Chapter Seventy-Seven: Checking the Evidence of Crime
Mao Lingfeng proudly walked to the main seat and sat down, "This princess is ordered to take over the defense of the Jingshi, if there is anyone who disobeys, there will be no forgiveness!" Many lieutenants under the tent were drenched in cold sweat, and shouted in unison, "I would like to hear the princess send." ”
Mao Lingfeng nodded and pointed at Li Chengyong, he will be your general in the future, and everything will be subject to his arrangement.
Li Chengyong took out the tiger head seal of the second-grade general and put it on the table. The lieutenants were frightened, and the entourage of the eldest princess was actually a second-rank general.
Mao Lingfeng saw that the goal had been achieved, pointed to a few honest lieutenants under the account, and shouted in a deep voice, "The four of you will take the people of the headquarters to act with this princess." ”
The four lieutenants were surprised and delighted, and they never dreamed that the eldest princess would actually take a fancy to them. Then they shouted in unison, "I will not obey." ”
Mao Lingfeng nodded, "Go down and order all the people and set off immediately." ”
"Obey the order, and not retire." The four lieutenants led the order out of the account in unison.
Mao Lingfeng swept the rest of the people, you all go back to the headquarters, without General Li's order, no one is allowed to act rashly, and no one is allowed to leave the camp, otherwise they will be punished according to military law. The crowd obeyed in unison. Mao Lingfeng waved them back to the camp. They were ordered to go back to their camps.
Mao Lingfeng looked at the scattered people and said to Li Chengyong, "You must pay close attention to their movements, if you find any clues, you will not be forgiven!" No mercy.
"Yes, the last will obey." Li Chengyong replied loudly.
Mao Lingfeng turned around and led the soldiers with Zhiqin and Zhiqi, and surrounded the two pawnshops and the house respectively.
Mao Lingfeng ordered someone to knock open the courtyard gate and rushed in directly, and more than a dozen strong men on duty in the courtyard fought with knives, cut down a few soldiers, and wanted to escape from the road.
Mao Lingfeng sneered, jumped on the horse, his body flashed, and several strong men, holding their wrists, howled continuously, and retreated step by step.
Mao Lingfeng inserted the Fengming sword back into the scabbard, and shouted at the Zhao soldiers who were stunned and stupid: "Don't go up and tie it up yet." ”
The leading lieutenant woke up from a dream, hurriedly responded, strode forward, and tied up more than a dozen strong men. He also glanced at Mao Lingfeng from time to time and wiped a handful of cold sweat on his head.
Mao Lingfeng glanced at it and shouted, "Give me a careful search of each room." The sergeants were sluggish, and rushed into all the rooms. After a while, the leading captain hurriedly came over and announced, "Eldest princess, I found a batch of boxes in the treasury, and there are treasury seals on them, please come forward and check them." ”
Mao Lingfeng walked behind the lieutenant and came to the warehouse, and sure enough, there were fifty boxes neatly stacked, and the treasury seal was pasted on them. Mao Lingfeng ordered someone to open all the boxes in front of him, only to see the silver of the white flowers in front of him. Mao Lingfeng stepped forward to pick up the silver and take a look, and the treasury silver mark below was clearly visible. Fifty taels of silver per ingot, one hundred ingots in a box, five thousand taels per box.
Mao Lingfeng counted that there were still thirty-eight boxes, that is to say, there were still 190,000 taels of silver, and they had not yet had time to spend them. Mao Lingfeng sneered and ordered someone to reseal it. Send a team of men to garrison here. He took the other people and horses to the silk village, Ding Yi's lair, and arrested him. Ding Yi struggled desperately, and Mao Lingfeng reluctantly flew up and kicked him unconscious. Ordered someone to seal up all the shops and houses of Ding Yi.
When Uncle Li Zhixin received the report from his subordinates, he collapsed to the ground, it's over, it's over. She stumbled into the harem and told the queen.
When Empress Li heard her uncle's report, she dropped the teacup in her hand to the ground in shock. Stand up, you Mao Lingfeng, you are openly against me and cut me off. She said to her younger brother after a long while: "Lose the car and protect the handsome, don't hurry up, let Ding Yi disappear, and put all the charges on him." If it doesn't work again, let the prime minister come forward to confess his guilt and bear all the charges.
"Yes, I'll go down and arrange it right away." Uncle Li Zhixin hurriedly left the harem and came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
When the prime minister heard that Uncle Guo was coming, he hurriedly got up to greet him, "I don't know if Uncle Guo is coming, I miss the welcome, please be angry." ”
Li Zhixin didn't have time to be polite, and said to the prime minister: "The queen has a will, let you want to make Ding Yi disappear and put all the charges on him, otherwise, please ask the prime minister to bear all the charges, and your family queen will arrange it by herself, and she will not be treated badly." ”
"What, something happened to Ding Yi?" The prime minister was shocked.
"Yes, today Mao Lingfeng did not go through the Criminal Department, and with lightning speed, he directly led the Jingshi Guards to quickly raid the shops in Ding Yi's outer houses, and searched out the remaining treasury silver.
"Ah, how can this be, she has so much power from there, she can command the Jingshi Guard."
Li Zhixin said helplessly: "She directly rushed into the Beijing Division Guards today, killed our people, and directly took charge of the Beijing Division Guards. Now the Jingshi Guard is in her hands. ”
The prime minister was stunned, "What does she want to do, openly go against the queen and support the crown prince Zhao Size." ”
Li Zhixin nodded, "It should be like this, otherwise, what would she do when she took over the Jingshi Guard." ”
The prime minister was puzzled, "She is a princess of the Jin Dynasty, why is she meddling in the imperial power of Zhao State." What good is it to involve yourself in right and wrong?
Li Zhixin said anxiously: "I know what she thinks in her heart, leave her alone for now, cut off the tail in front of you, why don't you go quickly?" ”
When the prime minister heard this, "Huo Ran wake up, I'll go and arrange manpower, and Uncle Guo will go back first!" Li Zhixin bowed his hand and took his leave.
The prime minister turned around and pecked, you want me to carry the black cauldron and dream? Since Mao Lingfeng made a move, how could he not be guarded, and now he will get rid of Ding Yi, isn't it a matter of falling into place. I'm not that stupid, now I'm going to reconsider the situation. Mao Lingfeng dared to take over the defense of the Beijing division directly, explaining that with the permission of the emperor, otherwise she would be a princess of the Jin Dynasty, why would she do so much!
The prime minister lowered his head and pondered, and suddenly his heart moved, could it be that the emperor wanted to use Mao Lingfeng's ability to support the crown prince to ascend to the throne. Thinking of this, he soaked his underwear in cold sweat, could it be that the emperor was ready to cut off the queen's party. Paving the way for the Prince. The more he thought about it, the more right he became. Then he got up and shouted: "Come on, prepare a sedan chair, and enter the palace quickly." ”
Zhao Lingyu was dealing with the twists and turns in the imperial study, and when he heard the report of the chamberlain, the prime minister asked to see him, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, and ordered someone to bring him in.
As soon as the prime minister approached the imperial study, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "The minister is guilty, please be angry with the emperor." ”
Zhao Lingyu was startled at first, but then understood that Feng'er must have made some moves that alarmed them, and this wall grass saw that the situation was not good, so he ran over to ask for blame. As soon as Zhao Lingyu was about to speak, he heard the attendant report outside the door: "Long live Qiyu, the eldest princess asks to see you." ”
"Oh! Feng'er is here, please come in. Zhao Lingyu commanded loudly.
Mao Lingfengluo's skirt swayed lightly, strode into the imperial study, and saw the prime minister kneeling on the ground at a glance, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhao Lingyu waved his hand, "The Qing family will stand back and wait for a while." The prime minister obeyed his promise and left the imperial study.
Mao Lingfeng bowed deeply to Zhao Lingyu, "Uncle Huang, the matter of the treasury silver has been revealed, it is the mastermind of the national uncle, and the brother-in-law of the national uncle, Ding Yi, bought a house around the national treasury, dug a tunnel into the treasury, and stole 500,000 taels of treasury silver. This is Ding Yi's confession, as well as the 190,000 treasury silver that was found, and the money obtained from the raid of all Ding Yi's shops, a total of 5 million taels of silver, as well as the bills of goods in various shops, please take a look at the emperor's uncle. ”
Zhao Lingyu took the bill, took a closer look, and was furious, okay, I actually took out my things. It's just daring. Feng'er, I will make an order immediately, you will take someone to copy the uncle's mansion. ”
"Uncle Huang is angry, now you can't go directly to the Uncle's Mansion, Uncle Huang has forgotten that there are still 300,000 Praetorian Guards on the outskirts of Beijing! If they go directly to the uncle's mansion now, in case the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, they will force the palace with 300,000 Praetorian Guards, it will be troublesome. ”
Zhao Lingyu Huo Ran woke up, "Feng'er is right, you can't be in a hurry. With 50,000 guards in Beijing, against 300,000 Praetorian Guards, there is really no chance of winning, and at present, it is necessary to control the Praetorian Guards in their hands. ”
Mao Lingfeng nodded, "The queen mother and the uncle have long had the intention of seizing the throne, and they have already disturbed many civil ministers and military generals. ”
Zhao Lingyu nodded, "It's still Feng'er thoughtful, so what should I do now?" ”
Mao Lingfeng smiled, "Uncle Huang, if my guess is right, Uncle Guo will definitely let the prime minister carry the black pot." The prime minister will be willing to carry it in the end, so the prime minister must be here today to ask for guilt to show his loyalty, why don't we let the prime minister personally try the case of the treasury silver, sell him a favor, and also pull some ministers over to support the prince. Second, let's also see what choice the prime minister is making now. Whether you are loyal to the prince or not, if you don't get rid of it slowly in the future, otherwise the court will be turbulent and there will be wars. ”
Zhao Lingyu patted the dragon case, "No wonder Feng'er can dominate the field, dominate the sky, and be famous." When I saw it today, I knew that the rumors were true. If Ze'er sees this, why do I need to bother? ”
Mao Lingfeng's eyes raised slightly, "Cousin Ze is kind-hearted and not good at conspiracy and tricks, but he is a benevolent monarch for the country and the people." Uncle Huang can rest assured. ”
Zhao Lingyu sighed, "Ze'er is like his mother, loyal and humble, but he lacks the majesty of the emperor." ”
Mao Lingfeng smiled, "Uncle Huang is wrong, Cousin Ze is not without imperial prestige, but he is clumsy, otherwise Uncle Huang will not be able to protect him." ”
"Oh, that's right, if the edge is down, I'm afraid the queen won't be able to tolerate him for a long time, but it's my fault." Zhao Lingyu was a little emotional.
Mao Lingfeng got up, "If the imperial uncle has no other instructions, the niece will retire first." ”
Zhao Lingyu thought for a moment, "Feng'er is slow." ”
"What else does the imperial uncle command?" Mao Lingfeng turned around and stopped.
Zhao Lingyu hesitated, "You discuss with Ze'er and find a way to control the Praetorian Guards on the outskirts of Beijing in your own hands." ”
"Yes, the niece will go to Cousin Ze to discuss, if she can disturb it, she will bring it over, and if she can't pull it, she will remove it together, so as not to leave future troubles."
"This is Feng'er knows my thoughts, go ahead! If it doesn't work, get rid of it. ”
"Yes, the niece understands, the niece retires." Mao Lingfeng Shili withdrew from the imperial study.
The prime minister looked at the woman's distant back, fell into deep thought, and suddenly heard that the emperor had summoned him, and immediately walked into the imperial study.
Zhao Lingyu glanced at him, "Just now, the eldest princess came to report that the first culprit of stealing the treasury has been arrested, and I have decided to let the Qing family take charge of the case." ”
"The minister obeys the order, and the minister must live up to the emperor's high expectations, investigate the case to the ground, and be solemn and fair."
Zhao Lingyu said slowly: "I ordered the prince to accompany the trial of this case, after all, Yan Zheng is already his father-in-law, how can he, the last son-in-law, have some strength." ”
"Your Majesty. The minister went to the prince's mansion to discuss with the prince. The prime minister responded with him.
"Alright, let's go down first!" Zhao Lingyu waved his hand.
"The minister retired."