Evil Girl Reborn: The Eldest Princess, She Takes Manchurian Civil and Military Affairs

Chapter 210 Side effects
Yiman stood by the window of the study and watched Bai Yi lead people to drag away the bodies of the four assassins.

"This is the fourth time this month."

Yiman didn't even look at it, and fell directly backwards on Zhou Yu's body, "It doesn't matter, the emperor knows that he can't kill me anyway. He keeps sending assassins, just trying his luck."

"On the contrary, you -" Yiman turned his head and looked at Zhou Yu's chin, "Did the emperor make things difficult for you again?"

Zhou Yu smiled and rubbed the top of his hair with his chin, "It doesn't matter. I never enter the palace. Your Majesty will only explain some paperwork. I have martial arts skills, so don't worry."

Yiman pursed his lips and said, "It's said outside that you joined the court as an official because of me. Did Mr. Zhou scold you?"

Zhou Yu chuckled lightly, Yiman felt the vibration on his back, and his breathing was slightly disordered.

"My mother originally wanted me to move directly to the Princess's Mansion, but my father couldn't say anything."

Yiman raised his eyebrows, turned around, and stared at Zhou Yu's face with a smile, "I think what the princess said makes sense, you can stay here tonight."

Zhou Yu gently leaned his forehead against Yiman's, "It's not good for your reputation, and you're not married yet."

Yiman opened Zhou Yu's forehead with his head, "Then you go first and use Qinggong to enter the house in the middle of the night. Besides, I don't have a good reputation."

Zhou Yu pinched Yiman's nose with a smile and was about to speak when Lu Bo's voice came from outside.

"Princess, there is news from the palace——"

Yiman looked at Zhou Yu and sighed, quickly touched the corner of Zhou Yu's mouth with his foot, and sat back behind the desk.

"Come in."

Zhou Yu rubbed his fingers twice, lowered his eyes and sat down.

After Lu Bo came in, he glanced at the two of them and took the lead, saying, "Princess, there is news from the palace that the Queen has adopted the Thirteenth Prince, and the ceremony will be formalized tomorrow."

With a faint smile, "You are just doing useless work. Do you think you can pull me off my horse by holding one?"

Zhou Yu looked at Lu Bo, "What does the palace mean?"

"The Empress wants the Thirteenth Prince to be your biological brother from now on. She wants to invite the Princess to the palace to attend the ceremony."

Yiman smiled and shook his head slightly, "This must be the emperor's intention. The queen doesn't know what kind of temptation she was under. Where do you plan to put Ning Xiu?"

Yiman rapped his knuckles on the table, "In the past, the emperor deliberately cultivated the seventh prince, but I never paid attention to the other princes and princesses. Zhou Yu, have you seen the thirteenth prince?"

"Being of humble origin, you must restrain yourself and observe etiquette. The Thirteenth Prince is the second best, but you'd better not enter the palace."

"Are you afraid that I will be assassinated again?"

Zhou Yu shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty the Queen should not dare to do so during the ceremony."

Manman lowered his eyes and immediately understood what he meant. He was afraid that she would see the queen's mood change.

Yiman looked at Zhou Yu with a smile on his cheek, "Then I'll listen to you, I won't go. But I have to give you a gift tomorrow, Lu Bo——"

"exist."

"There are still many of our eyeliners in the palace that have not been activated. You go to the palace and make sure to let the Thirteenth Emperor know that there are people watching him anytime and anywhere."

"Yes, the servant will go here."

A few days later, all the ministers were waiting for the morning court meeting in front of Hanyuan Hall. Three or five ministers gathered together to communicate in private.

"Princess."

Yiman nodded to the ministers who greeted him with a smile, and Chu Nan walked over behind him.

"Princess, have you heard?"

Yiman glanced at Chu Nan, who was full of energy and ready to gossip, "You tell me."

"I heard that when the Thirteenth Prince went to the toilet the day before yesterday, three eyes suddenly appeared outside and stared at him. He was so frightened that the Thirteenth Prince fell straight to-"

"Master Chu, the eldest princess is a woman, how can you be so ungrateful. Princess." After hearing Hua Xiang's reminder, Chu Nan quickly shut up and smiled sheepishly.

Yiman smiled and shook his head slightly, "It's okay. Is the Thirteenth Prince okay?"

There was a gloating smile in Chu Nan's eyes, "I heard that the imperial doctor checked and found that everything was fine. He just vomited the doctor."

"Upon—"

Upon hearing the mountain's call, the ministers immediately lined up and entered the Hanyuan Hall in an orderly manner.

After the mountain shouted long live, the Ministry of War was the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, Tugui has been keeping an eye on us, and there is almost not enough food and grass on the border."

The emperor frowned and looked at Hu Bu, who stood up and held up his hands in embarrassment, "Your Majesty, the hundreds of thousands of troops on the border have been consumed a lot, and food and grass have been cut off in various places, but it really shouldn't be delayed for a long time. Military pay has also been prepared, but Because preparing food and fodder always takes time.”

Yiman frowned slightly. The past two years had been good years, so there would be no shortage of food and grass. How could it be so difficult for the Ministry of Household Affairs to make preparations?
Seeing that the emperor was about to ask questions, the Minister of Household Affairs wiped his sweat and continued: "There is a drought in Zhunzhou this year. The spring harvest will not be harvested, and the autumn harvest will also be affected."

"Why is it reported now? Do the Zhongshu and the Ministry of Household Affairs have any countermeasures?"

Zuo Qinglu came out and handed over his hand, "We have already formulated a disaster relief plan with the Ministry of Revenue, but as the Ministry of Revenue said, the food and salary will be delayed for a few days."

"Soldiers on the border must have rice, but the disaster is like a fire and must be rescued. Zuo Aiqing must be careful."

"Yes."

After leaving the court, several people from the Ministry of War followed Yiman's carriage into the mansion.

"Princess."

Yiman glanced at it and said, "Is it because of food and salary?"

Jin Xiaozhan stood up and nodded, "Princess, you also know that the border is tense, and a sudden return may enter the palace at any time, and Shatuo is eyeing it. If there is a shortage of food, grass and military pay, and it affects morale, then the disaster will not be comparable to that of one state or one county. That’s it.”

Yiman took a deep breath and listened to the emperor's intention. He really wanted to rescue the disaster first.

"By the way, have you heard anything about Princess Beiling's letter home?"

Jin Xiao lowered his voice, "People from Shatuo said that Princess Chengrui has married into the royal family and there is no reason to return to her homeland. If Princess Chengrui misses her relatives, Daling can send Princess Chengrui's relatives there."

Yiman sneered and said, "It's not a small talk. Let the Jin family army pay attention to the front line of the Shatuo border. If there is any violation of the line, fight back as it is."

"But, Princess, what if she really gets into trouble with Shatuo, returns suddenly for a sneak attack, and a war breaks out on the border. What if the domestic supply of food, fodder, and military pay cannot keep up—"

"Military pay - there must be some."

Several people were shocked, "What do you mean by the eldest princess? But the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts are all clear and clear——"

Yiman shook his head slightly, "The emperor's implementation of the Chunke New Deal was originally intended to collect the family's wealth and connections and fight for the sudden return. Now the Cui Zhou family headed by it is cutting down its side branches, and the remaining ones related to me have also begun to streamline their operations. , those side branches left the backbone and the center of power, have you seen where they went?"

Jin Xiao was startled, "Could it be——"

"Yes, they were eaten away by the emperor's power, and the side branches did not have enough power, but after all, they have accumulated wealth over the years, and if they leave the family, if they cannot protect themselves, they will become a piece of fat.

It is precisely because the direct descendants of the great family still hold power and their vitality has not been damaged by cutting off the branches, that I will continue to implement the New Deal. "

"So, Your Majesty must have enough money in his inner treasury to deal with border wars and disasters at the same time?"

Yiman nodded, "So, once a sudden return war breaks out and it affects Daling, the emperor will not fail to spend money to help. If it is not enough, those second-rate families and wealthy families from all over the country will have to strain their muscles and bones. Anyway, the military power is still concentrated in As long as the army is in the center, there will be no chaos."

Jin Xiao suddenly realized, "I see, Wei Chen understands, so he will go to the Ministry of Finance to ask for money."

"By the way, who from the Ministry of Household Affairs is going to Zhunzhou for disaster relief this time?"

Jin Xiao thought for a while, "It seems to be a sixth-grade person named Xie."

Yiman nodded with a smile, "That's it."

(End of this chapter)