Chapter 559

After discussing with everyone yesterday,

Prince Zhongshun would likely impeach.

But it probably wouldn't be against Jia Hui.

But against Hao Meng, these subordinates of his.

It belongs to you come and I go.

You moved my people.

I also retaliate against your people.

As for Jia Hui,

neither side would act rashly without being able to deliver a fatal blow.

Qin Keqing said "Oh," and then remembered the matter she had discussed with Lady You last night.

So, she smiled: "Then we'll wait for you to come back, and then we'll give you a big surprise."

Jia Hui was surprised: "You're keeping me in suspense."

Then he smiled, "Good, then I'll have to see what kind of surprise there can be, and a big one at that."

"Just wait and see."

Facing her husband, Qin Keqing, who was radiant and glowing, smiled mysteriously.

Then everyone chatted and laughed as they came to the restaurant to have breakfast together.

Because everyone joined forces to share the attack, they weren't seriously injured.

At this moment, everyone looked spirited.

Then Jia Hui was surrounded by everyone as he went out.

He went to court.

The sisters also didn't choose to stay at home.

Instead, they decided to go to the "Wushuang Boutique" together to see the excitement.

At this time, everyone already had a membership card.

Including the ten first-class maids.

Of course, Jia Hui's civil and military confidants like Chen Gong and Jia Xu all had them.

To him,

these membership cards were naturally worthless.

So he wasn't stingy at all.

And today, Jia Hui didn't choose to ride a horse either.

He also enjoyed the pleasure of sitting in a carriage.

Qingwen and Ping'er were both together.

It was very happy.

After arriving at the palace gate,

the civil and military officials looked at Jia Hui with slight surprise.

After all, they hadn't seen him for a few days.

It was rare for him to attend court today.

During this time, the Minister of Works and head of the Baili family, Baili Yan, the Minister of Revenue, Shen Zhui, the Minister of Justice, Cai Quan, the Minister of Rites, Chen Yuanzhi, the Minister of War, Li Lin, the Dali Temple Minister, Gao Sheng, the Censor-in-Chief, Qi Mu, and others all took the initiative to greet Jia Hui.

Jia Hui responded to each one and chatted a few more words with the Secretariat Director, Liu Cheng, because he was thinking about his daughter.

Sheng Hong and Gao Hu were even more enthusiastic when they saw their precious son-in-law, Jia Hui.

During this time, he also met with several big shots like the Chief Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet, Xiao Qinyan, the Grand Marshal, Sang Gong, and the Grand Tutor, Song Yucheng, but didn't talk much.

As for the Marquis of Jingyuan and Prince Zhongshun, he saw them too.

But both sides didn't have any words at all.

Not long after,

passing through the Wumen Gate, they arrived at the main hall.

The civil and military officials stood in their respective ranks.

At this time, Jia Hui's position was quite a bit further forward.

After all, he was now the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

And from today on, Jia Hui would also often come to court.

After all, it was impossible not to come to court with this position.

Before, it was because the Emperor asked him to investigate a case, so he was given some privileges.

"Slap!"

Not long after, a whip sound rang out in front of the hall!

Three times in a row!

Hearing this sound, everyone became quiet.

This was the silent whip.

A type of very large whip.

A tool for the palace guards.

It was sounded during court meetings to make a sound, indicating silence. Also called the sounding whip.

The hall commander, twenty-two gate guards, twelve whip sounders; if the beating wasn't uniform, there would be a lot of noise, and a dozen people would pull the whips at the same time in a horizontal queue.

The whip was sounded when the Emperor was in the hall, and after it ended, the whip was also sounded below the hall.

Not long after the three silent whips, the Emperor Li Shimin, wearing a dragon robe and court dress, appeared.

Then he sat calmly on the dragon throne.

Seeing Jia Hui's tall figure, a trace of slight surprise flashed across his face.

"If you have anything to report, report it; if not, retire from court!"

A eunuch in the hall shouted.

Then officials began to step out to report.

At first, it was some local matters.

Nothing more than where there was a snow disaster, where river channels and bridges were in disrepair, or where there was a famine!

They were all major livelihood issues.

But after Jia Hui summarized them, it was one sentence!

They wanted money!

They wanted money from the imperial court, from the Emperor!

Including the appearance of bandits, where there were rebels, including the Minister of War, Li Lin, they all spoke up to ask for money!

You have to send troops to suppress the rebellion, and you need money for grain, fodder, and military supplies!

Jia Hui secretly said: "Good guy, this is at least another several hundred thousand taels."

The Emperor Li Shimin frowned when he heard it, but had to respond, mostly asking for verification, and after verification, funds would be allocated from the national treasury.

However, regarding this, the Minister of Revenue, Shen Zhui, was strictly guarding, saying that this and that place shouldn't have so much money, or that he would investigate carefully, or that he didn't agree to give it; in short, he was crying poverty.

Jia Hui knew this was reasonable.

It wasn't that Shen Zhui was bad.

It was just that he was the one in charge of the money.

Money was needed everywhere, and if everyone was given it,

the current imperial court would be unable to support it at all.

The army was still owed a lot of military pay!

A matter that annoyed the Emperor Li Shimin.