The emperor was also a little confused when he saw Jia Ke's appearance. Could it be that Jia Ke really had no objection and that all this was just his own prejudice against Jia Ke because of the dream?
But when he thought of the tragic situation of his mother's death, he suppressed this thought again. Others could lie to him, and he could also lie to himself, but his mother would never lie to him when she finally lost her soul.
It seems that there is a reason for Jia Ke to give in now. It may be because he has not fully controlled the three battalions of the army, so he does not dare to take risks. This must be the case. The emperor cheers himself up and at the same time strengthens his own ideas, so he must take advantage of the opportunity.
Now Jia Ke has not completely controlled the three major battalions to take action against him, otherwise it will be too late after a while.
So the emperor decided to pursue the victory, and then announced to the following: "Now that Luo Cen is leading the Xiaoqi Camp to the north, the contact with the imperial court has been loosened, which is not good. I have decided to let King Beijing go to the Xiaoqi Camp to serve as the supervisor. What do you think?
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The emperor said he was asking the ministers below, but he kept looking at Jia Ke.
The other ministers kept silent about this matter. After all, they couldn't get involved in the matter. If they said something wrong and offended the emperor and Jia Ke, it would not end well in the end.
Jia Ke felt that the emperor was indeed brought up by these civil servants and Confucian scholars, and his mind was so innocent and vicious. Did he think that King Beijing and his dozens of guards could control the 50,000-strong Xiaoqi camp? What if?
This is really the only way, so how did the old King Beijing die during the Prince Rebellion?
Because Jia Ke was very confident in the control of his troops, he did not hesitate and directly reported: "The emperor has considered it carefully, and I completely agree."
When the emperor saw that Jia Ke didn't resist at all, he couldn't help but feel a little panic in his heart. If Jia Ke resisted desperately, he would have some confidence. But now Jia Ke's expression of "you can do whatever you say" made him feel guilty.
panic.
But now it was difficult to recover, so we had to bite the bullet and go on. So the emperor issued an order on the spot, transferring the Xiaoqi camp to the north, with King Beijing as the supervisor. At the same time, he also ordered that the military pay in Xuanfu, Liaodong and Miyun Town would be reduced by four levels and three levels respectively this year.
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The emperor saw that the decree had been issued, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. He felt much better in his heart. He had been on the throne for several years, and he had never felt as comfortable as today. At first, the emperor suppressed him, and later Jia Ke competed with him.
Now that the Supreme Emperor has completely delegated power, after a while, when he disposes of Jia Ke, he will be the true supreme king in the world.
The emperor originally thought that the matter for today would end here, but Old Meng Ming stood up again and said: "Your Majesty, although the military salaries of the three towns have been reduced, it is not enough to make up for the three million taels of silver. Where will the remaining silver come from?
Let’s get it together and ask the emperor to make it clear.”
The emperor was stunned after hearing this, and then he remembered that the military pay from the three departments was not enough to fill such a big hole. But now the money was lying in his inner treasury. Originally, he wanted to put it away for a while, and then in a few days
He returned it to the treasury. But when the money entered the inner treasury, his mind completely changed. It was really hard to part with good money.
After thinking for a while, the emperor really had no other solution, so he had to ask the ministers present again: "Dear ministers, how do you think the next deficit should be made up for?"
The emperor did not look at Jia Ke this time, but glanced left and right among several of his trusted ministers.
These ministers were all a little embarrassed by the emperor. Among them, Liu Wan, the Minister of Household Affairs, felt guilty and could not help complaining about the emperor. When he took away the three million taels of silver, he had already agreed to return it to the national treasury in the name of the inner treasury.
, why are you now asking yourself to find a way to make up for the shortfall? Could it be that the emperor has taken these three million taels of silver and no longer wants to pay it back?
Finally, the left governor's censor Tian Ye stood up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, as I said, I will deduct part of the money allocated to the governor of the river, and I will have everything."
Liu Wan said unhappily: "What do you mean? You have given the emperor this idea several times. Don't you care about the safety of the people near the river?"
Tian Ye glanced at him with disdain, "Who is it that ignores the safety of the people on both sides of the river? I'm afraid Mr. Liu knows better than me."
Liu Wan was speechless by his words. In fact, he knew very well that the imperial court allocates millions of taels of silver to the governor of the river every year, but the actual use is probably only a few hundred thousand taels.
He said that he would not save one out of ten. All the money was secretly shared by the people in the Ministry of Revenue and Hedao. Even he had hundreds of thousands of money in his account every year.
At this time, he did not dare to continue quarreling with Tian Ye. If this guy was offended and he broke out in front of the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor would cut him into pieces just because he favored her.
Tian Ye saw that Liu Wan was no longer angry, so he looked up at the emperor and asked the emperor to make the decision quickly.
The emperor knew nothing about the internal situation of these sanctimonious ministers. He listened to Tian Ye's suggestion, but was a little embarrassed to make a decision. After all, he also knew the importance of rivers, so he still asked Liu Wan, the Minister of Household Affairs:
"Liu Aiqing, you are from the Ministry of Revenue and often deal with the governor of the river. Do you think this matter can be handled?"
Liu Wan is in a bit of a dilemma now. If he had agreed, he would probably have lost at least one million taels of silver this year. By then, the pockets of the river, the Ministry of Revenue and local officials would have shrunk. Then he would be offended.
There is so much money to be had. But now if he doesn't agree to the emperor's promise, he really can't get the money together for the emperor.
So Liu Wan bit the bullet and said: "If about half of the river projects are stopped this year, the remaining more than 1 million cars of silver should be able to be saved."
After hearing this, the emperor immediately smiled and said, "In that case, what else is there to say? We have lost so much money due to natural disasters this year. This hole can be filled from these two aspects."
When the emperor said this, he also felt relieved. Now he felt that all the burdens were gone. Not only was he able to relax Jia Ke, but he also had three million taels of silver in his inner treasury. He couldn't help but start to admire him now.
Come with your own wisdom.
Jia Ke below saw their monarchs and ministers fooling around like this, and couldn't help but start to worry about the people on both sides of the river.
Originally, the money for rivers was enough to build rivers all over the world several times a year, with millions of cars being used several times. But it was only five or six hundred thousand taels that various officials could put to practical use. This year, the emperor reduced it by one hundred thousand taels.
If there are more than ten thousand taels of silver, then these corrupt officials may not throw even one tael of silver into the river.
The third prince seemed to be quite wise and mighty when he was not on the throne. How come he has become more and more stupid after being the emperor for several years? Now we cannot let them do whatever they want. This is related to the survival of tens of millions of people. A troublemaker
The bad thing is the Yellow Turban disaster.
Jia Ke stood up in a hurry and shouted to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. The money in the river is already stretched thin. If we lose this money, I am afraid that when the flood season comes this year, there will be oceans everywhere."
Jia Ke did not expose the fact that officials from various places were corrupt. After all, this offended too many people. He did not have the need yet, but for the sake of the people, he could only tell the emperor from another side.
The emperor didn't care at all about Jia Ke's words. In his heart, every word Jia Ke said was harmful to him. As long as he went against Jia Ke, he must be right.
"Jia Aiqing, please stop being alarmist. We receive several million taels of silver every year. This year it's just a little less, but most of it is still allocated. From my point of view, there is no problem at all. You don't need to say more about this matter.
I have already made a decision, how can I change it without authorization?" The emperor blocked Jia Ke back without politeness.
Jia Ke looked at the emperor's confident expression and really didn't know what to say. Are this emperor and the former third prince really the same person? The former third prince was so good at human relations, so why does he seem to be confused now?
And Liu Yu, who was standing below, also felt that the emperor and he were two people before he ascended the throne. In the past, he was good at human relations and could take care of all aspects. Why now, he seems to have grown up in the hands of a woman in the palace, and does not know the world.
of suffering.
Although Liu Yu knows the inside story, he and Liu Wan have been friends for many years. They are both big bosses in the same camp, so they can't expose him now. They can only keep silent. As for whether there will be any turmoil in the court. Liu Yu
He didn't think about it that much. He thought that the world was in its prime now, and any small disturbances would quickly subside, so he didn't take this matter too seriously.
Under normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong with Liu Yu's thinking, but now the way of heaven has tilted towards Jia Ke, and the dragon energy of this dynasty is no longer enough to protect the world. I am afraid that the next disaster will be unavoidable. When the time comes, natural disasters
Man-made disasters occur all at once, and even in today's prosperous times, it will take a long time to subside.
At this time, Zuodu Yushi Tianye also felt that the emperor was a little too naive and simply did not want to eat the fireworks of the world.
In fact, this is because the emperor does not know the sufferings of the world. Ever since the third prince teamed up with his mother to cast a spell on Jia Ke, his mother has been punished by heaven and her soul has been driven away.
The third prince acted as if nothing had happened and still ascended the throne as his emperor. Is this normal? Did Heaven let him go so lightly?
There is a saying that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished with evil. It is not that there will be no retribution. The time has not come yet. The third prince did not receive retribution at that time, just because he was the successor chosen by the dragon spirit of this dynasty, and the way of heaven still wanted to use him as a weapon.
There was some calculation, so I let him go.
Although he was let go, the boundless evil spirit was cast down, which blinded his intelligence. Therefore, since the third prince ascended the throne, his mind has become abnormal, and he is no longer as wise and powerful as before.
This is also Heaven's way paving the way for Jia Ke. If he is really an accomplished emperor, he will definitely tolerate it now. How could he be so eager to deal with powerful officials without having control of the military power?