He heard it.
This thought popped up in the minds of a group of people at the same time, and immediately after, their hearts couldn't help but flustered.
"Director Liu, we..."
Liu Wen'an glanced at them casually: "You are right, the empress is indeed just a concubine princess."
"It's just, so what about being born, and what about being born? Just look at these days, don't you men who are born under the law have to kneel on the ground to pay her respects? If she wants your lives..."
Liu Wen'an raised the corners of his mouth and laughed: "Isn't it just a matter of one sentence?"
"Yes Yes Yes Yes."
Several people hung their heads, and their bodies felt a little chilly.
It is obviously hot weather in June...
"Before you gossip about people behind your back, you have to consider whether you can do what your mother does. If you can't, it's better to keep your mouth shut."
"After all, misfortune comes from the mouth."
"Yes yes yes, Manager Liu taught you a lesson." Several people responded repeatedly.
Liu Wen'an glanced at them, raised his foot and took two steps, and when he reached the side of the Minister of Rites, he stopped suddenly: "Master Wu should have been promoted by His Majesty as Minister of Rites not long ago, right?"
"No." That Master Wu's hands in his sleeves trembled violently, and his lips also trembled a little: "Just over half a year ago."
"Well... that can be regarded as a new official." Liu Wen'an smiled: "I have served in this palace for some years, and I have seen a lot of changes in this palace. Just this book of the Ministry of Rites, I am I have been fortunate to have witnessed six terms, the longest being nine years, and the shortest... one month."
"Master Wu is a smart person. I hope that I can spend a little longer dealing with him."
After Liu Wen'an finished speaking, he took the palace servant Shi Shiran and left.
There were fine beads of sweat on Mr. Wu's forehead, but his back was full of coolness. He let out a long breath of relief when he heard the footsteps behind him gradually going away.
"grown ups… "
An official's voice came from behind, Master Wu gritted his teeth: "Shut up, go, go back to the Ministry of Rites."
The group of people stopped talking, just walked along the long palace path to the palace gate with their heads down.
Liu Wen'an led the palace servants to the entrance of the Tai Chi Hall, but his expression changed, and he walked in with a smile on his face.
Seeing that Yunshang was sitting on a chair looking at the book in his hand, he hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Greetings to the empress."
Yun Shang raised her eyelids: "Why are you here alone? Where is Your Majesty?"
"This morning, Qiongzhou in the southwest sent a message that there was a bandit riot there. I hope His Majesty will send troops to clear up the bandits. His Majesty is summoning General Dingyuan and General Ranger to discuss the matter of suppressing the bandits. "
"Why is there another riot?" Yun Chang frowned: "Is it serious?"
"What is said in the memorial is barely serious, but these local officials are always used to talking about serious things when they encounter such things, but they can't believe them all. According to the slave's experience, most of them are just a nest of mountains. Bandit, just a little more organized."
Liu Wen'an had served Xia Huanyu's side for more than ten or twenty years before, and Yun Shang believed in his judgment very much. Hearing this, he only nodded: "That's good."
Liu Wen'an smiled, and his eyes fell on the brochure in Yunshang's hand: "Your Majesty read it, but is it the brochure arranged by the Ministry of Rites about His Majesty's Longevity Festival?"
"Well." Yun Chang nodded, paused, and then sighed again: "During the Longevity Festival before, I just watched the excitement, and felt that the Wanshou Festival was very grand every year. But when it was my turn to manage it, I realized that This is really not an easy task, it is too grand, and it seems extravagant and wasteful. There is really not that much money in the treasury now, and it is not possible to use all of it. You have to keep some for emergencies, after all There is still a war at the border."
"But if it's too simple, it seems a little shabby. After all, this Longevity Festival, after all, there are countless people in the world staring at it."
Liu Wen'an laughed: "Your Majesty, why bother here by yourself, and there is no need to argue with the officials of the Ministry of Rites for such a thing. The officials of the Ministry of Rites are only responsible for the celebration, and they don't worry about money. They naturally hope that it will be as grand as possible. Madam, if you insist on holding them back, it will only make them feel resentful."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows: "If you don't get stuck with them, is it possible to let them do what they think?"
"No need." Liu Wen'an still had a smile on his face: "The Ministry of Rites wants to take money from the treasury, but it's not just the empress who is unwilling..."
Yun Chang's finger holding the memorial moved slightly, and raised her eyes to look at Liu Wen'an: "It's not just me who is unwilling?"
After thinking about it for a while, Yun Chang also understood.
The treasury has only one treasury. The Ministry of Rites needs money to hold the Longevity Festival, the Ministry of War needs money to prepare military pay, food and grass for conscription, and the Ministry of Industry needs money to refine weapons, build fortifications, and civil and water conservancy projects...
The Taifu Temple and the Ministry of Households jointly manage the entry and exit items of the treasury, so it is natural that the Ministry of Rites spends money indiscriminately.
Yun Shang raised the corners of her mouth and laughed: "I'm confused, just as Manager Liu said, I'm not the only one who doesn't want the Ministry of Rites to be extravagant and wasteful."
Yunshang laughed: "Then order Taifu Temple and the Ministry of Households to discuss with the Ministry of Rites about the method of the Longevity Festival. Thank you, Director Liu, for your suggestion..."
The art of checks and balances is applicable throughout the ages and never becomes outdated.
Liu Wen'an saw that Yun Chang came back to his senses, and the smile in his eyes was even stronger: "This is not a point made by a slave, it is obviously your wife, you are very smart. In this way, they can go to the quarrel by themselves, and save money." My lady, you have offended people because of this matter, causing people to talk nonsense behind you."
Hearing what Liu Wen'an said, Yun Shang raised her eyebrows, thought through everything Liu Wen'an said just now, and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Did Director Liu meet someone from the Ministry of Rites on the way here? The people from the Ministry of Rites are behind you Gossip about me?"
Liu Wen'an felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly raised his hand to pat his mouth: "Oh, look at this slave's mouth, it can't speak at all."
But he also nodded honestly: "I said something, and the servant just overheard. But the servant was so angry that the servant reprimanded them on the spot."
"Your Majesty is someone whom our Majesty holds dear, how can we allow them to make irresponsible remarks? Just a few of them, combined, are not as smart as your Majesty."
"It means that the empress was born as a woman. If the empress is a man, she must also be a person with power in the government. How can they allow them to criticize and criticize..."
Yun Shang couldn't help laughing in a low voice when she heard Liu Wen'an's praise.
Manager Liu is getting more and more interesting.