Perhaps it was because Marquis Xinting had returned from victory and the autumn harvest was about to begin, so the emperor was in a particularly good mood these past two days.
Therefore, the more troublesome excerpts from the Six Parts were sent one after another, hoping that the emperor would approve them.
At this time, both the Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of Industry were in the Imperial Study Room. One wanted to collect money for the pension, and the other wanted to beg for money. Taking advantage of the lack of rain this year, he quickly repaired the river channel.
The emperor had a headache from being pestered by them.
Make bricks without straw.
The emperor wanted to treat the soldiers who died in the battle favorably, and also wanted to take precautions and repair the river channels, but he was powerless because the treasury was empty!
But the soldiers who died in battle sacrificed their lives for the country, and they all have parents at home.
Tianwu couldn't kill someone's son without even giving him any compensation.
Besides, rivers are fundamental to people's livelihood.
There is little rain this year, but there may be more rain next year. To ensure the harvest, we will have to rely on river drainage.
To protect the river is to ensure next year's harvest...
After finally sending away two important ministers, the emperor really couldn't drink a sip of tea.
The chief eunuch secretly cursed the two important ministers, but they patted their butts and left, leaving them to face an irritable emperor, which was really a hard job.
He was thinking about whether to find something to make the emperor happy, or to go to the harem and invite one of the emperor's favorite concubines to "put out the fire."
As a result, a young eunuch came to report, "General Manager, the Marquis is here."
The Marquis is here?
The head eunuch's eyes lit up and he quickly went to greet him personally.
The Marquis has the privilege of walking freely and can enter the palace at any time without the need for communication. However, the Marquis knows the rules and always sends a young eunuch to come in ahead of time when he reaches the palace gate to report the news.
Moreover, the reward was generous every time, so everyone from the eunuch chief to the little eunuch below liked the Marquis entering the palace.
Seeing the chief eunuch come in, the Marquis cupped his hands and asked with a gentle smile, "Mr. Yi, is the emperor receiving courtiers at the moment?"
"No, no." The chief eunuch bowed and replied, with a genuine smile on his face. Three points.
Before he entered the palace, his family name was Yi, but on weekdays, courtiers would call him father-in-law or steward when they came to meet the emperor. Few people called him by his surname like the Marquis, which made him feel respected.
He took the initiative to say a few more words, "The Marquis doesn't know something. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry have just left. The Emperor is feeling worried and refuses to take a sip of tea. It would be great for the Marquis to come over at this time. See you, Your Majesty." The Marquis will definitely be happy."
The Marquis nodded and handed over the basket in his hand.
There are more than a dozen golden cantaloupes in the basket, each one is as big as a palm, and the fragrance is fragrant.
Manager Yi was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Oh, where did the Marquis find this golden fruit? I heard it's out of season long ago!
" The emperor said something a few days ago, and the old slave specially sent someone out to buy it. I finally bought a basket, but unfortunately the taste is far inferior to the ones grown in Broken Gold Beach. The old slave didn't even dare to send it to the emperor! "
The Marquis said with a smile, "This is what was planted in Suijintan. The old village chief was worried that I was away on an expedition and could not eat this year's fruits, so he specially planted a few ridges of late melons, which happened to be ripe at this time.
"Originally, I didn't think of bringing some to the emperor, but today, the princess went to the city with me. When she got up early, she personally took people to the fields to pick a basket."
"Oh, no wonder the emperor also loves the princess in every way. The princess is so smart and lovable. If the emperor knows about it, he will be very happy." Manager Yi happily held the basket of golden fruits, as if he was holding a basket of rare treasures.
Firstly, the emperor likes to eat this food. Secondly, the emperor likes the princess to really care about him.
With this basket of golden fruits, whenever the emperor is in a bad mood in the past few days, he will give him a plate, and the emperor will definitely not get angry.
In this way, the two of them walked all the way to the outside of the imperial study. Just as they were about to go up the steps, they saw a group of people walking out of the back hall.
It was the third princess who brought two nuns and two maids.
There was a bit of excitement in the third princess's expression. It was obvious that she failed to deliver the soup last time and came to show her courtesy this time. Unfortunately, she is so unlucky!
As soon as she looked up, she saw Mr. Yi and the cold-looking Marquis behind Mr. Yi.
She mustered up her courage and wanted to meet the Marquis.
As rude as she was last time, after returning home, grandma had already said that she was a princess, and no matter how angry the Marquis was, he would not do anything to her, he would just put on airs.
Unfortunately, it is too difficult to say this.
The Marquis's eyes were as cold as ten thousand years of ice. She was so frightened that she ran away after just one look at each other.
The two palace maids carrying trays were unable to escape. The trays were knocked over and the snacks spilled all over the floor.
Manager Yi frowned and shouted to the stunned nuns and maids, "What are you waiting for? Why don't you go after the princess? If the princess is good or bad, you all have to take action!"
The two nuns and two maids immediately lifted up their skirts and chased after her. Then ran away.
Manager Yi then led the Marquis up the steps. When the Marquis entered the imperial study, he hurried to wash the golden fruits.
When the emperor heard the commotion outside, he frowned and asked, "Cousin, did you meet the third princess again?"
The Marquis nodded, not having anything to hide, and said directly, "Maybe it was last time She felt guilty for bullying Fu Niuer, and was afraid that I would cause trouble for her, so she would run away when she saw me."
The emperor smiled bitterly, he felt sorry for his child, but he was helpless that this child was so unsatisfactory.
But when he said this, he simply opened the door and responded, "The third princess was spoiled by the queen. I have already moved her out of Kunning Palace. Cousin, don't worry about a child!"
"No. ," the Marquis shook his head, "The princess is still young, so she can teach her more. Besides, this is a princess, not a prince. Even if she can't be taught well and has a more unruly temperament, it will not harm the country's affairs."
These words can be said to the emperor's heart . But I always felt that letting him go so lightly was not like my cousin's temper...
"Just now did the Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of Industry come?" Seeing that there were no eunuchs or maids in the room, the Marquis spoke more casually. Changed the topic.
The emperor sighed and responded, "Yes, they are all here to ask for money. I am like a money bag. Everyone wants to take money from me!"
The Marquis smiled, "The emperor is the head of Tianwu, so naturally everyone wants to take money from me!" We have to count on the emperor to make the decision and distribute the money."
At this time, Manager Yi came in with cut golden fruits.
The sweet aroma made the emperor immediately light up his eyes and ask, "Where did the golden fruit come from?"
Manager Yi stepped forward, took the silver fork and handed it to the emperor, smiled and said what the Marquis had just said, and finally he He didn't forget to take credit for his help, "Your Majesty, you see, it is the Princess who cares about you the most!" The Emperor smiled as expected and asked the Marquis, "Since I brought Fu Niu'er into the city, why
didn't I bring her here?"
The master responded, "I'll leave her to sit in the Marquis Mansion, sort out the account books in the past few months, see how much income the industry has, and plan to supplement the casualty pension."
The emperor immediately felt that the melon in his mouth was no longer sweet, and sighed and said, " Those soldiers died fighting for the country, and they should be generously cared for by the imperial court. As a result, not only can't they get the pension, but you have to supplement it."
The Marquis also looked gloomy and said, "I took them across the river to go north, but I didn't I feel guilty for bringing them back."
"Cousin, don't say that!" The emperor tried to stop him, "Even if I am guilty, it should be the old foxes in the court who are guilty, and it should be the wealthy families who have fed off the people's wealth and support! I braved the rain of swords, guns, and arrows to protect Tianwu's safety. What's wrong with my cousin!"
He became angrier as he spoke, "It's a shame that we can't catch all these morons in one go! Any one of them can easily come up with these tens of thousands of taels of pension money, but each of them can't. You're poor, you just want to see my jokes and Tianwu's jokes!"
Mr. Hou didn't look angry at all. He took a sip of tea and said calmly, "For some people, nice words are useless. Only the pain from the beatings, Only then can you become sober."
The emperor's heart skipped a beat and he looked up at Manager Yi.
Manager Yi immediately retreated and stood guard outside the door himself.