The hot summer days fade away quietly.
Just as the Xuankong Temple assassination that shocked the Qing Dynasty gradually disappeared from the discussions among the people of Kyoto, the heated discussions about the matter at the dinner table, teahouses, brothels and shipyards were now replaced by other fashionable and novel gossip.
this is the truth.
No matter how sensational the news is, it will eventually pass.
Ordinary people did not feel the ripples of the assassination in the Xuankong Temple that caused fainting in the court. The once prosperous Ye family officially announced its withdrawal from the Qingguo stage. Although there was a wandering grand master Ye Liuyun behind it, discerning people Everyone knows that it will be difficult for the Ye family to return to the court in a short period of time.
What is not well known is a certain change in Emperor Qing's attitude towards the Control Council.
Even Dean Chen, who understands the emperor's thoughts best, could clearly sense the anger hidden under Emperor Qing's calm face. Everyone in the court thought that it was the dagger from Xuankong Temple that made His Majesty become like this. However, Chen Pingping noticed that His Majesty was like this. It's not that I'm angry about this.
It's just a pity that Emperor Qing couldn't tell what happened that night.
Even to his most trusted old black dog Chen Pingping.
"Lao Wu...have you returned to Beijing?"
The middle-aged man with a slightly tired face pinched his sore neck and said calmly to the wheelchair in front of him without raising his head.
Chen Pingping in the imperial study room was stunned for a moment, then shook her head. The dean’s hands were so thin that his bones could be seen, and he pulled up the woolen blanket on his lap that had been with him for many years: "As far as I know, five Takeru has gone to the north a few days ago and has not returned to Kyoto."
Emperor Qing raised his head and nodded slightly, with no unnecessary expression on his slightly cold face.
Chen Pingping silently remembered Emperor Qing's sudden question in her heart, knowing that His Majesty the Emperor could not suddenly think of Wu Zhu before asking. As the biggest conspirator in the Qing Kingdom, Chen Pingping had used extremely delicate and needle-point thoughts over the years to The enemy in front of him was defeated at his feet.
"The incident in Xuankong Temple was caused by the Overwatch Council's negligence."
"I beg your Majesty for my sins."
Emperor Qing glanced at Chen Pingping, who had been following him since Prince Cheng's Mansion. The most ordinary eunuch of Wuchang in the palace was now the most frightening director of the Supervisory Council in the dark night of Qing Kingdom. Emperor Qing remembered it in his eyes It passed in a flash and soon returned to its original state.
"It is enough if the purpose is achieved."
"But this time the royal family's handling of the Ye family still seems unseemly. The Overwatch Council has to come up with something to silence the ministers in the court."
Chen Pingping responded respectfully and directly accepted Emperor Qing's decision.
Emperor Qing still needs a reason to deal with the Ye family in the court, and the Supervisory Yuan is actually a violent organization belonging to Emperor Qing. Whenever this tiger that scares the world to the core shows any sign of losing control, Emperor Qing, as the master, will Just choose to break the tiger's legs.
"His Majesty."
"The investigation of the yard in the south has results..."
.......
In the blink of an eye, the autumnal equinox has arrived.
On the day of the Autumnal Equinox, every household in the country must worship the moon. Autumn harvest, autumn plowing, and autumn planting are extremely busy in this season. However, on the day of the Autumnal Equinox, everyone in the country is resting, worshiping the bright moon, and hoping that there will be no natural or man-made disasters in the coming autumn and a fruitful harvest.
All the members of the court took a rest, and even the army set up camp and lit fires on this day, and the border also ushered in an extremely quiet day.
Qingguo is located in the south of the central part of the mainland. Since ancient times, it has been a custom to eat mutton at the autumnal equinox and dumplings at the winter solstice. Therefore, during the past half month, when business travelers from the Northern Qi Dynasty came to Qingguo, almost all of them were cute and tender lambs. .
It looks cute and tastes delicious.
There are bursts of aroma wafting from the streets and alleys of Kyoto's houses, the smoke from the chimneys rises, and the window sill next to the kitchen reveals the aroma of onions, ginger, and garlic stir-fried over a hot fire. I love the feeling of slow-cooking mutton in a small stove.
Naturally, there was a banquet in the palace that looked lively, but actually had its own hidden agenda.
Lu Ze went to the Hanguang Palace of the Queen Mother alone. Since Wan'er had already reached the due date set by the imperial doctor, Lu Ze did not agree to let Wan'er attend such a meaningless gathering.
The Queen Mother's palace is definitely the most magnificent one in the harem.
Nowadays, Emperor Qing's reputation for filial piety is well-known in the capital, so if there is corruption and dereliction of duty among the counselors at Yushitai, it is nothing serious, but this reputation for being unfilial is. It will kill you.
In the magnificent palace, all kinds of brand-new furnishings and objects are gleaming, reflecting the radiance of the palace.
All the royal family members in the palace were eating in silence. Today's gathering in the palace was very neat, probably the neatest in recent years, including the eldest prince who had not returned to the capital for a long time, Prince Jing's family, and last year's gathering. At this time, the eldest princess was driven to Xinyang.
Li Yunrui sat next to the queen.
The two women who had fought side by side for many years still seemed very close to each other at this moment, and even whispered to each other from time to time. The other royal families in the palace were in awe of the old woman sitting on the throne. After all, the eldest princess and the queen were companions every day. Being around the Empress Dowager, it seemed much more natural at this time.
"Wan'er... it should be the day soon, right?"
Putting down the bowl she was holding, the Empress Dowager picked up the handkerchief on the side and covered her mouth and began to cough.
After Lu Ze saluted, he replied softly: "I will return to the imperial grandmother in the next two days."
The Queen Mother hummed, then looked at her daughter Li Yunrui beside her, with a hint of displeasure in her eyes.
This displeasure naturally comes from the feeling that Li Yunrui, as a mother, does not care enough about her daughter.
Generally speaking, the atmosphere of the dinner was not very lively. To a certain extent, the royal family banquet was even warmer than ordinary people's homes. The princes and their respective queens drank and drank with each other, and they seemed to be as close as a family.
Lu Ze felt a little bored and wanted to go back early to accompany Wan'er in the mansion.
But at this time, Wan'er had two older brothers by her side, so it was much more lively than Lu Ze's place. At least there was a big treasure here.
Originally, Wan'er wanted to ask the two brothers of the Lin family to return to Wuzhou to visit their old father at home, but the letter from her father-in-law was very strong, asking Lin Gong and Dabao to stay with their expectant sister in Beijing. What do you want to do with this old man when you go home?
Lin Ruofu, who returned to Wuzhou for retirement, is in surprisingly good condition compared to when he was in Kyoto. It may be that Prime Minister Lin no longer has such a heavy burden on his shoulders, so his overall mental state is much better.
.......
This family banquet allowed everyone to see that the Queen Mother still had a preference for the eldest princess Li Yunrui, otherwise she would not have deliberately left her with Emperor Qing after it was over. She probably had something to explain to the emperor's son.
But no one expected that the Overwatch Council would suddenly take action against the inner treasury.
Moreover, this attack was extremely ruthless and decisive. After the Supervisory Yuan had a thorough grasp of the situation of the Ming family in Jiangnan, it finally received the order to take action. The actions of several major departments did not give the largest conglomerate in Jiangnan any time to react. Many people and goods were all It was controlled at the first opportunity.
In fact, the initiator of all this was Lu Ze in the East Palace.
When Chen Pingping took Lu Ze's hand and eliminated Zhuge, the head of the Supervisory Yuan's Division 1, Lu Ze also used extremely insidious tricks in the cumbersome sect, and directly passed the hidden line of smuggling of the second prince Li Chengze and Li Yunrui through extremely detailed The hint was handed to Emperor Qing, and the seed finally reached the stage of taking root and sprouting.
Emperor Qing could allow Li Yunrui, his younger sister, to take advantage of the inner treasury to enrich his own pockets, but he would never allow Li Chengze to make huge profits secretly.
Especially in this way.
Having money can make a millstone go round. If you are really rich, you can even make a millstone go round.
There was no intention to hide the actions of the Overwatch Council. Chen Pingping vaguely noticed that Emperor Qing was looking at the Overwatch Council for too long, so he decisively chose to play the inner bank card, at least with this, he shocked the court even more. The eucalyptus attracts some attention.
Therefore, when the matter of smuggling by the Ming family really
After being known to the world, it instantly shocked the world.
It was not until today that the people of the Qing Dynasty knew that such a big hole had been ripped open in the inner treasury's pocket without any warning. The imperial court had lost countless silver coins from the Northern Qi customs, and they suddenly felt a sense of unknown anger. That one swept the entire Qingguo!
What is tax?
Tax is the foundation of a country!
The reason why the Qing Kingdom was able to launch huge wars again and again, with its war horses so strong and its spears so sharp, was because military salaries were allocated from the imperial court's taxes. The imperial court established many taxes, except for the most basic ones. In addition, heavy taxes were set up on salt and iron tea later because the Ye family, the richest man in the world, emerged later. After the Ye family fell, the Qingguo royal family inherited the rich inner treasury.
I just didn't expect that in just a dozen years, the inner treasury would become so riddled with holes.
No wonder His Majesty wants to restructure the inner treasury and put the prince in charge of the inner treasury.
Memorials like snowflakes in the court were delivered to the eucalyptus in Emperor Qing's study. Even the officials who originally belonged to Xinyang became a little silent, obviously not expecting that the eldest princess would dare to do something like treason together with Beiqi smuggling.
Although Li Yunrui was not mentioned in the memorial, the spearhead was pointed directly at Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Lu Ze blocked the news from the East Palace.
Because Wan'er has reached the stage of giving birth at this time, there is nothing more important to Lu Ze than this matter at the moment. The mansion quickly entered a state of fierce preparations. Lu Ze personally took charge of it, just to avoid any mistakes. .
At this time, many people were naturally looking at him near the East Palace.
Lu Ze neatly cut off all the hands that dared to reach out, because there would be no kind eyes at this time. In the end, the only people Lu Ze could trust were himself and a few people around him.
Fortunately, the mother and son were safe in the end.
When the baby's cries resounded in the dormitory, Lu Ze let out a sigh of relief after hearing the news that the mother and child were safe, and then a sincere smile bloomed on his face. Dabao beside him was also smiling from ear to ear.
The eldest uncle clapped his hands excitedly.
"Dabao is going to have a nephew!"
While there was a commotion in the court about the eldest princess colluding with the Ming family for smuggling, the news of the birth of the emperor's grandson in the East Palace also reached the palace. The turbulent court became quiet for a while, and people remembered , they seem to have forgotten an important thing.
The relationship between the eldest princess and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... is really profound!
Back then, the East Palace was very close to the eldest princess, and the queen and the eldest princess were inseparable and often met in the harem. Coupled with the true identity of Princess Wan'er, the offensive against the eldest princess in the court slowed down slightly. some.
In the Changxin Palace, Li Yunrui was dressed in gorgeous clothes and dressed up beautifully, listening to the news from the people below.
She chuckled softly, and a different dazzling light bloomed on her charming face, which even made Changxin Palace much brighter at this moment.
"Cheng Qian."
"Auntie told you before."
"The relationship between us cannot be severed so easily, not to mention that you are still my husband-in-law, Wan'er. Now that Wan'er has given birth to a grandson, it is the best protection for me."
Li Yunrui felt powerless for the first time because of the fierce offensive from the Supervisory Yuan.
Especially since she had received a promise from her mother before, but her emperor brother still chose to acquiesce to this matter. The sudden collapse of the Ming family undoubtedly broke Li Yunrui's best arm. She still doesn't know what happened. It was her good son-in-law who stabbed her hard in the back.
.......
Lu Ze ignored Li Yunrui's thoughts at the moment.
Because he was convinced that the few holy scrolls left by the eldest princess' mother-in-law with Emperor Qing would soon be exhausted. Lu Ze had a very complicated attitude towards Wan'er's biological mother, his nominal aunt. But this did not prevent Lu Ze from hesitating when he attacked her.
The water in Kyoto is becoming increasingly turbid.
What's on the market
There are all kinds of rumors, and what came back from Northern Qi is that Master Xiao Fan of the Supervisory Yuan is a descendant of the Ye family. This supervisor of the Supervisory Yuan is the commander in charge of the Ming family affairs this time. , Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing both intended to let Fan Xian show himself, but they did not expect that such a rumor would spread and become another topic of conversation after drunkenness.
The news quickly spread throughout the streets of Kyoto.
There is no real evidence for this kind of gossip, but the reason why a rumor is a rumor is that people will deliberately magnify it to see it, not to mention that this matter is actually a fact.
The Ye family really brought too many things to this world.
Although the Ye family was accused of treason after Ye Qingmei's death, many things about the Ye family have not been forgotten by people after Ye Qingmei's death. There are still many people in the world who remember that little leaf.
Lu Ze ignored the commotion outside and just quietly held his son with huge eyes.
Wan'er looked at her husband and son with an extremely gentle expression.
After hearing the news about her mother, she was just stunned, and then put the matter behind her. At this time, Wan'er was more open-minded than ever.
Lu Ze told Wan'er some interesting things about Kyoto recently.
The latter thought of the Fan family member: "The child of the master of the Ye family? How did this matter...come out?"
Lu Ze was teasing his son with a smile and casually replied: "Who knows."
