Out of the Taihe Palace, some ministers began to talk in low voices. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fang Wendong, the secretary of Dali Temple, saw that Li Yunfeng, the secretary of the household department, and Zhong Shiqing, the secretary of the criminal department, were in front, so he rushed up in three steps and two steps.

"Do you think that His Majesty's actions today are aimed at His Highness?" Fang Wendong asked the two in a low voice.

Zhong Shiqing nodded slightly towards Fang Wendong, and said in a low voice: "It does seem to have this meaning, but what I don't understand is why Your Majesty wants to do this, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred is not like his usual style." ”

The play performed by the emperor today is indeed a bit too much in Zhong Shiqing's opinion.

Could the crown prince not wait for the next few days to seize his throne? With the prince's character and wisdom, it is not like he would do such an opportunistic thing, not to mention that the prince has not had any suspicious actions in private recently.

Li Yunfeng smiled faintly and said, "This may reveal a message - Your Majesty is afraid, guarded and hated His Highness. ”

"Hate? Where does this begin? Fang Wendong was taken aback.

Li Yunfeng nodded and said, "Since ancient times, fathers have hoped that their sons will be as they want to be, otherwise they will feel sad and disappointed, and this situation is especially obvious in the emperor's family. His Majesty is so intelligent, so he naturally has long seen that he has a conflict with His Highness's political ideas, and his hatred probably comes from this. The conflict of ideas is an important factor in stimulating the palace conspiracy, so this may also be one of the reasons why His Majesty is on guard against His Royal Highness. ”

Fang Wendong said: "I also agree with Lord Li's analysis, Your Majesty attaches great importance to the society of the country, and His Royal Highness attaches great importance to both the society and the people, and the latter is destined to suffer more setbacks. ”

Li Yunfeng also echoed: "Yes, Your Highness has really not had an easy time these years, if it is not a strong-hearted person, I am afraid that he will not be able to withstand His Majesty's repeated tosses." ”

Zhong Shiqing hurriedly made a 'shhh' gesture to the two, looked around nervously, and said, "Let's not talk about this kind of thing here, so as not to have ears on the wall." ”

When the two of them understood, they said goodbye to each other and went back to their respective yamen.

Let's say that after the emperor returned to the back hall of the Taihe Hall from the retreat of the court, the prince also came in, wanting to know about the emperor's injuries.

Unexpectedly, when the emperor saw him, he waved his hand vigorously and said, "You go back to the Yinghua Palace first." ”

The prince had no choice but to go to the Yinghua Hall first.

When the emperor arrived at the Yinghua Hall carried by a sedan chair, the prince hurriedly put down the fold in his hand and greeted him, but he didn't expect to be glared at by the emperor again: "I can't move yet, don't be nervous all day." ”

The prince did not dare to make a sound, but respectfully retreated to the side of the door so that he could go in first.

The emperor was supported by Gonggong Zhang and Gonggong Lu and moved inside little by little.

Judging from the emperor's expression, it was obvious that the wound hurt a lot.

The prince couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw it, but he knew that he had a strange temperament, so he simply shut up and paid silent attention with his eyes, until the emperor sat down on the chair and returned to his place.

The crown prince handed the emperor one by one the folds he had recently reviewed.

Although the emperor had a heart-piercing pain in his sitting bones, he still insisted on reading them one by one.

When he saw that the prince approved the Ministry of Industry to rebuild the temples, academies and large bell towers of the ancient villages in the Dalong Basin, the emperor was finally furious, he threw the fold on the table, stared at the prince and said: "In the second half of last year, there was a great drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and the imperial court reduced half of the land endowment of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and this year it used one-sixth of the money and silver of the national treasury to support the war in northern Xinjiang. ”

The prince hurriedly knelt down and said, "Before approving the Ministry of Works to rebuild them, the ministers sent someone to carefully calculate the money and silver needed, and then discussed with the eleven important ministers before making a final decision. A total of 300,000 taels of silver were needed to rebuild these three places, which would not put pressure on the normal functioning of the treasury. ”

"Then there is no need to do this at such a critical time, but it can be postponed until the second half of the year or the beginning of next year."

"The children of the entire village in the Dalong Basin were educated in that academy, which is now dilapidated and in urgent need of reconstruction. And that temple, which is a place of worship for the locals, has long been dilapidated, and it should be repaired. As for the big bell tower, which the locals regard as their patron saint and spiritual support, is now about to collapse, and it is dangerous, and it is also ......" Before the prince could finish speaking, the emperor interrupted, and said: "Okay, I only ask you now - have you handed over the 300,000 taels of silver to them?" ”

"200,000 taels have been paid." The prince replied truthfully.

"The remaining 100,000 taels will be intercepted by me immediately, and a letter will be written to their magistrate to explain the reason for withholding the 10 taels of silver."

"The words have been spoken, how can I repent? Isn't this also the truth that your father has always taught his sons? What's more, the local people will also think that our words don't count. ”

The emperor was immediately choked and looked at the prince fixedly.

After a long time, the emperor said, "Just explain to them that the treasury has been tight lately." To be honest, there are several rich men and dignitaries in their village, and as long as they come forward to summon them, 100,000 taels of silver will not be difficult for them to get. ”

The crown prince knew that it was difficult to change what the emperor had decided, so he had to nod and say, "Yes." ”

The emperor smiled and said to Gonggong Zhang, "You can carry me back to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

The Yinghua Hall is not very far from the Heart Cultivation Palace, and it can be carried by people.

The prince hurriedly said: "Let the sons and daughters betray their fathers." ”

The emperor immediately waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it, you continue to criticize your performance." ”

The prince was bored again, so he said no more and respectfully sent him away.

In the afternoon of that day, the prince learned to be obedient, but all the twists and turns involving money and silver were sorted into a pile and personally taken to the Heart Cultivation Palace to ask the emperor for instructions. The emperor looked at it one by one and said, "These situations can be done with a small amount of money, so why bother to ask my opinion?" ”

He blamed the prince for not being serious.

The prince folded them together, took them and got up to take his leave.

On this day, when the prince returned to the East Palace, it was already dark, and he went to see the princess and the little princess first before returning to invite Yueju.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Wen Yingsu, who was sitting on the Luohan bed by the window of the study, embroidering a sachet for him, and his hard work disappeared in an instant. He stood still, looking at her quietly from a distance of about two feet.

All her attention was on the sachet at this time, so she was unaware of his return.

The candlelight reflected her little face, making her face seem to be covered with a layer of red, which looked particularly charming and charming.

In the past few nights, the gentle/entangled/lingering scenes between her beds and couches have surfaced one by one, making his whole body tense uncontrollably.

He couldn't help but move closer to her.

When he reached her side, he took the sachet in her hand and said, "The light at night is too dark for embroidery, so let's leave it for the daytime to continue." ”

Wen Yingsu knew that he had returned, and her face turned red instantly, but she still replied meekly, "Okay." ”

"Have you had dinner?" The prince leaned in to smell her.

He felt that her smell had become more and more good since he had married him.

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