Chang’an
As soon as Prince Gong returned to Chang’an, he went to report to the emperor about the trip.
When Zuo Anmin heard Prince Gong’s report, his first thought was to beat the dog with meat buns.
“Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate. The minister should share the worries for the king. How can Lord Lu ask the king to reward him?”
Before Prince Gong could speak, Zhang Xian took the lead. “Your Majesty, Lord Zuo’s words are bad. If the ministers do well, they should be rewarded, and if they do not do well, they should be punished. In this way, the rewards and punishments are clearly distinguished, so that there can be order to be followed. Only then can the emperor be better shared with the worries.”
After being maintained by Zhang Xian, Prince Gong was flattered.
Before Prince Gong could express anything, Zuo Anmin said again, “Zhang Xian, Lu Desheng is seeking credit. It has nothing to do with the emperor’s rewards and punishments.”
“Zuo Anmin, what do you mean? I question me?” Prince Gong also came to his senses at this time and was unhappy. It is true that he is a good man, but he believed that he had done his best in this matter and had made contributions.
Zuo Anmin denied his efforts in just one sentence. How could this be done?
Prince Gong didn’t know that Zuo Anmin was anxious. He was the core of the Xie Group. He knew that their old opponents had the intention to rebel. Wouldn’t it make them feel like they were like tigers to give them iron ore?
Zhang Xian smiled secretly and shouted in his heart. Zuo Anmin said a few more words to offend Prince Gong to death.
If Zhang Xian had been to future generations, he would know a word, Zuo Anmin’s behavior was to be a classic match.
Sure enough, his wish came true, and he heard Zuo Anmin speak, “Behead first and then report, is it not appropriate for Prince Gong to do things like this?”
Prince Gong is about to spit out now. What does Zuo Anmin mean? Want him to become a person who speaks without trust? If he couldn’t convince the emperor to transfer iron ore to Youzhou, what kind of face would he have?
“That’s because you haven’t seen how good the harvest in Pingzhou is. If there are not enough agricultural tools that affect the harvest, can you afford it?”
“Besides, sharpening the knife will not delay the chopping of wood. This agricultural tools cannot be used once. With these agricultural tools, I believe that the harvest in Pingzhou will get better and better in the future. In this way, you can pay more taxes, which will benefit the country and the people. I think it’s worth it.”
This time, Lu Desheng agreed to pay more taxes. Prince Gong felt that there is one thing and two, and he thought it was beautiful.
After slandering Zuo Anmin, Prince Gong shouted to Song Mo again, “Emperor, I am dedicated to the public and have no selfishness!”
Zhang Xian said, “Yes, Your Majesty, even if Prince Gong has some inappropriate things in this matter, he is determined to complete the errands assigned by the emperor.”
Prince Gong kept nodding in his heart, and Zhang Xian knew him.
Zuo Anmin was so blocked that he didn’t want to talk. He wanted to ask Prince Gong, are you a fool? You believe whatever Lu Desheng saidWhat.
“This is only once, I will not be an example.” Song Mo said lightly. Prince Gong had no contribution to this trip and had no hard work. He knew that Lu Desheng was difficult, and Prince Gong probably made his own decisions in order to get Lu Desheng to agree to the conditions he proposed.
Zuo Anmin also knew that at this point, the iron ore had reached the hands of Lu Desheng. He stopped the court to allocate iron ore to Youzhou, which was meaningless. If he really messed up the matter, the governor of Youzhou would hold a grudge against him.
Zuo Anmin gritted his teeth and suggested, “Your Majesty, Lu Desheng can’t believe it. Although he agreed to pay more grain taxes, I think you should send someone to Pingzhou to supervise this matter.”
“You can do whatever you want!” Prince Gong felt that Lu Desheng would not lie to him.
Song Mo could not believe Lu Desheng, and finally agreed to Zuo Anmin’s request and arranged for the imperial envoy to go to Pingzhou.
Xie Zhan had transported one million taels of silver before and did not tell Zuo Anmin about fishing. First of all, things are accomplished by secrets and words are revealed by failure. The more people you know, the worse it is. Secondly, if the plan is successful, Zuo Anmin will naturally know how to do it.
Later, the plan did not work, so Xie Zhan did not mention it to him.
Zuo Anmin didn’t know what Pingzhou was planning, but he would have taken this step subconsciously. If the situation was not wrong, he would have been guarded by him.
The emperor wanted to rest, so he waved the three of them back.
As soon as the three of them left, they saw the Grand Marshal Xiao Qun hurriedly heading to meet the saint.
After a break, he was disturbed. Song Mo was in a bad mood. “Mr. Xiao, what’s the matter?”