The knights on horseback entered the city gate, and did not slow down, and when the people saw this, they began to dodge from a distance.

It is a big sin to set a horse in the city, even the princes and nobles in the capital do not dare to offend, and there is only one possibility to ride a horse and gallop so fast in the capital.

That is, I don't know where there is an important urgent report, 800 miles is urgent, there is no need to dismount to enter the city, and all the pedestrians and traders in the city must make way for it.

When the people in the city were talking, the atmosphere in the imperial study room in the palace was not relaxed.

At this time, the early dynasty has just ended, and several important ministers in the court were summoned here by Emperor Chen to continue the discussion, when the northwest will be chaotic, the imperial court has just increased the army, and the news of the northwest is spread every day, and there will be new changes almost every day.

The news sent by Tang Ning, the deputy servant of the ministry, from Jiangnan was verified half a month ago.

The Sushen tribe led by the third prince of the Wanyan tribe has gathered outside Fengzhou, and the countries of the Western Regions outside the Guanguan have also frequently mobilized troops and horses and temporarily stationed in the west of Shazhou.

Because Chen Guo had been prepared for a long time, he had made wartime preparations a few days earlier, so that the Wanyan Department and the countries of the Western Regions did not take any action under the fear.

But this is only temporary, everyone knows that the grassland and the Western Regions are waiting, and when Jiangnan is in chaos, they should join forces with the outside, and Chen Guo will immediately suffer from the enemy.

In the imperial study, Emperor Chen looked at the Hubu Shangshu and said: "The soldiers are fighting for the country, and the imperial court can't make them feel cold, so the military salary allocated by the Hubu to the northwest will be doubled." ”

Hubu Shangshu raised his head, opened his mouth, and said: "Your Majesty, the treasury has been slightly full in recent days, but in order to prepare for the grain and salary in the northwest, a lot has been used, if it is doubled, I am afraid it will be a little stretched......

"The money comes out of my inner house." Emperor Chen looked at him and said expressionlessly: "I will give you five million taels, you must let the soldiers in the northwest use the best weapons and armor, three meals a day, meat for the meal, double the reward for silver, and double the military merits of killing the enemy......

As soon as Emperor Chen said this, not only the head of the household, but also all the important ministers of the court and the central government present showed disbelief on their faces.

His Majesty's thrift is obvious to all, even to the point of slamming the door.

An emperor who even had to ask about the allocation of more than 1,000 taels of silver from the treasury would actually take out 5 million taels of silver from the inner palace and turn it into national use?

The tax silver of the national treasury is only 10 million taels a year, not to mention how the five million taels of the inner government came from, even if the inner government really has so much money, how can His Majesty be willing to take it out?

If five million taels really smashed into the northwest front, not to mention that it could sweep away the barbarians, at least the imperial court would not have to worry too much about the war ahead.

The soldiers have the sharpest weapons, the strongest armor, the logistics are worry-free, and there is a steady stream of silver smashed into it, just rely on those poor ghosts in the grassland and the Western Regions, what to fight them?

That is, the soldiers did not go out of the city to meet the battle, and they were only dragged to death.

After the head of the household came back to his senses, he arched his hand and said: "The soldiers on the front line of the ministers, thank you, Your Majesty......"

Emperor Chen made some more arrangements, and it was not until the sun rose to the top of the palace that everyone withdrew from the imperial study.

Qian Shuo, the secretary of the household department, looked at Lu Ding, the secretary of the military department, and said: "When the money comes out of the inner house, it will stay in the household department, and it will be used for the affairs of the northwest......

Lu Ding nodded, and then said in surprise: "Your Majesty's shot this time is five million taels, how can the inner mansion have so much silver?" ”

Qian Shuo shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's inner mansion is now more abundant than the national treasury, it seems that Lord Tang has brought back a lot of good things from Jiangnan this time......"

Lu Ding raised his eyebrows and asked, "Shouldn't all this silver be charged to the treasury?" ”

Qian Shuo glanced at him and said, "Lord Lu can try to talk to His Majesty about this matter......

Lu Ding glanced at him and said: "This seems to be a matter of your household department, and it has nothing to do with our military department, not to mention it, although Your Majesty loves money, but he does not keep money, and the silver is in the treasury or in the inner government, there is not much difference......"

The two chatted a few words, and when they went out of the palace gate, a horse suddenly galloped in front of them, and the knight walked to the palace gate, turned over and dismounted neatly, ran past them, and went straight to the palace.

Looking at the man's clothes, several people paused, and Lu Ding was surprised: "Where did you come from to rush for one hundred and eight miles?" ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then turned around and turned back.

……

Outside the imperial study, Zhao Yuan stood at the door, looked at the little eunuch, and asked, "Why don't you let me see my father?" ”

The little eunuch was embarrassed: "His Royal Highness King Run, His Majesty is dealing with government affairs, it is not easy to disturb, please understand His Royal Highness King Run......"

Everyone in the palace knows that His Majesty is in a bad mood these days and doesn't like to be disturbed, if King Run is let in and angers His Majesty, they will be in big trouble.

King Run said: "I don't bother my father, I'll just ask my godfather a question." ”

The eunuch said with a bitter face: "His Royal Highness King Run......"

Wei Jian pushed the door and walked out, and said, "Your Majesty let His Royal Highness King Run in." ”

The little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, took a step back, bowed and said, "Yes." ”

King Run walked into the imperial study, Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "Yuan'er didn't go out to play with those little girls, what are you doing here with your father?" ”

Zhao Yuandao: "In the lecture just now, Yuan'er didn't understand a few things, and I want to ask my godfather." ”

Chen Huang looked at him in surprise, the little guy who had always liked to with those little girls suddenly became studious, which was somewhat unexpected to him.

Chen Huang walked over and asked, "Where don't you understand?" ”

Zhao Yuan opened the book and said, "Here, and here......"

After Emperor Chen answered them one by one, he looked at Zhao Yuan who was thinking and asked, "Why did Yuan'er suddenly become studious?" ”

"Because Yuan'er wants to become a useful person for the country." Zhao Yuan raised his head and said, "In this way, you can share your father's worries." ”

Emperor Chen was surprised: "Share worries for your father? ”

Zhao Yuandao: "I heard from the scholars that there are many bad people who are fighting our Chen Guo's idea, my father wants to govern the country, and he has to guard against those bad people, he gets up so early every day and sleeps so late, if Yuan'er can share his father's worries like Mr. ”

Thinking of Tang Ning, Emperor Chen thought of the matter in Jiangnan, although Tang Ning never disappointed him, but the result was not out, and he was still a little worried in his heart.

When he looked at Zhao Yuan again, his face showed a look of relief again, and he said, "Your husband is a very capable person, Yuan'er should ask Mr. for advice." ”

Zhao Yuan nodded again and again, and said, "The people Yuan'er admires the most are Mr. and Father!" ”

When he said this, his face was full of anticipation, and even his eyes were shining, Chen Huang was stunned, and asked with a smile: "What do you admire us?" ”

The mother concubine said that he couldn't tell others that he studied hard to be the emperor to marry the sister of the Wang family, the sister of the Bai family, and the sister of the Zhang family, and he couldn't say that what he envied the most was that there were so many concubines in his father's harem, and there were so many beautiful masters and mothers in Mr.'s family......

Zhao Yuan raised his head and said seriously: "I admire my father for governing the country so well, and I admire Mr. ...... talent and knowledge."

Emperor Chen had a smile on his face, and was about to speak, when suddenly a little eunuch hurriedly ran in and said loudly: "Your Majesty, good news from Jiangnan!" ”

"Good news?" After Chen Huang was stunned, his face was overjoyed, and he said, "Quick, hurry up!" ”

After a while, Emperor Chen looked at the person kneeling in the hall and said, "Read! ”

The man raised his head, clenched his fists and said, "Back to Your Majesty, there are thieves in Jiangnan who have committed rebellion, and it has now subsided." The head of the rebellious party, the prince of Liang Guoqian, was punished by the Tang Dynasty under the sword of Shang Fang, and one of his henchmen was also punished on the spot, and more than a dozen remaining sinners of the Yan Department were arrested, and they will be escorted back to Beijing in the near future......"

The situation in Chen Guo is now grim, and Jiangnan is the key to breaking the situation.

The rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River subsided, Chen Guo will have no worries, and the grasslands and the Western Regions will not dare to act rashly, and the crisis in the northwest can be solved.

Chen Huang stood up and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, good!" ”