Silence fell in the main hall, Su Ting frowned, and after a moment he said: "I have been handling cases for many years, and there is some truth and some fiction, and half of it is true and false."
Now that I heard what he said, he was honest, unlike others who always said nonsense that they dare not speculate on, so I couldn't help but praise him a few words, and said: "You are loyal to me, unlike them."
No one in Wende Hall dared to guess who they were. They all lowered their heads and just thought they were clay sculptures.
There is no need for anyone to agree: "After you check it out, don't give it to me. Send it directly to Prince Jin's mansion so that Prince Jin can look at it first and see clearly whether Prince Jin is happy or worried, panicked or calm."
He wanted his son to read something first and see how King Jin would react. If he was calm, maybe the informant letter was related to King Jin, or maybe King Jin was too calm to hold his anger, so he also wanted to suppress King Jin's arrogance.
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Su Ting took the order and left, and the depression in Jin Shang's body dissipated a little.
Wei Qiao put on hot tea and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the account books of Liangguang Road have been delivered. Do you want your Majesty to take a look at them?"
Jin Shang picked up the tea cup, took a sip of hot tea, and sneered: "They worked together to make the salt and iron handles airtight. Not only did they have as many account books as they wanted, they even blew up the smelting plant. Really?"
You think I don’t know whose scapegoat Li Lin is, just because King Yan and King Jin are not harmed, I don’t pursue it.”
Wei Qiao heard this and said quickly: "Your Majesty is wise."
Jinshang shook his head: "I am not a wise man, I just know that family affairs are always settled. But now it seems that they have lost their sense of proportion a long time ago. They have even forgotten who owns the world. The account books are sent back to the Third Division as they are, and then passed on to me.
If so, just say that I trust them, and if something goes wrong and my hard work fails, Prime Minister Zhang will also be implicated by them."
Wei Qiao responded softly and sent the two sealed account books out intact.
Today, I know in my heart that even if the Zhang family has the key to the treasury, he can't touch them at the moment. It's not that easy for a giant to fall. A mere informant letter can only be folded in even if the crime is proven.
one person.
Besides, even if there is a serious matter, it must be suppressed and it cannot be caused before Tinian Festival.
The emperor and his ministers were united in looking forward to the peaceful arrival of Tianning Festival. On the tenth day of the tenth month of the lunar month, the Tianning Festival was held, and a grand banquet was held in the Jiying Hall. Hundreds of officials congratulated the emperor, and envoys came to court.
Above the main hall, there is a vermilion lacquered palace. After the palace, there is a large screen with an immortal pine painted by Fu Daoyin. Under the palace, there are tables and chairs. The concubines and princesses of the harem are placed in the side hall. The prince,
Senior officials and envoys sit in the main hall, and the rest are in the corridor.
Roses, crape myrtle, crabapples, peonies, and lotus flowers are placed everywhere in the hall. The fragrance of flowers comes from time to time. Together with the "Message of Spring in the Snow" lit in the incense burner in the hall, it is very elegant.
The banquet started at You hour. The younger the officials, the earlier they arrived. They sat according to their seats. The banquet guests took their seats one after another. The corridors on both sides of the hall were filled first. Everyone came and said hello, and at the same time looked at the officials entering the main hall.
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Before Jinshang arrived, the last ones to arrive were King Jin and King Yan.
Today is the Tianning Festival. Those attending the banquet can wear public clothes, fashionable clothes, or court clothes. In order to avoid wearing the same set of official clothes as the King of Jin, King Yan specially changed into fashionable clothes today.
He was dressed in a crimson colored collar and long sleeves, and his expression was as scornful as that of a high-ranking person. He was somewhat majestic and made people dare not say anything.
The King of Jin was in official uniform, a purple round-neck shirt with a white midriff underneath. The two colors blended together. Originally gorgeous, it made him shine like the sun and the moon. He had a slight smile on his face, a calm expression, and a myriad of manners.
Officials in the corridor rushed to catch a glimpse of the two princes. They accidentally knocked over the wine glass and made a loud noise on the ground. King Yan was startled and looked back with displeasure. He seemed to be accusing the officials who missed it.
Fear.
Prince Jin turned his head slightly and looked sideways. His eyes seemed to be avoiding the dazzling candlelight, and he narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that he deliberately softened the sharpness of his eyes. There was a smile at the corner of his mouth, which made people feel like a spring breeze.
Everyone present could not help but compare the two princes together, and it was clear at a glance which one was better.
The king of Jin was well behaved and had a beautiful temperament. Even if he could not occupy the East Palace in the future, such a stunning figure would still leave a mark in the annals of history.
The seats of the two princes are arranged very cleverly, one on the left and one on the right, next to each other, with no distinction between high and low.
King Yan sat on the left, next to Zhang Rui. Zhang Rui and Yue Zhongtai sat side by side. King Jin sat on the right, with Dong Tongying at the bottom.
Everyone in the three divisions followed Dong Tongying on the right, with a vague intention of respecting the King of Jin.
Liu Qiuyu and others also showed displeasure and no respect for Dong Tongying. They looked straight to the left and wanted to change their seats before Jinshang and the concubine arrived.
What is surprising is that the two young princes usually try their best to hide behind King Yan no matter what the occasion is. They neither want others to see them nor do they want King Yan to cause trouble, but this time they sat down.
Arriving behind King Jin.
The two of them were still good friends, and they discussed it carefully before going to the banquet, and finally agreed that King Yan was terrible, and King Jin was even more terrible.
However, King Jin's fearfulness revealed a hint of kindness and pity for the weak, while King Yan felt disgusted with their brothers, as if they were witnesses of his current disloyalty to Concubine Zhang.
If King Yan comes to power, I'm afraid the two of them will not be much better off, so they might as well just go to King Jin.
There are also some loyal ministers, Qingliu, who don't care whether it is left or right, they just guard the three-thirds of an acre of land in front of them, without squinting.
It seems to be clear at a glance who has the better chance of winning, the King of Jin or the King of Yan.
After everyone from the previous court arrived, Jinshang and his harem went to Jiying Hall.
Concubine Zhang seems to be the head of the harem, but because she is not in the middle palace, she cannot sit next to her, nor can she sit in the main seat of the side hall. However, even if she sits in the side seat, she is still the head of the harem.
I once mentioned that I would make Concubine Zhang a queen, but the remonstrance ministers broke their heads and remonstrated, preventing Concubine Zhang from entering the middle palace. Even so, I did not establish a queen anymore. She became increasingly lax in some rituals. What we do today
The hairpin crown with dragon and phoenix flowers that she wears has twenty-four large and small flowers, as many as the Queen's crown.
There were many irregularities in her gorgeous clothes, which were clearly visible even through the partition between the two halls. After the imperial censors made the grand ceremony, they all frowned and whispered to each other, as if they wanted to visit Concubine Zhang.
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The censors did not hide their actions, and Concubine Zhang could also see it. Faced with this situation, she just lowered her head and looked at the Dingzhou red porcelain vase placed in front of her, with a graceful early lotus inserted in it.
Since I am in a high position today, I naturally saw it. Seeing that the censors stopped talking because today was Tianning Festival, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and asked Wei Qiao to order the servants in the side hall to hang up white gauze to block the distance between the two halls.
The exchange of glances.
The white gauze was slowly unfolded quickly, and Zhang Rui led the ministers to congratulate Jin Shang on his birthday and gave birthday gifts. Although everyone's birthday gifts were jewel-like, they seemed ordinary in a palace where the world's treasures are easily available.
Until King Yan poured out the jar of "Yellow River Clear", the entire Jiying Palace suddenly boiled.