Seeing Zhu Lian's reaction, Xiaochai's smile became even stronger.
"Could it be that Her Royal Highness the Princess... is worried about the Prince?"
Zhu Lian is naturally worried!
As the saying goes, a country is easy to change, but a person's nature is hard to change.
Zhao Huan has indeed changed from a good-for-nothing prince that everyone yelled at to a crazy prince that everyone fears, but he is lecherous and obscene, but has not changed at all.
The singers in the Jiaofang Division are all very charming, and just because of Zhao Huan, she might fall into them in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Huan had just gained the support of the righteous people in the world. If he was ridiculed by the people of the world because of this incident, the Ding Palace would be destroyed.
In the Song Dynasty, there was already a majesty who was fond of sex.
There must be no more princes who like wine pools and meat forests.
Hidden worries are hidden worries, but when the words come to my mouth, they change their taste.
"Huh, even if he has a bunch of wives and concubines, what's the problem with me?"
"Don't delay any longer and set off quickly!"
At this time, the courtyard of Gaodi was completely quiet. Only Zhao Huan, Chen Zhao and Chang Fu were standing in the center of the courtyard.
Zhao Huan clasped his hands behind his back, looking righteous, but his heart was filled with joy.
Gao Qiu's private residence must have hidden mountains of gold and silver. Just scraping some gold foam from it would be enough to feed the palace for a while.
"Chen Zhao, this time when you follow me to inspect the high mansion, you must be discerning and make no mistakes."
"A ding is a ding, and a mao is a mao. The money turned over to the treasury must be exactly the same."
"In this way, we will not disgrace His Majesty's trust."
Hearing Zhao Huan's honest and honest remarks, Chen Zhao was greatly encouraged. He spit on his index finger and looked at the account book carefully.
"Your Majesty! According to the records in the account book, the total amount of people's fat and anointing seized from the Gao Residence is seventy-six thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven taels of silver."
"Nearly 80,000 taels of silver. He is indeed a greedy man who does not want to spare his life."
"If the prince hadn't thrown this old thief into the Yushitai, I don't know how much people's wealth and anointing would have flowed into his pocket."
Zhao Huan was not satisfied, his brows were furrowed and his eyes were sharp.
"Less than eighty thousand taels of silver?"
"Old thief Gao Qiu has controlled the government for so many years, how come he only found this little money?"
"This is the amount of money recorded in the books, but how much money is not registered in the books?"
Chen Zhao's eyes were extremely firm and upright: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the silver that has not been registered in the book totals 23,073 taels of silver."
"The two accounts are combined, and the total is one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Zhao Huan frowned even more tightly: "One hundred thousand? Is it a coincidence?"
Chen Zhao spread his hands: "It's such a coincidence."
"I dare to use my property and life as a guarantee. If the prince still doesn't believe me, I can ask Mr. Zhou Pu, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, to come and supervise me."
Even the god Zhou Pu moved out. It seems that Chen Zhao is indeed enforcing the law impartially.
Zhao Huan nodded, handed the account book compiled by Chen Zhao to Chang Fu, and said in a deep voice: "Send it to the Yushitai for personal review by His Majesty."
As soon as Changfu left, Chen Zhao took out a land deed from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Huan with both hands.
"Thanks to the great love of the prince, I can get this good job. This is the starting point for becoming an official, and it is of great significance."
"This is a small gift of thanks, but it is not a sign of respect. Please accept it, Your Majesty."
Zhao Huan took the land deed and looked embarrassed: "Isn't this... bad?"
Chen Zhao bent down and saluted with great humility: "Your Majesty, there is no need to refuse."
"This land deed is just for a small household in the city. Even if it is sold and discounted, it only costs a few hundred taels of silver."
"If someone accuses the prince of taking bribes, he can't be punished for a few hundred taels of silver, right?"
It was hard to refuse such kindness, so Zhao Huan no longer refused.
Besides, what Chen Zhao said was right. It was only a few hundred taels of silver. Could it be possible that he would crush the mighty Prince of Song Dynasty to death?
Under the leadership of Chen Zhao, Zhao Huan went to inspect the property.
As expected, it is a small house. As soon as you enter the house, there are three tile-roofed houses.
Pushing open the door of the main house, a shabby and simple room came into view. Zhao Huan was sitting on a stool made of silver ingots.
Chen Zhao was sitting opposite. In the middle was a large wooden box filled with pearls, emeralds and agate...
Chen Zhao looked embarrassed: "The prince is laughing at me. I don't know if this small family can get into the eyes of the prince."
"Look, we don't even have a decent table or chair, so we can only make do with what we have, hey..."
Zhao Huan said earnestly: "Young master Chen, there is no need to blame yourself. I have always been a gentleman. A mansion worth several hundred taels of silver is already a great gift to me."
"It's this table, chairs and bench..."
Before Zhao Huan could finish speaking, Chen Zhao had already patted his chest and said righteously: "I moved here from the high mansion."
"It's only worth a mere... one hundred and fifty thousand taels."
"If anyone pursues the matter, they will naturally not be able to pursue the prince."
"Besides, it's just some tables, chairs and benches. Is it possible that someone will pursue it?"
"The relatives of the old thief Gao Qiu wish they could throw away all these junk things so that they can travel lightly and leave Bianjing leisurely."
Zhao Huan sighed, stood up and walked out, naturally Chen Zhao followed closely behind him.
"Etiquette is light but affection is high, but after all, I am also a relative of the emperor, so I should be clear-minded and concentrate on serving His Majesty."
"A matter of several hundred taels of silver can be big or small. If Your Majesty really wants to pursue it..."
Before Zhao Huan could finish speaking, Chen Zhao had already snatched the words away.
"It's all my fault that my subordinate was short-sighted and almost did bad things with good intentions. Although it is a small flaw, if it ruins the reputation of the prince, I will be responsible for my death."
"I'd better take the house back."
"If Your Majesty asks about this matter, I would like to give you a gift, but Your Majesty has a cool heart and refuses sternly. I believe His Majesty will feel relieved."
Makes sense!
Since Chen Zhao understood the general situation in this way, Zhao Huan no longer struggled.
Zhao Huan accepted the thoughts, tables, chairs and benches, and vacated the house, in order to keep his good reputation.
As for the stakes involved, Zhao Huan was completely unaware of it.
Zhao Huan secretly sighed: "Father, my sons and ministers also share your worries."
"If your sons and ministers don't help you manage such a big family business, won't you lose everything?"
"Song and Jin are always good, I won't mention it again...but those 920,000 Guansui coins are the hard work of the world's righteous people. Do you want to give them to the Jin people? Dream!"
Just when Zhao Huan was secretly thinking about how to keep the 920,000 Guansui coins in the Song Dynasty, he saw Chang Fu running over panting.
"Your Majesty! Go to the Jiaofang Department as soon as possible."
"Your Highness, the Princess, I went to look for you in the mansion, but I missed you. I thought you had gone to the Jiaofang Division, so I went straight there."
"Although the Jiaofang Division is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, the headquarters scorns this place, and few officials from the Ministry of Rites approach it."
"The place was full of smoke and smog, full of treacherous ministers and minions, and the flowers and willows were in ruins..."
"What should we do if something happens to Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
Zhao Huan panicked, Jiaofangsi was not a place where a good man should go!