The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Chapter 195: Everyone Will Show Some Mercy

"Then please ask our Prince Luo to do your part to relieve the flood in Jiangnan!" Mo Yuyang's expression did not look as peaceful as his words. "After all, my father has let Prince Luo take charge of the Ministry of Revenue for many years, so this little thing should be no problem."

Mo Yuyang stroked the jade pendant in his hand, with a determined look on his face: "By the way, tell the Minister of Works that the flood in Jiangnan will not wait, and we must start building the dam as soon as possible."

"If you keep dilly-dallying, the people of Jiangnan won't be able to wait."

"Yes."

"Lord Luo, how is the issue of Jiangnan funding being handled?" Mo Cheng brought up the matter again during the morning court session.

"Your Majesty, I have already drafted the memorial and submitted it to you today." Mo Yuchen was not at all panicked.

Mo Cheng was a little surprised: "Oh?"

"Your Majesty, the flood in Jiangnan is becoming more and more serious. I'm afraid we can't wait any longer. The Ministry of Works has already sent people to Jiangnan, and they are waiting for the allocation of funds from the Ministry of Revenue." The Minister of Works stood up at this time.

Mo Cheng's eyes moved between the Minister of Works and Mo Yuchen, and he agreed: "After I read Prince Luo's memorial today, I will ask the Ministry of Shangshu to draft the imperial edict."

"Yes." The Minister of Works glanced at Mo Yuyang secretly.

Mo Yuyang did not respond to him, but winked at Xia Liu, who understood and stood up.

"Your Majesty, the Spring Examination is about to begin. The Ministry of Rites has already made arrangements, but in order to ensure the fairness of the examination, I'm afraid we need to prepare to prevent cheating."

Mo Cheng nodded: "The imperial examination is a major event since the Darong Dynasty. It also concerns the future of the Darong Dynasty. It should indeed be taken seriously."

After getting Mo Cheng's approval, Xia Liu continued, "Yes, the Ministry of Rites has prepared several methods to prevent cheating, but it requires a lot of manpower and resources, so I'm afraid we'll have to allocate funds from the Ministry of Revenue."

Mo Yuchen frowned. It seemed that King Yuan was going to take a two-pronged approach to force him to move forward!

"That's right. Prince Luo has been preparing for the allocation of funds for the flood in Jiangnan recently. Now that the memorial has been drafted, he can prepare the funds required by the Ministry of Rites." Mo Cheng said seriously.

Mo Yuchen bowed and replied, "Yes."

Xia Liu stepped back and exchanged glances with Mo Yuyang.

"I'm afraid your highness Prince Luo can't keep it secret this time." After the court session, Xia Liu followed Mo Yuyang and said as he watched Mo Yuchen's receding back.

Mo Yuyang did not reply, but looked at Mo Yuchen with great interest.

"Your Highness Prince Luo must be very busy these days. I wonder if he will have enough energy to get married after all his work." The Minister of Works said meaningfully.

"By the way, Minister Xia, your legitimate daughter left with Madam Tu, right?" The Minister of Works seemed to be gloating.

Xia Liu's face suddenly became a little ugly, and she said in a bad tone: "Minister Wu, for some things, it's better to pretend to be stupid."

"Ah my," the Minister of Industry seemed very surprised, "Tsk, how could such a good daughter be taken away by the Madam?"

Xia Liu's expression became more and more ugly, and even Mo Yuyang, who was beside Xia Liu, had an ugly expression on his face: "That's enough, now we need to deal with King Luo."

The Minister of Works then shut up.

Suddenly, Mo Yuyang's eyes lit up, and he saw Yang Fan walking by, and took the initiative to walk forward: "Minister Yang!"

Yang Fan obviously didn't expect Mo Yuyang to call him: "Your Highness Prince Yuan?"

Mo Yuyang came over with Xia Liu and the Minister of Industry. As a subordinate, Yang Fan had to bow first: "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Yuan, both of you."

Mo Yuyang looked Yang Fan up and down, with a kind smile on his face: "Speaking of which, the Minister of Works is also a newcomer, and I should entertain him. It's a pity that I have been busy with the flood in Jiangnan recently and haven't had time to invite Minister Yang to a gathering."

Yang Fan probably understood what Mo Yuyang meant, but he didn't show it on his face: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I have elderly parents at home who need to be taken care of. I'm afraid that since Your Highness invited me, I have no choice but to decline."

Xu Zhongshi had once passed the message to Mo Yuyang, and the queen had the same idea.

Mo Yuyang understood that, just because of what the Minister of Works had done before, Yang Fan might not be won over by them.

"Ah, it seems that I was not considerate enough. I hope Minister Yang don't mind." Mo Yuyang said apologetically, looking very sincere.

Yang Fan took a step back in a panic and quickly saluted Mo Yuyang: "Your Highness Prince Yuan, I am terrified."

Mo Yuyang laughed heartily: "Minister Yang, don't panic. I was just chatting with you."

"Minister Yang is indeed young. If he gains more experience in the court in the future, he will not be so nervous." The Minister of Works, as Yang Fan's direct superior, is the easiest person to talk to.

Yang Fan smiled shyly, and really looked like a young man who had just entered the court: "I am only a young man this year, and I will have to rely on the seniors to promote me in the future."

"Hahahaha, Minister Yang is too modest!" The Minister of Works laughed with his big belly showing off, "Minister Yang, who was able to win the imperial examination and become the third-rank official, doesn't need to belittle himself."

Yang Fan seemed to be a little embarrassed: "Sir, please don't make fun of me."

"Minister Yang, does your family have any engagement?" Mo Yuyang observed for a while and clearly felt that Yang Fan was probably hiding his abilities, so he asked tentatively.

Yang Fan also stared into Mo Yuyang's eyes, his face even more embarrassed: "Your Highness, you are joking. I have just passed the age of 20 and I am not yet engaged."

It seems that Prince Yuan and the Left Prime Minister have the same idea.

Mo Yuyang smiled slightly: "Ah, that's right, Minister Yang is now famous and has established a career, so it's appropriate to talk about starting a family."

"What's more, for a man as talented as Minister Yang, it wouldn't be too much even if the emperor granted him a marriage."

Mo Yuyang had a hidden meaning, and Yang Fan probably understood it.

Of course Yang Fan understood, but he just pretended to be stupid: "Your Highness Prince Yuan, you are joking. I am a humble official, how can I be worthy of the Emperor's marriage?"

"Minister Yang is too modest!" This time it was Xia Liu who answered, "Think about Shen Zhe back then, he was only the runner-up in the imperial examination, but he was able to marry a princess!"

He even married the only princess who could be given a title after marriage.

Yang Fan's heart was filled with alarm, but he said with some regret on his face: "Although Prince Consort Shen is only the runner-up, the Li Envoy back then was a brilliant man. If I had participated in the imperial examination with him, I'm afraid I could only get the third place."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Mo Yuyang and the other two changed immediately.

Li Lang has not returned to Beijing yet. He is the one who really makes Mo Yuyang and his group worried.

Although the Wu'an Marquis' family was born into a military family, they happened to give birth to such a rare foreign envoy from the Great Rong Dynasty. Therefore, no matter what the Wu'an Marquis's family committed, as long as it was not treason, Mocheng would turn a blind eye.