When Chu Huan returned to the Hubu Yamen, the sky was still bright, as soon as he entered the Hubu compound, he felt that the atmosphere in the entire ministry was a little wrong, and he had to deal with the rebellion affairs in Jianghuai Road recently, so the Hubu Hall had been very busy, but this time the whole courtyard became extremely deserted, and when he arrived in the main courtyard, he saw that there were dozens of large and small officials in the ministry and courtyard gathered in groups of three or five, all whispering something.

Chu Huan frowned, when the officials saw Chu Huan coming back, many people suddenly fell silent, and Lang Wuxu, the household servant over there, had already greeted him, and his face was a little pale.

Chu Huan couldn't help but wonder: "Lord Shilang, what's going on?" ”

Lang Wuxuan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I just got the news, Lord Ministry's hall has gone!" ”

"Go?" Chu Huan was stunned.

Lang Wuxu said softly: "Today, none of the ministers came to the yamen, and there are many official affairs waiting for him to deal with, so I sent someone to look for him in the house, but it ......!" After a pause, a trace of horror crossed the depths of his eyes: "But the master of the ministry has already committed suicide!" ”

"Huh?" Chu Huan was really taken aback.

Lang Wuxu said in a low voice: "I heard from the people of Shangshu Mansion that Lord Mintang locked himself in the study this morning and never opened the door. At noon, someone brought food over, knocked on the door and no one answered, the family thought things were strange, knocked on the door, and saw ......! He shook his head and sighed: "I saw the Lord of the Ministry committing suicide by taking poison!" ”

Chu Huan really couldn't imagine that Hu Bufan's reaction would be so fast.

He usually sees that Hu Bufan is not a person who regards death as home, and he can't imagine that something really happened, but he died so generously, which shows that the red and silver book is indeed the big weakness of the Han King Party in the household department.

Seeing that Lang Wuxu's eyes had a horror that could not be concealed, Chu Huan knew that this guy must be extremely nervous now, and the next storm was inevitable, and it was himself and Lang Wuxu who started this storm.

He didn't know if Hu Bufan knew that Lang Wuxuan betrayed him when he was dying, or maybe Hu Bufan didn't know until he died that it was the closest person around him who sent him to the Yellow Spring Road.

Although An Guogong is the biggest controller behind the red and silver book, An Guogong is cunning and cunning, and relying on the red and silver book will not have any effect on An Guogong himself at all.

On the surface, the mastermind of the red and silver book is Hu Bufan, but the mastermind Hu Bufan committed suicide at the first time, so it will be a lot more difficult to investigate the red and silver book afterwards.

Chu Huan's heart was spinning at this time, and he still didn't know whether Hu Bufan took the initiative to die or had another hidden secret, but as soon as Hu Bufan died, he had the effect of abandoning the car to protect the handsome.

An Guogong is using Hu Bufan to control the household, if Hu Bufan does not die, the princelings may be able to use Hu Bufan to bite An Guogong a few times, but now that Hu Bufan is dead, then An Guogong is in a relatively safe situation.

Lang Wuxu seemed to be full of worries, took Chu Huan's arm, walked through the courtyard, and arrived in his own courtyard, asked people to guard the courtyard gate, entered the house, closed the door, and without saying a word, turned around and knelt on the ground, Chu Huan hurriedly said: "Lord Lang, what are you doing?" ”

Lang Wuxuan said: "Lord Chu, you have also seen it now, I am sincerely seeking refuge in His Royal Highness King Qi, and there is absolutely no falsehood. ”

Chu Huan picked up Lang Wuxu and said: "Lord Lang has already shown his heart with this, I won't tell you, I entered the palace today to see His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness is full of praise for you, I have already said that your Lord Lang is a loyal minister, and His Royal Highness will definitely not treat you badly." After a pause, he lowered his voice and asked, "Did you mean that the head of the household is ......!" ”

Lang Wuxuan hurriedly said: "Lord Chu, don't misunderstand. In fact, I have been thinking about it for a long time today, and I feel that this matter still needs to be discussed! ”

"What do you mean?" Chu Huan asked puzzled.

Lang Wuxuan said: "Hu Bufan will die, if I ascend to the position of the head of the household, An Guogong and they will definitely doubt me." I have stabilized An Guogong, and I must not show flaws. After a pause, he said in a low voice: "I mean, I can not sit in the position of this household secretary, even if the Han Wang Party suffers a heavy blow this time, it will not really die out, and it will definitely preserve its strength, I want to endure the humiliation and continue to follow the Han Wang Party on the surface, but secretly I help His Royal Highness the King of Qi." He looked indignant and said softly: "In ancient times, Yun Chang's heart was in Cao Ying, and Lang wanted to emulate the sages, and he was in the Han Dynasty, but his heart was in the King of Qi!" ”

Chu Huan held Lang Wuxu's arm and exclaimed, "Lord Lang, this ...... How can this be done? To tell you the truth, the King of Qi has promised that when he finds an opportunity, he will recommend you to the Holy Lord as the head of the household department, and you ......! ”

Lang Wuxuan didn't want to ascend to the throne of Shangshu.

He secretly leaned towards Yingren, in the final analysis, because this person really has some eyesight, and from the current situation in the court, it can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor is very likely to be dissatisfied with the Han Wang Party.

He is an important member of the Han King Party, and once the Han King Party falls, he will definitely not be able to escape.

With King Qi as the foundation, the real King Khan will fall in the future, and he still has the backer of King Qi, so he can keep himself safe.

The position of Shangshu is naturally tempting, but Lang Wuxu has also thought about it carefully, An Guogong is almost suspicious of himself, if he is recommended by King Qi to become the head of the household at this time, then the secret of the red and silver book is leaked, and the Han Wang Party will inevitably suspect him, so this position of Shangshu must not be recommended by King Qi.

He thought he had deceived An Guogong, but he didn't know that An Guogong had already seen the flaw.

He verbally said that he was in Cao Ying's heart in Han, but his heart naturally couldn't really think like this, revealing the secret of the red and silver book, was to leave a way out for himself on the side of King Qi, and now the Han King's party is still very strong, he is naturally willing to stay on the side of the Han King, although the Han King has the possibility of falling, but the political situation is unpredictable, maybe he can turn the Han King into good fortune, and he can still ascend to the throne, at that time he was still a member of the Han Dynasty's party, and naturally had a bright future.

Although he leaked the secret of the red and silver book, Lang Wuxu did not leave other handles for Chu Huan, and he also calculated in his heart, even if Chu Huan and King Qi revealed what they had done, and exposed the theft of the red and silver book related to him, he would not admit it, and he would not admit it.

He thinks about his own future, swaying left and right, thinking about the left and right sources, but if one is not good, the left and right sources can become a dilemma, he thinks he is playing a trick, in fact, An Guogong and Chu Huan's side, the infiltration of his mind, but it is all false and wrongful, and it is used for other purposes.

"Lord Chu, the Han King Party is not so easy to deal with." Lang Wuxu's expression was solemn, and he said seriously: "If you want to completely destroy the Han Wang Party with a red and silver book, it is absolutely impossible. The officials of the Han King Party are all over the government and the opposition, and they are strong, and this red and silver book can certainly make the Han King Party break their muscles and bones, but it will not pose a threat to the Han King himself...... If I stay with King Han, I will definitely be able to give King Qi greater help in the future. ”

Chu Huan sighed lightly: "Lord Shilang has good intentions, I will definitely show it to His Royal Highness King Qi." It's just that in this way, he has wronged Lord Shilang......! ”

Lang Wu smiled and said: "If you want to serve the British Lord, no matter how big the grievance is, I can bear it!" ”

"Lord Squire, will that red and silver book ...... Implicate you? Chu Huan asked in a low voice.

Lang Wuxu shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry, the red and silver books are calculated by me, so I naturally keep an eye on it and will not implicate it." ”

"That's good, that's good!" Chu Huan looked pleased, "With the help of Lord Shilang, His Royal Highness King Qi must be very happy." ”

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In the luxurious and atmospheric hall of light, the green smoke of the copper crane's beak curls, His Majesty the Emperor sits on the jade platform, calm and relaxed, under the jade platform, today is to gather many important ministers under the door.

An Guogong has not been very good in the past six months, and he has been recuperating at home, but today he has also been passed into the palace, and the old and frail An Guogong sat on the upper left, occasionally coughing a few times, and looked like he was about to die.

After a period of silence in the Hall of Light, the emperor took the lead in breaking the silence, and his voice was low and majestic: "Shen Aiqing, I heard that Hu Bufan committed suicide because of an account book?" ”

Shen Keqiu, the imperial envoy of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, had already stood up, presented the red and silver book with both hands, and said respectfully: "Holy Lord, this is this account book, what it records is shocking!" ”

A eunuch had already come over to take the red and silver book and forward it to the emperor, and after the emperor took it, he flipped through a few pages before he said lightly: "Is what is written on this true or false?" ”

Shen Keqiu said: "Back to the saint, Hu Bufan is the head of the household, this account book has his handprint on it, and many accounts on the account can be verified, and there should be no mistakes." And if this account book is fake, Hu Bufan will not be able to commit suicide because of this, he committed suicide in fear of sin, which can better explain the authenticity of this account book! ”

The emperor looked at An Guogong and asked, "An Guogong, in your opinion, is this account book true or false?" The account book was handed to An Guogong, An Guogong's face did not change, he took the account book, flipped through a few pages, got up slightly, knelt under the jade platform, and said respectfully: "The old minister implores the Holy God to punish the crime!" ”

"What is the crime of the old man?"

"Hu Bufan was recommended to the saint by the old minister!" An Guogong sighed: "But the old minister never thought that Hu Bufan would be bold enough to cover the sky and dare to do such a disobedient thing, the old minister's crime is unforgivable!" ”

Shen Keqiu glanced at An Guogong, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The emperor shook his head and said: "The old prince recommended Hu Bufan at the beginning, but in the end it was me who made the decision, if the old prince is wrong, then I am not wrong?" sighed: "I want the old man to take care of the household department, it is in order, and it seems that the household department is still inseparable from the old country after all." ”

"The old minister doesn't dare!" An Guogong immediately said.

Shen Keqiu arched his hand and said: "Holy Lord, the account books involve many officials in the government and the opposition, full of private pockets, corruption, and a huge amount of silver, which is really sensational. In recent years, the Ministry of Household Affairs has repeatedly demanded an increase in taxes, thinking that it was due to excessive expenditure, but now it seems that it is not that the treasury expenditure is too large, but that many officials headed by Hu Bufan eat the king's fortune, but are not loyal to the king, which has brought disaster to the country and the people, and harmed the world. The minister asks the Holy Decree to thoroughly investigate this case and never tolerate it! ”

The emperor groaned slightly, and asked An Guogong, "What does the old Guogong mean?" ”

"What Shen Yushi said is extremely true." An Guogong said solemnly: "It is a matter of social affairs, it must not be ignored, once it is found, it will be dealt with strictly, and it must not be tolerated!" ”