Chapter 319, Inspection Division
Since the founding of the Great Chu, it has been passed down for six generations.
The national power was strong during the Taizu and Gaozong periods, and reached its peak during the Xingzong period. However, due to Xingzong's preference for extravagance and large-scale construction, at the end of Xingzong, the harem interfered in politics again. It was at this time that the national power of Great Chu began to decline.
During the Yingzong period, even the royal clansmen fought for power and profit.
From the late period of Yingzong to the early period of Renzong, the regent was monopolized, and decades of royal infighting almost exhausted the accumulation of the Taizu and Gaozong periods.
In the middle and late period of Renzong, because of Renzong's hatred for the regent, he almost overturned all the decrees issued by the regent when he was in power, and purged a large number of officials, causing the court to be unstable for a while.
After the current emperor ascended the throne, the biggest problem he faced was the emptiness of the national treasury. However, the border of Great Chu was in constant war, and money was needed everywhere, and he often faced the embarrassing problem of being stretched.
Therefore, the royal treasure left by Taizu is extremely important to the emperor who is short of money.
To get the treasure, one is the treasure map, and the other is the key to open the treasure.
Although the treasure map has not been found yet, it is good to get the treasure key first.
However, the emperor never expected that Lord Liu Hou found the treasure key and did not report it to him, but handed it to Concubine Liu Gui.
Hidden is not counted, but even broke the key!
Seeing the re-attached keys on the imperial case, the emperor's face was very gloomy.
If it weren't for the need to use the Liu family and the fourth prince to restrain the prince and the Wei family, he really wanted to copy the Liu family.
"Your Majesty, the third son Yao has arrived."
Liu Zhong, the chief executive of the imperial court, entered the palace carefully to report, and when he heard the emperor's 'hmm', he immediately asked the **** to invite Chu Yao in.
"See the emperor."
Looking at Chu Yao who was kneeling on the ground, the emperor looked inexplicable, and didn't call out immediately.
Chu Yao lowered his head and knelt quietly.
Before in Jingren Palace, when he saw the emperor furious at Concubine Liu Gui and the fourth prince, he guessed that the opportunity was coming.
Because the regent almost seized the throne, from the first emperor onwards, he began to deliberately suppress the clan members and not give the clan members a chance to take the lead.
After this, the clan members were at ease, but the relatives became a hidden danger again.
The Wei family and the Liu family have become more and more powerful in recent years. Although they are constrained by each other, the power of the two families to speak in the court is also growing. In recent years, when some government orders were implemented, the emperor had to compromise.
Under such circumstances, the emperor was quite dissatisfied with his relatives.
The emperor has a strong desire for control, and he hates others to be obedient and vicious. Concubine Liu Gui and the Liu family hid the treasure key privately, pushing this dissatisfaction to the apex.
How to restrain relatives?
The best way is of course to activate clan!
"Get up."
The emperor is quite satisfied with Chu Yao's attitude and ability in these years. The most important thing is that Chu Yao has a bad reputation and is not taken seriously in Prince Rong's mansion, so he has little power to rely on.
Such a person, he can use it with confidence.
"In the future, you can also take over the special inspection department. Now that the court has settled down, the special inspection department and the special inspection department will be merged into one, and it will be renamed the inspection department."
The emperor knocked on the table.
Chu Yao looked over and saw the iron-eating beast jade carving on the table.
The emperor: "The most important task of the Supervision Department now is to find the treasure map."
Although he didn’t think he could find the treasure map, Chu Yao responded quickly, looked at the jade carving on the imperial case, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “Your Majesty, can the jade carving still open the treasure?”
The emperor shook his head with an ugly expression.
Chu Yao's eyes flashed puzzled: "The treasure is so important. How could the Taizu use a fragile jade carving as a key? Didn't the Taizu ever think that the jade carving would break? Without the key, how can you open the treasure?"
After a pause, "Your Majesty, I don't think you need a key to open a treasure."
The emperor knows more than Chu Yao: "It's true that you don't have to use a key, but there are many traps where the treasure is located. Without a key, you will only be able to get in and not get out, unless...unless you have the construction design drawings of the year, avoid the various organs Otherwise, it would be too difficult to transport the treasure out."
“During Xingzong’s reign, because the key to the treasure was not found, he forcibly opened the treasure, and none of the people who went there came back.” After that, even the treasure map disappeared.
The emperor looked at Chu Yao: "The treasure is important, you must find it hard, other things are not as important."
Chu Yao: "I will do my best."
After coming out of the Qianqing Palace, Chu Yao glanced at the sky, only to feel that the sky was clear and the air was clear. After years of aggrieved and forbearing, he could finally walk in front of the world.
However, this good mood did not last long.
Chu Yao left the palace and was about to go to the special inspection office when he was stopped by Meng Moling who had hurriedly found him.
"Brother Yao, it's not good. The old concubine took the concubine to Wen Guogong's mansion. The cousin secretly sent someone to send me a letter, saying that the old concubine wants to help you find the eldest daughter of the dealer."
When Chu Yao heard this, his face turned dark immediately, and he gave Meng Moling the imperial decree just promulgated by the emperor: "You go to the Special Investigation Department, and then call a team of people and take them directly to Wen Guogong's mansion."
Meng Moling quickly glanced at the content of the imperial decree. When he saw that the Special Supervision Division and the Special Investigation Division were combined into one, and that Chu Yao was appointed as the commander, he immediately shouted happily. When he raised his head, Chu Yao had already galloped out. far away.
Meng Moling quickly put away the imperial decree, and quickly went to the special investigation department to call for someone.
As the weather gets warmer and the vegetation recovers, various banquets in the capital begin to increase.
Due to the sudden rise of power by the eldest prince, Duke Wen's mansion no longer kept a low profile as before. The recent banquets held have invited many nobles and family members of important officials in the court to participate.
Wen Guogong Mansion and Anguo Gong Mansion are built next to the street. When Shi Fuxin came to An Guo Gong Mansion to visit her sister and two little nephews, she was directly blocked on the street.
Shi Fuxin sent Xiaofang to inquire about it, only to find out that Wen Guogong's mansion held a flower viewing banquet today.
"It seems that the old Princess Rong and Princess Rongjun arrived. Mrs. Wen Guogong came out with the family members of the Zhuang family to greet them. The wives of each family also came forward to greet them, and the road was blocked."
Shi Fuxin's face suddenly revealed: "Two concubines came here at once, the face of Duke Wen's mansion is really great."
But it is not surprising that Prince Rong and the old concubine came from the dealer.
It’s just that, due to her advanced age, the old princess has not been out of the palace for a long time. How did she condescend to attend the flower viewing banquet at Duke Wen’s mansion this time?
Two quarters of an hour later, the street began to recover.
The carriage was moving slowly, at this moment, Shi Fuxin heard the rapid sound of horseshoes, opened the curtain of the carriage and saw Chu Yao galloping past.
Why is this guy here?
Thinking of the old Prince Rong and Concubine Rongjun who entered Wen Guogong's mansion, Shi Fuxin smelled gossip.
(end of this chapter)