dream of red mansion

However, before the beginning of summer this year, there have been frequent news of severe droughts in several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. Seeing that this year is another disaster year, if the imperial court has no money to use, what should we do?

Regarding the birthday ceremony of His Royal Highness, the minister also thinks that it should be held in a big way, but the minister always feels that the lords of the cabinet are handling this matter to the left, and the budget for the birthday ceremony is too high, so that it is suspected of wasting the country's power!

You know, even the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty back then, the money spent before and after it was only 120 million.As for His Royal Highness’s birthday ceremony, the budget alone is 200 million, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Household Affairs will each bear half of it..."

Hearing this, Min Ning also felt a little bitter.That's right, the grand emperor's succession ceremony was actually less expensive than his younger brother's first birthday ceremony.I'm afraid that in the eyes of my father, Taifu and others, I'm only taking care of the country for my younger brother temporarily, and when he grows up, I will naturally return it to him...

Yu Shuyang continued: "Of course, Your Majesty and all the elders have other plans, and I have nothing to say, but at this time when the country is spending money, I have the courage to implore Your Majesty for the sake of the country and the people of the world. Reduce the cost of one or two year-old kings' birthday ceremonies, and leave some money for the court for necessary use!"

After Yu Shuyang finished, he knelt down on the ground holding the wat board in his hand, and his voice was earnest.

What he meant was very clear, that is, he asked the court to cut the budget for the Qianwang's first birthday ceremony.

The court fell into silence for a while, and many ministers were convinced by Yu Shuyang's statement.Yes, is a child's birthday ceremony really that important?

If there is a major natural disaster this year and the court has no money to use, wouldn't it be a big event?

But there are also courtiers secretly sweating for Yu Shuyang. Since the birth of King Qian, he has almost been a taboo of the government and the public, and no one can violate it.

The importance of King Qian can be seen from the last decrees of the former emperor about His Highness Qian Wang in the hands of the Empress Dowager.

If it was a turbulent era, all the ministers would have doubted whether the queen mother was a demon queen who secretly fabricated the last emperor's will to disrupt the court.

But soon the actions of the four ministers in the cabinet proved that those were really the last emperor's decree!

Moreover, all the court elders, without exception, treated His Royal Highness Qian Wang like an old hen guarding chicks. The court officials are all human beings, so they naturally know that His Highness Qian Wang is actually the emperor's favorite successor Candidates...

Among them, there are too many inside stories that make people guess.

Unfortunately, there are only a small number of people who fully understand the reason.

Yu Shuyang is a practical minister, he just does what he thinks is right.

Min Ning looked at the four elders, they all frowned slightly, but did not speak.

He also looked at Jia Qing and Wang Ziteng, who were in the ranks of military officers, and Wang Ziteng's "mother's family". Wang Ziteng had similar expressions to Li Zhen and the others. He's totally fine.

Min Ning felt embarrassed.

On the one hand, he felt that what Yu Shuyang said was right, on the other hand, he didn't dare to agree on his own...

The scene fell into silence for a while.

The right servant of the household department came out and said: "my minister thinks what you say is reasonable. The imperial court is the center of a country, so it should keep enough silver taels for emergencies. Besides, the household department has allocated 30 taels for the birthday ceremony of His Royal Highness Qian Wang. Two, plus the 100 million taels from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it has already reached 130 million taels, which is enough to hold a grand ceremony for His Royal Highness."

What he meant was that there was no need to give the remaining 70 taels.

The grand birthday ceremony of the king, because it is an internal matter of the royal family, it is reasonable for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pay the money, and the transfer from the national treasury is also to relieve the financial pressure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Minister of Rites didn't agree when he heard it, and immediately said: "It's easy for you to say, now that the regulations have been laid out, money is needed everywhere, and if you don't give it, you won't give it. When the time comes, there will be a joke, who can take this responsibility? "

The Minister of the Household Department said: "What do you mean if you don't give it, you won't give it? This is for the sake of the country. If there are a large number of disaster victims this year like in the 11th year of Zhengqing, and the court has no money to use, who can take this responsibility? It's just a stopgap measure.

Besides, more than 100 million silver is not enough?As long as Mr. Qian and his colleagues in the Ministry of Rituals are a little more frugal and don't use money that shouldn't be used, this grand ceremony can still be held in a splendid manner. If there is no delay, can Mr. Qian not be considerate of the court? "

Qian Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was almost out of breath. The other party clearly meant that their Ministry of Rites was extravagant and wasteful. He replied in a cold voice: "You said it lightly. Your Ministry of Households cut off 70 taels at once when you were crying. If you cry poorly again and cut off hundreds of thousands, I don't think there is any need to do this grand ceremony!"

Among the ranks of military attaches, Jia Qing, who was at the head of the ranks, smiled slightly when he heard that the quarrel between these ministers was quite interesting.If Dachu is to be regarded as a family, then the imperial court is the housekeeper. If we really want to talk about it in detail, the so-called state affairs are actually no substantive difference from the parents.

But they are all "oil, salt, sauce and vinegar tea" and the like.

After a few rounds of confrontation between the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs, Li Zhen finally stood up and spoke:

"Okay, His Royal Highness is the heir of the country. There is nothing wrong with the birthday ceremony of the King Qian. Your Excellency, the remaining 70 taels must be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as soon as possible. Greedy ink, otherwise, all will be dealt with by the laws of the country..."

Although Li Zhen is over 70 and her voice is very old, his words are authoritative at this time, even more authoritative than Min Ning.

"Teacher!! Household Department..." Yu Shuyang was still kneeling on the ground, looking up at Li Zhen in puzzlement, and wanted to speak.

Li Zhen interrupted him, and said: "Okay, regarding the lack of money in the national treasury, it will be discussed and resolved as the top priority of the imperial court. Right now, the first thing to do is to hold the birthday ceremony of His Royal Highness, which is a fundamental matter of the country. Don't wait to be perfunctory again!"

Yu Shuyang was still a little dissatisfied, and looked up at Min Ning.

Min Ning glanced at the top leaders below, seeing that they were all meaningless, they obviously agreed on this matter, so he could only say embarrassingly: "The Taifu is right, the king is the heir of the country, if you can't be sloppy, just follow the Taifu's advice." Do what Fu said."

"Yes, my minister complies with the order!" Yu Shuyang got up tremblingly, feeling somewhat disheartened for a moment.

Before, he felt that the imperial court paid too much attention to the king, how could it be useful to hold a birthday celebration for a prince with 200 million taels of silver?However, all the elders in the first and second ranks of the court unanimously decided to approve it. Although he was dissatisfied, he had to endure it.

However, the current drought in several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River is the truth, and he did not deliberately fabricate it. He felt that at this time, the princes in the court should wake up and stand up to support his proposal.

But just now, apart from his own subordinates, there was not a single person who stood up and seconded him except for the officials of the third rank and above in the court!

Isn't this chilling?

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"My lord, please stay!"

After the court was over, Li Zhen called Jia Qing to stop.

Jia Qing turned around and saw Fang Shou and Li Zhen coming hand in hand. He saluted with Fang Shou first, and then asked Li Zhen, "What do you want to order?"

Li Zhen seemed a little displeased, and said: "Since the lord was entrusted by the late emperor and enshrined as the auxiliary king, how come he didn't say a word about the affairs of His Highness in the court today? Could it be that the lord was as young as the rumors in the market? You only know how to enjoy wealth and honor, and you don’t care about the court’s affairs?”

When Emperor Zhengqing died, King Qian had not yet been born.He also knew that Min Ning was not qualified enough and did not have the appearance of an emperor, so he appointed four cabinet ministers at the end of his life, plus Jia Qing and Wang Ziteng, as auxiliary ministers. For military and state affairs, the emperor had to consult all auxiliary ministers.

This approach, first of all, is naturally to ensure the stability of the Great Chu Dynasty after his death, and secondly, the six people are either his confidantes, or people of high moral character, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and can carry out his will.

Among them, the most important thing is Qianwang.

The title of Qianwang was naturally determined by Emperor Zhengqing long ago.The implication is also very straightforward, all things in the universe, dry for the sky, Kun for the earth, dry, the original meaning is the meaning of the monarch.

Emperor Zhengqing's will not only required the six of them to assist King Qian to ascend the throne smoothly, but also to make King Qian the only monarch between heaven and earth.

Therefore, the imperial court will make every effort to hold the Qianwang's first birthday celebration, and the imperial court will use this to tell the world that the Qianwang will be the justifiable and irreplaceable monarch of Great Chu in the future!

It is the common duty of the six of them to maintain the majesty of King Qian.

What Yu Shuyang did, although reasonable and desirable, has actually violated the majesty of King Qian.

Among the six people, Jia Qing was actually the one who received the most favor from Emperor Zhengqing, but Jia Qing was watching from the sidelines at this time, no wonder Li Zhen was dissatisfied.

"The Grand Tutor misunderstood, the Grand Tutor is the elder of the three dynasties, with high morals and high prestige, with the Grand Tutor around, there is no need for students to talk about these things.

In addition, the students are young after all, so they should listen more and talk less in the court, and study the way of governing the country seriously, so as not to hinder the country's plans. "

Jia Qing said sincerely.