Jiang Nan didn't say too many words, but Chang Yuchun kept every word in mind and didn't dare to be careless at all. This was not because Jiang Nan was so great, but because the person in Peiping was really frightening.
Including your own daughter, if you are still confused, big trouble will really happen.
Chang Yuchun left in a hurry, but he happened to meet Zhu Biao and Weng's son-in-law came over one after another, which was also interesting. Especially since Zhu Biao also brought such a big wooden box, is there any need to say more?
The two of them greeted each other and exchanged some pleasantries. Chang Yuchun quickly returned home and directly called his wife, Lan Shi.
At first glance, Chang Yuchun angrily rebuked: "When you give birth to an imperial grandson, you think you have captured the king of thieves and achieved great success! Even if this child can ascend the throne and become emperor and take charge of the country and the country, we may be dead by then.
Oh, what are you doing with so many useless thoughts! Also, open your eyes and take a closer look. Your son-in-law has just come to the door to apologize. He is already in power and is sitting on the dragon throne. How dare you disrespect Prime Minister Zhang?"
"You two don't even understand this, you two just want to make me angry to death!"
Chang Yuchun scolded him sternly without saving any face. Lan was stunned, suddenly shocked, and at the same time aggrieved and angry, tears could not help flowing down his face.
Chang Yuchun didn't say anything else, he just said coldly: "It doesn't matter if you blame me for neglecting you, or you want to support the emperor's grandson. Anyway, let me remind you, if you think what I said is wrong, you can
Write a letter to your brother Lan Yu. Ask him and see what he says? Will he rely on the power of the emperor and his grandson to conflict with Prime Minister Zhang?"
"It's so confusing!"
Chang Yuchun had to lead the troops and didn't have much time. He came back, met with Jiang Nan, talked to the Lan family, and left overnight.
As soon as he left, Lan burst into tears and was really angry.
The couple has come to this day, and they have put in so much effort to give you children, and their hair has turned gray, and yet you treat me like this? Chang Yuchun, you have no conscience!
Lan was furious, but she had to say that she still agreed with one thing Chang Yuchun said.
Others are unreliable, but his brother Lan Yu is still there. He is the uncle of the Crown Princess and the great-uncle of the emperor's grandson. He should always be on his side, right?
Lan thought for a long time and finally decided to write a letter to Lan Yu.
Since Lan Yu was leading troops in front of the army, this letter traveled for two months before it reached Lan Yu's hands.
When Lan Yu took it in his hand and read it, he felt completely bad.
The elder sister kept talking, saying something about Jiang Nan's involvement in the affairs of the East Palace, about Xia Zhifeng, a little girl from the common people, controlling the royal library, and that the emperor's grandson was sick and could no longer even doubt her... What's the truth?
Also, here in the East Palace, who is the king, and the difference between the king and his ministers, there is no need to talk about it...
Before reading this letter, Sapphire's skull cracked.
Sister!
Are you really confused, or are you pretending to be confused?
How long has it been since then? Why is your brain damaged?
Lan Yu felt that her sister and niece were a pair of fools who didn't even know the most basic facts.
Before the emperor's grandson was born, Empress Ma tried her best to put the child in Xia Zhifeng's family. This was not to praise Xia Zhifeng, nor to show favor to Xianggong Zhang.
That would bring a big backer for the emperor and his grandson!
The influence of Mr. Zhang lies there.
If you don't take the initiative to win over, something will happen.
This is not to say that Zhang Ximeng is willing to get involved in seizing the legitimate son, but people's hearts are like this. Once they realize that the East Palace and Zhang Xiang are at odds, those under Zhang Ximeng's sect, as well as other people who don't know where to come from, will gather together.
A new force formed around the other princes.
If we really get to this point, let alone the emperor and grandson, even Zhu Biao will have a headache!
Good guys, it’s not too late to curry favor with Mr. Zhang, so you are better off. The emperor’s grandson is ill, so regardless of the inconvenience, you should first suspect the only direct disciple recognized by Mr. Zhang!
Moreover, he is also the future master of the emperor's grandson. Where are your brains?
This is not the way to seek death!
Although Zhu Di is a bastard and even cheated on his own brothers, you ask him, does he dare to take action against Zhang Shuning? Let alone falling out, Zhu Di will obediently give Zhang Shuning whatever he wants.
For no other reason, there were only a few members of the Zhang family, and they were basically in a state of having no desires or desires, so Zhang Shuning handed over the bookstore to Hu Yan and Huang Guan.
Xia Zhifeng is even more obsessed with research and is absolutely harmless to humans and animals.
This is a good time, as it has caused an unreasonable disaster.
Lan Yu was not polite at all, and directly scolded Lan in the letter, warning her not to be confused, and not to think that just because she gave birth to a grandson, she would do anything!
Let me tell you, and the Crown Princess, please be more honest... Also, be careful and don't get yourself into trouble.
Something really happened, don't blame me as a brother for not helping.
There's nothing I can do, I really can't help.
After all, helping you is harming you and myself!
With Lan Yu's letter, Lan became really honest.
This is not to say that Lan Yu is more reasonable, but Lan Yu has told her sister a very cruel reality... What do you have to rely on? Your husband is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, a hereditary and irreplaceable Duke, and your brother is a soldier.
A rising star, a victorious general, your son-in-law is the crown prince.
It stands to reason that this configuration is outrageous enough, right?
But I'm sorry, there is no need for others to use any tricks. Once there is a conflict, the son-in-law will apologize and the husband will admit his mistake. Even his own brother will not stand by him.
Got it?
You are hereditary princes and your status is not low, but that King Lu is not just one level higher than you!
That’s because the title of the Ming Dynasty only reaches Wangjue. Do you understand?
For some women who are not very clear-minded, there is really no need to be reasonable. Just tell them how strong the opponent is and they will be honest.
Obviously, the Lan family belongs to this group. As for the Crown Princess Chang, she has somewhat similar problems to her mother.
But the problem is not big now, because since this incident, Zhu Biao has not had much contact with the concubines in the East Palace. It is not just for the Chang family, in fact, the side concubine Lu is even worse.
Because Lu Ben was dismissed, Lu was directly ordered to shut up and think about his mistakes.
Later, the imperial court severely punished the officials who sang poems in private and made friends secretly, without any courtesy at all.
More than thirty officials were immediately dismissed.
One of them, because he liked singing, spent a lot of money on himself to buy costumes, and at the same time, he followed several unknown opera singers... He was dismissed from office, all his family property was confiscated, and he was sent to Kaiping.
Don't you want to sing opera? I'll send you to the north to sing for the Mongols!
Of course, this is just a trivial matter, the really important thing is to check the warehouse.
Li Shanchang is indeed an old fox. He has long known that even the capital city is full of problems. Outside, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. He is so bold that he doesn't know how outrageous things will happen.
It would be best if you don't investigate, just drag yourself home, and the matter will be over.
However, Zhu Biao was determined to investigate, and Xu Da was also watching. What surprised Li Shanchang was that Zhu Biao also gave the Jinyiwei an order to assist in the investigation.
With these murderous gods involved, they are bound to be in trouble. Li Shanchang can only bite the bullet and investigate!
The first person to conduct a thorough investigation was the Fujian Provincial Envoy.
Mainly because it was reported not long ago that Zhangzhou, Quanzhou was hit by a typhoon and heavy rain fell, causing countless houses to be damaged. Many ships moored at the pier were also damaged.
There was also a batch of tea leaves, worth as much as 30,000 shi, which were washed away by heavy rains before they could be shipped out, which even affected foreign trade. Tens of thousands of tea farmers were unable to get money, struggled to make a living, and were in urgent need of government relief.
Zhu Biao also knows that rescuing people is like putting out fires and cannot waste time.
But the problem is that the national treasury does not have much reserves.
According to the report below, the Chief Envoy's treasury contains at least 1.8 million shi of grain.
Based on this amount, it is enough to save yourself.
But he didn't want to save himself and insisted on complaining to the court about his poverty. It would be too easy to just hand out money and food casually.
check!
After giving the order, the results were shocking.
Not to mention 1.8 million dan, not even 180,000 dan. The deficit was so huge that even Xu Da was stunned.
Li Shanchang was also stunned. I knew that this matter couldn't be investigated, but you didn't listen. Now it's better. There is such a big hole, how can I fill it in?
The chief envoy Li Yu and the envoy Li Dequan reported that it was due to the wind disaster, followed by heavy rains, and many of the grains in stock were exposed to the rain and became moldy, so they had no choice but to throw them away.
"Mr. Li, do you believe this result?"
Li Shanchang smiled bitterly and said: "If this is really the case, then we can only investigate the person who built the granary."
Lao Li was right, the construction of grain warehouses requires the utmost care. Not to mention wind and rain, even if the sky collapses and the earth collapses, the government's grain storage will be fine.
It is common to keep it for more than ten years or decades.
If it's ruined by a rain, why build a warehouse?
"Mr. Li, what do you think we should do?"
Li Shanchang said: "We should capture the officials in charge of the treasury and trace the whereabouts of the food at the same time."
Zhu Biao chuckled, "I'm afraid it won't work if I just pursue the officials in the treasury. The chief envoy Li Yu and the inspector Li Dequan will all be captured!"
Li Shan was startled for a moment, his heart pounding wildly.
He knew very well that these two people were able to get here through Lu Ben's route. If the investigation was carried out, Lu Ben and the crown prince's concubine Lu were probably not safe, and it would not be as simple as just resigning from office and returning home.
But Zhu Biao was firm and merciless.
"Arrest the person immediately and investigate to the end!"
Li Shanchang had no choice but Jin Yiwei took action immediately.
The chief envoy Li Yu and the inspector-general Li Dequan were all captured within one day.
Following the arrest of these two people, more than 30 officials in all prefectures and counties' yamen and all levels of government were also exposed. With effective actions, the treasury was emptied.
If you search the entire province, almost everyone will fall into it.
Faced with this result, Zhu Biao also felt his scalp numb.
"Isn't there an honest official in such a large province?"
Xu Da said in a muffled voice: "Your Highness, the magistrate of Nan'an County is a clean official and has not been involved in this!"
Zhu Biao immediately said: "Are you sure you are innocent?"
"Innocent indeed!" Xu Da replied seriously.
"Well, promote him immediately and let him serve as chief envoy to reorganize the officialdom!"