"If you have something to do, please leave the court. If there is nothing to do, leave the court——!" The eunuch's unique sharp voice spread throughout the court.
"I have this report" Fang Qianran, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, held a wat tablet and came out to bow.
"Say it," Emperor Wanchang waved his hands. He didn't look very good, but he was in good spirits.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Fang Qianran glanced at the wat board and said loudly: "The commander of Yingyang Weidu, Yun Zheng, has reported to the Ministry of Industry to purchase 40,000 unilateral halberds. Yingyang Wei is the newly compiled one.
The military, its weapons, weapons, and salaries are not issued by the imperial court, so there are no rules to follow. However, the military is a major event that cannot be ignored. Therefore, I have no choice but to report to my emperor and respectfully request His Majesty’s decree.”
Emperor Wanchang said "Oh", glanced at the ministers, noticed the expressions of several important ministers, and then said calmly: "Sell him... this one-sided halberd, how much does it cost to the Ministry of Industry?"
Fang Qianran bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the unilateral halberds issued to Yan Yunwei in the past were worth between two taels and one to two taels of silver each based on the cost."
Emperor Wanchang nodded: "I understand, then I will sell 40,000 of them at 20,000 taels for each hand and charge them 100,000 taels of silver. Of course, the extra money is not the money the imperial court wants to earn from him.
The imperial court is not short of this little bit of silver - the extra money will be regarded as the freight he paid - the Ministry of Industry will be responsible for sending it to him."
Fang Qianran frowned slightly. This was strange. He sold the unilateral halberds at the cost price and shipped these unilateral halberds to Yun Zheng for twelve thousand taels of silver. This business was not profitable at all.
This is not His Majesty's style when it comes to making money. Hasn't His Majesty always been overt and covert towards the Yun family?
"I obey the decree." No matter what Fang Qianran thinks in his heart, he can only act according to the emperor's decree. As for why the emperor did this, he needs to slowly ponder it as a minister.
Zhao Kai, the Minister of Punishment, stepped forward and said, "I have this memorial. The preliminary results of the assassination case during the Lantern Festival last time have been obtained."
When Emperor Wanchang heard this, his face suddenly turned gloomy and he snorted coldly: "After several months of investigation, we have only got preliminary results. What do you do with such a big group of people in the Ministry of Punishment?"
Zhao Kaizhi quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "I am incompetent, and I deserve to die for my crime!" A dignified minister and a pillar of the dynasty, but now he looks pitiful. In fact, there is anger in his heart that cannot be expressed. Everyone knows that the Ministry of Punishment
There are a lot of people, but having more people does not mean high efficiency. It depends on the quality of the personnel, right? Among the elite intelligence departments of the imperial court, one is the Tianji Pavilion and the other is the Privy Council. The former is nominally an agency of the cabinet. In fact, the three ministers of the poor family said
It doesn't matter at all, the power lies with the four elders of the famous family; and the Privy Council, not to mention, is His Majesty's eyes and ears, and only takes orders from His Majesty. These two institutions have almost dug out the talents, how capable can the Criminal Department of my own be?
However, he could only think about this complaint in his mind and did not dare to show it on his face. He also knew that as long as he served the emperor loyally, the emperor would not think of getting rid of him for a while.
Officials from poor families were an important bargaining chip for the emperor to balance officials from famous families. If the emperor wanted to train another minister with both fame and qualifications like Zhao Kaizhi, he would not be able to do it within a few years.
Sure enough, after Emperor Wanchang despised Zhao Kaizhi, he asked lukewarmly: "What is the preliminary result?"
Zhao Kai's face was full of fear and he kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, according to the investigation of the Ministry of Punishments, ten percent of the assassinations were carried out by Jianghu gangs who were dissatisfied with the imperial court. As for their purpose... well, this... I thought those reckless
My husband may not have any specific purpose at all, but just want to cause some trouble for the court on a whim... This is my humble opinion, please give me your Majesty's enlightenment."
Wanchang was furious when he heard this. He slapped the armrest of the dragon chair and shouted: "On a whim? What a whim! How dare they throw hidden weapons at me on a whim? How dare they be protected by thousands of imperial guards on a whim?
Want to assassinate me? They think I am the leader of the Lao Shizi Haisha Gang!... The Jianghu gang, what a Jianghu gang, what a knight who uses force to break the law. If I don't deal with them, if things go on like this, I'm afraid I'll be in trouble in this palace.
I have to put on my armor and sleep every day!”
The emperor was so angry that not only Zhao Kaizhi couldn't bear it, but even the imperial guards ordered Yu Xiang to kneel down and confess his crime.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Shen Cheng bowed slightly and saluted the emperor: "Based on the information obtained from Tianji Pavilion, the cabinet also determined that the assassination was carried out by the Jianghu sect, and according to analysis, this sect should be located in the south of the Yangtze River... Veteran minister
I believe that this matter is treasonous and should not be ignored. If a mere Jianghu sect escapes punishment after provoking the imperial court, once this matter is spread, it will have a very bad impact on the prestige of the imperial court. In my humble opinion, this matter must not only be investigated, but also
We must investigate thoroughly and not only deal with it, but also use thunderous means to wipe out this group of rebels who despise the majesty of the imperial court in one fell swoop to serve as a warning to others!"
Now that the head of the Shen family has already spoken, how can the officials under the sect not express their opinions quickly? One by one, they quickly said, "I second my proposal," and "I will also invite you."...
Emperor Wanchang nodded and said: "Okay, this matter will be handled by the cabinet at its discretion."
Upon hearing this, the Seven Giants quickly accepted the order
Wanchang was about to retire when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Have Lin Sheng and Lin Xi arrived in Yangzhou now?"
This question was rather abrupt, especially since there was no designated target. The ministers looked at each other, and Cao Rui, the Minister of War, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, based on the normal marching speed, the two princes should have almost reached Yangzhou by now."
After hearing this, Wanchang just nodded, but did not reply. He stood up and walked away. Immediately behind him, a sharp voice came from behind, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Retreat from the court -"
Shen Cheng, Shen He, Shen Ju and Shen Jue live under the same roof for three generations
Shen He frowned and asked Shen Cheng: "Father, are you saying that the Yun family already knew who assassinated His Majesty, but they pretended not to know, as if it never happened?"
Shen Cheng took a sip of tea and said calmly: "What Yiyi said last night, she said that Yun Zheng not only knew who assassinated His Majesty, but also fought against the assassin later, and even...even the assassin's lair may have been there.
Got it figured out”
Chen He and his son were startled, and Shen Jue couldn't help but ask: "Grandpa, it's not that I can't trust Yiyi, but this thing is really weird... Yunzheng escorted Princess Huai'an south to Huai'an not long after His Majesty was assassinated.
Now, I heard that military training has begun in Yangzhou, how could he have a hand in this matter?"
After listening to his brother's words, Shen Ju pondered: "The Yun family...the Beishan Jiange, didn't Yiyi say last time that it was an intelligence agency? Maybe it was found out by the Beishan Jiange?"
Shen Cheng shook his head and said: "Yiyi will be here soon, you can ask her."
Yiyi, Shen Yiyi is Shen He's concubine, free and intelligent. Shen Ju once said with a smile that it was lucky that she was born as a girl, otherwise her brother would definitely be outclassed by her. She had just married this year, and she was already Officially took over the position of head of the Shen family in Tianji Pavilion
Officially taking over the reins does not mean that she only started handling the affairs of Tianji Pavilion this year. In fact, she has been "associating" with her uncle Shen Zhou since she was twelve years old. And Shen Zhou's health is not good. In fact, she Since last year, he has fully assumed the responsibility of the director of the Shen Family Tianji Pavilion. This year, he will only take up the official position.
Shen Yiyi had already appeared outside Zhuxin Hall. She called out from outside the hall: "Grandpa, Yiyi is here."
"Come in quickly, your father and your brothers have been waiting for you for a long time." Shen Cheng's voice was quite loud.
Shen Yiyi walked in. She was wearing a pink rose-patterned tight-sleeved top and an emerald green smoked gauze skirt. Her waist was tied into a big bow with soft gold silk pipes. She wore a jasper Zan phoenix hairpin diagonally in her sideburns. , the figure is slender, and the eyes are flowing like autumn water, which makes people's soul shake, and they are carried away at a glance [This book is first published, updated as quickly as possible, please support the original version, come to 17k to read] Shen Jue quickly moved his eyes away , I was shocked in my heart, Yiyi became more and more beautiful, she was so beautiful. I have seen a lot of beauties. When I saw her, I couldn't help but move my eyes away. I am still her brother, and this is what happened. If ordinary people saw it, how could it be repaid? It's a pity that this girl is too ambitious. She showed her several young masters, but none of them liked her. Even Qin Xu was embarrassed. It's really... I'm afraid only Yun Only that boy Zheng is worthy of her - bah bah bah, Yun Zheng already has a Huai'an princess, how can we, the daughter of the Shen family, marry her and become a child?
Of course, others didn't know what Shen Jue was thinking. They could only hear Shen Ju laughing and saying: "Yiyi is really a big girl now. Look at how beautiful you are... I'm afraid even grandpa and dad will be reluctant to marry you off!"
Shen Yiyi smiled sweetly: "Brother is making fun of Yiyi again."
Shen Ju laughed: "Brother, this is no joke. If Yiyi hadn't stayed in Tianji Pavilion all day and showed up a few more times, our door would have been broken down by someone proposing marriage."
Shen Yiyi smiled faintly: "Brother knows the virtues of those young men in Beijing, why do you need to talk about them?"
This was a bit rude, but Shen Ju was a generous person. He just smiled bitterly after hearing this, but there was nothing unpleasant about it.
Shen Cheng said: "Yiyi, tell your father and brothers about the situation you mentioned last night."
Shen Yiyi nodded: "Dad, eldest brother, second brother, the thing is like this..."
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Lin Xu held a short piece of paper in his hand, glanced at it, with a sneer on his lips, and said solemnly: "Very good, order No. 1 to continue to implement the 'Tiandao' plan, and also contact No. 2 for the 'Blood Begonia' plan." hurry up"
A cold voice came out from the darkness: "Your Highness, don't worry, No. 1 and No. 2 have been operating for two years. 'Tiandao' and 'Xue Haitang' are unnoticed and no one can see through them."
Lin Xu said expressionlessly: "It's okay if you don't. This matter is of great importance. I have been planning it for three years. I don't want any accidents to happen. You can get close to 'Cang Qiong' on weekdays. You should pay more attention to his situation when you come to see Gu." , you must be more careful and don’t be watched.”
The man in the darkness said proudly: "Shen Yiyi and Gu Ke, if I can't keep an eye on them, they will definitely not be able to keep an eye on me."
Lin Xu said calmly: "I just want to remind you that the Privy Council and Tianji Pavilion have been fighting for so many years. The other party knows the background of both sides very well. I believe you can avoid their people... Okay, you don't want to be here. Stay longer and go”
The man in the darkness didn't speak and seemed to have left
Lin Xu glanced at the short note again, sneered, stretched it out to the candle and lit it, and it instantly turned into ashes.
The line of words on it can no longer be seen, but Lin Xu remembers it very clearly in his heart: I stayed at Begonia in front of the sky and coughed up blood yesterday.
Lin Xu walked to the door and stood there with a solemn expression. Suddenly his face became frivolous and he looked like a dandy. He opened the door with a smile and shouted loudly: "Which boy is this guy going to fight with a lonely cricket? Call me, call me. , there is a new one right there...hehe, let’s call it General Yun, haha! It’s so powerful, whoever can defeat it will be rewarded heavily!”
When the counselors saw it, they couldn't help but sigh. Hong Chengjie seemed to have lost his strength. He waved his hands and said: "It's gone, it's gone. We don't have anything to do now... It's all gone."
After hearing this, everyone dispersed, each with a gloomy look on his face. There was only one young scholar with a faint smile on his lips. I don't know how much of it was ridicule and how much of it was appreciation.
Ning Wanting smiled sweetly: "I really don't know whether Zheng'er is training troops or punishing people. I see that the thirty thousand people under his command are probably miserable now." Although she said this, her face did not look unhappy. , but it brings a little bit of relief
Yun Lan said calmly: "Although his method seems to be torturing people, I think the effect may be somewhat effective." He pondered for a moment and said: "We selected a group of unruly guys for him and threw them in. Now that he has gone through so much trouble, I'm afraid he doesn't have much temper anymore... This is certainly a good thing for his military training, but it doesn't quite fit in with my husband's previous thoughts of training him..."
Ning Wanting smiled and said: "I feel that this is nothing. Since Zheng'er can pass the test we arranged earlier without causing any trouble, doesn't it mean that he now has the ability to control his subordinates?" Are you capable?"
Yun Lan shook his head: "His ability is mixed with water... But Madam is right. No matter what, it is always a skill for him to convince those people like this. Hey, with one order, The 30,000-strong army marched into the river without turning back. It’s a shame he could think of it.”
Ning Wanting saw the smile on his face and knew that he was very happy to see his son succeed, so she said: "But he spends the money very quickly. It is said that the daily expenses of his Ying Yang Wei are terrifyingly high, just talking about meat." , they eat more than forty pigs a day."
Yun Lan smiled hoarsely: "With more than forty pigs, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat thousands of kilograms of meat... But it's not much money, about 130 taels of silver. If you eat it in a year, it's only 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver." "(The price ratio of money and goods in the Wei Dynasty has been discussed in the previous article. I won't go into details here. I just sigh. It is said that the two people in the martial arts novel who ate more than ten taels of silver are probably the children of Tao Zhugong's family) Ning Wanting said: "Fifty thousand taels of silver is no small matter. An army of 30,000 people will have to spend an extra 50,000 yuan on meat a year. Fortunately, it is not the same amount for 200,000 people, otherwise we would all be together." I will spend an extra 350,000 taels of silver every year. This brat has not yet seen his ability to make money, but he is very good at spending money."
Yun Lan hummed and smiled: "Fifty thousand taels is nothing, look at what he wants this time." Then she handed Ning Wanting a note.
Ning Wanting took it and looked at it, and was shocked: "He wants the entire Yingyangwei army to be equipped with hand crossbows designed by Dongfang Girl?"
Yunlan rolled her eyelids and said nothing
Ning Wanting opened her eyes wide: "Is this brat talking nonsense? It's so troublesome to make a hand crossbow. It costs almost twenty taels to make each one. There are more than 33,000 people there, so isn't it just a light crossbow?
It costs six to seven hundred thousand? And the arrows of this crossbow must be specially made, and the price is not cheap... If all his 30,000-person Yingyang Guards were equipped with this, they would not even think about it without a million taels of silver...
Not counting equipment maintenance!”
Yun Lan said: "My husband naturally knows that, but your good son said that he would find a solution for the money problem, and Princess Huai'an will handle the iron issues. He just asked Yanjing to send a group of trustworthy craftsmen... You know,
The manufacturing method of this hand crossbow cannot be revealed."
Ning Wanting wondered: "He wants to find a solution to the money problem? What solution is he thinking of? His business hasn't opened yet? Is he going to ask Princess Huai'an to borrow it?"
