Chapter 258: Hand over the prince in exchange for peace
Emperor Wu has always paid attention to the business of the world.
Eunuch Su naturally reported truthfully, "Your Majesty, those women's clothes have been sold like crazy, and you can't even see them in the store anymore, but we still can't resist everyone's enthusiasm to pay the deposit."
As he spoke, Eunuch Su could not conceal his admiration.
Before this, no matter what, he wouldn't believe that some women's clothes could be so popular?
It's simply too exaggerated. Whether it's the ladies from wealthy families or ordinary people, they are all struggling to buy those clothes.
I heard that such an effect was achieved because the Tianxia Family held an exhibition that only women could participate in.
After that, these clothes that no one cared about began to become extremely popular.
Emperor Wu was speechless after hearing this.
"I didn't expect that the eldest prince would be so proficient in business."
Emperor Wu sighed.
Eunuch Su nodded, but it was hard to say too much.
But at this time, Emperor Wu said with profound meaning: "But the most powerful thing is the trust of these people in the world. They are willing to pay a deposit even if they don't buy clothes. This is really powerful."
Eunuch Su was stunned for a moment at first. After thinking about it carefully, he realized, right?
In Dawu, there is no precedent for deposits.
Even if there is, it must be someone who you completely trust before you are willing to hand over the money in advance.
"The eldest prince has no other requests to tell you?" Emperor Wu suddenly asked again.
Hearing this, Eunuch Su replied honestly: "Your Majesty, no more. I haven't seen the eldest prince for several days."
"Hmph, it seems that he is still angry with me." Emperor Wu snorted.
Eunuch Su did not dare to speak.
"That's it, that's all. Let's ask someone to prepare some food and send it to the East Palace. Let's just say it's out of sympathy for the Crown Princess." Emperor Wu said suddenly.
Eunuch Su was a little funny, he was clearly trying to please Wu Yuan.
It's just that he can't let go of his face. Eunuch Su can even think that if nothing unexpected happens, Wu Yuan will return to the court soon.
"It's your Majesty, I will order people to prepare now." Eunuch Su replied.
Emperor Wu gave a slight expression of kindness, and his expression became a little more gloomy, "Follow me to the court."
After a while, Eunuch Su said, "The emperor has arrived."
All the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty immediately knelt down to welcome him, saying, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live my emperor."
"Get back on your feet." Emperor Wu's voice came coldly.
When many ministers heard this, they said, "Even the beloved ministers" were gone. It seemed that today's morning meeting was not going well again.
Prime Minister Wen and all the ministers stood up one after another, and then stood aside politely, silently.
At this time, Eunuch Su shouted again, "If there is something to do, we will start to report, but if there is nothing to do, we will withdraw from the court."
Everyone looked at each other in shock, and Emperor Wu's face became even more ugly.
Just when Emperor Wu was about to explode, You Ye, the Minister of Punishment, stood up again.
"Your Majesty, on the way here today, I heard some rumors."
When everyone looked at it, they realized that You Ye was causing trouble again, but Emperor Wu would not let anyone get used to him.
Many people were waiting to see the joke, but some people frowned, feeling that something was going to happen today.
As Prime Minister Wen, who has dominated the officialdom for decades, he is even more certain at this moment that You Ye must be targeting someone today and has a winning chance.
Emperor Wu said: "What's the matter?"
You Ye did not dare to neglect, "Your Majesty, now the tense situation in the three border cities has spread to the capital, and many people are saying..."
"What are you talking about? Why are you hesitating?" Emperor Wu asked with an unhappy expression.
"Your Majesty, it's just that these words are a bit excessive and will affect the royal family's face, so I..." You Ye looked embarrassed.
Seeing You Ye's appearance, Emperor Wu said helplessly: "Say it, I will forgive your innocence."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. As I said, many people said that all this was caused by the prince. If the prince and the Qianlu Merchant Guild had not been at odds, there would not have been these wars."
After You Ye said this, he stopped saying anything and waited for Emperor Wu's reaction.
Putting aside Emperor Wu, these ministers looked at You Ye in surprise.
They are all thinking, what is the hatred and grudge? The prince was deposed and placed under house arrest in the East Palace, but he still didn't let him go?
Prime Minister Wen was also thoughtful, and at the same time hesitating whether to help?
But soon, Prime Minister Wen gave up the idea of helping.
The current situation is unclear, especially since Wu Zheng had sent him a secret message in private.
It seems that overtly or covertly, the current situation is unsolvable, and there is probably only one person in Dawu who can break it.
Although Wu Zheng did not say who this person was.
But the first thing that came to Prime Minister Wen's mind was Wu Yuan.
However, like Wu Zheng, Prime Minister Wen was also very conflicted. He hoped that someone could come forward to make suggestions and solve the current crisis, but he did not want that person to be Wu Yuan.
In short, at this moment, Prime Minister Wen feels that it is good to maintain the status quo.
But Prime Minister Wen also underestimated You Ye's influence.
After a while of discussion, someone echoed: "I have also heard about it."
"I also heard that the Qianlu Merchant Association said that if Dawu is asked to hand over the eldest prince, they will no longer oppose Dawu and will also help Dawu retake the three border cities."
When Emperor Wu heard someone say this, his face instantly turned ugly.
These words are of course true, because the Qianlu Chamber of Commerce has sent him such a letter before.
But he rejected it on the spot. Although he hesitated for a moment, Emperor Wu knew that if he agreed, he would not only lose his royal majesty, but also bow to the Qianlu Chamber of Commerce.
How can a powerful man bow his head to a businessman?
How will Dawu gain a foothold in the world in the future?
"So do you think the eldest prince should be handed over to the Qianlu Chamber of Commerce?" Emperor Wu's voice was cold.
The ministers who had just spoken immediately lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
But at this time, You Ye had to fight against the wind.
"Your Majesty, I believe that if the eldest prince alone can bring peace to the world, he will definitely be loved by the people and respected by the people of the world."
You Ye's words immediately caused an uproar.
No one thought that You Ye would fight against Emperor Wu if he worked so hard this time.
"Sir You, this is inappropriate. If we do this, I, Dawu, will only be laughed at by everyone in the world." Prime Minister Wen finally couldn't help but stand up.
Although Prime Minister Wen didn't want to meddle in other people's business, he could see Emperor Wu's thoughts. In the final analysis, he still wanted to stand by Emperor Wu's side.
"Why not? If only one person can prevent Dawu from losing tens of millions of troops and prevent the people from being displaced, wouldn't this be a righteous move? What's more, the eldest prince Wu Yuanben is the initiator of the matter." You Ye said plausibly.