Chapter 1263： It’s getting harder and harder to be an official

Emperor Beili lowered his eyes. There was no conclusive basis for ghosts and gods, but there were indeed several suspenseful incidents in the capital over the years that were still difficult to answer.

But it does not rule out that there are people with strong inner strength who are playing tricks behind the scenes.

"Your Majesty, the priests still have more than a month left, so there is no need to be so anxious to decide who will preside over the affairs of the Loushan priests."

“What does Taifu mean?”

"In a few days, the envoys from Xilu, Dongsi, and Nanyuan will come to Beijing. The greeting card from Xilu indicates that they are here to observe the Mount Lou Festival. It is said that the people of Xilu yearn for Loushan very much. The emperor can visit Xilu then. It’s up to the prince to make a decision.”

This is the best solution Pan Zhen has thought of so far.

Xilun is the most prosperous among the four countries. When they come to observe the festival, it must be held more grandly than in previous years.

“What Ai Qing said makes sense. When the Xilu Division arrives in Beijing, the Grand Tutor will go with the Fourth Prince to welcome them.”

"yes."

Di Beili said a few words to Pan Zhen to appease the literati in the city, and then asked him to retreat.

Pan Zhen saluted and exited the hall.

In his heart, he just felt that he had not read the almanac when he entered the palace today, and in the blink of an eye, two major events happened to him, which was very difficult to handle.

Why!

It is getting harder and harder to be an official, especially now. I have never seen such chaos in the capital for most of my life.

You don’t act like a king, and your golden words and royal dignity have long been trampled upon.

The minister is not like a minister. No one except for the end of the end dare to tell the truth in the court. Those who tell the truth are either to be copied or dead.

Too many officials have died in the past ten years. Officials can be bought and sold at will, and how many of them are really serving the country and the country?

No one wants to ask anything else at this time.

Inside the palace. Emperor Beili summoned the hidden guards to inquire about the movements of Changyang Palace and Helian Palace.

“Prince Changyang has been in contact with some of his former subordinates in recent days. He just asked about some military situations. There has been no movement from Prince Helian’s palace.” The hidden guard reported back.

Di Beili's eyes darkened: "How much money did the Changyang Palace donate to the prince for disaster relief?"

"Changyang Prince's Palace has ten thousand taels, Helian Palace has fifteen thousand taels, the prince took thirty thousand taels, six officials in the court each chipped in five thousand taels, and the daughters of various families in the capital and the Nishang girl from Siyinfang also chipped in. Fifteen thousand taels, a total of 100,000 taels of silver were collected for disaster relief.”

"The prince is really capable of raising a hundred thousand taels. Can anyone else intervene in the disaster relief?" Emperor Beili saw that the items written in the memorial were in order and did not look like they were fake.

Although he didn’t pay much attention to the disaster in the north, he had heard it mentioned by a group of courtiers earlier in the morning.

This year's disasters in the north are more serious than in the south. More than a dozen cities have been hit by different disasters. Too much money is needed, and there is nothing the DPRK and China can do.

If the prince is willing to take over the mess, let him do it.

One hundred thousand taels of silver is indeed a lot, but it is far from enough to control the disaster in more than a dozen cities.

“The Zhan family also sent many people to the north to provide porridge and medicine in the disaster-stricken areas. The Zhan family is very popular among the people in the hardest-hit areas.”

“The beheading family and the prince are together?”

“Wei Zeng, the family members were killed to provide disaster relief not in the name of the royal family, but in the name of merchants.”

Not in the name of the royal family?

Not in the name of killing the family?

Di Beili couldn't understand. Don't the Zhan family want to support the fourth child?

If you use the name of killing your family, the fourth child will be very popular with the people in the future.

Do they not want to fight for it, or do they really not care about the grandson Lao Si?

"Send someone to check how much property the Zhan family currently has and where the money comes from." Emperor Beili thought of the Changyang Palace again: "Let's deal with the old ministries that have been in contact with the Changyang Palace." (End of this chapter)