Chapter 589： You don’t know how painful it is until the knife hits you!

Chapter 589: It hurts only when the knife hits you!

Donate money! Money must be donated immediately.

If you don’t donate money, your children and grandchildren will go to the battlefield and feed the barbarians with knives!

Others don’t know, but their own children and grandchildren know best.

If it's eating, drinking and having fun, compiling a crooked poem, keeping a prostitute, or being jealous, they are all good at it.

But if they go to the battlefield, these losers will just pee and cry for their father and mother.

So, in the morning of the second day, everyone was not interested in political affairs. They almost rushed out to donate silver to fill the national treasury and support the Northern Expedition.

It's a pity that the emperor just looked at them lightly and spoke very politely.

"My dear friends, your families are not rich, so you should not lose your own money for Tianwu. Moreover, my dear friends have also said before that the autumn harvest will be around the corner, and when the grain tax is paid, there will be money in the national treasury."

The ministers were so miserable that they couldn't even open their mouths. They really shot themselves in the foot.

It turned out that these words were all made by them to cause trouble for the emperor, but now the emperor easily returned the "bitter fruit" to them.

Some people couldn't bear it anymore, so they knelt down and cried bitterly, pleading: "Your Majesty, please be merciful and allow me to donate some silver to exempt my grandson from military service.

“I am over half a century old and I have only one grandson. If he does anything bad, my incense will be cut off. I will not be able to explain to my ancestors!”

The rest of the people also followed suit and knelt down one after another, crying together.

“Please, Your Majesty, have mercy!”

“Your Majesty, my son has never held a knife, how can he beat the barbarian cavalry...”

“Your Majesty, you have mercy. We are willing to donate money and food to tide over the difficulties.”

The emperor allowed them to cry and never nodded.

Everyone had no choice but to turn to Marquis Xinting, who had a solemn look on his face.

An old minister said: "Master Hou, the children in our family don't know martial arts at all, and we have no strength to tie a chicken. Even if we join the army, we will cause trouble to Master Hou. Please persuade Master Hou to persuade the emperor for us."

The Marquis looked at him carefully for a few times, and then he remembered his identity, and frowned and said coldly, "Mr. Hubu Langzhongguan? If I remember correctly, your thirty-year-old son last month He took a peasant girl as his concubine.

"The old father who kicked the peasant girl vomited blood and is still taking medicine to stay alive. How can such fighting power be said to be powerless? If he were sent to the battlefield and faced with the barbarians, he would at least be able to defeat them with one blow. ten.

“With such bravery, instead of just showing off to the people, it would be better to kill the enemy for the country, don’t you think?”

"This..." The governor was speechless. He was worried that his son would be angry with the Marquis of Xinting for exposing his shortcomings, so he looked at him and pretended to faint...

Xintinghou did not make things difficult for him anymore. Instead, he looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and said: "Previously, when the Northern Expeditionary Army fought for the country and came back with their stumps, you said that the national treasury was empty and could not provide pensions.

“Now that I have used the income from my family’s property, paid off the pension, and found a place for the disabled soldiers to live, you don’t need to worry about it anymore!

"But Tianwu is not only the Tianwu of the people, but also the Tianwu of everyone. The only son of the people can shed blood and sacrifice in order to defend the country. It makes no sense. Your children and grandchildren will not succeed! Now it is time for you to do your best for Tianwu. Don't let it go. Common people’s joke!

“After all, you have spent your whole life studying the books of sages and enjoying the support of the common people, but in the end you are greedy for life and afraid of death. That is worse than a mud-legged person and a pariah in your eyes!”

As soon as the words fell to the ground, the whole court was completely silent, and no one dared to speak.

Everyone felt sad, angry and regretful, but more importantly, they understood one thing.

Previously, the seizure and delay in the payment of pensions completely angered the Marquis of Xinting. His silence was not because he was afraid of their power, but because he was accumulating strength. Conscription is his revenge on everyone!

Since some people don’t understand the hard work and sacrifice of the Northern Expeditionary Army, then go to the battlefield and try it yourself...

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and saw the pain of all the courtiers.

At this moment, I wish I could look up to the sky and scream with joy!

Sure enough, the knife only hurts when it cuts on oneself.

"Quit!" Manager Yi received the emperor's look, shouted loudly, and then waited on the emperor to go to the back hall.

Seeing that the emperor's face looked really good, he whispered, "Your Majesty, what the Marquis said is so good, I feel relieved when I hear it!"

As expected, the emperor's expression became even more proud, "On weekdays, I can write a lot of excerpts praising virtues, but when they need to be serious, they pretend to be deaf and dumb. Now that things are about to happen, let's see where they can hide!"

Manager Yi thought for a while and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, there are several families who really only have one legitimate son. Are they really going to be sent to the Northern Expeditionary Army..."

"I won't let their bloodline be cut off, but I have to wait until these old foxes are really tamed and are willing to cut off their own flesh in exchange for their hearts..." When the emperor said this, he suddenly remembered and asked : "Over there at Kunning Palace, is there anyone from Jiangninghou Mansion who wants to see you?"

"Yes," Manager Yi responded quickly, "The Queen's mother asked to see her. I heard that the old Marquis fell ill because he felt sorry for his grandson..."

“Hmph!” The emperor said coldly and asked, “Did the queen summon you?”

Manager Yi thought about it for a few times and replied: "Your Majesty, your body has been feeling a little uncomfortable these past few days. She has summoned half of the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to have a look at her. She is currently drinking tonic. She may not be energetic, so she has not seen the prince." lady…"

The emperor glared at Mr. Yi and laughed and scolded: "Slippery! Whatever words come into your mouth, you have to put a lot of makeup on them and make them look nice before you say them."

Manager Yi laughed dryly and said flatteringly: "I'm a clumsy-mouthed slave, and I'm afraid that what I said will be unpleasant will offend the Emperor's ears. Besides, the Queen is indeed taking medicine to maintain her health..."

"Anyone who is not a fool will know what her plans are." The emperor mocked, but said nothing more.

Obviously, he was not prepared to be a dutiful son-in-law and remove his brother-in-law from the conscription list.

That was the name written by my cousin himself. His cousin... didn't dare to touch it.

You know, in order to accommodate the wounded soldiers and collect pensions, my cousin has suffered a lot. Now it is a powder keg, and whoever lights the fire is finished!

Outside the palace gate, Mrs. Jiangning Hou Shizi begged the young **** to report to Kunning Palace again and again. Unfortunately, the young **** came back with the same news every time.

"The Queen's body is not in harmony. She has taken medicine and is resting. She does not have the energy to summon Madam. Madam should come back later."

Mrs. Prince Zi was so angry that she tore off the veil. She had no choice but to go home.

Needless to say, I got nothing this time, and my sister-in-law was laughed at when she was torn apart.

Not to mention that everything in Xindu was turned upside down and in chaos.

Just talking about the Xincun side, after getting busy with potatoes, Tao Hongying actually cooked herself and stewed two large pots of potatoes and chicken.

The light yellow potato pieces are soft and fragrant after soaking up the chicken soup.

The family brought a big bowl of it back, and it immediately became the favorite of the elderly and children in the village.

Everyone is clamoring to open a few more ridges of land at the foot of the mountain and on the edge of the vegetable garden next year to plant these potatoes.

Eat it stewed, grilled or stir-fried, you must eat enough!

(End of this chapter)