Huang Laosi was extremely angry. The reason for his anger was not King Wu's rebellion, but the matter of the dead soldiers.
He is not afraid of dead soldiers. The guards in the palace are all loyal people who have been screened out by Chen Yan and Sun An countless times. What makes him angry is that these dead soldiers have entered the residences of many courtiers through their status as refugees.
This means that in the court, not only the Li family and Zhou Youwei secretly took refuge with King Wu.
"Pigs are worse than dogs, pigs are worse than dogs!"
Huang Laosi swept down the memorial on the desk. Long Yan was furious: "I am so cold to these ministers that I secretly defected to the King of Wu!"
Chen Yan sighed and said nothing.
"The national treasury is empty. It's true that I owe many ministers their salaries, but..." Huang Laosi gritted his teeth and said: "But it's not that I won't pay, I just owe it first. After more than ten years, when the national treasury is rich, it will naturally be paid.
them."
Chen Yan didn't even know how Huang Laosi said this. It's still more than ten years, why didn't you say you would pay it back after the prince ascended the throne?
"After ascending the throne, I have not treated these ministers badly. Although I have not promoted all of them to positions, at least I have allowed them to send their sisters and female relatives to sleep in the palace. After I have processed the memorials every day,
You have to go to the harem to treat them equally, and how can I be so kind and righteous to them!"
Chen Yan raised his head and glanced at Huang Laosi with a complicated expression.
Fourth brother, do you have a misunderstanding about the four words "benevolence and justice"?
"I occasionally scolded them, and my tone was a bit harsh, and I even punished them with severe chops... I chopped off their heads, but I did it for their own good. If I have a better memory, I won't make the same mistake again in the next life."
"Even if I am punishing the Nine Tribes, I am considerate of them. As a family, we always want to be reunited. I have good intentions and have taken great pains to treat these ministers, but they...but they betrayed me like this!"
"Bastards, they are all bastards, bastards who are worse than pigs and dogs!"
Chen Yan's face was complicated: "Brother Emperor, please stop talking. If you keep talking, I will feel angry too."
"Really." Huang Laosi took a deep breath: "Laojiu, you sound angry, let alone me."
Chen Yan sighed deeply.
If you were not so "sympathetic" to your ministers, they might not be able to seek refuge with the King of Wu.
Huang Laosi became happy and angry in front of Chen Yan. He got angry and put down his tea cup angrily: "Let's do it. Cut the mess with a quick knife. Get rid of the Li family first. If you continue to cut off the trouble, you will suffer the chaos."
"Not really." Chen Yan stepped forward, poured a cup of tea for Huang Laosi and explained: "Xiao County has already deployed people, so Li Mu, the eldest son of Li, cannot escape the blame. It's just that we need to get rid of the Li family.
Li Wenli is implicated, if only Li Mu is arrested, I am afraid that the Li family will put all the blame on Li Mu and sacrifice the car to save the commander."
"A few days ago, didn't you say there was a general from King Wu's family? Why didn't you arrest him?"
"There are people who have been secretly following me. I want to find out who this person has been in contact with, so as to deduce how many people have defected to King Wu."
Huang Laosi nodded. After all, he is the emperor and can still keep his composure.
"Is there anything to gain?"
"Not yet. The second prince probably alarmed the snake after leaving the palace. In addition, Qiu Wanshan has been criticizing in the court all day long. Recently, both the Li family and Li Lin have not been as public as before and acted extremely cautiously. But... yes, it was almost
I forgot to mention that today Li Lin went to the Chu Mansion early in the morning and gave Chu Qing a million dollars in silver."
Huang Laosi's expression changed slightly, and his expression was a bit nervous: "Chu Qing, have you accepted him?"
"Received."
Huang Laosi did not get angry when he heard this, but had a look of regret on his face.
Chen Yan said with a smile: "Not only did he accept it, he also gave Li Lin a few gentle slaps, which must have been some scolding."
Huang Laosi was confused: "Didn't he collect the banknote?"
"Yes, Li Lin wanted to bribe Chu Qing to find out whether Changxian and the emperor wanted to investigate the Li family thoroughly. Chu Qing pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool. He wanted to get money but didn't want to reveal his words. He also humiliated Li Lin. Li Lin was furious and entered the house.
After getting off the sedan, Chu Qing asked his nurse to run to the bank, but he was a step too late and the bank note was already invalid."
"I took money, but didn't do anything, and still humiliated others..." Huang Laosi was dumbfounded, and then he slammed the table: "This kid, he is a fucking talent."
Chen Yan also shook his head and smiled bitterly. He thought so too. This kid has no bottom line.
"Hahaha, what did I say? I just said that I have sharp eyes and golden eyes, and I can judge people most accurately. Chu Qing is indeed a malleable talent."
Huang Laosi was cheerful.
He knew that Chu Qing liked wealth, and he knew it from the first time they met, but he didn't mind. No one is perfect. If he was really like a saint, he wouldn't dare to use it. A gentleman loves money, what's wrong with it?
As long as you get it right, it doesn't matter.
When Chu Qing was mentioned, Huang Laosi began to belittle him again.
"It's not that I told you that you are always worried about what outsiders think. If I were in Qianqi Camp, I would have tortured Naqu Mingtong like Chu Qing."
Chen Yan did not explain.
In fact, he doesn't care what outsiders think. The outside world doesn't know who the deputy commander is. They only know that the commander-in-chief is Sun An. But because of this, many things cannot be done openly, such as torture Qu Mingtong. The outside world has no idea.
Knowing this, I won’t say how the Qianqi Camp is doing, but how the Emperor is doing.
If this joint was taken into consideration, Chen Yan would not be able to restrain himself.
Huang Laosi glanced at Chen Yan and smiled slightly: "I know your intentions, and I am afraid that foreign officials will talk about me, but this is the case."
Chen Yan sat on the steps angrily, acquiescing.
Huang Laosi also stood up, sat next to Chen Yan, and said softly: "If you don't sit on this lofty dragon chair, you don't know how powerful it is. Brother Huang, I sit high and can see far. It is precisely because I can see far.
, many things that I was afraid of in the past have been thought through. No matter what the officials of the foreign court say, it is better than being pulled down from the throne and dying. I have mentioned it more than once, extraordinary things,
Extraordinary measures are needed, and if we continue to cut off the situation, we will suffer chaos. Since the King of Wu is unwilling to give up, he will give a blow to eradicate the grassroots, and even kill the chickens to scare the monkeys and deter the subordinates."
Chen Yan didn't know whether he heard it or not, but he brought up another matter: "I have some speculations about the private collection of ordnance in Xiao County."
"Just say it."
"Three brothers of the Li family, Li Mu is the magistrate of Xiao County, Li Lin is active in Beijing, and Li Sen is the garrison guard."
"Are you saying that Li Sen secretly planned this private collection of arms?"
"That's how it should be."
Huang Laosi nodded slightly: "I guess that's how it is. Others wouldn't be so brave. Do you have a charter?"
"My younger brother feels that Changxian should not be allowed to show up. At least, he should not let the ministers think that the second prince is the master. There are three people in the outside world, and the Li family has good relations with people in Shilin. Even if there is irrefutable evidence, he will still
Some people are talking about this matter, and they are afraid that they will talk nonsense and say that the emperor's brother fabricated accusations to eradicate the king of Wu. How about throwing Chu Qing out."
"You mean to claim to the outside world that Chu Qing is in charge of this matter?"
"yes."
"But Chu Qing is just a small household minister, how can I be gullible?"
"To confer an official position, the prince in the palace leads the left and right sects. How about conferring another official position."
Huang Laosi didn't know why: "What official position?"
"Thousand Cavalry Battalion, Deputy Commander."
Huang Laosi looked confused: "What about you?"
"We are acting in secret, my brother is in the dark, and Chu Qing is in the light. It is not to appoint an official, but to announce his identity. The outside world has never known who the deputy commander of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion is. It is better to take this opportunity to announce it to the public, and say Chu Qing
He was the deputy commander of Qianqiying. The reason why he wandered around the northern city after entering the capital was just to conceal his identity and become a tutor in the Household Department. It was because of the accounting matter that eventually involved King Wu, and everything fell into place."
Huang Laosi frowned in thought and pondered for a long time: "That's it, that's fine. Qianqi Camp uses extraordinary means to investigate illegal things, which is consistent with Chu Qing's usual style."
