As soon as Emperor Dongming finished speaking, someone immediately echoed, "The national treasury is not very full at the moment, and it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels at least to dig through the channels, and there is still a lot of manpower. It is really unnecessary."
"It rains every year, and nothing happened in the past. Why is it happening this year? Don't scare me, Mr. Xiang."
"That's right, the imperial court will not be able to send these troops to Wenzhou for a while. Besides, Wenzhou is remote and there are not many people at the foot of the mountain. If Xiangye is really worried, then let those families move to the city. "
"Master Xiang, such a big mountain won't collapse for a hundred years, it won't collapse just because of a light rain, it's not that we don't agree, it's too crowning and unconvincing."
"Yeah yeah!"
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Prime Minister on the right raised his eyebrows slightly, "If something really happens, what guarantee do you ministers have?"
"This..." The crowd choked, why did Duanduan go to this muddy water, they simply stayed aside and waited to see the joke of the right minister.
Emperor Dongming glanced at these worthless ministers. Just now, all of them were confident and confident. They were choked to death by Prime Minister Right's words, and could not refute a single word. Emperor Dongming was somewhat disappointed.
"Your Majesty, not to mention whether the rain will stop or not, but it is always a hidden danger. Besides, there is no harm in connecting Bianzhou Lake with the big river. As far as I know, Bianzhou Lake and the big river do not have enough water, and sometimes they are dry. After interoperability, there will only be benefits for the common people and no harm.”
Prime Minister Right glanced at Emperor Dong Ming, which meant that he hoped that Emperor Dong Ming would send troops and pay money. Every time Prime Minister Right opened his mouth, it was either money or people, which made Emperor Dong Ming inevitable, which was really troublesome.
Emperor Dongming wanted to refuse, but Prime Minister Right said so clearly that this is a great thing that benefits the country and the people, so Emperor Dongming could only jump into the pit with his eyes open.
"Then leave this matter to the right minister with full authority. As for the silver, the treasury will allocate 50,000 taels of silver and send troops..."
"Your Majesty, there are at least 10,000 soldiers and horses." The right minister opened his mouth to ask for people. The money is small, but the troops must keep up.
In this way, under the pressure of Prime Minister Right, Dong Ming bit the bullet and dispatched 10,000 troops, giving Prime Minister Right half a month.
The right minister took the imperial decree and left the palace. Many people just looked at the joke and waited for the right minister to make a fool of himself.
After leaving the palace gate, Prime Minister Right paused again, cheekily went to Duke Qin's mansion again, and asked Duke Qin to come out.
Qin Guogong snorted coldly, "I can tell you, if you lose your face, don't drag him to Qin Guogong's mansion."
Prime Minister Right nodded, "Naturally."
With the guarantee from the right minister, Qin Guogong released him, and the right minister took Qin Yu to Wenzhou overnight.
"You see, the second brother is really hiding his secrets. He just got on the right side in such a grand manner, and his grandfather helped pave the way. It's all because we underestimated him."
Qin Yun watched the two leave with complex emotions in his eyes. After all, there are differences between concubine and concubine. Qin Yunting is the eldest son of the Qin family, how could he be suppressed by a concubine.
Recently, Qin Yu has been in the limelight too much.
There was a smile on the corner of Qin Yunting's mouth, "So what, he is always a bastard, and no one can change this."
Speaking of Qin Yu, what Qin Yunting felt most conflicted about was the oath, and the flashing figure of resoluteness that fell like a butterfly. At that moment, Qin Yunting was shocked.
Qin Yun sighed, "Yun Ting, mother is also for your own good, don't blame mother, this family will be handed over to you in the future..."
Qin Yunting smiled, "Don't worry, elder sister, I know how to measure."
Qin Yun hummed lightly and remained silent. Seeing that her talented younger brother seemed to be a different person, Qin Yun felt a little regretful and distressed.
Seven days later, news spread to Kyoto that two mountains in Wenzhou City had collapsed, flooding the city. Fortunately, the people had evacuated safely.
When the news spread to the hall, Emperor Dong Ming's face was gloomy, and the hall fell into a deathly silence. Everyone looked at each other, especially the few people who refuted the sarcastic remarks of the right minister seven days ago, who were so shocked that they couldn't say a word at the moment.
The torrential rain has been raining for more than half a month, and there is no intention of stopping at all. Everyone is dumbfounded.
Right Prime Minister blocked the prefect of Wenzhou and took the whole family back to Beijing under escort. Right Prime Minister is now under the banner of Emperor Dongming, just to prevent some people with ulterior motives from taking the opportunity to provoke.
From distrust at the beginning, the people of Wenzhou have escaped a catastrophe, and are grateful to Emperor Dongming, and they are all convinced.
Emperor Dongming's expression softened a lot after hearing the words, and he threatened to give the right minister an additional five hundred thousand taels of silver, fully doubling the amount.
Of course, only 200,000 taels of the 500,000 taels of silver came out of the treasury, and the rest was all donated by the ministers. The 500,000 taels were collected within three days and sent to the right minister of Wenzhou overnight.
"Hmph! Prime Minister Right has a good intention, but you misunderstood me. You should explain it to Prime Minister Right later."
Emperor Dong Ming started to speak for Prime Minister Right, and everyone was speechless, but they dared not refute. Who said that Emperor Dong Ming was forced to agree to Prime Minister Right's contribution of money and effort, which is considered a great contribution.
After more than half a month of hard work, there were no casualties and the torrential rain stopped. The next funeral affairs were all handed over to the new magistrate, and the right minister and Qin Yu rushed back to the capital.
During this period, Prime Minister on the right got in touch with Qin Yu and praised Qin Yu very much.
On the way, Prime Minister Right met Zhao Zun, who was very polite when Zhao Zun saw Prime Minister Right.
"Father-in-law, this trip to Yuncheng has yielded a lot."
Xiang Xiang smiled without saying a word, arguing with the two juniors along the way, time passed quickly.
Knowing that Zhao Zun is Xiao Concubine's future husband, Qin Yu lowered his guard, and the two chatted very happily, as if they had met each other and hated being late, and they chatted all the way to the capital.
When he arrived in the capital, Qin Yu returned to Duke Qin's mansion. He was exhausted and paralyzed. Duke Qin became more and more satisfied with Qin Yu.
On the other hand, Zhao Zun followed right behind Prime Minister Right, unable to drive him away, so he simply let him go.
When Zhao Zun went to the prime minister's mansion, concubine Xiao happened to be out, so Zhao Zun went to visit Mrs. Xiao, and brought some gifts to Mrs. Xiao, who coaxed Mrs. Xiao to become more and more satisfied with his grandson-in-law, saying that Sweet as honey.
Mrs. Xiao glanced at Shi Chen, her heart was like a mirror, she waved her hand, "I won't keep you for dinner, come to grandma's place sometime later."
Zhao Zun smiled, "Yes, then I'll take a step first."
"Go."
Zhao Zun went directly to Linglong Pavilion, he was very familiar with it, and he would never go wrong with his eyes closed. Once he entered the courtyard, he was still so familiar. Before Xiao Concubine came back, Zhao Zun simply leaned on the couch and took a nap.
As the sky was getting dark, Concubine Xiao stepped into Linglong Courtyard, Caiju stepped forward and grabbed Hongxiu and Qingyu, and winked at them.
The two of them understood, and stopped in their tracks, and Miss Xiao entered the room alone without noticing it for a while.
"Hey, I'm exhausted." Xiao Concubine had been walking for a day, and the lights in the room hadn't been lit yet, so she looked dimly, "Hongxiu, hurry up and pour a cup of milk tea, pick chrysanthemums, and get ready to take a bath!"
Xiao Concubine sat down on the couch, and the next moment her waist tightened, her whole body was spinning and her body was suppressed.
"Woohoo!"
Zhao Zun propped himself up with one hand, and held the petite person in his arms. He didn't know if he was not separated. He hadn't seen him for more than two months. These two months really tortured him, and his mind was all about her. figure.
Zhao Zun held his delicate red lips in his mouth, and kissed Xiao Concubine's cheek again, clasping the back of Xiao Concubine's head tightly with his big palm.
Xiao Concubine was startled at first, and then there was a familiar cold fragrance on the tip of her nose, and then she could vaguely see the outline in the blurred light.
"Where are you going? I've been waiting for you for more than three hours." Zhao Zun complained in a low voice, his voice hoarse.
"Why didn't you notify me in advance, I wouldn't have gone out if I knew it earlier." Xiao Yan was surprised and happy, put her arms around Zhao Zun's neck, put her little head on Zhao Zun's chest and rubbed it against Zhao Zun's chest, and didn't let go for a moment .
Zhao Zun smiled slightly, at that moment everything seemed to be worth it, he hugged Concubine Xiao tightly in his arms, "Did you miss me?"
Concubine Xiao's face flushed, she nodded her head, "I think so."
Zhao Zun sat up and asked someone to light a candle. Hongxiu came in himself, and immediately ran out blushing after lighting the candle.
Xiao Yu curled her lips, "Now you are aboveboard, and you don't know how to cover up."
Zhao Zun hugged Concubine Xiao and sat between his legs, smiled, "I followed my father-in-law into the door, who would dare to push me away?"
Xiao Concubine laughed and scolded him for being thick-skinned, and played with his rough palms with both hands. Zhao Zun was rarely in a good mood and was full of patience.
So Xiao Concubine told Zhao Zun little by little what happened in the capital city after he left, especially the princess mansion and Zhen Yan's.
Zhao Zun pondered for a long time before saying, "This woman is very scheming, and her purpose is too strong."
Concubine Xiao nodded, always had a strange feeling towards Zhen Yan, as if everything was under her control.
"It's better to be Xiaojiu." Zhao Zun suddenly murmured, and kissed Concubine Xiao with his body. This kiss was out of control, arousing his desire fire.
It's only been two months since Zhao Zun missed Concubine Xiao, and Zhao Zun's longing for Concubine Xiao had already penetrated into his bone marrow. Apart from that delicate and beautiful face, there was no one else, and he couldn't even pretend to be a bit of it.
Reluctantly loosening his lips, Zhao Zun sighed, the only thing he wanted to do was to marry the person in his arms back home, it was really tormenting.
Xiao Concubine hugged Zhao Zun's arm, "Master Hou, what do you think of Cousin Yu and Qingle?"
Seeing her extremely excited appearance, Zhao Zun cooperated and said, "A perfect match!"
Xiao Concubine laughed more cheerfully when she heard the words, the two rubbed and rubbed each other, Zhao Zun gasped, and looked up to see that her little face was flushed, and her delicate red lips had a seductive luster, and she almost couldn't hold it back .
"Be good." Zhao Zun kissed the corner of Xiao Concubine's mouth, and whispered something in Xiao Concubine's ear, Xiao Concubine's face flushed red, and she glared at Zhao Zun coquettishly.
"I'm not yet married, so my father won't agree to it. My grandmother said I'll stay for two more years. My grandmother doesn't want me to get married."
"I'll go and have a good talk with my grandmother later, and I'll buy the house next door, move the Zhao Mansion over here, and open a door in the inner courtyard, so you can come back anytime at your convenience, and going back and forth is only a matter of a cup of tea."
Zhao Zun had this idea a long time ago. The courtyard next door belonged to a minister who abdicated. Give some money, and at least try to find a way to get it.
"Then what about those peonies?" Miss Xiao frowned, she remembered that Zhao's mansion still had her flowers.
"Just plant it again."
The two were stuck together for a while, Hongxiu knocked on the door, "Miss, it's getting late."
Concubine Xiao's face collapsed, and she plunged into Zhao Zun's arms, "Come and see me tomorrow, okay?"
Zhao Zun couldn't stand this, he nodded and immediately agreed, "Okay, it's getting late, you should take a rest earlier, I have to go to the palace later, I'm going back to Beijing, you want to go back later?" I don't think so, I can't wait to come every day!"
Zhao Zun left a lot of things behind and came to see her, and now he finally remembered that he hadn't entered the palace yet, even though Zhao Zun was reluctant to give up, he didn't want her reputation to be ruined, he was the one who suffered every day, so he couldn't help but come again .
Zhao Zun made up his mind to persuade the right minister as soon as possible to defeat Mrs. Xiao and marry Xiao Concubine into the door.
"Then you go!" Xiao Concubine let go, Zhao Zun stood up, and before leaving, kissed the corner of Xiao Concubine's delicate lips, "Okay, I'm leaving."
Xiao Yu nodded and watched him leave.
After entering the palace, Prime Minister You had been waiting for a long time, and Emperor Dongming boasted Prime Minister Right.
"Your Majesty, this matter was not discovered by my minister, but by Qin Yu, the grandson of Duke Qin."
The Right Prime Minister glanced at Qin Guogong, he had to bear the burden when something happened, and he did not forget to recommend Qin Yu when he got the award.
"Is there such a thing?" Emperor Dongming also became interested, and raised his eyes to look at Qin Guogong.
Qin Guogong stood up slowly, and told the matter in detail, "The right minister's absurd praise is just a coincidence."
Emperor Dongming smiled slightly, "Where is the second young master?"
After a while, Qin Yu was ushered in. His thin and emaciated figure knelt upright on the ground, "Qin Yu, a grassroots man, pays homage to the emperor. Long live my emperor."
"You are Qin Yu?" Emperor Dongming looked at Qin Yu, implicitly looking at him.
"Returning to the emperor, it is the grass-roots people."
"Then tell me how you discovered the signs of the landslide, and how to extradite the flood, you also came up with it?"
Qin Yu nodded, "Exactly, Cao Min grew up in the mountains and knew a thing or two about the mountains, so he boldly told his grandfather about it."
Emperor Dongming laughed, "Good! Good! Duke Qin, you have a good grandson!"
"The humble minister was terrified, and the emperor praised him absurdly. It was just the grandson's mischief, but fortunately no major mistakes were made." Qin Guogong had a humble face, but the pride on his face was beyond words.
"Your Majesty, since the second son of Qin came up with the idea to save the people of Liming, he should be rewarded!" The right minister added fuel to the flames.
Emperor Dongming nodded, and was about to speak, but heard He Gonggong's fairness, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhao Hou is waiting outside the door."
"Let him in!"
After a while, Zhao Zun entered the hall. The man's aloof and domineering aura made people unconsciously look up. He was dressed in azure blue official uniform, which looked surprisingly good-looking on him. His stunning face was just as impressive, as delicate as a knife cut , actually cold.
"My humble minister kowtows to the emperor!" Zhao Zun got down on one knee and cupped his hands.
Emperor Dongming glanced at Zhao Zun angrily, "Marquis Zhao is really compassionate and cherishes jade. Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty, and Marquis Zhao, a majestic Marquis, can't pass this hurdle?"
Zhao Zun was not in a hurry, but admitted generously, "The humble minister is a reckless man, how can he be called a hero, the emperor praised him absurdly."
"Okay, don't be poor, I think you have made great achievements in this investigation, and you will be officially appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment from now on."
Zhao Zun nodded, "Yes, my minister leads the order."
"Your Majesty, there is one more." The Prime Minister received Qin Guogong's reminder and had to speak again.
Emperor Dongming nodded, and was a little uncertain what to give Qin Yu for a while, so he glanced at the Prime Minister on the right, "Master... Qin Yu is going with you, what kind of reward is suitable for Master Xiang to give?"
Prime Minister on the right glanced at Qin Yu, making it difficult for him, "Qin Yu has no official or job, and he was not born in the imperial examination. It would be inappropriate to reward an official or a half job, and gold, silver and treasure are not what Qin Yu wants. The emperor might as well give it to Qin Yu." Let's get married."
"Marriage?" Emperor Dongming was stunned, "It's okay, I wonder which lady Qin Yu likes?"
Qin Yu raised his eyes to look at Emperor Dongming, couldn't hide his excitement, and cupped his hands and said, "I met Princess Qingle once by chance..."
"Yu'er, don't be presumptuous!" Qin Guogong's face changed, and he interrupted Qin Yu in time, "Your Majesty, it's because I didn't teach you well. Please forgive me."
"Why does Duke Qin have to be so strict? Since the emperor has mentioned it, it doesn't matter if Mr. Qin speaks out. The princess is so young and Mr. Qin is so talented. I think these two are a match made in heaven!" Zhao Zun suddenly said in a low voice.
"How can a majestic princess betroth a bastard? Wouldn't it make people laugh at him and let the world scold the emperor for his poor eyesight?" one of the ministers said.
Quite a few people followed suit, and it was simply a fantasy. There were many discussions in private, saying that Qin Yu was ambitious.
"Mr. Chen's words are wrong. He is a scholar, farmer, businessman, and this Marquis was a businessman before. Since ancient times, a hero doesn't ask where he came from. It's too small. Mr. Qin is still a general after all. In the eyes of Mr. Chen, the prime minister ruined Xiao. Miss Nine?" Zhao Zun raised his eyebrows and said lightly.
The Prime Minister on the right looked over, his eyes were casual but sharp, and the stunned Mr. Chen couldn't argue, so he just lowered his head and pretended to drink.
Emperor Dongming frowned and glanced at the two of them.
"Your Majesty, family status is important, but it cannot be generalized. The second son of Qin is full of talents, and the imperial examination is coming soon. I believe that the second son of Qin will definitely be on the list."
Although Zhao Zun had only been in contact with Qin Yu for a few days, he had a good opinion of Qin Yu and was confident.
"Qin Yu, if you win Lianzhong Sanyuan and win the championship in one fell swoop, and you are nominated in the list, I will allow this marriage!"
Emperor Dongming's words left everyone speechless. The first place in the imperial examination is not something a bastard can win. With so many people studying hard, is it possible that they are not as good as a bastard
"Yes!" Qin Yu replied heavily, and looked at Zhao Zun gratefully. He had thought about this countless times, but he couldn't convince himself every time. Now that he had a goal, Qin Yu felt his whole body swelled. Like blood, fighting spirit is high.
When Qin Guogong saw this, he was speechless. Success or failure was Qin Yu's fortune.