Chapter 316: The Demon Concubine Does Not Harm the Country, She Only Wants to Harm the Imperial Master (Twenty)
Yu Huo pondered for a moment and said, "We can withdraw the troops that are helping to build the Cloudtop Pavilion."
Jiang Feng asked with a dagger hidden in his smile, "Didn't the Imperial Master say that the Cloudtop Pavilion is an important symbol of the prestige of the Daning nation? If we withdraw our troops now, won't the Cloudtop Pavilion be unable to be completed on schedule?"
Yue Wu nodded without any opinion: "Yes."
Yu Huo shook his head and sighed, "Your Majesty, Tai Sui lives beneath this Cloudtop Pavilion. At the current rate of progress... it will not be completed on schedule.
Rather than leaving those useless overseers standing here idly by, it would be better to have the Empress lead them to Sishui Pass to fight."
When it comes to Tai Sui, Yue Wu becomes timid.
Jiang Feng rolled his eyes at this and posed another difficult question: "What about food and fodder? Equipment, tents, food and lodging... The money needed for marching and fighting is countless. May I ask, Imperial Master, where will all this money come from? The national treasury doesn't have that much money to squander on war."
Yue Wu, the clever one, immediately replied, "That's easy. Just increase the taxes a bit, right?"
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Feng's eyes flashed with coldness. Even Xiang Zhige and Yu Huo in the hall stretched out their hands and said, "No!"
Yue Wu: "..."
All right.
Seeing that he had stopped thinking, Jiang Feng looked at the speechless Xiang Zhige with a smug look in his eyes: "Empress, waging war against the Wu Kingdom is not something that can be accomplished with a simple gesture. You have no money and no soldiers. How are you going to fight this war?"
This is indeed the case. Since Yue Wu came to power, he has been extravagant and even renovated the palace. The money in the national treasury has long been stretched to the limit and is simply not enough to support a large-scale and indefinite war.
Fortunately, although the Taoist priest Huo may not know anything else, he is very knowledgeable about chemical research, otherwise it would be a real headache.
After another round of silence in the hall, he stood up and bowed towards the throne: "Your Majesty, I am willing to do my best to help with the money matter."
"you?"
It’s not that Jiang Feng looked down on him, but the other party has been penniless since he came to Beijing, and all he has is the gift from the nobles in the palace.
If it were just him, it would be enough for him to have enough food and clothing in his life.
But that little reward was just a drop in the bucket to support the army, and it couldn't make even a tiny splash.
"The Imperial Master is truly detached from the mundane world. Do you think tens of thousands of people can fill their stomachs just by drinking dew every day?"
Yu Huo shrugged. "Your Majesty, your words make sense. My family wealth is indeed not enough, but I believe that there are still many kind-hearted people in the capital. Their patriotism is no less than mine. I ask Your Majesty to allow me to hold a charity fundraiser at the newly built Imperial Master's Mansion tomorrow."
Even if Yue Wu was a simple-minded person, he knew that the wealthy merchants in the capital were very stingy. Asking them to donate? Maybe they wouldn't even contribute as much as the Imperial Master alone.
"Will this work?" Yue Wu asked doubtfully.
Yu Huo didn't panic at all and nodded gently: "Your Majesty, please wait and see."
Seeing that he was very determined, Yue Wu thought that it would only delay him for one day, so he might as well wait and see.
"Well, if the Imperial Master can raise enough money for the march, I will write an imperial edict to transfer the troops from the Cloud Summit Pavilion to Sishui Pass."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yu Huo stood up and said goodbye. "Then I will withdraw first."
Yue Wu nodded and watched the young man leave. He glanced at Xiang Zhige, who was kneeling on the ground with a look of joy in his eyes, and waved his hand irritably: "You get out too!"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Zhige turned around and left the palace without even saying thank you.
Yue Wu sat back in the chair, feeling as if he had forgotten something. He couldn't help but ask the person beside him, "Beauty, I seem to have left something important unfinished. Please help me think about it."
Jiang Feng closed the book and smiled.
What else could you have forgotten? Isn’t it just that the Imperial Master said he would bless you with talismans?
Of course, they don’t really care about your life or death, but they are just using this as an excuse to speak up for Xiang Zhige, that yellow-faced woman.
Brainless tyrant...
Seeing that the person hadn't spoken for a long time, Yue Wu looked over in confusion: "Beauty?"
Jiang Feng lowered his eyes, the flickering candlelight cast mottled shadows on his face, making it impossible to see his expression.
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. Just get some sleep and you will be fine."
Yue Wu withdrew his gaze doubtfully. Thinking about this, he was indeed a little tired.
But... in recent days he has been dreaming of a ghost blowing cool breeze on the back of his neck every day. He doesn't know whether it is true or not. He can't wake up and always feels more tired the more he sleeps.
There were bursts of thunder outside the window, and Yue Wu was a little afraid to fall asleep.
He pursed his lips and said, "My beauty, it's raining heavily outside. Why don't you stay with me in the Qinzheng Palace tonight?"
The smile on Jiang Feng's lips faded a little: "Okay."
The next second, the two looked at each other, Yue Wu's eyes became dull in an instant, and then he stumbled towards the bed, wrapped himself in the quilt obediently, and closed his eyes.
It was not until the terrified muttering sounded again that Jiang Feng withdrew his gaze and asked Gao Ling for a paper umbrella and opened it.
Just as he was about to step through the palace gate, he suddenly heard Eunuch Gao's questioning voice from behind him.
"Noble Concubine Jiang, if His Majesty asks about this tomorrow, how should I respond?"
Jiang Feng paused, his voice impatient: "Just say I couldn't sleep, so I went to the garden to enjoy the flowers early in the morning."
Gao Ling hurriedly nodded in agreement.
On the other side, Xiao Zhuzi heard someone knocking on the door, took two steps forward and opened the door.
The young man outside the door had half his shoulder soaked by the rain, and his hands were empty. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Yu, didn't you take two umbrellas when you went out? Why are they both gone?"
Yu Huo patted the water stains on his shoulders, looking somewhat helpless: "They were all taken away by the master and servant of Tingyu Pavilion."
Originally, he wanted to send Xiang Zhige back, but who knew that the other party didn't need to. Instead, he sent him to the door of the side hall and finally snatched his umbrella.
"Why bother? This way we can both save trouble."
Yu Huo got angry when he thought of Xiang Zhige's heartless and silly look with his teeth bared in laughter.
It saves trouble, but he also has lost his umbrella!
Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Zhuzi on the opposite side yawned and prepared to go back to the wing room to sleep: "Brother Yu, I'm going back to sleep first, you should also get some rest early."
"etc."
Xiao Zhuzi stood at the door and looked back at him: "What's wrong?"
Yu Huo asked, "Where did you put the things I asked the craftsmen to make?"
Xiao Zhuzi thought for a moment and said, "I was afraid of trouble, so I didn't bring it to the palace. I just had them put it in the storehouse of the Imperial Master's Mansion."
"I understand. Go to sleep." Yu Huo responded, pushed Xiao Zhuzi, who wanted to ask more questions, out of the door, and closed the door with a snap.
Xiao Zhuzi stood outside the door and curled his lips: "What are you doing... so mysterious."
Yu Huo inside the door pretended not to hear anything. He walked towards the bed while taking off his clothes, and even took the time to yawn tiredly.
Just as he took off his coat and opened the curtains, the handsome man waved at him leisurely: "Master, you are so slow! I have been waiting for you for a long time~"
Yu Huo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly closed the curtain and opened it again.
When he realized that the person who suddenly appeared inside was not his illusion, he stood there and took a deep breath.
"wait for me?"
Jiang Feng blinked, and his thick long eyelashes fluttered, looking particularly beautiful under the candlelight.
"Yeah, I'll wait for you."
Yu Huo: "What's the matter?"
Jiang Feng rolled his eyes, looking shrewd: "Of course."
Yu Huo didn't believe it and narrowed his eyes: "Empress Jiang, what on earth is going on that requires you to crawl onto the bed in the middle of the night and wait for me?"
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