Even His Majesty took pity on her a little more, and counted the most days in a month to go to her Yiyue Palace, but even so, it still didn't seem to make her feel at ease, He Xi and Tuoba Yue went to check a few times, but except for the head and the severed hand, there were no other superfluous clues.

But at the same time, I don't know when it started, there was a saying in the palace that the first queen was unwilling to be reincarnated because her wish was not fulfilled, and this wish was that she was wronged, and Mu Wangfu was wronged.

Such rumors intensified, and even with a different voice in the court, Tuoba Chen was in the court, listening to the report of the Ministry of Rites preparing to meet with the envoy, but he didn't want the Ministry of Rites to wait for Ye Yinping to be hesitant, looking at him left and right, Tuoba Chen said dissatisfiedly: "When did Ye Aiqing not even speak?" ”

Ye Yinping was already flustered, and when he heard Tuoba Chen say this, his knees weakened and he knelt on the ground and said, "The minister should die, the minister-"

The cold sweat on his forehead trickled down, his shoulders were constantly trembling, and he couldn't help but look at Zhao Yancheng on the side, showing a look of help, Zhao Yancheng was in charge of the six departments, he coughed lightly and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that Lord Ye can't speak, but this matter is indeed a little tricky, he once reported to the minister, the minister originally wanted to investigate clearly before returning to Your Majesty, but there is no clue in the past few days, the minister has no choice, so he can only tell His Majesty first, and ask Your Majesty and your colleagues to think of a way together, He looked respectful.

Tuoba Yue said, "Oh? What is there that Lord Zhao can't solve? There was a shallow mockery in his tone.

Zhao Yancheng took office as a new official, and he also wanted to use this matter to prove his ability, but he didn't want to find out about the matter, and he actually involved the old case, even if he wanted to prove his ability, he also knew that some things were not under his control, it was better to say it on such an occasion, seeing that this hot potato was presented, as for who the emperor was going to hand it over, it was not something he could control, but Tuoba Yue's tone seemed to be questioning himself, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "His Royal Highness King Xian, I only have to worry about whether the bamboo slips are well preserved, and I will raise my body, so I naturally don't understand the difficulties of the minister. ”

Tuoba Yue sneered and didn't respond, as if he didn't care about Zhao Yanchen's ridicule at all, he stood leisurely, but Tuoba Chen frowned dissatisfiedly, and said coldly: "What, does Lord Zhao want to compare his merits with King Xian in the court?" ”

Speaking of the word merit, he was stunned, and couldn't help but think of the current situation in Shuzhong, his expression couldn't help but be cold, seeing Tuoba Chen like this, Zhao Yancheng only felt that he had annoyed him, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Lord Ye is responsible for preparing for the arrival of envoys from other countries, but he found this thing. ”

He took out an account book from his arms, it was an ordinary account book containing ordinary people, the cover was just a simple oil paper, Tuoba Chen looked at Fu Qing and said, "Show it to me." ”

Fuqing nodded hurriedly, took the account book, flipped through it casually, and then his face changed greatly, and he said angrily: "Where did you get this thing?" ”

Zhao Yancheng looked at Ye Yinping who was kneeling on the ground, Ye Yinping understood, and said busily: "The minister originally wanted to answer the envoy, and he should have used some ceremonial utensils, and these things have always been managed by Lord Zhang of the household department, so the minister went to the household department, and Lord Zhang asked the minister to take the minister to the treasury, and the minister also saw it by accident, and felt that he had to return the gift and secretly took it out and sent it to Lord Shangshu." ”

Tuoba Chen looked at Zhang Minyuan with a sigh and said, "I remember, Zhang Aiqing sorted out the account books of the transfer department before, right?" ”

Zhang Minyuan calmly came out of the queue, and after bowing his hand, he said unhurriedly: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is indeed sorting out the account books of the transfer department, and this account book is indeed discovered by the minister, but the people involved back then are long gone, and the minister has no way to check it, so he has to put it aside for the time being, but he doesn't want to be discovered by Lord Ye." ”

Zhang Minyuan's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, and he had no intention of concealing it, but this made Ye Yinping and Zhao Yancheng very surprised, thinking that he would obstruct it in every way, but he didn't want to admit it.

Tuoba Chen said coldly: "Yes, Mu Wangfu was in foreign countries at that time, and the sins were unforgivable. ”

However, in this account book, it is recorded that a large part of the annual income of Mu Wangfu is donated to remote and poor cities, and now, this account book has seen the light of day, which naturally makes the officials suspicious.

Tuoba Chen's fingers clamped the edge of the account book tightly, so that the yellow oil paper wrinkled a little wrinkled, and then, he threw the account book on the desk in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "The Mu clan used to have a mountain of ironclad evidence against foreign countries back then, and with this little account alone, do you want to prove anything?" ”

Zhao Yancheng was a little flustered, he just thought about it at first, and said that this Mu Wangfu has been rich for several generations, but when he copied the house, he only copied out some ordinary things, even if it was money, it was just no different from ordinary officials, there were rumors in the court before, but it was said that there might be a backhand in Mu Wangfu, so he was shaken when he found this account, but he didn't want to check it carefully, it was really just poverty alleviation, and there was no other intention.

And in order to investigate this matter, he used a lot of forces in the DPRK and China, and now he has come to such a result that no one can imagine, at this time, a minister of Zhongzheng stood up and said: "The old minister has something to say." ”

Tuoba Chen looked, only to see an old minister of the previous dynasty, when the first emperor was alive, he was already in the court, this group of people, has always been wholeheartedly to assist today's son, has always been quite trusting of them, but at this time, Tuoba Chen did not want them to participate in it, he just wanted to dismiss and resign, but he didn't want the old minister to kneel down and said: "Your Majesty, the things of the year were really full of doubts, and now think about it carefully, if Mu Wangfu really has a heart to communicate with foreign countries, how can it expose the horse's feet so obviously?" Moreover, Xiliang and Mobei have been friendly with us for so many years, and no one has come forward to defend the accident in Muwangfu, which shows that there are many doubts about treason. ”

As soon as these words came out, dozens of old ministers bowed down and knelt down, Tuoba Yue stood in front of him and looked back at everyone coldly, he wanted to laugh, but his heart was full of sadness, if he could, he wanted He Xi to also see, why did those indifferent and ruthless people who stood by and watched back then, and now why are they prostrate on the ground, asking His Majesty to investigate thoroughly, it is nothing more than that over the years, they can't stand the condemnation of conscience, the wall of the year fell down and everyone pushed it, and now they are awakened to the blood and grievances of hundreds of people up and down the Mu Wangfu.

Tuoba Chen's face was gloomy, as if it was a dark cloud that was about to rain rain anytime and anywhere, he took a deep breath and said, "What? At that time, the Aiqing didn't all play it, saying that Mu's crime was unforgivable, what kind of truth is it now? ”

Those old ministers, the wrinkled old face was red and white for a while, unable to speak, Tuoba Yue suddenly chuckled and said: "Brother Chen was in Southern Xinjiang, when he heard about this matter, he felt a little strange, it turned out that there is a kind of hidden secret, it seems that Lord Zhao is still careful, according to the younger brother, this matter has to be investigated, but how to investigate, who to check, is the most important." ”

His tone was relaxed, as if it was just a very easy thing, but Yu Tuoba Chen was not at all, he put his hand on the account book, and said: "An old case, just like Zhang Aiqing said, the people of the year have also gone, and there is no way to check it, it is better to-"

Tuoba Yue shook his head disapprovingly and said, "No, didn't Lord Zhao say that he found out the whereabouts of this account?" Although the Mu clan was punished by the nine clans, the county seat is always there, and if you look closely, there are always clues. ”

Tuoba Chen glared at Zhao Yancheng viciously, Zhao Yancheng shrank in fear, even if he was stupid now, he knew Tuoba Chen's intentions, he didn't want to turn this matter out, but what he did today was almost to put the emperor on the fire and cook it, forcing him to make a choice, this cognition, let him can't help but weaken his knees, he felt the stupidity of his trip, and couldn't help but look at Lan Zhili on the side, only to see Lan Zhili also blindly bowed his head and pondered, as if he was thinking about how to suppress this matter, Sure enough, Tuoba Chen said: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Lan Zhili said: "The minister thinks that it should be investigated, but now that it has been many years, and Ma Shan has entered Beijing, this matter is not suitable for publicity, so it is better to leave this matter to Lord Zhao to deal with." ”

Tuoba Chen frowned slightly, but when he saw Lan Zhili's firm eyes, his tone softened slightly: "It's okay, Zhao Yancheng, this matter will be handled by you, you must do it, you know?" ”

Tuoba Yue bit the back words heavily, and Zhao Yancheng knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice as if he had survived the catastrophe: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will live up to his trust." ”

Tuoba Yue just smiled faintly, as if he was very satisfied with this result, Tuoba Chen didn't have the heart to continue to listen to their report, and simply gave a few words, and then went down.

As soon as he returned to the imperial study, he heard the little eunuch outside reply: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has something to see." ”

Tuoba Chen hurriedly said, "Please come in." ”

Fuqing hurriedly opened the door, welcomed Lan Zhili in, and after serving tea and snacks, he retreated lightly, there were only the two of them in the hall for a while, Tuoba Chen looked at the curling ambergris incense burning in the incense burner, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't you say that the things were handled very cleanly?" ”

His tone was very cold, with a hint of fear and panic, Lan Zhili arched his hand and said: "Today's matter is indeed the minister's negligence, but the minister thinks that Zhang Minyuan is very suspicious, how can he have such an account?" ”

"How can there be? Mu Wangfu raided the house, all the items, but all the valuable ones were filled into the treasury, there are such accounts mixed in, it is not strange, if you can say yes, why don't you talk about that Lord Zhao? ”

His eyes stared at Lan Zhili as if he wanted to find something out of him.