In Zhongshu Province, in the main hall, Hu Weiyong is discussing with the newly appointed Household Department Shangshu Shen Liben.

"Hu Xiang, the political envoy of Jiangxi Province reported that the son of the sincere uncle was vigorously figuring out the zhang over there, making chickens flying and dogs jumping, and the people were not happy, and then he tossed it, I am afraid that the spring ploughing will be delayed." Shen Liben said with a worried face.

"Liu Lian went down with Shang Fang's sword, and it was normal for him to move a little more." Hu Weiyong said lightly: "The emperor's pilot yellow book in Jiangxi is to be promoted throughout the country, and there is no room for error." ”

"Isn't that the bottom of every household going to be exposed to the emperor?" Shen Liben was very uneasy, he was originally a poor scholar, he had been out of office for ten years, and he had easily saved some money by 'personal struggle', but he couldn't let the emperor know.

"It seems that Lao Shen has a lot of land?" Hu Weiyong teased.

"No more, no less. It's only enough to peel the skin and weeds a hundred times. Shen Liben smiled bitterly.

"Then you fucking are really a clean official!" Hu Weiyong laughed loudly.

"Xia Guan is also a medium-sized family." Shen Li's face did not change his color. It's just that the family has thousands of acres of fertile land......

"Even a medium-sized person like you is so anxious." Hu Weiyong smiled and said: "It seems that the emperor is going to make the world uneasy again." ”

"It's unpopular." Shen Liben sighed and said, "Hu Xiang, I have to persuade the emperor." ”

"How to persuade? The emperor is just experimenting in Jiangxi. The results haven't come out yet, and the true picture is impatient to sing the opposite? Hu Weiyong said with a helpless expression: "Am I not looking for scolding?" ”

"Yes." Shen Liben nodded, suddenly understood, looked up at Hu Weiyong, and lowered his voice: "What does Hu Xiang mean...... As long as the Jiangxi pilot fails, will you be able to persuade the emperor? ”

"I didn't say that." Hu Weiyong rolled his eyes and said: "What you like to think is your own business, anyway, you won't recognize your true appearance." ”

"Understood, understood." Shen Liben nodded heavily, got up happily and said, "Xiaguan knows how to talk back to Jiangxi." But what they do is their own business, and it has nothing to do with Zhongshu, and of course it has nothing to do with the household department. ”

"Hmm." Hu Weiyong nodded and said, "Let them not go too far, beware of hitting the small ones and provoking the old ones." ”

"Understand, don't worry." Shen Liben nodded.

At this time, the person outside the door reported that Chen Ning, the imperial historian, had come.

"Yes, please." Hu Weiyong commanded in a deep voice, and said to Shen Liben: "You go back first." ”

"Obey the order, and the subordinate will retire." Shen Liben hurriedly got up and saluted and retired.

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After the ceremony, Hu Weiyong invited Chen Ning to the tea room in the East Chamber.

While making tea smoothly, he asked slowly, "Didn't you say okay, don't you run this way?" ”

"Isn't that a reason for righteousness and brightness?" Chen Ning laughed dryly and said: "The emperor decrees that from Ming'er, the governors of Zhongshu Province, Dadu Governor's Mansion and Yushitai will all go to Wenhua Hall to make a pilgrimage." What should this be, we haven't done it before, can't you come to Zhongshu to ask about the charter? ”

"Hmm." Hu Weiyong nodded and recognized this reason. In the building lamp in front of Chen Ning, he slowly poured tea and said, "What's so difficult about this?" How to go to the pilgrimage in the Fengtian Palace, how to make the pilgrimage in the Wenhua Palace. ”

"Do you really treat the crown prince as the emperor?" Chen Ning couldn't say accurately: "After a long time, the emperor won't be unhappy, right?" ”

"It may be changed to another emperor, but ours, no." Hu Weiyong shook his head and said: "Their father and son are the most special pair in the past, if the prince can put the emperor in the air, the emperor will only think that he has the ability and he didn't choose the wrong person." ”

"......" Chen Ning was speechless for a while, feeling that the history books of the previous dynasties had been read in vain.

"But the prince won't." Hu Weiyong said lightly: "Our prince is very measured. Of course, in the emperor's opinion, he is a little domineering and insufficient, so he needs to come to the court in advance, just to train him......"

"Is it really just to train the prince?" Chen Ning suddenly asked faintly. That's the main purpose of his coming. "Didn't mean anything else?"

"What else could it be like?" Hu Weiyong twisted the tea cup and lowered his eyes.

"Hu Xiang, don't pretend. Since we have joined Hu Xiang, we should be brave and brave, and we only ask Hu Xiang to be honest with us! Chen Ning picked up the teacup and held it up in front of Hu Weiyong.

"Uh, okay." Hu Weiyong touched him lightly, toasted and said: "It is true that the emperor exercises the prince, but there is still a layer of deep meaning...... In fact, it is also obvious that it weakens the Chinese book. ”

"Weaken the book?"

"Isn't this what the emperor has been consistent since the empty seal case?" Hu Weiyong smiled bitterly:

"First of all, the Pingzhang and political officials of Zhongshu Province were dismissed, and then the Zhongshu Province was downgraded to the Department of Political Envoys, which greatly weakened the power of Zhongshu Province.

"In addition to directly weakening it, it has also greatly strengthened the power of your Yushitai, so that Lantai can balance Zhongshu." Hu Weiyong continued: "This time, the emperor asked the Zhongshu, the Dadu Governor's Mansion and the Imperial History Observatory to play the prince in advance, and after His Royal Highness the prince disposed of it, the emperor will check it again...... The difference here is obvious, right? ”

"Hmm." Chen Ning nodded and said, "Originally, we had something to do directly with the emperor, as long as the emperor agreed, it could be promulgated." But now we have to pass the prince first...... If the crown prince doesn't agree, can we really go to the emperor again? Don't you slap the prince in the face? ”

"Hmm." Hu Weiyong bowed his head and said: "You are the first, and the other is the second - in the past, the emperor had food and clothing, and he had all kinds of opportunities every day, but after all, he was alone, and he could read three or four hundred pieces of music a day." ”

"That's terrifying enough......" Chen Ning secretly exclaimed that he was not human. The entire Yushitai can't finish watching so many Wenyi in one day.

"That's that, but after all, there is still most of it, and the emperor doesn't have the energy to look at it. And it can't be backlogged, because there will be a piece of music the next day. Hu Weiyong said lightly:

"So the emperor can only pick the important ones to read, and the unimportant ones will be sent back to the Chinese book for self-determination. But in fact, who dares to mess around with militaristic events? The real flowery ones are actually in those movements that seem less important. ”

"Really." Chen Ning suddenly realized that he had also worked in Zhongshu Province, and knew that all the pieces handed over below involved the interests of thousands of households. No matter how unimportant it is, it will also determine whether the people of a state or county will get out of the sea of misery or continue to struggle in dire straits.

And the power of Zhongshu Province is actually more fulfilled in these 'less important' places.

Now that the crown prince and the emperor have been added, the daily government affairs handled will not be doubled, but it will definitely be much more than before.

The power that the province can fulfill will naturally be greatly reduced......

"So what are we going to do?" Chen Ning frowned and asked.

"Don't panic, what to do." Hu Weiyong had already made up his mind and said: "Since the emperor wants the prince to practice government affairs, let's let His Royal Highness experience the difficulties of state affairs and the difficulty of making decisions." ”

Saying that, he took a sip of tea and said quietly: "The emperor cherishes the prince, and he can't bear to see him suffer too much." ”

"Understood." Chen Ning understood Hu Weiyong's subtext - as long as he was only allowed to mess up a few more times, the emperor would not let him continue to govern in order to protect the reputation of the crown prince......

(End of chapter)