After I was reborn, I was scumbag

Chapter 64

In the early morning of the second day, after being tossed around for most of the night, the young man with a backache and backache was half-coaxed and half-coaxed to get up from the bed in a daze, and changed into the court robes.

Murong Xing put the sleepy boy with his head drooping and yawning on the wooden chair in front of the bronze mirror, and picked up a comb to tie his hair into a crown.

The black and soft ink hair was tied up neatly, revealing a little ambiguous red mark on the neck.

Shao Guan saw the mark on his neck through the blurred bronze mirror, his eyes became clearer for a moment, and he almost flipped the jade crown in Murong Xing's hand.

"Murong Xing! Look at you—"

How can you be like a dog, licking and biting, that's all, can't you choose a place that can be covered by clothes? !

"Your Highness, don't be upset, it's my fault, let someone cover it with makeup, okay? It will disappear in a few hours..."

Hearing Murong Xing's pretended serious tone, Shao Guan glanced at the handsome face behind him with a playful smile, and snorted softly: "From now on, when I am going to court, you will sleep in the side hall, no more..."

"Your Highness, you have wronged me." Murong Xing raised her phoenix eyes slightly, fixed the jade crown with a hairpin, leaned slightly, and said with a low smile, "Who was it last night, who pestered me again, crying and saying that I still want more?" ?”

Memories of the ups and downs of last night flooded into my mind in an instant, and Murong Xing's hoarse and deep breathing seemed to be still ringing in my ears.Shao Guan's fair face was stained with a suspicious blush.

Murong Xing stared at the speechless young man, taking advantage of the victory to pursue him: "If I am too tired and the poison breaks out, Your Highness will be responsible for me..."

Tired?I see you are in good spirits this morning...

Shao Guan grinds his back molars, and with great difficulty, the red mark on his neck is covered by makeup. Suddenly he got up, and almost staggered because of the slight discomfort in his legs.

"Going to court alone, the prince is so free, why not deal with the backlog of memorials in the study yesterday... and the "Analects of Confucius", I hope the prince will take a look at it again, so that he can know what it means to be in love How polite!"

Murong Xing didn't help it for a while, and it didn't matter if he didn't help him. He watched Shao Guan wearing the most solemn robe of a prince of a country and doing the most childish behavior with some amusement, and finally coaxed softly.

"Okay, okay, before your highness goes down, the ministers in the study must finish processing. Your highness can go out with peace of mind. If you feel uncomfortable somewhere, you can ask for leave and come back earlier, how about that?"

Shao Guan blushed and ran away.

Halfway through the drive in the East Palace, a hurried father-in-law suddenly came from the gate of the palace. When he saw Shao Guan, he immediately saluted and said, "His Royal Highness, please pass on an order from His Majesty to preside over today's morning court. Please respect me."

Shao Guan got out of the car, and recognized this father-in-law as one of the emperor's personal eunuchs, and asked in a solemn voice: "Dare to ask the father-in-law, the father's body is sick, why did he suddenly order Gu to preside over the morning court today?"

The inner eunuch sighed, and lowered his voice: "Reporting to Your Highness, Your Majesty has been in low spirits for the past few days, and often dozed off during the day, and the imperial physician was declared to be on guard every day, but it didn't get better."

"Your Majesty's decree this time is also to hope that His Highness can share the worries of your father. Your Highness should take good care of it."

Although he knew that stroke was extremely difficult to cure, some time ago he saw his father's health improving day by day, and when he heard the news suddenly, Shao Guan's head still sank.

"I troubled my father-in-law to go and report to the royal father, and said that the minister must live up to the trust of the royal father--after the imperial court, I will go to the Qianqing Palace to pay my respects to the royal father."

The eunuch nodded: "Your Highness is filial, and His Majesty will be relieved to know that. In this case, the servant will not delay His Highness's time to go to court, and will leave first."

It was the first time for the prince to preside over the early court, which naturally caused quite a stir among the court and the public.

However, because the crown prince supervised the country, there was a precedent, and the power of the previous dynasty had just experienced a looting, and the forces that originally stood by the Yang family either defected or were completely eradicated, so there was no opposition for a while.

It was just the first thorny report, which was the sudden flood in the central Sichuan area. The mountain torrents caused by it had submerged several villages and towns, and thousands of refugees were displaced.

As soon as the Minister of the Household Department finished the report, a subject immediately came forward to ask for orders: "His Royal Highness, I believe that the imperial court should immediately send officials to Sichuan to provide disaster relief, so as not to cause turmoil due to the lack of better resettlement for the victims. .”

"The minister seconded the proposal! Moreover, the mountain torrents will cause the corpses to rot in the water for a long time. If it is not handled properly, it may cause a large-scale plague."

Shao Guan's dark eyes darkened slightly, and he quietly heard several courtiers vying for the order to provide disaster relief, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "It is indeed my great blessing that all my lovers care about the victims and common people."

"It's just that I have just experienced two wars in the dynasty. I still know how much silver and how much food and grass there are in the treasury. Even if all the materials in the treasury are transported to the disaster area, I'm afraid it will only last for one month."

"In addition to the severe drought in the Jianghuai area in summer, the annual harvest is not as good as usual, and farmers need to leave seeds for the next spring to plant. If the imperial court directly sends people to Sichuan for disaster relief, I am afraid that it will shake the foundation of the country."

There was already a layer of cold sweat on the forehead of Hubu Shangshu, and he was slightly relieved when he heard Shao Guan's words.

"What Your Highness said is absolutely true! Now the treasury is short of money and food. Although the ministers are willing to help the disaster, they don't have enough money and food! Please colleagues discuss other methods!"

"Your Highness, could it be that the disaster victims were allowed to be displaced, but the court didn't care about it? This..."

"Aiqing misunderstood." Shao Guanli made a rough calculation, and said slowly, "Gu means to transport enough emergency food and grass to Shuzhong first, and Gu will take some money from the private treasury to exchange for food and grass to use Disaster relief."

"Officials at all levels, including the city guards, also have a lot of idle jobs, and they will all be abolished. The saved salaries will be used to help the victims. What do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent, and no one responded first.

The ministers looked at each other and fell silent.

They naturally have no control over how Shaoguan handles the private treasury, but it involves the abolition of idle officials, which is closely related to their own interests.

Almost all the officials who can go to the Jinluan Hall to court are from famous families, and no matter how poor they are, they are also the heads of local clans.

When a family grows up, it is natural that there will be successful children, as well as dudes who only know how to make money in the family.

Except for some poor scholars, those who hold idle positions in the court are the dudes from the side branches of the famous families, who rely on the shadow of their families to get a job to eat the emperor's salary.

It has been more than 20 years since Emperor Liang established the Liang Kingdom, and now the crown prince is only presiding over an early court, and has not yet ascended the throne, so he wants to take advantage of his idle position.How could the old foxes below agree so easily?

Shao Guan's hands under his sleeves were tightened, his peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and his warm and modest smile faded away, and the demeanor of the young man who was about to reach his crown changed somewhat.

Like a sharp blade about to be unsheathed, it is accumulating sharpness.

"Could it be that the gentlemen feel that Gu's proposal is inappropriate? If you have a different opinion, feel free to speak up."

"Your Highness, Your Highness's strategy is certainly a good way to rectify the government. It's just that it's easy to say, but it needs to be considered in the long run. Now that the disaster in Sichuan is imminent, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for the money!"

Hubu Shangshu rolled his eyes, stroked his beard and spoke.

"The ministers seconded the proposal! And to rectify the administration of officials, should His Highness invite His Majesty to come to decide? Such an important matter, the ministers really dare not agree to it lightly."

After a mouthful of lotus blossoms, Shao Guan's lacquer-like black eyes became darker and colder with disappointment.

What is a long-term plan, the matter is of great importance, and even move out the father to suppress him, it is nothing more than fear of affecting the interests of their own family.

Shao Guan held his breath, and just about to say something, the personal eunuch of Emperor Liang who was following him suddenly coughed and winked at him.

"...Then about the disaster relief, do you have any good plans to solve the shortage of money and food?" After Shao Guan asked, he almost sighed silently, and his heart was already cold.

"Reporting to Your Highness, although the harvest in the Jianghuai area is not good this year, the rest of the region is also considered a bumper year. It is better to raise taxes to meet the emergency of the disaster area..."

Taxes are raised, and taxes are raised every time a war is fought. Many places have complained about it. If they increase it now, wouldn’t they be digging their own graves?

Shao Guan lowered his eyes slightly, staring at most of the officials below with indifferent expressions, his throat slightly snotted.

"...Let's do this, the Ministry of Households will count the remaining money and food in the treasury, and submit the ledger before tomorrow. The rest of the matter will be discussed tomorrow. Let's retreat!"

As soon as the morning left, the forced smile on the corners of Shao Guan's lips disappeared immediately.

"Your Highness, are you going back to the East Palace now or..."

"The disaster in the middle of Shu, does the emperor know about it?"

"Your Majesty also just found out that His Majesty specially ordered the servants to tell His Highness that His Highness has full authority to arrange all matters concerning disaster relief."

Shao Guan was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly: "This matter... I'm afraid I have to go back to the East Palace to deal with it. Please trouble the guild to report to the emperor, and I will go to pay him a later date."

"Okay, Your Highness, please go ahead."

Murong Xing reached out and caught the young man who was walking towards him.

The young man buried his head on his shoulder with reddish eyes, and his translucent black eyes were full of stubbornness, as if he had been wronged outside, and only when he was in front of him could he reveal a little bit of fragility.

"What's the matter? I heard that His Majesty ordered His Highness to preside over the morning court today, but what happened to the morning court?"

Murong Xing lowered his head slightly, caressing the jet-black hair of the young man in his arms, his phoenix eyes were filled with cold murderous intent like wild wolves.

"Or is there someone with ulterior motives...to embarrass His Highness in court?"

"No..." Shao Guan paused for a few moments, let out a soft breath, and loosened his grip on Murong Xing's waist, "It's just a mountain torrent in the middle of Sichuan, and there are countless victims. However, the treasury lacks money and food."

"In the morning, I proposed to rectify the administration of officials and abolish idle positions, but none of the ministers responded. When asked about ways to raise money and food, they couldn't come up with any good methods except to increase taxes and extract people's fat and anointing."

"Tell me, if Daliang continues like this, how long can it last?"