Xia Shouzhong left Dongnuan Pavilion and came outside the courtyard of Yangxin Hall. He immediately saw Jia Ke waiting there with several military ministers.
Xia Shouzhong hurriedly took a few steps forward and came to several ministers. He bowed his head and said, "I have kept these adults waiting for a long time. I really deserve death."
Before Jia Ke could reply, Liu Yu, who was standing next to him, stepped forward and helped Xia Shouzhong up, "What did the inner minister say? We just waited for a while, how can we withstand such a great gift from the father-in-law?"
Then Liu Yu grabbed Xia Shouzhong's hand and said good things for free, praising Xia Shouzhong as the most famous eunuch in history.
Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu, who was at the very back, could not help but curl his lips when he looked at Liu Yu, while Lei Ying, who was standing next to him, also shook his head. This Liu Yu was changing so fast now that he would not have
Before he became the Minister of Military and Aircraft, he was considered a direct minister, but as soon as he became the Minister of Military and Aircraft, he started to become flattering not long after.
Old Hanlin Mengming saw them chatting there and said directly: "Guys, we still have to do business now. If you didn't say enough to wait for a while after you get off the office, you can find a hotel and talk to yourself."
Liu Yu reluctantly let go. Originally, Xia Shouzhong was a little arrogant under Liu Yu's praise. Now, Old Hanlin's words immediately brought him back to reality.
Dai Quan, who was afraid of everyone, was still a thousand miles away.
After Xia Shouzhong regained consciousness, he quickly said to Jia Ke and several other military ministers: "Ministers, I already know that several adults have come to see you, and I have been specially ordered to greet them."
After saying that, he waved his hand in the direction of Dongnuan Pavilion and said, "My lord, please follow this servant to see the emperor."
After Xia Shouzhong said this, he looked at Jia Ke, who was the leader, and saw Jia Ke nodding slightly. Xia Shouzhong immediately led the way, and Jia Ke followed Xia Shouzhong with several others and went straight to Yangxin
Went to Dong Nuan Pavilion next to the temple.
Arriving in front of Dongnuan Pavilion, Xia Shouzhong stopped in front, turned around and raised his hands to Jia Ke and others again and said: "Several adults, wait here for a moment. I will go in and report to the emperor, and then come out to pick up the adults."
At this time, Jia Ke handed over his hands and said that he was not on guard, so Xia Shouzhong entered Dongnuan Pavilion.
Soon Xia Shouzhong came out of Dongnuan Pavilion, met Jia Ke and others, and said with a smile on his face: "The emperor ordered me to bring a few adults in for an audience."
So everyone followed Xia Shouzhong into Dongnuan Pavilion and came to the main hall.
Jia Ke looked up and saw the emperor. He had not seen him for the past few days, but he was already very haggard. I think it was because he was worried day and night.
Jia Ke and others came to the main hall, kowtowed to the emperor in accordance with the rules, and then stood on both sides of the main hall again, waiting for the emperor to speak and ask.
"My dear lords, there is something important for the five of you to come together. Could it be that the sky is falling?" The emperor said while rubbing his temples. He had been feeling a beating near his temples in the past few days, but
Due to his busy schedule, he did not have time to let the imperial physician come in to diagnose his pulse.
When everyone saw the emperor's inquiry, they all looked at Jia Ke. After all, Jia Ke, as the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, had the highest status at this time, so he should answer the question.
Jia Ke also did his part. He took a few steps forward to the center of the hall, raised his hands to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, there is indeed something important that requires your Majesty to make the decision yourself."
What the emperor is most afraid of hearing now is that something big has happened, so when he heard Jia Ke say that he had to make the decision on something big, he immediately felt a headache again.
"My dear, if you have anything to do, please tell me in person." The emperor said helplessly, really afraid of what would happen.
"Your Majesty, I received a report from Shaanxi. It has not rained in Shaanxi for three months since the beginning of spring. Shaanxi, which I once inspected, is probably going to have a severe drought this year. Therefore, I wrote an order. Several other officers from the Military Aircraft Department
The ministers thought it could be implemented after reading it, but after all, the matter is very important, so I will ask the emperor to make the decision in the future." After Jia Ke finished saying this, he took out the instructions from his sleeves and raised his hands above his head.
Xia Shouzhong, who was next to the emperor, saw it. He quickly walked down the imperial steps and came to Jia Ke in two steps. He took Jia Ke's note with both hands, stepped back a few steps, then turned around and went up again.
Go up the imperial steps and come to the emperor's side.
Xia Shouzhong came to the emperor's side, bowed and raised Jia Ke's order high, and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor took Jia Ke's order and read it carefully. The general idea was that he asked the grain storage road to prepare one million tons of grain to be transported to the capital. He also strictly stipulated that it must be transported in June.
For the time being, the emperor did not see any issue that required his personal decision.
"Jia Aiqing, this agreement is very thorough. I think this is how it should be handled."
Liu Yu, who was below, saw that the emperor did not see the intention in the agreement, so he hurriedly walked out of the class and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that you have not seen the intention of Mr. Jia, so I will explain it to the emperor."
When the emperor heard Liu Yu's words, he carefully read the articles in his hand and found nothing strange. Then he looked at Liu Yu below with confusion, waiting for him to explain to him.
When Liu Yu saw the emperor like this, he felt a little helpless. Although the emperor was a capable monarch, he still had little experience and did not fully understand the intrigues in government affairs.
But comparing the emperor to Jia Ke, I feel that the emperor's growth is too slow. Maybe this is due to his personal talent.
Liu Yu cupped his hands and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I and others have concluded that there may not be much food left in the grain storage road. Therefore, I issued an official document and ordered them to transport grain and grass to the capital in June."
The emperor reacted after hearing this, and then he became furious. In these years of peace in the world, the imperial court has not touched the grain in the grain storage road. If it is like what the five military ministers thought, the officials of the grain storage road resold the grain
There is not much left to resell now. It is really a shocking case.
After listening to Liu Yu's words, the emperor asked angrily: "Since we know that the grain in the grain storage road does not exist, we should send the censor to conduct a thorough investigation and then put all these corrupt officials in jail. Isn't this how you tolerate rape?"
When everyone saw that the emperor was angry, they quickly knelt on the ground and listened to the emperor's roar from above.
After the emperor finished cursing, Liu Yu knelt forward again and said to the emperor: "I am doing this entirely for the sake of the stability of the court. If these people spend their own money to replenish the grain in the grain storage road, then
It was time for them to atone for their sins. And we also gathered together the disaster relief food to be shipped to Shaanxi in the autumn. If these people persisted in their persistence, according to Mr. Jia's wishes, they directly ransacked their homes and used their belongings to buy food and grass.
Ship directly to Shaanxi for disaster relief."
After listening to Liu Yu's words, the emperor understood the intentions of the five military ministers. This was probably the safest way at the moment.
The emperor was actually a little scared at this time. He was probably not an ordinary person who could solve such a big case. After all, there were people from the court and even members of the royal family supporting him. When the time came to pull out the carrot and bring out the mud, he would arrive.
It won't end well in the end. If you give them a chance, everyone will be happy if they understand.
So the emperor said with satisfaction: "Jia Aiqing has more methods. This idea is really the best of both worlds."
After the emperor praised Jia Ke, he said to Xia Shouzhong next to him: "Draft an edict immediately."
When Xia Shouzhong heard the emperor's words, he immediately winked at the little eunuch next to him. You can just let the little eunuch move to the short table. Xia Shouzhong knelt behind the short table, and the little eunuch next to him immediately took out a blank imperial edict.
On the low table.
Seeing that they were almost ready, the emperor said: "The grain storage road is ordered to transport 1.5 million tons of grain to the capital. It must be delivered before the fifth day of June. If there is any delay, it will be punished according to the imperial edict.
this."
After the emperor finished dictating the imperial edict, Xia Shouzhong over there had already finished writing it. After Xia Shouzhong finished writing, he stood up from the ground and walked to the emperor. He knelt on the ground and unfolded the imperial edict to show it to the emperor.
The emperor took a look and saw that there was no problem. Then he said to Xia Shouzhong: "Use the emperor's treasure."
Xia Shouzhong hurriedly went up from the imperial desk next to him and brought the emperor's treasure that the emperor often used.
The emperor picked up the emperor's treasure and dipped it on the ink pad, then stamped it on the imperial edict. Then he put the emperor's treasure aside and waved to Xia Shouzhong.
Xia Shouzhong hurriedly put the emperor's treasure back into the treasure box, then gently took out the imperial edict and rolled it up again.
When the emperor saw that everything was done, he said to Jia Ke and others below: "Take the imperial edict and send it to the grain storage road. Let them collect grain immediately. You must supervise more. Otherwise, if something big happens in Shaanxi
, it cannot be solved by more than one million dans of grain."
Jia Ke took a few steps forward and came to the imperial steps. He knelt on the ground and raised his hands, waiting for the emperor to deliver the imperial edict to his hands.
The emperor waved his hand to Xia Shouzhong next to him. Xia Shouzhong quickly walked down the imperial steps and gently placed the imperial edict in Jia Ke's hands.
Jia Ke accepted the imperial edict, bowed to the emperor again, then stood up and returned to the class again.
Jia Ke held the imperial edict in his hand and glanced sideways at the emperor. Then a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
It turns out that Jia Ke had discovered the difference in the grain storage road a long time ago. There must be a big fish behind such a big incident. Otherwise, how could the petty officials who had the reserves have such courage to sell the grain in the grain storage road for so much?
Clean and tidy.
Jia Ke analyzed in private that except for those unscrupulous relatives of the emperor, there is probably no one else who can accomplish this matter.
But this time Jia Ke made a special fuss about this matter, just to give the emperor a good look and put him in a dilemma to see if he could solve it.
If the emperor exterminates his relatives out of righteousness, then the emperor's prestige in the royal family will decline. At that time, I am afraid that the royal family will be full of complaints, and he may not be able to secure the throne.
If the emperor concealed it and refused to report it, he would have to spend his own money to fill the holes in the grain storage channel. This could also be regarded as a weakening of the emperor.
Not long ago, the emperor just hid 3 million cars of silver from the Ministry of Revenue. This time, he would have to bleed a lot. Otherwise, the emperor's financial resources would be greatly enhanced, which would be very detrimental to himself in the future.