Slag suffers as [main attack]

In the court hall, civil and military officials stood on both sides of the main hall, and the eldest son, prince and third prince who had entered the court to participate in politics were naturally among them.Although there are only three princes in the main hall, they have been divided into three different factions.

The crown prince is the empress's son, with extraordinary literary talents and noble character. He is naturally supported by Qingliu and a considerable number of powerful officials. The crown prince's mother's family is weak, and the older generation has passed away. Now the head of the family in power is mediocre. , but the fundamentals are there, so that people dare not underestimate them easily.Moreover, the next generation of grandsons and second grandchildren in the family were taught by the late old man himself, and they are very upbeat.There are these two outstanding descendants of the prince's mother family, so they don't worry about not getting up one day.

The eldest prince is the eldest, and he is rich in the emperor's favor. Although these advantages are not so conspicuous in front of the prince, he can barely compete with the prince. Who will let the eldest prince have the support of the emperor?No one can see the true attitude of the emperor—it doesn't look like he's disgusted with the prince, but he just allows the prince to fight with the prince, making the prince and the officials of the prince's line think that he shouldn't. .If it weren't for the emperor's statement, it would be impossible for the First Prince's Party and the Three Prince's Party to emerge with such fanfare at this moment. After all, the Crown Prince's position has always seemed secure.

The third prince was smart and smart since he was a child, and his mother, Concubine Qi, was the emperor's favorite concubine, and her mother's power was no less powerful than the empress's. Under the management of his natal family and the emperor's acquiescence, the party of the three princes also flourished.Although the Three Princes' Party was established the latest among the three parties, it is not inferior to the Grand Prince's Party in terms of strength.Although there are not many courtiers joining the camp of the third prince, they are all ministers with real power. This is much better than the party of the eldest prince.

The third prince's uncle, the head of the Qi family is a smart man.Otherwise, the Three Princelings would not have been hidden under the halo of the Great Princelings under the control of the Patriarch of the Qi family, quietly watching the battle between the Great Princelings and the Princelings, and only picking the most suitable opportunity to say a few words But every time, you can get more or less benefits from it.

It's a pity that the third prince looks smart on the surface, but his cleverness is all in poetry and writing, and he doesn't know anything about other aspects. His ability to do things is mediocre, but he is quite arrogant.Now working in the Ministry of Officials, I often have disputes with officials of the Ministry.Of course, the officials of the official department did not dare to be disrespectful to the prince.But as long as they make a little trouble in their usual work and don't cooperate with the third prince's work, it will be enough for the third prince to drink a pot.In the hands of this group of old-fashioned officials, the Third Prince did not please him at all.With his temperament, it's good not to offend others, how dare he want to subdue those officials for his own use?

If it wasn't for the concubine Qi in the harem, and the head of the Qi family in the previous dynasty who was in charge of the third prince, the third prince would not have the ability to join this battle for the heir apparent.Therefore, although the prince did not dare to underestimate the head of the Qi family, he did not think that the third prince could pose a real threat to him.The prince wins the heir, the protagonist is the prince after all, if the prince himself is not capable, no matter how capable his subordinates are, it will be in vain.

The prince understands better than anyone else that his enemy has never been the eldest prince or the third prince, but the person sitting on the throne.As long as his father is willing, he can promote several princes to compete with the prince at any time - as many as he wants.Just to overthrow any brother, for the prince, there is no benefit other than consuming his own power.

For the emperor, it was true that he wanted to train the prince, and it was also true that he wanted to support other sons to share power with the prince.The emperor felt the threat from the prince, and wanted to ensure his authority through checks and balances, but in this way, the authority and reputation of the prince would definitely be damaged, and the prince naturally could not sit still.The final result depends on who is more skilled.

The emperor sitting on the throne was flipping through the memorial in front of him: "He Yushi impeached the governor of Shandong for taking bribes, embezzling disaster relief money, and disregarding the life and death of the people. What do you think?"

The crown hanging from the crown covered his face, and the people below couldn't see his expression clearly, so naturally they couldn't judge what the emperor thought about this matter.

Sure enough, it was mentioned!

The eldest prince took a step forward and said to the emperor, "I want to tell my father, my son has something to say."

"allow."

"My son thought that the governor of Shandong has been doing his best to manage the affairs of the area under his jurisdiction since he was promoted by his father. ? He Yushi is making too much of a fuss, isn't it possible that He Yushi can't even believe his father's eyes?"

Everyone knows that standing behind He Yushi is the crown prince.The eldest prince was obviously criticizing He Yushi, but he was actually declaring war on the prince.

"Your Majesty, if it weren't for some evidence in hand, I wouldn't dare to accuse the governor of a place easily. His Royal Highness has been in the palace, and I'm afraid I don't know. Since he took office, the governor of Shandong has been blackmailing lower-level officials. The people are unbearable, and there have been public grievances for a long time, but they have been forcibly suppressed by the governor of Shandong, so it has not been spread. Now, Shandong is suffering from locust plagues, and the people have long been unable to make ends meet. They have not seen half of the relief money, but the governor of Shandong He only knows how to have fun, and let his subordinates exploit the people... If the people can't make it through, they all starve to death..." He Yushi paused at this point, his voice choked up.

"I forgot, you were originally from Shandong, and you have a sense of nostalgia for the people in this place." The emperor's voice was still indiscriminate, making it difficult to tell whether he was supporting He Yushi or had ulterior motives .

"What the emperor said was that the matter involved the people in the village, and the minister lost his dignity for a while. The minister knows that the people in Shandong have suffered from the governor for a long time. They all call him 'Yu Bantian', which means that when the governor is in Shandong, he will It is equivalent to half a day. This time, the governor is greedy for money for disaster relief, and he is forcing the people to pay taxes according to the harvest year, and I don’t know how many people are forced to sell their children and daughters. This is not a long-term solution.”

He Yushi knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily: "The people are not at the feet of the emperor, and they don't know the benevolence of the emperor. Seeing that the governor sent by the emperor is so deceptive, I'm afraid they will mistake it for the emperor's intention. The emperor's reputation must not be compromised by such The villain is tired. And the people work hard all year round, just to have a full meal on the table. Now, Governor Yu oppresses the people so much, if things go on like this... fear of civil uprising!"

"You mean to say that if I don't deal with Yu Haotian, I won't be an enlightened king, and the common people will harbor resentment towards me and turn against me?" The emperor's voice carried a trace of murder.

"Reporting to the emperor, I don't mean that, I..."

The eldest prince couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Father's honorable name, how can a mere official be able to shake it? Mr. He is too alarmist. Now, Father is in power, and the world is clean and peaceful. , All the people return to their hearts, Mr. He does not expect my dynasty to last forever, but hopes that something will happen to the people, why is that!"

"From my prince's point of view, what Governor Yu committed was not a big mistake at all. At most, he will be dismissed from his post, and he will be fined for a small punishment. What do you think, third brother?"

Governor Yu is an in-law of the Qi family, and he is also a member of the Third Prince's party. The eldest prince's move is to show his favor to the third prince.

In any case, something happened in Yu's tenure as governor, and he could no longer hold the position of governor.The eldest prince is ready to make some operations and promote his own people.At the same time, he didn't mind helping Governor Yu say a few words to sell himself well in front of the Third Prince.

Since the prince's subordinates jumped out impatiently and pushed the third prince to his side, don't blame him, if God doesn't take it, he will be blamed instead.

The eldest prince thought very well, but it's a pity that the third prince didn't cooperate with him. Don't think that the third prince's ability to handle affairs is not good enough, but he also has hearing problems.Although he wasn't smart, he wasn't stupid either, and he quickly grasped the key point of the First Prince's words: "The governor's criminal evidence hasn't been confirmed yet, so it's too early to mention dismissal now." There is no way to steal meat to eat!Until the last moment, never let go!

The First Prince thought that his proposal was the best result for the Three Princes' Party, but he didn't expect that they would not accept his favor at all.Moreover, this person thought that the eldest prince was digging a trap in his language to make them jump, and he completely hated the eldest prince, a real villain with a sweet mouth and a sword.

As a competitor in the past, the first prince liked to see the short-sightedness of the third prince. Today, he was tricked by the third prince, and only then did he understand what it was like to be a teammate of the third prince.

"Prince, what do you think about this matter?" In the end, the final question must be given to the prince.

"My son thinks that you might as well send the imperial envoy to Shandong to investigate carefully. If what the censor said is true, let the imperial envoy stay in Shandong for a few more days to reduce taxes and open warehouses to release grain, so as to appease the hearts of the people and demonstrate holiness .Besides, my son has seen the method of controlling locusts in an ancient book, and my father may send someone to try it..."

The crown prince's focus is not on suppressing people, but in his words and deeds, he is thinking about how to properly resolve this matter. It seems that he is really dedicated to serving the country.Compared with the crown prince, the first prince who only wanted to eradicate dissidents and the third prince who was ignorant immediately paled in comparison.

"The prince thinks, who can be an imperial envoy?"

"I've heard that Mr. Feng, Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, judges the case like a god, and he must be able to solve the matter. My son thought that in addition to the imperial envoy, the father should also send a capable minister to Shandong. The courtiers sent by the father temporarily acted as the governor of Shandong until the governor was cleared of the suspicion..."

That being said, the prince knows that the governor probably has to go to prison to eat prisoners.In this way, the interim governor will probably become a regular.Although this trip is full of risks, once successful, the rewards and risks are directly proportional.

"The dispatched officials are recommended by my son..."

The crown prince said a name, and the eldest prince jumped out immediately: "It's absolutely impossible!"

"Passing breath" with Xi Ruier, the eldest prince naturally knows that this person is a "princeling", so how can the "prince's people" take advantage of it for nothing?