First, because this is the rule of the "Law of Chen State". The position of "Prince" in Chen State is actually a military attache. No matter whether he is a prince or a king with a different surname, as long as he is stationed in a local area, he is not allowed to interfere with local government affairs.

Secondly, King Poyang was not good at handling government affairs, and he had no interest in the intrigues in the yamen.

The spies placed by King Poyang in the yamen were only for collecting intelligence, not for fighting for power and gain.

The purpose of collecting this information is to maintain the situation...

But even so, the "Prince" of Chen State can still influence the local government affairs.

It relies on face, authority, and of course the banner of "to maintain the situation."

Generally speaking, the local yamen will treat the local prince's overreach of authority "cautiously" and will generally not go against the prince's will.

As far as the current issue of "opening the official warehouse to release grain" is concerned, this is an internal matter of the Yamen, but if the Poyang Palace insists on intervening, the Yamen will definitely not be able to withstand the pressure exerted by the Poyang Palace.

Because the Poyang Palace can find many seemingly reasonable reasons, such as "the victims are hungry, they will inevitably cause trouble and affect the situation in Jiangzhou", "the Yamen allows the victims to suffer the disaster and ignores it, which is really a cowardly official..."

In short, the Poyang Palace can find many reasons to intervene.

The old fox Hua Chaoshi thought of this, so he winked at Wan Qian secretly and shook his head secretly.

The palace steward naturally saw the expressions on Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian's faces. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, opened the lid of the tea cup and took a sip, feeling very happy.

The expressions of Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian just set off the authority of the Poyang Palace. As a member of the Poyang Palace and a "hardcore fan" of the Poyang Palace, the Palace Butler was naturally happy.

Dong Cheng also discovered this, and the boulder hanging in his heart had fallen halfway.

In addition to observing the expressions of Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian, Zhu Xiuyuan also kept a close eye on Jiangzhou Governor Fangtang.

Dong Cheng saw everyone's spirit in his eyes, smiled slightly, and continued: "After the official returned home from duty, the housekeeper came to the house in person and informed the official personally that the prince had donated new tea from the official's mansion.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty loves this tea very much, and Yuguchi personally ordered that the new tea be included in the purchase list of the palace..."

Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian looked at each other again, and both raised their eyebrows.

King Poyang has presented new tea to His Majesty?

Your Majesty loves new tea very much?

Your Majesty also included new tea in the purchase list of the palace?

Apart from raising his eyebrows, Hua Chaoshi made no other movements.

Wan Qian not only raised his eyebrows, but also pursed his lips... In this case, it would be difficult to snatch Dong's new tea formula.

And the "initiator" of this incident turned out to be King Poyang!

Wan Qian was immediately horrified. Could it be that... the Dong family has really climbed to the top of the Poyang Palace?

…

The palace steward put down the tea cup for hand-warming, rubbed his hands, and put them in his sleeves. With a smile on his face, he took over Dong Cheng's words: "Prefect Fang, you entrust Dong Cheng with the important task of Jiangzhou's disaster relief.

Sincerity, this is an internal matter of your yamen. In the final analysis, I am just a housekeeper in the prince's palace, and I have no control over your yamen's affairs."

The palace steward spoke unhurriedly, but as soon as he spoke, everyone present looked at him. He represented the Poyang King, and no one dared to neglect him.

"However, I have understood it." The palace steward glanced at Dong Cheng and Zhu Xiuyuan, and finally his eyes rested on Jiangzhou Governor Fangtang. Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian were selectively forgotten by him.

"It is really difficult to raise the food needed for this disaster relief. I know that Governor Fang has made some arrangements for this matter."

"But, for us in the Poyang Palace, what matters is the final result! No matter what arrangements Fang Governor makes, I, the Poyang Palace, must ensure that the situation in Jiangzhou is not chaotic."

"And the difficulty of this matter is just like facing this natural disaster, manpower is sometimes scarce!"

The words of the palace steward have reached this point, and the meaning is quite obvious.

Hua Chao Shi and Wan Qian both shook their heads in disgust.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng had smiles on their faces and felt very comfortable.

Sure enough, it’s easy to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree!

In fact, Dong Cheng's way of doing things is to find powerful foreign aid to pressure his superiors in order to achieve a certain goal.

This is extremely inappropriate.

But now the whole situation has undergone subtle changes. Dong Cheng, Fang Tang and others are almost at war with each other.

Since Fangtang planned Dong Cheng first, Dong Cheng had nothing to worry about.

Fang Tang's eyes dodge for a moment, a little unnatural, but he quickly recovered. He looked directly into the eyes of the palace steward and asked: "In the opinion of the prince and the steward, how should this matter be handled?"

"Simple, just follow Dong Cheng's previous suggestion and open the official warehouse to release food to alleviate the hunger of the victims!" The palace steward was very calm and composed.

"Hey!" Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian sighed softly. Once they opened the official warehouse, their plans would be in vain.

But the Poyang Palace is as big as a mountain!

In Hua Chaoshi's view, the governor would definitely not be able to withstand the pressure, and would eventually open the official warehouse to release grain as the Poyang Palace wished.

The smiles on the faces of Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng became even wider. It seemed that the problem that had troubled them all day was about to be solved perfectly!

"But..." Fang Tang looked troubled, gritted his teeth, and finally came up with the reason: "But the imperial court has already stipulated that the food in the official warehouse cannot be touched unless the imperial court orders it! Butler, look at this..."

"This matter is easy." The palace steward calmly waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's easy to talk to the court. After this matter is over, the prince will go to the court to report the matter. You can rest assured, Governor Fang."

"Hey!" Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian shook their heads and sighed.

Hua Chao Shi knew that in their view, "nothing should be done without the imperial decree" was an insurmountable gap, but in the eyes of the Poyang Palace, it was just a "show" to the imperial court and could be easily solved.

Defeated!

Hua Chaoshi himself felt defeated!

He lowered his head and sighed silently.

"No!"

Fang Tang suddenly stood up and shouted, his voice was high and loud, like beating a gong, and everyone in the back hall of the Yamen could hear him clearly.

At first glance, his roar seemed to be full of justice and perseverance as a "straight minister". He sounded like a warrior fighting for justice.

But if you look closely, you can find that Fangtang's roar also contains a hint of vibrato, accompanied by unusual eagerness, excitement, and anxiety.

It's very similar to the situation when a person is eager to cover up a secret after his secret is revealed!

"No, steward, this is absolutely impossible!"

When everyone was confused, Fangtang shouted again.
Chapter completed!