Chapter 553: The Crisis of the Three Princes
The three princes did not succeed, and they originally wanted to be cautious and make some achievements, so that the emperor and the courtiers were impressed.
But unexpectedly, it still faced a series of problems.
The fortress status of Youzhou City is self-evident, and everyone knows how important it is.
How could the third prince, Zhao Hongli, make such a mistake and make the logistics supply work problematic?
It turned out that since the emperor, the crown prince, and the second prince left Beijing, and the third prince took charge of government affairs, a series of problems have arisen one after another.
Either a granary fire or a forest fire...... In short, burnt out.
The third prince realized it later, only to find out that there was a fire in the granary in Henan, and the fire in the mountains and forests in Yunnan happened at the same time, which involved too much energy for him.
The third prince originally didn't believe it, but in the court, the crown prince and the second prince's henchmen cooperated very well with their work.
Unexpectedly, it was just to numb his nerves.
The third prince was full of remorse and felt that he had thought things too simply.
"You say, 'What should we do about this?' The emperor will return to Beijing tomorrow, and we must think of countermeasures before the emperor returns" The three princes looked at the room full of expectations.
"It must be the crown prince and the second prince who deliberately framed them. The impeachment of the head of the household department, Yan Dacai, has such a problem. Now the household department has become the prince's private yamen. Hubu Shangshu is even more princeling, without the prince's instructions, no one dares to withhold grain and grass. ”
"There is also the Ministry of Industry, the group of guys from the Ministry of Industry, every time we go to them to approve engineering affairs, they are prevaricated by them for various reasons. Isn't this Yunnan fire just a lack of fire extinguishing mechanism? ”
"There are also those people in the Ministry of Rites, I don't usually see them come out to say a word, and there was a little problem on the side of the three princes, so they all came out, and that posture can't wait to put all the responsibility on the three princes."
Everyone knows that the Household Department Shoshu and the Ministry of Industry are the people of the crown prince, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials are the people of the second prince.
Originally, everyone was safe, but later, there were natural and man-made disasters one after another, and the people of the crown prince and the second prince took the opportunity to fall into the well, which was not authentic at all.
"Well, now is not the time to talk about that. At the beginning, I said that you should not take it lightly, because at that time, your lordships were encouraging Your Highness to do such a dangerous thing. Now that someone has grabbed the handle, what else can you say? can only admit that he is unlucky" Although Zhuge Cheng does not have an official position, it stands to reason that these officials should not listen to him and guide the country here. However, the officials under the Three Princes all know that this Zhuge Cheng is very powerful, and the Three Princes will listen to him in everything.
In addition, now, things have gone wrong, and everyone has no idea, so naturally they don't dare to speak out loud anymore.
These officials, on weekdays, drink and brag about it, but at critical moments, their brains have become mush, and they can't come up with a good idea.
However, not everyone is convinced of Zhuge Cheng, there are people who think they are smart, but they usually don't have the opportunity to behave, so they have to speak at this time and seek an opportunity to show their faces in front of the three princes.
"Mr. Zhuge , why do you say that? At that time, if Mr. hadn't tried his best to dissuade the three princes from attracting talents and taking the opportunity to expand their own power, we would not be so passive now. Speaking of which, there are some things, although good, but also responsible. Your Highness should listen to us and not do those thankless things."
"Thankless? Mr. Qian, what do you mean by that? Zhuge Cheng was questioned face to face for the first time, and the expression on his face was very ugly.
Qian Jun, the only one who dared to question Zhuge Cheng, is now a servant of the ministry, his father used to be a secretary of the ministry, and now although he has returned to the field and retreated to the second line, his father's protégés are also all over the ministry.
This time, although the emperor handed over the current official Shangshu Zhu Yuanshan to investigate, Qian Jun also used a lot of the power left by his father to help the three princes. Therefore, everyone thinks that the last Jiangnan water conservancy fraud case did not expand the scope of the crackdown, and it spread to the three princes, and Qian Jun contributed a lot to it.
Because of this, now Qian Jun is proud of the spring breeze and speaks with great confidence.
Qian Jun looked at Zhuge Cheng, who looked displeased, and the three princes who did not open their mouths to stop him, and suddenly seemed to understand something, and said, "The emperor handed over the government affairs to His Highness this time. It should have been the time for His Highness to attract talents and consolidate his strength, but Mr. Zhuge wanted His Highness to do those unnecessary political achievements. It is also said that it wants to leave a good impression on the emperor and the people. It's okay now, it's completely wrong. Doing so many government affairs that I don't know if I can succeed or not, not to mention the thankless work, I can't offset the merits now."
Qian Jun's words are exactly what others want to say but dare not say.
This time the emperor left the palace, and the three princes finally stayed in Beijing to deal with government affairs. But he didn't take the opportunity to dig into the corners of the crown prince and the second prince as others thought, and promoted his own people to more important positions. On the contrary, they used thunderous means to deal with corruption in the DPRK and China, and the people's farming. Although it can't be said that these are all bad things, it is not a good thing for a prince with an unstable foundation.
Corruption in the DPRK and China, heavy tax burdens on the common people, and low enthusiasm for farming are all things that are difficult to return and cannot be changed in one day. The emperor, the crown prince, and the second prince, who are so powerful and capable, dare not take the liberty of taking action against these problems, which shows how complicated and difficult these problems are.
The higher the official position of the DPRK and China, the more they have the means, and the forces of all sides are intertwined, and the whole body is affected by one trigger. On the bright side, it seems that he has taken the lead in tackling corruption, but in fact, he has completely offended the political oligarchs who are deeply hidden. Those shrimp soldiers and crab generals are just minions on the surface, if they can't hit with one blow, dig up the abscesses in the court, and deal with a few big tigers, they can't change any status quo at all.
There is also the matter of farming, although the Qiandi Dynasty was an agricultural country, and the peasants were the class with the largest population base in this country. However, in recent years, whether it is natural disasters or war disasters, the heavy taxation has also been the greatest pain in the hearts of peasants. Although there is Tianyu No. 1, which can multiply the grain yield per mu. But because technology and seeds were controlled by the imperial court, the sale of seeds was strictly controlled in the hands of a few imperial merchants. And the nature of businessmen is mercenary, and if grain production increases, the price will be cheaper, and the grain stocks in their hands will not be worth much. Therefore, it is natural that they will do everything possible to firmly control the seed of Tianyu No. 1 in their own hands.
Farmers want to farm, but they don't have seeds, they pay heavy taxes, and their lives are miserable. In order to increase grain production and enable peasants to actively produce, it is inevitable to move the money bags of the imperial merchants.
This is just the tip of the iceberg, although corruption and food, although they are good things for the benefit of the country and the people, as long as they are rectified, they will offend both officials and businessmen.
The three princes were also unconsciously isolated.