Chapter 270 Thorough (Second Update)
Yan Li and Yan Lin talked together in the carriage and went to the household department together.
When I arrived at the household department, I realized one thing. It turned out that His Majesty had handed over the household department to the prince assistant.
This time, the two brothers almost exploded. They both saw the real shock and bewilderment in each other's eyes. What happened in the two days they didn't know? Why did the emperor suddenly change his attitude towards the prince? To hand over such an important department as the Ministry of Households to the Prince's assistant?
You know, the prince has always been unpopular. Although he is the heir of the Eastern Palace, he only manages a Ministry of Rites.
The two grabbed Feng Chang, Shangshu of the household department, and questioned him.
Feng Chang cupped his hands with a bitter face, "Your Highnesses, this old minister doesn't know. His Majesty almost dismissed this old official. It is not easy to keep the black hat on his head. I beg your Highnesses, since Your Majesty has sent you two, hurry up and find a way!"
Yan Li and Yan Lin stared at him with dark faces, "Don't you know?"
Feng Chang could only confide a little bit, "The old Huguogong lost his temper with His Majesty. After the old Huguogong left, His Majesty reflected for a while."
The two immediately believed this, and they also heard that when the old protector left the palace, he was very angry. If the emperor raised troops, he would naturally not be able to bypass the Duke Huguo's mansion. After all, the Duke Huguo was in charge of 300,000 soldiers in Daliang, but once the army was raised, the treasury had to be fully prepared. Now that the treasury has no money, the old Duke Huguo would be angry.
Thinking about it this way, it is understandable. The old Huguogong lost his temper to the father, and the father naturally wanted to find them. After all, in the past three years, money has flowed into the pockets of their father-in-law. Of course, everyone knows that part of the money has also flowed into the pockets of the two of them privately from their father-in-law's family.
After all, cultivating hidden guards, wooing courtiers, and cultivating influence require money everywhere. The emperor's support is not enough, they also need a large amount of expenditure of their own.
The two stopped grabbing Feng Chang, and instead asked the prince, "Where is the prince? How do you say it?"
"The prince said that he is only an assistant. The key is to rely on the old minister and the two highnesses." Feng Chang said quickly: "After all, in the past three years, your majesty has seen the two highnesses, Nanpinghou's mansion and Pingxi general's mansion for all to see."
Although Yan Li and Yan Lin looked ugly, they didn't say anything after all.
When they went to the treasury to ask for money, they kept asking. Now that the treasury is short of money, the two of them can't say anything. Apart from the emperor, the courtiers are also watching.
The two of them held their breath, but they had nothing to say. I was thinking in my heart that I couldn't spit out the money, but I had to think of a way to deal with it.
Although Yan Huisheng got the emperor's order to assist the household department, he did not go to the household department, but still handed over the full authority to Feng Chang. He just wanted to see, what would the emperor do next? What will the eldest prince Yan Li and the second prince Yan Lin do? What will Nanping Hou and General Pingxi do?
After King Ruian checked the Great Buddha Temple again, he was also assassinated by a large number of killers on the way back.
King Rui'an had been prepared for a long time, and he didn't let the killer succeed, but he was also seriously injured.
After he returned to Beijing, he asked the imperial doctor to bandage the wound, and then he entered the palace directly under the protection of others.
The emperor was worried about the lack of money in the household department. After handing over the household department to the prince assistant, he saw no movement from the prince, and felt a little dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to criticize the prince. After waiting for another two days, he saw that the eldest prince Yan Li and the second prince Yan Lin had no attitude of sharing the treasury, which suddenly angered the emperor.
But before the emperor could express his anger, he saw King Rui'an entering the palace with injuries.
King Rui'an was pale and rather embarrassed. After seeing the emperor, he said nothing, and took out a file from his sleeve, "Your Majesty, please read."
The emperor took the dossier, and the more he turned it, the more ugly his face became. At the end, it turned black, "What a great princess, how dare she!"
The dossier records that the eldest concubine Ning Yao, since she married into the capital, bought several monks from the Great Buddha Temple, and used the Buddhist gate of the Great Buddha Temple to do countless filthy things.
That's not counting, he conspired with his younger brother to get his hands on Su Rong. If he failed, he ordered the hired killer to kill Su Rong.
King Ryan didn't answer.
The emperor gripped the file tightly, "Did she really do it?"
King Ryan was silent.
"Is there Yan Li's handwriting here?" The emperor asked again.
"I haven't found out yet." King Rui'an shook his head.
The emperor's face softened slightly, but he was still furious, "She is a woman, how can she have such means? It's really despicable!"
King Ruian was silent for a moment, sighed, "Your Majesty, are you confused? The eldest princess has only been married to the capital for two years. No matter how powerful she is, how can she reach into the imperial guards? There is someone else behind her."
The emperor was naturally not confused, he gritted his teeth, his eyes were dark, "Did you find out?"
King Ruian shook his head, "I don't dare to investigate anymore. Your Majesty, are you sure you want me to continue to investigate? There is only one great prince and concubine, and you have seen it, not only a few monks from the Great Buddha Temple, but also a large list of names inside and outside the court. If this continues to be investigated, I am afraid..."
It overturned the court!
The emperor hardly hesitated, "Check, according to what I said earlier, give me a thorough investigation!"
If it was before, the emperor would press the button to stop King Rui'an from continuing to investigate, and he would take over and deal with it slowly by himself. But now, if Su Rong's life experience is exposed, and the Great Wei Xingbing invades, if the government and the people cannot be united, I am afraid that the same mistakes of the past will be repeated.
Especially how daring he is, even when he was on guard against the East Palace and Duke Protector's Mansion, he reached into his Imperial Guard. It must not be tolerated.
King Ruian secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he got the emperor's permission. He also hoped that the emperor would investigate, so he cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."
He looked at the emperor and suggested, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to interrogate the eldest princess in secret, but you can't put her in the sky prison. Whether it's the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, or the Clan Mansion, I don't think it's safe. The rest of the people involved in the case will be arrested and brought to justice."
The emperor was angry, angry, and helpless when he heard the words. The three divisions were in vain, mocking him as the king of a country. He waved his hand, "Let's take it to your Rui'an palace for a secret interrogation!"
King Ryan cupped his hands, "Yes!"
It is necessary to ensure the safety of important people.
So, when King Rui'an left the palace, he took away the emperor's letter, and at the same time brought the guards of Habayashi with him, and went straight to the eldest prince's mansion.
At the same time, the housekeeper of the First Prince's Mansion hurried to the household department to look for the First Prince, saying that the First Prince's Concubine asked His Highness to return to the mansion quickly, and it must be fast, otherwise it would be too late.
Yan Li frowned upon hearing this, "What's so urgent?"
"Your Highness, it's extremely urgent." The steward lowered his voice and said anxiously: "Go back quickly! The princess said that after King Rui'an came back from the Great Buddha Temple, he went directly to the palace."
Yan Li's complexion changed, and he immediately dropped the matter at hand, and hurried back to the First Prince's Mansion.
In the eldest prince's mansion, the eldest princess Ning Yao listened to the report with a pale face, saying that King Rui'an had returned to the capital safely, and more than that, he had wiped out all the hidden stakes that the Great Buddha Temple bought and placed. King Rui'an used capital punishment, and several monks confessed.
Ning Yao felt that she was finished!
Not only is she finished, but also her younger brother, her family in the Nanping Houfu. When she ordered someone to call the eldest prince Yan Li, she sent someone to send a message to Ning Ze immediately, telling him to leave Beijing immediately, and leave now, otherwise he would not be able to leave any later.
As for her, with a pale face, she touched her belly, and she had the emperor's grandson beside her.
(end of this chapter)