They all thought that today they would have to use some blood to appease the situation. After all, as the king of a country and the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty, he had endured the infamy for so long. Now that everything was exposed to the world, it was only natural for him to kill a few people to vent his anger. No one would say anything.

What they didn't expect was.

Nothing happened at the morning court session. Not to mention bloodshed, even the sound of a cane was not heard before the court session ended.

Putting all these things together at this time, the three most influential civil officials in the dynasty could only look at each other in shame.

After a long while, Zhan Hui took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and slowly said, "Forget it."

"We are fortunate to have met a wise ruler, and we should be happy and cheerful."

"Isn't this what we were worried about before? We were afraid that we had made the wrong choice, that we had been deceived, that we had harmed the Ming Dynasty, that we were ashamed of the late emperor, and that we were ashamed of the people. But now everything has been resolved, and we should be happy."

"From now on, we will just do our best to assist Your Majesty and make up for our sins with our merits." Zhan Hui comforted the other two with a complicated expression.

And he mentioned the word "later".

Fu Youwen seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and regardless of his guilt, he frowned worriedly and said, "This news has been announced to the world today. Although the infamy Your Majesty has been subjected to these days has been largely cleared, a major problem still remains."

He is the head of the Ministry of Revenue.

As he is in charge of all the expenditures of the national treasury on a daily basis, he inevitably has more contact and understanding with the grassroots people, and his sense of smell in this regard is the most acute.

Naturally, Zhu Yunhuan immediately came to mind and considered the trouble.

He had mentioned this matter to Zhan Hui and Liu Sanwu before, so they quickly remembered it and, for the moment, ignored everything else: "Open the window and look outside. What's the situation now?"

Feeling guilty about Zhu Yunhuan, they naturally began to subconsciously consider things from Zhu Yunhuan's perspective.

Therefore, the three of them had expressions of deep worry on their faces.

To put it in a broader sense, if the people in Yingtian Prefecture react too strongly, they will easily be exploited by people with ulterior motives!

Think of this.

The three of them ran to the window in a hurry.

When the window was opened, those fierce words of dissatisfaction and resentment were blown in along with the cold wind. The three of them fell silent and felt mixed emotions.

After a long pause, Fu Youwen said with a hint of regret, "Their reaction is far more intense than I expected. After all, it's winter now, and this matter touches upon the most vital interests of these people... Your Majesty was so determined to accomplish this for the Ming Dynasty, but now the consequences are difficult to handle."

Liu Sanwu sighed deeply, unable to bear to listen any longer, and closed the window again. At the same time, he couldn't help but say with some heartache, "Your Majesty has clearly done nothing wrong, so why... is he still forced to endure all this abuse?"

Zhan Hui raised an eyebrow and said, "Your Majesty may have a broad vision, but he is still young and has been a bit too impatient on this matter. In fact, if this matter could be delayed for a year or two, both the availability of raw materials and the explanation to the people would be much easier."

Hearing Zhan Hui's words, Liu Sanwu shook his head and said:

"But then, many people will still die this winter."

"In fact, Your Majesty should have anticipated the current situation in Yingtian Prefecture long ago. He explained this to the court this morning that he had been keeping this matter a secret because he understood the principle that 'people worry not about scarcity but about inequality.' This was because he wanted to accomplish this matter this year."

"He's probably...ready to endure this."

"Your Majesty, he, ah..."

At the end of the conversation, Liu Sanwu could only sigh, not knowing what to say next. Because if you think about the whole thing together, you will know that Zhu Yunhuan had already expected this.

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