The prince and his ministers discussed many important military and political matters. It was getting late and today's Hajj was almost over.
"Do you have anything else to report?" the prince finally asked.
Then I saw Chen Ning, the imperial censor, who was hesitant to speak.
"Chen Yatai, what's the matter with you?" Even though he was tortured by the ministers, the prince still maintained a gentle attitude.
"Your Majesty, I have my own foundation. I don't know whether to play or not." Chen Ning said with a look of constipation on his face.
"What are you talking about?" The prince frowned and asked, "What does the Yushitai do? Is there anything you shouldn't say?"
"Yes, I know that I am wrong." Chen Ning then presented a letter from the people and said: "This was forwarded by Inspector Su Song, and it was the gentry and common people from the south of the Yangtze River who jointly petitioned for impeachment...His Royal Highness the King of Chu mobilized troops without authorization and was cruel and inhumane.
, killing the gentry, competing for profits with the people, promoting Japanese invasion and other ten major crimes..."
"..." The prince frowned, took the Book of Ten Thousand Peoples, and spread out a long copy. The most eye-catching thing was the more than 10,000 signatures and bright red handprints. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was shocking.
The prince rubbed his brows and looked at the actual content - they were all crimes committed by the Jiangnan gentry to His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
In fact, most of them are easy to deal with, such as the unauthorized deployment of the Chaohu Navy to be used by the Shipping Department. In fact, Lao Liu had said hello to him, and he had asked his father for instructions on his behalf.
The Metropolitan Governor's Office has also issued a complete set of transfer procedures... Although normally, it would take only one year to complete this kind of full-service transfer.
His Royal Highness the King of Chu only took eight days.
But there's nothing wrong with being efficient, right? If you were a prince, you would be able to do anything very quickly...not like the fourth child.
The rest were just crimes that he wanted to incriminate, so there was no excuse for them, and they could all be cleared up for him. But one thing caught the attention of His Highness the Crown Prince - forcing Lu Zhonghe, the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, to death!
This is fucking like 'millet porridge mixed with Sichuan peppercorns - trouble'.
Lu Zhong and he knew that although this person was not in the temple, he had a high reputation in Jiangnan. The Lu family was also known as the first of the most famous families in Jiangdong and the first family in Jiangnan after Lu Xun... In short, there may not be any threat to such a person alive.
But dying is definitely a big problem.
It was even more troublesome than Ye Boju who died in prison. Moreover, Ye Boju's death had already made the government and the public extremely angry, and they aimed their struggle at the feudal king.
At this juncture, Lao Liu did this again, wasn't he hitting the muzzle of the gun?
"I have to ask the King of Chu about this matter." Zhu Biao decided to wait for a while, looked through the Book of Wanmin, and then asked Chen Ning: "What about the petition of the suffering master? Why was it not presented together?"
"This..." Chen Ning obviously knew which case the prince was referring to, and he hesitated and said: "The Yushitai did not receive it. It may be that the petition was delivered to the county government office. When I return, I will urge Su Song to patrol.
Order him to submit it as soon as possible."
"Well, you have to investigate first and have real evidence. If there is no evidence to slander a prince, you will be beheaded." The prince was also happy to delay it until it was done.
"Yes..." Chen Ning expressed his displeasure.
Hu Weiyong on the side came out and asked: "Is the case that His Highness and Chen Yatai talked about the case of Lu Zhonghe's suicide?"
"Yes." The prince nodded.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. This case cannot be delayed." Hu Weiyong said solemnly: "This matter has shocked the whole city of Suzhou, the whole Jiangnan has been aroused, and even the city of Nanjing is talking about it..."
"What are you talking about?" the prince asked with a straight face.
"It is said that Lu Zhonghe was humiliated at the Laba Banquet in Zhenjiang. After returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, he committed suicide in the first month." Hu Weiyong said solemnly: "Because of Gao Qi's case, the people in Jiangnan were quite resentful of the imperial court. Now.
When Lu Zhonghe's case happened, the people became even more furious, so it is urgent to appease people's hearts. Otherwise, there will be signs of instability in Jiangnan, a place with great wealth!"
"A land of great wealth..." The prince gritted his teeth and groaned. These four words were the best talismans in Jiangnan. Every time his father tried to attack them, they would be blocked by these four words.
"Yes, the country is still using troops, and now it may be fighting Tibet again. Where will the money and food for the war come from? It can only be raised from the south of the Yangtze River, so there can be no chaos in the south of the Yangtze River." Hu Weiyong said forcefully.
"Then between Hu Xiangjian," the prince stared at Hu Weiyong expressionlessly and said, "how can we comfort people?"
"Back to Your Highness, in my opinion," Hu Weiyong brought his own subwoofer and said: "First of all, the dignity of the Tian family cannot be lost, so before the matter is clarified, it is not appropriate to punish His Highness the King of Chu. I just ask him to study behind closed doors.
, we will wait until the results of the investigation come out.
"Of course, we have to strive for the best result. In any case, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is still a child. No matter whether he makes intentional or unintentional mistakes, he should not be harshly punished." Hu Xiang said with an attitude of loyalty to the emperor and the country.
"Yes." The prince said with a slight expression on his face: "I believe that Lao Liu is kind and kind and would not do that kind of thing. To say the least, even if he is really responsible, it is because of my incompetence as an elder brother.
, I will shoulder the responsibility for him."
"Your Highness is really the best big brother in the world." Hu Weiyong praised and said with a smile: "But in fact, no one needs to take responsibility."
"how to say?"
"According to what the veteran learned, His Royal Highness the King of Chu invited all the big families in the south of the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang for the Laba Banquet because of the affairs of the Shipping Department." Hu Weiyong said slowly:
"It seems that the King of Chu forced the big households in the south of the Yangtze River to sign something, but the big households insisted not to be coerced. In order to force them to submit, His Highness had people pick up Lu Zhonghe and pretend to throw him into the porridge pot. Lu Zhonghe
In the end, he was put on the pot and wrote such a letter of guarantee. The Lu family has been a thousand-year-old family and Tsinghua University is noble. How could he, as the head of the family, accept such an insult? In the end, he could only die to wash away the shame.
"I believe that the royal family does not need to apologize directly to the people. As long as His Highness allows the King of Chu to concentrate on his studies and not take care of the business affairs, the people of Jiangnan will feel the apology of the Tianjia. If there are still those who are unforgiving, I will
It will shut them up.
"As for His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he will definitely feel that he is losing face. But young people have the least temperament. They should lose their temper for a few days and then be over." After saying this, Hu Weiyong cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I have finished my words."
"Okay, I have taken note of everything." The prince nodded and said, "I will talk to King Chu in the evening."
"Your Highness is wise." Hu Weiyong returned to the head of the class.
Eunuch Wu climbed up for a moment, and when he saw that no one was doing anything, he said in a long voice, "Retreat from the court..."
"I will take my leave." Because this is the prince's office, after the minister kowtows, he does not send the prince off respectfully, but takes his leave himself.
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, watching Hu Weiyong lead all the civil and military personnel to file out of the Wenhua Hall, and spat in an incomprehensible voice:
"Old minister, I'm less than fifty..."
Naturally, Eunuch Wu pretended not to hear anything. Then he listened to the prince's instructions: "Invite the King of Chu...forget it, I'll pick him up from school."
