Qian Duoduo came down from the tree and sat on the ground, breathing heavily.
The monks left, and so did the Taoist priests. Just now they were fighting over who had driven away the ghost on their bodies, and finally got into a fight, and now they were carried to the medical center.
Only then did he have a chance to breathe.
The God of Money came over, knelt down next to him, and said, "Do you feel better?"
"Much better." Qian Duoduo leaned against the tree, pretending to be weak, creating the illusion that the "ghost" had disappeared from him.
He didn't need to pretend, he was already very weak, and he was almost exhausted from climbing such a high tree.
The God of Money looked at him and asked, "Do you know why I did that?"
Qian Duoduo nodded and quickly shook his head.
The God of Money patted his leg and said: "This man, sometimes, you can't be too smart. Those who are too strong are easy to break, but those who are kind and gentle are undefeated. I don't ask you to be smart. I just want you to be safe in this life."
Sure, when you die, just don’t ruin the Qian family’s fortune..."
Qian Caishen looked at him and asked: "Dad asked you to go to Liuzhou to learn how to do business with Miss Lin. Look at you, what kind of nonsense did you learn when you came back?"
Qian Duoduo nodded and said: "Dad, I understand, I will never talk nonsense again!"
"You are enlightened and can help me come up with ideas. I am very happy." Qian Caishen nodded happily and said, "Dad just found out that a large amount of money went to an unknown source under Cui Jiang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. If he comes tomorrow,
If you raise it to the court early, it will be enough to make him lose his official title, cut off the prince's arm, and eliminate this powerful enemy for the third prince. What do you think of this?"
Qian Duoduo shook his head and said, "Dad, I can't see anything."
The God of Money waved his hand and said: "It's okay, what do you have to say, there are no outsiders here."
Qian Duoduo thought for a while, looked around, then looked at Qian Caishen, and said seriously: "Dad, I don't think your method is good. How big an official is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? If he goes down, he won't necessarily be the one."
Going up, what if the people who go up are still the eldest prince’s people, then won’t all our previous efforts be in vain?”
The God of Money nodded and asked, "So what do you think we should do?"
Qian Duoduo showed a mysterious smile on his face and said: "If we can reduce Cui Jiang's guilt so that he can still sit in that position but can be used by us, it will naturally be the best result..."
The God of Money pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "This is a very clever plan."
He looked at Qian Duoduo again and said: "It's a lot. Dad heard that the Taoist priest of Qingyang Temple has received the true biography of Laojun, and the abbot of Xingshan Temple is the reincarnation of Arhat. Dad feels that the evil things in your body have not been completely removed.
I plan to invite them here tomorrow to show you..."
Qian Duoduo's face instantly turned pale. He looked at him and said tremblingly: "Dad, didn't you just say..."
The God of Money sighed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Duoduo, you have to remember that in this world, no one can trust you but yourself..."
…
In the court of Qi State, ever since His Majesty fell ill and ordered the eldest prince to take over the affairs of state and the third prince to supervise the country, the situation in the court began to become turbulent and unpredictable.
The two parties tried their best all the time to reduce the other party's power in the court and strengthen their own side.
Today, another censor reported that the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs were in disorder and that several funds were unaccounted for. Several censors went to the court and in front of hundreds of officials to jointly impeach Cui Jiang, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Fortunately, he was not impeached for corruption or accepting bribes. At most, he was derelict in his duties, and the result was only a one-year fine. In fact, for court officials of third rank and above, as long as it was not an extremely involved case, it was usually fine.
Give him a fine or a salary, or give him a lecture to get rid of the problem.
What surprised and astonished all the officials was that His Highness the Crown Prince showed a business-like attitude towards this matter from beginning to end, which was completely different from the previous situation where he vigorously defended others.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue has a high position and is in charge of the country's money and food. He is one of the most important members of the eldest prince's party. If he makes a mistake, the prince will lose an arm. His disregard for Cui Jiang today is completely unreasonable.
This reminded everyone of the various rumors in the capital in recent days.
It is rumored that some officials around the eldest prince, including Cui Jiang, the Minister of Household Affairs, have been secretly bribed by the third prince. Not only do they have close contacts with the third prince's people, but some people have even seen with their own eyes that the third prince's people have carried him.
Two big boxes entered Cui Mansion. When they came out, there were no boxes...
Of course, these are all rumors, and the authenticity cannot be tested. They may also be framed or sow discord - the most important thing is what the eldest prince thinks in his heart.
Judging from the performance of the eldest prince in the court this morning, this matter may be a little more believable.
Prince Heng's Mansion.
"Zhao Yi, Zhao Yi..." Zhao Zheng smashed everything that could be smashed in the palace. The servants and maids around him knelt on the ground, trembling.
An old man waited for him to finish venting, then took a step forward, raised his head and said: "Your Highness is in the court today, yes, yes, it is too unwise..."
"Unwise?" Zhao Zheng looked at him and gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, what kind of unwise method is this?"
The old man said slowly: "If His Highness doesn't care about Lord Cui, wouldn't it chill his heart?"
"Is he cold-hearted? I'm not cold-hearted yet!" Zhao Zheng's face showed anger again and said: "What Zhao Yi can give him, I can't give it to him, why would he betray me!"
"Your Highness must not think like that!" The old man said hurriedly: "If Your Highness is like this, wouldn't it mean that you are following the third prince's will and impeaching Mr. Cui in the court today? He is clearly the third prince's man!"
"What do you know!" Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said: "What Cui Jiang did was enough to make him sit down as the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, but what did Zhao Yi say and what did those censors say?
of?"
"A one-year penalty is just a one-year penalty!"
Zhao Zheng gasped and said: "A year's fine is nothing. The gold and silver Zhao Yi gave him is worth his salary for a hundred years!"
His face turned cold and he said: "Cui Jiang, I treat you sincerely. If you treat me like this, don't blame me for being rude..."
Cui Mansion.
Cui Jiang's heart was full of mixed emotions, and he really didn't know what it was like.
He knew in his heart that the censors had let him off the hook in the court today, otherwise, the things he had done for the eldest prince would have caused him to lose his position as Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
This was something to be thankful for, but the eldest prince's inaction towards him made him feel very unsure.
Beside him, the woman sighed and said: "If before today, the eldest prince was only doubtful about me, after today, he may be convinced."
Cui Jiang looked back at his wife and said anxiously: "Then what should we do? They have forced me to have no way out!"
Cui Jiang was desperate and wronged. He obviously did nothing. The third prince just bought a house and sent several censors to come to his house to cause trouble. He lost the trust of the eldest prince...
Damn it, he is simply more unjust than Dou E!
"It's not that the master has no way out." The woman shook her head and said, "From the very beginning, someone pointed out a clear path for the master..."
Yang Yanzhou just walked in from Qian Mansion and looked at Qian Caishen with a smile on his face and said: "Brother Caishen, Cui Jiang has surrendered to His Highness..."
Before he finished speaking, he looked at a corner of the room with a slight surprise on his face.
At the table, Qian Duoduo looked at the bowl of dark talisman water in front of him and shook his head violently: "I don't want to drink it, I don't want to drink it..."
…
Liuzhou.
Li Yi had just coaxed Li Mu to sleep, gently put her on the bed, covered her with the quilt, and walked out of the room.
Just now, he suddenly realized something.
The reason why Qi State has its current stability is precisely because of the balance of power between the crown prince and the third prince.
The Taoist nun was standing behind the eldest prince, looking at him eagerly. She didn't know what her purpose was, but the current balance was what they probably wanted to see.
