I became the leopard cub of the paranoid emperor

This is a young man with a handsome face. His eyebrows and eyes are vaguely similar to Chu Yuzhao, but his figure is thinner and his temperament is more feminine.

After he saluted Ping, he talked loudly and eloquently: "Your Majesty, I think that the border is tight now, the Dager people frequently invade our Dayin border, and both sides of the Chaojiang River are flooded. It is a time of internal and external troubles. My Dayin The people, the people of the court, the most important thing to do at this time is to work together to reverse the current situation. The soldiers on the border are still fighting bloody battles, and there is no shortage of military pay, food, and grass, but the flooding of the Chaojiang River cannot be cured. I don’t have much money, but I am willing to donate 3000 taels of silver, and the whole government will be a vegetarian for half a year, so that it can be used for disaster relief and embankment repairs, and I will do my best.”

"That's right, that's right, King Lu is right." Kneeling Li Shangshu seemed to see a savior, "I, I am also willing to donate 3000 taels of silver, and then go to the Chaojiang River to build a porridge shed, and give porridge until the rainy season is over."

After King Lu finished the call, the whole hall was silent at first, and then echoes sounded one after another.

"Your Majesty, I feel that what King Lu said is very true. Now is not the time to investigate the collapse of the dam. The most important thing is how to remedy it."

"That's right, I was deeply moved by the words of King Lu, and decided to donate half a year's salary for disaster relief."

"The minister is also willing to donate half a year's salary."

……

Hearing more and more echoes, although King Lu lowered his head, an imperceptible smile curled up on the corner of his mouth.

"What? Are you all willing to share my worries and solve the problem of the empty treasury?" Chu Yuzhao said suddenly.

Although his voice was soft, there was a terrifying pressure in his tone, everyone shut up immediately, and the whole hall fell into silence again.

"Alright, since King Lu is so generous, and everyone is so righteous, then you will make up for the gaps owed by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households this time." Chu Yuzhao's pale and handsome face showed a bit of sarcasm. , the cold eyes slid across everyone's faces one by one, and said word by word: "You are really the pillars of the country, I am very relieved."

"Liu Huai Mansion!"

"The minister is here."

"Calculate how much money it will cost to rebuild the dam."

"My minister obeys."

With a loud response, a thin middle-aged official walked out from the end of the hall, holding a booklet in his hand and hurried to the front, and without bowing to Chu Yuzhao, he shook the booklet in his hand, and with a bang, a long one.

"Re-mining Qinggangyan, the section of Hulujiao in Zhenkou, which is measured to be three miles, will cost 7000 taels of silver, and the section of Chaya in Zhenkou, measured to be two miles in diameter, will cost 8000 taels of silver due to the rugged river course..."

Following Liu Huaifu's recitation, the long booklet slowly moved from one end to the other, and the people in the hall also became uneasy. They looked at each other and exchanged questioning eyes, with expressions of surprise and uncertainty on their faces.

Luo Bai was not at all interested in what he read, and only focused on Chu Yuzhao.When he first entered the main hall, he was still a little worried that he would be caught by the guards and kicked out, but after coming in for a long time without being noticed, he gradually became less nervous and his mind became active.

His round eyeballs turned around, and he saw that on the left side of Chu Yuzhao's dragon seat, there was a passage leading to the inner hall, and a relatively thick gauze curtain was blocking the front.

He felt that if he approached slowly from that passage, there should be no problem.

After all, the pretty brother was listening to those people so intently that he would not notice himself, and the guards below would not see him through a veil.

Luo Bai felt that this idea was really great, so that his heart jumped for joy, and he began to move quietly, step by step, towards the passage behind the gauze curtain.

"... Qianyuan's wife's labor cost is ten Wen per person per day, and after a construction period, it needs 5000 taels of silver..."

Behind the gauze curtain on the left side of the Dragon Throne stands Shuangxi, a young eunuch from the imperial tea house.During the period when the emperor was in court, he had to keep an eye on the teacups on the dragon table, brew, refill, and replace with new tea after two courses. Turn on the water, don't refill the water too often, and don't break the cup, so that the emperor can feel the ironing in a silent way.

This position is in the passage close to the inner hall, and there is still some distance from the dragon seat, so it can be regarded as the eunuch serving the imperial court.The eunuch of the imperial teahouse, the highest goal of struggle is this position, usually the senior eunuch's job, how could it be the turn of a small eunuch like Shuangxi.

Early this morning, the eunuch on duty said that he had suffered a cold night and could not pass on his sickness to the emperor, so he asked Shuangxi to serve in front of the imperial court.Shuang likes to call grandpa a few times with joy, and under the envious eyes of other eunuchs, she comes to Qiande Palace.

He had been reminded earlier that the new emperor had a gloomy temper, and he had to be extra careful in doing things, so as not to make mistakes, but he never expected that the emperor would smash the teacup on the first day of the imperial errand.

But it's not his fault, he just needs to be smart and do the rest well.

Shuangxi was staring at the teacup on the dragon case, and suddenly felt that there was someone else beside him.He thought it was some eunuch and court lady, but when he turned his head, it was a young master whom he had never seen before.

The young master was about the same age as him, with a very good-looking appearance, red lips, white teeth, dark eyebrows and eyes, if it wasn't for the bun and the men's clothing, he would have looked like a beautiful little palace lady.

Shuangxi looked at him quickly, and saw that the jade crown was just an ordinary product in the palace, and the clothes were also ordinary white gowns with a belt of the same color moiré around his waist. He was neither a eunuch nor an official of the court or a prince.

...Who is this, and why did it appear in the court?Also, still standing here?

Luo Bai finally moved behind the gauze curtain. He first looked at Chu Yuzhao who was not far away, and was very satisfied with the distance, and then explained to the little eunuch who had been staring at him: "Sister, I just stand, stand a little while."

Shuangxi's lips moved, but she didn't dare to make a sound, so she had to move half a step to the side to make room, and the two of them stood side by side behind the gauze curtain.

No one would notice the small movements here, they were all listening to Liu Huai's mansion reading the list, the list was so detailed that even the summer cooling fee was included in it, but Chu Yuzhao half closed his eyes, and there was no trace of impatience on his face, The other officials also listened attentively.

"...All the money needed to build the dam is here, a total of 25 taels. If you feel that there is a discrepancy in the accounts, you can check with the officials one by one after the court."

In the center of the hall, Liu Huaifu finally finished reading the long list, closed the booklet, and stood on one side with downcast eyes.

Chu Yuzhao picked up the teacup in front of him, and gently skimmed the tea foam with the lid of the cup. In the quiet hall, the slight sound of porcelain colliding could be heard.

After taking a couple of sips, he put the teacup back to its original position, slowly raised his eyes, glanced at the people standing by His Highness, and said: "Everyone who loves you and pays the court salary, is willing to share my worries at critical moments, Donate money for the country, then the money for rebuilding the dam this time will be shared by you."

"Ah, this is, this..."

All the officials were in an uproar.

When the emperor was thoroughly investigating the matter of the embankment, the two ministers, Li and Cheng, pushed each other, but it was difficult to clean themselves.King Lu proposed to donate money, clearly wanting to give the two a step up and cover up the matter, so everyone followed suit.

Donating a little silver meant that it would not offend others and also win a good reputation, but I didn't expect the emperor to spread the money for building the entire dam on everyone's heads, which is not a meaning that can be passed.

Shuangxi behind the gauze curtain kept counting the number of times Chu Yuzhao drank water.

I've already had two sips of this tea, it's all right.

He lifted the copper pot on the small table in front of him, walked to the side of the dragon case, lifted the lid of the teacup, refilled the water in an orderly manner, then lifted the copper pot, bent down and returned to its original position.

Huh... everything went well.

As soon as he let out a breath secretly, he saw the young master next to him, looking at him with bright eyes, and then looked at the big copper pot, with a look of surprise on his face.

Shuangxi felt that this person was a bit strange, and he didn't know who his background was, but he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he could only secretly keep his mind on it.

The officials were still discussing, and Chu Yuzhao continued: "Since there are grades in salaries, the money shared by you will be different. Officials who receive more favors from the court on weekdays should share more. The two princes and the left and right ministers There is no shirking of responsibilities, each of us will bear [-] taels, and the rest will be shared by the ministers, ministers, elders, and generals."

"Liu Huai Mansion."

"The minister is here." Liu Huaifu, who stood silently at the side, responded loudly.

Chu Yuzhao's eyes were heavy: "Calculate the money that everyone has to share."

"Your Majesty, I have already made up my mind."

"read."

"The minister obeys the order."

Liu Huaifu stood up in the hall, and took out a new booklet from his sleeve. After unfolding, it was a long one, hanging down in his hand like a cloth. After he coughed lightly, he began to chant aloud.

"Wang Shaoan, Minister of Dali Temple, 31 years of food salary, 500 taels of silver should be apportioned, Li Bin, censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, 20 years of food salary, 800 taels of silver should be apportioned..."

When everyone saw this scene, who wouldn't understand?It turned out that the emperor had known about the coming out long ago, and had set up the big net long ago, just waiting for people to go in obediently and donate the silver automatically.

Everyone was miserable, but they didn't dare to object. They just exchanged glances with each other, and looked at Lu Wang Chu Yulu who was still standing in the center of the hall, hoping to get a hint.

Chu Yulu's smile could no longer be maintained, and his face was very ugly. Although he still lowered his head and maintained a humble and respectful posture, his eyes, which implied resentment, secretly looked at Chu on the high seat. Yu Zhao.

Just as he looked over, he met a bone-chilling gaze, Chu Yuzhao was looking down at him from above, there was no warmth in his gaze, only undisguised disgust and chill.

Chu Yulu was startled, quickly lowered his head, and secretly clenched his fists beside him.

With Liu Huaifu's chanting, the discussion in the hall gradually became louder, Chu Yuzhao seemed to have never heard of it, and only picked up the teacup and drank slowly.

Halfway through, he glanced to the left, flicked across the faces of those people, as if looking for someone, and then retracted lightly.

The officials there were whispering to each other, only Wang Chuyu was staring at the roof in a daze, holding a wat board in his arms, as if he had long since lost his mind.

Compared with the bustling hall, the space behind the gauze curtain was very quiet. When Chu Yuzhao picked up the teacup, Shuangxi was already highly concentrated, turned his head slightly, and counted the number of times he drank water from his corner of the eye.

And Luo Bai, who was beside him, also focused on Chu Yuzhao, watching the Adam's apple protruding from his neck, rolling up and down with the movement of swallowing.

Just as Chu Yuzhao put down the teacup, Shuangxi quickly reached out to pick up the copper pot in front of him, but it was empty.

At the same time, a white shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and when he looked back, he saw that the young master who had been standing by his side had already walked towards the throne, still holding his copper pot in his right hand.

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Luo Bai: I got the pot, hurry up.