In the court.
The morning court session did not start as noisy as before.
Usually, people's lives, murder cases, all kinds of trivial matters, and the matters of the world were countless. When they gathered in the imperial court, they could not even be dealt with clearly.
Big or small.
The court officials kept arguing.
After all, they only had half an hour to argue because the empress would only attend court for half an hour, not more than half an hour. The matter could be dealt with, and it would be dealt with when the time was right. If it couldn't be dealt with, it wouldn't stay for long.
Today was different, because there were commoners who had traveled a long distance to the capital to report to the emperor.
For some reason, His Majesty had received him.
In the past, there were too many people who lodged complaints. Not to mention the common people, there were also many high and small officials and scholars from all over the world. After suffering injustice, many would come to complain. However, the current Emperor generally never received them. They were all handed over to the Supreme Court for trial and handling.
And today, the Emperor decided to meet a farmer who complained.
Therefore, all the officials in the court, including the Minister of Works, who had come to court for the first time in a month, did not say much and maintained the normal etiquette of the court.
"Your Majesty." Before the meeting, the military official from the border took a step forward and said angrily,"Not long ago, the barbarians invaded and the war continued. They invaded our Great Luo and plundered three hundred miles. Your Majesty, hurry up and pull out the silver. We have to fight back and kill those dogs.”
The military official's eyes were as big as copper bells, and his voice was very unpleasant."If Your Majesty still doesn't give me the silver, then this subject will kneel here and die. If I don't go back to that side to suffer that vexed anger, Your Majesty won't give it, then this subject will be beaten dozens of times when I go back.”
"How much do you want?" the empress asked with a frown.”
"Your Majesty, we only need five million taels of grain.”The general was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to greet Sheen,""With just five million taels of silver, the general will dare to issue a military pledge with the heads of the non-humankind. He will kill the non-humankind and intimidate the barbarians and non-humankind. He will ensure that there will be no more trouble at the border for a year, and the people will not have to suffer from military disasters.”
"Five million taels!" The empress's expression froze. She didn't want to give it to him back then.
"Your Majesty, this is what we should give." Wei Ge said.
"Your Majesty, it's only right." Chief Wang said," Northern King has worked hard and made great contributions. Five million taels of silver is nothing in a war. If you can only ask for five million taels of silver, I believe the general has already tightened his belt again and again."”
Facing the alliance between Wei Ge and Chief Wang, the empress's expression was calm. She said indifferently,""The two beloved ministers are right. However, the natural disasters in the northwest continue. It is unknown whether it will improve next year. At this time, we can't start a war lightly. We can't lose the other party because of this.”
What you said makes sense.
But he couldn't.
"Your Majesty, the people of the northwest are people, but the people at the border are not Your Majesty's people?”The general knelt down and kowtowed.
"Zhen said that there is no need to discuss this matter." the empress said coldly.
"I accept your decree." The general wiped away his tears, his heart turning cold. He stood up and returned to the platoon.
Chief Wang and Wei Ge looked on and frowned slightly. If this continued, the border would probably lose their trust. They would need to appease them later…The two big shots of the current dynasty sighed in their hearts.
……
"Your Majesty, the person has been brought here." The ceremony began. A farmer in shabby clothes was led to the court.
The old man in his sixties was obviously very nervous when faced with the majestic officials in the court. However, in the end, he still walked into the main hall, knelt down, and cried,"This commoner wishes to lodge a complaint. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision for this commoner.”
"What do you want to report?" the empress asked with a gentle gaze.”
"Your Majesty, that evil thief Chen San took away my family's hoes and harrows last year because he was a distant relative of the county magistrate. My family of six had no way to survive. There was no suitable hoe in the fields, causing my son and daughter to starve to death last winter. This year, my second son's wife died of illness at home due to depression.”The old man was crying so hard that his head hit the main hall.
The entire court fell silent.
"There is such a thing!" Her Majesty emphasized each word, and her expression was as cold as winter frost."If you lose a hoe, a family will starve to death!!!”
"Your Majesty, you might not know." The Minister of Works immediately said," The common people need hoes to cultivate the land. Without hoes, they won't be able to cultivate the land. However, taxes can't be reduced!。”
"I can't borrow it?"
" Your Majesty, you might not know this. Jiangnan is a rich place, but it is a poor place. Iron tools are scarce. More than ten families share some hoes…" Minister Yu said.
"Trash, a bunch of trash. Such a ridiculous thing actually happened in my territory. Minister of Works, you're in charge of irrigation, what do you have to say?”The empress was really angry this time.
"Your Majesty, I have worked hard, but I have reported to Your Majesty several times. Your Majesty doesn't care, and I am powerless.”The Minister of Works said.
The empress's expression froze.
Who could she be angry at?
This detestable Minister of Works was so bold. Was he blaming her?
The empress's face turned cold bit by bit.
The hearts of the court officials trembled.
However, the Minister of Works didn't seem to notice. This made the empress feel a wave of anger and made everyone in the court nervous. The Emperor was extremely stingy.
Could it be that the Minister of Works had lost his mind?
Did he think that the current empress was easy to deal with just because the scholar was not killed?
The death of the scholar was only a matter of time. Now that he had made a great contribution, he could not do anything about it for the time being. If the Minister of Works had such thoughts, he would not be able to keep his head for long.
"Minister Yu, Minister of War, I will leave this matter to the two of you to handle. You must give me an explanation and give the people an explanation.”the empress said after a while.
Unexpectedly, the Minister of Works did not give her any face. He gave the empress a look and said,"Your Majesty, this subject is incompetent. The journey to the old uncle's place is tiring, and we need to pay dozens of times the price to send farm tools. With this price, we can provide more families with iron tools.”
"Yu Qing, say it again!" the empress said expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty, what I mean is that I will not disappoint you.”The Minister of Works quickly corrected himself.
"Your Majesty, Chen San has done evil. I will bring him to justice in the future.”The minister of the Ministry of War also said with a cold gaze. With his words, that little bully Chen San would not live past this autumn harvest.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for making decisions for this commoner." the old uncle said.
The empress's expression turned slightly better. This Yu guy was quite knowledgeable, but she was still very frustrated."Retreat."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Minister Yu, who had made her very unhappy several times, step forward and say,"I still have something to report!"
"What is it?" The empress, who had already stood up and was about to leave, said impatiently.
"Your Majesty, the scholar has been vomiting blood for nearly a month. He has been studying hard in the fields and has now produced a shocking harvest. He has already cultivated a rare crop that can produce 30 stones per mu.”
"What?" The empress staggered and almost fell onto the floor. Fortunately, the eunuch beside her helped her up. However, she still touched her hand. The end of her thumb had been bitten so quickly that it had left a bruise and blood clot on her fair and tender hand. It was particularly conspicuous, but she couldn't care less.
"What?" The minds of all the officials in the court buzzed, as if they had been struck by thunder.
"Good fellow." Wei Ge sighed in his heart. So he was waiting here. No wonder this old thing dared to give the empress a hard time. So this was where his confidence came from. However, in the blink of an eye, Wei Ge was also immersed in the shocking news.
As for the old farmer who was about to leave, his entire body went limp. He turned his head in disbelief. His old face was still filled with disbelief. In the next moment, tears flowed down his old face. The country was flourishing.
"Thirty dan?" The empress felt that she must have heard wrongly.
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