It has been six days since the emperor ordered a thorough inspection of the tax books, and the results of the thorough investigation will be reported today.

Different from the peaceful scene in the past, the adults in the red-walled alleyway shrouded in night were dressed in neat clothes, but they were surprisingly quiet, and it seemed that even breathing was deliberately suppressed.

The king, who had been appointed to lead the matter, stood in front and had a complicated mind.

Jianzhou, Mianzhou, Dangzhou, Jingzhou and other large and small officials are deeply involved with them, the most serious problem of this audit is also these states, truthfully report to the emperor I am afraid that the adults in those states will inevitably be dismissed, investigated and investigated in prison or even lose their heads, although the official department is still good with the prince, but after all, the position of the ministry is sensitive, involving the promotion and debasement of officials, corruption and other discipline problems, the emperor looks closely at it, and no matter how great the power in his hands is, he will not dare to neglect his duties and use power for personal gain.

When the officials take down the criminal officials in several states, they will not be tortured by them and then confess to their first-class capital executives, and then even if they are close friends of the prince, it is difficult to say whether they can save their lives.

The Eastern Emperor Taiyi made a big chess plan, and he actually wanted to tie up his hands and feet to everyone in the East Palace. The handle accumulated by the East Palace over the years is almost in his hands, but yesterday in the small temple outside the city, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi did not reveal half of the murderous intentions. Although he was unwilling, he had to admit that the crown prince had lost to the painstaking and lonely preparations of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

What's even more terrifying is that as long as he stabs the thing he is holding in his hand into the court, he can bring down the prince himself and replace him, but he can still bear it. In a long conversation with the prince yesterday, he bluntly said that he would not kill them all, although he held a knife in his hand, this knife would never cut the prince's neck. It's just that there are too many political ills and old diseases in the Xishu Dynasty, and he wants to cut off those rotten flesh and abscesses one by one, even if some people will lose half of their lives in pain, he will not stop.

The blunt knife cut the meat, so that the prince and they watched the years of operation be destroyed little by little in the hands of Donghuang Taiyi, it is better to directly abolish the prince, that kind of torture, I really dare not think that it was a martial idiot like Donghuang Taiyi.

Wang Jiang has already prepared an excerpt, Jianzhou, Mianzhou, Dangzhou, Jingzhou and other officials have found out the problems and reported them truthfully, and Zhu Xingfuhai in Beijing has no trace of those people who are missing for the Eastern Emperor Taiyi to take it first, first omit these and don't care, and if the thorough investigation is not complete, at most one will be treated ineffectively, as long as he can fight for a few more days, the prince can be cleanly removed from these things. The crown prince was personally selected by the emperor as the prince, and the sacred heart is still on the prince, so it is better to start over even if he is stable for a few days.

The Eastern Emperor Taiyi is the concubine of a maidservant girl, and it is already the end of the day to be named a prince, and the emperor still has to take care of the royal face after all, so that a person with a bloodline stain inherits the unification? The emperor should not be so enlightened.

As for the Eastern Emperor Taiyi now holding the knife and not falling, it should also be considering that he is not favored by the emperor, if he throws out all the evidence now, everyone can see that he is going to the prince, which will arouse the emperor's suspicion, in case it backfires, it is better to stay in his hand and grind away the prince's accumulation a little bit.

Wang Jiang thought about it and felt that this was the only more reasonable explanation, and the last dynasty didn't know how many heads Xishu would lose again.

The crown prince stood alone in front with a yellow brocade weave on his shoulders, leaving only a slightly lonely back to the back, and the king general couldn't see how the prince looked after a few glances, but it was estimated that it would not be too easy.

In addition to the officials in the team who were personally involved in the case, they were extremely nervous and frightened, and Yan Shang, the head of the household, was sweating all over his body in the cold weather, and even the handkerchief he was carrying was soaked, but his forehead was still sweating like raindrops.

And the reason why Yan Shang was so nervous was the twist and turn in his sleeve.

The smuggling of official ships has almost become an open secret in Kyoto's officialdom, and in recent years, everyone has been extremely tacitly silent about it. In addition to several prefectures and counties in other places, Caoyun is the largest granary of the prince of the East Palace, and it is also an important channel for various officials in Kyoto to prepare materials. The Shu brocade and satin worn by the ladies and ladies, the beaded powder eyebrow pencils, and the fresh food they ate from other places were not smuggled from official ships.

Although the money was given, this matter exceeded the rules and regulations, and the prince took advantage of this to collect money, and even violated the national law and family rules.

The local financial accounts are all checked by Wang Jiang, but he himself is not clean, compared to those things that involve the foundation of the country, Cao Yun is really not worth mentioning. But the fold that Yan Shang was carrying in his sleeves directly poked this matter clean. It's not a big deal, but it can offend people. The emperor is angry, this one is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, but Cao Yun is a little trouble, at most he will fine some money to hold a few Cao Yun officials accountable, and the prince will not be hurt because of this, although he can't escape from being scolded, but it is really harmless.

And Yan Shangke, who poked this thing out, will lose a lot, but I am afraid that after this incident, he will have to bear the white eyes of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and the Hubu Shangshu, who has been sitting firmly under his ass for decades, will also have to move his nest.

Can this fold not be played? No, the Seventh Highness has come to the door in person, and that is the Seventh Highness.

Donghuang Taiyi went to participate in the trial was strongly recommended by the crown prince in front of the civil and military officials, and the emperor also nodded and agreed, counting the days The trial will not end until two days, how can the Seventh Highness show up in Kyoto? But I haven't heard that the Seventh Highness is absent.

The Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who came to the door, gave Yan Shang an excerpt and asked Yan Shang to report the smuggling of Caoyun to the emperor.

Yan Shang can sit firmly in the household department for many years, and naturally knows the pros and cons, but he still feels embarrassed after weighing the left and right.

Donghuang Taiyi then took out other folds, handed them to Yan Shang one by one, and said that if Lord Yan felt embarrassed by this one, there were other options to choose from.

Yan Shang read several other copies one by one, and finally chose this one from Cao Yun.

The royal battle is really cold-blooded and ruthless.

With the red candle flame, Yan Shang glanced at the prince at the front of the line, and he felt a little pity for no reason, although the prince's style of acting all the time did not make Yan Shang feel like.

As everyone expected, after the report was presented to the emperor, it was natural that Long Yan would be furious, and even if he ordered the dismissal of nineteen derelict officials in Kyoto, and the dismissal of thirty-six local officials, he was punished severely after the details were clarified.

Wang Jiang and other personnel were not observed, supervision was not effective, and the official was demoted to three levels and suspended for two years.

When the officials involved were disposed of, the emperor sat on the dragon chair and sighed.

"Do you have anything to do with the ministers?"

Tong Xuan was worried that the emperor would continue to be angry with this group of ministers, so he deliberately retired from the court early to let the emperor take a breath.

"Minister, the head of the household is still Yan Shang, there is a book!"

Yan Shang, who was standing below, waited until the end and almost retreated, gritted his teeth and stood up.

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After retiring from the dynasty, Yan Shang actually felt as relaxed as if he had been reborn, although the ministers who had a good relationship on weekdays didn't even come to greet him at the moment, and even spat directly at him, but compared with the wrist of the Seventh Highness, it really made people feel uneasy.

Although the crown prince was punished, it was more of a warning that the emperor hated iron and steel, as expected.

Donghuang Taiyi still has a long way to go if he wants to bring himself down.

"Lord Wang, please stay. ”

After retiring from the court, Wang Jiang and Fan Che were brothers and sisters, and the two had just walked down the hall but were stopped by the chief eunuch Tong Xuan.

"What do you command?"

Tong Zhu was a popular person in front of the emperor, and although he had just been punished, the two were still extremely polite.

"I don't dare to take orders, but there are some things that the old slave wants to bother with Lord Wang,"

"Then the lower official will go back first. ”

Tong Zhe's words were obviously meant to be said to Wang Jiang alone, so Fan Che left first with a very good look.

"Father-in-law, please speak. ”

Wang Jiang stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and then the two slowly walked to the side to avoid the crowd.

"You are a close minister of the crown prince, and there are some things that are inappropriate for me to say, so I bother Lord Wang to bother with it. We are all subordinates, not all of us hope that the master can be at ease and happy, and the people of Xishu will be safe. Do you think that's the case?"

"That's nature. ”

"Our crown prince, it's a good thing to have a heart, but sometimes you can't master the fire well, if you always provoke the emperor to get angry and tired this time, I'm afraid that the sacred heart will not be there after a long time. Yesterday, His Majesty also asked the old slave how he saw the prince, and the old slave naturally said that the prince was all right. But His Majesty also asked about the Seventh Highness at the end, and you also know that all the achievements of the Seventh Highness after returning from the Sword Sect are in the eyes of people, as for His Majesty to ask what he was thinking, the old slave didn't dare to make more guesses. ”

At this point, Tong Xuan has already said clearly enough, Wang Jiang is not a stupid person, so naturally he knows what this means.

"Thank you father-in-law for mentioning it, this official will definitely bring the words. ”

Tong Yi nodded and left quietly, but Wang Jiang was stunned on the spot for a long time and didn't come back to his senses.

"What did Grandpa Tong tell you?"

Fan Che turned back from somewhere, and when he saw that the king general was a little distracted, he pushed him.

"We seem to have really reached a desperate situation. ”

Wang Jiang seemed to be answering Fan Che's question, and it was as if he was talking to himself.

The Eastern Emperor Taiyi did not use a killing move, but if the emperor changed his mind, then no matter how much the prince tried to remedy it, he might not be able to return to heaven.

"Forcing the palace!"

Two days later, the emperor will leave for the Sword Sect to be rewarded, and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi can't be absent for no reason in front of the emperor, so he simply doesn't do anything and takes the opportunity to occupy Shudu, which is the only chance for the prince to turn over!