Liu Hui felt difficulty breathing and quickly thought of countermeasures.
Fortunately, at this time, Li Linfu had already seen that something was wrong. With His Highness the Crown Prince's murderous and ruthless methods, even if the Jinyi Guards were not established today, he would order a thorough investigation of Liu Hui.
"Your Highness." Li Linfu stood up, cupped his hands, and defended Liu Hui: "Liu Shangshu is also dedicated to serving the country. Since His Highness oversees the country, he should be open to opinions and accept advice with an open mind, so you might as well listen to his thoughts first."
This Liu Hui was also someone he promoted with his own hands. He was quite stable and well versed in tactics, so he must be kept.
Losing a Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has already caused him to suffer a loss of face as the Prime Minister of Daqian. If he cannot stand up and speak for his people at this time, I am afraid that after this morning, someone will secretly attack His Highness the Crown Prince.
Liu Hui did not act recklessly, but to seize the phone. After Li Linfu explained, he immediately handed over his hand and explained: "Wei Chen was impatient for a while. Please forgive me, and please listen to Wei Chen's suggestions."
Xiao Yidao: "Then tell me, what's absolutely wrong?"
"If you don't tell me one, two, three, let Gu, let all the officials be convinced, you must not do this, that is selfish!"
Liu Hui suddenly felt that something was not good, he lowered his head and gritted his teeth. The prince of the prison country was probably not easy to fool.
Generally speaking, if you do your best, do what you like, coax and be happy, everything will be easy to handle.
As for the enemy, it is natural to target and frame him in every possible way, and to recruit some like-minded people who can't stand him to deal with him together.
In this way, if the pack of wolves is waiting for him, one day he will be killed, and even if he doesn't die, he will be covered with bruises.
But this enemy is the prince, a prince who oversees the country.
Even if a pack of wolves swarmed up, it seemed they couldn't hurt the soaring dragon.
He was the first to stand up and faced a lot of pressure.
But if he can succeed, his position in the heart of Li Gongxiang will not be low, and Cai Jin will leave the capital.
The position of being involved in political affairs must be moved no matter what.
This person may have already gone to His Majesty the Crown Prince. I heard that he was doing disaster relief on Longyou Road, but he did it personally and worked very hard!
"Your Highness, since Taizu founded the country, the responsibility of supervising all officials has always been the Yushitai. Now the Yushitai has not neglected its duties too much. Suddenly another official office was established to monitor the world. Doesn't the Yushitai exist in name only?"
"Secondly, the national treasury is empty, and Longyou Road is in urgent need of money for disaster relief. Even work-for-relief relief is all funded by the court. Moreover, both the border army and the forbidden army also need military pay. The Ministry of Industry is building roads. , water conservancy, palaces and houses, etc., also require wages."
"It is the time when the imperial court is spending money, but it still needs to establish an official office and distribute some more money. An extra salary means an extra place to spend money. The treasury cannot support it."
"Thirdly, if His Highness wants to monitor the world and uphold Longyou Road, he can have the Yushitai form an inspection censor, with Yushi Zhongcheng as the chief supervisor, and lead people to Longyou Road to investigate those corrupt officials. "
"It will be supplemented by a forbidden army, specifically responsible for helping Yushitai detain corrupt officials, so as to prevent local officials from jumping over the wall and doing irreversible things for the sake of their own lives."
"In this way, Longyou Road can be cleaned up without having to waste money and manpower on establishing official offices. At the same time, it can also demonstrate the majesty of the imperial court."
"Therefore, Your Highness, please think twice."
Liu Hui's words sounded a little bit reasonable and seemed to be perfect. He did not stop His Royal Highness from upholding Longyou Road and investigating and punishing corrupt officials. However, he still insisted on letting the people from Yushitai investigate. .
But the entire Yushitai people are all Li Linfu's people, and they are also a group of corrupt officials. If they are asked to investigate Longyou Road, what can they find out?
In the end, at most, a few scapegoats were pulled out, probably those officials who only wanted to get things done.
But the truly corrupt officials continue to sit in that position and show off their power.
Xiao Yi snorted coldly and said directly: "Let the Yushitai form an inspection censor and go to Longyou Road to investigate corrupt officials?"
"I want to ask you, when did the drought in Longyou Road begin? How many years have they been providing disaster relief? Has the Yushitai once impeached Longyou Road officials for failing to provide disaster relief? Has the imperial court ever punished local officials in Longyou Road and found out corrupt officials? The behavior of a dirty official?"
"It's not that I don't want people from the Yushitai to go to Longyou Road to investigate corrupt officials, but I don't trust the officials from the Yushitai at all!"
"If you establish a royal guard in isolation, even the officials from Yushitai will investigate!"
"They are so derelict in their duties, but because they are the censors who monitor the world, they never impeach anyone. Moreover, they have now become a bunch of people who only know that the party agrees and opposes the opposite. Have they ever seen the people of Longyou Road miserable? , Have you ever seen the hell on earth in Longyou Road, have you ever seen the corrupt officials in Longyou Road lying on the bodies of the people and sucking blood?"
"Your suggestion is also a wolfish ambition. You asked the Yushitai to set up an inspection censor to investigate the corrupt officials in Longyou Road. I'm afraid you can investigate as much as you want. In the end, you found a few people and made haste, and continued to let those corrupt officials run rampant. That’s the right way, right?”
"I heard that you are very close to Zhu Mian, the censor Zhongcheng. Why, have you already formed a clique for personal gain, specifically to protect those corrupt officials?!"
Liu Hui finally realized that something was not right. His Royal Highness had already planned to overturn the table, but he directly pointed at him and Zhu Mian. This time, he was being roasted on the fire.
He quickly knelt on the ground and explained: "Your Highness knows it well, how could I do such corrupt and perverse things, and how could I be sorry for His Majesty's grace in promoting me, and how could I be sorry for Da Qian?"
"I have had interactions with Zhu Zhongcheng in the past, and it was also a matter of political affairs, and they were all dedicated to doing something great."
"The Censor's Office failed to investigate the situation in Longyou Road. It should be that the inspection censors in Longyou Road were negligent in their duties."
"I beg your Highness to come to your senses!"
Xiao Yi sneered and said: "Mingjian, how Mingjian? If you are wronged, then if you are wronged, then we will investigate and we can naturally restore your innocence."
After saying that, he waved and asked Eunuch Huaiji to take the Emperor's Sword and stand there holding it.
Xiao Yi's eyes were majestic, he scanned the entire hall of Xuanzheng Palace, and said coldly: "With the Emperor's Sword here, I don't want to talk nonsense with certain people. The Jinyi Guards must be established to monitor the world. The Censor's Platform can still be used to monitor the world. , at the same time, you can also supervise the Jin Yiwei, supervise each other, and assist each other in supervising the world, so as to frighten Xiao Xiao!"
Faced with such a strong attitude from Xiao Yi, many ministers were in disbelief. Liu Hui opened his mouth and widened his eyes, thinking it was ridiculous.
His Royal Highness is so arbitrary and domineering, how can they stop him?
The best way is to force the palace, kill the crown prince directly, and then install another prince to oversee the country.
Even His Majesty is not so overbearing and always pays attention to a balance.
But it happened that he got involved with such an unreasonable Crown Prince.
He knew that the Emperor's Sword in the prince's hand was also a murderous sword, and he really dared to kill him.
If you die, there will be nothing left.
However, the end has been taken out, and the rest will be left to Li Gongxiang, Zhu Mian and others.
Xiao Yi looked at the silent Liu Hui and some frightened officials and sneered.
The emperor is the most powerful person in the world. He holds the power of life and death for everyone. He can kill whoever he wants to kill.
Of course, this will also lead to tainted cause and effect, so he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately and become a tyrant.
But as an emperor, if he is manipulated by corrupt officials, is he still an emperor?
Zhu Yuanzhang was able to kill so many people that their blood flowed like rivers, and he was so able to kill the corrupt officials in Hongwu that they didn't dare to show up.
Why don't you do this yourself?
With the Emperor's Sword in hand, if you don't use it, it's just an ordinary sword.
"Your Highness."
Li Linfu spoke again.
He knew that the current situation was on the verge of collapse, so he was the only one to stand up and dissuade the prince from establishing the Jinyiwei. If he remained silent, after the Jinyiwei was established, he, the prime minister, would soon be ignored.
"Why, the minister also wants to ask about the Emperor's Sword in Gu's hand?" Xiao Yi said coldly and indifferently.
Li Linfu bowed and said slowly: "What if I, the veteran, must ask?"
Xiao Yi stood up and walked to Eunuch Huaiji, raised his hand to take the sword, walked off the high platform, and gently placed the Emperor's Sword on Li Linfu's shoulder.
The entire Xuanzheng Hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Di Yan's breathing was even more rapid. He was worried that if something bad happened, Xiao Yi would really do something too outrageous.
It would be unwise to kill a powerful prime minister at this time.
The direct killing of a minister of household affairs in the East Palace has aroused the dissatisfaction of many scholars. It has also caused some ministers to directly kill a minister of the prince. The prince was impeached by the Yushitai, investigated and interrogated by the Ministry of Personnel, convicted by the Ministry of Punishment, and detained in Dali Temple. The process of interrogation and beheading was omitted. This arbitrary behavior made the ministers somewhat dissatisfied.
Now, if Prime Minister Daqian is directly killed in the Xuanzheng Palace, even if there are rumors that Li Linfu is a traitor, the people will applaud, but the officials, scholars, and scholars will not applaud, but will regard the prince as a tyrant. .
Once this is done, Daqian will inevitably be in turmoil.
The six border guarding vassal kings will take this opportunity to come to the side of the Qing Dynasty. Several prefects who have long been restless may also take the opportunity to mock Da Gan, throw dirty water, and win the hearts of the people.
Regarding Daqian Guozuo, the crisis situation is about to break out.
Li Linfu's indifferent eyes were tinged with coldness. He quietly looked at Xiao Yi who raised his sword on his body, his body motionless.
"Your Highness, Wei Chen is loyal to Da Qian and has a clear conscience for what he has done. There are rumors that Wei Chen is a traitor. Wei Chen has never complained. The world is being used by some people and cannot see the truth. He always believes the rumors and labels Wei Chen as a traitor."
"Wei Chen is now in his destiny, and he doesn't care how long he can live. He just wants to assist Emperor Da Qian in governing the world, protect Da Qian's country Zuo, and benefit the people during his lifetime."
"In my heart, I only have Da Qian Guo Zuo. Now His Highness seems to be determined to go his own way and establish a murderous sword like the Jin Yiwei, so that all the officials are in fear. Who can help His Highness govern the world with peace of mind? Who can still be willing to stand in the court?" Would you like to bow down and give advice?"
"Just because of your advice, His Highness will hold the Emperor's Sword on your neck, and you may even be killed by His Highness directly in the Xuanzheng Hall with a sword. In the future, I am afraid no one will dare to stand up, and no one will People want to stand up.”
"Please, Your Highness, put the country first."
Li Linfu used offense as defense.
It was like borrowing Xiao Yi's tricks and giving them back to him.
Either kill or retreat.
There is no third option.
Li Linfu's words put the difficult choice in Xiao Yi's hands.
Kill Li Linfu.
That is to kill the prime minister and shake the foundation of the country.
But without killing, Jin Yiwei would not be able to be established.
An old fox is an old fox.
