The rise of the prince

Chapter 208
Fu An didn't speak, and waited quietly for the emperor to read the words. These days, he obviously felt that the emperor's complexion was much better than before.

Although he is just a lowly slave, he gets along with the emperor the most. He feels the same from the bottom of his heart, and he can't bear it. In the eyes of outsiders, His Majesty may be aloof, holding the world in his hands, and no one dares to disobey him.

But in Fu'an's eyes, His Majesty, apart from his supreme body, is still in his sixtieth year, a lonely old man who works hard and worries every day, and his children and grandchildren are afraid of him.Recently, it was not easy to have Prince Xiao who was not afraid of him. He was angry on the surface for maintaining the order of superiority and inferiority, but he was actually happy in his heart.

At this moment, a little eunuch walked in softly and whispered in Fu'an's ear.

Fu'an stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Yantie envoy Lu Jie is waiting outside the door to ask for an audience."

The emperor frowned: "What can he do at this time?"

"The old slave will let him go back?" Fu'an asked.

"Forget it, things are not going well recently, and there are a lot of troubles. At this juncture, don't be careless. Let him wait outside, and I will go right away." The little eunuch led the order to go out to report, and the emperor put on a warm windbreaker under the service of the maids. Only then did he go out slowly, and Fu An hurriedly followed.

Outside the gate is a small garden with lush green bamboos. In the small pavilion, Lu Jie has been wearing a purple official uniform and has been waiting for a long time with a memorial in his hand. Callous, after all, he is the head of the Salt and Iron Department and knows how to work as a craftsman.

Seeing the emperor coming out, he saluted respectfully first, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report today, but I don't know if I should say it or not, but what is my duty, if I don't say it, I feel uncomfortable. Please forgive me for offending Your Majesty." He said and bowed again.

The emperor frowned and spit out a few words: "Speak up if you have something to say."

"Of order!" Lu Jie straightened his waist: "Your Majesty, according to the laws of Jingchao, all the iron and stone, pig iron, and wrought iron sales in the whole country need to be entered and exited by the Salt and Iron Division in order to verify and prevent any changes. Recently...Recently. "

Speaking of this, Fu'an saw his embarrassed face, and seemed to be worried.

The emperor was already disturbed, but when he saw his mother-in-law, his complexion became even worse, and he spoke in a serious tone: "Speak up quickly, you are a dignified envoy of salt and iron, a second-rank official of the imperial court, why don't you dare to speak up for anything, why is this! "

"Yes!" Lu Jie gritted his teeth and said, "Recently, Yantie Division has been recording a large amount of iron and stone flowing down the river from Jiangzhou in the north, and entering the capital through waterways. It's normal, but this year is a little more than previous years.

But this morning. This morning, our company notified Shen Sheng to remind me that I carefully checked the recent entry and exit records of iron and stone, and found that [-] catties of iron and stone had all entered Xiaowang's mansion."

As soon as the voice fell, the small garden became quiet.

Fu An's heart skipped a beat, feeling that something was wrong, and suddenly couldn't help but think of the prince who was raided all over the house.
Sure enough, he took a sneak peek and found that the emperor's face was ugly. The emperor asked calmly: "More than 3000 catties of iron and stone, how many catties of iron do you think can be produced?"

Lu Jie bowed his head and said: "Probably about [-] to [-] jin, I think the prince may...maybe have other uses, but... but as a minister, it is the duty of a minister to report to the emperor. After all, so much iron is in Beijing. And gather together in one place, really.”

Lu Jie was sweating profusely, and he didn't dare to continue talking, but Fu An's heart beat faster, he knew what Lu Jie wanted to say, so many irons with unknown uses gathered in one place in Beijing, it was too dangerous!

Two thousand catties of iron, how many weapons can be made, plus the fact that His Majesty was assassinated before
The emperor waved his hand expressionlessly: "You have done a good job, go down, remember not to disclose it to the outside world, I will ask clearly."

"Yes, I will retire." Lu Jie seemed to be pardoned.

He didn't dare to stay too long, and hurriedly exited after resigning, without wanting to delay for a moment, he left the palace directly.In his position, if he does not tell the emperor about such a big matter, he will be dereliction of duty if he does not tell the emperor.

But reporting to the emperor is an internal matter of the royal family. If the Prince Xiao's mansion is wronged, he may be implicated if he is a little careless, so Lu Jie also finds it very difficult to do, and does not want to intervene in it.

Fu Jing waited aside, the emperor didn't speak, just looked at the rockery not far away.

The emperor didn't say it, he didn't dare to say it, his heart was flustered, the prince who was praised by His Majesty just now, but now the so-called deep responsibility of love, I'm afraid something will happen this time.

After a long time passed quietly, Fu'an felt his feet start to go numb, but he didn't dare to move, just waited quietly.

"Fu'an, why do you think he needs so much iron?" The emperor asked with his back turned.

"Old slave" Fu'an said in a panic: "I don't know about this old slave either, His Majesty the Holy Cha Huiming will cut himself off."

"Huh, Sheng Cha? If I call him in for questioning, I will definitely not be able to ask anything. If I send someone to the palace, I will condemn him and force him to die!" The emperor said to himself: "You are so young and frivolous, He will really find trouble for me!"

"My son-in-law sees the truth, this matter is absolutely unmistakable!" The young scribe said excitedly, sitting across from his desk was Yu Chengan, the political counselor at the time, and there were a lot of cooked food on the desk.

This person is Yantiesi Tongzhi Cansheng, and Yu Chengan's Chenglongkuai son-in-law. He is young, only in his 30s and holds a high position, young and promising.

"Master Lu was reminded by his son-in-law that he seemed to be recording the classics in the morning, but he hurried into the palace in the afternoon. There is no mistake." Shen Sheng said confidently.

"Good! Well done." Yu Chengan nodded his head happily: "Come, come, you and my son-in-law have a drink together." He was about to pour the wine, but was preempted by Shen Sheng: "Come here, son-in-law." As he spoke, he picked up the beautiful jade bottle, carefully poured wine for the two of them, and then drank to each other.

"Heh, I heard that Yulou's General Brew is really good. When you go back, you will also bring two bottles." Yu Chengan said happily.

Can Sheng did not shirk, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you father-in-law."

"Oh, between you and me, there is no need to say such polite words." Yu Chengan said with a smile, then stood up, supported his beard and said: "Except for you, there are few people in this world who know my ambition."

He said faintly shaking his head and sighing: "I think of Jing Chao, a great country with great rivers and mountains, but His Majesty is too strong, the rule of law is ineffective, the martial arts conquest has not stopped for a long time, and the smell of warlords is strong. The ancients said that no matter how big a country is, it must be warlike." Death! If our Jing Dynasty is a foreign aggression, there must be internal worries, but the officials and the emperor don't know it."

"Whether it was King Xiao back then, or Wei Chaoren later, or the army reform that Zhong Daoyu wants to implement now!" Yu Chengan shook his head: "A person who pursues force, but is rigid but not soft, how long will the country last?

Only by reading, respecting etiquette, and educating the world, is the long-term way to stabilize the country and strengthen the country.Since ancient times, when a minister is strong, a ruler is weak. When I wanted to take the opportunity to kill Wei Chaoren, the crown prince thought that the old man was on his side. Others thought that the old man wanted to take the opportunity to make a profit. Hmph, short-sighted!
The sparrow knows the ambition of the great swan, and the old man does not stand on either side, but only stands on my Jingchao Sheji! "

Can Sheng also stood up, and followed Yu Chengan with a wine glass in his hand, without saying a word, listening to the teachings quietly.

(End of this chapter)