Outside the capital, in the ruined temple.

Under Li Yunxing's arrangement, the people scattered outside the city were arranged into a village, and a doctor was sent to diagnose and treat them, which became a temporary settlement for the displaced people in Jingzhou.

Lian Zhan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then settled down this group of victims so that they could survive.

It's just that I don't know how His Highness will deal with the flooding in Jingzhou.

Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly the sound of horses' hooves approached.

Lian Zhan walked out, and just as Jiang Chang also stopped the horse urgently, he turned over and dismounted, and his movements were extremely sharp.

Subsequently, Jiang Chang repeated the content of the edict to Lian Zhan.

"What? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to start an early dynasty! ”

"General Lian, the prince knows that you will not believe it, so he specially sent a humble post to inform the general that this is the prince's will."

"I didn't expect that the prince would make such a decision, and the minister is ashamed."

Lian Zhan and Li Yunxing have some sympathy, so they recognize Li Yunxing's decision very much.

Jiang Chang looked at Lian Zhan, his eyes showed a strong look of admiration, bowed, and then turned to leave.

Tonight is not destined to be peaceful, and so much has happened in just a few days.

First, Wu Shumiao, the general of the Northwest Battalion, including the commander Zhang Jinyu and Qin Sheng, the son of Qin Zhongyi, were killed by the crown prince one after another, and then the Lian family army took over the military power of the Northwest Battalion.

Although he did not assign the position of the general to someone on the surface, Li Yunxing's attitude was clearly revealed, and this northwest battalion was already in his pocket.

Later, it was the Si Nong Temple, which was responsible for the management of the treasury, first the two Si Nongqing were beheaded by the prince on the street at noon, and then Si Nongqing hanged his whole family to repent of his sins.

Today, Dasi Nong Jingxue Zhen was also killed by Li Yunxing, and the entire financial power was empty, which was a precedent that had never been seen at the beginning of the establishment of the Wu Dynasty.

You must know that a country is more important than military power, and that is only financial power. If the barracks run out of food, they will lose their backing, and if the state loses financial support, the entire community will be paralyzed.

It can be seen that the prince's measures now will inevitably leave a strong mark in the history books of the Wu Dynasty.

At this time, even Liu Zhongqing, who has always regarded himself very highly, did not dare to sleep peacefully.

After receiving the news that the prince was going to hold a court meeting the day after tomorrow, Qi Ming, the great Honglu Cheng, also visited, and the sky was not yet bright at this time.

Qi Ming's expression was hurried, "Lord Zaifu, how do you deal with this matter?" ”

"What do you think?" Although the other party didn't say it explicitly, Yoo Jae-suke could also see that the other party was prepared.

"I think it's better to take this opportunity and join forces with hundreds of officials to strike the court. Then Li Yunxing made it clear that he wanted to ask us about the matter of Jingzhou, but if he went, he would give him the opportunity to show off his might. ”

"It's better to use the prince's disregard for the rule of law as a name, and a hundred officials will strike the court, so that no one will watch his play!"

Liu Zhongqing just listened, but did not say anything.

"Lord Zaisuke, do you have other opinions?"

In the end, Liu Zhongqing nodded, "Since it is a play, we should accompany him to perform well." ”

"Not only that, but we also have to support the prince and cheer for him when he performs."

Why is that? Singing with him is not self-deprecating to the crown prince. Qi Ming really didn't understand why Liu Jaefu suddenly supported the prince's initiative so much.

"Then you say, if we strike the court, what will the prince do?"

Qi Ming pondered for a moment, thinking of the prince's crazy behavior, "The prince will definitely be furious and make this matter even bigger." ”

"Yes, exactly. Then we would have been framed by the prince for deliberately provoking, and then the prince would take the opportunity to make a fuss about the Jingzhou flood, then we would be guilty of one more degree. ”

Liu Zhongqing smiled and continued, "We went to do the duty of a courtier, but in the end, we couldn't come up with a solution to the flood in Jingzhou when we gathered so many people, what would you think of him as a minister?" ”

Qi Ming suddenly realized at this time, it turned out that the killing that Liu Zaifu said before was such a clever plan.

Even if the crown prince really had any good policies for governing the country, their courtiers would go in and out of their left ears, and no one would want to use them, even if they had good ideas, it would be in vain.

"When the time comes, the crown prince will only have a bad reputation for working hard and wasting money, and it will also make those courtiers who support him suspicious of him, and thus lose people's hearts."

Liu Zhongqing nodded approvingly, "That's right." The more he wants to perform, the more we have to give him a chance to perform. ”

"I must have heard the story of the wolf coming in the market, once or twice he wanted to convene hundreds of officials in such a mobilization, and everyone might agree. A few more times, I'm afraid that Lian Zhan won't be able to pull his face down to discuss things. ”

"When the time comes, accuse him of a crime of ineffective governance, I'm afraid the crown prince's position will not be stable!"

Qi Ming suddenly nodded and said, "It's still an adult." ”

"But if we go, I'm afraid the prince will be targeted."

Liu Zhongqing smiled slightly, "Don't worry, he is already difficult to ride a tiger at this time." If he still wants to keep his crown prince, he won't find trouble on my head. ”

"Besides, I still have a trick up my sleeve."

"Jingzhou belongs to the junction of the southeast military camp and the southwest military camp, and Gong Yekang, the general of the southwest military camp, is a coward who is afraid of getting into trouble. Therefore, in the recent change in Jingzhou, he only wrote a letter to the official. ”

"Mutation?" Qi Ming took the secret letter in disbelief.

The contents of it made him dumbfounded, there were refugees in Lingling County and Guiyang County in the south of Jingzhou, and they worked together to rob the mansion of the county guard and seize the blade of the county soldiers.

But their behavior was not only not excluded in the hearts of the people, but was supported by the people. Nowadays, more and more refugees are joining the forces that oppose the imperial court, and there is a momentum of ceding land and self-government.

Therefore, Su Tianyang, the state pastor, specially wrote to him and asked for help.

"Lord Zaifu, these people are rebelling." Qi Ming's hands trembled.

After all, Jingzhou Prefecture Mu Su Tianyang and Lord Zai Fu are also blood relatives, and Qi Ming did not dare to refute Liu Zhongqing's face on the spot.

"Don't mind, although Su Tianyang is my nephew, he did something wrong. However, who doesn't know that the Wu Dynasty is now seriously corrupt, from the farmer to the county guard, every layer of exploitation continues, and there is very little left of the disaster relief grain that can be distributed to the people. ”

"How much money is spent on building the dam every year, and how much of it is really used for disaster relief, and how much is used in other places, you and I must know it in our hearts?"

"But it is precisely because of these rebellions of the victims that we have a way to disgrace the prince without spending a single soldier."

After hearing this, Qi Ming was a little puzzled, "Lord Zaifu, is this going to use the disaster people to empty the prince's power to oversee the country?" ”