Empress Dowager + Spoiler

Xu Yingmin burst into tears as he spoke, "The people in Jiangnan are really suffering..."

Gu Xizhao also wiped away her tears, "My palace is well-clothed and well-fed in the palace. I didn't expect the people in the south of the Yangtze River to suffer so much. The water conservancy in the south of the Yangtze River is a great cause that will benefit thousands of years, and the people cannot be let down."

Gu Xizhao glanced at Zhao Sansi, then looked at Marquis Changping, "Since Mr. Xu has mentioned this matter today, I am here to express my opinion in front of you. The emperor is building water conservancy projects in the south of the Yangtze River. Well, it doesn’t matter if you are a member of Dazhao, you are all supportive. I am incompetent and can’t share much for the common people, so I can only contribute my own heart.”

"My father, Marquis Changping, is a clean and honest man. On that day, the emperor gave the Gu family a dowry worth nearly 600 million taels. My father didn't accept any money, and the dowry was used as my dowry. Except for some utensils and the house and land, there is nothing I can do. , the rest of the silver, gold and some jewelry will be donated by the palace to the construction of water conservancy projects in the south of the Yangtze River."

Chapter 135

In this Mid-Autumn Festival feast, Gu Xizhao was actually only doing it for her father, Marquis Changping, to get back from him the gold, silver and jewels that the little fool squandered for her.Crying poor to these aristocratic families is just incidental.

Three months have passed, Marquis Changping should have forgotten what was mentioned that day, and she doesn't want to have long nights and dreams.Her Gu family has long been the most prestigious upstart in the capital, so there is no need for these gold and silver jewels to add to the icing on the cake.

As soon as she finished speaking, the whole audience was shocked, and when they came back to their senses, they all went to see Marquis Changping.

Marquis Changping was so angry at Gu Xizhao's unprepared move, it took him a long time to recover, facing Gu Xizhao's gaze from afar, under the eyes of everyone, he couldn't get angry at all, he could only clenched his hands secretly, Looking back at each other calmly, "Your Majesty can care about the world, I am very pleased."

Gu Xizhao lowered her eyes and said with a light smile, "I will never forget my father's teachings."

"Your Majesty, as long as you remember, as long as you remember." Marquis Changping felt that it was difficult to breathe, and he put one hand on the table beside him secretly, and then stabilized his figure.

Cai Jun sat at the position below him, looking back and forth between him and Gu Xizhao secretly, and waited until he sat down again, then got up and walked to his side, bowing to him, "Old General Gu is really brave, I admire the truth .”

That day Zhao Sansi invited the Gu family to the palace for a meal, and the next day Marquis Changping fell ill. The illness continued intermittently and never recovered. At the end of May, he took the initiative to resign and suggested that Gu Feiyang take over. He is the general of the Northwest.

Since Emperor Gaozong, the Northwest Frontier Fortress has been guarded by the Gu family. One-third of the tiger talisman for the [-] troops of the camp.

At that time, when Marquis Changping asked to play to resign, Zhao Sansi did not give a direct answer. After discussing with all the officials, he approved his request.

Marquis of Changping naturally stayed in the imperial city after leaving office, but the title of Marquis of Changping was just a vain title with a salary and no position. Staying in the imperial city was equivalent to those veterans who returned home. When they met each other, they also called him Old General Gu.

When Marquis Changping heard the words, he could only gather his spirits and get up to return the salute, "The prime minister is the real young and promising man, which makes people admire him."

Cai Jun smiled, and did not reply, but walked out, and knelt down in the direction of Gu Xizhao, "The Empress is virtuous and kind-hearted, she is a great blessing, a blessing to the common people, and I am deeply impressed by Jiangnan. The construction of water conservancy is a great cause that will benefit the people for thousands of years. All ministers should learn from the good deeds of the empress and make a little contribution. The family is poor. I hope that when the water conservancy is being built in the south of the Yangtze River, I will always save money and save food every year. Donate half of your salary to Jiangnan."

Zhao Sansi didn't understand until now that the "leading by example" in her queen's mouth turned out to be the queen herself.

However, she was not surprised. Apart from being moved, it was more of a kind of comfort that "the queen never disappoints her expectations and only surprises her".

Before Na Cai, when the Minister of Rites brought Na Cai's list and asked her to have a look, she felt that the things prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were too shabby, so she pointed to the good things in the warehouse and added them to the list.

At that time, Shen Yi said to her: "Your Majesty, the items on this gift list were prepared after consideration by the House of Internal Affairs and ministers with reference to the gift list of the emperor's wedding in the previous dynasty and before Dazhao. It is worth nearly 500 million taels. That's quite a lot. Besides... I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"Say."

"Five million taels is not a small sum. If the queen gives birth to a prince in the future, what if the queen's natal family..."

"Master Shen, please be careful with your words."

"The emperor forgives the crime."

"Get up. I know it in my heart. In the future... even if the Gu family really has a different heart, I also believe that the queen will not..."

She knew that her queen would not.

Zhao Sansi withdrew his thoughts, and took back the eyes that were tightly glued to Gu Xizhao, got up and walked to Gu Xizhao, held her hand, and looked down at Cai Jun who was kneeling below, "Okay, very good , the Prime Minister is willing to share joys and sorrows with the people in the south of the Yangtze River, which makes me very pleased."

After that, she tilted her head and looked at Gu Xizhao again, with unconcealed satisfaction in her eyes, "There is such a virtuous queen in the harem, and how lucky I am to have a prime minister who cares about the country and the people in the previous dynasty, virtuous The queen and the virtuous prime minister can have both."

Cai Jun made his mark like this, Li Yanzhi, the official minister of the centrist faction, followed suit, saying that when the water conservancy projects in the south of the Yangtze River were built, half of his salary would be donated.

Lin Wenshu hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly agreed.

When the matter developed to this point, the people who went to the palace for the banquet today still don't understand what, the little emperor's Mid-Autumn Festival moon feast is a drunkard's intention, and it is aimed at their small coffers.

Although he was reluctant, he spared no effort with this "meager strength" from the queen to the important ministers in the court. How could other people dare to be a penny-pinching iron chicken?After all, this banquet was also eaten, and the moon in the palace was also rewarded. This cannibalism should indeed be expressed.

All of a sudden, these courtiers followed closely behind, speaking out one after another, and they all contributed a little to the water conservancy in the south of the Yangtze River according to Cai Jun's standards.

All of them only said to donate half of their salaries, but they didn't say how much money they donated. It wasn't that these courtiers had no spare money to donate, but they could only donate their salaries.If you donate money in one go, it is a sin to donate more or less.

If you donate too little, you will inevitably get the reputation of being stingy in front of everyone. If you donate too much, it will easily arouse the suspicion of the emperor, after all, they are all honest officials.The only way to donate your salary is the safest way, which not only expresses your honesty as an official, but also demonstrates your sincerity in caring about Jiangnan affairs.

Only Shangshu of the Ministry of War is not afraid of the views of the world. Amidst the voices of echo, he said with a tangled face: "I am as concerned about Jiangnan affairs as these colleagues are. However, my family is really weak and can't compare with these colleagues. And There are old people on the top, and young people on the bottom. They all count on the salary of the minister. The minister has just calculated carefully. Even if he tightens his belt to live, I am afraid that he can only donate one-third of the salary. The emperor and the empress do not Strange."

Hearing this, Zhao Sansi and Gu Xizhao both held back their smiles and looked at each other, "Sun Aiqing, please hurry up, I am really touched by the fact that all Aiqings can do this today, it doesn't matter if you donate more or less, the people in the south of the Yangtze River You are the people of Dazhao, and so are all your lovers, and you are the pillars of Dazhao, how can you treat you harshly for the people of Jiangnan? Don't worry about it, Mr. Sun, one third is also your heart."

"What the emperor said is very true." As soon as Zhao Sansi finished speaking, Princess Mingzhao, who was sitting at the head of the female family, got up to answer the words, "The Empress Empress donated her dowry today, and Mingzhao, as the princess of Dazhao, naturally cannot stand by and watch I am willing to donate 50 taels of gold and 3000 taels of silver to the dowry given by my father in the past."

"Thanks to the emperor's kindness to us, we can continue to live in peace in the palace. It is useless to keep money by our side now." After Princess Mingzhao said, Concubine Ning also stood up, " The concubine is willing to donate all the regulations over the years and the rewards from the late emperor."

Concubine Ning opened her mouth, and these concubines could only grit their teeth and donate.Immediately, Zhao Huan's wife followed suit and donated 200 taels of silver. Some wives from aristocratic families with similar status to her could only grit their teeth and donate.

In the end, the agreed-upon Mid-Autumn Festival moon feast finally turned into a large-scale fundraising scene. Officials from the Ministry of Rites and people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs all took out their accounting books and registered there one by one.

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