It's not easy to come out.
Linghu Lan stayed at Baoguang Temple with the young emperor for three days.
If there was an urgent matter at court, it would be delivered to Baoguang Temple by fast horse.
On the one hand, it was to let Jiang Wujiang be exposed to more Buddhist teachings.
On the other hand, I also wanted to give Jiang Wujiang a break.
She's so young; if she's stretched too tight, she'll break easily. A balance of tension and relaxation is the right way.
This day.
In the Zen monastery.
Linghu Lan was looking at the memorial under the tree.
His gaze caught sight of Jiang Wujiang playing with a young novice monk.
The young novice was only five or six years old, although the elders in the temple had earnestly taught the emperor that he was different from others.
However, the young novice monk forgot about it in the blink of an eye.
"Your Majesty, look! The ants are lining up to get food."
Jiang Wujiang found this strange, glanced at it, and then said:
"It's going to rain, and the ants are moving house."
"Huh? How did you know?"
"The Imperial Tutor once said that!"
"I see. It's going to rain. Little monk, you should go and bring in the laundry."
"Hey, what's your name?"
"A little monk? The little monk's name is Buddha's Servant. Your Majesty, what is your name?"
"I... my name is Wujiang!"
The little monk smiled slightly and ran away!
Jiang Wujiang really wanted to catch up, but after glancing at Linghu Lan, he couldn't make up his mind. In the end, his playful nature prevailed, and he quickly gave chase.
Linghu Lan glanced at the female official beside her, and immediately someone followed to protect her.
Linghu Lan watched the two little figures run away, then buried her head in her folded documents again.
The memorial was submitted by General Guo Feng, the valiant cavalry commander.
They said they found Jiang Xinwei in the mountains and were about to capture her when they encountered a group of masked soldiers. They concealed all their features and risked their lives to rescue Jiang Xinwei.
She suspected they were soldiers from the Wushui Kingdom who had infiltrated the Yu Kingdom.
Guo Feng volunteered to lead his troops to the front lines to fight against the Wushui Kingdom.
Linghu Lan frowned as she looked at the memorial.
The one who saved her must be from the Wushui Kingdom. Apart from them, Jiang Xinwei is of no use to others except for receiving a reward.
The Wushui Kingdom has been mobilizing troops and plotting to attack the Yu Kingdom for a long time. Especially now that it is winter, the Wushui Kingdom is probably short of food and clothing, and war is about to break out again.
She picked up her pen and replied: "Your request is approved. I hereby grant you the title of General Pingyuan, and order you to lead 100,000 troops to Mingyuan Pass to prepare for battle. The soldiers who were originally guarding the city shall await your orders..."
After replying to the memorial.
The accompanying female official said, "Your Majesty, it is always the case that supplies must be prepared before troops can move. Now that General Guo is about to lead troops to prepare for war, where will the money and supplies come from? Previously, when the princesses were fighting for the throne, the national treasury was already emptied."
After His Majesty ascended the throne, he had to quell Jiang Xinwei's rebellion, and the newly collected taxes were used up completely. With the rebellion quelled, taxes should have been collected from the south bank of Yujiang, but the Regent had ordered a three-year tax exemption for the south bank.
Now, it seems there are no taxes to collect nationwide. Forcibly imposing taxes would likely incite public resentment.
"You're right!" Linghu Lan nodded, glanced at Hongchen who was attending her, and smiled:
"Does Master Hongchen have any solutions?"
He kept his eyes focused on his nose and his nose on his heart, never imagining that the Regent would ask him such a question. After thinking for a moment, he replied:
"This humble monk is ignorant of court politics and dares not speak nonsense."
"Feel free to say whatever you want!"
Hongchen calmly said, "This humble monk believes that ordinary people have limited resources, while wealthy and powerful families can generally help the court overcome difficulties. In ancient times, there were wealthy families who assisted Emperor Yong'an in conquering the country. Yu Kingdom is not lacking in wealthy and powerful families. Now, the Regent has quelled the internal strife and has the strength of Vajra. I believe he will be able to overcome the difficulties safely."
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