Since Li Chengqian's foot injury was cured, he became more and more low-key. However, everyone could see that with Li Tai's obsession with geography, Li Chengqian's position as the Crown Prince became more and more stable.
What the aristocratic families didn't expect was that Li Chengqian would cooperate with Mo Jiazi again and use the courier station to sell goods from the Mo Periodical.
"A little bit of goods from the Mo Family Village is nothing! The goods from the Mo Periodical can't threaten the shops in Chang 'an. What really worries the Old Man is that the Crown Prince and Mo Jiazi are too close. "The head of the Zheng family frowned.
Although Li Shimin was still young and vigorous, the Crown Prince, Li Chengqian, was already an adult. If Mo Jiazi and the Crown Prince were too close, he would be affected by the Mo Family. They already had no way to deal with Li Shimin. If they lost their influence on the next emperor, it would be unacceptable for the aristocratic families.
"Everyone knows that Mo Jiazi and the Crown Prince have always been on good terms. The Crown Prince's foot injury was cured by the Mo Hospital supported by Mo Jiazi. The courier station that the Crown Prince is in charge of was also proposed by Mo Jiazi. Not to mention that Mo Jiazi married Princess Changle, which further improved their relationship." Zheng Chang was puzzled.
The head of the Zheng family said, "That's different. The courier station is Mo Jiazi's duty as an official. There are many families that have connections with the royal family through marriage, not just Mo Jiazi's family. But this time, the Crown Prince used the courier station to help Mo Jiazi. He has indirectly stood on the opposite side of the aristocratic families. Over time, when the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, he will naturally be affected by the Mo Family and be dissatisfied with the aristocratic families."
The aristocratic families could bear with the oppression of the previous emperor. If the next emperor was dissatisfied with the aristocratic families, or even all the emperors were dissatisfied with the aristocratic families, it would be the end of the aristocratic families.
"Then what does Father mean?" Zheng Chang asked.
The head of the Zheng family said, "We have to destroy the mail-order business. Firstly, we can drive a wedge between Mo Jiazi and the Crown Prince, causing animosity between them. Secondly, we can eliminate the threat of the mail-order business before it sprouts, preventing it from becoming a disaster."
The Zheng Clan's Clan Head's eyes were extremely sharp. Although the mail order had yet to reach its peak, he could see the threat in it at a glance. Stopping the mail order could kill two birds with one stone, so he naturally spared no effort.
"But will His Highness the Crown Prince be willing?" Zheng Chang said with some disbelief. After all, everyone knew that Mo Jiazi and the Crown Prince were on good terms. Li Chengqian was able to stabilize his position as the Crown Prince largely because of Mo Jiazi.
The head of the Zheng family sneered, "It's not enough to secure the position of the Crown Prince. If Li Chengqian wants to succeed the throne, he must have the support of the aristocratic families. Moreover, the relay station is a public tool. Now that the Crown Prince is using the relay station to sell goods for Mo Jiazi, isn't this using public tools for personal gain? Just this reason alone is enough."
"Using public tools for personal gain!" Zheng Chang's eyes lit up. With such a grandiose reason, he believed that the mail-order system that Mo Jianzi had deliberately set up would definitely fail miserably.
The Eastern Palace!
In the past few years, Li Chengqian had become more and more stable. He had repeatedly replaced Li Shimin as the regent of the state, which was quite appropriate. Li Shimin had spared no effort to teach Li Chengqian. He had searched for knowledgeable people to teach Li Chengqian wholeheartedly, and Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda were two of them.
The two of them had also done their best. Every time they found that Li Chengqian had made a mistake, they would repeatedly admonish him, which was quite praised by the court.
"Your Highness, this is not a wise move. The courier station is a public tool of the imperial court, but now it is transporting goods for the Mo Family Village. It is a big taboo to use public tools for personal gain. Isn't Your Highness's move giving others something to use against you?" Yu Zhining, the Crown Prince's Minister of Zhan, lamented bitterly and strongly admonished Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian laughed and said, "Minister Yu, you worry too much. The courier station is not using public tools for personal gain. It is an act of benefit to the people."
"An act of benefit to the people?" Yu Zhining frowned and said.
Li Chengqian nodded and said, "That's right. Since the courier station started to communicate with the people, it can be said that it has been praised endlessly. The people's letters have been unimpeded. However, there are also family members who want to send some parcels for their wanderers, but they have no way to do so. The courier station is a pilot project for the parcel business. Firstly, with the Mo Magazine's mail-order business, the parcel business can be developed smoothly, and it will not be a huge loss at the beginning. Secondly, for the mail-order business, I have mercilessly ripped off Merton. Merton has promised to provide at least 500 specially made wagons to support the courier station's parcel business."
"500 specially made wagons? Mo Jiazi really has a good idea!" Yu Zhining snorted coldly. Compared to the prospects of Mo Jiazi's mail-order business, these 500 wagons were simply not worth mentioning. Moreover, these wagons were originally produced by the Mo Family Village, so the cost that Mo Jiazi had to pay was even lower.
"His Royal Highness naturally has a broad mind and thinks for the people of the world. However, although His Royal Highness has good intentions, I'm afraid that the people of the world, civil and military officials, will not see it that way. Since ancient times, public is public, and private is private. The courier station has only been delivering letters for the people of the world for three years, and it has just been accepted by the court. Now, His Royal Highness has once again used the courier station to transport goods for the Mo Family Village. I believe that the imperial censor's memorial will soon be presented to His Majesty. This is not good for His Royal Highness! "Kong Yingda pushed the door open and said solemnly.
"The courtiers oppose!" Li Chengqian's face darkened. In recent years, he had been keeping a low profile. Other than concealing his strength and biding his time, the courtiers' opposition was also one of the reasons. This was especially true for Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda in front of him. As long as Li Chengqian was slightly out of line, the two of them would desperately remonstrate with him, comparing him to Xia Jie and Shang Zhou. However, Li Shimin was very encouraging of their actions and would even be rewarded by Li Shimin. As a result, the two of them became even more aggressive and even had the tendency to compete with each other in memorials.
"That's right. Many imperial censors have already found the Old Man. Fortunately, the Old Man has temporarily suppressed this matter. Now, the only way to salvage the situation is for His Royal Highness to stop the cooperation between the courier station and the Mo Family Village." Yu Zhining strongly advised.
"But I have already promised Merton. Moreover, this matter is quite beneficial to the courier station. It can prevent the courier station's parcel business from falling into a loss from the start and also allow the courier station to break even. It can be said to be killing two birds with one stone. What's wrong with that?" Li Shimin argued.
Yu Zhining coldly snorted and said, "What's wrong with that? Public is public, and private is private. Three years ago, the courier station was losing tens of thousands of strings of coins every year. What did the imperial court say then? The imperial court can afford this loss, but Your Royal Highness's reputation cannot be tarnished in the slightest, because Your Royal Highness represents the imperial court's face. "
Kong Yingda continued, "Moreover, Mo Jiazi's promotion of mail order does not have any intentions. It is to compete with the aristocratic families. As the head of the Eastern Palace, how can the Crown Prince interfere in the grudges between the Mo family and the aristocratic families? How can a Crown Prince who has offended the aristocratic families smoothly ascend the throne?"
"Offend the aristocratic families?" Li Chengqian was instantly stunned. Although Mo Jiazi and the aristocratic families were in a chaotic battle and Li Shimin seemed to be suppressing the aristocratic families, everyone knew that the foundation of the Tang dynasty was still the aristocratic families. The Emperor could suppress the aristocratic families, but the Mo family and the aristocratic families were in a life-and-death struggle. Only he, the Crown Prince, could not offend the aristocratic families.
"Second Master is right. I have not thought it through." Li Chengqian helplessly lowered his head and cupped his hands.
"It is great that you can learn from your mistakes. Moreover, Your Royal Highness's starting point is also good." Yu Zhining nodded in satisfaction. In this way, he had successfully remonstrated once again and pulled the Crown Prince back to the aristocratic families' side.
Kong Yingda's heart was slightly moved. He and Yu Zhining had joined forces to destroy the cooperation between the Mo family and the Crown Prince. There would definitely be hostility between the two. This would prevent Mo Jiazi and the Crown Prince from getting too close. This was also what the Confucians wanted to see.
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