In the imperial palace, in the royal study.
Emperor Yongtai's face was gloomy and scary. The recent major events that had happened one after another were all bad news for him.
Whether it is the internal affairs issue of the Yellow River bursting its banks or the territorial turmoil of fighting the maritime turmoil, it is adding fuel to the fire, and there is a vague feeling that the building is about to collapse.
Moreover, after a war, the pensions for the families of fallen troops alone are not a small amount.
Now the imperial treasury is already empty, and mice will shake their heads and run out when they get in.
The Yellow River bursts its banks, and money is needed for disaster relief.
To run the imperial court, money is needed.
All major matters, both internal and external, require money.
Silver, silver, silver...
At this moment, Emperor Yongtai's mind was full of how to make money, make money, make money.
The poverty of the country was beyond his expectation.
What was even more unexpected was that after plundering the Zhen family, the wealth he obtained was not in line with his expectations and was really weird.
It stands to reason that the Zhen family is a reclusive wealthy family in the Jiangnan area. After the family is ransacked, no matter how hard it is, they can get millions of taels of silver.
However, according to the stolen goods presented to the court by Jia Yun and Prince Zhongshun, the price was far from the actual price he estimated. It was not of the same grade at all.
Therefore, Emperor Yongtai quickly called for the spies who had followed Jia Yun to the Jiangnan area to ransack their homes, and asked, "Did Jia Yun embezzle, or rather hide, the Zhen family's money?"
Hearing this, the man shook his head and replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jia did not embezzle any dirty money except playing with women. It is not only our people who are watching him, but also Prince Zhongshun's people." We are also watching him, it is difficult for him to get away with the money under our noses. However, when I was interrogating the Zhen family servants, I heard some news, I wonder if it is true or false? "
When Emperor Yongtai heard this, he immediately said seriously: "Tell me, what's the news?"
After the man pondered for a moment, he carefully answered: "It seems that the Zhen family had received the news before and had a premonition that the Zhen family would be ransacked, so they transported all the money and valuables in their house. Rongguo Mansion, Beijing Prince Mansion and other places in order to protect themselves in the future."
Hearing the man's words, Emperor Yongtai narrowed his eyes slightly. He was not sure whether the matter was true or false. If it really involved Rongguo Mansion, Beijing Prince Mansion and others, it would not be easy to deal with. things.
Immediately, Emperor Yongtai ordered this person to continue the investigation. He must follow this clue to investigate the matter clearly and give himself an explanation.
After arranging this matter, Emperor Yongtai couldn't help but bow his head and muttered: "That Jia Yun is really a greedy person, he even likes the sisters of the Zhen family. Well, I will do a good thing this time Son, give these women to him, lest he come over and scold me for being unkind."
After a brief period of calm, Emperor Yongtai decided to reuse Jia Yun instead of killing Jia Yun. .Ь.
Now Emperor Yongtai is only thirty-four years old and is at the peak of his life. Therefore, he is not afraid that he will not be able to suppress Jia Yun at all. Moreover, the ambitious Emperor Yongtai also needs a capable minister to assist him. , Stabilize the Chao Gang and prevent the world from perishing in his hands.
Rebellion in the coastal areas, the Yellow River bursting its embankments, peasant uprisings...
Every incident was enough to shake the foundation of the dynasty's rule.
At this critical moment, Emperor Yongtai happened to be short of capable ministers and generals, and Jia Yun might be the indispensable person.
As for Jia Yun's greed for money and lust, Emperor Yongtai actually found him very cute.
Because, if Jia Yun has this handle, he can be captured by Emperor Yongtai at any time, imprisoned, confiscated and exterminated, just like He Shen.
At this moment, Emperor Yongtai felt that Jia Yun was He Shen and that keeping it would be of great use and could help him a lot.
Dai Quan, who was waiting next to him, took another look at Emperor Yongtai and hurriedly reported the recent news in the capital, saying: "Your Majesty, it seems that Prince Beijing and Prince Zhongshun are competing for an actor recently. Therefore,
The whole capital was in an uproar and there was a lot of commotion. "
When Emperor Yongtai heard this, he couldn't help but stood up, looked at Dai Quan, and said, "Jiang Yuhan? Is an actor worth fighting for for several of them? There must be something wrong with this person and he knows some unknown secrets. You go down and send someone. I must investigate and find this person."
Dai Quan nodded and said, "No."
I saw Dai Quan slowly retreating, intending to deal with the matter. Emperor Yongtai couldn't help but frown and sighed: "Oh, what a troubled time!"
When Emperor Yongtai was sighing, Empress Dugu came here from the harem to visit Emperor Yongtai, and she also planned to discuss with Emperor Yongtai about drafting a prince.
If the prince is not established, Queen Dugu will not have peace of mind.
The changes in the outside world are accelerating, and Queen Dugu's sense of security is getting lower and lower.
The most poisonous thing is a woman's heart.
Queen Dugu will not let anyone threaten her son, let alone let her son's deserved throne fall into the hands of others.
Therefore, Queen Dugu planned to come to Emperor Yongtai in advance to ask for news about this matter.
The eunuch outside ran in early, looked at Emperor Yongtai, and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is here."
Emperor Yongtai's expression changed slightly when he heard this. He had never thought that Queen Dugu would come to this place, so he hurriedly whispered: "Huh? Why is she here today? It's rare."
The next moment, he ordered the eunuch standing in front of him, "Let her come in!"
After saying that, the eunuch ran out after receiving the order and brought in Queen Dugu.
Queen Dugu walked into the inner room and happened to see Emperor Yongtai reviewing memorials. She hurriedly walked over, looked at Emperor Yongtai with a smile, and said, "Your Majesty, it's late at night, you should have a rest!"
Why didn't Emperor Yongtai want to rest?
It's just that Emperor Yongtai couldn't rest.
The entire imperial court was currently in a state of turmoil. For safety reasons, he even put Jia Yun on leave to prevent Jia Yun from defecting and supporting King Beijing's ascension, which caught him off guard and lost his imperial power and throne.
As for why Jia Yun was not killed in one go, it was because Jia Yun still had benefits and value.
It's easy to kill, but if you want to cultivate another Jia Yun, you have to rely entirely on luck, which is really not a good idea.
What's more, Jia Yun is the minister of the Military Aircraft Department and holds a high position of power. xь.
He has more party members in the court, and his influence can affect the whole body.
Once Emperor Yongtai killed Jia Yun, it would undoubtedly plunge the entire court into internal strife and division, making the already bad situation worse, but it was not the fault of Mingjun.
Emperor Yongtai did not want to be a king who subjugated his country.
