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Chapter 209 Vice Chancellor

From the end of the eighth year of the empire to the beginning of the ninth year of the empire, Li Junhua really had a good life for several months. Although he was still busy in daily life, he was very comfortable in all kinds of things. First of all, he was proud of his love. Zhang Jingwu assassinated him, and Li Junhua handed over the life and death to Han Zhiwei. Although it was a private matter, it was a trick. Han Zhiwei was nostalgic and let Zhang Jingwu go, feeling guilty towards Li Junhua, and he couldn't help but speak softly and be careful to please him. Although Zhang Jingwu had a way out, Han Zhiwei was unwilling to give him a chance to assassinate him. A ticket to the Americas did this.

In major events, Li Junhua was also quite successful. He assigned Shen Jing's house and the specialist movement of the capital. He clearly informed the prince of the world of justice. With the show of goodwill by Deputy Prime Minister Ma Donglai, the ministers and officials of the two capitals in the north and south were already clear, and everything was easy to handle.

Eastern Palace.

Li Junhua sat behind the desk and was handling official duties. Lin Junhong walked in and said, "Zhang Jingwu's business is over. If you go to America, you shouldn't cause trouble for you again."

"It's hard for you, Junhong." Li Junhua smiled. He knew that King Cheng's meaning had always been to kill people to silence them.

"But one thing is that I didn't do this." Lin Junhong said bluntly.

Li Junhua was a little surprised when he heard this: "Oh, didn't the person be handed over to the Security Bureau?"

Lin Junhong said: "It was handed over to the Security Bureau, but before I intervened, I was taken away. The third brother went there in person. It should be the third brother Han Zhiwei found. You know what this means."

"She was worried that you and I would silence each other secretly. This is normal. I would do this too," Li Junhua said indifferently.

"This woman is too thoughtful." Lin Junhong couldn't help but remind again.

Li Junhua shook his head slightly: "I understand that you are praising her for being smart. I like smart and independent women."

"Forget it, don't mention this, have you read the newspapers these two days?" Lin Junhong knew that he could not convince Li Junhua, but many times, he couldn't help but mention a few words.

Li Junhua spread his hands and said, "No, I've been busy with the movement of Nanxing these days. I don't have time. What happened to the newspaper? What are some small newspapers doing?"

"No, look at these." Lin Junhong chose a few newspapers and placed them in front of Li Junhua.

As you can see from the pages, these are all serious newspapers produced by the big newspapers. These newspapers report the same person on different pages, which is Taoist Wuwei, who saves Li Junhua. Rather than saying it is news, it is written as a story, and some even serialized on the front page for several days.

The newspapers all wrote about Taoist Master Wuwei's life and deeds. From the birth of his Eight Banners of Manchuria, to the remarriage of his father and mother, to the remarriage of his parents, to the north to search for his relatives, the story was clearly written, but in the end, the Taoist Master Wuwei rescued the prince at the Shahe Ferry. After all, Li Junhua had issued a ban on this matter.

The newspapers are arranged in sequence, from the beginning telling stories, to the middle judgment and propaganda, and then to the final conclusion later, which truly shows someone's manipulation of this matter, and also allows Li Junhua to clearly see the public's perception of Taoist Master Wuwei.

Overall, public opinion still recognizes this matter, and does not think that Taoist Master Wuwei should be implicated, and he also praised his adoptive father and master. In a "Zhujiang Business Daily" that Lin Junhong deliberately selected, it has proposed to erect a monument for Taoist Master Wuwei's adoptive father on Hong Kong Island.

"Whose work is this? It's not the queen..." Li Junhua asked in confusion.

After the Shahedu incident, the queen was always grateful for the kindness of Taoist Master Wuwei, and Li Junhua also wanted to repay him, but she was suffering from not having a good opportunity. The positive evaluation of him in the newspaper seemed to be the most appropriate method.

Lin Junhong shook his head: "It's the deputy prime minister."

"Ma Donglai?" Li Junhua was surprised, but immediately understood.

Newspapers and magazines have always been controlled by the imperial administrative units, and these units are directly affiliated with the deputy prime minister. This time, Ma Dong came to the north not just to take over. Li Junhua seemed to have heard the emperor discuss the control and guidance of public opinion with him. In the north, the top priority is to ease ethnic conflicts.

Because of the Jiashen National Incident, the national conflicts in the empire have been around for a long time. Although after the restoration, the two major ethnic groups in Manchuria and Mongolia collectively withdrew from the border wall, the people's calls for pursuit and liquidation have never stopped, and there are also people who demand that the entire clan be destroyed. With the popularization of appeasement policies and the transformation of war criminals, these tasks have actually been completed. However, the lessons of the Jiashen National Incident were too painful. In a few years, it was not enough for people to forget hatred.

The imperial court no longer has any interest in re-enacting liquidation. Hatred is just a means that the state regime often uses. It uses hatred to achieve its goals, and has never used hatred to create trouble. Not to mention that the empire's liquidation of Manchuria and Mongolia is no longer low. Even if it is not carried out, the country is prosperous and the people are safe now, and the border areas will not be restless because of hatred.

Therefore, a war of public opinion can only win in public opinion, and promoting Taoist Master Wuwei is extremely beneficial to ease the conflict between China and the barbarians. Taoist Master Wuwei repaid a typical example of the Han people's grievances with virtue. The simple and kind-hearted Han adoptive father did not care about family and country hatred, and raised the children of Manchus. His virtues are ancient and worthy of respect. In order to promote the greatness and tolerance of the Han people, it is better.

Although Taoist Master Wuwei was a Manchu, he was raised by the Han people and was influenced and educated. After he grew up, he was kind-hearted and gave medical treatment and was kind to the world. This also shows the progress and gentleness of the Han civilization. The Manchus raised themselves were jackals, tigers and leopards, while children raised by the Han people were filial and judging by the high and low.

This can also be transformed into this. Under the new order and new policies established by the empire, the nomadic peoples with human faces and beasts in the past will become as kind and gentle as the Han people. This propaganda method is to wear high hats on both sides and speak good things. In ancient and modern times, China and abroad, everyone has taken this trick. Although knowledgeable people often sneer at this, so what? History has become like a passing cloud, and the future will always be treacherous. Only stable and present are what those in power should consider.

"It seems that the deputy prime minister seems to be interested in pleaseing you. By the way, I heard that the deputy prime minister's two daughters are now trained by the Queen..." Lin Junhong asked calmly.

Li Junhua knew what he wanted to know, but he didn't hide it: "This is what the father meant. For me, the deputy minister is still the former deputy minister."

Lin Junhong understood Li Junhua's attitude. No matter how Ma Donglai showed goodwill, he had long been labeled as the King of England. Although the throne has been established and Ma Donglai still holds real power, the prince could not accept him, and it was just a use.

"By the way, do you have time today? Come with me to Songhe Tower and there will be a dinner party at noon." Li Junhua asked.

Lin Junhong asked: "Who invited it?"

"I invited it, and the VIP is Deputy Prime Minister Ma." Li Junhua said bluntly.

"Your attitude is really unpredictable. Junhua, I want to remind you that after moving the capital to Shenjing, the first major event is the cabinet reorganization. Who will take over as prime minister after Brother Li Hai? Everyone in the world is watching. You are still in close contact with Ma Donglai at this moment. What does it mean?" Lin Junhong asked in a low voice.

Li Junhua smiled and said, "What else can I mean when I use it for the best of my life?"

"This is inappropriate. If the emperor knows, it will be very bad." Lin Junhong said.

Li Junhua just smiled and thought to himself, how do you know that this is not what the emperor means?

Pine Crane Tower.

"Master, we're here." Chang Sui's voice sounded from outside. Ma Donglai, dressed in a businessman, got out of the car and looked at the plaque of the restaurant. The restaurant was not far from the Eight Great Hutongs, and it was very noisy. Drinking here during the day and being unrestrained at night was the lifestyle of the rich people in the capital. Generally speaking, officials would not show up here easily, especially at the level of Ma Donglai.

"Master Guest, please come in." The waiter saw that Ma Donglai was dressed well and quickly greeted him.

Changsui responded and said, "Dongjiang Pavilion has a location."

The waiter quickly said, "Oh, it turned out to be the guests invited by the two young masters, and the boss has already gone up."

Ma Donglai was shocked. Although it was the prince's treat, he deliberately came for half an hour earlier. He didn't want the prince to wait. Unexpectedly, he still arrived early and quickly went upstairs.

Li Junhua and Lin Junhong in the Dongjiang Pavilion elegant room had already stood up, and Li Junhua even went out to help him and said, "Please wait inside, the threshold is a bit high."

"Don't dare, don't dare." Ma Donglai hurriedly pushed him away.

"You are an elder, what's the point of not daring to you? Waiter..." Li Junhua called out, ordering a few dishes. Ma Dong saw it and knew that the prince was not unfamiliar with this place.

"To be honest, we brothers have been wasting our lives here a lot. It's a pity that Jiawen and the others have been in Shenjing, otherwise they would have been ruined by us." Li Junhua said with a little regret.

Seeing that the prince told him about these private matters, Ma Donglai felt even closer and said, "When I move the capital to Shenjing, I will let my boy bother me, and I will also ask the prince to help me train."

"That's right, we are all a family." Li Junhua said with a smile.

Ma Donglai was even more helpful in his heart. Lin Junhong said, "Deputy Prime Minister, the prince invited you to dinner to thank you for speaking out for the righteous and righteousness of Taoist Master Wuwei. You don't know that our prince is very affectionate and has been saved by someone and he has been obsessed with it. The Queen is the same. You say give it money, but they don't want it. Just become an official. The Taoist Master becomes a monk. If you insist on it, it is only his master and his father who is in his heart. What you did really do is to the prince's heart, and it can be regarded as fulfilling the Queen's wish."

"Oh, I didn't dare to think so. I just borrowed flowers to offer Buddha." Ma Donglai naturally did not dare to take credit.

After the dishes were all over, Li Junhua ordered the guards to guard outside. The three of them ate and used for a while. Li Junhua said, "I still have some things to ask the deputy minister for advice today."

"I dare not, I should do my best to do my best for the prince."

Li Junhua said: "That's right. The emperor asked me to take charge of moving the capital. All major and minor matters must be handled by me. During this period, I made several plans and handed over them, but they were rejected. It was said that it was a lot of money and disturbed the people too much. I was really uneasy. I asked a few people, but they were all inseparable. The deputy minister was carrying the burden of taking over. It was the same as my duty, and I was really sorry."

"What did the prince say? You said we are a family, so why would you feel sorry for it?" Ma Donglai was short of the opportunity to serve the prince, so how could he refuse? He asked again: "You can take the plan for moving the capital with you. I want to take a look."

"Natural, natural." Li Junhua came up with a plan.

Ma Donglai took it and first glanced it roughly, secretly praised it in his heart that the prince is worthy of being the heir chosen by the emperor. He is very organized and meticulous. This plan is written clearly from the driver to the route, and then to the expense details, especially the expenses, which include both the expenses that the state finances need to be responsible for, as well as the royal family’s own expenses.

"Crown Prince, everything else is easy to say, the problem lies in the royal family's expenses." Ma Donglai said bluntly.

"Oh, according to the instructions of the emperor and his mother, the royal family will spend the southward migration to the royal family itself. What else is there? Could it be that it costs too much?" Li Junhua asked in confusion.

Ma Donglai smiled: "Although the prince is smart, he doesn't know much about the world. This part of the expenditure is said to be the royal expenses, but on the way to move the capital, the people saw the royal family and the imperial yamen together. Which part is the royal expenses, and which part comes from the state's public funds? For example, where the ceremonial guards pass, the place where the ceremonial guards pass, the place needs to sprinkle water to clean the road, and the loess pave the road. If the officials on this road are to leave, the royal family must also leave, so they cannot explain it clearly. How can a person with a heart say something about public use for private purposes? "

Li Junhua and Lin Junhong looked at each other and understood. Speaking of which, the emperor is the soul of the world. The emperor's affairs have never been just family affairs, but also state affairs. The move to Shenjing this time is a real national event. Originally, the royal family did not have to pay, but in this way, they could only follow the rules of etiquette along the way. This is absolutely impossible for the current emperor. Li Junhua knew without guessing that his emperor's father would definitely play in the world all the way. Perhaps because of this, the royal family had to bear part of the expenses so that people would not say that they were not.

"But if the entire expenditure of the imperial finance is all due to the financial expenses, I am afraid that the father's emperor will not allow it." Li Junhua felt embarrassed.

Ma Donglai smiled and said, "If you are unwilling to do so, let's talk about it. The key is that if you go south like that, the emperor will definitely not be able to enjoy it. You are the crown prince, the emperor's son, and the empress is also the emperor's student. If we both make the emperor unable to enjoy it, it would be unfilial, right, Prince?"

"It's reasonable, it's reasonable." Li Junhua praised, thinking to himself that Ma Donglai must have a way, otherwise he wouldn't have been so confident.
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