Princess?
After hearing this, Song Yichun almost subconsciously wanted to ask which princess it was...
But when he thought about the news he had received from the capital before, he felt that this subconscious was very unnecessary.
What other princess could it be?
It can't be the third princess who is on the opposite side of Princess Zhaoming, right?
I'm afraid that person just wants the unrest in Mingzhou to expand so that Princess Zhaoming in the capital will suffer.
It can be said that at this time, Li Cifu had almost made his purpose of coming to Mingzhou clear to him, and at the same time, he also used this to implicitly extend an olive branch to him.
But is Princess Zhaoming really trustworthy...
"Mr. Xiao, to be honest, although I personally think there are differences in Mingzhou's rumors about that person, I don't think that person is a good person who cares about the country and the people. For five years, the people of Mingzhou are living day by day. It’s worse than ever, it’s impossible that you haven’t seen anything along the way…”
Song Yichun didn't speak too harshly, but his tone was no longer as close as before, but seemed to be frosty.
However, based on his knowledge, he did not think this rebellion was a coincidence. He even thought of the struggle among the upper echelons of the imperial court.
But he also served as the county magistrate in Qingquan for six years, and saw with his own eyes that the people went from being relatively wealthy to being poor and even having no food to eat.
"Mr. Xiao, the sufferings suffered by the people of Mingzhou in recent years are real. Apart from the corruption of Zhou Zhiyuan and others, most of Mingzhou's tax revenue has indeed gone into that person's pocket. It's not that I, Song Yichun, am pedantic, but this is the case How can a princess ask me to trust her?”
Faced with Song Yichun's questioning voice, Li Cifu couldn't help but look awkward.
Indeed, in the past five years, Mingzhou has been riddled with holes and is no longer as good as before.
Their princess was indeed at fault in this matter, so it was no wonder that Song Yichun in front of her held a grudge.
No, Song Yichun quickly sighed and said:
"Mr. Xiao, I just want to ask you, if Princess Zhaoming is really a good person, what has she been doing all these years? Why didn't she start looking at the situation until last year? Is this a prank or a reform?"
It has to be said that Song Yichun is indeed a capable minister in handling practical matters, and his thinking is really clear.
Because his words immediately stopped Li Cifu.
In fact, Li Cifu only met their princess last year, and he didn’t know what she was doing before...
Judging from the rumors he had heard in the capital before, their princess should have been intoxicated with the young prince of Qi Bohou Mansion, that is, Mu Qingze.
By the way, he often abused his consort, had a hard time getting along with Xie Wanyin, the second lady of the Duke's mansion, and even cared about the emperor's money and Zhuangzi's interests...
In short, she doesn't do anything that can be said, and there are many things that she can't say.
Song Yichun saw that Li Cifu's expression kept changing, but he was still unable to say a word that convinced him, and his evaluation of the princess in his heart also dropped again and again.
Although the other party asked Li Cifu to give money to their county government for free clinics, in fact the wool came from the sheep, and the money was not collected from Mingzhou.
So for a while, he began to consider whether he should cooperate with Li Cifu in front of him.
If after the cooperation, Princess Zhaoming continues to govern Mingzhou, but the result is that she still does not regard the people of Mingzhou as human beings, then wouldn't Song Yichun be an eternal sinner?
No matter how the future court evaluates him as a county magistrate, he must live up to his conscience.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Feng Xi, who originally planned to just eat and not speak, spoke:
"What else can I do? Of course, I'm just a nepotist because I'm not smart enough. I'm blindly pursuing a certain green tea man, and at the same time, I'm going to have a battle of wits with my consort and my father."
Song Yichun: "?"
Li Cifu: "?"
Is this something they can listen to?
"As for why I only started working on the government last year, of course it was because I was dragged down by my father and the emperor, ahem, sanctions... Anyway, I was forced to take up the post, I understand!"
Qi Xiao: "..."
Li Cifu: "..."
You are so miserable and forced.
"And the one who is just trying to change his ways? Why does the princess want to go into battle in person? Isn't it good for her to let capable ministers like Li Cifu, Liu Shangshu and her good consort make decisions?"
Feng Xi's little mouth twitched, and every sentence was true.
"Thousand-mile horses are always there but Bo Le is not always there. The princess already has so many thousand-mile horses, what else can she do? She is not afraid of tiring herself."
Song Yichun: "..."
Everyone: "..."
"So, so the princess doesn't really make decisions. She's not smart enough and now she relies on others for guidance?"
Song Yichun was too surprised and didn't care about the taboo of insulting the princess, so he directly asked Feng Xi in a low voice.
Because he could tell by looking at Li Cifu's expression that his granddaughter-in-law's words were quite reliable, not to mention fidelity.
They are all female relatives. They probably have some friendship with the princess, so they know it so clearly.
But he didn't realize that when he asked Feng Xi this question, the expressions of everyone at the table changed to varying degrees.
Especially Liu Rong, whose eyes were wandering and she felt that she knew too much.
To be honest, she was really afraid that a certain princess would get angry and kill Mr. Song who said she was not smart.
Fortunately, Feng Xi nodded quickly and said:
"Isn't it just that my brain is bad? I used to be really stupid, but now I'm better. I just have no brains and go crazy all the time. I'm stupid, but I'm not stupid anymore. I'm easy to get along with."
"I see……"
Song Yichun had an "I understand" expression on his face, and deliberately lowered his voice and said:
"In this case, being brainless does have the advantage of being brainless. After all, she has capable ministers like Mr. Xiao and Prince Consort to assist her, and she has the emperor's guidance and checks and balances. No wonder she can manage the snow problem in the North so well."
He knew Li Cifu's abilities and that the consort was from the Qi family.
It is said that he also served as a county magistrate in the Northland for several years in the early years. At that time, Qi Shuai had just gone to the Northland. Although he had never met Qi Shuai himself, he was also fortunate enough to meet Qi Shuai's eldest son, who later became The prince of Jingyuanhou.
Zhilan Yushu has a graceful demeanor, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is a Confucian general.
Judging from the Qi family's attitude towards the people and the mentality of assisting the current emperor, he didn't think that Third Young Master Qi would really be a waste.
It can only be said that they hid it well, and now the pain is finally over.
And Feng Xi didn't mind what Song Yichun said about her. After all, she always went out without thinking, and now it's the same:
"So, it's because today's princesses listen to capable ministers and don't trust villains. She has become crazy and powerful, so those people can't stand her!"
"oh?"
Song Yichun listened attentively, but Feng Xi didn't hide it.
"Master Song, think about it, this princess is surrounded by capable ministers, and the little people are all taken care of by capable ministers. Will her political achievements be improved? If she strengthens the prince, the fourth prince and others, will she become weak? Then Are these people not allowed to get her down? What can she do? It’s very difficult for her too!”
