The little queen is squeamish, and the tyrant of prey coaxes her every night

"emperor."

Prime Minister Fu spoke again, interrupting Li Yan's meditation.

Li Wei looked up.

"What else can the Prime Minister do?"

"Your Majesty, Empress Qianqiu has also prepared a sum of money this year. I wonder if I can use it for emergency."

As soon as Fu Chengxiang said this, everyone in the hall looked at him.

Li Wei didn't speak.

Li Yi glanced at Li Wei's expression, smiled at Fu Chengxiang and said, "Prime Minister, if Queen Qianqiu is omitted, I'm afraid it won't be very good."

But Li Min said: "The Prime Minister is right, I and the empress are still young, there is no need to be like this every year, and there is no need to prepare for this year's longevity."

Fu Chengxiang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say any more.

Li Shen said: "This matter is settled first, and the things that you are ordered to do will be done first. Li Rong will lead people to check the account books of the household department, and first transfer the money that has been transferred to Linchuan. The prime minister will handle it and send it to Linchuan as soon as possible." .”

"Yes."

The Yangxin Hall came out, and it was already the zenith of the moon. The two ministers from the Ministry of Revenue left alone, and Li Rong left with Prime Minister Fu.

On the way, Li Rong said: "Father-in-law was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation just now, and he seems to be thinking about other things, do you have any worries in his heart?"

Prime Minister Fu shook his head and did not hide anything from his son-in-law. He sighed and said, "I was just ready to retire before, but now that something like this has happened, it is difficult to hand over the memorial."

Li Rong never found out that Prime Minister Fu was planning to resign, so he looked at Prime Minister Fu in surprise.

"Father-in-law, why?"

"I'm old……"

Fu Chengxiang sighed and looked at Li Rong again.

"Besides, you are young and promising now, and you have taken over the Ministry of Household Affairs. These are two extremely important positions. The emperor uses you so much. If I occupy the position of prime minister, things will be reversed. I'm afraid it's not a good thing."

"father in law……"

Fu Chengxiang waved his hand and interrupted Li Rong.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, and you don't have to feel guilty. The Fu family also has a queen. If Yaoyao is still the same as before, to be honest, I am less worried. At least the emperor will not think about other things. Besides, the emperor probably intends to abolish the official position of prime minister, if I can resign on my own, wouldn't it be good for both sides?"

After all, he, the prime minister, did not have much power. The six ministries had the right to report to the emperor on their own. Moreover, the South Study Room always had several important ministers together to discuss matters.

The prime minister is also in name only.

But the format today is different from before.

Li Rong thought for a while and said: "The emperor trusts the father-in-law very much now. If the father-in-law resigns at this time, the emperor will not agree, and even if the emperor wants to abandon the prime minister, he will probably wait for the father-in-law. Why should the father-in-law do so at this time?" Thinking so much? Do your best to do what the emperor ordered, the emperor is not an unreasonable person, let alone the empress, even if it is for the sake of the empress, the emperor will not do anything."

"That's exactly what I don't want to do." Prime Minister Fu said.

He knew that the emperor still liked his daughter, so much so that the emperor did not express his anger at all when his daughter was so angry, and even indulged her blindly.

But the emperor's connivance is only a matter of their relationship, they can make trouble no matter what.

But once he needs to exchange his daughter's friendship with the emperor for his status in the court, these feelings between the emperor and his daughter will deteriorate.

He has been an official for decades, and he doesn't care about the power in the next few years. Besides, as long as his daughter and the emperor are well, even if he resigns, he will live well.

Why should he hold on to it?
Thinking of this, Fu Cheng felt more relieved on the contrary.

"Naturally, you have your own ways to go. As for resigning from office, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until this matter is over. Let's go, go back first, otherwise Miao Miao will worry about you at home."

Li Rong was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.

Back home, Li Rong found that Fu Miao hadn't rested yet, she just changed her clothes and leaned on the bed to read a book. Seeing him coming in, Fu Miao immediately asked the maid to prepare hot water, then walked to Li Rong, and took him down. Putting the official hat aside, he pulled Li Rong to sit down again.

"The emperor has called you into the palace for so long, what happened?"

"Zhang Jiqian, who went to Linchuan to take charge of floods, sent a memorial. The money for flood control was not enough. The Queen Mother interfered with it before. The money sent at one time was not much, but now it is not enough. The emperor wants to allocate more money from the Ministry of Household Affairs. , but found that the Ministry of Revenue did not have much money, so we discussed this in the palace."

"Is there not enough money in the household department?"

Fu Miao was stunned for a moment.

Next to him, the maid handed over the hot handkerchief that had been wrung out. Fu Miao took it and handed it to Li Rong, then quickly recovered.

"That said, this matter is very serious. The emperor has made up his mind to completely solve the flood problem along the river. He will not give up even if he has no money. Is there any way to get along?"

"The emperor sent me to check the account books of the household department, and at the same time asked my father-in-law to send the money I could collect to Linchuan. For this, the emperor's inner library originally planned to repair the palace, as well as the emperor's longevity festival and the queen's Qianqiu festival. All the money will be sent to Linchuan with the household department."

"Is that so..."

Fu Miao murmured.

Li Rongdao: "Not only that, but once the investigation of the household department starts, I am afraid that other officials will be involved this time. The two servants of the household department also seem to know that there was a problem with the national treasury before, but they have kept it from telling. Now something happened. Your Majesty knows that once the Ministry of Accounts checks the account books, these two people and other people involved may also be replaced, this time the Ministry of Accounts may have to replace many people."

Fu Miao's eyes flashed.

"This is something that can't be helped. However, the talents selected by the emperor to be released have just left the capital to take up positions in various places. If the Ministry of Household Affairs needs a major shake-up, I don't know if there will be any people who will be able to do anything at that time."

"This matter has not yet been definitively determined, but the emperor mentioned the investigation of the household department, and I am afraid that he already has a plan in his heart."

Li Rong got up while talking and went to wash his hands.

Fu Miao followed and handed him the dry handkerchief.

Li Rong wiped his hands, and said again: "By the way, father-in-law has the intention of resigning from office, have you heard father-in-law mention it before?"

"Resign?" Fu Miao shook her head in confusion: "I have never heard my father mention this matter. Where did you hear it?"

"Father-in-law said it himself, if there is no such thing, I am afraid that within two days, the memorial of father-in-law's resignation will appear on the emperor's case."

"But I've never heard my father mention it, why is he suddenly resigning?"

"Father-in-law is worried that the Fu family's power will be too powerful, which will affect the emperor's feelings for the queen." Li Rong said.

Fu Miao frowned subconsciously when she heard this sentence, then quickly lowered her head. After calming down for a while, she said, "This is also the father's loving heart."