As soon as he arrived in the capital, he received news from Eunuch Liu.
"Someone died in the palace?"
Yang Shu still accompanied Prince An today. During his lunch break, he came to hang out in the imperial garden and pretended to have met Liu Eunuch by chance.
Eunuch Liu sent away the young eunuch beside him and stood with him in the viewing pavilion to talk.
"Yes." Liu Eunuch replied, "Normally, it's not unusual for someone to die in the palace. It's just that His Highness sent a message before going to the palace. No matter what happens in the palace, he should be informed. So I just take it seriously and tell you.
Just one sentence."
Yang Shu smiled and said, "Thank you, father-in-law. But I don't know who died?"
Liu Gonggong said: "He was an old chamberlain who was transporting night incense. The cause of his death was that he accidentally fell into the lake."
"Are you sure it was an accident?"
Liu Gonggong said: "It looks like an accident, but I can't be sure whether he was pushed down. This old waiter is neither good at drinking nor gambling, and he doesn't know why he went to the lake in the middle of the night. When he found his body, it was floating."
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Yang Shu said: "If you say it's an accident, you can't rule out homicide. If you say it's homicide, there's no evidence, right?"
Liu Gonggong is said to be.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you father-in-law for this trip."
Eunuch Liu smiled and held his hands.
...
Small cases like this happen one after another.
None of the people who died were of high status, and the one in the beginning, Du Yuhou, was already the one with the best reputation.
The occurrence of the case was not unexpected.
In this huge capital, countless little people die every day.
However, these cases were still screened out and placed on Yang Shu's desk.
The screening criteria are very simple, that is, they are related to the palace.
For example, the imperial guards who guard the palace, the chamberlains who serve in the palace, and the people who have a relationship with the palace for various reasons such as purchasing.
In the Imperial Treasure House, Fu Jin read each piece one by one. When he finished reading, he let out a long sigh.
Yang Shu hurriedly asked: "Sir, do you have any questions?"
Fu Jin looked at him and replied: "I just sigh in my heart. Your Highness is doing things more and more methodically."
Being able to smell something amiss and figure out these cases, Fu Jin admitted that he couldn't do any better.
Seeing the person he chose becoming more and more outstanding, Fu Jin felt both grateful and proud.
His decision was indeed right.
Yang Shu was a little embarrassed by the praise: "Sir, it's okay if I don't think too much."
Fu Jin withdrew his thoughts and focused on the cases in front of him: "If there is a problem, just compare it and you will know." He clicked on the paperwork, "His Highness even found last year's case, which shows that he has already made a conclusion in his mind.
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Last year, there were not so many accidents of this kind.
This month, it has almost doubled compared to the same period.
Yang Shu asked him: "So, sir, what do you think the problem is? Do you also think that the second prince did it?"
"In this current situation, there is no one else except him." Fu Jindao, "It has been more than a month since Shengjia left Beijing. He wants to do something, but he doesn't have much time."
Before he could say anything, Fu Jin immediately asked: "What about personnel transfers? After these people die, their errands will always have to be replaced. Does Your Highness understand those situations?"
Yang Shu replied: "I have tried my best to find the personnel records. Please wait a moment, sir."
Ah Xuan immediately sent over the relevant documents.
Fu Jin stopped talking and lowered his head to read the documents carefully.
He read the more than ten pages of records over and over again and pondered over them.
It wasn't until the melon was thoroughly cooked that he put it down and motioned for Yang Shu to come over.
"Please see, Your Highness, Du Yu waited for Lu Wei's death and transferred another person."
Yang Shu replied: "We have already checked this person, and nothing suspicious has been found so far. We are keeping an eye on him."
Fu Jin's finger slid to the next item: "In my opinion, the following item should be paid attention to. Another Marquis of Du Yu was transferred to replace Lu Wei, so who will take his original position?
This adjutant under him. His original position was also very important, and he was in charge of Yongle Gate."
Yang Shu exclaimed: "I neglected this!"
Fu Jin went on to say the next thing: "And this old eunuch who pours night fragrance..."
He spoke in great detail, and Yang Shu felt like he was enlightened, and the whole context became clear.
After saying this, Fu Jin said: "Your Highness, all the important positions in the palace have been penetrated. I think that as long as the most critical chess piece is in place, the second prince will take action."
Yang Shu thought for a while: "Military power?"
"Hmm." He pointed, "Isn't there a brother-in-law of the second prince who is in the imperial army? Keep an eye on him."
There is no need to explain this, Yang Shu has already paid attention to it as a key point.
Fu Jindao: "The other party's preparations are almost complete, and something may happen at any time. If Your Highness wants to keep King An, you'd better stay with him inseparable these days."
Yang Shu nodded in agreement: "Okay."
...
King An suddenly discovered that his eldest nephew had changed his gender.
In the past, I had to take him to the palace with me every day, but now I don't need to call him, he will appear automatically when the time is up.
Even when he went to Siya to learn about government affairs, Yang Shu would accompany him.
This flattered King An.
"What's happened to you lately?"
Yang Shu glanced at him lazily: "What's wrong?"
"I accompanied you everywhere, and I didn't even listen to your excuses."
Yang Shu slumped down on the chair, unable to sit still, and replied: "You think I'm happy? It's not easy to find someone to play with me now. I'm so busy every day, I might as well follow you honestly. At least someone said
say."
King An laughed loudly and said with a serious look: "You follow me and you look like you are doing business. This way you won't be scolded by your father for being idle, right?"
Yang Shu hummed in his mouth, but what he was thinking in his heart was that he would be angry if I didn't idle around!
King An didn't know what he was thinking, so he beckoned him over: "Please help me see what's wrong with this memorial? Prime Minister Zhang said he would fight it back, but I don't think there's anything wrong at all!"
Yang Shu waved his hand: "This is your errand. Don't come to pull me. Do you think my head doesn't hurt just by looking at it?"
But King An said: "But you are better educated than me! One person is short-sighted, and two people are wise. When Prime Minister Zhang comes back to test me later, what should I do if I fail? Then I will have to stay and listen to his ramblings. You
You don’t want this either, right?"
Yang Shu was impatient: "You just asked me to accompany you, but you didn't ask me to help you read it. Besides, I don't think it's appropriate to do this memorial! It's confidential, do you understand?"
King An disagreed: "I'm here, just watch it! Just watch it for me, okay?" He urged him again, "Hurry up, my princess will be nagging me when I get back late. You let me pass, I
How about I help you say good things to your father and let you get married as soon as possible?"
Yang Shu thought for a while and reluctantly agreed: "Okay! Don't leak it out, especially don't let Prime Minister Zhang know."
An Wang said: "Do you think I'm stupid? It's him who wants to test me, and I take the initiative to confess? Don't worry!" (To be continued)