Chapter 558 Winning over Zhao Ji

The matter regarding the various tribes in Moxi has not been settled after all.

Emperor Wen and Xiao Wanchou definitely wanted to fight.

However, they not only had to consider the strength of the Moxi tribes, but also whether this battle could be resolved quickly.

If it weren't for the serious floods in the south and the possibility of a plague outbreak, they wouldn't need to think so much.

But at this juncture, they must consider these things.

After leaving Emperor Wen's palace, Xu Shifu went to find Yun Li.

Yun Li is a very busy man now. He not only has to take charge of weakening the clans and clans, but also is responsible for dealing with the floods in the south.

Reports about floods from all over the south were sent to the Prince's Mansion.

All reports have almost the same content.

The disaster in the south was severe, the victims were displaced, and the states and counties were in short supply of supplies and needed support from the court.

This applies to the states and counties that were severely affected by the disaster, and the same applies to the states and counties that were not severely affected.

Looking at these messy reports, Yunli could not wait to bring in the chief officials of various states and counties and kill them.

A bunch of trash!

Apart from reaching out to the court, wouldn't you say anything else?

The imperial court asked them to be the chief officials of various states and counties, so that they could solve problems, not to cause trouble for the imperial court!

"Your Majesty the Crown Prince, Mr. Xu is asking for an audience."

At this time, the guards of the Prince's Mansion came to communicate.

"Quickly, bring Mr. Xu in!"

Yun Li quickly ordered.

Xu Shifu came just in time.

It was just right for Xu Shifu, the Minister of Household Affairs, to read these reports.

Soon, Xu Shifu was brought in.

Before Xu Shifu could salute, Yun Li hurriedly called Xu Shifu over and asked him to read the reports.

Xu Shifu just flipped through a few memorials and then completely lost interest.

He had seen too many such reports.

Every time there is a natural or man-made disaster, states and counties rarely reach out to the imperial court.

This happened again and again, and even the content of the memorial did not change much.

"How about it? Do you want to support each state and county with some money and food?"

Yun Li asked Xu Shifu's opinion.

"Need not!"

Xu Shifu said without hesitation: "The south is rich. Last year we had a bumper harvest. The official warehouses in the southern states and counties are basically full! If there is no money and food so soon, all the officials in the states and counties should be beheaded!"

How long did it take for the floods in the south to occur?

It’s impossible to run out of food so quickly!

Even those counties where some official warehouses were destroyed by floods would not be able to run out of food so quickly.

If they are really short of food, there will still be an official warehouse in the state capital to mobilize food.

If any state or county is short of food now, it is definitely because people from the state and county are smuggling food from official warehouses!

As for medicinal materials, the imperial court has sent a lot of medicinal materials to the counties most affected by the disaster. There has been no report of a plague outbreak in the south yet, so there is definitely no shortage of medicinal materials.

The states and counties are now reaching out to the court, and more of them are still crying children who have milk to eat.

They are all afraid that the states and counties they govern will not have enough food and medicinal materials in the later period, so they ask the court for supplies in advance and stockpile them. If they perform better during disaster relief, that is their political achievement!

No matter how bad it is, there is always an excuse for not performing well during disaster relief.

They are all old foxes in officialdom, each one smarter than the last.

Yun Li thought silently for a while and said seriously: "I think we should allocate some supplies to the most severely affected counties, from surrounding counties. What do you think?"

Xu Shifu didn't speak, but glanced sideways at the maids waiting nearby.

Yun Li understood and immediately waved to several palace ladies.

It wasn't until the palace maid stepped back that Xu Shifu frowned and asked, "His Royal Highness, do you want to perform well in front of the Holy Master?"

"It's not a performance either."

Yun Li shook his head and denied, "My father has left the disaster relief work to Gu Cao. This is the time when Gu shows his kindness..."

As a prince, he also needs the support of the people.

Isn't the urgent need of the disaster victims a great opportunity to gain public support and reputation?

Kindness?

What a bastard!

Xu Shifu cursed secretly in his heart, but said patiently: "It is better to do things that provide help in times of need than to do things that are the icing on the cake! We have to wait until the counties that have been seriously affected by the disaster can no longer bear it, and then allocate supplies. At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will go to the south in person and deal with a few officials who have failed to provide disaster relief, which will help the Crown Prince gain a reputation..."

Now those who allocate supplies and gain fame are the officials in charge.

Yun Li has nothing to do with him!

The officials in the DPRK knew that Prince Yunli was in charge of this matter, but did the ordinary people know?

After listening to Xu Shifu's words, Yun Li understood instantly and immediately praised: "High, really high!"

Xu Shifu chuckled and said, "The minister's request to see His Highness the Crown Prince has something else to do."

"Yep!"

Yun Zheng reacted, "If uncle hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten about it! I wonder why uncle wanted to find me?"

"It's about the northwest."

Xu Shifu whispered: "The Holy Emperor sent Zhao Ji to lead the army to the northwest, and he must be led by Zhao Ji! Soon, Zhao Ji will have 200,000 troops, and we have to win over Zhao Ji..."

Although Yun Li is the prince, he does not have much military power!

The generals they had roped in before were not at the same level as Zhao Ji.

Although Emperor Wen now trusts Yun Li as the crown prince, if Emperor Wen wants to depose Yun Li, he can do so at any time!

Several veterans, led by Xiao Wanchou and Xue Che, obviously did not want to start a war with Shuobei Deyunzheng.

If Yun Zheng goes crazy one day and threatens Emperor Wen by sending troops south to depose Yun Li as crown prince, Yun Li may not be able to keep his crown prince position.

But if Zhao Ji, who held 200,000 troops, supported Yun Li, Emperor Wen would not dare to easily touch Yun Li's crown prince position.

"Win over Zhao Ji?"

Yun Li frowned, "Gu wanted to win over this person. When he went to Beilu to imprison Wei Wenzhong before, he even took the initiative to show his kindness to Zhao Ji, but Zhao Ji was unmoved."

It's not that easy to win over Zhao Ji.

The difficulty is no less than winning over Xiao Wanchou and Xue Che.

If Zhao Ji failed to win over him and reported the matter to his father, he would be in trouble.

"I have a solution now!"

Xu Shifu chuckled, with a confident smile on his face.

"any solution?"

Yun Li's eyes suddenly brightened and he looked at Xu Shifu expectantly.

Xu Shifu smiled sinisterly and said: "When Zhao Ji led the army to station in Fuzhou, his eldest son Zhao Teng was in charge of the military supplies of the entire army. The ministers deliberately allocated more grain and grass to them! The ministers sent people to persuade Zhao Teng to steal and sell military supplies. , Now, Wei Chen has mastered the definite evidence, and Zhao Ji cannot deny it! With this evidence in hand, he is not afraid that Zhao Ji will not serve His Highness the Crown Prince..."

Stealing and selling military rations?

Yun Li was shocked and suddenly became excited.

This is a serious crime of decapitation!

Even Zhao Ji may be affected!

After all, the person who stole and sold military rations was Zhao Ji’s son!

Who knows if Zhao Ji instructed Zhao Teng to steal and sell military rations?

As long as Zhao Ji cannot prove that he has nothing to do with this matter, it can almost be said that Zhao Ji will definitely be affected!

Even if my father is generous and spares Zhao Ji this time, he will never trust Zhao Ji as before!

In this case, Zhao Ji's best choice is to switch to himself as the prince!

The more Yun Li thought about it, the more excited he became. He hurriedly stood up and saluted Xu Shifu: "Thank you, uncle!"

"This is what Weichen should do."

Xu Shifu smiled, obviously very satisfied with Yun Li's attitude.