"The eldest prince is a smart man, he may have realized that the culprit of what happened on the day of the lotus banquet was the third prince, so he didn't make a move." Broken Hong pursed her lips, the eldest prince seemed to be a little smarter than they thought.

"Send a letter to the eldest princess, this king helped her invite the emperor to the princess's mansion, and she found a way to get her father to lift the king's ban." If you don't force the eldest brother, the eldest brother may not make a move on the second emperor. But this is not what Long Jingyi wants to see. Before he married Wanyi, he had to let Long Jingyan gain power.

Long Jingyi put away the letter, "Send someone to keep an eye on Du Minxian again, she should have a big move on Wanyi recently." Wanyi took a risk to find out about the current situation of the fourth brother, thinking that there was a change in the Wu Mansion that made her uneasy. However, she was smart enough to imitate her own handwriting and ask for news from the Hanlin Academy.

Wanyi? Broken Hong seemed to have been struck by lightning, although he knew that the master was very unusual to the Wu family's daughter, but such an affectionate title came as soon as he opened his mouth, isn't it....

"What are you doing here?" Long Jingyi turned his head and saw that Broken Hong was still stunned, "Why don't you do it quickly?!" ”

"Yes, yes, my subordinates are going..."Duan Hong was very puzzled, this General Wu's repeated requests to see were rejected by the prince, the prince cared so much about Miss Wanyi, why did he have this attitude towards General Wu?

The news that General Wu was eating behind closed doors at Long Jingyi's place also reached the ears of the emperor.

Xiao Su took advantage of the fact that no one was around, and appeared from the shadows.

The emperor, who was going to the study to review the folds, put down the folds in his hand, "Xiao Su, you are here!" Recently, how are the unfilial sons in Beijing doing? ”

"According to the emperor's orders, the humble post sent people to squat in several princes' mansions, and Prince Rui has been walking around more frequently with the military department and the princess's mansion recently. King Jing has also had a close relationship with the household department recently. Prince Ping and some officials of the Criminal Department also had two secret meetings. Because Lord Yan is not in Beijing, it is this Lord Yu..."

"What's wrong with the fifth?" The emperor frowned, and subconsciously thought that Long Jingyi had done something that made him dissatisfied.

"The emperor punished the prince for closing the house and thinking about it, so he really locked himself in the study to read books and play chess." Xiao Su said, "Even General Zhenguo came to the door many times to ask to see him, but he refused. ”

"He's so good!" The emperor sneered, but I don't know if he is acting for me to see!

"Your Majesty, do you need to monitor the movements of several princes next?" Xiao Su asked indifferently. Since ancient times, this throne has been inhabited by capable people, Xiao Su doesn't understand why the emperor went to great lengths to let Prince Yan ascend the throne! Lord Yan is pure and good-natured, but in the end he lacks the domineering spirit of the emperor. If the throne is handed over to Lord Yan, I'm afraid that Lord Yan won't be able to sit steadily. It's just that these things are not up to the Dragon Shadow Guard, who has served the royal family for a generation, to decide.

Their original duty was only to protect the emperor's safety, but now the emperor is mediocre, and he uses some officials who have no ability, resulting in them wearing multiple hats, having to do everything, and not letting outsiders know about their existence. Xiao Su clearly felt that the hearts of the people in the Dragon Shadow Guard were no longer as united as before.

"Keep watching, I want to see if they can't wait to sit in my place!" The emperor's eyes are like an eagle, and his sharp eyes are hard to believe that he said it to his son.

"Emperor Qiqi, Lord Yan Youdao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Lord Chen Shengchen, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, ask to see him." Gao Gonggong preached outside the palace.

The emperor gave Xiao Su a look, and Xiao Su disappeared in the upper study in an instant, as if he had never appeared. "Call them in."

Lord Yan was led to the entrance of the hall by Gonggong Gao, "Lord Yan, Lord Chen, please go in by yourself." "At this time, the two adults must be going to discuss business with the emperor, and Gonggong Gao is very knowledgeable and doesn't want to ask anything more. This is also the reason why he has served the emperor for many years and has always been favored by the emperor - if you are a slave, you must have the appearance of a slave and don't cross the line.

"There is Lao Gao's father-in-law." The two adults glanced at each other and entered the upper study one after the other.

"Weichen Yan Youdao, Chen Sheng, knock on the emperor."

"Flat!" The emperor sat at the top, and his tone was relatively relaxed, "Two Aiqing, what are you going to the palace to see me today?" ”

"Your Majesty," Lord Yan hesitated for a moment and took the lead in speaking, "Some of the rumors circulating on the street today are about the mansion of Lord Wu, the general of Zhenguo!" This rumor is now spread all over the capital, after all, General Wu is a general who protects the country, and Weichen is worried that someone is behind his back to be unfavorable to General Wu, so he hereby enters the palace to report the matter. ”

"And such a thing?" The emperor touched his beard, "There are rumors on this street that Mrs. Wu is unkind to her mother and treats her concubine harshly.... And General Wu was hindered by Mrs. Wu's maiden family and favored Mrs. Wu. It made the Zhenguo General's Mansion smoky... A dignified daughter, she is not as good as a maid... Coupled with the incident of Jian'an's marquis favoring his concubine and killing his wife some time ago, the nobles of this family in the capital are all worried about the status of their descendants..."

"This Yaoli is indeed a little unusual!" The emperor nodded, his face showing dissatisfaction with General Wu.

Chen Sheng saw the emperor's face and felt that there was a play, and immediately stepped forward and said, "Emperor Qiqi, when the household department was checking the old accounts recently, it was discovered that the battle between General Wu and Liang Guo in the past ten years was famous for winning more in the battle of Hanshui Pass, and there was a suspicion of lying about the military situation. The subordinates approached General Wu's adjutant and the military department several times to inquire about the matter, but they were all sent away in a few words. Your Majesty, how do you think this matter should be handled? ”

"At that time, the Wu family army was 30,000, the Liang army was 100,000, and in the end, my Great Xia Kingdom won, what went wrong?" Although the emperor was not angry, his expression was already very gloomy.

"After the war, the emperor was overjoyed and asked the household department to give pensions to the families of those soldiers who died in battle, and each family could receive fifty taels of silver. Chen Sheng said, "At that time, the Ministry of War could not take out the silver, so it was withdrawn from the Ministry of Households. Because the household department was not familiar with the personnel of the military department, this matter was handed over to General Wu to take full responsibility. When I checked the accounts today, I found that General Wu had received a total of 1.5 million taels of silver, a full pension of 30,000 people. But at that time, a total of 30,000 people participated in the war...."

"Bastard! It just doesn't make sense! The emperor was furious, "Check, you two will thoroughly investigate this matter for me!" Militaristic affairs, how can it be child's play! ”

"Weichen Command!" Lord Yan and Lord Chen glanced at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief. They still think that the emperor has 100% trust in General Wu....

"But until this matter is clarified, you must not make a noise!" The emperor calmed down after he got angry, Wu Yaoli himself would definitely deal with him, but he still had to pick the time.