eurekapd Chapter 312: The Situation in the Court, Emperor Xia’s Plan…
Chapter 312: The Situation in the Court, Emperor Xia’s Plan…
An hour later!
Gu Jingzhi leaned lazily against the head of the bed and smacked his lips with some regret!
If there is a root of Huazi, it would be perfect!
The Crown Princess's face flushed. She leaned on Gu Jingzhi's shoulder, drawing circles with her fingers, and said with regret: "Alas, it's a pity that my belly is not doing well, otherwise our baby would be six months old now!"
"..."
No, sister, you are serious!
Gu Jingzhi glared at her and said unhappily, "Are you still thinking about this?"
"if not?"
The Crown Princess groaned, "He and that woman did that. My Qiao family and I have lost all face. Don't you know how long I've been back in Beijing? Those people don't say anything openly, but they laugh at me in secret!"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi didn't know how to respond. After all, what happened between him and the Crown Princess...no one could say anything to anyone else.
But the key point is that this is the feudal era. It is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines, but women...
The Crown Princess didn't know what he was thinking, so she said with some disappointment, "Now even if I wanted to give birth to a child for you, I don't have the chance!"
As she spoke, she sighed softly.
Gu Jingzhi was curious and asked, "What are you doing..."
Although this matter is very risky, once this woman goes crazy, she won't care about those things. From her tone...
The Crown Princess said quietly, "You don't know, ever since he got injured, his health has been deteriorating. Last time in Yin's house, he couldn't move much before he started coughing! Over time, he's lost interest in this matter!"
Uh……
Gu Jingzhi was shocked when he heard this.
He didn't expect that the prince's lung injury would even affect his sexual performance?
Judging from the Crown Princess' tone, it seemed that the two of them were no longer in the same room.
But think about it, the relationship between the two of them in Ningzhou had been broken up long ago because of Jin Lehuang's interference. Adding on the prince's current health condition, I'm afraid they are just maintaining the status of a couple on the surface.
Given their relationship, if the Crown Princess really gives birth to a baby for Gu Jingzhi, it would probably cause big problems.
The Crown Prince is not keen on this matter now, which is naturally not good for his offspring. Perhaps the only thing that can maintain the relationship between the Crown Prince and his wife is interests.
Gu Jingzhi said silently: "Your Majesty intends to transfer me to the Ministry of Revenue..."
He recounted to the Crown Princess what he had discussed with Emperor Xia that day. The Crown Princess looked up, surprised, and asked, "Isn't it widely rumored that His Majesty intends for you to go to the Ministry of Rites and take charge of the Spring Examination?"
"Time waits for us!"
Gu Jingzhi said: "We have seized the opportunity this time. If we don't take advantage of it to cut off another aristocratic family, I'm afraid there will be no such good opportunity in the future!"
This time, Wu wanted Gu Jingzhi to take Ningzhou's tax books to the Ministry of Revenue to record the accounts, which would most likely arouse the vigilance of some people. If he really went to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue would have enough time to erase the traces of the past.
If we want to thoroughly investigate the Empty Seal Case at that time, even if Gu Jingzhi can make a breakthrough, he will only be able to finish the matter hastily!
"You've been back in Beijing for over half a year now. Do you have a clear understanding of the situation in Beijing?"
"I haven't been able to fully understand it, but the Second Prince's power has increased significantly. Based on our observations, the Ministry of Revenue seems to have fallen into the hands of the aristocratic families again!"
"Also, there's the Ministry of Justice. For some reason, after the New Year, the Minister of Justice took sick leave, and the new Minister Ming Rong has taken an unclear stance, seeming to be a neutral party!"
"Song Pu is currently in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. Although the Ministry of Revenue has fallen into the hands of an aristocratic family, they are not Song Pu's people. Needless to say, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites are all under your majesty's control. As for the Ministry of Works... I don't see any signs of leaning towards them!"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi smiled faintly and said, "This aristocratic family is quite capable. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice were just taken over by His Majesty not long ago, but they separated them again!"
"Do you think the Ministry of Justice has also sided with the aristocratic families?"
"if not?"
Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "Although Mingrong was previously the Minister of Justice, he served under the two Shangshus, Li and Zhao. During Li Chun's tenure, although he was the Minister, he did not have any power."
"Minister Zhao was promoted by His Majesty and directly took over all of Li Chun's power!"
"However, Ming Rong, an obscure and seemingly insignificant assistant minister, managed to turn the tables and become a minister in the end. If there was no one behind the scenes helping him, it would be unlikely!"
"Also, the newly appointed Minister of Revenue, Wei Zhen... I've only been in Ningzhou for two years, and in those two years, we've had two new ministers. Don't you think that's a bit too fast?"
The first priority in national politics is stability. Even if a country wants to make progress, it must do so in a stable process.
The six ministries are the core of Daxia. Frequent changes of personnel are not conducive to the stability of national politics. After all, people who have reached this position have their own set of governing ideas!
Frequent replacement of the heads of the six ministries will only lead to government chaos!
However, Emperor Xia acquiesced to this situation.
"You mean, His Majesty deliberately..."
"should be!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded and said, "Your Majesty demoted the Crown Prince to Ningzhou in order to protect him and then lure out those who are hiding behind the scenes!"
"Your Majesty and Song Pu's political views are not aligned, yet you've frequently replaced the six ministers in the past two years. This has a huge impact on government. Your Majesty has been in charge of state affairs for over twenty years, so you must understand this!"
"However, the current situation is like this, which makes the problem even more clear!"
The Crown Princess frowned slightly: "Then what should we do next?"
"do nothing!"
Gu Jingzhi said, "It would be right for the Crown Prince to do nothing right now. As for those who have jumped out of the water, there's no need to worry! They've already surfaced. As long as the Crown Prince's position is secure, it doesn't matter when you deal with them!"
"Currently, frequent changes of ministers are not good for the government or even the world. These people who can come up must be no mediocre people. Let's get through the current situation smoothly first and clean up later!"
"how about you?"
The Crown Princess was a little worried. After all, Emperor Xia asked Gu Jingzhi to go to the Ministry of Revenue, which was obviously to let Gu Jingzhi cause trouble.
Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "Of course I have to follow His Majesty's wishes and continue to mess with the aristocratic families!"
"But then you'd be in danger!"
"hehe!"
Gu Jingzhi laughed and said, "Except for the time I spent in Ningzhou, which was over a year or nearly two years, when have I ever been safe? The aristocratic families' influence isn't just in the court; they also have a constant supply of reserve officials. If we don't completely cut off their minions in the local areas, they will always try to consolidate their position in the court!"
Although the wealthy families are greedy, they do have more capable people than those from poor families.
If he allowed them to continue supplying blood to the court generation after generation, even if he cut off the power of the aristocratic families in the court, he could only ensure that the aristocratic families would decline for a period of time.
This is not what Gu Jingzhi wants.
He sighed softly, "Daxia has only been established for over twenty years, and the court is still relatively clean and honest! However, compared to the court, the local parasites are causing the greatest harm to the people. To destroy the foundation of the aristocratic families, we must start from the local areas!"
Without roots, no matter how lush the branches and leaves are, it is only a matter of time before they wither and die.
When the Crown Princess saw Gu Jingzhi's confident look, her eyes were a little obsessed. What she liked most was Gu Jingzhi's look, that high-spirited and capable look, which was so fascinating!
She arched her head in Gu Jingzhi's arms and said softly and seductively, "Spring nights are short, don't think about those mundane things, how about we..."
Oh my, I’m addicted to this!