The report of the Shezhou City investigation was presented to the emperor.
When he saw that King Chengan Xiao Mujian was mentioned in the above investigation, his brows knitted together.
He never expected that this royal brother, who had always been submissive and stood aside when encountering problems, would actually have such courage!
When Xiao Muting was summoned into the palace and came to the Jingxin Hall, he saw the emperor leaning in a soft chair, his forehead supported by his hand, and his eyes unfocused, staring at a bottle of newly sprouted wine placed on a flower stand by the window not far away.
New willow.
It can be seen that Xiao Mujian's exposure this time gave him an extra headache.
Xiao Muting saluted respectfully: "My brother has seen the emperor, but I don't know why the emperor summoned me here."
When the emperor came back to his senses and looked over, his eyes were cold and murderous.
Xiao Muting pretended not to see it and knew that he was helpless at this time. It seemed that he had his own ideas.
The emperor pointed to the chair next to him: "Sit down, there aren't that many rules between us brothers, let's sit down and talk."
"Brother, please stand still. Your Majesty is so anxious to call me, but what happened? It can't be about Long Anguo, right?" Xiao Muting asked knowingly.
The emperor looked at him again, tapped him with his finger, and sighed: "You, you have such a stubborn temper. If you don't explain it clearly, you can't let down your guard. They say there is a rift between us brothers."
, but this must all be attributed to you. You don’t smile when you see the sky, just like I owe you money.”
"Don't the emperor owe me money? The emperor has not fulfilled the promise made three years ago. That was ten thousand taels of silver. I remember it." Xiao Muting raised an eyebrow at him, and his tone was obviously more relaxed.
The emperor's eyes widened when he heard this: "You still mention this, I gave you three famous calligraphy and paintings at that time, aren't they worth the ten thousand taels of silver?"
"Isn't the calligraphy and painting a gift from the emperor to his younger brother? How come it's worth the money again?" Xiao Muting asked him without letting up.
"You, you... ok, ok! When you leave the palace later, I will ask you to move out. That's alright. You are a warrior and you don't know how to turn around. Then I will be compensated. You can return the calligraphy and paintings.
"The emperor stretched out his hand to him.
Xiao Muting shook his head: "If you don't pay it back, it was a reward from the emperor to my brother. How can I pay it back?"
"Hey! You guys, it's okay... I'm fine with you. Come here, sit down, and taste this new tea with me." The emperor waved to him again.
Xiao Muting slightly raised the corner of his mouth and walked over and sat down. After Eunuch Yun served the new tea, he led everyone in the palace out and closed the door.
Xiao Muting took a sip of tea and then asked: "Your Majesty, are you summoning your younger brother to the palace, but there is something important?"
The emperor looked up at him again, with doubts in his eyes. After a while, he nodded calmly: "Yes, what do you think of King Chengan?"
"Brother Three Emperors?" Xiao Muting put down the tea bowl in his hand: "What does he have? He is just an idle prince. He spends his whole day thinking about traveling around, eating delicious food all over the world, and wandering around. He has not returned to Beijing this year.
, saying that he is already in the southern Dian County."
"Yes, even you didn't notice it. I was kept in the dark, so I don't care about the accident." The emperor said with a cold smile.
"Kept in the dark? Who is kept in the dark? Brother Three Emperors?" Xiao Muting was still asking.
The emperor nodded lightly and pointed to the document on the Long Case: "It says here that Cao Yukun and King Cheng'an worked together to enclose the land in Shezhou City. That was the territory of Sheng Qin, but they
It was divided up so unscrupulously, and the local residents were assigned and managed like a military camp. There are countless workshops in Shezhou City, and there are dense mines and more smelting workshops in the surrounding mountains and forests."
"How is this possible? Shezhou City is rich in copper and silver mines. If this is true, it would be serious." Xiao Muting also frowned.
The emperor nodded and said: "It really surprised me. Originally, there was a report on Cao Xiakun's land enclosure case in Shezhou, which resulted in the accidental death of nearly ten thousand people in a village. So I sent people from the Safety Supervision Department to further investigate.
, I really didn’t expect it to be so serious at the time, but when the memorial that came back from the investigation was placed in front of me, I felt a chill running down my spine, it was really unexpected.”
"Is there any misunderstanding here? Even if the Third Emperor Brother wants to be a circle, he must have that strength. What is the use of these workshops? He has soldiers in his hands?" Xiao Muting couldn't help but widen his eyes.
The emperor nodded to him affirmatively: "Yes!"
"Where?" he asked again in surprise.
"It should be near Shezhou City. I'm not sure where it is yet. People from the Safety Supervision Department are still searching." The emperor nodded lightly.
Xiao Muting took a breath and shook his head slightly: "How is this possible? Why didn't I get any news? Besides, this Shezhou City is in Yi'an County. They only divide this Shezhou City. What is it?
I mean, even if Shezhou City is rich in minerals, I think it’s not certain that it can accomplish anything big. Even if it is assembled, it will only be the level of a gang of bandits. No matter how big it is, it won’t work.”
"What did you say? Bandits?" The emperor looked up at him in surprise.
Xiao Muting nodded: "Yes, according to my brother's prediction, it should be this level. No matter how big it is, it is impossible. And what the emperor means is that Shezhou is divided into two. Cao Yukun and the three emperor brothers
They have separate parts, so I guess they will not work together. If that is the case, how can they talk separately? Only one person can take charge of this matter, let alone expose both of them to the outside."
The emperor was silent for a while, and then nodded lightly: "You are right, no wonder, Yan Zhe suddenly came to say that he wanted to suppress the bandits. At that time, I dismissed it only because of his ability. Now it seems that it is still
Really not, come on!"
Eunuch Yun immediately pushed open the door and entered: "Your Majesty!"
"Let the Safety Supervision Department send someone to find out immediately who gave King Qi'an the idea to ask him to come and suppress the bandits." The emperor immediately made arrangements.
After Eunuch Yun exited, Xiao Muting asked: "Is the emperor a little over-concerned? Maybe Yanzhe has grown up and wants to share the emperor's worries. Some time ago, he actually came to my brother and said he was here to study.
From what he meant, the way to manage and command an army is quite impressive. It can be seen that a lot of thought has been put into studying it behind closed doors during the Chinese New Year."
The emperor pointed at him: "You haven't reacted yet, banditry! How could it be such a coincidence? Just as I ordered Cao Yukun to be detained in the palace, there was news about banditry near Shezhou City, and this guy came to ask for orders.
He is going to suppress the bandits, will he be able to come back after he leaves?"
Xiao Muting frowned again: "Really, the emperor thinks that someone wants to use King Qi'an to detain him in Shezhou and ask the emperor to release... people!"
The emperor's expression suddenly became cold, and his eyes narrowed sinisterly: "A group of thieves, very ambitious!"
Xiao Muting asked again: "Then who does the emperor think it will be?"
The emperor waved his hands and said loudly: "Who else can it be? The Third Emperor Brother we have never paid attention to. He is really capable. It is just like what the father said. If he doesn't make a sound, it will be fine. If he makes a sound, it will shock the world."
Of all the people in this world, my father really told me that I underestimated him."
Xiao Muting lowered his head slightly, his eyes flashing with a hint of ambition.