At about midnight, the king rode in a carriage to the palace.

The palace guards saw the frame of the king from afar, and immediately knelt on the ground and saluted, the emperor had already decreed that the frame of the king could enter and leave the palace freely.

Because he had been notified in advance, the emperor also knew that the king was coming, and at this time, the emperor was sitting in the imperial study while reading a book and waiting for him.

When the carriage arrived outside the noon gate, it stopped, and the rest of the road, even if it was the king, had to walk through, which was the rule of the imperial city, and it was also an iron rule that no one dared to trespass from ancient times to the present.

When he arrived outside the imperial study, after the eunuch in the palace reported, the king walked in alone.

"Haha, Uncle Huang, you're here!" the Emperor said with a smile when he saw King Venerable walking in.

"See bixia, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Uncle Huang is exempt, sit down. "Today's emperor respects the king, because when he tried to ensure that he ascended the throne, the king was a great meritorious.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The king agreed, and sat down on the chair below.

"Come on, go and bring a bowl of jade lotus soup made by the queen. The Emperor casually commanded.

"Uncle Huang, it's so late, do you have something to look for me?"

"Yes, the old minister came to discuss something with the emperor. ”

"Okay, Uncle Huang, then you can say it. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister heard that the dart bureau opened by Yanyuntang in the capital is suspected of participating in the transportation of illicit salt?" asked the king in a low voice.

Hearing this, the emperor returned to the chair and sat down, and slowly spoke: "It seems that this Jin Chi's connections are really wide, and he has invited Uncle Huang to intercede for him." ”

As soon as the king said this, the emperor knew that he was interceding, and he couldn't help but make the scene a little embarrassing.

"Haha, Your Majesty, you misunderstood, the old minister is not interceding for him, but wants to tell you what he thinks. ”

"As long as it's not for him to intercede, Uncle Huang, please speak, let's have a good chat today, I'll make a statement first, today Uncle Huang said that you will be innocent"

As he spoke, a eunuch came in with a tray, and after placing the bowl on the tray on the table beside the king, he went out.

"Come, Uncle Huang taste, this is made by the queen herself, I drank three bowls at dinner, it is very fragrant!" the emperor said with a smile.

The King nodded politely and took a sip of it.

"Your Majesty, as far as the old minister knows, this Yanyuntang is famous in the Central Plains, and even in the world's martial arts, and its head Jin Chi is even more powerful in martial arts. After putting down the bowl, the king said.

The emperor nodded and said, "Yes, I know this, so I just sent someone to seize his dart game, otherwise, I would have raided him a long time ago!"

Zun Wang said: "However, the old minister thinks that with his status, it is impossible to do this kind of thing that is expressly forbidden by the imperial court." ”

When the emperor heard this, he shook his head and said: "Uncle Huang, you can't say that, selling smuggled salt is a huge profit, once he forms a series of buying and selling relationships, it can be more profitable than opening a dart game." ”

"The old minister has a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

"Hey, I just said, whatever you say today, it's all innocence!"

"Thank you to the emperor, the old minister thinks, first, Yanyuntang is a martial arts faction, and rooted in the capital, I believe that the heads of his Yanyuntang have more or less some connection with the hundred officials in our court, then, will Jin Chi because of some selfish interests, and blatantly touch the emperor's most taboo thing at the feet of the Son of Heaven? Second, Jin Chi is strong in martial arts, and he is a person, although the old minister does not know him, but he has also heard of it, and he is above board, this kind of person will not do this kind of unsightly behavior. ”

After the king finished speaking, the emperor frowned and pondered for a moment, and then said: "Uncle Huang, I told you the truth today, something I have never said to anyone, do you want to hear it?"

This sentence stunned the king, as the saying goes, the more you know, the more dangerous it is, not to mention the emperor's words, since he said that he has never told others, that is, he doesn't want others to know, so in the future, once this word spreads, the king will not become a person who leaks the holy will?

Seeing that the king was stunned there, the emperor immediately understood, and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang, look at you, think too much, it's okay, it's okay, anyway, I have to tell the hundred officials in the court after a while, so it's better to let the imperial uncle listen to it first." ”

"Okay, the old minister listens!" When the king heard the emperor say this, he was relieved.

"Actually, what I'm most worried about is not that Jin Chi can make huge profits from selling illicit salt, but that once he gets involved in illicit salt, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not get involved in the lifeblood of the country such as copper and iron. ”

The emperor's words were extremely vague, but when the king heard it, he could immediately understand: "Could it be that the emperor, are you worried that Jin Chi will have a great rebellion?"

The emperor smiled and said noncommittally: "The relationship between the imperial court and martial arts has always been very delicate, but martial arts is under the royal road after all, and everything can't be too out of line, this time, I will seriously investigate, if it is really Jin Chi's order, then I will definitely kill his whole family, if not, then I will reward him with five million taels of silver as compensation." ”

"It turns out that your Majesty is worried about this. The King sighed and said.

"Yes, so I have always been disgusted that the officials of the DPRK and China are involved with the people in the martial arts, of course, normal courtesy exchanges, this is nothing, but if someone wants to use the hands of the people in the martial arts, do something that should not be done, such as this matter, maybe there is a third possibility, that is, there are people with ill intentions, and they use Yanyuntang as a shield. ”

"Alas, Your Majesty, your mind is so meticulous, the old minister admires it. The King sighed heartily.

The emperor smiled and said: "These are all taught to me by the emperor uncle, I don't dare to forget it for a day, this throne, it was not my turn to sit on this throne, since the dragon luck fell from the sky on my head, then I have to do everything I can!"

At this moment, something suddenly popped into the king's heart, and he wanted to say it now, but after thinking about it, he still held back.

"Your Majesty, if you can trust the minister, then leave this matter to the minister!" said the king in a firm tone.

The emperor waved his hand and said: "No, the emperor's uncle is old, it is the time to enjoy happiness, how can I work you, I have already let Zhao Weixian go." ”

At this time, the king suddenly got up from his chair, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty!