Judging from all aspects of Cai Bian's behavior, it seems that Cai Bian is just a caring person. But Zhao Xi always has some doubts.
The fact that the prince and many other princes went out of the palace to gain experience was a matter of course in the court. Zhao Xi made it a permanent rule and announced it to the public. It is understandable that some of the courtiers were worried.
From this point, Cai Bian can cancel the suspicion.
However, not everyone knows the whereabouts of the prince and other princes, as well as their employment status. This is kept confidential within a certain range.
The advice of the Ministry of Rites is to summon the prince back to the court... This shows that it is aware of the fact that the prince is not in Bianliang. Moreover, when the prince was in Yizhou before, he participated in politics for several consecutive terms, so the court will have to return to the court.
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The Ministry of Rites' suggestion to summon the prince back to the court meant that the person who made the suggestion knew the prince's current employment situation.
"Zhongzheng, would you like to know where Cai Jing is serving?"
"I learned about it when I was little, Cai Jing works at Jinghu Road!"
Jinghu Road...Chengdu Road seemed unrelated, but Zhao Xi felt that he was about to find a connection between them.
"Try to see if you can get hold of the Cai brothers' correspondence, but be careful not to expose it."
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The house of Cai Bian, the doctor of the Zhengliupin Etiquette Department with the brightest future at the moment, had a fire. For Bianliang, water leakage accidents happened frequently at the turn of spring and summer, and no one took it seriously.
Even if Cai Bian's family's trouble started in the study, it was because his servants forgot to put out the candles and forget to close the windows, causing the candles to fall down and ignite the books, thus setting the entire study on fire.
The police patrols and extinguished the fire in time, and the damage caused by the flood was limited to the study...
No one pays attention to the funeral, and even the scope of discussion is very limited.
After this incident, those who pay close attention to the details of the court will find that cabinet ministers and some officials have terminated the contracts of some domestic servants, even if they pay a certain amount of compensation.
"This was not done well!"
Zhao Xi didn't know about the removal of slaves from cabinet ministers and government officials, but Wang Zhongzheng reported it honestly. He didn't expect it would have such an impact.
"Little guilty!"
"Withdraw all the spies from the homes of the court officials. The northwest is not peaceful now, so send them all to serve in the northwest. The compensation should not be less, and it should be paid from the inner government."
It was originally a very secret matter, but this time, the entire system was exposed. Alas... Zhao Xi had to make an attitude.
Therefore, Wang Zhongzheng, the superintendent of the Imperial City Division, was fined one year and demoted two levels. The Imperial City Division was temporarily photographed by Shi De, and the matter was announced to a certain extent.
Zhao Xi and his ministers had a tacit understanding, and they were all maintaining their dignity and did not argue on the table.
This kind of thing has no basis or evidence. Even if he knew it well, he couldn't make sense on the table. Wang Zhongzheng's punishment can be said to be due to his handling of the attack on the prince.
The family letters from Cai Jing and Cai Bian clearly stated that the reason why Cai Bian made suggestions in the Ministry of Rites was because of the reminder from his brother Cai Jing... He believed that such an initiative was a good way to make friends with the prince.
There is no mention in the family letter about the appointment of the prince.
Although Zhao Xi has basically got a direction, the reasons are still not sufficient. The key is that neither Cai Jing nor Cai Bian had any motive to attack the prince. Instead, they expressed loyalty in their letters.
It's a bit tricky, even Zhao Xi feels it's a bit tricky.
"Officials, Gongfangcheng Su discusses politics and asks for an opinion..."
The so-called Su Yizheng of Gongfang City refers to Su Song. In Zhao Xi's eyes, he is a person who truly contributed to the entire era. He is also the person who transformed Zhao Xi's messy and fragmented knowledge into the knowledge of this era.
"Zirong... upright, please give me a seat quickly..."
Zhao Xi put aside the dirty things in his mind. Chatting with Su Song always made Zhao Xi feel comfortable. This was a man who was extremely close to science. His profound knowledge even impressed Zhao Xi, who had experienced more than a thousand years.
"The officials and ministers are reporting on the exploration situation in Xingqing, Yinxia and even the entire Dangxiang-controlled area. The officials are not optimistic about the exploration situation. In the original Dangxiang-controlled area, except for coal, no other minerals have been detected for the time being...
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"Shen Cunzhong and his ministers have visited almost most of the areas controlled by the Party members. From the areas that have been explored, except for coal, only the cement industry can be developed in the areas controlled by the Party. I believe that based on the current demand for coal by the country,
, the development of coal in the area originally controlled by Party Xiang can be suspended."
"The northwest region is still dominated by the green salt industry. I believe that we will continue to maintain the pattern of dominated by the green salt industry, selectively develop coal, and carry out necessary controls. The cement industry can be liberalized as appropriate..."
Su Song understood that the reason why the war between the country and the DPRK was unanimously approved in the court and received such great support from the government and the opposition was because the officials had set an example in the past, and the desire for benefits by the government and the opposition was the most fundamental.
"I'm sure. The survey data will be kept as top secret. Zirong will take the lead and announce the survey results in the court..."
In this era, Su Song already has the so-called sustainable development concept, and Zhao Xi has no reason not to support it.
"The officials and I believe that the soil and water conservation mentioned by the officials should be promoted with the highest priority in the original control area of Dangxiang. In addition, Cunzhong and the minister also explored locations where water conservancy facilities can be built to alleviate floods...
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With that said, Su Song presented the memorial... This cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.
"Official family, in fact, the most important thing for me to meet you today is that after I return to the court, I will also pay attention to the attack on the prince..."
Su Song paused for a moment, and seeing that the official's expression did not change much, he continued: "Guan, I apologize! I personally inspected the scene of the attack on the prince. The soldiers collected firearm residues, including gunpowder and warheads.
wait."
"While inspecting these items at the scene, I discovered that the scene of the attack on the prince was not only the remnants of the prince's guard's standard firearms..."
"What? A firearm leak?"
Zhao Xi couldn't help but be nervous. The prince was safe and sound after being attacked. However, if the firearms technology was leaked, it would not be as simple as the prince being attacked. It would be a disaster for the country.
"Yes and no. According to my inspection and judgment, the residue left at the scene of the attack on the prince contains not only the fifth-generation gunpowder residues used by the military equipment of the current dynasty. Among the residues left at the scene, I found that there are first-generation, second-generation gunpowder residues.
Residues of second-generation firearms.”
"The officials also know that the muskets of the new army of the country are based on the suggestions of the officials. The warheads are cone-shaped, and the purification of gunpowder has also been greatly improved. However, I found bead-shaped warheads in the leftover residue, and finally
Early gunpowder proportioning residue..."
Su Song's interview and the exploration of the area controlled by Dang Xiang were all incidental. The last thing Su Song said was what Su Song believed must be reported to the officials as soon as possible.