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The south of the Yangtze River is still full of red flowers and green willows, and even though it hasn't snowed yet in the city of Shenjing, one can already feel the bone-chilling chill.

Inside the palace, a scorching fire had already begun.

In the West Nuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Long'an, who had a somewhat thin face, put down his cinnabar imperial pen, frowned tightly, and suppressed anger and irritability in his solemn eyes.

It’s not that he didn’t cultivate himself enough. He had been sitting peacefully in the position of King Lian and Prince Lian for more than 20 years. He worked hard and never showed any intention of seizing the heir like his brothers. How could it be

Is it because of insufficient self-cultivation?

But now that he has ascended to the throne of God, he has the mountains and rivers of hundreds of thousands of miles on his shoulders, and the livelihood and education of billions of people are weighing on his heart, making him feel like he is carrying the weight of Mount Tai.

If that was all, his plans for at least five years were disrupted because of chaos that appeared out of thin air.

What's more, the talented ministers he had accumulated over the five years he had been on the throne and even the twenty years he had been hiding in the palace, who were originally prepared to fill the military department, were all expelled from the capital, which greatly damaged his vitality!

Plus the side of Jiuhua Palace...

The fundamental differences in governance have been exposed this time.

Even if Long Yu from Jiuhua Palace passes away in another two or three years, not a single one of the nobles in the dynasty can be left alive.

The contradictions and oppositions were so sharp that even though he had secured his throne, he was still frightened by it.

With all kinds of depressing things on his mind, how could he not be irritable...

Outside the hall, the Amitayus Pagoda in the Immortal Tower Buddhist Hall is blown by the cold wind, and the copper bells are ringing, echoing in the hall, like bursts of Sanskrit sounds, which seem to be able to slightly soothe the anger in the heart of this supreme human being.

"master……"

Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace, wearing a bright red python dragon robe, called out softly.

Emperor Long'an glanced sideways, his eyes cold and austere.

He has always used his servants but also been very wary of them.

He had always thought that people with a disabled body must also have a disabled mind.

Loyalty may mean being loyal, but being loyal may not mean doing loyal things.

Therefore, when most of the civil servants, nobles, and generals in the army were former ministers of the Supreme Emperor, Emperor Long'an not only entrusted his internal servants with important responsibilities, but also used them to balance the power of his ministers, but he would never indulge in the slightest.

In recent years, no less than ten eunuchs have been beaten to death for their misbehavior.

Therefore, even though Dai Quan is now highly regarded and has great authority outside, in front of Emperor Long'an, he is still as humble as an old dog.

"Master, I am reporting below that a strange incident has occurred in several princes' and prime minister's offices in the past few days, and it also involves the Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ningguo Mansion, and that Jia Qiang."

Dai Quan bowed and played.

Upon hearing the word "Jia Qiang", Emperor Long'an's solemn gaze immediately turned alert, and he asked in a low voice: "Jia Qiang? What happened to that restless man? Hasn't he already left the capital?"

In her words, she no longer concealed her dislike for Jia Qiang.

Dai Quan hurriedly said: "I don't know where Jia Qiang got two weaving and dyeing recipes, which are better than the weaving and dyeing recipes of Bada Cloth Village Hengsheng Hao and Dongsheng Hao. He sold the blue dyeing formula to

The Hengsheng number was sold for 30,000 taels. Twenty thousand taels were lent to Xue Pan, a descendant of the Xue family of the imperial merchant, to help him raise a hundred thousand taels of silver to redeem Hua Jieyu of Fenglelou. The other prescription was in

Before leaving the capital, he handed it over to Jia Yun, his clan brother who worked under him, and told him that if Dongsheng came to buy a son, he would receive 30,000 taels of silver and give the prescription to him. However, Dongsheng and Zhao Donglin did not go directly.

Instead of looking for the door, I found Jia Zhen from Ningguo Mansion, gave Jia Zhen ten thousand taels of silver, and asked Jia Zhen, as the clan leader, to ask for the recipe..."

After hearing this, Emperor Long'an snorted coldly and said: "Snatching and plundering!"

Dai Quan smiled apologetically and said, "Who says it's not the case..."

Emperor Long'an glanced at him coldly, and Dai Quan instantly understood that the emperor in front of him did not need his eunuch to praise him, so he hurriedly lowered his head to apologize.

Emperor Long'an was not too harsh, so he ignored it and asked, "Did Jia Yun give the recipe to Jia Zhen?"

Dai Quan hurriedly replied: "I gave it, I gave it on the spot. If the Marquis of Huai'an hadn't arrived in time, even Jia Yun would have been taken away by Jia Zhen."

Emperor Long'an snorted when he heard this. He naturally knew that Jia Qiang was cooperating with several powerful princes in Huai'an.

Although he didn't think highly of this matter, he didn't care much either.

It is more noble to earn some money for spending money by doing some unremarkable business than to drink soldiers' blood and greed for money.

After a pause, Emperor Long'an asked again in confusion: "If that's the case, why do you have anything to do with several princes' palaces and the prime minister's palace?"

Dai Quan twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "This is a strange thing. The recipe left by Jia Qiang was actually divided into two parts. He told Jia Yun that if Dongsheng came with thirty thousand taels of silver seriously,

Just hand over the two tips for hiding the prescription. If Dongsheng goes astray and forces the prescription, just hand over one tip. As a result, Jia Zhen took a prescription and went back to hand it over. Dongsheng

I don’t know why, but I just printed and dyed it, and sold the dyed silk and satin to Prince Zhongshun’s Mansion, Prime Minister Jing’s Mansion, and Prime Minister Luo’s Mansion, especially Prince Zhongshun and the old concubine were celebrating their eightieth birthday, so

I bought most of it, but I never thought that the dyed silk and satin would actually fade. The Zhao family couldn't tell the story of their suffering, so they could only ask Mr. Zhao Dongshan, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to come forward in person and apologize to each family."

After hearing this, Emperor Long'an was silent for a while, then narrowed his eyes and said: "This Jia family actually has such a plan for the city..."

However, Dai Quan said: "Master, this servant is not talking about this because of Jia Qiang. Master has said that Jia Qiang has repeatedly sworn not to serve as an official in the court, so it is not worthy of our attention."

I want him alive and dead in the future, but the master will decide it with his words... The slave said this because he discovered something strange."

"What's so strange?"

It involves several princes' palaces, the prime minister's palace and the royal court officials, so Emperor Long'an could not help but be careless.

Dai Quan said softly: "Master, the guards of the Zhongche Mansion under my servant discovered that after the Imperial Censor Zuo Du entered the Ningjun Prince's Mansion, he stayed for nearly an hour longer than in other mansions.

On weekdays, I have never seen Master Zhao and Prince Ning having any communication at all. I think there is something unusual in this."

When Emperor Long'an heard this, an extremely sinister look flashed in his eyes.

King Ning!

What does this grandson of the Supreme Emperor want to do?

Are you going to commit suicide like his crazy old man?!

"Check it out, what's going on with Zhao Dongshan!"

Emperor Long'an ordered in a deep voice.

After Dai Quan hurriedly responded, he whispered: "Master, there is one more thing..."

Emperor Long'an looked sideways, and Dai Quan hurriedly said: "I have been keeping an eye on Ningjun Prince's Mansion, and I have never noticed anything major. But recently, I suddenly realized that something seems not quite right..."

Emperor Long'an frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

There was confusion in Dai Quan's eyes, and he said: "Prince Ning is a very generous person. Among the younger generation of masters, he has the highest title and the most noble status. Therefore, he often takes a group of young clan members out to eat, drink and have fun, spending a lot of money. But even if

He holds the title of a county prince, and his annual salary is only that small. There are also many slaves and maidservants in the palace, and together they all add up to a yearly income of no more than thirty thousand taels of silver. It costs a lot to maintain a palace.

The wedding gifts are another huge expense. But on weekdays, Prince Ning is never in a hurry. Where did he get so much money?"

Emperor Long'an looked gloomy when he heard this. He thought that he was a serious emperor. He had been worried about the lack of money in the treasury all these years. How could a small prince be so rich?

He asked in a deep voice: "Could it be that the Emperor rewarded it?"

Li Xi, Prince of Ning County, is the son of the late Prince Yi Zhong, and Prince Yi Zhong is the son of the Supreme Emperor and Empress Yuan, so his bloodline is extremely noble.

Before Prince Yitada was removed from confinement, the Emperor only had one son in his eyes, and the others were all sons and ministers.

Although the past has passed now, it is not impossible to prefer Yuan Sun.

Dai Quan shook his head again and whispered: "Master, don't worry, something like this really happened in Jiuhua Palace, there will definitely be no news about it."

Hearing what he said, and remembering what he had said before, Emperor Long'an's face turned pale suddenly, and he said in a cold voice: "In your opinion, Li Xi's silver is someone else's filial piety?!"

If a high-ranking and powerful official like Zuo Du Yushi of the Duchayuan, who was known to both the government and the public, was devoted to Li Xi and was even willing to give him gold and silver as a filial piety, then it would be simply cruel to Emperor Long'an.

,cruel!!

"check!"

"Let me investigate thoroughly!!"

…

Ningguo Mansion, second floor of Tianxiang Building.

Sitting in the north, there is a soft ivory gold silk quilt, and Jia Zhen is leaning on the bright red red phoenix and facing sun brocade quilt.

In front of him is a cloud-patterned begonia incense table, on which are placed a pink-petaled water-green lamp, a porcelain engraved mandarin duck tripod and a pair of wood-kiln beauty vases.

There is an incense table with one leg, and a bronze incense burner with plum blossoms and three milk legs.

The incense burner is burning with plum blossom stamens, and the white smoke is floating from the plum blossom stamens, which is sweet and refreshing.

However, Jia Zhen's face was filled with anger.

His expression was a little depressed, sometimes a little vicious and resentful, and he stared blankly at his daughter-in-law Qin Keqing opposite, who was playing the piano, and sipped a cup of rock sugar lotus seed soup...

The past three months have been the most irritating days Jia Zhen has ever experienced in her life.

There was an evil beast in the clan, and his dignity was ruined several times.

Although no one dared to say anything to her face, Jia Zhen was not a fool. How could she not feel the changes in the people around her?

In the past, except for Xifu, he was able to control the entire Jia clan by relying on the prestige gained from beating his son every day.

Even Jia Rong spat in his face. Who among the clan leaders wouldn't be in awe?
To be continued...