PFC Chapter 257 Jiangnan’s Chess Pieces
Chapter 257 Jiangnan’s Chess Pieces
Seeing that it was already past noon, Cao Yu sent someone to wake him up.
The servants dared not go: "Your Highness, not getting enough sleep is bad for your health!"
Cao Yu groaned, waved his hand, and went in person -
We can't let the King of the North get enough rest. If he does, his brain will be better and he might not be so impulsive later. How can this be possible? !
After asking everyone to move away, Cao Yu knocked on the door gently and whispered, "Your Majesty, may I accompany you to the Lin residence?"
When those with sharp ears heard the word "subject", they were immediately terrified!
Only the officials of the Eastern Palace would call themselves "subjects" when talking to the Crown Prince, and the civil and military officials of the court would call themselves "subjects" when talking to the Emperor and the Supreme Lord!
No matter who you are, no matter which prince you are facing, you can only call yourself "your humble official", "your humble position", "your subordinate", even if you are a "villain"! ?
How dare he openly call himself "subject" to Prince Beijing? Isn't this telling everyone clearly that the prince has other intentions? !
Prince Beijing, who was fast asleep in the room, was also awakened by the sound. He coughed, opened his eyes with difficulty, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Is it Kuang Ru?"
Cao Yu smiled, gently pushed the door open, then turned around and closed the door again.
He quickly stepped forward to help hang the bed curtains, looked at Prince Beijing who was lying alone on the bed, and even felt like making a joke:
“It’s already a bit cold in Jiangnan in winter, but it’s not time to use the charcoal basin yet.
"Why did the prince sleep alone? Didn't he call for a bed warmer?"
King Beijing was a little dissatisfied with his voice and wanted to warn him, but when he heard this, he chuckled:
"Bah! I was exhausted from all the traveling yesterday. If it weren't for this, I would have had a good sleep for a whole day and night!
"If I ask a woman to warm the bed at this time, will she warm me or I warm her?! How can I still sleep?!"
Cao Yu laughed and shouted, "Someone come here!"
The servants who were carrying basins, towels and other bathing utensils finally breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly opened the door and came in to help the King of the North wash and comb his hair.
Cao Yu waited nearby, chatting with the King of the North in a casual manner.
He asked again, "Who will follow the prince when he goes there?"
After a pause, he continued, "We have to leave one person on the boat, right? Or should I stay and let you accompany me?"
Prince Beijing paused while washing his face and looked outside: "Where is your Excellency?"
"Oh, I saw Jiangyin County sent a case urgently half an hour ago. He is probably handling it now."
Cao Yu looked disapproving, "Ever since this idiot appeared in Jiangyin County, the county magistrate and the chief clerks have become very lazy and have been using express delivery for everything!"
Prince Beijing laughed and said, "That's a good thing. This way, wouldn't it be faster for you to get started?"
While wiping his face and hands, he asked Cao Yu, "Your position as Danyang's chief clerk is really shabby, why don't you go to Yangzhou and become a co-magistrate?"
Cao Yu had just taken a sip of tea from the tray beside him, and when he heard this, he spit out all the tea:
"Your Majesty! Please don't put me on the fire!
"How can I, a seventh-rank clerk with no achievements, suddenly jump to the fifth-rank?
"If Prince Yu hears about this and sets his sights on me, how can I help you take charge of Jiangnan?!"
Prince Beijing thought it made sense, but he still felt bad, so he asked again: "What about getting a county magistrate from a Jin county?"
On second thought, she remembered that Jia Rong told her the news that Daiyu had returned to Jiangnan. Not only did he want her to pull him out of his misery, he also wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife and let her avenge the removal of her title from the Ningguo Mansion.
Feeling annoyed, he took his anger out on Jiangning County: "What do you think of Jiangning? The magistrate is like a wooden statue, he can't even keep Jia Rong in check.
"I am just taking advantage of the fact that Your Majesty forbade Jia Rong to leave Jia Zhen's tomb to provoke him for snooping around outside.
"Jiangning is where the old house of the Jia family is located. It is very important to both the four families and me. No matter what, I have to place a confidant there.
"There you are, just in time!"
Cao Yu thought about it, then nodded hesitantly: "Alright. The prince has made great contributions in Jiangnan. If someone really comes to cause trouble, the only place to go is Yangzhou or Nanjing.
"As for Yangzhou, the prince can send Bing Meilin over. He has many tricks and a better temper than me, so he can stay there.
“I’m in Jinling, so if anything happens, I can react immediately.
"With the addition of the other people the prince left in Jiangnan, we can support each other. Even if the four families pretend to obey but secretly disobey, we can still handle it."
When Prince Beijing heard that he actually suggested that he put Bing Meilin in Yangzhou Prefecture, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You recommend Meilin?
"He'd love to throw you into the canal to feed the fish!"
Cao Yu sneered and said, "So am I. It's just that he has made a contribution this time, so the prince must reward him with something pleasing to his heart.
"When the situation is settled, I will find a chance to kill this two-faced, cruel, mean and tolerant villain, even if the prince doesn't allow it!"
After hearing the last sentence, Prince Beijing put his hands on his waist and raised his chin to look at him: "Nothing has happened yet, and you are already acting so domineering?"
Cao Yu chuckled: "There's no one else around, so I just want to satisfy my desire to talk nonsense!
"The prince has always been a man of integrity and open-mindedness, and he would never hide anything from others. I'm afraid he would look down upon such a sneaky villain.
"Now I'm reluctant to use his plan, just to avoid discouraging the people who have joined me. Do you really think he is a confidant?!
"Humph!!!"
He snorted coldly before stopping.
Prince Beijing laughed, stretched out his index finger, pointed at him from a distance, and scolded with a smile: "There is no one in the world more mischievous than Kuang Ru!"
Yin smiled and changed the subject back, "Let Guiqing stay on the boat and worry about Jiangyin's affairs. He and Meilin quarrel as soon as they meet, and I can't stand it.
"You stay on the boat and keep an eye on the canal and other movements in the city. Especially the prefectural government office."
Cao Yu agreed respectfully, and when he saw that he wanted to change his clothes, he bowed and left.
Prince Beijing had finished his preparations, but saw that it was still dark and there was no news from Bing Meilin.
He simply sat down and wrote a transfer order himself, reprimanding the magistrate of Jiangning for being cowardly and unwilling to govern, and demoted him to the position of chief clerk of Danyang; but he transferred Cao Yu to be the acting magistrate of Jiangning.
Bing Meilin was transferred to Yangzhou Prefecture as Tongpan, in charge of the river. Because this position was set up separately and did not take away other responsibilities, it had nothing to do with others and was easy to dispatch.
He was also afraid that Bing Meilin was higher in rank than Cao Yu and would not listen to his mediation, so he gave Cao Yu the additional post of Tongpan of Jiangning Prefecture, in charge of grain supply.
If these two people are equal and check and balance each other, Jiangnan will be stable and in their hands.
Only in Suzhou, Prince Beijing racked his brains but could not think of anyone to intervene.
After thinking about it, I think that since the prefect dared to fire at Zhongshun and Yucun, at least they are reaching the same goal as me, so I might as well take him down slowly.
He pondered for a long time and saw that it was already three quarters past noon, so he ordered people to prepare the carriage and set off for Lin's mansion.
Cao Yu, Ouyang Bao and others were busy trying to see him off the boat.
Prince Beijing frowned and ordered: "What kind of great thing is it that requires a gift?"
He waved his hand to let them go back, and pointed at Cao Yu, "When I'm not here, everything on the ship is up to Kuang Ru."