Shen Di was rarely sober, and he had a negative attitude towards Shen Tong's first guess.

"Father, don't be impatient, listen to the child." Shen Tong said with relief, "What the child said is just that in the first possibility, our family has a reason that is worth the other party's great deal with it." ”

"You go on."

"Yes, father, then let's continue, it's the reason for coming to you or the Shen family." Shen Tong's dark eyes were particularly bright under the reflection of the candlelight, "Except for the side concubine, either someone has a grudge against his father, so he sent an anonymous letter to threaten you, making you uneasy; Either someone thinks that your official position is in the way of someone else. ”

Shen Tong's gaze revealed a hint of gloom, which was completely contrary to his supposed gentle and modest scholarly anger.

"What you're trying to say...... King Ye? ”

Shen Di's eyes widened, his face was full of disbelief, and the next moment, he denied it without hesitation: "Impossible!" ”

For Shen Di's unhesitating denial, Shen Tong was stunned, and immediately asked, "Father, why is this?" ”

The person who sent the letter was able to send the letter to the Shen Mansion quietly, and if it was only to buy off the subordinates of the Shen Mansion, it would be difficult to confirm the scope; But if a master is sent here, then the scope can be narrowed down a lot, and King Ye is a very doubtful candidate!

Although King Ye accepted the daughter of the Lu family as a concubine, who would have too much money for such a thing? The household department is the money bag of the imperial court, and the person in charge of this money bag is the Shen family, who is a princeling, and if King Ye wants to take the household department into his own hands, he will definitely want to change the household department Shangshu. Taking advantage of Shen Di's punishment by the emperor during this time, it is completely possible to take another dose of fierce medicine and completely reshuffle the household department! Shen Tong didn't understand why his father had so decisively rejected this speculation.

Shen Di waved his hand, not giving this resourceful son more explanations, but asked dejectedly, "Is there any other possibility?" ”

Shen Tong had doubts, but he also knew that even if he asked, his father would not say anything, so he continued to follow Shen Di's words, nodded and said, "Yes, there is a second possibility, which is aimed at His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Prince?"

"Yes, if you are coming for the prince, then, father, you are just a breakthrough to bring down the prince."

Who would want to deal with the Prince? The answer is still King Ye, or...... It is also possible for other princes who are dormant and waiting, but King Ye is still no exception and is the biggest object of suspicion.

Shen Di did not refute again, but was silent for a long time, he knew that his son's idea was very likely to be right.

But......

King Ye would not do such a hurtful thing to others and himself! King Ye has an undeniable handle in his hand! If this matter was really done by King Ye, then, even if he fought to lose both, or even died together, he would drag King Ye down as a backstop!

Shen Di lowered his eyebrows, and the ulterior secrets buried in his heart were still not revealed to Shen Tong, not because he didn't trust this son, but because the matter was big, and the fewer people knew, the better!

"Tong'er, then you say, what should I do for my father?"

Although the secret cannot be said, the countermeasures still need to be asked.

Shen Tong was silent for a moment, and then said: "For today's plan, there is only one way. ”

"What's the solution?"

"It's a two-pronged approach."

"A two-pronged approach?" Shen Di was stunned, "How to do both?" ”

"One," Shen Tong stretched out a finger, "investigate secretly, find the person who did this secret account, start with this person, follow the vine, and find out the person behind it." ”

Shen Di frowned: "I'm afraid this won't be easy...... It's time-consuming, labor-intensive, and it's easy to startle a snake. ”

"The father is right, that's why the child said that it should be a two-pronged approach." Shen Tong stretched out a finger again, "Second, tell the prince about this matter, and discuss together, if this secret account is really sent to the emperor, how to defend himself." Secret investigation is just a strategy, and it is unlikely that the other party can be found, but if it can be found, it will be much easier to solve the problem from the root. So, it's important to cope. ”

Shen Di nodded approvingly.

Shen Tong continued: "Father, at this time, no one can find out that there is a deficit in the accounts of the household department, so the salaries of the Tiger Ben Army and the Northern Territory Army must not go wrong, even if Yin eats grain, this hole must be plugged!" At the appropriate time, the father can reveal a few words of secret account problems to his cronies, one of which leads to everyone's own danger, and it is easy to find out the horse's feet and find out the person with two hearts; Second, everyone is prosperous and humiliated, and it is better able to solve the current dilemma. ”

Shen Di agreed again: "You're right! But the prince's side...... Tsk, the prince was discussing the matter of the Qingmiao Law with the new prefect of Shangyu, Zhang Xu, and he didn't pay attention to me at all. Moreover, if the prince knows about it, he is worried about his father......"

"Father doesn't have to worry," Shen Tong interrupted Shen Di's worries and explained, "Let the prince know about this matter, firstly, to show your loyalty to His Royal Highness the Prince, father, you have taken such a big risk to collect money for His Royal Highness the Prince, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ignores you at this time, or even draws a line with you, it will definitely make people feel cold, and besides, the prince has to take care of the face of the side concubine and the soon-to-be-born child; Second, I am afraid that this matter will be very wide-ranging, and no one knows how wide it will be involved, and where this fire will burn......"

Speaking of this, Shen Tong couldn't help but pause: "Father, what you said is right, this matter may not be from the hands of King Ye. Although you and Kong Shilang have the final say, the household is not monolithic, and His Royal Highness King Ye has also installed a lot of people in it, if it is really just to uproot the princelings in the household department, it is too eye-catching, and it is not worth criticizing. It's the child who thinks too simply, thank you father for mentioning it. ”

Shen Di's face was the same, he nodded pretending to be profound, and responded with a "hmm", in fact, he didn't think of this at all! However, since the son has been promoted, he naturally does not wait to admit the shortcomings.

"Go on."

"Yes, father." Shen Tong bowed his head and continued, "Anyway, this matter involves the prince, we have to inform the prince in advance, so as not to be caught off guard after the incident; As for the third, father, how to say about this matter, the Lin family has taken a lot of responsibility, the money has been earned, the fame has been earned, and the emperor has rewarded them, so they can't let the Lin family take advantage of any benefits, right? ”

Shen Di nodded, this sentence just spoke to his heart.

"Father, you are anxious about this matter, but with the character of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he will inevitably be more anxious than you after knowing it. It's inconvenient for you to come forward and ask the Lin family to contribute some money, but His Royal Highness the Prince, it's different-"

Shen Tong dragged out a meaningful end and looked at Shen Di.

"What do you mean......"

"With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's temperament, once you know that there is something that will threaten him to ascend to that position, father, do you think anyone else will be more anxious than him?"

Shen Di narrowed his eyebrows, and his eyes flashed with a scorching essence.