Chapter 223

"Smack——!

In the east palace, the prince Hongli raised his feet with a gloomy face and kicked over a lacquered wooden square frame with exquisite craftsmanship, only to see the decorations placed on the wooden frame, a precious blue and white pattern Dingtao Song porcelain bottle, fell on the paving bricks in the hall with a bang, and smashed to pieces.

How can this be...... Outrageous! ”

I saw that the prince of the East Palace, Hongli, paced back and forth in the hall with words in his mouth, and the angry look on his face frightened the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace who did not dare to come over to clean up the mess, and stood trembling in the distance.

At this time, a good-looking young man came out of the side hall, wearing a soapy white cloth robe, carrying a book in his right hand and holding a book in his left hand.

Looking at this person closely, he is about twenty, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a slightly pale complexion, and the whole person looks quite thin.

His gestures are courteous, and he has a kind of unique elegance for readers.

"Mr. Luo."

Seeing this person, the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace saluted one after another.

It turned out that this person was the eye of last year's new science list, and now the most relied on staff of the East Palace Prince Hongli, Luo Ying.

"What happened?"

Luo Ying asked suspiciously.

The eunuchs and palace maids in the hall were afraid to speak, and secretly looked at the prince Hongli, who was sitting on a chair in the distance with a gloomy face.

Seeing this, Luo Ying knew in her heart, closed the scroll, and said in a low voice: "You guys stand down for the time being, and come back to clean up later." ”

A cadre of eunuchs and palace maids saw that the prince of the East Palace, Hongli, was full of anger, and they wanted to leave this place as soon as possible, but now when they heard Luo Ying say this, they hurriedly retreated.

Seeing that these people had retreated from the inner hall one after another, Luo Ying slowly walked towards the prince Hongli, when he stepped past the blue and white Song porcelain that was shattered. He shook his head silently and sighed, then took a few steps forward, bowed to the crown prince, and called softly: "His Royal Highness the prince." ”

Prince Hongli looked up at Luo Ying, the anger on his face faded slightly, and he said with a little apology: "I disturbed Mr. Reading." Hongu apologizes. ”

With that, Prince Hongli raised his hand and pointed to the chair beside him, motioning for the staff member he trusted to sit down and speak.

Seeing this, Luo Ying was not hypocritical, Shi Shiran sat on the chair next to the prince Hongli, sitting with a straight spine and upright.

"Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince angry?"

Hearing this, the crown prince Hongli groaned for a while, and said indignantly: "The good things of this palace have once again been disturbed by the eighth child. ”

Hearing this, Luo Ying frowned. Puzzled, he asked, "The eighth?" Is it His Royal Highness King Su Hongrun? ”

After that, he muttered in surprise: "No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Su should not have any conflict." …… Why? ”

Hearing this, Prince Hongli's expression flickered a little for some reason.

Seeing this, Luo Ying frowned, her eyes flashed, and she asked, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't listen to his advice." Or did you have the idea of moving King Su's huge sum of money? ”

Hearing this, Prince Hongli couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, and said, "This palace doesn't want much. God knows that the eighth child doesn't give the palace any face, it's really infuriating! ”

"It's not a question of more or less...... How much does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince speak? ”

"Ishei ......"

"Ichisei?!" Luo Ying's face changed slightly when she heard this.

You must know that although it is not clear to the side of Daliang how many precious pearls, jade, lacquerware, and bronze ware Zhao Hongrun got from Chu State, according to a rough report, the money and goods were piled up on several small hills in Xiangfu County, and its approximate value can be imagined.

The prince of the East Palace, Hongli, said lightly. Is it really 'not much'?

Luo Ying stopped talking a few times, and finally sighed.

Seeing this, Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, turned slightly red, and forcibly defended himself: "This palace is not taking him for nothing, this palace is taking one percent." Isn't it good that he also takes 10 percent? ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Luo Ying couldn't cry or laugh, shook his head and corrected him: "Your Highness, Your Highness, that money and things were originally obtained by King Su in the Chu State, according to the custom, he only needs to hand over half of it to the household department, and the rest, he can share it privately with the several armies that assisted him in conquering the Chu State, even if it is the Imperial Historical Tower, he will not say anything about King Su because of this." …… In other words, it was originally the thing of the king. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants one of them, which is clearly to snatch food from King Su's mouth! ”

After that, he saw that the prince of the East Palace was silent with a calm face, so he slowed down his tone a little.

relieved: "That's it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to worry about other people's ...... Compared with that amount of money, it is more important to be the eldest in the end. Your Royal Highness should think about the ceremony of worshipping the heavens in a few days, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince performs well at that time, I believe that His Royal Highness the Prince's prestige in the government and the opposition will definitely rise. ”

Luo Ying said a few more words of relief, but for some reason, the prince of the East Palace always had a gloomy face and did not say a word, which made him very suspicious in his heart.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something else on his mind?"

Hearing this, Prince Hongli raised his head and glanced at Luo Ying, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Old eight...... The financial power of the household department was reduced. ”

『……』

Luo Ying's face changed slightly when she heard this, and she asked in shock: "Good and decent, why did King Su go to cut the financial power of the household department?" ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to suddenly think of something, his face changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not convey the idea of asking for Yicheng to King Su to ask for the battle profit, but through the household department?" ”

"Worse than that......" may be because he wanted Luo Ying to come up with an idea, and the prince Hongli no longer concealed it, so he simply broke the jar and broke it, gritted his teeth and said: "Lao Ba had expected that someone would touch his money, so he asked the Junshui battalion to send 5,000 soldiers to garrison and guard. …… Fan Biao was that fool, he kept reassuring the palace that he would be able to find a way to make the palace get a profit, but as a result, he actually asked the Shilang and Lang officials of their household department to go to the Vertical Arch Hall together and impeach the old man in front of his father......"

Luo Ying's face turned pale when she heard this, and her lips trembled slightly, and she said, "Zhi...... And after that? ”

"After that?" Prince Hongli sneered, and said angrily: "Lao Ba, together with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, has partnered to reduce the financial power of the Ministry of Households......"

As he spoke, he told Luo Ying everything about the changes that had happened in the morning today, only to hear Luo Ying stunned.

"Clever! What a clever tactic! Shaking his head, Luo Ying sighed: "I really can't imagine that King Su is still just a fifteen-year-old child." This trick is a trick. That's really smart! …… I believe that at this moment, the establishment of the three armies under the command of King Su, namely the Shang Water Army, the Yan Water Army, and the Yan Ling Army, I am afraid that they have already reached a tacit understanding with the Ministry of War. ”

"......" Prince Hongli looked at Luo Ying blankly, as if he couldn't keep up with his thoughts.

Luo Ying, on the other hand, was still immersed in his considerations, and continued to mutter: "A trick to divide the financial power of the household department. In exchange for the support of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, it is commendable that King Su can also negotiate with the Ministry of War alone to solve the problem of the establishment of the three armies, including the Shang Water Army...... However, the Ministry of Household Affairs has not been able to raise an objection. …… Brilliant! It is worthy of the Ji clan Junjie who defeated the 160,000 army of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Chu Xuancheng, at a small price! ”

"Sir!" The crown prince Hongli listened more and more unpleasantly, and couldn't help but interrupt: "The eighth is capable, and the palace naturally knows it." …… Hongu just wants to know, is there a way for Mr. to help the household department save the situation? Otherwise, the household department will be reduced to the money bag of the military department and the Ministry of Industry, and what is the use of the household department in this palace? ”

"Back in the beginning. If you listen to me...... Alas!'

Luo Ying silently glanced at the prince of the East Palace, and sighed secretly in her heart.

Immediately, he raised his hand and touched his chin, thinking to himself.

"King Su is certainly amazing, but that King Yong is not inferior...... Sure enough, King Yong guessed that such an accident would happen, so he surrendered the household to His Royal Highness the Prince. Just waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to jump into the fire pit...... It's insidious. …… King Yong expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would stupidly jump into this fire pit, it seems that King Yong understands His Royal Highness the Prince. Far above me, worthy of being a brother for more than 20 years...... But then again, is King Yong also gambling? Although he won this time, if it hadn't happened this time that Fan Biao, the left attendant of the household department, had angered King Su, wouldn't he have given the household department to His Royal Highness the crown prince for nothing? …… Or is there something else going on here?'

The more Luo Ying thought about it, the more she felt that this matter might not be as simple as it seemed on the surface. There may be something hidden that has not yet surfaced.

Suddenly, his heart moved, he turned his head to look at the crown prince Hongli, and asked in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the prince, what do you want to do with that Yicheng battle profit?" ”

"What are you doing with this until now?"

"I thought it might be a big deal. Please make it clear to Your Highness. ”

"......" Prince Hongli was forced by Luo Ying to ask him and had no choice, so he had no choice but to say truthfully: "It is the palace that wants to win over the princely clan of Zhao Chengxiu, the prince of Yuanyang...... God knows how these people would know that the eighth child got a large sum of money from the Chu State, as if they smelled a fishy smell, they all came to my big beam one by one, and talked to the palace, hoping to make a trace of war profits......" Speaking of this, he smacked his lips and said sheepishly: "The palace didn't plan to go to the eighth child at first, but the gang said so......"

『……』

Luo Ying had a realization in his heart when he heard this, in fact, he was a little suspicious, because it stands to reason that Hongli, as the prince of the East Palace, lives in the deep palace, and has never been short of food and clothing, so he will not worry about the money and goods of King Su Hongrun.

"Those princes and princes led by Zhao Chengxiu, the prince of Yuanyang, what is their relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Every year during spring and autumn hunting, we will meet more or less, and the relationship is ...... They still tend to support this palace.,The relationship with this palace has always been good.,Mr. asked what is this for? ”

"Then did His Highness ask, how did His Highness know that King Su had transported a lot of money and goods from the State of Chu this time?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was stunned, and said with a natural expression: "How do you know? Naturally, it was the news that the girder had passed on. ”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

Luo Ying shook her head slightly.

"From the girder? Hey! Even the people of Daliang have not yet learned about the money and goods that King Su brought from the Chu State, and only the ministers of the court and the central government have more or less known about it, but His Royal Highness the prince of the world has already rushed to Daliang in a hurry, how can it be passed through the mouth of the people of Daliang?"

"If this matter is secretly fueled by King Yong, his tricks are getting more and more clever......

Sighing helplessly, Luo Ying Zhengse said to the crown prince Hongli: "That's it, Your Highness, this matter is over, in the next few days, Your Highness only needs to prepare for the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, if this matter is successful, then King Yong and King Xiang will be first-class, and they will not be able to shake the status of Your Highness." …… On the other hand, it was also the only few opportunities left for King Yong and the others, so in my opinion, His Royal Highness should be more vigilant during this time. ”

"What does Mr. mean is that the second child will find a way to calculate the main palace in the matter of the heavenly sacrifice ceremony?"

"Ah, nine times out of ten. After all, they don't have many opportunities......"

"Hongu understood." (To be continued.) )