"Haha! This Nalan Yanran is actually a tigress. This Lin Fan will suffer a lot in the future!"
"That Qingqing is Lin Fan's old sweetheart. It is said that Lin Fan spent no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver on her. Let's see what he does next."
"I just feel sorry for that Qingqing, she was beaten so miserably by Nalan Yanran that she was almost disfigured!"
"Haha! This is really funny, but I still feel very happy!"
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The officials in the court regarded this matter as a joke, and Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou felt very happy when they learned about it.
"Miss Nalan learns etiquette from me every day. She is very well-behaved. I never thought that she also has such a fierce side."
Queen Zhou said with some surprise.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "That's fine. The more fierce Nalan Yanran is, the better. Lin Fan is too arrogant in the court. Someone should take care of him."
Empress Zhou also chuckled lightly and said, "Your Majesty, Jiong'er has reached the age to get married. I don't mind having such a fierce daughter-in-law."
"Queen, Nalan Yanran is two years older than Jiong'er, which makes her a perfect match for Lin Fan. Besides, Jiong'er is my son. I will marry any girl he likes."
Emperor Chongzhen said.
Empress Zhou said: "Your Majesty only knows how to deceive me with sweet words. Jiong'er is still just the head of the Suzaku Department. When will you hand over the Jin Yiwei to him?"
"The Jinyi Guards are the most important thing. It is inappropriate to keep them in Lin Fan's hands. Moreover, he already has an army of 300,000 in his hands."
Empress Zhou mentioned the matter of Jinyiwei because she wanted to gain more trump cards for Zhu Cijiong. At the same time, what she said was also true. Jinyiwei used to have only 10,000 or 20,000 people, so it was okay to hold it in the hands of outsiders.
There are now more than 100,000 people. Although His Majesty has 50,000 Qinglong Si Jinyi Guards in his hands, Lin Fan still has 100,000 people in his hands.
"Queen, don't mention this matter again in the future. Lin Fan has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and conquered Liaodong. If I take back the Jin Yiwei, wouldn't it be a scandal?"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, that is a royal guard. It is directly subordinate to His Majesty. Isn't it reasonable for you to take it back?"
"Then Lin Fan has 100,000 black armor troops in the capital. Does he still need these royal guards?"
Queen Zhou continued.
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "Queen, haven't you seen Lin Fan's intention yet?"
"What's the purpose?"
Queen Zhou asked.
"Lin Fan has actually been training Jiong'er. Have you forgotten that Lin Fan took the initiative to mention Jiong'er as the head of the Suzaku Division?"
"Actually, I have already known Lin Fan's intention. Jiong'er's current strength is simply not enough to control the entire Jinyi Guard. Therefore, Lin Fan gave him the Suzaku Division."
"Jiong'er made a lot of jokes in the Suzaku Division at first, but fortunately there are only two thousand people, so it doesn't matter what he does."
"Now Jiong'er is able to control the Suzaku Division skillfully. In a few days, I will talk to Lin Fan about adding some manpower to the Suzaku Division."
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
He knew Lin Fan's inner thoughts. It was true that he was training Zhu Cijiong, but he was not training him to be an emperor, but to be his most loyal follower.
When Queen Zhou heard Emperor Chongzhen's explanation, she looked shocked and said, "Your Majesty, is everything you said true?"
"Can I still lie to you?
You think too little of Lin Fan's situation, Jiong'er has a good impression of him, so the Queen should not interfere more in this matter."
Emperor Chongzhen advised.
"Well, Your Majesty has already said so. It is indeed inconvenient for me to say more."
Queen Zhou said in a deep voice.
Since Emperor Chongzhen said that Lin Fan was training Zhu Cijiong, then Empress Zhou believed that he was training him, so there was nothing more to say.
In the morning of the next day, Emperor Chongzhen also prepared some words to help Lin Fan escape the siege when he could not cope with what the ministers said.
Lin Fan also got up early that day. In order for Lin Fan to attend the morning court on time, almost all the servants of the Lin Mansion were mobilized.
Especially Liu Qingqing, who got up before three o'clock to make porridge for Lin Fan. Lin Fan was very considerate of the servants of the Lin Mansion, so now all the servants of the Lin Mansion are sleeping.
"My dear friends, yesterday you mentioned Tian Wenzhong's matter. Today, Lin Fan happens to be here. Why don't we explain the matter clearly today?"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
A smile appeared on the face of an official from the Ministry of War. He had wanted to mention this matter just now, but he didn't know how to speak. Now that His Majesty took the initiative to mention it, he could talk about it properly.
"Your Majesty, let's not mention Mr. Tian's matter for now. I heard something. Emperor Wuhou arrested all the Liu family, and also occupied the Liu family's property. Now, many people in the city are talking about this.
Woolen cloth."
"My veteran minister has also heard about this matter. Not only did Emperor Wu occupy it, but he also asked the White Tigers' Jin Yiwei to take over all the properties. Many people blamed your majesty for this matter!"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter won't be easy to solve. Several people died in the Liu family's mine, and they were treated like this. Many noble families are worried that such a disaster will happen to them!"
The officials said one by one.
Emperor Chongzhen already knew why Lin Fan arrested the Liu family, so he didn't say much and looked at Lin Fan.
Lin Fandao: "There are several places in the Liu family's mines that contain chalcopyrite. You should know the importance of brass, right?
It’s lighter than pig iron, and it’s also harder.”
"Where did the brass go?
Naturally, Marquis Wu wanted to find out, so he arrested all the Liu family members, and after interrogation, some important clues were found."
"Li Shangshu, please tell me."
Li Jiantai stood up hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, those brass disappeared through the Ministry of War. I have not found out how exactly they disappeared."
"However, this matter is inseparable from Tian Wenzhong. This is why I caught Tian Wenzhong. Moreover, Tian Wenzhong also has many accomplices. I have already found some of them, and we can arrest them today."
After Li Jiantai finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen said solemnly: "Oh! Have Tian Wenzhong's accomplices been found?
After leaving the morning court, go and arrest people, this matter cannot be delayed!"
Then, he looked at the civil and military officials and said, "My dear friends, do you still have any doubts about this matter?"
this……
All the officials were speechless. They didn't expect that this happened. The Liu family dug chalcopyrite secretly, and Tian Wenzhong from the Ministry of War transported the chalcopyrite away.