The Emperor's condition seemed to have improved. The morning court, which had not been held for a long time, reopened today. This was the first time in several months. The officials were in high spirits and did not dare to be negligent. They stood in front of the palace gates before dawn, waiting.
The morning court had not been held for a long time. Originally, they thought that there would be a lot of important matters accumulated. They did not know when it would end today. However, in less than an hour, all the officials lined up and walked out of the political hall.
The Emperor's body might not be able to hold on. Even in the past, it was rare to end a meeting so early.
Two provinces had been hit by floods half a month ago. The losses were not small. The Emperor ordered the Ministry of Revenue to allocate silver as soon as possible for disaster relief. He also sent officials from the Imperial Water Surveillance to deal with the floods. This should be the most urgent matter.
However, similar disasters were experienced almost every year. There would not be any big mistakes if they were done step by step.
After that, it was some trivial matters of the various departments. Since it was the morning court, something had to be said. Otherwise, it would be awkward for everyone to stand there and make it seem like they had no work to do.
In addition, he ordered the Ministry of Rites to assist the princess in supervising the construction of the county schools. There was also a small reform of the imperial examinations. It was something that everyone was concerned about.
Although he had failed many times, the Emperor did not seem to have given up on the suppression of some powerful families.
There was still a long distance from the Political Hall to the yamen of the various departments. The officials gathered in twos and threes and discussed the matters of the morning court.
"Daxing County School. His Majesty is opening the door to the poor again …"
"Didn't they do this a few years ago? In the end, it was still left unsettled."
"It's difficult. If we want to build more academies for the provinces, we need to hire more teachers, ink, paper, and books. We haven't even counted the academies … All of this requires silver. Can the national treasury take out that much?"
"Who knows? The Emperor didn't say that it would be from the national treasury. He only said that the Eldest Princess would be in charge of this matter. Can the Eldest Princess take out so much silver?"
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If it was a year or half a year ago, the focus of their debate would be that although the Princess was of noble status, she was only a woman. What right did she have to participate in national affairs?
However, at this moment, no one dared to say this.
The last person who had questioned her had his spine broken by the people of the capital.
A great scholar of a generation ended up being disgraced and his reputation destroyed. Countless people would sigh when they thought of it.
In this year, the Eldest Princess's brilliance was too dazzling.
She had brought back Tian Fa and helped the Jing Kingdom defeat the Qi Kingdom. Even now, the Jing Kingdom was still deeply intimidated. Later on, she had defeated the envoy of the Qi Kingdom and saved the face of the country. Later on, the Women's Union and the Women's Academy had even promoted the national policy of not marrying before the age of sixteen. They had trained female midwives, which reduced the chances of a woman dying from dystocia by several times.
All of these things were enough to convince. convinced.
Up until now, they wouldn't be surprised if the Eldest Princess's shadow appeared in court affairs.
But as for whether she could handle this matter well, no one had any expectations in their hearts.
After all, even His Majesty had encountered irresistible obstacles in this matter, let alone the Eldest Princess, a woman. Not to mention other obstacles, just the amount of silver needed was not a small amount.
If she couldn't solve this problem, it would be a joke.
Perhaps it was because they saw through this that the officials with deep backgrounds didn't show any displeased expression.
Supporting the poor was naturally suppressing the influential families. His Majesty's display of this intention showed that he was dissatisfied with them.
The big families, who had always been close to the royal family, were not afraid. Their status in the court was guaranteed by the royal family. But for the Cui family and other families, things were not so simple.
At least in the current court, they were not so stable.
An official said in a low voice, "These years, the court has changed a lot. Is His Majesty still not satisfied?"
"Don't worry. Haven't we already experienced such things?" A middle-aged man next to him showed a disdainful smile and said, "This time, there will be no end. Even His Majesty can't do it. Eldest Princess … haha."
"Yeah, the most important thing is where the silver comes from." One person nodded and said, "If it's only in the capital, it won't affect the overall situation. But if it covers all the provinces, I'm afraid the national treasury won't be able to afford it. I'd like to see what Eldest Princess plans to use to fill this bottomless pit."
"Haha, Her Royal Highness's business is doing well, but this time, the shining silver is destined to go down the drain …"
As soon as one person said this, he was pulled by the arm by the person next to him. The person's gaze was extremely obscure.
That person looked back and saw the gloomy face of one of the important figures of the Cui family. His heart immediately thumped and he thought, "This is bad."
Wasn't mentioning this in front of the Cui family rubbing salt in their wounds?
Everyone knew that the Cui family had suffered heavy losses because of the glass incident. The exhibition was not held and the glass they had hoarded was smashed to pieces in front of everyone. According to insiders, this time the Cui family would probably lose millions of taels of silver. In terms of losses, who could compete with the Cui family?
Not daring to look at that Official Cui again, he looked back at the Eldest Princess who had just walked out. A strange look appeared in his eyes and he quickly walked forward.
"It seems that no one is optimistic about you."
Li Yi rarely attended court today. He walked beside MIngzhu. With his current hearing ability, it was not difficult for him to hear what the people in front of him were talking about. For the Eldest Princess, it was even less difficult.
"Just watch." MIngzhu looked back at him and said lightly.
Li Yi heard this and was stunned. He didn't know whether he should be touched or helpless.
This matter had been arranged in front of hundreds of officials. There was no way back. The silver had not been settled yet, but she was actually not anxious at all?
She didn't think, what if he was bragging?
However, the feeling of being trusted was not bad. Li Yi looked back at her and comforted her, "Don't worry. If you don't have money, you can cheat some more."
"What did you say?" MIngzhu looked back at him.
"I said if you don't have money, you can earn some more." Li Yi looked at her and said with a smile, "You also know that I am very good at making money. This little money is just for sprinkling water …"
There seemed to be someone waiting in front. When he saw the two coming, he bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness."
Then he looked at Li Yi and nodded slightly.
Li Yi also smiled back. The head of the Wang family was an old friend who had friendly cooperation with him.
MIngzhu looked at him and asked, "May I know what's the matter, Official Wang?"
The relationship between the Wang family and the royal family had always been close. Although she was a princess, she would not be too arrogant in front of the head of the Wang family.
"Your Highness wants to build the county school. It is a good thing for the country and the people. The Wang family is willing to donate one hundred thousand taels of silver to contribute to this matter."
One hundred thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. When Li Yi gave it to Miss.Liu, he hesitated for a moment. The Wang family actually took it out so easily. They were indeed the wealthiest family in the Jing Kingdom. They were full of confidence …
However, thinking of how much they had earned these days, it was normal for them to take out some money to show their love.
MIngzhu was also stunned when she heard this. Then she said with a smile, "I appreciate the Wang family's kindness. However, I have already made arrangements for this matter. There is no need for Official Wang to worry."
She knew that Li Yi did not want others to interfere in this matter. Moreover, he had just said that the money was just a sprinkle of water to him …
Sprinkle of water should mean that it was not worth mentioning, right?
The head of the Wang family was only surprised for a moment. Then he smiled and said, "In that case, I will leave first."
Li Yi turned his head and looked at her in a daze. His face was full of disbelief.
Being stared at by him and thinking of the effects of the soup, MIngzhu felt that a certain part of her body was a little strange. This feeling was unprecedented. She blushed and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
Li Yi touched his forehead with one hand, and reached out with the other to touch hers.
She did not have a fever.
Could it be that after drinking too much of that soup, a certain part of her body would grow and her intelligence would decrease?
"What are you doing …" MIngzhu swatted his hand away and said angrily.
Li Yi had no time to admire the Eldest Princess's rare angry look. He took off and chased after the head of the Wang family.
"Official Wang, wait, don't go …"
"Let's discuss what happened just now …"
"Old Wang, stop!"
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