Zhou Yong was waiting eagerly on the pier like a wife who was eagerly waiting for her husband to come home. It was not until Wang Xian staggered off the boat that he breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Sir, do you want..."
Wang Xian's current travel security cannot be compared with that of Emperor Yongle, but compared with the prince and grandson, it is even better. On the Qinhuai River tonight, there are more than a dozen boats of various sizes.
, followed Lin San's boat at a distance, and there were several teams of light and covert guards on the river bank, watching vigilantly for the disturbance on both sides. Although Wang Xian came ashore at this time, Lin San's boat was still surrounded, and as long as he gave an order
Next, Zhou Yong believed that no matter how good Lin San was in martial arts, he could capture him in one fell swoop.
Wang Xian shook his head and signaled the guards to gather up and go home...
Since he received the imperial edict, the prince naturally had to implement it quickly and immediately ordered the Ministry of Accounts to issue an order to reorganize the banknote law, strictly enforce the ban on gold and silver, and order the people to hand over gold and silver to Shuntian Mansion within a time limit to exchange for treasure banknotes. The regulations stipulate that not only those who use gold and silver traders
, will be punished as prohibited, and even the holders will be punished. Not only will all the gold and silver be confiscated, but people will also be arrested and imprisoned. It is very harsh. The people in the capital originally thought that this time it would be like before, just pretending, so they still went their own way.
Who would have expected that Yingtian Mansion really sent officers and soldiers to raid several markets and found gold and silver Ruoyu from the merchants on the spot. The next moment, these merchants were put in shackles, loaded into prison cars and taken to the Yamen...
On the way, the people secretly shook their heads at the arrested businessmen, and even criticized the ruthless prince. Some people said that the prince had changed and ignored the people for the sake of his own status. Some people said that people are like this, they always take care of themselves first.
My own, do you still expect the prince to sacrifice himself for the people? Some people even say that it seems that the prince and the King of Han are the same, cruel and harmful to the people. Fortunately, we used to hope that he could ascend to the throne and become the emperor to relieve the people's suffering. Now look at it.
Come on, the Beishan tiger eats people, and the Nanshan tiger also eats people...
The people's comments were quickly gathered by Jinyi spies to Ji Gang and the King of Han, who burst out laughing after hearing the words.
"Hahahaha..." King Han laughed so hard that he even pulled the newly healed wound, but he laughed unconsciously: "I never thought that the boss would be like this. It must be very satisfying to be forced to be a villain. Look at this
Who said he was the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha?"
"I think those civil servants must have been extremely disappointed with the prince." Ji Gang also laughed and said, "Although their prince has a compassionate heart, he can't help but have the guts of a mouse. He didn't expect that he would obey the emperor's decree obediently."
"Of course he will obey the order." Zhu Gaoxu wiped the tears from his laughter and said: "The third child sent a message from Beijing, saying that the emperor wanted to demolish the Forbidden City that was almost built and build a bigger and better one. This is okay.
He has tens of millions of taels of silver, and there is no hope that my father will go crazy thinking about money now. If the boss dares to violate the law, the old man will have to destroy him."
"That would be great. Your Highness, let alone 10 million taels, even 30 million taels or 50 million taels can be obtained by the emperor." Ji Gang said with a smile. "I just didn't expect that the prince would take off the fake
Mask, he's quite ruthless, he just ransacked his house to get money for the emperor."
"Let him be ruthless." Zhu Gaoxu said with a look of gloating on his face: "Taking money from the people is like killing people and setting fires. This will offend the officials and people of the world. Even if he gets money, he will not be able to sit on his position as the prince."
He smiled coldly and said: "When he has offended everyone and I can bring order to the chaos, I will have all the hearts of the world in my hands." Then he couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Lao San is really a clever plan to calm the world and fix everything with one move.
Hahaha"
"Don't be too careless." Ji Gang reminded Zhu Gaoxu: "I always feel that the prince's behavior is a bit abnormal. I heard that he summoned Wang Xian to the house that day, probably to discuss the matter. Could it be that he just gave it to him?
Did you come up with this bad idea?"
"Haha, the imperial edict is as big as the sky, what can that kid do?" Zhu Gaoxu said indifferently: "The guy surnamed Wang is just a clown. He is so good at jumping now, he is just relying on the protection of the boss. When the boss falls,
Wouldn't squeezing him to death be like squeezing an ant to death?"
"I always feel that he can't destroy himself so easily..." Ji Gang frowned.
"Hahaha, Lao Ji, it turns out that you were scared out of your wits by that kid." Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Ji Gang contemptuously and said, "Do you know what the general trend is? It is the general trend now. No matter how he jumps, it will just be a mantis trying to block the car. There is no chance at all.
of"
"I hope..." Ji Gang was always not as optimistic as Zhu Gaoxu, and secretly made up his mind to keep a close eye on the man named Wang to prevent him from doing anything wrong again.
Some families were happy and some were sad. In that room, the King of Han and Ji Gang toasted to celebrate. In this room, the prince had to face the doubts of the officials.
In the main hall of the East Palace, the ministers from Beijing and China gathered together... Even Hu Guang, the chief minister of the cabinet, who was recovering at home and was almost retired, came. For the first time, all the officials, regardless of civil or military, had unanimous opinions and knelt down to ask the prince not to go against the grain, lest he
Destroyed the hearts of the people.
Seeing the minister kneeling on the ground, the corners of Zhu Gaochi's mouth twitched, and his heart was bleeding... He had only accumulated such a good reputation after more than ten years of miserable business, but he was about to lose it in a few days.
Although, he never thought that one day he would stand on the opposite side of the ministers...
"Everyone, please get up and tell me what you have to say..." Zhu Gaochi secretly shouted in his heart, "Zhongde, Zhongde, if we lose this time, we will be bankrupt."
"So, Your Highness agrees to take back his life?" The ministers looked at the prince with hope.
"I'm afraid this won't work. As a son-in-law, I have no choice but to strictly implement the emperor's decree..." Zhu Gaochi said bravely: "Besides, I'm not trying to plunder people's wealth. I'm just taking a few stubborn people."
It’s just to establish power..."
"Your Highness, a thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an ant nest, you can't make fun of your reputation..." Jian Yi advised earnestly.
"There is nothing I can do. My reputation is nothing compared to my father's great cause. If it is gone, it will be gone..." Zhu Gaochi said with a painful look on his face: "Please go back first. I believe that in a few days, the capital will
Peace will return."
The civil and military officials said, that is, if the news is too tight, the best thing to do is to hide the gold and silver first, so that the court will not raid the house for no reason... Seeing that their persuasion was fruitless, Jian Yi had no choice but to lead the civil and military officials to retreat first.
Among the depressed crowd, Yang Shiqi was thoughtful. When the ministers tried to persuade the prince, he remained silent. After leaving the hall, he was inevitably complained by Jian Yi and Hu Guang. Yang Shiqi had nothing to say.
However, it was Yang Rong who came to the rescue and said, "Shiqi's job is to be the Crown Prince's counselor. If he also opposes the Crown Prince, His Highness will be too embarrassed..."
"It should be like this." Hu Guang no longer had any hope for an official career, so he spoke without any scruples: "I want to let the prince know that I am going against the grain. I never expected that His Highness, who has always been gentle and caring for the people, has changed so quickly..."
"The prince also has his own reasons." Yang Shiqi said calmly.
"You two great bachelors, just follow the prince's will." Seeing Er Yang behave like this, several old ministers were furious and naturally left unhappy.
When he came out of the East Palace, Yang Rong found that Yang Shiqi was still with him and said with a smile: "Brother Shiqi wants to have tea at my house?"
"That's what I meant." Yang Shiqi nodded and sat directly on his sedan chair.
Yang Rong had no choice but to get on Yang Shiqi's sedan and ordered him to go to his home.
Although the rank of the cabinet bachelors is not high, they are all close ministers of the emperor. Zhu Di has always been kind to them and gave Er Yang a house. This is a treatment that can only be enjoyed by a few elders of the Six Ministers, such as Liu Guan and Fang.
Junior ministers like Bin cannot enjoy it yet.
Yang Rong's gifted house is located at the root of the imperial city. Although it is not big, it is clean and quiet. Especially there is a small lotus pond in the backyard and a pavilion beside the pond, which Yang Rong likes very much. But he often accompanies the emperor.
On the other hand, sitting across from my friends in the hall, drinking tea and enjoying lotus flowers as leisurely as I do now is something I don’t get many times throughout the year.
This rare break was only superficially comfortable. Both of them were in turmoil inside. How could they still be in the mood to admire the lotus flowers outside the pavilion?
Scholars need to cultivate their Qi. After practicing to the level of two bachelors, they are basically proficient. Even if Mount Tai collapses, there is no way to see the slightest clue on their faces. Therefore, Wang Xian does not want to deal with these scholars.
Hold it back, I’m really holding it back and panicking
The two bachelors had been holding it in like this for half an hour, and the teapot had been washed out of color. Only then did Yang Shiqi ask: "Mianren, are you and the prince sure?"
Yang Rong smiled lightly and said: "Zirong, what are you talking about?"
"Mianren, there is no need to hide it from me, right?" Yang Shiqi also smiled lightly and said: "We all know who the prince is. He would rather not be the prince than ruin his reputation. Now he is willing to do it.
Dirty, I guess you must be confident, right?"
"You put it that way, it's possible." Yang Rong smiled and said, "But I really don't know anything."
"Yeah." Yang Shiqi naturally didn't need Yang Rong to speak too plainly, so he smiled and said, "Can we decide the winner this time?"
"It's difficult." Yang Rong picked up the teacup that looked like white water, brought it to his mouth, then put it down and said, "It doesn't take a day to freeze three feet, nor can it be thawed in a day."
"Oh, that's true." Yang Shiqi sighed: "You must not make yourself self-defeating. The prince is the hope of the world, and there is no room for failure."
"I know." Yang Rong nodded and said: "But sometimes, blind protection is not the answer. It is beneficial for His Highness the Crown Prince to shame himself appropriately...
"As long as you are sensible." Yang Shiqi smiled casually and said: "Okay, the tea is weak, it's time for me to go..."
"I'm actually quite worried about this person." Yang Rong suddenly said something out of nowhere.
"Me too." Yang Shiqi actually knew who he was talking about, and sighed: "I always feel that compared to the King of Han and Ji Gang, he is the truly dangerous guy...
"But now, we have no choice." Yang Rong said.
"Yeah, I hope we won't cause trouble by raising tigers." Yang Shiqi looked at Tiandao: "I want to watch him carefully..."