Zhou Kui raised another thought-provoking question.
Although Lin Xu has never been around the capital, he still knows the basic situation very well.
Jiangnan Weaving Bureau is not a department of the imperial court, but a department of the palace. In other words, it is a business opened by the emperor's own family, so Wang Hai always regards himself as serving the emperor!
To put it this way, the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau did this business directly with Nanyang merchants, so all the money earned should be deposited into the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is the emperor's private treasury, instead of being deposited into the Ministry of Household Affairs and then used as
Coordinated use of financial funds!
In other words, the imperial court vigorously promoted the policy of converting rice into mulberry, not to make money for the country, but just to make money for the emperor's private life!
"Could it be..."
As soon as Lin Xuda opened his mouth, Zhou Kui reached out to stop him: "Sir, you just need to know what you are thinking, and there is no need to say it out loud."
Lin Xu nodded.
Zhou Kui continued: "The current emperor has not yet established a heir apparent. You must know this, right?"
"Of course I know."
The emperor's appointment of a heir is related to the foundation of the country and is one of the country's biggest affairs. From the officials of the imperial court to the common people, they are very concerned about this matter.
Zhou Kui took a sip of tea and talked eloquently: "The emperor today believes in Taoism. After listening to Zhang Tianshi's memorial at Longhu Mountain, he believed that 'there is no room for two dragons in one day', so he delayed establishing a prince. Now, among the emperor's seven sons,
, there are two people who are most promising to inherit the throne, namely the eldest prince, King Qi, and the third prince, King Wu!"
"The eldest prince is older, but he is a concubine. Although the third prince is younger, he is his legitimate son! According to the ancestral system, the third prince should be appointed as the heir apparent!"
"However, there is a precedent for establishing an elder! For example, our current Holy Emperor is the eldest son, not the legitimate son!"
"In addition, some ministers headed by Mr. Yan Ge also support the eldest prince!"
"Therefore, the voice for establishing the eldest prince as heir apparent is the highest!"
"However, the third prince is his legitimate son after all. He is also surrounded by some ministers, led by Zhao Fangji, a bachelor of the cabinet and minister of household affairs!"
“These are the so-called ‘King Qi Party’ and ‘King Wu Party’!”
"Although the third prince did not become a vassal, his fiefdom is in Jiangsu! This time, King Qi has chosen to implement the policy of converting rice into mulberry in Jiangsu. Once it succeeds, it will definitely please the Holy Emperor! If it fails, even
If it provokes a civil uprising, then this is the fiefdom of King Wu after all, and King Wu cannot escape his involvement!"
"Of course, King Wu is not a vegetarian, and he will never sit idly by and ignore it! As for how King Wu will fight back, we don't know!"
After saying this in one breath, Zhou Kui picked up the tea cup and drank it all, then laughed and said: "Mr. Zhou, I just said it, this is just hearsay, you should just listen to it as a story, and don't take it seriously.
Ah! Haha..."
"Haha, Brother Zhou is right, I just listened to it as a story. However, I must say that the person who arranged this story is very talented. If he becomes a storyteller, he will definitely win the house! Ordinary people, just
Love hearing this!"
Lin Xu joked.
"Haha, sir, you are right. People really like to hear this! Look at those storytellers in the teahouse. If anyone talks about the struggles in the previous dynasty and the secret history of the palace, then the teahouse will definitely be full. It will be more crowded than before.
How can a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman be popular?"
While Zhou Kui laughed, he picked up the teapot and refilled Lin Xu's water: "Come, Mr. Lin, drink tea! Drink tea!"
"Thank you! Thank you!"
Lin Xu quickly stretched out his hand to hold the tea bowl, but his heart was full of questions. Zhou Kui acted cryptic at first, as if he was unwilling to say more. However, he then told himself so much, even nonsense.
When it comes to the emperor, why is this happening? This chapter has been completed!