Mandarin Palace.

The crown prince and his ministers discussed many important military and political matters, and it was getting late, and today's Hajj should almost be over.

"What else do you have to do?" The prince finally asked.

I saw the imperial historian Chen Ning, with a posture of wanting to speak and stopping.

"Chen Yatai, what's the matter with you?" Even though he was already tortured by the ministers, the crown prince still maintained a moderate attitude.

"Your Royal Highness, the minister has a book, I don't know if it should be played or not." Chen Ning said with a constipated face.

"What are these words?" The prince frowned and said, "What does the Imperial Historical Observatory do?" What should not be said? ”

"Yes, the minister knows that he is wrong." Chen Ning presented a letter to the people and said: "This is Su Songxun's forwarding, and it is the gentry and people in Jiangnan who wrote a letter of impeachment together...... His Royal Highness the King of Chu transferred troops without authorization, was brutal and unkind, harmed the gentry, competed with the people for profit, and promoted the ten major crimes of the Japanese ......"

"......" The prince frowned, took the book of ten thousand people, and spread it out for a long time. The most striking thing is the more than 10,000 signatures and bright red handprints, which is not an exaggeration to say that it is shocking.

The crown prince rubbed his brows and looked at the substance - they were all accusations fabricated by the gentry of Jiangnan to His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

In fact, most of them are easy to deal with, such as the unauthorized transfer of Chaohu Lake water division for the use of the city shipping division. In fact, the sixth child greeted him and asked his father for him.

The Metropolitan Governor's Office has also issued a full set of transfer procedures...... Although normally speaking, it would take a year to complete the transfer of the entire organization.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu only took eight days.

But efficiency isn't always a problem, right? If you're a prince, you're very quick to do anything...... It's not the kind of thing that does the fourth child.

The rest are all sins, and there is no excuse for any trouble, and they can still help him get rid of it. But there is one thing that has caught the attention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince - forcing Lu Zhonghe, the leader of the gentry in Jiangnan, to death!

It's just a damn 'millet porridge mixed with peppercorns - it's troublesome'.

Lu Zhong and he knew that although this person was not in the temple, he had a very high reputation in the south of the Yangtze River. The Lu family is also known as the first famous family in Jiangdong and the first in Jiangnan after Lu Xun...... In short, such a person may not be a threat if he is alive, but it is definitely a big trouble to die.

It's even more troublesome than Ye Boju who died in prison. Moreover, Ye Boju's death has already made the government and the opposition extremely angry, and the spearhead of the struggle is aimed at the vassal king.

At this juncture, the sixth man made this scene again, didn't he hit the muzzle of the gun?

"I have to ask King Chu about this matter." Zhu Biao decided to slow down for a while, looked through the Book of the People, and asked Chen Ning: "What about the bitter master's paper, why didn't you submit it together?" ”

"This ......" Chen Ning obviously knew which case the prince was referring to, and hesitated for a moment: "Yushitai didn't receive it, maybe the certificate was handed to the Yamen of the prefecture and county." When the minister went back, he urged Su Song to patrol and ordered him to submit it as soon as possible. ”

"Well, you have to check it out first, and you have to have real evidence. There is no evidence to slander a prince and to be killed. "The prince is also happy to drag it out, and it is easy to dispose of it when it is cold.

"Yes......" Chen Ning was bored.

Hu Weiyong, who was on the side, came out and said: "The case that His Highness and Chen Yatai said is not the case of Lu Zhonghe's suicide?" ”

"Yes." The prince nodded.

"Your Highness, this case can't be delayed." Hu Weiyong said in a deep voice: "The whole city of Suzhou has shaken this matter, the entire Jiangnan has been boiling, and even the city of Nanjing has been talking ......about it."

"What are you talking about?" The prince asked with a straight face.

"It is said that Lu Zhonghe was humiliated at the Laba banquet in Zhenjiang, and after returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, he committed suicide in the first month." Hu Weiyong said in a deep voice: "Because of the Gao Qi case a few days ago, the people of Jiangnan had a lot of resentment against the imperial court. Now that Lu Zhonghe's case has occurred, the people are even more boiling, and it is urgent to appease people's hearts. Otherwise, there will be signs of instability in Jiangnan's wealth-rich land! ”

"Wealth is a heavy land...... "The prince gritted his teeth and snorted, these four words are the best talisman in Jiangnan, every time his father wants to attack them, he will be blocked back by these four words.

"Yes, the country is still using troops, and now it may be going to fight Tibet again, where will the money and food for the war come from? It can only be recruited from Jiangnan, so Jiangnan can't be chaotic. Hu Weiyong said sonorously.

"Then between Hu Xiang," the prince stared at Hu Weiyong expressionlessly and said, "How can I calm people's hearts?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, according to the old minister's opinion," Hu Weiyong said with his own subwoofer: "First of all, the dignity of the Heavenly Family cannot be lost, so before the matter is clear, it is not appropriate to punish His Royal Highness the King of Chu, only ask him to study behind closed doors first, and wait for the results of the investigation to come out."

"Of course, the result is the best. In any case, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is still a child, and it is not appropriate to be harsh on him for his intentional mistakes or unintentional mistakes. Hu Xiang said with a posture of loyalty to the monarch and the country.

"Hmm." The crown prince said with a slightly gloomy expression: "This palace believes that the sixth man is kind and benevolent, and he will not do that kind of thing." Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if he really has his responsibility, it is my brother who has no way to teach, and I will bear it for him. ”

"Your Highness is really the best big brother in the world." Hu Weiyong exclaimed and said with a smile: "But in fact, no one has to take responsibility." ”

"How?"

"According to Lao Chen's understanding, His Royal Highness the King of Chu invited all the big households in the south of the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang to the Laba banquet for the sake of the city's affairs." Hu Weiyong said slowly:

"It seems that the king of Chu forced the big households in the south of the Yangtze River to sign something, and the big households insisted on not being coerced. In order to force them to comply, His Royal Highness asked Lu Zhonghe to be put up and thrown into the porridge pot that was opening. Lu Zhonghe was finally put on the pot and wrote such a guarantee. The Lu family is a thousand-year-old family and Tsinghua is precious, how can he, as the head of the family, be insulted like this? In the end, I can only die to wash away the shame.

The old minister thought that the royal family did not have to apologize directly to the people, as long as His Royal Highness asked the King of Chu to study quietly and not to take care of the city, the people of Jiangnan would feel the apology of the heavenly family. If there are still unforgiving people, the old minister will shut them up.

"As for His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he will definitely feel that he has lost face. But the young man's temperament is the least long, and he should have lost his temper for a few days. After speaking, Hu Weiyong arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, the old minister has finished speaking." ”

"Okay, I've written it down." The crown prince nodded and said, "I'll talk to the king of Chu in the evening." ”

"Your Highness is wise." Hu Weiyong returned to the head of the class.

Gonggong Wu boarded for a while, and when he saw that no one was doing anything again, he dragged out his voice. "Retreat from the ......"

"The ministers are leaving." Because this is the prince's office, after the minister kowtows, he does not send the prince off, but says goodbye himself.

Zhu Biao bowed slightly, watching Hu Weiyong lead the civil and martial arts to get rid of the Wenhua Palace, and he smacked slightly:

"Old minister, less than fifty ......"

Naturally, Gonggong Wu didn't hear it. Then he listened to the prince's instructions: "Invite the king of Chu to come...... Forget it, I'll pick him up from school. ”

(End of chapter)