"There is no need to say more, Queen." Yuchi Haotian interrupted Xu Huizhen and said to Concubine Li and all the concubines in the harem: "The Queen is the master of the six palaces. According to the rules, the concubines of each palace should greet the Queen on time every day according to the Queen's requirements.
, don’t mess with the rules.”
Seeing Concubine Li lowering her head in frustration, Yuchi Haotian said again: "Concubine Li has just entered the palace not long ago and is not clear about the rules in the palace. This is understandable. Why don't the queen just look at my face and forgive Concubine Li?"
How about this time?"
The emperor already asked for mercy, but the queen couldn't say much, so she had to agree.
At night, the queen deliberately bathed and dressed up, and prepared snacks that the emperor liked to eat, but no one came until late at night. She sent someone to inquire, but learned that Yuchi Haotian had already gone to Concubine Li's Meiyan Palace. She was so angry that she almost killed someone.
set fire.
The next day, Yuchi Haotian excused Concubine Li from having to kneel for too long the day before and was not feeling well and wanted someone to accompany her. He abruptly stopped going to court for one day and stayed with Concubine Li all day. It was not until the third day that Concubine Li came directly
Go to Xuanzheng Palace from the palace.
"My beloved ministers, if you have something to do, you will leave the court if there is nothing to do."
"Your Majesty, I have something to report. The day before yesterday, I asked you to allocate 20 million taels of silver to relieve the disaster in Huayang. I wonder what your Majesty's intention is?"
"this……"
Yuchi Haotian hesitated to speak, but his eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Concubine Li's father, Li Zhengqing, who was originally a third-rank Hanlin Pavilion bachelor, but was promoted to a second-rank Zuodu Yushi because of Concubine Li.
After Li Zhengqing understood, he immediately stood up.
"Your Majesty, I believe that disaster relief is imperative, but the financial aspect needs to be discussed."
"oh?"
After hearing what Li Zhengqing said, Yuchi Haotian immediately became interested.
"Li Aiqing, please speak."
"The Huayang Canal floods every year and is repaired every year, but it suffers from disasters every year. Money is spent, but the river still floods."
"If we build the embankment higher this year, won't it be able to block the water in the river? There is a shortage of disaster relief silver. What should the people of Huayang City do?"
After hearing Li Zhengqing's rebuttal, Xu Chengzhong was very angry and his veins popped out. He didn't expect this old boy to be so bold and openly provoked him. Did he really think that his daughter would be able to become a queen if she entered the palace and was favored? What a dream!
"If the emperor allocates 20 million taels of silver, can the prime minister guarantee that the river will not flood next year? If so, I will immediately request an order to allocate 20 million taels of silver to build embankments around the river."
"Well, what Li Aiqing said makes sense. Can the Prime Minister guarantee it?"
"this……"
"Your Majesty, of the 20 million taels, if you use 10 million taels to build river embankments, it is already too much. The remaining 10 million taels will be used for disaster relief and allocated to the victims.
The minister did some calculations: There are 400,000 people in Huayang City. If 10 million taels are allocated, one person can get 20 taels of silver. If a household is calculated as three people, each person in the household can get nearly 70 taels of silver.
This is enough for ordinary people to have food and drink for seven years. Now that the North Vietnamese have repeatedly invaded our borders, I believe that the emperor should prepare his troops to prepare for future crises."
"Then what does Li Aiqing think should be done about this matter?"
"I believe that disaster relief must be provided, and river embankments must be built. The emperor can allocate eight million taels for disaster relief, and send imperial censors to supervise it to prevent local officials from enriching their own pockets."
"In this case, let Li Aiqing help me choose a loyal and reliable person to go to Huayang immediately to supervise the disaster relief matters."
"I obey the decree."
"I wonder if the Prime Minister has anything else to say?"
"I have nothing to report."
Yuchi Haotian curled his lips and smiled, and he was immediately in a good mood.
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