Without Helian Mochuan in charge, the imperial court was in chaos, and the six departments were in chaos. Even though the eighth prince was able to turn the tide, he was young after all, so how could he understand the unspoken rules of officialdom.
The emperor issued an order to let the eighth prince supervise the country. This is more powerful than the regent, but how can such a fledgling prince convince the public?
"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince suddenly wants to check the account books of the Household Department, and the ministers are terrified!"
The emperor raised his eyebrows. The eighth prince was very resolute. The first thing to do was to have the Ministry of Husbandry. You know, the Ministry of Husbandry is in charge of money and food and is the most important department of the imperial court. Even when Helian Mochuan was the regent, the Ministry of Husbandry was still there.
under the jurisdiction of the emperor.
The emperor has always been wary of Helian Mochuan, so he would definitely not hand over the money and food from the court to him, but he handed it over to the eighth prince, which shows that he has high hopes for this prince.
"What are you afraid of? If he wants to investigate, just investigate for him. No matter what is found, let him come to me and give me a reply!" With the emperor, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is no longer afraid.
The Eighth Prince checked the accounts, and the more he checked, the more frightened he became. It could be said that for so many years, the Ministry of Accounts had simply been unable to make ends meet. After reading a third of the accounts, he couldn't stand it anymore.
So he appeared in the imperial study room the next day. The emperor looked at the eighth prince kneeling in front of him, his expression very calm.
"Why, have all the accounts been checked?"
The Eighth Prince cupped his hands and said, "I am reporting this to my father, but I have only seen a third of it..."
The boy was honest. The emperor nodded with a smile and said, "You don't need to worry about the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue. I only know how much food the court has. You just need to do your own thing well!"
These words were a little distant, and the Eighth Prince also sounded the alarm in his heart. It sounded more like a warning.
The rivalry between father and son has just begun, but Helian Mochuan is leisurely cultivating himself in the Mo Garden.
"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince checked the household department, but he was frightened before he checked everything. Now he is listening to the emperor's instructions in the imperial study!" After Leng Li finished speaking, Helian Mochuan raised the corners of his lips.
"This kid is honest. I'm afraid he doesn't know that the bad accounts of the Ministry of Revenue are fake. How much money there is and how much grain is in the inventory are all in the hands of the emperor! Even the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has no idea about these.
If you don’t know anything about it, the Ministry of Revenue and the imperial court will be useless!”
This is also where the emperor is most shrewd. He keeps money and food tightly in his hands. In this way, even if someone rebels against the court, he will have enough strength to kill all the rebels.
"In addition, Su Feng is back, and Aunt Ping has also been brought back. Do you want to inform Miss Ning?" Leng Li asked.
Helian Mochuan shook his head. Ning Wan was recuperating and should not be stimulated. Moreover, Helian Mochuan also wanted to see Aunt Ping before Ning Wan.
"Lead the way, I want to meet her!" Leng Li nodded and quickly led Helian Mochuan over.
When they arrived at the wing, Su Feng was already waiting at the door.
"My subordinates bow to the prince!" Su Feng saluted respectfully, and Helian Mochuan raised his hand slightly.
"No need to be polite, get up quickly!"
Su Feng stood up, and then reported to Helian Mochuan: "Your Majesty, when my subordinates found Aunt Ping, she had been imprisoned for more than ten years..."
captivity?
Helian Mochuan frowned, pushed the door open, and saw an old woman lying on the bed. Probably hearing the sound of the door opening, the old woman sat up from the bed.
"Is the eldest lady here?" The old woman's hoarse voice did not sound normal.
"This is my prince, the current regent!"
Hearing the words "Prince Regent", Ping Niang shrank back to the bed in fear.
"Regent...regent?" Ping Niang's reaction was a little excited. She said tremblingly: "You lied to me, didn't you? There is no eldest lady at all, you liars!"
Seeing that Ping Niang was a little out of control, Helian Mochuan waved to Leng Li and said, "You can go out. I will have a few words with Aunt Ping myself!"
Aunt Ping's face was withered and yellow, and she looked terminally ill. The most surprising thing was that her eye sockets were sunken and there were hideous scars. She actually had her eyes gouged out!
Leng Li looked at Helian Mochuan with some worry, but she did not dare to disobey the prince's order, so she went out obediently.
"Helian Mochuan, I have met Aunt Ping!"
Aunt Ping was a little surprised when she heard Helian Mochuan's name. She asked tentatively: "You are the seventeenth prince who had his kneecaps removed and was disabled for life?"
It has been a long time since anyone called Helian Mochuan that. Back then, the late emperor had many descendants, and Helian Mochuan was the youngest prince, only six or seven years old.
"Aunt Ping has seen this king?" Helian Mochuan asked.
Ping Niang shook her head and said: "I have never met the seventeenth prince, but my young lady and the imperial concubine are handkerchiefs, so the young lady has met the prince and even hugged you!"
Helian Mochuan tightened his grip on the armrests of his wheelchair. The imperial concubine was his biological mother. However, because of the coup that year, all the female family members in the palace were buried with them. Only the queen at that time, who is now the queen, was left.
The Queen Mother!
"I never thought that this king and Mrs. Xie would have such a fate!"