"First-class palace maid, is Shen Yunsu here?"
Su Yun walked out, confused.
"What's wrong, sir?"
"His Majesty has summoned you. Jin Shangyi is still ill and has not recovered yet. You will accompany Jin Shangyi to court today." The young eunuch said in a shrill voice.
Shangyi was supposed to accompany the emperor to court, but she had no say.
Logically speaking, it was not her turn to serve tea yesterday, but I don’t know how Eunuch Li did it.
Su Yun suspected that the emperor had ulterior motives in calling her, and might have already found out her identity.
Yuan Yuan was going to clean the outer hall. She looked at the little sisters she had just met, her eyes full of worry.
It was over. She knew that the emperor would fall in love with Susu.
But she was of low status and had no other options.
Su Yun was walking with the young eunuch, and it was almost dawn.
The emperor went to bed in the Qianqing Palace today, and the young eunuch took Su Yun directly to the main hall.
By then, the emperor was already dressed.
Su Yun bowed, "Long live your majesty. Long live your majesty."
The emperor didn't say anything, but just kept looking at Su Yun.
Yesterday, he sent someone to investigate the background of this palace maid.
It was actually the Shen family who stuffed money into the palace. Now the national treasury is in deficit, so it would be good to have some silver.
He has seen many women who want to become phoenixes. If he can restrain the Shen family, he can also take her into the palace and give her the title of Shunyi.
If Shen Yunsu becomes Shunyi, the money earned by the Shen family will be just a matter of a word from Shen Yunsu.
He couldn't say, but if his concubines wanted to expand the treasury of the Qin Dynasty, could the Shen family not pay this silver? As long as one merchant took the lead, other merchants in the capital would follow suit, and then the relief money for the north and south would be settled.
Even if he donated money, he would not have a bad reputation.
The emperor stared at the top of Su Yun's head, his mind turning again and again.
Su Yun's legs were numb from kneeling.
The Dog Emperor definitely did it on purpose!
"Stand up." The emperor said, and he turned and left.
Su Yun followed behind, cursing in her heart.
The Golden Palace.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, and Su Yun waited beside him.
All officials came to court and knelt down in worship.
"Long live the emperor!"
"My dear ministers, please stand up." The emperor raised his hand.
The eunuch at the side said in a tone, "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."
"I have a report to make."
This is Zhou Zuoxiang. He stood up with a tablet in his hand.
"Your Majesty, natural disasters are severe in the north and south. I think we can call on the merchants of Daqin to donate to the disaster areas. I am willing to donate one year's salary."
[Two thousand dan of grain, Prime Minister Zhou is so generous! But someone will surely get restless later.] Su Yun thought silently.
General Zhao below glanced at Su Yun and stepped out as well.
"I am also willing to donate one year's salary."
"I am willing to do so too." Guan Qing stepped out.
Next, more people came out.
Zhao Youxiang glared at Zhou Zuoxiang, which really made him look like a nobody. This forced him to donate.
Zhao Youxiang stepped out and said, "I am willing to do the same."
"Your Majesty, even if the ministers donated their salaries, it would not be enough to feed tens of thousands of people. I think we can use work instead of relief."
"How do you use work as relief?" the emperor became interested.
Zhao Youxiang held up the tablet and said, "Your Majesty, you can build canals in the north and south."
"It's not appropriate. The national treasury is already in deficit. How can we build a canal?" The speaker was the Grand Marshal.
His main job is to be responsible for civil engineering, water conservancy and water conservancy.
If it could be repaired, he would have sent someone to repair it long ago.
In order to avoid spending money, Right Prime Minister Zhao tried every possible means.
He glanced at Da Sikong with disdain.
“In the past, when the country was peaceful and the people were prosperous, it was indeed not easy to repair the canals, but now that there are natural disasters, it is a good time to repair the canals.
Some people can work as craftsmen, which can solve the problem of food and clothing. Building canals requires a lot of stones, and merchants need to send people to mine them, which also requires people, so this can solve the problem of some people.
Your Majesty, do you think what I said is feasible?"
[Great, that's great. Although Zhao Youxiang is not a good official, he is really capable.]
Guan Qing thought about it and thought it was feasible.
The Grand Marshal had nothing to say.
The emperor said, "In this case, this matter will be handed over to the Grand Chancellor, the Grand Minister of Agriculture, and the Right Prime Minister of Zhao."
Zhao Youxiang was reluctant.
He just didn't want to pay, but ended up having to work. If the Queen Mother knew that it was his suggestion, she would definitely not end well.
I should have just paid some money earlier. It’s all my fault for valuing money so much.
"I obey your order." The three of them knelt down at the same time to receive your order.
The emperor's eyes fell on Su Yun beside him again. In a few days, he would issue an edict.
The treasury must be filled! [Look, why don’t you blind your dog eyes? I wonder what bad things are you planning! ]
General Zhao was choked by his saliva, and the sound of his coughing filled the quiet court.
This girl is so arrogant that she compares the emperor to a dog all day long.
No one knows when the emperor offended her.
“Ahem…”
"General Zhao, are you dissatisfied with my arrangements?" the emperor said in a deep voice. General Zhao was becoming more and more unreliable.
Gu Dasinong saw that General Zhao was frowning, but he felt that there was a smile in General Zhao's eyes, as if he had heard something funny.
But no one in the court spoke just now.
General Zhao knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am very excited when I think that the people can overcome the natural disaster under your wisdom. Your Majesty, you are wise!"
[I didn't expect you to be this kind of General Zhao, and you're quite good at flattering. ]
All the officials shouted at the same time, "Your Majesty is wise."
The emperor was angry, but he had no place to vent his anger. He endured it, but in the end he could not say anything.
General Zhao lowered his head.
No matter how many holes there are, flattery will never wear out.
This is his way of survival!
Guan Qing took the tablet and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
The emperor knew what Guan Qing wanted to say. The empress dowager had been very active recently. If he let Guan Qing go, the empress dowager would definitely be suspicious.
If someone wants to leave, he can't keep them.
But he also had to pretend. First, he could take back the military power. Second, if Guan Qing came back in the future, he could still say vaguely that he deliberately drove Guan Qing away because he was afraid that the Queen Mother would take action against him.
This is the best of both worlds.
The emperor slammed the table and said, "I know what you are going to say, but I won't allow it! My dear ministers, if you have nothing else to say, then I will dismiss the court."
The emperor left with a gloomy face and Su Yun followed him.
[You are such a good pretender! You are just hoping that my great grandfather will leave so that you can take back the military power! ]
Guan Qing sighed helplessly. The emperor was suspicious, including him.
In the Imperial Study, in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The emperor reviewed memorials and Su Yun served him tea.
After Guard You finished testing the poison, Su Yun silently recited 001.
[001, when the dog emperor is drinking tea, you throw the medicine into his mouth through the air.]
[Okay.] 001 agreed and would stay in the palace for more than 20 days. If the drug was not successfully administered, Eunuch Li would be the first one to not let the host go.
It doesn't want any more accidents to happen, so it just waits until New Year's Eve and then leaves.
The emperor had a dry mouth and drank the tea in the cup in one breath.
001 Direct delivery.
The powder dissolved in water and was swallowed by the emperor along with the water.
This medicine is very strong and I feel dizzy right after drinking it.
The emperor shook his head and stood up.
He saw Su Yun talking nonsense.
"Pingyang, my brother holds you in his heart and is reluctant to touch you. Who harmed you?"
The emperor walked towards Su Yun step by step.
[001, how much medicine did you give me?] Su Yun stepped back.