Ye Chunqiu looked at Qian Qian's solemn and persisted, and had no words to refute for a moment, just looking at Qian Qian with his lips pursed.

Qian Qian also saw Ye Chunqiu's depressed face, and just smiled, then turned to the topic: "Now someone has compared Zhenguo Mansion to a palace. Look, isn't Zhenguo Duke your Majesty? What's the difference between Zhenguo Mansion and the palace? Now everyone is waiting to pick your fault. I have sent someone to secretly investigate. Liu Yu, even Yang Tinghe, seems to be behind his back..."

Behind the ground...

Ye Chunqiu nodded silently, in fact, he could understand his situation very well.

It is unnecessary to say that Liu Yu’s resentment towards him, and Yang Tinghe probably has fully appreciated Ye Chunqiu’s role in the dispute over the position of Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. Isn’t this a good time for Liu Yu and Yang Tinghe to cause trouble for him?

How to say it, Ye Chunqiu’s biggest problem now is that if the Zhenguo Mansion is too shabby and the emperor will inevitably feel displeased when he sees it. Liu Jin and Zhang Yong have to say a few bad things behind their backs and say in front of Zhu Houzhao how mean he was the emperor. Although Zhu Houzhao may not be willing to listen, it will eventually leave regrets in Zhu Houzhao.

When Zhu Houzhao first established the Zhenguo Mansion, he made great efforts. He bought the land from the Hou of Shouning. The ministers opposed it. He gritted his teeth and tried to resist the objections. He also repeatedly urged the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money and grain, and the Ministry of Works to recruit craftsmen.

It can be said that without Zhu Houzhao, there would never be this Zhenguo Mansion.

If Zhu Houzhao was disappointed at this time, even if Zhu Houzhao would not blame him, the little emperor's temperament would probably have to be depressed for a long time.

Ye Chunqiu knew very well that Zhu Houzhao had high hopes for Zhenguo Mansion, and he understood that this time the little emperor gave him enough trust, so he had to satisfy the little emperor no matter what.

But for civil servants, this is another matter.

Since some people regard this Zhenguo Mansion as an open palace, then Ye Chunqiu is the main person in charge of the open palace construction. The emperor wants to build the open palace. Civil officials throughout the dynasties disagree. Almost few of the people who are responsible for supervising the building have a good reputation. Because you satisfy the emperor's private affairs and fall in love with the emperor's favor, you will inevitably be put on a hat of flattery.

Think about Xue Yi who built the Mingtang for Wu Zetian, and think about Cai Jing who presided over Hua Shigang for Song Huizong.

These people have become representatives of treacherous officials.

Now some people compare Zhenguo Mansion to an administrative palace, which clearly put Ye Chunqiu in a dilemma. If it is luxurious, it is to please His Majesty. If it is simple, the emperor will be unhappy.

The most important thing is that it is said that many people in the palace are dissatisfied. It is not only Liu Jin and Zhang Yong who are dissatisfied, but also some eunuchs who are not usually exposed to the mountains and rivers. His Majesty originally planned to build a leopard house. Once he built a leopard house, from the palace to the Ministry of Works, he didn't know how many people could do it, and how many people could benefit from it. This is countless money and food. Now it's better to build a Zhenguo Mansion, and everything is under the responsibility of Ye Chunqiu. No one of them can fall into their pockets. Thinking about it, it really makes them feel sad.

Although the little eunuchs in this palace are inconspicuous, they can kill elephants with too many ants. Are the local officials appointed by the court powerful? They are all Jinshis with the title of the Golden List, and they are so high that they are more than the local clerks. As a result, they are still fooled by a group of clerks?

Ye Chunqiu pursed his lips and said to Qian Qian: "If you have any luck, come and tell me that I will pay attention to this matter."

Qian Qian grinned, and he glanced at Ye Chunqiu in ambiguous way, and then said, "We have a different relationship, so let you be careful. I have already sent people to inquire about it now. I will report immediately, uncle should take care of himself."

After saying goodbye to Qian Qian, Ye Chunqiu was quite calm. Sure enough, in this world, you will lose whatever you get. After placing your father-in-law into the pavilion, the benefits in the future are naturally limitless, but from another perspective, you will inevitably be hated by many people.

There is indeed no best in both worlds.

As soon as Qian Qian left, Old Lady Ye was lying outside the hall. Ye Chunqiu saw Old Lady Ye’s thief-looking, and couldn’t help but feel speechless, saying, “Big Father, what’s wrong?”

Old Mrs. Ye trembled and said embarrassedly: "I just saw a Jinyiwei coming. I was so cold that I was afraid... Alas, the story broke out..."

Ye Chunqiu couldn't help laughing and crying, so he could only say, "The grandson is upright and has a clean and honest man. Where did the news come from?"

"Oh." Old Lady Ye said with a stern face: "Don't say that, who are the corrupt officials who have been taken, are not those who are honest? During the Hongzhi period, there was a prefect of Ningbo who also said that he was obedient to the public and law-abiding, and he boasted of being honest with others. What was the result? From his hometown in Henan, the silver copied out can be piled up into a house. Spring and Autumn, even if he is corrupt, he must have skills and not be greedy and do not take all the money from anyone. He must first look at people and then look at things. Some people are smiling at you in front of others. Once something happens, they will involve you. Such a despicable person must be careful."

Ye Chunqiu didn't know whether to cry or laugh, so he was too lazy to explain, but said, "The grandson must follow the teachings of the great father. Oh, the great father, I heard that everyone is going to go back to their hometown?"

Old Mrs. Ye said fairly: "Yes, you have started a family and started a business. Everyone is happy to see it, but after all, this is not a home, so they naturally have to go back. I heard that your father is also preparing to have a new job, probably because he will be out again these days. From now on, in this big mansion, I will only rely on you and your husband for your life."

Ye Chunqiu sounded a little wrong, and his mind was a little dizzy, and he was dependent on each other for life? Why does it seem that something was wrong...

"Dafather, don't leave." Ye Chunqiu suddenly widened his eyes, and then looked at Old Lady Ye in surprise.

Old Lady Ye sat down, then gently raised her legs and said, "I was going to leave, but I was worried. You don't know anything. How can no one make any decisions about the affairs at home and abroad? My father, I can't let you go, so I thought, just let your third uncle and the others go back. Your wife is good, but after all, it's not long since you got married to you. I'm afraid there are still many things I don't understand. After all, I have been in charge of the family business for decades. Who owes us rent? Which family's long-term worker has done a lot of work, and they all know it. These are all valuable experiences in life for decades. They can't be wasted, so after thinking about it, they still stay in the capital."
Chapter completed!