The happy life of a prodigal

Fortunately... this child is just his son, so it won't embarrass him too much.

Even so, he didn't answer, just laughed it off as a child's joke.

Zhao Hao paused, seeing that his father didn't answer what he meant, he continued: "My minister thinks that the meaning of people living in poverty is very simple, that is, the lives of the people are not as good as pigs and dogs.

The masters of the Hanlin Academy always taught my ministers some important principles, but none of them told my ministers what it means for people to live in poverty.

It wasn't until I met Master, who took my son to rescue the refugees, that I realized that in the capital, there are so many people living worse than pigs and dogs..."

Hearing this, Emperor Chu's face turned completely dark.

fine......

In the Nuan Pavilion, there are only myself and Liu Cheng.

Otherwise, if Hao'er's words were heard by the civil and military officials, they would surely kneel on the ground, cry and cry, and apologize with death.

"Cough cough..."

Embarrassed, Emperor Chu said, "It shouldn't be like this..."

"I saw with my own eyes that some people in the capital fought violently over a bowl of porridge that could only satisfy their hunger, and their heads were bleeding.

The bowl of porridge is only made of millet, so thin that you can see the bottom of the bowl, occasionally you can see some vegetable leaves. The father's hounds have lamb bones and meat porridge every day. The people in the capital, but even such a bowl of porridge, I'm going to try my best to grab it, my son saw you..."

Children's hearts are mostly kind.

Thinking of that day, a child of my own age, with a yellow and thin face, knelt on the ground just to fill his stomach.

Zhao Hao felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart, choked up, and could hardly speak.

Seeing this scene, Emperor Chu was completely shocked.

The Central Plains was hit by a disaster, and some refugees left their homes and moved north to Gyeonggi in order to survive.

He knew about this.

He also discussed with the cabinet ministers and decided on a relief method.

I thought the situation would be better, but I didn't expect...

This is only the land of Gyeonggi, under the feet of the emperor, the relief food will never be withheld, and the people have already suffered so much.

Not to mention the disaster-stricken Central Plains.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chu was a little angry, looked at Liu Cheng, and asked, "Is what the prince said true?"

As the supervisor of rites and pen, Liu Cheng is almost the eyes and ears of the Emperor Chu, and has an independent intelligence agency under him, similar to the Dongchang system in the Ming Dynasty.

On weekdays, he would also report to the Emperor Chu.

But it was never mentioned.

Liu Cheng was sweating coldly, and said in a trembling voice: "There are indeed refugees in the capital, as His Royal Highness said, and their lives are not as good as pigs and dogs...

But it was only a minority, most of the refugees received relief from the imperial court, although not as good as ordinary people, it was enough to make a living. "

When Zhao Hao heard this, he became angry. He stared at Liu Cheng with a pair of bright eyes, and said loudly, "In the eyes of Eunuch Liu, are thousands of refugees just a minority?"

Chapter 121 The Emperor of Chu Was Wrathful

"This......"

Liu Cheng looked embarrassed and dared not speak.

For the big Chu country, thousands of refugees are indeed only a minority, but this cannot be said.

There was still anger on Chu Huang's face.

In this disaster relief, in addition to the treasury, the inner government also contributed money.

Although it is still a drop in the bucket for millions of affected people.

But it is not enough to make so many people become refugees, and even pay the price of their lives for a mouthful of porridge.

In the capital, 1000 people.

How many refugees are there in the whole of Gyeonggi.

How many lands in the Central Plains were affected by the disaster?

The Emperor of Chu didn't dare to think anymore, his eyes were cold, he glanced at Liu Cheng, and asked, "Where did the relief money go?"

Liu Cheng lowered his head, sweating profusely, and dared not speak.

"I ask you, where did the relief money go?"

Chu Huang raised his voice and repeated it.

This time, he was obviously really angry.

Liu Cheng's clothes were soaked with sweat.

There are some things that he actually knows, but dare not say, for fear of offending some powerful people.

But until now, if I don't tell the truth, I'm afraid I won't survive tonight.

Although His Majesty is a benevolent king, and I have been by my side for many years, but...

Finally, he spoke with a trembling voice: "According to what I know, the money allocated by the household department to the capital is 5 taels, of which 1 taels are used to build sheds, purchase grain, and resettle refugees, and the remaining 4 taels. …”

Liu Cheng trembled and dared not speak any more.

Seeing this scene, Emperor Chu's face was ashen, and he said coldly, "Where did the remaining 4 taels go?"

Liu Cheng said in a trembling voice: "I don't know, it should be that the governor of the capital has other uses..."

"Other other uses?"

The Emperor of Chu picked up the teacup on the table, slammed it at Liu Cheng, and said sharply: "This money is used by the imperial court to help the victims. How dare he, a small governor of the capital, make his own decisions and embezzle the relief funds?" !"

The teacup galloped in mid-air, unbiased, and just hit Liu Cheng's forehead.

In an instant, the head was bleeding.

Liu Cheng only felt a sharp pain on his forehead, but he didn't dare to move.

Kneeling down on the ground abruptly, kowtow like pounding garlic, his body trembling, tremblingly said: "Your slave should die, your slave should die..."

When Emperor Chu saw this scene, he became even angrier, and said sharply: "You are supposed to be my eyes and ears, and I have always trusted you, so why do you want to make up for those court moths and human scum.

Do you know how to deal with the crime of deceiving the king! ? "

Liu Cheng didn't dare to speak, but just kept kowtow, muttering: "Damn it..."

After a while, his face was completely changed, and the blood flowing from his forehead stained the ground red.

After all, he was the personal eunuch who had been by his side since he was a child, seeing him like this, after all, the Emperor Chu couldn't bear it.

He waved his hand and said coldly, "Get up..."

"Slaves deserve death..."

As soon as Liu Cheng opened his mouth, he was interrupted by a stern shout: "I let you get up!"

"Yes Yes......"

Liu Cheng lowered his head and stood up slowly. Just halfway there, he felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground. He gritted his teeth and managed to stand still.

The wound from the teacup was bleeding profusely, and the whole face was stained red with blood, and it was almost impossible to see the original face, which was very frightening.

Chu Huang glanced at him, frowned slightly, and said, "Go... bandage it up."

"My servant thanked Your Majesty Long En."

Liu Cheng was grateful, and after saluting, he walked out of the Nuan Pavilion.

After a while, when I returned to the Nuan Pavilion, the wound on my head was wrapped in gauze, and the bleeding had stopped.

Liu Cheng knelt on the ground, lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.

Your Majesty is kind and can't bear to see him die in front of him, but it doesn't mean he will spare his life.

As the eyes and ears of the emperor, concealing information is a taboo.

He knew in his heart that even if he saved his life this time, His Majesty might not be able to trust him as much as before.

Emperor Chu sat on the dragon chair, frowning.

Although I already had the answer in my heart, I still couldn't help asking: "Who is behind this incident?"

Yin Nai of Kyoto Prefecture is the parental official who governs the land of Gyeonggi.

But compared with Liubu Shilang and Shangshu, it is still far behind.

What's more, the capital is at the feet of the emperor, and if something is not handled properly, it may cause big trouble.

All the governors of Kyoto have been walking on thin ice and facing an abyss, trembling all the time.

If it is possible for the officials of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Officials to accept some charcoal and ice respects, it is absolutely impossible for the Governor of Kyoto.

Because if this kind of thing is known by the emperor, it is a serious crime.

It's not easy to be a parent official in Gyeonggi...

Chu Huang believes that...

If there is no authority behind this matter, even if he has ten guts, he would not dare to be greedy for money to help the refugees.

Not to mention that he is a small governor of the capital, even the Minister of the Household Department, he would not dare to act like this.

5 taels of silver, 4 taels of silver disappeared, a full [-]%...

If it weren't for Hao'er crying to me today about the suffering of the people, the people would be in dire straits.

I really thought that the 4 taels of silver were all turned into food and entered the stomachs of the people affected by the disaster.

This......

Anger appeared on Chu Huang's face again.

This time, Liu Cheng didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest, and hurriedly said: "My servant, my servant heard... His Royal Highness King Ning wants to renovate King Ning's mansion these days, but he just needs 4 taels of silver.

Just the day before yesterday, the missing silver was suddenly made up, and the repair craftsmen have also arrived at the palace recently..."

King Ning...

It turned out to be this traitor!

The Emperor of Chu was startled, and then he was furious.

It can make Liu Chengzhi hide it, and let the Governor of Kyoto take the risk of beheading and embezzle 4 taels of silver.

There are only a handful of people in Chu State.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, and it was nothing more than one of his two children.

But it was confirmed, but it still made him feel a little unbelievable, and then angry.

This world... belongs to the Zhao family.

The people... Naturally, they are also the people of the Zhao family.

Ning Wang and Kang Wang, these two princes, even if they are not up to the mark, they are still his children and the future rulers of Chu.

One of them will inherit the world in the future, and will carry thousands of people on his shoulders.

But...how, he never thought that his child would be so frenzied.

4 taels of silver can save the lives of many disaster-stricken people.

How many households can get some relief food because of the 4 taels of silver, and because of the food, they can suffer less suffering.

Just because of the renovation of the house, the money entrusted to the hopes of countless disaster-stricken people was lost.

This is...something a human can do! ?

He, how could he bear it! ?

At this moment, a picture appeared in Chu Huang's mind.

Countless people risked their lives for a bowl of porridge.

Countless old, weak, sick and disabled gave everything because they could survive.

He was so angry that he gritted his teeth, his body trembled, and a few words popped out between his teeth: "Call... King Ning!"