Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 89: Rule by doing nothing
Mrs. Sheng didn't ask any further questions after hearing this. She hesitated for a moment and said, "What are your plans for your family?"

"Song Ge'er has been learning business from me for several years and has done well. I plan to hand over my hometown business to him," said Sheng Wei.

"This is the only thing we can do now, but we have to hurry up and arrange Song'er's marriage," said Old Lady Sheng.

"I thought so too. When we get back to Youyang, we'll go to the Wen family to discuss it." Sheng Wei said.

Sheng Wei’s first child was also a daughter, and his second child was a son.

Although he is a few years older than Sheng Hualan, he got married later than her. Now the marriage has been arranged, but they have not yet gotten married.

"Yes." Old Madam Sheng nodded slightly and reminded: "If you do things for the prince well, it will be a good thing for you, but if something goes wrong, it will become a disaster. You must remember to distinguish between public and private affairs."

"Thank you for the reminder, Second Aunt. I'll make note of it." Sheng Wei said.

"You have a calm temperament, so I'm not worried. You didn't say it in public before, so it should be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has instructed me. I will keep an eye on the second house and will not cause you any trouble." said Old Lady Sheng.

Although Old Madam Sheng did not know how to do business, she felt that with the status of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he would definitely make money whether he did it openly or secretly.

Sheng Wei did not say it directly, it was obvious that the prince had instructed him not to disclose it.

When Sheng Wei makes money, Sheng Hong and Madam Wang will think that it is all Sheng Wei's money, and who knows what they will do then.

This situation is also very common, with some people in a clan serving as officials and some doing business.

Officials can protect the tribesmen who are doing business from being bullied by others, while the tribesmen who are doing business can provide money to the officials so that they can focus on being officials and not take risks for money.

If the money was really earned by Sheng Wei, he should also increase his help to Sheng Hong.

But this money was earned by Sheng Wei to help the prince, and he couldn't say it openly, otherwise there would inevitably be resentment because of this.

"Thank you, second aunt."

Sheng Wei felt that what Zhao Xing said was a joke and he hadn't thought about it at all. But after hearing what Old Lady Sheng said, he felt warm in his heart.

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

If he really made money, it would be troublesome for Sheng Hong to ask him for money without the help of Old Lady Sheng.

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The next morning, Sheng Wei left Bian Jing by boat, accompanied by Sheng Hong and his son, and carrying some gifts and specialties prepared by Sheng Hong.

Youyang is not far from Jinling. It takes more than half a month to go back from Bianjing because it is upstream.

When Sheng Wei arrived in Youyang to arrange household affairs, the people sent by the government to Rongzhou to pick up Li Daoquan also secretly brought Li Daoquan to Bian Jing.

When the emperor learned the news, he summoned Yu Xianggong and ordered him to investigate the matter personally.

After receiving the order, Yu Xianggong went to see Li Daoquan and chatted for more than an hour before he went into the palace to meet the emperor with a serious face.

"Mr. Yu, what did Li Daoquan say?" the emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, Li Daoquan said that when Shezhou was hit by a severe drought, before the advance relief grain allocated by the court arrived in Shezhou, Zhou Weimin, the then recorder of Shezhou, found him and hinted that he should postpone the relief and promised him a lot of benefits. Li Daoquan angrily rebuked Zhou Weimin and did not agree. Later, many officials found him privately and persuaded him, but he refused all of them. As a result, on the night when the disaster relief grain arrived in Shezhou, the granary where the grain was temporarily stored was flooded." said Prime Minister Yu.

"Didn't they say he had evidence? What evidence?" the official asked. He couldn't just believe Li Daoquan's one-sided statement. The most important thing was the evidence.

"Li Daoquan said that he had investigated before the people sent by the court arrived in Shezhou. At that time, the yamen runners who were guarding the granary were all killed. One yamen runner escaped because of a stomachache. He overheard the conversation of the arsonist, who said that Zhou Weimin, the recorder of Shezhou, instructed people to set the fire. At that time, Li Daoquan felt that the matter involved a lot of people, so he kept it secret. He knew that with such a big thing, the court would definitely send people to investigate, so he was ready to report directly to the imperial envoy after he arrived.

However, when the imperial envoy arrived, he ordered his men to arrest him without any investigation, saying that it was because of his dereliction of duty that the disaster relief grain was burned. Li Daoquan knew that the imperial envoy had been bribed, so he did not reveal the name of the yamen runner. He planned to tell the truth after arriving in Bianjing. "Mr. Yu said.

The official pondered for a moment and asked, "Don't other people know that a yamen runner survived? What was the purpose of those people burning the grain?"

"Li Daoquan said that he was the one who arranged the guards, and no one else knew how many there were exactly. The purpose of those people burning grain was to sell it at a high price and to get the land in the hands of the people. Shezhou has had good weather and good harvests for many years, and many people have fields. When the famine occurred, the grain prices grew rapidly, and ordinary people could only sell their fields in exchange for grain." said Mr. Yu.

"boom!"

The official slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying: "For your own selfish interests, you don't care about the lives of the people of the state. You deserve to die!"

Although it has not been confirmed yet, what Li Daoquan said is well-founded. As long as we find the yamen runner and go to Shezhou to investigate, we can quickly find out the truth.

Li Daoquan didn't dare to lie about this.

Therefore, even though there is no evidence now, the government already believes it to about 70%.

You should know that although the disaster in Shezhou was very serious that year, Shezhou has enjoyed good weather for many years, and the people are still relatively wealthy and have a certain ability to resist disasters.

If the disaster relief had not been provided in time, it would not have caused much panic.

However, the burning of the food supplies caused a rebellion. Although it was eventually put down, more than 100,000 people died.

This made the usually benevolent official unable to help but feel the urge to kill!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The exact situation has not yet been clarified." Yu Xianggong comforted.

The emperor took a deep breath and said, "I will leave this matter to Yu Xianggong. Find out the truth as soon as possible. If it is true, find out all the officials involved and the local tyrants who colluded with the officials."

"Yes!" Mr. Yu replied.

After Yu Xianggong left, the emperor looked at Liu Gonggong and said, "Send someone to check Feng Deguang for me. Remember not to alert the enemy!"

The government has always advocated governing by doing nothing, and has never allowed anyone to secretly monitor its officials.

However, Feng Deguang was the imperial envoy he sent to Shezhou that year. If everything was true, it not only meant that he did not know people well, but also meant that he was deceived.

I heard from Zhao Xing before, and after reading the confession that the Imperial City Bureau obtained from Li Wanling, the emperor didn't think there was anything wrong with Feng Deguang.

After all, Li Wanling was only a few years old at that time, and she didn’t understand many things.

The official just felt that Feng Deguang had been deceived.

Even though Feng Deguang took the lead in impeaching the prince last time, he did not think much about it, thinking that Feng Deguang was a loyal minister because he dared to speak out.

Zhao Xing ordered his men to take care of Feng Deguang's son. The emperor couldn't bear to blame Zhao Xing, so he made a big deal out of a small matter. Afterwards, he felt bad about it, so he sent an imperial physician to treat him and rewarded him with some precious medicinal herbs.

Now that he realized that he might have been cheated, Guan felt a burning pain on his face.

(End of this chapter)