Vinegar peanuts, fried dried fish, mixed tripe, southern suckling pork trotters, roasted mutton, garlic cucumbers, and a bowl of fragrant and delicious pigeon soup.
Everything else is common, and there is already a lot of meat in the Lunar New Year. Langzhong’s eyes fell on the jade-green garlic cucumbers in the white porcelain plate. He sat down and asked Langzhong Xu, “Can’t wait? Fresh vegetables in the Lunar New Year are very expensive.
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"Take more bites when you can." Xu Langzhong tested the temperature of the porcelain wall of the wine pot, filled the pot with wine, and handed one to Zheng Langzhong, "You beat half to death today the sons and grandsons of the He family.
, then the He family is the Queen Mother’s sister’s family, I think your unlucky days are not far away.”
"This is a decapitation drink for me."
"Bah! It's not taboo to celebrate the Chinese New Year." Mr. Xu gave Mr. Zheng a sideways look, "It's no use advising you, why not leave a hint. Then He Chuanbao is not a scheming person, he can find out if he asks, so why bother with the torture stick."
Mr. Zheng raised his glass, and the two of them had a drink first. After drinking a cup of pear blossom, Mr. Zheng said, "There is nothing to worry about about He Chuanbao. Because of the status of a relative of the He family, it is inevitable that the people behind him will have no fear. Not to mention this case.
It’s better to have a quick trial, otherwise these relatives won’t know what’s going to happen. So He Chuanbao, it’s not easy to ask long-winded questions, but I’ll type in a few notes and answer the questions, and I’ll understand a lot.”
Xu Langzhong almost spit out his wine, "No wonder His Highness the Third Prince likes to use you. If it were someone else, he wouldn't be as fast as you."
Doctor Zheng picked up the cucumber with his chopsticks and said, "Anyone else would not let go and let me examine him."
"It's true. In the whole court, the one who is so unafraid of offending others is His Highness the Third Highness." Xu Langzhong said, "The Third Highness has always been favored by Ci'en Palace, and the He family is a close relative of Ci'en Palace. Although I heard that His Highness and Master He
We’re not on good terms, but if we’re like this, it’s too much.”
Doctor Zheng was not a reckless person. He thought about it and said, "When I took over the case, His Highness did not give any other instructions. He just ordered a speedy trial."
"Your Highness is not a careless person." Xu Langzhong asked, "Do you have any clues about this awesome thing?"
"The cow is in the dark, the wall is in the light. Of course, the city wall is more important." Zheng Langzhong shook his head, "Those underhanded tricks will never come to fruition, so why bother with so much effort."
"Just one cow knocked His Highness into the dust. Don't you think the person behind this is too powerful?"
"It's more effective than the royal censor in the court." Zheng Langzhong said, "If it weren't for this cow, the north city wall would be built with this quality, but in the event of a war, there would be a big disaster."
Zheng Langzhong picked up the fried dried fish with his chopsticks and said, "I have to thank the cow."
Xu Langzhong said, "Then we will build an ancestral hall for this cow tomorrow."
Mr. Zheng glared at Mr. Xu who was speaking freely, took a piece of hot white meat biscuit, tore half of it and handed it to the guy, "Don't just drink, eat some staple food. How is your account reconciliation going?"
"At that time, the old cunning guy would push everything to He's house except what he really couldn't push away. Let's talk privately, He Chuanbao doesn't know anything. He is a young man who usually thinks money is vulgar. He knows how to build a city wall.
What? The money is still short of hundreds of thousands. The He family must have taken it, but it is impossible to take so much! Your Highness orders you to have an urgent trial because you don’t want the case to drag on for a long time. When the exact amount of the He family’s money is found,
The rest will have to be confronted by His Highness the Second Highness." Mr. Xu ate carefully, unlike Mr. Zheng who chewed in large gulps. He slowly tore open a piece of biscuit and chewed it, "When I get to His Highness the Second Highness, is it possible that I want His Highness to kiss me from the Third?
Trial?"
"According to legal regulations, all matters involving the prince's clan will be handed over to Zongzheng Temple."
"Chu Shizi is not just a prince, he is the Prince of Xi. How can he judge the prince?" Xu Langzhong said, "At that time, the candidate must be one of the three His Highnesses, the East Palace, and His Majesty."
Doctor Zheng ate half of the pancake with his eyes open, took another one, and asked the servant to go to the kitchen to get some scallions and black sauce. Doctor Xu said angrily, "Did you listen to me?"
"I'm not deaf." A piece of Hu pancake was wrapped with green onions. Zheng Langzhong ate it even more deliciously and said to Xu Langzhong, "You missed something."
"What?" Mr. Xu thought to himself that he was always thoughtful.
Zheng Langzhong said, "The project in hand of the Third Highness is not just about repairing the north city wall."
Doctor Xu took a breath, "Is it possible that we still need to continue the investigation?"
Zheng Langzhong said, "It will be a dereliction of duty if the Yushitai says nothing about it."
Xu and Zheng had known each other since childhood and had a good understanding of each other. They immediately said, "If the Yushitai takes action against this, and Yushi Zhuo is now also a guest of the prince, the East Palace will probably be criticized."
Xu Langzhong said again, "That's not necessarily the case. Donggong aside, Yushi Zhuo is not easy to deal with either."
Doctor Zheng gave him a piece of stewed mutton and said, "Eat."
Royal study room.
Mu Anzhi presented the results of the interrogation by the Ministry of Punishment and relevant documents, and allocated one million taels of silver to build the city wall. In the end, only 200,000 taels fell on the city wall, and the remaining 800,000 taels of silver were divided among the various levels of the people who handled it.
The one with the big head is naturally the second prince.
Emperor Mu Xuan slammed the memorial and said, "It's weird that he has money to buy an outer chamber. If he is given a few more errands, I'm afraid even one outer chamber won't be enough!"
The prince advised, "Father, please calm down. The city wall is an important matter right now. It must be repaired as soon as possible."
"The Ministry of Industry is so bad that even if we allocate another 10 million yuan, it will be nothing more than a meat bun beating a dog!" Emperor Mu Xuan glanced at Mu An and said, "Anzhi, what do you say?"
Mu An said, "Now that the two hundred thousand taels of silver have been recovered, we can exchange them for capable people to rebuild the city wall. Those behind us should not dare to fool them."
Emperor Mu Xuan asked, "What about the remaining 800,000 taels?"
"The second brother received this assignment, so naturally I have to ask him. Even this case has actually only been tried half way. The case can only be closed if all the confessions match up. According to the second brother's status, his case will not be assigned to the Ministry of Punishment, but will be handled entirely by Your Majesty.
Make the decision." Mu Anzhi spoke directly.
"What did the prince say?" Emperor Mu Xuan looked at the prince standing on one side.
The prince said, "The third brother always judges cases strictly and will not make any mistakes. The second brother does not want to go to Zongzheng Temple. We should settle our own affairs here. We call the second brother to the imperial court and we will know after asking. If the money is
He did it and sent it back without delay. After learning this lesson, I won’t make the same mistake again in the future.”
Emperor Mu Xuan scolded him bitterly, "You are an unworthy person, my own flesh and blood, poaching my own family and coveting their own money!"
Not to mention the appearance of the second prince when he was brought to the imperial court. His face was thin and tears were streaming down his face. When Emperor Mu Xuan asked him about the money, the second prince was sobbing and sobbing.
Emperor Mu Xuan was so angry that he hit the second prince on the head with a cup of hot tea, causing blood to flow out. The second prince was poured hot tea all over his face. Fortunately, the tea served was at a palatable temperature and was not scalding. 2
The prince's face was covered with blood, and he kowtowed to admit his mistake. He only asked his father to take care of his dragon body and not to be angry with his unfilial son.
How could Emperor Mu Xuan not be annoyed? The prince begged for mercy. Mu Anzhi pulled the second prince out in time, wiped the blood on the second prince's head with a handkerchief, and asked the servant for water to cleanse the second prince's face. The second prince's eyes were filled with tears.
With hot tears, "I am unfilial, I am unfilial."
"Second brother, stop saying these clichés and go clean up your house quickly. His Majesty didn't let you go to Zongzheng Temple. You pay the money and you'll be fine." Mu Anzhi doesn't want to see the second prince being so greedy for money.
Yes, even though the palace receives fifty or sixty thousand silver every year, the second prince has never been so greedy.
The second prince didn't even wash his face, he just lifted his robe and knelt down.
Mu Anzhi didn't have the urge to persuade others, so he ignored the second prince's behavior and simply raised his feet and walked away gracefully with his robe sleeves.
I heard that in the end, the prince gave some advice to the second prince and passed on Emperor Mu Xuan's oral instructions, so that the second prince could go home and face the consequences. As for the money he owed to the Ministry of Industry, the second prince also made up for it.
Yushitai originally participated in the crime of dereliction of duty by Xia Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. At the same time, he hoped to thoroughly investigate the quality of all the projects handled by the second prince. Emperor Mu Xuan approved the memorial.
Zheng and Xu made a private analysis and felt that Zhuo Yushi must be worried about the case of the second prince because of the Eastern Palace. Unexpectedly, Zhuo Yushi had no scruples at all. He was ruthless and quick as expected, and looked like he was going to pull Xia Shangshu down.
In fact, when Emperor Mu Xuan agreed to thoroughly investigate all the projects handled by the second prince, Xia Shangshu's fate was basically doomed.
The second prince had to return the money. However, he was Emperor Mu Xuan's biological son. Emperor Mu Xuan could not kill the second prince. As the head of the Ministry of Industry, Xia Shangshu had been in the Ministry of Industry for five years. Did he do what he did to the second prince?
Really know nothing!
The second prince continued to confine himself to self-reflection, and Xia Shangshu resigned from his post and returned home.
As for the candidate of the new Minister, Emperor Mu Xuan summoned Governor Xie of Shaanxi and Gansu to return to the court to take over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
The post of Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu was taken over by Mr. He who had just completed his maternal filial piety. This Mr. He was the father of Mr. He Linghe of the Tongzhou Transportation Department.
Both the new Shangshu Xie and the new governor-general came from famous families, especially Shangshu Xie, who was from a famous family. The Empress Mingsheng in "The Biography of Queen Mingsheng" that Li Yuhua had to turn over several pages every night was from the Xie family.
When Empress Mingsheng was on the throne, it goes without saying that the Xie family was prominent.
After Queen Mingsheng, the Xie family became a little bleak, but there were always children serving as officials in the court. Such a large family that has lasted for hundreds of years is by no means an ordinary family.
Big families have marriages with each other, especially big families like the Xie family. The Du family, the Hu family, and the Xie family all have marriages with each other. Xie Shangshu returned to the court and became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he was the elder. Du family
Chang Shi and Huan Li discussed going to Xie's house to say hello when they were about to take a rest.
Huan Li hesitated, "My family has been expelled from the family..."
"What does this have to do with you? It's not like your surname is Hu anymore. We are all relatives. Thank you Uncle for returning to the court. You should go and see him." Du Changshi is thick-skinned. He can find a reason to get close to anyone who has nothing to do with him, let alone this one.
We are all related by nature.
Huan Li agreed after thinking about it.
Before the two of them went to visit Xie Shangshu, news came out that His Highness was seriously ill. Du Changshi immediately urged Mu Anzhi to visit him.
Du Changshi said, "Your Highness, please intercede for Your Highness in front of the Emperor, even if the ban is temporarily lifted."
Mu Anzhi knew that Du Changshi had good intentions, but he was a little disdainful of the second prince's method of crying, making trouble and hanging himself. When Mu Anzhi arrived in front of the emperor, Emperor Mu Xuan asked, "What's the matter?"
"I heard that my second brother was sick, and I was very angry at him for not being careful about his work. When I heard about his illness, I felt a little unhappy and wanted to see him. I asked His Majesty for a souvenir, otherwise I would be afraid of going there.
Can’t see it.”
"What a sin!" Emperor Mu Xuan scolded the second prince and said to Mu An, "The prince just said this, so he doesn't need to go. It's a shame for him. An Zhi goes and takes a look to see what kind of monster he is doing!"
"That's not the case. The second brother is under grounding, and he will not alarm His Majesty if he sneezes casually. This must be a serious illness." Mu An said, "I will take the imperial doctor with me to save the servants from going to the imperial hospital to report the disease.
That’s the order.”
"Go." Although Emperor Mu Xuan was angry that the second prince failed to live up to his expectations, he was also worried about his health and waved his hand to let Mu Anzhi go.
Mu Anzhi strode away, and the prince said, "The third brother looks cold, but his heart is warm."
"My temper is not pleasing to the eye, but fortunately I never make any mistakes on important occasions." Emperor Mu Xuan said to the prince, "The fourth brother is young, so among the brothers, the third brother will be a good helper."
"There are not many people in the whole dynasty who are as devoted as the third brother." The prince never hesitated to praise Mu Anzhi. The prince also advised Mu Anzhi, "My father has temporarily withdrawn the ban on the second brother. In this way
It is also convenient for the second younger brother and sister to take care of him. After this experience, the second younger brother must have realized his mistake."
The second prince suffered from high fever, cough and severe wind and cold.
Even in the royal family, people don't dare to underestimate the cold. The two imperial doctors serve the second prince's house day and night, and the queen mother and empress have given many medicinal materials. The third prince's house and the second prince's house are neighbors, especially the second prince's concubine has been in need of treatment recently.
To take care of the second prince's health and it was inconvenient for him to enter the palace, Li Yuhua often went to the second prince's mansion to visit him. When he entered the palace, he could also talk to Empress Dowager Lin about the second prince's physical condition.
On this day, Li Yuhua said goodbye to the Third Prince's Mansion. When he arrived at the door, he met a young general wearing black soft armor and a silver military robe. He quickly dismounted in front of the Third Prince's Mansion. The hem of his silver robe swayed in the gentle breeze.
In the middle, with that handsome face with eyebrows like broken halberds and eyes like cold stars, even Li Yuhua, who had never met him before, couldn't help but secretly praise him.
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