Chapter 70 Fetching water from a bamboo basket is in vain
Everyone in the car was stunned. Yu Wenyao retracted his hand in embarrassment, quickly got out of the carriage, and greeted him. In this short period of time, he had already thought a lot in his mind. Why did the imperial edict suddenly come at this time and place?
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The visitor is the eunuch in charge of the emperor, Mr. An.
Mr. An was originally an orphan. He grew up with the current emperor since he was a child. He is the emperor's most trusted personal eunuch. Even his name was given by the emperor.
All the princes wanted to bribe him, but no one succeeded. Xiao Wenjun knew that after the death of the previous emperor, Eunuch An hanged himself in his bedroom and followed the emperor, which shows his loyalty!
"Eunuch An, why bother your Majesty today?" Yu Wenyao spoke with great humility. Normally, eunuch Gao Eunuch would read the eunuch who delivered the edict, and Eunuch Gao was his man.
"Everyone listens to the order!" Eunuch An ignored Yu Wenyao's conversation, his face was solemn and business-like, and he raised the dust in his hand. Everyone immediately fell silent and knelt on the ground.
A gloomy look flashed across Yu Wenyao's brows. The eunuch, relying on his favor, dared to shame himself in public. After a moment of stalemate, he knelt down.
"The emperor ordered that Marquis Yongchang be escorted directly to the Ministry of Punishment. The Ministry of Punishment will be fully responsible for this case."
Yu Wenyao was kneeling on the ground with countless thoughts in his mind. It would take at least an hour to send the oral instructions from the palace to Dali Temple, and what happened today, from the beginning to now, would only take more than an hour at most.
Suddenly recalling Xiao Wenjun's unwavering look before leaving, she was suddenly shocked. It turned out that she had known for a long time that there would be an imperial edict to intercept her at the entrance of Dali Temple.
But why was she so sure it was Dali Temple and not other places? Or maybe there were servants intercepting other government offices. No, my father would not do such boring things, not to mention that it was Eunuch An who came to deliver the order in person!
"Third Prince, get up." Eunuch An pinched his throat and reminded him a few words.
Only then did Yu Wenyao come back to his senses, forced out a smile, took out a money bag from his sleeve and stuffed it quietly.
"Third Prince, what do you mean by this?" Eunuch An had been warned before he came, and he took the money bag without any pressure.
"Autumn is dry. I, the king, wish to invite Mr. An to tea."
Eunuch An squeezed the weight of the money bag and frowned: "The third prince is a bit uninteresting."
"It's all gold." Yu Wenyao said with an ambiguous smile.
Hearing this, Gong An's face became happy.
"My father-in-law, do you know why my father's decree was so sudden today?"
"How can we slaves dare to speculate on the emperor's thoughts? However, Mr. Wang Ge came to the palace today, and soon after, the emperor issued this decree."
A few people laughed and said a few innocuous words, and then Eunuch An handed him over and left, "I have something important to do, so I'll leave now."
"Master Hou, let's go!" Eunuch An returned to seriousness and motioned to the guards behind him to go and get someone.
Marquis Yongchang, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly tensed up. His pale face was full of panic and despair. His eyes kept glancing at Yu Wenyao. Didn't he reach an agreement just now? Did he turn his back on it so quickly?
Marquis Yongchang knew in his heart that after the imperial edict was issued, there was no room for change. Now he only wanted to make a final struggle and regarded Yu Wenyao as the last life-saving straw.
However, he also saw the situation just now. No matter how many tricks the third prince had secretly, in front of the emperor, he was just an unfavored prince who could be restored to his original shape with just an oral instruction.
Two guards came out in response, walking vigorously towards Yongchang Marquis, one on each side, and on the left and right. They only struggled for a moment before losing their strength. At this moment, he truly felt fear.
Eunuch An led the crowd, carried Marquis Yongchang, who was as sluggish as a dead dog, and walked away.
Looking at the retreating figures of Eunuch An and others, Yu Wenyao's face was so gloomy that water could drip from his eyes, and the coldness in his eyes was as real as he squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "Xiao Wenjun!"
He didn't even enter the gate of Dali Temple and returned to his prince's palace.
Returning to the study, the sound of broken porcelain and the low voice of a man roaring could be heard one after another. The gentleness that used to hang on Yu Wenyao's face was gone.
Being teased by Xiao Wenjun again and again, even though Yu Wenyao was thinking deeply, he couldn't swallow this breath!
After a long time, Jing Yan, who was standing in the corner, saw that the man in front of him had vented enough, and spoke out to console him: "Your Highness, calm down..."
"Calm down your anger? How can you calm down your anger!" Yu Wenyao glared at Jing Yan, his voice suddenly rising a few degrees.
Jing Yan was startled when he met his murderous gaze, and could no longer utter any words of comfort. He had never seen His Highness get so angry, and he had never seen his master suffer such a big loss. From beginning to end,
, they all made wedding dresses for others.
The room fell silent, Yu Wenyao took a deep breath, his voice returned to its usual gentleness, and he said hoarsely: "I lost my temper just now, Jing Yan, you..."
"I don't dare! Your Highness, is there nothing we can do about Marquis Yongchang?" Jing Yan's eyes showed joy. His Highness has always been a calm and self-possessed person, so he hurriedly blocked his words of apology and reminded him of the important things at the moment.
matter.
"My father has given the decree to the Ministry of Punishment. The Ministry of Punishment belongs to the fifth prince. This matter clearly shows his favoritism towards the fifth prince. We cannot interfere with it. But how did Xiao Wenjun get on Wang Ge Lao's line? Is it because of Wang Jiuyuan?"
"Are we just going to let them take food from their mouths? Fortunately, Shopkeeper Zhou spit out tens of thousands of taels of silver, so we can deal with it for a while."
"What else can I do? How is the matter I want you to check?" Thinking of how much money he needed to do everything in order to achieve great things, Yu Wenyao had a headache again. The recent expenses have been too much!
"Back to Your Highness, Princess Lanling and Mr. Wang Ge's son have not interacted before. The prince went to Lanling a few months ago and visited the Lanling Palace in the name of Prince Xiao, and then returned to Beijing together."
Jing Yan paused for a while, raised his eyes to observe Yu Wenyao's expression, and continued: "Now, a group of people stayed in the city of Gods for several days for some reason. What exactly happened is unknown for the time being."
"I understand, you can go down first. I want to be alone."
Yu Wenyao did not get angry again as Jing Yan expected. Instead, he closed his eyes and his tone was a little lonely.
Jing Yan stayed outside the study door all night, but did not see Yu Wenyao come out, and the lights in the room were on all night.
Yu Wenyao just sat there until dawn. He had figured out many things, but also many things he had not figured out.
Perhaps Xiao Wenjun's purpose at the beginning was to dismount Marquis Yongchang, but when he suddenly intervened, it was to make things easier for her. It was ridiculous for him to claim that he had all the plans, but in the end he was in vain.
Where does Xiao Wenjun's unreasonable hatred for herself come from? It's ridiculous that she was once jealous because of Wang Jiuyuan. Although he didn't like her, he wouldn't allow other men to get close to her even if he didn't want her.
But no matter what, he and Xiao Wenjun are already hostile and cannot be changed!
In the next few days, the papers about the impeachment of Marquis Yongchang flew into the Qianqing Palace like snowflakes, filling the desks in the Imperial Study Room.
Wangge Lao, on his side, acted quickly, one by one, and a major change was made in the Ministry of Household Affairs, adding many of his own people. As Xiao Wenjun expected, the proceeds from house confiscation filled the national treasury, which relieved a lot of financial pressure. Winning the joy of Longyan.
In less than a month, the Yongchang Marquis Mansion completely disappeared from Kyoto. The destruction of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion set off a bloody storm in the court, and everyone was in danger. On the other hand, the people were very happy.