Emperor Chen's thoughts are unpredictable.
After the court ended, Du Hanyin held the Chao Hut in his hand and walked out. The sun was rising and he sighed.
"Chu Zhiyi, please wish yourself well."
He could only help so far. If he said any more, he would not only offend Emperor Chen, but also arouse the suspicion of others. King Yun and King Cheng had been wooing him recently, and Mr. Guo and Mr. Wengge also threw things at him from time to time. Olive branch.
"Master Du, who has never participated in the feud between the princes, actually spoke for Uncle Jiu today, which is very surprising."
King Yun caught up with him and observed the expression on his face. Unfortunately, Du Hanyin's face was inscrutable and did not reveal anything, which disappointed him.
"To be fair, besides, there is no conflict of interest between the Ninth Prince and His Highness."
It's not like Emperor Chen didn't have a son. Unless he rebelled, Chu Zhiyi would never be crowned king.
"Your Majesty, do you have any objections to Master Lian?"
Du Hanyin mainly turned against guests.
King Yun laughed.
"No objection. Just like Mr. Du, I also tell the truth."
"It scares Master Lian quite a lot!"
Du Hanyin joked, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
"Master Du is more interesting than Master Song. No wonder my father likes Master Du more! But this position is not popular. He will either be promoted or fall. Master Du should be careful and save his life."
After all, Song Jingwei has the entire Shouchang Hou Mansion behind him. Even if someone is dissatisfied with Song Jingwei, they have to weigh their own weight if they want to target him, and whether they can offend the Shouchang Hou Mansion.
When so many people impeached Song Jingwei, he was only demoted and became the governor of Jingzhao. Mr. Song is young and promising, and he is unlikely to have a better future in the future.
Du Hanyin was different. He was alone. He didn't know where he came from, and there was no one else in his family.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your teaching."
Du Hanyin hugged Chao Hua and cupped her hands towards him, "It's time for me to go to the Yamen. I'm not on my way with the prince."
King Cheng was behind the two of them. Seeing that they were talking happily, he sneered slightly.
"I'm just a minister of Dali Temple. Is he worthy of being so condescended to by my second brother?"
King Yun caught the sarcasm on his lips and shook his head.
"I am different from the third brother. The third brother does not take anyone seriously. As for me, I know that there are people outside the world, and I have to lower my attitude so that others will be willing to follow me."
He was mocking Cheng Wang. He clearly wanted to use Lian Suisui to get involved with the Qin family, but he chose to go far away from the near. He made such a fuss that everyone thought he was a victim. He wanted both fame and benefits. Where could he find it? Such a good thing!
Uncle Jiu got married, and the dark history between him and Lian Suisui was revealed again. Everyone who saw him laughed at him. King Cheng also felt that everyone looked at him with ridicule.
However, there are not many people like King Yun who dare to speak out directly.
"Did the second brother win over Du Hanyin?"
It hurts.
"I'm afraid that the chicken will fly and the egg will fly, and the bamboo basket will be empty."
Not only was the work in vain, but the dignity of the royal family was also lost.
"Master Du and I had a very pleasant conversation. I don't bother my third brother to worry about it. It's better for my third brother to send more people out to control the public opinion. It should be the duty of the city patrol department for the common people in the capital to discuss royal affairs as a matter of fun." !”
He patted Wang Cheng on the shoulder.
Cheng Wang's face turned green.
"Oh, by the way, the official positions of the Jinshi who passed this year's examination have been decided. Third brother, why not take the opportunity to win over a few more, and let them go out for ten or eight years to hone their skills. They will all be effective assistants in the future!"
After the imperial court announced the list, time would be set aside to visit relatives in their hometowns, and then the Ministry of Civil Affairs would allocate official positions. Many people took advantage of this critical period to build relationships in the imperial court and plan their own futures.
But just leave this kind of thing to the people below, there is no need for them to do it themselves.
"I'm going to the Libu Yamen. Can my third brother go with me?"
King Yun was in charge of the official department, and King Cheng was in charge of the criminal department.
During the time when he was imprisoned at home due to Lian Suisui, King Yun took advantage of the opportunity and planted a lot of nails in the Ministry of Punishment. After the New Year, King Cheng spent a long time cleaning up, and everything on the surface was cleaned up, but It's hard to guarantee that there aren't some hiding in the dark.
"No need, the Criminal Department also has important matters, so let's separate from my second brother!"
Yao Shangshu committed suicide in prison a few days ago out of fear of crime. Although it has not been announced to the public, everyone who should know knows it. He has to go back and write a memorial to his father to deal with the funeral affairs.
As soon as I walked to the Penal Department Yamen, I heard several subordinates gathering together to discuss.
"I heard that Yishantang has an account book that records the handles of more than half of the officials in the court. Anyone who gets this account book is not allowed to walk sideways in the court!"
"How many things can be recorded in a ledger? Who can believe it if it's just empty talk? It's 80% false!"
someone retorted.
"No, it's true. It's not one account book, but many account books. There is evidence in the account books. The prisoner from Yishantang is detained in the prison. Aren't we cooperating with Dali Temple to handle the case? I was transferred to Dali Temple at that time. The guard in the prison, in the middle of the night, he would lie on the ground with his eyes closed and chant."
"I didn't hear what he was saying clearly. I asked the people in Dali Temple around me and they couldn't hear clearly either. Now I suddenly realized that this is what I was talking about!"
"He kept mumbling about the ledger and didn't tell where the ledger was, so he died!"
"Think about it, where did all the children adopted by Yishantang go? Almost overnight, the buildings were empty, and no one in the capital questioned it. Isn't this strange?"
The speaker found it incredible.
"I only heard the news about Yishantang in the past two days. No one has cared about it for so long. Pick it up and put it down gently. Don't you think it's strange?"
Because Yishantang was organized when the emperor was still a prince, the case of Yishantang would not have been exposed to the public if Chu Zhiyi had not led people to forcefully break into Yao Shangshu's mansion.
In the end, I don’t know how to investigate, and the case was finalized, except that the parties involved knew the situation...
No one dared to mention it later.
Now a lot of doubts suddenly emerged.
"Do you think there might be spies from Bei Liao lurking in Yishantang, deliberately setting traps for officials in order to disrupt our government affairs, and take advantage of the officials of the imperial court so that they can do things for them?"
Someone raised doubts and was immediately covered by others.
"Don't mention this!"
If you say this, don’t you question the emperor and Beiliao...
King Cheng coughed, and the group of people immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.
"Your Majesty."
They are all minor officials and have no qualifications to be recorded in the ledger. It has nothing to do with them.
Those recorded above must all be big shots.
King Cheng called the clerk who had just spoken and asked: "Tell me the news exactly where you heard it!"
The clerk stammered: "I also heard what the jailer at Dali Temple said. I don't know!"
"Where is the account book you mentioned?"
King Yun also heard about this in the Yamen. He found the source of the news and learned that there was an account book.
"Recorded the handles of most officials in the DPRK?"
He didn't quite believe it, "What a big statement! Where is the account book? I would like to take a look at this account book!"
The news spread quickly, and within a day, several nearby yamen got the news, but everyone only dared to discuss it privately, and did not dare to discuss it in public until the sky darkened and the news dispersed.
A carriage stopped at the back entrance of Prince Cheng's Mansion.
