When the Emperor of Yuanheng returned to the Palace of Cultivating Hearts, Scholar Lu was already waiting here.

"Scholar Lu, haven't you all gone back, why are you here again?"

"Those few families have come to fold again, asking for the withdrawal of the feudal domain."

"Didn't you tell them last time, within two years, don't discuss this matter."

"It is estimated that it is because the prince was sent to suppress the bandits this time and saw through their conspiracy, so he tried again. Other than that....... ”

"What else? Don't spit out, say. ”

"Several families jointly signed a concert, saying that it was this crackdown on bandits, and the consumption was huge, and they requested the allocation of 500,000 taels of military salaries."

"It's too much, it's just too deceitful, a bunch of bastards!"

Yuanheng Tianzi stood up, his body shook, he suddenly fell to the ground, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, and he hurriedly covered his mouth with a handkerchief.

Scholar Lu hurriedly went over and helped Yuan Heng up.

"The saint is angry, take care of the dragon body, I'll call the imperial doctor."

"Don't, don't make a show."

Wonhyung barely sat still, took a few breaths, and his breathing gradually calmed down.

"Xianggui and Guangxi, how is the movement?"

"The men and horses of the king of Dongping and the king of Nan'an have all withdrawn to Yungui. At present, Wang Ziteng is in Guangxi, and today he has an excerpt. ”

"What did Wang Ziteng say?"

"Just like the secret report we received, he also thinks that the three feudatories are planning to do wrong, and reminds us to be vigilant in advance, and it seems that he has also seen a flaw in this trip."

"Alas, even after a trip to Chang'an, he saw the flaws, how could Wang Ziteng not see it? At the beginning, Han Tiankui wanted to buy 20,000 muskets, which shows that they have been planning for a long time. For decades, it was ready to move, and now it finally can't hold its breath. Raising a tiger is a problem, and the tail is too big to fall off. ”

"If it goes on like this, it's not a way, you want money and food today, and you want an official position tomorrow. At present, the important positions in the southwestern provinces have all been controlled by them, and the water cannot be poured into them, and the wind cannot be blown in. ”

"Now it seems that sooner or later they will rebel. They have been tired of the emperor's favor for generations, why are they so greedy and insufficient, and they want to take away the world? ”

"The emperor rules the world with benevolence and filial piety, the heart of the four seas, the admiration of all the people, the ambition of the rebellious ministers and thieves, and the ambition of the wolf, so there is no need to worry. If there is really a bad heart, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and the people of the world will be punished by everyone. ”

"Hmph, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, how many people are available? Most of them are people who tend to be inflammatory. Even if the dynasty changes, they still do their own officials. When the time comes, they will be the first to change the court. How many will be faithful? Those people should have been eliminated a long time ago. ”

"It's all the kindness of the saints, and it's those people who don't think about the emperor's grace and have the saints."

"How has Luo Qihua been doing recently?"

"It's still the same, always speaking for the three feudatories."

"Hmph, he's probably benefited a lot from them over the years, right? Tomorrow's decree will go down, Luo Qihua will be the master. The amount of money is halved, and the grace is exempted, and it is not allowed to make up for it. ”

"It's ......."

"Hmph, they think I'm a bully, and if I don't give some color, I'll get an inch. How is the deficit check of the household department Wanxintang? ”

"It's been verified."

"Wan Xintang is dismissed and investigated."

"What about Li Yuan?"

"A fine of one year to see the aftermath."

"Wang Ziteng asked to show it."

"The prince moved to Jiujiang to monitor the three feudatories nearby."

"How to deal with the military salaries of the three feudatories?"

Yuan Heng stood up and walked around slowly.

"Half the allocation."

"This year, the Yellow River burst its banks, and there is not much money for disaster relief."

"Tell the magistrate to dispose of it at his discretion."

"If there are too many displaced people, there is also a fear of chaos."

"Decree to all localities, take strict precautions."

"Will the San Francisco be dissatisfied?"

"Dissatisfaction is certain. Don't worry too much, though. Now they are not ready, otherwise, this time the prince will not return. If you are confident, this time it will be the opposite. Hopefully, it will drag on for two years, so that we can relax. ”

After Scholar Lu left, the eunuch Gao Dewang came in and waited for Yuan Heng to sleep.

Ever since the dragon body was in peace, Yuan Heng rarely went to the concubines.

Seeing that Yuan Heng had fallen asleep, Gao Dewang secretly kicked the blood-stained handkerchief into his arms.

When Yuan Heng was talking to Master Lu just now, he had been eavesdropping outside, and he also saw the situation where Yuan Heng vomited blood and fell to the ground.

This veil is very valuable to Gao Dewang.

Scholar Lu came out of the palace and went directly to the house of Yang Kui, the imperial historian of the Imperial Palace.

On the third day, Yang Kui, the imperial historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, played a performance, with the loss of the Hubu Shangshu Wanxintang, and during the battle of North Wendula, he was greedy for military salaries, purchased moldy military rations and inferior ordnance, and demanded the impeachment of the Hubu Shangshu Wanxintang, the military department Shangshu Li Yuan, and the military aircraft department university scholar Luo Qihua.

The university scholar of the Military Aircraft Department discussed on the spot, the emperor allowed the performance, Wan Xintang was dismissed from his post and investigated, Li Yuan was derelict in his duties and fined for one year. Wear the guilt and make meritorious service to observe the after-effects.

Luo Qihua Zhishi, the amount of money is halved, the grace is exempted, and the shadow is not allowed to make up.

The officials played, because the former commander of the Jinyi Army, Xie Kun, was exiled, and the position of the commander of the Jinyi Army was vacant, and Zhou Tong, the first-class guard of the imperial front, was proposed to fill the vacancy. The emperor played on the line, and Zhou Tong took over as the commander of the Jinyi Army.

The king of Dongping, the king of Nan'an, and the king of Xining jointly played the game, and this time they suppressed bandits in Hunan and Guizhou, which cost a lot of money, and asked the imperial court to increase the salary of 500,000 taels.

In order to avoid suspicion, the three asked the court to remove the title of the three kings and retire to the elderly.

The emperor remembered that he had guarded the frontier for generations, worked hard and made great achievements, and was not allowed to withdraw the title. In the case of the salary, the allocation will be reduced by half.

These things are all big things, and they naturally caused a lot of discussion after that. However, after a few days, it gradually subsided.

Three days later, Gao Dewang, the eunuch of the Yangxin Palace, went out of the palace to procure, and after coming to a shop, he changed into a set of clothes, came to the East Palace, and handed over the bloody veil to the prince.

The prince kicked the veil into his bosom and went into the inner chamber.

There were two guests in the inner room, and they turned out to be Luo Qihua, who was forcibly sent by the emperor, and his nephew Luo Hanlin.

In the past two years, the two uncles and nephews have been frequent visitors to the East Palace.

The prince took out the handkerchief and put it in front of Luo Qihua.

"So, is the emperor's condition really serious?"

Luo Qihua picked up the handkerchief and looked at it carefully, with an imperceptible smile on his face.

"My father is generous and benevolent, merciful and compassionate, and he will definitely turn evil into good fortune."

"Yes, what Your Highness said is very true."

"Scholar Luo will go back to his hometown for a while to rest, and when the time is ripe, he will definitely return to the temple. A loyal minister of the country like Scholar Luo is thirsty for talent in the imperial court, and he needs it at any time. ”

"The old minister remembers the kindness of the prince, and is willing to serve His Royal Highness at any time, and he will not hesitate to do so."

"That's right, that little money, not a lot of silver, presumably you don't lack that money. As for the shade, Luo Hanlin is now studying in the Hanlin Academy, and the noble son is the prefect of Jiujiang, so he doesn't need your shade. Both of them have a bright future ahead of them, and you don't have to worry. ”

"Thanks to His Royal Highness's love, since this is the case, the old minister can rest assured. If His Highness thinks that the old minister can still make some effort, the old minister will come immediately. ”

Not long after Luo's uncle and nephew said goodbye and left, the prince left the palace, and after about two teas, he came to the "Tianxiake" inn on the east side of Dashilar.

"Tianxiake" Inn is a relatively high-end inn in the Dashilar area, because it is close to Qianmen and the Forbidden City, so the guests who come to stay here are either rich or expensive.

Ordinary merchants can't afford to live here, and they are reluctant to spend their hard-earned money on accommodation.

The prince has two perennial private rooms here, No. 2 and No. 3.

The best rooms here are the number of days. The lot size can only be regarded as a second-class room. However, this will be less conspicuous, and most people will not pay much attention to a place number room.

Although it is a ground room, the furnishings inside are much more luxurious and luxurious than the sky room.

Of course, the boss would not put these things in a local house, which was arranged by Song Kuan, the prince of Dongping.

When they arrived at the door of Dizi No. 2, one of the attendants went around to check some of them, came back and nodded, and the other retinue unlocked the door and entered the door, checked around, and then came out and nodded to the prince, and the prince entered the house.

The boss personally brought a pot of boiling water and handed it to the attendants outside, who handed the kettle to the attendants in the house. The attendant of the house took it, made tea, and went out to wait at the door.

Every time I get here, it's like this, and it's become a set of routines.

The prince took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and at ten twenty-five o'clock, and if there were five more cents, his guests should have arrived.

Although it was only five minutes, the prince was still a little anxious.

He placed his pocket watch on the case and stared at it, watching the hands beat little by little. Listen to the slight clicking sound of the pocket watch, which seems to follow the sound of your own heartbeat, corresponding to each other.

It seemed like a long time before the pointer finally pointed to half past ten.

Just then, the door opened.

A man dressed in men's clothes, but slightly shorter, with a thinner build, entered.

As the door was closed, a faint aroma rushed into the prince's nose.

When someone took off his hat, he revealed a face that turned all beings upside down. It looks like he's in his thirties.

Although he is still wearing men's clothes, just this kind of face reveals a thousand styles, which can be called peerless.

This face is very familiar to the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace.

This person is Zhou Guifei, who is the most favored concubine today.

"The concubine is here just in time, please take a seat."

The prince hurriedly stood up, helped Zhou Guifei to sit down, and handed over a cup of tea.

"Why did you choose such a place, there are so many people."

Zhou Guifei's tone showed some slight anger.

"The more noisy the city, the less it will attract people's ears and eyes, so it is appropriate to be quiet in the middle of the noise."

"It's always reasonable for you, it's good, it's closer to the palace, and it's easier to come and go."

"The mother is so anxious to find me, I don't know why?"

"Ju Shi'an is missing."

"Missing? How so? I entered the palace half a month ago, and I saw him? ”

Qiu Shi'an is a eunuch in the palace. Together with Dai Quan, Xia Bingzhong and Zhou eunuchs, they are known as the four great eunuchs. He belonged to one of the four most powerful eunuchs in the palace.

"When did you go missing?"

"I saw him four days ago, and it was the third day after Chang'an returned. No one saw him again after that day. ”

"Will it be done by Chang'an? Not really? ”

"Do you think Chang'an is still the little girl who only asked you for money before? After beating her back from Windula, she changed. However, it is not necessarily Chang'an, Qiu Shi'an has always been cautious in doing things, and there should be no flaws. ”

"Xia Bingzhong still doesn't have any news?"

"It should still be in the northwest."

"How do you know he's there?"

"I peeked at the emperor's secret fold, Xia Bingzhong's words, I recognize it."

"Xia Bingzhong has been gone for more than half a year, what does his father want to do when he sent him to the northwest?"