He knew better than anyone how ruthless the Crown Prince was.
The Crown Prince snorted coldly, his voice tinged with icy malice: "Wasn't the lesson Shen Jintang taught you last time enough? You still don't know how to restrain yourself, instead becoming increasingly audacious. Do you really think I wouldn't dare to deal with you?"
His gaze swept over Wang Jian like a blade, his eyes revealing an undeniable authority and fury.
He instructed Wang Jian to falsify accounts, and the silver from the Ministry of Finance was used to recruit soldiers and horses for him, but he knew very well that the amount was absolutely not enough to cause chaos in the Great Yong Dynasty.
He is the crown prince of Dayong and is vying for power, but only if Dayong remains.
If the Great Yong Dynasty were to perish, what kind of crown prince would he still be?
However, Wang Jian abused his authority, acting arrogantly and domineeringly, causing chaos in the Ministry of Revenue.
If Shen Jintang hadn't investigated, he wouldn't have known that the Ministry of Revenue had become what it is now.
They even dared to withhold funds meant for the maintenance of the Yellow River, causing the river to breach its banks and plunging the people into misery!
If the court is full of people like Wang Jian, it will probably fall apart very quickly once he takes over!
Gu Junze had studied the art of rulership since childhood, so he naturally understood these principles.
So when the Shen family opposed him for the sake of the people, he was not angry at all, but rather pleased.
What the imperial court needs are these unyielding talents; the more such people there are, the more stable the court will be under his rule.
Of course, he also had the ability to prevent Shen Huaixu from finding anything and to suppress these officials.
As for these scheming and petty people, if he weren't short of manpower, why would he need to use them?
Gu Junze took a deep breath and looked at Wang Jian.
The position of Minister of Revenue...
Once this storm has passed, it's time to replace him.
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