Li Qi did not hide anything and directly told Jiang Qian everything that had happened.
After Jiang Qian heard this, he smashed up the study room on the spot.
"What a great Lu Haochu. I trust him so much. I didn't expect that he has been helping the tyrants in all these years!" Jiang Qian said angrily, "He is so brave! He can even think of such an idea!"
After wandering for a few steps, he suddenly said: "I must report this to my father!"
As he said that, he walked out of the door. Li Qi quickly grabbed him: "Your Highness, wait!"
"What are you doing?" Jiang Qian frowned and looked at Li Qi.
"Your Highness, how about you listen to what I have to say first and then make plans?" Li Qi said.
Jiang Qian took a deep breath, flicked his sleeves and returned to the house, sitting on a chair: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Li Qidao: "Although this Lu Haochu is nothing, but if His Highness goes to the Emperor and tells him like this, what will happen if the Emperor asks His Highness to produce evidence?"
He continued: "Also, Lu Hao was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and was in charge of the national treasury. What would the emperor think if something happened to him? And he is definitely not alone. At least now it seems that there are problems with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. This is
Your Highness must think twice about anything that could affect the whole body."
After listening to Li Qi's words, Jiang Qian couldn't help but think about it.
After a moment, he looked at Li Qi: "Then based on what you see, what should we do about this matter?"
Li Qidao: "In my opinion, whether His Highness helps him report or not, he will definitely do this matter, and repairing the embankment is an annual routine. Even if he does not destroy the embankment, there will be a lot of corruption this year..."
"You mean, as long as he doesn't destroy the embankment, the matter will be settled like this?" Jiang Qian asked with a frown.
Li Qi said nothing.
Jiang Qian sneered: "Since he has this intention, it will be a matter of time before the embankment is destroyed. Even if the embankment is not destroyed, there are other ways to make money..."
"Your Highness is right. Even if the embankment is not destroyed, Lu Haochu still has other ways to make money. If you want to solve this matter, you still need the emperor's order."
"What order?"
"Now that Daxia is peaceful and peaceful, why not ask the emperor to exempt some areas from taxes..."
"This is a good idea, but it's a pity that which places have to be exempted from taxes? Even if taxes are exempted, it may not be easy to implement it."
Li Qi didn't expect that the young prince would actually think of this.
"Yes, so this matter cannot be rushed. It needs to be considered in the long term."
Jiang Qian smiled bitterly and said like a deflated balloon: "Now my father is obsessed with alchemy...but I have no real power at all. Now all things are controlled by that group of ministers. If this continues,
...I don’t know if Daxia’s country can be preserved.”
"What about the Queen?" Li Qi asked.
"The Queen Mother never gets involved in political affairs. She spends her whole day thinking about renovating the harem..."
Damn it, this Great Xia country is really riddled with holes.
If a foreign tribe invades at this time, they might take Kyoto directly.
"Your Highness, this matter cannot be rushed. If we really want to change the current situation in Daxia, I think the first thing Your Highness must do is to accumulate strength." Li Qi said.
"Cumulative strength?"
Li Qi nodded: "Now there is almost no power around His Highness, which means that there is no way to deal with Lu Haochu. Think about it, if the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites are all His Highness's people, it would be difficult to treat Lu Haochu.
Isn’t it easy to catch it?”
Jiang Qian frowned and said, "You are right, there is no one around me right now! Those guys seem to be my people, but in fact they don't take me seriously at all, and they don't really surrender to me.
"
Thinking about this, he suddenly considered another question: "But my mother told me that before my father passes the throne to me, I must not get too close to the ministers..."
Speaking of this, Jiang Qian hesitated for a moment and looked at Li Qi: "Li Shidu, are you sincere to me?"
"Of course my subordinates are loyal to the prince!" Li Qi said firmly.
"Okay! Then I will tell you." Jiang Qian said, "I know what the Queen means very well. She is just afraid that I will form a clique and cause my father to think that I want to rob the throne in advance. If my father has a crush on me,
With such thoughts, my position as prince will not be guaranteed by then."
"One thing my mother often said to me is to be content with the situation... But seeing that Daxia's country is in such a mess, I just..." Jiang Qian gritted his teeth.
"Your Highness, the Queen is right, but forming cliques depends on how you go about it," Li Qi said.
"Oh? Do you have any idea?"
"Sometimes when doing something, you can't just focus on the immediate interests, but have to look at the long term. Of course, people like Lu Haochu can't move now, but His Highness can train some people with lofty ideals in advance and provide certain help. After five years and ten years,
Years later, those people have become the norm. When His Highness gives you a little promotion, won't they all be yours?" Li Qi said.
"We still have to wait five or ten years?" Jiang Qian said with a look of reluctance.
This little prince is really impetuous, but young people are like that.
When Li Qi thought this, he also felt a little funny. Why wasn't he a young man?
"Some things just take time to accumulate." Li Qi said.
Jiang Qian sighed: "That's all we can do now... I'll think about it again later."
Li Qi nodded: "How should Lu Haochu reply now?"
"Destroying the embankment is absolutely unacceptable. Tell him, if he dares to destroy the embankment, I will kill his entire family even if I don't become the prince!" Jiang Qian shouted.
"Okay, Your Highness, if he still wants to use the money for embankment construction..."
"Just do as he said, I will take 70%." Jiang Qian said.
"Okay, Your Highness."
"Well, you go ahead. Although this Lu Haochu is very hateful, you can't offend him now. You can get along well with him, even if you are helping me monitor him."
"The villain understands."
Jiang Qian walked up to Li Qi and patted him on the shoulder: "Li Shidu, the only person I can trust around me now is you. If you do things well for me, I will definitely not treat you badly in the future."
"Your Highness, don't worry. It's a blessing for me, Li Qi, to be able to serve your Highness. I will go up to the mountain of swords and go down to the sea of fire without hesitation." Li Qi said without blushing.
He didn't even believe this when he said it.
But now, all I can do is hug the prince's thigh tightly.
But now it seems that everything I have done has been in vain. Being recognized by Jiang Qian means that I will have a backer in the future.
After coming out of the East Palace, Li Qigang was about to go find Lu Haochu, but a familiar palace maid blocked his way.