The phoenix pattern is surging

In the afternoon of that day, Jiang Jue was reviewing memorials in the imperial study, Wang Gui quietly entered the hall, and whispered in his ear.Jiang Jue was startled for a moment, and smiled wryly: "Even Piandian won't let me stay."

Wang Guinuo said: "The slave originally wanted to intercede, but His Highness didn't want to listen, and only let the slave pass on the message, and the slave dared not disobey orders."

Jiang Jue was silent, and there was nothing unusual in his expression.Wang Gui could only keep bowing and waiting, not daring to talk too much.

After a long time, Jiang Jue picked up the half-read memorial to read again, and asked in a low voice while reading, "Where are the others?"

"I have been waiting in the outer hall for a long time, waiting for His Majesty to summon me."

"Let him in."

Wang Gui immediately went to announce people.A moment later, the man with strategy in his chest came into the hall, holding a folding fan, it was the assistant minister Yin Chen who saw Jiang Jue and bowed in salute, saying: "I respectfully wish Your Majesty peace."

Jiang Jue didn't raise his head: "How is the collection of money and food?"

"Food and grass were only raised 20 shi, which was enough to support the three armies for more than a month. The money was only 180 million taels. Even if we bought food and grass from neighboring countries, it could barely last for two months."

Jiang Jue rubbed his eyebrows: "So little? Is there no other way?"

Yin Chen pondered for a moment, and said: "The Wang and Lin families are prominent families with countless properties. If they can recover [-] to [-]%, it may be able to make up for the shortfall in the national treasury."

Jiang Jue didn't answer, and sneered after a while: "I didn't expect that my treasury is not as sufficient as one of the princes."

Yin Chen didn't say anything to comfort him, he just said calmly: "Young Lord's troubles may be worse than natural disasters and man-made disasters."

Jiang Jue snorted coldly, threw the memorial in hand on the case, pointed to the tall stack of bright yellow notebooks, and said, "Guess how many of these memorials are talking about business?"

Yin Chen only glanced lightly, then smiled knowingly, and said, "It won't be more than half."

Jiang Jue sneered, picked up a booklet, and threw it to the other side of the imperial case: "Look, what are you busy with all day long when you are full of food and not doing business?"

Yin Chen stepped forward, took the booklet, and stepped back three steps away from the imperial case, opened the booklet and looked at it, and then smiled: "It turns out that His Majesty is in a hurry to summon the minister for this matter."

Disgust flashed in Jiang Jue's eyes: "This is not only a national affair, but also my family affair. Come and read the details for me."

Yin Chen didn't beat around the bush, and asked bluntly, "What does Your Majesty mean?"

Jiang Jue didn't answer, but only looked at the notebook in Yin Chen's hand as if nothing, and asked instead: "In your opinion, what should I do?"

"I dare not lie."

"Since it's a private meeting, I won't blame you for anything I say."

Yin Chen thought for a while, and said: "Although it is the rules set by the ancestors, it is not mandatory to abide by."

Jiang Jue smiled lightly: "If you say that, I'm afraid it will shake the foundation of the country."

Yin Chen shook his head: "The foundation of a country lies in the people, not in the ancestral family law, palace rules and regulations."

Jiang Jue raised his eyebrows, kowtowed noncommittally, and signaled him to continue. Yin Chen continued to say solemnly: "There is a saying in the national policy, the foundation of the stability of the family and the country lies in the people, and the people rely on the king. It is to restore peace and prosperity to the people, not to create a nest of peace and prosperity for the princes. The ancestral family law and the court precepts of the palace can be discarded, but the people must not be ignored."

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"Drafting, on the one hand, it hurts money, on the other hand, it labors the people, and what's more, it causes chaos in the palace."

Jiang Juefeng narrowed his eyes, and there was a scrutiny in his eyes: "Have you heard anything?"

"The minister is just reasoning, and dare not spy on the affairs of the inner court of the palace."

Jiang Jue narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a moment, then raised two fingers: "Let's not talk about whether the palace is chaotic or not, and it's the benevolent who sees the benevolent and the wise who waste money. It's just..."

He twirled the dragon-patterned white jade finger on his thumb, with a deep expression on his face, "The two husbands want to make a deal with me. Do the math for me, is it worth it?"

Yin Chen replied yes, Jiang Jue thought for a while, and said: "If you exchange the position of a first-rank concubine for three years of food and clothing for the three armies, what do you think?"

Yin Chen was taken aback for a moment: "Three years?"

Jiang Jue didn't nod or shake his head, there was no need to doubt just looking at his expression.

Yin Chen shook his head and sighed: "You Lords really have some family background."

These words were not very interesting, but Jiang Jue unexpectedly laughed loudly, the laughter was a little cold and a little cruel: "I have no foundation, how dare I negotiate terms with me. No matter how you look at it, I take advantage of it, and the beauties have all their money."

Yin Chen had no way to refute: "That's true."

After he finished speaking, Jiang Jue changed the subject and said coldly: "However, once, there are two times and three times. Too much indulgence is always a disaster. I can be blackmailed, but Jiangshan must not. Right, Yin Chen? "

"That's what Your Majesty said."

Jiang Jue thought for a while, picked up a pen to make annotations on the paper in hand, then threw the paper on the case, and said, "Look, is there anything that needs improvement. According to the reply, let Zhongshu Sheng draw up a draft edict Come."

Yin Chen opened it and took a closer look, and was slightly taken aback: "Your Majesty, this..."

"What's wrong?"

"So, it seems a little too hasty."

Jiang Jue only raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

Yin Chen smiled wryly: "I'm afraid that when the imperial edict comes out, everyone in the clan will be able to claim the title."

Jiang Jue sneered: "If you have a title, you can stay in the capital to serve. Wouldn't everyone be happy? All the ministers have made great contributions to the society. How can I not reward them? I can't give them an excuse to accuse me of being ungrateful."

There was a cold and deep light in his eyes, "Whether the treasury has enough money or food depends on their charity. My country also depends on them, doesn't it?"

Yin Chen didn't answer, just bowed his head and said: "That's right. The people must be supported, the soldiers must be supported, and the foreign enemies must be recruited. All of the above need money, but the treasury is hard to bear."

"However, I still say that, the troubles of the princes may not be inferior to natural disasters, man-made disasters, internal and external troubles. If you want to eradicate them, you have to be careful step by step, so as not to let them take advantage of the loopholes and turn the world upside down."

"With Danfeng losing power first, there can be no more chaos in the government, otherwise... His Majesty will naturally understand this point, so there is no need for ministers to repeat it."

Jiang Jue snorted coldly, and Yin Chen continued, "Your Majesty, I understand what you mean. The candidates for this election are all women from the clan, and their family background is paramount." After thinking about it, he couldn't help asking, "Where is your Highness?" ?”

Jiang Jue's eyes flickered, he waved his hand, and said, "Zhen will explain to him."

Yin Chen didn't ask any more questions, he only reported the details of raising money and food, discussed the matter of being knighted, and bowed out.