With the north-south lecture and Taoist meeting that has been hyped up by the entire Jingshi City is approaching, the expectations of many people in the Jingshi City for this grand event have also become enthusiastic all of a sudden.

Whether it is a person from Shilin, an official eunuch in the city, or a minister of the court, they are all shocked and have some expectations for such a thing, which was originally just two representatives of the southern Shilin going north to give lectures at Qingtan Academy, and suddenly evolving into this scale.

Of course, there are many more complex emotions, which vary from group to group.

Shilin is naturally jubilant, thinking that this is a rare opportunity to discuss the scriptures, the official eunuchs and gentry in the city are not without expectations, such a grand event can also highlight the extraordinary roots of the imperial city at the foot of the sky, there can be such a grand event a year ago, it is enough to highlight the prosperity of the literary style of the Great Zhou, but the ministers of the court and the central government are aware of some unusual here.

"Go and ask Mr. Chu and Mr. Wang to come over."

The dark purple-gold robe was wrapped in a gorgeous and exquisite fox armpit fur, and the man reclined in a large loose bearskin chair and looked out the window.

"See Your Highness."

The two old men, one fat and one thin, came together.

"Excuse me, Mr. Chu, Mr. Wang, you and I have been friends for decades, even when Lone was in power, it was the same, but now Lone is just an idle person, there is no need to be like this." The man got up and walked down the steps and said softly.

"Etiquette should not be abolished." The old man surnamed Chu shook his head after bowing, "Contemptible and Kezhen know that the prince has good intentions, but they have been friends for many years, and they don't have to care about this kind of false courtesy, and the prince doesn't have to care either." ”

"Well, that's the case, that's not pretentious, sit down." The man's eyebrows are eagle and tiger's eyes, and the sun horns are upright, but the lips are a little thinner, which weakens the momentum.

"Your Highness is in such a hurry to invite us here, is there something important?" The thin man surnamed Chu stroked his goatee, and seemed to have expected something, "But what about the lectures and lectures of Qingtan Academy, Chongzheng Academy, White Horse Academy, and Chongwen Academy?" ”

"The two gentlemen also know?" The tiger-eyed man nodded slightly, "This kind of grand event is rare, but Mr. Gu feels that this matter is not so simple, it is reported that Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen have already invited the south, but they have not done it for a long time, but they have waited until this time to come, does Mr. think there is something strange in it?" ”

The faces of the two old men became serious.

They already knew the prince's thoughts, and if it weren't for the two of them admonishing them in the past two years, they would have been thinking about it a long time ago.

Knowing that this was a dangerous job, but at this time the two of them had already boarded the ship, and it was difficult to get off the boat, besides, after spying on something, they also felt that this matter was not hopeless, maybe this was an opportunity.

"Lord Wang, what do you think is wrong?" The thin old man surnamed Chu groaned for a moment, "Today, the Emperor Emperor is in good health, and even if the emperor has some thoughts, I am afraid that it will be difficult to act rashly at this time, right?" You still don't know the emperor's temperament? ”

The tiger-eyed man sneered contemptuously, and his thick palm rubbed lightly against the bearskin.

"It is said that the fourth child is a forbearant character, and now he can afford it, but the more like this, the more lonely he is, the more restless he is, if he doesn't take advantage of his father's still existence, is he just sitting here and waiting to die? The fourth child's mind is lonely and knows, he now occupies the name of righteousness, as long as his father is sent to the end safely, it will naturally come to fruition, but his father is now in such good health, I am afraid that his forbearance may not be able to last forever, right? ”

It's hard to answer.

The old man surnamed Chu and the old man surnamed Wang both bowed their heads and were silent.

"Lone knows your thoughts, and I hope that the fourth child will show his flaws, and my father will naturally have a heart, but there are also masters around the fourth child."

The tiger-eyed man stood up, put his hands behind his back, paced in a circle, returned to the edge of the bearskin chair, and pressed the back of the chair.

"I'm afraid that the fourth child will use this silent way to moisten things, and slowly and quietly attract the support and effectiveness of these people, my father is still old, and some things can't be seen clearly, at that time, even if he has the heart, but he may not have the determination and courage, and ......"

The words didn't go on, but Chu Qi and Wang Zinian both understood that at that time, the martial artists, as well as the ministers and generals who were in charge of the military power of Jingshi City, would they still listen to the emperor?

Do you dare to accompany the Emperor on an adventure?

"Your Royal Highness, but now the emperor is very stable, and there are no other moves, even if there are some measures, they are also approved by the emperor, and even the emperor is very approves, in this case, others may not be ......" Chu Qi couldn't help but said.

"Then Lone can only stay in the house like this for a few days?"

Some sinister and violent aura almost poured out of his chest, everything that should have belonged to him now, but now he can only rely on the charity of others, and even rely on others to make mistakes to have a chance, thinking of all this, he can hardly bear it.

"Lord Wang, you still need to calm down." Chu Qi sighed softly.

"Hmph, calm down, I'm afraid the fourth child wants me to be calm all the time, so that he can act unhurriedly, right?" The tiger-eyed man sneered, "I added the title of right attendant of the military department to Wang Ziteng, is this a show of favor to Wang Ziteng, or is it for my father to see?" Wang Ziteng has been running around for a while, does he feel uneasy, or does he feel that he needs to behave in front of the fourth child? ”

"And the Zhen family, why hasn't their silver been delivered this year for a long time? Do you think that the fourth child is going to open up to them, and there is no need to be lonely? ”

These words were so straightforward and explicit that Chu Qi and Wang Zinian couldn't help frowning.

Wang Zinian is still in charge of the finances, and he couldn't help but explain: "Lord Wang, the Zhen family also has difficulties now, the situation in Jiangnan is not very good, it is said that the sea trade has been blocked, and there has been no progress in Ningbo, plus Lin Ruhai is stuck very tightly, without the emperor's personal decree, the Zhen family has no choice." ”

"This Lin Ruhai, in vain, is still sponsoring him in front of his father, is this how he repays this king?" The tiger-eyed man became furious, "There was no king back then, and he should have been imprisoned a long time ago for his little things, is he impatient to live?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, now is not the time to think about this matter, although Lin Ruhai has an average reputation in Shilin, he still has a place in the heart of the Emperor Taishang, and he is not too demanding of the Zhen family, but this Zhen family ......"

Wang Zinian hesitated, as if he was weighing something.

"Your Highness may be able to privately send a fine candidate to Jiangnan to find out, I think there seems to be some problems with the Zhen family, although I also know that life is not good over there, but it is not so, and the person sent is also vague and unclear."

"Oh?" The tiger-eyed man was taken aback, turned around and stared at Wang Zinian, "Mr. Wang, do you mean Zhen Jingde is making trouble?" Or ......"

Wang Zinian's face was a little ugly, this was the part he was responsible for, but something went wrong, although the responsibility was not on him, but obviously the lord was not satisfied.

"Your Royal Highness, although the salt administration is lucrative, but there are too many people staring, in the first half of the year, Yang He patrolled Zhejiang, passing by Qingjiangpu, it is said that he and Qiao Yingjia planned to impeach the Zhejiang political envoy and the two Zhejiang to transfer the salt transport envoy, thinking that the local salt government is corrupt, the officials and businessmen collude, and the tax revenue of the imperial court salt administration is greatly damaged,......"

The Zhen family has a lot of influence in Nanzhili and Liangzhejiang, but Nanzhili is under the nose of Nanjing, and it is also the foundation of the Zhen family, and the Zhen family still has some scruples.

The Zhen family on the other side of Liangzhejiang doesn't have so many worries, so this has always been the most profitable piece, but I didn't expect Yang He to inspect Liangzhejiang and actually set his sights on this piece.

"Why is Yang He eyeing Yanzheng?" The tiger-eyed man was Prince Yizhong, and he glanced at Wang Zinian suspiciously, "Yanzheng, that should be the matter of the two Zhejiang patrols the imperial history of Yan, right?" When will it be his turn to inspect the local imperial history to ask? ”

"Your Highness, where will Yang He care about these imperial histories?" Wang Zinian smiled bitterly, "He went from Jiangbei to Jiangnan, and saw that there were no suitable targets on the Lianghuai side, Lin Ruhai still did a good job in this regard, compared with the two Zhejiang, he naturally wanted to find some stubble to make political achievements." ”

Prince Yizhong hesitated for a moment, "Isn't this guy instructed by someone behind you?" Who asked him to go out to inspect the two Zhejiang? ”

"This is a routine inspection of the Imperial Procuratorate every year, but Yang He is a serious and meticulous person, so he ......" Wang Zinian sighed.

"The income of the two Zhejiang sides this year ......" Prince Yizhong's face looked bad again.

This is a lot of cost, and it takes a lot of effort to win people's hearts and minds, and it is a huge amount of silver, if not, why would people support you, an outdated prince? Even though he has the protection of his father, he is never so enthusiastic.

"I'm afraid I can't count on the private salt of Liangzhejiang, but the Zhen family should have other ways." Wang Zinian's face flashed with a grim look.

Prince Yizhong frowned, "Kezhen, you just do it, if the Zhen family is disobedient, then write a letter to the past, hmph, don't just think about getting benefits, when it's time for them to do things, they will be a turtle with a shrunken head, there is such a good thing in the world?" ”

Seeing that the prince didn't ask himself anything, Wang Zinian's heart was a little gloomy, such dirty things could only be done by himself, but if he didn't do it, who should go?

"Mr. Chu, do you think there are some other flavors behind this Shilin event?" Returning to the topic, Prince Yizhong's mind is even stronger.

Chu Qi already understood what the prince meant, but this matter was not easy to operate.

Shilinzhong has always been not very friendly with the royal family, and unless it is the emperor, other royal relatives have always been disliked by scholars and officials.

The biggest preference of the officials is to spray the royal family and the dragon forbidden lieutenant, and even the dragon forbidden lieutenant has to be ranked behind the royal clan, of course, they spray and spray, as long as the emperor stays in the middle and ignores it, it will naturally be boring.

Prince Yizhong wants to get involved in this matter, so as to enhance his popularity, or reputation, and continue to build momentum for himself.

It should be said that this is a good idea, the Great Zhou world is the world ruled by the Son of Heaven and the scholars, and the scholars and civil officials are one, if they can win the favor of the civil officials, it will undoubtedly open a door for many things to do in the future.

But would the civil servants, or the scholars, accept such an apparently close gesture? Will the emperor tolerate such behavior?