Nanjing, Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

It has been almost a month since the prince met with his ministers every day and handled government affairs.

In the past half a month, his biggest experience is that it is not easy to be a king. Not only do you have to worry about so many important military and political affairs every day, but you also have to be on guard against your courtiers playing tricks on you all the time. If you are not careful, let this group of the smartest people in the world be pitted.

I'm so tired.

On this afternoon, Cheng Tujie in the imperial history openly impeached the king of Jin......

The crown prince said unhappily: "My father just issued an order a few days ago, and all the Feng Xianguan will hear about Wang Xiaoguo, and those who are separated from their relatives will be beheaded!" Whoever hears about the king has a great cause, but there is no real record to verify, and whoever hears about it is guilty of the same ......"

"Back to His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness the King of Jin did commit a big mistake - as soon as he arrived in Suzhou, he arrested the gentry in the city and tortured them, and then escorted them to the downtown entrance to behead, thousands of pairs of eyes looked at it, and naturally it can't be said that there are no real deeds to verify!" Tu Jie was born with a wide mouth, a righteous face, and a royal history in nature.

"As a minister in the imperial history, his duty lies, and he can't just say it because he is worried that he will encounter a disaster!"

The words were high-sounding, so that the prince could not have another attack, so he said patiently: "But according to the situation mastered by the palace, the king of Jin is still very measured, and he only killed some ruffians and hooligans, and did not use knives against the Suzhou gentry." ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin didn't cut off the heads of the gentry, but he stabbed it fiercely, cutting off the dignity, decency and image of the gentry in the hearts of the fathers and elders in the city!" Tu Jie said bitterly: "Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated." It's better to kill them directly......"

"Oh? Tu Zhongcheng took it for granted. The prince pointed to the thick stack of envelopes on the table and said: "These are the review books of the Suzhou gentry, and they have a deep understanding of the past mistakes, and they all say that they want to change their past mistakes." ”

Hu Weiyong, who was on the side of "......", was bleeding when he heard the prince's words. He has been operating in Suzhou for many years, and the Suzhou gentry are all his capital, so he let the third child give him a share......

Although those big families are still there, they don't dare to wade into this troubled water anymore. For Hu Xiang, it is no different from death.

~~

The third and sixth will report to him separately without going through Zhongshu Province, so the prince has something in his hands that the courtiers have never seen.

This made Tu Jie a little passive, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "They were forced." ”

"So they don't deserve the phrase 'soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated.'" The prince said lightly: "It's just ordinary people who don't know everyone." ”

After a pause, the prince said in an accentuated tone:

And according to the reports of all parties, this Suzhou civil uprising was completely a play for my father. Since the gentry played the first scene, they couldn't blame the King of Jin for playing two games for them. They scared the court, and the king of Jin also scared them, which was fair and reasonable. There is no reason why they can only be demons, and the king of Jin is not allowed to pretend to be ghosts, right? ”

"Yes......" Tu Jie had no choice but to retreat.

"How is Hu Xiangyi?" Zhu Biao glanced at Hu Weiyong. He has already discovered that Tu Jie, who was supposed to balance Prime Minister Hu, may be just the mouth of 'Hu Laochen'.

"Back to His Royal Highness, the old minister also felt that His Royal Highness the King of Jin had handled it quite properly. Although there is a suspicion of excessive punishment, there is nothing wrong with the use of heavy punishment to control disorder. Hu Weiyong said in an old-fashioned manner: "King Jin is only young and weak, and it is commendable to be able to do this level." ”

"Hmm." The prince couldn't help but smile proudly, but he silently said in his heart, 'But'...... Hu Weiyong used these two words, and he was about to torture him out of temper.

Sure enough, he listened to Hu Weiyong's words and said: "However, the so-called blockage is better than sparse." Although some people were instigating this popular uprising, in the final analysis, it was caused by the poor livelihood of the people of Suzhou and their resentment.

"Therefore, it is not enough to rely on forced pressure, but also to solve the livelihood of the people quickly. When the people have jobs and food, they will naturally not follow the chaos anymore. Prime Minister Hu Cheng looked old and sought the national road:

"There is no room for error in this matter, I am afraid that the two Highnesses are too young to be considered through. And Li Heng, the prefect of Suzhou, is not to escape the blame for this civil change. It is the old minister who asked the powerful minister to take over as the prefect of Suzhou and help the two highnesses! ”

"Hu Xiang is reasonable." The prince smiled and said, "But Li Heng has only just taken office after the empty seal case last year, so it's not good to change it right away, right?" Otherwise, ten years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Suzhou would have nine prefects. It's like a marquee, and you can't do any of it. Let's give Li Heng a chance to make up for his mistakes. ”

"Yes......" Hu Weiyong had to press the matter first, and then adjust the appointment of Suzhou officials after a while.

~~

Night, Kunning Palace.

After the crown prince dispersed, he came to have dinner with his father according to the custom.

While eating, the father and son reviewed the contents of the afternoon pilgrimage. Boss Zhu will make comments one by one and personally answer questions for the prince, and the prince will naturally make rapid progress.

The focus of tonight's topic is naturally the Suzhou affair.

"Hmph, your son is amazing." Zhu Yuanzhang said to Queen Ma angrily: "In the hearts of his younger brothers, his words are more effective than my words." ”

"Really?" Queen Ma said with a smile. The sons listened to the eldest and it was too late for her to be happy.

"Dad, you're exaggerating." Naturally, the prince did not admit it. "How can my words be compared with the oracle."

"False modesty." Boss Zhu pretended to be disdainful and said: "This time the third child is in Suzhou, obviously listening to you." If he follows the path of Lao Tzu, he should kill all those big families who are rich and unkind. ”

"Dad, it's easy to kill them all." The prince smiled bitterly: "But their influence on Suzhou is too deep, all walks of life are in their hands, and if they rush to the end, Suzhou will be chaotic for a long time." ”

"I'm just worried about this, worried about that. Actually, there is no need to worry at all. Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "Actually, it's the same for everyone in this world." It doesn't hurt to kill all the big households in Suzhou City, the market will be chaotic for a while at most, and then it will return to normal. ”

"It's almost okay, what kind of crooked reasoning do you instill in your son all day long?" Queen Ma couldn't stand it anymore, and scolded Lao Zhu: "How many times have I persuaded you, don't kill people indiscriminately until you have to." The eldest can make his younger brothers kill less, which is kindness; It is wisdom that sons can solve problems without killing people indiscriminately.

"Okay, good, just we are cruel, we are stupid." Boss Zhu hurriedly surrendered, and said in a different way that Queen Ma liked to hear: "But this time his brothers can find out the cause of Lu Zhonghe's death, which is indeed commendable." Now no one can slander the sixth child anymore. ”

"Who is it that forced Lu Zhonghe to death?" The prince couldn't help but ask. Although Lu Zhonghe was undoubtedly killed by his son and younger brother, all evils are led by creation, and the person who wrote a letter asking Lu Zhonghe to die is the first evil.

"Who else could it be?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, obviously he had already guessed it, but he didn't let the prince delve into it and said: "Now is not the time to investigate this matter, let the sixth child hurry up and deal with the aftermath." ”

(End of chapter)