"This matter is really clear. Your Majesty understands it. You are right, Your Majesty."
It was almost as if he was groveling. Li Liang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, respectfully sent a man in his forties out of the headquarters of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The man in his forties was wearing a jade crown, a scarlet brocade robe, and a waist.
Wearing a jade belt, the luminous pearl is almost the size of a chicken.
Who could have imagined that the dignified Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs was waiting in front of the main office of the Ministry of Household Affairs, respectfully waiting for the man in his forties to get into the luxurious carriage outside the house, and then he dared to straighten his back and
Let out a long breath of relief.
Beside him, Cui Can, the left minister of the Household Department, wiped the sweat from his forehead and murmured in a low voice: "I have been working in this department for more than ten years and I have never seen King Chengling personally visit our Household Department."
Cui Can was originally the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, Fan Ji, the former left minister of the Ministry of Finance, was instructed by Prince Hongli to persuade the officials of the Ministry of household affairs to jointly impeach King Su Zhao Hongrun, but failed. However, the Ministry of household affairs suffered huge losses.
Fan Xiang lost his prestige within the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After the third prince, Prince Xiang Hongjing, took charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the former left minister Fan Piao was indeed kicked out of the Ministry of Household Affairs and transferred to a local county.
If nothing goes wrong, the career of former left minister Fan Xiang is completely over. Unless one day Prince Hongli of the Eastern Palace successfully ascends the throne, there may be a chance for him to be reinstated.
Of course, the premise is that the Prince of the East Palace, Hongli, still remembers this poor man.
After Fan Fei's death, Cui Can, the former right minister, naturally took the position of left minister and became the real second-in-command of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Isn't that right?" Li Liang, the Minister of Household Affairs, blew out a breath, licked his lips and said, "This time, the incident in Sanchuan has a huge impact, far more serious than the incident in Bolangsha."
Cui Can, the left minister, smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "According to the Ministry of Industry, the construction of Bolangsha City Port is a ten-year project and cannot be profitable in the short term. Therefore, when King Su refused financial support from those forces, these people did not
Don't worry. Kesan
There are visible and tangible benefits on the other side of Sichuan. King Su and General Zhu Hai of the Chenggao Army intercepted the caravans of the royal family and nobles, but opened the door to the common merchants. This is obviously to destroy people's wealth.
, this hatred is irreconcilable.”
Li Liang, the Minister of Household Affairs, nodded in agreement.
He was certain that if it weren't for the fact that the profits from trade with Sanchuan were so astonishing, I believe that those branches of the royal family that had been inherited since the early days of the founding of the Wei State would probably not want to provoke King Su Hongrun, who is now the most prestigious in the Wei State.
However, that benefit was so huge that those people wanted to profit from it even if they wanted to offend King Su Hongrun.
After returning to the main office of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Cui Can, the left minister, asked Shangshu Li Liang: "Master Shangshu, do you really want to support King Chengling and the others?"
Li Liang didn't want to but blinked his eyes and said, "When did Mr. Cui see that I agreed?"
Cui Can thought about it carefully, and then realized that Li Liang did not seem to have made any actual promises except for echoing the Chengling King.
Seeing him like this, Li Liang said with a smile: "Didn't His Highness Prince Su tell us what he said in the secret letter to our Household Department? If our Household Department encounters any difficulties, we might as well pour all the dirty water on His Highness Prince Su. Then
Your Highness, it doesn’t matter at all.”
Having said this, Li Liang took a long breath and said with emotion: "Compared with the coercion of the kings, I am more afraid of His Highness Prince Su."
But it was a rule, and there was no fear in the eyes of the Minister of Revenue. On the contrary, there was only admiration and reverence.
It’s no wonder, after all, the trade between Wei and Sichuan was the biggest benefit from the Ministry of Revenue. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, it was not difficult for Li Liang to predict that the treasury would be filled quickly with the trade between the imperial court and Sichuan.
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Filling the national treasury with money is the long-cherished wish of every household official.
"However, I'm afraid that King Su's move will cause him trouble." Cui Can, the left minister, sighed lightly, and then lowered his voice and said, "It is said that the entire clan is dissatisfied with His Highness King Su's move."
"Shh!" Li Liang, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, made a silent gesture.
After all, courtiers are not allowed to discuss matters in the clan's mansion.
Although they were worried about King Su Hongrun, after all, according to rumors, the person who held the throne in the palace a few days ago once again wrote an edict in his own hand, urging King Su to return to Daliang before the new year.
Even the emperor had to compromise. One can imagine how huge this force is.
At the same time, in the Chui Gong Hall of the Daliang Palace, the three princes from the royal family, King Jiyang, King Zhongyang, and King Yuanyang, happened to leave with great gratitude.
But after letting these three people leave, Emperor Wei, who had been smiling just now, suddenly turned gloomy.
Seeing this, the eunuch Tong Xian held a jade bowl in his hand and bowed to the side of Emperor Wei.
I saw Emperor Wei casually pick up the jade bowl, smash it on the gold bricks, and then cursed angrily: "What a bunch of bastards! My son opened up territory for the Wei Dynasty in Sanchuan, and these bastards only know how to do it."
They're just picking up the slack! For the sake of money, these people don't even have an old face, and they actually unite to put pressure on me. It's simply unreasonable!"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Tong Xian lowered his head.
"Calm down?" Emperor Wei wanted to continue scolding, but suddenly he heard an announcement from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Zong Zheng of the Zongfu wants to see you."
Emperor Wei frowned and turned to look at the eunuch Tong Xian.
The latter understood, and immediately called the young eunuch who had been waiting outside the inner hall, and used the broom he had prepared to clean up the fragments of the jade bowl on the floor of the inner hall.
"Xuan." Emperor Wei puffed up his sleeves and said.
Within a moment, Zhao Yuanyan, the Zongzheng of the Zongfu, stepped into the inner hall of Chui Gong Hall, bowed his hands and saluted the Emperor of Wei: "I, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Second brother." No longer as angry as before, Emperor Wei smiled heartily and said, "You came to see me. What do you mean?"
Just as Zhao Yuanyan was about to speak, he suddenly felt something on the sole of his shoe. He quietly moved his right foot away, lowered his head and glanced, only to find that it was a piece of broken jade.
Seeing this scene, Emperor Wei and the eunuch Tong Xian secretly cursed the careless little eunuch.
However, there was no expression on Zhao Yuanyan's face. He quietly kicked the piece of jade to the corner and said respectfully: "Elder Zong urged my brother to come and ask Your Majesty. I wonder when the eighth nephew Hongrun will return to Daliang?
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The clan elders he spoke of were the elders of the Zhao family with the surname Ji. Many of them were elders who had to be respectfully called uncle by Emperor Wei and Prince Yan. They had a transcendent status. And one of them was even the emperor of Wei and Prince Yan.
The prince has to call his uncle’s ancestor.
Even Emperor Wei had to worship it carefully.
"Hongrun is still busy with matters in Sanchuan." After thinking for a moment, Emperor Wei defended himself.
In fact, he knew very well that his son was probably traveling around at the moment.
In fact, Prince Yan was also very aware of this matter, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I can't help myself."
In response, Emperor Wei secretly nodded.
Although Zhao Yuanyan is Zongzheng, in fact, he is not the eldest in the clan. There are many elderly people above him. Zhao Yuanyan was just elected to handle some trivial matters within the clan. Major events that really have a major impact are
It's up to the uncles and uncles of Emperor Wei to make decisions.
Perhaps those old people no longer had much power in their hands, but Emperor Wei did not dare to turn a deaf ear to what they said, otherwise, rumors would spread that the emperor had lost his moral character.
If the emperor loses his virtue, at least it will leave a mark in history, or at worst, the branches of the royal family will unite against the emperor. According to the patriarchal law, if these people unite to oppose, Zhao Yuanci may be in danger of being forced to abdicate.
"That bad boy will return to Daliang years ago."
Seeing that Zhao Yuanyan had made his position clear, Emperor Wei stopped hiding and spoke truthfully.
Prince Yan nodded, and then said worriedly: "Hongrun has a strong temperament, and I am afraid that this matter will cause a big problem."
Emperor Wei glanced at Prince Yan and suddenly asked, "What do you think of this, brother Er Wang?"
Zhao Yuanyan thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I think that the actions of the kings are somewhat inappropriate."
"Does what the kings did mean forcing the palace?" Emperor Wei asked with a smile.
Zhao Yuanyan was very familiar with Emperor Wei, the restrained and sharp-edged brother of the fourth prince. Hearing this, he quickly said: "To say that he is forcing the palace is a bit of an exaggeration. I can only say that the power makes the person stupid."
Emperor Wei took a deep look at Zhao Yuanyan and felt a little disappointed.
It is undeniable that Zhao Yuanyan is also a virtuous person, but as he occupies the position of Zongzheng in the clan, he is bound to consider the Ji Zhao family, just like the Emperor of Wei sits in the position of the monarch of Wei, he will naturally consider the interests of the entire country first
Same.
Different angles make them look at problems differently.
To put it simply, Emperor Wei actually wanted to eradicate some of the royal forces that were holding Wei back, while Zhao Yuanyan had to protect the interests of all the Zhao family surnamed Ji. This was the most fundamental difference.
That day, Emperor Wei and Prince Yan chatted for a long time.
After the conversation ended, neither party was very happy. After all, the impact of the Sanchuan incident was so great that some people joined forces regardless of the consequences and used the clan to put pressure on the court and the emperor.
"The clan has violated the rules."
When the eunuch Tong Xian heard these words muttered by Emperor Wei, his face turned pale with fright.
After all, last time, when he heard Emperor Wei muttering to himself that the staff was too large, it didn't take long for Emperor Wei to use the help of Zhao Hongrun, who was not King Su at the time, to make the staff responsible for the staff at that time.
Fraud was discovered in the examination room, and the official department was abruptly dismantled.
So what about this time?
"Tong Xian."
Suddenly, Emperor Wei, who was sitting in a daze behind the dragon case, suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, the eunuch Tong Xian was excited and said quickly: "Your Majesty, this old slave is here."
Emperor Wei smacked his lips and said slowly: "Go to my fish pond, count how many golden-scaled fish there are in the pond, pick them all up, and send someone to send them to the fish pond in Prince Su's Mansion."
Tong Xian opened his eyes wide when he heard this. How could he not understand the meaning behind Emperor Wei's words?
"Did you pick them all up?"
"Hmm. In addition, those purple bamboos and spotted bamboos that you are so concerned about should also be transplanted there. By the way, the flowers and plants that I cultivated myself, if you order them to be transferred to Ningxiang Palace, just say that I gave them to Concubine Shen Shu."
Hearing Emperor Wei's instructions word for word, Tong Xian felt a chill on his back. To be continued.