Outside the capital, in the ruined temple.

Under Li Yunxing's arrangement, the people scattered outside the city were arranged into a village, and doctors were sent to diagnose and treat them. This place will become a temporary resettlement place for the refugees in Jingzhou.

Lian Zhan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then settled down the victims so that they could survive.

I just don’t know how His Highness will deal with the flood in Jingzhou.

While I was thinking, the sound of horse hooves suddenly approached.

Lian Zhan walked out, just as Jiang Chang stopped his horse quickly, turned over and dismounted, his movements were extremely quick.

Jiang Chang then repeated the contents of the edict to Lian Zhan.

"What? His Royal Highness actually wants to hold a morning court!"

"General Lian, the prince knew that you would not believe it, so he sent a humble official to tell the general that this was the prince's order."

"I didn't expect that the prince would make such a decision. I feel ashamed."

Lian Zhan and Li Yunxing had some sympathy for each other, so they fully approved of Li Yunxing's decision.

Jiang Chang looked at Lian Zhan, with deep admiration in his eyes, bowed his hands, and then turned and left.

Tonight is destined to be uneventful. Too many things have happened in just a few days.

First, the general Wu Shumiao of the northwest camp, including the commander Zhang Jinyu, and Qin Zhongyi's son Qin Sheng were killed by the prince one after another. Then the Lian family army took over the military power of the northwest camp.

Although the position of general was not officially assigned to anyone, Li Yunxing's attitude was clear, and the northwest camp was already in his pocket.

Later came the Sinong Temple, which was responsible for managing the treasury. First, two Sinong ministers were paraded through the streets by the prince and beheaded at the Meridian Gate. Later, Sinong minister Shu Qian and his family hanged themselves in repentance for their sins.

Today, the great minister Nong Jing Xuezhen was also killed by Li Yunxing, and the entire financial power was left vacant. This was a precedent that had never been seen in the early days of the Wu Dynasty.

You must know that the only thing that is more important to a country than its military power is its financial power. If the military camp does not have food and salary, it will lose support. If the country does not have financial support, the entire country will be paralyzed.

It can be seen that the prince's current actions will definitely leave a strong mark in the history books of the Wu Dynasty.

At this time, even Liu Zhongqing, who always thought highly of himself, did not dare to sleep peacefully.

After receiving the news at Mao Shi that the Crown Prince was going to hold a court meeting the day after tomorrow, Qi Ming, the Prime Minister of Dahonglu, also visited. It was still dark at this time.

Qi Ming looked hurriedly, "Master Zaifu, how do you want to deal with this matter?"

"What do you have in mind?" Although the other party did not say it explicitly, Liu Zaisu could tell that the other party was prepared.

"I think it's better to take advantage of this opportunity and join forces with all the officials to stop the government. Li Yunxing clearly wants to use the Jingzhou incident to accuse us. If he goes, it will give him a chance to show off his power."

"Why don't all the officials be dismissed in the name of the prince's disregard for the rule of law, so that no one can watch his drama?"

Liu Zhongqing just listened but did not express his position.

"Lord Zaifu, do you have any other suggestions?"

Finally Liu Zhongqing nodded, "Since it is a play, we should accompany him to perform well."

"Not only that, we must also support the prince and cheer him on during performances."

"Why is this? Accompanying him in an opera is not a derogation of one's status to establish prestige for the prince." Qi Ming really didn't understand why Liu Zaifu suddenly supported the prince's move so much.

"Then what do you think the prince will do if we quit the court?"

Qi Ming thought deeply for a moment, thinking of the prince's crazy behavior, "The prince will definitely get angry and make this matter even bigger."

"Yes, that's right. Then we would have been framed by the prince for deliberately provoking it. If the prince takes the opportunity to make a fuss about the flood in Jingzhou, then we will be guilty even more."

Liu Zhongqing smiled and continued, "We went and did our duty as ministers, but after gathering so many people, we couldn't come up with a solution to the flood in Jingzhou. How would you, as ministers, treat him?"

Only then did Qi Ming suddenly realize that the flattery and killing that Liu Zaifu had mentioned before was actually such a clever plan.

Even if the prince really has some good ideas for governing the country, his group of ministers will go in and out, and no one is willing to use them. No matter how good the idea is, it will be in vain.

"At that time, the prince will only have a bad reputation as a waste of money and people, and will also make the courtiers who support him doubt him, thus losing the hearts of the people."

Liu Zhongqing nodded approvingly, "That's right. The more he wants to show off, the more we have to give him a chance to show off."

"You must have heard the story of the wolf coming in the market. Once or twice he wanted to summon all the officials with such force, and everyone might agree. If he does it a few more times, I'm afraid Lian Zhan won't be able to lose his face to discuss the matter."

"When the time comes, if we accuse him of ineffective governance of the country, I am afraid that the position of the prince will not be secure!"

Qi Ming suddenly understood, nodded repeatedly and said, "This is still a clever move, sir."

"But if we go, I'm afraid the prince will take action."

Liu Zhongqing smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, he is already riding a tiger at this time. If he still wants to keep his position as prince, he will not bring trouble to me."

"Besides, I have a backup plan."

"Jingzhou belongs to the junction of the Southeast Military Camp and the Southwest Military Camp. The general Gong Yekang of the Southwest Military Camp is a coward who is afraid of getting into trouble. So about the recent changes in Jingzhou, he only wrote one letter to me."

"Mutation?" Qi Ming received the secret letter in disbelief.

The content inside made him stunned. There were refugees from Lingling County and Guiyang County in the south of Jingzhou who formed a gang. They worked together to rob the governor's mansion and took away the sharp swords of the county soldiers.

However, their behavior was not ostracized in the hearts of the people, but was supported by the people. Nowadays, more and more refugees are joining the forces fighting against the imperial court, and they are quite motivated to cede territory and govern themselves.

So Su Tianyang, the state pastor, wrote to him specifically, asking for help.

"Lord Zaifu, these people are rebelling." Qi Ming shook his hands.

After all, Jingzhou Prefect Su Tianyang and Master Zaifu were considered blood relatives, so Qi Ming did not dare to refute Liu Zhongqing's face on the spot.

"Don't worry, although Su Tianyang is my nephew, he did do something wrong. However, who doesn't know that corruption in the Wu Dynasty is serious nowadays, from the farmers to the county guards, every level of exploitation will be divided into disaster relief grains.

There is very little left in the hands of the people.”

"Tons of money are spent on building dams every year. How much of it is actually used for disaster relief, and how much of it is used in other places. I believe you and I both know it well."

"But it is precisely because of the rebellion of these victims that we have a way to disgrace the prince without spending a single soldier."
Chapter completed!