The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1299 Appropriation of Cenxi
Turandot's guard of honor returns to Changsha.

The departure and return of this Concubine Li also surprised the courtiers of Song Dynasty who did not know.

Indeed, no one thought that Turandot would return to Song Dynasty again.

However, this news did not reach the ears of Zhao Dongting and others who were still in Weifu and were on their way back to Changsha.

After Turandot returned to the palace, it was Grand Eunuch Gan, the chief eunuch of the palace, who welcomed her into the palace.

Then Turandot learned that Zhao Dongting led the army and the concubines to Haojing Island.

For some reason, Turandot sighed softly when he heard this.

After returning to Siyuan Palace, he started to stay alone.

The eunuchs and maids in her palace did not dare to disturb her either.

About half a month later, Concubine Yang Shu, Xie Daoqing, and all the retired officials from the imperial court who had parted ways with Zhao Dongting in Guangzhou returned to Changsha first.

This time is already close to the Double Ninth Festival.

After Concubine Yang Shu and Xie Daoqing returned to the palace, the first thing they did was to inquire about Zhao Dongting's whereabouts.

Only these, the officials and eunuchs in the palace don't know about it.

In the end, it was Concubine Yang Shuxuan who came to Xuanxue to finally learn that Zhao Dongting and the others had arrived in Hengzhou, not far from Changsha.

This made them breathe easier.

Even though he knew Zhao Dongting was surrounded by all the masters of the Wu Ding Hall interacting with each other, it was impossible for any accidents to happen.But I was still a little worried before.

Zhao Dongting has long been the pillar of the Great Song Dynasty. It can be said that the Great Song Dynasty can be short of anyone, but he is the only one that cannot be missing.

But not long after Concubine Yang Shufei and the others returned to their dormitories, a eunuch came to Concubine Yang Shu's dormitory to report: "Empress Dowager, Concubine Li came to pay her respects."

This made Yang Shufei very surprised.

Turandot's status is embarrassing, except for the day when she was named a noble concubine, she never came to see her again.

She didn't get angry because she didn't want to see Turandot that much either.

After all, so many relatives of the emperor in the Song Dynasty died in the hands of the Yuan Dynasty.Even his husband was taken captive by Yuan army.

Although Turandot is already a concubine of the Song Dynasty, her status as a princess of the Yuan Dynasty finally made Concubine Yang Shu and others feel a little bit worried.

Speaking of it, they didn't go to trouble with Turandot, which is already kind-hearted.

This is also thanks to the fact that none of them are that mean, even Xie Daoqing has changed a lot.Otherwise, Turandot's life in this palace must be very difficult.

For a long while, Concubine Yang Shu didn't speak.

"The Empress Dowager..."

It wasn't until the eunuch yelled again that Concubine Yang Shu came back to her senses and said, "Since she is here, let her come in..."

After all, he sighed lightly.

Eating fast and chanting Buddha for a long time made her not want to embarrass Turandot too much.

"Turandot pays respects to the Empress Dowager..."

Soon, Turandot was brought to Concubine Yang Shu by the eunuch and saluted Concubine Yang Shu.

Concubine Yang Shu nodded lightly, "Excuse me!"

Then the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Concubine Yang Shu only asked the eunuch to give Turandot a seat, and said nothing more.

Turandot didn't know what he was thinking, and he hesitated to speak several times.

It took a long while before she finally summoned up the courage to say: "The Empress Dowager, Turandot...please allow me if I have anything to do."

"What's the matter?"

Concubine Yang Shu frowned slightly.

She really couldn't think of anything that Turandot needed to ask for her permission.

Immediately afterward, Turandot continued: "My concubine... My concubine wants to move to live in the emperor's palace."

These words made Concubine Yang Shu's eyes widen.

She couldn't even believe that Turandot said it, and couldn't help asking, "What did you just say?"

Turandot's face was reddish, and he said in a low voice: "The concubine wants to move to the emperor's bedroom. All the sisters are there, and the concubine lives alone in Siyuan Palace. It's really a bit... lonely."

Concubine Yang Shu looked deeply at Turandot with a strange expression on her face.

She is someone who has experienced it, so why can't she understand the meaning of Turandot's words.

Turandot clearly wanted to get close to the emperor.

It's just that this princess of the Yuan Dynasty deliberately kept a distance from the emperor before, why did she suddenly have such thoughts after returning from the Yuan Dynasty?
Concubine Yang Shu couldn't help thinking in a bad direction, and her complexion gradually became ugly.

"Humph!"

Then she snorted heavily: "The Siyuan Palace was bestowed on you by the emperor, how can you move just as you say! Regarding this matter, according to this palace, you should first ask the emperor what he means before you talk about it!"

Turandot's face was rather bitter, but he could only respond: "The concubine obeys the order..."

There were bursts of bitterness in her heart.

If she could be willing to face Zhao Dongting, she wouldn't come to the Empress Dowager's bedroom to meet Concubine Yang Shu.

I just don't know why the queen mother suddenly became angry.

Turandot knew that staying here would only add embarrassment, so he resigned soon.

And this incident naturally did not cause any waves in the palace.

Zhao Dongting didn't come back, Turandot still lived in Siyuan Palace, and only occasionally went to Zhao Dongting's bedroom to see the children.When she came back, there was really no surprise.

That embarrassing identity made her, the Concubine Li, no different from a transparent person in the palace.

The taxation situation of various places is summarized in Changsha city.

Lu Xiufu, who was in charge of the government, and others were full of joy after looking at it.

Now Da Song's taxation is better than one year.

In the past, it could only be said that apart from taxes to maintain the court's expenses, they were barely affluent.And this year, the treasury should finally be able to hoard some gold and silver.

Just then I thought, I don't know if the emperor will implement some new policies after he comes back.If this is the case, then these taxes will soon be poured out by the emperor like water.

It is not uncommon for the emperor to have a better understanding of people's livelihood when he travels in micro-clothes. He will have new ideas.

As a result, Lu Xiufu and others suppressed all the memorials requesting funding from various places for the time being.

In today's Song Dynasty, apart from the most affluent coastal areas, roads such as Chengdu, Tongchuan, Dali, and Southwest Beijing still need funding from the imperial court.

Taxes are plentiful and expenses are high.

After more than ten days, Zhao Dongting finally returned to Changsha with his daughters and Wu Dingtang masters.

As soon as he entered Changsha City, he went straight to the imperial palace.

When Lu Xiufu and others heard the news of Zhao Dongting's return, they all went to the palace to see Zhao Dongting.

The girls were busy returning to the dormitory to take care of the children who hadn't seen them for some time.

Zhao Dongting met with Lu Xiufu and others in the imperial study and learned about the tax situation of the Song Dynasty this year.

Then I only heard Lu Xiufu talk about their suppressing the memorials for appropriating funds from various places.

Finally, Lu Xiufu asked: "I wonder if the emperor will gain anything from this tour in micro-services?"

How could Zhao Dongting not know their thoughts.

He smiled and said: "You dear ministers, you can press down the memorials requesting funds from various places. I'm afraid I'm worried that I will use these taxes for some measures?"

Lu Xiufu and the others laughed lightly, noncommittal.

Zhao Dongting said again: "I do have some thoughts in my heart. I intend to allocate [-]% of the taxes collected from various places this year to the local government offices, so that they can set up emergency banks to deal with various natural disasters, such as The cold snap at the beginning of the year, and the flood in Jinghu South Road a few months ago. Right now, people’s lives in various parts of the Song Dynasty have finally stabilized. If the common people are hungry because of natural disasters, it is the fault of our court It's..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help sighing softly, and thought of the landslide at the Cenxi Coal Mine again.

Lu Xiufu and the others were stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, "Your Majesty..."

A [-]% tax cannot touch the country of the Great Song Dynasty, but it will enable the governments of the Song Dynasty to be able to deal with various emergencies in the future.This is a good thing.

Of course, since the emperor implemented many new policies, none of them seem to be wrong.

Zhao Dongting waved his hands and smiled lightly, "What kind of sage is there? If I could have figured out this method earlier, this year's natural disaster should have passed more smoothly."

As he spoke, he looked at Lu Xiufu, and said, "Lord Lu, has there been a memorial from Cenxi, Tengzhou, Guangnan West Road recently?"

Lu Xiufu frowned and thought for a while, then replied: "Your Majesty, there is indeed an account of Cenxi in Tengzhou. It was submitted by the magistrate of Tengzhou, and it was about the collapse of the Cenxi coal mine, which killed hundreds of people. Jin Er let the treasury of Cenxi County be empty. The magistrate of Tengzhou asked the court to allocate funds to temporarily relieve Cenxi's urgent need. This matter... Your Majesty, have you heard about it?"

Of course he knew that Zhao Dongting would not ask about Cen Xi for no reason.

Zhao Dongting nodded, and said: "It's not just what I heard, I was in Cenxi at the time. I also asked the county magistrate of Cenxi to do this. The coal mine collapsed and hundreds of people were buried on the mountain. It's too horrible to see... So, whatever amount of money Cenxi County asks for, it will be allotted to them, and it will be allocated as quickly as possible."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials again, and said, "Also, show me the resume of Li Fanrong, the magistrate of Cenxi County."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials quickly agreed.

I knew in my heart that Li Fanrong was in luck.

The emperor just came back from Cenxi and wanted to read his resume. He was afraid that he wanted to promote Li Fanrong.

No way, this mere county magistrate can soar into the sky...

(End of this chapter)