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"This..."

Emperor Chongming frowned, "How can there be so little silver in the treasury?"

There are less than 300,000 taels of silver left in the treasury. It's ridiculous to say it out loud.

He intuitively thought that this group of civil and military officials had embezzled money.

"The court is in trouble."

"But the bandits must be suppressed."

"I will donate 100,000 taels of silver from the treasury, and the treasury will donate another 100,000 taels of silver. The remaining civil and military officials will raise some more money..."

Emperor Chongming sighed and announced the decree.

The ministers were silent again.

The treasury is the emperor's private treasury.

And the treasury belongs to the court.

"Lord Ouyang, as the prime minister..."

"Put out the silver first."

Emperor Chongming stared at Prime Minister Ouyang with burning eyes and said.

"Your Highness..."

"Your Highness will donate 500 taels."

Prime Minister Ouyang gritted his teeth and planned to donate the coffin money.

When the previous emperor was still alive, he had already entered the cabinet and became a university scholar. After years of hard work, he finally became the chief minister of the cabinet, that is, the position of prime minister.

During the time of the previous emperor, the court was not too chaotic.

So although he had received bribes, it was not much.

"Five hundred taels?"

Emperor Chongming narrowed his eyes.

Although the prime minister is expensive, it is not easy to save five hundred taels with salary. He had heard from the night watchman that Prime Minister Ouyang lived a luxurious life. Yes, the minister who could take out five hundred taels at will must be a corrupt official in the court.

"I am willing to give one hundred taels..."

The Minister of Rites made a difficult choice and said with pain.

"These noble families are all corrupt officials."

Emperor Chongming remembered the officials who donated large amounts one by one.

Finally, after a lot of twists and turns, he came to Han Taifu.

"The Taifu has always been honest..."

"Just do your best."

Seeing Han Taifu's embarrassed face, Emperor Chongming sighed secretly.

He took another close look at Han Sui's official robes, which were washed and worn. The Dengyun shoes on his feet were also a pair of old shoes, and he didn't know how long they had been worn.

Concubine Han in the palace was the same. She opened a weaving room and sewed her own clothes.

Occasionally, when the silkworms spit out more silk, Concubine Han would sell the woven satin to the people to earn some daily expenses.

Both father and daughter were loyal to the country.

He couldn't let down the officials.

"I..."

"I will donate fifty taels."

Han Taifu had a painful face and a sad face.

"Fifty taels?"

Emperor Chongming nodded slightly. ,

With Han Taifu's wealth, donating fifty taels was already a lot.

The three dukes and nine ministers donated one by one.

The five hundred taels of Prime Minister Ouyang was the upper limit of the donation. People with lower official positions than him could not donate more than Prime Minister Ouyang.

There were more than a hundred people in the court.

After this fundraising, Emperor Chongming received five thousand taels of silver.

"I..., I often dream of returning to my hometown recently, it should be the end of my life."

"I would like to beg for my bones, I hope your majesty will grant me that."

Prime Minister Ouyang took a deep breath, stood up, and bowed.

With his wisdom, he had guessed what Emperor Chongming was thinking at the moment. He donated 500 taels of silver, which was too much. It was so much that the emperor was afraid.

But he couldn't give less silver.

Once he gave less.

If all the officials followed suit, the donation of silver would probably embarrass the court and Emperor Chongming even more.

If it were any other emperor, he could still be the prime minister.

But..., facing Emperor Chongming, he knew this was his last chance.

If he didn't beg for his bones, he would probably end up like Chen Hou.

"Yes!"

Emperor Chongming nodded slightly and agreed.

"I..."

"I would also like to beg for my bones."

"My father just passed away, I would like to return to my hometown to mourn for my father."

Several ministers who noticed that the atmosphere in the court was not right also resigned one by one.

"Yes! ”

Emperor Chongming saw that this was a good opportunity to eliminate the corrupt officials in the court, so how could he not agree?

He nodded one by one and promised.

"After eliminating these corrupt officials..."

"The court will be full of upright people."

He glanced at the ministers in the palace and thought.

...

Hold a court meeting.

Emperor Chongming invited Han Sui and several other senior officials to the side hall to discuss important matters.

Big matters are held in small meetings.

Small matters are held in large meetings.

It has always been like this.

Regarding the decision on Siming Mountain, it is impossible to make a decision easily at the court meeting.

"The rebels' request..."

"I think Your Majesty should agree to it."

Han Sui saw that Xu Xing's intention of asking for an imperial decree to reward him was sinister.

If Emperor Chongming was a wise monarch, he would certainly speak frankly, but Emperor Chongming was a man with great ambitions but little talent, and he was stubborn and self-willed. He also saw the fate of Chen Hou just now, so he dared not speak carelessly.

"Please tell me more, Han Aiqing. "

Emperor Chongming threw the pot back to Han Sui.

He wanted to agree to Xu Xing's reward memorial.

Once he agreed to the reward memorial, Guanxi Road... would not be considered to have lost territory. His face could be saved. If he disagreed, the loss of a road would surely cause a heated discussion throughout the country, and he would lose face at that time.

After agreeing to the reward, he would send a large army to wipe out these bandits...

The lid would be covered.

But even though he thought so, he could not say such words...

Once he said it, he would appear shameless and his face would lose face.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"I am a stupid minister."

Han Sui was also an extremely shrewd person.

He dared not take the blame for this.

If the officers and soldiers were defeated, in order to shut up the gossips, he would have no choice but to die to apologize.

He also had a trace of loyalty in his heart for what he said just now, intending to make Emperor Chongming take responsibility. After all, neither he nor others can afford this responsibility.

The credibility of Emperor Chongming... is something that no one dares to hope for.

If Emperor Chongming can shoulder this responsibility, the court still has some hope.

It can allow courtiers to see a glimmer of hope.

"His Majesty……"

"Concubine Han has cooked egg custard for the emperor in the palace. She just sent a letter asking the emperor to go to her Xuanhua Palace as soon as she comes to court..."

Seeing this, the eunuch Li Enlu came to Han Sui's rescue.

After hearing the words "Han Guifei", Emperor Chongming's expression softened a little. He looked at Commander Liu and said, "Hurry up and dare to stop Ouyang Aiqing before he goes out and let Ouyang Aiqing submit a national policy."

"The court is in difficulty..."

"After his death, he will be given the posthumous title of Wenzhong."

Since Ouyang Zaizhi has enjoyed national wealth for so many years, it is time and his turn to contribute.

See this.

Although Han Sui and others were relieved, they secretly despised Emperor Ming in their hearts.

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Outside Shenjing, there is Zhaoma Station.

Zhaomayi is located in the south of Shenjing, about 20 kilometers away from Shenjing.

It is the first stop on the way to Jiangnan.

Ouyang Zaizhi rode an old cow, followed by an old servant.

After that, there is a carriage. The carriage decoration is not simple, but it is not luxurious either.

"Dad, why are we leaving Beijing?"

"Why did you resign suddenly?"

The reed curtain of the carriage was opened by a white bare hand, and a sixteen-year-old girl with a bun in a bun poked her head out, "My daughter often hears her father say that she must turn the tide and live up to the kindness of the late emperor. Only when the world is in danger should she stand up. And Chu, why..., did daddy encounter something unfair? "

Her appearance is only average, not beautiful.

It's just that he has developed a bookish attitude, which is quite pleasing to the eye.

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PS: There is another update, which should be before one o'clock in the morning.