puff!
Zhao Ping couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter.
His Majesty Chen Xuan's face turned even darker.
That's his pain.
Can you stop stabbing me once and stab me again?
Especially in front of so many people.
Don’t I want to lose face?
Thanks to the fact that he is now dressed as a soldier, few people know the truth.
Otherwise, I will not be ashamed to be the emperor again in the future.
So does Zhao Ping.
If you don't explain it to me, why are you laughing?
Are you laughing at me?
Chen Xuan glared at him fiercely.
Zhao Ping felt those two fierce lights and was frightened, and hurriedly stopped laughing.
"Mr. Zhao, why are you laughing?"
Mu Chen continued to ask, "Did I say something wrong?"
how to answer?
Zhao Ping's mind was running rapidly.
A countermeasure was quickly thought of.
Your Majesty definitely doesn't want the news of him being green to spread all over the streets.
Then cover it for him.
"I'm laughing at you. As the Crown Prince and Tutor, a dignified first-class official, you are so confused by someone's words in just a few words that you don't even want to believe the facts that you have seen with your own eyes."
"What's the meaning?"
Mu Chen didn't know why.
"That's what it means."
Zhao Ping said: "Since the blood of the queen and the prince blended together when the blood was shed, it proves that they are related by blood."
"The prince is born to the queen."
"is this real?"
Hao Runxiang blinked, confused, "I gave birth to a prince, why didn't I know?"
Of course, these were all what she was thinking, and she didn't say it explicitly.
Mu Chen continued to ask, "Why was Qian Shih like that just now..."
"hehe."
Zhao Ping sneered and interrupted Mu Chen, "Can you believe Qian Shi's words?"
"He is just a businessman, how can he know what is going on in the palace?"
"Besides, he has done so many outrageous things, and he has gone to the extent of killing the nine tribes. He was just jumping over the wall and causing us a little trouble before he died."
"It can't be true."
"That's actually true."
Mu Chen suddenly realized.
At the same time, I breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the prince is His Majesty's biological son, then he has the possibility of succeeding to the throne.
Even if he did something wrong at this time, he is still the prince.
After all, the entire Dawei Dynasty only had one heir, Chen Hong. If Chen Xuan's throne was not passed on to his son, could it be passed on to others?
In this case, as long as he assists Chen Hong well, he can still hope to become an auxiliary minister and monopolize power.
At least at this time, Mu Chen was still dreaming of taking over the power.
Zhao Ping didn't say anything more. He picked up Shang Fang's sword and planned to return to his team and report back to His Majesty.
He prevented the crown prince from ascending the throne, forced the queen to give in, captured six ministers, beheaded Qian Shi, and negotiated a business deal with the Mu family.
Zhao Ping naturally did very well.
The situation in the capital has been confused by him, and I believe that those hidden forces will surface soon.
As long as he and His Majesty inquire carefully, they will surely find clues.
Then follow the clues and catch them all.
But after walking a few steps, he saw Chen Xuan shaking his head at him, and then quietly pointing to the location of the three great bachelors.
This was Zhao Ping's first time in Beijing, and he didn't know the three great scholars, the Crown Prince, Liu Lai and others.
When he was still in Yuzhou, the eunuch Li Yan drew a portrait of him in advance.
In addition, Liu Dingbei just gave him a brief identification.
Otherwise, Zhao Ping really didn't know at this time that the three old men with simple clothes, gentle faces, and kind eyes that His Majesty was referring to were the three dignified bachelors.
Do they have problems too?
Zhao Ping was shocked.
If this were the case, then the court of the Dawei Dynasty would be riddled with holes.
The kind that can't be repaired even if it's repaired.
Chen Xuan did not give any further instructions, and Zhao Ping still needed to figure it out.
But how do you figure this thing out?
kill?
Naturally, it cannot be killed.
He also wants to kill Liu Lai and others.
The queen who had killed Qian Shi before and forced her to do so was extremely embarrassed. If he killed the three great bachelors, he would become a public enemy of the entire court.
The kind that even His Majesty can't protect him.
But what should I do if I don’t kill him?
Still talking about business?
Zhao Ping was not willing either.
After all, they don't have a daughter or granddaughter to marry them, they are not one of their own.
There is no need to favor them.
Then convict them and arrest them first.
After a brief thought, Zhao Ping had a plan in his mind and walked towards the three great bachelors step by step.
"What's going on with Zhao Ping? Why did he go to the three great bachelors? Are the three great bachelors also guilty?"
"Can't you?"
"Those are the three great scholars of our Dawei Dynasty. They are the pillars of the court and are in charge of almost everything in the court. If they are really guilty, are there any innocent people in our Dawei Dynasty?"
"Maybe we're also talking about business?"
"..."
The surrounding officials, entourage, soldiers, etc. were all whispering.
Even the three great bachelors looked at each other.
I don’t understand what Zhao Ping wants to do.
All we can do is wait for him to ask questions and tell him what to do.
"Are you three guilty?"
Zhao Ping walked up to the three of them and opened his mouth to ask.
The three of them looked at each other again, communicated with their eyes for a while, and handed over the authority to answer questions to the resourceful Shangshu Ling Xu Chun.
Xu Chun also did his part and asked: "Mr. Zhao, what are we guilty of?"
"Are you Shangshu Ling Xu Chun?"
"It's me."
Xu Chun also put on an official air and said a little proudly.
Of course, he also has the capital to be proud of.
Shangshu Ling is in charge of the world's documents, memorials, and plans for His Majesty.
In the previous life, she was the boss's personal secretary.
He is a serious secretary who only does work and does nothing else.
He is considered His Majesty's right-hand man.
It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a favorite.
Otherwise, he would not have dared to argue with General Zhenbei in the court and "fight" with a red face.
Of course, most of them were beaten by Liu Dingbei, who passively defended.
This shows how important he was to the Dawei Dynasty.
"Are you responsible for handling documents and memorials from the DPRK?"
Zhao Ping asked again.
"good."
"When did the news come out that the prince wanted to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?"
"It's been several days."
"Why didn't this news reach His Majesty's ears?"
"Um?"
Xu Chun was stunned and asked: "Mr. Zhao, what do you mean by this?"
"Since I learned that the prince wanted to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, I wrote a memorial and quickly sent it to Yuzhou for His Majesty to make a decision. How could it not be passed to His Majesty?"
"Intercepted by Qian Shi."
When Hao Runxiang heard this, he said from the side: "Qian Shiyu wants the prince to ascend the throne, and he will monopolize power from behind."
"So we deployed manpower around the capital in advance to cut off the connection between the capital and His Majesty."
"Is this happening?"
Xu Chun was shocked, "Qian Shi is rebelling. It would not be an exaggeration to kill all nine of his clans."
"He has been killed."
Zhao Ping said indifferently: "As for the execution of the nine tribes, His Majesty will make the decision, so we don't need to worry about it."
"Now I just want to ask you a question."
"Obviously there is no news from Yuzhou, why don't you send someone to inquire about the situation?"
"Is this a dereliction of duty on your part?"
"this……"
Xu Chun was choked.
Not only did he send people to investigate, but he also sent out several groups.
As a result, everything disappeared and no one came back.
Xu Chun had a premonition that something important was happening, so he didn't dare to go there in person, so he simply stayed in the capital to wait, and then waited until Zhao Ping.
"As the minister of the Dawei Dynasty, you did nothing in the face of such a critical moment. This is your crime."
Zhao Ping said coldly: "Come here and capture Xu Chun, the minister of law."
brush!
Gao Meng and others immediately stepped forward, tied up Xu Chun three times, five divided by two, and took him aside.
"It's unjust, I'm wronged."
Xu Chun kept complaining, but unfortunately Zhao Ping ignored him at all.
Instead, he asked Su Wencheng, the cabinet bachelor, "Su Wencheng, do you know your guilt?"
"What crime am I... guilty of?"
Su Wencheng pointed to his nose and said, "I don't care about the memorial."
"Besides, according to my wishes, I have received a difficult memorial and must personally send it to Yuzhou for His Majesty to handle."
"It's Xu Chun, the minister. He is afraid of death. He is worried that if we go to Yuzhou in person, we will be accidentally killed by the bandits, so he sent his men there."
"But this was all Xu Chun's idea, and I and Hanlin University were not involved."
"Knowing that there is a problem in doing so but not stopping it is a crime on your part."
Zhao Ping stretched out two fingers and asked, "Secondly, you are a cabinet scholar. Are you responsible for the disaster relief money and food allocated by the court?"
"I'm responsible."
"A plague broke out in Yun'an County, and the imperial court allocated money and food."
Zhao Ping said: "However, due to the slow movement of the money and grain being escorted, the money and grain were still in Yuzhou after the plague was lifted."
"So His Majesty recalled the money and food."
"The results of it?"
"But you said it was intercepted by bandits from Yuzhou."
"Xiaguan came from Qingzhou and passed by Yuzhou. He wiped out all the bandits there."
"But I haven't heard of any bandits intercepting money or grain, and among the trophies obtained, there are no official silver ingots."
"So, did you misappropriate the money and food for the disaster relief?"
"I……"
Su Wencheng was speechless when asked.
Greed is definitely greed.
The problem is that there are so many bandits in Yuzhou, how come they are all wiped out?
Is it that fast?
Besides, how long has it been? Are all the bandits fools? Keeping silver ingots at home waiting for you to search?
I don’t know where the money has been spent.
However, before he could explain, Zhao Ping ordered: "You dare to embezzle even the money and food allocated by the court for disaster relief. Do you still have a conscience?"
"Come here and capture Su Wencheng, the cabinet scholar."
brush!
Gao Meng and others rushed over again, and while Su Wencheng was stunned, he tied him up.
Zhao Ping then asked Zhuge Yuanlang, the Hanlin University scholar: "Hanlin University scholar, will you take the initiative to confess your crimes and be lenient if you confess, or should I explain them in detail?"
