Chapter four hundred and seventy-four: the crown prince
"In the 20th year of Wanli, the first-class Jinshi of Renchen Branch and the second-class Jinshi Weng Zhengchun, Shi Jikai, Gu Tianjuan, the second-class Jinshi were Hong Qirui, Liu Yedang, Wu Mo, the third-class Jinshi Zhong Zhaodou, Gao Dengming, etc., a total of three hundred and four
From now on, I will stop observing the government and enter the Crown Prince’s Palace as a subordinate of the Crown Prince, listening to the Crown Prince Xiu’s orders!”
In the 22nd year of Wanli, on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, the first court meeting after the Spring Festival holiday, when all the civil and military officials were still immersed in the afterglow of the Spring Festival holiday, following the little fat man’s order, the 20th year of Wanli
All the more than 300 scholars admitted in the imperial examination became auxiliary officials of the Crown Prince.
"Hiss! What is your Majesty doing?"
"Even if it is to consolidate the crown prince's status, it won't be like this?"
After the imperial edict was read out, all the civil and military ministers in the Huangji Palace suddenly couldn't even care about the court rules and couldn't help but whisper.
There is no way to enrich the East Palace on such a large scale. Even when Wu Zong, the only son of Xiaozong, was the crown prince, he had never received such treatment. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the only person who has received such equal treatment is probably Emperor Taizu.
There is only one Prince Yiwen.
"What kind of behavior is there in the noise in the palace? Be quiet!"
Facing the increasingly louder whispers in the palace, the official responsible for observing the etiquette of the officials suddenly couldn't help but look cold.
"I know my guilt!"
Faced with the scolding of the picket officials, a group of civil and military officials who reacted quickly apologized to the little fat man.
"That's it, continue!"
He waved his hands at the officials who were asking for forgiveness, but the little fat man didn't care, and just gave another order to the eunuch who announced the order.
"In addition, from now on, the prince will be crowned the King of Liaodong... The east of Shanhaiguan and Nuergandusi will be the prince's fiefdom, and will be governed by the prince with full power. This is for the purpose of familiarizing himself with the state affairs. This will be a permanent example!"
After these civil and military officials calmed down and received the order from the little fat man, the eunuch who announced the decree read it loudly again.
"hiss!"
"This, this..."
As the eunuch announced the edict, the officials who had just calmed down did not discuss as much as before this time, but the sound of gasping for air seemed to be evacuating the Emperor's Palace into a vacuum.
There was nothing I could do about it. On the first day after the festival, such a big event happened to the court. It really made these officials, who were still immersed in the festive atmosphere, unable to react.
"Haha, dear dears, what's going on? Are you planning to suck all the air out of the Emperor's Palace?"
Looking at the stunned civil and military officials under the throne, the little fat man couldn't help but joke.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. What your Majesty said was too sudden. I'll wait, I'll wait..."
As the chief assistant of the empire, at this time, even though his mind was still confused, Pan Sheng had to stand up.
"Haha, dear friends, don't be surprised! The reason why I arranged this is just to let the prince familiarize himself with the way of governing the country in advance, so as to prepare for the future..."
To these civil and military officials who were still confused until now, the little fat man did not hide anything, and directly said that he wanted to take back Nuer Gandusi.
"Your Majesty, Nuergandusi is just a desolate and barren land occupied by barbarians, and it is nothing more than useless to the imperial court... Emperor Xuanzong also abandoned it for this reason in the past. Now your Majesty wants to take it back again, which is really...
It’s really a waste of money and money!”
When they heard that the little fat man wanted to take back the land of Nuergandusi and use it as the prince's fiefdom, many civil servants immediately stood up to oppose it, even if they were still confused.
"It makes sense that the land of Nu'er Gandusi is desolate. After all, it is only inhabited by some barbarians. It is a vast land with few people! But if we say it is barren, haha, have you ever personally investigated it on the spot?"
Looking at the civil servants who jumped out to object, the little fat man couldn't help but laugh.
"Uh, this..."
When the little fat man asked this question, several officials who had previously stood up to oppose it immediately became mute.
"I have heard someone say that Nuergandusina is a rich treasure land where 'the sticks beat the roe deer and the gourds scoop out the fish, and the pheasants fly into the rice pot'. I heard that there is black soil there, so you just break a stick and stick it in
If you go there, I can grow a towering tree for you."
"Although the climate is a bit colder in winter, with such fertile black land, even if you only grow crops for one season, it will be enough to grow crops in the mainland for several seasons. How can such a treasure land be said to be barren? How can we abandon it?
"
"What's more, the land of Nuergandusi is not only fertile, but also rich in mineral deposits. Iron ore and gold mines are everywhere..."
Since he has decided to take back the land of Nuergandusi, how could the little fat man not do his homework in advance?
Therefore, the little fat man took advantage of the Spring Festival holiday and sneaked into Uncle Yongnian's mansion to find out everything about the slave Gan Dusi from Wang Bing.
Of course, these situations were "slightly" exaggerated by the little fat man who knew the importance of "inducement". Moreover, the "Little Ice Age" mentioned by Wang Bing was automatically ignored by him without even thinking about it.
"Your Majesty, is the land of Nurgandusi really so rich? Maybe someone else deceived your Majesty, otherwise, how could those barbarians be..."
Seeing that the little fat man fucked this slave so lavishly, the chief assistant Pan Sheng was the first to stand up and express his doubts.
"Deceived me? Haha, tell me, when did the Champion have deceived me? As for why those barbarians are so poor, it's just because they don't know how to farm or mine. If there were my Han people
…”
Seeing Pan Sheng's expression of disbelief, the little fat man threw Wang Bing out directly.
"Haha, since this is what the champion said, then I think it's not too far off!"
After learning that these news were said by Wang Bing, a man who had been stationed in Liaodong, Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up and said a good word to the little fat man. After all, the treasury made a big fortune this time, but after inheriting Wang Bing,
Champion Hou is so kind.
"Haha, although the champion is young, he is a mature and prudent man. Since he said that Nuer Gandusi is so rich, it must be true!"
Seeing that even the civil servant Zhang Xueyan stood up to "support" the little fat man, the military generals in the palace, led by the British Duke Zhang Rong, also stood up one after another and supported the little fat man in unison.
"Your Majesty, since the land of Nuergandusi is so rich, why not put it directly under the rule of the imperial court? His Royal Highness is the crown prince of a country and has a noble status. If he leaves the capital..."
Seeing that the matter of taking back the slave Gandusi was irreversible, the civil servants expressed their confusion about the necessity of letting the prince to govern.
"Although Nu'er Gandusi is a treasure land, as the ministers said, it is too desolate at the moment. But because the land is in ruins and waiting for development, it is also a good opportunity for the prince to learn how to govern the country..."
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Well, the emperor has already said this, and any further objection would be to prevent the prince from learning to govern the country, so how can a group of officials continue to insist?
'Those scholars who have entered the prince's womb are very lucky now!'
Chapter completed!