After reading the heart milk ball, the cannon fodder family went crazy

Chapter 160 What conspiracy does Zheng Wenchang have?

The two of them originally just didn't want to be bullied by each other, but when they realized what they had said, they almost felt regretful.

That's one million taels. They want to embezzle...ah, no, how many years of hard work can it take to earn it for the people?

For a time, each hated the other and Zheng Wenchang.

Giving so much free money to the people is a sin!

Zheng Wenchang breathed a sigh of relief: Having officials like you in the court is the unlucky thing that has brought the common people down for eight lifetimes!

Master Cui and Master Lu: Can’t hear you...

Jiang Lianying presented the paper with the donation amount written by the two people to Emperor Ming. Looking at the words one million taels written on the paper, Emperor Ming's eyes darkened.

In the past, every time the courtiers were asked to donate money, the two old foxes Cui Taishi and Lu Taifu would give him hundreds of taels of silver. The most they ever donated was two thousand taels of silver each.

The courtiers followed his example and donated hundreds of silver each time. After the donation was over, they would complain to him about their poverty.

After several times, even Emperor Ming began to believe that these ministers had no money.

But what does he see now?

Each of them donated one million taels of silver!

When the national treasury was at its fullest, it was only eight million taels of silver, but now Cui Taishi and Lu Taifu had spent a quarter of the national treasury.

Emperor Ming was sure that this one million taels was just a drop in the bucket to them.

I guess only they know how much money they have.

For a moment, Emperor Ming felt that he was really a coward as an emperor.

Apart from the fact that these aristocratic families do not have the title of emperor, what is the difference between them and the emperor?

No wonder they refused to send their direct daughter to the palace, they still looked down on him emotionally.

Emperor Ming felt aggrieved and angry, but he had to pretend to appreciate it and said: "It is true that the two beloved ministers are willing to donate one million taels of silver for the people. However, the silver donated by the two beloved ministers is the same, so it is difficult to divide it. Up and down, how about this, how about the names of the two beloved ladies side by side?"

Master Cui and Master Lu looked at each other, then moved their eyes away in disgust.

Given a choice, neither of them wanted to be next to the other's name.

But they also knew in their hearts that if they continued to fight, only Emperor Ming would benefit.

Thinking about the money they had donated in a fit of enthusiasm, the two of them felt so regretful that they had no choice but to hold their noses and accept Emperor Ming's suggestion.

"Everything is at your Majesty's discretion," Taishi Cui said.

"The same goes for me," Taifu Lu said.

The two expressed their opinions one after another. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the regret and anger in their words.

Emperor Ming nodded with satisfaction, turned to look at the others and said, "Which beloved would like to make a donation?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to donate five hundred thousand taels." Wang Taibao, another one of the three princes, said.

If this amount were normal, Emperor Ming would be so shocked that his jaw would drop.

But after the impact of Taishi Cui and Taifu Lu just now, Emperor Ming felt calm, and he still disliked Wang Taibao in his heart.

Wang Taibao was born in the Langya Wang family, and his family has been passed down for thousands of years. He is no less generous than the Cui family and the Lu family.

But now they have only given out 500,000 taels, which is either a deliberate show of weakness or a sign of weakness.

If it's the former, everyone will be happy. If it's the latter, it seems that the ambitions of the Wang family are not small.

The three gentlemen all donated, and the others couldn't hide it, so they all said how much they wanted to donate.

There are the examples of Taishi Cui and Taifu Lu. Although many people are also competing for ranking, everyone has stopped.

Soon, the amount of silver donated by the courtiers was calculated.

Although he was well prepared, when he saw the dazzling five million taels of silver, Emperor Ming still felt a huge wave of shock in his heart.

Needless to say, Sangong and other aristocratic families, but I didn’t expect that a Hanlin Academy student could spend 50,000 taels of silver!

Emperor Ming's heart froze, and he quickly went through everyone's names with the list.

After discovering that these people were either from aristocratic families or were inextricably related to aristocratic families, Emperor Ming's heart completely died.

After settling the donation matter, the palace banquet continued.

After a while, the Queen Mother left first, and then Emperor Ming and the Queen also took a few bites and left.

The three most powerful people left, and the atmosphere in the hall completely relaxed.

The Su family and the Zheng family sat for a while, and after seeing Su Zhaozhao dozing off from exhaustion, they left together.

When Su Zhaozhao woke up, he found that it was already the next morning.

She got dressed with the help of the maid, washed her face and went to the hall.

Seeing Zheng Wenchang clearly appearing in the Su family, Su Zhaozhao felt as if he had seen a ghost.

[No, why does Uncle Zheng come here every day? Is there some conspiracy? 】

No wonder they refused to send their direct daughter to the palace, they still looked down on him emotionally.

Emperor Ming felt aggrieved and angry, but he had to pretend to appreciate it and said: "It is true that the two beloved ministers are willing to donate one million taels of silver for the people. However, the silver donated by the two beloved ministers is the same, so it is difficult to divide it. Up and down, how about this, how about the names of the two beloved ladies side by side?"

Master Cui and Master Lu looked at each other, then moved their eyes away in disgust.

Given a choice, neither of them wanted to be next to the other's name.

But they also knew in their hearts that if they continued to fight, only Emperor Ming would benefit.

Thinking about the money they had donated in a fit of enthusiasm, the two of them felt so regretful that they had no choice but to hold their noses and accept Emperor Ming's suggestion.

"Everything is at your Majesty's discretion," Taishi Cui said.

"The same goes for me," Taifu Lu said.

The two expressed their opinions one after another. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the regret and anger in their words.

Emperor Ming nodded with satisfaction, turned to look at the others and said, "Which beloved would like to make a donation?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to donate five hundred thousand taels." Wang Taibao, another one of the three princes, said.

If this amount were normal, Emperor Ming would be so shocked that his jaw would drop.

But after the impact of Taishi Cui and Taifu Lu just now, Emperor Ming felt calm, and he still disliked Wang Taibao in his heart.

Wang Taibao was born in the Langya Wang family, and his family has been passed down for thousands of years. He is no less generous than the Cui family and the Lu family.

But now they have only given out 500,000 taels, which is either a deliberate show of weakness or a sign of weakness.

If it's the former, everyone will be happy. If it's the latter, it seems that the ambitions of the Wang family are not small.

The three gentlemen all donated, and the others couldn't hide it, so they all said how much they wanted to donate.

There are the examples of Taishi Cui and Taifu Lu. Although many people are also competing for ranking, everyone has stopped.

Soon, the amount of silver donated by the courtiers was calculated.

Although he was well prepared, when he saw the dazzling five million taels of silver, Emperor Ming still felt a huge wave of shock in his heart.

Needless to say, Sangong and other aristocratic families, but I didn’t expect that a Hanlin Academy student could spend 50,000 taels of silver!

Emperor Ming's heart froze, and he quickly went through everyone's names with the list.

After discovering that these people were either from aristocratic families or were inextricably related to aristocratic families, Emperor Ming's heart completely died.

After settling the donation matter, the palace banquet continued.

After a while, the Queen Mother left first, and then Emperor Ming and the Queen also took a few bites and left.