The third prince felt his father's gaze, and sweat dropped from his forehead.
"Back to the emperor, no dirty silver was found in Wanfu. Only more than 200,000 taels of silver were found in Zhuangzi of Wanfu and Songfu."
The emperor suddenly shouted, "Lao San!"
The third prince was frightened by this sound and quickly fell to his knees.
"Father! My son really doesn't know about this! Father Mingjian, this must be a frame-up!" If the third prince still doesn't know that this is against him, then he is a fool.
"You don't know? That's your maternal grandfather's house, don't you know? What did Wan Xuenian do with so much money? Where did the money go?"
The emperor was so angry that he threw a burning incense burner on the high table next to the dragon chair at the third prince. The third prince did not dare to hide, but huddled up and tried to resist.
The incense burner hit the third prince's arm, and then fell on the bluestone-paved hall, making a series of noises. The third prince endured the pain, not even caring about the holes in his clothes caused by the incense ashes, and hurriedly
Prostrate on the ground.
"Father, please calm down. I am really unjust! I don't know this!" The third prince kowtowed three times in a row, making a sound.
The ministers made the emperor furious and hurriedly knelt down and shouted: "Please calm down the emperor!"
The eldest prince also knelt down. He glanced at the third prince who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Father, please calm down! This matter has not been investigated yet. Maybe the third brother really doesn't know about it."
"Yes! Father, since Wanfu has been raided, if you don't bring Wan Xuenian to trial, you can still clear the third brother's name. I believe that the third brother has nothing to do with this matter. Now, it is better to find the batch of gold and silver first.
Going out is the most important thing.”
When the second prince saw that his father was angry, he also quickly begged for mercy.
The eldest prince knelt beside the third prince, as if he was pleading for him, but in fact the corners of his mouth hidden under his robe were raised.
The third prince thought for a while and realized that the eldest brother or the second brother must have plotted against him.
The emperor's chest was heaving violently. He knew that he was already in his sixtieth year and forced himself to calm down. With two million taels of silver, what did Wan Xuenian want to do? Could it be that he wanted to recruit troops to help the third son rise to power? Did the third son know about it?
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Among the four sons, the second one has the most submissive temperament and is only suitable for guarding the country. The third son has a somewhat clever temperament, but he thinks very highly of himself and thinks that others can't scheme against him. The eldest son is the most like him, with a scheming and decisive temper, but only a bit of a temperament.
As for the bigoted fourth child, just don’t talk about it!
It's not that he hasn't thought about establishing a prince, and he already has a candidate in mind, but he feels that he still needs to hone his skills.
"Here, bring the third prince back to his mansion. He is not allowed to leave the house without my permission. All duties are suspended and the second prince will take over."
"Father! Son!" The third prince was horrified. They were going to put him under house arrest and put him under guard!
The imperial guards hesitated for a moment. The third prince was shouting injustice, and he didn't know what the emperor meant.
"Why don't you drag it on?" The emperor waved his hand, indicating that he should be dragged off quickly. After receiving the order, the imperial guards quickly picked up the third prince and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The second prince did not expect such a good job to fall on him. The third brother was in charge of the Ministry of Household errands!
The eldest prince's heart sank slightly. Such a good job in the household department actually fell on the second son's head, allowing the second son to take advantage of it.
"Kuang Aiqing, I order you to investigate this matter thoroughly and find out the whereabouts of dirty silver."
"I obey the decree!"
"Retreat!" The emperor stood up and walked away!
The ministers relaxed after the emperor left.
"Master Guo! A high official and a good salary are just around the corner!" Jiang Mingyuan and Guo Shi were old acquaintances before, and now they stepped forward to congratulate them.
Guo Shi didn't know who he belonged to. Was he the eldest prince or the second prince? Jiang Mingyuan had only become a Beijing official this year, so he was not very clear about some of the things inside.
Guo Shi felt a little proud, but said modestly: "Master Jiang is joking. Master Jiang has accumulated a lot of experience and has been promoted to the second level in a row. He is really envious of others!"
Jiang Mingyuan exchanged a few words with Guo Shi, then watched Yin Kun leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and followed him out.
Guo Shi left the palace gate and planned to take a carriage. He was in a very good mood. Your Excellency was right. The eldest prince thought he had taken refuge in him and trusted him very much.
Guo Shi sat in the carriage and staggered back to the mansion. Unexpectedly, the carriage stopped halfway. He was a little surprised, how long had he been walking? Could it be that he had arrived at the mansion? But why was there no movement outside?
He raised the curtain and prepared to look outside. Unexpectedly, a sword was inserted from the side. Guo Shi was so frightened that he hid in the car. The sword blade passed through the car and cut off a piece of wood on the car.
"Who?" He was extremely frightened. The coachman hadn't spoken yet, so he was probably in danger. The carriage was so small that there was no way he could escape.
Kuang Zhaoying returned to Dali Temple and ordered Ma Zhihong, the Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, to transfer all the candidates for the examination and compile a list of candidates who passed the examination.
He decided to start with the imperial examination fraud case. Since it was bribery, the person who bribed must be among the candidates in this examination, and the candidates with the highest rankings were very likely.
It seemed that he had to go meet these two adults, especially Wan Xuenian. Kuang Zhaoying selected two of his subordinates and went to the Tianlao in Dali Temple.
"Master! Guo Shi has brought him back!"
Gu Chengyu was discussing a solution with Sun Xian and the others. Hearing that Guo Shi had been arrested, Gu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief. With Guo Shi, the matter had turned for the better.
"Your Highness, it's not good! Guo Shi has been rescued!" Jin Shen led hurriedly into the outer study room. The eldest prince had just sent away the crying Concubine Song.
"What happened? Who rescued him?" The eldest prince was furious when he heard this. Who rescued Guo Shi?
"My subordinates don't know, but two masked men came. These two men are very good at martial arts. Our men were injured when they met each other, and then the three of them disappeared."
The eldest prince stood in front of the window and looked at the lake in the yard. Who rescued Guo Shi? What was the purpose? Was it to protect Wan Xuannian? The third child was imprisoned in the mansion, and there were heavy guards outside the mansion.
The news couldn't get out.
It's impossible for the Wan family. They've all been imprisoned and it's impossible to rob Guo Shi. Could it be the second child? The second child wants to catch the cicada like a mantis, with the oriole behind?
"Sir! Guo Shi was rescued. His subordinates and others were already preparing to take action. Unexpectedly, a man in black arrived and was about to take Guo Shi's life. He almost succeeded. Who would have thought that two more people would come?
, our man who stepped forward was also injured, and Guo Shi was rescued."
The people he sent said that the two men were very good at martial arts, but they did not kill anyone and were not willing to fight. They robbed Guo Shi and left.
Xia Qing thought for a moment, "You go down first!"
He felt that it would be fine if Guo Shi was left, but the eldest prince was much more difficult to deal with than the third prince. If Guo Shi surrendered the eldest prince, even if the emperor loved him, he would still be dealt with.
As for daily contact, Guo Shi has never seen his true face, so he can sit back and relax!