Su Bi was in a good mood. Not only did the poisoning case be settled, but her thoughts were resolved. Now Liu Yu proposed to the emperor that she didn't even dare to think about and passed it. She also knew that if she said this proposal, the new emperor would definitely veto it directly.

This is Liu Yu's weight in the mind of the new emperor.

"I can live with my mother, thanks to Commander Liu's advice on the emperor, after the national mourning, I would like to invite you and the sister of the Xu family to drink a glass of water and wine together." Su Bi's face was always filled with a natural smile, and then said, "Commander Liu seems to have something to do. Are you thinking of bringing the fourteenth sister and Concubine Lin from the palace to the mansion? Why not mention it to the emperor in person?"

Liu Yu was walking in the sun and was so tired that he was in a state of trouble. Unexpectedly, Su Bi would be joking with this and smiled awkwardly: "The subordinates are not worried about this."

"Oh, that's just thinking about my seventh brother." Su Bi's face returned to her usual coldness, "King of Chu, have you taken it back?"

"What does your princess mean?"

Liu Yu didn't expect Su Bi to suddenly question him about this matter, and he felt a little guilty. The royal family's brothers broke the bones and connected the tendons.

"Mr. Liu must not misunderstand the meaning of this palace. I am sincerely pleased with the new emperor's ascension to the throne. As for King Chu, Commander. Liu should take it back earlier to avoid any trouble."

Liu Yu sounds very comfortable, and this is the position that political allies should have.

"My subordinate understands how to do it." Liu Yu bowed and smiled.

Liu Yu did not see Chai Jin walking with him, and Su Bi was interested in talking to him in parallel. Su Bi suddenly sighed and said, "It is rare that the father will make trouble before his death and make his legitimate son the crown prince. In this way, the ministers in the court will not have much criticism. The ninth brother ascended the throne and had to rely on his ministers and workers. In the future, Commander Liu should consult with me more if he has any matters."

Liu Yu nodded understandingly, and the two looked at each other and smiled. When they saw the palace gate, the sedan chair in the Fourth Princess's mansion was also waiting.

Seeing Su Bi leave in a sedan chair, Liu Yu was also thinking about the meaning of Su Bi's words.

Now that Su Yan ascended the throne, Su Bi did not have much resistance. This is related to Su Yan's ability and his original position in the court. Su Yan had no followers, and there were only a few Mao soldiers such as Liu Yu. He had to ask the opinions of the people around him for major and minor matters. As Xin Zhujun, who has been serving in the Sixth Taiwan yamen for many years and has countless staff members, his status in the court has been promoted but not reduced compared to before.

Su Bi said "more discussion" and the meaning was very clear. Now the emperor relied on, she, Liu Yu and Yuan Bolang became a three-way horn. As long as she and Liu Yu had a discussion and agreed in advance, Yuan Bolang's right was equal to being undermined in major matters.

Liu Yuxin said that Su Bi is worthy of being in the officialdom for many years and is no inferior to him in his tricks, so he cannot take his allies lightly.

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The situation in Chang'an City quickly stabilized. Martial law was in the morning of the sixth day of August, and martial law was lifted by noon.

The lives of the people have returned to their original state. As for the curfew in Chang'an City and the prohibition of weddings under the national mourning, it has little impact on ordinary people. These days, there are few entertainment activities. When they are at night, ordinary people are reluctant to light candles and tung oil lamps. They rest early to prepare for the busy days. The wealthy people have money to go out to visit the night market and even visit entertainment venues.

August 7th.

The Imperial Guard still had no money to return, and there was no new news from the King of Chu. Liu Yu arrived at the palace early in the morning. Because he was too tired, he originally planned to go to the palace to guard the palace in the second half of the night, but he slept until the morning.

There was nothing unusual in the palace, but the Imperial Guard's rest and training had been temporarily cancelled, and the guards were doubled. The palace gate was still only open at the main gate. Although there was no Wu Dynasty on that day, the ministers still wore filial clothes and entered the palace early to filial piety for the predecessor.

At the gate of Zhengying Palace, Su Yan and Xiaoyu were waiting all night and preparing to go back to rest. The couple were in Zhengying Palace all night last night. Although Xiaoyu is not the queen, she is also guarding as the new emperor queen. Seeing Liu Yu, Su Yan hurried over.

"Be careful of your manners." Liu Yu saw Su Yan coming over and reminded in a low voice.

"Oh." Su Yan raised his back and took out two memorials from his arms and said, "Master, these are the two memorials that Yuan Xiang gave me today. It's a bit troublesome. Master, please help me out."

Liu Yu opened it. One of them talked about the drought in Guanzhong. Due to the shortage of disaster relief food, the people in many areas had finished their food. They were hungry and pulled out the newly emerged Nanyang Gum to eat. The local area repeatedly urged the court to allocate funds for disaster relief food. The other was to report to the new emperor. The court had not issued any salary from civil servants for three months, and wanted the emperor to solve the problem quickly.

To put it bluntly, both memorials are saying one thing: lack of money!

"Have you checked with the Ministry of Revenue?" Liu Yu asked with his head up.

"When Yuan Xiang came to submit the memorial, he said that because of the severe drought in Guanzhong this year, his father exempted taxes from Guanzhong, and the Xia Fu from other places had not been transported to the capital. Yuan Xiang also said that even if the Xia Fu was transported, it would not be able to resolve the urgent need."

Liu Yu understood Yuan Bolang's meaning. Some time ago, the imperial court collected grain from various places due to the drought in Guanzhong. In fact, many areas had already paid for this year's summer grain, which was paid by local landlords and wealthy families. In addition, the taxes in Guanzhong were not collected, which means that this batch of summer taxes would be much less.

The grains in the barns of wealthy families were rotten, but the people were hungry. The court could not even pay the salaries of officials. This is the current situation of the Dashun court. What the old emperor left behind was a complete mess.

Seeing that Liu Yu was silent, Su Yan asked, "Master, is there any way?"

Liu Yu said: "Summon your fourth sister and Yuan Xiang to discuss together."

Su Yan immediately asked the accompanying Eunuch Wu to summon him.

In the Yaqian Hall, a three-party discussion pattern was formed. Yuan Bolang spoke first, and talked about the drought in Guanzhong and the difficulties in the court's finances one by one. The oral statement was much more detailed than what was said in the memorial. Finally, Yuan Bolang asked the emperor to solve this problem as soon as possible.

Originally, the role of the prime minister was to preside over the country's affairs and share the worries of the emperor. These money and food matters were the foundation of the country. If it were Yuan Bolang's predecessor Xu Han, he had already come up with reasonable plans to ask the emperor for sages. Yuan Bolang would only gather the following problems and report them to the emperor in truth, which was equivalent to shirking the responsibility. However, Yuan Bolang also had his advantage as prime minister, that is, his integrity and would not conceal it, that is, the emperor would not know nothing about the sufferings of the people below. No matter how shrewd Xu Han was, some problems that could not be solved would be suppressed and solved by unconventional means, such as levying heavy taxes, or simply ignoring the situation and allowing the development of the situation.

When Su Yan faced Yuan Bolang's request, he had no idea at all, so he had to look at Liu Yu and Su Bi for help.

Liu Yu said: "Your Majesty, this batch of Xia Fu is better to use it first to relieve disasters. As for the salaries of court officials, the payment can be temporarily suspended."

Yuan Bolang refuted: "Officials are the basis for the jurisdiction of our Dashun court. Why should we postpone the distribution?"

Liu Yu sneered: "What Yuan Xiang means, if you can't get your salary today, you won't have rice to put into the pot at home?"

Yuan Bolang was speechless immediately. In the Dashun court, although the salaries of officials were not much, the court basically had property, with houses and clothes. In addition to their salary, there was also rice and food, so he had no worries about food and clothing. Even if he relied on the land alone, he would not starve to death. This was not the huge income from corruption and bribery. Officials cried to the court with poor people, and most of them were pretentious.

Yuan Bolang's breath was a little unsmooth: "Even if the salaries of officials can be temporarily suspended, even if all the summer taxes are sent to Guanzhong, it is not enough to solve the drought in Guanzhong. What should I do?"

Liu Yu originally wanted to say, "How to solve this problem? No matter how you become the prime minister, do you ask for help from a general?" When he thought that the world is now Su Yan's world, he still wouldn't do such a thing as 625.

Liu Yu looked at Su Bi who had been silent and said, "I wonder what good opinions His Highness Xinzhujun has?"

Su Bi glanced at her face and bowed: "I have no idea when I go back to the emperor. I still have many ideas for Commander Liu, so let Commander Liu come up with an idea."

This matter did not involve her fundamental interests, so she was too lazy to interrupt. It was difficult for anyone to solve this problem.

Liu Yu also understood that it was not that the Dashun court had no money now, and the country was considered stable and prosperous, but it was not that it was rich in the country, and its wealth was monopolized by those big merchants and landlords.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of the sale of officials?"

Su Yan was shocked by "Ah?". Even with his little knowledge, he had heard of the matter of selling official positions. Only when the country was about to die was about to be destroyed. (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels are better and faster!)
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