The next morning, Emperor Jing and his entourage arrived at the county government office early.
Fang Zhengyi had already arranged for someone to receive the three people.
After signing the loan agreement, Emperor Jing left Taoyuan County by car.
Li Yuanzhao still looked reluctant, but was finally dragged into the car by Guo Tianyang.
In the car, Emperor Jing looked at Li Yuanzhao sulking alone and suddenly found it funny.
Although the prince was playful, this was the first time he had seen such behavior.
It seems that Taoyuan County is really a place that makes people linger.
So he asked, "Yuan Zhao, what do you think of this time out of the palace?"
Li Yuanzhao said in a muffled voice: "No."
"presumptuous!"
"Yes! I see that the people live a prosperous life. This is obviously the result of my father's hard work, diligence and love for the people."
Oh, what nonsense.
Emperor Jing stared at Li Yuan's photo for a moment and said, "Okay! Then when you return to the capital, you can walk back to the palace. You can take a good look at how the people in the capital live, and then report to me!"
Li Yuanzhao nodded woodenly, but in his heart he was thinking about all the new and interesting things in Taoyuan County.
Especially the pork stewed with vermicelli, it’s so delicious. I’ll go back and castrate a pig myself to try it!
It’s such a pity that I didn’t see the legendary Zhang Biao and the magical phonograph these past two days!
Suddenly, Li Yuanzhao seemed to have thought of something and raised his head and said, "Father! Isn't it a waste of talent for Fang Zhengyi to be a seventh-rank official?"
Hearing this, Guo Tianyang couldn't help but feel a little sad.
I am no worse than Fang Zhengyi except that I am a eunuch! I have worked diligently in the palace for so many years, and I have served the prince and the emperor well and taken care of them all.
In the end, he was not as good as Fang Zhengyi, whom he had only met a few times.
My life is so bleak...
Emperor Jing said, "Well, it is indeed a waste of talent. However, if Fang Zhengyi can summon thunder to solve the flood, then he can be appointed any official he wants!"
Li Yuanzhao's eyes lit up: "Father asked him to solve the flood? Can he really summon thunder?"
Emperor Jing waved his hands impatiently. His son was very smart, so why did he act so stupid sometimes?
"There is no such thing as thunder! It's just a joke! Go back and study hard!"
Li Yuanzhao said dejectedly: "If he can really solve the flood problem, I want County Magistrate Fang to be my master!"
"Why? Are all the masters in the palace not as capable as Fang Zhengyi?"
Li Yuanzhao curled his lips in disdain: "Let me see! The palace is full of pedantic people! I don't want to learn their skills!"
"If those teachers were half as eloquent as County Magistrate Fang, I would not skip classes!"
"What! How dare you, a beast, skip class!" Emperor Jing's voice suddenly rose.
"If you skip classes and talk back to the teacher again, I will punish you with house arrest! Since you like Tiger and Leopard Garden so much, I will build you another Tiger and Leopard Garden to live in for the rest of your life! Do you understand?"
Hearing Emperor Jing's stern tone, it seemed that he was serious.
Li Yuanzhao was a little scared, but he still refused to give in: "That's right! What the masters said is outdated!"
"Just like what County Magistrate Fang said, are the ancients always right? In my opinion, that may not be the case!"
"Just like this vernacular, it is indeed simple and easy to learn! It is also much smoother for me to read than classical Chinese."
"If the ancient saints saw this, they would scold me for being undisciplined!"
Emperor Jing was furious: "Shut up! You still have the nerve to bring this up! It's because you don't want to make progress! After you return to the palace, recite three hours of books for me every day!"
"Write ten articles. If there is a punctuation error, add another one!"
Li Yuanzhao closed his eyes and hummed to express his dissatisfaction.
Emperor Jing laughed angrily: "Great! Don't you want Fang Zhengyi to enter the palace? If he can recite ten books for me, I will let him enter the Zhanshi Mansion."
Li Yuanzhao rolled his eyes and laughed.
If Fang Zhengyi could enter the Zhanshi Mansion, there would be a lot of fun!
I've had enough of being in the palace, and I'd be glad to have something new!
Taoyuan County is so interesting. I heard that it was all created by Fang Zhengyi. If I enter the Zhanshi Mansion in the future...
"Father, we have made an agreement and we cannot go back on our word!"
"Don't joke!"
......
When the carriage reached the inner city, Emperor Jing threw Li Yuanzhao directly at the gate of the inner city.
He also arranged for Guo Tianyang to secretly summon guards to protect the prince, and then he drove directly into the palace alone.
After returning to the palace, he rushed to the Qinzheng Hall.
This time I was gone for a few days and took the prince with me. The court officials should be unable to hold back any longer.
After undressing, he had no time to review the memorials.
The ministers, led by Li Yansong, rushed in hurriedly.
As soon as they met, he prostrated himself on the ground and shouted, "How could Your Majesty leave the palace without permission and take the prince away with you!"
"Where should we place the people of the world?"
Emperor Jing touched his nose awkwardly, but knowing he was in the wrong, he quickly said, "My dear ministers, please get up quickly."
Several people have already knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I can't wait any longer! The flood in Jianjiang is getting worse day by day! The governor of Jianjiang has submitted three memorials in a row, and they are waiting for your Majesty's review!"
"Your Majesty! This is a time when the people are in danger of extinction! How can you neglect state affairs!"
"Alright! Alright! Everyone, get up. I got it!"
Seeing Emperor Jing's angry face, several ministers stood up hesitantly.
Zhang Shi, the Minister of Revenue, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty! The Governor of Jianjiang has urged us several times in a row, and now we need 200,000 silver coins for disaster relief."
"But the Ministry of Revenue cannot afford that much money right now... Please give us your instructions, Your Majesty."
Emperor Jing snorted coldly: "The national treasury can't take out two hundred thousand taels of silver, can my private treasury take it out?!"
"How much silver can you come up with now?"
"At most one hundred thousand taels! But your majesty, every penny counts."
"Jianjiang is the granary of our Dajing. I am afraid that if I fail to provide disaster relief, the world will be in turmoil. There are still remnants of the Gan country in Jianjiang Prefecture that have not been wiped out yet!"
Emperor Jing waved his sleeves and said loudly: "That's great! I have already felt your patriotic heart, so let's raise funds from the officials."
"Now that a great disaster has befallen us, and the national treasury is in urgent need, we can only work together to overcome this disaster."
"I have already paid 10,000 taels. Let's see how much my officials can pay tomorrow when we go to court!"
Several people looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering why they had gotten themselves involved...
Li Yansong hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, why not send 100,000 taels to Jianjiang first? We can discuss fundraising tomorrow... Time waits for no one!"
"No hurry, wait a little longer!"
"Ah, this!..." The ministers were in an uproar. Your Majesty is disregarding the lives of the people!
Your Majesty was not like this before. If he encountered such a thing, he would have allocated funds for disaster relief long ago. But why does he seem to be not in a hurry at all now?
Another minister said, "Your Majesty! We can't wait! How can we delay such an important matter? I hope Your Majesty can make a decision soon!"
"I hope Your Majesty will make a decision soon!"
Emperor Jing said impatiently, "I know. Everyone, get out! Is there nothing else to worry about in the world except the flood in Jianjiang?"
"My dear ministers, please do your job!"
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