"The crux of His Highness's current predicament lies in the annual gifts. The annual gifts have solved His Highness's predicament. The head of the household department is in charge of the distribution of annual gifts. The minister's clan uncle and the household minister Sun Yingkuisun are old friends. I can clan uncle
I will pay my respects to Sun Shangshu in my name, and I must ensure that the annual gifts are distributed."
Yin Shidan stood up first, bowed to King Yu with a confident expression, and put forward his own suggestions.
Yin Shidan was going to take the upper-level route. In the name of his uncle, he went to visit Sun Yingkui, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. After meeting, he took the opportunity to bring up the matter of King Yu's annual gifts. Due to both emotions and reasons, the Ministry of Revenue did not withhold the three-year annual gifts from King Yu.
The truth, coupled with his eloquence and the relationship with his clan uncle, must be able to facilitate the distribution of King Yu's annual gift.
Everyone said that Yin Shidan's poetic talent was unparalleled. In fact, compared with his poetic talent, Yin Shidan was more confident in his eloquence. What's more, it was only natural for King Yu to receive the annual gift, and the reasons and reasons were all on his side.
Yin Shidan was confident in persuading Sun Yingkui.
After hearing Yin Shidan's suggestion, King Yu couldn't help but look happy and his eyes lit up. What Yin Shidan said made sense. Every time he sent someone to collect the annual gift, he always talked to the mid-level officials in charge under the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The contacts were rejected every time by the middle-level officials of the Ministry of Revenue. If Yin Shidan could meet and persuade Sun Yingkui, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, then the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue has spoken, how dare the people below not implement it?!
However, before King Yu could be happy for a second, Gao Gong poured cold water on him.
"If it had been put to when Sun Shangshu was young, Master Yin's method might have worked, but now."
Not long after Yin Shidan finished speaking, Gao Gong shook his head, disapproving of Yin Shidan's suggestion, and couldn't help but sigh at the end.
"Master Gao is saying"
After hearing Gao Gong's words, Yin Shidan rolled his eyes and thought of the key, and the confidence in his eyes dimmed.
"Master Gao is right. When Sun Shangshu served as an admonishment official in his early years, he was not afraid of the powerful. He was an upright official and had a high reputation for integrity. However, now that Sun Shangshu is old, he wants to be content with his actions. It is better not to do anything than to offend him.
The reputation of the rich and powerful is no longer what it used to be." Chen Yiqin also shook his head and sighed.
This kind of thing was not a problem at all when Sun Yingkui was an official in his early years. Even without King Yu's side, Sun Yingkui would have people give out King Yu's annual gifts according to the rules. But it is no longer possible now. Sun Yingkui is old. He was upright and upright in his early years.
Nothing left has been eroded by the years. Now Sun Yingkui acts with the purpose of seeking peace and quiet. He does not seek merit and is not afraid of mistakes. As long as he does not offend those in power, as long as he can retire smoothly.
"So, what can be done about it?!"
After listening to Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin's words, the light that had just lit up in Prince Yu's eyes instantly went out, and his face was once again enveloped in sadness.
"Actually, the key to the distribution of annual gifts is not in the household department, but in Yanfu." Gao Gong looked up at King Yu and said in a low voice.
"Yan Mansion?! So the rumors are true?!" Yin Shidan lost his voice.
Although Yan Song and his son did not clearly stand in line or express their support, they secretly supported King Jing. This was already known to everyone on the road, and Yin Shidan naturally knew it too. Yin Shidan had heard of it many times before.
Yan Song and his son hinted that the Ministry of Revenue withheld the annual gift from King Yu, but Yin Shidan did not believe it. Yan Song and his son did not clearly express their support for which prince, but if they hinted that the Ministry of Finance withheld the annual gift from King Yu, wouldn't it be clear that they supported King Jing
?! So, although Yin Shidan had heard this rumor many times, he didn't want to believe it. Only then was he surprised when he heard Gao Gong say this.
Chen Yiqin was different from Yin Shidan. He didn't seem to be much surprised by Gao Gong's judgment. He nodded and said softly: "It should be so. Last month, I went to the Ministry of Revenue to urge a yearly gift, and the Ministry of Revenue replied
He said that this year is an eventful year, with bandits from the north and Japanese invaders from the south, as well as instability in the interior. There have been several turmoils, which has caused huge consumption of the treasury this year. None of the regular rewards from various ministries and departments have been paid out. Even if the palace is waiting for urgent needs, they
The Ministry of Husbandry also cannot make the decision. I asked them who could make the decision, but they just made a fuss and said, "Now that I want to come, they are referring to the Yan Mansion."
Zhu Ping'an was not surprised by this, because Yan Shifan had deprived King Yu of his annual gift, which was clearly recorded in history books.
However, to Zhu Ping'an's surprise, King Yu was not surprised at all by Gao Gong's words. He seemed to have known the news a long time ago. After all, King Yu was the son of the emperor, and Yan Shifan secretly ordered Hubu to withhold money for three years.
It is impossible for King Yu not to get any news at all given the gift of the year.
The next second, King Yu's words also confirmed Zhu Pingan's guess.
"What Master Gao said is true. I also got the news not long ago. Eunuch Feng Baofeng in the palace was well-informed and told me the truth. He said that without Yan Shifan's permission, the Ministry of Revenue would not dare to give the orphan a new year's gift.
"
King Yu sat up straight and spoke with a gloomy look.
The information obtained by King Yu was more accurate, and it was clearly stated that Yan Shifan instructed the Ministry of Revenue to withhold the annual gift.
After Zhu Pingan heard this, he tapped the table with his fingers slightly. Feng Bao had sent a message to King Yu. It seemed that Feng Bao had secretly moved closer to King Yu. Well, as expected of Feng Bao, his political sense was really sensitive.
Zhu Ping'an admitted that if he had not known that Prince Yu would aspire to win the throne, he would not have dared to put his treasure on Prince Yu at this time.
Ahem
If Feng Bao knew what Zhu Pingan was thinking, he would definitely be blushing and confused. He just believed in Zhu Pingan's judgment. He used to belong to King Yijing, but not long ago, he saw that Zhu Pingan tried every means not to take up the responsibility.
Instead of serving as a bachelor's lecturer in Prince Jing's Mansion, he came to Prince Yu's Mansion as a bachelor's lecturer. Feng Baocai began to change his mind and secretly moved closer to Prince Yu.
Zhu Ping'an aspired to become the number one scholar at a young age, a feat that surpassed the Ming Dynasty. You must know that Yang Ting and Mr. Yang, the elders of the four dynasties, were only nineteen-year-old Jinshi. Moreover, after the strategy of turning over cards and sleeping in bed, Zou killed
As soon as Zhao Daying became famous and investigated Taicang and other matters, Feng Bao had long been impressed by Zhu Pingan's talent and ability.
Feng Bao is self-aware. He knows that his talent and ability cannot match Zhu Pingan. He also knows that Zhu Pingan never does anything he is not sure about. Since Zhu Pingan is betting on King Yu, he will follow suit.
Of course, Feng Bao still had his own little plan. He was just flirting with King Yu secretly, and did not openly display his treasures. This not only left a good impression in King Yu's heart and occupied his position, but also if
Nothing can be done, leaving room for redemption.
"Yan Donglou is so brave!"
When Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan heard that King Yu said that Yan Shifan was behind it, their expressions suddenly changed and they said angrily.