Tang Yang smiled and said wisely: "Maybe this IOU will work better."
Yu Wenhao narrowed his eyes, "With this move, I will never give up until I pull out Prince Ji's tiger teeth."
Emperor Ming Yuan knew about the fact that the scholar from Tingjiang Prefecture came to Beijing to complain the next morning. He was furious and ordered Yu Wenhao to conduct a strict investigation. Once the evidence of the crime was confirmed, Tingjiang Prefecture, no matter how many officials were involved, would be dismissed first and then prosecuted.
Prince Ji was also in the court, with a pale face.
When he retreated from the court, he caught up with Yu Wenhao.
"Fifth brother, wait a moment."
Yu Wenhao stopped and looked back at him, "Brother, is something wrong?"
Prince Ji smiled and put his hand on his shoulder, "It's okay, it's just that we brothers haven't had a drink together for a long time. Why don't you bring a can of good wine to your house tonight and have a drink with you?"
Yu Wenhao stepped away without leaving a trace and said, "Let's wait for another day. I've really been busy with official duties recently."
King Ji raised his hand and said nonchalantly: "What happened in Tingjiang Mansion is purely because those scholars had enough to eat and went crazy over nothing. According to me, beat them up and drive them back to their place of origin, so that the government officials can keep an eye on them."
It’s over.”
Yu Wenhao looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile, "Brother, before this matter was investigated, you knew that the scholars went crazy over nothing?"
"I went to Tingjiang Town to suppress bandits. Mo Wen did not receive any fees for suppressing bandits. I know this very well," said Prince Ji.
"Whether they have been collected or not, we will find out after investigation." After Yu Wenhao finished speaking, he cupped his hands and said, "I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you for now."
King Ji said in a gloomy tone: "Lao Wu, are you going to drink the wine as a penalty instead of eating the toast?"
Yu Wenhao looked at him with cold eyes, "I won't even eat the fine wine for the toast."
Prince Ji had a gloomy look on his face, "Which of us princes doesn't have something shady behind his back? If you stab him, someone is bound to stab you. You'd better think clearly."
"As you wish!" Yu Wenhao strode away.
King Ji was so angry that he was determined to go against him.
He returned to the palace angrily and heard that Princess Ji ordered someone to invite him.
He felt bored for a while, but went there anyway.
Princess Ji was lying on the bed sickly. When she saw him coming in, she straightened up and said, "Your Majesty is here, how is the matter? What did the father say?"
"You take good care of yourself and why are you bothering with those things?" Prince Ji sat down, looked at her sallow face, and said calmly.
Princess Ji said bitterly: "How can you not work hard? All the officials in Tingjiang Mansion are managed by my concubine and my cousin. If something happens, without their filial piety and money, it will also affect you, the prince."
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King Ji said calmly: "I can't be harmed. I have never seen their filial piety."
Princess Ji was startled, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Prince Ji looked at her and said expressionlessly: "Everyone around me can testify that I have never touched this silver."
Princess Ji's face changed slightly, her shoulders slowly slumped, and she said dullly: "That's right, the prince has never touched this money, it was all collected by me, and it was me who worked in tandem with my cousin to take advantage of the prince. It's just that this
If I say it, will my father believe it? Will all the civil and military officials believe it?"
"Why don't you believe it? The princess's natal family has purchased countless fields, shops, and manors over the years. As long as we investigate, we can naturally get to the bottom of it." Prince Ji said gloomily.
Princess Ji took a breath, with sadness and anger in her eyes, "The matter has not reached its worst yet, and the prince is already thinking of pushing me out to die, and he wants me to implicate my natal family? My natal family's money is all
My second brother earned it from business."
"Doing business? Yes, your eldest brother has done a lot of business in the past years in the Ministry of Household Affairs, but can he withstand careful inspection? Is it money for lending or money for business? Your eldest brother borrowed the name of your second brother.
If you really want to check your business, wouldn't your father be able to find out?" King Ji sneered.