Chapter 265 The Emperor is Ambitious
When the emperor and his ministers arrived, today's melon-eating activity had already ended.
Lu Xinran had been flipping through too many pamphlets and was feeling a little dizzy, so he was resting in the compartment.
A servant came in to announce the arrival of the emperor, and everyone got up to greet him.
Through the crowd, Lu Xinran saw Song Junyan with dark eyes.
She was quite surprised. This guy...why did he look like he was hollowed out?
Listening to the complaints, Song Junyan almost couldn't help rolling his eyes. Who could have made him become like this? !
He had been dealing with the chaos in various prefectures in the capital early in the morning these days, and it was finally coming to an end. After the last two troublesome matters were dealt with, he must take a good rest.
Just as he was thinking this, Song Junhua, with a look of gloating in his eyes, suddenly moved towards him and whispered something in his ear.
"Ronghui Garden is particularly busy this morning. I'm afraid my brother will be busy for a while."
Song Junyan: “…”
So what evil did he do?
Why did he think that the post of Shuntian Prefecture governor was the most suitable for him?
When Lu Xinran looked away, she always felt that Song Junyan's eyes were full of accusation and resentment.
They had little contact during this period, and she didn't ask him for any help. Why...why did he look at her like this?
Lu Xinlan lowered his head and pursed his lips to smile. These two guys are so funny.
The emperor watched the interaction between them with a sidelong glance, and thinking that he had missed the most exciting part of the day, he found handling state affairs boring.
He should have been more filial and come here with his mother earlier.
By evening, the garden had already been arranged.
Everyone took their seats and the birthday banquet began.
The Emperor raised his glass and began to say the birthday congratulations. All the officials and their families raised their glasses and congratulated the Empress Dowager in unison, wishing her good health and a long life of happiness.
The Queen Mother smiled from ear to ear. Regardless of whether the people's congratulations were sincere from the bottom of their hearts, she still felt comfortable and relaxed at that moment.
As drums and music started playing and cups were clinked, the emperor began to look forward to the voice that he had always cared about.
He has been extremely busy during this period. There have been constant battles at the border, and he needs food and supplies, which costs money everywhere.
Even if the national treasury had a surplus, it could not afford such consumption. The Minister of Finance had already begun to complain to him about his poverty.
He was already considering whether to confiscate a few more mansions to fill the national treasury.
This way of making money quickly and without any after-effects is really fascinating.
His gaze fell uncontrollably on Lu Xinran again and again, making it impossible for Lu Xinran to pretend not to feel it.
She lowered her head, frowned, and quickly opened the emperor's booklet.
[The treasury is out of money again? This shouldn't be the case. The Minister of Finance was telling people yesterday that their Ministry of Finance will not have to worry about running out of money this year, and they can live a peaceful and good life for a year or two.]
emperor:"……"
Minister of Revenue: "..."
He is old and it is time for him to retire!
He just wanted to retreat safely and securely, but why was it so difficult?
Not daring to look the emperor in the eye, the Minister of Revenue lowered his head very low.
Anyway, asking for money is not a life-threatening thing!
He said the treasury is tight, so we must tighten our belts.
[The emperor wants to kill corrupt officials and confiscate their property to fill the treasury again? This is a good idea. ]
These words made everyone's heart hang in the air. None of the officials in the capital could stand up to the so-called systematic investigation.
Who doesn’t have some dirt under their butt?
They still remembered that on this day the year before, the emperor used the help of his inner voice to bring disaster upon many families.
Everyone was worried. The Queen Mother frowned slightly. Why did she say these things on her birthday?
Just as I was about to say something to ask the emperor to focus his attention, my thoughts suddenly reached everyone's ears.
[However, the various governments in the capital are deeply intertwined, and the extremely greedy ones are all the emperor's favorites. Is he really willing to get rid of his most trusted lackey? ]
[When he dealt with the Sun family before, he was heartbroken for a long time, and felt that there was one less person in the world who understood him. ]
[If all those lackeys were dealt with, he would feel that there was nothing left in this world worth clinging to.]
The tone was not sarcastic, but it made many people really hold back their laughter.
Especially the Queen next to the Queen Mother, the smile in her eyes was almost unconcealed.
The emperor was a little angry, but he couldn't show it.
This familiar feeling of pain in his testicles is so annoying!
[The emperor was reluctant to move the money from the national treasury, so he just moved some from his private treasury.]
[All the shops in Beijing with good locations, good business, and whose owners cannot be found are the emperor's private property. The annual income of these private properties is extremely high.]
[He has more money than he can spend from his Dragon Scale Guards, so why doesn't he move his private treasury to the national treasury? Da Chu is his anyway, so why should he divide it so clearly?]
The Minister of Revenue immediately raised his expectant head, his old face filled with desire.
He knew how much money and treasures were in the emperor's private treasury. If the private treasury could be merged into the national treasury... then the next ten years would be good days for the officials in the Ministry of Revenue.
The emperor continued to grit his teeth, he didn't expect that the greedy man didn't hear a word, but his own private treasury was in danger.
He glared fiercely at the Minister of Revenue who was looking at him eagerly.
Don’t even think about it!
His private vault belongs to him alone, not to the Great Chu State, but to him alone, and no one can touch it.
[Well, the emperor is so ambitious! He wants to take the silver from his private vault into the imperial mausoleum! ]
[He is really not afraid of the imperial mausoleum being robbed! ]
[He doesn't think that the Chu Dynasty will last forever! ]
[So much money, eh? Isn't this the salary for the rebel army?]
[When his tomb is dug up and all the silver is taken away, will they say thank you with a smile, or will they give him a two-word evaluation of the quintessence of Chinese culture?]
Lu Xinran was already immersed in happy reverie and did not notice that the emperor sitting at the top had a dark blue complexion and his eyes were about to spit fire.
The Minister of Revenue is still keeping an eye on the emperor. The younger generation of the Lu family has said so. Their good emperor would not want to bring his private treasury into the imperial mausoleum, right?
There is so much money here, it will attract a lot of attention.
The Queen Mother was completely stunned. She had never imagined that things would turn out to be so bizarre.
She waved to call the chief palace maid and whispered a few words in her ear. After a moment, the drum music in the background became extremely cheerful.
When Lu Xinran came back to his senses from his reverie, he found that everything around him was quiet. There was no sound of people laughing amid the sound of drums and music.
She secretly tugged at Lu Xinlan's sleeve and silently asked what happened.
Lu Xinlan just shook her head silently, then asked Lu Xintong for another note and stuffed it into her hand.
Let’s just eat melons; eating melons brings harmony.
If anyone mentions the emperor's tomb being dug up after his death again, no one will be able to leave Ronghui Garden today.
Dusk had quietly fallen without him knowing, and Lu Xinran could only see the words clearly by looking into the firelight.
【Why are there so many melons today? 】
[You are the Qi family of Honglu Temple, right? Let me see what is going on. ]
[Well, this is nothing. It's just that his most favored concubine and his servant were childhood sweethearts. After the two reunited in the Qi Mansion, it ended. His most precious son now is actually the servant's. ]
[Not only did he like being a father, he also happily raised a son for someone else. The servant and the concubine secretly laughed at him and called him an idiot.]