Resourceful beauty

Chapter 231
For several days in a row, the courts and palaces were all discussing Chu Yuan's actions after he arrived in Tongzhou, with mixed opinions.

Some supporters praised them greatly, saying that the prevalence of corruption in the officialdom is due to the lack of supervision by the superiors and insufficient punishment, and Chu Yuan's vigorous and thunderous style is exactly what is needed today.And those corrupt officials and officials who are corrupt are the hard-earned money of the common people, how can they make an alarm if they don't kill everyone?

There are those who applaud, but naturally there are also strong opponents.

The opposing faction, all kinds of citing scriptures, directly say that those in positions of power should be kind-hearted, even corrupt officials, the reasons must be investigated, after all, they have been able to reach their current position step by step, it can be seen that they are all talented , and the imperial government spent a lot of money to train them. If they beheaded once they made a mistake, all the previous efforts of the imperial court would be in vain.

In short, in the early court, every time someone mentioned Tongzhou, there were always courtiers with different attitudes who were arguing about it, but the results were the same. King Yao made a final decision: whether the work is better or worse, we will discuss everything after the prince returns to the court .

What happened in Tongzhou didn't come to fruition, but in Shangyang City, because the speech officer said that he had re-established the reserve that day, it suddenly became lively.

In the teahouse and wine shop, a group of people mysteriously discussed this matter every day, and some even bet that if the crown prince came back from this trip, he would still be able to secure the position of crown prince.

And when it comes to storage, there is even more talk.

Chu Yuan, who has been away from Shangyang City for more than ten years, is almost a complete stranger to the aristocratic families and thousands of ordinary people in Shangyang City.

Only those elderly people who think carefully can remember that he was the fifth prince who was rarely mentioned in those days.

It has to be said that it is a jaw-dropping thing for such a prince who is neither a descendant nor an elder, and is not the most beloved prince of King Yao, to win the reserve position after returning to Shangyang City for more than half a year.

Afterwards, knowing that there was help from the Han clan, everyone seemed to think that this seemed to be a bit logical again.

King Yong has the support of Queen Zhou, and the Zhou family stands behind him, but the Zhou family today is no longer comparable to what it used to be. The Zhou family, which only has [-] to [-] percent of its troops, is naturally not enough to compete with the Han family.

Although Queen Zhou is the queen of the mother's world, Concubine Han Shu is no different from her. The same thing is that neither King Yong nor the crown prince came from their own birth.

In this way, if it is necessary to establish a new reserve, who will be established?
It is possible for King Yong, and it is also possible for King Xuan, who is not bad in strength. You must know that Concubine Liu Ning is also one of the four concubines in the palace. All over the world, if King Xuan wants to fight hard, he may not be hopeless.

In addition, King Rui, who had just been confiscated from the palace, was also a strong contender.

Although Concubine Jing's mother's clan is slightly weaker than the others, you must know that among the princes, King Yao loves the most, but King Rui.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in Shangyang City. One side was guessing whether the prince's reserve position would be guaranteed or not, while the other party was guessing whether it would be King Yong, King Xuan, or King Rui who would be on the throne. one.

As for what Chu Yuan did in Tongzhou, rumors spread ten times and hundreds of times. In a few days, when Fang Ruxuan learned about it from Mu Mian again, it had become another look.

"The princess just listens to it, but don't take it to heart, even I know that three people become tigers, so don't think too much about it."

Mu Mian took an apple that Fang Ruxuan handed her and ate it, and told her all the sensational rumors in Shangyang City as if they were anecdotes.

Although there were praises and derogations, the common people praised Chu Yuan more than derogatory ones. After all, in their minds, corrupt officials were "heavenly murdered". Therefore, Chu Yuan's actions were very gratifying.

"It can be seen that rumors are sometimes fiercer than tigers."

Chatting with Kapok as if chatting, Fang Ruxuan said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is in Tongzhou, but he just dealt with the corrupt official with the largest amount of money. Now it is spread to Shangyang City, it seems that he killed thousands of people. Looking back, The image of His Highness among the common people is probably so fierce that it can be used to frighten children."

Kapok nodded with a smile.

I thought that if King Yao did not press like this, no one in the court would discuss this matter, and we could wait until Chu Yuan came back to make a decision, but within a few days, the wind direction gradually changed.

In the afternoon of this day, Fang Ruxuan got up after taking a nap, and listened to Zheng Pinglai's report, saying that in the early court, Zhongshan Marquis once again proposed the matter of storage, and this time, it was obvious that he came prepared, many courtiers reviewed the matter, and King Yao , never resolutely contain this matter like last time.

When she heard the news, Fang Ruxuan subconsciously felt: behind this, someone is fueling the flames.

Regardless of whether these people really want Chu Yuan to fall into the reserve position or pretend to be so, as long as the matter does not calm down and continues to develop so rapidly, one day, a seed of doubt will be left in King Yao's heart: Was it true that the chosen prince was wrong?

No one is perfect, but when someone says you are wrong, you can stick to your own opinion. If many people say you are wrong, then you are a saint, and you will also ask yourself in your heart: Is it because you are wrong.

King Yao is also a human being, even though he valued Chu Yuan’s talent that day, and after weighing many factors, he chose Chu Yuan as the crown prince. If he didn't let it go, he might have a lump in his heart.

And when this pimple will intensify, no one knows.

Therefore, even if Chu Yuan could defend himself when he came back, even if he kept his reserve position that day, the lump in King Yao’s heart would always exist. One day, the suspicion of the superior will make that pimple grow day by day.

This is definitely not a good sign for Chu Yuan.

Thinking this way, Fang Ruxuan decided that she could no longer sit still and wait for death.

"Chu Dong and the others followed His Highness to Tongzhou? Who is in charge of those who stayed in Shangyang City?"

Fang Ruxuan summoned Kapok and asked.

"Chunan didn't go. When he was in the capital in the past, Chu Nan was responsible for the series of intelligence matters, so before His Highness left, he handed over these matters to Chu Nan. Chu Dong followed His Highness to Tongzhou. Chu Xi and Chu Bei, there are other matters that they are responsible for, this servant is not clear."

Kapok replied.

"In this way, you go to find Chu Nan, and you deploy people to intensify the rumors about the re-establishment of the reserve in Shangyang City by a few percent, forcing the king to seriously examine this issue."

Fang Ruxuan thought over and over again, and told Kapok to say.

"Intensify?"

Kapok was a little puzzled: Shouldn't it be to publicize His Highness's hardships in Tongzhou, and show the fact that Tongzhou's officialdom is corrupt and urgently needs iron and blood rectification, so as to cleanse His Highness?
As if seeing the question in Mu Mian's heart, Fang Ruxuan said with a smile: "The matter of Tongzhou is beyond reproach. When His Royal Highness received this errand that day, His Majesty said that it is up to His Highness to make the decision. Therefore, this trip to Tongzhou, regardless of merit or demerit, It's all what His Highness, the crown prince, should do. However, if His Highness loses his position because of this, then, during the trip to Tongzhou, His Highness will be making wedding dresses for others. And this is not the king's focus..."

Kapok seemed to understand a little bit, "What the king cares about now is the hearts and minds won by His Highness?"

Fang Ruxuan nodded, "The courtiers all went up to ask for the re-establishment of the crown prince. They all have their own selfish intentions, but if the people in Shangyang City also ask for the re-appointment of the crown prince, what do you think the king will think?"

King Yao would not simply think that Chu Yuan was unpopular, but would think that someone took advantage of Chu Yuan's absence in Shangyang City to fuel the flames and take away his heir apparent.

With such doubts, King Yao would feel that what the courtiers said was also the intention of the master messenger behind the scenes.

Just imagine, how could King Yao look at the courtiers and people under his rule, listen to other people's opinions, and use them for him?
As long as Yao Wang has such doubts, then it will not be as simple as it is now to establish a reserve again.And Chu Yuan will not leave any lumps in King Yao's heart. On the contrary, if Chu Yuan's trip to Tongzhou is fruitful this time, even if there is no reward for his contribution, in King Yao's heart, his credit will be multiplied.

"I'm going right now..."

Going the other way, in this way, even if King Yao orders a thorough investigation in the future, Chu Yuantou will never be implicated, and those who want to use this to make trouble to seize the reserve will surface. What is more interesting than this?
Thinking excitedly, Kapok took the order and left.

Sure enough, within a few days, not only in the court, but also in Shangyang City, there was a hurricane of seizing the reserve and establishing the reserve, and even divided into several factions, each supporting King Yong, King Xuan and King Rui.

The situation became more and more serious, and Chu Yuan had the same nervous appearance when he just returned to Yao Kingdom that day, but the difference was that the previous time the crown prince had not been decided, but this time, it was when Chu Yuan had already taken the position of crown prince.

In Fengming Palace, Queen Zhou heard Fang Shanggong's report, she couldn't help frowning and said: "What's going on? Didn't you say that you only discuss this matter in the court to pave the way for the future replacement of the reserve? How can you go to Yangcheng?" Are you making a fuss too?"

Fang Shanggong shook his head, looked at Queen Zhou inquiringly and said, "Do you want Xuan Zhongshan to come into the palace?"

Contemplating for a moment, Queen Zhou shook her head, "At this moment, it's better not to be impatient. If you attract the king's attention, you may think it's my palace's intention, but the gain will not be worth the loss. move your mind on things.”

Fang Shanggong came over with his ear, and Queen Zhou gave some instructions in a low voice.

A few days later, Fang Ruxuan turned pale when she heard the news from Tongzhou.

(End of this chapter)