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Chapter 92: Playing hard to catch

"If you have something to report, you will leave the court without anything to do!" Li Afu, the eunuch general manager next to him, said to His Highness's officials.

"I have something to do to report!"

As he said that a minister came out of the officials, who is the current prime minister Zhang Hong. Zhang Hongru is nearly 60 years old this year, and is the veteran of three dynasties. He is the most capable confidant of Queen Mu in the court.

Zhang Hong had long known Ang Lee's ambitions. Because Ang Lee's relationship in the court was complicated and had many followers, he could only be hostile to Ang Lee on the surface, so he could restrain him a little, and could not wipe him out in one fell swoop.

"I have something to report!" There was no response from the court, so Zhang Hong raised his head and looked at it, and saw the little emperor lying on the dragon chaise and dozing off.

When Zhang Hong saw this scene, he was not sad. When the late emperor was alive, he was so mighty and virtuous, and loved the people. Now the emperor is still young and cannot sort out the government affairs, which leads to the growing number of treacherous and the regime being in danger.

Seeing the emperor like this, Queen Mu hurriedly said to Zhang Hong: "Prime Minister Zhang, what's the matter?"

"Report to the Empress, the 300,000 taels of military pay escorted to the front line of our army were robbed halfway! There is no news about the person escorted to the military pay. The robbery of military pay is related to the national system. I hope the Empress will be broken!" Zhang Hong knelt in front of the hall and said to Queen Mu.

When Ang Lee heard these words, he was not shocked, but he still pretended to be unrelated to him.

"What? Military pay was robbed?! Who is so bold that he despised the power of our Celestial Empire and openly opposed our Celestial Empire!" Queen Mu showed anger for a moment when she heard about the military pay, and then said loudly to the ministers of His Highness.

When the ministers were furious when they saw the power of heaven, they were so scared that they knelt on the ground and did not dare to say anything. Ang Lee also lowered his head and thought about how to deal with it.

When the little emperor heard the voice of his mother, he was so scared that he shuddered and hurriedly sat upright on the dragon throne.

"Where is the Minister of Justice?" Queen Mu shouted to the bottom of the hall.

A man walked out of the minister, walked to the middle of the hall, and knelt down and bowed.

"I am the Minister of Justice Sima Lingyun, who pays homage to the emperor and the empress!"

"I ordered you to find out the military pay case within one month. If the deadline is not clear, severe punishment will not be punished!" Queen Mu said to his Highness Sima Lingyun.

"As for your order!" Sima Lingyun stood aside, and at this time, Ang Lee secretly peeked at him. Then he lowered his head and continued to think about his countermeasures.

Because I didn't expect that this matter would be so big, Sima Lingyun and Zhang Hong have always been very dissatisfied with Ang Lee, and this time they will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly.

Although Ang Lee is now in his arms and is enough to fight against the court, he is struggling to go to Wuming, afraid of being attacked by the world, and even more afraid of carrying the infamous for all ages.

"Retreat!" Seeing that no one reported, Master Li Afu shouted.

"Long live my emperor, long live my empress, thousand years!"

After the ministers were polite, they walked out with them. At this time, Queen Mu said to Li Afu beside her: "Go and call Prime Minister Zhang to my bedroom. I have important matters to discuss with him."

After saying that, Queen Mu walked into the bedroom.

After a while, Prime Minister Zhang came to Queen Mu's bedroom.

"See the Empress." As soon as Zhang Hong entered the door, the kneeling worshiper said.

"You guys go down first!" Queen Mu saw Prime Minister Zhang coming, and stepped down.

When everyone around and left and right reached the door, Queen Mu hurriedly stood up from her seat and walked to Zhonghong's side.

"Zhang Aiqing quickly invites you. Zhang Aiqing has done a good job in the palace today." Queen Mu helped Zhang Hong up and praised him.

"It's the Empress who is wise. This move of the Empress is really effective. When the empress reported the military pay today, she deliberately observed Ang Lee beside her. She saw that he was full of surprise and kept silent and lowered her head to meditate. So I dare to conclude that this matter must be related to him." Zhang Hong said to Queen Mu.

"I also saw it today. Since General Ang Lee has been coveting the throne since the death of the late emperor, he has been recruiting soldiers and building weapons in private. This time, the expenses must be too high. So he remembered to rob military pay. It seems that Ang Lee is going to take action." Queen Mu took a broken step and said to Zhang Hong.

"There are 50,000 imperial guards outside the imperial city. This old man dared not act rashly for a while. Empress, why don't we take it down from the court to eliminate future troubles?" Zhang Hong asked in confusion when he saw the Empress saying this.

"The commander of the Imperial Guard outside the hall is An Ang. If he acts rashly, he will probably backfire. In addition, the reason why Ang Lee has never rebelled is because he is struggling to go out of his army. If he arrests him rashly, he is afraid that Ang Lee will say that the court is unjust and frames loyalty and good will create conditions for him to rebellion." Queen Mu said to Zhang Hong.

"What the Empress said is very true. It turns out that today the Empress asked the Wei Me to deliberately tell the military pay, and also sent Sima Lingyun to investigate, in order to force Ang Lee to rebel. I am stupid and I just saw this great move of the Empress." Zhang Hong suddenly realized his thoughts when he heard the Empress's words, and did not feel sincere admiration for the Empress.

"My dear is too good, because only by forcing Ang Lee to rebel can we have a chance of victory. Because Ang Lee is forced to rebel, then the generals will be attacked by the world. Only then can we achieve the final victory." Queen Mu said.

"What the Empress said is very true. I will go down and help Sima Lingyun investigate the case thoroughly." Zhang Hong said as he bowed and retreated to the queen and walked out of the door.

At this time, Queen Mu stayed alone in the house, and then fell into deep thought alone. Because every move of his chess will be related to the fate of this country.

At this time, Ang Lee, who returned to the palace, walked around anxiously.

Seeing that Ang Lee looked panicked, the housekeeper went forward and asked, "Master, why is it so uneasy for you?"

"You're here just right. I'll tell you that the old man Zhang Hong reported the empress today. The empress sent Sima Lingyun to investigate. Sima Lingyun has been disagreeing with me. It seems that we are going to take action in advance." Ang Lee said anxiously to the butler beside him.

When the butler heard the words of Master Ang Lee, he was panicked at first, and then immediately calmed down.

"Master, don't panic. They are doing this to force us to rebel, but the time is not yet. If we act rashly, we will only fall into their trap. Just imagine, the prince, our actions are rebellious and will be attacked by the world." The housekeeper said to Li Anyan earnestly.

"What should I do?" Ang Lee nodded when he saw the butler say this, and then continued to inquire.

The butler said and walked towards Ang Lee.

"Master, don't worry, I have a way, let me tell you slowly."
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