Tang Ling stared at Peng Zhuo, who was kneeling on the ground, was silent for a long time, and said, "Take it down, strictly interrogate, strictly investigate." ”

With Tang Ling's order, two Praetorian Guard warriors immediately walked in outside, and when they came to Peng Zhuo's approach, they grabbed his arm, raised it and walked out.

"Wait a minute. Shangguan Xiu, who had been sitting and watching, suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, the two Praetorian Guard warriors immediately stopped. Cai Xiao smiled secretly in his heart, he was not afraid that Shangguan Xiu would intercede for Peng Zhuo, but he was afraid that Shangguan Xiu would not intercede for Peng Zhuo, but fortunately, Shangguan Xiu did not disappoint him.

He said unhurriedly: "Peng Zhuo is the Minister of Agriculture selected by His Royal Highness, and he was also promoted by His Royal Highness, and now Peng Zhuo has encroached on thousands of acres of private land, does His Royal Highness continue to protect him?"

His words sounded like accusing Shangguan Xiu of shielding the guilty minister, but in fact, he was pointing out that there was probably some kind of interest between Shangguan Xiu and Peng Zhuo.

Shangguan Xiu said with an indifferent expression: "The land acquisition by the Ministry of Agriculture on the outskirts of Tianjing was indeed applied for by the Ministry of Agriculture. ”

Cai Xiao almost laughed, Shangguan Xiu wanted to lie, at least he had to settle the lie first, Luo Ren had already made it clear just now, he didn't know about it at all.

Luo Ren was also full of doubts, and looked at Shangguan Xiu in puzzlement.

Cai Xiao said: "Peng Zhuodu has already pleaded guilty, and His Royal Highness still wants to pull him to the military department and want to exonerate him?"

Shangguan Xiu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Lord Peng's confession is because there are some things he can't say. ”

Cai Xiao really wanted to laugh three times on his back, he first bowed to Tang Ling, and then asked loudly: "In front of Your Majesty, what else does Peng Zhuo have that you can't say? What other secrets does the Ministry of Agriculture need to hide from Your Majesty?"

He didn't know what medicine Shangguan Xiu had taken wrong today, who had lost his mind, and Peng Zhuo's matter might not have involved him, but he wanted to stand up and protect Peng Zhuo, and now the more he said it, the more wrong it became, he also wanted to see how Shangguan Xiu was going to end it.

He continued: "As Lord Luo has just said, the military department has never submitted any land acquisition application to the Ministry of Agriculture. ”

Shangguan Xiu said: "I also made it very clear, the matter of land acquisition by the Ministry of Agriculture was indeed applied by the Ministry of Agriculture, Lord Luo may not know about this matter, but it is impossible for you Lord Cai not to know, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers present were also shocked, and couldn't help but look at Cai Xiao in unison. If this is the case, he still accuses Peng Zhuo of encroaching on farmland in front of the palace in public, which is a frame-up.

Cai Xiao was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses, anxious and angry, his face turned red, and he stammered: "Your Highness is simply a bunch of nonsense, blood is spurting people, the military department applies for land from the Ministry of Agriculture, and even the Minister of the Military Department Lord Luo doesn't know, where does the old minister know?"

"Lord Cai really doesn't know?" Shangguan Xiu smiled slightly and asked, "Does Lord Cai really want me to say everything?"

Cai Xiao was stunned by what he said, looking at Shangguan Xiu, who was full of confidence and leisurely comfort, he almost felt that Shangguan Xiu was telling the truth.

But in fact, he really didn't know that the military department had applied to the Ministry of Agriculture for land requisition! Cai Xiao took two deep breaths and asked, "Your Highness is deceiving the old minister?" ql11

Shangguan Xiu smiled and asked, "Does Lord Cai really want me to tell it?"

Cai Xiao looked at Tang Ling, and then at the ministers present, and saw that everyone was looking at him intently, and he realized that he was now difficult to ride a tiger.

He laughed out loud and said, "Okay, Your Highness will explain the matter clearly, and let the old minister understand." ”

Shangguan Xiu nodded and said: "Where did the Ministry of Agriculture acquire the land? Yicun in the northern suburbs! At the beginning, I made it clear to Lord Cai that the Ordnance Department is an important place in the country, and it is located in Tianjing City, which is crowded and inconvenient, and it is the most secure place to be located in a sparsely populated place, and Yicun in the northern suburbs is suitable for the Ordnance Department. ”

Cai Xiao frowned and fell into deep thought. Shangguan Xiu said: "Lord Cai, don't say that you forgot about this, at that time, Lord You was also present. ”

You Ling's eyes flashed when he was suddenly named by name, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally remembered that there was indeed such a thing.

More than two months ago, Cai Xiao planned to buy Yongning Street, but the site of the capital guard camp was located on Yongning Street, and the capital guard camp had been merged into the Du Wei Division, and the old camp site was now idle.

In fact, this is Shangguan Xiu's words, as long as he scraps the old camp site, Cai Xiao can logically buy the entire Yongning Street.

As a result, Shangguan Xiu had a resolute attitude, insisting on keeping the old site of the capital guard camp, saying that the capital guard camp might be rebuilt in the future.

Tianjing is no longer the capital, what kind of capital guard battalion has been formed? Because of this, Cai Xiao and Shangguan Xiu had a dispute.

At that time, Cai Xiao was so angry that he almost pointed directly at Shangguan Xiu's nose and said that he deliberately went against himself. Anyway, no matter how noisy and noisy Cai Xiao was, Shangguan Xiu was resolute and did not agree to abolish the old camp site, and in the end, Cai Xiao was out of luck.

After the two of them quarreled, Shangguan Xiucai casually mentioned that the Ordnance Division should not be placed in the city, but should be moved to Yicun in the northern suburbs.

At that time, Cai Xiao was angry, where did he pay attention to listening to Shangguan Xiu's nonsense, even You Ling, who was beside him and the mud, thought that Shangguan Xiu was deliberately changing the topic, listening with his left ear and his right ear, he didn't take it to heart at all, and he forgot about it completely when he turned his head. Now that Shangguan Xiu's old matter is brought up again, You Ling suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.

Realizing that what Shangguan Xiu said was true, You Ling couldn't help but grin secretly. Cai Xiao had approached him and asked the Duwei Mansion to help investigate the land acquisition of the Ministry of Agriculture in Yicun, but the Duwei Mansion did not find out anything, and the land acquisition of the Ministry of Agriculture in Yicun was surrounded by the officials directly under the Ministry of Agriculture, and the secret agents of the Duwei Mansion could not get in at all, because they were afraid of Shangguanxiu's side, and the people of the Duwei Mansion were not able to break into it.

The secret agent didn't find out why, and You Ling didn't let people continue to investigate, and replied directly to Cai Xiao, the land acquisition has been strictly guarded by the Ministry of Agriculture, and the only thing that can be seen now is that a big mansion is being built inside the land acquisition, and it is unknown who it is built for.

At that time, Cai Xiao also swore to him that the house built by the Ministry of Agriculture in the land acquisition was a private house built for him by Peng Zhuo in order to curry favor with Shangguanxiu. Now that I think about it, what kind of private house is there, but the Ordnance Division that moved to the suburbs.

Shangguan Xiu looked at Cai Xiao, who was still in his memories, and then looked at You Ling, who was frowning and silent, and said: "I have repeatedly reiterated that the Ordnance Department is the important place of the country, and all news related to the Ordnance Department must be kept strictly confidential, and the address of the Ordnance Department is even more secret.

"After the end of the Battle of Besa, I invited a group of alchemists from Besa to study the manufacture of muskets, and at that time, because of careless care, the Ningnan people took advantage of the loophole and let the Ningnan people steal the drawings, resulting in the mass production of muskets in Ningnan, which caused countless casualties to our soldiers on the front line. I remembered this lesson, but it seems that Lord Cai did not remember this lesson.

"Lord Cai clearly knows that when it comes to the Ordnance Department, Lord Peng can't say anything, and he doesn't dare to say anything, and he still insists on buttoning the basin of the privately requisitioned farmland to Lord Peng's head, what is his intention? Some things, some top secrets, Your Majesty can hear, but with so many people present, can they all hear it? Can Lord Cai guarantee that from now on, the address of the Ordnance Department will not be heard outside the court at all?"

Cai Xiao was already sweating like rain at this time, and he said hesitantly: "Old minister...... Lao Chen is indeed ...... I really don't know that the land acquisition in Yicun is for the relocation of the Ordnance Division......"

Shangguan Xiu said: "Listen to Lord Cai, I have been lying from beginning to end, and I have never explained this matter to Lord Cai?"

As he spoke, he looked at You Ling and said, "Lord You, it's your turn to speak now, I believe that your memory will not be as bad as Lord Cai!"

You Ling hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, first bowed to Shangguan Xiu, and then bowed to Tang Ling and said, "Your Majesty, at the beginning, His Royal Highness did say to Wei Chen that he would move the Ordnance Division to Yicun, and ...... I also told Lord Cai about it. ”

Tang Ling finally understood now, the Ordnance Division involved the top secrets of ordnance manufacturing, and it could not be leaked out at all, so moving from the crowded city to the sparsely populated suburbs was Shangguan Xiu's decision after careful consideration, and Cai Xiao was also notified in advance.

But Cai Xiaoming knew that the Ordnance Division was a top secret and could not be leaked, and Peng Zhuo didn't dare to say more, so he seized this point and impeached Peng Zhuo in front of the palace for private requisition. Is he playing tricks on himself for a fool?

She didn't even look at Cai Xiao, who was covered in cold sweat and had a pale face, waved her hand to the two Praetorian Guard warriors, motioned for the two of them to go out, and then said to Peng Zhuo with a pleasant face: "Peng Aiqing, just now, I blamed you for making Peng Aiqing wronged. ”

When Peng Zhuo heard this, he continued to bend his knees, knocked forward, and said in a choked voice: "Your Majesty's words are tormenting Weichen. ”

"Peng Aiqing, please get up quickly. Tang Ling waved his hand and said: "Peng Aiqing is worthy of being the pillar of the national election, and he would rather be punished himself, but also strictly guard the secrets of the country, which can be called a model of loyalty." Fortunately, the national prince will tell the truth in time, otherwise, wouldn't I have lost the pillars of the gale?"

Peng Zhuo didn't give it for nothing, he could gain a firm foothold in the court, in addition to his real talent and learning, how could he not have two brushes?

He kept a knocking posture and said in a trembling voice: "The matter of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, Your Majesty has the grace of knowing the Wechen, for the king and the country, the Wechen is willing to break his bones and smear his liver and brains." ”

Tang Ling praised: "Well said!" She waved her hand again and again, and said, "Peng Aiqing, please get up." After Peng Zhuo got up and returned to the ranks, Tang Ling turned his head to look at Shangguan Xiu and asked, "Guogong, now that the address of the Ordnance Division has been leaked, do you want to continue to choose Yicun?"

Shangguan Xiu pondered for a long time, and smiled helplessly: "That's the only way, just strengthen your vigilance in the future." ”

Tang Ling sighed, and his gaze drifted towards Cai Xiao. Cai Xiao received the property under the name of the eldest grandson Huai'an, and got a set of priceless luminous cups in Yuhua Building, which made Tang Ling already very dissatisfied with him, but as soon as she arrived in Tianjing, Cai Xiao got her such a play again, and Tang Ling felt upset when he looked at him more now.

Of course, Tang Ling didn't think that Cai Xiao would secretly have an affair with the eldest grandson Huai'an behind her back, but knowing that he had some contact with the eldest grandson Huai'an, she must still be uncomfortable in her heart.

Tang Ling praised Peng Zhuo as a model of loyalty, which was tantamount to crookedly accusing Cai Xiao of being a traitor who framed Zhongliang.

Cai Xiao originally wanted to impeach Peng Zhuo and Jun Shengnan, and then impeach the list of ministers submitted by Shangguanxiu, and finally put his henchmen up.

As a result, as soon as he began to impeach Peng Zhuo, he hit the south wall headlong, which caused Tang Ling's great dissatisfaction, and he couldn't talk about the impeachment below, even if he wanted to say it, it was impossible for any minister to dare to stand on his side to help in the future.

Cai Xiao's dumb fire has stopped, but there has never been a shortage of people with full combat effectiveness in the court. Minister of Military Affairs Du Xian stepped out of the ranks, bowed to Tang Ling, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

Tang Ling glanced at Du Xian and said, "Speak." ”

Du Xian said: "During the recovery of Tianjing by our army, the commander of the 11th Army Corps was happy, in the palace, the harem concubines, and even on the dragon couch, and the harem concubines were upside down, which was a great crime, and the crime was unforgivable. ”

(三七 Chinese.)