reborn princess

Chapter 358 Aggressive
Xuan Yu smiled indifferently, "Does the emperor believe it?"

The emperor also smiled, but there was a touch of sarcasm in the smile, "Is it useful, believe it or not? Once those 'poor officials' get pink eye disease together, I will list some crimes for you and give you hundreds of discounts, even if I want to protect you It's also difficult!"

When it came to the word "poor official", the emperor specially increased his mocking tone.

"Your Majesty..." Baili Yao smiled faintly and spoke softly. "On weekdays, people say that the emperor has a golden mouth and a perfect word, and the minister's wife is here today to say a word to the emperor. In the future, once the Wanli City Wall is completed, most of the business in the hands of the minister's wife will be handed over. , the minister's wife will only keep some small businesses for subsistence, and will never covet these riches and honors!"

The emperor frowned slightly after hearing her words, "Xiaoyao, why do you say such things? I absolutely trust you!"

When the emperor was still a prince, he was acquainted with Bailiyao. At this time, no outsiders were around, so he called Bailiyao by his boudoir name.

Seeing that the emperor seemed a little anxious from a hundred miles away, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, 'wealth can't last three generations', if a minister's wife says something disrespectful today, it is the royal family, and the most powerful country can last hundreds of years. ?”

"Xiaoyao..." Xuan Yu called his daughter-in-law worriedly, thinking that her speech would make the emperor unhappy.

The relationship between their husband and wife and the emperor was so good that he won the emperor's favor. He didn't want the emperor to be separated from them because of his daughter-in-law's words.

"A companion is like a tiger", he understands this truth better than anyone else.

But the emperor was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled, showing his gleaming white teeth, "You are right, but I don't agree with your intention to protect yourself wisely. You are afraid of the master of high merit, I am not afraid, you help me To make money, you don’t need the treasury to pay money, and it’s okay to build the city wall for thousands of miles. After all, you have done a lot of business and gained a lot of benefits. I only said that you provide the military salary to the imperial court every year, several million taels a year No one is willing to take out the silver military salary. Those corrupt officials would rather sleep on gold and silver than take out the money. I won’t allow you to quit just because you have made such a great contribution. Not only did you If you want to help me, you have to help my son in the future."

Hearing that he happened to mention the prince, Baili Yao raised his brows slightly. Today, the queen mother just entrusted him with the matter, and he was planning to find a suitable opportunity to talk to the emperor, but he didn't expect the emperor to give him a chance so soon.

Thinking of this, he said: "Your Majesty, you mentioned a few princes today, and my wife would like to tell the Emperor a story."

"Oh?" The emperor couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. "I just like listening to your stories, tell me!"

Bai Liyao then said: "I heard that there was an emperor in ancient times. There was a famine one year. The people had nothing to eat, so they dug grass roots, gnawed tree bark, and even ate Guanyin soil. Many people starved to death. News When the news got into the ears of the emperor, the emperor thought hard about how to solve the famine of the people, and finally said to the minister, "The people have no chestnuts and rice to satisfy their hunger, why don't they eat minced meat?"

The emperor couldn't help being taken aback when he heard her words, "Where is this stupid emperor? Why haven't I heard of this allusion? Which history book recorded it?"

Of course, it is impossible for Bailiyao to tell him the origin of this allusion, because it is not something that has happened in this world, so he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you think that the historians under you will write bad things about you? Could it be that they Do not die?"

The emperor couldn't help smiling, looked at her deeply and said: "Xiaoyao, this is why I like to listen to you, you like to tell the truth. You can rest assured that I am different from those stupid kings, and I can't listen to you." Criticism. How did Xuanyuan’s family come to be? I know that there is no eternal wealth in this world, and there is no long-term wealth. But I hope that if one day I am gone, you and my husband can still help My son!"

Baili Yao said with a smile: "Then what does the emperor think about the allusion that the minister's wife just said?"

The emperor looked at her with a strange expression, "I just think, how did such a foolish emperor become the emperor?"

Bailiyao smiled "puchi", and then said seriously: "Your Majesty, my wife just told you this allusion to let you know that an emperor sits in the palace every day to deal with state affairs, but he doesn't understand even a little common sense among the people. I don’t understand, everything can only be learned from the mouths of the courtiers, so how can the country not be subjugated?”

The emperor suddenly understood her intentions, he couldn't help but stood there deeply, and even thought deeply.

If other women had said these words to him, he would have grown impatient, but Bailiyao was different, the emperor had a special feeling for Bailiyao.

This feeling is trust, but at the same time there is something else.

"You mean, I should go out of the palace often? See the sufferings of the people?" The emperor asked suspiciously.

Baili Yao shook his head slowly, "No, the emperor is busy with all kinds of affairs, so how can he find the time to go out of the palace to see the sufferings of the people? Besides, the princes are young, and the emperor is gone. No one can act as an agent of the government. Speaking of which, there is another allusion to the minister's wife."

"You, there are many allusions in your stomach, and I have never heard of them." The emperor couldn't help laughing.

Baili Yao also laughed, "Brother Chen is not at home, and Sister Rou is a girl, so she is not interested in these allusions, so the minister's wife has no choice but to come to the emperor to show off."

"Then tell me quickly!" the emperor urged.

Bai Liyao heard the words seriously and said: "Does the emperor know about those families who do business, why some families are not rich for three generations, while others can stand for hundreds of years without falling down?"

The emperor shook his head puzzled, "You just said that there is no eternal wealth in this world, they are all rich for only three generations, why is there a family that can stand for hundreds of years without falling down?"

Baili Yao smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, my wife would like to ask your Majesty, how much is an egg?"

"This..." The emperor was speechless for a moment, then smiled. "How do I know?"

"Your Majesty, do you know how much is a live chicken? How much is a roast chicken?" Baili Yao asked.

The emperor looked at her resentfully, "Why do you ask me about these trivial matters? How would I know?"

"Well, my wife doesn't need to ask you about trivial matters. My wife wants to ask you, how many people work in the yamen of a county government? Among these people, how many people are really doing things, and how many people only take money Don't do anything? Does the emperor know how many unjust prisons there are in a county? Does the emperor know how many murderers can get away with it in a county?" Baili Yao suddenly became a little aggressive.

The emperor frowned slightly, "Xiaoyao, you told me these things today, what exactly do you want to tell me? Could it be that someone had a grievance and sued you?"

Baili Yao shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, my wife is just giving you an example to let the Emperor know that those families whose wealth is less than three generations have serious flaws in teaching their children and grandchildren, and have taught a group of Prodigal sons who only know how to prodigal. But those big families that can stand for hundreds of years have strict family education. For the heirs who are destined to take over the family business, they will not only provide strict education from an early age, but also make the heirs start from a young man. Let them understand every step of doing business. Only when they understand every step of business can others not deceive them."

Hearing her words, the emperor couldn't help taking a breath, and finally understood what she meant.

Bai Liyao approached the emperor and said in a low voice: "Why doesn't the emperor send the prince out to find out the sufferings of the people for the emperor? At the same time, he can also find out some disadvantages underneath?"

"This..." Hearing the words, the emperor frowned slightly, with a troubled expression on his face, and said nothing for a long time.

Baili Yao saw this situation, smiled calmly, and continued softly: "Is the emperor worried about the safety of the crown prince?"

There was a wry smile on the emperor's face, but his eyes were full of doting when he looked at Bailiyao. If someone else mentioned this matter to him, he would definitely suspect that the other party had bad intentions, but Bailiyao was different.

He knew that Bailiyao was definitely doing it for the benefit of the prince, because the honor and disgrace of the Xuan family and the Baili family were all tied to the prince, "You, knowing that so many eyes are on the prince, you can't wait to pick the prince. Aren’t you making trouble for the prince by making such a suggestion? The ancestors have rules, in order to prevent the princes from forming cliques for personal gain and disobeying orders, the prince is not allowed to leave the capital.”

Bai Liyao smiled slightly, and said again: "Rules are made by people. How can laws be modified, let alone rules? My wife has an allusion that I want to tell the emperor."

"Say!" The emperor was very patient with Bailiyao.

Bai Liyao said: "Many years ago, there was an emperor who was enthroned as emperor when he was young. Because he was young, the state affairs were handed over to his courtiers, and he studied with the Taifu. After studying hard for several years, he just caught up with Dabi He thought, as the emperor, he studies so hard every day, and he doesn’t know whether his knowledge is good or those of the great talents in the world are good? So he took advantage of his status and secretly faked A test record was mixed into the test records handed in by the candidates, and I took the test. Later, I went to high school, but I was exposed as soon as I entered the hall!"

The emperor looked at her suspiciously, "Nowadays, no one in the court does not know the prince, if the prince does this, won't he be exposed as well?"

Baili Yao smiled slightly, but there was a hint of mystery in the smile, "Your Majesty, what if you find a trustworthy person and borrow his examination papers? In this way, you can verify what the prince has learned. If the prince's knowledge is even better than ordinary The students are not as good as they are, so they will be useless in the future, let alone serving the emperor. But if the prince can pass the exam smoothly and prove his talents, so what if the prince is released as a county magistrate? Find someone who can Get to know his remote town, and let the emperor see his ability to handle affairs."

(End of this chapter)