Chapter 558: General
Regarding the eldest princess's proposal, the eighth prince was quite supportive, and the eldest princess was an ally of the eighth prince. The eldest princess donated silver to the generals in the border city, although it was a set, just to make these powerful people in the capital uncomfortable. The same Eight Princes also feel the same way, these nobles are indeed too comfortable. And these powerful people have princes who they support, since it is impossible to let them switch to their own names immediately, why not suppress them?
The eighth prince smiled, stepped forward and said to the eldest princess: "Imperial sister, the imperial brother is not talented, and he doesn't have many belongings. Over the years, he has only taken some money, but the emperor's brother is still willing to scrape together 200,000 taels of silver. The royal brother is the elder of the Lord of Bao, so naturally he can't let the Lord of Bao look down on him. Presumably, none of these Hou Yeguo grandfathers here will be less than 200,000 taels, and each of them is a rich and noble family at the top of the capital. If they can't get any money, I'm afraid no one will be able to do it. ”
Everyone blew their beards and stared at them, and the eighth prince actually donated 200,000 taels. and also pointed out the Hou Mansion and the Guogong Mansion, if he didn't donate silver at this time, wouldn't he have to anger the emperor. Don't mention how unhappy it is in everyone's hearts, but what? No matter how unhappy you are, you can't bear it. Who let him be in the presence of the Son of Heaven today? As the Eighth Emperor said, if the Hou Mansion and the Gonggong Mansion can't get the silver, then the others can't get the silver. The following officials can wait to see the attitude of the Guogong Mansion and the Hou Mansion?
The emperor looked at it coldly, what these people were planning in their hearts, the emperor knew best. Eating from the bowl, greedy for the public, a lot of the silver in the court over the years has fallen into the purses of these people. If there is an opportunity for these people to spit out the silver, the emperor is naturally willing, and very willing. The emperor's face sank deliberately, and he glanced at the ministers who were sitting with dignity,
"What the Eighth Prince said is that the princes and princes of various countries are all famous magnates in the capital, and the silver in this hand is not to say that it is rich and rivals the country, but it is definitely a lot. Eighth, you know that your father knows that you have taken out your net worth and your life. My father was very pleased, but he was not at all like some people, who took the silver from the prince into his own pocket. Such a greedy and incompetent person has wasted the country's money, and it is time for me to settle the account. ”
Sure enough, the eighth prince and the eldest princess were all satisfied, and then the eighth prince said: "Father, the silver donated this time, as well as this year's Xiangyin Erchen, decided to send it to the border city in person. When Erchen arrived in the army, he found that not all the so-called ringing silver was distributed to the soldiers. The silver that those soldiers fought hard for was also exploited layer by layer. In the past, when Qiao Laohou Mansion was the commander, he could fight for the soldiers more. And those who exploit also have scruples because of this, and naturally go too far.
But since Han Yuntian became the coach, he naturally colluded with those officials, and scraped the few ringing silver with those corrupt officials one by one. In the end, what fell into the hands of the soldiers was simply pitiful. And the soldiers were not really willing to endure and refused to come out to sue the officer. On the contrary, because the officials protected each other, there was no chance for them to come to the capital.
Or even if you come to the capital, it is not as you think, you can see your father. I can ask you to uphold justice, but before they have even stepped into the territory of the capital, they have to let people take their lives. How could those who had taken the black-hearted silver have made this matter public? Erchen is cold for those soldiers when he thinks about it, and they are not worth it. Father, you don't know how bitter the soldiers in the border city are, they can't drink tea at all every day, and when they are thirsty, they send snow directly to their mouths, and when they are hungry, they are cold and coarse steamed buns.
In such a difficult environment, but they still let them defend the country for everyone, doesn't my father think it's ridiculous? When Erchen saw those soldiers when he was in the border ministers, and saw their living conditions, Erchen felt uneasy, and felt that he had not done anything for them as a prince, and he was not worthy of being the eighth prince. Father, the emperor and the sons must personally deliver the silver and grain to the soldiers this time, so that they will not be exploited again.
And the retainers proposed that the accounts of the army should be checked once a year, and someone should be sent to visit secretly, in the end, when the silver was sent to the soldiers, did they let the people above exploit it, and whether anyone used the soldiers' hard-earned money to buy concubines, to eat, drink and have fun. You must know that on the battlefield, one mistake is a life. They are still so young, and their young lives will die on the battlefield, how difficult it is! ”
Everyone knows about Han Yuntian's affairs, but Han Yuntian's case has been investigated, and no one is afraid of finding out about himself. At this time, when the Eighth Prince mentioned the corruption of the army, many people's backs immediately began to chill. It is true that Junxiang's corruption is related to Han Yuntian, but it is also related to those powerful people in the capital.
Some people are getting more and more afraid, if the emperor strictly investigates Han Yuntian's affairs, then people will find out that Han Yuntian actually has such a large chain of interests behind him, I am afraid that he will not hesitate to change the blood of the DPRK and China, and also get rid of those corrupt people. How is this good? Looking at the attitude of the Eighth Prince and the emperor, it is estimated that he will not be merciful. It's really too late to regret it now, that bit of silver cost the life of a family, it's not worth thinking about!
The eighth prince looked at those officials who were in a cold sweat on their foreheads, the corners of their mouths raised slightly, daring to be greedy for silver but not daring to admit it, is it true that no one will find out if evil things are done in this world? Today, I have to get rid of these officials one by one, whether it is public or private, and I have to be a wicked person. Help the generals of the border city get justice! "Why, what this prince said is not right, why the faces of the ministers have changed, it's really incomprehensible! Is it because you are weak-hearted? Or do the ministers also hate Han Yuntian and are not worth it for the soldiers stationed in the border cities? “
The Eight Princes clearly have words in their words, openly and secretly mocking these people, and calculating these people. Whoever the officials admit to it will have to be bled once. The Eighth Prince didn't believe it, and he couldn't govern these magnates. It's completely the eldest prince who used these people like this at the beginning, and really thought that this world was their world. Joke, without those soldiers, no matter how much silver they have, they will have to be robbed by the people of the Western Regions.
The eldest princess couldn't help but glance at the Eighth Prince, this Eighth Prince is really good, at least he knows what song to sing on what mountain, at least he knows how to help herself. didn't stand in the wrong position, blindly thinking about trying to please those powerful. And it seems that 200,000 taels of silver is really difficult for the eighth prince. (To be continued.) )