novelraw Chapter 120 Prince Zhongshun
Chapter 120 Prince Zhongshun
All the ministers in the palace thought that the restoration of Prince Xian's title was certain, and they also praised the current emperor for his kindness and filial piety. After all, everyone knew that Prince Xian's heart to spy on the throne was not dead, and the emperor was still thinking about the restoration of Prince Xian's love for the Supreme Emperor and his brothers. Title, this is more than generosity?
However, with 2000 million taels of silver in the account, some people can't say anything.
The expression on Prince Xian's face was full of surprises. As for the errand this time, it will not be too late to wait until the title is restored.
"I think the title of Prince Xian should be restored, what do you think?" The emperor asked the ministers in the palace for their opinions with a gentle face.
All the ministers looked at each other and acquiesced. They were about to go out to praise the emperor, but they were interrupted by the eunuch who suddenly called out.
"Your Majesty, Prince Fei Shun is asking to see you."
At some point, the eunuch who sang the biography had already walked into the hall with his waist bowed.
Prince Feixian frowned so much that he could kill a fly, and stared fixedly at the eunuch who interrupted the restoration of his title. However, the eunuch looked like a blind man, neither seeing nor paying attention, and continued to wait for the emperor's order.
Hearing that the fourth child came back, the emperor was also very happy, and hurriedly said, "Xuan"
At this moment, everyone seemed to have forgotten about Prince Feixian's restoration of title, only Prince Feixian's face was very ugly.
Prince Fei Shun had probably been waiting outside the hall long ago before the emperor announced him to enter the hall, but after a while, Prince Fei Shun had already entered.
In stark contrast between Prince Fei Shun and Prince Xian in fine attire, his face was pale and he was covered in dust. What was even more striking was that his arms were wrapped in wound cloth, and blood could be vaguely seen.
As soon as he entered the main hall, Prince Fei Shun knelt down on the ground, knocked his head heavily on the ground, and said, "The 2000 million taels of silver in the south of the Yangtze River were looted by the gangsters. The criminals tried their best, but they only got back 1000 million taels and 1000 million taels of tax. The silver is lost, the minister has failed the emperor's trust, and the minister is guilty, please forgive the emperor."
Lost tax money?
Prince Fei Shun's words were like stabbing a hornet's nest, and all the ministers in the palace turned pale with shock. If you don't have 2000 million taels of silver, how can you say that if you don't have it, you will lose half of it?
During the Taiping period, there were still gangsters robbing tax money, and the generals frowned.
Abolish Prince Shun?Half of the looted tax money was recovered, at least he didn't return empty-handed, not to mention that Prince Fei Shun came back with injuries, and everyone couldn't blame him anymore, but Prince Fei Xian?
The eyes of the people looking at Prince Feixian were very wrong. They did not forget that recovering the 2000 taels of silver was almost a sure thing, otherwise the Supreme Emperor would not have thought of sending Prince Feixian to Jiangnan to fight for merit.
Moreover, all the ministers have discussed the whereabouts of the tax money long ago. It is as if everyone is waiting hungry for the rice brought by the wasteful prince. The water is boiled, but the wasteful prince returns empty-handed. Said the emperor, all the ministers who have allocated money will not agree!
The most heinous thing is that when Prince Fei Xian first entered the palace, he concealed the loss of tax money. The emperor almost used this credit to restore the title of Prince Xian. His heart is damning!
At this time, the ministers overlooked one point. When Prince Fei Xian just entered the palace, the emperor asked him very earnestly. Well, the loss of tax money was just "hidden up" by Prince Feixian.
Now the emperor's intention of distributing the tax money in the court was manifested. He wanted the ministers who received the tax money to stand against the deposed prince. Of course, the emperor also fulfilled his wish.
All the ministers looked at Prince Feixian very wrongly, but Prince Feixian felt good about himself, so he didn't take it seriously.
He looked at the fourth child who was kneeling on the ground pleading guilty, and gritted his teeth. Half of the tax money was found, why didn't he know?Or is it that the fourth child deliberately concealed it?
"Fourth!" Prince Feixian said angrily.
Prince Fei Shun turned a deaf ear and continued to kneel and plead guilty.
"2000 million taels of silver, why did the fourth brother only bring back 1000 million taels? Fourth brother, tell me." The emperor looked angry.
At this time, not to mention the restoration of the title, the emperor is extraordinarily magnanimous if he does not convict.
Prince Feixian looked at the fourth child who was kneeling on the ground, and then at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, and gritted his teeth even more.
"Yes" Prince Fei Shun answered, and then he told the story in detail.
It turned out that after receiving the emperor's order, the eighth child ignored the emperor's order to let the fourth child go with him, and rushed to Jiangnan alone. The fourth child could only chase after him hard. With the help of the collection of salt tax, because the collection of salt tax is presided over by Lao Ba, Lao Si can only go to Zhen's house to see Lao Ba, and wants to do business with Lao Ba, but the gate of Zhen's house refuses Lao Si's visit.
The fourth child can only wait for the eighth child to complete the task bitterly.
After finally collecting 2000 million taels of silver, the fourth brother was contacting the local army to escort the tax money. Unexpectedly, the eighth brother asked the Zhen family to escort the 2000 million taels of silver and set off.
2000 million taels of silver went from Jiangnan to the capital, and the matter was of great importance. He was even more afraid that some daring person would want to rob the tax silver, so he hurriedly led his men to chase after him. Sure enough, at a place not far from Jiangnan, At the same time, they found that the tax money had been robbed, and Lao Ba, who escorted the tax money, was also missing.
Because the 2000 million taels of tax money was of great importance, he immediately led a thorough investigation, hoping to recover the tax money. In the end, half of the tax money was recovered as he wished. Injured, nearly killed.
Afterwards, he hurried to the capital with part of the recovered tax money. One was because he wanted to send the tax money to the capital, and the other was that the whereabouts of the eighth brother were unknown, and he might have been murdered by villains. There is filth in the room, but Lao Ba is also a brother. He wants to ask the emperor to send troops to track down the villains to find Lao Ba, or to avenge Lao Ba.
Although the fourth son's narration sounds objective, it clearly listed several crimes and faults of the Eighth Prince.
First, disrespecting the emperor's order, the emperor clearly asked the fourth prince to assist him, but he deliberately left the fourth prince behind.
Second, the escort of the tax bank has our own army, but the old eight uses the people of the Zhen family in its own way, resulting in the robbery of 2000 million taels of tax bank.
Third, the tax money was robbed, but Lao Ba did not try to recover it. Instead, he, the excluded person, tried his best to recover half of the tax money.
"The criminal minister was incompetent, and the tax money was robbed. I begged the emperor to punish him." Prince Feixian took all the crimes on himself.
But for the person who was excluded from running errands, and then recovered half of the tax money for the old man, how could the emperor and the ministers blame him!
On the contrary, the more the fourth brother blamed himself, the more heinous the crime of the eighth and the wasteful prince.
Sure enough, although the emperor looked displeased, he was extraordinarily patient when facing the fourth child, "What is wrong with you, it should be meritorious service that you can recover half of the tax money."
Since there is no fault of the fourth prince in this matter, only the eighth prince is at fault.
"Your Majesty, the abolition of the virtuous prince has vainly neglected the emperor's orders and resulted in the loss of 2000 million taels of tax silver. This is a terrible crime, and the emperor should punish him." General Zhou said out of the queue.
General Zhou was promoted from the frontier after the abdication of the Supreme Emperor. No matter the new emperor or the Supreme Emperor, he was only loyal to the "emperor" and the soldiers at the border.
The emperor promised him 500 million taels of silver, 500 million taels, and now only half of them have been brought back. Yan Shangshu is staring at the 1000 million taels of silver again. Wouldn't the 500 million taels of silver that the emperor promised him become empty talk? Thinking how much armor and swords 500 million taels of silver could buy, General Zhou's heart was bleeding.
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal."
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal."
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal."
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In the disbelief of Prince Xian, there are many ministers in the palace who have seconded the crime of Prince Xian, even Yan Shangshu, the emperor's confidant, who is in charge of the household department, does not look right at Prince Xian.
If the Supreme Emperor hadn't confessed in advance, he would have seconded it.
"You, you..." Prince Feixian was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"My lords, although the eighth brother is guilty, but he was released by the emperor not long ago, how can I have the heart to punish the crime of the eighth brother." The emperor said in a difficult way.
Seemingly benevolently excused the eighth prince, but the emperor's words clearly admitted that the eighth prince was guilty of this matter.
Since he is guilty, how can the emperor have the nerve to restore Lao Ba's title!
This is the emperor's wish, but it does not prevent the ministers from condemning the abolished prince.
In the end, the emperor persuaded him again and again, and the ministers let Lao Ba go without saying anything, not to mention restoring his title of prince, it was the emperor's "hands-on" who could retreat completely.
"Eighth brother, go and pay respects to the emperor, there will be many opportunities to make meritorious service in the future." The emperor seemed to be thinking of the eighth prince and sent the eighth prince away.
Seeing that there was nothing he could do, the eighth prince waved his sleeves angrily, turned around and went to Shangde Palace.
Looking at the fourth brother who was kneeling on the ground, the emperor thought it over and said, "It's a great achievement for the fourth brother to recover half of the tax money. I think of the brotherhood, the father and the emperor's heart for the son, and I will return the fourth brother." The title of Prince Shun, plus the word 'loyalty', it is called 'Prince Zhongshun'."
"I thank the emperor Long En, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." The fourth child paid his respects excitedly.
The Supreme Emperor looked for an opportunity for the Eighth Prince, but the Eighth Prince not only failed, but also left an impression of incompetence in the hearts of the courtiers. On the contrary, the Fourth Prince, who did not like the Supreme Emperor, was reinstated by the Emperor as a Prince of Loyalty and Obedience.
The four princes were rehabilitated, and all the ministers in the court praised the emperor for his kindness.
Prince Fei Xian angrily walked towards Shangde Palace, intending to go to the Supreme Emperor to sue the Emperor, but he just saw the Supreme Emperor, before he could speak, the emperor's envoy arrived, and the envoy said comfortingly, "The emperor said that it is not easy to restore His Highness's title in the current crisis, but there are many opportunities. After a while, he will definitely find a chance to restore His Highness's title."
Eighth Prince: ...
He was the one who messed up the errand. The emperor promised to follow the emperor's wishes and find a chance to restore his title after a while. What else could he say?
The author has something to say: Thank you little angels for your comfort, okay?