Chapter 405: It's better to die than to be disgraced .
The imperial palace is majestic, with nine layers of palaces rising and falling, and the glazed tiles glittering in the light.
The Palace of Mental Cultivation.
Emperor Ying Qian sat on the dragon throne, majestic.
There were not many important ministers in the palace. They were only the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, Minister Yang, Gu Fuju, and three princes.
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery always looked down on Minister Yang and stood far away from him.
Gu Fuju was given a seat, his eyebrows were deep. Ying Zhi, Ying Cheng, and Ying Yin
stood in one place.
Ying Zhi stood straight. It was the first time for him to participate in policy discussions since he injured his leg. He felt quite proud.
Ying Cheng was valued by Emperor Ying Qian for the marriage, so he was not submissive, but he was also afraid.
On the contrary, even if Ying Yin was dissatisfied, he acted generously and did not deliberately stand out, so he would not be ignored.
The atmosphere in the palace was not good. Emperor Ying Qian said nothing, listening to Yang Shangshu Ling's long speech for the country and the people. No one knew what he was thinking.
Until Wei Zhao entered the palace.
Emperor Ying Qian stood up and came to greet him personally.
"Guizhi, you are finally here."
He walked very quickly, even dismissed the eunuch behind Wei Zhao, and pushed the wheelchair himself.
"Are you okay? I see that you have lost some weight."
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen you for many days."
Wei Zhao put one hand on the handle and tried to get up, but he was too weak.
"I dare not trouble you..."
Emperor Ying Qian freed one hand to press Wei Zhao's shoulder and let him sit at ease.
"Among these young people, I value you the most. Why should Guizhi be so polite?"
The Loyal and Brave Marquis looked at Emperor Ying Qian, and then at Gu Fuju who was sitting still.
Just felt! Gu Fuju is not motivated.
Ying Zhi was jealous.
Ying Yin was thoughtful, with a smile on his face. Ying
promised to reduce his presence.
Although Shangshu Ling Yang was older than Wei Zhao, he came over and saluted: "General."
Wei Zhao glanced at him and was surprised.
"Lord Yang looks really old."
"But are you too busy with the affairs of the court? Although you are doing your best, you have to take care of your body."
He was very tactful.
But Zhongyong Hou chuckled: "I also think he is a little bald."
"Although Lord Yang has just returned to the capital, he has been worrying about state affairs during the period of mourning. Look, he reorganized the six ministries as soon as he came back, and now he has repeatedly proposed to build ditches and dams."
Shangshu Ling Yang:?
He was angry in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
"You two are too embarrassed. It's really a minister who shares the worries of the emperor. Everyone knows that the emperor cares most about the people's livelihood and is benevolent and helps the world."
Emperor Ying Qian was very pleased with this flattery.
He smiled, asked the palace servants to serve Wei Zhao tea, and then returned to the dragon chair to sit down.
"Construction is indeed urgent. The water conservancy projects in recent years have indeed reduced floods compared to previous years."
"The right way is for the people to live and work in peace and contentment. "
He paused here.
"But it's a lot of pressure to build it every year."
He said as usual: "Guizhi, what do you think?"
He really treated him as the God of Wealth.
Wei Zhao didn't bother to care before.
There would be leaks more or less.
His leaks were a lot for others.
Wei Zhao didn't care that the quality of the dams was not good and they had to be rebuilt in a few years.
He wished that Emperor Ying Qian couldn't do anything to him in military affairs, and that the Jin Dynasty couldn't do without him in agricultural water conservancy projects.
At this time, money often became the least valuable thing.
But now it's different.
"Your Majesty is right."
Wei Zhao: "As long as it is good for the Great Jin, I have no objection, but..."
Wei Zhao coughed lightly from time to time, and he couldn't stop coughing.
He seemed to be out of breath all of a sudden, and his face was pale in pain.
Gu Fuju frowned slightly.
Without waiting for the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery to come over, Ying Yin was one step faster, patted Wei Zhao on the back, and handed him the tea beside him.
"Go and moisten your throat."
Wei Zhao took a few sips before he felt relieved for a moment, weakly: "Thank you, Fifth Prince."
Ying Yin: "Why are you still polite to me?"
Emperor Ying Qian showed concern on his face, and ordered Eunuch Tu behind him: "Go, go to the imperial kitchen and urge the loquat juice."
"I'll go right away."
Eunuch Tu smiled: "Everyone knows that you love the general, and you gave instructions to the imperial kitchen early in the morning. How dare they neglect it? I think it's on the way."
They are all pretending to be disgusting.
Who doesn't know how to be disgusting?
Wei Zhao saw Eunuch Tu retreat, and then continued.
"My body is like this."
"I have been supporting the Wei army for the past few years, but I don't know how to make money. The foundation left by my ancestors is almost used up..."
Wei Zhao: "I still have the Wei army to support. Now my body is so weak that I have to feed myself with rare medicinal herbs every meal.
I am not afraid of being laughed at by the emperor, but I am really short of money." "To be honest, I came here today and wanted to shamelessly ask the emperor for this year's military pay."
"But water conservancy and people's livelihood are important matters!"
Wei Zhao: "I have no choice but to do it."
"Take less medicine. As long as you don't die, you can always donate some."
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Ying Qian's eyes became much sharper and scrutinized.
Wei Zhao had never been so presumptuous to him before.
If these words were to spread, I don't know what others would think of him as an emperor!
Yang Shangshu Ling was his confidant and stepped forward.
"General Wei, I know in Kyoto that your wife's jewelry is never repeated and is worth thousands of gold."
Wei Zhao smiled and said nothing.
"Click".
Gu Fuju put down the teacup in his hand.
Eunuch Tu came in at this time, and behind him was the young eunuch holding the loquat juice.
Gu Fuju leaned forward slightly, with a sense of oppression: "My girl suffered in the early years, and now she wears some jewelry, which makes Lord Yang jealous?"
When the young eunuch was serving the loquat juice, his hands trembled when he heard this. He almost smashed the bowl in his hand.
Eunuch Tu scolded: "How do you do things!"
The young eunuch was frightened and knelt down: "I am stupid, and I lost my mind because of the rumors outside."
Loyalty and Bravery: "What rumors? What made you lose your composure like this?"
"Just..."
The young eunuch was a little afraid to say it, but he was stared at by the Loyalty and Bravery, and said stiffly.
"Just... Miss Yang scolded the general's wife on the street for wearing tattered clothes, not even as good as a beggar, having no family education, and being shameful. It's better... better to die."
As soon as these words came out, Wei Zhao's face suddenly sank.
Gu Fuju stared at Yang Shangshu Ling, stood up suddenly, and knelt down to Emperor Ying Qian.
"Your Majesty!"
"I lost my beloved daughter and have been separated for many years. I am already sad. Yang Changzheng has children around him, which makes people envious. His daughter is pampered. Not to mention other things, every year she has a big birthday party. But my daughter suffers a lot. This really breaks my heart."
"Now my beloved daughter is back, but she is still being bullied. As an important official in the court, I am incompetent and still can't protect her."
"My daughter wears jewelry, and the Yang family is not happy. They want to denounce her extravagance. But in Miss Yang's eyes, those jewelry are just junk."
"I didn't know that the Yang family was so rich. I'm afraid it's even fuller than the national treasury!"
He knew that the fire was instigated by Emperor Ying Qian.
Emperor Ying Qian also knew that Gu Fuju knew. The execution of the entire Zhou family was the perfunctory explanation given by Emperor Ying Qian to Gu Fuju.
I thought it was over, but it was mentioned again.
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