It was just a carriage, but he was held accountable by His Majesty the Emperor. There is no doubt that someone must have complained.
As for who made the complaint?
Except for a few other princes, there will be no one else.
The prince is a good man, so the suspicion can basically be ruled out. The fourth prince is in Jizhou, so the possibility is not high, so the only remaining ones are the second prince, the fifth prince and the sixth prince.
As a prince, it is naturally impossible to file a complaint in person, so it is basically difficult to trace the truth behind the scenes.
The fact that the Third Prince was being questioned by someone sent by His Majesty the Emperor soon spread, and for a time, no one in the group worshiping the ancestral temple dared to come to him anymore.
His Royal Highness Prince Chun was also very upset. It was originally promoted well, but now that it is like this, no one dares to buy this carriage.
And this is not the only thing that bothers him now. His Majesty the Emperor will hold him to account and will give him a chance to defend himself later. But if Jun Qianqiu makes His Majesty the Emperor dissatisfied with what he said, the punishment is about to come.
As expected, after worshiping the ancestors in the temple, it is customary to entertain all the ministers. However, when all the civil and military officials gathered together, His Majesty the Emperor named His Highness Prince Chun.
His Royal Highness King Chun immediately became furious.
This is a big banquet for the officials. On this occasion, unless it is a very important and urgent matter, it will be dealt with on the spot. Otherwise, it will be discussed at the court meeting tomorrow.
His Majesty the Emperor named him at this time, which was clearly the person behind the scenes adding fuel to the fire.
This is going to kill me.
"Chenghong, the imperial censor noticed that you indulged in pleasure and the carriage you rode was too luxurious. I wonder what you can explain?"
His Majesty the Emperor sits high on the throne, and his facial features are 60 to 70% similar to His Royal Highness Prince Chun. Although his hair is gray and he looks quite old, he is full of momentum.
If someone had a guilty conscience, he would have knelt down and confessed on the spot.
In fact, His Royal Highness Prince Chun also felt a little guilty, but because he had stayed with Yang Xuan for a long time, his concept had changed, and now he didn't know how to play it right.
"I would like to report to my father that I am not just indulging in pleasure, but have other reasons."
"speak."
"Because I am in charge of the salt department, I will go north to Youzhou in the near future, and then I will travel to various prefectures. In order to avoid delays, I ordered the craftsmen in the mansion to make this carriage. This carriage can be effective
To alleviate the pain of bumps, Erchen today also wants to test the performance of the carriage and find out the shortcomings so that the craftsmen can improve them."
As soon as His Highness King Chun finished speaking, a supervisory censor stood up and held his hands: "Your Majesty, Your Highness King Chun's words are inappropriate. If you want to avoid delaying your trip, you can ride on horseback. No matter how fast this carriage is, it can't be faster than horses."
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden discussion among the officials.
These words are really harsh. If you have to ride a horse on a long and bumpy journey, let alone the fifteen state capitals in the country, even a trip to Youzhou would be too much for you to ride a horse the whole way.
His Royal Highness Prince Chun glanced at the supervisory censor, with a cold light in his eyes. He still doesn't know who this supervisory censor is, but since you jumped out, I must investigate to the end.
At the same time, what embarrassed him was that no one in the civil and military circles stood up to speak for him.
"Master Cai, we are thousands of miles away from Youzhou. Do you know how many days it will take to ride on horseback?"
"Ah this..."
"Mr. Cai, do you know that the bumpy horses and the journey of thousands of miles are not something that humans can bear?"
The censor was speechless.
"Master Cai, last year there was an emergency in Youzhou. Hong Ling's envoy rushed eight hundred miles to report the news. Afterwards, the Hong Ling envoy was still recuperating in the military camp and could not get out of bed. You actually asked me to ride on horseback.
His heart can be killed."
His Highness Prince Chun's tone became more severe and his voice became louder and louder. The censor surnamed Cai was already sweating on his forehead.
At this time, a military general also said: "I can't bear to have people ride horses on a journey of thousands of miles. Otherwise, when His Highness King Chun goes to Youzhou this time, he will take Master Cai with him and let him go all the way."
horse riding."
The general's words immediately caused a burst of laughter.
His Majesty the Emperor's expression also softened a lot. After all, His Highness Prince Chun was right. What's wrong with riding in a carriage for a journey of thousands of miles?
When the mountains are high and the roads are far away, it is human nature to sit more comfortably.
Just when he was about to reprimand the censor and comfort his son, another minister jumped out.
"Your Majesty, I would like to attend His Highness Prince Chun."
"speak."
"Your Highness, King Chun, is not doing his job properly, and he likes this strange, obscene and skillful thing. As a prince, he should abide by his duties and work for the welfare of the people, but His Highness, King Chun, spends his thoughts on this useless thing. I feel deeply that
Sad.”
"Father, Master Zhu's words are inappropriate. May I ask Master Zhu, what are the strange and obscene skills?"
"That carriage is a wonderful skill."
"Hmph!" His Highness King Chun snorted disdainfully: "As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Mr. Zhu actually thinks that the things developed by the craftsmen are strange and ingenious skills. I dare to ask Mr. Zhu, has the Ministry of Industry made anything in recent years?
Something that is beneficial to people’s livelihood?”
"The Ministry of Industry is in charge of projects, water conservancy, transportation, farming and other things. Which of these things is not beneficial to people's livelihood?"
"Mr. Zhu is right. The Ministry of Industry is in charge of engineering, water conservancy, transportation and farming. However, it has been using the old methods for many years and has made no achievements. Even Mr. Zhu, you look down on the craftsmen. So how can the craftsmen be proactive?"
When His Royal Highness King Chun said this, he raised his hands to His Majesty the Emperor and said: "From a transportation perspective, if the carriages reduce the bumps and travel faster, it can increase the exchanges between people from different places. Will it benefit the people?"
As soon as these words came out, the ministers murmured to each other again. This carriage runs faster, which is naturally beneficial to transportation. It is more trouble-free than your Ministry of Works building roads.
His Royal Highness King Chun continued: "I have heard that rice and other crops in paddy fields can be hybridized to increase production, but the Ministry of Industry has never paid attention to it for many years. It can be said that it is a vegetarian meal."
This accusation was quite serious. Not to mention the Minister of Industry, even other ministers in the DPRK could not sit still.
“Can rice yields be increased through cultivation?”
"His Royal Highness Prince Chun, what he said is a bit exaggerated."
"Is there any basis for His Highness Prince Chun's words?"
"Why is there no basis?" His Highness King Chun said: "Flowers can be cultivated to grow pleasing varieties, why can't rice?"
This example made the courtiers startled and suspicious.
"What His Highness Prince Chun said seems to make some sense."
"Exactly, flowers can be cultivated, and rice should be the same."
Even His Majesty the Emperor was interested: "Chenghong, why do you think rice production can be increased through cultivation?"
"I would like to inform my father, although I am not familiar with farming, I also know that some ears of rice can produce more wheat than ordinary ears of wheat. As long as they are selected and cultivated well, the resulting seeds can be widely planted.
In three to five years, we will definitely be able to achieve the goal of increasing production."