The prince wanted to die, and the doctor raised her hand and slapped him

Chapter 356: Preventing Trouble Before It Happens

"There's nothing good about Tu Feizhang," Su Yinyue thought, "Is the daughter of the Xi family going after Chu Yu?"

Ye Qing nodded heavily, "The interests involved in the Salt and Iron Envoy are too great. Seven years ago, Xi Ye was framed and poisoned. He needed a hundred-year-old deer grass as a medicine. Yaochi happened to have one."

"Xiye approached Yaochi, but Yaochi refused to give it to him, so the Xi family found another way..."

Everyone present could roughly guess what happened next.

"The daughter of the Xi family happened to meet Tu Feizhang, got the deer grass from Chu Yu, and saved Xi Ye."

"Tu Feizhang also rose from a commoner to become the son-in-law of the Xi family."

Ye Bai continued, "There are only a handful of people who can live to be a hundred years old. The Hundred-Year-Old Deer Grass can be said to be the treasure of Yaochi Sect."

"Chu Yu stole the deer grass and survived because the great elder guaranteed her life, but Yao Chi could no longer tolerate her. Chu Yu, who became an abandoned disciple of Yao Chi, changed her name to Hua Pipa and vowed not to stop until she killed Tu Feizhang."

"Tu Feizhang did something wrong, so he specially invited experts to guard the Tu Mansion. Hua Pipa tried to break in several times, but was blocked by these experts and returned empty-handed."

Ye Bai got all this information from officials from the Salt and Iron Bureau.

People in the same industry are enemies. They have a general idea of ​​what Hua Pipa said every time she broke into Tu's house several times.

It was only because this was Tu Feizhang's romantic affair, and telling it out would only add to his charm, that's why it was not publicized.

"Hatred will only grow deeper if it is suppressed in one's heart," Huamei looked thoughtful, "Just as the prince is looking for a female master for the princess, Hua Pipa wants to use the princess for revenge?"

"I guess Hua Pipa couldn't figure out the princess's intentions, so she led us out of the city to rescue Bing'er and use Qunfang Pavilion as a stepping stone..."

Crystal, who had been silent the whole time, quickly spoke up, "Hua Pipa has bad intentions. If she stays in the palace, she will cause trouble sooner or later. Princess, shall we kick her out?"

"Yes," Jasmine also advised, "There is more than one female master with excellent martial arts skills, Hua Pipa. We can look for another one."

Su Yinyue tapped the table with her fingers and mentioned another matter, "I received a letter from the prince from Kangzhou a few days ago."

More than three months have passed since Jiang Zaiyu took the tiger talisman to support Kangzhou.

Today, Jin Chengzong's 200,000 rebel troops are still entrenched outside Kangzhou City.

There were only 50,000 troops stationed in Longshou Valley, and the chances of winning by taking the initiative to fight against Jin Chengzong were slim. The two sides were deadlocked in Kangzhou.

"The crisis in Kangzhou came too suddenly, and there was no time to prepare food and fodder. How long do you think Kangzhou's food can last?"

Ye Bai didn't understand why Su Yinyue brought up the topic here, so he said truthfully, "The autumn harvest has passed, and the food and grass should be shipped over soon."

Su Yinyue smiled with an ambiguous tone, "It's already winter, and the autumn harvest is long over."

"Ye Qing and Ye Bai, you two are in charge of the prince's manpower in the court. I just want to ask, when will the court decide to transport the grain?"

Ye Bai had a bad feeling in his heart. "The grain is collected from the local areas, transported to the capital, and then counted and counted by the Ministry of Revenue and the Sino-Agricultural Ministry..."

After going through this process, it will be February next year.

If you deliberately delay, it may not be delivered until next autumn.

The food supply in Connecticut Prefecture cannot last that long.

Ye Qing's heart was in turmoil. He didn't want to think about the worst outcome, but he knew better than to take precautions.

He clasped his fists and said, "Princess, just tell me what you want to do. I will do it even if it means death."

Su Yinyue's eyes sparkled, "Hua Pipa wants to use me for revenge, why can't I use her in return to take down the position of Salt and Iron Envoy?"

There is no clean person in the Salt and Iron Bureau. They will not report their colleagues without huge benefits. It is just right for outsiders to do this.

If they take over the position of Salt and Iron Commissioner, even if Emperor Mingde wants to use food and fodder to control Jiang Zaiyu, they will have money to buy food.

Everyone present understood her thoughts instantly.

Ye Qing hesitated and said, "It's not difficult to bring Xi Ye down. Just any charge of corruption and bribery will do."

"But if we do this, our people who go up can also be brought down with the same charges."

Su Yinyue crossed her arms, "So we need to push someone who is capable up there."

Crystal scratched her head, her eyes full of confusion, "If the emperor really doesn't want to send food to the prince, why don't we use the palace's money to buy food for the prince?"

In her opinion, the palace was already very rich.

It is not a problem to supply food and fodder to an army of 50,000 for one or two years.

"Your Highness is guarding the capital in Kangzhou for the public good. The palace is delivering grain for private purposes. If you fail to distinguish between public and private, you will sooner or later bring disaster upon yourself." Su Yinyue said.

Crystal still didn't understand, and subconsciously thought that the princess didn't want to spend the palace's money.

She wanted to ask more, but she felt Huamei touching her arm, so she had to shut her mouth.

Ye Bai asked, "Does the princess have a candidate for the post of Salt and Iron Envoy?"

"No." Su Yinyue shook her head, "I will write a letter to the prince and ask for his opinion."

After saying that, she unfolded the rice paper and prepared to write the letter.

Huamei immediately came forward to grind ink for her.

Jasmine took Shuijing to the outer room and explained to her in a low voice what had just happened.

"Your Majesty is the commander-in-chief. Once the 50,000 troops use the food and fodder sent by the palace, they will be easily accused of raising private soldiers and intending to rebel."

"If you are in the position of the Salt and Iron Commissioner, you will be forced to do so if you don't commit corruption."

"If the money from corruption is used to support the army, then you can gain a reputation of working for the stability of the country. At most, you will be demoted, but you won't lose your life."

Crystal frowned and asked, "The power of heaven is unpredictable. What if the emperor wants to execute the princess after the incident? Wouldn't the princess be endangering someone's life?"

"Silly girl, why are you so stubborn?" Jasmine tapped her forehead unhappily. "If you don't become the Salt and Iron Envoy, won't you be executed by the Emperor?"

"How did the Guanglu Temple Minister die? Have you forgotten? Let alone being an official, wouldn't we, as slaves, be beaten to death by our masters?"

Crystal lowered her head, not daring to speak.

Seeing her like this, Jasmine softened her voice, “Don’t act like I’m bullying you.”

"If the people recommended by the prince can stick to their original intentions while in office and withdraw in time after two or three years, they will have unlimited future prospects with the prince's support."

"Do you believe it or not, if the prince reveals this idea, many people will express their loyalty to him?"

Crystal finally figured out the whole thing and smiled uncomfortably, "Sister Jasmine, you are so smart."

Jasmine glared at her and teased, "Everyone in the room just thought of it, but you didn't. I don't dare to accept your praise."

In the room.

Su Yinyue handed the written letter to Ye Qing, "Go to Kangzhou and personally deliver the letter to the prince."

"Yes."

Ye Bai was eager to try, "Princess, should we go check Xi Ye next?"

Su Yinyue raised her eyebrows, "Xi Ye is Tu Feizhang's father-in-law. If we don't bring Xi Ye down, Hua Pipa's revenge will not be avenged. Investigate Xi Ye and let her go!"

Emperor Mingde was on guard against his son, so all the princes were given sinecure positions.

Officials with real power are all old foxes and difficult to win over.

Hua Pipa's action was because Su Yinyue wanted to sleep, so she just brought a pillow.

Huamei's mind turned quickly, "There is no time to lose, I will go find Hua Pipa right away."

When they arrived at Yuexinyuan, Huamei knocked on the door for a long time, but Hua Pipa didn't open it.

He and the maid who was sent to serve in Yuexinyuan went in to take a look.

The room was empty.

The maid turned pale and said in panic: "Sister Huamei, Hua Pipa ran away?!"