Lin Yutong really didn't know that Wang Cairen did not take the medicine given by the palace maid, but took the elixir. She couldn't see anyone, and they didn't even see her. She wasn't even called to say hello.
Lin Yutong understands that someone must be telling bad things about Wang Cairen! You can’t believe what others say, but Wang Cairen must believe the words of Zhu Youxiao’s wet nurse, Hakka. After all, Hakka took Zhu
Having been raised well by the school, is there a stronger relationship than this? Is there anyone more reassuring than this?
As for Hakka, she didn't dare to come to this or that one in front of her. She had to shrink back now. Zhu Youxiao is not a grandson, she is just an ordinary wet nurse, but she is more thoughtful. She herself
He didn't want Wang Cairen to get close to him, which was not in Zhu Youxiao's interests.
So, the Hakka family had ulterior motives to get involved, and Wang Cairen's trust in the Hakka family convinced her completely. That's how it ended!
Furthermore, since the fourth master is not here, Lin Yutong must not only observe the weather, but also pay attention to the movements of the court. It is an eventful autumn, and things are really happening one after another.
In May, the imperial court went through Taicang's accounts and confirmed that there was really no money left.
In June, the imperial court was busy raising military pay. As a result, money from all over the country was said to have been raised, but the money was still not coming to Beijing. No matter how much I asked, it was always escorted on the road, which was a delay. Still no money! No.
What to do with the money? The emperor had no choice, so he said to the Ministry of Revenue that you have to find a way. The Ministry of Revenue discussed it over and over again, and said, let’s borrow 500,000 taels from the Ministry of Industry and the Taipusi family first, which adds up to one
One million taels, let’s support Jiubian first. But the Ministry of Industry and Taipu Temple won’t lend it. People said that our money is not enough for use. There is no money to lend to the Ministry of Household Affairs. They talk about life and death, but they don’t lend it. So.
, the lawsuit went to the imperial court again, and the emperor scolded the Ministry of Industry and the Taipu Temple, meaning that he had to borrow even if he wanted to borrow, and he had to borrow if he didn't want to. But these two yamen just insisted that they had no money. There was really no other way, the emperor
He said, "If your family doesn't have 500,000 taels, then don't you still have 200,000 taels?" The family will take out 200,000 taels for emergencies first, and we will talk about the rest later.
Just like this, we managed to collect 400,000 taels of military pay for Jiubian.
But 400,000 taels, how many can be divided among the nine sides? It’s useless!
The court had been wrangling for so long, and only got these 400,000 taels before the result was finalized, and the discount for Liaodong was arrived. People said that not counting the previous salary arrears, Liaodong alone was still short of 3 million taels this year.
The imperial court had no choice but to allocate silver from the Ministry of Industry and other yamen in Yingtian. Here and there, three million was collected to make up more than two million, but this was the number on the paper. If the money was not sent, there would be no money.
Forget it. But I don’t know when the deposit will be paid in full. The problem is almost solved in the book.
Everyone knows that the things on the books don't count, and it won't work without seeing the money. But at least the emperor has been fooled. Let's ask the emperor not to rush him first, and we will think of other things later. We have to deal with the most important things first, right? What happens after that?
?You still need money!
Just as Fourth Master expected, some people began to suggest that we sell our official positions! This is the fastest way to raise money.
The matter of border defense is as big as the sky. Internal affairs must make way for border defense and be prioritized. This is a necessary method to solve border issues.
When I sent the following folding book up, the emperor didn’t say whether to approve or disapprove it! It just stayed there!
The emperor didn't say that he could sell his official position, but he kept asking for money. What should the ministers do? Without waiting for the emperor's approval, the ministers spontaneously started selling their official positions.
There are also people who have sold the goods to Lin Yutong, which means that if you just give them a few coins, they will definitely arrange a good job for Lin Baowen. A magistrate in the south of the Yangtze River will get 5,000 taels. You can take 500 taels and the place will be of your choice.
.A prefect gets 30,000 yuan. If you take 2,000 yuan, I will definitely put it where you want.
There are many rich families in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are also many people who are willing to spend money to honor their ancestors. Lin Yutong is too lazy to worry about this matter, and it is useless to worry about it. There is really nothing that can be done now. She is focused on the fourth master's disaster relief, but this is still
You can't ask directly.
Only when Wang Cheng came over, she asked a few questions in the name of caring about Fourth Master.
Wang Cheng knew what he meant, so he said, "This is to adjust the grain stored in the sky. Logically speaking, the grain that has been stored for nine years has not been touched! This time, some of the grain was mobilized for disaster relief, and the rest was meant to be used by the imperial court.
As a side payment..."
Lin Yutong nodded. If we want to fight, we have to feed people. With so much food, we can solve the urgent need. She breathed a sigh of relief, "This is really Amitabha."
As a result, Wang Cheng had a bitter look on his face, "The Ministry of Household Affairs made an agreement and reported it to the emperor, and the emperor approved it, but the Ministry of Household Affairs in Yingtian did not agree. They only wanted to use half of this summer's grain harvest.
Allocate it to support the nine sides."
Ah? Wang Cheng nodded, "Ah! If the other side didn't agree, the Ministry of Revenue here said that they didn't want nine years, just two years. But the other side still didn't agree. Finally, the emperor came forward and Ying Tian agreed.
For one year."
Lin Yutong understood immediately: Yingtian didn't have nine years of savings, and the treasury had been almost empty. It wasn't that they wanted to resist the order, but that they couldn't produce food.
Therefore, they disagreed with the decision of the court and the emperor, and tried to shirk all kinds of excuses. It was not until they relented and said that they only wanted a year's worth of food, which they could collect immediately, that they agreed!
Doesn’t the emperor know the fishy nature of this matter? I’m afraid he knows it better than anyone else, but still, he is now pointing to Ying Tian to do things. Therefore, even though he knows that the matter here is serious, he still does not pursue it.
, get things done first. This is equivalent to shaking the fourth master! The fourth master also knew that there was probably not much food there, but he didn’t expect these people to be so bold. Nine years of savings are gone! According to the
From their excuses, it can be inferred that their treasury contains at most one season's worth of summer grain tax. Now that Jiubianyi is allocating it, it is hard to imagine how much grain relief the Fourth Master can spare.
These are all happening one after another, none of which is a life-threatening matter. The East Palace is clamoring to choose a concubine for the eldest grandson. The emperor probably feels annoyed, so just choose it if you want! Choose whatever you like! Anyway, there is no money to give,
It's up to you.
The eldest grandson's choice of concubine is different. He has a chance to become the queen. Therefore, the capital is very lively! News from outside the palace can always come in, and many of them are from families with some background who send their daughters to participate in the election.
As soon as the draft started, Lin Yutong was already in the cold! There were fewer people coming and going, and it was quieter. They were waiting for the eldest grandson to enter the palace! I heard that in Beizhili alone, the number of beautiful women exceeded 8,000.
.The inner court became busy again over this matter.
But the court outside was almost at a standstill because the son of the chief assistant Fang Congzhe killed a prostitute and was impeached by the imperial censor. Then the chief assistant came to the palace to find the emperor and said that you should give up my position. The emperor did not
Agree means that you will continue to be your first assistant.
Lin Yutong's understanding is that if his son kills someone, then it will be over if your son is punished. What kind of operation is it for you to resign?
As a result, the chief assistant was not able to resign, but he did not go to the Yamen anymore. He stayed in bed and said he was sick!
This is the only cabinet in the imperial court, and everything has to be approved by him. Ye Xianggao, who once served as an independent prime minister, went to be an examiner in the imperial examination room, and all the papers had to be sent to the examination room. Because without this person,
Everything in the world stopped.
Now Fang Congzhe's position is the same. Without this person, the seal cannot be sealed, what can we do if we don't talk about it, the Ming Dynasty has to press the pause button, let's just waste it like this.
How long did it take? Three to five days? Ten days?
Ha! This guy, it takes more than forty days at a time. It’s impossible not to come out, because in the capital, you can see the long star in the southeast in broad daylight!
The long star is regarded as a broom star, which is unlucky!
Lin Yutong stood in an open space in the palace as much as possible and looked toward the southeast. The moving thing on the horizon that was two feet long and one foot wide must be what they call the long star.
People in the palace are in panic, even the beautiful ladies have entered the palace, but now no one dares to mention it, for fear of being linked to this ominous thing.
This thing can be seen during the day and at night, just like this in the southeast direction for nineteen days.
There were rumors inside and outside the palace that this was a sign that the emperor was about to fall. Then Fang Congzhe came out at this time. He wrote a book and said that the appearance of this long star was an ominous omen. For the future of the Ming Dynasty, shall we
It is necessary to register the emperor's grandson, and ask the emperor's grandson to go out to study?
Show your goodwill to the East Palace!
The emperor ignored him! However, there was still something going on at the Hongde Hall, that is, they did not summon concubines that frequently before, but now they summoned more. It was almost empty every night! The emperor was saying,
He is doing well and is still alive! It is not possible to extinguish such rumors without using this method!
The emperor was so focused that he did not mention the matter of canonizing the emperor's grandson, nor did he mention the matter of his eldest grandson's study. After this incident, the East Palace fell into silence again.
After it became quiet, Lin Yutong realized that Wang Cairen was probably really sick.
When Tongtong got up early to exercise, she smelled the smell of medicine. From the smell, she could tell that the medicine she was taking was changed every three days or every five days. This must mean that the medicine was wrong.
Lin Yutong asked Cui Yingyue to inquire and find out what was going on.
As a result, Cui Yingyue came back and said: "Now I don't dare to go out of the East Palace. I think it's because I stopped taking the elixir that I feel uncomfortable."
Pill? What pill?
Cui Yingyue said it, Rejuvenation Pill.
I also have rejuvenation pills here, and they were given as gifts by the people below. I am dependent on these pills, and I feel uncomfortable if I stop using them, but it only takes a while, and I will be fine once I get used to them.
It’s not convenient to buy, right? That’s good, just keep it that way!
Lin Yutong waved to Cui Yingyue, "Just say that we don't have any here. We can wait until the prince comes back to go out and have a look around!"
Cui Yingyue thought that the princess was afraid that the prince would come back and blame the king for giving him the wrong food, so she didn't dare to give it to him. She didn't think much about it, and immediately went to do something.
That was not what Lin Yutong was thinking about. She was sitting in the hall with a brazier at her feet.
It’s only August and it’s getting cold!
It's not the Mid-Autumn Festival yet, so we can't do it without burning a kang or lighting a charcoal pot at night! All the pots and pots for growing vegetables in the yard have been moved inside, and they'll freeze if left outside.
Tongtong is worried about Fourth Master. If he can't come back, what will he do on the way?
I was worried for several days and kept thinking about this in my heart. As a result, I couldn't help but think, no, it's just after the Mid-Autumn Festival and I'm back. It's true that I've grown half a head taller, but I'm really skinny!
Her eyes were sunken, her cheekbones were high, and her finger joints were clearly visible when she extended her hand. When she came back, she quickly washed herself, took off her clothes and went into the bathtub. Oh my god, she was left with a skeleton.
After taking a pulse, her complexion became slightly better. Apart from losing weight, everything else was fine, but she was tired.
Zhou Bao took a box and handed it to Lin Yutong, "Princess, the prince said these must be kept by you."
What? The fourth master was soaking in the tub and talking to Tongtong through the screen, "Ledger."
What ledger?
Zhou Bao whispered: "The prince put all the income and salary from the fiefdom in, and borrowed grain from the vassals in Shanxi and Shaanxi and the surrounding areas, as well as the local wealthy households, and used it for disaster relief." As he said,
As if he was afraid of Lin Yutong's censure, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has such a great reputation in Shanxi and Shaanxi! The people all say that King Jian is good, King Jian is good, and they won't be hungry when King Jian is here..."
Lin Yutong smiled, it was true that Fourth Master was providing disaster relief! But it was also true to build momentum for the future! With this thought in mind, she casually collected the account book.
You’ve already borrowed it, and you still want to pay it back? If the Fourth Master doesn’t get it back, it’ll be fine. This means that it’s over and that’s it. This article is over. Now the Fourth Master specially took the account book
When I came back, I specifically told myself to put it away. What did this mean? I remembered it! And this matter is not over yet!
Come on! These people must have given Fourth Master a lot of trouble.
After all this, you still think that the fourth master will repay the debt? What a dream! If he doesn't come back to settle the score with you, you should burn incense.
Therefore, debts are debts, what's the burden? Lin Yutong smiled, waved his hand and told Zhou Bao to go down and rest, and then went behind the screen. The fourth master leaned on the edge of the tub, with a face that was hard to say.
Lin Yutong asked, "Those people are giving you a hard time?"
Is it not difficult for a twelve-year-old child to come to borrow food? It’s not easy to meet the real owner! Don’t mention it, I have never done such a strenuous errand. “…The food in the warehouse is piled up until it becomes moldy… But
I would rather die than take it out!"
This is like toasting and not eating, but getting drunk as a penalty!
The fourth master didn't want to mention it in too detail, otherwise Tongtong would not be able to sleep at night! He interrupted: "Looking for an excuse, let's leave the palace as soon as possible."
No need to look for it, Zhu Youxiao will get married and we will be able to leave the palace.
Tongtong massaged his shoulders, "Is the situation outside... very bad?"
The word "terrible" is not enough to describe the current situation. What is riddled with holes and what is shocking, you will know when you go out and take a look! Therefore, you can no longer waste time in the palace. You must seize the time to make some necessary preparations.
It's going on below, we can't afford to waste this time...
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