His Highness Prince Su is about to counterattack...
When they witnessed Zhao Hongrun's unceremonious rebuke to Fan Xiang, all the ministers in the palace knew that Fan Xiang was definitely going to be unlucky this time.
Su Wang Hongrun, is that a master who is willing to suffer losses?
With only 25,000 dredging troops, he dared to fight against a 160,000-strong army under the command of King Xiong Tuo of Chu Yangcheng City. It was not enough to defeat the enemy, but he also had to go to Chu State to take revenge. His Royal Highness has such a "hard" style, even among the princes of the Wei Dynasty, he is unique.
Just as His Highness said last year at the Junshui Army garrison: If you are beaten, you will definitely punch him back. You must swallow your anger and do not agree with His Highness's temperament.
Therefore, it is not difficult for all the courtiers in the palace to guess that this time Extraordinary Fan Xiu will be unlucky, and I am afraid that everyone in the household department will be implicated as a result.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had once again set his sights on He Yang, the Secretary of the Department of Household Affairs: "Master He Yang, you haven't answered the question I just asked."
When He Yang heard this, his whole body became excited, and he subconsciously glanced at Zuo Shilang Fan Xie. Seeing that he was silent, the look of anxiety in his eyes became even stronger.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun raised his voice and asked: "Master Heyang?!...Are you ignoring me?"
"No, it's not." He Yang woke up from a dream and waved his hands repeatedly to explain: "How dare I ignore His Highness? Your Majesty..."
Seeing that the other party was hesitant and incoherent, Zhao Hongrun realized that he was pressing too hard, so he softened his tone and said with relief: "Master Heyang, don't worry. I don't mean to coerce you. I believe that Master Heyang is also dedicated to me. For the sake of Wei, even if you hope to get the money and goods, it is just to fill the national treasury... right?"
"Your Highness Mingjian." After hearing this, He Yang took a deep breath to calm down, and after calming down a little, he said: "I think that your Highness should take the lead in repelling the Chu army. However, my household The Department also contributed a lot... I think that in order to support His Highness, our Household Department also spent a lot of money. Therefore, our Household Department hopes that Your Highness can return half of the post-war income to our Household Department to make up for the consumption of our Household Department... Your Highness Don't worry, this money will be invested in the construction of our great Wei Dynasty, and no one will dare to get involved."
"Well..." Zhao Hongrun nodded slowly.
In fact, he quite agreed with He Yang's words. After all, the Ministry of Revenue did help a lot in this battle. Furthermore, Zhao Hongrun was more inclined to give He Yang's last sentence an emphatically supplementary promise. trust.
Thinking about it, as the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the expenditure of the treasury, there are countless pairs of eyes in the court and the government, especially the newly established Yushijian last year. If someone really dares to use the money from the treasury to enrich his own pocket, then this person will definitely He is living impatiently, because no matter how greedy he is for money, he will not have the courage to reach into the treasury.
However, Zhao Hongrun was still not satisfied with this, because what He Yang said was not what he wanted to hear the most.
"What about the other half?" Zhao Hongrun asked calmly what he cared about most.
"The other half..." He Yang hesitated.
He Yang was not an idiot to be able to become the chief minister of the Duzhi Division. How could he not see that His Highness Prince Su was extremely dissatisfied with the distribution just mentioned by Fan Xi?
Therefore, he only said that the Ministry of Finance hoped to get half, and as for the other half, he wisely did not mention it.
It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun obviously has no intention of letting him go easily.
Seeing this, He Yang secretly took a look at Zhao Hongrun's expression, and his heart was really wavering.
However, after thinking about it, he apparently figured it out: His Highness didn't even pay attention to Fan Xiang, the left minister of the household department, and scolded him whenever he wanted. Obviously, he didn't care about him as the minister.
And just when he was wavering, Zhao Hongrun suddenly asked: "Master Heyang is hesitating whether to offend the East Palace or the king, right?"
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Hearing this, He Yang's expression suddenly changed. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhao Hongrun's face that looked like a smile but not a smile. Cold sweat suddenly dripped from his forehead.
In an instant, he did not dare to hesitate any more. He gritted his teeth and hurriedly whispered: "For the other half, I will ask Your Highness to make the decision... After all, Your Highness is the biggest contributor to this battle. Without Your Highness, how would we get that huge amount of money and materials?"
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Hey! Are you trying to protect yourself wisely?
You, the Minister of Rites, touched his chin with a half-smile, then turned to look at Fan Xiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Just as he expected, after hearing what his colleague He Yang said, Mr. Fan Wei opened his eyes wide in shock and looked at He Yang with a look of disbelief. Unfortunately, the latter looked at Zhao Hongrun intently.
I don’t know if it’s because I don’t dare to meet the former’s eyes.
"Sir, what you say is serious. How can it be that this king is the only one who has achieved this battle?"
After hearing what He Yang said, a smile suddenly appeared on Zhao Hongrun's face, and he ordered the maid standing far away in the corner of the palace: "Who... bring some tea for Mr. He."
"Yes, Your Highness." The maid followed the instructions and gave He Yang more tea.
Seeing this, He Yang thanked him repeatedly.
At the same time, after Zhao Hongrun nodded with satisfaction towards He Yang, he set his sights on the next target, Shilang Kuangke, the director of the Department of Tobe and Kurabe.
"Master Kuang Ke, please tell me your opinion."
"..." After hearing this, Kuang Ke glanced at Fan Jie and He Yang. After thinking for a moment, he said cautiously: "The lower official believes that what Master He Yang said is absolutely true."
"Very good, more tea." Zhao Hongrun said with satisfaction.
After that, Zhao Hongrun successively asked Cai Lu, the director of the Ministry of Finance, and Yan Zheng, the director of the Ministry of Household Affairs. After a slight hesitation, they both agreed with He Yang.
Seeing this scene, the left minister of Tobe was in disbelief. He could not imagine that the four ministers who had clearly supported him before suddenly changed their positions and stood on the other side.
Looking at Fan Xi's ugly face, You, the Minister of Rites, secretly shook his head.
In his opinion, the reason why Fan Xiang, the left servant of the Ministry of Revenue, and the four ministers had the courage to target His Highness Prince Su was that they had neither seen His Highness Prince Su before, nor had they really seen him.
I have tasted the methods of this Highness.
Look at Li Huan, Secretary of the Ministry of War. He used to be such a stubborn old man. After accepting a generous gift from His Highness Prince Su, has this old man Li ever said anything to His Highness Prince Su today?
Even if I want to force my hand to get something from His Highness, I am not afraid of having my claws chopped off by His Highness.
Thinking about coming to this palace, Sheyou was not the only one who had this idea.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had turned his attention to Fan Fei: "Master Fan, it's your turn."
At this time, Fan Fei looked really ugly, because he also knew very well that without the support of He Yang and other four ministers, it would be difficult for him alone, even if he was the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue, to achieve the goal he wanted.
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"Does His Highness really mean this?" Fan Xie seemed to feel a little exhausted, with a weak and wry smile on his face.
Zhao Hongrun obviously understood the hidden meaning of Fan Xi's words and sneered lightly.
Not to mention that Fan Qian mentioned the East Palace Prince Hongli in a subtle way. Even if he mentioned it clearly, what would Zhao Hongrun have to fear?
Anyway, in his opinion, the Prince of the East Palace, Hongli, was just a piece of cake that couldn't stick to the wall. He was narrow-minded and eager for quick success. If he didn't take advantage of his eldest son, how could he fight against Yongwang Hongyu?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun sneered and said lightly: "Master Fan doesn't need to worry about my king's affairs!... Master Fan just needs to remember one thing, if the things that this king has worked so hard to get are used to make Wei Wei strong,
I have nothing to say, so I offer my hands to you, but if someone wants to get involved with his own desires, even if it is the person Mr. Fan mentioned, if he really reaches out, I will chop off his claws!"
Good guy...
Like Li Huan, the Minister of War, Sheyou, the Minister of Rites, and Li Liang, the Minister of Households, these three important officials in the court changed their expressions slightly after hearing Zhao Hongrun's words. It seems that they knew very well who Zhao Hongrun was referring to.
And when I think about it, the person who is most shocked in the palace at this moment is probably the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Fan Xiang.
Did you chop off that person's claws...?
Fan Fei stared intently at the now famous Prince Su, feeling a little helpless in his heart.
I believe that at this moment, he must be full of regrets.
Only then did he realize that when Zhao Hongrun carried out the three generals Bailiba, Sima An, and Xu Yin, he should not have chosen to retreat.
Because it was his retreat that made the four ministers hesitate, and they were defeated one by one by His Highness Prince Su.
But the problem is that given the situation at that time, he, Fan Jie, had to give in temporarily, because if His Highness King Su really invited Bailiba, Sima An, Xu Yin and other three generals, I believe that this
Things will get trickier.
Thinking about it this way, the thing worth regretting the most is that he should not have made a solemn promise to the Prince of the East Palace and tried to get a piece of money and material for the Prince of the East Palace.
I don’t know how to explain it to His Highness the Crown Prince.
Fan Fei sighed slightly, as if he had lost the battle, and said dejectedly: "That's it... just listen to His Highness Prince Su."
"What do you mean by this king?" Zhao Hongrun snorted and said calmly: "What I mean by this king is that 30% of the Ministry of Household Affairs, 20% of the Ministry of War, 20% of the Ministry of Industry, and the remaining 30% will go to the military who have made contributions in this battle."
Tobe 30%?
Why does the Ministry of Industry get 20%?
Ministry of Industry...
After hearing what Zhao Hongrun said, all the ministers in the palace, except Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, were very happy, and the other officials couldn't help but be shocked.
Even Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, who had just spoken out against the Ministry of Household Affairs, looked in disbelief this time. He frowned and said: "It seems that Xu disagrees with His Highness's division of opinion! ... Although the Ministry of Works has merit,
But it’s not like I’ll get 20%. I think I should give 10% to the Ministry of War!”
After hearing this, Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, quit his job and said displeasedly: "Master Xu's words are wrong. Meng does not dare to take credit. But this time, nearly half of our officials from the Ministry of Industry accompanied His Royal Highness King Su on the expedition."
Your Highness Wang remembers the contribution of our Ministry of Industry and it is appropriate to share 20% of the profits with our Ministry of Industry."
As the two quarreled, even the officials from the Ministry of Revenue gradually joined in. After all, even if the relationship between Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, was excluded, they only received 30% of the profit. It seems that these officials from the Ministry of Revenue were somewhat dissatisfied, not to mention that in the Sixth Department,
The Ministry of Industry, which was at the bottom, actually got 20% profit.
Seeing the messy scene in the palace, Fan Fei, who was still a little downcast just now, couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Thinking that he had just suffered a loss at the hands of Zhao Hongrun, he couldn't wait to see His Royal Highness Prince Su face opposition from everyone.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly and said: "That's it, 35% from the Ministry of Household Affairs, 20% from the Ministry of War, and 15% from the Ministry of Works. Furthermore, I would like to petition my father to allow the Ministry of War and Works to divide
Each department builds its own treasury and is in charge of its own financial revenue and expenditure!"
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After hearing this, the expressions of all the courtiers in the palace changed drastically.
I saw Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had been arguing with each other just now, seemed to have reached a tacit understanding in an instant, and they looked at Li Liang, the minister of the Ministry of Finance, whose expression changed drastically, with a sense of eagerness.
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It's going to be really bad!
Seeing that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry suddenly reached an agreement, Li Liang, who had had an ominous premonition for a long time, was now filled with pain. (To be continued.)