The third prince sighed deeply and said: "When I heard this, I hurriedly came back to check, and found that in May, the imperial court ordered that grain should not be collected in the south this year. ”

"What?" Empress Pei exclaimed, "Why? ”

"In previous years, the imperial court collected grain, mostly to supply military rations and grain for the capital, which was the part of the grain that was sent to officials as a salary."

The third prince frowned and said: "But now that those people are saying that the Qin family army is in charge of itself, there is no need for the imperial court to collect grain, now, most of the grain needs will be reduced, and the rest will be purchased from the Central Plains." ”

The voice paused, and the third prince said in a lower voice: "I also heard that most of the Zhuangzi of the big families in the capital are in the Central Plains, and the good Zhuangzi near the capital are all big families, the weather is good this year, and the harvest must be good, they want to leave the amount of grain collected by the government to those families." ”

Empress Pei didn't understand: "Why? ”

Who's different from this?

"The government collects grain, and the price is 30% higher than the market price." The third prince smiled bitterly: "If you do some tricks, you can be fifty percent high." ”

Empress Pei sighed.

"Therefore, on the grounds that they do not need military rations, they are not allowed to collect grain from other places." The third prince said softly: "Moreover, it's not just a matter of price, I'm afraid that they won't accept grain, they want to block the Qin family's army's mind, and when the time comes, it will be my father who thinks about it and wants to give the Qin family army some food, and they can all say that there is no food in the warehouse!" ”

"Traitor! A bunch of traitors! Empress Pei said angrily: "Even I, a woman, know that if the border army is unstable and the Rouran people come down, my dynasty will die, and there will be no eggs under the nest?" Those people are not afraid that their own families will be ruined in the end! ”

"Where do they want to get that?" The third prince shook his head and said: "There is one more thing, I flipped it today, and found that this month, the Ministry of Officials has appointed many new officials, some positions, I have never heard of before, I asked the principal, that person said, now there are many things, the former Lord Wei left a lot of loopholes, they need more manpower to fill it." ”

"I think, Master Wei is very capable, what?" Empress Pei hesitated.

How can there be a lot of loopholes? To say that Wei Zhao's people did the business of three people by one person is more credible.

The third prince sneered and said: "This is coaxing me, when I don't know anything about political affairs, if there are many real things, then when I go to listen, why are those pavilion elders drinking tea and chatting most of the time?" Moreover, those official positions are empty at first glance, I pondered, I was afraid that someone would sell their officials. ”

"What!" Empress Pei was startled.

"The Queen Mother." The third prince pulled her to sit down.

"Does your grandfather know?" Empress Pei asked.

"I guess my grandfather should know something." The third prince said in a low voice: "When I left, my grandfather told me that he was happy with his father that day, and he wanted to ask his father to give me a title. ”

"Huh?" Empress Pei was shocked again: "Why do you say that? ”

"Queen Mother, you still don't understand? The country will be in chaos. The third prince smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have the power to return to heaven, grandfather, this is to let me save my life first." ”

"Chaos?" Empress Pei panicked.

"Yes, the border is unstable, the people are uneasy, if there is chaos in the south again." The third prince said abruptly: "And my father doesn't care about things at all, and the court is acting like this." ”

"Son, you go right away, leave right away." Empress Pei was startled, sat down again, and whispered, "I understand!" Your father's mind is vicious! Now in such a situation, once there is chaos, maybe you will be pushed out to be a substitute for the dead! ”

The world is in turmoil, the king is powerless, and whoever comes to power is unlucky.

Either he was used as a puppet, or he was killed by someone.

There aren't too many records in these history books.

"Let's go?" The third prince was stunned for a moment, and he didn't quite understand what Queen Pei suddenly said.

"Your grandfather still doesn't know your father." Empress Pei said astringently: "Your father is using you as a shield, how can he let you leave as king?" Moreover, even if you have a title, you are also a royal family, and if something really happens, you will still be used as a gunman. ”

"What does Mother mean?" The third prince was slightly stunned, and he probably understood what his mother meant.

"Actually, my mother never thought that you would sit in that position, and my mother, from the day I conceived you, I only hoped that you would be safe and happy all your life."

Empress Pei stroked the face of the third prince, and said with tenderness in her eyes: "Be an ordinary person, son, Chu Yu, that bastard, has never even done a single thing that a father should do, you don't need to take risks for him, so, be an ordinary person, I remember, in the next two days, the cabinet will rest, anyway, they don't care about you, it doesn't matter if you don't go for two days." ”

"Mother?!" The third prince held her hand: "I can't leave you." ”

"You're gone, I'm safe." Empress Pei chuckled and said, "I haven't told you, Chu Yu is actually delirious now." ”

"What?" The three princes were stunned.

Since Chu Yu arrived at the summer resort and ordered him to go to the side to watch, he never appeared in front again, and he went to the back to ask to see him, but Chu Yu did not see him.

For such a long time, neither he nor the cabinet members had seen Chu Yu seriously.

Empress Pei sneered: "He originally got a medicine from the Sumei, and he was very excited after taking it, last year when he fainted in the court, I later asked the imperial doctor, and the imperial doctor said that the medicine is very bad, people have been in a state of excitement, in fact, they are consuming their own spirit, and then there was the general's incident, Chu Yu was timid and afraid, so he stopped the medicine, and even the harem did not dare to enter." ”

With a snort, Empress Pei said: "You first said that the general has ideas, if it were me, I would also have ideas, how could Chu Yu do it to the general?" What about when everyone is blind? He always thought that the general was asking him, you said it first, I just figured it out, he was thinking that the Qin family army was about to be unable to support it, and he would definitely come to bow to him, so his heart was relaxed, he was not afraid, and after he came here, he took the medicine again, and he ate it even harder! ”

But he didn't think about it at all, even if the general came to ask for help, he couldn't do anything.

There is no food in the treasury, and there is no money in the household.

The corner of the third prince's eyes twitched.

"Why should I move out? It's because he's crazy, the **** all day and night, he doesn't even know anyone, and he is still drinking wine in front of him, so he can drag the people around him casually, no matter who it is, he will come when he knocks down. Empress Pei's voice was full of disdain: "His appearance is inferior to that of beasts." ”

"So?" The third prince hesitated.

"I'm going to find Chang Gonggong, and now the jade seal is in the hands of Chang Gonggong, I asked him to stamp a seal in private, let you take it, and say what kind of immortal medicine to look for." Empress Pei sneered: "You don't have to take it out, just go secretly, if someone asks, I will issue that holy decree, don't worry, those people wish you weren't there, and as long as those people don't say it, Chu Yu won't know that you have left at all, and I, a face queen who is not a threat, no one will come to touch me." ”