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The next day in the court, Gu Nancheng proudly stood at the head of all officials.

The emperor pondered for a moment and then spoke, "Today, my 35-man North Guard Army has made great contributions in repelling the enemy at the border, but the Great Ying Dynasty has been in constant war and chaos, and has encountered one famine after another. The treasury is empty, causing my soldiers at the border to lack clothes and food. Now, do you have a good way to solve this problem?"

"This, this, what should I do?"

"That's right. With the successive years of famine, it's been difficult to collect taxes, and the treasury is empty!!"

"Yes! It's freezing cold today, and our soldiers don't have winter cotton clothes. What should we do?"

All the officials kept discussing it, but no one stood up and came up with a solution for a long time.

The emperor was impatient and snorted, "Left Prime Minister, what do you think we should do about this?"

Guo Zhao stepped forward and glanced at Gu Dingbei, "I think that the people are suffering so much that it is difficult for them to pay taxes. We should start with the wealthy merchants and let them donate generously to contribute to the country."

The emperor secretly rolled his eyes. The last time he raised food and grass, it was the rich merchants who donated it. The year was not good, and the rich merchants were not rich anymore! !

"The rich businessman has already come out once, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come out again. How about letting all the officials come together?"

When the emperor speaks, who dares to say no?

The left prime minister was in deep thought, and the emperor was in deep thought. What did he mean this time?

The soldiers on this frontier are indeed from the Great Ying Dynasty, and we cannot ignore them, but these are the Zhenbei Army. The emperor has always been suspicious of the Zhenbei King. Today, in front of all the civil and military officials, he wants to raise food and wages for the Zhenbei Army. How much should he give?

Everyone looked at each other, not daring to guess the emperor's intentions, and waited for the Left Prime Minister to take the lead and set an example for them.

The emperor has spoken, and if he doesn't pay, he will be unhappy. Others don't know whether there is money in the treasury, but Guo Zhao knows it best. Despite years of war, tax revenue has not decreased, and even more than in previous years. Countless people have been killed and injured, but the court is not affected.

If the emperor really wanted to give the Zhenbei Army money for winter clothes, it would be impossible for him not to give it. Now it seems that he can only pretend.

Thinking of this, Guo Zhao suddenly realized and stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, I am willing to donate 1000 taels of silver to help the Zhenbei Army survive the cold winter!!"

1000 taels? Are you kidding me? You are a first-rank prime minister! The Zhenbei Army has 35 people. How many winter clothes can you buy with 1000 taels?

The last time the wealthy merchants donated food and fodder, they donated tens of thousands of taels. Some even donated 10 taels directly.

All the officials exchanged glances with each other. Now that the prime minister had taken the lead, they knew how to proceed.

The first-rank prime minister offered 1000 taels, and they could never surpass the prime minister.

"I am willing to donate 500 taels to help the Zhenbei Army survive the winter!!"

"I am also willing to pay 500 taels."

"Your Majesty, I will give you 300 taels!"

"I will also give you 300 taels!!"

"I am willing to pay 100 taels!!"

......

Gu Nancheng's face became more and more ugly. These people thought that the Zhenbei Army was begging for food.

There was a hint of teasing in the emperor's eyes. He glanced at Guo Zhao and found that he was indeed an old fox.

Guo Zhao naturally noticed this subtle detail. It seemed that he guessed right.

He looked at Gu Nancheng with pride.

Finally, the data was unified. Although the donations were not much, they were large enough for civil and military officials to donate a total of 4 taels of silver.

This amount of silver is just a drop in the bucket for the army. Gu Nancheng was dissatisfied.

But something is better than nothing.

At least now his Zhenbei Palace can no longer come up with 4 taels.

Fly meat is also meat.

Gu Nancheng looked unhappy. He looked at the civil and military officials, and then at the emperor. "Although it is just a drop in the bucket, I still thank all the ministers for their generosity on behalf of the soldiers at the border!"

The emperor smiled and thought that this amount of money was indeed shabby.

"I sympathize with the officials, but you are going too far. There are 35 troops on the border. This is really too little. Each of you should give me 100 more taels!!"

"Yes!"

Gu Nancheng was speechless. You can even say that you have an extra 100 taels. Are you not shabby now? Fortunately, the extra 1 taels were added.

"If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court!!"

"Your Majesty!" Gu Nancheng stood up.

"I have just finished reporting to the capital, and now I am in a hurry to take some silver back to buy more clothes for the soldiers and provide porridge for the people. I will set off for the border tomorrow. I hope your majesty will approve it!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. Are you leaving so soon?

Guo Zhao looked at the emperor anxiously, wanting him to keep him. After all, there were still 200 one-on-one warriors waiting for orders.

The emperor pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"My dear minister, you care about the soldiers and the people, and that's as it should be. Chaoyang's dowry is also ready. Let her set off with you tomorrow!!"

"Yes!!"

All officials withdrew.

Guo Zhao chased to the imperial study, "Your Majesty!!"

The emperor remained silent. Guo Zhao spoke again, "Your Majesty, this is a great opportunity!! The King of Zhenbei has not left his fiefdom for many years, and now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!!"

"But I have decided to marry Chaoyang. If I do, how will Chaoyang cope with it?"

Guo Zhao thought about it and said, "Just treat it as an assassin from the northern border. If it succeeds, stop the princess's wedding procession and cancel the marriage!! If it fails, blame it all on the Hu people! The princess will still marry!!"

The emperor closed his eyes, and his mind recalled the scenes of his friendship with Gu Nancheng when he was young, fighting against the enemy together, going through life and death, and protecting the country. At that time, they were monarch and subject, brothers, and comrades.

Gu Nancheng had saved his life many times on the battlefield. The two also said that they would never be suspicious of each other and would be of one mind as king and subject.

What has brought us to where we are today is the result of changes in status, the passage of time, and the fickleness of human hearts.

The emperor's eyes were somewhat desolate and cruel, but then he became determined. The road to becoming a king is a lonely one!

When fighting for the throne, countless brothers were killed, not to mention Gu Nancheng.

"As you wish!!"

Guo Zhao's eyes lit up and he quickly bowed, "Yes! I will definitely arrange it!!!"

Princess Chaoyang’s Mansion!

"Princess! The conditions in the northern border are harsh. I heard it is freezing cold! I will give you this fox fur coat!"

Chaoyang sat in front of the mirror and put on her makeup.

"Okay! Remember to prepare that men's nightgown. I made it for Brother Dingbei!"

"Remember, don't worry, Princess! The prince consort will be delighted to see us, and will love us even more!!"

As they spoke, the girls started laughing.

Princess Chaoyang blushed and said shyly, "You are such a talker, and you dare to tease me!!"

Amidst the laughter and noise, hundreds of boxes of dowry were piled up outside the door, filling the yard.

"Princess, this is the dowry list! Please take a look!"

Princess Chaoyang took the list and looked at it carefully.

There were two pairs of gilded phoenix crowns, dozens of gold hairpins, dozens of silver hairpins, and dozens of jade hairpins and jade pendants.

20 rolls of Yanluo brocade, 5 rolls of Qingyi gauze, 5 rolls of Xiangyun gauze, 10 rolls of Chonglian silk, 10 rolls of Zhuanghua satin...

Among the jade articles, there are 10 jade pendants, 10 jade bi disks, 10 jade plates, 10 jade rings, and 10 jade combs...

10 pairs of gold and jade embroidered shoes, 5 pairs of pearl and jade shoes, 2 jade pillows...

5 gold, silver and copper basins, gold bowls and gold chopsticks, ounces of silver, ounces of gold...