Look at how the British Duke treats Lu Wenrong, and look at him again. He is a dignified fifth prince, but he is not as good as Lu Wenrong!
After being imprisoned in the mansion for a month, for such a long time, the third child will definitely be able to make trouble. When he comes out, he will definitely be left behind by the third child!
"Father, my son is not convinced." He looked at Sheng Hong, his face full of grievances.
"This is not a family matter, this is a state matter. Everyone in the world is watching. What do you want me to do? I have to set an example for everyone in the world."
"When you go back, think about it carefully, understand where you went wrong this time, and correct it in the future. Then this matter will be over. You are still my proud son."
Sheng Hong explained patiently.
But the fifth prince could no longer listen to his words.
The fifth prince was really aggrieved at this time.
Why did his father give Li Qiao a huge favor and let Li Qiao hold his life gate?
Why didn't his father protect him like the British minister Lu Wenrong did?
He has already denied it. As long as his father follows his words and insists on his own words without knowing the truth, then he won't have to lose such a big face.
He even said that when Xiao Qi went to the back hall to talk nonsense, as long as his father didn't accept Xiao Qi's words or postponed the discussion, he wouldn't have to be embarrassed in front of so many people today!
There were so many opportunities and ways to protect him, but his father didn't choose any of them. Why was his father treating him so harshly and ruthlessly? !
"Father, my son really did not do this. You are too cruel to your son. You have wronged your son. My son refuses to accept it!"
He said dissatisfied.
But when Sheng Hong heard this accusation, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
Taking two deep breaths, he suppressed the anger in his heart. Forget it, he did not save face for Lao Wu by handling this matter in public today.
Today is the day of public bidding for the new terminal of the Grand Canal. In order to prevent people from making small moves afterwards, he must deter these people.
When Lao Wu happened to bump into him, Lao Wu became his tool, the chicken he used to scare the monkeys.
In addition, he also wanted to teach his fifth son a lesson so that they would remember it for a long time, because he found that his anger during the last disaster relief incident did not make his fifth son restrain his increasingly excessive behavior.
Since being angry in private didn't work, he chose to deal with it publicly this time.
If you want to be the prince and please him, then act in accordance with his style.
He likes to express so much, what he likes and what he hates, he doesn't hide it, he clearly shows it to everyone.
He made it so obvious that if you want to be a prince, then you should imitate his temperament and act.
Rather than engaging in frame-up and frame-up!
Besides, his treatment was not too serious.
It’s just a month of shut-up thinking. Is this considered serious?
It's not heavy at all.
Even among the people, when a child makes a mistake, his parents lock him in a room or prohibit him from going out in the yard. Is this considered commonplace?
Forget it, since Lao Wu is used as a tool today, then this is his fault as a father.
With this thought in mind, he said patiently: "Ang'er, please go to the side hall and wait. When my father resolves the matter of the Grand Canal, my father will have a good talk with you about today's affairs."
"But what happened today was really not done by my son. It was framed by Zhu. Father, you can't convict your son without investigating clearly. My son refuses to accept it!"
The fifth prince stood there, his face still showing grievance and dissatisfaction.
Sheng Hong: "..."
He took two more deep breaths, trying to suppress the anger.
However, looking at the undisguised dissatisfaction on the face of his fifth son, he could not hold back his anger.
It was wrong of him to use Lao Wu as a tool today, but why could he still feel confident after making a mistake?
He stretched out his hand and pointed at the fifth prince: "If you are really capable, then don't let anyone find out what you have done!"
"You have done evil things but you can't cover it up. Now you are making trouble in front of the whole world. What's wrong? Let me chill the hearts of the whole world just to protect you?"
"Then do I still want this country?!"
"Do I want this country anymore?!"
"I work hard every day to issue memorials and deal with government affairs. Do you think I like it? I am not just for the stability of this great country!"
"It's okay if you don't give me face. Now that you have disgraced the Sheng family, you can still say dissatisfaction confidently. Why are you dissatisfied?"
"Tell me why you are dissatisfied?"
"As a prince, are you helping me replenish my treasury, or are you helping me appease the victims?"
"Tell me, which one did you do?"
Fifth Prince: "..."
The dissatisfaction on his face froze.
Then, his face turned red as if he was about to bleed.
These words were really merciless, every word was like a loud slap in the face, slap bang, slap slap, slap slap, slap slap, slap slap, slap slap, slap slap, slap slap, slap slap!
But Sheng Hong's next words were more cruel: "In order to replenish the national treasury, I stretched out my hand to ask for money from all the people in the world. I don't care about my face for the sake of prosperity. You are being hypocritical now."
"If you feel embarrassed today, then you will find a way to earn your face back in the future!"
"Go down! Go back to the house now. You are not allowed to step out of the house without my order!"
Fifth Prince: "..."
He gritted his teeth, turned around and left.
Just go down!
He will definitely earn back the face he lost today!
The fifth prince strode away from the Tai Chi Hall. Sheng Hong stared at his back and was so angry that he couldn't help but raise his hands to rub his face.
When the seventh prince saw this, he was immediately upset.
He shouldn't have used such a rough method. He should have told the story in a gentle way in the back hall just now, and then persuaded his father to deal with the matter in private.
If his father gets angry because of this, he will feel uneasy for the rest of his life.
"Father, please calm down and take care of yourself. Fifth brother just didn't understand it for a moment. When he understands it, he will know that you have no choice today, and he will also know that your love for him is not inferior to that of other brothers."
After hearing this, Sheng Hong saw the seventh prince's guilt in his eyes, and the anger in his heart finally subsided a little.
Xiaoqi is still in good shape, not crooked.
At this time, the third, second, fourth, and sixth princes, as well as the old princes and important ministers, including Li Qiao, all spoke up to persuade Sheng Hong to calm down and take care of his dragon body.
Sheng Hong waved his hand, that's all.
Let’s get down to business first.
It took a lot of time.
When he glanced around, he saw that the people named Zhu were still in the Tai Chi Hall, so he dealt with these people first.
"Remove from official position, expunge from fame, confiscate all property, and then hand it over to the seventh prince for disposal."
Since Xiao Qi has promised these people that they will not be retaliated by Lao Wu, then leave it to Xiao Qi.
As for the search of family property, this is a bit heavy, but it must be a bit harsh, so as to scare the monkeys.
Otherwise, who knows whether there will be similar incidents in the future.
He has finally selected the young people after many layers of selection, and he is waiting for these young people to grow up.
Now that he is framed, where will he find people when he wants to hire them?
He ordered people to take the people named Zhu down, and Sheng Hong asked people to bring up the sand table of the Grand Canal.
This sand table is made according to the best route map given by the Ministry of Industry. This route map is only tentative. If someone is willing to pay a higher price to change the route of the Grand Canal, that is not impossible.
But, the bidder should preferably be a businessman.
Businessmen only have money but no power. Even if they win the ownership of the new dock, they won't be able to accomplish much.
When he sends officials to manage it in the future, it will definitely be easier to manage than the wharves of powerful ministers and noble families.
"Li Aiqing, choose a place first."
Sheng Hong pointed at Li Qiao with a smile and asked Li Qiao to step forward to choose.
Li Qiao responded and took a few steps to the sand table. He did not look carefully at the locations marked on the sand table. He glanced over and confirmed that Weiqing County was on it. He then turned to Sheng Hong and said, "Your Majesty, I choose Weiqing County." .”
As soon as he said these words, everyone present felt relieved.
Li Qiao really chose Weiqing County?
Well chosen!
Later I must praise Mr. Xiao Li more for his self-sacrifice and noble character.
"Don't you want to choose more?"
Sheng Hong pointed to the sand table and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether it's Jiangnan or Tongzhou Wharf outside Shengjing, you can choose."
Although he said that he gave Li Qiao such a favor, it was mainly to let Li Qiao control Lao Wu. Lao Wu's move was too much. How could Li Qiao, a small official, compete with him?
But since you have given it, you must be generous.
No matter where it is along the Grand Canal, as long as Li Qiao is willing to ask for it, he will definitely give it to him.
"Thank you for your kindness, but Weiqing County can provide some conveniences for Weichen's hometown elders, so Weichen chose Weiqing County."
Li Qiao looked grateful and replied respectfully.
"It's a good thing not to forget your roots, but you also have to take care of yourself. You have to think carefully. If you miss this time, you may not have such an opportunity in this life."
Sheng Hong advised.
"Weichen has indeed thought carefully about it. Weichen chose Weiqing County."
Li Qiao still did not hesitate and was not tempted by Jiangnan and Tongzhou.
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Sheng Hong sighed lightly and did not persuade him again.
