Ye Yichen was indeed right. Within a few days, Wang Gu, the governor of Xuan Dynasty, placed an urgent military intelligence document on the orthodox emperor's case. Tuwu Khan was entangled with eight coalition forces, with hundreds of thousands of troops stationed outside the city, and might launch an offensive at any time.

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As early as a few months ago, Wang Gu had submitted a memorial, saying that this year the tribes in the Tuwu grassland had suffered a major disaster. The snow had fallen so heavily that many cattle and sheep had been frozen to death. The herdsmen lacked medical care and food. They would definitely launch an invasion next year. Please

The court made preparations early.

The border troubles in the north have never been truly resolved through several dynasties. The capital is located in the important place of Yanyou. When Taizu chose the capital as the capital, it actually meant that "the emperor guarded the country." Naturally, where the emperor was, he had a large number of troops, and the mobilization of food, grass, soldiers and horses was relatively easy.

In time, it will naturally play a great role in resisting foreign enemies, but on the other hand, as long as the sudden people break through the first line of the Great Wall,

, the heart of the capital was immediately exposed to the prairie cavalry. Taizu had great ambitions and was a promising army, so of course there was no problem in doing so. But Zhengtong, the emperor who had no great ambitions or lofty ambitions, was a little bit complaining.

- Every sudden intrusion made him sleepless and uneasy, and he might be hit right under his nose in the blink of an eye.

Although the orthodox emperor was mediocre and cowardly, he also knew the seriousness of the problem. So as soon as he received Wang Gu's memorial, he immediately forwarded it to the Ministry of War, requesting to strengthen border preparations. The Ministry of War soon also issued a memorial and made a plan to mobilize troops.

When the incident occurred, soldiers and horses from the garrison stations in several northern provinces were immediately mobilized to support the important border towns. After seeing the situation, Zhengtong felt that everything was safe and felt relieved.

This time the orthodox emperor immediately thought of this when he saw Wang Gu's memorial, and immediately summoned several cabinet ministers and the Minister of War into the palace, preparing to mobilize troops immediately. Unexpectedly, the Minister of War began to cry when he saw the emperor: Your Majesty

, it turns out that the plan to mobilize troops is probably not going to work.

The emperor was shocked when he heard this and asked why. The Minister of the Ministry of War knelt on the ground, touching his head to the ground, and the two words slowly coming out of his mouth were clear and clear: No money!

In the sixty years since the founding of the Chu State, there have been constant intrusions by barbarians in the northwest, Jurchens in the northeast who are ready to move, and the Shu Han Kingdom in the southwest that can jump out and cause trouble at any time. In addition, with the dredging of canals, droughts and floods of various sizes occur every year, and the emperor

He is also a person of indulgent and hedonistic nature. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the money in the national treasury has never been abundant. The face of the Minister of Hubu, who is in charge of the Taicang Silver in the national treasury, is getting darker and darker every time.

War is a waste of money, and so is the deployment of troops. Before setting off according to the rules, you must first pay half a month's salary to the big soldiers. There must be brave men under heavy rewards. If you don't have money, who will risk your life for you?

Weapons and clothing for nearly 100,000 people are a huge expenditure, and there is no need for money for people to eat, horses to chew, food, grass and baggage. Without money, the Ministry of War cannot mobilize troops even if they issue a transfer order.

The emperor was so angry that he slapped the armrest of the chair and asked: "Where has all the money been spent?" As soon as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue explained it, he understood. A few days ago, Jiang Yue asked for money, saying that the soldiers and horses had not used food and grass.

First, let me lead the troops to fight. You must first spend some military expenses. His candidate as the governor of the three sides was personally selected by the orthodox emperor. Of course he wanted to support it, so he waved his pen and said: OK!

So 600,000 taels of silver were paid to Jiang Yue to suppress the bandits. The emperor still didn't believe it. After spending 600,000 taels of silver, the treasury would have no money. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had to pay him one by one, and the palace wanted to celebrate the New Year.

Spending money. When the Queen Mother dies, the funeral will cost a lot of money. The Prince's wedding will cost a lot of money. The Ministry of Revenue finally saved a few coins and spent them all in a few days. This month there are tens of thousands of officials in Beijing.

My salary is almost gone!

The orthodox emperor sat down on the throne and suffered from a severe headache. The meeting ended hastily. Yang Peishi went back to think about it all night, and the next day he handed over a sign to ask for an audience. The emperor summoned him on the platform. Yang Peishi spoke a lot in the clouds.

Lots of talk, from Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to Taizu Taizu

Zong, the orthodox emperor finally understood. He summed it up in a few words: Now that the national treasury is out of money and the country is facing a catastrophic disaster, as the emperor, you should be the first to put your private money out of the world.

, let’s ask the soldiers and horses from each province to quickly support the front line!

After hearing this, Zheng Zheng immediately shook his head like a rattle. Although the words say that, the world belongs to the emperor, but the emperor's private money and the money from the national treasury are two different things. The emperor can use the money from the inner treasury with just one sentence.

, and the money from the treasury

, even the emperor cannot spend arbitrarily. If you really dare to spend arbitrarily, the censor will scold you the next day! Although the imperial power of Da Chu is heavy, there is still an orthodox existence above the imperial power! With this

Such moral requirements cannot be met by the emperor.

Therefore, in order to ensure that he could live a free and easy life, Zhengtong was determined not to spend his private money. Zhengtong refused in a strict manner.

Yang Peishi didn't say anything. He came again the next day with the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. The two old men went back and forth, and it was still the same as yesterday. The orthodox emperor wanted to be angry but had no excuse, so he decided not to do it in the end.

On the third day, in addition to the Minister of Hubu, Yang Peishi also brought the Minister of War. The orthodox emperor was already shaken, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to agree.

On the fourth day, Yang Peishi added several ministers to the cabinet and watched a group of old men kneeling on the ground and communicating with each other in tears. They opened their mouths with the words of saints and kept silent. The world is most important. The orthodox emperor was originally soft-tempered. At this time, he could not bear it no matter what.

I couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh. It's not easy to be the emperor. It's not easy to get some money and still be worried about by these ministers. Is it easy for me?

The emperor finally gave in, he had money, and troops and horses from all over the country finally began to mobilize. At this time, the envoys of Shu Han began to pop up again. Where is the princess we want to marry, your Majesty? After waiting for so many days, we should finally be given one.

You must believe it. The envoy also heard about the northwest of Great Chu

There was a rebellion, and the northern border was covered with war clouds. The envoy also straightened his back: If you don't agree, don't blame us Shu Han for being ruthless. When the soldiers are dispatched, let's see the truth on the battlefield. Then the envoy finally said

Added another sentence: Don’t fool us with a fake princess!

Originally, Prince Yanqing and his concubine had already begged the emperor, and the queen had also spoken for them. They were planning to send a palace servant to the Shu Han, and just recognized him as the queen's adopted daughter before leaving. Under this situation, the orthodox emperor again

I hesitated. What if this

When the fake princess arrived at Shu Han and really provoked Shu Han to send troops, he would start the battlefield on three fronts. He had already emptied most of his internal treasury for the sake of the unexpected people. If the Shu Han side came out and jumped around again, he would really have to

All the dragon underwear was pawned.

The imperial edict was quickly sent to the Prince of Yanqing County: Yinyue was named Princess Hejing (given the title of Hejing), and married Liu Zhang, the prince of the Shu Han Dynasty, to permanently consolidate the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Dachu is now in a period of national mourning, so

The emperor gave Yinyue one month to prepare, and one month later he would send an envoy to send Yinyue to the territory of Shuhan. In the three-acre land of Shuhan, the orthodox emperor had no control over when Liu Zhang and Yinyue got married.

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When receiving the order, Yinyue's face turned pale, and Princess Yanqing fainted on the spot. That night, the county prince and his wife came to the Yang Mansion, and Princess Yanqing dragged her sick body to see Yang Peishi. The three of them talked in a secret room for an hour. Regarding this result, Yang Peishi also

Unable to change.

Princess Yanqing also wanted to enter the palace to ask for help from the emperor, but was stopped by Yang Peishi. No one knew better than him that the emperor's mood was really bad recently!

After seeing off the Yanqing County prince and his wife, Yang Peishi also felt that he was a little sorry for his granddaughter, so he called his three sons in and told them that Yinyue was about to marry far away and asked people in the inner courtyard to move around more!

The old man's words were a golden rule in the Yang family. After the three sons returned home, they immediately conveyed the spirit of the old man's instructions to their daughters-in-law. Since the death of the Queen Mother, the eldest wife's illness has never been cured, and the fifth wife is very ill with the child.

So the next day, the three girls who had not left the palace, the Second Wife, the Fifth Girl, the Seventh Girl, and the Ninth Girl, arrived at the Yanqing Palace.

Several people went to visit Princess Yanqing first, but after not seeing each other for just one day, Princess Yanqing seemed to have aged a lot. She grabbed the second wife's hand and burst into tears: "Second sister-in-law, how come my moon is so miserable!"

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The second wife had to give some consolation: "Now that the imperial edict has been issued, Chengdu, the capital of Shu Han, is known as the land of abundance. It is also a good place. Yue'er married the prince of Shu Han. I heard that the current king of Shu Han is in poor health.

, When the prince ascends the throne in a few years, Yue'er will be the queen of Shu Han..." and so on to comfort her. The second wife was always quick to talk to others, and only then did Yulan realize that her ability to persuade others was not bad, which made her a little impressed.

The two elders were talking here, and the second wife told the younger ones to go see Yin Yue first. The three sisters were led by several beautiful and well-trained maids to Yin Yue's courtyard.

The air pressure in the courtyard was low, and the maids walked silently.

When the maid came in to report, there happened to be someone in Yinyue's room, but it was Ye Minchun. Ye Minchun also looked miserable and said: "I went to see the prince. The prince said that the emperor's decree has been issued, and there is nothing he can do!"

Yin Yue said: "Second brother, why are you doing this? I have long advised you not to go to the prince. Don't you know who he is? The emperor has been very angry recently. It is too late to hide from the emperor at this time. How dare you go forward?"

Come closer!"

"Seeing that my sister is about to jump into the fire pit, even if there is a glimmer of hope, I will give it a try!" Both brothers and sisters were a little silent when they said this.

At this time, the little maid shouted through the curtain: "Miss Yang Wu, Miss Yang Qi, and Miss Yang Jiu are here to see the princess!"

Yinyue's eyes lit up after hearing this: "She's finally here!" She was talking about her, not them. The so-called she was, of course, Yulan.

After saying that, he stood up and said, "Brother, please come with me to welcome some cousins!"

Ye Minchun was startled when he heard that Yulan had also arrived. After that private meeting at the Yang Mansion, he had made up his mind to forget Yulan from his mind, but how could he just forget about this kind of thing?

, the more I want to forget, the more I remember her in my heart.

Ye Minchun's heart was spinning a thousand times, and Yin Yue had already pulled him out of the room.

When the three Yulan sisters saw the curtain raised, and Yinyue and Ye Minchun came out together, they were all slightly startled, and a bright light flashed in Yuxia's eyes. Now the fourth and eighth girls in the big house are married, and the seventh girl is getting married.

The discussion was also poor

We are no longer separated, and now she is the only one left. Aunt Liu has been anxious for a long time. There is no need to think about the crown prince and his wife. It would be good if she could be her cousin's wife. Yuxia thought about it and looked at it more without leaving any trace.

Ye Minchun glanced a few times.

But she saw that although Ye Minchun tried his best to hide it, his eyes were fixed on Yulan and couldn't move away. She couldn't help but feel resentment and jealousy in her heart.

"Meet the princess!" "Meet my cousin!" The three girls congratulated themselves, and Ye Minchun, brother and sister, quickly returned the gift. If Ye Minchun entered the house, it wouldn't be good for Ye Minchun to follow him, so Yinyue was not in a hurry.

Invite the three of them in. After a few pleasantries at the door, Ye Minchun couldn't help but ask roundaboutly about Yu Lan's current situation.

Then he left Yin Yue's courtyard with some reluctance.

Yin Yue then let the three sisters into the main room. They sat down separately as guests and hosts. Yin Yue smiled to herself: "I disturbed my second aunt and several sisters with such a trivial matter. What a sin!"

Yinyue is wearing a light purple coat today, with an eight-piece Hunan skirt of honey color underneath, and a lotus-shaped hosta made of a whole piece of mutton-fat white jade on her head. Although she is dressed plainly, it makes her skin look even more attractive.

The light is better than the snow, and it is dazzling. There is no trace of decadence and depression that many people imagined.

In the past, Yinyue went to Yang's house and didn't pay much attention to Yuxia. Yuxia had already been dissatisfied with her. Yesterday, she learned that she was going to marry Shuhan and make a marriage alliance. Yuxia was very happy. Today, she was using this as an excuse to visit and comfort her.

Te was dressed neatly and prepared to see Yin Yue make a fool of herself, but she didn't expect to see something like this. Yu Xia immediately felt depressed and disappointed.

Yu Lan couldn't help but admire this cousin even more. If it were any other girl, knowing that she was about to marry thousands of miles away, she would probably be panicked and burst into tears. Just this calmness of Yin Yue is better than that of an ordinary woman.

I don’t know how clever it is.
Chapter completed!