In the morning, the sun has just risen. This is the beginning of Chen, which is around seven o'clock in the morning.

Perhaps many ordinary people are still sleeping at this time, and Zhu Houzhao and seven cabinet ministers have begun to hold cabinet meetings in the Ganqing Palace.

People who are familiar with Ming history actually know that although Zhu Houzhao is indulging in pleasure, he is not a person who ignores the affairs of the government. On the contrary, compared with the emperors of all dynasties in the Ming Dynasty, he can be said to be a diligent king. Many times, even if he is unwilling to enter the palace to attend the morning court, he will ask the people from the Silijian to go to court to read his imperial edict, or have someone take the memorial to the leopard room for him to review.

The disaster in Henan was urgent, and Zhu Houzhao knew that it could not be delayed for a long time. If it was delayed for a long time, it would cause changes. That's why he summoned seven cabinet ministers to hold a cabinet meeting in the Ganqing Palace so early in the morning.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao was sitting upright on the dragon throne, with five people standing in front of Huang Chou, two people sitting. The five people standing were Cao Yuan, Liang Chu, Liu Zhong, Fei Hong, and Yang Yiqing. The two people sitting were Jin Gui and Li Dongyang.

The reason why Cao Yuan and the other five were standing, Jin Gui and Li Dongyang was on the surface because Jin Gui and Li Dongyang were old. If the meeting lasted for a long time, they would probably be exhausted. Therefore, the emperor gave a special seat to him as a care for the old ministers. Of course, in fact, everyone knows that there is another reason. Jin Gui and Li Dongyang were both old ministers in the previous dynasty. One of them was the Minister of Rites, known as the head of the six ministries, and the other was the chief minister of the cabinet. Letting the two sit was also considered respect for their identities.

The content of the cabinet meeting was naturally about how to treat the drought in Henan and the distribution of military pay for border soldiers. At first, Zhu Houzhao did not say Jiang Xia's idea, but asked the seven cabinet members to explain the solution.

The seven ministers talked around for a long time, either supporting the drought relief first and then the military pay, or they felt that they should pay the military pay first and then the drought relief. Anyway, after talking for a long time, they couldn't come up with a solution to both sides.

Seeing that the seven ministers could not come up with a perfect solution, Zhu Houzhao admired Jiang Xia's talent even more. He said in his heart that the seven ministers in the cabinet could not resist the eldest brother. It would be great if the eldest brother could enter the court to serve as an official. However, as soon as this thought arose, Zhu Houzhao shook his head again, and then added a sentence in his heart: "Forget it, if the eldest brother knew my identity, he would be respectful to me. Things would not be fun at that time."

When the seven ministers saw Zhu Houzhao shook their heads, they thought Zhu Houzhao was dissatisfied with the seven of them. The seven ministers were startled and immediately fell to the ground and shouted loudly: "I am incompetent, I hope you will be punished."

Zhu Houzhao was slightly stunned, and he immediately understood that the seven ministers had misunderstood. Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and waved his hand and said, "I don't mean to blame the seven dear ministers."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The seven ministers stood up, and Li Dongyang and Jin Gui didn't dare to sit in their seats anymore.

Zhu Houzhao said: "The treasury can now mobilize 400,000 taels of silver, which is already the limit."

Indeed, the treasury now has 400,000 taels of silver, 30,000 taels of gold, and a few copper coins. After the 400,000 taels of mobilization, even the salaries of officials will have to be delayed, and they will be reissued after the autumn tax revenue comes.

Zhu Houzhao paused and continued, "The silver is only 400,000 taels, but disaster relief and salary payment require 700,000 taels of silver. Where does the gap of the remaining 300,000 taels of silver come from? Dear family, I don't blame you, after all, it's hard to cook without rice.

However, I have a plan to tell you for your advice and see if it is feasible.

First, we have to make a time difference and transport 400,000 taels into two pieces to Henan and borders for emergency response to stabilize people's hearts. Then we use the time we have spared to raise the 300,000 taels in a shortage. I have already made plans for raising the money, and I decided to hand over the matter to the "Shan Renhui" to deal with it. Maybe the family of the ministers don't know what this "Shan Renhui" is, I will explain it to you..."

Zhu Houzhao's long speech basically copied Jiang Xia's plan. His seven cabinet ministers did not understand what he said was "time difference" and Shanrenhui and other things. But they finally understood one thing, that is, the emperor had already had a solution to the problem.

What else is there in this world that the boss proposes a plan and implements it by himself. Employees are happier to get their wages for free and not work? In this way, the ministers naturally cannot object, and they salute Zhu Houzhao and said, "The emperor is wise!"

After fooling seven cabinet ministers, Zhu Houzhao was very excited. He announced the end of the meeting and decided to go to Jiangxia immediately to discuss the raising of disaster relief funds.

At this time, at the entrance of Xiaoyao Villa, a man wearing a black collar robe was standing there with a long sword in his arms. The man looked up at the plaque of Xiaoyao Villa, and after confirming that it was here, he walked straight to the gate.

Because Xiaoyao Villa is a membership system, there are two teams of guards at the door to check the membership cards at any time. They basically know the frequent membership guards. The man was in a face and also brought weapons. The two teams of guards immediately stopped him.

"Hey, stop! This is a private place, and no membership card is allowed."

The man looked up at the two teams of guards, and he said lightly: "I'll look for Jiang Xia."

After saying that, the man walked inside with his head down.

When the two teams of guards saw this, it was ok. Even if you were looking for Master Jiang, you had to wait for us to inform us. You must break into it directly and sure the person who came was not good. It happened that Xiaoyao Villa was again attacked last night, and the assassin happened to use his sword again...

The two teams of guards immediately pulled out the long swords at their waists, and eight people stood in a row and blocked the man in black and said, "Even if you want to see Master Jiang, you have to wait for us to inform you. If you want to trek into Xiaoyao Villa, don't blame us for being polite."

The man in black glanced at eight people and said two words lightly: "Get out."

The sound was not loud, but it angered the eight guards at once. "Grandma, I'm really here to make trouble, I'm looking for death!"

Eight bright steel knives slashed at the man in black together. The man in black took a step back. Hearing a "Zang!" sound, then the sword shadow flashed. The backs of the eight guards were beaten by the sword body one by one, and then the steel knives fell to the ground one by one. The man in black turned his body and kicked out eight feet like lightning. The eight guards were kicked back and ran out and rushed into the door.

If the master had definitely seen the exquisite sword technique of the man in black here, he had already shown mercy to his subordinates just now. If it weren't for his subordinates' mercy, the backs of the eight guards would not have been beaten by the sword body, but should have been cut off by the sword blade.

I believe everyone has guessed who this person is with such high swordsmanship. Yes, it is Zhong Bin, a master of swordsmanship known as the number one master of the Jinyiwei.

Zhong Bin glanced at the eight guards, and saw that these eight people were so low in martial arts, he couldn't help but frown slightly. Could it be that he would be with such a group of trash in the future?

Zhong Bin shook his head slightly and prepared to walk into the gate of Xiaoyao Villa.

Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the door. The man made a long sword. From the moment he rushed out, the person who came stood firm. Zhong Bin had handed over more than thirty swords with him.

He is a master! Zhong Bin's heart was slightly stern. He looked up at the visitor and saw that the visitor had a strong figure, wearing a strong suit, and a short stubborn stubborn man. He looked about thirty-one or two years old.

The visitor clasped his fists at Zhong Bin and bowed, "I am the escort Han Yu of Xiaoyao Villa. Don't you ask me if you are?"

Zhong Bin's long sword pointed to the ground. The moves he had just met with Han Yu had already made Zhong Bin discover that Han Yu was a master. He was recognized as the number one master in the Jinyiwei, so he rarely met anyone who was willing to fight with him. At this moment, he met someone. For a person who had a fanatical pursuit of martial arts, Zhong Bin would never miss this opportunity to fight with a real master. He said lightly: "I want to know who I am, let's talk about it after fighting!"

Zhong Bin's body suddenly moved, and the long sword shook, although it turned into ten, several sword shadows enveloped Han Yu.

Han Yu frowned, raised the long sword in his hand, and slashed at Zhong Bin with a sharp momentum, causing a faint sound of breaking through the air.

Swords are different from swords. Swords are more important than clever and emphasize the word "fast". Swords are more important than momentum and emphasize the word "strong".

Han Yu's identity is definitely not simple, otherwise how could the turtle prince in the brothel of a small group of folk pavilions have such a powerful martial arts? Unfortunately, Jiang Xia did not see this scene, otherwise he would have guessed that Han Yu's identity is not simple.

However, Han Yu's martial arts show is not unintentional at this moment, but rather intentional. He is one of the secret spies of the East Factory. He has received Liu Jin's instructions a few days ago. Liu Jin asked Han Yu to reveal the background of Qunfang Pavilion and then wait for an opportunity to win over Jiang Xia. Therefore, showing his martial arts at this moment can be regarded as laying the psychological foundation for Jiang Xia first.

Han Yu's swordsmanship is good, and he is quite brave in the opening and closing, and he has the power to be unable to block his path. However, after he and Zhong Bin had more than 100 moves, Han Yu gradually fell into a disadvantage. Zhong Bin was at the realm of the nine-middle tripod, while Han Yu had a seven-middle tripod, and Han Yu had a different realm of the true qi. After a long time of consumption, Han Yu would definitely lose.

Han Yu roared, and just raised the long knife in his hand.

Han Yukong's door opened with this move. If Zhong Bin stabbed him with a sword, he would definitely be able to make a hole in his body. But if Zhong Bin really stabbed him, Han Yu would definitely be killed by Zhong Bin after this sword.

This is a sword technique that can end together. If Zhong Bin does not want to end together with Han Yu, he must retreat and avoid Han Yu's sword. If a master fights, he will take a step back and reveal his flaws. If the flaws are revealed, he will not be far from losing.

Zhong Bin frowned slightly, and his long sword met the sword that Han Yu cut down, and then used the word "unload" technique to remove Han Yu's brave sword to the side. Then Zhong Bin raised his left hand and slapped Han Yu, who also raised his left hand to fight him.

The two of them retreated. Zhong Bin took two steps back, and Han Yu took five steps back. Han Yu snatched a long sword to the ground and stabilized his body. He looked at Zhong Bin coldly and said, "You are an enemy or a friend, and I have the kind of reputation to be famous. I, Han Yu, will not collect the nameless souls under the sword."
Chapter completed!