Du Mansion

When Du Ximing returned home, before he could sit down, Mrs. Du asked impatiently: "What's going on today?"

Du Ximing went to the General's Mansion today because the Du family planned to do so.

Since the Du family learned that General Qu was going to visit a marriage for her junior sister, the Du family has been worried.

If it were just a general Qu, the Du family was not so determined to win, but there was a King of Chu behind General Qu.

Du Ximing recalled the situation at the General's Mansion today. General Qu was not bad to him, and he was more enthusiastic about him than when he was on the road before.

The King of Chu should be quite satisfied with him, otherwise he would not have taken him to the General's Mansion.

only……

Du Ximing frowned slightly, "The King of Chu and General Qu are both polite to me. There is no need to worry about them, just..."

Although Mrs. Du couldn't bear to part with her niece in her parents' home, her son's future was more important. She asked urgently:

"Just what?"

General Qu became the Princess of Chu, and she valued that junior sister the most. If her son could be supported by the King of Chu, his future would be really bright, and second-rank officials could be.

And his father is also likely to be promoted to another level and will not work in this Honglu Temple without real power for the rest of his life.

Du Ximing's voice was a little erratic: "General Qu's junior sister is very cold to me."

"Is it a girl's face so thin?"

Du Ximing lowered his eyes and did not answer Mrs. Du's question.

Mrs. Du couldn't see the expression in Du Ximing's eyes, and didn't know that Du Ximing's eyes were full of strange looks at this moment.

...

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Imperial Palace Study Room

Four brothers sat in the imperial study.

At this time, the Imperial Study Room was not as comfortable as usual, but was a little indescribable.

"Youyuan, the Huaicheng where you are always a prosperous place. Originally, I left Huaicheng to Youbei. At the beginning, you begged me and said that you had no savings. I gave Huaicheng to you with a soft heart.

Now, you have only been there for a few years and have been tormenting the people of Huaicheng.

Do you know how many officials impeach you?"

When he was scolded by the emperor, King Ning Youyuan of Huai was so arrogant that he didn't dare to show off.

The emperor hurriedly turned around.

When he is angry and worried, he likes to circle around.

"I will issue an imperial edict to take back the governance rights of Huaicheng.

From now on, Huaicheng will be handed over to the Governor of Jianghuai. I will ask him to allocate 30% of Huaicheng's income to you."

After hearing this, King Huai knelt down to the ground and reached out to hug the emperor's legs.

"Brother, if you take back the governance power of Huaicheng, how can you be a human being? Don't you think I have made a huge mistake?"

The emperor pulled out his legs with great force.

“Aren’t you just making a mistake now?

Whether it was our dynasty or the previous dynasty, when did the Jianghuai area die? Now, 20% of the people are displaced.

If you keep in charge, will the people of Jianghuai rebel?"

The emperor said the facts, and King Huai could not tell, so he had to continue playing the emotional card.

"Emperor brother, I am not interested. I don't know why I am going to be like this now. Why don't you arrange someone to manage it for me? How about not taking back the governance power of Huaicheng?"

The emperor didn't say anything.

King Huai looked at Ning Youbei, "Youbei, beg for me."

Since the emperor has not issued an imperial edict, this matter may be able to turn around.

Ning Youbei decided to help the King of the Rule.

"Youyuan, who did you give Huaicheng to manage?"

Ning Youyuan suddenly had a light of inspiration and said quickly:

"I just said why Huaicheng has become like this? It turned out that someone hurt me. Brother, please give me another chance. I will deal with that person after I go back. I will definitely manage Huaicheng well in the future."

Ning Youbei paused his hand and just wanted to use the fan to block his face.

What a shame!

Even if he wants to shirk responsibility, it is not like this. He will only get even more angry when he says this.

Before the emperor spoke, Ning Youbei made a comeback for King Huai.

"Brother, Youyuan is still young and has no experience, so it is possible to be blinded.

For the sake of his first offense, you spare him this time. There are only four of us brothers left, and the father is still watching from heaven."

After hearing Ning Youbei say this, the emperor's anger calmed down a little.

He didn't care much about whether his father was in heaven or not, but he still cared about the people of the world's views on him.

Now there are only four brothers left. King Jing is unpredictable and has no idea what kind of chaos will happen in the future. King Huai must keep it, and it is also good to set a target for the world.

After thinking everything, the emperor calmed down.

"This time, I'll spare you because Youbei pleads for you, but Huaicheng still can't let you do whatever you want. I will send a chief minister to follow you to Huaicheng, and Huaicheng will let him help you manage it in the future."

King Huai hurriedly kowtowed a few times, "Thank you, Brother Huang."

"Get up first."

King Huai stood up and bowed to Ning Youbei again, "Thank you too, Youbei."

King Jing never spoke, but the expression on his face was always calm, as if nothing had to do.

The four brothers chatted for a few more words, and King Jing proposed to leave Yudu.

"Your Majesty, the sacrificial ceremony of Father has passed. It has been nearly a month since I came to Yudu. It is time to return."

The emperor pondered for a moment, "Okay, you can't leave Jingcheng for a long time. Let's go and see the Duke of Zhenguo before leaving."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Although he said thank you, King Jing's expression and tone did not mean to thank you, but he still looked calm.

...

After King Jing and King Huai left, the emperor asked Ning Youbei: "What do you think?"

Ning Youbei pulled away the fan in his hand and gently hit the left palm.

"Brother, I think the matter in Huaicheng is not that simple.

The Jianghuai area has always been a wealthy place. No matter how Youyuan does it, it will not cause people to suffer in just a few years and complain. I’m afraid someone is making trouble behind the scenes."

The emperor had completely calmed down at this time, and he thought about everything carefully.

"According to what you said, the Governor of Jianghuai cannot escape the relationship?"

“This is hard to say.

Fang Haichang is the JAC salt transporter, but his salt tax income in recent years is much worse than before. He counts as few million taels of silver as he loses. Where did these silver go?"

Fang Haichang is the son of Prime Minister Fang.

The emperor understood what Ning Youbei meant.

Although the Governor of Jianghuai is the highest administrative officer in Jiangcheng and Huaicheng, Fang Haichang is in Jianghuai and controls the most profitable salt affairs in Jianghuai.

If it were someone else, the Governor of Jianghuai would definitely be able to overwhelm it. It’s a pity that it was Fang Haichang.

With Prime Minister Fang as his backer, Fang Haichang would not buy the account of the Governor of Jianghuai, and the Governor of Jianghuai did not dare to take Fang Haichang.

The emperor quickly turned around again.

"Brother, after I get married with Achu, I will go to Jianghuai for you. This time, I will pretend to go."

The emperor stopped in circles.

"Okay, except for Jianghuai, you can go to Jingcheng for me. Then I will announce to the outside world that you will take General Qu back to the northern border."

The emperor is most worried about King Jing.
Chapter completed!