Could it be that the fourth child really has no one to support him, and he gave up the position of prince early?

The emperor looked at King Jing, who was silent with his head down, and a complicated color flashed in his eyes.

There were several more officials who came out of the ranks, and they also supported the three princes, but King Jing was not cared for.

Then the palace became noisy, and some officials remained neutral and only analyzed the princes objectively. Others naturally had to support their own factions, so the temple was divided into four factions.

Among them, the three factions sarcastically ridiculed each other, criticized each other, and said that they were spitting everywhere.

Some also rushed to each other to point fingers, and when they spoke, the spit stars sprayed each other's faces, which was comparable to the fang market.

There are also neutral officials who watch the excitement and discuss with each other from time to time.

Some are like old monks, such as Xia Qing, who doesn't even raise his eyelids.

The chief eunuch De'an Hall saw that the chaos was not in shape, and the emperor also had a hint of anger, and secretly scolded these people in his heart for being really insulting, and some officials almost pushed them directly.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music!"

Suddenly, an unclear voice sounded in the hall, and the emperor saw that this person was saluting him, and rubbed his swollen forehead.

"It's done! In front of the public, like a shrew in the market, what kind of system has it become? ”

The emperor patted the armrest on the dragon chair, which instantly quieted down in the hall.

Everyone hurriedly knelt down and shouted: "Please forgive the emperor!" ”

The emperor waved his hand, "Dai Aiqing, what's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Ordnance Bureau made some weapons half a month ago, similar to spears, and after testing, it was found that this thing is extremely impractical."

Dai Yuanji, the secretary of the military department, was quite angry when he said this.

The Ordnance Bureau's manufacture of these weapons should have been reviewed by the three princes, and this matter must be reported to the emperor.

When the third prince heard this, his heart immediately sank, he had already returned the silver taels consumed by the weapon, why did he bring this matter out again?

If it weren't for the imminent arrival of the reserve, he would be reluctant to pick up his silver and fill the hole, and Shunmin, the secretary of the military department, would not be without responsibility.

The third prince glanced at Dai Yuanji, which faction is Dai Yuanji? It's a bad thing at this juncture.

He knew that his mother was favored by his father, and if there were more courtiers who supported him, he would make himself the crown prince if his father did not know it.

This Dai Yuanji broke the news at this time, it must be ill-intentioned.

"Oh? What kind of weapon is it? ”

The emperor squinted his eyes slightly, and he looked at Tong Shunmin, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. The Ordnance Bureau belongs to the Ministry of Industry, why didn't the child Shunmin report this matter to him?

Tong Shunmin was secretly frightened in his heart, knowing that he should still come, but fortunately, he had filled in the hole before.

Otherwise, the emperor would have been furious if he knew how much silver had been lost.

Needless to say, the three princes were punished for doing this, but they couldn't escape the responsibility, of course, they had to cover up for the three princes.

"Tong Aiqing, do you know about this?"

The emperor's expression was slightly gloomy, scaring Tong Shunmin, who was pondering, into a scare.

He hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, "Your Majesty! The matter has been taken care of, and the weapon can only be used at certain times, and it is not a waste. ”

Tong Shunmin glanced at Dai Yuanji, and was guessing in his heart which line this Dai Yuanji was.

pretended to be a pure minister before, and no one took refuge. Now that the prince is about to be established, the fox's tail is exposed.

"Oh?" The emperor looked at him with questions in his eyes.

Dai Yuanji was a little suspicious when he saw the emperor looking at him, so he was naturally unhappy.

He is true, if this weapon is thrown on the battlefield, then no number of soldiers will die.

"Your Majesty, you might as well ask the Ministry of Industry to bring the drawings of the weapons, and the emperor will know that what Weichen said is true. This weapon is not practical at all, if it is sent to the border gate, won't it harm all the soldiers? Adult, what are your intentions? ”

Dai Yuanji's righteous words made Tong Shunmin angry enough.

The matter has come to this point, and Tong Shunmin can't hide it anymore, so he has to tell it up.

The third prince understood that although he filled in the silver, Dai Yuanji, an old horseman, would definitely not let him go.

Knowing this, it would have been better to confess the matter to my father earlier, than to bring it to the court.

The officials of the lower officials immediately talked about it, and they were all speculating about what kind of weapon it was and why it was not practical.

Some officials have already gotten the news and are watching the excitement.

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the eldest prince, what kind of vein is this Dai Yuanji, who actually grabbed ahead of them?

The eldest prince glanced at the second prince next to him, who was also surprised, and was suspicious in his heart.

King Jing glanced at the two kneeling people, and then turned his head away, and the appearance that this matter was not his own disillusionment dispelled the suspicion of the eldest prince.

The three princes are naturally very anxious, even if the emperor does not punish them today, the three princes will lose face, not to mention the reputation of not being rigorous.

"Master Dai is not going to spew blood, even though the Ministry of Works is negligent in this matter, but the lost silver has been repaid. How much can that batch of weapons be rebuilt and rebuilt? Besides, the official didn't say that he wanted to put this weapon into the border pass, and I don't know where Lord Dai heard about it. ”

Tong Shunmin saw Dai Yuanji holding on to this matter, and he was extremely unhappy.

He snorted coldly, hating Dai Yuanji in his heart.

"It's easy for you to say, there was news from the border gate before, let's hurry up and make a batch of weapons and send them to the border pass, time is pressing. Dare to ask Master Tong, these weapons can't be used, and they have to be rebuilt, how long will it be delayed? Returning to the furnace and rebuilding will also cause waste, and now the treasury is not abundant, but the official sees that the child is not considered by the court at all. ”

Dai Yuanji was not to be outdone, since he had already raised the matter, he naturally wanted to achieve his goal.

"The old man has just said that the money has been paid in advance. It can wait for the purchase of pig iron before manufacturing. ”

"So you mean to say that the Ordnance Bureau is out of stock? There is no iron storage in the iron mines of the government? And where does the money come from? As far as this official knows, the weapons made this time cost a full 280,000 taels, and I ask Master Tong to explain it clearly. ”

The corners of the eldest prince's mouth hooked slightly, and after talking for so long, he finally got to the point.

When the emperor heard this, his face sank like water, "There are as many as 280,000 taels?" Such a big event, why don't you tell me? Dai Aiqing is right, where did your money come from? Did you fill it out of your own pocket? ”

How could the emperor believe this? 280,000 taels, which is not a small amount, can Tong Shunmin be willing to fill this hole with silver?

The second prince knew about this a few days ago, and the staff in the palace said that if he wanted to expose this matter to people, he must let his father know about it.

This is a good opportunity to suppress the third child, and the father will definitely be angry.

He did arrange for officials to participate in the third book today, who would have thought that Dai Yuanji would say it in advance.

He glanced at the eldest prince, and just found that there was a slight smug look in the eldest prince's eyes, could it be that Dai Yuanji is in the same vein as the eldest prince?