Chapter 8 The Emperor Daddy is getting angry
Xia Zhengqi was shocked: What? The heads of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War are actually the people of Grand Tutor Jiang?
And Grand Tutor Jiang himself also serves as the Minister of Personnel. No wonder his daughter said that the court of Daxia is controlled by Grand Tutor Jiang.
If the crown prince is harmed by them again, and Concubine Jiang Guifei's fifth prince is pushed to the position of crown prince, then Daxia will become the Jiang family? ! When
Xia Zhengqi thought of this, he was filled with regret, anger, and annoyance. For a moment, he felt a little confused and his body shook slightly.
He raised his eyes and glanced at the ministers. Fearing that they would notice his loss of composure, he quickly handed Xia Miaoyuan to Eunuch Debao beside him.
"I also think that the prince is the best candidate. Moreover, the prince is young, and this is also an opportunity for him to gain experience." Master Jiang looked indifferent.
[The old fox really expressed his opinion. Please, please, the emperor father must not agree! ]
"My dear ministers, I agree with your proposal." Xia Zhengqi said loudly.
[What? The emperor father, you agreed? Ah, no! ]
Xia Miaoyuan kicked her little feet desperately, waved her chubby hands, and shouted at the top of her voice, but it was still just a baby voice.
"Alas, it's a pity. The prince broke his leg when he returned from studying abroad. Now he can't even walk and can't take care of himself. How can he go to Jiangxia Province to preside over disaster relief matters?" Xia Zhengqi showed a worried look on his face.
[Ah? The prince Guoguo broke his leg! Yesterday he was still holding me and walking briskly. Emperor Daddy, I really underestimated you. Are you such a good liar?
Oh, no wonder the prince didn't come to court today. It seems that he pretended to be sick. Emperor Daddy is not stupid. Could it be that he has already noticed the conspiracy of Master Jiang?
Xia Miaoyuan sucked his fingers while thinking.
"Ah, this..."
"Why is the prince so unlucky!"
"If the prince can't go, then who should go?"
The ministers immediately whispered to each other.
"Don't be anxious, my friends. Although the crown prince is suitable, he is too young and has not experienced any major storms. Even if he is sent, he must be assisted by a reliable old minister. Disaster relief is a major matter and cannot be taken lightly."
"In this case, it would be safer to directly send a respected old minister as a special envoy to preside over disaster relief matters." Xia Zhengqi said calmly.
"Your Majesty is right..." Several ministers whispered.
"So I think it is most appropriate to send Master Jiang. Master Jiang's ability is self-evident. He has been an official for decades and has handled matters of all sizes. He is very intelligent. Moreover, Master Jiang is the descendant of a founding hero and my uncle. His loyalty to Daxia is obvious to all. I am totally relieved to send him."
Xia Zhengqi said this in one breath, with a hint of pride in his eyes and a slight curl of his lips.
[Oh my god! This plot twist is so unexpected.]
Xia Miaoyuan opened her mouth in surprise, and her waving hands froze for a moment.
Master Jiang was also stunned for a moment, staring at Xia Zhengqi blankly, with his mouth open, not knowing what to say.
He never expected that Emperor Mingxi would actually recommend him to go, and he never expected that this nephew who had no blood relationship with him would actually evaluate him so much, look up to him, and trust him.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Majesty is right!"
"Sending Master Jiang to provide disaster relief is the most appropriate."
Seeing that their master did not refuse, several of Master Jiang's lackeys immediately agreed, thinking that he was willing to go.
"I am willing to go." Master Jiang said word by word.
The emperor had already put a high hat on him, and the atmosphere had already been set to this point. If he refused, it would be too inappropriate.
I just praised your loyalty, but you refused to go to provide disaster relief. Could it be that your loyalty to Daxia is fake?
Never mind, never mind. Just go. It's not a bad thing. Although it's a bit tiring, it's a great achievement to complete the disaster relief.
"I appoint Jiang Rong as the special envoy for disaster relief, in charge of all disaster relief matters. You will be in charge of all officials in Jiangxia Province." Xia Zhengqi looked at Master Jiang.
"Minister of Revenue, you have three days to appropriate 500,000 taels of silver and 4,000 dan of grain from the national treasury and hand them over to Grand Tutor Jiang."
"Jiang Zhiyuan, Sun Chaogui, I appoint you as deputy envoys for disaster relief, responsible for assisting Grand Tutor Jiang."
"Your Majesty obeys my order!" Grand Tutor Jiang, the Minister of Revenue and several other ministers said in unison.
Jiang Zhiyuan is Grand Tutor Jiang's eldest son and serves as Vice Minister of War in the court. As for Sun Chaogui, he is Vice Minister of Personnel and a student of Grand Tutor Jiang.
Grand Tutor Jiang was very satisfied after hearing this arrangement.
[The Emperor is so smart. He let the Crown Prince Guoguo pretend to be recuperating and sent Grand Tutor Jiang to provide disaster relief. This disaster will be avoided! 】
Xia Zhengqi glanced at Xia Miaoyuan, a smile flashed in his eyes.
After retiring from court, Xia Zhengqi changed into casual clothes and went to the prince's residence outside the palace.
"Father, how long do I have to pretend to be sick?" The prince was puzzled.
Late last night, the prince was reading the records of flood control and disaster relief over the years, worrying about how to deal with the conspiracy of Master Jiang.
As a result, not long after, the queen sent her confidant to tell him not to agree to go to Jiangxia Province for disaster relief the next day. As
soon as the queen's people left, the emperor sent someone else to tell him to pretend to have a broken leg, stay at home to recuperate, and not to go to court.
The prince was full of doubts: Could it be that both father and mother have noticed Master Jiang's conspiracy?
After thinking about it all night, he was hesitating whether to send someone to ask his father, but he didn't expect his father to come.
Xia Zhengqi dismissed his attendants and whispered: "Don't worry, Cheng Wan, you don't have to pretend to be sick in the mansion. I found a substitute for you and let him pretend to be you in the mansion. You have more important tasks to do."
The prince's eyes lit up: Dad, what are you doing?
"I just handed the disaster relief matter to Master Jiang, Jiang Rong, and Sun Chaogui at the morning court."
"Pick 100 capable soldiers from the prince's mansion soldiers, and I will also give Cheng Feng and 100 secret guards to you for deployment."
"You make preparations first. Three days later, you take these people and dress up, secretly set out to Jiangxia Province, secretly monitor Jiang Taishi and the governor of Jiangxia Province, and check whether they have messed up the disaster relief work." "
This is the secret imperial sword of Shang Fang. You can take it out to prove your identity when you are in danger. In special circumstances, I allow you to kill first and report later." Xia Zhengqi said, taking out an envelope from his arms, and taking out a sword from his waist and handing it to the prince.
The prince suddenly realized, and his excited tears filled his eyes: "Son, I will obey your order and will not fail you!"
Since the age of 7, the situation has changed drastically. His father, who was originally a leisurely prince, was pushed to the throne. Xia Chengwan's life has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The father, who was kind-hearted, was suppressed by the old ministers in the court, and his face no longer had the happiness of the past.
Those ministers were respectful and polite to the father on the surface, but they mocked him behind his back, saying that he was a soft persimmon who could not make decisions on major court affairs and was manipulated by several elders in the court.
For more than ten years, Xia Chengwan even felt that his father was a soft persimmon who was not smart enough and not tough enough, and was not much better than a puppet.
Now he never thought that his father actually noticed the conspiracy of Master Jiang and came up with a countermeasure.
It seems that he has underestimated his father all these years.