"Approved!" But what the court officials had never expected was that in the face of this thorny issue, Emperor Tuituo would not procrastinate this time, and even directly agreed. The officials were stunned and looked at the Golden Palace. Lu Changjing looked calm: "In view of the empty treasury, the required money and grain materials will be allocated by me personally, and at the same time, work will be implemented in the Huangsha River Basin instead of taxes." "Any people who are willing to help repair the river bank can reduce their corvée, military service, cattle and horse taxes, household taxes... and even rent this year." "Minister, thank you for your grace." Jin Longyu immediately bowed down. Before the surrounding officials reacted, this major event related to more than 100 million people in the Huangsha River Basin was settled. Even the always stingy Emperor Tuituo was willing to bear these expenses, which was incredible. For a while, the whole court was quiet, almost no one spoke, even the three officials were surprised at this moment, as if they were confirming the truth of the news. "If you have something to report, please stand up and if you don't, please leave the court!"
It was not until Cao Wenzheng's reminder sounded again that the ministers hurried out to report various things. For most of these things, Lu Changjing agreed, changing his previous reputation of procrastinating the emperor, which made many ministers quite excited. Many ministers who were not originally prepared to report now reported, and basically all of them were resolved, sweeping away the previous slackness of the court. This court meeting lasted until almost noon, and when it was about to end, the Minister of Rites brought good news. "Your Majesty, the Shanman envoys have agreed to your conditions and are willing to let the Seven Saints become Jingfei. They only need the King of Southwest to send troops to help, and they are willing to bear part of the military expenses." The Minister of Rites Han Guangqi said loudly, obviously very satisfied with the result. But Lu Changjing was not very satisfied: "How to distribute the blood beasts hunted?" "Fifty-fifty distribution, each party takes half." Han Guangqi said. Lu Changjing smiled faintly: "We can split the profits of those hunted together 50-50, so what about those hunted individually?" "This..." Han Guangqi hesitated for a moment, and said: "All the blood beasts hunted by the mountain barbarians alone will be taken away, and the blood beasts hunted by Daning will be divided into half." Lu Changjing waved his hand: "Generals are not subject to the orders of the emperor when they are away from home. Who knows how many blood beasts they hunted alone." As soon as the words fell, the whole court was silent. Many ministers looked at the emperor on the dragon throne again, thinking that they had heard wrongly. Isn't this clearly telling the King of Southwest that the blood beasts he hunted alone can be used by himself, and there is no need to share them with the mountain barbarians. Is it true that this is still the emperor who was submissive and only thought about peace when facing alien races and foreign countries? This change is too big. But for the pro-war faction, this is obviously a good thing. As for the peace faction, nearly half of the important officials were taken down by Lu Changjing. Although the rest are anxious, what's the use? Han Guangqi frowned slightly and wanted to say something, but heard Lu Changjing say again: "There is one more thing. Since the old Shan King is dead, let the imperial sister come back. You go and tell the Shanman envoy that the day the imperial sister comes back is the day when Daning will send troops." "But Princess Wanping is now the wife of the young Shan King..." Han Guangqi was interrupted by Lu Changjing before he finished speaking. "Daning is not a barbarian. There has never been a case of wives and concubines marrying sons after the death of their fathers. If the Shanman envoys disagree, this matter will be abandoned." Lu Changjing waved his hand to stop Han Guangqi from saying anything more: "That's it for today, and the court will be dismissed!"
As soon as the words fell, all the ministers bowed down. Encircled by a large number of eunuchs, palace maids, and guards, Lu Changjing rushed towards the imperial study. "Pah, pah, pah..." After returning to the imperial study, Lu Changjing used several Qi to hit Cao Wenzheng, causing him to have a bruised face and bow down to the ground: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." "Get lost." Lu Changjing was also amused by this guy's mean look and told him to get lost. Cao Wenzheng quickly responded: "I will obey your majesty's orders." He then retreated and closed the door of the imperial study. When no one was around, Lu Changjing laughed. It really feels good to be in power personally, without having to be submissive like before and making decisions based on Cao Wenzheng's face. In the future, the power of the Daning Dynasty will be in his hands, and almost everything will be decided by him. "Your Majesty, are you really going to send troops to attack the Blood Barbarians?" Not long after, the Imperial Concubine Rong Xiyao, who heard the news, sneaked in from the small hole in the skylight. Although he has already mastered the power of the court and most of the harem is under his control, Lu Changjing has no intention of getting close to the concubines in a high-profile manner. Now several concubines have consumed a lot of his time and energy, and from time to time they will make him close to the gun and fire, so it is better not to provoke too many concubines for the time being. At present, the realm of cultivation has not reached the level of sweeping everything, and he needs to spend more time on cultivation. Otherwise, the concubines in the harem come to him one after another to ask for imported delicacies, and he has no time to practice. Continue to maintain the status quo, which will also guarantee his safety, so that Ning Zhongyu will not receive the news that he is wearing a hat and do something irrational at that time. That guy is now hiding in the depths of Yangxing Palace like a turtle, and Lu Changjing can't pull him out for the time being. If he can send a message to the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Daning, there may be an accident. Seeing Rong Xiyao's suspicious look, Lu Changjing smiled and stepped forward and grabbed her soft hand: "Why, don't you want me to send troops to the Blood Barbarians?" "Of course I do. My father has long wanted to teach the barbarians a lesson and let them know the majesty of our Daning Dynasty." Rong Xiyao said quickly: "It's just that the late emperor always wanted to negotiate peace and prevent my father from sending troops. I have been feeling aggrieved until now, and now I can finally get what I want.” Obviously, Rong Xiyao was happy to see this matter come to fruition, and she understood her father's thoughts very well. Lu Changjing smiled and hugged her: "In the past, the late emperor acted too cautiously, but now that I have captured several Tuogu ministers, I no longer need to follow many of the late emperor's national policies." "Besides, there are more and more barbarians, natives, and foreigners... Seeing that Daning is retreating and becoming more aggressive, it is time to teach them a lesson and let them know that there are people in Daning." "Your Majesty is wise!" Rong Xiyao came over with a smile, and rarely took the initiative to give Lu Changjing a bite. Lu Changjing hugged her and walked towards the back: "I will secretly write a letter later so that my father-in-law can do things easily. In addition to teaching the blood barbarians a lesson, I also want to capture as many blood beasts as possible, and even give them to the mountain barbarians at critical moments. It might as well be a lesson..." In this troubled world, fists are the last word. No matter how much you talk or how much you give in, it can't compare to punching hard.