After rebirth, I became a national teacher

The people who came to watch the fun ran around to tell each other and inform their relatives and friends of the good news.

Word spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and soon it spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

As the news spread, another thing happened.

That was the purpose of Emperor Yong'an's trip.

"Your Majesty is not only here to thank the gods, but also wants to invite the gods to come to the court and serve as the Supreme Imperial Master!"

It was rare that the people were extremely concerned about the government and greatly agreed with Emperor Yong'an's actions.

"Your Majesty is so wise for once!"

"It would be great if we could really invite the God to come to the court and be the Imperial Master!"

"Yes, the God loves us poor people so much. If the God really comes to power, we will be able to live a good life in the future!"

"That's right. If the God is willing to come to the court, he will stay in the capital. If we are bullied by those powerful people again, we will not be afraid of having no one to turn to for help!"

The rich and powerful think the people are stupid.

But they don’t know that they also know best who is truly good to them.

During the plague and this sacrifice, everyone deeply felt the compassion and love of the God of Du'e for ordinary people.

Therefore, their desire to have the God of Du'e enter the court was no less than that of Emperor Yong'an.

*

When the people of Beijing learned that the deity had used their own offerings to replace quilts for everyone, they were overjoyed.

Only the prefect of Jingzhao looked at the offerings with a sad face.

The offerings to the God of Du'e are indeed precious.

But the most valuable piece of jade is the one offered by Emperor Yong'an during his first sacrifice, which can be sold for about 40,000 to 50,000 taels.

The second offering of the Five Elements also contained precious jade, but it had been carved and its value was discounted, only worth 20,000 to 30,000 taels.

The total value of all the offerings was about 110,000 taels.

But the God said that he would give a ten-pound quilt to every ordinary household in the capital!

A quilt weighing ten kilograms would cost seven hundred coins according to the prices in the capital, even if he bought it in bulk!

There are more than three million people in the capital. Excluding powerful officials, wealthy businessmen and their servants, there are at least two and a half million civilians. Based on the average of five people per household, there are about five hundred thousand civilian households.

Five hundred thousand quilts would cost at least three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver!

The gap is at least 230,000 taels, which is really too big.

No one knew whether the God was detached from worldly matters or was just bad at math, but he left him with a big problem.

After much deliberation, the prefect of Jingzhao had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Emperor Yong'an for instructions.

When Emperor Yong'an heard that there was still a shortfall of 300,000 taels of silver, his brows furrowed so much that they could kill a fly.

As an emperor, he finally realized one day what it meant when the superior opens his mouth and the subordinate runs around.

All the taxes levied by the Wei Dynasty each year, converted into silver, would be between 15 million and 18 million taels of silver.

In the past, the national treasury had not had much surplus every year. Now, with frequent wars and the end of the year, the situation is even tighter.

Three hundred thousand taels is not a small amount.

Just because of one word from the God of Du'e, he had to add another 300,000 taels to buy quilts for a group of civilians to get through the winter. It was such a waste.

You know, compared with 300,000 taels of silver, the old, weak and sick people who froze to death in the capital are not worth mentioning at all.

But now he is begging Lord Du'e to come to the court, it is impossible that he cannot even satisfy such a small request.

No matter how painful it is, you have to pay the money.

Emperor Yong'an gritted his teeth and warned the Jingzhao prefect:

"You all know that the national treasury is in a tight spot right now. Anyone who dares to embezzle will be executed without mercy!"

The prefect of Jingzhao hastily stated that the 300,000 taels was a rough estimate, and that if they calculated more carefully and negotiated more with the merchants, the shortfall could be controlled within 230,000 taels.

His Majesty has already made such harsh remarks, and this also involves the orders of the gods. He really doesn't have the courage to take advantage of it.

But in my heart I secretly complained:

What kind of thing is this? I'm handling a lucrative job worth hundreds of thousands of taels, but I don't get a penny of benefit. It's pure hard work.

*

Chen Qingzhu is certainly not bad at arithmetic, nor is he out of touch with the world.

She could easily calculate the difference between the value of the offerings and the amount of silver needed to buy the quilt.

Naturally, he also knew that there was a shortfall of at least 200,000 taels.

But so what.

Could Emperor Yong'an still let her make up the difference?

The court paid her money, she earned fame, and even gained a lot of merit. She didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

*

Seven days flew by.

At the urging of Emperor Yong'an, the prefect of Jingzhao purchased and distributed quilts with unprecedented efficiency. Finally, within seven days, a ten-pound thick quilt was delivered to all the people in the capital.

The reason why he was so anxious was because Emperor Yong'an felt that the God had not failed to respond to him.

Well, he spent such a huge price to do what the God ordered, which can be regarded as a demonstration of his sincerity again. He can strike while the iron is hot and ask the God to come again.

Seven days later, it was the auspicious day that the Taichang Temple would calculate again.

Therefore, the distribution of quilts must be completed within seven days.

This time, Emperor Yong'an did not hide the news of summoning the gods, but announced it very early.

The Yan family also reported the news to Chen Qingzhu as soon as possible.

As usual, it was Master Yan who delivered the letter.

Upon learning that His Majesty had personally led the civil and military officials to invite the abbot to the court to serve as the Supreme Imperial Preceptor, the Yan family's attitude became even more attentive and respectful.

After reporting the news, Yan Shengzhi asked cautiously:

"I would like to ask, will the master show up this time?"

Chen Qingzhu did not hide it from him, nodded and said:

"Not only that, I also intend to accept the title of Grand Imperial Master."

Since Emperor Yong'an gave her the authority of imperial teacher, there was no reason for her to refuse.

Only when you have power in your hands can you do more.

Since the momentum has been built up enough, there is no need to waste too much time on the trick of three invitations and three rejections.

Yan Shengzhi was excited and said:

"Then congratulations to the master in advance!"

Then he took the initiative to say:

"Does the Master need the Yan family to make some arrangements in secret?"

They could vaguely sense that the master was building momentum for himself.

So, before deciding to accept the title at such a critical moment, perhaps we need to add more fuel to the fire.

Of course Chen Qingzhu knew what Yan Shengzhi meant.

But the capital is where the Jinyiwei is most densely populated and most effective.

If we spread public opinion secretly like we did in Nandu City and get discovered, we will end up in a bad situation.

"You don't have to do anything. I have prepared everything."

She ordered calmly.

Some things can affect the whole body if you just pull a hair out.

She only needs to do one or two critical things to make the overall situation develop in the direction she intended.

Now, she has done what she needed to do, and there is no need for the Yan family to add to it.

Seven days flew by.

Soon it was the day when Emperor Yong'an once again led the civil and military officials to invite the God of Du'e to enter the court.