sick princess

Blessings are unparalleled, and misfortunes do not come singly.

Just after the earthquake in the capital city, before the number of people affected by the earthquake could be counted and relief efforts were made, internal and external troubles arose again, which made things worse for Emperor Yongjia.

During the reign of Emperor Zhaode, successive years of wars had already emptied the national treasury, and the last battle against Yunnan during Emperor Zhaode's lifetime seemed to be won by the court, but in fact, the court wasted money and money, and it was only given to Yunnan. A head-on blow did not completely disintegrate Yunnan's combat power.Otherwise, Yunnan would not have regrouped and launched an attack on the imperial court shortly after the death of Emperor Zhaode.

As for Beirong, it was defeated by Daxia a year ago. For this reason, Beirong had to pay tribute, which was a great insult to the arrogant and ambitious king of Beirong. Moreover, the king of Beirong also understood that according to the amount of tribute set at the beginning, within a few years, Beirong's national power would be weakened, and it would no longer be able to pose a strong threat to Daxia.This is obviously intolerable to the King of Beirong. Therefore, as long as the King of Beirong finds an opportunity, he will definitely tear up the treaty and attack Daxia.

Whether it is Yunnan or Beirong, it is not uncommon for the Daxia court to declare war.It's just that the timing was too coincidental. As soon as Yunnan announced its rebellion, Bei Rong followed suit.If it is said that there is no connection between the two, no one will believe it.

Suffering internal and external attacks at the same time is a troublesome matter for any emperor.For Emperor Yongjia, there is another more difficult matter, that is, he has just ascended the throne and lacks prestige.At this time, it was supposed to be the time when he and the ministers were dealing with each other and testing each other, but natural disasters and man-made disasters happened one after another. Some people in the court who were originally dissatisfied with him would not only not cooperate with him, but would have some other problems. thought.

But on the other hand, if in such a difficult situation, Emperor Yongjia could still face up to the difficulties and settle everything, then, in the hearts of the veterans, his weight would be different.

Of course, for the current Emperor Yongjia, what he cares about is naturally not these.

Ever since receiving the battle report, Emperor Yongjia hadn't had a good night's sleep, and urgently dispatched a general to Yunnan, and the same was true for Beirong.Da Xia is now in panic due to natural disasters, and he is in a hurry to fight. The situation is very unfavorable for Da Xia.

Fortunately, Yunnan had already been slashed by the army brought by the crown prince and Lan Chengyu before, and its strength was not as good as before. Although the Song general who was sent there was mediocre, he was able to hold it well, and did not let the king of Yunnan Take advantage.However, I don't know how the King of Yunnan managed to produce a batch of blood-sealed throat bows and arrows in a short period of time, which caused heavy casualties to the soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty. Had to surrender without a fight.

At Beirong, Daxia had a harder time coping.

The people of the Beibei army were tough and strong, and in the last years of Emperor Zhaode, they made Daxia suffer a lot. They once occupied several cities in Daxia, and forced Emperor Zhaode to almost send Princess Daxia to marry him.

This time, the Bei Rong Army came in a menacing manner, with a posture of going straight to the capital, how could it make people not panic?The general Xia sent by Emperor Yongjia to deal with the emergency was also capable, but even he, after three days of fighting with the Northern Rong army, gradually showed signs of decline.

In the harem, Empress Dowager Xu was very worried about her son's plight, but she didn't know much about the affairs of the previous dynasty, and she was never a person with ideas, even if she wanted to help her son, she had more than she could do. I had to discuss it with Baoluo.

Empress Dowager Xu and Emperor Yongjia were very convinced by Baoluo's talents over the years.Today, Empress Dowager Xu has developed the habit of coming to Baoluo for consultation when encountering difficult matters.

Compared with Empress Dowager Xu's palpable panic, Baoluo seemed very calm: "Empress Mother doesn't have to worry. Brother Huang has his own ideas about the affairs of the previous court. We just need to stabilize the rear for Brother Huang, so that Brother Huang will not worry about it. gone."

"Nowadays, because of the crimes of Xiaoxiao's generation, the rumors in the harem are constant, and people are panicking. What the mother has to do is to control the people in the harem, so that they are not allowed to spread rumors and shake the morale of my Daxia—ordinarily, managing the harem The Queen's Sister-in-law's power lies, but the Queen's Sister-in-law is pregnant now, and her fetus became gassy two days ago, so don't be too tired. In this regard, I have to trouble the Queen Mother a lot."

The Empress Dowager Xu said solemnly when she heard the words: "Don't worry, my son. Although the Empress Mother is useless, such trivial matters can still be handled well. Anyone who is restless and dares to spread rumors will be regarded as the secret work of the enemy country and will be punished as collaborating with the enemy and treason." !"

Baoluo nodded: "The second thing is about disaster relief. If there is such a major event as an earthquake in the capital, it is said that the imperial court should come to the disaster relief and distribute the relief money. However, now the emperor brother and the ministers are being blocked by the soldiers in front. If you want them to take care of this matter, they will inevitably be powerless. And now it is time to spend money, and the national treasury is also tight. My son thought, we might as well help raise the relief money."

"There is a lot of expenses in the harem. My son thinks that the mother is not a luxurious person. The mother might as well subtract some of the expenses in the palace and use it for disaster relief. In this way, the common people will naturally think of the mother's good, and also think of it. For the goodness of the emperor's brother, at the same time, with the empress mother as an example, the concubines in the palace, as well as the concubines and concubines left by the previous emperor, should not be indifferent. At that time, because she is pregnant, the emperor's wife will use her Keep it as it is, and the cost of the minister's office will be halved, so you will save a lot of money."

Empress Dowager Xu nodded frequently when she heard this: "You are very right, we can save a lot of people by saving some expenses, and we can also help your emperor brother. It would be great."

She hesitated for a moment: "Let's also halve the cost of Aijia Palace."

In fact, if she can do something for Emperor Yongjia, not to mention just reducing the cost, she would be willing to let Empress Dowager Xu eat simple meals and wear coarse clothes. After all, this is the only thing she can do for Emperor Yongjia right now. do.

However, Empress Dowager Xu clearly understood that this was unrealistic.If she really did this, people would poke Emperor Yongjia's spine and say that Emperor Yongjia was not filial, and treated his mother so harshly to fulfill his reputation.Therefore, even if the queen mother cut the expenses, she still had to maintain her face.

"It is our intention to use our money for disaster relief, but after all, it is a drop in the bucket and cannot solve the problem at its root. Therefore, I thought, I might as well call together the best merchants in Beijing, and ask those merchants to also contribute to the disaster relief. Do one's best. If there are merchants who voluntarily donate a certain amount, they will be given the title of "Yi Shang". It will be convenient for them to travel around in the future. According to Erchen, this matter can be left to the Qin family. Do it, presumably the Qin family will know what to say to arouse the interest of those merchants."

Obviously, Baoluo had thought it over for a long time, and she never paused in the middle of such a long series of words.

The Qin family she was talking about was the Qin family of the imperial merchant who had taken refuge in them back then.Because the imperial merchants promoted by Zhou Minglan were restricting the East Palace lineage, the three of Baoluo, mother and son promoted the Qin family who took the initiative to come over.At that time, the Qin family was not yet an imperial merchant, and had even begun to decline.If there is no such relationship as the East Palace, I don't know where I would be today.

Fortunately, the Qin family made the right bet, and so did Baoluo and the others.

Since Emperor Yongjia came to the throne, the Qin family of the imperial merchants has also risen with the tide and gained a lot of benefits. Because of this, they have become more loyal to Emperor Yongjia.If this matter is what Emperor Yongjia needs, the Emperor Shang Qin family will definitely obey.

Those who can get along with the Qin family are all big merchants. At their level, money is nothing. If they can use money to buy a good reputation and gain some convenience for themselves, it is a dream come true.

"This method of mourning the family is unheard of. It sounds so interesting. It's okay to try it. If those businessmen can really donate money to save the people, we don't have to worry about it."

Seeing that she and Empress Dowager Xu had reached a consensus, Baoluo nodded, "I still have some things to discuss with Brother Huang, so let's go ahead."