Bin put on the new Yan Dynasty uniform and went to the palace to bid farewell to the emperor and his mother. In the morning hall, Emperor Zhao Wuji of the Great Xia Dynasty sat on the dragon chair, listening to the ministers below reporting on various matters in turn.
Fang Shu, the Minister of War, said: Autumn is about to begin. Every year at this time, the northern Xiongnu and Jie tribes will invade border counties and plunder villages and towns. Currently, 100,000 of the 200,000 troops from the Gyeonggi camp have been transferred to prepare for deployment. All regions on the border are assisting in defense, please give your Majesty's approval.
"According to the report, there can be no chaos at the border, and the corresponding supply and military departments will also make arrangements as appropriate."
"Yes, I obey the order." After Fang Shutong answered, he respectfully returned to his original position.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report," Liu Shang, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said in a report, "The floods in the south of the Yangtze River have been contained, but 800,000 shi of food still need to be allocated for disaster relief."
"We still need 800,000 stones? Haven't we already allocated one million stones before? Why do we need so many more?" Zhao Wuji asked with a frown.
Liu Shangjin said unhurriedly: "This flood has affected two provinces, and a large number of people have been affected. Although relief food has been distributed previously, it is still insufficient. A large number of refugees have not been properly resettled to this day."
Zhao Wuji said helplessly, "The country's annual tax on grain is 8 million shi, and now the two provinces use nearly a quarter of the grain, which is a bit too much.
Now that the autumn grain has not been harvested, the national inventory is low, and we need to allocate military grain to the border. Let's allocate 300,000 shi first, and discuss it later after the autumn harvest. "
The reason why he was helpless was because Zhao Wuji knew that these one million stones of grain should be enough to provide disaster relief. He was afraid that the major families would collude with the government at all levels to embezzle and resell the grain.
But the imperial court needs the support of these aristocratic families, and it can be said that it is a taboo against these aristocratic families.
"I obey the order," Liu Shangjin said and returned to the train. Liu Shangjin, the left minister of the household department, came from the Liu family, a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River.
Not only were the Liu family officials in the imperial court, they also almost monopolized the officialdom within the family. Within the family area, either the Liu family was an official or a vassal of the Liu family. The officials appointed by the court were of no help at all.
Zhao Bin didn't want to hear about the disgusting deeds of these noble families anymore, so he immediately stepped out of the queue, fell to his knees on the ground, bowed his head and bowed.
Zhao Bin didn't feel that he was so awesome after traveling through time in modern times. He understood what the old man Chairman said: political power comes from the barrel of a gun. Also understand that the truth is within the range of the cannon.
But he understands better that when he is unable to restrain a chicken, he treats others like a knife and others like a fish.
Therefore, when it’s time to pretend to be a grandson, you still have to pretend.
Zhao Bin knelt down in the main hall and started a meal, saying that he would set off tomorrow. He was grateful to his father for his eighteen years of upbringing, but he could not repay him. He was ashamed to be the son of a human being, and it was difficult to leave him. As he was talking, he was actually in the main hall. He was wailing and bursting into tears.
Zhao Wuji and the ministers looked at Zhao Bin in confusion, with obvious shock on their faces.
In their impression, the three princes had always been well-behaved. Although their uncle's family was a military commander, he was also very polite. Now this scene made them a little surprised.
Zhao Wuji turned to the eunuch beside him and asked in a low voice: Last time the eunuch treated Bin'er, did he say that his mind was damaged?
The old eunuch hurriedly returned: "I never told you, but there were rumors in the third prince's house that the third prince occasionally suffered from hysteria and said things that no one could understand, but nothing else."
Zhao Wuji looked at Zhao Bin below and said softly: "Forget it, arrange two imperial doctors for him to go to Yandi with him."
"Old slave obeys the order." The old eunuch responded in a low voice.
"Okay, okay, I know what you mean. Just don't act recklessly when you get to the fiefdom in the future. Go see your mother and concubine before leaving."
"Yes, my dear, farewell. I wish my father the Emperor to be in good health." After saying that, Zhao Bin respectfully exited the hall and walked slowly to the harem. The maids and eunuchs he met along the way also greeted each other, and Zhao Bin responded with a smile: Hey, hello, hello!
The eunuchs and maids all looked confused.
Concubine Ding lives in Qingxin Palace, located on the west side of the middle part of the harem. A mother is more valuable than her son. In addition to the prestige of General Ding in the army in his early years, this concubine's position is quite secure.
However, with the death of General Ding in the battle, he has also been suppressed in the harem in recent years, especially the two major forces headed by Queen Zhang and Concubine Xue, who have the support of family members.
It was the first time that Zhao Bin met his so-called mother concubine after traveling through time. She was thirty-six or seventeen years old, tall and tall, wearing a crown, with two eyebrows on her beautiful face and a pair of big almond-shaped eyes.
Although he is middle-aged, there is a faint glint in his eyes. You can tell at a glance that he is a martial artist. It's no wonder that he comes from a family of military commanders, and he has been exposed to some boxing, kicking and swordsmanship since he was a child.
Concubine Ding was not a nagging person. She just asked how Zhao Bin was recovering from his injuries in the past few days, and told Zhao Bin to be careful at all times even if he left the capital and went to a fiefdom. After a few words, Zhao Bin was asked to leave, which surprised Zhao Bin.
Zhao Bin left the palace, got on the carriage and walked towards the mansion. Zhao Bin looked thoughtfully at the sandalwood box in his hand. Concubine Ding handed Zhao Bin a sandalwood box and told him, "Only use it when there is a big disaster." Open this box".
Although there are no valuable gold and silver treasures in Prince Yan's palace, there are still a lot of items. In the past two days, under Zhao Bin's instructions, Wang Wu led a group of guards to sort the items into categories. If it is inconvenient to take it away, exchange it for silver.
In the early morning of the next day, five hundred imperial guardsmen appeared at the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion. This was the escort sent by the imperial court to Prince Feng. From now on, it was Prince Yan's private army.
Cui'er looked at the empty palace and said to Zhao Bin: Your Majesty, isn't it good for us to do this? When we come back in the future, we will still stay in the palace.
Zhao Bin looked back at the people left behind. One guard, three maids, and one eunuch. The rest were all sent back by Zhao Bin.
The three maids were sent by Concubine Ding earlier, so there will be no problem. This eunuch Chunxi, eh. . . . . .
Just last night, Zhao Bin, Wang Wu and Chun Xi had an in-depth conversation.
Wang Wu put his hand on the saber on his waist, his nostrils pointed upward, and squinted at Chun Xi.
Zhao Bin sat on a chair with a fierce face, looked at Chunxi standing in front of him and said: Chunxi, I already know everything about you.
Chunxi asked with a confused look: Your Majesty, what are you talking about?
"Huh, you are still pretending to be confused with me. I will give you a chance to be a new person. Tell me honestly, when did you start asking the prince and King Qi to do things? Otherwise..."
Chunxi plopped down and knelt on the ground and begged: Your Majesty, this servant is wronged. I am loyal to your Majesty and have never done anything for the Crown Prince or Prince Qi. Your Majesty is aware of this!
"If I hadn't been aware of this, how would I have known that you were colluding with outsiders?" Zhao Bin snorted angrily.
"Your Majesty, I have been loyal since I entered the palace, and I have never had any contact with Prince Tai and Prince Qi. How can I do things for them?" After Chunxi finished speaking, she kowtowed on the ground several times.
When Wang Wu heard this, he suddenly pulled out the big blade from his waist with a clang, rolled up his arms and sleeves and said, "Okay, I will die in front of my mouth, no... I will die in front of my eyes and I still dare to quibble."
Zhao Bin, who was sitting on the chair, was frightened by Wang Wu. He stared at Wang Wu and shouted: What the hell are you doing? You scared me!
Wang Wu said: "Your Majesty, please don't stop me. If he doesn't tell the truth, I will chop him with a knife." As he spoke, he slashed the blade left and right in front of him twice, as if he was going to chop Chunxi.
When Chunxi saw this situation, she quickly shouted: Your Majesty, please have mercy on me, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me, this slave really didn't do anything for the Crown Prince. Even if you kill him, what he said is true, Your Majesty.
Zhao Bin waved his hand to signal Wang Wu to stop and asked: Really not?
"Everything you say is true, Your Majesty. My family is poor and has no hope, so I went to the palace and became a eunuch.
The eunuchs in the palace also beat and scolded the slaves every day. Less than a year after entering the palace, they were sent to our Prince Yan's Mansion by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After arriving at our Prince's Mansion, the slaves lived a decent life. They no longer had to be beaten and scolded. How could this be possible for a slave? Do things for others, my lord!
After hearing this, Zhao Bin suddenly stood up from his chair and walked to Chunxi. He slowly helped Chunxi up and said with a distressed look: "Oh, Chunxi, I didn't expect that you are also a miserable person. It seems that you and I are in the same boat. , Don’t worry Chunxi, you will be my brother from now on."
Chunxi was so frightened that she knelt down again and shouted: Your Majesty, I don’t dare!
"Get up, get up, that's what I said." Zhao Bin helped Chunxi up and said, "Okay, don't blame me. You also know that when I leave this time, I will only take my close friends with me. Just now I just took them with me." Do you understand this test for you?"
"My slave understands, Your Majesty, don't worry. Chunxi will only be loyal to Your Majesty in this life. I will not betray Your Majesty even if I am broken into pieces." Chunxi replied with a solemn look on his face.
"I believe in you. Okay, don't mention this to others. You can go back and clean up. We will set off tomorrow morning."
After withdrawing his thoughts, Zhao Bin looked at a few people and said: Let's talk about the future later.
