high official

Chapter 638
Like a wife eagerly expecting her husband to come home, Zhou Yong waited eagerly on the pier until Wang Xian staggered off the boat, and then he was relieved.He stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "My lord, do you want to..."

The security of Wang Xian's travels today is definitely not comparable to that of Emperor Yongle, but compared to the crown prince and grandson, it is even worse.On the Qinhuai River, tonight there were more than a dozen boats, large and small, following Lin San's boat nonchalantly, and there were even several teams of light and dark guards on the river bank, watching vigilantly for the disturbance on both sides of the river.Although Wang Xian went ashore at this moment, Lin San's boat was still under siege. As long as he gave an order, Zhou Yong believed in Lin San's high martial arts skills, and he could capture him in one fell swoop.

Wang Xian shook his head, signaling the guards to gather up and go home...

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Now that he has accepted the imperial decree, the crown prince naturally has to execute it quickly, and immediately ordered the Ministry of Households to issue an order to reorganize banknotes, strictly enforce the ban on gold and silver, and order the people to hand over gold and silver to Shuntian Mansion to exchange for precious banknotes within a time limit.It is stipulated that not only those who use gold and silver for trading will be punished as illegal, but even the holders will be dealt with. Not only will all the gold and silver be confiscated, but people will also be arrested and sent to prison, which is very harsh.The people in the capital thought that this time it would still be the same as before, and they would still go their own way, but unexpectedly, Yingtianfu sent officers and soldiers to raid several markets, and found some gold and silver from the merchants on the spot.The next moment, these businessmen were put in shackles, loaded into a prison van and escorted to the Yamen...

On the way, the people secretly shook their heads at the arrested businessmen, and criticized the ruthless prince even more.Some people say that the prince has changed, and he has ignored the people for his own status.Some people say that people are like this, they always look after themselves first, and they expect the prince to sacrifice himself for the people?Some people even said that it seems that the Prince and the King of Han are the same raccoon dog, both cruel and harmful to the people. Fortunately, we used to hope that he would become the emperor and relieve the people. Now it seems that the northern tiger eats people, and the southern tiger eats the same human...

The common people's comments were quickly gathered by Jin Yi's spies to Ji Gang and King Han, who burst out laughing when they heard the words.

"Hahahaha..." The King of Han laughed so hard that the wound that had just healed was pulled, but he laughed unconsciously: "I never thought that the boss would have today, it must be very cool to be forced to be a villain, look at this Who would say that he is the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha!"

"Those civil servants must have been very disappointed with the crown prince." Ji Gang also laughed and said, "Although their crown prince has a compassionate heart, he can't stand the guts of a rat. He didn't expect the emperor's imperial decree, so he obediently obeyed it."

"Of course he will obey." Zhu Gaoxu wiped away the tears from his laughter and said: "The youngest sent a message from Beijing, saying that the emperor is going to demolish the Forbidden City that is about to be built, and rebuild a bigger and better one. There is no hope for tens of millions of taels of silver! My royal father is crazy about money now, if the boss dares to obey the law, the old man must abolish him!"

"It would be great if that was the case. Your Highness, let alone 1000 million taels, even 3000 million taels or 5000 million taels, can be obtained by the emperor!" Ji Gang laughed. "It's just that I didn't expect that the crown prince took off his hypocritical mask, and he was quite ruthless, and directly ransacked the house to get money for the emperor."

"Let him be cruel." Zhu Gaoxu gloated, "Seizing people's wealth is like murder and arson. This will offend the officials and people of the world. Even if he gets money, he will not be able to sit on the position of prince." He sneered coldly and said: "When he offends everyone, I will set things right again, and the hearts of the world will be in my hands!" He couldn't help laughing again: "The third brother is really a clever plan to secure the world with one move. a ha ha ha!"

"Don't be too careless." Ji Gang reminded Zhu Gaoxu: "I always feel that the prince's behavior is a bit abnormal. I heard that he called Wang Xian to the mansion that day. It is probably to discuss this matter. Could it be that the servant gave him Such a bad idea?"

"Haha, the imperial decree is as big as the sky, what can that kid do?" Zhu Gaoxu said indifferently: "The one surnamed Wang is just a clown who jumps around. Isn't crushing him the same as crushing an ant?"

"I always feel that he can't kill himself so easily..." Ji Gang frowned.

"Hahaha, Lao Ji, it turns out that you were scared out of your wits by that kid!" Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Ji Gang contemptuously and said, "Do you know what the general trend is? Now is the general trend. No play!"

"I hope..." Ji Gang was still not as optimistic as Zhu Gaoxu, and he secretly made up his mind that he must keep an eye on the surname Wang, lest he make any troubles again.

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Some families were happy and some were sad. In that room, the King of Han and Ji Gang toasted to celebrate, but in this room, the crown prince had to face the doubts of his officials.

In the main hall of the East Palace, the ministers of Beijing and China gathered together... Even Hu Guang, the chief assistant of the cabinet who was recuperating at home and seemed to be retired, came.For the first time, all the officials, regardless of civil or military, had the same opinion. They knelt down and begged the prince not to act perversely, so as not to lose the hearts of the people.

Seeing the minister kneeling on the ground, the corners of Zhu Gaochi's mouth twitched, his heart was bleeding... I have only accumulated such a good reputation after more than ten years of poor management, and it will be lost in a few days do.He never thought that one day he would stand on the opposite side of the officials...

"My dears, please speak up if you have something to say..." Zhu Gaochi cried out in his heart, Zhongde, Zhongde, if we lose this time, we will be bankrupt!
"So, Your Highness agrees to take back the order?" The courtiers looked at the prince expectantly.

"Well, I'm afraid it won't work. Following the emperor's imperial decree, I, as a subject, have to strictly enforce one way..." Zhu Gaochi bit the bullet and said: "Besides, I don't want to plunder the people's wealth, but just take a few stubborn people. It's just a matter of generational prestige..."

"Your Highness, the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest, you can't make fun of your own reputation..." Jian Yi persuaded earnestly.

"There is nothing I can do. My reputation is nothing compared to my father's great cause. If it is gone, it will be gone..." Zhu Gaochi said with a painful face: "Everyone, please go back first. I believe that in a few days, the capital city calm will be restored."

All the civil servants said in their hearts, "That's right, everyone thinks that the rumors are too tight. It's a big deal to hide the gold and silver first. The court will not raid the house for no reason..." Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, Jian Yi had to lead all the civil and military troops to retreat first.

Among the frustrated crowd, Yang Shiqi was thoughtful, but when the officials tried to persuade the prince just now, he remained silent.When he left the hall, he would inevitably be complained by Jian Yi and Hu Guang. Yang Shiqi had nothing to say, or Yang Rong helped him and said: "Shiqi's task is to be the prince's counselor. If he also opposes the prince, His Highness will be too angry." Embarrassing..."

"It should be like this!" Hu Guang had already given up his official career, so he spoke naturally without any scruples: "I have to let the prince know that I am acting against the law! I never expected that His Highness, who has always been gentle and caring for the people, would become so quickly... ..."

"The prince also has unavoidable difficulties." Yang Shiqi said lightly.

"You two great scholars, just follow the prince blindly!" Seeing Er Yang like this, several veteran officials were so angry that they broke up unhappy.

When he came out of the East Palace, Yang Rong found that Yang Shiqi was still by his side, and said with a smile, "Brother Shiqi is going to drink tea at my house?"

"That's exactly what I mean." Yang Shiqi nodded, and sat straight on his sedan chair.

Yang Rong had no choice but to sit in Yang Shiqi's sedan chair and ordered to go to his home.

Although the rank of the cabinet scholars is not high, they are all the close ministers of the emperor. Zhu Di has always been kind to them, and he gave Er Yang a house. Junior ministers like Bin can't enjoy it.

Yang Rong's bestowed house is at the root of the imperial city, although it is not big, it is clean and quiet, especially there is a small lotus pond in the backyard, and there is a gazebo by the pool, which is very popular with Yang Rong.It's just that he often accompanies the emperor, sitting with his friends in the living room, drinking tea and admiring the lotus is leisurely like this, and there are only a few times throughout the year.

Just this rare leisure time, it was only superficial comfort, the two of them were full of turmoil in their hearts, how could they still be in the mood to appreciate the lotus outside the pavilion?
Scholars need to nourish their spirits, and they have basically reached the level of masters who have cultivated to the point where they are basically perfect. Even if Mount Tai collapses in front of them, it is impossible to see the slightest clue from the faces of the two.So Wang Xian didn't want to deal with these scholars, holding back, it was too tight to panic!

The two great scholars held back like this for half an hour, until the tip of the pot was flushed with color, Yang Shiqi asked, "Mianren, are you sure with the crown prince?"

Yang Rong smiled lightly and said, "Zi Rong, what are you talking about?"

"Mianren, there's no need to hide it from me, right?" Yang Shiqi also smiled lightly and said, "We all know who the prince is, and he would rather not be the prince than ruin his reputation. Dirty, I think you must be confident, right?"

"It's possible if you say that." Yang Rong smiled and said, "But I really don't know anything."

"Yeah." Yang Shiqi naturally didn't need Yang Rong to talk too much, so he smiled and said, "Can we win this time?"

"Difficult." Yang Rong picked up a teacup that looked like white water, brought it to his mouth and put it down again: "Frozen three feet is not a day's cold, nor can it be thawed in a day."

"Oh, that's true." Yang Shiqi sighed and said, "You must not be self-defeating, Prince, this is the hope of the world, and there is no room for loss."

"I know." Yang Rong nodded and said: "But sometimes, blindly protecting yourself is not the answer. It is beneficial for His Royal Highness to blackmail himself appropriately..."

"It's good that you have a sense of proportion." Yang Shiqi smiled and said: "Okay, the tea is getting weak, I should go too..."

"I'm actually quite worried about being alone." Yang Rong suddenly said something out of nowhere.

"Me too." Yang Shiqi knew who he was talking about, and sighed again: "I always feel that compared to King Han and Ji Gang, he is the real dangerous guy..."

"But now, we have no choice." Yang Rong said.

"Yeah, I hope I don't raise a tiger to cause trouble." Yang Shiqi looked at the sky and said, "I want to take good care of him..."

(End of this chapter)