Picture her prosperous face

After that meeting, life seemed to be calm again.

Qiao Yue stayed in her own mansion, ignoring the gossip and gossip from the outside world. Occasionally when she heard someone talking about Xu Changqing and Zhao Shuxuan at a party, she didn't change her expression.For her, Xu Changqing's broken leg was considered revenge. As long as those two people didn't show up in front of her to make people disgusting, she wouldn't bother to deliberately target them--it wasn't that she wasn't angry, but there was no need to bother about them.

Compared with Qiao Yue's small fights, Ji Chang's peace was quickly broken.The trouble that can't be avoided even by claiming to be sick is naturally not a small matter of love between children, but a major matter related to the entire Hou Mansion and even the entire Northern Army!

During a court meeting in early August, when the Household Department was fighting with the Yushitai as usual, the Minister of the Ministry of War suddenly intervened.

Shangshu of the Ministry of War had no friendship with the Xu family. Seeing that Qiao Shangshu and Dr. Xu had been pinching each other for half a month without showing any signs of success, it was naturally not to help Xu's father by intervening at this time.He asked the Ministry of Households for money on behalf of the Ministry of War, and this request was not a small amount.

As I said earlier, because of the emperor's fear of the Marquis of Wu'an, he has always defaulted on money and food in recent years.Although it will be as short as one month, and as long as half a year, it will be made up, but the money and food to be made up are often insufficient-he intends to use this to consume the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, and to test a little bit to pass on the Marquis that has been passed down for several generations. The government was hollowed out.If it weren't for the fear of the foreign enemies in northern Xinjiang, I'm afraid they would have run out of money and food long ago!

The missing money and food were all ordered by the emperor, so no one mentioned it in the court, but now the minister of the Ministry of War suddenly mentioned it.He not only raised it, but also calculated all the bills, and then took the stack of amazing bills and began to collect debts from the Ministry of Accounts.

It is a common practice for the Ministry of War to ask the Ministry of Households for money and grain, and the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion has indeed been squeezed hard these years—if it wasn’t for the end of the river, why would Ji Chang take the risk—but at this time, the Minister of the Ministry of War is collecting debts for the Marquis Mansion.

Others couldn't understand, but when Ji Chang knew this, he sneered, and even his eyes turned cold.

Chang Qing was still puzzled, and a little happy: "This soldier is a soldier of the imperial court, and the frontiers are also guarded for the imperial court. What's the matter with always asking the Marquis Mansion to pay for it? Now someone has finally collected debts for our Marquis Mansion, but Why don't you look happy, son?"

Ji Chang didn't explain, but Chang Ming, who had a brighter mind, had tasted something and said for her: "It's not a day or two since the imperial court owed the Northern Army money and rations, when did the minister of the Ministry of War speak for us? Now he suddenly came out to collect debts for us, and it seems that he has no good intentions." He glanced at Ji Chang, then lowered his voice and said, "This is to offend Qiao Shangshu."

Chang Qing still didn't quite understand. He scratched his head and asked, "What does this have to do with Qiao Shangshu? The Northern Army's food and salaries are paid by the imperial court and paid by the national treasury. It's not that Qiao Shangshu should pay for it himself. How could you offend him?"

Seeing his stupid look, Ji Chang also had no temper, so he asked back: "Do you know how much money the court owes the Marquis's Mansion?"

Chang Qing was just a follower after all, naturally shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Ji Chang asked again: "Then do you know how much money is in the national treasury, and how much money can be collected every year?"

Chang Qing didn't know about it anymore, so he could only shake his head again: "I don't know either."

Ji Chang didn't expect him to know, so he continued on his own: "My Ji family has accumulated for several generations, since my ancestors followed the mother, and the ancestors established the country, almost all the rewards, pensions, and spoils of war obtained over the years have been filled in. Not to mention too much, the national treasury still has a year’s income, if you ask the Ministry of Households for so much money at once, can they get it out?”

Today the world is still considered peaceful, except for occasional natural disasters, but after all, there are many places where the Ministry of Households needs money.Especially in the past two years, the emperor had extensively renovated the palace. It must be a joke to say how much money the treasury still has.

The current situation is that the Ministry of Households can't afford the money at all, but the Minister of the Ministry of War uses the name of the Hou's Mansion to be aggressive - this name is very legitimate, the Hou's Mansion had no reason to pay the money, and now it is reasonable to collect debts from the court.After the quarrel broke out, the imperial court didn't even want to give it up, otherwise the title of "cold the hearts of soldiers" would be deducted, and even Qiao Shangshu would have to shed a layer of skin.

The heavy pressure suddenly fell on the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the treasury has no money, but it has no money, and Qiao Shangshu can't turn stone into gold.The final result of this development is nothing more than not being able to get money, and offending the entire household department for nothing!

Ji Chang's teeth were a little cold when he thought of this, Chang Qing finally understood, hesitantly said: "Then, then we don't need to be so anxious."

From Chang Qing's point of view, it's okay to pay back the money owed by the court to the Hou's Mansion a little bit. There are not many people in the Hou's Mansion, so they won't be so poor that they will starve to death.As long as the northern army's food and salaries are no longer in arrears in the future, it will be easier for the Hou Mansion to be less burdened.

Chang Ming couldn't listen any longer, so he raised his hand and slapped Chang Qing on the back of the head. He hated the iron and said, "Are you stupid? Don't you know why the Hou Mansion has fallen to the point it is today? What are you expecting?!"

Chang Qing finally remembered that the Hou Mansion was targeted by the imperial court, and the prince brought them to the capital to earn a future, so he obediently shut up.

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The debt collection at the court meeting was just the beginning, but the follow-up snowballed like a snowball, and Ji Chang was inevitably involved.

Who made her the prince of Marquis Wu'an?As a creditor, someone has already taken care of her, so even if she is seriously ill, she cannot remain indifferent.Because her compromise represented the compromise of the Marquis Mansion and the Northern Army's compromise, and the trend of arrears of food and wages would only get worse!

In a few days, after Qiao Shangshu, Ji Chang was also pushed to the shelves, and the two were completely on the opposite side.

Above the court hall, the dark-faced Qiao Shangshu said: "The autumn harvest is not over yet, this year's taxes have not yet been put into the treasury, and all the remaining money in the treasury will be used. If this money is allocated, I am afraid that even the people present here will I can't even pay out my salary."

Qiao Shangshu said that he had no money, but in fact the treasury did not have any extra money.Today is a good time to have fun, and the emperor squanders a lot of revenue from the treasury every year, and the rest has long been planned for use, and there is no such sudden debt budget at all.Even if the eldest son hadn't entered Beijing this year, without all these mistakes, the household department would still have to pay for the Northern Army's rations.

All the courtiers in the hall were silent when they heard the words, and they were not panicked because Qiao Shangshu couldn't pay a single word, but they all turned their eyes to the other person standing opposite Qiao Shangshu in the middle of the hall.

It was the first time for Ji Chang, who was pale and weak, to step into the Xuanzheng Hall today, and it was also the first time he appeared in front of the officials.Her pale and weak image has once again become popular among the people, but she did not back down when she tried her best: "Qiao Shangshu's words are wrong. The Northern Army is originally an imperial army, so it should be supported by the imperial court. Presumably the Ministry of Households will not make a budget. Without this amount of money, what was lacking in the past should also be kept in the treasury, and it will never disappear."

After hearing this, Qiao Shangshu cursed in his heart: Didn't it just disappear? They all flew into the emperor's private treasury.

It's a pity that even the civil and military officials of the whole court knew this well, so he couldn't say it, so he could only say with a straight face: "In previous years, there were natural disasters and disasters, and all the money was filled in. In short, there is no money left in the treasury."

But Ji Chang didn't back down, because if she backed down with a single word, it would not be her own petty gains, but the interests of the entire Hou Mansion and even the entire Northern Army.Immediately said: "Qiao Shangshu doesn't want to pay the northern army? But the army of the imperial court needs the Marquis's government to subsidize and support them. If you don't know, you may think that my family wants to raise private soldiers." After finishing speaking, without waiting for others to answer, he said: "The Ji family dare not be so rebellious, I ask your Majesty to disarm the army."

In the last sentence, Ji Chang bowed and said to the emperor on the throne.

As soon as these words came out, the corners of the eyes of all the people in the hall twitched, and even the emperor on the throne moved his butt uncomfortably—it wasn’t that the emperor didn’t want to disarm the army. He wanted to cut down the northern army to weaken the power of the Marquis of Wu'an.It's just that the northern border still needs soldiers and horses to guard it. Now this is the limit, and no matter how few gates there are, it will be impossible to defend.

Of course, Qiao Shangshu also understood this truth, and his already dark face turned even darker: "Is the son's words a threat to His Majesty?!"

Ji Chang was not in a hurry, and Tao Hua's eyes were also gloomy: "Why did Qiao Shangshu say this? Obviously, the imperial court can't afford to support so many troops. Do you want the soldiers to eat the wind and drink the dew, and then fight against the enemy with bare hands?"

Qiao Shangshu choked, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he would be too embarrassed to say that the Hou Mansion had to pay for the imperial court to raise soldiers... Although this was true before, everyone knew it was different from putting it on the bright side, and no one had that Face.He is only the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so naturally there is no need to say such a thing, if he just offends people, he will be reviled by many people if he spreads it.

The emperor sat high on the throne, watching the dispute between the two as if watching a play.Putting aside the slight unease before, seeing Ji Chang's youthful vigor and Qiao Shangshu's face flushed with anger, he is quite satisfied.

At this time, the dispute came to an end, and the emperor finally opened his mouth, but he never mentioned the disarmament: "There was a natural disaster two years ago, and the northern army's food and salary were diverted a little. It is a fact that the treasury is unable to pay out the large amount of money since the tax has not been collected. If Ji Shizi asks for the payment at this time, it is understandable that the Ministry of Households cannot pay it..."

The emperor's words were basically indiscriminate, saying that he didn't say anything, and it was even obvious that he was partial.

However, Ji Chang was still "winking", and immediately took a step back and said: "Your Majesty's words are true. The Northern Army's payment is not a day or two. Now it is officially mentioned in the court, and I am not in a hurry to do it here. For a while. The left and right are now in the middle of the capital, so I will wait until the new tax from the Ministry of Households is put into the treasury. I hope that Qiao Shangshu will not shirk it."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the emperor and Qiao Shangshu turned dark - don't you know how much you owe?With so much money, do you want to empty the treasury directly while the new tax is in the treasury, and then let the entire court drink the northwest wind next year? !

The emperor was in a bad mood immediately, and he gave Ji Chang a gloomy look, wondering if he had chosen the wrong entry point.

But the matter has come to this point, the emperor can't say clearly that he doesn't want to give money, so he has to fool around with a few words and announce that he will go to court.

The emperor left, the courtiers dispersed, Ji Chang and Qiao Shangshu stepped out of the hall one after another, their eyes only met for a moment.

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