But sometimes they can't just follow them if they want. For example, they don't know what Shen Ao is doing in the workshop. Tianziwei has to keep an eye on a lot of people and has limited manpower, so it's impossible to put all his energy into it. In a person's body. It's like Shen Ao went out to play in the city several times. Except for the first two times they sent people to follow him, they didn't send anyone after him. A prince just went out to play. What could happen and who should be followed? What about value?
Last night, when Marquis Zhongcheng went out in the sedan chair of Duke Zhong's mansion, the two imperial guards who were watching did not follow him. They knew that the person sitting there was not Duke Zhong, Shen Ao. But when Shen Ao left the palace with his guards, they followed him. Go out and see the scene of Zhongcheng Hou lying on the street. At that time, an emperor's guard ran back to report the news. With only one emperor's guard following him, Shen Ao led people towards the prince's mansion. What could he do? stop?
By the time Dai Mubai learned about this from his mouth and led people to rush there, the sound of explosions had already started. What he saw was the scene of Xu Liang, the chief guard of the East Palace, fighting back. Dai Mubai was already preparing to save him. Shen Ao was stunned, and Yan Fu appeared at the right time, but he endured it and did not move, which also resulted in the fact that Tianzi Wei did nothing.
Now being scolded by Emperor Qianwen, of course Dai Mubai could not explain this. He had made a mistake in the first place, and he still had to defend it, which was adding more mistakes to the mistakes.
"How was the investigation of the three hundred thousand taels of silver difference?" Emperor Qianwen, who was still angry, asked again.
"Back to Your Majesty, the prince's palace indeed took out 10 million taels of silver, which was also the prince's savings for many years. It was the eunuch supervisor Zhong Xi who had some tricks and took away 300,000 taels to make up for his own shortfall, and then there was a follow-up Matter." Dai Mubai's Emperor's Guard does indeed have some abilities, and such a matter was found out clearly in less than a day.
"Huh! You don't know people." Emperor Qianwen's voice contained a hint of cold murderous intent. It was because of the selfishness of a little eunuch that such a big mistake occurred. A marquis was seriously injured and a duke was imprisoned in the sky prison. , the prince was also injured as a result. For such serious consequences, Zhong Xi, as the instigator, would naturally have to pay the price.
"I understand." Dai Mubai sensed Emperor Qianwen's murderous intention and naturally knew what to do next.
After scolding him angrily, he still wanted to kill people. After Emperor Qianwen expressed his frustration, he seemed to be in a better mood and asked, "Has the scene been taken care of? Have the relevant people been reminded?"
"When I return to Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. The scene will be restored as before, ensuring that no one else can see it. As for sealing the silence, Qin Qi and the ten silver-armored guards said they saw nothing. But the people in the East Palace and Zhong Guo Shi Lei, the chief of the guard beside the prince, their work is a bit difficult." Dai Mubai looked despicable and incompetent.
This is not because he has no ability, but because the masters of these people are not easy to deal with. Unless they act openly and want to remind others secretly, the effect will not be optimal.
"It doesn't matter, I give you the power. You can show up and block this news. In short, no one is allowed to talk about it, otherwise I will cause trouble for your emperor's guards." Emperor Qianwen also knew that if he wanted to cover up the matter, he must You have to reveal your identity, otherwise how can you shock others?
When he heard that he could act openly, Dai Mubai immediately became energetic, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely do this well."
"Okay, let's go. By the way, there's one more thing. Send a few more people to keep an eye on the prison. Without my will, nothing can happen to Duke Zhongguo, and no one is allowed to come into contact with him. He must also be careful about what he eats and what he wears. Check, understand?"
Emperor Qianwen was worried that someone would assassinate Shen Ao in the prison. Most people naturally did not have such ability, but the prince did.
"I understand." Dai Mubai then nodded and said assuringly. Although he didn't know how a duke, who had not earned his own merits, could be so valued by the emperor, but since If there is a special will, then he must execute it well without making any mistakes.
When Emperor Qianwen saw Dai Mubai, chaos arose in the harem.
First, the prince went to the Empress Dowager's Jixiang Palace early in the morning, saying that he wanted to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager and have breakfast with her.
Naturally, no one can stop this act of filial piety, and no one dares to stop it.
In addition, Concubine Li Huang came to Juhe Palace with a group of palace maids and eunuchs in an aggressive manner early in the morning, and blocked Concubine Zhao in the palace who was ready to go to see the emperor. After a series of reminders, she even After the coercion, he was strictly ordered to stay in the palace and wake up. He was not allowed to leave the palace without orders. He also sent some eunuchs to guard the periphery of Juhe Palace, giving the appearance of a guard.
This was naturally a measure taken by Concubine Li Huang because she was worried that Concubine Zhao would plead for Shen Ao.
Not only that, but the communication between the palace and the outside world was also controlled by eunuchs sent by Concubine Li, completely cutting off the connection between the Zhongguo Palace and Concubine Zhao. Although such a blockade would not last too long, the prince must have been injured. , as the murderer, Shen Ao will not live long either.
In the morning, as Emperor Qianwen expected, more and more memorials were sent to the Dragon Case in Yangxin Hall. These were all memorials for the prince's group to impeach Duke Zhongguo Shen Ao for his crimes. According to what was said inside, Duke Zhongguo was impeached. He is a minister of Daqian. I want to attack the prince. This is disrespectful and has really hurt the prince. Even death cannot be absolved of his crime. I request the emperor to issue an official decree to sentence Shen Ao to death and to use the canonical punishment.
Near noon, Jixiang sent a message, asking the emperor to come over for lunch. This was obviously the result of the prince's complaint.
Opening the memorials one by one and looking at the almost identical recommendations, Emperor Qianwen threw them aside and just ordered people to write down the names of those who submitted the memorials. He wanted to see the current strength of the Prince's family. To what extent.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is here." Yan Fu waved away a young eunuch who appeared next to him, and then said respectfully to Emperor Qianwen.
"Well, I won't see her for now. Tell her to come back in three days." Emperor Qianwen thought about it and waved his hand. He naturally knew what the eldest princess came to do. But it is really not the right time to see her now, otherwise it will only disturb her. For people from the prince's line, the next thing will be a little difficult to handle.
He wanted to air the matter first before talking about it, to polish everyone's temperament, and at the same time polish Shen Ao's temperament. Otherwise, no one knows what kind of lawless things he will do in the future.
Instead of going to see the eldest princess, Emperor Qianwen went to the Jixiang Palace at noon.
After Emperor Qianwen arrived, the Empress Dowager waved everyone out of the palace, leaving only Emperor Qianwen. Even Yan Fu was ordered out of the palace to guard and prevent others from approaching.
There was no one around, and the Empress Dowager did not even move her chopsticks. Instead, she sighed heavily and then said: "The prince came to see the Ai family this morning. What on earth is going on? Are you going up? Will the misfortune of one generation continue to be so for the next generation?”
Emperor Qianwen thought that the Empress Dowager would be unhappy, but he did not expect that she would be so unhappy. Just one sentence made his face look very ugly.
It was an eternal pain in his heart. He originally thought that no one would mention it, but at this time the Empress Dowager still told it. Fortunately, there were no other people here, and Emperor Qianwen's face was not too ugly.
"The Ai family doesn't care. Your generation is already like this. The next generation hopes to make improvements. You should handle it properly. Don't let the Ai family take action in the end. Okay, the Ai family is exhausted. The emperor can take his time. "From the beginning to the end, the Empress Dowager did not move her chopsticks. It seemed that she asked Emperor Qianwen not to have dinner with him, but just to talk about these things.
After saying that, the Empress Dowager stood up and left. Emperor Qianwen was left with an embarrassed and angry look. But he could do nothing but bow respectfully and said: "My son, I send my mother off to you." "
Emperor Qianwen, who also had no chopsticks to eat, got up and left the Jixiang Palace. Outside the door, Yan Fu had been waiting here for a long time. Although he saw the displeasure on the emperor's face, he still had to step forward and said: "Your Majesty, , Zongzheng is here, waiting for you in the Yangxin Hall?"
"Is he coming to join in the fun?" Emperor Qianwen's originally unkind expression became even more ugly this time.
Emperor Qianwen, who was no longer angry but angry, really didn't want to see this Zongzheng. But he was his eldest brother. Although he didn't have the same mother, he had the same father. He was even a powerful contender for the throne. The competitor is now managing the clan. In a sense, since Emperor Qianwen's surname is Tang, he himself is under his control.
He didn't want to see him, but he had to see him. This was the emperor's helplessness. "Go and see what my elder brother has to teach me."
In the Yangxin Hall, Zongzheng and Tang Qinghe stayed for half an hour before leaving. Although Emperor Qianwen did not spit in the end, Zongzheng had no intention of giving up. Looking at his appearance, if the royal family was hurt like this, there was no explanation If so, he will contact more Tang family members. In short, Shen Ao must pay the price, even die.
The empress dowager and Zong Zheng both jumped out. Emperor Qianwen had a headache. He felt that he could not even control the situation. If the matter could not be resolved, if the empress mother really intervened, once the loyal king received the order and expressed his attitude, that would be Ten Shen Ao are not enough to behead him.
But can Shen Ao really die? Can he die in his hands?
Emperor Qianwen thought about the consequences, and his expression changed again and again. It wasn't that he couldn't do some things, but that he didn't dare to do them.
After Yan Fu sent Zong Zheng away, he returned to Emperor Qianwen. At this moment, his face showed some panic. "Your Majesty, Zhong...Zhongchenghou is missing."
