"The prince's move is really far-sighted." Even Mr. Sai sighed with emotion.
When King Yuan heard this, he frowned and said, "Is it possible that there is a deeper meaning in this?"
Mr. Sai nodded: "Firstly, it pleases the emperor, secondly, it suppresses His Highness, and thirdly, it scares the factions of the aristocratic family."
"Although the aristocratic family faction was also a princeling at the beginning, after experiencing the Canglan Flood, they separated from His Royal Highness."
"As far as I know, after this incident, His Highness the Crown Prince's prestige in the court has dropped a lot."
"Today's action is undoubtedly a counterattack by His Royal Highness."
"In other words, it is the prince's means to restore his reputation!"
"After today's incident, the situation of the family faction in the DPRK will become even more difficult."
"This is what the prince wants. He wants everyone to know that this is the consequence of betraying him!"
"After killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, the forces under his command will probably become a lot more loyal."
When King Yuan heard this, his brows furrowed even more tightly: "It is indeed a good method to kill three eagles with one stone."
"Then how should I fight back?"
Mr. Sai shook his head: "The prince has given out 300,000 taels. In a small way, it is a selfless contribution. In a big way, it is for the great country and the country!"
"No matter how many calculations he has, at least in the eyes of most people, this move has great righteousness."
"His Highness wants to go against the righteousness and counterattack the Crown Prince. I dare to say that it is unwise."
When King Yuan heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly: "Is it possible that this King's Lin Ziying was given to him for nothing?"
"Lin Ziying was trained by me, and he can be regarded as my direct descendant. I am not willing to give it to him like this!"
Mr. Sai seemed to have guessed what King Yuan would say, and chuckled: "It's not that there is no way. On the surface, His Highness the Crown Prince has indeed occupied the great righteousness."
"At this time, no matter who jumps out to say something wrong about him, he will be criticized by thousands of people."
"Unless..., there is something wrong with these three hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Prince Yuan's brows relaxed, and he became a little more interested: "Why is there a problem with this method?"
"If this money is earned by serious people, then His Royal Highness is indeed concerned about the country and the people. There is nothing to say."
"But what if the money comes from a bad source?"
"The prince knows the law and breaks it, and his crime will be increased!"
Prince Yuan's brows that had just relaxed were frowned again: "Sir, are you saying that these three hundred thousand taels of silver were earned illegally by the prince?"
"That's not true. He is the Prince of Daqian after all. How could he do such a thing for a mere amount of money?"
"Your Highness, it's not just words, we have to speak with facts."
"Although I don't know the specific expenses of the East Palace, I have a general understanding."
"Although the East Palace is called East Palace, in the final analysis, it is not a government, and it cannot realize the autonomy of money and food like those princes who established a government."
When King Yuan heard this, he nodded silently.
In Daqian, when the prince came of age, the court would often select a fiefdom, and then go to the fiefdom to establish a mansion and establish a feudal vassal.
Although it was said that it was a vassal state, in reality, it was almost like a family separation.
After the separation, the vassal king could achieve autonomy in his fiefdom.
Generally speaking, as long as you don't do anything against Tiangang or treasonous, the court will not interfere.
After all, the children have grown up.
Only the prince is an exception!
Because the prince is the crown prince! He is the prince who will succeed to the throne in the future!
Therefore, he definitely cannot separate the family and must always live at home with the emperor.
However, in order to highlight the special nature of the crown prince, the imperial court created an institution - the East Palace!
The East Palace is actually a small court, with civil and military officials included, who are considered the team selected by the emperor for the prince.
After the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the status of these people will rise with the tide.
But even so, no matter how special the prince is, the East Palace cannot achieve autonomy.
Apart from anything else, it’s hard to make ends meet with money and food!
Although the East Palace also has an internal treasury, the money in the internal treasury is not earned by the prince himself, but is negotiated by the court and withdrawn from the treasury every year!
This is what troubles the prince. No matter how much money he spends, he still has to say hello to his family.
Unlike the brothers who are already feuding, they can spend as much money as they want.
But for the future throne, it is all worth it.
"In that case, I dare to ask Your Highness, how has the situation of the treasury been in recent years?" Mr. Sai seemed to have a light shining in his eyes.
King Yuan seemed to understand something and became excited: "In recent years, my father has been actively preparing for the Northern Expedition. All the money and food accumulated in the treasury over the years have been consumed."
"He even issued decrees many times to abolish palace expenses."
"In order to respond to my father, the prince and I have also cut down the expenses of the palace many times."
"Can your Highness still be able to get three hundred thousand taels of silver now?" Mr. Sai said in a faint tone, finalizing the decision!
King Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief, he completely understood what Mr. Sai meant.
Yes, the economic situation of the East Palace should be similar to that of Prince Yuan's Palace.
But now that Prince Yuan's palace is basically tightening its belt, why can you, the East Palace, spend 300,000 taels of silver to display your holiness in front of the court?
unreasonable! It’s so unreasonable!
Even if the prince lived frugally, no, even if the prince did not eat or drink, he would never be able to save so much silver.
Then there is only one possibility left!
As a prince, he knew the law and broke the law, and took the lead in illegal money-making activities.
The expression on King Yuan's face became visible to the naked eye, and he happily said with consolation: "Sir, you have planned a strategy to win a thousand miles!"
"He is actually my number one think tank!"
"Even compared to the two young masters from Langya Mountain, they are no less generous!"
"In my opinion, it won't be long before Mr. Sai's word "sai" is removed."
Faced with such high praise, Mr. Sai felt a little overwhelmed, but he still said modestly: "Your Highness is so complimentary."
"Your Highness is now planning to point this matter out at the next court meeting so that His Highness the Crown Prince will make a fool of himself on the spot?"
"nature."
"inappropriate."
"Huh?" King Yuan frowned and asked in surprise: "Why is it inappropriate?"
"Your Highness, we can all calculate how much silver there is in the East Palace. Is it possible that Your Majesty still doesn't know it?"
Prince Yuan was stunned on the spot: "You are saying that this matter was tacitly approved by my father."
"The emperor's thoughts are beyond your comprehension."
"But in my opinion, that's probably the case."
"After all, the emperor's thoughts of the Northern Expedition are getting more and more serious, and he has even started recruiting. He is just limited by money and food."
"Now that the prince has made the initiative to donate money, the emperor naturally supports it from the bottom of his heart."
"Even if you know in your heart that the money may have come from an unfair source, you will probably turn a blind eye."
When King Yuan heard this, he fell silent.
The Northern Expedition was Emperor Renxuan's lifelong wish. To be honest, it was really possible.
However, after a while, King Yuan smiled.
