Sure enough, as the emperor and Taishi Liu expected, no minister took the initiative to turn himself in. Taishi Liu also did not expect any ministers to voluntarily turn themselves in. It took him two days to investigate the case of Dasi Nong Cheng Zhang Nan's embezzlement of ink, and none of the ministers involved in the case were spared. Of course, the crown prince and Zhenguo Gong let it go for the time being.

Fortunately, there are not as many ministers involved in this corruption and bribery case as the earth-shattering corruption case when the first emperor was alive, but there are also thirty or forty people.

When Taishi Liu handed over the results of the trial to the emperor, the emperor was furious and sent a big fire in the early court. Although on the surface, the crown prince and Zhen Guogong were not involved in this case, Zhang Nan had a relationship with them, and of course he was inevitably scolded.

In front of the civil and military officials, the emperor unceremoniously drenched the prince and the prince of Zhenguo with blood. Not only that, but he also punished the prince and the prince of Zhenguo for thinking about it for a month.

As for Zhang Nan and his accomplices, none of them were spared the beheadings who should be beheaded, the exiles who should be exiled, and the demotion that should be degraded.

I didn't expect such a big event to happen during Mr. Meng's lecture in the capital. Although this incident was not the prince's fault, Zhang Nan was the prince's official, and the prince's reputation was still affected. Of course, there are the handiwork of the acting king and the marquis of Xuanping.

Originally, because Mr. Meng did not see His Royal Highness the Prince, the students of the world had already had some discussions about His Royal Highness the Prince. Now that he has learned of the corruption and bribery deceived by the officials under His Royal Highness the Prince, this has made the world's scholars have some doubts about His Royal Highness the Prince.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not found to be greedy for ink, but the officials under him were corrupt, did the officials under him really not use the corrupt money to curry favor with His Royal Highness the Prince? Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really unaware? Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince instructed Dasi Nong Cheng to be greedy for ink......

Most literati did not believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was innocent. Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not greedy for ink, they believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows about the corruption and bribery of Dasi Nongcheng, and it is impossible not to know anything about it. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really doesn't know about it, then he, the Crown Prince, is too useless.

Besides, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really innocent, the emperor will not punish him for thinking about it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be involved, but because he is the prince of the Great Zhou, the emperor said that he was not guilty in order to take care of his face.

Not all of them are nerds who can only read dead books, and most of the students are not only very good at reading, but also have some understanding of the affairs of the imperial court. This time, they believe that the corruption and bribery of Zhang Nan will never be as simple as the results of the investigation.

Regardless of whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is corrupt or not, he must have indulged his subordinates in embezzlement. Such a prince, how can the world's scholars be respected? How can such a prince convince and reassure the people of the world?

Since the acting king put down the rebellion in Liangzhou, His Royal Highness the crown prince's reputation among the people is not as good as that of the acting king. In the past few years, the acting king has not gone out to quell the chaos, nor has he done anything particularly big, but his reputation is still higher than that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

When it comes to His Royal Highness the Acting King, the people at least know that the Acting King used to quell the chaos outside, helping the imperial court recover the cities occupied by the rebel army, and saving the people who were bullied by the rebel army. When it comes to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the people can't remember what he has done for a while, they only know that he is a filial person.

In recent years, the most famous prince among the people is not His Royal Highness the Acting King, nor His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but His Royal Highness the Ten. Because Zhao Yao made a quyuan plow, his reputation suddenly improved a lot among the people. In other words, in the past few years, His Royal Highness the Prince's reputation among the people is not as good as Zhao Yao.

His Royal Highness the Acting King and Marquis Xuanping have been smearing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince over the years, although most of the rumors are false, and the literati and students don't believe it, but the matter of Dasi Nong Cheng Zhang Nan's greed for ink makes the reader have to wonder if the previous rumors about the prince's bad are true.

Because of this incident, His Royal Highness the Prince's reputation among the people has deteriorated a lot. Of course, there are still many people who believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is innocent and innocent.

For His Royal Highness the Acting King and Marquis Xuanping, His Royal Highness the Prince's reputation has deteriorated among the people, and it is not important at all. The result they wanted was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Zhenguo were severely punished. Of course, they also knew in their hearts that it would be impossible for the prince to step down if they overthrew a Zhang Nan. However, at least he was able to bite a piece of meat from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Zhenguo. However, the emperor lightly made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Zhenguo think about it.

What is the use of thinking about it, it can't hurt His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Zhenguo Gong for half a point, this is not the result that His Royal Highness the Acting King and Marquis Xuanping want.

His Royal Highness the Acting King was angry and broke a lot of things in the mansion because of this. Xuanping Hou is also unhappy in his heart, but what is the use.

"My father actually shielded the prince like this." His Royal Highness the Acting King looked indignant, raised his hand and slammed the table hard. The teacup on the table fell to the ground. "Without the prince's order, without the prince's connivance, give Zhang Nan a thousand dares, and Zhang Nan will not dare to be corrupt and take bribes."

His Royal Highness stood up angrily and said, "A full 50,000 yuan, 50,000 yuan!" The father and emperor spared the prince so lightly! The more the king spoke, the more angry he became, and his face turned red. He gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe it's more than 50,000 yuan, maybe it's 100,000 yuan, and my father didn't hold the prince accountable, is my father blind?" ”

"Your Highness is cautious." Marquis Xuanping hurriedly reminded His Royal Highness the Acting King to pay attention to his words, "Your Highness, you can't say that about the Emperor. ”

His Royal Highness the Acting King didn't care about Xuanping Hou's warning at all, and continued to say indignantly: "My father is not old yet, is he starting to be old and confused now?" ”

"Your Highness!" Xuanping Hou couldn't help but raise his voice and warned His Royal Highness the Acting King, "Be cautious! ”

His Royal Highness the Acting King said indifferently: "This is what this king's palace is afraid of." ”

"Your Highness, even your palace has to be careful that the walls have ears."

His Royal Highness said with disdain: "What I just said, if someone complains to my father, I will say the same in front of my father. ”

When Xuan Xuanping heard His Royal Highness say this, he knew that he had lost his mind in anger.

"Your Highness, the emperor is not a foolish person."

"If my father is not confused, then why did he let the prince go?" His Royal Highness the Acting King said and let out a sneer, "Just because the crown prince is the prince of the Great Zhou, in order to take care of the face of the prince and the Great Zhou, the father can only pretend to be confused." ”

Xuanping Hou sighed lightly and said: "It's not impossible, after all, the crown prince is personally crowned by the emperor." ”

The prince of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion continued his father's words and said: "Your Highness, my father is right, it is impossible for the emperor not to know that Zhang Nan's mastermind behind the ink is the crown prince, but he did not severely punish the prince for the sake of the face of the Great Zhou." ”

"For the sake of Da Zhou's face, let the prince go like this?" The acting king sneered, "If the crown prince does something more excessive than this in the future, will the father still defend the crown prince for the sake of Da Zhou's face?" ”

"No, with the emperor's temper, he will only forgive the prince once. If the crown prince is still greedy for ink in the future, the emperor will never spare it. Xuanping Hou was unhappy, but he was not as angry as the acting king, "The emperor hates people who are greedy for ink the most, this time Zhang Nan embezzled and accepted bribes of 50,000 yuan, and involved many ministers, which has already offended the emperor's rebellion, and the emperor will never allow the prince to offend it for the second time." ”

He also said: "As long as the prince is greedy for ink again in the future, then the emperor will never be polite, and he will definitely issue an order to depose the prince." ”

After hearing this, His Royal Highness the Acting King's angry and ugly face softened slightly.

"Really?"

"Yes. Your Royal Highness, you forgot that the emperor does not like the crown prince, and he has not been very satisfied with the prince all along. Marquis Xuanping patiently said to His Royal Highness the Acting King, "This time, on the surface, the crown prince seems to be fine, but he is no longer good in the emperor's heart." ”

The prince of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion echoed: "Through this matter, the emperor must be more and more dissatisfied with the crown prince, so Your Highness, you don't need to be so angry." ”

Hearing Xuanping Hou's father and son say this, the anger in the heart of His Royal Highness the Acting King disappeared in an instant.

"So, we didn't work hard in vain this time."

"No, on the contrary, we did a very beautiful job this time." Xuan Pinghou said with a smile, "We won this time." ”

When the acting king heard this, he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: "That's good." He asked, "Uncle, what are we going to do next, to take advantage of the opportunity to add fuel to the fire?" ”

"Your Highness, the prince's people are going to deal with us next, and we have to deal with it well." Xuanping Hou frowned, his eyes full of worry, "We let the prince and the prince of Zhenguo suffer such a big loss this time, it is impossible for them not to fight back." ”

The acting king was not too worried: "Our people are not as greedy for money as Zhang Nan. ”

"Your Highness, but not every one of our people has clean hands and feet." Xuanping Hou has been fighting with Zhenguo Gong for decades, and he still has some understanding of Zhen Guogong's character and methods. "With the temperament of the Zhenguo Gong who will repay him, they have planted such a big heel this time, and they will never let us have a good time. With his methods, maybe we will be even worse than they are. ”

The acting king said disapprerovantly: "He was under house arrest by his father and thought about it in the Zhenguo Mansion, what else can he do?" ”

"The Zhenguo Gong is scheming, even if he is locked up in the Zhenguo Mansion, he has the means to retaliate against us." Xuanping Hou suffered many losses from Zhen Guogong, and he was very vigilant against Zhen Guogong's revenge. "Next, we need to increase our vigilance, and we must not take it lightly."

The prince of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion saw that the king still looked disdainful, and couldn't help but remind him: "Your Highness, have you forgotten how you were not allowed to add beads by the Duke of Zhenguo before?" ”

At the mention of this matter, the acting king's face suddenly became gloomy.

"Uncle, you're right, be wary of Zhenguo Gong."

Xuanping Hou's father and son discussed carefully with the acting king.

After discussion, Xuanping Hou and his son left the palace of the king. Before leaving, Marquis Xuanping reminded the acting king not to forget to reward Wei Yan. This time, Zhang Nan was brought down, thanks to Wei Yan.

Marquis Xuanping felt that Wei Yan was talented, and suggested that the king reuse him, maybe he would be able to do great things in the future.

The acting king did not forget to reward Wei Yan again. After listening to Xuanpinghou's reminder, he sent Fu Zhong to personally bring things to Wei Yan. The acting king was very generous, rewarding Wei Yan with a hundred gold, some fabrics, and a set of precious four treasures of the study.

That night, Wei Yan quietly went to a secret house somewhere in Beishi to meet with the Eighth Prince. He reported what the acting king had said to him to the eighth prince in 1510.

Regarding the fact that the acting king wanted to reuse Wei Yan, the eighth prince was not surprised at all. Wei Yan has made such a great contribution this time, it is strange that the acting king and the Marquis of Xuanping do not reuse him.

The eighth prince asked Wei Yan to help the acting king do a good job, so that the acting king and Xuanping Hou would pay more attention to him.

"Your Highness, what are we going to do next, should we strike while the iron is hot?" Wei Yan's so-called taking the opportunity to strike iron is the one who continues to deal with the crown prince.

The Eighth Prince said in a light tone: "Don't do anything." ”

When Wei Yan and Lin Xueyi heard this, they were puzzled. The two asked in unison, "Why?" ”

"No matter how much you strike while the iron is hot, you can't help the prince and the prince of Zhenguo for the time being." The eighth prince rubbed the rim of the teacup and said meaningfully, "The time has not yet come, and the father will not severely punish the prince and the prince of Zhenguo for the time being." ”

Wei Yan and Lin Xueyi looked puzzled: "The time has not come?" ”

"Let's not do anything, let the crown prince and the acting king continue to eat dog." For the emperor punishing the crown prince and the prince of Zhenguo to think about this result, the eighth prince was not surprised at all. If the emperor severely punished the crown prince and the prince of Zhenguo this time, the eighth prince would find it strange. "Next, the court will be very lively." With the character of Zhenguo Gong, it is impossible not to take revenge this time.

Wei Yan and Lin Xueyi saw that the Eighth Prince did not say when the time was, so they did not continue to ask. After talking to the Eighth Prince for a while, they left.

As soon as they left on the front foot, Wang Siqi arrived on the back foot.

Early tomorrow morning, Wang Siqi will personally go to the Western Regions in order to rob the Yuan family's business.

The news of the death of the second son of the Yuan family was received by the Wang family, the Xun family and the Xie family. Of course, they will not let go of such a great opportunity. There is a saying that if you are sick and want your life, something happens to the Yuan family, and other families will naturally take this opportunity to annex the Yuan family's business in the Western Regions.

Before, their business in the Western Regions was robbed a lot by the second son of the Yuan family. Now that something has happened to him, of course they want to get it back.

"Yuan Han has already hurried to the Western Regions, but it will take half a month to arrive at the earliest."

There was a coldness in the eyes of the eighth prince: "When he arrives, it will be his death." ”

Wang Siqi had a plan and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to frame the Xie family and the Xun family?" ”

"It's useless, the Yuan family won't believe it." Don't look at the relationship between the four major families in the capital on weekdays, but they have a legalistic rule in private, that is, not to kill the other party's son-in-law.

Regarding this rule, Wang Siqi, who is a concubine, does not know.

"I've already arranged it, and the Yuan family will find out that it was done by King Youxian's people." The goal of the Eighth Prince is not to let the family eat dog, but to make the Right Xian King break with the Yuan family.

Wang Siqi was not curious and asked the Eighth Prince how he arranged it. He knew in his heart that there were things he could know and things he didn't. If His Highness wants him to know, he will definitely tell him how to arrange it. However, His Highness did not say it, which means that this matter is not something he can know.

"Your Highness, where is King Chen?"

"When Yuan Han is dead, the next one will be King Chen." Although King Chen and the Eighth Prince are brothers, King Chen has the blood of the Yuan family in his body, so he must die. "Is there any news from that thing?"

Wang Siqi knew what the Eighth Prince was asking about, shook his head and said, "There is still no news." ”

The Eighth Prince furrowed his brows slightly, and asked, "There is no news from Shudi at all?" ”

"Nope." Wang Siqi said, "Han Zhong thought that the thing that the Pei family hid back then was a treasure map, but he didn't know that it was that thing. “

"Where did Han Zhong hear about the treasure map, did he find it?" The fact that the Pei family has a treasure map cannot be groundless. Han Zhong must have heard something somewhere.

"I found this, and it was said that Han Zhong saved an old eunuch when he fled, and the old eunuch told him before he died." Wang Siqi truthfully said, "The old eunuch told Han Zhong that the treasure map of the Pei family is the treasure of the Southern Wei Dynasty. ”

"Old eunuch?"

"This old eunuch was a eunuch who cleaned the imperial garden in the previous dynasty, so he heard something unknown to everyone."

The Eighth Prince asked calmly, "Is there anything else?" ”

"No, the old eunuch knows that this is the most important thing." Wang Siqi knew what the Eighth Prince wanted to know the most, but unfortunately the old eunuch didn't know.

The Eighth Prince's fingers lightly tapped the belly of the tea cup, and said with a contemplative face, "Where the hell is that thing?" ”

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that thing is long gone." Wang Siqi felt that that thing might have disappeared from this world a long time ago. "That thing isn't very important to you, why do you keep trying to find it?"

The Eighth Prince sighed lightly and said, "After all, that thing belongs to the Southern Wei Dynasty, so keep looking for it." ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, I will always send someone to inquire." After Wang Siqi finished speaking, he remembered the matter of Shudi, so he asked, "Your Highness, the eldest prince's side is about to be unable to hold on, should we lend a hand?" ”

The Eighth Prince nodded his head and said, "Help him." ”

Wang Siqi told the Eighth Prince some more things before leaving. He is going to leave early tomorrow morning, and his family must have something to explain, and he must go back early.

With a click, the eighth prince reached out and crushed the teacup in his hand.

Seeing this, Yu Hai, who was standing on the side, hurriedly lowered his head to check the hand of the Eighth Prince. Seeing that His Royal Highness's hand was not cut by the fragments of the tea cup, he breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took out the fragments of the tea cup in the hands of the Eighth Prince.

"Your Highness, be careful, be careful of cutting your hands."

"It's okay, I know what to expect." The Eighth Prince raised his eyes to look at Yu Hai and ordered, "Tell Lu Hui to pay attention when he makes a move, so that King Chen's death will be ugly." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

The Eighth Prince smiled meaninglessly: "Now wait for Yuan Han to go to the Western Regions." ”

In the capital, it is not very wise to want to attack Yuan Han. If Yuan Han is assassinated in the capital, it will definitely cause an uproar at that time, and it may be exposed at that time, so the best place to kill Yuan Han is in the Western Regions.

Although the Yuan family did business in the Western Regions, they did not have much power in the Western Regions. In addition, there are many people in the Western Regions, and they are all foreigners, and the situation is complicated, so it is most suitable to fish in troubled waters to kill Yuan Han.

The seizure of the heir began to enter a fierce state.

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