Father can be an enemy to the country

Wenhua Hall.

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

"Do you have anything else to report?" the prince finally asked.

Then I saw Chen Ning, the imperial censor, who was hesitant to speak.

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

"Your Highness, I have my own merits. I don't know whether to play or not to play." Chen Ning said with a constipated look on his face.

"What are you talking about?" The prince frowned and asked, "What does the Yushitai do? Is there anything you shouldn't say?"

"Yes, I know I was wrong." Chen Ning then presented a letter from the people and said: "This is a letter forwarded by Inspector Su Song. It is a petition for impeachment by the gentry and people from Jiangnan...His Royal Highness the King of Chu deployed troops without authorization and was cruel and unkind. , killing the gentry, competing for profits with the people, promoting Japanese invasion, etc. The ten major crimes..."

"..." The prince frowned, took the Book of Ten Thousand People, and spread out a long copy. The most eye-catching thing is the more than 10,000 signatures and bright red handprints. It is no exaggeration to say that it is shocking.

The prince rubbed his brows and looked at the actual content - they were all crimes committed by the Jiangnan gentry to His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

In fact, most of them are easy to deal with, such as the unauthorized deployment of the Chaohu Navy to the Municipal Shipping Department. In fact, Lao Liu said hello to him, and he asked his father for instructions on his behalf.

The Metropolitan Governor's Office has also issued a complete set of transfer procedures... Although normally, it would take only one year to complete this kind of full-service transfer.

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

But there’s nothing wrong with being efficient, right? If you were a prince, you would be able to do anything very quickly...not like the fourth child.

The rest are all just trying to incriminate others, and they can help him get rid of them. But one thing caught the attention of His Highness the Crown Prince - forcing Lu Zhonghe, the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, to death!

This is fucking like 'millet porridge mixed with Sichuan peppercorns - trouble'.

Lu Zhong and he knew that although this man was not in the temple, he had a high reputation in Jiangnan. The Lu family is also known as the most famous family in Jiangdong and the first family in Jiangnan after Lu Xun... In short, such a person may not be a threat when he is alive, but he is definitely a big trouble when he is dead.

Even more troublesome than Ye Boju who died in prison. Moreover, Ye Boju's death had already made the government and the public extremely angry, and they aimed their struggle at the vassal king.

At this juncture, Lao Liu did this again, didn't he hit the muzzle of the gun?

"I have to ask the King of Chu about this matter." Zhu Biao decided to take a moment, looked through the Book of Wanmin, and then asked Chen Ning: "What about the petition of the suffering master? Why was it not submitted together?"

"This..." Chen Ning obviously knew which case the prince was referring to. He hesitated and said: "The Yushitai did not receive it. It may be that the petition was delivered to the county government office. When I return, I will urge Su Song to patrol. Order him to submit it as soon as possible."

"Well, you have to investigate clearly first, and you must have real evidence. If there is no evidence to slander a prince, you will be beheaded." The prince was also happy to delay the matter until it was done.

"Yes..." Chen Ning expressed his displeasure.

Hu Weiyong on the side came out and asked: "Is the case that His Highness and Chen Yatai talked about the case of Lu Zhonghe's suicide?"

"Yes." The prince nodded.

"Your Highness, please, this case cannot be delayed." Hu Weiyong said in a deep voice: "This matter has shocked the whole city of Suzhou, the whole Jiangnan has been aroused, and even the city of Nanjing is 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. After returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, he committed suicide in the first month." Hu Weiyong said solemnly: "Because of Gao Qi's case, the people in Jiangnan were quite resentful of the imperial court. Now. When Lu Zhonghe's case was discovered, the people were in an uproar, and it was urgent to appease people's hearts. Otherwise, there would be signs of instability in Jiangnan, the land of great wealth!"

"A land of great wealth..." The prince gritted his teeth and groaned. These four words were the best talismans in Jiangnan. Every time his father tried to attack them, they would be blocked by these four words.

"Yes, the country is still using troops, and now it may have to fight Tibet again. Where will the money and food for the war come from? We can only levy troops from the south of the Yangtze River, so there can be no chaos in the south of the Yangtze River." Hu Weiyong said sonorously.

"Then between Hu Xiangjian," the prince stared at Hu Weiyong expressionlessly and said, "how can we comfort people?"

"Back to Your Highness, in my opinion," Hu Weiyong brought his own subwoofer and said: "First of all, the dignity of the Tian family cannot be lost, so before the matter is clarified, it is not appropriate to punish His Highness the King of Chu. I just ask him to study behind closed doors. , we will wait until the results of the investigation come out.

"Of course, we have to strive for the best result. In any case, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is still a child. No matter whether he makes intentional or unintentional mistakes, he should not be harshly punished." Hu Xiang said with an attitude of loyalty to the emperor and the country.

"Yes." The prince said with a slightly brighter expression: "I believe that the sixth brother is kind and kind and would not do such a thing. To say the least, even if he is really responsible, it is because of my incompetent guidance as an elder brother. , I will shoulder the responsibility for him."

"Your Highness is truly the best big brother in the world." Hu Weiyong praised and said with a smile, "But in fact, no one needs to take responsibility."

"how to say?"

"According to what the veteran learned, His Royal Highness the King of Chu invited all the big families in the south of the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang for the Laba Banquet because of the affairs of the Shipping Department." 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, but the big households insisted not to be coerced. In order to force them to submit, His Highness had someone pick up Lu Zhonghe and pretend to throw him into the boiling porridge pot. Lu Zhonghe In the end, he was put on the pot and wrote such a letter of guarantee. The Lu family has been a thousand-year-old family and Tsinghua University is noble. How could he, as the head of the family, accept such an insult? In the end, he could only die to wash away the shame.

"I believe that the royal family does not need to apologize directly to the people. As long as His Highness allows the King of Chu to concentrate on his studies and no longer care about the shipping department, the people of Jiangnan will feel the apology of the Tianjia. If there are still those who are unforgiving, I will Will shut them up.

"As for His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he will definitely feel that he is losing face. But young people have the worst temperament. They should lose their temper for a few days and then be over." After saying this, Hu Weiyong cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I've finished my words."

"Okay, I have taken note of everything." The prince nodded and said, "I will talk to King Chu in the evening."

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

Eunuch Wu stepped on board for a moment, and when he saw that no one was doing anything else, he drawled his voice. "Retreat from the court..."

"I will take my leave." Because this is the prince's office, after the minister kowtows, he does not send the prince off respectfully, but takes his leave himself.

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, watching Hu Weiyong lead all the civil and military personnel to file out of the Wenhua Hall, and spat in an incomprehensible voice:

"Old minister, I'm less than fifty..."

Eunuch Wu naturally pretended not to hear anything. Then he heard the prince's instructions: "Invite the King of Chu...forget it, I'll pick him up from school."