They didn't expect that they would still die.
Immediately, the Imperial Bodyguards came forward and dragged them all out.
After dealing with these people, Hongyuan Emperor angrily glared at the Empress, "Empress, as for you, although this matter has nothing to do with you, Wei Wei is your sister. However, Madam Wei is your younger sister. Her mistakes are also your mistakes. Who asked you to not be strict with her and allow her to be arrogant outside?! From now on, you will go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to reflect for a month and copy the Buddhist scriptures 100 times. You will also be fined 500,000 taels of silver for disaster relief. Are you satisfied? "
Of course, the Empress was not satisfied, but she had to say it on the surface, "Yes, this concubine understands!"
At this time, Hongyuan Emperor looked at Chu Xuanchen, "The Emperor of Li, today is the deadline for you to raise money. How much did you raise?"
Chu Xuanchen glanced at the Empress and said, "Replying to the Emperor, this subject only raised 50,000 taels of silver."
"What? I asked you to raise 1.8 million taels of silver, but you only raised 50,000 taels of silver. Why is that? "Hongyuan Emperor angrily asked.
Chu Xuanchen calmly raised his eyebrows, "Because the Empress raised all the silver. On the first day of fundraising, this subject had set up a thin wine and invited all the important ministers and nobles to eat and encourage them to donate. But he refused to donate to this subject because he had already donated to the Empress. Fortunately, Grand Tutor Han and the others donated some silver to this subject. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for this subject to raise 50,000 taels of silver. "
Hongyuan Emperor was stunned when he heard this.
The Empress hurriedly said, "The Emperor of Li, he trusts this subject and wants to donate the silver to this subject. This is other people's business. This subject didn't deliberately make things difficult for you. "
"This subject knows, but this subject is very worried that so much silver is not used for the people." Chu Xuanchen said.
Grand Tutor Han saw this and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, in this old subject's opinion, since the Empress has already raised the silver and time is urgent, there is no need to ask The Emperor of Li to raise more money. This subject thinks that the Empress should give the silver raised by the Empress to The Emperor of Li and let The Emperor of Li take it to Jiangnan for disaster relief. "
Grand Tutor Li also said, "That's right, Your Majesty. Now, the people are dissatisfied and homeless. If this flood is not cured, I'm afraid it will shake the foundation of the country. "
Magistrate Zhang also said, "Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress is also raising funds for the victims. However, due to the incident with Madam of Wei, Your Highness has also lost the support of the people. This subject believes that this donation should be given to The Emperor of Li for disaster relief. Only then will the people be convinced. Furthermore, this matter could not be delayed any longer. If this dragged on, the anger of the people would never be appeased. This subject has heard that in the Jiangnan area, there are already disaster victims plotting a rebellion! "
Hearing this, the Empress glared at Magistrate Zhang with hatred.
Hongyuan Emperor also knew that the fire was burning his eyebrows. He had to help as soon as possible.
However, when he thought about how the money raised by the Empress was used by Chu Xuanchen for disaster relief and how Chu Xuanchen gained a good reputation for nothing, he felt very uncomfortable.
However, discomfort was discomfort. Right now, the people were the most important.
No matter how uncomfortable he was, he had to prioritize the people first. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sit firmly on the dragon throne.
He said, "Alright, since everyone is saying this, then we have decided to give the three million taels of silver raised by the Empress, in addition to the five hundred thousand taels of silver she fined, all of it to The Emperor of Li for disaster relief in Jiangnan. The Emperor of Li, we will entrust this heavy responsibility to you. You must not disappoint us! "
Chu Xuanchen immediately cupped his hands. "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. This subject will definitely make good use of the donation and use it for the people. This subject will definitely not be like Madam of Wei, who deceives her superiors and fills her own pockets. "
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