"Your Highness, I request to go to Yan's Mansion to confront Yan Donglou. If I fail to recover the annual gift in one day, I will stay in Yan's Mansion for one day." Yin Shidan once again volunteered and was ready to go directly to Yan's Mansion to confront Yan Shifan and recover the annual gift.
As soon as Yin Shidan finished speaking, Chen Yiqin shook his head and sighed, "Zhengfu, it's useless to confront him like this. How can he admit to something that can't be put on the table?"
"Then what should we do? Go find Yan Song?" Yin Shidan lowered his voice and said after a moment of hesitation.
"Is there any difference?" Chen Yiqin asked back.
"Yeah..."
Yin Shidan sighed. Although this was done by Yan Shifan, Yan Song must have known about it, and he might even have instigated or condoned it. They are father and son, so they must have the same stance and would naturally be consistent in their external dealings.
Since confronting Yan Shifan directly doesn't work, we have to think of other ways.
The Minister of Revenue is not good enough, Yan Shifan is not good enough, and Yan Song is not good enough. What about the Emperor? The Emperor will always make the decision for Prince Yu.
"Can we report this to His Majesty in our personal capacity?" Chen Yiqin's eyes lit up and he suggested.
Chen Yiqin also knew that the two dragons did not meet, so he did not suggest that Prince Yu go to see Emperor Jiajing. Instead, he suggested submitting a report to Emperor Jiajing in his personal capacity.
“No.”
Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin shook their heads at the same time. After looking at each other, Chen Yiqin continued to explain: "If this is the case, wouldn't it be a direct fallout with Yan Shifan? It will cause a lot of inconvenience to Prince Yu, and the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages."
"However, if you do not mention the fact that Yan Donglou secretly ordered the Ministry of Revenue not to issue the annual gift when you submit the memorial, and only mention that the annual gift for Prince Yu has not been issued for three years, and request the Ministry of Revenue to issue the annual gift, how about that?"
Chen Yiqin thought for a moment, then made another proposal based on Yin Shidan's suggestion.
"I think it's feasible." After hearing Chen Yiqin's suggestion, Yin Shidan's eyes lit up and he agreed.
Upon hearing this, Prince Yu also rekindled his hope.
Zhu Ping'an secretly shook his head slightly. Chen Yiqin's suggestion seemed feasible, but in fact it was not feasible.
First, when you submitted the memorial, you did not mention that Yan Shifan secretly ordered the Ministry of Revenue not to issue the annual gift, but only mentioned that the annual gift of Prince Yu had not been issued for three years, and requested the Ministry of Revenue to issue the annual gift. This is a bit like covering one's ears and stealing the bell and taking it for granted. With Yan Shifan's pride and intelligence, no matter whether you mentioned him in the memorial or not, as long as you mentioned that the annual gift had not been issued for three years, you would have offended him.
In addition, have you forgotten the emperor's motto "two dragons should not meet each other"? The emperor attaches great importance to this motto. Not only does he not meet Prince Yu and Prince Jing, but he also does not want to hear any news about the two princes. This memorial specifically for Prince Yu's annual gift will definitely be suppressed.
“No.”
Gao Gong shook his head slightly and rejected Chen Yiqin's proposal.
Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan looked up at Gao Gong in confusion. Gao Gong explained to them softly. The reason was exactly the same as what Zhu Ping'an had thought, except that he added some analysis of the current situation.
The current situation of Prince Yu is not optimistic. It is not easy to make powerful enemies again. He should avoid provoking Yan Shifan. If he gets dirty with Yan Shifan, it is equivalent to getting dirty with the Yan Party. The Yan Party has influence all over the government and the country. If they hinder him, Prince Yu will have a hard time.
"If it weren't for what Su Qing said, I would have almost ruined the situation."
After listening to Gao Gong's explanation, Chen Yiqin suddenly understood and said with some fear.
This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. What should I do? ! Prince Yu's face became even more worried.
"Teachers, do you have any good advice for me?" Prince Yu looked at everyone and asked.
Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan and others were all silent. Gao Gong also shook his head slightly, as he had no good ideas for the moment.
Yan Shifan secretly ordered the Ministry of Revenue to withhold Prince Yu's annual gift. You can't reason with him, because both sides have different positions. However, you can't break up with him, otherwise the situation will become more troublesome.
Neither soft nor hard approaches work, this is a dead end.
After a while, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan and others also proposed some measures, but they were only temporary solutions. For example, they took out dozens or hundreds of taels of silver from their mansion to help Prince Yu with his urgent needs.
Prince Yu's Mansion is a large and wealthy place with many places to spend money. Dozens or hundreds of taels of silver are simply a drop in the bucket and will not help.
Besides, borrowed money must be repaid.
For a moment, the room was quiet except for the sound of sighs.
What should I do
Prince Yu was at a loss as to what to do, and his sorrow was like a dark cloud pressing down on his head, engulfing him deeply.
well
Prince Yu leaned dejectedly on the back of the chair, sank into it again, and sighed, as if he wanted to spit out the infinite sorrow in his chest, but the sorrow did not come out, instead, his chest was swollen even more.
At this moment, Prince Yu suddenly noticed Zhu Ping'an who was sitting below him, and remembered that he seemed to have not heard Zhu Ping'an speak today.
Then, Prince Yu discovered that Zhu Ping'an was different from the helpless look of others. He looked like a young man who had no idea of the feeling of sorrow. Coupled with Zhu Ping'an's honest appearance, this expression of a young man who had no idea of the feeling of sorrow made him look like he was heartless.
Did I choose the wrong person?! Didn’t you see how worried I and the others were
Prince Yu felt a little jealous.
"Zihou, what do you think?" The next second, Prince Yu suppressed his unhappiness, looked at Zhu Pingan with an expressionless face and asked.
"Your Highness, I have a plan that I am 90% sure can help you get the annual gift back within three days, but..."
Zhu Ping'an just stood up and bowed in reply, but he paused halfway through his words, looking embarrassed.
When you think there is no way out, suddenly you see another village with willows and flowers!
Upon hearing this, Prince Yu could not help but stand up excitedly, his heart beating wildly like a rough sea.
There is a 90% chance that the annual gift can be recovered? !
No wonder Zhu Ping'an was at a loss. It turned out that I had wrongly blamed Zhu Ping'an. It seemed that I did not trust Zhu Ping'an enough and almost wrongly blamed a loyal and good person.
As a result, Zhu Ping'an's status in Prince Yu's heart became more important.
Zhu Ping'an is 90% sure that he can get back the annual gift within three days? !
After hearing what Zhu Ping'an said, Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan could not believe their ears and turned to look at Zhu Ping'an in surprise.
They were not even 10% sure, but Zhu Ping'an was 90% sure!
How could they not be surprised
"Zihou, but what..."
Prince Yu couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Where is my Lord Xiao Zhu? Why did you stop talking halfway through?"
"But... I'm afraid Your Highness will not accept my suggestion. Forget it, I'd better not say it..." Zhu Ping'an looked up at Prince Yu, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head slowly, as if he was sure that Prince Yu would not accept his suggestion.