The prince is very busy, Jiang Anyi came to the East Palace on an errand for four days to see the prince twice, and before he could say two words, he was diverted by the people who came to pay respects, watching the prince discuss political affairs with people with a clear eye, Jiang Anyi retreated silently, and sighed in his heart that the prince has grown into a qualified prince, especially this time to the outskirts of Changqiao to welcome himself, all the way to be kind and close to the people, which shows that the means are clever.

At the beginning of the year, Xiong Zhiren came, Jiang Anyi told him about the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiong Zhiren became nervous, and said: "The wind is faint, don't be careful." Anyi, the old man will wait with you for the prince to come back and talk to him, so that he should pay attention. ”

As the father-in-law of the crown prince, Xiong Zhiren knows very well what his son-in-law is, he likes to swim in Ye, enjoys vocal music, and is generous, and no matter how much silver he has in the East Palace, he can't stand his squandering. Xiong Zhiren once secretly told his daughter that she should strictly control the 40,000 taels of silver in the inner palace and not let the prince spend it indiscriminately, otherwise the princess would not even be able to take out the money to buy a headgear.

The waiting time was not short, and it was not until the time passed that the prince took He Ziying and others back to the East Palace.

The prince sat in the Wenhua Hall to watch things, Xiong Zhiren, Jiang Anyi and Shi Yu came to the Wenhua Palace, there were still more than ten people in the house, seeing Xiong Zhiren and Jiang Anyi and others coming in, the prince nodded and greeted: "Guozhang, Anyi, you wait a while, and then talk to you after Gu finishes dealing with these things." "The eunuch Zhang Jin, the leader of the East Palace, thoughtfully moved over to the embroidery pier and asked a few to sit down, these three are the leaders of the East Palace, and they dare not offend.

After the political affairs were dealt with, the crown prince Shi Chongwei stretched his waist and said with a smile: "Guozhang, is there something wrong with Jiang Shi looking for the lonely king?" ”

Jiang Anyi got up and said about the Mid-Autumn Festival reward, Shi Yu reported that there were only 2,700 taels of silver in the treasury, and Xiong Zhi'an mentioned that the officials of the East Palace were discussing the matter of the Chu'an Palace's festival reward, and said to the prince with a straight face: "This matter seems to be a trivial matter, I am afraid that someone behind it is secretly pushing, Your Highness must not be underestimated." ”

Shi Chongwei joked casually: "What is this Xu Yinliang, Master Jiang can just pluck a hair for me and walk through." ”

"No", Xiong Zhiren said with a sudden change of color: "Your Highness, Lord Jiang is an important minister of the country, the East Palace relies on, the Son of Heaven still regards him as a national scholar, Lord Jiang serves His Royal Highness with talent, His Royal Highness can snore so lightly, and he is regarded by the gold lord?" What's more, Lord Jiang is private wealth, how can His Highness take the benefits of the people, the ministers really dare not listen to such words, please retract your highness's words. ”

Shi Chongwei was taught a "crackling" lesson by Xiong Zhiren, his face turned red, he stayed for a moment, stood up and saluted Jiang Anyi, and said apologetically: "Master Jiang, the lonely king is frivolous and has no words, and I ask Jiang Shi not to be surprised." ”

Jiang Anyi hurriedly said: "Your Highness doesn't need to be polite. This Xu Yinliang is not a big deal, but what Xiong Hou said is reasonable, you have no jokes, His Royal Highness is the prince, and you should be cautious in everything you say and do. ”

Shi Chongwei said ashamedly: "What Guozhang and Jiang Shi have taught is that the lonely king has forgotten a little. ”

Xiong Zhiren realized that his words just now were too radical, and said euphemistically: "The old minister has lost his honor, I hope His Royal Highness will forgive his sins, and the old minister is loyal and hopes that the prince can understand." ”

"The heart of Guozhang and Jiang Shi understands that in the future, he must be cautious in his words and deeds, and live up to what he has taught." Shi Chongwei said sincerely. The monarch and the ministers looked at each other and smiled, and the wind dissipated a little unpleasantly.

Shi Yu looked envious on the side, although he was a high-ranking official from the fourth grade, but he was a domestic servant in front of the prince, and he didn't dare to be presumptuous at all, seeing everyone sitting again, he reminded him: "There are ten days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the things for this festival have to be prepared in advance. ”

On weekdays, hundreds or thousands of taels of silver are rewarded Shi Chongwei's eyes without blinking, and he is really being at this time

Stumped, do you want to go to Yanshan Pavilion to find the queen and queen? The Son of Heaven asked him to make a pilgrimage when he was resting, and today is only the fifth day of the new year, and he will be a little rushed when he comes back from the other garden on the tenth day of the new year.

"Shi Yu, you sent someone to inquire if the Mid-Autumn Festival reward in the Chu'an Mansion really sent those things." Shi Chongwei said: "Where did the second child get the money, the Huang family can make a lot of money, and the Huang family is not afraid of settling accounts with the lonely king in the future." ”

Xiong Zhiren and Jiang Anyi looked at each other and smiled bitterly, just said that they should be cautious in their words and deeds, but in the blink of an eye, they were talking indiscriminately, and this problem could not be changed for a while.

"The regent of the lonely king is a big deal, and the officials of the East Palace have been affected during this time, and this Mid-Autumn Festival has to be rewarded, and the second child can't be underestimated." Shi Chongwei patted the table, pondered for a moment, and asked Shi Yu, "Shi Yu, is there anything in the East Palace that can be supported first?" Do you want the crown princess to move some silver from the inner palace first? ”

Shi Yu felt the compelling gaze of Xiong Guozhang on the other side, how dare he nod, and replied: "To go to the East Palace to set up a banquet to entertain the ministers, this year the prince will invite the ministers for Long Live Banquet, and if you are in one place, you can save two thousand taels of silver, and the others are small items, which are not of great use." ”

Suddenly, Shi Yu patted his forehead and laughed, and said: "Master, the little one is busy and confused, according to the practice of previous years, in two days, the filial piety on the village should be delivered, in addition to the things that should be there, the silver for takeaway grain and livestock should also be five or six thousand taels, which should be able to deal with the past." ”

Xiong Zhiren saw Jiang Anyi's vague face, and explained with a smile: "When the prince entered the East Palace, the Son of Heaven gave him a thousand hectares of land, and when he got married, he gave him another thousand hectares, and there are some mountains and forests, these fields and forests are in the area of Suxi County and Taizhi County, which are operated by the envoys of the Neizhuang Mansion, and the food and clothing needed for the East Palace are paid every year, and the excess is sold by them into silver taels and handed over to the palace for use. ”

Jiang Anyi understood that it was the East Palace Huangzhuang. The fields of the world are divided into three kinds of people's fields, tuntian and official fields, and the official fields are divided into Huangzhuang, Zhitian, vocational fields, school fields, etc., the prince's fields obviously belong to Huangzhuang, these fields do not need to pay taxes, do not belong to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, and the silver obtained is called Huangzhuang grain silver, which is directly under the control of the East Palace.

Shi Chongwei saw that the silver had landed, and said with a smile: "Pass the meal, after a busy day, Gu is hungry, Guozhang and Jiang Shi accompany Gu to eat together." As for Shi Yu, no matter how big an official he is, he is a domestic servant in front of the prince, and he has to stand and serve, of course, Shi Chongwei can't really let him serve, wave his hand and let him leave on his own.

Eating with the prince is not like eating with the Son of Heaven, Jiang Anyi relaxed a lot, reported to the prince that the Zhan Mansion lacked manpower, and prepared to let Li Donghong and Li Laigao, the subordinates of the palace, enter the palace to help with errands. Shi Chongwei said with a smile: "Master Jiang will deal with these things by himself, I have heard these two people say, or they have no official status, so let them temporarily make a nine-grade book history in Zhan Shifu, and the matter of Liu Yixing being the chief bookkeeper of Zhan Shifu is lonely, Jiang Shi asked him to report his resume to the Ministry of Officials, and Lone has already mentioned it to Duan Shangshu." ”

Seeing that Jiang Anyi was about to get up and salute, Shi Chongwei said with a smile: "You don't need to be polite when you eat, these are all trivial things, Jiang Shi is also thinking about the East Palace, if you want to talk about it, the lonely king should thank you." Master Jiang, I salute you for a cup, your copy of "Please Build a Group and Practice Shu" Kong Xiang, Ma Xiang and Ding Shangshu all praised each other after reading it, saying that it was a good strategy for the country, and it had been submitted to his father for imperial approval. ”

As soon as the wind changed, Shi Chongwei said: "Jiang Shi in the Yanshan Pavilion for his father Chengfeng Pavilion proposed the couplet 'a little Haoran Qi, a thousand miles of fast wind' to the Beijing, the meaning of Haoran in the Lianzhong makes people feel open-minded, I think of Jiang Shi when he first entered Beijing in Wangyuan Tower to do the poem of 'why don't men take Wu hooks', impassioned, like a hanging waterfall flying down, magnificent, those talents recruited by King Chu'an are grinding among the flowers and willows and green, compared with Jiang Shi, the difference between cloud and mud. ”

Xiong Zhiren smiled, and the words he taught the prince were said at this time to win over Jiang Anyi, and the timing was very good. Sure enough, Jiang Anyi's expression became excited, and he said: "The minister is long live and the prince's kindness, and the only way to repay him is to swear allegiance to the death." ”

Xiong Zhiren said with a smile: "Don't talk about this when you eat, Your Highness is deliberately not letting An Yi eat a comfortable meal." Has His Royal Highness Huangzhuang in Suxi County ever been there? ”

Shi Chongwei shook his head and said, "It's been more than seventy miles, and it's inconvenient to come and go, so I've never been there." ”

Jiang Anyi's mind moved, remembering that the Son of Heaven told him to let the prince know more about the people's sufferings, and said with a smile: "When I met the saint at the beginning of the month, Banzai mentioned that His Highness should know more about the people's sufferings, and the minister thought that His Highness might as well go to the Huangzhuang when he is free to take a walk and see the lives of ordinary people." ”

This sentence immediately aroused Shi Chongwei's interest, he has been taking care of the government every day since he was regent, and he has been so busy that his feet do not touch the ground, he thought that he could relax, and immediately smiled: "My father said very well, tomorrow I will go to talk to Kong Xiang and them, and the day after tomorrow I will take time to go to the Huangzhuang to see, with my father's message, Kong Xiang They will definitely not say anything." ”

The excuse of understanding the people's suffering is much stronger than practicing riding and archery, Shi Chongwei was very happy that Jiang Anyi found a good reason for him, and happily raised his glass to invite. Xiong Zhiren had the intention to dissuade him, but this was the intention of the Son of Heaven, and the prince could see that the suffering of the people would only be good for him in the future, so his lips squirmed twice and did not make a sound.

Shi Chongwei was in a state of excitement, and said loudly: "The day after tomorrow, call Shang Jingxuan (Li Jingxuan, the grandson of the former Guogong), Yi Guang (the grandson of Zhu Taiwei, Zhu Yifeng's cousin), Youhang (Wei Yishen's grandson, Wei Youcheng's cousin) These people, and then bring the eagle dog, I haven't hunted for a long time, and the bow in the arrow is about to turn ashes." ”

In the prince's mouth, these people are all companions of the East Palace, and Jiang Anyi is also their teacher, but it is estimated that few people will recognize him as a teacher. After the prince got married, he began to study politics in the court, and the companions in the East Palace returned home, but the hard work of accompanying the prince to study was not in vain, and half of them became the prince's close playmates, and the prince often called them to play together.

Jiang Anyi heard these names and became two big heads, and heard that the prince was going to bring an eagle dog, which was to investigate the people's feelings, and it was clearly to go to the horses and arrows for fun, and the words had been spoken, and he regretted it, so he had to look at Xiong Zhiren with the eyes of asking for help.

Xiong Zhiren's face turned pale with anger, if the prince was a student of the national eunuch, he had to whip his board hard, there was a difference between the monarch and the minister, even if he was his own son-in-law, he couldn't make a mistake. I had to hold back my anger and persuade: "Your Highness, if you take Li Jingxuan and these people to hunt, let Banzai know that this is not beautiful, and it will also make Lord Jiang difficult to explain." ”

Jiang Anyi hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Highness, we are going to observe the people's feelings, with eagles and dogs but hunting, how to understand the suffering of the people, the minister suggested that His Highness should follow the car lightly, and it is best to go in disguise, otherwise the emperor will know that His Royal Highness is coming, and he will definitely greet him with great fanfare, and the ordinary people are panicked, where can they find out what the truth is." ”

Shi Chongwei was a little deflated and said: "What Master Jiang said is that the day after tomorrow, Gu will disguise himself as a scholar who travels to study, and Jiang Shi is Lone's teacher, and the two of us will go to Huangzhuang in disguise to investigate." ”

While talking about Shi Chongwei, he became excited, he saw in the play that the Qin Cha disguised himself as a common person to investigate the people's feelings, and then took down the corrupt officials in one fell swoop, and he also had to be like the Qin Cha in the play, take down a few corrupt officials, the people were grateful to Dade, and shouted "Prince Chitose", the scene was really intoxicating.

Xiong Zhiren didn't know what the prince was thinking, but this opportunity could not be missed, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are a daughter, and there must be someone around you to serve you, so let Yi'an accompany you as your scholar, and serve tea and pour water along the way, how about it?" ”