The emperor spoke in a light and funny manner at first, but Chu Kuan spoke in a solemn and serious tone. Zhu Ying on the side was confused, so she took advantage of the emperor's unpreparedness and suddenly snatched the wooden man to take a look. At this sight, she couldn't help but laugh and said
"Is it possible that the craftsman who originally refused to carve for the emperor actually carved such a wooden figure according to the emperor's fierce posture when he drew his sword and faced it?"
Even if others had thought of such a thing, they did not dare to say it, but Zhu Ying was used to playing with the emperor on the Queen Mother's knee since she was a child. Now she told the truth smoothly, and used such ferocious expressions as
Adjective. But after all, there were outsiders like Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan here. As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she realized that she had made a mistake and quickly changed her words.
"If that's the case, this craftsman is really bullying the weak and afraid of the strong! Wouldn't it be better if he agreed earlier?"
The emperor said indifferently: "At that time, I was young and energetic, and my temper was much worse than now. I would get angry whenever I was provoked by others. What's more, even if I greeted you with courtesy and tried to gain advantage, I was still criticized by others.
I was rejected and driven away. It wasn’t until I saw that man could carve such a lifelike wooden figure under the threat of my sharp blade that I was truly convinced.”
"The most rare thing is that the craftsman gave me the wooden figure directly, and then kicked him out angrily. He said that those who use craftsmanship are inevitably arrogant. Although they dare not say that they are arrogant, they are very stubborn.
It's just like some officials in the DPRK who knew they were wrong but refused to repent, which eventually led to a dispute of temper."
"He is good at carving, but he is even better at building ships. It's a pity that he was kicked out of the shipyard and never had a chance, so he once swore that he would never carve for those rich and proud guys. But he still cherishes his life and does not want to die under my sword.
, so I’ll leave as soon as the carving is done.”
At this moment, Zhang Shou couldn't help blurting out: "Then the emperor gave him a shipyard?"
"How is that possible!" Zhang Chuan, Duke of Qin, couldn't help but laugh. "The emperor must have been sixteen or seventeen years old at that time, and he had not yet taken charge of the government. Moreover, even if he had taken charge of the government, the Queen Mother would not agree..." As he spoke, his voice became louder.
Getting smaller and smaller, because he suddenly discovered that the emperor actually nodded slightly at Zhang Shou with extremely appreciative eyes.
"Zhang Shou, you guessed it quite accurately. Although I couldn't give him a shipyard, I have a shipyard myself, so I directly recruited him to be a master craftsman. In the past ten years, he has built a shipyard in the shipyard.
There are seven large ships, but they have lived up to my expectations, but I don’t know how much of this carving skill I still have.”
Zhang Shou just said it casually, but he didn't expect that the young emperor would be so simple, rough and willful. He could only laugh in embarrassment and said: "I just want to make a guess..."
Chu Kuan on the side couldn't help but look gloomy. He had obviously revealed the connection between today's incident and the theft case in the palace, but when Zhu Ying interrupted him, the focus of everyone present suddenly changed.
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Zhu Ying had a character that went her own way and said whatever she thought. When Zhang Shou got along with the emperor, most of the time he seemed very relaxed and casual. He also said what he had to say. It is no wonder that the emperor, who had always been unconventional, always favored Zhang Shou. As for Zhang Shou,
Zhang Chuan's attitude, in Chu Kuan's opinion, seemed to be a deliberate attempt to evade the important and take the easy.
However, since he had already mentioned it, he would not dwell on it. He stood aside silently, waiting for the topic to change back. He believed that the emperor was definitely not the type to let go of such a thing. Sure enough, after a while,
, he heard the emperor suddenly ask: "The person named Zhou in the imperial dining room is just a traitor, how could he collude with Guo Shanggong of Qianqing Palace?"
Until then, Chu Kuan lowered his head and said softly: "Guo Shanggong was already over thirty when he entered the palace. Because she was a widow who was proficient in poetry, etiquette, and had no children, the Queen Mother chose her to enter the palace because she was cautious. , she was just placed in the Qianqing Palace to serve, hoping that she could use her to control those palace residents. But..."
He paused for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice: "Guo Shanggong got acquainted with the man named Zhou when Wenjun was newly widowed. The two were originally a half-way couple. But after the Queen Mother's order to recruit talented women as female officials, she She chose to enter the palace for this opportunity, but promised to find a good job for the adulterer. Three years later, when she was firmly established, she took the door to Guanglu Temple and took the man named Zhou into the imperial dining room."
Guo Shanggong was already over 30 when he entered the palace. The emperor remembered that he was only a teenager at that time, so naturally he only regarded him as a nanny. Moreover, his personality was out of touch, and he was not very compatible with the older Guo Shanggong who liked to preach. , not to mention much admiration. However, because he has been accompanying him for so many years, he is still treated with some courtesy.
However, if according to what Chu Kuan said, Guo Shanggong had deliberately planned to enter the palace and even picked up an adulterer. Who would believe this unless he had evil intentions? What's more, Chu Kuan also said categorically that the man surnamed Zhou Zhang Yu is actually related to the rebels in the Linhai camp!
The emperor suppressed his anger, and then looked at Zhang Shou and said: "All the accounts of Guanglu Temple have been sealed. Tomorrow you will ask the selected supervisor of Jiuzhangtang to go to Guanglu Temple to take over all the accounts. I will check them carefully. Don't let them go. Every flaw. Especially the account book about the Imperial Kitchen in Guanglu Temple, let me check it out one by one."
Seeing that the emperor was really angry, Zhang Shou of course would not bargain and immediately agreed. Although Zhang Chuan on the side was a distinguished person, he had a good literary nature and had a greater sense of identity with those civil servants, but he couldn't help it at this time. Asked: "Once the accounts of Guanglu Temple are sealed, the subsequent daily operations..."
"All the accounts of Guanglu Temple and the money and other items in existence are sealed. From now on, all expenses will be recorded in a new account, which will be listed by the supervisor of Jiuzhangtang. Once the expenses are incurred, they will be allocated from the internal treasury first and will not be transferred to the account department treasury. , to save those people outside from slandering them in private." After the emperor said this, he suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Chu Kuan, since you said you found out the collusion between Guo Shanggong and Zhou, can you take down these two people?"
Before Chu Kuan could answer, he laughed and said, "Don't say nonsense like that when someone dies and leaves a suicide note, what I hate most is pouring dirty water on the head of a dead person!"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but secretly admire the emperor for having such an understanding, because this was what he originally wanted to say but couldn't bear to say. However, just because he didn't say it didn't mean others wouldn't say it, Zhu Ying immediately agreed: "The emperor said it right. That’s right, dead people can’t speak, and there’s no excuse for what kind of charges are put on their heads. If the person is dead, it won’t be clear.”
Chu Kuan said calmly: "I definitely don't dare to use dead people to deceive the emperor. Guo Shanggong and Zhou Zhangyu are still alive today. The relationship between the two of them is not only documented by the letters written by the two, but also witnessed by witnesses. Guo Shanggong stole it. Mu Ren, she personally confessed that it was Zhou Zhangyu who wanted it. However, although Zhou Zhangyu refused to admit it, there was still documentary evidence and witnesses that he was in cahoots with the traitors."
He paused again as he spoke, and then said in a deep voice: "As for Guo Shanggong, who used his identity as a palace servant to gain access to Guanglu Temple and secretly awarded the important position of the imperial kitchen to his adulterer, we still need to investigate thoroughly. However, the Guanglu Shaoqing who once handled this matter is still alive today, but the tricky thing is that this person is a relative of the Confucian scholar."
This is really a lot of complicated relationships!
Zhang Shou felt awe in his heart, and his vigilance towards Chu Kuan could not help but rise to a higher level. Being able to firmly grasp the relationship between this series of characters secretly, he immediately involved the former second assistant, and now the most popular candidate for the first assistant, the Bachelor of Confucius.
Four words are not enough to sum up this man's city!
Moreover, the things Chu Kuan said are very easy to make people angry at first glance. If this wooden figure were carved into the emperor of that era, he would probably be so furious that he wanted to kill someone immediately, right?
"They are just in-laws. Even if they are of the same race or clan or even direct fathers, sons and brothers, their personalities will be completely different. Before a thorough investigation is carried out, please do not involve the Grand Scholar of Confucius."
The emperor gave a final statement, and then suddenly looked at Zhang Shou thoughtfully and said, "Zhang Shou, I don't want to use those people in the imperial kitchen anymore. I heard Yingying say that you are a top foodie.
Not only can he eat, but he can also cook, and he is also very good at finding delicious food. In this case, if you find me a few chefs with really good skills, I will give them the same salary as now."
Although it is not a high-paying recruitment, Zhang Shou believes that as long as this kind of thing is announced, it will definitely be a good job that will break the heads of countless people. Which cook is not famous? However, the emperor actually entrusted this kind of thing to
He, he really couldn't be happy.
It's hard to reconcile everyone's opinions. He thinks it's delicious, but the emperor thinks it's not. This is already a problem, but the most important thing is that this kind of recommendation must be done responsibly! What if some stupid guy is like that Zhou Zhangyu?
What's wrong?
Zhang Shouzheng was struggling with how to think of a way to fend off the emperor who had a sudden whim. Zhang Chuan immediately said: "Your Majesty, since there are already lessons learned from the past experience of the imperial chef Zhou, the imperial chef still needs to carefully investigate the root cause and let Dr. Zhang
If you just recommend it out of thin air, I'm afraid he will feel embarrassed."
"What's the trouble?" The emperor directly pressed Zhu Ying who was about to speak, and then said with a smile, "I just need him to tell me which chef cooks delicious food. As for finding out the eighteenth generation of his ancestors,
Zhang Qing, you and Chu Kuan will check this matter separately, inside and outside. In other words, Zhang Shou only recommends talents, but as for character and background, you two will take care of it."
Seeing Zhang Chuan, he was dumbfounded. He obviously didn't expect that opening his mouth to persuade would get him into big trouble. Even Zhang Shou couldn't help but sympathize with him. But seeing that Chu Kuan had already agreed without thinking, he weighed it again and again.
, seeing Zhu Ying nodding her head vigorously, winking at him again - he felt that the eldest lady seemed to want him to agree, and finally had to make a decision.
"I can only say...try your best?"
The emperor smiled and said: "If you want to reject the good job of tasting food under the orders, you will really be sorry for your reputation as a foodie. With this reputation, wherever you go, people will probably treat you as a foodie."
Guest, I’m ready to use all my skills to please you, why don’t you take advantage of me and still act like a good boy!”
Having said this, his mood obviously improved again. He looked down at the high-spirited wooden man standing with a sword in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh a little: "I ordered Chu Kuan to search in the palace for a long time, and now I have completed my merits and recovered this
Lost property. But having said that, I don’t understand, what’s the point of framing Lu Zhu? Has the little fat guy offended someone?”
At this moment, Ah Liu's plain voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Song Tuiguan asks to see you."
The Duke of Qin, Zhang Chuan, was worried that he had not yet agreed to the emperor, but the emperor took it as his acquiescence and actually settled the matter. When he suddenly heard this, he was about to ask Song Tuiguan to come in, but when he thought that the emperor was here, it was not his turn.
When he made the decision, he simply walked out of the door quickly. When he turned around again, he glanced sideways at Zhang Shou with a strange look on his face.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally said in a low voice: "Just now, Judge Song has interrogated the guy who framed him. He couldn't stand the beating. He confessed that he did not recognize the person who gave him money and instructed him to do this, but the other person
The person who instigated him to frame him was not the head of the Jiuzhang Hall, Luzhu Rikusanlang, but... it was Dr. Zhang yourself."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shou was stunned. Zhu Ying raised her eyebrows: "This is simply ridiculous. That residence belongs to Lu Sanlang. If someone can steal forbidden things, how can he do it?"
Can’t tell the difference?”
Zhang Chuan asked the emperor in a low voice, and then simply went out and called Song Tuiguan in. Because he informed him in advance, Song Tuiguan did not raise his head casually after entering the room. After bowing and saluting, he spoke in a calm manner.
"The instructing messenger said that the building was owned by Lu Sanlang, but in fact it was Dr. Zhang's belongings, so he could just mix the wooden figure into it. The instructing messenger also said that he had a grudge against Miss Zhu, and this matter could be resolved
It is logical to frame it on Miss Zhu."
"Who is so despicable that he swept me and Ah Shou in!" Zhu Ying was so angry that she wanted to curse, until Zhang Shou stopped her. Then she stood aside proudly, but her eyes were fierce and angry.
To put it bluntly, "If I want to catch that damn guy, I have to kill him!"
The emperor said thoughtfully: "Since it is a dog in the palace, the messenger should know my temper. Although it was my beloved thing, if Yingying likes it, I will give it to her, not to mention
, Yingying likes gorgeous clothes and beautiful ornaments, and I really like the carving of wooden figures. Why do you want to carve my wooden figures? Please ask me to find someone to carve a pair for her and Ashou, that’s pretty much it.”
Zhang Shou didn't expect that the emperor was still interested in joking at this time, and he was immediately dumbfounded. He was just trying to comfort Zhu Ying, who might be furious, but he didn't expect Zhu Ying to immediately shout: "Your Majesty, this is what you said, I can remember this."
Living!"
The emperor laughed suddenly, and then said nonchalantly: "It's a small matter, I promise you!"
After saying this, he nodded slightly to Official Song and said, "You continue the interrogation and find out all the misdeeds of this person in the past, and then deal with him in accordance with the law. There is no need to be cautious because he is involved in these messy things. As for the person behind the scenes,
Forget it if you can’t find it, it’s not something within the scope of your Shuntian government office’s capabilities.”
Seeing that Song Tuiguan hurriedly agreed and quickly left, the emperor yawned lazily, but what he said next revealed a bit of chilling murderous intent.
"What I hate the most are those sneaky guys. I will ask the imperial servants to investigate this matter. I will give you justice to Zhang Shou and Yingying, and also give justice to Lu Zhu. It is time for the palace to be cleaned up.