Chapter 866: Benefits, cleverness
Although the six ministers didn't have a clear alliance before, they tacitly tead up to create a lot of trouble for Xiao Tianyao. Pri Minister You thought that it would take so ti for Prince Xiao to fully take over the governnt affairs and control the six ministries, but he didn't expect that his plan for the Northern Country will break the fragile alliance of the six ministries.
He has to say that Prince Xiao's move was clever. Selling grain to the North openly not only can break tbreakntrol of the six ministries and the Empress, but can also make the North grateful to him and earn a lot of money from it.
Of course, these were not the most important thing. The most important thing was that Prince Xiao can place people in the court openly, to control the court.
If Pri Minister You knew about Bihai Pavilion and Tiancang Pavilion, he would be even more amazed.
The ministers have no objection to selling grains. They were only fighting for the right to manage it. Unfortunately, no matter how they fight, as long as Xiao Tianyao doesn’t open his mouth, they cannot touch it.
However, it was obvious that Xiao Tianyao doesn't want the six ministries to intervene in this matter at all. Because no matter what the six ministers said, he never let go.
The six ministers were not stupid. From Prince Xiao's attitude, they can tell that he wanted to take the initiative into his own hands.
However, even if they can't have the right control, it was good if they can get a share of it. The six ministers stopped quarreling. The Minister of the Household Departnt proposed to ask Prince Xiao to set up a new departnt to deal with the sale of grain to the Northern Country.
This was Xiao Tianyao's plan, and the Minister of the Household Departnt brought it up with interest. Naturally, Prince Xiao would not say no, and imdiately took over the initiative, saying: "Let this matter be handled by Pri Minister You. Benwang gives you 3 days to discuss it with the North Envoy. Once an agreent is reached, set up an agricultural affairs departnt on the border within half a month, specifically responsible for selling grain to the north."
"This minister takes orders." Pri Minister You was smart. He knows very well that although Prince Xiao entrusted him with the responsibility, the people in the Departnt of Agricultural Affairs will be Prince Xiao's people.
Pri Minister You understood this matter, but the six ministers can't understand it. Seeing that Prince Xiao handed over the matter to Pri Minister You, each of them secretly pondered how to get close to him and send suitable children from their clan to the Agricultural Affairs Departnt.
Naturally, no one ask more questions, and almost none of the ministers had much objection to what Prince Xiao said next, including the transfer of Imperial Concubine Zhou's elder brother to the border of the Western Country. All the ministers simply said a few words in symbolic response, then stayed silent.
When the important matters have been dealt with, the six ministers have been successfully disard. Seeing this, Xiao Tianyao said: "It's getting late, all the ministers can leave."
"Yes, wangye." Seeing Xiao Tianyao's handling of governnt affairs, the six ministers no longer dared to underestimate him, and they all responded respectfully.
As everyone knows, this was a person who can dispose of Imperial Concubine Zhou's lineage just by talking and laughing. Although they don't want to betray the emperor, they don't dare to confront this person.
Pri Minister You and the six ministers retreated one by one, only Pri Minister Lin was a step late and stood up after everyone else had left, then said: "Wangye, I heard that Chujiu has returned to the capital. I wonder how she is now?"
This was Pri Minister Lin. Even if everyone knows that he and Lin Chujiu were enemies, he can pretend that nothing happened and still act like they were father and daughter.
It was a pity that not everyone likes him. Xiao Tianyao looked up and snorted coldly: "You can call the boudoir na of my wife?"
"Yes, yes, yes, this minister made a mistake." Pri Minister Lin didn't even think about it, so he bowed and apologized.
Bending and stretching, this was also Pri Minister Lin's talent.
Not to ntion, the emperor was unconscious at the mont. When the emperor was defeated, Pri Minister Lin wanted to find a way out, and the way out was right in front of him, how could he let it go?
Ignoring Xiao Tianyao's dislike, Pri Minister Lin said cheekily: "I have been very worried when I learned about what happened to Xiao Wangfei in Xiao Wangfu. I don't know if this minister can go to the wangfu to visit the princess?"
As long as he enters Prince Xiao's mansion, those villains will not dare to underestimate him. After all, he was Prince Xiao's father-in-law. As long as Prince Xiao still recognizes Lin Chujiu, he must recognize him as his father-in-law.
Didn't Prince Xiao "rescue" him as soon as he entered the capital?
"Pri Minister Lin is Xiao Wangfei's father, so of course." Xiao Tianyao looked at Pri Minister Lin inscrutably, with a flash of coldness in his eyes.
Pri Minister Lin was indeed a smart person, but he was just a little smart. He will let him understand what it ans to shoot a stone in his foot.
Pri Minister Lin's eyes lit up, fearing that Prince Xiao would go back on his word, he hurriedly said: "When this minister gets back, I will have soone prepare it, and I will visit it so other ti."
"Mmm." Xiao Tianyao responded lukewarmly, Pri Minister Lin knew that Prince Xiao was impatient, so he did not stay long after he had achieved his goal, and bowed to leave.
After handling the most urgent and difficult official duties, and successfully suppressing the six ministers, Xiao Tianyao no longer needed to deal with official duties day and night. As soon as the sun went down, he returned ho in a sedan chair.
Sa as yesterday, as soon as Xiao Tianyao left the palace, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him, but he didn't seem to know it, and let the tails behind him follow. Those people on the left and right factions could only follow outside the palace. They could not sneak into the palace.
"Wangye is back!" Xiao Tianyao's carriage was still nearly a hundred ters away from Xiao Wang's mansion, but the guards and servants in the mansion went out to greet him, filling up the big street, and not giving anyone a chance to co forward.
The sedan chair went directly into the mansion, and the people who followed Prince Xiao could only watch helplessly as he entered the mansion, not daring to take half a step forward, lest they be discovered by the people of Xiao Wangfu.
They saw with their own eyes today that the guards of Xiao Wangfu arrested several groups of people who tried to enter.
When Xiao Tianyao got off the sedan chair, the Assistant Housekeeper of the mansion stepped forward and said: "Wangye, the guards caught three groups of spies today, but they couldn't find out who they belonged to. They didn't have any marks on them. They were all locked in the dungeon. This subordinate ordered soone to keep interrogating them."
"In addition, wangfei seems to have sothing to ask for you, so she sent soone to the front yard to ask about wangye in the afternoon, but wangfei didn't say anything, she just said that when you are back and soone must tell her."
Housekeeper Cao has been fined, so he was recuperating. The Assistant Housekeeper will take care of all the affairs in the mansion temporarily.
"Go to the backyard. Benwang will eat in the backyard. Take out the people in the prison and send them to the Ministry of Punishnt tomorrow morning." It happened that the six ministers were very free, so he found sothing for them to do so that they would not be idle all day long.
"This servant understands." The Assistant Housekeeper said respectfully and was planning to continue reporting on the affairs of the mansion, but he saw Prince Xiao striding towards the backyard. The Assistant Housekeeper had no choice but to take back the words that ca to his mouth silently.
Su Cha also said that the matter was not in a hurry, so he will provoke others when their prince was free. As everyone knew, Housekeeper Cao was punished because he angered their princess. He does not want to follow in the footsteps of Housekeeper Cao… …
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