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He Lian poured him a glass of water and pushed it over: "Second brother, don't be angry, drink some water."

He Yun picked up the glass of water and drank it down, angrily said: "It's too deceitful!" After shouting this sentence, he lay down on the table and hummed helplessly.

He Lian didn't continue to ask, he knew that as soon as his second brother started whining, he would have endless things to say.

Sure enough, He Yun straightened his body with his hands.

"Lan Tian, ​​let me tell you, Your Majesty! There is also Gongyi Yu! There are also a bunch of messy people! They want to set up an altar in Jinyang! Set up an altar! Do you think you are sick!"

He Lian asked strangely: "The war has just ended, what kind of altar is set up?"

"Care the hearts of the people!" He Yun stared, "Isn't it extremely absurd? If there is money to love, how to caress, I don't care about you! Now that the treasury is empty, I don't want to make up for the loss of armaments, but I want to set up an altar ! Isn’t it full? Can the gods of all walks of life help them repel the enemy or something?”

He Lian hurriedly said: "Second brother, if you say it's okay, please keep your voice down."

He Yun looked sideways, with a troubled expression on his face: "I'll go home and talk about this, I dare not say it in the court. Isn't it scary to say something, it's quite scary, and it's disgusting! A bad thing is to take credit for being arrogant, and I’m so pissed off!”

"Did you not stop this matter?"

"I'm too lazy to stop it, how is it possible? I argued with them with reason and evidence, but guess what? Gongyiyu said that I was on the verge of blasphemy and blasphemy! It made the civil and military of the court unhappy, and I don't think the emperor is either. Very happy, who did I provoke me?

There are even more excessive!I just went to the military camp, three months, three months!The military battalion was short of supplies, and now Huang Lu's two lieutenants dared not even recruit soldiers, for fear that they would not be able to pay for them.Tell me, is this reasonable? "

"It's been three months? Why don't you allocate supplies?"

"Poke my back. While I'm not bullying my people, isn't it still my responsibility if the military training is not good? What a god!"

"Second brother, what are you going to do?"

"Hey! Ask the planner first, and if you can't get the result, you will write a letter. I can't control how the treasury is allocated, but the central army camp is always under my control. If the military camp is withheld since the Rizhao retreat, If it is said that the national treasury is empty, then I believe it. It has lasted for three months, and I don’t believe in any pretense that the national treasury is empty.”

He Yun complained to He Lian with some reservations, and finally felt a little more peaceful in his heart.Thinking about going to Ji Xiang as soon as possible to ask for clarification, after lunch, he drove to the Treasury Bureau alone.

The Ji Xiang who is in charge of the treasury is surnamed Cao, just as He Yun arrived at the treasury bureau, the guards stopped him and said, "What is the general here for?"

He Yun said: "Look for Prime Minister Cao Ji."

The guard said: "Unfortunately, the general came, Cao Ji is out."

"Do you know where Ji Xiang went?"

"Back to the general, I don't know."

"When did you go there? When did you come back?"

"Go back to the general. I have been away for an hour. I don't know when I will come back."

He Yun got off his horse and said: "I will wait for the general to come back." The guard took He Yun's horse and tied it up.

He Yun sat in the treasury bureau for another hour, when Ji Xiang hurried in: "Why didn't General Dajia inform the official in advance, it's really a long way to go."

He Yun said: "Master Ji doesn't need to stick to etiquette, the general here has something to ask Minister Ji."

Ji Xiang welcomed He Yun to the guest seat, and hurriedly said: "Please tell me, General."

"The central army camp has not received the allocation from the treasury for three months. What is the reason?"

When Ji Xiang heard this, he hurriedly said: "The national treasury has been in short supply recently, and I had to delay the payment of the army camp. Please forgive me, General."

"Wu Jia just dispatched troops three months ago, and Chi Jia still has some spare time. Why is the treasury so short?"

"The general may not understand that the food and clothing expenses of the whole court add up to a large amount, and it is still during the war, the expenses are indeed quite large."

He Yun asked suspiciously: "Since the great Wei Dynasty's economic prosperity, there has never been a precedent for reducing military expenses. The minister said that the national treasury is poor now, so besides the central army camp, where else is the salary owed?"

Ji Xiang faltered: "...The expenses of all officials have been reduced."

"The general will be able to ask the adults whether their official salaries have been reduced or not immediately after leaving this door. Don't lie to the planner."

Ji Xiang had no choice but to say: "Forgive me, the general. I really dare not reduce the official salaries of the adults."

"What about the camps of the Northwest and Southeast Army? Has it been reduced?"

Ji Xiang didn't dare to raise his head: "...No."

Co-authoring will reduce me alone...

"Then the general will have to ask for an explanation. Why did you only use the military salary of my Central Army battalion?"

"This... I don't dare to say it."

"Don't dare to say? Who are you afraid of? Could it be Master Zhang Yu?"

Ji Xiang paused, his eyes wandering.He Yun already had the answer, and asked: "Did Prime Minister Cao Ji just come back from the Zhangyu's residence?"

Ji Xiang hesitated for a while, then replied, "...Yes."

"Okay, even if it is the imperial edict to withhold my Wujia's military salary, there must be a reason, why?"

Ji Xiang was greatly troubled, and tremblingly said: "I don't dare to say anything!"

"Ji Xiang is afraid of offending Zhang Yu, so isn't he afraid of offending this general?"

The plan made up his mind, so he had to say: "Master Zhang Yu told the officials a few months ago that it seems that he wants to set up an altar in Jinyang. The official road is now in war, and the cost is too high to support it. Master Yu then said that the Wujia army had gone out to station, and there were few soldiers in the army camp, so they could be saved temporarily.

In recent days, the lower officials want to recover the expenses of the military camp, but since half a month ago, the national treasury has begun to be maintained by the proceeds from Han Taiwei's smuggled arms, and the lower officials also have more than enough heart but not enough energy. "

"Then Ji Xiang went to the Zhangyu Mansion just now, what was he doing?"

"...It's still about the altar. Master Zhang ordered that when the indemnity from the Rizhao Kingdom and the Bohai Kingdom arrives, let the subordinate officials inform him first. By the end of the year, the Northwest Donghu clan and other small countries will also pay tribute. At that time, the treasury It can be more filling."

He Yun's thoughts sank, he knew that Gongyi Yu could do such a thing, so he didn't want to hide it from him.Does Gongyi Yu really want to set up some kind of altar, or is he trying to force him in a different way?

Su Xiang reminded him to be careful, but Gong Yiyu was forcing him to stand up.

Xie Xuan was still sitting in the prison, and when he heard footsteps approaching, he knew that Feng Yi had come.

The jailer was very polite to Xie Xuan, and every time he put Feng Yi into the cell and left.After Xie Xuan finished drinking the medicine, Feng Yi came out again with the medicine cartridge.

"My lord, how is today? Is there anything uncomfortable?" Feng Yi walked in and sat down.

Xie Xuan said with a smile: "It's almost recovered a long time ago. In fact, the prescription is given directly to the jailers, and they dare not neglect me. I will trouble you to make a trip every day."

Feng Yi opened the medicine cartridge and put it aside to cool, and said in a low voice: "Lan Tian said, the people in this big prison can't believe it, it's better to come by yourself, and the prince will not be polite to me."

Xie Xuan looked at him and asked, "Feng Yi, why do you trust Lan Tian so much and are so willing to help him?"

Feng Yile said: "Actually, I don't know, I just think that Lan Tian is the most outstanding person I have ever met, of course the prince and general are not counted haha, just talking about peers.

Lan Tian is the third son of the General's Mansion. His status is so noble, but he has no arrogance at all. He treats people gently and works hard. The most important thing is that he is kind. I have never seen Lan Tian who knows everything clearly in his heart. But still such a kind person. "

Xie Xuan gave a soft "hmm".

"I have a very strange feeling towards him. On the one hand, I feel that he is too kind to others and I am afraid he will be bullied. I want to help him teach those who bully him; on the other hand, I feel that he is full of opinions. , I don’t have to think about anything when something happens, I just want to listen to him.”

Feng Yi picked up the medicine tube and handed it to Xie Xuan, and continued, "Don't laugh at me, my lord. I have no ideas since I was a child, and I just pass by. The time spent with Lan Tian is the most comfortable time for me. So I can help Lan Tian I want to do what God does, and I don’t feel that it has nothing to do with me at all, I just want to be good to him.”

Xie Xuan said with a smile: "Everyone's life is different. You feel that you are happy with Lan Tian, ​​and want to continue like this is also an idea. Just be happy, so how can you just pass by."

"Really?" Feng Yi laughed twice, "Your Highness thinks so too?"

"Yes, Lan Tian has a good friend like you, and his second brother and I are both happy."

Feng Yi said embarrassedly: "No, no, actually Lan Tian treats me better than I treat him."

Xie Xuan smiled again, and said: "I still have something to ask you. Mingxian returned to Beijing yesterday, why didn't he go to the palace to report on his duties?"

Feng Yidao: "The general said he was too tired, so it's okay to report on his duties this morning. But I can see that it seems that the general is not in a good mood because you are in prison."

Xie Xuan actually thought of it, and continued to ask: "Then how is he today?"

Feng Yi's face was a bit tangled: "I don't know whether I should tell you, but the general seems to have encountered some headache. When I was going out today, the general returned to the mansion. He... stood in front of the mansion. He yelled at the mansion, and his face was not good. I didn't dare to ask, so I hurried over."

"Did Mingxian come back to the mansion only at midday?"

"Well, it seems that I went to the military camp again after the morning court."

Xie Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, how angry did he have to be to run back to the mansion and yell?I'm afraid it's hard enough to endure in the palace and in the army camp.

"By the way, my lord, when the general returned to the city yesterday, the people gathered at the gate of the city to greet him. The general also specially asked someone to find out who sent the news of returning to the city, but it was spread one after another. It's not clear who passed it on."

Xie Xuan suppressed his smile, no matter who passed it on, it's not a good thing.

Feng Yi packed up the medicine tube and stood up, saying: "If the prince is fine, I will leave first."

Xie Xuan said: "Feng Yi, help me give Mingxian a few words."