Princess Consort Is No Pushover

After Xue Tianxiang and the others left, only Emperor Hongyuan, Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue were left in the hall.

Emperor Hongyuan looked at the two of them and said, "Ruoyue, why did you order "The Legend of Chengjun" just now?"

Yun Ruoyue's heart skipped a beat, did Emperor Hongyuan discover something?

She raised her eyes and said calmly: "Because my niece and daughter-in-law have read all the other dramas, only this "Cheng Jun Biography" has not."

Emperor Hongyuan looked at her suspiciously, and said, "What do you think of the play just now?"

Yun Ruoyue thought for a while, and said: "From this story, my niece and daughter-in-law realized that the power of the people is very powerful. If the emperor of a country doesn't love the people, it will cause complaints and resistance from the people. "

Having said that, Yun Ruoyue stopped talking.

She didn't want to speak too bluntly, so as not to irritate Emperor Hongyuan.

Emperor Hongyuan looked at Chu Xuanchen and said, "Xuanchen, what do you think?"

Chu Xuanchen didn't give Emperor Hongyuan any face. He said directly: "Your Majesty, the story just now reminded me of the people of Chu. Our people are suffering from disasters, but there is no one to help them. I am really afraid that the people will complain to these people." If the rebel army learns, when the time comes, if the people rise up, there will be chaos in the world."

Emperor Hongyuan's pupils tightened and he was startled, "Go on."

Chu Xuanchen said: "Your Majesty, the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Only when the people's hearts are in line can the country be stable, and only when the country is stable can the imperial power be stable. The people outside are hungry and hopeless. If they really take up arms and force them to Entering the palace, won't everything you have worked so hard to manage, Your Majesty, be ruined?"

When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, he was already very alarmed.

He didn't want his palace to be trampled down, he didn't want to lose the noble life admired by thousands of people, and he didn't want to be torn to pieces.

He pretended to be calm, and said coldly: "In your opinion, what should I do to stabilize the hearts of the people?"

Chu Xuanchen said: "The people know that the country is suffering, so they don't ask for much. They just want to eat enough and wear warm clothes. To appease the people, the emperor can only allocate funds for disaster relief so that the people don't have to go hungry, so that the people's hearts will be stable. "

Chu Xuanchen's words made Emperor Hongyuan suddenly enlightened.

If the common people can't survive, no matter how much money he has, he will not feel at ease, because he will be overthrown sooner or later.

He didn't want to lose all these honors, so he decided to allocate funds for disaster relief to appease the hearts of the people.

He stood up, nodded and said: "Xuanchen, you are right. I have decided to open a warehouse to release grain, and allocate three million taels of silver to participate in disaster relief and relieve these people; Exempt the corvee and taxes in the disaster areas to reassure the people."

When Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue heard this, they were excited.

Chu Xuanchen immediately cupped his hands and said, "I thank the emperor on behalf of the people."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan was very useful.

In fact, he didn't feel sorry for these people, he was just afraid of losing everything.

He said: "Xuan Chen, I don't worry about you handling the matter. I will leave this matter to you. You must appease the people."

Chu Xuanchen said: "I accept the decree. Please rest assured, the emperor, I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Having made this decision, Emperor Hongyuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

He has already agreed to allocate funds for disaster relief, I believe these people will not want to turn against him again, right?

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Xu is back!" At this moment, Xue Tianxiang's voice came from outside.

Emperor Hongyuan looked up and saw Eunuch Xu and Amina walking in quickly.

Eunuch Xu was still holding a medicine bottle in his hand. When he walked in, he quickly knelt down on the ground and said in panic, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, the servant is late!"

When Emperor Hongyuan saw the elixir, a trace of longing flashed in his eyes.

But with Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue present, he still endured it.

He said coldly: "Grandpa Xu, what's going on, why did you come back so late?"

A trace of guilty conscience flashed in Xu Gonggong's eyes, and he said, "Your Majesty, it's because Master Chen's elixir has not been refined well. He asked the servant to wait there, and the servant came back late!"

Yun Ruoyue glanced at Chu Xuanchen, didn't Mo Li go to stop Eunuch Xu?

How could Eunuch Xu say that?

After hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan had a depressed expression on his face, "This Chen Changqing is getting slower and slower every time, I'm really mad! Fortunately, I have Ruoyue's medicine this time, otherwise I don't know how much I will suffer!"

Xue Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, now that you have Princess Li's medicine, you don't have to rely on Chen Changqing all the time!"

Emperor Hongyuan nodded. When he saw the Longevity Pill, his heart was ready to move, and he really wanted to take it.

He looked at Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue, and said, "Okay, Xuanchen, Ruoyue, you guys go back first! I'll talk to you about the disaster relief tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take your leave." Chu Xuanchen took a look at the pill, then pulled Yun Ruoyue away!

Seeing Emperor Hongyuan like this, he couldn't wait to eat the elixir.

It seems that he is already addicted to this elixir, no matter how others persuade him, it is useless.

It's useless to talk too much, and he didn't want to waste his words, so he took Yun Ruoyue and left!

As soon as Chu Xuanchen and the others left, Emperor Hongyuan immediately looked at the elixir eagerly, and said, "Eunuch Xu, show me the elixir quickly."

Xue Tianxiang hurriedly snatched the elixir, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, didn't you say that your head doesn't hurt anymore? My concubine sees that while your head doesn't hurt, let's save this elixir for later use, waiting for you to download it." Do you take it again when you have a headache?"

Although Emperor Hongyuan really wanted to take this elixir, he also felt that Xue Tianxiang's words made sense.

He had no choice but to hold back the longing in his heart, and said: "Okay, if that's the case, then I'll take it next time. Eunuch Xu, please put it away for me!"

"Yes." Eunuch Xu said.

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After Yun Ruoyue and Chu Xuanchen walked out of Guangming Palace, they happened to see Mo Li standing at the door.

Yun Ruoyue hurried over and whispered, "Moli, didn't you stop Eunuch Xu just now? Why did Eunuch Xu say he was waiting for Chen Changqing, so he came back late?"

Mo Li said: "Princess, it is Eunuch Xu who is lying. Chen Changqing has already prepared the elixir, and Eunuch Xu lied to the emperor because he was afraid of being punished."

"What, why did he lie?" Yun Ruoyue asked curiously.

Mo Li said: "Just now I asked a little eunuch to call Xu Eunuch, saying that Xu Eunuch's godson, Xiao Dezi, had a conflict with someone while gambling, and was about to be beaten to death! Xu Eunuch feels sorry for Xiao Dezi, hurry up Running to save him, wasted the time to get the elixir."

"So it is." Yun Ruoyue suddenly realized.

Mo Li said: "The emperor asked Eunuch Xu to get the elixir, but he actually left his post because of his godson. Of course he didn't dare to tell the emperor the truth, so he blamed Chen Changqing for the fault."

Yun Ruoyue wondered: "Could it be that Xiao Dezi was really beaten?"

Mo Li smiled and said, "That's right! I asked someone to beat him up!"