In the early days of this day, the prime minister was absent, and the uncle carried a box into the palace. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info guards looked at each other after inspection, and several people were speculating whether the contents of the box were tribute.

After the end of the early dynasty, Uncle Guo deliberately stayed, hoping that the emperor would send someone to invite the prime minister into the palace to face the saint, saying that there was something important to participate in.

The emperor glanced at Father-in-law Zuo, then looked at Uncle Guo and asked, "Uncle Guo, I heard that you brought a box, which is related to the matter of participating in the performance, is it also related to the prime minister." ”

Uncle Guo nodded and said that it was very important. The emperor looked at Father-in-law Zuo again, he bent down and whispered: "Last night, someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion reported that the Prime Minister was sick in bed, I'm afraid it won't be okay now." ”

The emperor asked him to send someone to take a look, it is best to come, and there is no need to force it, the prime minister's health is the most important.

After the people were sent out, Uncle Guo told the emperor what he had learned, but the emperor listened but remained silent.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed nothing that a thousand taels of gold are hidden in the house of a high-ranking minister, maybe the prime minister is thrifty, and his wife is virtuous. But if he can cast a Buddha statue with a thousand taels of gold, it means that a thousand taels of gold is just the tip of the iceberg for him. Uncle Guo added, hoping that the emperor could give a reaction.

The emperor nodded "mm-hmm", and asked Uncle Guo to rethink his thoughts, so as not to fall for the villain's tricks. If there is a rift between the important ministers, it will give the villain a chance.

The emperor believes that the statement that the Buddha statue was cast by the prime minister entrusted by his wife and brother is just the speculation of the uncle of the country, and it may be a birthday gift sent by Meng Yuan. Of course, he is just a businessman, and if he can give this Buddha statue of 1,000 taels of gold as a birthday gift, he should let the local prefect check it out.

Saying that, he got up suddenly, and asked Uncle Guo to go to the side hall to rest first, and wait for the prime minister to come and talk about it. Uncle Guo didn't expect the emperor to have such an attitude, I thought there was something suspicious, but if I talk about it, at least it can make the emperor have a pimple in his heart.

After the emperor entered the inner hall to rest, Father-in-law Zuo walked to the side hall, and Uncle Guo immediately asked him: "Father-in-law is also the first time to listen to me about this, how do you feel after hearing it?"

The father-in-law sighed, "Just chase and kill this matter, I can only say that the origin of this thousand taels of gold is not glorious, but it can't be said that it is a person sent by the prime minister, and Meng Yuanwai can also send someone to chase and kill, do you say that this is the reason?"

The prime minister nodded subconsciously, and the father-in-law continued: "If it can be proved that the person who went to hunt down the bandits was sent by the Prime Minister's Mansion, then it would be fine." Don't always take the work of Jingzhao Mansion on yourself, you should let Lord Shui investigate this matter, and if you catch someone, you will ask it, and then send it here if you have a confession. The father-in-law said and slapped his hands up and down.

Uncle Guo stretched out a thumbs up to him, but he knew in his heart that even then the status of the prime minister would not fall, and the result might be the same as now, and it could also be said that someone was breaking the relationship between important ministers of the court and making false confessions to frame the prime minister.

The emperor was silent on the surface, but he didn't want either of the two of them to be dominant and lose his balance. After a while, I will watch the excitement, see how the prime minister quibbles, and see how the emperor maintains.

The little father-in-law who was sent out walked in alone, and reported that the prime minister was so sick that he couldn't get out of bed, and he was running into Lord Zhu, the servant of the Criminal Department, who was going to visit the patient, and the adult was the prime minister's protégé, so he could go back and convey anything important, so he followed and was waiting outside.

After Father-in-law Zuo reported to the emperor, everyone entered the inner hall together. Uncle Guo didn't expect the prime minister to be so bold, he lied about his illness and didn't come forward, and he dared to let a third-grade waiter come, which shows that he is confident.

This time he was really anxious, but fortunately he didn't mention Guanyin this time, only that he said that Yiyun was arresting the thieves, and he inadvertently obtained the news and tracked what the bandits got.

But in the end, if he can catch a Meng Yuanwai and a thousand taels of gold, this matter will not suffer, with his understanding of the emperor, he will not be indifferent to this thousand taels of gold.

After Zuo's father-in-law talked about the Buddha statue on behalf of the emperor, he just asked Lord Zhu to tell the prime minister that they would temporarily detain Meng Yuanwai and send him back to the local government, and then make a judgment after the local prefect found out Meng Yuanwai's assets.

Lord Zhu didn't speak, and Uncle Guo interjected: "Lord Zhu should know about this, let's talk about it." The emperor said "Oh?" and asked him to talk about it.

Lord Zhu described the process of Meng Chen's report that he was robbed of his birthday gift and the search for bandits. He deliberately emphasized that Meng Chen was a person outside Meng Yuan, and no one really mentioned the prime minister in the whole matter.

Uncle Guo was just about to speak, but the emperor interjected, "At the beginning, the bandits released false news, why do you think it?"

Master Zhu replied without hesitation: "The lower officials think that the uneven distribution of the spoils has caused a contradiction, and they deliberately diverted our attention to one person in order to gain time to escape. The emperor nodded "mm-hmm", paused and looked at Uncle Guo.

There seemed to be something in his eyes, and Uncle Guo snickered after comprehending it, turned to Lord Zhu and said, "There is one more thing I want to ask you to tell the Prime Minister, during the detention of Meng Yuanwai, this Buddha statue will be temporarily put into the treasury." ”

When Lord Zhu heard this, he chuckled in his heart and looked at the emperor. The emperor didn't say anything, his face was expressionless, and he understood that this was also what the emperor meant. But everyone knows that this is temporarily put into the treasury, and basically it can't be taken back. I was sweating in my heart, and I didn't know how the prime minister would react to the loss of this thousand taels of gold.

On this day, Meng Chen never returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Master Meng felt that something was wrong and kept asking to see the Prime Minister's wife, but the lady was closed.

Madame's dowry maid was a little puzzled, Master Meng was Madame's younger brother, but she couldn't bear not to help, so she asked in a hurry.

The lady was not angry, and said slowly: "You are not married yet, and you don't understand that your husband is heaven." When a woman gets married, your husband is all you have, holding up a piece of heaven for you. If your husband falls, the sky will fall, and you won't survive.

I know a little bit about why he asked to see him. If the prime minister helps him, he may be affected by himself, and only by drawing a clear line with him can he be safe. I am no longer a member of the Meng family, and I will enter the grave of the Cao family after I die. can only let him ask for more blessings. The maid didn't seem to understand very much, and nodded blankly.

Master Meng was taken away by the official mission, and the Buddha statue was also put into the treasury. The prime minister was silent on the surface, but he was holding a cup tightly in his hand. The butler had been staring at his hand, and suddenly lowered his head, and he saw that the cup had shattered.

The prime minister stood up and explained to the housekeeper and said, "Meng Chen is a scourge, he knows too much. Although this matter is over, we can't let our guard down, once this person appears in the capital, he will be killed. ”

After speaking, he looked at Master Zhu again, "I remember that your youngest son has not yet obtained an official position." As soon as he asked coldly, Master Zhu didn't react and was stunned. "Tanhua or Bangyan?"

"Tanhua. Master Zhu replied, and the prime minister paced back and forth a few steps, "That's not bad third place, are you interested in being this Jingzhao Mansion Yin?"

Master Zhu was dumbfounded, he understood that the prime minister wanted to change this position to his own person, but his son knew very well how many catties and taels he had, and this Tanhua was also obtained after spending money to get the test. If he really encounters a case, he will be exposed.