Chapter 360 Obviously, the third child is not the best candidate
"Father, what happened? I have been grounded during this period and have never left the mansion. I really don't know what I did to make my father unhappy."
As he said that, he still felt a little aggrieved. He felt that the old emperor just didn't think highly of him. Even though he had done nothing, he was always used as a punching bag by the old emperor.
"You have the nerve to ask what happened? I asked you, I told you before to take the money to provide disaster relief, but I want to ask, how is the disaster relief situation now?"
The old emperor was dissolute and dissolute. He had ignored government affairs in these years and only occasionally ordered people to do some things.
Therefore, he suddenly talked about business, which made the third prince a little uncomfortable.
This was the same feeling as the last time the old emperor asked him to take money to provide disaster relief.
"I dare not fail to do what my father has entrusted to me. The refugees have been resettled. I am very grateful to the Emperor for his great kindness!"
He felt that the old emperor was just checking up as usual, and he had a clear conscience, so he came.
Unexpectedly, the old emperor became angrier instantly and said: "How dare you lie now! You are responsible for disaster relief, but none of the officials below have received news of disaster relief, and they dare not resettle refugees at will. This is what you said
Have all the refugees been resettled? Third child, third child, I’m just old, not stupid!”
But the third prince was still insisting: "Father, I really went to do it! Those refugees are very grateful to my father!"
Everything he said was true and he had a clear conscience. Why didn't his father believe it?
"Then why don't those local officials say they don't know?"
The old emperor closed his eyes, holding back his anger and seeing how he could act so carelessly.
"Because the disaster relief was done personally by the minister, so naturally he did not inform the local officials!"
The third prince spoke so plausibly that the old emperor felt for a moment that Ji Mingxuan had made a mistake.
But if you think about it carefully, it's unlikely. After all, Ji Mingxuan's character doesn't bother to use such methods to frame Lao San. There must be other reasons for this.
The old emperor asked: "Then tell me, where have the people you helped been placed?"
"Of course they are all outside the city. There are too many people in the city. I am worried about the negative impact, so I gather them all together and find someone to build them houses and divide the fields so that they can settle down safely."
"Outside the city? Which outside the city?"
The old emperor frowned, always having a bad premonition.
The third prince was always confident: "Of course it's outside the capital. If my sons and ministers hadn't been settled, I don't know what kind of chaos the city would be like now!"
The old emperor's eyes widened instantly, looking at him in disbelief, and asked: "What did you say? There are already refugees coming to the capital?"
He had always thought that the refugees mostly moved around in the south and would not come to the capital, let alone gather at the feet of the emperor, because they would usually be settled by officials from various places halfway there, and there was no possibility of them all crowding into the capital.
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Unexpectedly, the refugees that Lao San resettled were all outside the capital. He didn’t even know about these things!
The third prince did not feel that he had done anything wrong. At first, the old emperor only asked him to resettle the refugees, but he did not say where the refugees were. He sent people to check, and all he knew was that there were many refugees gathered outside the city, so he gave priority to those refugees.
Well, anyway, the emperor gave him a lot of money, so he arranged all kinds of good things, and even thought of making it more beautiful and pleasing the emperor.
"Asshole!"
The old emperor didn't know what to say for a moment, so he called someone in again, and immediately went to check if there were any refugees resettled outside the city. If there were indeed any, it would prove that the third prince was just doing things unfavorably, rather than openly
Resist the will.
"So for the same amount of money, you only arranged for refugees outside the city? What about the refugees from other state capitals?"
The old emperor held back his anger and continued to speak.
The third prince said disdainfully: "Of course, the officials in various places must be responsible. Otherwise, why don't we let them take the salary from the court and do nothing?"
He was very confident and did not feel that he had done anything wrong, and it was at this time that the old emperor understood that this third child was really not the material to be an emperor.
He can allow himself to be stupid, but the next emperor must be a wise king. After all, this is the ancestral legacy of the Zheng family for many years. It is not easy for the ancestors to conquer the country. His generation is hopeless, and the next generation must stand up.
But obviously, the third child is not the best candidate.
To be able to do such a small thing and be so confident is really hopeless.
"With so much money, we have saved so many people, but what about the rest?"
The third prince immediately said: "I thought all this money was used to help those refugees, so I spent it all on them."
Of course there are still many left, but how could the third prince admit it?
That money has long been used to support his army. Over the years, the old emperor has only favored Ji Mingxuan. He must be absolutely prepared!
That is the country and foundation of his Zheng family, and he, the Zheng family, can only take over it instead of letting someone surnamed Ji take it away.
The old emperor was so angry that he almost fainted. After calming down, he said: "I asked you to resettle all the refugees in Dajing. If you spend all your money on such a few people, you will bear the consequences yourself! Starting today, we will set off immediately.
Disaster relief, don’t come back until all the refugees are resettled!”
The third prince was shocked: "Father, all the money has been used up!"
"That's your business! Since you've used it, pay for it yourself!"
The old emperor turned around and sat on the throne. He felt a little better and felt that this was a punishment.
"Father, father, emperor..."
The third prince wanted to fight for it and give him some money so that he could pay less. Unexpectedly, the old emperor was tired of him and said sternly: "Get out!"
When the third prince saw this, he held his breath, stood up and left.
The refugee issue was clearly over a long time ago, but now it is brought up again. It must be Ji Mingxuan's fault!
Ji Mingxuan, he will never let him go!
Because the old emperor urged him urgently, the third prince did not dare to delay too long. He pretended to go to the courtiers to prepare money for two days, and then set off on the road. Anyway, when Ji Mingxuan came back, he was no longer in the capital. As for whether it would really happen
Going to disaster relief, that's not clear.
Taking advantage of this time, Ji Mingxuan did a lot of things. For example, he released some of the things he had done before, making people suddenly realize that many things were done by him and knew how good he was. In addition, he also released interesting stories about the third prince's disaster relief.
Let the people of the capital have a deeper understanding of the third prince's abilities.
For a time, everyone had a new understanding of Ji Mingxuan and the royal princes.
Zhao Huanyu, on her side, has also returned to Changshui Village to make some preparations. After arranging her family affairs, she is ready to go to the border to sell her anesthetic.