Chapter 1199: Queen Mother: Then I’ll call you Fatty?
The sun is warm, the clouds are shining, the flowers are blooming one after another.
In just one night, the huge capital city was suddenly in an uproar. The news that the Queen had overcome the Demon Sword to save people yesterday spread throughout the streets and alleys. At the same time, Commander Yan also took action, and several dents were smashed into the city wall.
However, people were eager to discuss these things early in the morning.
But the real headache lies with the Ministry of Industry.
Tian Gui, the Vice Minister of Works, was staring at the silver in front of him early in the morning, worriedly. It was delivered last night.
The troublesome thing is that this was sent from the palace.
According to regulations, every expenditure of the Ministry of Works must be sent to the Secretariat and the Central Secretariat for review and approval. If it is a major event involving a large amount of silver, it must be sent to the emperor and stamped with the imperial seal.
Yesterday, the Queen dug a big hole on Suzaku Avenue in front of the East City Gate, and Commander Yan also dug those holes on the city wall.
When Tian Gui learned about this, he did not hesitate at all, but immediately asked the craftsmen to prepare the reserved stones for repairs. He also wrote a memorial to be sent to the Secretariat and the Chancellery.
It's a small matter, especially since it was caused by the Queen suppressing the Demon Sword in order to save people, so it's not a big deal.
But the problem was that word came from the palace that this was the Empress's personal matter and that the silver in the Ministry of Works could not be used. Moreover, the person who came was Sun Shanggong, and Sun Shanggong wanted a list of the exact amount of silver needed.
At that time, Tian Gui was not in the hall, so it was done by the head of the Ministry of Works.
After Tian Gui informed Lord Gao of this matter at the Secretariat, Lord Gao repeatedly reminded him that the Ministry of Works should pay for this matter. After all, if it weren't for the Empress, the common people would have been hurt.
Although the situation of the knife was unknown, the rescue was real, and other things could not be taken care of. As for the Yan commander's action, it was also because the knife was sent by the monk, and it may be because of this that he took action.
Tian Gui knew the seriousness of the matter, especially knowing that the empress had no money left for the previous banquet for the ladies of honor, the subsequent Dragon Boat Festival banquet, and the distribution of rice dumplings to the people. It was said that it was Su Jia Silang who came back and brought Su Zifeng with him to give money to the empress in the palace for relief.
The most important of these is the renovation of the imperial palace.
All dynasties had palaces repaired and large-scale construction projects were carried out in the palace, and each time an astronomical amount of silver would inevitably be lost.
But during this dynasty, the biggest expense so far was to repair the palace servants' residences in winter, lay floor heating systems for them, and build some hot spring baths for them.
The second thing is to improve the location of Lingqi Pavilion.
This does not count as spending any money, because there is no need to transport precious wood and stones from outside. The Ministry of Works has enough in its warehouse outside the city. They can even improve the Lingqi Pavilion. The palace did it themselves and informed the Ministry of Works later.
Your Majesty and Your Majesty live in the small Lingqi Pavilion, which saves a lot of money.
Tian Gui, who was in charge of the Ministry of Works, knew the importance of the matter best than anyone else. Not building large-scale projects would be a great thing for the benefit of all the people.
Your Majesty, let alone making a hole, even if the house next door was destroyed, as long as no one was killed, it would be a small matter and not a big deal.
But when he returned and heard the report from the person in charge, Tian Gui felt a pang in his heart.
What he didn't expect was that the palace sent money overnight. Even though Tian Gui wrote a memorial to the emperor overnight, there has been no news about the memorial until now.
Therefore, Tian Gui looked at the silver all night and didn't know what to do.
This silver is placed here. If outsiders knew that they accepted the money sent from the palace, and that it was His Majesty and His Majesty who said that it was their fault to repair the roads and city walls, they would naturally have to pay for it themselves.
Such a reason.
Then Tian Gui will be criticized.
The way to be an official is never as upright and orderly as described in the books. If you want to be an official according to the principles in the books, you might as well go home and copy books!
But if we don't accept the money, it can't be sent back to the palace. Just now, another memorial was sent, but it still fell on deaf ears.
Each emperor has his own customs.
For example, when a memorial is sent to the palace by the emperor, it will be sent out immediately after being approved.
If it is not approved, the reason will be clearly stated above.
If the emperor objects, it will still be sent out, but there will be no reason given and it will simply say "not approved".
But if nothing happened, it would mean that the emperor knew about it but was too lazy to even read it.
"Sir, I heard that..." A person in charge of various repairs in the capital from the Ministry of Works, who was next to Tian Gui, spoke respectfully.
I also waited for the memorial to be returned to the Ministry of Works with Tian Gui for the entire night.
The person in charge looked tired.
When Tian Gui heard this person speak, he stopped talking and immediately asked, "Old Xu, finish what you are saying."
The official hesitated for a moment and then said, "I think that since the memorial has not been returned, His Majesty has no intention of taking back the money. In that case, it is useless for us to just wait. We can either go to the palace to see His Majesty and make a petition. Or forget about it and take the money back to the Ministry of Works, write down the reasons clearly and send it to the Ministry of Shangshu and the Ministry of Zhongshu for filing."
Tian Gui looked at the person in charge and said, "What nonsense you are talking about! If I can do it, I would have done it a long time ago. Besides, His Majesty must be willing to see me in the palace. There has been no reply yet."
The person in charge pursed his lips and said, "There is another way."
Tian Gui looked at the person in charge.
The chief official said, "I heard that there is a little girl in the Su Mansion who comes to the palace all day long."
Tian Gui immediately said, "Wu Daming?"
Wu Daming came into the palace every day, skipping and skipping. Tian Gui had seen her many times, and had also heard people say that she was the Empress's apprentice. At that time, Tian Gui felt that the little girl was so lucky to have the Empress as her teacher. Her ancestors had been blessed with such a great fortune.
Before the chief spoke, Tian Gui realized something and looked at the chief: "Prepare the car, I'm going to the Su Mansion. His Majesty won't see us, but the Queen will. Leave the silver here first, don't let anyone touch it. Please, Queen, if you know the difficulties, maybe it will be resolved."
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What caused the capital to boil was not this matter.
Although the knife was said to be miraculous due to rumors.
But what really made the capital city excited was the martial arts competition.
Overnight, the news spread throughout the capital, and all the people in the martial arts world clenched their fists. Although the prize was not announced, the old masters would watch the martial artist on the stage to decide whether to accept him as a disciple. This was part of the excitement.
And also
That endless arena!
"I heard that the old Heavenly Master, the current Heavenly Master, the old Sword Saint of Jianshan, the Lord of Liushan of Luoyingshan, the old ancestor of Daoxia Island, etc. will all participate!"
"This trip to the capital was not in vain, it was not in vain!"
"Not only that, even the ninth-grade competition stage is worth seeing. Sheyue, Lu Yuanzhi, Yan Ruyu, the brothers Lian Wei and Lian Qiao, and the blood-curdling Lu Cai are all said to be participating, not to mention all the young talents who have rushed to the capital."
"Damn it! I'll say this trip was not in vain! But, will the queen participate?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people who spoke looked at each other.
And it was right next to the stall where they were.
Su Changan, wearing a veil on his head, walked by and turned to look at Lu Cai: "I've always been curious, isn't it embarrassing when others call you Blood Silkworm?"
When going out today, Su Changan was accompanied by Lu Cai and Yan Ruyu.
Because the weather was getting hotter, Su Changan had already arranged for Maomao to go to the Palace Clinic today to help the female doctors get some heat-relief herbs in advance.
Even if arrangements were made to have some cooling drinks delivered to the palace servants, there was still a chance that someone would get heatstroke, so preparations had to be made in advance.
In addition, medicines for summer heat and colds have also been arranged.
The medicinal materials will be delivered today, so Maomao went over to take a look and help with the inspection, so he didn't follow around.
Ku Yue ran to find Liu Huangwu early in the morning and said that she wanted to get a few knives for She Yue. When she left, she also took away the medicinal wine that Maomao had just brewed, saying that she would use it to exchange for the knives.
Recently, Lian Wei has gained some insights into swordsmanship under the guidance of the old sword saint and has not been by Su Changan's side.
Su Changan didn't want to disturb her, so he didn't call her.
Therefore, he called Lu Cai and Ruyu who were nearby to join him.
Now that Ruyu is no longer the deputy commander, she doesn't look depressed.
It's just a gourd hanging around the waist, although it's filled with juice.
When Lu Cai heard the Queen's joke, he couldn't help but blush: "It's quite embarrassing."
Su Changan looked at Lu Cai and said with a smile, "Then I will call you Blood Silkworm from now on."
Lu Caicai was about to respond, but his expression froze, and he looked at Su Changan in panic: "My queen, I..."
Su Changan smiled and stopped teasing Lu Cai. He rubbed Lu Cai's head with a smile and looked at Ruyu.
Ruyu blinked: "I don't have a title."
Su Changan also blinked: "Then I call you Fatty?"
Yan Ruyu: “Hmm?”
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(End of this chapter)
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