Zhu Xu, who ate this meal, was very happy and satisfied.

The people outside were also very acquainted and did not bother him at this time.

This meal lasted for more than an hour, and it was not until it was dark that Zhu Xu accompanied Li Jieyu back to the Yuzao Palace, chatting while walking.

"Although the imperial sister-in-law is not very old, her health is not very good in winter, so you must always pay attention to it,"

Zhu Xu walked in front, feeling the warmth of the meal, and said: "You have to take care of the affairs in the palace, you can't always let the imperial sister-in-law our hearts......"

Li Xie Yu followed Zhu Xu's side, responded softly, and said, "Yes." ”

According to the rules, the affairs in the palace need Zhu Xu's queen of the middle palace to be responsible, but there has been no queen, so naturally the Empress Dowager Zhang, who has been in charge, is dealing with it.

Zhu Xu walked slowly and said: "Well, it's good if you have a number in your heart, I don't have many women, even if I get married next year, there will be no more than one hand in the palace, you watch more for me, the outer court is not peaceful, and the inner court must be harmonious......"

"Yes." Li Jieyu's heart is full of happiness now, and she agreed without thinking about anything Zhu Xu said.

"Zhang Yun, have you seen it?" Zhu Xu said suddenly. The old lady chose three people for Zhu Xu, and the most optimistic one was this Zhang Yun.

Li Jieyu glanced at Zhu Xu and said softly: "I have met twice, Miss Zhang is a distant cousin of the British duke, knowledgeable, elegant and beautiful, the old lady, and the queen mother like it very much, and I want to ask the emperor to be the queen." ”

Zhu Xu has also investigated Zhang Yun, and his character is not bad, but he has been an emperor and queen for a lifetime, and he has to live without any understanding, which is really not Zhu Xu's style.

Li Xie Yu knew Zhu Xu a little, and said softly, "Your Majesty, do you want the concubine to find an opportunity to invite her into the palace......

Zhu Xu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, the little girl has already made a storm all over the city, and she can't do it again." What about you, take the time to chat with the imperial sister-in-law and the old concubine, and say that I can't rush into three women in my palace at once, come one by one, and then talk about ......"

Li Xie was slightly stunned, looked at Zhu Xu's side face, and nodded hesitantly.

As soon as he walked to the Yuzao Palace, Liu Shimin came and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the people who have been investigating Huitong Commercial Bank have moved." ”

Zhu Xu paused, and said with a slightly cold expression, "Have you found out who is behind it?" ”

This Huitong Commercial Bank is the foundation of his start, and it has always maintained the rear of the imperial court, although it is said that it is not used now, but it is also his industry, and the world knows who dares to be so bold!

Liu Shimin said: "Jinyiwei has been secretly following and locking up a lot of people, one of whom is a member of the household department, who may be an outcast. ”

Zhu Xu stood at the door of the Yuzao Palace, with his hands behind his back, looking at the misty moonlight, and tapping the back of his hand with his index finger behind his back.

At the beginning of the establishment of Huitong Commercial Bank, there were many departments involved, mainly to prevent corruption and supervise each other.

This kind of thing is unavoidable, and the only way to do this is to continuously increase anti-corruption efforts to minimize the threat.

It's just that the matter is in the household department, which is worth playing.

Zhu Xu's fingers tapped faster, the corners of his mouth slowly hooked, and suddenly said: "You say, is the candidate for the cabinet the first uncle?" ”

Liu Shimin bowed slightly and did not speak.

If the emperor wants to add auxiliary ministers to the cabinet, the first thing to bear the brunt of the promotion should be from the six ministries, which is also a common practice, so as the emperor's own uncle, Fu Changzong, the secretary of the household department, is naturally the first to bear the brunt and is the first choice.

Now that someone wants to grab Fu Changzong's pigtails, they naturally want to pull him off the horse.

However, there are six people who have been added this time, why did they come directly to Fu Changzong? This is a direct slap in the face of the emperor, who has such courage now?

Zhu Xu turned his head to look at Liu Shimin, laughed, and said, "Let Jinyiwei not check, inform the cabinet of the left and right assistants, and go to the royal money house with me tomorrow, by the way, my uncle will also come along." ”

Liu Shimin looked up at Zhu Xu and said, "Yes." ”

Zhu Xu glanced at the moonlight that seemed to be covered with several layers of veils, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go, it's all a tired little trick, let them make trouble." ”

"Yes, the slave and maid are gone." Liu Shimin said.

Zhu Xu ignored it, waved his hand, and entered the Yuzao Palace.

Li Jieyu was settling the two little guys, and at this time, the little ones were the most energetic, with big eyes, bright and bright, and they didn't feel sleepy at all.

Zhu Xu hurried for several days, and while undressing, he said, "Give it to the maidservant and go to bed early." ”

Li Xie Yu hurriedly settled the two little guys and handed them over to the maid to take them out.

As soon as they went out, the two little ones began to cry.

Zhu Xu just lifted the quilt, sighed and said, "I can't do it, I'll leave it to you, I will sleep first." ”

Li Xie Yu was in a hurry, but Zhu Xu didn't care, he was too tired and wanted to sleep comfortably.

Zhu Xu soon fell asleep, but Bi Ziyan didn't have a safe life.

Bifu.

Zhang Wenda came to Bi Ziyan's house with a few 'letters of accusation', and after giving all the letters to Bi Ziyan, he was silent.

Bi Ziyan looked at it, and his expression gradually became solemn.

The core of these letters of complaint is the 'Huitong Commercial Bank', which lists a lot of figures, indicating that a large part of the silver has disappeared inexplicably, and some have disappeared inexplicably after entering the household, adding up to 5 million a year!

There is also a general list of the business of Huitong Commercial Bank, many of which are 'unclean' and violate the laws of the imperial court.

All in all, these letters of complaint are quite detailed, and at a glance it is clear that they are not fabricated, but made by internal or long-term investigators.

Bi Ziyan put down the letter and looked up at Zhang Wenda, his face sinking like water.

What is Huitong Commercial Bank, the whole Ming Dynasty is very clear, who the first big treasurer is, and no one does not know!

What is this for? Against whom? You can even see through the purpose behind it at a glance!

It's just that he saw through it, Bi Ziyan had a calm face, his eyes were cold, and he looked at Zhang Wenda without speaking.

Zhang Wenda's expression was not calm, and he said solemnly: "This is what Xia Guan just received, and I haven't found out who sent it, but the things inside, once they leak out, ......."

This Huitong trading house belongs to the emperor, and once it is leaked out, it will slap the emperor in the face and damage the royal majesty. And it will have a great impact on the 'New Deal', especially the current political situation, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Bi Ziyan knew the severity, thought about it for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Find out as soon as possible, who is behind it, and ...... The rest will be done by the official! ”

Zhang Wenda also means this, at this time, if Fu Changzong suddenly falls, with the character of the emperor, I am afraid that he will 'bloodbath' the cabinet and the six ministries!

Bi Ziyan didn't tell Zhang Wendaduo, and after explaining that he found out as soon as possible, he sat in the lobby, looked at his shadow, frowned, kept a calm face, and didn't move at all.

This matter is not trivial, it is clear that someone wants to do something, the emperor is going to return to Beijing, he must end this matter before this, so as not to cause a bigger turmoil!

But what should be done?

Judging from these accusatory letters, Fu Tao, Fu Changzong's father and son embezzled tens of millions of silver taels from them, and I don't know how many filthy ones there are. He didn't know how much the emperor knew, but no matter what, as long as it broke out, Fu Changzong's fall was inevitable.

Fu Changzong is not only as simple as the head of the household, he is also the emperor's own uncle, and the most important supporter since the emperor ascended the throne. If he is pulled off the horse, how the emperor will be angry and how he will react, these are not expected by Bi Ziyan, but he knows very well that this will have unpredictable and terrible consequences for the Ming Dynasty and the 'New Deal'!

After I don't know how long, a servant girl came over and said softly, "Master, madam, please rest." ”

Bi Ziyan's thoughts were interrupted, he took a deep breath, stood up and said, "Tell Madame that I won't be coming back tonight, let her sleep first." ”

After he finished speaking, he strode outside, and shouted at the same time: "Come on, prepare the carriage, I will go to the Fu Mansion." ”

"Yes, sir." The family outside the door hurried to prepare.

When Bi Ziyan rushed to Fu's mansion overnight, Fu Changzong's father and son were also talking at night.

Fu Changzong was making tea, the room was steaming, and the father and son were sitting opposite each other, looking very relaxed.

Fu Tao said, "Father, there has been an increase in the number of impeachment notes for you recently, and I'm afraid that some people really have crooked thoughts." ”

Although Fu Changzong is low-key, he is the head of the household after all, the emperor's uncle, and there are people around him, so he can't hide this from him.

He poured a cup, picked it up, shook it in front of his nose, and said, "No matter what they put into their minds, they will never succeed until they understand something." ”

Fu Tao was stunned for a moment and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Fu Changzong took a sip and put it down, re-boiled it, and said while moving: "It's not the past now, the courtiers can hold the holy will hostage, and today's holy Zhijian is comparable to Taizu Taizong, how can they fiddle with it at will." They didn't understand this, no matter how much they did, how powerful they were, after all, it would be in vain, and they would harm themselves. ”

Fu Tao nodded knowingly, and said, "Father is saying that they don't understand the emperor's intentions, and only think about themselves?" ”

Fu Changzong handed Fu Tao a cup of tea and said, "The sacred heart is the will of heaven, they don't know what they want, except for annoying the emperor, there will be no benefit." ”

Fu Tao understood, and said: "What my father said is that the emperor has a plan for the court situation and the 'new deal' in his heart, and attaches great importance to it, and these people want to dismantle the situation, and the emperor will definitely be unhappy." ”

Fu Changzong took a sip of the freshly brewed tea, nodded slightly, and said, "So, as long as the Sacred Heart is not lost as a father, no matter how much trouble they make, it will be in vain." In particular, the emperor hated the party dispute, but they tried to reproduce it again and again, and they did not take the emperor into account at all......"

Fu Tao drank tea and said, "Father, then we won't do anything?" If they get some handles, what should they do to coerce the emperor? ”

Fu Changzong put down the teacup, continued to make tea, poured tea, and said with an impassive expression: "From today on, you don't care about anything, just do what you have to do, even if the sky falls, don't care, especially about me, don't have one more action, don't say one more word!" ”

Fu Tao was just about to agree, when a family member knocked on the door and said, "Master, Elder Bige is here." ”