Not long after Commander Xia left, Guo Shangshu was announced into the palace by Zhou Qingwu.

The little eunuch who came to deliver the decree couldn't see any expression on his face, Guo Shangshu wanted to ask, but the little eunuch was tight-lipped and refused to say anything no matter what, so he had to give up!

When the concubine Lin changed his clothes for him, she couldn't help but ask: "Master, could it be that Your Majesty knows that you have found a beauty for Your Majesty, so you want to reward your Majesty?" ”

Guo Shangshu shook his head, "Although Your Majesty's harem is empty now, Concubine Nalan is a famous beauty, when Your Majesty is pampering, where will she be interested in other women, I'm afraid there is something else." ”

Seeing that he was a little worried, Lin comforted him and said, "Master just usually thinks too much. ”

Guo Shangshu smiled and said to her: "Be careful to sail the 10,000-year-old ship, I'll go first." ”

Lin nodded, and watched Guo Shangshu follow the little eunuch who came to deliver the decree to the palace.

She didn't expect that Guo Shangshu, who was still beautiful when she left, was so embarrassed when she came back.

When Guo Shangshu arrived at the Shang study, he saw Zhou Qingwu standing in front of him, under the sun, his eyes felt very cold, and he couldn't help but make his heart skip a beat, and he began to feel that today would not be a good thing.

"The old minister has seen Your Majesty! Your Majesty is blessed with gold. ”

Guo Shangshu bowed and said an auspicious word to Zhou Qingwu.

Zhou Qingwu didn't tell him to be flat, but told him to kneel on the ground like this, looked at him and said, "Do you know why I called you here today?" ”

Guo Shangshu shook his head, "The old minister doesn't know. ”

Seeing him like this, the corners of Zhou Qingwu's mouth hooked up with a sneer, "You don't know?" Tell me what you've been doing lately! ”

Guo Shangshu didn't dare to raise his head, just listening to Zhou Qingwu's voice, he knew that Zhou Qingwu must be extremely angry at this moment.

"Lao Chen, Lao Chen didn't do anything."

When Zhou Qingwu heard this, he said angrily: "You haven't done it yet? ”

Before the words fell, Zhou Qingwu threw out a letter and sent it to Guo Shangshu, "Take a good look at what this is?" I've read it and then I'll go back and forth. ”

Guo Shangshu glanced at the letter that fell in front of him, stretched out his hand and opened it, and his face became very ugly in an instant.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Qingwu couldn't help but sneer: "Do you remember what you did now?" ”

Guo Shangshu hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is wronged, this is someone framing the old minister!" ”

Zhou Qingwu saw that he refused to admit his mistake, so he asked again: "Then do you know Zhou Shun, a wealthy businessman in the capital?" ”

Guo Shangshu nodded tremblingly, Zhou Qingwu said what was reported by Commander Xia, and asked loudly: "Is it because you are putting pressure behind your back, so no one dares to report to the official?" ”

Guo Shangshu naturally wouldn't admit it, but said: "The old minister has been wronged, please let Your Majesty know it!" ”

Zhou Qingwu saw that he was so hard-mouthed, but he suddenly stopped being angry, and just said lightly: "Since Guo Shangshu said that he was wronged, then he will be put in prison, and when the matter is clear, he will come out!" ”

When Guo Shangshu heard this, he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister knows that he is wrong, the old minister's body bones will die if he enters it!" Please also ask Your Majesty to listen to the old minister's words. ”

"Say!"

"The old minister did accept Zhou Shun's silver, but it was not Lao Chen who pressured no one to report to the official, nor did the old minister ask someone to release the beater, it was Yue Qingshan who used the means behind his back, and he was the one who joined forces with Zhou Shun! Your Majesty! ”

Guo Shangshu said that he kowtowed deeply, and begged Zhou Qingwu for mercy again and again.

Zhou Qingwu originally thought that Guo Shangshu and Zhou Shun had joined forces, but he didn't expect it to be Yue Qingshan!

He was really bold, he just let him go last time, but he didn't expect Yue Qingshan to do such a thing so quickly!

Zhou Qingwu looked at Guo Shangshu on the ground, "Is there any evidence for what you said?" ”

Guo Shangshu looked up at Zhou Qingwu and said, "Your Majesty will know as soon as you check." ”

Zhou Qingwu looked at the expression on his face, and after a while, he turned his head and said to Xiao Luzi: "Spread my will, Guo Shangshu accepted bribes, fined him for one year, and was grounded in the mansion for one month, and he couldn't go out unless he was called!" ”

When Guo Shangshu heard this, he was like being struck by lightning, and he couldn't even say a word.

"Take him down!"

Zhou Qingwu glanced at Guo Shangshu in disgust, and two little eunuchs reached out to pick up Guo Shangshu who was kneeling on the ground, and he came back to his senses and said to Zhou Qingwu: "Thank you, Your Majesty forgiveness, and the minister will retire!" ”

When Guo Shangshu left the Shangshu Mansion, Zhou Qingwu sat back in front of the table and called Li Hongdao, the commander of the guards in the palace: "Take someone to investigate, if you find someone forcibly collecting the silver, you will be arrested and put in prison immediately!" ”

Seeing Zhou Qingwu's face, Li Hong immediately said 'yes' and left the palace.

Xiao Luzi saw that Zhou Qingwu was in a very bad mood, and he didn't dare to say much, so he only made tea and went to Zhou Qingwu, but saw that Zhou Qingwu had been staring at the letter just now and didn't speak.

After a long while, Zhou Qingwu spoke: "Go!" Immediately call Yue Qingshan to come into the palace to see me! ”

Xiao Luzi answered, and immediately sent someone to take Yue Qingshan into the palace.

It's just that when Yue Qingshan came to the palace, Zhou Qingwu didn't see him, but asked him to stand outside the Shangshufang for an hour, and then asked Xiao Luzi to let him enter the palace.

"Wechen has seen Your Majesty!"

Yue Qingshan saluted and said to Zhou Qingwu.

"Aiqing, please get up!"

Unlike Guo Shangshu, Zhou Qingwu even had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and that smile was so gentle that it was like two people like Zhou Qingwu just now.

"I don't know why Your Majesty Xuan Weichen came over?"

Before Yue Qingshan came, he heard that Guo Shangshu had just come, and when he left, he was very depressed, he didn't expect to be so soon, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart, could it be that he already knew about his dealings with Guo Shangshu?

But looking at His Majesty's appearance at this moment, it seems that he didn't notice the things they did, could it be that he was thinking too much?

"I ask you, how much silver do you have in your hand now?" Zhou Qingwu asked suddenly.

Yue Qingshan was stunned, what was Zhou Qingwu asking for this question?

"This, Weichen didn't count!" Yue Qingshan muttered.

Zhou Qingwu sneered in his heart, but his face was still the same, "Love doesn't need to panic, although it has been effectively governed after the drought in the north, but the funds have been in short supply, and the food is in short supply, Aiqing has always been worried about me, this will make Aiqing take out 100,000 taels of silver, presumably it is not a problem!" ”

Yue Qingshan was shocked in his heart, and in an instant he understood the reason why Zhou Qingwu announced his coming.

He looked at Zhou Qingwu cautiously and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen's family is less than 100,000 taels!" Please forgive your majesty! ”

Before the words fell, Yue Qingshan had already heard a loud shout in his ears: "Kneel!" ”