[On April 3, Ding Hai, the emperor was behind a screen and overheard the prince angrily scolding him.]
The prince's cursing voice paused.
He was not scolding his father, he was clearly scolding those young eunuchs for insisting on dragging him to take a bath.
Shen Zhiyi, you are slandering me, pure slander!
The old emperor's mouth twitched fiercely.
What eavesdropping? He is clearly standing here openly.
Shen Zhiyi, you are slandering me, pure slander.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take the prince to take a bath. He stinks and I don't know how long it has been since he last took a bath."
[I know, I know. I haven't washed it since the day I went there. Oh my god, I can smell the odor from a long distance away.]
The old emperor's eyes darkened. He shouldn't have let the prince go to Jiangnan. Now, the local officials in Jiangnan all knew that the prince didn't like to take a bath.
"Pull it down quickly."
It took an hour for the prince to finish his bath.
[Oh my goodness, this bath took a full two hours. Now the prince is going to step on the scale, maybe he has lost a few pounds. ]
Seeing his son’s shiny clean skin, the old emperor’s expression finally relaxed a lot.
"That's the way it looks."
"Dad, what do you think of Tibet? Let your son conquer it, and then I will go over to build it."
The old emperor's eyes lit up. He didn't expect his son to be so ambitious.
He said with satisfaction: "It seems that you have gained a lot from this trip to Jiangnan."
"That's true."
The next second, compliments from a group of ministers were heard.
Nonsense, if nothing unexpected happens, the next emperor will almost certainly be the next one.
It is very necessary to establish a good relationship with the crown prince.
[The gain the prince mentioned could not be that people in Tubo can only take a bath twice in their lifetime, once when they are born and once when they are buried, so he wants to go there? ]
The old emperor's satisfied expression disappeared in an instant, and he wanted to slap the prince in anger.
But when he thought about the presence of so many outsiders, even if his son didn't want face, he, as his father, had to give it to him.
So he forced himself to suppress his anger.
"Let's put Tibet aside for now. I called you back to discuss the Goguryeo issue."
"Goguryeo?"
The prince was puzzled: "Isn't that our vassal state? Why? Has it been so active lately?"
The old emperor told the prince what Goguryeo had done.
The prince suddenly understood.
"Father, why do you have to beat around the bush? If you want to fight, then go ahead and fight."
The Minister of Finance immediately jumped out and said, "Not right, Your Majesty, Your Highness, Daye just fought a war with the Turks, which cost the national treasury a lot of money."
Although the prince has been in Jiangnan for the past few months, he is very familiar with the war situation on the Turkic side.
"But our army was very strong in the battle with the Turks, and our morale is at its peak. I think we can attack Goguryeo in one fell swoop."
The Minister of War was also quite worried and said, "The army led by the General of Chariots and Cavalry is the most arrogant. We can't transfer them to the northeast to attack Goguryeo, right? If the Turks recover and move south, wouldn't it be like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons? The Minister of Revenue and I agree that this war cannot be fought."
"Why can't we fight? Your Majesty, please let me go. A small country like Goguryeo actually has the intention of being disloyal. I can issue a military order right now and take down Goguryeo within a month!"
[Wow, this cavalry general is still so majestic even at his age. ]
The Minister of Revenue heard it.
"If you want to fight, go and raise the money yourself. The treasury has no money anyway."
"Hey, why do you have no money every day? What is your Ministry of Revenue for? Just to eat and do nothing?"
The words of the General of Cavalry directly ignited the anger of the Minister of Revenue.
The two of them started cursing as if they were alone.
How could a rough man like the General of Cavalry scold a scholar like the Minister of Revenue?
Since he couldn't win by scolding, he started to get restless.
Seeing the General of the Cavalry raising his arm, Shen Zhiyi ran faster than a rabbit and hid behind a pillar.
[Oh my god, I feel like the General of the Cavalry's elbow can kill several Ministers of Revenue at once. ]
Shen Zhiyi glanced at it carefully, took out a pen and paper and started writing.
[On the third day of Bingzi, in Yanying Palace, the General of the Cavalry and the Minister of Revenue fought each other, causing chaos! ]
Seeing that everyone was getting angry, the prince immediately stepped forward to stop the fight.
"snort."
The Minister of Revenue and the General of Cavalry looked at each other and avoided him with disgust.
The prince looked at the Minister of Revenue and asked, "Is it really impossible to raise the money?"
"Your Highness, the war with the Turks consumed a lot of the national treasury. Moreover, the Crown Prince has reached the age of 20 this year and it is time for him to start a family, which is another expense."
"Okay, use the money for the Crown Prince's wedding to attack Goguryeo."
The Minister of Revenue widened his eyes.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince's marriage is a matter of honor for the royal family."
"face?"
The prince pondered for a moment, and finally asked a question that touched his soul.
"Do we have that thing?"
"puff."
"Cough cough cough cough."
[Hahahahahahahahaha, damn, Prince you are a talented person, hahahaha. ]
The old emperor nearly choked on his own cup of tea.
This fool, although it is true, it is too true.
The prince's words immediately silenced the people from the six ministries.
The Minister of Personnel glanced at the old emperor, and he finally understood why the emperor had to wait for the prince to come and discuss this matter.
This was because we already knew that the six ministries would not agree.
First, the Ministry of Industry spent a lot of silver on shipbuilding, and then the war with the Turks consumed a lot of silver again.
The Ministry of Revenue is certainly unwilling to take out this silver.
The old emperor was unwilling to express it too directly. If he punished or demoted a loyal minister for any reason, who knows how he would be portrayed in history books.
Shen Zhiyi definitely didn't have anything good to say in his diary.
So the old emperor thought about the marriage of the crown prince.
But as a grandfather, some words are not suitable to come out of his mouth. They must come from the father of the emperor's grandson, that is, his son.
The prince really understands his father.
The two of them sang the same tune and just sold the Crown Prince's marriage.
[Oh, I understand. The old emperor and the prince are secretly working together. The father and son really have a tacit understanding.]
The old emperor and the prince froze.
No, Shen Zhiyi, why does your brain work so well at this time?
[It's just a pity for the crown prince. He has to wait a little longer before marrying the girl he likes. ]
The prince was stunned.
What?
His silly son actually has a girl he likes?
He thought his son was heartless, so he thought it wouldn't be impossible to postpone the marriage for a few years.
The prince felt guilty.
He turned around and looked at his father.
"Dad, can I squeeze in with you tonight?"
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