Hey! Do I have to take this nephew with me?
This debate lasted for three days.
On the fourth day, it was not because they finally had an outcome, but because there were fewer government affairs in those days, so they had more time to argue. Today, there are more government affairs, so everyone decided to stop fighting.
Quan Yingzhang finally decided to put on his official uniform: "Huh! Ji Sui, right? Wait for me!"
Ji Sui just shook his wrist - his hands were so sore from flipping through books every day these days.
[They still haven't fought yet...]
A voice was full of regret.
Quan Yingzhang was a little surprised when he heard this voice.
It's... the kid from the Xu family? But wasn't he standing at the back?
Quan Yingzhang looked around and found that Xu Yanmiao was indeed missing. Just as he was wondering, Prime Minister Dou Qing stood in front of him, stroking his long beard: "Mr. Quan."
This man was over 70 years old, with gray hair and a vigorous demeanor. At this moment, he was gentle and calm, but with an inexplicable pride, he said: "Welcome to this hall."
- Welcome to the new world.
A world that gathers the top talents of Daxia and manipulates power.
A world...
where you can hear Xu Yanmiao's inner voice.
*
After hearing Xu Yanmiao's inner voice - mainly because the quarrel was over - Ji Sui finally remembered what he had forgotten.
His good nephew is still in the sky prison!
"Your Majesty!" Ji Sui stepped out on the spot: "I am guilty!"
The old emperor looked at him in astonishment: "What crime have you committed?"
"In August, there was a famine in Guixi, Yongfeng, and Xing'an. The people dug grass roots and tree barks to eat. Your Majesty sent me out to supervise the relief. When I arrived at the disaster area, I saw that the gentry and landlords took advantage of the famine to lend money at high interest. The people borrowed food from them. If they borrowed one bushel, they had to pay back one and a half bushels, and if they borrowed two bushels, they had to pay back three bushels. If they couldn't pay it back after a month, they would charge them extra interest, from 50% to 100%. Many people in the disaster area pawned their children to pay back the high interest."
"What?!"
The old emperor was furious: "I have stipulated that private loans must not exceed 3% interest per month. These thugs are so audacious that they actually harmed my people!"
Ji Sui said: "I am guilty of falsely conveying the imperial edict and arbitrarily opening the granaries of counties and prefectures that were not affected by the disaster, taking out grain and redeeming the children of the people. Please punish me, Your Majesty." The
old emperor laughed and was very happy: "What crime have you committed? If you had written a letter first and waited for my approval, I don't know how many families would have been displaced and scattered."
"Well done!" The old emperor decisively characterized this incident: "Not only are you innocent, you have also made a contribution!"
——This is how it is in an imperial society. If the emperor thinks you don’t deserve to die, even if you fake an imperial edict, he will still think you are smart and quick-witted. But if the emperor doesn’t like you, even if you are honest and law-abiding, you will be regarded as a blockhead and useless.
Ji Sui knew this very well. He bowed to express his gratitude, and had already prepared a speech in his mind.
Next, he only needed to sigh that if it weren’t for the coexistence of natural disasters and man-made disasters, why wouldn’t the people want to enjoy the happiness of their family, and why would they bear the pain of pawning their own flesh and blood...
The key points are "the happiness of family" and "the affection of flesh and blood". Your Majesty will definitely think of his eldest son and grandson, and recall the scenes of his eldest grandson having fun at his knees in the past.
There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome between grandfather and grandson!
Then, he asked for merit for Taisun. Just before the trip, Taisun voluntarily took out his pocket money and said he would donate it to the people. Although it was his sister who made the decision, Taisun himself was reluctant, but His Majesty didn't know.
The officials didn't know what he was thinking, but they just sighed with admiration.
"Ji Gong is benevolent and righteous..."
"Ji Gong is really a minister of the country! He can not care about his life when facing a big event! A role model for the world!"
"Love the king and care for the people, and take benevolence as the foundation. Ji Gong... Wuwuwuwuwu, when Ji Gong pretended to convey the imperial edict, he must have been ready to sacrifice his life!"
Confucianism originally advocated the character of t who was willing to sacrifice his life for his own persistence. Ji Sui's actions just touched their hearts.
Even Quan Yingzhang showed his approval and bowed to Jisui from a distance.
Xu Yanmiao had already started to dig up Jisui's past.
[Wow! What kind of male protagonist is this! He was aloof and aloof, became famous at a young age, was supported all the way, was admired by scholars, and was close to the emperor. At the age of forty, he became a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, drafted edicts for the emperor, and discussed government affairs with the emperor. He only had one wife in the harem, and would never take concubines even if he had no children. Except for the chaos in the world and the loss of a daughter, it was simply a happy life!] No
matter how much you exaggerate, I will still rescue my nephew!
Jisui thought grimly. Then, he began to sing: "Your Majesty, I am really sad to see how hard life is for the people this time."
The old emperor nodded slightly, his face showing a moving expression.
"Those country gentlemen really deserve to die! If they hadn't made a fortune by taking advantage of the national crisis..."
Xu Yanmiao looked through the situation at that time and dubbed the other party in his own language: [Why would I need to kill from the east to the west of the city! You old bastards, I have asked you to hand over the people and the land in a nice way, but you are so ignorant! You think I can't hold a knife, right! ]
Ji Sui choked.
He couldn't remember the words he had prepared for a while, and only one sentence filled his mind -
you are so rude! Your whole family is so rude!
Ji Sui took a deep breath and continued to organize his words: "Why do the people need to sell their children? Why don't they want to enjoy the happiness of family..."
The old emperor's expression was even more moved.
The happiness of family...
His eldest grandson has been locked up for a whole month. From childhood to adulthood, he has never suffered such a hardship as the disaster of prison.
——When he joined the rebel army, didn't he just want to make a living? When he was old, could he be supported by his children and grandchildren? He is just a nobleman, and his eldest grandson is just too sentimental...
[Wuwu ...
】
【Fortunately, there is an uncle named Taisun. Taisun is not a good person, but his uncle is really a good person. 】
The ministers: "..."
Sorry, they really want to be serious, but Xu Yanmiao's voice is too out of place. Ji
Sui took another deep breath.
Forget it, let's ask for credit for the nephew first.
Trying to pull the mood back, "Before I set out this time, Taisun took out the money from his private treasury and asked me to buy food along the way and bring it to the disaster area to distribute to the people. After hearing about it, the people in the disaster area were deeply grateful for the kindness of Your Majesty and Taisun..."
[Ah? No, right? Aren't the people all thanking the local prefecture officials for reporting the disaster quickly and sending grain to disaster relief in time, and thanking Ji Sui for persuading the rich people to donate rice to disaster relief, so that they didn't suffer heavy casualties. What's the small amount of money from Huang Taisun? His mother asked him to donate 3,000 taels, but he secretly embezzled 500 taels. ]
Ji Sui: "???"
He really didn't know about this. He really thought that his eldest nephew had made 2,500 taels by selling iron and pot!
How come the royal family is short of food or clothes for you, but you are greedy for even the five hundred taels!
The ministers: "Ah, this..."
They originally wanted to come out and agree - after all, His Majesty obviously wants to release Taisun from prison, so they naturally have to be sensible, praise Taisun first, and collectively ask His Majesty to forgive Taisun's youthful recklessness, and then His Majesty will go down the steps.
But now...
he glanced at the old emperor, feeling very entangled.
Should we... still go up the steps?
Only Ji Sui is still trying to fight for his nephew.
- Since it's no use asking for credit for his nephew, he can ask the emperor to release him with his own merits, right?
"This time, I am out supervising the relief work, which is my duty. I am fortunate to be recognized by your majesty. The emperor's grace is great, and I am also honored by the people's love..."
[Hiss——]
Xu Yanmo picked up his own "key power plot" and analyzed it with great energy.
——Anyway, I'll just make a few guesses!
[It's worthy of being a male protagonist! I said! Which male protagonist with high power would not want to take himself a step further, to enter the court without a follow, to be praised without a name, to be named in the imperial edict, and to enter the palace with a sword and shoes! 】
[This is to tell the old emperor that the people's hearts are with me! It's best if you recognize my merits. If you don't recognize my merits, I still have the people behind me to support me! 】
Don't talk nonsense!
Ji Sui's fingers were shaking slightly.
"Of course, the people all know that it is your Majesty's credit that hundreds of thousands of people survived this time. If your Majesty had not cared about the world and ordered the Ministry of Revenue to transfer disaster relief grains as quickly as possible and exempted local taxes, I am afraid that when I arrived at Guixi, Yongfeng and Xing'an, there would have been starving people everywhere..."
Xu Yanmiao nodded seriously.
[Are you scared? If you don't give me the treatment I deserve! I, the imperial envoy in charge of supervising relief, will let the people under your jurisdiction starve everywhere! Old thing! You don't want this to happen, do
you? ] The old emperor twitched his mouth, and wanted to tell Xu Yanmiao, don't say anything, if you say anything more, Ji Sui will kneel down and apologize.
Ji Sui just wanted to save his good-for-nothing nephew!
Ji Sui's crime is not worth this!
——Of course the old emperor would not believe Xu Yanmiao's nonsense. It was obvious that this man had read too many novels and was amusing himself.
Ji Sui tried hard: "Although the Emperor Taisun donated three thousand taels and pocketed five hundred taels himself, he is still young, still a child..."
The ministers showed sympathy.
This was because Xu Yanmiao beat him up so badly that he couldn't find the rules. Normally, Ji Gong would never say such a ridiculous thing as "he is still a child".
Xu Yanmiao read in his heart: [He is still a child! So he must not be let go! ]
You, shut up!
Ji Sui's fists gradually hardened.
"Your Majesty! I personally think that Taisun is still young, but he knows how to share the country's concerns. Although he sometimes does things absurdly, he is well-intentioned. It's just that he is young and does not realize the seriousness of certain things. At this time, he needs to find a strict teacher to guide him onto the right path! I ask Your Majesty to find a famous teacher for Taisun and teach him strictly instead of just punishing him..."
Enough...
Ji Sui closed his eyes in pain.
What the hell is he talking about!
At this moment, Ji Sui is like writing an essay with a given topic, going off topic for 80,000 miles in the middle, and trying hard to make up for it at the end... What a wronged person.
Quan Yingzhang looked at this opponent who could debate with him for three days and was quick-witted. Now he was frustrated by Xu Yanmiao and couldn't help thinking of what Prime Minister Dou said at that time...
"
Your Excellency is welcome to enter this hall." - Welcome to the new world.
Do I have to enter this new world?
At the same time, Ji Sui thought...