"Kind?" Shen Xihe sneered, and then hummed softly with an ambiguous tone, "Yes, indeed, very kind."
Isn't that kindness? He saved Dong Biquan's family.
He won this round!
Minister Yu stepped forward at a critical moment and pleaded for Dong Biquan, giving His Majesty a reason to impose a light punishment on the Dong family and convincing all officials that the deficit in the national treasury was not serious, thus demonstrating the responsibility of the crown prince.
He was generous and kind to all officials. Corruption among officials was a common phenomenon that could not be eradicated. The only difference was the amount and whether there was evidence. In their view, corruption was not a serious crime, but it was not tolerated by the law. However, the prince was able to save the family members of the Dong family by arguing that his wife and children were not involved in the crime, which won the favor of all officials and earned him the reputation of being kind.
For Your Majesty's sake, the overall situation needs to be considered. Your Majesty must find a reason to pardon Dong Biquan's family so that the civil and military officials will not believe the rumors that the treasury is empty. However, if he takes the initiative to pardon them, he will have to release evidence, and the Ministry of Revenue cannot conduct an investigation.
Your Majesty needed a ladder, but the court officials did not dare to hand it over easily, because they did not know how deeply Dong Biquan was implicated, and they were afraid that it would become a handle for political enemies to attack in the future. Xiao Huayong handed it over to Your Majesty, making everything go smoothly.
Inside and outside, everyone spoke well of him, but she was the only one who knew that all this was a trap set by him.
He made a lot of money and gained a lot of fame. No one doubted him, and no one knew that they were just a chess piece on his chessboard.
I was completely taken advantage of by him, and yet I still had to praise him so much!
In the prison, after Dong Biquan received the imperial edict, he handed something back to the jailer who had persuaded him, and knelt down at the door of the cell and bowed devoutly: "Thank you for my great grace, Your Highness."
He handed over something, but it was not complete or true. He was waiting for the final result. As long as his wife and children could be saved, he would have nothing to worry about. This was his pledge of allegiance. He only hoped that His Highness would not embarrass his wife and children for this favor.
Only at this moment did he realize that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, whom they had never taken seriously and even ignored under normal circumstances, was the most unfathomable person in the world.
It's a pity that His Majesty is so wise all his life, but he still doesn't know it. Thinking of this, he actually felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure!
"Sister, His Majesty has ordered the replenishment of military rations in various places." Bu Shulin came to find Shen Xihe in a happy mood.
When Dong Biquan was involved, he protested that he was not intercepting the autumn grain. He went to buy grain instead of selling it. Why did he buy grain? In order to fill the military expenditure, the military expenditure hole was dug out. It can be said that it had nothing to do with Bu Tuohai and others, but His Majesty still had to fill it for them.
Bu Shulin was happy because it was proved that she trusted the right person. Although Bu Tuohai chose to believe Shen Xihe, he was not without hidden worries in his heart. As long as Shen Xihe had any bad intentions, the Bu family father and son would be in danger.
"Don't forget what you promised me." Shen Xihe was tasting the incense, which was the new incense sent from the incense tower. Several incense burners were lit side by side. She fanned them with her hands and sniffed them gently.
"Can you tell me what it is now?" Bu Shulin was extremely curious about what Shen Xihe wanted her to do next.
"We'll talk about it later." Shen Xihe didn't even raise his head.
Bu Shulin moved closer to several incense burners and took a sniff. He was dazzled by the complex aroma and immediately stepped back.