"Barbarian Lord, it's time to go."
At this time, Lu An next to him spoke with a cold expression.
Although he did not agree to let the tiger go back to the mountains, since it was the order of His Majesty, he had to carry it out.
Of course, Lu An did not have a good face towards Meng Jue, after all, the two sides were rivals.
"The emperor of your Great Wei is no ordinary person."
At this moment, Meng Jue came back to his senses and said softly, "Although I don't know why he wanted to let me go, but in terms of courage alone, I am not as good as the Emperor of Wei."
"Meng Jue, don't think too highly of yourself." Hearing this, Lu An sneered, "You? You think you can compare to His Majesty?"
"Since your majesty ascended the throne, you have been diligent in government, caring for the people, being benevolent within the country, carrying out reforms, and suppressing the aristocracy."
"He was strong externally, destroyed Gaoyang, and suppressed the grasslands. He is a sage king of all ages."
"You're just uniting the Baiyue people. How can you be compared?"
Although Lu An has been stationed at the Zhennan Pass border.
At the same time, he was not very concerned about the court affairs.
But he could still clearly feel the changes in the country during this period of time.
For example, the reforms implemented throughout the country achieved great results in the southern border. The people's lives were better than before, and they no longer had to pay those heavy taxes. The arrogance of the gentry in particular was suppressed, and they were no longer as arrogant as before.
Not to mention that the Gaoyang Kingdom was destroyed, and some time ago, the Khans of the nine tribes of the grassland were captured alive. What a victory this was!
Fighting on the grasslands has always been a headache for the Central Plains dynasties, sometimes in order to maintain stability on the border.
The Central Plains even had to pay tribute to the grasslands in order to ensure their safety.
But after Your Majesty ascended the throne, the situation was completely reversed.
How many emperors in ancient and modern times can do this?
indeed.
Lu An admitted that Meng Jue, the Lord of Baiyue, was a man of character, but he was not even a little bit inferior to His Majesty, so at this moment, his eyes still revealed contempt.
"You!" Meng Jue wanted to speak immediately after hearing this, but he felt that what the other party said was absolutely right.
So instead of continuing to talk, he just turned around and followed the other person.
Prepare to return to Baiyue with his people.
"His Majesty."
"Why did you let Meng Jue go? This was a hard-earned victory."
In the palace, Song Gongwen still couldn't figure it out and couldn't help but speak.
Because he believed that letting go of the Lord of Baiyue would not benefit the Wei Dynasty or the southern expedition.
Lin Yuansong, standing beside him, remained silent, but it was clear that his thoughts were the same as the emperor's father-in-law's. As the Minister of War, he knew even better how much benefit capturing Meng Jue alive would bring to the court...
"I naturally know what the father-in-law said, but now that the person has been released, there is no point in saying more."
Wei Yunyi didn't want to explain too much, so he changed the subject and continued, "By the way, has anything happened in the court recently? Tell me about it."
He knew very well that even if he made up another excuse, he would not be able to fool the two people in front of him, so it would be better to say nothing.
Of course, Wei Yunyi was also very concerned about the affairs of the court, because he had been staying in the palace for some time and had not taken care of anything. Now that he had the opportunity, he could ask about it.
After all, after this time, he wanted to continue having fun, and he didn't know how long it would take before he saw these two people again.
As for the Southern Expedition, Wei Yunyi didn't want to pay attention to it.
He had already prepared himself mentally.
After releasing the Barbarian Lord, it doesn’t matter even if he hides directly in the mountains and never comes out.
It would also be an excuse for him to stay in Zhennan Pass for a longer period of time and spend more money from the national treasury.
"Your Majesty, I also have something to report." Song Gongwen saw that his Majesty obviously did not want to talk more about this matter, so he did not continue to pester him to avoid embarrassment, and said immediately.
"The Grand Tutor has sent me news that the tax reform has reached its final stage. After a while, the court should have another large amount of income."
"Also, Zhang Yingxing, the Minister of Works, said that the initial construction of the Grand Canal is complete, and a section of the Weizhi Road has also been built. Both major projects have entered the official stage, but the follow-up will probably cost even more money."
"So I would like to ask the court to approve an additional amount of funds so that the orderly progress of the project will not be delayed."
Speaking of this, Song Gongwen sighed.
I feel that Brother Ying Xing is a little too anxious in this regard.
Although a large amount of silver will flow into the national treasury from the tax reform, hasn’t the money arrived yet?
In addition, because of the southern expedition, the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue have become a little tight. This is not the time to ask for money.
Anyway, the preliminary stages of both projects have been completed, so can't they wait?
As for Wei Yunyi, when he learned that there was more money coming in, he was completely speechless. He couldn't understand why the Grand Tutor was so enthusiastic about this matter recently, wasn't he extremely opposed to the reform?
However, after hearing that the two projects urgently needed money, his eyes lit up and he said directly: "Approve, definitely approve. These two projects will benefit the present and future generations, and will benefit the descendants of our Great Wei. Tell Zhang Yingxing how much money he needs and just ask the Shangshu directly. I will definitely agree!"
To be honest, Wei Yunyi is relying on these two projects to consume national strength and curb national fortune, so they must not be stopped.
Now that the initial stage is completed, I think the big part will come next.
So you have to pay.
"This...is His Majesty!"
Song Gongwen didn't say anything. His Majesty had spoken, and both projects had already begun. It was impossible for them to be stopped because of a lack of funds. Restarting the project at that time would undoubtedly cause many problems.
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