"Does it feel like someone who knows the inside story has been waiting for a long time? They have set up a lot of mouths and waited patiently for the crown prince to leave Beijing and start spreading the news at the same time?"
Seeing the faces of the two subordinates turning pale as he spoke, Xu Changqing said lightly: "This news, this matter, is not a simple leak of information, a simple omission of a secret being made public, but an accident.
It is a premeditated and purposeful political action, and the target of this action is His Royal Highness."
Xu Changqing's eyes became colder and colder. He looked at the two of them and said, "You are my subordinates who have been with me for many years. When you saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince being slandered, you became anxious and confused. I can understand it, but you were used as a gun."
, once is enough. What things should be done and what should not be done, what words should be said and what should not be said, you should have a scale and a line in your mind, do you understand?"
The two officials did not dare to say any more, bowed honestly and then left.
Watching them leave, Xu Changqing's expression was not at all relaxed.
In fact, before Li Chen's southern tour, the two of them had already deduced the current situation.
Li Chen never expected that the news of Prince Ning's death could be concealed for how long, and he knew that the news would most likely break out during his southern tour, because only by throwing the news out at this time could it achieve its greatest power.
Originally, the prince's southern tour, or in the context of the great victory after the battle against Liao, had a natural strategic deterrent and extremely strong political implications. The princes must have watched the prince's southern tour with tension.
During the entire process, no detail was spared. Breaking the news of Prince Ning's death at this time when everyone's nerves are extremely sensitive will inevitably cause the greatest backlash among the vassal kings.
Li Chen and Xu Changqing guessed correctly, but Xu Changqing did not expect that the news would break out so quickly and violently.
Just like countless hidden bombs, it was calm one second and turned upside down the next.
Li Chen told Xu Changqing how to deal with this matter, but the intensity and speed of the matter now exceeded the two people's previous predictions, so the problem before Xu Changqing was magnified several times. How to deal with it?
What was tested was Xu Changqing’s political wisdom.
Xu Changqing subconsciously picked up the pen and found a blank memorial book, intending to write a memorial to Li Chen, but the brush hung in the air for a long time, but Xu Changqing silently put down the brush.
Because he suddenly thought of what Li Chen said to him before his southern tour.
"Changqing, now you are the provincial magistrate of a province and one of the three giants of the imperial court, instead of the previous minister of household affairs. When you were the minister of household affairs, there were many people above you to help you deal with the problem. You can solve the problem.
Throw it to the top, and the position of the household department requires carefulness, but does not require boldness and courage, nor does it require much decision-making ability. But it is different now. Your status has increased and the responsibilities you need to bear have also increased.
There are so many people, but I am the only one. You can’t come to ask me what to do when you encounter anything. If I have to make the decision on everything, then what’s the use of your provincial order?”
When I first heard it, I didn’t recognize its taste. When I saw it again, I was already part of the game.
Now, Xu Changqing really felt how hot the provincial position was.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Changqing dropped his brush, got up and walked outside.
Chapter completed!