The prime minister secretly glanced at the emperor who was sitting on the throne and had been silent, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, I also think that the seventh prince's words are reasonable. Most of the ministers with rich family backgrounds in the court have accumulated their income for several generations. If they are sent
If a person with no weight goes to investigate, I'm afraid it will be in vain. If there is someone with ability and weight, I'm afraid no one will be willing to take on such an offending job."
When the emperor heard this, he frowned slightly.
Although what the Prime Minister said was unpleasant, there was nothing wrong with it.
He had almost forgotten all this after being told by Hua Yanxi. The ministers in the DPRK were so intertwined, their in-law relationships were constant, and the family power was even greater. No one dared to take such risks and do such an offending job.
He looked at Hua Yanxi: "Yan Xi, who do you think is the right person to send for this matter?"
Hua Yanxi said neither humble nor arrogantly: "This is to investigate the officials. Naturally, we cannot have too much contact with the officials to prevent someone from using their power for personal gain. My daughter-in-law thinks that we should send someone who has a simple relationship with the ministers and is not afraid of offending others."
As soon as Hua Yanxi finished speaking, the emperor instinctively thought of her.
Isn't this person ready-made?
Hua Yanxi was born a merchant, and had unusual contacts with the ministers of the DPRK. She was also the princess' daughter-in-law, so there was no need to worry about her elbows turning outwards.
But if she was appointed directly, the ministers would not be convinced.
Immediately, the emperor glanced at Ye Yibai, who was sitting far away and seemed not to hear the movement, and his eyes lit up.
If other princes were sent, these princes would be more concerned about their mother clan, but Xiao Wu did not have a mother clan behind him, and he did not worry about being controlled.
"Since none of you can think of a suitable candidate, let's leave this matter to Xiao Wu. He belongs to Jingzhao Mansion, so there is nothing wrong with him doing this job."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the hall.
Everyone subconsciously turned their attention to the fifth prince, who had not said a word since he came in, and they had not looked at him directly.
Ye Yibai also didn't expect that the old man would give him this hot potato, and he looked at the emperor with dark eyes.
However, several ministers did not object. Instead, they felt relieved and even a little complacent.
If someone else was sent, they might still be a little worried.
What can be found out by sending such a fool?
At this time, several ministers finally said nothing and resigned one after another.
If this job fell into the hands of the fifth prince, it was basically just a formality.
When the time came and nothing could be found, the ministers would just insist on not allowing Hua Yanxi to spend money to build the canal, and the matter would be shelved.
It doesn't matter whether building the canal is a good thing or not. In short, this is a game between the officialdom and the royal family, and obviously, if they want to win, they will have to win effortlessly.
As for the rest, they don't care.
Seeing that they had no objection, the emperor continued: "The matter of investigating officials is of great importance. I will allocate you a thousand guards. If necessary, you can take people first without going through me."
As soon as these words came out, there was another silence.
But several ministers had already agreed before, so naturally they could no longer raise objections at this moment and could only swallow their dissatisfaction.
The imperial guards, the guards around the emperor, were handed over to such a fool who didn't know anything. Even the seventh prince did not have such an honor.
Thinking like this, several people looked at the Seventh Prince and saw that he had no expression on his face and didn't care at all. It was hard for them to say anything.