wear it lord god

The great eunuch Defu knelt beside the mourning hall and burned paper, with a sad look on his face. From time to time he felt sad and wiped away his tears.

Zhao Kang walked in slowly, and Defu immediately greeted him.

"Sure enough, Weng Weng is here." Zhao Kang stood there, looking at the two golden nanmu coffins in front. Guo Siyuan handled the matter very safely. Within a short period of time, he got such a good coffin, saying that it was ordered by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

One inch of wood and one inch of golden nanmu, two coffins worth ten thousand gold. I heard that the Minister of Household Affairs has twenty or thirty private properties and thousands of hectares of fertile land. It seems that this empty treasury can be explained.

"I don't dare. Your Majesty can just call me Defu." Defu knelt down respectfully.

"Telford~" Zhao Kang asked: "You seem to be in your forties this year, right?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for remembering me. After the New Year, I will be forty-five."

"It seems that you have been in the palace for more than thirty years, right?"

Defu lowered his head and replied respectfully: "The old slave entered the palace at the age of nine and served the late emperor at the age of eleven."

Zhao Kang remembered what Xi Ning said to him when they had dinner just now: "A chamberlain who lives long enough and can climb to a high position is by no means an idle person."

He pretended to be melancholy and sighed slightly: "Someone has already signaled me to let you guard the imperial mausoleum."

The emperor and his courtiers have long known this outcome. Most of the eunuchs whose masters died first can still be returned and redistributed if their masters have a small position. But the master is at the level of an emperor or concubine. Anyone who dares to use it will basically end up guarding the soul.

Defu lowered his head and whispered softly: "It is a blessing for this old slave to be able to guard the late emperor's grave." He couldn't help but shed tears again. From now on, he would leave the prosperous capital and palace to guard the lonely emperor's mausoleum. This remaining life.

"You were kind to me once, but I can't bear it. So I want to ask you if you are willing to stay with me. After three or five years, I will find a reason to let you out of the palace. What do you think?"

The sudden turn of events made Defu couldn't believe his ears. He looked up at Zhao Kang, then cried with joy, and immediately kowtowed: "Old slave, I thank you for your kindness. I am willing to serve the saint, and in the next life, I am willing to be a cow and a horse, and my brains will be wiped out."

"There is no need for the next life, as long as you do the good work you have to do in this life. From tomorrow on, you will be with me. Whatever you should do, don't live up to my hard work." Zhao Kang left, feeling relaxed again. Quite a few.

During these three days, the Queen Mother was lying ill in bed because of excessive sorrow. Some eunuchs, in order to fight for power, joined forces to evade Defu. If Defu hadn't accepted many godsons and people who relied on Guo Siyuan, the palace would have been in chaos.

Now that Defu is back in charge of the general manager, he can quickly get the palace back on track. And he also said that Defu would be released from the palace in three to five years. By that time, everything in the court has stabilized and he will no longer be needed.

And Defu burst into tears at this time, feeling like he was reborn after a disaster.

He couldn't remember what kind of care he had given to this almost transparent eleventh prince before. But he has always been cautious in doing things and never offends anyone easily, even if he is extremely unpopular. Maybe at some point... No matter what, he fell in the favor of the new emperor anyway.

If you get the grace to leave the palace, you can return to your hometown or find a place to live with the money you have saved over the years. Adopting two grandnephews can be regarded as having an heir, which is much more comfortable than guarding the imperial mausoleum.

After bowing to the late emperor again, Defu got up and hurried back. The first thing he did was to summon all the eunuchs in charge overnight. Changed from the gentleness of the past, I have been beating him hard these days without giving him face, announcing that I, Defu, am back!

January 5th is the first court meeting of the new year. First, it was announced that Zhao Kang had succeeded to the throne according to the late emperor's edict, and a grand ceremony was held while waiting for the late emperor's burial.

In addition to reading out the burial arrangements of the late emperor, the eldest prince, and Prince Duan, there were many other important matters. Four auxiliary ministers were appointed, and the queen mother was named the empress dowager. The former emperor's concubines were named dowager, concubine, etc. according to their positions.

King Duan's son became the crown prince and took over as King Duan. Within fifteen days, he, his mother and the whole family of the family went to the fiefdom of Dengzhou.

The eldest son of the eldest prince is granted the title of King Xin, and within fifteen days he will go to the fiefdom of Yizhou with his mother and the entire family.

Originally, if the eldest prince succeeded to the throne, his eldest son would become the crown prince. Now that he has been named the King of Letters, it’s hard for everyone to say anything. The new emperor gave him the King Xin and the fiefdom that originally belonged to him, what else should he do?

Things were arranged in a reasonable and orderly manner, which convinced all the ministers.

After everything was said and done, Defu shouted: "If there is something to do, we will start, and if there is nothing, we will retreat!"

Someone came out and said, "I have something to report!"

Defu shouted: "Secretary of Household Affairs Sheng Wenhai has something to say!"

Why are you still singing? Many people knew in their hearts that this new emperor had never been to the court before and had been kept in the palace. Even the ministers in the court did not fully recognize him. And Defu had always been with the late emperor, so he naturally knew the names of the people in the court very well, so he shouted first to let the new emperor know who this person was. It seems that the new emperor has become Telford's master.

"Sure!" Zhao Kang remained calm. The Ministry of Households is in charge of money, and nine times out of ten it means that the treasury is empty. His father, who calculated and balanced every day, also gave a large sum of money to build temples and take Qiongwan. Otherwise, Huoyun Villa would be so happy about donating materials to reward the army, and he would really have no money.

The Minister of the Ministry of Finance did not say anything, but asked the minister to play. He also asked the minister to test and the minister to make up his sword, one with a red face and one with a white face.

Sheng Wenhai stepped forward, holding a ceremonial wat: "Your Majesty. The lower reaches of the Yellow River are flooded all the year round. The Ministry of Industry needs money to widen the river and fix embankments every year. We have just submitted an application for 200,000 taels of silver to the Ministry of Household Affairs for your Majesty's decision."

The banks of the Yellow River are reinforced and breached every year. Countless silver taels are spent on it, but we have to sort it out.

If you say yes, you will immediately ask for money, but the national treasury is empty, where will the money come from? About one million taels of silver are used every year, but the national treasury now totals more than one million taels. It just started this year, and there will be plenty of money to spend in the future.

Zhao Kang glanced at the paper placed on the eye-long table. It was the cheat sheet that Xi Ning had typed for him. After he selected one item, he said, "This is a serious matter. Let me give you an answer after considering it. You first Write the note and hand it in."

Needless to say, Xi Ning's move was pretty good. It was the first time he went to court, and sitting here, he was already panicking. It is said that when the eldest prince and other officials went to court for the first time, they almost didn't know what they were talking about. It was considered good if they could maintain their decorum.

Next to him, Defu lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, trying to hide his smile.

Sheng Wenhai wanted to retreat, but when he saw the Minister of Revenue looking at him sideways, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "The flood problem is particularly important. Construction will start in the spring. It will be too late when the rainy season arrives in May and June. This must be done. Decide!"

This is to force you to give an answer, and if you don't tell me, you will die. The country, the country, the country, and the common people were all brought out one after another, which made people dizzy. You can't get angry yet. Being angry means that you are a foolish king who has no regard for the country and the people.

Zhao Kang looked at Xiao Chao again, chose one, pretended not to be in a hurry, and said loudly: "What suggestions do you in the government have?"

The officials in the court all looked at each other secretly, this was to transfer the risk. These methods of Tai Chi and mud stirring are very skillful. It doesn't look like it's the first time to come to the court. Could there be some master's guidance behind it? The Queen Mother, or the four auxiliary ministers? (End of chapter)