PNB Chapter 188 There are times when the emperor is shameless
Chapter 188 There are times when the emperor is shameless
"Your Majesty! Bring Shangshu Liu here!" After Yang Lu said that, he turned and left.
Liu Yuanhui knelt down and shouted: "Long live the Emperor!"
"Get straight!" Song Huizong said.
Then the three of them stood up at the same time.
Song Huizong slapped the table and shouted: "I want Liu Aiqing to be leveled! Who told you two to get up!"
The shocked Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others hurriedly trembled and knelt down again: "Wei Chen is guilty!"
Song Huizong stood up and said to Liu Yuanhui: "Liu Aiqing not only prepared the food and wages for the expedition to Liangshan, but also protected Princess Youyun who was misbehaving outside the palace! You did a good job! I am very relieved!"
Liu Yuanhui said respectfully: "These are all matters within the scope of my duties! Thank you very much for the compliment, Your Majesty!"
Song Huizong then walked up to Tong Guan and Gao Qiu who were kneeling and trembling and said: "You two! As senior military attaches, commanding an army of 250,000, you were beaten to a pulp by Liangshan bandits with tens of thousands of troops! One of them was beaten to a pulp! Prisoner, a man who escaped from battle! Trash!"
Tong Guan quickly argued: "Your Majesty! I tried my best to escape death! Your Majesty, please don't listen to the slanderous words of the traitors in the court!"
As he said this, he quickly gave Liu Yuanhui a secret look.
Liu Yuanhui understood and said: "Ah... that's right, Your Majesty! I heard that Mr. Tong led a few hundred people to fight against tens of thousands of people in Liangshan. He attacked from left to right and cut off the heads of thousands of Liangshan bandits before he escaped death!"
Song Huizong sneered and asked Gao Qiu: "What did Captain Gao say?"
Gao Qiu said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Liu heard is pure nonsense. On that day, I led a hundred thousand naval troops to attack Liangshan. The Liangshan bandits and bandits mobilized 60,000 and 70,000 men and only managed to win by surprise! After I was arrested, the Liangshan bandits let go. I will tell you the defense situation of Jeju City. I would rather die than surrender. If Master Liu hadn’t come to save me, I would have died for my country!”
After Gao Qiu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Yuanhui and extended three fingers, meaning that I would give you another three million and say something nice for me.
Liu Yuanhui then nodded and said: "What Gao Taiwei said is absolutely true. After Gao Taiwei was captured, he heard that he was tortured to extract confessions every day. Taiwei would rather die than surrender. That day Yuanhui went to rescue him, but Gao Taiwei didn't want to leave and shouted I want to die for my country, but after my ministers persuaded me for a long time, Captain Gao agreed to go down to Liangshan!"
Song Huizong sneered again: "Huh, so not only are you not guilty, but you have also achieved merit? Shouldn't I let you recover Yanyun if you are so powerful?!"
"I don't dare!" Gao Qiu and Tong Guan replied in unison.
Song Huizong immediately said loudly: "Gao Qiu Tong Guan! He led the troops in vain and destroyed 250,000 elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty. Gao Qiu was demoted to the Taifu and Tong Guan was demoted to the Taibao! Liu Yuanhui, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, raised food and salary to protect You. For Princess Yun’s meritorious service, she will be promoted to the rank of Grand Tutor!”
"The guilty minister has received the decree!" Tong Guan and Gao Qiu said in unison.
Song Huizong continued: "You two have no merit but hard work. I am waiting for you to make meritorious service! Retreat! Taifu Liu stays!"
After Gao Qiu and Tongguan withdrew, Song Huizong rejected the eunuchs and maids around him.
When no one was around, Song Huizong and Liu Yuanhui both sat on chairs and drank tea: "How is it? Brother Liu, I gave you a promotion! Don't you want to thank me?"
Liu Yuanhui broke off an orange and handed it to Song Huizong and said: "Old Zhao, you can save it! It's just a false title. Besides, I owe money and my hands are short-handed. Isn't it right for you to give me a promotion?"
Song Huizong ate an orange and said, "I think you brother Liu is not short of that little money! Tell me, how many taels of silver did you cheat Gao Qiu Tongguan?"
"Let's add up to four to five thousand taels!"
Liu Yuanhui regretted what he said.
This dog emperor won't let himself take out everything, right? !
Song Huizong stroked his beard and laughed: "Hahahahaha! I didn't expect you, Brother Liu, to be so ruthless! In this way, I don't want more, I'll share it equally!"
Liu Yuanhui stood up and said: "Old Zhao! You are an emperor after all! You have so many corrupt officials, you can just extort two of them. Even if you deal with corruption and plunder a few houses, you will still make money! Why do you always take it from me? "
Song Huizong said: "As an emperor, I don't want to lose face? Moreover, corruption has been dealt with since the Qin Dynasty, but it has never been successfully eradicated! Why should I bother to fight against corruption?"
Liu Yuanhui opened his eyes wide.
If anti-corruption cannot be eradicated, why not fight against it?
Is this what an emperor can say?
He had no choice but to say: "Old Zhao! I cheated their money and gave you 20%!"
Song Huizong said: "Forty percent!"
Liu Yuanhui stood up and said: "I am seven and you are three! That's it! As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Lao Zhao, can you stop acting like a wolf that pounces on its prey!"
Song Huizong shook his head and said: "I have had no worries about food and clothing since I was a child, but now the war consumes a lot of national power, and I don't have much money for fun, not to mention that Gen Yue has not been repaired yet!"
"Are you blackmailing me just to repair Genyue?" Liu Yuanhui asked.
Song Huizong asked: "Otherwise?"
"Then what are you going to do in Songjiang, Fanglaliao, Jinxixia?" Liu Yuanhui asked.
Song Huizong lamented: "I am also worried about this matter, but wars often require the strength of a country. Even if I don't build Genyue, this little money will be a drop in the bucket for the war. Now the country needs breathing time to recuperate, but I I don’t know how to stabilize the domestic and border situation!”
Liu Yuanhui thought for a while and said: "Hey! I have an idea, Lao Zhao! How about we hold a large-scale Cuju competition! Bring these forces together to make friends through Cuju. Even if the dispute cannot be resolved, it will not be postponed. Spend less time fighting so we can raise the money!”
Song Huizong thought for a while and said: "The Cuju competition can indeed enhance exchanges between countries and delay the war, but even if we do this, these forces may not come!"
"I'll go back and plan this matter! Let's go first!" Liu Yuanhui said and jumped off the chair to leave.
"Wait a moment!" Song Huizong stopped Liu Yuanhui and said, "My money?"
Liu Yuanhui narrowed his eyes and looked at Song Huizong and said: "You can ask Yang Lu to get it at any time! We have agreed! Thirty-seven cents, I will give you one thousand five hundred taels, no more than one cent!"
After saying that, Liu Yuanhui walked out of Ziwei Palace.