It was not a long way to get out of the palace and go back to the palace, but I walked for an hour, and countless times on the way I thought about Wei Tian's old look, and I felt that my heart was very blocked, and my eyes were sour unconsciously.

This king is not a good person, when I forced Qin Buxian to take Wei Tian's hatred to Gao and Li Chong, I never thought that Wei Tian would end up, even if it was my brother.

But these things can't be turned back.

I waited in the palace for more than a month, and the time came to the second day of October, the beginning of winter, the water began to ice, the north wind was tight, the migratory birds traveled far away, and everything began to hide.

When the leaves of the palace were all gone, the news that Gao Shu and Li Jingtang had been raided finally came from the imperial capital - Chen Changfeng collected evidence this time, and he was victorious, which was very good.

The butcher chef of Yang Ji of the century-old sauce butcher shop brought me a can of freshly cooked sauce beef, saying that it is the best beef tendon to cook for an hour, and the chopsticks are inserted just enough to penetrate, not soft or hard, chewy and effortless, spread with cold paste beef broth, the entrance is fresh and sweet, and the aftertaste is endless.

The butcher chef is a particular person, and the jar of sauce beef is also beautiful, and when the lid is opened, the meat and soup are listed in two places, and the seasoning package is placed in the middle. I picked out the bag with chopsticks, unwrapped the thread, and unsurprisingly got the latest information.

It records all the charges of Gao and Li listed in the recital that Chen Changfeng prepared to report, as well as a summary list of the family property confiscated at the end. The news also said that a court meeting will be held tomorrow to finalize Gao Li's crimes.

I took a cursory look and saw that Gao Shu Li Jingtang's family property was huge and amazing, and I silently counted it in my heart.

continued to read the contents, and found that Chen Changfeng even took Zhao Mengqing with him at the end.

The reason is that in September this year, Zhao Mengqing ignored the rules and regulations of Dajin's talent selection, and recruited Gao Ji, a criminal who had long been dismissed, to the Ministry of Rites as a waiter. There is even no real evidence, and maliciously speculated about the reason why Zhao Mengqing did this-"It must have been because he accepted a huge bribe from Gao Shu, so he took a lot of trouble to ignore the laws and regulations of Dajin and promoted the criminal to a third-grade squire in one fell swoop." The minister suggested that Zhao Mengqing's mansion be searched, and if the money and treasures bribed by Gao Shu were found, Zhao Mengqing would be punished together. ”

Even though Zhao Mengqing's approach is indeed easy to arouse suspicion and fall into the trap, Chen Changfeng is in a hurry to join him, but he really shouldn't - because the person who finally agreed to Gao Ji to be the waiter of the Ministry of Rites is the emperor.

Chen Changfeng's ambition and purpose have now come to fruition.

I immediately asked the Quartet to ambush the eyes of the emperor and sent a message to Zhao Mengqing, asking him not to go to court tomorrow.

In the evening, Gonggong Yang in the palace went to the palace and said to me: "Chen Changfeng has submitted the recital of the copy of the high and Li family property, and tomorrow will be the court group discussion, but the emperor is not feeling well and cannot go to the court, so the old slave gave the emperor's edict and came to ask His Royal Highness King Chong'an to go to the court tomorrow and preside over the overall situation." ”

I received the decree and asked, "How is the imperial brother?" ”

Gonggong Yang didn't say anything good or bad, but quickly lowered his head, and said in a slightly sour voice: "Tomorrow morning, Your Highness should not be late." The old slave took his leave first. ”

His words made my heart chill - Wei Tian is afraid that it is not very good.

The next day, on the third day of October, a strong wind howled under the leaves.

This king was not the first to arrive at Zhong Qidian, and when I arrived, half of the ministers had already arrived, including Chen Changfeng, who was in high spirits. Yang Gonggong installed a slightly lower chair next to the dragon chair, which was the seat prepared for the king.

It was the first time that the king was so close to the throne, but when he walked up, he felt that his steps weighed a thousand pounds, and with every step he took, he felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was a point, and the closer he got closer, the more he felt panicked, and he could not have a moment of peace.

But I still pretended to be confident and chic, and even asked Yang Gonggong to serve me with a hand stove, looking at the hall with tired eyes, and waiting leisurely for about half an hour, until the last minister came in.

I cleared my throat at the right time: "The imperial brother cultivates his body and can't be angry, so today this king will preside over the government." The ministers should also know what the court is doing today......"

At this point, the king paused.

Because on the steps outside the main hall, a young man suddenly walked up, with a shimmering official robe and a graceful posture - not Zhao Mengqing's unpersuaded bastard, who was.

He walked into the hall with a bright look on his face, and first buckled my head: "The minister is late, and I hope His Highness will forgive his sins." ”

Your mother's ordinary life has used all kinds of unbelievable reasons to ask for leave and not go to court, and it is always justified that there has never been such a kowtow to ask for forgiveness, and now I have sent you a message in advance to ask you to ask for leave not to come, but you have come to the court?

This king pulled his face with great effort, and said with a sneer: "Lord Zhao is really a rare guest of this Zhong Qi Palace. ”

"That's what Your Highness said."

"The emotional wound that I accidentally fell in love with a man in Qinglou can be healed?"

"Back to Your Highness, it's already seven or eight years old."

"I heard that emotional injuries are easy to recur, why don't you take care of the remaining two or three percent and come back?" The king took leave for him, lied for him, and gave him a step down to this duty.

But he didn't have the slightest intention of retreating and evading, kowtowed again, and said: "If the minister doesn't come, it's not okay, I heard that today Chen Changfeng and Lord Chen not only want to participate in Prime Minister Gao and Master Li, but also participate in the subordinates." Prime Minister Gao's asthma is not good, and he can't go to court; Li Daren's legs and feet have not healed, and he can't come. I felt that Lord Chen was really miserable, and thought that I couldn't disappoint Lord Chen, so I immediately rushed over, thinking that I must not let Lord Chen have nowhere to go today. ”

The king suppressed the convulsive face and held back the smile: "For your sake, in the spirit of pushing yourself and others, and destroying yourself with righteousness, this king will not cure you of the sin of being late, get up, and listen to Lord Chen list your crimes." ”

Zhao Mengqing's tone was cheerful, not at all like someone who was going to be joined: "Your Highness Xie." ”

After a little introduction, Chen Changfeng came forward with an excerpt: "The minister was ordered to confiscate the family property of Gao Shu and Li Jingtang this time, and carefully calculated and listed, and found that the greed of the two of them was very amazing. ”

The king pretended to be very curious and asked, "Oh? So how many things were copied out? ”

Chen Changfeng looked serious, analyzed them one by one, and said in a resentful tone: "In terms of money, the two are adults' families, and a total of 50 red gold ingots, 100 silver ingots, each weighing 500 taels, 2 million taels of red gold, 8 million taels of silver, and 4 million taels of silver. ”

All the ministers were amazed, and the king was also distressed: "Is there anything else? ”

"In terms of real estate, the layout of the two ministers' homes is the same. There are 38 rooms on the 7th floor of the main house, 28 rooms on the 5th floor of the east room, 24 rooms on the 5th floor of the west room, and 22 rooms on the east and west sides. Gao Shu has a Hui style house in the west of the city, a total of 42 rooms, a garden and 22 buildings, Li Jingtang has a pavilion in the north of the city, there are 16 pavilions in the north of the city, Gao Daren is expected to have a high-rise building in the back house, a total of 28 rooms, in addition, Li Daren also has a medicinal material warehouse estimated at 3,000 taels of silver, and the two of them each occupy more than 2,000 acres in the Nanguo Mansion. ”

Even though this king had already seen this piece in advance, but now that he heard him say it again, he was still shocked - how could Gao Shu and Li Jingtang's family be so rich?!

The frightened king even knocked on the handrail, and Nahan asked, "Wanggaolou is actually Gaoshu's real estate?" He was so greedy that he built a restaurant behind his house and set high prices for his dishes, so as to earn the money of these mentally handicapped diners who were willing to order.

Later, I thought about it, what kind of lesson does this king have? Most of the people who can go to this restaurant to eat are also going to pay bribes to Gao Shu, but the name is not so obvious. In short, it is also a group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and it is nothing to pity if these grandsons are killed.

Chen Changfeng flipped through the chapter and continued: "As for the cultural relics and jewelry, in the two homes, a total of three Shang bronze tripods, two inscription tripods, six jade tripods, more than 100 square inkstones, ten jade pans, two ancient swords, a jade horse is one foot one inch high, three feet long, more than 20 Dadong beads, each weighing two taels, ninety-six pearl bracelets, eighteen each string, six pearl beads, two hundred and ten gem beads, twenty-six coral beads, eleven scorpion beads, one hundred and twenty-one small rubies, one hundred and eighty large rubies, Twenty-two sapphires, one white jade Guanyin one is one foot six inches high, one Han jade birthday star is one foot five inches high, eighteen agate arhats are one foot two inches high, eighteen gold arhats are one foot three inches high, white jade nine Ruyi fifty-eight branches, inlaid jade Ruyi sixty-two branches, whole jade Ruyi one hundred and six branches, six white jade ice plates, twenty-eight jasper tea bowls, fifty-six jade soup bowls, twenty sets of gold dishes, thirty sets of silver dishes, twenty-eight white jade wine cups, thirty-two crystal cups, eighty-four pairs of gold-inlaid jade chopsticks, forty-six gold-inlaid elephant chopsticks, and eight red gold basins, ten silver basins, two gold-carved eight immortals cross-sea screens, two gold-carved rosewood beds, and more than 3,200 pieces of gold-jade and vermilion-cui jewelry. ”

There was a terrible silence in the hall for a while, as if I was frightened by this piece of music like announcing the name of the dish. But this is not a dish, it is a cultural relic, it is a jewel, just take out one, and ordinary people can live for several lifetimes.

It's just that Chen Changfeng hasn't finished reporting it all, he coughed a few times, and read out the last paragraph in the silent hall: "The last is rare artifacts." More than 280 catties of ginseng are estimated at 140,000 taels of silver, four pawnshops are estimated at 4 million taels of silver, three antique shops are estimated at 200,000 taels of silver, one jade warehouse is estimated at 9 million taels of silver, two silk warehouses are estimated at 100,000 taels of silver, there are eight pieces of Yuan Fox, 120 pieces of color foxes, 620 pieces of miscellaneous foxes, more than 100 pieces of mink skins in two skin warehouses, and there are 32 pieces of utensils in one of the iron pear and red sandalwood warehouses. ”

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[Note: This paragraph of the description of Gao Shu Li Jingtang's confiscation of family property is imitated from the Qing Dynasty's famous book "List of Heshen Copyists"]