The news that Xiao Yu suddenly launched a counterattack against Da Rong spread like wildfire in Daqi, and everyone suddenly became excited as if they had been given a shot of blood.
That is Xiao Yu, and that is His Highness Prince Chen. Since the prince wants to fight, he must be certain.
Now that the Yamen has been opened, the cabinet is suddenly in a quarrel, making various decisions about the border war every day, and then being blocked by various reasons.
For example, regarding the current grain requisition, three of the six cabinet members are opposed to the grain requisition from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
"Last year's Dragon Boat Festival floods, 10% of Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were flooded and 60% of them were flooded. Food storage was already very tight. Now the spring seedlings have not been planted yet, and the people have no food in their hands. What if there is a peach blossom flood?
Do the people still want to live?
By then, if the Prince of Border is still doing well, things will be in chaos inside again."
"It's a joke. During last year's Dragon Boat Festival, ten of the eighteen embankments were washed away. How many things did your Ministry of Industry have to do with this? Your Highness won't pursue it. Do you really think that this matter has been dismissed?
Besides, in the second half of last year, the cabinet approved a large sum of money for you to build aqueducts and dams. If there is another accident during this year's Peach Blossom Flood, what face will your Ministry of Industry have to face the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
"We are just thinking about the people. Besides, even if there is no flood, what if there is a drought? You haven't forgotten the drought of the year before last, right! It will be the Ministry of Household Affairs that will be troubled by then, and it will not be my fault alone."
"Why do you do it for the people? Why not do it for your hometown!"
"..."
Listening to the other people arguing endlessly, Xie Yuncang couldn't help but pinch his brows, showing a somewhat irritable expression.
"Mr. Ge, what do you think about this matter?"
Xie Yuncang raised his head and found that the person who asked him was Fang Congwen. In terms of seniority, he was the last one to join the cabinet and the last one. However, Fang Congwen had a good relationship with the old man of the Xie family. Strictly speaking, he was still his.
elder.
Naturally, Xie Yuncang would not show off in front of him, but what he was talking about now was a matter that affected all people in the world, and Xie Yuncang didn't have that much thought about relationship etiquette.
"Collect everyone's opinions into a book and I will report it to His Highness."
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped arguing and looked at him in surprise.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Xie Yuncang is already responsible for decision-making. From what he means, does he actually intend to be a mouthpiece?
Then they heard Xie Yuncang say: "Everyone write down your opinions and remember to sign. I will personally take them to the East Palace to meet His Highness."
One of the people who was arguing in the middle couldn't help but said: "Mr. Xie Ge, if you just go with everyone's ideas, aren't you afraid of His Highness's accountability?"
Xie Yuncang raised his eyes and looked at him lightly, "Why don't you do it if you're afraid? Since I'm the one who's going, I'm the one who's going to be held accountable, so what are you afraid of?"
After saying this, his eyes suddenly turned cold, "I have listened to what my colleagues just said. What you said makes sense. I think His Highness will feel the same way. Please don't hide your clumsiness. What's the matter?
Just write down all your ideas!”
Fang Congwen quickly understood what Xie Yuncang meant. Although he was a little surprised, he was also a little excited at the same time.
After the court was over, I asked Xie Yuncang to go shopping on the Calligraphy and Painting Street together.
Xie Yuncang looked at him and said, "Master Fang, the affairs of the court are so tense now. As members of the cabinet, you and I still have the leisure to hang out. Doesn't this seem like we are not doing business?"
Fang Congwen chuckled, "This is called relaxation. Every day becomes tighter, so if you keep tightening like this, how long can you last?"
Think about your father, and then look at me. Although I am not as good as him, I have finally joined the cabinet, even if it is many years late. The most important thing is that I am still alive!"
When Xie Yuncang heard him talking about his late father and using such a tone, he couldn't help but frown, showing some emotions that were rarely shown in front of others.
Fang Congwen laughed loudly and patted Xie Yuncang's shoulder, "That's it! How old are you? You frown all day long. It makes people feel worried when you look at them. Go, go, look today.
I'll pay for all the good stuff."
While Xie Yuncang raised his eyebrows, he immediately added, "But it can't exceed one hundred taels. This is my private money, that's all."
Xie Yuncang couldn't help being amused by him, and he was in a much better mood, "Then I'll have to choose it at this price."
The place where the two people talked was next to Danbi outside the inner government office. Naturally, this conversation could not be hidden from the ears of interested people.
The prince stood by the carp pond, looking at the koi carps still swimming under the water in such a cold weather, and said calmly: "I understand."
"Then...that piece of information that Mr. Xie Ge brought over..."
The prince glanced at the little eunuch below, then threw the fish food in his hand directly into the water, "Let him come to the East Palace to see me before tomorrow."
At this time, Xie Yuncang had indeed followed Fang Congwen to the most famous calligraphy and painting street in the capital.
I couldn't help but feel ashamed when I saw that one of the calligraphy and painting shops had already hung up some of the paintings I wrote in my early years.
Fang Congwen seemed to be very interested and even gave some pointers to two of the paintings.
They walked around and asked about a few pictures, but both of them thought the price was too high. After half a day, they found nothing. They were so tired from walking that they had to sit down and rest at a roadside teahouse.
"Master Fang, are you deliberately taking the opportunity to ask me to go out and work on my strength?"
Fang Congwen laughed loudly, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for the person opposite, "In this cold day, it's always a good thing to sweat after walking out! Your daughter is a doctor, you won't
You don’t even understand this little bit of health maintenance, do you?”
Xie Yuncang just chuckled, and then took a sip of tea. As expected, he felt completely comfortable, so he just smiled and said nothing.
After a while, Fang Congwen said a few words about calligraphy and painting, and then he said: "How confident do you think the prince can be this time?"
Xie Yuncang's eyes turned from the menu made of bamboo slips to Fang Congwen's face opposite him. After a while, he sighed and shook his head gently, "To be honest, before this, my nephew and I were already on the sand table.
I went back to the room after too many demonstrations, I really don’t know why the prince made such a choice.”
Fang Congwen twirled his fingers, as if hesitating whether to say something or not.
Xie Yuncang acted as if he didn't see anything, and ordered a plate of braised peanuts and a stack of goosefoot, and then handed the bamboo slip to the person opposite, "Look at what you want to eat. I didn't buy what you said."
If you give me calligraphy and painting, you can always treat me to a cup of tea."
When Fang Congwen saw it, he shook his head and said, "You really don't know how to enjoy yourself at all. How can you drink tea with such salty snacks?"
"Sorry, I don't like desserts."
Fang Congwen shook his head again, then made a fuss and ordered a table full of beautiful and sweet refreshments.
After the two of them had eaten what they ordered, Fang Congwencai said: "Your Majesty, this is giving the capital a chance!"
Xie Yuncang paused while eating peanuts, and then responded angrily.
Fang Congwen then chuckled and said, "Your father was so difficult to talk back then, but I never expected that he would give birth to you with such a cheerful temper."
Xie Yuncang then raised his eyes and glanced at the person opposite, and then sighed heavily, "This is not easy for me to say, but it is a helpless choice. It's just this step... I have finally come out. I hope that my father's spirit in heaven will not blame me for my actions.
Reckless.”
"It's not reckless, it's not reckless, isn't it all for the world?" Fang Congwen laughed more and more.