Zhou Qiongyue knew that war was about to break out, and the entire Yuan'an City was in turmoil. So she left the house and stayed in the palace with Yuan Chaokang.
Zhou Qiongyue even doubled the number of people who went to pick up Yuan Chaochang from school every day to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation.
However, the things Zhou Qiongyue imagined did not happen. It was just that Shenggan Kingdom really launched an attack on the border of Tianyuan Kingdom by citing the death of Princess Zhenguo.
The pro-war and pro-peace factions were arguing in the court, and the emperor did not take sides for the time being, so he let them argue.
But Zhou Qiongyue knew that the emperor was definitely in favor of fighting this time. As for why the emperor asked them to argue, Zhou Qiongyue guessed that this time the emperor himself was leading the troops, and that neither the military pay nor the food would come from the national treasury.
The emperor wanted to take this opportunity to see where these people stood.
As expected, as time went on, the arguments between the peace faction and the war faction in the court became more and more intense, and both sides even engaged in frequent conspiracies.
One day, the emperor dealt with some ministers who had behaved improperly with lightning speed, and then announced: "This war must be fought. The emperor is already leading the troops at the border."
Everyone in the court was stunned. The emperor had gone to the border, so where were the food and fodder? Where were the military pay?
The Minister of Revenue, Lord Lu, immediately stepped out of line and knelt in the center of the hall to apologize. "Your Majesty, what about the food and military pay? The treasury has no surplus this year."
It’s no wonder that Lord Lu is nervous. If it’s not in the national treasury, he can’t create it out of thin air!
Of course, the emperor also understood the situation of the national treasury, and he was not the kind of person who would vent his anger on others easily. After all, he had checked the money in the national treasury and found that none of it had gone into Lord Lu's personal pocket.
This is the national situation of Tianyuan Kingdom. The annual income and expenditure are just barely balanced.
The emperor said calmly, "Don't worry about this matter. I have my own ideas."
The emperor's words were even more surprising than the fact that the emperor was already at the border. After all, the lack of military pay and food was not something that could be conjured up out of thin air.
Lord Xie, the Marquis of Xuanping, also knelt in the center of the hall. "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you if you could let us know the source of these things, so as to put our minds at ease."
The emperor first glanced at Marquis Xuanping, then saw that the others also looked incredulous: "I cannot let you know the extra money, but you just need to know that all expenses for this war will be paid from my private treasury.
As for why my private treasury is so rich, you should all be ashamed! You are in charge of such a large national treasury, but it is not as rich as my private treasury. If I were you, I would be embarrassed to ask even one more question.
After the emperor finished pretending to be rich in front of his ministers, he happily left. At this time, the emperor had only one thought in his mind: he would worship his cousin, the God of Wealth.
Everyone in the Civil and Military Hall was in disbelief after the Emperor left. For a moment, many people were stunned. Some even thought they had misheard. Only by looking at their colleagues' disbelief did they finally confirm that what they had heard was true.
After a while, someone brave enough asked the Minister of Revenue, Lord Lu, "Lord Lu, the emperor's private treasury..."
This was also the voice of everyone at the moment. They wanted to know who managed the emperor's private treasury and whether the silver had any connection with the national treasury.
Although Lord Lu was also surprised, he was full of admiration and gratitude for the current emperor. They were lucky to have such a caring emperor for the Tianyuan Kingdom!
Lord Lu explained to the Emperor, "The Emperor's private treasury is managed by a dedicated person and is completely separate from the national treasury. If you don't believe me, the national treasury account books are there; you can check them.
The amount of food and military pay needed to sustain a nation at war is enormous, and even if I wanted to cheat, I don’t have the strength to do so.”
Then everyone knelt down and shouted, "God bless our Tianyuan Kingdom, long live the emperor."
While everyone was still excitedly discussing things, Cheng'en Marquis Zhou Wencan quickly slipped away. By the time the others realized what was happening and wanted to question Cheng'en Marquis, not only Cheng'en Marquis, but even Sheng'en Marquis and the others had slipped away.
With military pay and food, the opposition would have had nothing to say, but now they would be powerless.
They felt that they were not worthy of standing in this court.
Zhou Qiongyue's father told him these specific things through Yuan Chaokang.
Anyway, the court sent more supporters to the border. In addition to Prince Rong, Prince Zhuang (Li Jingze) also went.
Although the battlefield is dangerous, it is also a good place to accumulate military merit. The emperor feels that it is quite shameful that his illegitimate brothers do not have any princes.
The emperor picked and chose among his brothers, and only Prince Zhuang Li Jingze was the most suitable.
After Zhou Qiongyue learned about these things, she could only pray for the soldiers on the front line. She had done what she should do, and the rest depended on the efforts of those on the front line.
The person who was most happy about the war was Xie Zixin. She felt that this war would establish her highest position in the emperor's heart.
As long as her predictions come true, then her words will be the final word. It will be easy to deal with those she hates.
Xie Zixin felt that good days were coming for her and her godson.
Over the years, although Xie Zixin still disliked her disabled son Li Chengqian, she had not been able to conceive other children for so many years, so she had somewhat accepted her fate.
But in Xie Zixin's view, even if her child is disabled, it doesn't matter, as long as she can have children.
The emperor is still young, and he can probably afford to wait until his grandson grows up.
Since Xie Zixin figured out her future path, she felt much better and was in the mood to maintain her relationship with the emperor.
Even Li Chengqian could occasionally get a smile from her.
However, Xie Zixin's prediction of this war was indeed accurate. In fact, ever since the Emperor and the Retired Emperor knew the cause of this war.
They took every possible measure to protect and monitor the princess who was married to the Shenggan Kingdom, fearing that she would die.
In the end, she found an opportunity to commit suicide.
Since the war broke out, Emperor Li Jingchen has basically stayed in Zhenfei's palace, also wanting to know more news.
What Xie Zixin knew had already been said in the past few years for various reasons, and there was indeed no new addition.
After all, even in her previous life, she was only in charge of the harem. It was impossible for her to know too many details about such a big event.
As soon as the war began, the emperor was worried about the safety of the retired emperor, but Xie Zixin never said anything new.
The emperor was obviously dissatisfied, even unconvinced, thinking that Xie Zixin was making fun of him.
As the emperor's biological mother, the empress dowager certainly saw it. She not only saw the emperor's anxiety, but also saw Xie Zixin's lethality.
Xie Zixin had hatred towards Yue'er and the Cheng'en Marquisate. Even the empress dowager had seen hatred in Xie Zixin's eyes.
The Queen Mother has never been one to place her hopes on others.
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