But they were fine, they were just trying to show off.
Emperor Renxuan actually didn't care whether he donated more or less.
What he cares about is the five major families in Qiandu!
The oldest of these five aristocratic families has a history of hundreds of years.
It has existed since the founding of the country by Emperor Taizu Gao and has continued to this day. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the same age as the country.
The wealth in the family is unknown.
Only by letting them give some blood can they save enough food to relieve Canglan County.
Otherwise, the only choice is to use the military pay and military rations from the Northern Expedition to Dayan.
As a result, the Northern Expedition, which Emperor Renxuan had been thinking about, would not only be interrupted, but at least postponed.
Everyone knew this well, so they all turned their attention to Grand Tutor Yang Huai.
The Yang family is the head of the five major families in Qiandu, and Yang Huai is the head of the Yang family. He also holds the position of Grand Tutor. He has a high and powerful position and can represent the attitude of the five major families in Qiandu in the court.
Seeing everyone watching, Old God Yang Huai said: "Wei Chen is quite wealthy and is willing to donate 50,000 kilograms of food to support the people of Canglan. I hope they will overcome the difficulties and rebuild their homes as soon as possible."
What Yang Huai said was sincere. If you were a newcomer to the officialdom, you might actually be deceived by him.
But in fact, among the people present, all the smart people sneered when they heard this.
Fifty thousand kilograms of grain seems like a lot, even ten times as much as Wei Qing, Zhang Lang and others.
But that also depends on who will produce the 50,000 kilograms of grain.
For them, it is naturally a big burden.
But for the Yang family, which has four generations and three princes, and is as wealthy as the enemy, it is really a drop in the bucket.
What's more, his attitude represents the attitudes of the other four major families.
Think about it, even the Yang family only donated 50,000 jins of grain, how dare the other four families donate more than 50,000 jins?
As expected, after Yang Huai, the heads of the other four families expressed their opinions one after another, and none of them had more than 50,000 kilograms.
Most of them weigh about 40,000 kilograms.
When the food donation was over, it was found that it was not even 300,000 kilograms.
In other words, this food is not enough to feed 20,000 people for a month!
How can it be used for disaster relief?
This is forcing the emperor to use the military rations from the Northern Expedition!
All the courtiers lowered their heads one after another, as if they were expecting a strong wind and rain, and did not dare to look up.
Sure enough, Emperor Renxuan's face was ashen, he stood up, looked at Yang Huai who was the old god, and said hello three times.
People in the world say that merchants are profit-oriented, but in fact, these aristocratic families are the most profit-oriented.
If you don't see the real benefits, you won't be able to part with even a shred of money or food.
Although Emperor Renxuan was an emperor, it was hard to get angry when faced with this situation.
After all, it's other people's money, not his.
You can't just ask for someone's head if they don't want to pay.
If you really do this, you will definitely be labeled as a foolish king.
"Withdraw from the court, before tomorrow evening, I want to see 300,000 kilograms of grain sent to Canglan, otherwise... hmph!"
Emperor Renxuan waved his sleeves, turned and left.
All the courtiers stood up one after another and looked at Tai Fu Yang Huai, who was still there, with emotion.
This guy seems to be quiet, but he is really brave.
It's just some money and food, life is not important.
If our Majesty is provoked, he is really capable of using a knife.
However, just after everyone dispersed and left, Yang Huai put away the old god's presence and sneered.
"A bunch of idiots."
It's day and night.
Yang Mansion.
The heads of the five major families in Qiandu gathered together.
"Brother Yang, what happened in the morning court today?"
"It doesn't matter if each of us has more money and food. Why should we offend His Majesty because of this?"
"Yes, His Majesty already dislikes me. After experiencing this, won't the future life be even more difficult?"
In the face of everyone's complaints, Yang Huai remained calm and turned his attention to Duan Qingyan, the head of the Duan family and one of the three princes.
The Duan family has been developing rapidly in the past ten years.
It has already faintly surpassed the other few, becoming the second among the five major aristocratic families.
All of this is basically due to Duan Qingyan.
This man's vision is quite good.
Seeing Yang Huai's eyes, Duan Qingyan didn't hide it and said, "Everyone, don't just look at the appearance."
"We should take a longer view and look more at the future."
"Coming day?" The other three people heard this and were immediately puzzled.
"As we all know, His Majesty has always been dissatisfied with our five great families. There are even rumors that he wants to destroy us."
"But why, to this day, still haven't taken action?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
"Isn't that true? It's just a rumor. It can't be taken seriously." The head of the Lin family was shaking like chaff. Obviously, these words had a great psychological impact on him.
"Your Majesty is such a person. If you really want to take action, how can you wait until today? The grass on our grave is probably already three feet high. This news must be a rumor. Old Duan, you must not believe it." The head of the Fu family also said .
"Yes, your Majesty may say that Qian Gang is arbitrary, but he is still a sage king. It is impossible for him to disregard his reputation and risk the disdain of the world to destroy us." The head of the Sun family said.
When Duan Qingyan heard this, he immediately sneered and said: "Stupid!"
"Our Majesty will do anything for the eternal merits in his heart."
"The reason why we are still here is not because we care about our reputation, but because we are still useful."
"What's the use?" The head of the Lin family asked in a trembling voice.
"Northern Expedition!" Yang Huai said quietly.
Everyone was shocked, and the head of the Fu family was even more surprised: "What does it have to do with us and the Northern Expedition?"
"His Majesty wants to use us as cannon fodder for the Northern Expedition, and use Beiyan's help to clear out the five major families that have been unable to survive in recent years."
"At that time, I will not only preserve my reputation, but also become a fisherman who profits from the conflict between the snipe and the clam."
"The end is that we will die miserably, and His Majesty will complete the great cause of the Northern Expedition and become an emperor through the ages, comparable to Emperor Taizu Gao."
"Understood?" Yang Huai's tone was cold, and the words he said were even more terrifying.
"Then...how can we survive?" The head of the Sun family felt his hands and feet were cold, and a chill surged through his heart.
In Daqian, Emperor Renxuan was heaven.
Thirty years ago, it was he and King Zhenbei who put this fragmented kingdom back on track.
No one knows how skilled he is and how ruthless his calculations are.
All they knew was that even King Zhenbei, who was as powerful as King Zhenbei, kept a distance from their seemingly powerless Majesty, and did not dare to rebel even if they were repeatedly forced.
Let them fight against Emperor Renxuan?
It would be better to wash your neck earlier.
"How not?"
"Since His Majesty wants to attack us during the Northern Expedition, it means that at least before the Northern Expedition, we will be safe." Duan Qingyan said with a slight smile on his lips.
When the three family heads heard this, they were suddenly enlightened and realized.
"I see, so in the face of the Canglan flood, not only can we not donate more money and food, but we should donate as little as possible!"
"Because of this, Your Majesty will have to use the military pay and rations from the Northern Expedition. At that time, the Northern Expedition will have to be postponed indefinitely, and we will naturally save our lives!" The head of the Fu family sorted out the cause and effect, and his eyes gradually brightened.
