Chapter 194: Causing Trouble
"Don't Your Highness take a good look? It's the result of a busy day! Huixin was a little discouraged when she saw that the prince didn't say a word.
The prince had a calm face, glanced at her, and said in a low voice: "If you can find many problems even if you go out casually, then what do you say will happen to this capital and this country?" Do you think Lone is still in the mood to take a closer look? ”
Hui didn't have time to think about it, and he also knew that this time, he was indeed in trouble. Not only did he get into trouble for himself, but he also caused trouble for the prince.
The prince must have known about the situation in Beijing for a long time. For the sake of their own interests, various magnates engage in monopoly and hoarding, making the people of Beijing miserable. And the reason why those powerful people do this is naturally behind it. All the motives of those people are nothing more than to prove to the current emperor how untimely and incompetent this prince is.
Since the crown prince was made the crown prince, it seems that there has been no peace. First, there was the exclusion and resistance of the Empress Zheng family, and then there was the persecution and oppression of the Wei Xiang family. Although the emperor has made his position clear, there are still people who are tireless in taking down the crown prince. These people can be said to be the test of the prince. If he can deal with it, then he will be the one who has the last laugh. If he is unable to deal with it, the emperor will never help him because of his soft-heartedness, at most, he will announce in public that he is not suitable to be the crown prince! He does not have only one son, but he must ensure that the one who takes over the power in his hands must be the best of his sons.
The current emperor was forced to ascend to the throne back then, and he had been working hard under the pressure and shadow of several families. In order to obtain the status and dignity of imperial power.
Therefore, he is now extremely strict with his successor, and he needs an absolutely strong successor. can fulfill his ideal of imperial independence. He would no longer allow ministers to meddle in royal affairs, or even threaten the succession of the throne. Therefore, when he made Concubine Xu's son the crown prince, he certainly had a relationship with Concubine Xu. But more, it is also considering the decline of Concubine Xu's family, unlike Empress Wei, who has such a tough maternal family. Such. The crown prince will inevitably not and does not have to worry about the coercion and temptation of the mother family, but can be better loyal to the imperial power.
In the queen's battle of wits and courage, the prince's performance was very satisfactory to the emperor. The children he single-handedly raised. It is necessary to have such courage and ability. And the current problem that Wei Xiang gave him made him even more aware that if the crown prince had a mother family that was too strong, it would be for the royal family. It's not a particularly pleasant thing.
It's just that. The crown prince has to rely entirely on himself to accomplish what he, the emperor, has worked hard for a long time to do, and it seems that it is still too harsh for the young prince. Therefore, in order to ensure the status of the crown prince, he carefully selected an outstanding crown princess for him. Although the crown princess's father's official position is not very high, the person who can stay in prison in the position of the official secretary is naturally not a simple person. Now that her daughter has become the crown princess. Of course, the father must help her no matter what, so that she can sit in that position admired by everyone.
Therefore, Li Shangshu has naturally spared no effort in helping the prince deal with court affairs. The only thing that surprised the emperor was the appearance of the crown prince's side concubine Hu Shi Huixin. Originally. He thought that she was just a pawn used by the queen to divide the prince and the princess, and he had also planned to eliminate her. Who knows, this little-known little palace maid who doesn't seem to be harmless is actually the daughter of Hu Xueping, a member of the imperial court, and behind her is Wang Shiqing, the uncle of the Admiral of the Nine Gates. This completely ruined the chess game he had played for the prince. However, there is a mistake, the side concubine who is strong enough to compete with the crown princess is just right to balance the prince's palace and let the two relatives restrain each other. This made the emperor pretend to be confused when the queen ordered the prince to accept Huixin, and directly promoted Huixin to a side concubine.
Right now, because the Li family is in the limelight, some people are cautious. I also quietly moved my hands and feet outside. Although the crown princess and her father do not know yet, the implication of this small action is too far-reaching. It can be understood that the prince is incompetent and ignorant, and allows his relatives to do wrong. It can also be understood that the prince is deeply hidden and deliberately confuses the public. In order to act on the opportunistic. Obviously, judging by the performance of the crown prince, he belongs to the latter category. It's just that Huixin said this with great fanfare today, not only did the crown princess know that the situation was not good, but even those people outside would inevitably startle the snake. So, Huixin quickly realizes that she is in trouble.
"Where have you been when you left the palace today?" The prince's voice was calm. "I went to Prince Gong's Mansion!" Huixin is a little weak-hearted, and a little frustrated. I originally hoped to help the prince, but it backfired, and I was too aggrieved.
Hearing Huixin mention Prince Gong's mansion, the prince's eyes lit up and asked, "I heard that you and Princess Rui are relatives?" ”
Huixin didn't know what the prince thought, so she nodded and said, "Well, the princess is my cousin!" ”
The prince remembered the summer gift in the northwest, and couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly, this guy, when he arrived in the northwest, he was at ease, just that he was living his little life with his beautiful princess over there, and he didn't know how to reach out to help him. No matter what, Concubine Hu caused him trouble, so let her cousin come and help her clean it up.
The emperor sat in the Green Swallow Pavilion, admiring the singing and dancing in front of him, a little absent-minded.
"Your Majesty, now that prices in Beijing are soaring, the household servant has already been on the book twice. Look, do you want to do something? "It was Chang Li, the great eunuch beside the emperor, who stepped forward to inquire.
The emperor waved his hand and motioned for the song and dance to retreat. Seeing that the emperor didn't like it, the dancing girl who was the leader hurriedly took someone to retreat.
"It's not time yet, wait!" The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Chang Li, "What news do you have?" ”
Chang Lixu wiped a handful of sweat and said with a smile: "No, no!" The old slave just saw that the prince had been busy recently, and he was afraid that the prince would be too tired and his body would not be able to bear it. ”
The emperor's eyes flashed, showing a hint of fierceness. This trace of fierceness disappeared in a flash. Then he showed a tired look and said, "Help me go back to the Zhengde Palace." ”
Chang Li hurriedly stepped forward, and together with another small inner supervisor beside the emperor, he carefully helped the emperor up, helped him onto the sedan chair, and then followed the emperor to the Zhengde Hall with great care. (To be continued.) )
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