Chapter 36: Four Great Enjoyments (Part 2)

Liu Zhenming bowed and said seriously: "The disaster relief funds are firstly through raising silver, and secondly through business operations. After obtaining benefits, they are used as charity. The so-called raising silver is for the world and those who are willing to be good people can hand over the donated silver to this department. Then this department will carry out disaster relief and refugee relief activities."

However, as soon as Liu Zhenming finished speaking, a minister came out to object and said, "Mr. Liu's idea is good, but it is unrealistic. There are very few people in the world who are willing to use money to help the victims. Even if there are, they are willing to donate to the refugees themselves and gain a good reputation for themselves. Why contribute this good reputation to the court?"

"Well said it well, it's said well." Liu Zhenming pleaded with his hands, and immediately said with a positive expression: "However, Liu has already planned this matter. We can set up an official good reputation list, which is ranked instead of the amount of donated silver, and then tell the world. In this way, the reputation of the disaster relief will be greater than that of the self-reliance. In addition, everyone in the world is comparing. When this list is released, which rich rich man does not want to make a good reputation for himself? Furthermore, another big donor is from ordinary people's families. Although such people do not have to worry about food and clothing, they do not seek peace of mind, or want to accumulate public morality, and want to do good things. However, reading disaster relief is obviously beyond their ability. However, it is wonderful to have a donation to the court department and let the court uniformly provide disaster relief and people."

When the minister heard this, he lost his voice and retreated.

"Mr. Liu, the lower officials also have a question." Another official asked, "The donors have their own precautions. If the court arranges an official with no reputation to take on this position, it will probably be difficult to convince the people. If they find a minister with a high reputation in the court, wouldn't it be useless?"

"This, Mr. Liu has already made some plans." Liu Zhenming smiled faintly and said, "People who hold this position must have a high reputation and good character, and who can make the people feel at ease in donating money. In this hall, if the one who has the greatest reputation is the emperor. But the emperor said that he is responsible for everything, he may not have the time to deal with this matter. However, outside this hall, there is one person with a reputation better than the emperor, and he is very free."

As soon as Liu Zhenming said this, the following was immediately inclined to the point, and he speculated about who this person was, and he was even more famous than the emperor, and his eyes showed a look of confusion.

Liu Zhenming looked around the ministers and smiled faintly: "There is no need to guess your colleagues. The person Liu is talking about is the Empress Dowager who combines both virtuous and wise in our dynasty."

"What?" The empress dowager exploded among the court officials like a bomb. The voices of the ministers could simply lift the roof tiles of the Golden Luan Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be done. The Empress Dowager is the most noble person in the world. How can she show up and make fun of the world?" The ministers said one after another.

"Bold." I slapped the golden dragon chaise, stood up and scolded, "What did you say? The Empress Dowager will make fun of the world? My mother, is her appearance as unbearable as you said? How dare you say that the Empress Dowager is not good at looking, and she will rebel against you."

The minister didn't expect me to stop a verbal problem, and recalled him that the Empress Dowager was not good at looking, and was stunned. He immediately reacted and knelt down on the ground and said, "The emperor misunderstood. I did not say that the Empress Dowager looked like..."

"Shut up, I hear it so sincerely. Do you still want to deny it?" I stopped him from speaking with a scolding: "Come on, drag it out to the court ten times."

Seeing that guy being dragged out, I felt secretly happy. Damn, as emperor, sometimes no one can do anything to him if he is unreasonable.

"Liu Aiqing, continue to tell me why I chose the Empress Dowager to take this position." I sat in a chair and looked at the ministers with cold eyes. After just showing their momentum, the attitudes of those court officials suddenly became much more restrained and restrained.

"I am following the order." After Liu Zhenming gave a tribute, he continued: "I am choosing the Empress Dowager to serve this position. In addition to the reputation of the Empress Dowager and the trust of the people, I am still selfish. Please do not blame me."

"I'm selfish?" I chuckled and said, "Let me tell me, what selfishness do you have hidden?"

Liu Zhenming shook his fat flesh and said nervously: "The emperor is the father of the world, and the empress dowager is the mother of the sage. Therefore, he is the grandmother of the people of the world. Similarly, the empress dowager is the grandmother of the empress dowager. When the empress dowager planned a new department, he naturally thought of his own people. The emperor, this charity financial club is actually the best accumulated virtue in the world. If the empress dowager held this position, it will not only be remembered for the ages, but also accumulate merit. After the empress dowager's thousand-year-old immortals left, he might be named in the immortal class with this kind of virtue. In this way, the empress dowager, who is the grandson, will naturally be relieved and has glorious faces."

"It's good to say, it's good to say." I shouted twice: "I like Liu Aiqing's selfishness very much. My dear friends, why don't you have such selfishness?"

The ministers looked at each other, and Liu Zhenming was so flattering that he was unprecedented and no one came later.

Liu Zhenming said seriously, "Dear colleagues, do you have any other suggestions? Liu listened attentively."

All the ministers glared at him secretly, and they all agreed loudly, "I have no objection anymore."

I guess they dare not have any objections anymore. Liu Zhenming, that boy, said this, but who dares to speak out? If he opens his objection, wouldn't he not let the Empress Dowager accumulate good deeds? What if the Empress Dowager dies in the future and cannot become an immortal? This sin is theirs.

"Your Majesty, I think. With the Empress Dowager's status as such a prominent person, this charity fund cannot be placed in the middle of the government. I plan to read the power department, which is not controlled by the government, but its reading power operation." Liu Zhenming immediately said: "In order to support the Empress Dowager's charity fund, I am willing to take a good start. From this year on, all my salary will be donated to the charity fund. I am willing to help a few more victims."

Damn, I couldn't help but laugh and scold. Liu Zhenming is really a showman. He said that he donated his full salary. How much does he have a year's salary? All cloth, rice, grain, and grain were exchanged for silver, but it was only less than two thousand taels. In this way, he re-established his reputation.

However, as the emperor, I must also take a lead: "Liu Aiqing's kindness really touched me. I am a poor emperor, and I donated 30,000 taels of silver to the Charity Finance Club."

"The old minister Tao Qian is also willing to donate a thousand taels of silver." Tao Qian stepped forward and walked forward. Tao Qian probably had only this ability. If he donated 100,000 taels of silver at once, it would be strange to me.

When the other ministers saw that they would not be able to donate. They had to bite the bullet and according to their level, they each said that they would donate silver. Liu Zhenming asked the minister beside him to listen to them and quickly recorded.

After a wave of donations, they actually raised 200,000 taels of silver. The wealth of the Beijing officials is really exciting.

After the matter was drafted, there was nothing wrong with the government. So I went straight to Yangxinzhai. After lunch, I heard the eunuch coming to report that Li Dongsi wanted to see me.

I was shocked. That old boy was so fast? He took down General Manager Li in just one day?

So I asked the young eunuch who informed him to go to Nanshu to wait for me. I took a nap myself and then recovered, and then came to Nanshu.

"Li Dongsi, kowtow to my emperor and ask me to give me guilt." As soon as Li Dongsi saw me, he knelt down and shouted in his sharp voice.

I ignored him and walked straight to my lord chair. After calming down, I said lightly: "Eunuch Li gets up and talks, what kind of sin slave is not sin slave? Didn't I tell you that you are old, don't kneel down at any time. From now on, I promise you not to kneel down."

Then Li Dongsi stood up tremblingly, bent down and said, "I'm sorry to the emperor. I haven't completed the tasks assigned by the emperor."

"Oh?" I tilted my head and looked at him and said, "Eunuch Li, where is the problem?"

"If you go back to the emperor, General Manager Li has left the capital before the third day and is missing." Eunuch Li said with shame.

"What?" I was really surprised now and couldn't help but stand up: "Then has already left the capital before the third day?"

"Little Duozi, quickly and quickly transmit the Jinyiwei to conduct a nationwide search. Never let the thief leave this dynasty." I said fiercely.

The Eunuch Li looked at me with amazement. Then I realized that Eunuch Li thought I was deliberately using this mission to make things difficult for him. My subconscious just now made him believe that I was really determined to win the General Manager Li. Li Dongsi's guard against me couldn't help but relax.

I walked in the study. But Eunuch Li began to advise me: "Don't be upset, the clown will naturally not be able to escape the palm of my slave's hand. I will catch him now, and even if I reach the horizon, I will not let him run away."

"Eunuch Li, forget it. Let the Jinyiwei do this." I suddenly thought of something and slapped my head and said, "The fairy auspicious stone that fell near the Zijin Mountain was a gift from my heavenly father. I must go and investigate it myself. Li Linfu went to call Bai Guards and summoned the imperial guards to secretly protect them. I want to leave the palace in vain."

"Eunuch Li, you are tired too. Go back and rest." I just refused him to continue arresting General Manager Li, but now I don't let him protect him, so I secretly sent a message to him, "You are not capable of doing things, I don't believe you anymore. In fact, this is a dangerous trick I used. If I asked him to protect himself openly, it would seem very artificial and would make him suspicious. However, when I said this, it depends on him being caught. However, I was also a little nervous. What if this old eunuch didn't ask for him, wouldn't I have been in vain for a long time?

Just as I was about to leave the Nan Study Room, Li Dongsi said, "Your Majesty, I'll be sure to atone for my sins and protect the emperor from traveling in a very small way."

At this time, I was facing my back to him, and I felt happy in my heart and thought to myself, "You dead old eunuch, are finished."

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