Chapter 70 The Prince's decision, Yang Hui's conspiracy
Li Siye stepped forward and crossed his hands and said: "My plan is to ask for a polo match to be held outside the palace, and we in the East Palace will organize it. Zhan Shifu issued an invitation to invite people with financial strength in Chang'an City to come and watch. The name of this invitation is
In order to invite people, but actually to pursue profit, each invitation place is clearly priced at several thousand dollars. I believe that by the end of the competition, we at the East Palace should have earned enough money to return to the treasury of Taifu Temple."
"Absolutely not!" The first ones to object were the four old guests from the East Palace. This plan ran counter to their Confucian views, which they had studied for half their lives. "The prince is the crown prince of a country. How can he pursue profits like a businessman? Your Highness, you can't
If you listen to this person’s deception, you should take him down and take heavy responsibility!”
Several Zhan Shi also raised objections tactfully: "His Royal Highness uses the polo match to obtain ticket profits. If those with ulterior motives find out, this will be another crime for His Highness. Your Highness must not think about it and must not be careless."
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After listening, Li Ying nodded, but turned her eyes to Li Siye, meaning to let him refute.
He suddenly felt that the prince's matter was a bit unreasonable, and he actually asked me to quarrel with the entire East Palace officials.
There was nothing he could do, this was already a waste of time. Since he offered to help, he would naturally help to the end.
Li Siye saluted the guests: "As you said, the prince must not pursue profit, so the matter of his highness owing money to the treasury is naturally unsolvable. I just didn't expect that the prince wanted to save himself, but the one who was restrained was his morality.
. Even if His Highness is in a critical situation, must he follow the so-called prohibition of pursuing interests and commit suicide?"
"You!" Several old guests didn't expect that this heirloom would be so bold and dare to refute them openly and loudly in the palace. "It's a bunch of nonsense!"
"Boy!" said an old guest: "Let me ask you! Officials above the fifth rank are not allowed to enter the market. This is a rule set by Emperor Taizong of this dynasty to prevent officials of the Tang Dynasty from getting the smell of copper. As the prince,
The crown prince of a country should stay away from commercial goods and wholeheartedly pursue the path of being a ruler and a son of man. This is the right path."
Li Siye sighed helplessly, rolled up his sleeves and said to the guest: "Sir, you are really arrogant. We are temporarily practicing the way of merchants, just to help the prince in a temporary crisis, and we are not going to do this for a long time. Now Your Highness
When faced with such a difficult problem, not only did you not think of good solutions, but you also gave various restrictions to prevent them from being exceeded. Could it be that when His Highness encounters others using unfair means to create difficulties, we can only sit back and wait for death?"
"You, you gave the prince this dangerous plan. If someone with ulterior motives discovers it and reports it to the palace, His Highness will still not be able to get out of trouble!"
Li Ying waved to everyone: "Okay, don't make any noise."
He turned to ask Li Siye: "Siye, please tell me. If someone knows that we use polo matches to make money and reports it to His Majesty, I, the prince, will be left with nothing to eat."
"Your Highness." Li Siye explained: "No one will know. I suggest that those involved in this matter should be officials below the fifth rank, so as not to affect your official reputation."
Zhan Shi and the guests all snorted heavily.
"We have temporarily set up a department under Zhan Shifu. We need to borrow the big seal of Zhan Shifu to make... How many people can be accommodated around the oil-sprinkling ground in Jinggongfang?"
"Three thousand or more than four thousand people."
Most of the military attachés, who had always been regarded as boring gourds, agreed with Li Siye's method, but they were not as high-ranking as the civil servants, so they had no choice but to remain silent. Only at this time did they say a few words.
"Yes," Li Siye continued: "Gather all the civil servants in the prince's palace and make invitations overnight. More than 4,000 copies will be made! Each copy is priced at 2,000 yuan as a ticket to watch the polo match. The invitation letter says
Don't write the price. I will organize people to post notices in the name of Prince Zhan Shifu in places where wealthy people live, such as Huaiyuanfang and Xinghuafang, inviting people to watch the polo match, showing that I am having fun with the people, and then exchange money for the invitation.
letter."
When he finished saying this, Prince Li Ying also became shocked. He pointed at Li Siye loudly and said: "You actually want to use the seal of my Zhan Shifu. This is too... After seven days, someone will really come.
Can you really make six million dollars by watching?"
"Your Highness, I can assure you that we can definitely collect six million dollars, maybe even more than this."
"Okay!" The prince ignored the officials' dissuasion and resolutely ordered everyone: "I will host and participate in the polo match. During the seven days of the match, all military officials in the East Palace must obey Li Siye's control. No one is allowed to violate it."
Everyone whispered, that is to say, Li Siye will become the most powerful person in the East Palace except the prince within these seven days.
The prince had to do something first. He had to write to Concubine Wu Hui and request that the game be held outside the palace in Jinggongfang. Then he had to use his power in the court to delay the investigation of the treasury.
Only after seven days can we give him a sufficient buffer period.
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Concubine Wu Hui is lying on the wooden couch in the Chengxiang Hall. Although she is already a mature woman, she still has a graceful and plump figure. Her skirt hangs down to the ground, like a static picture of a beauty.
The consort Yang Hui knelt down at the head of His Highness, with lowered eyebrows and eyes, barely daring to raise his head to look at his mother-in-law.
"The Prince Consort is really extremely clever. He was able to find a loophole in the iron-clad Eastern Palace to find a loophole in the prince's debt. Ha, I see that the prince is now an ant on a hot pot. He is spinning around in circles but there is nothing he can do."
Yang Hui was not arrogant at all. He crossed his hands and said, "Thanks to the trust and help of the Queen Mother, Yang Hui was able to place his own people in Taifu Temple. But he didn't expect that he would discover the secret of the prince's debt. This is God's help to the Queen Mother, and also
God helped King Shou, so that he could successfully ascend to the position of crown prince."
Concubine Wu Hui rubbed her forehead with a headache: "If Prince Shou can be half as concerned about this matter as you are, there will be no need for me, the queen, to fight for it."
Yang Hui lowered his head and smiled again: "His Royal Highness Prince Shou has only been married for a year. Naturally, he has to concentrate on running the family and has no intention of getting involved in this matter. My son-in-law is also keen to share his worries."
Concubine Wu Hui was about to praise Yang Hui a few more words, but a palace servant came in from outside and presented a letter from the East Palace.
She took the letter, opened it, and after reading it, she sneered: "I don't expect him to dare to refuse my proposal. However, the prince requested that the competition be held outside the palace, at the polo field in Jinggongfang, and he also invited
Some Chang'an people watched. He, what does this mean?"
Yang Hui also showed his contempt for the prince: "Don't worry, mother, it's just to gain fame and reputation, to show that the prince is close to the people. It would be better for him to choose the venue in Jinggongfang, which is closest to the princess's residence, so he can stay in our place."
There’s nothing you can do under your nose.”
Concubine Wu Hui held her hair on her temples and lay down with a gentle smile on her face, but she looked very charming. She closed her eyes and said calmly: "I proposed the competition just to disturb his mind and prevent him from raising money for the debt.
The huge amount of money from Taifu Temple. You can take care of the rest by yourself. Anyway, in a few days, the memorial of the Crown Prince’s arrogant and extravagant spending will be submitted to His Majesty’s desk.”
Yang Hui seemed to have nothing more to say, so he bowed and folded his hands to leave: "Mother, please rest in peace. My son-in-law is watching everything. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
"Okay, let's go."
Concubine Wu Hui waved her sleeves, lay on the couch and continued to rest with her eyes closed.
Yang Hui clasped his hands together, bent down and backed away slowly until he reached the entrance of the palace, then turned around and left.