Chapter XXIX: Loss of Ordnance
"Or else? If he's really interested in me, this is the perfect opportunity! ”
"No! I disagree! The Sixth Prince is too dangerous, you can't stay by his side anymore! Chu Yichuan sternly refused, he would never agree with her using this method!
Chu Yichuan would never admit that he was out of selfishness, if she also liked Murong Zhan, then what should he do? What if he was forcibly possessed by Murong Zhan? He looked at Lu Wanting with resentment, hoping that she would take back this thought.
Lu Wanting just looked at him quietly, and she didn't retract her gaze until she saw that Chu Yichuan was a little weak-hearted, and she said lightly: "I'm not discussing with you, and it's not your turn to disagree." ”
Chu Yichuan was a little injured, he looked at Lu Wanting fixedly, "Do you have to talk to me like this?" Why do you always have to do this to me? ”
Lu Wanting didn't overdo it, "It's you who manage too much." ”
Chu Yichuan was heartbroken, and said angrily: "Okay, I don't care about you!" If you get hurt again like you do today, I won't come to see you again! You treat me like this, why do I have to rush up to hurt you! ”
After speaking, Chu Yichuan left without looking back, he couldn't figure out why Lu Wanting was so ruthless to him, and his feelings were so cheap? It doesn't deserve the slightest pity!
After Chu Yichuan left, Lu Wanting sighed leisurely, she knew that Chu Yichuan was worried about her, but she had to do this, the General's Mansion was now on her back, and she was bound to make some sacrifices for their safety.
After all, Chu Yichuan is too young, he is easy to act impulsively, and he is not thoughtful, it's not that she is cruel to him, Lu Wanting just feels that there is no need to explain too much to him sometimes, and when he matures in the future, he will understand.
In the military department, Lin Yanqing, the lord of Shangshu, was checking the brochures sent by each director, and then went to the treasury to compare and count them one by one with the help of the booklets.
The armory, which is stored in the weapons of the marching war, and they are all brand new, every time the war ends, some of the weapons will be lost on the battlefield, most of them will be worn, after the court recovers, the basic weapons that are worn out are rebuilt to make new weapons, and then stored in the warehouse, for the next war to use, usually from time to time to check and count, if there is damage to be replaced in time.
After Lin Yanqing carefully counted all the ordnance in the warehouse, he found that there seemed to be a deviation from the number recorded in the book, and he felt that something was wrong, so he carefully counted it three times and found that it was indeed missing a batch of ordnance. A cold sweat broke out on his head, and his ordnance was lost, which was a great crime, and he could not afford it.
Lin Yanqing found He Zizhong, the chief in charge of the armory, and asked sternly, "What's the matter?" Why is there a lack of ordnance? ”
"Your Excellency is not wrong, the lower official also counted it yesterday, and then it was recorded in the book and handed over to the adult for the purpose, it is absolutely impossible to be less." He Zizhong swore and said.
Lin Yanqing looked at him with a serious face and said, "The matter is serious, I must enter the palace to tell Your Majesty, you prepare and enter the palace with me." ”
He Zizhong's eyes were a little evasive, but he still nodded in response.
came to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and after His Majesty announced that they had entered the hall, Lin Yanqing took He Zizhong to Murong Xuancheng.
"Your Majesty, the minister has something important to report." Lin Yanqing forgot to greet His Majesty, and said directly when he came up.
"What?" Murong Xuancheng put down the unfinished recital in his hand and looked at Lin Yanqing.
Lin Yanqing and He Zizhong knelt directly on the ground, He Zizhong knelt behind Lin Yanqing, his head bowed, and his expression was a little panicked.
"Back to Your Majesty, when the minister counted the armory today, he found that a batch of ordnance was missing." When Lin Yanqing said this, his face was a little pale, and there were still some beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Missing a batch of ordnance? Tell me, then, where did this ordnance go? Murong Xuancheng's tone was a little cold.
Lin Yanqing didn't dare to raise his head, and stumbled and said, "Minister...... I don't know. ”
"Lin Yanqing, if the ordnance is lost, you should know what the consequences are!" Murong Xuancheng's words couldn't hear joy or anger, but Lin Yanqing felt a chill in his back.
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, the minister really doesn't know, on weekdays, He Zizhong, the head of the Ministry of War, is in charge of the inventory and inspection of the weapons in the armory......"
"What about Ho Zizhongren?"
"Your Majesty, the lower officials are ......" He Zizhong trembled and crawled next to Lin Yanqing.
"He Zizhong, if the ordnance is lost, do you know what crime to be guilty of?!"
He Zizhong listened to Murong Xuancheng's angry question, and he trembled with fright, and fell to the ground speechless.
"I ask you, what about the ordnance?"
"Xiaguan...... The lower officials don't know ......"
"Smack!" Murong Xuancheng slapped the table heavily, "Hmph! Ignorance? You're in charge of the storeroom, but you don't know where the lost ordnance went, do you want to tell me that you can't fly with wings?! ”
"Xia Guan really doesn't know ......"
He Zizhong still said that he didn't know, but the trembling body and weak tone betrayed him.
Murong Xuancheng sneered, "Okay! Very good! Come on, He Zizhong is not good at taking care of the ordnance, so he will be pulled out and beheaded immediately! ”
When He Zizhong heard that he was about to be beheaded, he raised his head suddenly, and his tone trembled, "Your Majesty spares your life, the lower officials really don't know!" ”
The guards outside had already entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, they walked in front of He Zizhong, set him up and prepared to drag him out, He Zizhong was really afraid, and immediately said: "It's the prince!" It's His Royal Highness the Prince! ”
Murong Xuancheng frowned, he waved his hand and ordered the guards to go down, He Zizhong was already weak in his legs at this moment and collapsed to the ground.
Kneeling on the ground again, he lowered his head and said, "It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who ordered the subordinate to transport a batch of ordnance from the treasury to him, and gave the subordinate five hundred taels of silver, and ordered the subordinate to keep quiet." ”
Murong Xuancheng tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and continued to ask He Zizhong, "Where was the ordnance transported?" ”
"A courtyard in the western suburbs of the capital is called Mozhu Courtyard."
Murong Xuancheng looked at Jiang Hai, and Jiang Hai arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the Mozhu Courtyard is a property of the crown princess. ”
Murong Xuan laughed angrily, this rebel! He instructed Jiang Hai to send someone to search for the Mozhu Courtyard, and then sat quietly in his seat and waited, no longer speaking.
Lin Yanqing and He Zizhong also knelt on the ground and didn't dare to move, about half an hour later, the guards came, and there was indeed a batch of ordnance in the Mozhu Courtyard, which was engraved with the mark of the Ministry of War, and it was indeed the batch that was lost in the treasury of the Ministry of War.
Hearing this, Murong Xuancheng could no longer suppress his anger, covered his aching chest, and scolded: "Rebel! This rebel! ”
Jiang Hai hurriedly stepped forward and helped Murong Xuancheng, "Your Majesty is angry!" Take care of your dragon's body! ”
"Calm your anger, how do you want me to calm my anger?! Secretly hiding weapons, does he want to rebel?! Murong Xuancheng pushed Jiang Hai away, glared at him and said.
"Your Majesty, let's announce His Royal Highness the crown prince first and ask about the situation......" Jiang Hai knew that His Majesty was really angry, and he didn't dare to intercede for the prince when he knelt on the ground, so he could only ask His Majesty to announce the prince into the palace first, in his eyes, the prince didn't look like a person who would rebel, after all, he was already the prince.
"Good! I'd like to see what this rebel has to say! Prince Xuan enters the palace! ”
When Murong Fu entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, he saw two people kneeling on the ground, and he walked up before and after he found that one of them was the secretary of the military department, and the other person also had some impressions, as if he was a director of the military department.
Murong Fu looked at Murong Xuancheng and found that his face was gloomy and seemed to be angry, so he bowed obediently and saluted: "Erchen has seen his father, I don't know what is important for my father to call Erchen?" ”
Murong Xuancheng just looked at him and didn't speak, Murong Fu looked at his father's expression and felt a little apprehensive in his heart, he turned his head to look at Lin Yanqing who was kneeling on the ground, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Lin Yanqing glanced at Murong Fu, then lowered his head again and didn't dare to speak, at this moment, He Zizhong next to him suddenly turned around and kowtowed to Murong Fu and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, help, Prince, you can't ignore the lower officials!" ”
Murong Fu was a little stunned, he looked down at He Zizhong in front of him, a little confused, "What are you talking about?" ”
He Zizhong turned to Murong Xuancheng and said with a handful of snot and tears: "It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who instructed His Majesty to transport the ordnance!" Your Majesty can ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ”
Transporting ordnance? What ordnance? Murong Fu's mind was full of doubts, "What are you talking nonsense?" When did I instruct you to transport ordnance? ”
"Has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgotten? Some time ago, you found Xia Guan, gave Xia Guan 500 taels of silver, and asked Xia Guan to transport a batch of ordnance to the Mozhu Courtyard of the Crown Princess! You ordered me to keep quiet! ”
"Your Majesty, the lower official is guilty, the lower official is blinded by money, these are all instructed by His Royal Highness the Prince, please forgive your majesty's life!"
Murong Fu finally understood, he looked at Murong Xuancheng, and found that the anger on his face was even stronger, and he couldn't care about it, so he fell to his knees with a "poof".
"Father, the son doesn't know what he's talking about, let alone this person!" Murong Fu knew that the loss of ordnance was a big crime, where did he dare to hide ordnance privately, it was clearly framed by someone!
"Huh! You don't know? Everything is placed in the Mozhu Courtyard, do you dare to quibble here?! Murong Xuancheng's forehead was bulging, and his fists were clenched.
When Murong Fu heard that the ordnance was really in the Mozhu Courtyard, his heart was shocked, and he was completely panicked, "Father, the son is not quibbling, the son really doesn't know what's going on, you must not listen to the villain's slander!" ”
"Rebel! I still don't admit it! Are you in such a hurry to get my seat?! ”
Murong Xuancheng picked up the fold at hand and threw it on Murong Fu's head, Murong Fu's forehead was smashed with a red mark, but he didn't feel pain at this time, he just said that he didn't know, he was so anxious that he was about to cry, and he didn't know how to explain.
Murong Xuancheng felt a fishy sweetness welling up in his throat, he swallowed it, and said in a hoarse voice: "Someone! He Zizhong's poor management of the ordnance led to the loss of the ordnance, and he was immediately imprisoned in the prison and beheaded on a certain day! ”
He Zizhong's face turned pale, and when the guards dragged him out, he kept saying that His Majesty spared his life.
After He Zizhong was taken down, Murong Xuancheng looked at Murong Fu again, "As for the crown prince......" Before he finished speaking, he couldn't hold back any longer, and fainted after spitting out a mouthful of blood, Jiang Hai hurriedly stepped forward to support Murong Xuancheng.
"Your Majesty......"
"Father's ......"
"Quick! Hurry up and announce the Imperial Doctor! ”
For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic.