The emperor looked at it without saying anything nonsense, and just stared at one of them. Leng Swish called, "King Chun, are you right what Wen Wan said? As long as everyone works together, this difficulty can be overcome?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to donate one hundred thousand taels." King Chun was looked at directly by the Emperor. King Chun's scalp was numb. At this point, it was impossible not to bleed. Thinking that Wen Wan had lost all his wealth and she partnered with him, the emperor would still not know about his money bag. At the moment, all I could do was grit my teeth and bleed profusely. Fortunately, in the past three years, I have made more and spent less. Otherwise, I will be heartbroken to death.
The emperor was not satisfied. King Chun was doing business with Wen Wan, and he had made a lot of money in the past two years. Wen Wan donated more than one million yuan, while he only had one hundred thousand. Without the comparison with Wenwan, one hundred thousand taels is already a large number. With the comparison of more than one million taels, one hundred thousand taels is like drizzle, too little.
"I am willing to donate 200,000 yuan." After the donation, King Chun's heart was bleeding. This time, he really suffered heavy losses. Two hundred thousand taels of silver were just gone. However, humming, King Chun placed the blame on Wen Wan.
"Well, King Chun donated 200,000 yuan, that's good." The emperor reluctantly agreed.
King Chun is sweating on his forehead. Two hundred thousand can be exchanged for a good one. This time it was really heavy bleeding. Two hundred thousand. All the profits from Mingyue Villa in the past few years have been given to the emperor, and he has also transferred others into it. All the money earned from the business cooperation with Wen Wan went to the emperor. King Chun muttered in his heart, Wen Wan, if you don't help me earn back these two hundred thousand taels by then, I will never be done with you.
"Father, I am willing to donate one hundred thousand taels." The emperor quickly turned around and looked at King Zhou coldly, and King Zhou quickly stepped forward. At this juncture. He can't escape either. Instead of waiting for his father to force him, he might as well take the initiative to report it.
The emperor nodded, and then Prince Zhizhi said bravely, "Your Majesty, I am willing to donate one year's salary in the palace."
The emperor was very dissatisfied, but being able to donate more than 10,000 taels of salary and silver was better than nothing. The nobles of the clan below all expressed their willingness to donate one year's salary and silver. They came in turn and expressed their opinions one by one. No one drags.
Well, don't make a statement now. Those who do not take a stand become outsiders. Even those princes and nobles who really had nothing to lose on weekdays donated a year's salary, and they could still escape. Below, the ministers of civil and military affairs, one by one, bravely reported the numbers one by one, while several scribes from the Ministry of Household Affairs next to them were busy writing. It was so exciting to write. These days, the one who is under the greatest pressure is the Ministry of Finance. Now I have this amount of money. Couldn't be happier.
And when they heard the people around them reporting their numbers, several ministers had already made plans. So much silver. If I can get a disaster relief job, I should be able to make a big contribution, and I should also be able to buy a lot of income.
So. Mr. Mi, the Minister of History, waited until all the officials below expressed their willingness to donate a year's salary, and now he handed it over (the emperor did not allow it to be deducted from the monthly salary). Wait until everyone has expressed their opinions. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, since the disaster money is now available. I sincerely request Your Majesty to immediately send imperial ministers to the disaster area to provide relief."
Several important ministers have their thoughts on it. Searching in his mind for candidates he would recommend later. Now your princess has more than one million silver in the front line, and there will definitely be donations coming from behind. This is to provide disaster relief, and if the mission falls on the head, it is a credit. Therefore, they were all very active and stood up one after another, requesting the emperor to immediately send imperial ministers to the disaster areas to provide relief.
The emperor glanced at everyone, and when the corners of his mouth turned up, he knew he was in a good mood. Among them, the Minister of Household Affairs stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I recommend Prince Zhao. Prince Zhao's fiefdom is closest to the disaster area. If the Emperor sends Prince Zhao there, he will definitely get twice the result with twice the result."
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the ministers of the Ministry of War immediately stood up and retorted, "I recommend Prince Ning to be the imperial envoy. Prince Ning is kind-hearted. He will definitely be able to find a happy place for the people in the disaster area."
Each has its own personnel. The emperor listened. But he didn't express his opinion. In the end, all the ministers made recommendations, but the emperor still had not made a decision. Instead, he asked the silent prime minister, "Su Aiqing. Do you have a candidate in mind?"
Su met so many people and the ministers talked to so many people. The emperor still asked him what he meant. He thought about it in his heart and had thousands of thoughts. Finally, it was fixed on Wen Wan's head. Wenwan has paid such a high price, and she must get something back. Maybe Wen Wan has said something. Thinking like this, Su Xiang immediately had an idea in his mind, "Your Majesty, I recommend Prince Zheng. Prince Zheng is decisive in killing, calm and capable. If the Emperor appoints Prince Zheng as the Imperial Envoy, I believe that, Prince Zheng will definitely resettle the victims in the disaster area and give the emperor and the court a satisfactory result. "
Several important ministers felt a little bit in their hearts. Such good things have never happened in the past.What's the matter? Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister actually remembered this marginal figure. There were those who had not expressed their opinions but saw that the emperor's eyes were relaxed. Thinking about it again, the person who made the first donation was not the princess who looked exactly like Prince Zheng, so everyone had an idea. It is estimated that your princess told the emperor something, and the emperor had already intended to appoint Prince Zheng as the imperial envoy. At the moment, those who were too clever to express their opinions all stood up and recommended King Zheng.
But the emperor¡¯s next words confirmed the guesses of everyone before or below.
"Okay, according to the words of all my beloved ministers. I have drafted an edict and conveyed my will. Pigeons flying thousands of miles have sent the message. I have ordered King Zheng to be the imperial envoy and go to Henan to rescue the victims." The emperor nodded happily. This visit made many people happy. People have inexplicable imperial decrees in their minds.
After the imperial edict was issued, pigeons immediately passed the message over there. After that, he issued an imperial edict asking King Zhou to go to Jiangnan, a prosperous place, to raise disaster funds. King Zhou accepted the imperial edict and strongly requested to see the emperor. It's a pity that the emperor didn't want to see him. I had to go back angrily.
Royal Palace, Xianfu Palace
In the first moment, Concubine Xian got the news. His face turned blue. She accidentally smashed her favorite white jade lion ball worth seven or eight thousand taels. He cursed angrily, "These damn things are all rubbish. They have raised such a large group of useless cowards. For such a big thing, no news came out at all. He also gave an unrelated piece of news. . If I had gotten even a little bit of real information before, I wouldn't have been caught off guard and let her succeed. "What do they do for a living?"
The person next to me, the nanny, persuaded softly, "Although there was indeed some news before, it is also confusing. But the princess is wealthy and famous, so everyone thought she wanted to hoard food. Didn't she go and sign the contract with others?"
"I have always had a feeling that keeping this girl would be a disaster. But in the past few years, I really can't see anything weird. But I didn't expect that she would cause such a big disaster. The Emperor's body It will take at least two or three years. Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Prince Zheng took the lead. I didn¡¯t expect that I, Qian Fang, had underestimated you. Wanfang, I didn¡¯t expect you to hide it so deeply, and I almost got caught by you. Those trash, if there was even a little bit of real news, how could what happened today happen. I must get rid of this scourge as soon as possible. Such a waste has ruined the palace's affairs." Concubine Xian's eyes flashed fiercely.
"My Majesty, things have come to this. It's time to discuss the next step. It doesn't make much sense to pursue these matters now. My Majesty, you must stay calm enough." Concubine Xian naturally knew that it was also wrong to blame blindly. Doesn't help.
"Princess Wenwan is indeed very shrewd. The few people she trusts are all sent to her by Prince Zheng's palace. Some of those people have no relatives; those who have relatives are all in Prince Zheng's fiefdom. Others Not to mention that we can't even get into the inner room. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in such a panic this time." The people next to us also looked sad.
Wen Wan doesn¡¯t talk about people she doesn¡¯t know well outside, but she doesn¡¯t even trust her personal maids Xia Ying and Xia Yu. Since then, problems have arisen one after another. He was extremely guarded against those around him. The place she lives in is cleaned by Xia Ying and Xia Yu. Others were not allowed to come near without instructions. Otherwise, once found out, those with no problems will be sold, and those with problems will be handed over to Xia Ying for disposal. The result of leaving it to Xia Ying. Either dead or disabled, or life worse than death. It's just that although Wenwan knew it in her heart, she never asked about it. I don't know unless I see it with my own eyes. There was no knot in her heart. Although she didn't want to kill anyone, but if she didn't deal with them, she would be the only one who would die.
"He is a cautious person. I am not worried about these things. What I am worried about is this girl's temperament. She is not afraid of offending people and is not afraid of breaking up with others. She is a person with no scruples. What worries me even more is that she makes I can't find the point, I can't grasp the lifeline, and I can't take action. She can accept it as if it's nothing, but once she takes action, this girl makes me feel unsure. Once, there was a concern about an opponent. It's ridiculous, but it does feel that way.
At the beginning, she wanted to take action, but she had concerns. Although the emperor looked at the girl indifferently, he actually still cared about the girl. In addition, the girl was protected by experts, so she had to make sure nothing went wrong and no one would doubt her, so she was always looking for the right opportunity. Later, when I saw the girl's temperament, I found it interesting and wanted to watch it slowly. The more I watched, the more I laughed. How could the noble and proud Su Feng and Fu Hui leave such greedy, stingy and shameless people in the world? She had been watching Wen Wanda as if she were watching a monkey. For money, she followed King Zhou and King Chun to bang the table. At that time, sheI was happy for a long time. Later, I saw that she was not even willing to give out money to reward her servants. She was almost strangled to death and she didn't even bother to investigate because of the money. She also took Fuling's garden into account. She was relieved after hearing this. A person who loves money and is greedy for money is nothing to worry about. If used well, it can ruin Lao Ba's reputation.
How did you know that something like this happened? She wanted to take action now, but now she had missed the best time to take action. Now that Wenwan has done such a big thing, it has already settled in the heart of the emperor. If she took action now, it would definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion. At that time, her son's impression in the emperor's mind will definitely be involved. The most important thing is that once Wen Wan really dies, the emperor will always remember her in his heart. And Prince Zheng, who looks exactly like Wen Wan, will benefit then. By such a measure, the gain outweighs the loss. Therefore, we can¡¯t move for the time being.
"My queen, don't worry too much. After this incident, she will definitely come to the palace often and interact with her frequently. Let's plan slowly." Concubine Xian nodded after hearing this. In this situation, what else can we do? We can only make new plans.
Waiting to hear the emperor issued an imperial edict. Appoint King Zheng as the imperial envoy. Concubine Xian pulled off her gold nail polish. The nails she had always treated as treasures were also broken. Concubine Xian's face remained calm, but her eyes became more and more stern, intimidating, as if she could instantly steal someone's soul.
After Su Xiang came out of the palace, his face was filled with an expression of joy that was hard to see. Even Duke Pingguo's face was full of joy. As for the others, their faces were basically full of bitterness. Where can I get so much money?
King Chun rushed to Bajing Hutong angrily, and he wanted to find Wenwan to recover his losses.
At this time, Wen Wan was holding the contract and felt it was an eyesore. "Go and call Xia Tian."
Wen Wan let Xia Tian take the contract that was just signed. Send it to the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Household Affairs was in charge of money. Maybe by donating such a large amount of money in the name of his uncle, the emperor's grandfather softened his heart and was able to be lenient. Let her go to the fiefdom. When the time comes, she will stay on the land and never come back here. The emperor's grandfather was really stingy. She donated all her wealth just to ask for a chance to go to the fiefdom. Not even to her. Alas, why had she never discovered that the emperor's grandfather was so stingy before? It was even worse than her reputation outside.
Wen Wan was still thinking that the emperor's grandfather would be lenient and let her go to the fiefdom to meet her uncle. But she soon found out. Imagination is beautiful, reality is cruel.
"Master Cao. The steward of your princess's mansion said that he has something to do with you. I have been waiting for a long time." As soon as Cao Yin returned to the household department, he knew that the steward of your princess's mansion was looking for him. The household department is all crazy busy at this time. If someone else comes, they probably won¡¯t have time to meet. But your princess is special, especially at this time, and you must be respected even more. You don¡¯t have to give face to anyone, but you must not offend your princess.
With so many people donating money, the money for disaster relief must be more than enough. However, the emperor still sent Zhou Wangquan to the disaster area to provide relief. The emperor planned to use Princess Wenwan's deeds of donating all her wealth. Raise another batch of silver from Jiangnan. I'm afraid the money is not much, but no one will find it too little. It seems that the emperor plans to use this incident to make a fortune. fair enough. He no longer has to carry a big bag every day. If there is money in the treasury, his life will be easier.
"I wonder what your princess has to do with me?" Cao Yin was still very polite to Xia Tian.
Xia Tian smiled and said, "That's right. Our princess has something to trouble you, sir. This is a contract signed by our princess with others. I want to donate in the name of Prince Zheng. I don't know if it is possible."
Cao Yin took the contract and the corners of his mouth twitched. If you don't accept it, if you don't accept the 200,000 taels of grain donated by others, he doesn't have the courage. What the court lacks most at this time is food. You have to accept it. There is no previous example of this, so there may be some troubles in the middle. However, he quickly came up with this idea in his mind, "I will take this contract first. But there is no precedent for this before, and the amount is large. You go back and tell the princess, and I will give the princess an answer when I get back to Long Live Lord." ,what do you think?"
Xia Tian naturally weighed himself, and when he came out, his waist was straight and tight. A few days ago, he acted like a mouse when he went out. Now, even Lord Shangshu was polite to him. He felt very proud. After all, dad has some discernment. The princess is indeed not a mortal! Only by following such a good master can you have hope and get ahead. Otherwise, how could such a dignified heavenly official treat him so kindly?
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"Princess, King Chun wants to see you outside." Wen Wan knew that King Chun was here to ask for an explanation. If someone else came, she would consider whether to give him face. But for King Chun, he had helped her a lot just now, and he had always been very kind to him. How can I say that I have fallen out with you? This is truly ungrateful.
As soon as King Chun came in, he accused Wen Wan very depressedly, "You said that such a big thing was not revealed to me at all, which made me suffer such a big secret loss. You should tell me earlier, as for me being Are you in such a mess?"
Wenwan knew without thinking that she had donated all her money. King Chun, who was doing business with him, was let go by the emperor's grandfather. If he wanted to kill him, he would be the first one to kill him. You will know this just by looking at his expression. But Wen Wan can't let him know her little thoughts. There may be many things that will trouble her uncle in the future, so it's better to pretend to be stupid. Therefore, facing King Chun's accusation, Wen Wan looked confused. After knowing the cause and effect, Wen Wan said innocently that she didn't say anything. I just wrote that the money can be earned again, and grandpa¡¯s health is the most important thing. There is no saying that it is for Daqi, for the people of the world, and for the sake of the common people. She just wanted to fulfill her filial piety for the emperor's grandfather. She was famous for her love of money, and it wasn't just someone who would blow it out and it would become true. Asking her to donate all the money to the victims, she never thought about it. She doesn't have such a great sentiment. She just heard that the emperor's grandfather was sick because of the money, so she wanted to do her part to show her filial piety. He didn¡¯t say what he wanted for the world or the common people.
Wen Wan is famous all over the world for being stingy and greedy for money. She said that she wanted to unite the country and the people of Ming Dynasty. Not only King Chun didn't believe it, but even the beggars on the street didn't believe it. But it would be possible if he donated all his property to the emperor. Wenwan values ????family members more than money. An example is that Wen Wan could not have been more generous to Prince Zheng. No matter what good thing happens, King Zheng can share half of it. The same goes for his teacher Song Luoyang, who is as filial to him as his father.
that's the truth. If the gentle grandpa were not the emperor, if the emperor was not seriously ill because of money, the emperor would still be worried about money after he recovered. Wenwan would never be so generous. Of course, when she heard about such a disaster, if someone took the lead in donating money, she would definitely donate money, but she would never donate her wealth. If something goes wrong with this natural disaster, of course the government will have to deal with it. It's none of her business. Being able to donate money means that she has a sympathetic heart. Of course, since the emperor is her grandfather, she will not be reluctant to let go of the money. Many things are complementary to each other. If her grandfather were not the emperor, she would not be able to earn such a large amount of money.
King Chun also knew that there was no need for Wen Wan to lie to him, and according to his understanding, Wen Wan was indeed not a generous and righteous person. But after hearing Wen Wan's words, I was still very touched. He didn't realize that this child was so filial. The emperor didn't do anything for her, and he was willing to give all his wealth to the emperor. With this filial piety, he no longer needs to look at Wen Wan through colored glasses.
Understanding is understanding, feeling is feeling. But after losing two hundred thousand taels of silver all of a sudden, King Chun was still feeling depressed. He threatened Wen Wan and said, "I lost so much silver because of you. Wen Wan, I can tell you. In the future, you will have a good life." You must not leave me behind on your money-making projects, otherwise, I will never be done with you.¡±
Wen Wan nodded in agreement very simply. Assure King Chun that if she does business again, she will definitely count him as a shareholder. Only then did King Chun feel that he had returned something. With Wen Wan's promise, King Chun went back, not as heavy as when he came.
Wen Wan took the opportunity to ask King Chun what happened just now. Wen Wan listened, and the emperor's grandfather actually asked all officials to donate one year's salary and silver. And he still went down one level and frowned. If she continues to do this, she will be hated by many people, and she may be kind-hearted, which will also indirectly cause bad effects.
King Chun told Wen Wan about this, but the most important thing was that he did not tell Wen Wan that the imperial minister was King Zheng. After a few words, King Chun went back. As soon as King Chun returned to the palace, he immediately sent someone to ask Eunuch Wen. Did Wen Wan really say that?
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Wen replied that the princess did write that the emperor's body is the most important thing. But whether it was meant to be donated to the victims of the disaster in Daqi or to the emperor, Eunuch Wen did not say." After receiving this news, King Chun knew that, Wen Wan was made a note by the emperor. He was also regarded as a fat sheep to be slaughtered by the emperor.
As for whether to donate it to the people affected by the disaster in Daqi, or to give it to the emperor alone. It's the same for King Chun. To the emperor, not to Da Qi, especially at such a critical moment. It would be strange if the emperor didn't set an example. From now on, I will keep a low profile and keep a low profile. If there was another massive bleeding like this, he would not survive. But thinking that if I do business with Wen Wan, the money will definitely come back in the future, I feel a little better. (To be continued)