Although Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu, was shocked by Jia Ke's ruthlessness, he thought that these people were simply rats in the imperial granary, eating up all the food and grass stored by the imperial court. They deserved to die, and it was their turn now.
It's time to put some effort into the court.
So Tian Ye immediately stood up and said to Jia Ke: "I like Mr. Jia's approach. This time, no matter what, we must use the grain storage road to transport the grain to the capital for us."
Old Hanlin Meng Ming also stood up and said: "I also support this method. The people in the grain storage department have really gone too far in recent years. They almost regard the grain in the imperial granary as their own. This time it is time to give them a
lesson."
Lei Ying, Minister of the Ministry of War, had no objection to this. If the grain storage road could not transport grain and grass on time, once a civil uprising broke out in Shaanxi, it would not be possible to mobilize a large army to suppress it with just a little grain, grass and money.
Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, made his final statement, "I agree in principle with this matter, but after all, it involves the lives and fortunes of many people. Let's report it to the Emperor first and let His Majesty make the final decision."
Jia Ke didn't have any objections to this. If the emperor could stand up and take the blame once, wouldn't it be more beneficial to him? No matter how the emperor dealt with it this time, Jia Ke would not be harmed.
If the emperor agrees to this method, he will probably be like the Yongzheng Emperor back then, and will be known as an emperor who confiscated his property. If the emperor does not agree to this method, he will either have to withdraw money from the inner treasury, or he will have to deal with this matter.
Ignoring it will make the situation worse and worse in the end, and it will eventually become impossible to deal with.
Either of these two situations would be a huge blow to the emperor's reputation.
After Jia Ke thought of this, he immediately took out a blank document, brushed a few dots, and wrote a new memorial.
The general idea is that they were afraid of a drought in Shaanxi that would lead to civil unrest, so they mobilized grain and grass from various grain storage roads to the capital to be ready for disaster relief at any time in case of unexpected events.
After Jia Ke finished writing, he said to Liu Yu: "Since Mr. Liu thinks so, let's sign this document first, and then go to Dongnuan Pavilion to report to the emperor."
Liu Yu saw that Jia Ke had agreed with him and gave the order directly without making the decision privately. Without saying anything, he came to Jia Ke, took the document and signed his name on it.
Then Lei Ying, the Minister of War, also came over and signed his name. At this point, the five military ministers had agreed to Jia Ke's method.
Seeing that they all signed, Jia Ke continued: "The matter of the grain storage road has been decided. But the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue cannot be just forgotten. Even if we don't need to buy grain for the time being, the silver taels must be paid to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Make preparations in advance to prevent unexpected events.”
After saying this, Jia Ke took out the document he had just written, which looked like the Ministry of Finance's reminder for money. "If you agree, just sign it. If you don't agree, I won't force you."
Old Meng Mingzi didn't have anything to say, so he came over and signed his name.
Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu, thought for a while and signed his name. During this period of time, Tian Ye has obviously become somewhat alienated from the emperor. He also acts impartially in the military affairs department and is not particularly biased towards the emperor, so he signs today.
No one thought there was anything strange.
In the end, Lei Ying, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, didn't say anything and just came over to sign. Although he was from the emperor, he knew that if the victims were not comforted this time, it would not only be a problem of civil unrest. The dynasty might also be destroyed.
.
Liu Yu saw that several other people had signed their names. If he didn't sign, he might be held responsible if something happened in the future. So he stepped forward and signed his name too.
Jia Ke saw that everyone had signed, and then summoned the little eunuch outside the door, and then told the little eunuch: "Send this document to the Ministry of Household Affairs immediately and ask them to handle it immediately. The silver must be drawn within a month.
800,000 taels.”
After listening, the little eunuch quickly took the paperwork and bowed out. After arriving outside, he quickly sent people to the household department again.
Liu Yu saw that things like collecting money from the Ministry of Finance had been completed, and the next step was to store grain. This was a big deal. If he didn't get it right this time, he would be in trouble, so he handed over to Jia Ke and said, "Foreman, sir."
, everyone has signed, the matter of the grain storage road is a big deal, now we should go to Dongnuan Pavilion to ask for the emperor's opinion."
Jia Ke did not regret it. He picked up the document and put it in a bag next to him. Then he said to everyone: "Since everyone has signed their names, let's go together. If the emperor asks about it then,
Everyone can express their opinions."
After Jia Ke said this, he walked out of the military aircraft office first. The other four military aircraft ministers followed him closely and walked out of the military aircraft office together.
Jia Ke took these people outside Dongnuan Pavilion and met the eunuchs who were on special duty in Dongnuan. Jia Ke was not rude to these eunuchs because of his high position. After all, Jia Ke was born in modern times with some common people.
Thought.
Jia Ke held up his hands to the eunuch and said: "My father-in-law, please go in and inform the emperor for us. We, the Minister of Military and Aircraft, have something important to report to the emperor and ask for his permission."
When the eunuch saw Jia Ke bowing his hand to him, he quickly returned the greeting and said, "Master Jia, you won't need to be so polite anymore. I'm just a humble person. How can I bear such a great gift from you? Aren't you going to shorten my life?"
After the eunuch was polite, he said: "Master Jia and other gentlemen, please wait here for a moment. I will go in and report to the Long Live Lord."
After saying this, the eunuch walked into the Dongnuan Pavilion. He poked his head outside the Dongnuan Pavilion and looked inside. The emperor was sitting on the throne and concentrating on reviewing the memorial. The little eunuch didn't have the guts to go up and report.
Then he winked at Xia Shouzhong who was next to the emperor.
Xia Shouzhong had been standing beside the emperor, waiting for the emperor's orders at any time. Suddenly, the little eunuch outside the door winked at him.
So Xia Shouzhong glanced at the emperor secretly, and saw that the emperor was looking at a memorial, and he circled it with a pen several times. He didn't notice him at all. Then he dared to gently go down the imperial steps and walk along the wall.
It’s especially warm in winter.
"You kid, why don't you just watch outside? What do you want here?" Xia Shouzhong is completely different from before. He has been appointed by the emperor as the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, so he has also begun to recruit his sons to work for him. In front of him.
This eunuch was the godson he had taken in recently.
"Godfather, my son, I do have something to report to my godfather. How dare you disturb your godfather randomly?"
"Tell me something. Didn't you see that I'm still waiting for the emperor inside?"
"I would like to report to my godfather, Mr. Jia Kejia and all the adults from the Military Aircraft Department are outside asking to see the emperor. I wonder what my godfather means?"
Xia Shouzhong was a little confused when he heard what he said. After thinking about it, he decided to report it to them. After all, the five military and aircraft ministers came together, and I am afraid that something big happened. If he was delayed, although the emperor favored him,
I won't forgive him lightly for making mistakes.
"You wait here for a moment, and we'll go in and ask the emperor what he wants."
So Xia Shouzhong turned around and entered Dongnuan Pavilion, climbed up the imperial steps with his own hands and feet, and came to the emperor's side.
"Long live my Lord, I have something to report to you." Xia Shouzhong said softly beside the emperor.
The emperor put down the memorial in his hand, raised his eyes and looked at him. He asked, "What's the matter? Isn't it your relatives who are here to fight with you again?"
It turned out that since Xia Shouzhong became the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, all his relatives who had not had much contact with him rushed over to curry favor with him, hoping that he could be promoted or even become an official outside.
Xia Shouzhong never hid these things from the emperor, because he knew that everything he had was given by the emperor. The emperor was a man who missed old feelings. As long as he didn't hide it from him, the emperor would turn a blind eye to many things.
But if I ever deceive him or do these things without telling him, the emperor will definitely turn his back and be ruthless.
Therefore, Xia Shouzhong treated these things as if they were commonplace and explained everything to the emperor in detail. And the emperor was just like Xia Shouzhong thought, turning a blind eye to these things, and sometimes even wanted to do it out of boredom.
Pull Xia Shouzhong and say it again to relieve his boredom.
"Long live my lord, let's see where you are going. How can I still trouble you with these little things? It was just now that Lord Jia Kejia brought several adults from the military plane to ask for a meeting outside Dongnuan Pavilion. The little eunuch outside asked me
The report has been made, so I come here to speak to the Emperor." Xia Shouzhong quickly reported everything to the Emperor.
The emperor has been worrying about the three major business gangs these days, and now five military and aircraft ministers have come together to ask for an audience. It is not a small matter. These things have happened one after another, and the emperor now feels a very headache.
The emperor put down the pen in his hand and rubbed his head with both hands. He really didn't want to hear any more bad news now, but reason told him that what the five military ministers might have brought this time
Bad news? Otherwise, the five of them wouldn't have put down their business at the military aircraft office and came together to ask for a meeting.
The emperor sighed, and finally said helplessly: "Then let them come in. It seems that I won't be able to relax for a moment."
Seeing the emperor's agreement, Xia Shouzhong hurried out and went to greet the five military ministers outside Dongnuan Pavilion.
The emperor was sitting on the throne, rubbing his head and worrying about how envious he was looking at this throne before he ascended the throne as emperor.
Only when he actually stood on this throne did he realize how heavy the burden was. Any decision he made could affect the livelihood of ten thousand people in Dawn. This made the emperor cautious about every decision, walking on thin ice.
Coupled with Jia Ke's increasing power, he has not had a peaceful night's sleep since he became the emperor, and he wakes up from nightmares almost every day.
Now that I think about it, what's the point of being the emperor? I had tried my best to perform in front of the Supreme Emperor and got this position, but now I feel it's a bit boring.