"The dam that blocks the river?"

Hundreds of officials in the court looked at each other in blank dismay, but the memorial was written in a clear and logical manner. Some parts were incomprehensible, but the parts that were understood were really amazing.

Suddenly someone patted the thigh, "It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity that I don't have enough money to do it, otherwise I really want to see if this dam is useful."

"No, this is the way to completely solve the flood disaster. If it really works a little bit, I'm afraid the grain production I'm going to do will increase by several percent."

Sighing, and some beating their chests and feet, poverty is the root of all evil.

It is a pity that such a good strategy cannot be implemented.

"I also ask the king to keep the memorial, and wait for the day when I do a lot and have the financial resources, maybe I will use it."

The scene was a bit depressing, and the good plan could not be used.

"Although Prince Zheng and the others haven't managed the flood well yet, I feel that I have made a contribution to proposing this plan."

It was only after his words fell that Prince Jiao stood up, "Let's not talk about whether it's useful or not, it's just a plan that hasn't been implemented yet. If this is the reward, what if something goes wrong in the future? Wait until the matter falls into place." Actually, it’s not too late to talk about rewards.”

Heh, it's impossible to get rewards, this river dam can't be repaired at all.

A group of people, "..."

It is not unreasonable to say that, after all, it is something that has never appeared before. No matter how wonderful it is written on paper, but it has not been implemented in practice, no one knows whether it will be useful or not.

In the end, the first memorial was only collected, leaving countless people sighing.

Looking at the prince with a smile on his face, the king frowned for some reason.

When the floods were erupting everywhere, they still wanted to attack the other party. To be honest, it would take a lot of trouble to hand over the big work to such a person.

but……

The king sighed inwardly, and then looked at the rest of the memorial in his hand, a little noncommittal.

At this time, a minister asked, "Does the memorial in the king's hand also come from Prince Zheng and Zhaoxue University?"

Because such a memorial that lists data and cites facts has never been seen before, and it is exactly the same as the previous memorial. There are lessons learned from the previous memorial, and they are more curious about the remaining one.

The king pondered for a while, glanced at the prince, and then sent the memorial down, saying, "It's about the analysis of the cause of the flood."

Baiguan couldn't help being a little dazed when he heard this, isn't the flood a natural disaster?Can you find out why now?

The king did not speak, but waited quietly for all the officials to read the memorial.

"Trees felled? Soil erosion? Vegetation destroyed?"

There are many novel words, although I can't understand them, but the meaning to be expressed in them can be understood.

They couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay, isn't the so-called natural disaster completely a natural disaster?

"The memorial says that this is the result of the great power of nature. It is a very profound knowledge. If this knowledge is done well, it is very likely that natural disasters can be prevented."

To be honest, it really subverts the previous cognition.

The king suddenly said, "Bring the map."

When a map was placed in front of everyone, the king circled the flood-prone areas with a pen, "Everyone, see if there are few trees in these places?"

Everyone couldn't help being taken aback, the circled places were indeed sandy land.

"Is it true that the flood was caused by the destruction of the vegetation as stated in the memorial? In fact, this is a man-made disaster?"

Hiss, if that's the case, wouldn't the disasters they complained about in the past...wasn't it self-inflicted.

For a while, I was speechless.

But it is true, and all flood-prone places have these things in common.

"The memorial also states that soil erosion not only loses the soil, but also the fertility of the land. If this is the case, your majesty must pay attention to it. The three cities such as Yecheng, which I have worked hard for, have always had a good harvest. If it is because of this water and soil If the land is no longer fertile due to loss, wouldn’t it be a disaster for future generations.”

The king didn't speak, just sat on the dragon chair majesticly and solemnly as before, as if all the discussions in the hall had nothing to do with him.

Not only the king, but also San Gong, they even started to close their eyes and rest their minds, because what these people said was not the main point, the main point was the content behind this memorial.

Because they were the first to receive the memorial, they have already read the content behind it.

So no matter how excited these people are now, it is just the prelude to the storm.

The first part of the memorial is analyzing the root cause of the flood, which is beyond doubt, but all this is just a foreshadowing for the later part.

And the latter is the evidence that points directly to the culprit of the flood.

Sangong drooped his eyelids and glanced sideways at Prince Jiao, because Prince Jiao still added with a smile from time to time, "Even so, it's a natural disaster, otherwise why didn't floods happen in other places, but why did it happen in this place?" ?The Prince Zheng is very happy, and bringing these strange ideas to the court is nothing but sensationalism."

Sangong shook his head, the prince had been suppressing the other princes all along, but he didn't expect that if the prince did not fight back, he would hit the prince's vital point.

However, the three men glanced at each other, what does the king mean?This memorial was the first to be read by the king, which means that the king knew the consequences of publishing this memorial.

Recently, it has been rumored that the king and the prince have a good relationship...

Sure enough, the officials who were still discussing in full swing slowly calmed down, and looked at Prince Jiao strangely.

Prince Jiao, who had also seen this memorial just now, was able to laugh and find the prince's minor problems in a nonchalant manner like a normal person?

Compared with the content of this memorial, Prince Jiao's accusation of the prince's administration of those things is indeed nothing.

In the end, only the voice of Prince Jiao was left in the hall.

It took a while for the king to say without any emotion, "Why don't you talk anymore?"

Everyone's heart trembled, what did they say?

Let's go on...

But the king actually asked such a question, whether the king wants to hear or not to hear what they are thinking now.

The king has always been like this, no one can guess what he is thinking.

No one in the hall spoke, and neither did the king.

Prince Jiao is still a little weird, what's wrong?

It's also his fault that he was disgusted when he saw Qi Zheng and Chen Bai's things, and he didn't even read the whole memorial.

Of course, this memorial is indeed not a little longer. Who would have thought that the solemn memorial about the flood would change the subject at the end and become an arrow that shoots people, which is so sharp that it cannot be stopped.

In the end, Shang Wangshu opened his eyelids, and after so many years with the king and his subjects, he actually understood some things in his heart.

The moment the king announced this memorial, he had already expressed his attitude, and he was just waiting for someone to start the game.

As the enacter and defender of Dagan's law, others dare not speak, but he must speak according to the king's will. After all, this Dagan belongs to the king, not his crown prince Jiao.

Shang Wangshu's voice resounded in the hall, the general Sangong would not speak much, once he spoke, all the officials would definitely pay attention.

Shang Wangshu looked at Prince Jiao, "Dare to ask Your Highness, but the trees that His Highness sent people to wantonly cut down near the river above Yecheng?"

Prince Jiao was stunned for a moment, the expression on his face was so unnatural for some reason, and then said, "Shang Gong is not going to ask me for a crime, is he? I did cut down some trees for the expansion of the East Palace. Could it be that Shang Gong is thinking, isn't it? Because I felled some trees and caused this flood? No one can confirm whether the crooked theory of Prince Zheng and Master Zhaoxue University is accurate."

It is indeed as he said, although the analysis in the memorial has been analyzed so that people have to believe it, but it is a new point of view after all, and it is not so easy to make a conclusion, let alone use such a point of view to suppress the current prince.

In a word, if you can't beat him to death, at most you can disgust him.

But... Shang Wangshu sighed in his heart, if only it were that simple.

Although there is not much to say at the end of the memorial, the previous data are all pointing in one direction.

Shang Wangshu glanced at the king on the dragon chair, and then continued, "According to the statistics in this memorial, the crown prince cut down far more trees than needed to expand the East Palace. According to the memorial, these extra numbers are enough Build two barracks..."

On the memorial, such inconspicuous words are the key point.

"Your Highness, please explain the whereabouts of these trees, so that I can restore His Highness's innocence, and don't let the king feel a gap in his heart."

Silent.

A group of people were still wondering how the felled trees caused such a flood when the East Palace was expanded.

The original root is here.

The attached sheets of paper at the end of the memorial are all data on the felled trees, including the age of the big trees. It is difficult to fake such detailed things.

Prince Zheng's attack came very quickly, and it's not right to say that he launched the attack, he was really just analyzing the flood.

But it's even more terrible if there is such evidence and unintentionally pointing at the vital things.

Prince Jiao's expression is wonderful.

He probably never thought about it, just such a small clue, pointing directly at him to build a private camp and raise private soldiers. If this is true, his crown prince may have come to an end.

It's just that he didn't expect that the secret he thought was hidden the deepest had already been placed on the king's table for an unknown amount of time.

Fear flashed through my heart.

Gritting his teeth, "Shanggong suspects that I have built a private camp?"

Shang Gong's eyelids drooped, "It's not that I doubt it, but that all the evidence shows that there are indeed many doubts."

"The matter of expanding the Eastern Palace has been supervised and managed by Meng Huanchao, the number one member of my house, and I don't know anything else."

Prince Jiao was indeed panicked, but at least he still had his last reliance. Meng Huanchao was so smart that he would definitely be able to think of a solution.

In the past, he was vicious and violent. It was Meng Huanchao who told him that this was not acceptable. To be a prince, he must have both virtue and virtuous qualities.

Therefore, he imitated Meng Huanchao's appearance everywhere in front of people, which really made him quite famous, and he was firmly seated as the prince.

In the past, he didn't know how to get closer to that position. It was Meng Huanchao who told him how to do it.

In the past, Meng Huanchao...

Thinking about it now, he seemed to have been living according to Meng Huanchao's request, but he didn't feel anything, because Meng Huanchao was the only one who would not betray him.

Shang Wangshu was about to say something, when the king said, "Since Meng Huanchao is responsible for this matter, after the next court, call Meng Huanchao to the palace to inquire."

Shang Wangshu was stunned for a moment, then turned down and called to the palace to ask?

What does your Majesty mean by this?He thought that His Majesty had already expressed his attitude when the memorial was issued, but in the end...

But this matter involves the crown prince, and it really depends on the king's will to shake the foundation of the country, and none of them can make the decision.

Today's court meeting ended, and Prince Jiao was directly left in the palace.

When all the officials came out of the hall, they realized that their backs were wet with sweat.

Although it is just a small memorial, it can shake the world and even change the future of Daqian.

They looked at each other without daring to say anything.

Are the extra felled trees used for private camps or what?

Everyone had their own guesses in their hearts, but no one dared to say what was in their hearts. If they were not careful, they would either offend the king or the prince.

Not daring to have any conversations, they hurried home and closed their houses. At least now is not the time to interact with each other, especially those who were close to the prince before. It's dangerous.

The atmosphere in Shangjing suddenly became weird. Who would have thought that the person who caused such a change was not in Shangjing at all.

Prince Jiao was left in the palace, he must have waited for Meng Huanchao to be summoned for questioning.

The king sat there quietly and corrected the memorial, without asking any questions.

Prince Jiao stood in the middle, his whole body was stiff.

The king is still so terrifying that people can't help but tremble all over.

When Meng Huanchao arrived, Prince Jiao discovered that he almost collapsed.

Facing the powerful king, he has a feeling that he will suffocate at any time, this is the king, no one dares to resist, no one dares to make irresponsible remarks, do what he wants, he is not like him, he needs to wear a hypocritical mask to go Up to this point, he yearns for that position so much. Only in that position can he truly be himself.

The arrival of Meng Huanchao, on the contrary, made Prince Jiao breathe a sigh of relief. Generally speaking, this kind of time should be more nervous, just like a sentence, but Meng Huanchao is different, he can feel at ease only when Prince Jiao comes.

only……

The king raised his head, but he didn't look at Meng Huanchao, he didn't even have any interrogation, but looked at Prince Jiao, "I gave you such a long time to admit your mistakes, and you will never repent."

"There is nothing wrong with wanting to be the king of Daqian, but you should never do it. You forget who gave you the glory and honor of your body. You forget that you have nothing without me." no."

"I thought you were a little mediocre, and even a little less virtuous, but after all, you are my eldest son, the prince of Daqian, and you will grow up one day. Now it seems really disappointing."

"My tolerance for you time and time again, on the contrary, fostered your rebellion, and finally did such a thing..."

The relaxed body of Prince Jiao became tense again, "What does your lord mean? I really didn't build a private camp. If you don't believe me, ask Meng Huanchao."

Prince Jiao looked at Meng Huanchao eagerly. Meng Huanchao must have got the news before he came, and he must have thought of a way to deal with it along the way.

It's just that Meng Huanchao stood so quietly, with a smile like a spring breeze as before. The smile of the first gentleman Meng Huanchao is his signature, but he just didn't explain.

But when Meng was still talking, the crown prince stepped back a few steps, almost lost his footing, and his whole face was unreasonably pale.

"I have advised the prince more than once, but the prince insists on building a private army..."

Prince Jiao's face became unbelievable, what was Meng Huanchao talking about?

Obviously...it was Meng Huanchao who asked him to set up a private army, just in case...

Now he actually said in front of the king, advised him, and said that he insisted...

"No, I didn't..." Prince Jiao looked a little frightened, the kind of fright that came from the heart, "Meng Huanchao, you clearly know..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the king, "Enough, do you want me to think that Meng Chao is still lying?"

Prince Jiao opened his mouth, "..."

The king sighed, "If you don't repent, then I will let you know where you went wrong and how outrageous your mistakes are."

The king looked at Meng Huanchao.

Meng Huanchao knelt down on one knee, "The big secret guard, Mei Che, has come to report back. Mei Che's mission has been completed."

Mecher?

Crown Prince Jiao's entire eyes are protruding, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, the four major hidden guards beside the king, and Mei Che, the head of the four major dark guards?

No one knew who these four people were, whether they were male or female, and what they looked like. They only knew that they were loyal to the King and were doing things that ordinary people could not do.

"Are you the number one dark guard, Mei Che, or Meng Huanchao, the one who has killed the Four Great Gentlemen?" Prince Jiao's voice was a bit difficult.

"I still have many identities, His Highness probably doesn't want to know."

Prince Jiao's face was full of bitterness, and he felt as if his heart had been stabbed by a knife. He was very selfish and never willing to trust others, except Meng Huanchao.

It's just that the only person who believed in this life was a complete lie from beginning to end.

"It is said that Zuoqiu of Lu State is as cunning as a fox. In my opinion, he is just using some deceitful means, but Mei Jun has deceived a person even his soul, nothing less. "

The crown prince's heart is ashamed, any argument is meaningless.

After a while, the king said, "Take Prince Jiao down, and you will not be ordered to step out of the East Palace. All government affairs will also be suspended and handed over to the East Palace."

"Those private soldiers, disperse to each barracks to be the vanguard."

Although a prince has not been abolished, being imprisoned and deprived of all rights is not much different from being abolished.

When the prince walked out of the door, he glanced at Meng Huanchao, who was next to him with the sun shining on his body, and said, "Finally, call you Mr. Meng. I have a doubt here, and I ask Mr. Meng to explain it for me. It is the king who is not satisfied with me. Prince, why did you instigate me to build a private army? You don’t have to argue, there are only two of us here, but if the king really doesn’t like me, there is no need to go around such a big circle, just abolish it.”

"All, why do you keep leading me to build a private army?"

The smile on Meng Huanchao's face was still so gentle, like spring breeze turning into rain.

He is a gentleman, and he never forgets when he sees him. When he sees Mr. Meng, he does not want to be his confidant. He describes Meng Huanchao, the number one gentleman in the world. (Note: Adapted from "Phoenix Qiuhuang Qinge")

It's just that Meng Huanchao's smile on Hexi at this time is so dazzling in Prince Jiao's eyes. Is this still a person who can smile so approachably after completely deceiving a person?

Meng Huanchao bowed his hands and saluted as before, instead of answering directly, he said, "Does your Highness think I have lied to you?"

Prince Jiao said, "Isn't it? Do you dare to say that you are not a secret agent sent by the king to lurk beside me?"

Meng Huanchao shook his head, "I have never lied to His Highness, not even once since the first day we met."

Prince Jiao frowned.

"Your Highness, you might as well think about it. I didn't do any of the things His Highness entrusted to me."

"Your Highness is my master. Of course, I will not dare to neglect in the slightest the things that I have ordered, but my master is not just Your Highness. I will do my best to complete the things that the master ordered."

"The best confidant in the world is talking about Meng Huanchao, and I, Mei Che, have no heart, and I don't know who to give my heart to, so... as long as the master asks, I will do it, and as long as the master asks, I will be truthful." answer."

No matter how many masters there are, no matter...who among them the master is.

The moment he was born, he was trained to be an obedient person. No matter how many skills and skills he has learned, he is a person without self. He needs others to tell him what to do. This is the meaning of his life. .

The number one confidant in the world that makes people think madly is just a joke.

A shared confidant, sometimes... scary.

Prince Jiao suddenly laughed, tears streaming down his face.

"That's fine, that's fine, at least I'm not the only one being deceived, it's the people of the world who are being deceived, Meng Huanchao, no, Mei Che, you actually deceived the entire world."

"Why don't you keep lying to me, why do you tell me this again?"

Meng Huanchao looked at Prince Jiao seriously, "Because...you asked, and I will answer you. I have never lied to you, but you have never asked."

It's like no one has ever asked even once about his past and origin.

Prince Jiao laughed again, "I will keep it a secret for you, I want everyone to taste the pain I have suffered."

"The last question, you will definitely not go back to the Prince's Mansion. Your Majesty will definitely not let someone like you stay in a useless Prince's Mansion, so where will you go next?"

Meng Huan looked at the faintly visible magic tower outside Shangjing, and replied, "Yunshang Academy."

Prince Jiao: "This is the best news I have ever heard."

"It is said that the tiger has the momentum to surpass my four great gentlemen, no, he is still far behind."

Meng Huanchao was noncommittal. Compared with the Four Great Gentlemen, he was indeed not enough to play tricks on people's hearts in this cold world.

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