Chapter 549 Are the four great families so useless? (1 update)

Originally, the little prince had a bad reputation because of various problems.

He had no such good qualities as being smart, hardworking, studious, courteous, humble, and gentle. Sometimes he

was just extravagant, disrespectful to teachers, only cared about pleasure, had no interest in studies, was incompetent, and so on.

The worst thing was that he had a sickly body.

Anyway, he was not in the same league as other princes with outstanding abilities.

Under the deliberate guidance of the prince, the situation of other princes being strong and the prince being weak had long been formed.

And now, the prince's reputation has become that he is stubborn, disregards human lives, bullies the people, abuses his power for personal gain, does not distinguish between right and wrong, and confuses black and white.

It can be said that with the combined effect of the prince's self-deprecation and the four great families, the prince no longer cares about reputation.

The fourth and fifth princes were furious when they heard this, but the young prince seemed to have heard nothing.

The four great families thought that they could use something as illusory as reputation to restrain him, to make him more restrained, or to sit down and negotiate with them.

This is indeed a very good strategy for a prince who cherishes his reputation, wants to inherit the throne, and has many outstanding competitors around him.

After all, they will take advantage of your illness to kill you.

The fight for the throne is so cruel, and the East Palace has a bad reputation, both in the eyes of officials and in the hearts of the people.

The ambitious princes will naturally not miss such a good opportunity to suppress the prince. If they use it well, the prince may be reprimanded, reprimanded, punished, or even deposed.

There is nothing wrong with the strategy of the four great families, because there is the marriage relationship between the Zheng family and the eldest prince, the eldest prince has military power, and he is very prestigious both among the people and in the court. He is also the eldest son of the emperor, so it will be easy to promote him to the position of prince.

The prince is immoral and incompetent. As long as there are some more troubles in this disaster relief, so that the disaster relief cannot be carried out smoothly, or the purpose of disaster relief cannot be achieved, it will be easy for the eldest prince to take the throne.

With the wealth, power, and influence of the four families in the official circle, as long as the eldest prince successfully becomes the crown prince, the four families will be the first to make contributions, and they will naturally be extremely wealthy in the future.

The four major families are really fighting for the future of their families.

Their strategy is also very simple. Even if the crown prince uses such means to get food, no matter how much food there is, it can't withstand the large number of people!

So many people do nothing and rely on the food provided by the government all day long. The longer the time, the more disaster victims will rush over. In the long run, they will not be able to hold on.

The four great families meant to do their best to publicize the refugee relief center outside Gusu City, where there was free rice porridge to drink. Those people who were already starving would definitely rush to the outside of Gusu City.

I just don't know how long the government can support it. Moreover

, even if there were not so many disaster victims, couldn't they let people pretend to be disaster victims?

The four great families, apart from other things, had a lot of tenants on the farms. They could fill their stomachs without spending a penny. How could they not come?

In just a few days, the number of people affected by the disaster at the disaster site had risen rapidly from more than 20,000 to more than 30,000. Qin An had just solved the matter of the Red Lotus Sect. When he heard about the unusual number of disaster victims, he immediately became alert.

The Tongpan and Tongzhi were almost living in the disaster area. With so many disaster victims, if they were not properly managed, it might cause chaos.

At that time, the problem would be even more serious.

The reputation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already been messed up by those literati. If the disaster area really became chaotic, wouldn't that be pouring fuel on the fire?

During this period of time, the officials and people of the entire Gusu City had seen clearly that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really cared about the people and the disaster victims, and he really didn't want to starve to death.

Originally, they were very worried when they saw that the Crown Prince was in charge of the disaster relief. After all, the Crown Prince had never had a good reputation.

However, when they saw that the prince organized a relief point for refugees without saying a word, set up a big pot, put rice and grain into the pot, and gave these starving people a bite to eat so that they could survive. The

Tongzhi counted that since the first day of the prince's arrival in Gusu, no people in the entire Gusu city had starved to death.

Are those literati blind to such a good prince?

Such a prince who cares about the people and puts the people first is actually described as so miserable! !

The officials of all levels in Gusu City are working hard to help the people. They are so busy that they wish they could be split in half. They are so busy every day that they don't even have time to eat or go to the toilet.

They want to help the prince restore his reputation, but they are powerless.

What they can do now is to ensure that the disaster relief goes smoothly and not let those literati find any clues to attack the prince.

Now the number of refugees in the disaster-stricken areas outside the city has suddenly increased, and the rice and grain are being consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Several people immediately found something wrong.

However, they had to accept these refugees.

Several people reported the matter to Qin An, and Qin An didn't even wait, but went directly to the prince.

Qin An was anxious here, and the little prince was casually holding a pen and scribbling something on the scroll. He

didn't look worried at all.

Qin An's impatient mood finally calmed down.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not tall, a little thin, and can't be called great, but he is very reliable and has the ability to calm people's hearts.

"Your Highness! There are a lot of problems with the people in the disaster area. I think there must be a lot of people who are taking advantage of the situation. They are not the victims of the disaster. They are all here for the free food!"

"If we don't respond in time, there will be more and more victims outside the city, and we won't have enough food."

This is what Qin An is most worried about.

Upon hearing this, the little prince put down his pen and looked at Qin An expectantly, "How many people are there in the disaster area? Is it 30,000?"

Qin An: "???"

No?

Is there something wrong?

Or did he not wake up today, his mind is a little confused, and he is still dreaming?

Why does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince look not only not worried, but also very expectant? ?

Seeing that Qin An did not answer, the little prince was a little disappointed, "Really? Not even 30,000 people? Are the four great families useless? Are their means of fighting back against me so weak?"

"These four great families are so useless, why haven't other families in Jiangnan area taken them down yet?"

The little prince muttered dissatisfiedly.

Qin An became even more dizzy, and he pinched his thigh hard, only then did he feel the pain.

Very good, it's not a dream.

Everything in front of me is real.

Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really not afraid at all, and he is not pretending to be calm.