Chapter 34 The Poor Emperor
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

As soon as he saw Lu Changjing, Wang Shengdi bowed down.

He was wearing a blue forged straight-hem jacket and a black official hat, and his face was filled with sorrow. He did not look like an important court official or a high-ranking master at all, but rather like an old farmer in official uniform.

Lu Changjing asked him to stand up: "Lord Wang, what's the matter with you?"

"Your Majesty, there is a great epidemic in Chengyu County. Hundreds of thousands of people are in dire straits. We urgently need to send people to help them, but we must also prevent the epidemic from spreading."

"Your Majesty, please allocate funds to help Chengyu County so that hundreds of thousands of people can survive."

……

Wang Shengdi said earnestly and bowed down again.

Lu Changjing's expression changed slightly, and he asked Wang Shengdi to tell him about the affairs of Chengyu County in detail.

No one has reported the matter yet, so he doesn't know the details.

According to Wang Shengdi, the plague in Chengyu County was related to demons and monsters. It was because a group of demons and monsters fought among themselves, which affected many civilians.

Among these monsters and demons, there were some that were good at poisoning people and they released all kinds of poisons indiscriminately, which caused this epidemic.

Although those demons and monsters no longer fight each other, all kinds of poisons have flowed into the Mang River, the water source of Chengyu County, and the plague originated from the Mang River.

Chengyu County has a population of over one million, and most of the people use the water from the Mang River, so the disaster was extremely severe.

In just about half a month, more than ten thousand people have died tragically, and hundreds of thousands are still in dire straits.

With every day that passes, a large number of people die tragically. We can no longer delay.

Looking at Wang Shengdi with tears in his eyes, Lu Changjing was silent for a while, wondering whether he should agree to this matter.

It's just a county, and there are only a few hundred thousand people affected by the disaster. For Emperor Daning, it shouldn't be a big deal.

Cao Wenzhen also said that if he encountered some small matters, he could make his own decisions, so as to avoid being called the emperor who procrastinates and damaging Ning Zhongyu's reputation.

In this case, then agree to it: "Okay, I agree!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Shengdi bowed again and immediately went to the Ministry of Revenue with the imperial order to collect various supplies, preparing to go to Chengyu County in person to provide disaster relief.

Watching Wang Shengdi walking away quickly and thinking of the information about him, Lu Changjing sighed. It was said that when this Lord Wang married his daughter, he couldn't even afford the dowry.

If Wang Shengdi had not cared too much about the common people and always liked to use his own pocket to help them, he would not have lived such a hard life.

The official uniform looks bright, but it is actually quite old and seems to have patches on the back.

This kind of official is what the Da Ning Dynasty needs. When I replace Ning Zhongyu, I will definitely make use of him.

We cannot be like Ning Zhongyu, Cao Wenzhen and others, who have been marginalized and made Wang Shengdi suffer so much.

Sighing and not thinking any more, Lu Changjing continued to practice, and at the same time, he devoted some energy to understanding the contents of each memorial.

But not long after he started practicing, he saw Cao Wenzheng walking in angrily from outside, and he closed the door of the imperial study to prevent outsiders from seeing what was happening inside.

"Clap clap clap..."

Several energies shot out from the air and landed on various parts of Lu Changjing's body. Lu Changjing could only pretend to be in pain. In fact, this little attack could not even shake his hair. Seeing that Lu Changjing could not bear the "pain", Cao Wenzheng was afraid of killing this substitute that he had cultivated with great difficulty, so he stopped.

"Lu Changjing, why did you agree to the disaster relief? Didn't our family tell you that you need to discuss with us before making a decision if you encounter a major event?"

Lu Changjing smiled bitterly: "Lord Cao, it's just a county, and the affected people are only a few hundred thousand. It shouldn't be a big deal. I agreed to it so as not to hurt His Majesty and be accused of shirking my responsibilities."

"A county! Hundreds of thousands of people? That's easy for you to say." Cao Wenzheng sneered, "Anything involving the consumption of resources and money is a big deal, even if it only involves a county and hundreds of thousands of people."

Lu Changjing was helpless: "Master Cao didn't tell me about this."

"Clap clap clap..."

Cao Wen Zheng sent out several more energies through the air: "How dare you talk back? I didn't say anything, but can't you understand it on your own?"

"This..." Lu Changjing took a deep breath: "I remember it."

Only then did Cao Wen Zheng calm down. He also knew that he was being a little unreasonable in this matter.

I clearly told Lu Changjing that he could make his own decisions on some small matters, but many things were not made clear, which is why things went wrong.

But if you think about it carefully, Lu Changjing will have to know about this matter sooner or later, otherwise if any problems arise again, it may arouse suspicion.

"Do you know why we cannot agree to anything, no matter how big or small, that involves spending resources and money, or why we cannot agree to it at all?" Cao Wenzhen asked.

Lu Changjing shook his head.

"Because the secret treasury of the royal family and the national treasury of the Daning Dynasty are empty, the resources and money inside have been used by His Majesty to purchase various cultivation resources, and there is nothing left." Cao Wenzheng was also somewhat helpless: "So once you agree to this kind of thing, you will not be able to take out the resources and money, and you can only find a way to raise them yourself."

"Forehead……"

Lu Changjing was dumbfounded. Why would they do such a deception? That was the national treasury and royal secret treasury of the Daning Dynasty, with taxes from thousands of miles of territory and income from various industries. How could it be empty?

Although he knew that Ning Zhongyu was irresponsible, Lu Changjing still did not expect that the other party would be so irresponsible that he did not even leave any emergency resources and money for the royal secret treasury and the national treasury.

This person is not an emperor at all, he is just a parasite sucking blood from Daning, not caring about the life or death of the Daning Dynasty at all.

No wonder people try to pass on responsibility for everything, because basically anything that needs to be done requires spending resources and money.

Now the secret treasury and the national treasury are both empty, what can we use to do anything?

Lu Changjing was speechless: "Master Cao, what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? You have already promised disaster relief on behalf of His Majesty. Now we can only think of a way to sell part of the royal property and then hand it over to Wang Shengdi for disaster relief." Cao Wenzhen said angrily and couldn't help but hit Lu Changjing again.

He knew very well that what Ning Zhongyu cared about most were resources and money, because these were related to his practice.

Now that Lu Changjing has caused damage to his industry, he will definitely not let Lu Changjing have an easy time after he is released from confinement, and he will also suffer the consequences.

When people sit at home, disaster comes from heaven.

It was all his fault that he didn't tell Lu Changjing about this matter for the sake of Ning Zhongyu's face, which led to the accident. In a sense, he was also responsible.

Suddenly Lu Changjing thought of something and couldn't help asking, "Master Cao, if we encounter such a disaster that requires relief in the future, can we only shirk responsibility? What if we can't shirk responsibility?"

(End of this chapter)