"Your Majesty, the son of the Waiting Lady only said that the day before yesterday, when he and Master Li were drinking in Mufeng Building, there was a dispute. He couldn't get angry for a while, so he found someone to beat Master Li. ”

"It really has nothing to do with the corruption case?"

The emperor didn't believe it, he didn't believe that this matter was really related to the Zhang family.

But that's the Zhang family, and since they gave such an explanation, then he doesn't need to chase after him.

"Corruption cases, continue to investigate, we must find out. ”

The emperor is becoming more and more jealous of the Zhang family.

He was bored, so he walked around, and unconsciously came to Concubine Zhang's Jade and Hall after strolling.

That Concubine Zhang was beating the palace maid.

"Did you break the pearl hairpin of this palace? ”

Concubine Zhang held a broken pearl hairpin in her hand, looked at the little palace maid who was kneeling on the ground and trembling with a hateful face, and asked the maid next to her to scold the little maid who committed the crime.

The emperor does not call his subordinates to report.

He looked at Concubine Zhang coldly.

He remembered that Concubine Zhang was so gentle and amiable in the past, when did she become so hateful? Could it really be that he was overly pampered?

No wonder King Yu has become what he is now, it is because of the upbringing of a mother like her, that she will teach a good child without mercy.

Concubine Zhang, the Zhang family is a big problem in his heart, and it seems that he is looking for an opportunity to get rid of this thorn.

But King Yu is his son, he can't watch him ruined, and he can only try his best to protect him, I don't know if he can understand his own thoughts?

The emperor didn't want to go in to see Concubine Zhang, so he turned around and left.

......

Li Yanjing has been running around Jiangnan these days, and now the emperor has summoned him to return to Beijing, and he doesn't know why?

As soon as he returned to Beijing, he immediately went to the palace to see the emperor.

"Father. ”

"Jing'er, it's been very hard for you to travel around these days. ”

The emperor looked at Li Yanjing with a tired face, and he actually had a heart of love in his heart, and before he knew it, the child had grown up, and he could be on his own.

"The sons and daughters solve problems for their father, and the sons don't feel hard. ”

"Jing'er, my father has a matter here that I want you to investigate privately, remember that you must not be discovered. Remember that you don't have to go around showing what results you find, just give them to me. ”

The emperor handed over the investigation of the corruption case to Li Yanjing, he knew that people like the Criminal Department would not be able to find out anything, but he was afraid that the Zhang family would have begun to act now.

Only Li Yanjing can find out the truth about this matter.

Li Yanjing had already had an opinion on this matter, thinking that this matter had to be investigated from Shucheng, so he rushed to Shucheng overnight.

Within a few days, he figured out the situation in Shucheng. He came to the emperor with those account books and the incriminating evidence of Lord Chen and Lord Zhang.

The emperor looked at the confessions of Lord Chen and Lord Zhang, and then he knew that it was his good son who did a good thing.

"Bastard, doesn't he know how difficult it is in Shucheng? Tell me, why did I send such a wolf-hearted thing to Shucheng?"

The emperor was furious.

"Father's anger is relieved, King Yu is used to being arrogant, where can he suffer like that?"

With a simple sentence, Li Yanjing made it clear what King Yu did on weekdays. In the process of investigating, he also discovered another bigger thing, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to press it down first, thinking about waiting until he found out, and then take down the Zhang family in one fell swoop.

"Jing'er, I've worked hard for you, you go back, this matter must not be publicized to the outside world. ”

The emperor knew that it was his son, and he couldn't help but protect it.

"Call Li Shiliang and Master Li to come. ”

The emperor asked someone to make a copy of the criminal evidence brought by Li Yanjing and showed it to Li Shiliang, which was all about Chen Jiakang, the governor of Shucheng, who guarded Zhang Shouzhong too much, and made a fortune when the country was in danger.

However, there is no mention of Yuwang.

"Your Majesty, do you believe that the two of them did it?" Li Shiliang looked at the crime, he didn't believe that they were a small magistrate, and they had the audacity to embezzle disaster relief money casually.

"Li Qing, do you still suspect me of covering up?"

The emperor's face is not good-looking.

Li Shiliang wanted to say something.

"Li Qing, that's how it is. Chen Jiakang and Zhang Shouzhong were sentenced to capital punishment as an example and immediately executed. Okay, I'm tired too, you go down. ”

Li Shiliang knew that the emperor must know the people behind it, but if he wanted to protect him, he would not investigate anything he said.

"Hey, what kind of world is this?"

Li Shiliang couldn't help but sigh, when did the emperor start to hesitate and become so unprincipled?

Besides, Hubu Shangshu, he knew the result of Chen and Zhang, and suddenly slumped in the chair. Fortunately, he was reminded at the beginning and did not allow him to touch this money, but now it seems that Lord Zhang is really discerning, otherwise he would have died.

"My lord, how bold do you say the magistrates are, and how dare they embezzle so much silver?"

The master sighed constantly.

"Hmph, where are they embezzling, it must be the emperor's intention to cover up. ”

This Zhang Xian is the most chicken thief, he can't understand anything.

He wondered in his heart, why didn't this An Dinghou know to mention himself, why didn't he look at his grandson.

He thought about it again, this Zhang family is so powerful, how can the emperor be like this?

"My lord, I'm waiting to send someone. ”

Zhang Xianzhong's heart, which was stable just now, began to beat wildly again.

......

Li Yanjing has not been idle in the past few days in the book city, he has already found out a little about the pollution of the river water, and now it is time to meet Ling Chuyu.

"Are you back?How's it going, is there a problem?"

Ling Chuyu asked him.

"Sure enough, there is a problem, the fundamental problem of river water pollution is not in Shucheng, but in Jiangnan. ”

"Jiangnan?"

Ling Chuyu was puzzled, how could he be in Jiangnan, if this was the case, why was Jiangnan fine?

"I'm guessing it's something to do with the salt mines, but they're heavily guarded, and I can't find out more. ”

"So what to do now, if we don't treat it from the roots, I'm afraid that the epidemic will come again. Ling Chuyu said worriedly.

That's exactly what happened. ”

"Did you say it was done by the Dongyi people?" Ling Chuyu was worried that it was Ke Chu's doing.

"But the men I sent did not notice any movement from him. It's uncertain whether it's because of him or not. "Li Xiujing's people would report Ke Chu's whereabouts to him every day, even the people around him watched him together, and they didn't find any movements on him.

Ling Chuyu felt that there must be something strange about this matter, so there was no evidence so far, so he had to press and not mention it.

"Are you going out lately?"

Ling Chuyu changed the subject.

"No, my father said that the king is going to get married, so I don't have to go out. ”

Li Xiujing was a little happy, that Li Che came to pester Ling Chuyu when he was idle, and now that he is married, it shouldn't be.