Chapter 262 Many Memories
Chen Heng didn't want to hear the word "Crown Prince" at all. She felt very nauseous just thinking about it. If she knew the art of incantation, she would definitely make the Crown Prince bathe in the toilet.
At this point, Meng Xuanlang added, "His Royal Highness is truly remarkable. He actually doesn't advocate for war. When the Sixth Princess died, he locked himself in the Eastern Palace for three full days and nights. When he emerged, he seemed a completely different person."
Xie Jian lowered his eyes, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. The Fourth Prince could distance himself from Lord Gong in order to protect himself, but the Crown Prince was extremely protective of Lord Qin, and even his subordinates. As a result, these people were extremely loyal to the Crown Prince, and he would have to spend some time.
"The Sixth Princess and the Crown Prince are twins," Wu Jin said. "They've had a special relationship since childhood, so I'm naturally upset. By the way, my father helped the Minister of Agriculture transport grain to General Gongsun this time, and when he came back, he said there wasn't enough food or weapons for the soldiers. This is a major reason why the Emperor wants to negotiate peace."
"Not enough?" Meng Xuanlang looked at him in surprise. "Could it possibly be? Since the founding of the Great Cong Nation, we've suffered from a shortage of food and weapons. For the past six hundred years, we've worked diligently to govern the country and strive for excellence. Apart from anything else, these two things are absolutely essential."
"But that's what my father said," Wu Jin said, "He also said that the national treasury has been empty for the past ten years."
"That's impossible." Meng Xuanlang was unconvinced. "Ajian, you know people in every department. Tell me, is what Wu Jin said true?"
Xie Jian said calmly: "What do you think? Even a first-rank official like Lord Gong can sell official positions, what else can the people below do?" The decline has not been going on for a day or two. From top to bottom, the connections are intertwined and mutually beneficial. For these people, as long as there is something to gain, what does it matter to them what happens to the national treasury and the people?
Meng Xuanlang seemed to have suffered a great blow.
Chen Heng sighed. All the prosperous times in history were inevitably doomed to decline. For example, during the prosperous times of the Western Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty, the emperors all knew to reduce taxes and levies, appoint talented people, and open up channels for communication, but in the end, they all declined due to various problems.
Once such a heavy topic was brought up, Wu Jin and Meng Xuanlang lost their mood to chat, and soon they were separated.
But it's about 20:00.
As usual, Xie Jian took some case files to look at. He looked up inadvertently and saw Ah Heng looking at the account book with a frown, and then shook her head.
"What's wrong?" Xie Jian asked.
"I suddenly have no motivation to do business. Ah Jian, think about it, with the court in such a state, it's no wonder the emperor wants to negotiate. He has no confidence to fight a war, and Northern Qi is eyeing us covetously." Chen Heng worried about the country and herself: "Tomorrow, I will buy a carriage and buy everyone some high-quality silk clothes."
Xie Jian: “…”
"There are also some signature dishes at Haojia Restaurant that I haven't tried. I'll take my sister-in-law and nanny there to try them someday." She didn't know when the war would come, so Chen Heng felt she had to be nicer to herself.
Xie Jian stretched out his index finger and flicked his wife's forehead. "It's time to buy a carriage. As for buying clothes and good food, you can do that anytime. It's not that easy to bring down a great dynasty."
Chen Heng rubbed her forehead and leaned over the table to look at him: "Ajian, I want you to be a wise minister, the kind who can turn the tide."
"Turning the tide? This is not something that one person can do." Xie Jian laughed. He didn't expect that he was so capable in Aheng's mind.
Chen Heng nodded. She was already very satisfied that Xie Jian was not a treacherous prime minister. With such hatred still there, it would be difficult for him to be a virtuous prime minister.
"I don't want to think about things that are too far away. Let's do the things in front of us first. I still have to open a cloth shop after the New Year." Chen Heng said, and began to count the accounts again. She tried her best to do everything, and then let things take their course.
Looking at the rather cheerful Ah Heng, Xie Jian stretched out his long hand, gently lifted Ah Heng's chin with his slender, fair fingers, and leaned over to kiss her upper body.
Because Xie Jianlu suddenly started driving last night and unlocked a new road, and the gas was still sufficient, the two of them spent a very long time on the road, resulting in the sun being high in the sky when Shen Heng got up the next morning.
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