Emperor Yong'an laughed out loud as he looked at it: "You are really an unfashionable young man. It's rare for you to visit a brothel for a long time and you can gain something. Is it a coincidence? There are not so many destiny-determined coincidences in this world. Most of them are. It's man-made." He paused, his words were slightly cold, and contained a strong murderous intention: "There is no need to investigate that person named Yao who joined the army. There is no problem. The problem lies with that Qing Qian. Go and give it to me. Check, let me check all the eighteen generations of her ancestors, I want to see who wants to have a hand in Jiannan Road, and who wants to make trouble in Prince Han's palace through the long-term marriage!!"
Gao Fuguoying claimed that it was true and hurriedly exited.
There was no angry look on Emperor Yong'an's face, but his face was slightly gloomy, and he was tapping the desk thoughtfully. He had always been a man with a heart as deep as the sea, and he became even more gloomy after ascending to the position of the ninth-five-year-old emperor. He is so profound that he rarely expresses his emotions or anger. Only when facing Gao Fuguo can he show a somewhat relaxed demeanor.
Gao Fuguo had arranged what Emperor Yong'an had just ordered. When he returned to the palace, he had a rosewood tray in his hand, with a white porcelain wide-mouthed medicine bowl resting on it.
As Emperor Yong'an got older, his temper was still as irritable and stubborn as when he was young, but his body was not as healthy as when he was young. Not to mention being busy with political affairs and staying up for days and nights without sleeping, he just drank a few too many drinks at the palace banquet to sleep. If you go too late, you will feel sluggish and tired the next day.
In the past two days, he had been suffering from the case of missing salary, constantly weighing the pros and cons, thinking about how to deal with it so that he could vent his hatred without causing a big shock in the court, thus alerting the enemy.
He was so tossing and turning that he hadn't had a good night's sleep for two days. The shadow of the lamp shone gracefully on his face, and his sallow complexion had a faint cyan color, making him look particularly haggard.
Gao Fuguo looked at Emperor Yong'an's face, gently placed the white porcelain medicine bowl on the desk, tested the temperature, and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, drink some ginseng soup to refresh your spirit."
Emperor Yong'an brought it over, drank the amber concoction in one gulp, and squinted his eyes: "Gao Fuguo, do you have any clues about the list of girls of the right age that I asked you to compile last time?"
Gao Fuguo hurriedly presented the compiled list to Emperor Yong'an, and smiled respectfully: "Your Majesty's decree, I don't dare to slack off at all. I have compiled it all. Your Majesty, please take a look."
However, Emperor Yong'an raised his chin and signaled Gao Fuguo to put the list aside. He didn't even look at it. He just said slowly and thoughtfully: "Every year when the list is released in spring, there is a folk custom of catching a son-in-law under the list. This year, I also thought about it. Old addiction, pull a few red threads."
Gao Fuguo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The red thread your Majesty is holding must be an excellent marriage."
Emperor Yong'an said noncommittally and gloomily: "I don't know if the marriage is good or not. It will definitely cause trouble for them." He paused slightly, pointed to the square brocade box above him and said: "Send this to the Han Mansion and tell Jiu Chao , he stays in Beijing peacefully and does his errands for me responsibly, and I will deliver this medicine to him on time."
Gao Fuguo bowed and said, "Young Envoy Han will understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts."
Emperor Yong'an said expressionlessly: "Miracle doctor, you need to send more people. Give him whatever he needs to make medicine, but the news about him in the palace cannot be leaked out."
Gao Fuguo's expression became serious, and he hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I know the importance of this."
At this time, the young chamberlain announced outside the palace that Liu Sheng, the Imperial Guardsman of Beiya, had arrived outside the palace. Emperor Yong'an immediately became energetic and said loudly: "Pass."
Gao Fuguo put the chess pieces on the chessboard very wisely and brewed the fragrant tea that Liu Shengsheng always loved to drink.
Liu Shengsheng entered the palace to salute, and sat opposite Emperor Yong'an very naturally. Watching Emperor Yong'an drop a piece, he also dropped a piece.
Emperor Yong'an dropped the ball and said in a deep voice: "Have you checked everything?"
Liu Shengsheng followed up and nodded: "Before Fang Kuan died, he met the servants beside Concubine Xian. Yang Youzi's brother-in-law was Song Xiong's domestic slave. Princess Danzhu was at Concubine Xian's plum appreciation party. After meeting King Jian, he proposed to break off the engagement with Leng Shaoyin."
Emperor Yong'an pursed his lips tightly, with no discernible expression, and said again: "So, the person hiding in the court is the natal family of the virtuous concubine?"
Liu Shengsheng stroked the chess piece, considered it, and said, "It looks like it."
Emperor Yong'an snorted, raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me and listen."
"Right now, all the clues point to Concubine Xian, but each of these clues was deliberately dug out and led me to find out." Liu Shengsheng paused: "I think the person behind the scenes is the real mastermind."
Emperor Yong'an's expression was calm and he sneered: "I asked Concubine Xian to raise the garden and nurture her ambition."
Liu Shengsheng lowered his head in silence. He did not dare to say anything about the saint's harem.
Emperor Yong'an looked at Liu Shengsheng quietly and suddenly laughed: "You old fox, when it comes to my sons, you pretend to be mute."
Liu Shengsheng smiled and joked: "Wei Chen has no son, so he cannot understand the hard work of your Majesty in raising a son."
Emperor Yong'an snorted: "You have so many adopted sons and daughters, you don't know who knows." He paused slightly and said thoughtfully: "Yao Yao, who joined the army in Jingzhao Mansion, is the death guard of the Imperial Army."
Liu Shengsheng nodded calmly and said without any concealment: "Yes, she is Wei Chen's adopted daughter."
Emperor Yong'an thought for a moment: "She returned to the capital with Han Changmu. I think we have some friendship with her."
Liu Shengsheng said: "Is Your Majesty going to issue an order to transfer Yao Yao to the Department of Internal Security?"
Emperor Yong'an considered it and said: "No need, let her stay in Jingzhao Mansion. I have already decreed that these cases in Beijing will be handled by the Internal Security Department. Tomorrow, I will issue another decree, and Jingzhao Mansion will assist the Internal Security Department to investigate." Please give her instructions." His voice gradually became lower, and in the end only Liu Shengsheng could hear him.
Liu Shengsheng responded with a solemn expression.
At the court meeting the next day, Emperor Yong'an issued several more edicts to make the final settlement of the missing salary case, and also issued clear edicts on the rumors that had come to Beijing in recent days.
The grievances of Yang Youzi, the commander-in-chief of the Department of Internal Health, were cleared. His daughter Yang Yinghua, who was imprisoned and awaiting trial, was released from prison without charge. The sealed Yang family mansion was returned to the family. The saint granted a secret decree and gave him a pension. As for the vicious stepmother who caused harm to others, Li and his brother were both sentenced to death.
It is a pity that Yang Guanyi, Yang Youzi's eldest son, was killed by his stepmother and turned into a skeleton. All the compensation and pensions fell on the stepmother's youngest son Yang Xinyi.
What is even more unexpected is that Yang Youzi's eldest daughters, Yang Yinghua and Yang Yuhua, left the Yang family and set up a new household for women. They vowed not to have any contact with Yang Xinyi and entrusted the young Yang Xinyi to the care of the Yang family elders.
This kind of behavior not only did not arouse criticism from everyone in the capital, but instead caused a sigh of relief. No matter who faced the son of the murderer of his father and brother, he could not repay evil with kindness and deal with it calmly. These two girls from the Yang family did not take away Yang Xinyi's property, on the contrary, established a female household to make a living on her own, which is really admirable.
The impact of the missing salary case has gradually dissipated in Beijing, but many caring people still noticed the changes. The Zoroastrian Temples in Puning, Liquan, Buzheng, Jinggong, and Chonghua Five Lanes were all emptied out overnight. Some people said that The government seized it, and some people said that someone from the Four Holy Sect took the money and ran away.
There were various opinions, but no one connected the incident at the Zoroastrian Temple with the case of missing salary.
The saint's will was made clear, and the two tasks of appeasing the Tibetan mission and investigating the murder of Song Huaide were handed over to the Department of Internal Security.
Although the decree did not clearly state who would be entrusted to the Department of Internal Health to handle the matter, anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that this was a clear attempt to add political achievements to Han Changmu and pave the way for him to successfully take over the Department of Internal Health in the future.
However, the decree ordered the Jingzhao Mansion to assist the Internal Security Department in investigating Song Huaide's murder case.
This meaning did not surprise many people. After all, the murder of Song Huaide fell into the hands of Jingzhao Mansion. Liu Jinghong wanted to have a safe third-grade retirement, so he had no choice but to take on this hot potato.
After Han Changmu received the imperial edict, he hesitated for a while, not knowing who the wily Jingzhao governor would send after receiving the edict.
Liu Jinghong accepted the order, thought for a long time, called Yao Yao, and asked her to assist the Internal Security Department in investigating Song Huaide's murder case.
In fact, he didn't want to send the troublesome Ci'ertou to the Department of Internal Health, but he searched all the people in Jingzhao Mansion and couldn't find a more suitable candidate than Ci'ertou.
He worshiped Bodhisattva and Sanqing in his heart, asking them to protect Ci'ertou from getting into trouble.
Han Changmu solved the case of missing salary and returned to Beijing safely, causing an uproar in Beijing. Later, news came that Xie Mengxia, the king of Han Dynasty, was also on his way back to Chang'an under the protection of heavy troops. As soon as this news came out, the court also The direction of the wind changed several times, and those who originally planned to fall to Qin Wang Xie Huiming quietly stopped their thoughts and stayed on the sidelines.
Xie Huiming is a smart man with a keen mind. In just one day, he has already noticed the change in the direction of the wind. He is calm in front of others, but behind him he smashes a white porcelain flower bag, and with a bang , broken porcelain pieces rolled all over the floor, and the anger in my heart vented a little.
As night falls, the deep eaves rise and fall in the night, and the dark clouds roll in on the sky, making it seem like the unfathomable human heart.
Xie Huiming finished his evening meal without saying a word. Lan Tiao helped him rinse his mouth and wipe his hands, poured a cup of hot tea and offered it to him. Then he bowed and whispered: "The King of Han has set off."
Xie Huiming said calmly: "I already know."
Lan Tiao said: "Do you want to do something along the way?"
Xie Huiming waved his hand: "No need, he has returned safely. It's too late to do anything. Just clean up everything you did before."
Lan Tiao should claim that it was the case and whispered in confusion: "Your Highness, there is news from the palace that Gao Fuguo has compiled a list of suitable-age ladies in the capital in the past few days."
"The list of noble ladies in the capital?" Xie Huiming was stunned for a moment.
Lan Tiao said in a low voice: "Your Highness, a eunuch from Gao Fuguo wants to know what a noble girl does."
