Princess Fubao brought trillions of goods to help her father rule the world
Chapter 22: Sweet potatoes fall from the sky, shocking the minister
The ministers below lowered their heads and remained silent.
It's not that I don't want to say it, but they really don't have any good solution...
Two years ago, in order to prevent the people from starving to death on the streets, the emperor specifically ordered all officials in the court to donate silver and grain...
They donated all the money they earned by working hard from dawn to dusk!
Now, the families of these officials are not much richer than those common people...
The court hasn't paid them salaries for nearly a year... Every month they receive IOUs written in black and white, and their family has accumulated a thick stack of them!
Several ministers quietly wiped the corners of their eyes with their washed, slightly bleached sleeves, hoping that the court would return some of their silver to them before they closed their eyes...
Just as all the ministers bowed their heads and kept silent, a voice suddenly rang out in the hall: "Your Majesty, why don't we go to the Dongcui Kingdom for help?"
When Xiao Heng heard this, he looked and saw that it was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Feng Wude.
The Minister of Revenue Qian Delai suddenly felt overwhelmed and kept winking at Minister Feng.
But Minister Feng pretended not to see it and continued to talk to himself: "Now the people of Beixiao are suffering from hunger. We can't wait too long, Your Majesty! If Dongcui Kingdom is willing to lend us food..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xiao Heng: "Nonsense! If we go to borrow grain from Dongcui now, won't that give them an opportunity to take advantage? Beixiao is already shaky and surrounded by tigers and wolves. I can't let Beixiao be destroyed in my hands!"
If he went to borrow grain from Dongcui Kingdom, wouldn't he lose face abroad?
Minister Feng looked grim. He stiffened his neck and said, "How long can Beixiao last without the grain? Your Majesty, the heavy rain three months ago saved many lives, but... it is far from enough!"
Xiao Heng remained silent, but his heart was in turmoil.
For a moment, the hall was so quiet that only the sound of people breathing could be heard.
Xiao Baozhu looked up at her father's frowning brows and couldn't help but stretch out her little hand to pat his shoulder.
Xiao Heng looked at the innocent look of his little girl and forced a smile at her. In just a moment, he had an idea in his mind.
He, Xiao Heng, has risked everything today, so why would he care about his face?
His people are almost starving to death, how much silver is his face worth?
He spoke up to break the silence in the Golden Palace: "I agree to send someone to Dongcui to borrow grain!"
As soon as these words came out, Minister Feng's eyes instantly turned red. As long as they could borrow the food, they in Beixiao would be able to grit their teeth and get through this winter...
Just as the ministers were discussing who to send to Dongcui to borrow grain, Xiao Baozhu cried out loudly.
Xiao Heng patted the little girl's back gently, thinking that she was hungry.
"Xiao Dezi, bring Zhuzhu's bottle over here..." Xiao Heng turned sideways and looked at Xiao Dezi beside him.
Soon a bottle of milk was stuffed into Xiao Baozhu's hand. Xiao Baozhu pushed the bottle away with all her strength and continued to cry to Xiao Heng.
At this moment, she was almost dying of anxiety, because she had food in her space!
A few days ago, when she celebrated her 100th day banquet, she wanted to give her father a surprise. Unfortunately, she was just a baby now. She wanted to share the sweet potatoes and potatoes with the people, but she couldn't express her meaning clearly...
Seeing the little girl pushing the bottle away angrily, Xiao Heng showed a hint of confusion on his face.
What's wrong with Zhuzhu? Normally, she cries when she's hungry... Why isn't she eating today?
Xiao Baozhu waved her hands, trying to tell her father that she had sweet potatoes to use...
Seeing Xiao Heng's puzzled look, Xiao Baozhu became furious and began to feel evil.
She just frowned, pointed at Xiao Heng and exclaimed, then waved her hand in front of everyone, and a pile of sweet potatoes appeared out of thin air above the Golden Throne Hall.
Before the people in the hall could see what the pile of things were, they were hit by the sweet potatoes falling from the sky and fled for their lives.
But Xiao Baozhu hurriedly took out a lot of sweet potatoes from the space, and there was no place for everyone to hide in the Golden Palace.
For a while, screams were heard one after another in the Golden Throne Hall, and everyone looked extremely miserable.
Xiao Heng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, stared blankly at the strange thing falling from the sky, and then looked at the little girl in his arms with a confused look.
That is to say...those ministers made the little girl unhappy?
Why would a nice little girl use magic to turn some dirt into clods of earth to throw at them?
By the time Xiao Heng reacted, the Golden Throne Hall was already filled with densely packed sweet potatoes.
Those ministers with good legs and feet ran faster and were not buried by the sweet potatoes, but the older ministers were in a miserable state.
They crawled out from the sweet potato pile with great effort, and looked at Xiao Heng, who was intact, in confusion.
Xiao Heng looked at the ministers with bruised faces and miserable appearances, and tried hard to suppress the urge to laugh.
Only Xiao Baozhu, nestled in his arms, poked her fingers guiltily, her big black eyes still rolling around.
She silently comforted herself in her heart that she was trying to help her father solve his difficulties, and that was why she accidentally hurt those ministers... What a sin, what a sin, may the Bodhisattva bless me, Amitabha!
Prime Minister Liu Kuqi dragged his body, which was sore from being hit by the sweet potato, and leaned over to pick up a piece of sweet potato on the ground that was bigger than his head and asked curiously: "What is this? Why did something like this appear out of nowhere in the Golden Palace?"
At this time, question marks slowly emerged in everyone's mind. Thinking of the scene when this strange thing just fell from the sky, they all couldn't help but shudder.
Xiao Heng naturally knew in his heart that this was something conjured up by the little girl. He coughed lightly and was about to speak when he felt his sleeve being gently grabbed by a small hand.
"Wow...wow wow wow..." Xiao Baozhu explained to Xiao Heng with a serious face.
Seeing that Xiao Heng was still puzzled, she suddenly had a small sweet potato in her hand.
This shocked everyone in the hall. They looked at the little princess in the emperor's arms in disbelief, and rubbed their eyes together, fearing that they had seen it wrong.
When they looked at the little princess's hand again, they saw that the strange thing was still lying in the little princess's hand.
Everyone looked at each other, and could see deep surprise in each other's expressions.
Oh my God, is it possible that the little princess is really the lucky star given to Bei Xiao by God?
Xiao Baozhu didn't have time to care about what everyone thought at the moment.
She grabbed the sweet potato with both hands, opened her mouth and pretended to take a bite, then began to chew it properly, and finally stared at Xiao Heng with her big round eyes and gave him a thumbs up.
Xiao Heng was shocked and surprised at this time. He was shocked that what the little girl turned out was not dirt and clods of earth. He was also surprised that the little girl was so precocious at just over three months old!
Seeing that her father had ignored her for a long time, Xiao Baozhu reached out her little hand and pulled at his dragon robe.
Xiao Heng subconsciously hugged her up, and Xiao Baozhu took the opportunity to stuff the sweet potato in her hand into his mouth.
Xiao Heng subconsciously took a bite, only to find that this strange thing was actually crispy, sweet and delicious. Although it had a hint of earthy flavor, Xiao Heng didn't care about that at the moment.
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