After hearing this, Wang Yuan was so angry that his face turned the color of pig liver.
He secretly scolded Henghou for being a villain.
Is there something wrong with this thing?
Why do you keep catching me and yelling at me?
There was no other way, Wang Yuan had to kneel down quickly, "Your Highness, the last time the newspaper criticized the imperial officials, Heng Hou was also among them. I thought that Your Highness was merciful, but he did not hold him responsible for his crimes. I think that if public opinion is allowed to develop, he will be punished in the future.
Cause disaster!"
Henghou sneered and continued to fight him.
But at this moment, the prince spoke, "What Lord Shangshu said is reasonable, and public opinion cannot be ignored!"
The prince's words are beyond anyone's imagination.
Wang Yuan was stunned, Heng Hou was stunned, and all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.
Wang Yuan's and the prime minister's purpose today is simple, to put pressure on the prince by stirring up public opinion.
Naturally, Henghou couldn't stand it anymore. He defended the prince at every turn, resisted Wang Yuan, and took advantage of Wang Yuan's words to seek death.
But the prince actually sided with Wang Yuan.
What is going on?
Wang Yuan almost thought he heard wrongly, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"I believe that public opinion cannot be ignored. Can Mr. Wang listen clearly this time?"
The prince said loudly.
Hearing this, Wang Yuan and the Prime Minister looked at each other, and both saw the disbelief and joy in each other's eyes.
The third prince hoped that the bigger the public opinion, the better, and even used public opinion to influence the imperial examination in order to win the support of more officials.
I would like to ask the world, which official can divide his own wealth to feed the poor in the world?
Impossible!
Being an official is for getting rich, not for doing good deeds.
The prince implements the New Deal, and the third prince opposes the new deal. In this way, the third prince can gain the support of the entire country's gentry!
Therefore, the last thing they want to see is that the prince keeps dragging this matter and ignores the voice of public opinion.
Now that the prince took the initiative to respond, they never expected it.
Could it be that the prince wants to attack Zhao Xiaole?
This is like breaking an arm!
Why should she fight with the third prince in the future?
The prime minister immediately stepped forward and asked: "Your Highness, the whole country's nobles are now gathered in the capital, and the momentum is huge. If one person is not handled properly, it is very likely to shake the country's foundation. I would like to ask Your Highness, how should you handle this matter?"
The prime minister asked, this is what other officials want to know.
Everyone looked at the prince.
The prince and Zhao Xiaole had already discussed it, and now they are continuing to promote the plan, "I have always respected public opinion. If public opinion is against the new deal, I will naturally not force it to be implemented. If public opinion supports the new deal, then..."
"My new policy must be implemented. Anyone who continues to obstruct me will be the enemy of the world!"
The prince raised his voice very high.
The words "enemies the world" made all the civil and military officials in the dynasty tremble.
What a man to be the enemy of the world!
It's a pity that the gentry is in charge of the world, and their thoughts represent the thoughts of the world. The prince will be defeated this time!
No one came forward to object.
Because many people are already secretly happy.
After all, the prince is still a little too young.
They are all officials and have their own private property. If they follow the prince's method and give up their land to others, who would be willing?
Since the prince wants to hear the voices of the people in the world, then prick up your ears and let her listen carefully!
Heng Hou sighed and went out to report: "Your Highness, the public opinion against the New Deal is very loud now. Judging from this result, it will be difficult to implement Your Highness's New Deal!"
At the juncture of silence in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty, people were waiting to come out and solve the problem.
He has always sympathized with the poor and has always been honest as an official. His performance at this juncture also satisfied the prince.
"Henghou, I actually have something else I want you to do. If you do it well, you will definitely be rewarded!"
"I wonder what your Highness is talking about?" Henghou bowed in return.
"Regarding this new deal, no matter whether you support it or not, I would like everyone in the world to express their opinions. The one who understands and expresses himself will win. At that time, we will also judge whether the new deal is feasible or not. I will wait for you to host this event on my behalf.
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The prince said with a smile.
Heng Hou understood it, and so did the other officials.
The prince's original intention is good, that is, let the people of the world debate the pros and cons of this new deal. If the argument is good, then the new deal will be implemented.
If the opponents argue well, then veto the new deal.
They secretly wondered how the prince came up with this idea? But it was quite fair.
Heng Hou asked: "Your Highness is very smart and these methods are indeed very good. However, does your Highness know who are those who oppose the New Deal? As far as I know, there are as many as eight or nine great Confucian scholars in Chinese studies!"
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Great Confucians of Chinese Studies were canonized by the imperial court, and there were only ten of them in total. Only if the person in front died, the person behind could take over.
Of the ten people in the world, one has become a monk and has no interest in worldly affairs. The remaining nine are all opposed to the New Deal. The eight or nine people in Henghou are still a bit vague.
"Of course I know it. I have said before that the New Deal must respect the will of the people. If the will of the people is like this, then it is okay not to implement the New Deal!"
Hearing this, Henghou sighed and said no more.
In his opinion, the New Deal must have failed. Although the prince and he both sympathized with the poor, the New Deal was still too ideal.
How great is the resistance to implementation?
"This demonstration conference is scheduled to be held before the results are released, and the results will be announced to the world!"
"If there is nothing else, let's dismiss the court!" The prince looked at the civil and military officials lightly.
After the eunuch shouted loudly, the officials chanted a farewell slogan.
The prince turned his back and left.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were all smiling after the dynasty was over. No one mentioned the New Deal, but the New Deal was written all over their faces.
The prince's new policy is over.
Impossible to implement.
Nine great scholars of Chinese culture are sitting on the stage. Who dares to go up and debate?
Isn’t this going to be humiliated?
Even if it were them, they might not be qualified.
He was a great scholar in Chinese studies. Even if he was a first-rank scholar, he had studied under him and respectfully called him "teacher."
The discussion of the New Deal stopped here.
Being depressed all the time, I waited until the end to leave alone.
Wang Yuan and the prime minister didn't leave either, and drove away the flattering officials. The prime minister looked at Heng Hou, sneered and left.
However, Wang Yuan came over sadly and pretended to congratulate: "Henghou, congratulations! You have been valued by His Highness the Crown Prince and entrusted with an important task!"
Henghou couldn't hear the sarcasm in his words, "Humph, I hope His Highness will entrust me with the important task of investigating and eradicating evil, and then I will kill all of you without leaving any trace!"
Wang Yuan stopped pretending and sneered: "Don't push yourself too far. I advise you to be a down-to-earth prince in the future. Don't get involved in some things. If you get involved too much, you won't know how you died!"
Henghou was not afraid of threats at all, "When I killed people, I was afraid that you were still wearing crotchless pants, what? Now it's time to teach me how to kill people? Don't worry, I will personally take your head one day!"
After saying that, Henghou left without looking back.