After Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang left, Han Qian spent the afternoon in Ningxiang Tower paying attention to the goings-on in the city. When dusk approached, Shen Yang sent someone to look for him.
Shen Yang was waiting in the hall of Dongfu Court Hall. Han Qian walked in and saw Zheng Hui and Wang Lin sitting in the hall drinking tea.
Seeing Han Qian walk in, Shen Yang said in a suppressed voice: "Feng Jiasi cut down trees, causing the mountain to collapse and kill the craftsman who built the mausoleum. He is guilty, but the court has its own laws on how to convict people. As ministers, even if we can't To dissuade Your Majesty from breaking the laws as he pleases, you should not have the intention of fishing in troubled waters! Otherwise, this will definitely not be a blessing for the great Chu!"
Han Qian smiled bitterly. He did not refute Shen Yang. In fact, Shen Yang was right. During the whole matter, everyone was speculating on Emperor Tianyou's thoughts and wondering if there was any benefit for themselves in it. No one thought about using Da Chu's laws. Disposal, this is by no means a blessing for Da Chu.
If Emperor Tianyou really wants to attack the Feng family this time, his intentions are still too obvious. Although there will be people in the government and the public who are gloating about the misfortune, more people will only feel that the rumors are making the existing conflicts more tense.
However, if Emperor Tianyou thinks that everything is under his control and decides that everything must be done according to his will, whoever comes to advise him at this time will not be asking for death?
What Han Qian has worked hard to change in the past two years is the tragic fate of his father being killed in court and his being torn apart by a car in the city. He will not do other useless efforts. All he has to do is to deal with the situation when the situation is really about to collapse. When doing so, make as many preparations as possible.
Han Qian had no way to refute Shen Yang's question, because Shen Yang was indeed right. Shen Yang should have realized that Emperor Tianyou was self-willed and was actually on the verge of losing control.
Seeing that Han Qian was silent, Shen Yang also sat back behind the case dejectedly.
Although Han Qian felt a little embarrassed, he was also curious about why Shen Lan knew about this so soon after just returning from outside the city.
Han Qian glanced at Wang Lin and saw that his eyes were looking at his nose and his nose was looking at his heart. He looked like he was upright and his heart was honest. He cleared his throat, looked at Zheng Hui and asked: "Master Zheng, will you accompany His Highness into the palace?" Has the ginseng copy of Yushi Zhang Han also come to His Majesty?"
"Well," Zheng Hui nodded and said, "His Majesty learned about the collapse of the imperial mausoleum. He was furious and summoned Zong Zhengqing Yang Tai and right school administrator Yang En into the palace to question the matter. After that, Chen Sima and I first After leaving the palace, His Highness asked the concubine to stay in the palace for dinner."
In the tenth year of Tianyou's reign, Emperor Tianyou issued an edict to build the imperial mausoleum at Jiming Mountain. At that time, Jingxiang was already in his pocket, so building a mausoleum for himself should also be put on the agenda.
Emperor Tianyou was relatively restrained at first, placing the construction of the mausoleum under the jurisdiction of the General Supervisor's Right School Office, and only recruited three thousand official slaves to quarry rocks in Jiming Mountain to build the road to the mausoleum.
In the past four years, no matter how abundant the state treasury was, the number of slave craftsmen and craftsmen recruited to build the tomb did not exceed 10,000.
In addition to the fact that Emperor Tianyou was born at a young age and was quite considerate of the people, he also had enough confidence in his own body that he did not feel that repairing the mausoleum was an urgent matter.
Regardless of whether it is the Ginseng Book of Zhang Han, or the Ginseng Book of the Third Prince, even if Emperor Tianyou wants to attack the Feng family, he must first remove Zong Zhengqing, who is specifically responsible for supervising the affairs, and is also the only surviving member of the Yang family at this time. Yang Tai, an elder of the clan who was a generation older than Emperor Tianyou, and Yang En, the right school official responsible for supervising the construction of the imperial mausoleum, went into the palace to inquire about the details.
Han Qian guessed that Shen Yang knew the details so quickly because he found Yang En after he left the palace.
We are all smart people, and as soon as this matter first emerged, we all realized that something was very wrong.
"If Feng Wenlan really has a way to kill himself, then it would be natural for His Majesty to attack the Feng family," Wang Lin suddenly looked at Han Qian and said, "Master Han has been on good terms with the Feng family and has controlled Zuo Si for more than a year. You must know the details of the Feng family better than outsiders, right?"
"Master Wang is joking," Han Qian narrowed his eyes, stared at Wang Linpi and said with a smile, "Han is young and inactive. The so-called Zuo Si is just a player. What details can he know?"
Feng Wenlan made a deal with them on the condition that after the third prince ascends the throne, the Feng family can be restored and re-established, so at this time, the Feng family's home can be raided, but the crime cannot be punished with death.
If the Feng family is charged with a heinous crime now, what reason will the third prince have to attack the Feng family after he ascends the throne?
Of course, politics has always been dirty. The purpose of the county prince's government this time is to secretly obtain part of the resources controlled by the Feng family, but it may not necessarily fulfill its promise to the Feng family in the future.
Wang Lin had no friendship or involvement with the Feng family. He suggested that Zuo Si continue to collect evidence of the Feng family's crimes before the Imperial Mausoleum case and completely prove the Feng family's crimes. Naturally, there would be no psychological pressure.
However, Wang Lin said it easily, but unless Feng Wenlan secretly did something else behind their backs, Han Qian would not agree to this.
If Feng Wenlan cooperates well with this, what good will it do to him if he takes action to completely kill the Feng family?
Wang Lin could predict that Han Qian would refuse. He looked at Shen Yang and asked, "Master Shen, what do you think?"
Seeing that Wang Lin instigated Shen Yang to put pressure on him, Han Qian snorted coldly and said, "It's getting late. I'm sorry that Han Qian is not here to accompany the three adults. If there is anything else, we can wait until His Highness comes back from the palace." He said. He stood up directly, tossed his sleeves and walked out of the court hall with his hands behind his back.
Wang Lin's fair face turned red. She didn't expect Han Qian to be so disrespectful to him. She complained to Shen Lan and Zheng Hui, "I am doing this for your Highness's own good. Mr. Han may not be too unreasonable."
Zheng Hui laughed, stood up and said goodbye to Shen Yang: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
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When Han Qian returned to Lanting Lane, Feng Yi and Kong Xirong were still in panic. No abnormal information came back from the men sent by Gao Shao and the hidden stakes lurking in various houses.
Han Qian comforted Feng Yi, and Kong Xirong had a meal. In the early morning of the next day, he and Xi Yin went out of the city dressed as beggars, ran to Jiming Ridge, climbed the rocks from the back mountain to learn about the location of the tomb, and saw that a group of guards had been guarded at the collapse of the mountain. The pro-military army blocked it.
However, it was not just one place that collapsed. There was also a stream that was probably blocked by the debris from the collapsed mountain due to heavy rain the night before, causing the torrent to change its course and rush into Xiuling Camp. There was also a village at the foot of the mountain that was suddenly destroyed. The flash floods were a mess. At this time, the entire village was still soaked in the water. There were many corpses of people or the corpses of pigs, sheep, chickens and cattle floating in the turbid water. It was too horrible to see.
Of course, these references to Zhang Han, the imperial official, did not mention them. Perhaps Zhang Han felt that these were far less serious than the damage to the imperial mausoleum under construction.
Jiming Ridge was the back garden of the Jiedushi of Shengzhou (Jinling) during the previous dynasty. The mountain was closed for a hundred years to cultivate forests, and the mountain was covered with big trees. It was chosen as the site for the imperial mausoleum. In addition to the theory of Feng Shui, the main consideration was to use local wood. convenient.
In the past three or four years, most of the wood used to build the mausoleum was cut from Jiming Ridge. In fact, it is difficult to determine how much of it was illegally logged and stolen wood colluded between inside and outside.
Han Qian found an opportunity during the day and took Xi Yi to check out the situation around Jiming Ridge before returning to the city in the evening.
Han Qian returned to the backyard of Ningxiang Tower and just sat down. Before he could change out of his tattered, sour-smelling clothes, Tian Cheng ran over to him and said that the third prince was anxious to see him and had already sent someone. I went to Jinyun Tower to press for questions several times, and I almost sent someone out of the city to find him.
Han Qian didn't know what had happened, so he hurriedly grabbed his casual clothes, walked through the side door and walked into the East Court Hall. He saw the third prince sitting in the hall with everyone, waiting for him to come over.
Since Shen Yang already knew about Shang Zhezi, there was no need to hide it. Besides Guo Rong being ostracized, Zhang Ping and Li Chong were also present.
"Father's reaction was much weaker than expected. What do you think is going on?" Seeing Han Qian come in, Yang Yuanpu grabbed Han Qian and asked somewhat uncontrollably.
Han Qian inquired and found out that Emperor Tianyou summoned Feng Wenlan into the palace before noon today and gave him a scolding. However, he had no intention of embarrassing Feng Wenlan. He only ordered Zong Zhengqing Yang Tai to be responsible for investigating the private logging and destruction of mountains. After the investigation is clear, he will deal with it according to the regulations. .
This is completely different from what everyone, and even Feng Wenlan himself, expected before.
If the Feng family was lightly slapped on the board in the end, wouldn't it be a joke if they were so excited yesterday?
It would be better for them to come forward as guarantee when the imperial censor Zhang Han joins Feng Wenlan!
Seeing everyone sitting there with sad faces and speculating on Emperor Tianyou's thunderous plans, Han Qian smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that this might be a manifestation of absolute strength. Their strength was too weak, and even their emotions were completely overwhelmed by Emperor Tianyou's elusive will. Influenced by.
Even though Emperor Tianyou became more and more willful, he did not lose his mind. He knew the complexity of the matter, and it was impossible for him to bite Feng Wenlan's family to death on the spot like a mad dog just after he learned about the incident in the imperial mausoleum!
However, when people place more of their hopes in fighting for the throne on the personal will of Emperor Tianyou, it is normal for them to worry about gains and losses.
To be honest, Han Qian couldn't escape the interference of such negative emotions.
Of course, this may also be a test from Emperor Tianyou on their side.
"Your Majesty's willingness to share His Majesty's worries is the utmost filial piety. However, we should not speculate on how His Majesty wants to deal with this matter." Han Qian advised the third prince.
Yang Yuanpu looked at the others with some uncertainty. He trusted Han Qian very much, but he was not in a state of mind where he could let go of gains and losses. Of course, it was difficult to understand the essence of Han Qian's words.
"It's better for us to just wait and see what happens." Shen Yang sighed softly and said.
Wang Lin originally wanted to say something, but seeing that Shen Yang agreed with Han Qian's words, she didn't want to say anything else.
"What did Feng Wenlan say?" Yang Yuanpu looked at Han Qian and asked.
They were counting on the Feng family to transfer a batch of property in advance before they actually convicted the Feng family and ransacked their homes. Now that the situation has become complicated and confusing, it's hard to say.
"I will go see Feng Wenlan at night to see what the Feng family means. If they are not willing, we should not act rashly for the time being. Everything will be done according to His Majesty's will." Han Qian thought that Emperor Tianyou's attitude became ambiguous, and Feng Wenlan might have some thoughts. Fortunately, I don't think it's a good idea to force the Feng family to be too hasty at this time. At this time, I can only advise the third prince to slow down the pace.
"Okay." Yang Yuanpu was a little concerned about gains and losses, but Han Qian and Shen Yang both said so, so he could only suppress his impatience first.