On the rosewood begonia table, there is an eight-inch agate plate filled with fresh lychees.
The sweet fruity aroma is stimulated by the warm charcoal fire in the room and lingers in the nose.
It's like a charming girl dancing in gauze, innocent and lovable.
The King of Huaiyang never liked burning incense. He only kept seasonal fresh fruits in his house and decorated them with their fragrance.
Everyone around the prince knows that what he loves most is the fruity fragrance of lychees, but such fruits are never rare, not to mention it is already October.
Each of the lychees placed on the plate is the size of an egg.
The skin is vermilion in color and has green leaves.
Lychees must always be cut with branches, otherwise they will lose their color and taste in a short time.
This plate of lychees is more valuable than a healthy cow.
It was specially cultivated by special personnel in Lingnan and transported to Chenzhou by fast horse, which could not exceed six hours.
Yao Zheng glanced at the lychees on the plate and couldn't help but think of his queen sister. This was all due to her filial piety!
"Have you read the Queen's letter?" King Huaiyang sat on the soft couch. He was already thin, but now he looks even more shriveled with age.
The clothes on her body were extremely expensive and sparkled like jewels even under the candlelight.
And the brighter the clothes, the more aged he appears.
It's like a piece of rotten wood wrapped in silk.
Only those eyes were as deep as paint, making people afraid to look directly.
People who know him say that his eyes look very much like his mother, the eldest princess.
That is, Emperor Xuanqing's biological aunt.
"My son has seen it." Yao Zheng said respectfully. His father was too serious and he was the person he respected the most.
Yao Zheng beside him had never felt the tenderness between father and son. It was more like a superior officer and a subordinate, as if everything had to be done in a formal manner.
"The Cen family are having a lot of fun now!" King Huaiyang's voice was slow. He always spoke like this. It was probably for this reason that he became more majestic. "The emperor has promoted them again and again, and put them in important positions."
If you reuse it again, don’t you understand the meaning here?”
"Of course it's because the emperor loves the imperial concubine so much," Yao Zheng said, "but even if the Cen family is reused, we will still have the most people in the court."
"You are such an idiot! Don't blame me for keeping you by my side. With your head, sending you to the capital is just a way of giving people a clue." The King of Huaiyang sneered, "Tell you, if the Chen family
If it really gets serious, you and I will both die without a burial place!"
Yao Zheng was naturally scared in his heart, but he knew that his father never liked him showing timidity in front of him, so he could only try to calm down and said: "The Cen family really has to be on guard. They have many children, and the imperial concubine is now pregnant again."
Fifth Prince, I heard that His Majesty is more and more fond of their mother and son."
"The Queen's life must be difficult." King Huaiyang sighed, "She is still thinking about us and reminds us repeatedly to be careful of Zheng Wuji and his wife."
"Zheng Wuji has really done a lot since he came here, but he has also offended a lot of people." Yao Zheng said, "Take the digging of river channels for example. Every gentry and merchant in Chenzhou does not blame him.
People say that he is really overjoyed to achieve success, but he dares to get angry but dare not speak out."
"Zheng Wuji is by no means as simple as these people think on the surface," King Huaiyang smiled, with a hint of admiration in his tone, "He is already so sophisticated and cunning when he is not yet thirty years old. If he is allowed to continue,
I don’t know what will happen in the future!”
"Then what should we do according to the father's wishes? Still be like before?" Yao Zheng asked carefully.
King Huaiyang looked at him as if he were a piece of trash: "You and your sister really deserve to be born from the same mother's intestines!"
Yao Zheng blushed. Over the years, he had tried hard to become mature and deep, but he was still looked down upon by his father.
"I said before that I would report Zheng Wuji for abusing people's power and plundering people's wealth. Didn't my father say that they should not be touched first?" Yao Zheng became more cautious, fearing that he would say the wrong thing.
"Before was before, and now is now." King Huaiyang leaned back to make himself more comfortable, "The canal hadn't been dug before, so suing him would be futile.
Now the canal has been almost dug and will be ready for us to use.
Moreover, as public dissatisfaction deepens, even if someone from above comes to investigate, there will be thousands of mouths waiting for you."
"My father is really scheming." Yao Zheng nodded repeatedly, "Then my son knew what to do and wrote a secret report overnight and sent it to the capital.
Let's say that Zheng Wuji, the governor of Chenzhou, abused his official power and drove the people to enjoy great achievements, but wasted the people and hurt the wealth."
"Who are you going to keep the secret to?" King Huaiyang glanced at him and asked.
Yao Zheng did not dare to answer immediately, but thought about it in his mind before saying: "Of course we can't report it directly to the emperor, so let's give it to the elder brother! Let him take care of it."
"You have made some progress over the years, but not much." King Huaiyang snorted from his nostrils, "You are still not as good as a housekeeper."
After saying that, he asked Yao Zheng to call the housekeeper.
The housekeeper Yao Yi had been waiting outside. Hearing the greeting, he quickly walked into the house.
He greeted the King of Huaiyang and said, "What do you want me to say to you, Your Majesty?"
"If Zheng Wuji is to be capsized, what do you think we should do?" King Huaiyang asked directly.
Yao Yi rolled his eyes, then raised his hands and said, "I'm probably thinking wrong, I just said it for you to listen to.
Zheng Wuji is making quite a fuss now, and it's not difficult to get hold of him.
But, he is a person sent by the emperor, and his wife has a close relationship with the imperial concubine.
So we must first think about avoiding suspicion, otherwise as long as we let the emperor know that it was us who participated in him, then the matter will probably not happen."
When Yao Yi said this, Yao Zheng couldn't help but blush, and felt ashamed in his heart.
The steward was right. The emperor sent Zheng Wuji with the natural purpose of dealing with them.
At this time, whether they submitted a memorial directly or handed the matter over to Yao Hu, it was equivalent to the King of Huaiyang coming forward to impeach Zheng Wuji.
How can the emperor believe it?
It is possible that not only do you not believe it, but you even blame them.
At that time, we will inevitably end up stealing the chicken but losing the rice.
The steward continued: "It would be better to let a local squire or merchant come forward, unite everyone, write a joint letter, and go to the capital to complain.
It is none of our business for the common people to come forward on their own. Of course, if the prince wants this matter to cause a bigger fuss, he might as well inform the officials in the capital and let them take the opportunity to follow Zheng Wuji.
If this happens, Zheng Wuji will naturally have to leave this place.
If it fails, it has nothing to do with us and we can still interact with him.
The so-called ability to advance and retreat, even if Zheng Wuji suspected that we were behind the scenes, he would not be able to come up with any real evidence.
What's more, even if you can't bring him down, you will definitely give him some color and make him afraid."
After the housekeeper finished speaking, King Huaiyang nodded appreciatively and said nothing, just looking at his youngest son.
Yao Zheng understood immediately and said quickly: "My son understands, let's get started."
