Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

Gu Yanshu had no way of knowing the conversation between the father and son of the Wen family in the study.

But when he received Wen Qingyan's reply, Gu Yanshu was really surprised.

After all, it is not something that can be made up overnight to win the heir apparent.

This can also be seen from Wen Qingyan's reaction in the teahouse.

Gu Yanshu also made preparations for a long-term struggle if he failed once, so he worked hard for the second and third times.

How long has it been since then?

Calculating the time, Wen Qingyan probably has not been more than two hours since he returned home, right?Actually gave an answer?

Moreover, it is not difficult to see from Wen Qingyan's reply that the current decision was made unanimously by the seven father and son after deliberation.

Are the powerful ministers now so arrogant?

Can such a thing be easily decided?

Rao Gu Yanshu thought for a while, but he couldn't figure out what the Wen family and his sons were thinking.

Since he couldn't figure it out, Gu Yanshu didn't think too much about it.

Regardless of what the Wen family and his son think, the decisions made by them now are beneficial and harmless to Prince Li's residence.

As for the Wen family, since they have already made up their minds to support Prince Li's residence, they will naturally do their best for this matter.

On the second day, Wen Qingyan submitted the plan for building the cement road.

Wen Qingyan's sudden move caught Hubu Shangshu by surprise.

After all, who would have thought that the person who was still anxious about how to open source a few days ago would come up with such a powerful plan quietly?

But after all, Shangshu Hubu had been an official in the court for many years, he was shocked and soon found a breakthrough to refute.

Stepping forward directly, he said loudly:

"Report to the emperor, I have objections!"

"Oh?" The emperor, who was flipping through the proposal, frowned slightly, "Ai Qing, what objections do you have?"

"Qi Zuo, since ancient times, building bridges and roads has been a huge project that consumes a lot of money. How easy is it?"

After Hubu Shangshu leaned over slightly, he began to talk eloquently:

"Although the treasury has a surplus this year compared with previous years, these surpluses are undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for road construction."

"Although Mr. Wen's move is for the benefit of the people, it should also consider the actual situation of the current state treasury."

"Furthermore, the emperor appointed Mr. Wen as Minister of the Household Department in the hope that he would raise money for the treasury. However, it has been more than two months since Mr. Wen took office, but he has not yet come up with an effective way to raise money."

"Under such circumstances, not only did Mr. Wen not reflect on himself, but he even brought up such a waste of national power. This minister believes that Mr. Wen's move has completely failed the high expectations of the emperor!"

Some words of righteousness, orderly and clear voice.

If the courtiers hadn't been clear about the grievances between the two, I'm afraid they would really believe that the Hubu Shangshu's actions at this time were not selfish.

But even if they saw the selfishness of Hubu Shangshu, everyone agreed with Hubu Shangshu's words.

Building bridges and roads, how can the current treasury afford it?

Not to mention, judging from the words Wen Qingyan revealed just now, he intends to pave the concrete road all over the sky.

This move, let alone the current state treasury, if you say something disrespectful, even if the palace is demolished and sold, the imperial court will not be able to collect this sum of money!

Those with good intentions looked in Wen Qingyan's direction, wanting to know how Wen Qingyan was going to break the situation at this time.

Unexpectedly, when he glanced over, he saw Lord Xiao Wen's presence, and his leisurely expression, as if he was not the one who was being pointed at by Shangfeng and scolded for dereliction of duty.

Just when these people couldn't figure out why Wen Qingyan was still so indifferent, they heard the emperor's voice from above:

"Whether Wen Aiqing has lived up to my high expectations, when will it be up to Liu Aiqing to decide?"

Obviously it was a tone that did not have any emotional fluctuations as usual, but it made people hear a sense of calmness and prestige.

After careful analysis of the emperor's implication, it can be heard that the emperor is extremely dissatisfied with the last words of Hubu Shangshu.

What is meant by "Liu Aiqing has the final say on whether or not I have lived up to my high expectations?" What is the difference between this statement and saying that Hubu Shangshu is acting as the emperor's master without authorization?

To put it mildly, this is Master Liu's slip of the tongue and overstepping, and to put it too seriously, it is a serious crime!

Hubu Shangshu obviously also heard this, Dang Lian's feet softened, and he knelt down on the ground:

"Your Majesty's lesson, my humble servant...my humble servant is only worried about the treasury, and has no such intentions, Your Majesty!"

The emperor snorted directly:

"Worried about the treasury? You didn't even listen to Wen Aiqing's words, and you already knew that Wen Aiqing was going to use the treasury?"

"This..." The Minister of the Ministry of Households suddenly didn't know how to answer the question. Apart from using the treasury, what other methods could there be to build bridges and roads?

Soon, Hubu Shangshu knew the answer: there is indeed a way to build roads without using the treasury.

Because the emperor directly asked Wang Gonggong to read a summary of the plan submitted by Wen Qingyan.

Contracting system, road toll stations, [-]-[-] split...

One unfamiliar word after another made everyone dizzy.

Before everyone could sort out and digest this amazing plan in their minds, they heard the emperor's voice of accountability to the Minister of the Household Department:

"I see that your concern about the national treasury is not true, but the fact that the party is united in fighting dissent is true!"

Speaking of this, perhaps out of breath, the emperor casually picked up the teacup next to his hand and threw it at the Hubu Shangshu.

The party is the same and the difference is different!

How dare the Secretary of the Household Department respond to such a crime?

Faced with the teacup coming towards him, Hubu Shangshu dared not hide for a moment, and with his smashed head on his face, he begged the emperor for mercy.

However, the emperor didn't know if he was in a hurry, and he didn't respond.

Seeing the emperor's face getting more and more ugly, other officials from the first prince's lineage saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly interceded for the Minister of the Household Department together.

What is just a momentary slip of the tongue, what is also impatience, and what has no credit but hard work and other words, it is called endless.

After a while, the emperor's expression finally eased.

Just when the officials of the eldest prince's line thought that the emperor had lost his temper, they were caught off guard by the emperor's next words:

"Originally, I thought that half a month of confinement would be enough for Liu Aiqing to reflect on herself, but now it seems that I was wrong."

Afterwards, the emperor didn't even give Minister of the Household and the First Prince any time to react, and with a wave of his hand, Shangshu of the Household was banned for another month, and he was asked to go back to the government to continue to reflect.

Of course, this is not the scariest thing for the First Prince's lineage and Hubu Shangshu.

The most frightening thing was that after announcing the punishment for Minister of the Household Department, the emperor seemingly inadvertently continued:

"This way of building roads is good. I agree. Wen Aiqing will implement it as soon as possible. In addition, during the period when Liu Aiqing is grounded, Wen Aiqing will temporarily manage the household department."

As soon as these words came out, the eldest prince's line really panicked!

What does temporarily managed mean?

How many people are taking care of them temporarily, so the word "temporary" is removed?

How can the First Prince and others accept this?

However, the emperor obviously didn't care about the thoughts of the eldest prince and others at all, and didn't even give him a chance to intercede, so he changed the subject and talked about the construction of the dam in Yizhou.

Those who are familiar with the emperor's temperament will know that the matter of the household department is a foregone conclusion, the emperor has made up his mind and will not take it back.

The Hubu Shangshu was grounded again, and the Hubu was temporarily managed by Wen Qingyan. The combination of the two incidents directly took away all the attention of the eldest prince.

Regarding the following content of Zao Chaoshang, the First Prince did not listen to a single word!

And the ones with the same dazed expression as the eldest prince were also the brothers of the Wen family.

Look what just happened!

The Minister of the Household Department made a slip of the tongue, the emperor held him accountable, and then promoted the meritorious minister who submitted a wonderful proposal.

How reasonable and natural is all this?

Without yesterday's secret discussion in the study room, the brothers of Ren Wen's family would have thought about it, but they wouldn't be able to see that the emperor did it on purpose!

Grab a seemingly insignificant mistake, magnify it, and push the boat along...

While feeling terrified, the brothers involuntarily held back their breath, and the expressions on their faces became more cautious.

After the morning court ended, everyone in the Wen family received a "friendly greeting" from the First Prince as expected.

In this regard, the father and son of the Wen family, who had made up their minds to support Prince Li's residence, did not take it seriously.

In addition, after the early court ended, the emperor called Wen Qingyan and a group of important officials to the imperial study for the purpose of road construction, and held a small meeting.

It can be seen from the emperor's words at the meeting that he attaches great importance to this matter.

It is still the same sentence, since they have decided to support King Li, the Wen family will naturally do their best for this matter.

So at the meeting, when others asked how Wen Qingyan came up with such a wonderful idea, Wen Qingyan bluntly said that he was inspired by Gu Yanshu.

At the same time, he did not forget to explain to the emperor that he wanted to complete this matter with Princess Li.

As soon as this remark came out, it was directly resisted by some ministers.

What does it mean that since Gu Yanshu is married to His Highness Li Wang as a concubine, he should concentrate on the back house and not interfere in the affairs of the court.

What's more, the matter of road construction is of great importance, how can a person from the backyard be qualified to intervene?

However, before Wen Qingyan could refute these people's words, the emperor spoke first, agreed to Wen Qingyan's request, and agreed to Gu Yanshu's participation in this matter.

Wen Qingyan never thought that the emperor would agree so readily.

After all, as other ministers said, if a man marries someone else, he no longer has the qualifications to be an official and to intervene in court affairs.

In astonishment, Wen Qingyan subconsciously glanced at the emperor.

At the end of the final meeting, Wen Qingyan still remembered the emperor's expression at that time.

There is a hint of incomprehensible emotion in the complexity.

When leaving the imperial study, Wen Qingyan couldn't help but glance back at the emperor sitting in the hall.

Unexpectedly, in the study room yesterday, my father said casually:

"I'm afraid the emperor has some regrets now..."