The crown prince followed, saying, "Tell me what you think, maybe I can help you."
Zhang Qing stopped and looked at the Crown Prince. He felt that what the Crown Prince said made a lot of sense. Although the Crown Prince was not very reliable, as long as he said a word, the Ministry of Revenue would have to approve the money even if it didn't want to.
It turns out that Zhang Qing has been working on the girls' school project recently, but the Ministry of Works is not approving the land and the Ministry of Revenue is not approving the funds, making it difficult to start the girls' school project.
The crown prince patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me."
"By the way, you haven't been to the Marquis of Changxing's residence yet, have you?"
The Crown Prince's sudden question puzzled Zhang Qing, who nodded and was then pulled by the Crown Prince to the Marquis of Changxing's residence.
When they arrived at the Marquis of Changxing's residence, it was shrouded in a somber and sorrowful atmosphere.
Marquis Changxing and Chuanhai came out to greet him. The Crown Prince said that he had come to see Chuanwen, so Marquis Changxing sent someone to fetch Chuanwen immediately.
Marquis Changxing and Chuanhai looked at the Crown Prince and Zhang Qing behind him, wondering how these two people who seemed to have nothing in common had gotten together.
"What happened in the manor?" the Crown Prince asked Marquis Changxing while the messenger was waiting.
Marquis Changxing sighed. Lady Wang was so frightened that she fell ill after being rescued.
The Crown Prince expressed his deep sympathy, saying, "I have several renowned doctors in my household. I will have them come and take a look when I return."
Marquis Changxing and Chuanhai quickly expressed their gratitude, and Chuanwen was also brought over at this time.
The Crown Prince would smile whenever he saw her. Chuanwen was puzzled. She didn't look like a comedy, so why did the Crown Prince treat her like a joke every time he saw her?
Seeing that they were all sitting upright, Chuanwen thought that there was something important they wanted to talk to her about, but who knew that the Crown Prince would ask her what she thought of the Minister of Works.
Chuanwen glanced at Marquis Changxing and Chuanhai, wondering what the Crown Prince meant.
Did ancient officials also have a questionnaire component in their year-end performance evaluations?
They understood the assessment process, but they were puzzled about the questionnaire survey procedure, though they didn't show it.
Chuanwen honestly replied, "It's great. He's so old and still insists on attending court. He's diligent, law-abiding, and dedicated."
As Chuanwen spoke, he was still observing the Crown Prince's expression, afraid that he might accidentally say something wrong and affect the old man's performance.
However, she muttered to herself: [The Crown Prince probably doesn't know that the Minister of Works' wife used the cane the Emperor had given him to knock down dates and then broke it, so the Minister of Works is just using it as an excuse to keep it as a precious possession.]
The crown prince smiled, "Now I know."
Then he asked Chuanwen what he thought of the Minister of Revenue.
A post circulating online complained: "Does this mean they have to ask every official the same question?"
"He's doing very well. He's very attentive during court sessions and actively offers suggestions and advice."
Chuanwen recalled the Minister of Revenue's performance in court, trying hard to come up with words. Every time she dozed off in court, she was basically woken up by the Minister of Revenue's loud voice. He also got involved in every discussion. Chuanwen could only say that he was very serious and proactive.
However, although this Minister of Revenue was disturbing her sleep, Chuanwen found him quite amusing. [His wife would threaten him with hanging herself all the time, but the rope she used was modified so it would break halfway through each attempt. The Minister of Revenue, fed up with this, simply replaced the rope his wife usually used. As a result, last time his wife almost hanged herself, hahaha!]
......
The group fell silent for a moment. "Minister of Revenue, you are suspected of intentional homicide!"
Having achieved his goal, the Crown Prince pulled Zhang Qing aside to bid farewell to Marquis Changxing and the others, leaving them all bewildered. What did the Crown Prince mean by this?
The message reads: "[You only asked two questions, why did you leave already?]"
Marquis Changxing and Chuanhai looked at Chuanwen and thought, "Well, her granddaughter/niece might not be a matter for the year-end assessment."
However, they were in no mood to worry about others right now, as Mrs. Wang was still lying in her hospital bed.
The Crown Prince and Zhang Qing first went to the residence of the Minister of Works. When the old man in charge of the Ministry of Works heard that it was about the girls' school, he started laughing and making all sorts of excuses to decline. The Crown Prince chuckled and asked him where the walking stick that his father had given him last year was. Then he pointed to the jujube tree in his yard and said that the jujubes it bore should be quite sweet.
The Minister of Works' face immediately changed, and he readily agreed to the matter of the girls' school. The Crown Prince patted him on the shoulder and smiled with satisfaction.
After the Crown Prince left, the Minister of Works wiped the sweat from his brow in lingering fear. His wife, who had just returned from chatting with her best friend, saw that her husband was sweating even in the dead of winter and asked him what was wrong. The old man sighed softly, "If I were to die of fright one day, it would definitely be because of that girl from the Marquis of Changxing's family!"
After the Crown Prince and Zhang Qing left the Minister of Works' residence, Zhang Qing asked the Crown Prince, "You're not going to threaten the Minister of Revenue again, are you?"
"Wrong!" the Crown Prince corrected Zhang Qing. "It is we who are going to threaten the Minister of Revenue."
Zhang Qing chuckled. What kind of prince is this? He can do such a despicable thing so brazenly and so smoothly!
Upon arriving at the Minister of Revenue's residence, the two men followed suit and successfully threatened the Minister. As they were leaving, the Crown Prince nudged the Minister's arm and said, "As long as you handle things well, we'll keep this secret for you."
The Minister of Revenue gave a forced smile, "Then thank you very much, Your Highness."
Watching the Crown Prince and Zhang Qing leave, the Minister of Revenue, a member of the Crown Prince's faction, felt utterly disheartened. "Your Highness, you actually threatened an old minister just to win a woman's smile! You may have gained a smile, but you've lost the hearts of your ministers!"
The next day, the prince woke up to find that all the vegetables in his shed had vanished without a trace, not even a single root was left!
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