The extremely dim-witted Emperor Sejong not only trained a Huaiyang County Prince who almost became the gravedigger of his dynasty. He also raised a rat, which became the largest rat in the dynasty's treasury. From the 10% to 20% of the Li Zong Dynasty, it was only done every one or two years. In the Sejong Dynasty, it was directly increased by 40%, and it became a habit. This Emperor Sejong is really no ordinary cheating son.
But when it came to the old man's place, the conventions formed over decades, plus the old man's adherence to the rules. Several successive ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs were unqualified for their positions, which resulted in the current situation. Of course, the Guilin County Prince's Mansion was even honest and fair. Some people may have received kickbacks from the Guilin County Prince's Palace over the years. For anyone, letting money lead the way is almost always a win-win situation.
As an old fox like myself, my nominal father-in-law has been doing this for decades, so he will naturally not be wary of people who really know his stuff. Even the stupidest emperor couldn't accept the tricks they did. The emperor will accept your goods in exchange for taxes. But it is absolutely unacceptable that you use worthless goods such as spices that have become damp and hardened at sea to offset the tax.
The Guilin County Prince's Mansion has been able to deceive the superiors and deceive others for so many years from Lizong to this dynasty, and they bribed many officials. At that time, there may not have been any official in these years who could not see the tricks of the Guilin County Prince's Mansion. But those officials who were disobedient were probably laid off early by the Guilin County Prince's Office through various means, or simply ended their lives early.
With the capabilities of the Guilin County Prince's Palace, it would not be too easy for even a second-grade official to die inexplicably. Thirteen years ago, that person had only been in office for half a year and was only in his forties. The Minister of Household Affairs, who was known as the number one financial planner during the old man's reign, died inexplicably in a maid's room at home. Maybe it was that person who did it.
The internal injury he suffered that night clearly told Huang Qiong that the Guilin County Prince's Palace definitely had the ability. Of course, it went undetected for decades, except for the money and assassins who cleared the way. It is also due to the fact that from the beginning of the Lizong Dynasty to the present emperor, I, these emperors knew nothing about business. Add a group of officials who are equally confused.
How could Huang Qiong dare to use such an official in this important matter that truly determines the life and death of the Qi Dynasty? So as early as when he was ordered to help manage state affairs, even at that time, the old man and the Prince of Guilin were still secretly pulling each other. Huang Qiong began to carefully select officials from various yamen in the capital, and even from this year's new Jinshi, as well as from various prefectures and counties.
Select talents carefully and without any trace as far as possible without attracting attention. Most of these officials are not of high rank, and many of them are still elected officials. Let the old man use it. With his character, he may not be able to make the best use of his talents. So in this matter, Huang Qiong specially recommended King Yong. At least this guy is pretty good at making money, and he barely knows how to do business.
And there should not be too few such talents among his gangsters. No matter when you rely solely on fighting and killing, you will always become someone else's pawn. There are many dog-slaughters who are righteous, and among the cock-crowing and dog-robbers under King Yong, there are many who are really capable. As far as Huang Qiong knew about King Yong, this guy was quite good at understanding people and making good use of them in some aspects.
If he didn't understand something, he at least knew how to ask. Let him cooperate with the old man and charge from the front. He is still a barely qualified talent. The most important thing is that King Yong knows what to take and what not to touch. The old man believed that this matter was of great importance and related to the future safety of Da Qi Dynasty. It would be best to send a prince to take charge of this matter in order to eliminate interference from all aspects.
Originally, the old man believed that Huang Qiong, the prince who helped manage the country's affairs, was the best candidate. At least with Huang Qiong's current reputation, few officials in the Qi Dynasty would dare to fool him. But it happened that at this time, another large-scale rebellion broke out in Longyou. Huang Qiong wants to go out to supervise the division, so he can only choose someone else.
And Huang Qiong, among the princes who had grown up, tried to pull them out, but they found helplessly that this was the only one who looked generous on the outside, but in his heart he was considered the Yongwang who had other things, and could barely be regarded as one. A qualified candidate. So Huang Qiong pondered for a long time, and finally decided to take the bigger one and hand King Yong to the old man.
In Huang Qiong's view, except for King Yong who could barely do it, all the other kings could not lift it even if their ponytails were worn through tofu. Especially if King Teng and King Song went there, I'm afraid those two guys would put all the money used to repair the port and build forts in their own pockets. The taxes that should be paid to the court must also be plucked.
And even those stupid brothers are no better than those stupid officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Except for the fact that his eyes are on the top of his head, he thinks I am the best in the world. Except for themselves, who are looked down upon by everyone in the world, and who knows who gives them blind confidence, they are actually useless at all. If they were allowed to go, they would probably be tricked by the Guilin County Prince's Palace, and they wouldn't even know they were being tricked.
But Huang Qiong is also worried about this guy's Shanghai style and careless temperament. It is not easy at all, and you will be dragged into the water by some people with ulterior motives. Especially under the circumstances of the Guilin County Prince's Palace who is not willing to truly hand over this right and is destined to have ulterior motives. There are some things that it would be better to remind King Yong in advance to avoid him getting into trouble.
As my seventh brother, he is actually not bad in terms of scheming. At least among his brothers, he is considered above average. But compared with his nominal father-in-law, he is completely different. Not to mention the two kings of Teng and Song who would definitely cause trouble or even destroy him behind his back if he accepted this job. When people are crazy, they can do anything.
Therefore, today, Huang Qiong not only brought up the matter of sponsoring him, but also emphasized that he should beware of drinking and sex. For Huang Qiong, King Yong has both spirituality and brains, and he doesn't take money too seriously. His biggest weakness is his greed for wine and lust. This guy had sworn to quit drinking in front of him more than once.
But as far as he knew, he was just bragging. Although I have some restraint now, I no longer get drunk every time I drink. But when it comes to quitting drinking, it’s still a long way off. As for sex, this guy really pretends that he doesn't know. Last year, he kept saying that he had dismissed all the concubines for Jing Niang, but he had just transferred them from the original Prince Yong's Mansion to keeping them outside.
Being drunk and lustful is his own business when he has no errands. No one cares about what he wants to do. But if he were to take over such a job now, these two points would easily become his most fatal weakness. Huang Qiong mentioned this matter in front of Princess Jincheng today because he wanted this eldest sister to keep a good eye on him while he was away from Beijing.
At this time, Huang Qiong felt a little regretful. It would be better for him to get married to his seventh sister-in-law earlier. This guy is afraid, his fiancée is like a tiger. If the two people are married now, and his seventh sister-in-law is by his side, he may be more restrained. When thinking of King Yong's fiancée, Huang Qiong couldn't help but think of Shen Bijun and Nangong Rou.
Thinking of the strange life and fragrance when he was with the two girls, and the plumpness that could be described as turbulent, Huang Qiong's heart immediately felt hot and rippled. But just when Huang Qiong was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a series of exclamations from King Yong: "Old Jiu, don't cheat your seventh brother. No, I can't do this kind of thing at all. "
"Your Seventh Brother has some self-awareness about how capable he is. It's no problem for you to let your Seventh Brother show off his ferocity, and there's no problem for your Seventh Brother to lead you to live a debauched life. But as for the government affairs of the court, you Seventh Brother Brother, I know nothing about it. Especially matters such as presiding over overseas trade, which is really not what you, seventh brother, and I are capable of doing. You'd better choose someone wise."
Huang Qiong, who was interrupted by the fuss in his heart by King Yong, frowned slightly and said: "Brother Qi, I still know your character and character. I'd rather know whether you have the ability to do this well." It's clear. As long as Brother Qi can understand people and make good use of them, plus abstain from alcohol and sex. With Brother Qi's ability to help the old man do this, there will be no problem at all. "
"Brother Qi, now that the national affairs are worrying, it is time for me to rely on Brother Qi's ability. Brother Qi, don't hide your clumsiness at this time. Between you and me, brothers and sisters, I will be on the same page with Brother Qi today. This matter is related to It is important, and it involves all kinds of forces. Unless the prince comes forward, it is impossible to suppress the situation. Among the brothers, the younger brother has thought hard for a long time and thinks that the seventh brother is the best choice. "
Having said this, Huang Qiong cast a slightly sideways glance. Princess Jincheng, who was still looking surprised at this moment, hesitated for a moment and then said softly: "The rest of the brothers, the fourth brother is too cowardly, and Prince Teng has a bad temper, and he is also rough. Very, he has neither scheming nor great wisdom. Bage is too bookish. Although King Song is better than King Teng, he only has some small cleverness and his overall view is not that bad. "
"Leave this matter to them, and with the temperament of Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother, they can only mess it up. Not only can they not suppress the pressure from all aspects, they will even blindly condone it. As for King Teng and King Song, they have no ambition and no vision. People. Not only will they make things worse, but they will probably focus more on how to put the taxes that should have been paid to the court into their own pockets."
"As for the rest of the brothers, they are still too young and too pampered. Therefore, among the brothers, except for the seventh brother who is broad-minded and wise, I can't think of anyone else who can help the old man do this. . I hope that seventh brother will not belittle himself, let alone find excuses to shirk. He will show his true ability and do this good thing that benefits the country and the people."
Although King Yong had no idea about Huang Qiong's evaluation of the kings. But after hearing this, Princess Jincheng felt something different in her heart. Huang Qiong calls King Ji and King Shen brother, and is the seventh brother who is open-mouthed to King Yong. Now he even directly recommends King Yong to the old man to take on important tasks. As for the King of Teng and the King of Song, they directly called them banished, and their evaluation in their words was even lower.
In just one title, the distance of the relationship can be immediately seen. Even Princess Jincheng knew that King Song had caused a lot of trouble for her ninth brother since he left the palace. After Prince Teng returned to Beijing, he even used the simple-minded Prince Teng to rush ahead and gave Huang Qiong a lot of eye drops.
On New Year's Eve, King Teng took advantage of his drunkenness to embarrass his ninth brother, and it was King Song who was behind it. The two brothers even brought their dirty thoughts to Huang Qiong's wives and concubines. If Duan Ruren hadn't learned some self-protection martial arts, even the old man probably wouldn't have known how this matter would end.
