The group of people who impeached the nobles were either ministers of the DPRK and the central government, or the imperial history of the Inspectorate. It's really not good to use ordinary means to deal with them.

However, their group of declining nobles did not think of using ordinary means to deal with these courtiers.

If you dare to impeach us, then we can't collect evidence and impeach you.

Besides, the Holy Lord has already issued an order to investigate the lawlessness of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs in Beijing, so they naturally want to fan the flames behind their backs, so as to vent their hatred.

The title of the family was cut, and they didn't complain about Zhang Lingyang, nor did they complain about Zhang Lingyang, let alone dare to complain about Zhang Lingyang. What they resent was only the ministers who impeached them.

If it weren't for Wenchen's impeachment, how could a good disaster fall from the sky?

Not every family is like the Anguo Mansion, which has a good daughter who enters the palace to be the queen.

The vast majority of nobles just rely on the remnants of their ancestors and tear down the east wall to make up the west wall in the name of the nobles.

Well, now, although the family property has not been confiscated, not everyone can afford the fine of the imperial court.

In addition, they are used to spending money lavishly, and after such a penalty from the imperial court, the silver will definitely not be enough, but they can only play the idea of ancestral property.

Selling ancestral property is not something that can be sold if you want to, not to mention that with so many people selling together, the price will definitely be overwhelming the lowest.

But fortunately, at this time, under Zhang Lingyang's reminder, the Royal Bank announced a loan business, as long as these nobles use their ancestral property as collateral, they can get a large loan.

Instead of selling it cheaply, it is better to mortgage it to the bank!

This is the unanimous thought in the hearts of all nobles.

After all, if you mortgage to the bank, as long as you pay off the loan before the loan deadline, your ancestral property is still your ancestral property. But if it is sold to others, the ancestral property will really become someone else's thing, and if you want to redeem it, I am afraid that it will undoubtedly be more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Now, their titles have been cut, and it is impossible to overpower people with power.

Therefore, they hated the impeachment of their ministers even more.

But fortunately, because of the shadow left by their ancestors, they have some relationship and way in the army and in Beijing.

After a little discussion, they decided to retaliate with Wenchen.

Although the title was cut, they hated Wenchen to the core, but they didn't dare to really roll up their sleeves and do it with Wenchen, no matter what, they are not officials now.

Therefore, they began to collect evidence of the lawlessness of these civil servants.

But after working in the capital for several days, until Chinese New Year's Eve, they still couldn't find the slightest thing about Wen Chen's violation of law and discipline.

It made them depressed.

On the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, in the living room in the front yard of the former Anguo Mansion, Wang Guowei frowned and asked the people below: "After working for several days, you really haven't found even the slightest evidence?" ”

"Nope!" Everyone shook their heads.

"To say that those Zi Wenchen have not done anything to hide the filth and dirt, even if they beat the old man to death, the old man does not believe it. It must be that what they did was too secretive, and what His Majesty said in the court a few days ago was a bit shocking, and those civil servants were afraid that all the evidence of the crime had been wiped out. ”

For Wang Guowei's words, everyone also felt that there was some truth, but they gave up so easily, and they were very unwilling, so they were sad one by one.

"Why don't we try to check it out in their hometown?" One nobleman suggested, "Most of the family members and clansmen of those ministers are in their hometowns, but I am afraid that there will be easier evidence of their crimes to collect." ”

"Makes sense!" Wang Guowei's eyes lit up and said: "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and after the New Year, we will send people to the hometown of those ministers, and the old man still doesn't believe that he can't find a little evidence!" ”

And they took counsel again about who would send their men to which place, and so on until noon, and then they dispersed.

What Wang Guowei and others did, through Jinyiwei's secret agents, reached Zhang Lingyang's ears in less than an hour.

Zhang Lingyang didn't care much about these.

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhang Lingyang will not disturb his good mood with these trivialities, but just said to Han Xiao, the commander of Jinyiwei, "Let them go", even if this matter is over.

Towards the end of the year, although many noble families were stripped of their titles due to the impeachment turmoil in the DPRK and China, there was peace in the harem.

First, several concubines in the harem were diagnosed with pregnancy, and late last night, Concubine Li had a seizure and gave birth to a fourth son for Zhang Lingyang.

It's going to be the New Year, Zhang Lingyang is already in a good mood, but now that he has another son, his mood is naturally even better.

As soon as he heard the news, Zhang Lingyang went to visit Concubine Li's dormitory, and promoted Concubine Li to Concubine Shu on the spot, which was a reward for giving birth to an heir.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Concubine Li Shufei naturally had no way to attend tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet because she had just given birth to an heir.

In this regard, Zhang Lingyang's mood was not affected, and he still enjoyed the singing and dancing on the field with a group of concubines and royal relatives, a peaceful scene.

But looking at it, Zhang Lingyang always felt that something was missing.

After looking left and right, he woke up to the fact that the second prince, Zhao Han, did not attend tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.

Calling Xiaofuzi to his side, Zhang Lingyang asked, "Xiaofuzi, where is the second prince now?" Find it quickly. ”

"Minion, let's do it!" hurriedly replied, and Xiao Fuzi walked towards the noble concubine's bedroom.

Because the noble concubine was not beaten into the cold palace, she still lived in the former dormitory. It's just that the treatment is very different from before.

An imperial concubine who is not treated by the Son of Heaven, no matter how prominent and honorable her status was before, is now not as good as the worst beauty in the palace.

Because of the involvement of the noble concubine, the treatment of the second prince Zhao Han was not very good. There was only an old lady and a little eunuch to serve, and there was not even a nurse.

But fortunately, the second prince is already two years old, and the noble concubine weaned him early, otherwise, whether Zhao Han can grow up smoothly is another matter.

However, because of this, compared with other princes and princesses, Zhao Han's complexion looks a little malnourished, and compared with other princes, his body bones are obviously a little thinner.

This year, Zhang Lingyang has always been busy with major affairs in the DPRK and China, and there is very little time to enter the harem.

Even if he goes to the harem, most of them just fall in love with the favored concubines, so how can they have time to think of Zhao Han, the second prince?

If it weren't for the fact that tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve was a day of reunion, I was afraid that Zhang Lingyang would not be able to remember that he still had a second prince who did not come.

This is also the disadvantage of having too many children, and it is always difficult for Zhang Lingyang to take care of the comprehensive ......