The case of the Minister of Household Affairs broke out suddenly and ended quickly. There are various signs that His Majesty had already started investigating Han Ming a long time ago.
Some careful people can calculate from the time that the days when spies were sent from the capital to investigate the three states of Bozhou and rushed back day and night were exactly the days when the accounts were settled by the Ministry of Accounts.
In this way, gossip can no longer be called gossip. The new director Tang Ning, who has just arrived at the Ministry of Household Affairs, is indeed investigating the source of this corruption case.
The case involves a wide range of things, which is rare in recent years. The public involvement has already caused a slight turmoil in the court. Some of the news that has not been exposed to the public is even more frightening to think about.
At the same time that Han Ming's case happened, His Majesty reprimanded King Duan inexplicably. It was said to be a reprimand, but the degree was more than reprimand.
According to the news from the palace, His Majesty punished King Duan by breaking a punishment staff, and King Duan was punished not only by being banned from home for three months.
It is said that most of the treasury of Prince Duan's Mansion was emptied by the Forbidden Army. The flow of the money is not yet known, but in connection with Han Ming's case and His Majesty's heavy hand, the inside story is probably obvious.
In recent days, King Duan's performance in the court has been somewhat inferior to that of King Kang. After this incident, it will be extremely difficult to reverse the situation. Many people have even concluded that King Kang and King Duan are the two kings.
Fight, the overall situation has been decided.
The gate of Prince Duan's Mansion was closed tightly. Within three months, the main door was not opened, and the palace was deserted and desolate. However, Prince Kang's Mansion was full of singing and dancing.
King Kang looked at the dance of the dancers in the palace, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "It turns out that Han Ming is Zhao Ming's man. It's so dangerous, so dangerous!"
Someone around him complimented him: "His Royal Highness is blessed by God, and any trouble he encounters will naturally turn into good fortune."
"It's not God who depends on me this time." King Kang drank a glass of wine and said, "Fortunately, Tang Ning didn't send that gift, otherwise, I would not be much better than Zhao Ming."
The man thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, since Tang Ning already knew that Han Ming had a problem, why didn't he tell Your Highness earlier?"
A middle-aged man next to King Duan gave him a cold look and said, "This is a secret of the imperial court. If he can reveal it to His Highness casually, what will His Majesty think?"
The man knew that he had said something wrong, so he quickly said: "My subordinate made a mistake, my subordinate made a mistake..."
"It makes sense." King Kang thought about it carefully and nodded: "This matter involves too much. If there is any leakage, my father will definitely investigate it strictly. It will be difficult for me to explain it at that time. Besides, this time it is Zhao Ming himself.
Seeking death, whether I know it or not, is a good thing for me..."
He thought for a moment, then looked at the middle-aged man beside him and asked, "Mr. Xu, what should we do next?"
"We don't have to do anything." The middle-aged man said: "After this incident, King Duan has completely lost power in the court. As long as His Highness makes no mistakes, King Duan will have no chance. What's more, if we don't do it, someone will do it for us.
Yes, Mr. Tang is now walking in the Sixth Division, and Your Highness knows his abilities very well. With the hatred between him and the Tang family, will he let go of those people from the Tang family and Prince Duan who are in the Sixth Division?"
King Kang thought for a while, patted his thigh and said with a smile: "Sir, what you said makes sense..."
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It has entered the winter months, and although it has not snowed yet, the weather is already a bit cold.
In the small courtyard of Natural Residence, there are occasionally a few remaining leaves on the bare trees swaying in the wind, and the atmosphere seems a bit desolate.
Su Mei was sitting on the swing in the courtyard. As the swing swung up and down, a small section of her smooth ankle was exposed from time to time. The breeze blowing around her body was slightly fragrant, diluting the bleak winter atmosphere in the courtyard.
She was swinging on the swing, looking at Tang Ning, and asked, "Have you made up your mind to help King Kang win the heir apparent?"
Even Su Mei, her pillow partner, felt this way, and Tang Ning felt that she was wronged.
His relationship with King Kang is similar to that of an enemy of an enemy being a friend.
In the past, everyone got what they needed and used each other, but in fact they didn't help King Kang that much.
But this time, Fang Zhe was the one who provoked the incident, and he was the one who benefited in the end. Han Ming died, and besides the Minister of Hubu, he was the biggest one. Tangning was sure that before the new Minister of Hubu arrived, the entire
Everyone in the household will be firmly grasped by him.
King Kang was also a beneficiary. He did nothing but made the biggest profit. King Duan touched the bottom line of Emperor Chen this time and was probably deposed. King Kang sat at home and the throne came to him from heaven, but there was always something wrong with him.
About the cake, I’m afraid I’ll wake up laughing even in my dreams.
As for Tangning herself, after going through this incident, she didn't get any benefits, but she got the title of "Broom Star".
Tang Ning looked at her and asked, "What do you think of Prince Kang?"
Su Mei's swing swung lower and lower, and she said, "Please push the swing for me first."
Tang Ning walked up behind her and asked her to start swinging again. Su Mei shook her calf and said, "Prince Kang doesn't have any great talents and is very mediocre, but he has very good luck. You are against the Tang family and Prince Duan."
, he is the one who benefits in the end..."
Tang Ning couldn't agree more with Su Mei's evaluation of King Kang. King Kang was not only mediocre, but also stingy. Mediocre was fine. With capable ministers and assistants around him, he wouldn't make any big mistakes. But stingy people don't have enough structure and generally become successful.
No big deal.
Han Ming has fallen, King Duan is almost dead, King Kang has already stepped into the East Palace, but he has not expressed even a trace of gratitude, which shows.
Tang Ning looked at her and suddenly asked, "Why do you think Han Ming turned to Prince Duan?"
"What's so strange about this?" Su Mei glanced at him and said, "Back then, when Han Ming faced the entire traitor group, the Tang family and Concubine Tang Hui had done a lot in secret. Otherwise, just by him,
A supervisory censor has long been chewed to the point where no bones are left."
Tangning asked in surprise: "Is there still this matter?"
Su Mei jumped down from the swing and said: "The Tang family relied on that opportunity to become the overlord of the court. In the past ten years, they have worked hard to build the Tang family today. The Han family was apparently treacherous and fell.
Although the culprit, the traitor, has fallen, the remaining forces cannot be underestimated. Why do you think the Han family has been able to live peacefully in the capital these years?"
Tangning thought for a while and then asked: "He is not even afraid of death, so he will submit to Prince Duan because of this?"
"People will always change." Su Mei looked at him and said: "Especially you men, who are always busy, love the new and hate the old, and are reluctant to change when you see the new... If you are willing to sleep with me now, can you guarantee that you will still be able to sleep with me in ten years?
Will you sleep with me?"
How could a very serious question be diverted to this point? Tangning thought about it. Ten years from now, King Duan might have been completely overthrown, and the Tang family had also been completely overthrown. Their family could show up openly, and he wouldn't have to.
I come here secretly every time, but by that time, there seems to be no reason to come here often...
Tangning looked at her and said honestly, "We can't guarantee it."
"You're so heartless..." Su Mei reached out and tugged on his ears, and said angrily: "I'll be relying on you for the rest of my life. I'll be relying on you for ten, twenty, thirty years..."
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Royal study room.
Your Majesty has been in a bad mood for the past two days. The eunuchs and maids serving in the palace are all very cautious, not daring to make any loud noises, and even more so when walking.
Even the court officials summoned in the palace held their breaths and did not dare to refute any word.
Qian Shuo stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the position of Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is now vacant..."
Emperor Chen waved his hand and said: "I haven't thought of a suitable candidate yet. The position of Right Minister will be vacant for the time being."
Qian Shuo nodded in agreement.
Chen Huang looked down again and said, "Tang Ning has been in the household department for more than a month. You can discuss the order in which he will go to various departments next."
Many people below heard this and their brows jumped.
Tang Huai, the Minister of Rites, lowered his head and lowered his hands without saying a word.
The Minister of Punishment looked around, looked at the Minister of Personnel, and said with a smile: "We have no shortage of people in the Punishment Department for the time being, so why not let him go to the Personnel Department first..."
The Minister of Personnel's eyelids twitched, and he immediately said: "We are not short of people in the Ministry of Personnel for the time being, so why not let him go to the Ministry of Works?"
The old man beside him stroked his beard, patted his ears, and asked: "What, what did Mr. Zhou just say? What happened to our Ministry of Works?"
Chen Huang looked at the chaos below and his face darkened.
