Chapter 19 Internal Treasury Power
If anything happens this spring, neither Fan Xian nor the Second Prince will be able to escape responsibility.
Even though it appeared that Shangshu Guo would be implicated and dismissed from his post, the prince and eldest princess behind the scenes were safe and sound.
They took this opportunity to make Fan Xian lose power, and even used other means to hinder Fan Xian's engagement with Lin Wan'er, thereby tightly grasping the inner treasury's financial power. On the surface it seems to be a matter of spring, but in fact it is all a struggle for power...
Li Chengze nodded: "Being on guard against the Crown Prince is the second purpose. What you said is absolutely correct."
Fan Xian was puzzled. One was to win the hearts of scholars all over the world, and the other was to guard against the schemes of the prince and the eldest princess. Did His Highness have other intentions? This is what he failed to notice:
"It's hard for me to understand. Please clear up your doubts, Your Highness."
Li Chengze reminded:
"You and Mr. Lai presided over the Spring Festival. Whose decree came from this?"
"His Majesty."
"Then think about it, is His Majesty's arrangement just for us to preside over the Spring Festival?"
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, and then realized that it was Emperor Qing who wanted to use Chun Wei's help to achieve some purpose. This was something he had never seen before, but His Highness the Second Prince was the first to clarify it and remind him: "Your Majesty wants to let Are we going to blame others? Do you want your Highness to fight with the Crown Prince?"
Not only that, Emperor Qing intends to depose your father-in-law and take sole power.
"It's up to you to figure out what your Majesty wants to do."
Li Chengze shook his head, stopped talking, and said no more.
To speculate on the holy will in private, such behavior is a capital crime of beheading to others.
Fan Xian knew this well, so he didn't ask any more questions and thought for himself.
In the prince's mansion.
The prince was respected and thanked by hundreds of students and admired by the people of Kyoto. News that a group of people escorted the prince's carriage back to Kyoto reached the prince's ears. His first reaction was surprise. He had never expected that Li Chengze would use such drastic measures. :
"Is Li Chengze crazy? He will do whatever it takes to seek credit and gain fame!"
The men in black under him did not dare to say anything, because the prince's gain in power meant that his highness was at a disadvantage. As for the plan between Li Chengqian and the eldest princess, they are only the executors and know very little about its contents. It is difficult to understand the subtleties of the prince's game: "Your Highness, how should we act? We must not let the second prince go so smoothly. ! The subordinates are loyal and look like they want to get rid of the second prince for the prince.
Li Chengqian was happy in his heart, but still shook his head and asked:
"Have all the things I ordered Guo Zheng to prepare at the Ministry of Rites arranged properly? Is Lai Mingcheng still in a coma?"
"There is no mistake, everything is ready. Mr. Lai is still in a coma, and there is no possibility of waking up before the Spring Festival starts.
, please rest assured, Your Highness. At this time, the subordinate presented a note: "Your Highness, this is the disciple participating in this spring ceremony."
Li Chengqian glanced at the name above and hesitated. In previous years, it was a common practice to sever people in the spring. But this time, Fan Xian presided over the spring sect. If he thrust people in, he would undoubtedly put their necks in front of others to be hacked: "That's not appropriate. Let them all rely on their own luck this spring, and don't give the second prince an opportunity to take advantage of it."
The subordinates asked tentatively: "Then we just wait like this?"
Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head, "Then you underestimate me." He took out the list given to him by the eldest princess. The officials on it were all those who betrayed His Highness and joined his sect: "Go tell these officials and let them take action. Get up, give gifts to the examiners in Chunwei, fill in the list, why come if you don't see anyone."
The subordinates looked confused: "Wouldn't this be causing trouble for the second prince?"
Li Chengqian glanced at him displeased, this guy has too many problems recently!
“There is no need to worry about using these people, and they were all the Second Prince’s people before, so don’t worry. Furthermore, we must maintain the custom of giving gifts to fill the roster in previous years, and encourage more officials to participate. The Second Prince is not Do you want to seek justice for the scholars in the world? I want to see how he ends up."
The man in black under his command accepted the order, but still hesitated before taking action: "But, is there something wrong with giving a gift to the second prince? What if His Majesty notices it?"
"You don't dare to give gifts to the second prince, and no one dares to put pressure on him, so why don't you just give gifts and the roster to Fan Xian? Fan Xian may not be able to bear the pressure that Li Chengze can bear as the second prince. "
Everyone nodded in agreement. If Fan Xian had greater power and could withstand the resentment of hundreds of officials, then His Highness the Second Prince would not need to personally come forward to deal with the matter of rectifying Shangshu Guo and standing up for his students today, and would only need to let his subordinate Fan Xian handle it.
A group of men in black complimented: "His Highness is really far-sighted. As long as we put pressure on Fan Xian, as long as he dares to refuse the list of officials in Kyoto and return their gifts, it will inevitably arouse the anger of the officials. And everyone knows that Fan Xian He is doing something for the second prince, so the second prince will become the target of public criticism!"
"That's right!" Li Chengqian laughed proudly, "The second prince also said that he would support the scholars in the world and eliminate fraud in the Chunwei selection. Then let him challenge these deep-rooted insider tips! This has been everyone's long-term wish. Even the Prime Minister is involved in the rules of the game, why would he dare to break them? "
"Once everyone's interests are touched, the two of them will be regarded as enemies by all the officials in the court!"
"Hahaha……"
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A strange scene appeared in Kyoto, and every household went out to watch. The common people saw hundreds of students escorting the second prince back to the palace. The people who had eaten all the way back from the examination room had new things to talk about. They told everyone who asked what happened what they saw in detail.
In this way, what Li Chengze did quickly spread throughout Kyoto. It is completely different from the previous rumors of spring fraud that circulated in the streets. This year, the second prince guaranteed that two examiners, Lai Mingcheng and Fan Xian, took office. They vowed to eliminate the accumulated fraud in the examination room and create a fair environment for scholars all over the world.
This move has brought unprecedented opportunities to those "small town problem solvers" from the bottom, which has greatly inspired the people's hearts and has a huge momentum!
Fan Ruoruo stood at the door of Fan's house, looking at the noisy streets and surging crowds. When she heard that the amazing deeds of His Highness the Second Prince and her brother were spread word of mouth among the people, her inner joy gushed out like a spring: they sneaked into the examination room without encountering any obstacles, and instead made some astonishing moves that made her The whole Kyoto was shocked!
"Look at your happy little face." Fan Xian appeared in front of her quietly.
Fan Ruoruo shouted in surprise: "Brother! It's great that you are back! Let's go back home for dinner!"
"Are you really good?" Fan Xian asked jokingly, "I don't think you are really good like this. Why are you a little depressed?"
"Brother! Huh!" Fan Ruoruo stamped her feet in shame. She wanted to accompany her brother back home, but now she didn't want to pay attention to him. She lifted up her blue dress and walked quickly, sitting on her seat puffed up. He ignored Fan Xian while eating.
Fan Jian and Aunt Liu couldn't help laughing when they saw the brother and sister. If Ruoruo really grows up, she will have quarrels with her brother because of feelings. But the problem is that Fan Ruoruo's thinking is too independent and independent, and no one can stop him.
Fan Xian had no choice but to tease her in another way: "Hey, don't you talk to me? Then I won't tell you what happened in the Chunwei exam hall today?" Before he finished speaking, Fan Ruoruo put on a sweet smile. , picked up the serving chopsticks and brought various delicacies to Fan Xian, and said in a coquettish voice: "Brother, thank you for your hard work! Come and eat something delicious! My sister knows that my brother likes braised pork the most. Do you want it?" Sister, will you feed me?”
(End of chapter)