As soon as this statement came out, the first person who frowned was not the Duke of Wei who had to stay up late and stay up, but the Minister of Liang of the Ministry of Revenue.

Shangshu Liang gritted his teeth and plucked up the courage to step forward: "It is natural to reward the soldiers who have made great contributions and to provide for the soldiers who died in battle, and it is also the emperor's kindness. The ministers dare not and cannot stop them. But the Ministry of Revenue really has no money."

"Last year, all the taxes were used up, and the people had not yet had spring plowing, and life was difficult. If they added taxes, the people would really not be able to bear it."

Emperor Xuanhe was poured a basin of cold water on his head, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

The eldest prince peeked at Emperor Xuanhe's face, seized the opportunity and stood up: "Shangshu Liang's words are wrong! The soldiers who have made merits must be rewarded! The dead soldiers also need to pay the money to support An's family. As the Minister of Revenue, you do not want to share your father's worries, and you just refuse. Such behavior is really disappointing."

Liang Shangshu: "..."

Shangshu Liang was disgusted by the eldest prince's righteous words!

Let’s not talk about his eldest granddaughter as the eldest prince’s concubine. Just to be honest, it’s not a matter of emptiness in the treasury for a day or two. The eldest prince will not know. Now he jumped out to accuse him, just taking the opportunity to invite favor!

Shangshu Liang resisted the urge to curse and bowed: "The old minister is incompetent! Please punish the emperor!"

Emperor Xuan He looked bad and snorted coldly.

The hearts of the civil officials trembled.

Last year, Shangshu Liang was beaten with a court stick and kept it for more than a month before returning to the court. If Emperor Xuanhe was angry again, Shangshu Liang could not resist the second court stick.

Shangshu Zhou of the Ministry of Rites immediately stepped out and pleaded for Shangshu Liang: "Emperor, the national treasury is empty and it is not a matter of day and night. In the past six months, in order to raise the army's food, grass and military pay, Shangshu Liang has worked hard and often stayed until midnight. Later, he moved directly into the official office. He has not returned to Liang's mansion for half a month. With Shangshu Liang's character, he will never refuse. Please observe clearly!"

Minister Su Su of the Ministry of Personnel also said in a deep voice: "I am accused Secretary Liang of his wealth and life! Secretary Liang is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and his loyalty is the sun and the moon."

Soon, a group of civil officials came out to plead for Shangshu Liang.

The Chinese and civil and military officials in the court were clearly divided. For the generals, they should have a great reward for making military achievements. Shangshu Liang said that the Ministry of Revenue had no money. Although it was a fact, the generals were not happy to hear it.

The emperor was arbitrary and focused on martial arts over civil servants. The military generals were proud of their merits and did not take the civil servants into their eyes. The weak civil servants had to join forces, but they had no intention of intrigue and fight.

Emperor Xuanhe's eyes flashed over a group of civil officials who made generous speeches and said lightly: "Why did I blame Shangshu Liang?"

The civil officials fell into their hearts.

The eldest prince’s expression was not very beautiful. It was so frustrating that he flattered his feet!

The second prince was extremely happy when he saw the eldest prince being defeated. He took two steps forward and bowed, "Father, my son is not talented, so he is willing to take out 100,000 taels of silver and send it to the Ministry of Revenue. He will do his best to ask the father to be kind to him!"

One hundred thousand taels of silver is not too much, but it is also a lot.

Emperor Xuanhe suddenly felt a little gentle when he saw the second prince: "You are willing to share my worries. I understand this in my heart."

The point is that the second prince made a good start with this statement.

Sure enough, the eldest prince couldn't hold back the first one, and immediately opened his mouth and wanted to take out 150,000 taels of silver to the Ministry of Revenue.

Both princes donated silver, and all the ministers must show their loyalty. Duke of Wei Guo, Duke Jingguo, took the lead in opening his mouth and wanted to donate 50,000 silver. The Hou of Yong'an and others gave a little more and took 30,000 silver. As for the civil officials, their wealth was not as rich as that of the nobles and military generals, some paid 20,000 taels and some paid 10,000 taels.

However, the total number of zeros is quite considerable.

Shangshu Liang swept away his decadence before, and his calculations in his heart started to fight. When he calculated that the total amount of silver donated by the ministers was one million taels of silver, Shangshu Liang couldn't help but grin.

Emperor Xuanhe glanced at the happy Shangshu Liang and said lightly: "The cost of the palace is reduced, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs can squeeze in, and you can still pay another 500,000 taels of silver."

Shangshu Liang was excited and immediately bowed his gratitude: "The emperor is wise! I am grateful!"

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of national taxes, money and grain. In layman's terms, it is the chief treasury who is in charge of the emperor's money bags. However, the Great Chu conscripts repeatedly and increase taxes every year, and it is common for the Yin and Mao food to be eaten. Shangshu Liang did not scrape any oil and water, and he was so worried about the money that he lost his hair all day long that he was almost bald.

Now all the ministers donated silver, and the father and son of the Tian family also paid for the silver. In fact, the silver was used in the border army in the end. But Liang Shangshu still smiled happily and was very happy.

Such a minister is not loyal.

Emperor Xuanhe glanced at the thin Secretary of Liang again, and a complex feeling surged in his heart.

Have he really done something wrong over the years?

...

As the emperor, you must have the majesty of the emperor and the emperor's mind. You cannot easily guess your own thoughts.

Emperor Xuanhe did not show any distinctive expression until he finished reviewing the memorial at night, and he sighed as if he was silent.

At this time, except for Eunuch Zhao and other eunuchs in Baohe Palace, there were only six princes.

When the sixth prince heard this sigh, his heart moved and looked up at Emperor Xuanhe: "Father, my son and I heard that in the court today, the second emperor's brother led the donation of silver, and the eldest emperor also donated a lot of silver. The ministers in the court generously donated money. In addition, the 500,000 silver from the Ministry of Internal Affairs can barely reward the soldiers of the border."

"The predicament has been resolved, why is the father unhappy?"

Emperor Xuanhe looked unpredictable and asked back without answering: "Xiao Liu, I ask you, what do you think of the current situation in the court?"

The sixth prince hesitated for a moment and told the truth: "As soon as the father asked, the son minister dared to say what he said in his heart."

"The Great Chu has suffered from external troubles and internal troubles, and the national treasury is empty. The people have lived a hard life. Now that they have won the Tatars, the border has been at least a few years of peace. What we need to do next is to implement benevolent government, reduce tax exemptions, and allow the people to recuperate."

The sixth prince quietly looked at Emperor Xuanhe. Seeing that Emperor Xuanhe was not angry, he was a little confident and continued: "It is best for military generals to take charge of the troops, and civil officials to manage government affairs. It is better for civil officials to cooperate with civil officials. Just like now, it is actually not appropriate for military generals to be above civil officials."

"My son thinks that the father is too generous to the generals. Over time, the court will be unbalanced. It will also promote the arrogance and extravagance of the generals and will be unfavorable to the court."

Eunuch Zhao, who lowered his head, was heartbroken.

This sixth prince is so young and energetic that he dares to think and say! If this is spread, he will immediately commit crimes against the military generals holding military power.

If you want to be a crown prince, you can’t do without soldiers or power.

The eldest prince was behind Jinning, and the Duke of Peace was in-laws. The second prince had the strong support of the Duke of Yong'an and married the granddaughter of Duke Wei.
Chapter completed!