Chapter 701 Blackmail(1/2)
Fang Zhaoyu, the Minister of Rites, hurriedly saluted and apologized: "Your Majesty, Seventh Highness, please forgive me. I was confused!"
How could he have forgotten that although the man in front of him was known as a playboy and dared to bet the royal palace and the general's palace given by the emperor, he was also the master who allowed the Chenglan Kingdom to be directly integrated into the territory of Eastern Xia.
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Chu Jingxian said calmly: "Master Fang, I am not a person who does not listen to advice. This matter is subject to my instructions. According to the previous regulations, if there is anything wrong, I will bear it. You don't have to worry too much!"
Fang Zhaoyu glanced at the young prince in front of him. His eyes were firm and decisive, and he spoke a few casual words with a convincing dignity.
He thought he had gone astray.
I just think that the people of the Western Tang Dynasty are not easy to get along with, so I suggest that the reception level be improved. As for establishing prestige, choose some people with character to accompany you. Only by doing both ends well can you ensure perfection.
But now I think about it, improving the specifications is a compromise in itself.
The people of the Western Tang Dynasty are not easy to get along with, but the Eastern Xia people are easy to get along with? Isn't this destroying one's own ambition and increasing the prestige of others?
As long as it can become a charter, it is naturally in line with etiquette and no one can find fault with it. Why is there any need to raise the standards? Although His Majesty the Seventh Prince is young, he is direct and decisive in dealing with things, but he hits the nail on the head!
He was really confused for a moment.
Fang Zhaoyu said: "Yes!"
The Department of Etiquette is responsible for some prior arrangements and specific details. Chu Jingxian only needs to grasp the general direction.
But he was so lucky that he got the job of receptionist, which made the eldest prince and the fourth prince jealous.
From time to time, they sent people to cause trouble, but every time, they were caught by Chu Jingxian.
Chu Jingxian caught the troublemaker with all the stolen goods, and without interrogating him, he whipped him with a big whip, only on his body but not on his face. He whipped him until he was covered in blood, and threw him directly in front of the two mansions.
Whoever it was was not missed.
After several times, Fang Zhaoyu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
He is a centrist and has a clear view of the situation between the DPRK and China.
The eldest prince and the fourth prince are now very vocal, and the emperor also attaches great importance to it.
Behind the eldest prince are Marquis Dingyuan, Taifu Jiang, and several important ministers.
Behind the fourth prince are Duke Zhuang and General Zhuang, as well as several important ministers.
The two of them each have their own advantages, and they have their own demeanor both in government and in opposition.
But this time, they went too far.
If something went wrong during the reception of the envoys from the Western Tang Dynasty, His Highness the Seventh Prince would certainly have to suffer, but what did the people of the Western Tang Dynasty think of Dongxia? Would they think that Dongxia was in disarray, or that Dongxia was in trouble even with such a trivial matter?
, have you lost your national integrity?
Is this a sibling rivalry?
Is this a battle for inheritance?
This is purely for their own selfish desires, regardless of the face of Dongxia. In order to make their brothers suffer, they are willing to lose face to foreign countries. To put it harshly, what is the difference between this and betrayal?
In the past, when he looked at these two princes, he thought that the eldest prince was good, and the fourth prince was good, one was the elder and the other was the legitimate son. Both of them had talents. No matter who was the prince, they were both good.
But now, he feels that neither of them is worthy!
After catching another one, Chu Jingxian humiliated him and said: "Old rules! After beating him, throw him in front of the palace gate!"
Fang Zhaoyu thought of the people he had thrown away before. There were no tattoos on their faces. How could His Highness tell who was who? He asked the question in his mind.
Chu Jingxian sneered softly and said: "The great emperor's brother, 'Li Xian Corporal', has a good reputation in the capital, so he knows that reputation is very important. When it comes to embarrassing the king and ruining his reputation, even after repairing it, people will laugh at him."
The fourth emperor brother is a humble and pragmatic person, and these mistakes will cause big troubles, and those who will cause serious consequences are his people!"
Fang Zhaoyu: "..."
It seems that the two princes indeed have such temperaments.
To put it nicely, a good name means great profits.
To put it harshly, one is hypocritical and the other is cruel.
And His Highness the Seventh Highness pointed directly into their hearts through phenomena. From this point of view, His Highness the Seventh Highness is some kind of ignorant and incompetent dude. Whose dude has such vision and means?
If this matter is really left to the hands of the eldest prince and the fourth prince, I don’t know how it will be done. The money gap at the Ministry of Revenue will definitely be more than twice as large.
Fortunately, the emperor handed it over to His Highness the Seventh Highness. The emperor was wise!
He said worriedly: "Your Highness, if we keep going like this, we will be unable to guard against it! Tomorrow, the envoy from the Western Tang Dynasty will arrive!"
He no longer had the coaxing tone before, and there was a bit more awe in his tone.
You must know that these troublemakers have been under his nose several times without him noticing. If they succeeded, there would be a lot of trouble later, but His Highness the Seventh Prince just took a look and discovered it with dazzling eyes.
And after beating him, throw it in front of the two houses!
At the beginning, the two princes' palaces sent people to question, "What do you mean if a person is not ours? You are framed!"
But Chu Jingxian ignored it: "Since he is not one of your people, what are you doing? I threw it on the street as a warning to others, but you don't accept it? Or are you so overbearing that you even want to occupy the street in front of the palace?"
The two of them were so angry that there were so many people on the street, why did they throw it in front of their house?
But they feel guilty, after all, people are really theirs.
What can they do?
I can only pretend to have a clear conscience and show that I am generous and will not argue with the nonsense seventh brother!
After listening to Fang Zhaoyu's words, Chu Jingxian said: "You're right, if it keeps going like this, I won't be able to prevent it, but it's really annoying!"
He turned around and ordered: "Feng Rui, don't throw it away yet. After beating it, tie it up and take it to Prince Ding's Mansion!"
Fang Zhaoyu was extremely surprised: "Your Highness, although your guess should be correct, we have no evidence!"
Chu Jingxian didn't care at all: "Don't be afraid!"
But Fang Zhaoyu was so scared that he took his people to the mansion of a popular prince to cause trouble without evidence? They were brothers, but he was an outsider.
The Seventh Highness is inferior to the Fourth Highness in terms of status, connections, background, and even power in the court. There is no evidence now. What is the difference between this and nonsense?
Should he run away?
However, he could not escape.
Although Fang Zhaoyu followed behind, his mood was extremely complicated.
He once again witnessed His Majesty the Seventh Prince's free will!
The group of people headed to Prince Ding's Mansion in a swaggering manner.
When he got to the door, Chu Jingxian ordered the person to be thrown directly at the door, and then asked someone to knock on the door.
The door of Prince Ding's Mansion opened, and the concierge saw King Chu outside, and hurriedly stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, Seventh Prince, what are you..."
Chu Jingxian laughed and said, "I'm here to see Brother Four Emperors!"
The concierge complained that he had brought so many people and even threw a bloody mess outside the door. Why did he come here to take a look? However, he did not dare to say anything, but he still smiled and said: "I will go and report it now!"
Chu Jingxian stepped forward to follow.
The concierge wanted to stop him, but when Chu Jingxian looked at him, his eyes were cold, and there was a pressure that made him tremble, so he didn't dare to say anything.
Fang Zhaoyu didn't say anything and followed behind.
At this time, he thought it was better to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Over there, Chu Yuncheng heard the report from his subordinates and immediately came over to greet him.
From afar, he laughed and said: "What kind of wind is blowing my seventh brother here!"
Chu Jingxian smiled and said: "Of course it's a strong wind!"
Seeing his careless look, Chu Yuncheng felt like his tooth hurt, but he still smiled and welcomed him into the front hall, where he was served fragrant tea.
He and Fang Zhaoyu came together, why would they just come to take a look?
The guests and hosts were seated and Chu Yuncheng said, "Seventh brother and Mr. Fang are here today. What do you want to do?"
Chu Jingxian said with a smile: "I and Master Fang have nothing to do, it's Brother Four Emperors who has something!"
"Brother, I don't understand what you are saying!" Chu Yuncheng laughed and said, "Seventh brother is really good at joking. There is something wrong with me. How come I don't know about it?"
Fang Zhaoyu still remained silent.
Chu Jingxian said calmly: "Brother Four Emperors is really good at joking. I have already arrived here, and you say you don't know? I thought that Brother Four Emperors knew about the reception of the envoys of the Western Tang Dynasty this time. I didn't want to make any move.
The money from the user department is a deep brotherly bond, so this is the way to give money to me!"
Chu Yuncheng was confused when he heard this, and said: "What do you mean by this, seventh brother? I don't understand!"
Chu Jingxian said leisurely: "Brother Four Emperors have been sitting here for so long. Didn't the servants in your mansion tell you what the man in front of the mansion looks like?"
"who?"
"Same as the previous times, the person who was thrown in front of your house!"
Chu Yuncheng's eyes flashed with a stern look, but the smile on his face remained: "Didn't Seventh Brother say before that those people are the ones you threw on the street to make a warning to others? No matter how special my status is, I am the one in front of the mansion.
I dare not say that the street is the private property of my palace!"
To be continued...