Chapter 222: Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone
"I visited the nearby villagers, in their eyes, you are a good official, I have truthfully returned the matter to my father, but unfortunately there are still people in the court who bite you!" Jun Qianchen felt that he was a manufacturable material, and he didn't want the court to miss out on talents.
"Your Highness is worried that the eldest prince has other plans?" In fact, what Jun Qianchen did secretly, Mo Yufeng knew.
After all, this is the place under his jurisdiction, and he has won the hearts of the people, so Jun Qianchen is secretly inquiring about his affairs, and Mo Yufeng soon knows.
However, he always acted as if nothing had happened, and he did things according to the rules.
Mo Yufeng didn't do anything, so she wasn't afraid of being left behind......
"Xia Guan thinks that the eldest prince should be coming for me this time!" In fact, he knew that the eldest prince and Jun Qianchen did not agree with each other.
Although he is not in Qidu, he has heard Cheng Yifan mention several princes who want to compete for the throne.
The eldest prince is the most powerful and dangerous of them all.
"Oh, why do you think that?" Jun Qianchen raised his eyebrows and said.
"Between His Royal Highness and the Great Prince, although there is no so-called brotherhood, if he wants to deal with you, he doesn't need to come all the way to this poor country!" Of course, Mo Yufeng has his own considerations.
"In that case, what do you do?" Jun Qianchen found that this person's mind was very transparent, and he was not at all as pedantic as other scholars.
"The eldest prince probably wants to get rid of the lower officials, and then install his people to govern Qiongzhou!" This place is not a rich place, and it is not comparable to the Jiangnan area at all.
However, this place is close to the border, and if it can be held in hand, it will prevent the possibility of Qiongzhou ventilating to the border.
This has always been a battleground for soldiers, and every time the two countries fight, Qiongzhou will become a place for them to fight.
"He has always wanted to be the prince, and then ascend to the throne of God, and he has done a lot of hurtful things for this, but unfortunately it is difficult to get his wish in the end!" The corners of Jun Qianchen's mouth hooked up a sneer.
Judging from the emperor's reply, he also didn't believe in the eldest prince in his heart.
"In the past few days, the lower officials will instruct the people of the county government to let them pacify the people affected by the disaster and distribute some coarse grain to them that can make ends meet!" Mo Yufeng is dedicated to the sake of the people, but unfortunately his ability is limited.
"I'll send Leng Xiong to assist you!" Jun Qianchen sent his personal guard to him.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" After more than ten days of getting along, Mo Yufeng completely saw Jun Qianchen's personality.
The person in front of him was full of nobility, but he was not aggressive and cold.
He is not at all like other royal children, because of his superior status, he deliberately looks down on others.
"I don't want innocent people to be framed!" No matter where the eldest prince came, Mo Yufeng should not become cannon fodder for him to fight for power.
Mo Yufeng is an extremely outstanding and good official, and with him in Qiongzhou, the people's lives will be much better.
Although Jun Qianchen has no intention of being the emperor, he doesn't want the people to live in poverty.
The world of the Great Qi Dynasty was brought down by the ancestors with blood and sweat, and Jun Qianchen wanted to protect this great river and mountain.
After the two discussed, they took precautions in advance.
The eldest prince must have come prepared this time, and Jun Qianchen didn't want him to succeed.
Recently, the eldest prince's behavior has become more and more disgusting, he has repeatedly tried to calculate Bai Linxia, and now he has extended his hand to Qiongzhou, which is simply Sima Zhao's heart, which is known to everyone.
If it weren't for the fact that he was his half-brother, Jun Qianchen didn't want his father to suffer the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person, he would have secretly gotten rid of the eldest prince a long time ago.
Jun Qianchen is not only good at medical skills, he is also very clever in using poison, and it is easy to get rid of a person quietly, but he didn't do it......
Ten days later, the eldest prince and Prime Minister Zuo's people rushed to Qiongzhou.
After they arrived in Qiongzhou, they immediately began to investigate Mo Yufeng secretly, and the eldest prince originally wanted to take a break and then investigate the matter.
However, Prime Minister Zuo's people were in a hurry to go back to restore their lives, so they didn't want to delay for a moment, and before leaving, Prime Minister Zuo instructed him to secretly beware of the eldest prince.
They are royalists and will not participate in the battles of several princes, but the emperor's heart is obviously biased towards Jun Qianchen.
Jun Qianchen is the emperor's favorite son, if he has any damage in Qiongzhou, he will definitely be angry with the emperor after he goes back......
The eldest prince has always wanted to win over Prime Minister Zuo, and even secretly revealed the idea of getting married, but unfortunately he was all avoided by Prime Minister Zuo.
He was clear about the eldest prince's thoughts, and the other party wanted to marry his daughter, completely for the power in his hands, and he didn't really like his daughter.
Prime Minister Zuo's concubine is a well-known talented woman in Qidu, and her face is beautiful, and there are many people who ask to marry.
However, Prime Minister Zuo did not marry his daughter into the royal family, because he had been with the emperor and ministers for many years and knew his mind too well......
The emperor's preferred candidate for the crown prince is not the eldest prince and the third prince, and the other princes are even less successful.
Therefore, as the emperor's courtier, Prime Minister Zuo has always been very measured in his work, and he has also strictly controlled his relatives.
The rise and fall of a family, the glory and disgrace, are all on his shoulders, Prime Minister Zuo is extremely cautious, and he is also very good at figuring out the emperor's thoughts......
The eldest prince didn't want to easily make friends with Prime Minister Zuo's people, so he could only go with him to investigate the matter.
Like Jun Qianchen, they chose to hide their identities and then secretly went to nearby villages to investigate.
When they saw that the people were hungry, Prime Minister Zuo's henchmen frowned.
Most of the people's lives are not easy, he knows, but he didn't expect them to start eating tree bark.
Prime Minister Zuo's henchmen thought it was incredible, so they went to find out the situation privately, only to learn that they lived in poverty, and it was entirely because of the severe drought, which led to a sharp reduction in the harvest of crops.
Now, many people in Qiongzhou are running out of food to eat.
Although they can eat the bark for a while, it is not a long-term solution, otherwise their bodies will deteriorate sooner or later.
"So, your days are so difficult, it's all due to the weather, and it has nothing to do with the parents here?" The eldest prince asked.
"Of course not, originally in the past few years, our Qiongzhou has been smooth, our life is also very good, most people still have food in stock, but unfortunately since Lord Mo took office, our situation has changed!" A scrawny old man with red eyes and a few strokes.
"What did he do?" After Prime Minister Zuo's people heard their words, their faces changed instantly.
Didn't Jun Qianchen say that Mo Yufeng was a good official who was honest and strict, how could it be completely different from what the people said?
At this time, his heart was overflowing with doubts, but he did not rush to figure out what he wanted, but asked the people step by step, wanting to find out the truth.
"Since Master Mo came, he suddenly increased his taxes, and he tried his best to oppress us, he is a parent official, we are civilians, we dare not fight with him and can only hide silently!" The old man continued, "Who thinks, not only did he not restrain himself, but he became more and more harsh! ”
"This year, Qiongzhou suffered from a drought, and the harvest of crops was very poor, not even 30% of the previous year, and as a result, he also increased taxes!" The old man wept sadly.
"In that case, why don't you go directly to the prefect of Qiongzhou to sue him?" Prime Minister Zuo's henchman said coldly.
"Why don't you want to do it, but they are all officials and officials, and the prefect didn't send anyone to investigate at all, so he drove us out......" The old man's eyes were full of indignation.
"We will personally investigate this matter, the old man doesn't have to worry too much!" The eldest prince hurriedly spoke.
"Who are you?" The old man looked at them with a wary expression.
"You'll find out soon!" After the eldest prince finished speaking, he left directly with Prime Minister Zuo's henchmen.
"This Mo Yufeng is simply too despicable, one thing on the surface and one thing behind the scenes, maybe the seventh brother was deceived by him, so he deliberately excused him!" The eldest prince said indignantly.
"The matter has not yet come to light, let's go directly to the Seventh Highness and ask the reason!" He didn't want to jump to conclusions.
"No, now that the seventh brother has been bewitched by that person, if we go directly to him, we will definitely startle the snake!" The Great Prince stopped him.
"What does Your Highness mean?" He glanced at him quizzically.
"This prince wants to interrogate Mo Yufeng directly in the county office!" The eldest prince wanted to fight quickly and not give him the slightest chance to breathe, so as not to fall short.
"Your Majesty will definitely fully cooperate with Your Highness!" He believed the words of those people and felt that Mo Yufeng was a hypocritical and vicious villain.
He felt that such a person was not worthy of being the parent official of Qiongzhou at all, otherwise he would not know how many people would die in his hands in the future.
After the eldest prince persuaded him, he immediately took a few of the previous people to the county office, and then ordered them to beat drums and beat the distance.
Soon they were brought in, and Jun Qianchen, who was not going to audit, immediately changed his mind after seeing the eldest prince.
This time, the eldest prince was not good, and Jun Qianchen wanted to figure out the purpose of his trip as soon as possible.
"Seventh brother, don't come here if you don't see you for many days!" The eldest prince took the initiative to talk to him.
"Brother Huang seems to be very idle?" Jun Qianchen damaged him without a trace.
"Today, I am here to avenge these people!" The eldest prince pointed to the few people kneeling above the public court.
"The younger brother is just an observer, and the real chief judge is over there!" Jun Qianchen secretly sarcastically said a few words to him.
"I'm here for his business this time!" The eldest prince glanced at Mo Yufeng contemptuously and said, "They want to sue Qiongzhou County for perverting the law for bribes and deliberately oppressing the people!" ”
"Does Your Highness have any evidence?" Mo Yufeng gave him a salute.
"They're witnesses!" The eldest prince pointed to several people in the court.
"It's just an ordinary person, who knows if what they say is true or not?" Jun Qianchen glanced at them indifferently and said.
He had also gone to investigate in Weifu before, and at that time, those people kept saying that Mo Yufeng was a good official.
As a result, the eldest prince suddenly appeared with a few people, accusing Mo Yufeng of enriching his pockets and oppressing the people everywhere, which Jun Qianchen didn't believe at all.
After all, what kind of person is he, Jun Qianchen has been in contact with him for a few days, and he has a certain understanding in his heart.
Mo Yufeng is just a small county order, if he really did those things, why didn't the prefect of Qiongzhou come forward to punish him.
This matter is clearly strange, Jun Qianchen believes in his own judgment.
Cheng Yifan is an upright person, he will not make mistakes in looking at people, and his willingness to fund this person at the beginning is enough to show that he is not bad-hearted.