Straight man of steel

Chapter 294 Turning the tables

Zhang Yuan felt that it was almost time, so he looked at Wei Qing.

Seeing that Wei Qing also nodded, Zhang Yuan stepped out immediately.

Liu Che didn't expect that Zhang Yuan would also come to the court meeting, and he seemed a little surprised.

Although the Embroidered Clothes Envoys had grasped Zhang Yuan's whereabouts, they did not even inform Liu Che of Zhang Yuan's previous dynasty.

"I can't bear the suffering of the people, so I donate one million yuan and one hundred thousand stone grain."

Wei Qing followed closely behind, and said aloud without waiting for Liu Che to praise Zhang Yuan.

"The poverty of the minister's family cannot be like that of Taixue Ling, but he is willing to do his best.

Therefore, donate 50 yuan and [-] stone grain. "

A stone of grain used to cost more than a hundred yuan in Chang'an, but now it has tripled to three hundred yuan.

One hundred thousand shi of food is equivalent to 3000 million yuan. There are many nobles who can spend 3000 million yuan, but Wei Qing is definitely bankrupt this time.

Zhang Yuan also spent almost one-third of the family's money on purchasing food.

It can't be said that it hurts muscles and bones, but it's not a good feeling either.

Zhang Yuan can also be open-minded, money is something that people don't bring with them in life, even if the Zhang family doesn't have any money, the thousands of acres of land can make hundreds of people worry-free for a lifetime.

All the officials in the court looked very ugly, and they no longer ridiculed Dou Ying for being stingy in their hearts.

Although Dou Ying didn't have any face on her face now, she let out a long breath of relief.

This is because Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing have raised the threshold of donation, not only at 01:30, but also by [-] times.

Dou Ying is now comfortable, has lost face, and has kept his money and food.

Not to mention whether the faces of the princes and nobles in the back can be saved, the money and food are really impossible to keep.

"Your Majesty, Cao Xiang, the son of Marquis of Pingyang, has requested to enter the palace."

Cao Xiang is the son of Pingyang Marquis Cao Shi and Pingyang Princess. He is only a little over ten years old now, so he came to Jianzhang Palace with nothing to do.

Liu Che is Cao Xiang's uncle, and he loves this nephew very much on weekdays.

Hearing that Cao Xiang was weak and sick, no one wanted to provoke the Pingyang Marquis, for fear of accidentally killing him.

"Xiang'er is here? Let him in."

Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing turned their heads to look outside the hall, they both knew about this matter, but Zhang Yuan was still a little curious about Cao Xiang.

Pingyanghou's lineage has always been weak and sick, and it is not known whether it was caused by the marriage of close relatives or what.

Zhang Yuan felt that one of the reasons why the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty were not as good as one generation after another was that, like those kings in Europe, they married close relatives.

Take the Marquis of Pingyang as an example. The princesses have been married for generations, and the sons born to the princesses must be the heirs of the Marquis of Pingyang. The bloodline is closer to that of Liu Bang than the emperor Liu Che.

Everyone in the court didn't take this prince Pingyang seriously, so only Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing turned their heads.

The front hall of Jianzhang Palace was facing the rising sun, and a small figure gradually walked into the hall. At first, because of the backlight, Zhang Yuan couldn't see the face of the little prince clearly, but he could see the whole picture clearly after he got closer.

The yellow complexion is the same as having jaundice, but the abdomen is very swollen.

Zhang Yuan looked at it, and it didn't seem like he had inherited any invisible disease, but felt like flatulence.

But at this time, Zhang Yuan would definitely not jump out and say that you might have some kind of disease, and turned his gaze away, waiting for Liu Che to ask questions.

"Xiang'er is weak, why didn't he stay at home, instead he ran to Jianzhang Palace?"

Cao Xiang directly ignored the current environment, and shouted to Liu Che affectionately with the surrounding officials.

"Uncle, my father knew about the disaster in East County, so he ordered Xiang'er to mobilize money and food from the clan.

Donate tens of millions of money and 50 shi of grain to the people of the sixteen counties in the east. "

Because the number was huge, everyone subconsciously ignored Cao Xiang's fault for not addressing Liu Che as His Majesty at the court meeting.

Although Zhang Yuan knew that Cao Xiang was sent by Princess Pingyang to donate money and food, he did not expect such a large sum of money.

In fact, Zhang Yuan can donate so much if he wants to, but he will have to drink the northwest wind in the next year.

The Marquis of Pingyang's mansion is really rich. Judging by Wei Qing's calm appearance, so much money and food is nothing to the Marquis of Pingyang at all.

It wasn't Zhang Yuan's bun, the dumbfounded people occupied most of the hall.

The Cao family is the most powerful family in the Han Dynasty except the Liu family, and the royal family is the wealthiest in the whole world. It goes without saying, but the second must be the Pingyang Houfu.

Otherwise, with these few frail and sickly Cao family heads, each of them also wants to marry the eldest princess of the big man.

It seems that Cao Xiang will marry Liu Che's first daughter in the future, which is a kind of control and a kind of wooing.

"Okay, okay, really worthy of being my nephew.

Is it possible that you are still watching from the sidelines now?A child can have such boldness, and you are still shrinking from it. "

Everyone knew in their hearts that this was definitely what Princess Pingyang meant.

Both Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing belonged to the lineage of Princess Pingyang, why Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing had just donated money and food, and Cao Xiang came here before they could impress everyone.

Everyone gritted their teeth and couldn't afford the 50 shi of grain at the beginning, but now with [-] shi, what can they get?Take your life to fill in?
It's okay to take it out, but it's okay for some people to take it out, such as Pingyang Hou and Tian Fu. Liu Che knows that they have money.

But those who seem to be worthless on weekdays, and pretend to be poor, suddenly take out so much money and food, in one word, they will die if they take it out.

"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter cannot be done.

It is better to solve the problem of the Yellow River breach as soon as possible, so that the people can resume production.

The Xiongnu in the north are still eyeing them covetously, ready to go south at any time to take advantage of the fire and rob them. The money from the treasury cannot be spent on relief for the victims.

One year is fine, but if in two, three, four, five years, the Yellow River is still flooded and the Huns raid the border again, then the Guochao will not be able to spend extra money and food for the Northern Expedition. "

Sure enough, someone still couldn't bear the pressure and jumped out, Zhang Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

It took a long time to come out, as long as there is a trend of public opinion in the court, maybe Liu Che can really change his mind.

The person who said these words was Ting Wei Ling. It was easy for others to donate money and food, but he could never take it.

Sitting in this position must be poor, otherwise it is absolutely a dead end.

Thinking of this, this person stood up under such great pressure. He might die if he disobeyed Liu Che, but at least he could leave a reputation as a straight minister.

Liu Che saw that the mountain was not turning around and the water was turning back to this topic that he thought should be over, and his mood turned from sunny to cloudy.

"Your Majesty, is there anyone else who thinks the same as Tingwei Yin?"

Liu Che slowed down his tone, and asked this sentence with a seemingly harmless appearance, and sure enough, a bunch of people stood up and demanded to find another way to solve the flood.

(End of this chapter)