Zhao Yuanshan was ordered by the second assistant Liu Xiang to persuade the prince to want the emperor to confess. Since the prince has agreed, then send out all the manpower as soon as possible, and have an explanation as soon as possible.

What he said was to find someone as soon as possible, in fact, he hoped that he could not find anyone, and he could get the result one day earlier, and His Royal Highness King Fu could also surrender to the emperor one day earlier, at least before he vigorously investigated the case, and he could take the initiative.

The prince is less culpable, and the others will not be implicated.

It is not easy for Lord Cifu and Wang Shangshu and others to operate for His Royal Highness King Fu for more than ten years, if the prince is suspected of rebellion by His Majesty, I am afraid that he will really purge the family of King Fu.

High-ranking officials such as Lord Cifu and Wang Shangshu will be implicated, and dismissal and debasement will be light. If it is found out that the Ministry of Industry has been in and out of money over the years, I am afraid that many people will be imprisoned.

A lot of things are like this, if you don't check, everyone will turn a blind eye and be harmonious. Act according to the rules that are not on the table, hello, I am good, everyone is good, the world is peaceful and happy.

But once it is caught and put on the surface, it is a case of embezzlement of ink.

Before the people sent by King Fu could reply, Li Mian took the results of his investigation and asked to see the emperor.

The man under King Fu was captured by the subordinates of the Li Mian Guard Battalion. When the guard battalion arrested this person, they took away all his family and children by the way, and also collected some valuable things and simple luggage. In order to create a false impression for King Fu, let him think that this person escaped by himself, and buy some time for the investigation of the case.

It was precisely with this illusion that Li Mian had the opportunity to ask for a confession and touched Tongpingzhou and Huaiyuan County.

Li Mian read all the investigation files, and questioned the person in charge of the matter in detail, and then compiled a simple outline, and went to the emperor to reply.

For him, this is already the limit of what he can find. The next thing should not need him to do, just look at the emperor's attitude towards this matter, and plan to cover up the matter and punish King Fu with other reasons? Or hand it over to Dali Temple or Zongren Mansion to investigate.

When it comes to the emperor's son, even if he is the emperor's most trusted person, there is nothing he can do about it.

The emperor had been prepared for this matter before, so his reaction to this compendium was quite calm.

In the small palace, there are still only three people: the emperor, Zhang Cunhai and Li Mian.

The emperor simply read the outline, and his heart was still a little relaxed, fortunately, the flow of these iron materials did not involve weapons, and his son could still be his son.

He put down the roll of paper and asked, "Why don't you continue to look it up?" ”

Li Mian's forehead was a little sweaty, he had already written so clearly, with the emperor's wisdom, it was obvious that he could see it. But the old man still had to ask him why he didn't investigate.

The emperor's most trusted person is really not good!

He bowed and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter has basically been verified except for the amount of materials that exceed the number of materials in the imperial court account books. Stop now, there's a little more room for manoeuvre. Those two places are very closely guarded, and if you take the liberty of sending someone to investigate, I am afraid that there will be a conflict. At that time, it will not only alarm His Royal Highness King Fu, but may also attract the attention of others, and Weichen is afraid that it will not end well. ”

The Emperor was noncommittal to the reluctant answer, and then asked, "What do you mean?" What's next? ”

Li Mian felt that the sweat on his head seemed to be condensing into beads of sweat, "I think that His Royal Highness King Fu is only in the first phase of the rail transportation project, and he has found a lot of iron to take advantage of, and he can find a little gap...... Earn some money. ”

It's really not easy to be the emperor's servant, and you have to find suitable excuses and excuses for the prince who violated the ban, "According to the results of the investigation of the personal guard camp, His Royal Highness has no other movement except to make some profits. "In other words, His Highness did not rebel.

After reluctantly speaking, he secretly wiped his forehead. By saying this, he was taking a risk. Judging from the current evidence, King Fu is just trying to make some money in this matter, and there is no other abnormality.

But who can guarantee that he will not have any dissenting intentions in the future? If King Fu really had the intention of rebelling in the future, what he said today was to cover up for King Fu as early as when King Fu had a tendency to rebel.

If the emperor or hostile people use what he said today, he will be miserable, if not the Fu Wang family, at least it is not a good case to handle, and the most critical tendency has been missed.

The emperor had no other expression on his face, but he was very satisfied with the harsh answer in his heart.

That's what he wants. He still knows his own son. King Fu does want to inherit the throne, but if he wants to kill the king and seize the throne, the emperor does not believe it.

"The errand is good, this case is over. Sort out all the files you have in hand, hand them over to Zhang Cunhai, and archive them in the palace. ”

Li Mian hurriedly agreed.

The next day, the emperor went to court, and after various deliberations, the dissident courtiers fought a few more back-and-forth verbal battles, and announced the dissolution of the court as usual.

The crown prince and the two princes greeted each other before they each walked outside the hall.

In the past, the emperor didn't pay much attention to this, but yesterday he just listened to the harsh report, and when he paid attention to these three people, he found that they seemed to leave the court faster than others.

King Fu has something in his heart, and he is in a hurry to leave the noisy place, go back to meditate, or think of something to turn the tide. But what are Jinrong and the prince busy with? It seems that Li Mian has to check the movements of these two unconscious sons.

Before King Fu stepped out of the main hall, a little eunuch caught up with him, bowed to King Fu, and whispered: "Your Highness stops, the emperor invites His Royal Highness to go to the imperial study, and there is something to discuss with His Highness." ”

King Fu chuckled in his heart. He's been sending people out for some days, but there's no response.

He listened to Liu Yu's proposal that day, and hoped that this matter could be resolved in time, and if he could find someone, it would be best to kill him quickly. Either way, he could have some more peace of mind. If he couldn't find it, he wouldn't count on it, and if he gave a reply, he simply asked his father to admit his mistake. Whether it is killing or chopping, he admits it.

Now that Li Mian has already found the iron ore area and the smelting workshop, he is afraid that he is already under the control of the emperor, and he has no spare energy to make any other moves.

At this time, the emperor asked him to go to the imperial study, and nine times out of ten this was the case. It is estimated that that person has really been violently arrested, and the key confession has been asked.

King Fu's first thought was that his father already knew.

Sure enough, the little eunuch accompanied him to stand in the imperial study for a while, and the emperor took Zhang Cunhai and strode in. He didn't look at him, but stepped forward and sat on the top seat.

Zhang Cunhai waved away the little eunuch before the emperor opened his mouth and asked, "Jinyi, are you guilty?" ”

Having said that, King Fu still doesn't know what the emperor is asking.

He immediately knelt down: "Erchen knows his mistake, it is Erchen who has lost his mind, and when he built the rail transportation project, he saw that the amount of iron in and out was large, and he could find a gap in it for personal gain, so he hid a number of materials in the process of mining and smelting. The sons and daughters are guilty and are at the disposal of their fathers. ”