Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 389 Prime Minister Hu's Biggest Backer
Nanjing, Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

It has been almost a month since the prince received the officials and dealt with government affairs every day.

For half a month, his biggest experience is that it is not easy for the king.Not only do you have to worry about so many important military and political affairs every day, but you also have to be on guard against courtiers playing tricks on you all the time.If you don't pay attention, this group of smartest people in the world will be fooled.

Really tired.

This afternoon, Yushi Zhongcheng Tujie openly impeached King Jin again...

The prince was displeased immediately and said: "Father, the emperor, just made an order. Fanfeng Xianguan used Wang Xiaoguo to play the news, and those who separate relatives, beheaded! It is rumored that the king has a big reason, but there is no evidence to prove it. Those who have heard it , the crime is the same..."

"Returning to Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Jin has indeed committed a serious crime - as soon as he arrived in Suzhou, he arrested the city's gentry and tortured them, and then took them to the entrance of the downtown area and beheaded them. Thousands of eyes are watching, so naturally we can't say There is no evidence to prove it!" Tu Jie was born with a wide mouth and a righteous face, and he looked like a censor by nature.

"As the censor Zhongcheng, my duty is, I can't just know it and say nothing just because I am worried that I will encounter disaster!"

The high-sounding words made the crown prince feel uncomfortable, so he said patiently: "But according to the situation I know, King Jin is still very measured. He only killed some local ruffians and did not attack the Suzhou gentry. .”

"His Royal Highness King Jin didn't cut off the heads of the gentry, but he cut off the dignity, decency and image of the gentry in the hearts of the elders in the city!" Tu Jie said sadly: "Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated. It's better to kill them directly..."

"Oh? Tu Zhongcheng took it for granted." The crown prince pointed to a thick stack of envelopes on the table and said, "These are the letters of self-criticism submitted by the gentlemen in Suzhou. They have a deep understanding of past mistakes, and they all expressed their intention to correct their mistakes. "

"..." Hu Weiyong on the side, heard the prince's words, his heart was bleeding.He has been in Suzhou for many years, and the gentry in Suzhou are all his capital, so the third child gave him a brainstorm...

Although those big families are still there, they dare not step into this muddy water again if they are killed.For Hu Xiang, it was no different from death.

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The third and the sixth will report to him alone without going through Zhongshu Sheng, so the prince has something that the courtiers have never seen before.

This made Tu Jie a little passive, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "They were forced."

"So they are not worthy of the phrase 'Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated'." The prince said indifferently: "They are just ordinary people who are indifferent to everyone."

After a pause, the prince said in a more emphatic tone:

"Furthermore, according to reports from various parties, this civil uprising in Suzhou was completely a show for the emperor. Since the gentry played the first scene, we can't blame King Jin for giving them the second scene. They frightened the court. It’s fair and reasonable for the King of Jin to scare them too. There’s no reason for them to act as monsters, and King Jin is not allowed to act like a ghost, right?”

"Yes..." Tu Jie had no choice but to back down.

"How about Hu Xiangyi?" Zhu Biao glanced at Hu Weiyong.He has already discovered that Tu Jie, who was supposed to check and balance Prime Minister Hu, may be just a substitute for "Old Minister Hu".

"Returning to Your Highness, the veteran also feels that His Royal Highness Jin Wang's handling is quite appropriate. Although there are suspicions of excessive punishment, there is nothing wrong with using heavy codes to control chaos." Hu Weiyong said in an old-fashioned way: "Jin Wang is only young and weak, and he can do it. This level is already commendable.”

"Yeah." The prince couldn't help smiling proudly, but he said 'but' silently in his heart... Hu Weiyong's use of these two words almost made him lose his temper.

Sure enough, Hu Weiyong changed the subject and said: "However, as the saying goes, blocking is worse than sparse. Although some people are instigating this civil uprising, in the final analysis, it is caused by the poor livelihood of Suzhou people and their resentment.

"So it's not enough to rely on coercion alone, and we have to solve the livelihood of the people quickly. The people have jobs and food, so naturally they won't follow suit." Prime Minister Hu said with a mature look on his face:
"There is no room for mistakes in this matter. I am afraid that the two Highnesses are too young to be considerate. As for Li Heng, the prefect of Suzhou, he cannot escape the responsibility for this civil uprising. Therefore, the old minister please send a capable minister to take over as the prefect of Suzhou to help the two highnesses!"

"Hu Xiang is right." The crown prince smiled and said, "But Li Heng just took office after the empty seal case last year, so why not change him right away? Otherwise, in the ten years since the founding of the country, Suzhou will have nine magistrates. It's like a revolving door If you keep changing, you won't be able to do anything well. Let's give Li Heng a chance to make up for his mistakes."

"Yes..." Hu Weiyong had no choice but to press this matter first, and then adjust the appointment of officials in Suzhou after a while.

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Night, Kunning Palace.

After the crown prince left the court, he came to have dinner with his father as usual.

While eating, the father and son reviewed the content of the afternoon pilgrimage.Boss Zhu will make comments one by one and personally answer questions for the prince, and the prince will naturally make rapid progress.

The focus of the topic tonight is naturally the Suzhou incident.

"Hmph, your son is amazing." Zhu Yuanzhang said to Empress Ma angrily, "In the hearts of his younger brothers, his words are more effective than those of my old man."

"Really?" Queen Ma said with a smile.The sons all listened to the boss, and it was too late for her to be happy.

"Father, you are exaggerating." The prince naturally refused to admit it. "How can I compare with Shang Yu?"

"Fake modesty." Boss Zhu pretended to be disdainful and said: "This time the third child is in Suzhou, obviously he has listened to your words. If he follows his father's advice, he should kill all those rich and unkind big families."

"Father, it's easy to kill them all." The prince smiled wryly, "But their influence on Suzhou is too deep, and all walks of life are in their hands. If they rashly take over, Suzhou will be in chaos for a long time."

"You worry about this and that all day long. In fact, you don't have to worry about it at all." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "In fact, everyone in this world is the same. It doesn't matter if you kill all the big households in Suzhou City. The market will be chaotic for a while at most. It's back to normal."

"It's almost enough. What kind of fallacies are you instilling in your son all day long?" Empress Ma couldn't take it anymore, and said to Lao Zhu: "How many times have I persuaded you, don't kill people unless it is absolutely necessary. Boss can let the younger brothers kill less." , this is kindness; it is wisdom that the sons can solve the problem without killing people randomly.

"Okay, okay, we're the ones who are cruel and stupid." Boss Zhu quickly surrendered, and said in another way that Empress Ma liked to hear: "But this time his brothers were able to find out the cause of Lu Zhonghe's death, which is indeed worthy of praise. No one will I can no longer slander Lao Liu."

"Who is it that drove Lu Zhonghe to death?" The prince couldn't help asking.Although Lu Zhonghe was undoubtedly killed by his son and younger brother, all evils are headed by intentions, and the person who wrote the letter demanding Lu Zhonghe's death is the chief culprit.

"Who else could it be?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, apparently he had guessed it long ago, but he didn't let the prince get to the bottom of it and said: "Now is not the time to pursue this matter, let Lao Liu quickly deal with the aftermath is the right thing to do."

(End of this chapter)