"Zhen will only give you five days.”
After Li Shi Min finished speaking, he waved at Li Chengqian and the other princes.
He, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, and the others still had important matters to discuss, so he didn't want to chat anymore.
This donation campaign was not actually his idea as the emperor.
It was proposed by Prime Minister Fang Xuanling.
The reason why the national treasury was holding a donation event was not because it lacked funds for disaster relief.
It was mainly to build a better image for the Great Tang's Imperial Court.
Moreover, Li Shi Min had another intention.
It was from the era of Wude that many people in the court used their power to be greedy.
Some of the descendants of those who followed him from the beginning had even earned a lot of money.
Therefore, he wanted to use this donation opportunity to make some people spit out a portion of the money that their children had embezzled.
He was doing this to protect the officials in the court and also to give a warning.
"Your son will take his leave!"
Soon, Li Tai, Li Ke, and the other princes left the royal study in high spirits.
They all wanted to take this opportunity to perform well and win over a minister.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian was rather troubled.
He did not know what his father meant by this.
Was his father deliberately giving the other princes a chance to ask the ministers for donations to see how close the relationship between the other princes and the ministers was?
Is Imperial Father already dissatisfied with me, the Crown Prince? You want to support the other princes?
Or was it that his father was afraid that others would fight for the throne and deliberately plotted to see how close the relationship between the other princes and ministers was so that he could suppress others in the future? Help me consolidate my position as the Crown Prince?
Crown Prince Li Chengqian felt like his mood was as bad as a dog that had been f * cked.
Li Chengxun didn't think too much about it and hummed a tune all the way back to Martial Virtue Hall.
When they returned to the Martial Virtue Hall, Qin Shihuang, Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang, and the others immediately surrounded them.
"Chengxun, the matter of finding the civil and military officials in the court to donate money this time is not that simple.”
Qin Shihuang pulled Li Chengxun to the front and spoke first.
"What do you mean?" Li Chengxun was slightly stunned and asked.”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said,"You taste it carefully."”
Li Chengxun thought for a moment and said,"Looking at Li Er's reaction, it seems that it's quite difficult to get the civil and military officials in the court to hand over the donation."
After all, everyone could report their donations at will.
If they really wanted to take money, who would be willing to give so much at once? Most people would definitely say that they did not have money and that they were just giving them some money as a token of appreciation.
If the officials in the court donated too little, then the image of the officials in the hearts of the people would probably be affected.
Therefore, Li Er was now in a difficult situation. As the emperor, he did not want to see the court officials give too little money, nor could he force the civil and military officials to give more money.
He could only leave this problem to the prince.
Let the prince think of a way to get more money from the court officials.”
Zhu Yuanzhang patted Li Chengxun's shoulder.""You see very thoroughly, and understand the thoughts of the sovereign very clearly. Chengxun, you're really not bad.”
"Smart," Liu Bang echoed.
Qin Shi Huang nodded in satisfaction and sighed,""It's indeed very good. If only you were my son.”
Li Chengxun thought for a moment and said seriously,"Li Er said that you can't give birth to a son like me.”
Qin Shihuang's face twitched and he said angrily,"F * ck!" I'll kill Li Er! Motherf * cker!"
Li Chengxun was speechless.
Liu Bang was speechless.
Wang Mang was speechless.
Moments later.
"Chengxun, don't you think that Li Er is deliberately giving you and the other princes a chance?" Yang Guang smiled and asked.
Have you ever thought that Li Er wants you and the other princes to take this opportunity to win over the ministers of the court?”
The other emperors also smiled and looked at Li Chengxun.
Li Chengxun waved his hand,"Li Er himself is fighting for the position of Crown Prince. A person like him will not like his own child and start an Inheritance War for the position of Crown Prince."
Once the Inheritance War started, if the situation went out of control, it would affect the foundation of the country.
If most of the officials were to side with the prince who was participating in the fight for the throne, then the officials in the court would definitely split into many factions.
Once the prince's position in the hearts of the ministers was too high, the influence of the reigning emperor in the hearts of the ministers would weaken, which was equivalent to losing a part of his power.
Which emperor would be willing to let his son take a portion of the imperial power when he was in his prime?
Moreover, the struggle for the throne was a matter of brothers killing each other. The emperor was also a person and a father.
As long as they were not cold-blooded and heartless people, they would not be willing to watch their children kill each other.
In history, Li Tai, Li Ke, and the others fought for the throne and pulled the Crown Prince Li Chengqian down. The situation was very serious, but Li Er's punishment for them was very light.
This point was enough to prove that Li Er still cared about his son. He did not want to see his son kill each other for the sake of the heir apparent.”
Yang Guang's eyes lit up and he smiled." Good lad. Your brain is too good. Amazing."”
Liu Bang nodded in agreement." It would be great if I knew so much at your age."”
Qin Shi Huang smiled disdainfully." What's the use of knowing more? As long as I'm in power, you're just a little brother."”
Liu Bang was speechless.
Li Chengxun thought for a moment and added,"So, this time, when we look for the minister to donate, we can't use the method of roping him in, lest Li Er thinks that I'm trying to plot against him and is on guard against me.”
Zhu Yuanzhang patted Li Chengxun's shoulder.""That's right. We don't have to be polite with the ministers this time. Even if we offend them, we have to make them pay more.”
Cao Cao smiled and said,"Yes, the more you offend the top officials, the happier Li Er will be."
If he used the method of roping them in and colluded with the top officials, Li Er would instead be unhappy.
As for offending the middle and upper officials, you don't have to worry.
We don't need to rely on those loyal officials. We just need to think of a way to nurture and support a new batch of capable officials.”
"Then who should we go first?" Li Chengxun nodded slightly and asked.”
Yang Guang chuckled." F * ck Zhangsun Wuji. He's the Crown Prince's uncle. Let him bleed a little more first."”
Li Chengxun immediately made the decision." Alright, let's do it. Do you have any suggestions?" How do we deal with him?"
Qin Shihuang suddenly kicked Liu Bang.""Please begin your performance."
Liu Bang: "???"
Qin Shi Huang knocked Liu Bang's head.""You're a scheming villain. You have the most underhanded tricks. To deal with Zhangsun Wuji, it's best to use underhanded tricks.”
“……”
"Brother Zheng, aren't you making things difficult for me?" Liu Bang's eyelids twitched.”
Qin Shi Huang immediately picked up a club."If you don't think of a way to make things difficult for your mommy, you'll die.”
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