After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 88: Catch the thief and take the dirty

Qinzheng Hall.

The officials crawling on the ground below didn't dare to breathe.

His Majesty held the report in his hand and walked around in front of the throne several times.

"This is an urgent message from Liu Qirui to me from eight hundred miles away."

"The first joy of the new year is actually given to me by you."

The blush on his face became more and more obvious, and it was almost like blood was coming out of his face.

"What else is there in that wild land of the Western Jin Dynasty besides cattle, sheep and grass?"

He waved the report in his hand excitedly, "More than a decade ago, they were brave and good at fighting, with strong troops and horses. General Ji defeated them in one battle! Have you all forgotten the cruelty of that battle?!"

He took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently, and pointed at Meng Xuanyi with trembling fingers.

"How much money does the court allocate every year to make gunpowder? Now the Shenjiying can only use twenty guns!"

"What did the report from the front say? Excellent weapons, brave horses, and five cannons!!"

He threw the bullet at Meng Xuanyi with great force.

"Five gates! Now the report says that the Western Jin Dynasty has five gates!"

"Is this the surprise your Divine Machine Battalion gave me? When did you actually deliver cannons to their doorstep?!"

"Why don't you open all the city gates and let them in?!"

At this point, His Majesty was furious. He leaned on the railing on the high platform, pointed at the prince and roared, "Why are you doing this all of a sudden? Why are you still the prince? I want to depose you!"

Meng Xuanyi knelt on the ground, and the report was spread out and fell to the ground.

There were also words like "Marquis Ji is seriously injured" and "The Crown Prince is suspected of leaking the artillery map of the Shenji Camp" which irritated his eyes.

All the officials below knelt on the ground trembling with fear. At this moment, no one dared to say, "Your Majesty, please take back your order."

It was peaceful during the Chinese New Year.

How come it’s a matter of life and death just after the New Year?

Everyone was lying on the ground trembling. How could the older officials not know about the tragedy of the past decade? Otherwise, how could His Majesty allocate so much funds to build cannons?

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When Ji Yunzhang came back from his shift, he looked unhappy.

Even when Rong Peilan called him twice, he didn't hear it.

Jixing ran in with small steps and put the prince's sword and official hat back in place.

Rong Peilan stopped him and said, "What's wrong? It's your first day on duty today, why do you look so grim?"

Ji Xing carefully glanced at the prince and whispered, "Today in the court, His Majesty wants to depose the prince."

Rong Peilan frowned. His Majesty wants to depose the Crown Prince. What kind of thing could make His Majesty so angry?

Jixing naturally didn't know about these things. He just heard the guards on duty talking about them at the palace gate when he went to pick up the prince.

"They are so stupid! In order to fight for power, they even sent the artillery map to the Western Jin Dynasty!"

Ji Yunzhang was so angry that he slammed the table.

"Do they really think that the King of Western Jin is a three-year-old child?!"

"If we give them the cannon, will they just obey us? Aren't they afraid that the cannonball will fall on their heads?!"

Rong Peilan walked up and sat down opposite him, and immediately understood that the artillery map of the Shenji Camp had been leaked.

"Such a big thing, it is impossible that the prince leaked it. Has the culprit been caught?"

Ji Yunzhang pursed his lips, "We checked inside and outside the Shenjiying, and found only one person who used to work in the gunpowder room. He hanged himself at home at the end of the year."

Rong Peilan shook her head in disbelief. "This is ridiculous. A small clerk is trying to cover up such a big thing!"

"If this is the case, then it's really like what my father said, our fate will end soon."

Ji Yunzhang shook his head. "The prince has been imprisoned. Your Majesty has killed all the guards stationed in the Shenji Camp. Jin Shaoyi will lead the Tiger Guards to the border."

"Liu Qihui appointed a military supervisor and rushed to the battlefield with ten cannons."

As he said this, he pinched his brows and said, "If I hurt the enemy by 800, I will hurt myself by 1,000. Tomorrow, I will expose Prince Qing!" Rong Peilan held his hand and said, "Catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. Prince Qing, do you have any evidence?"

Ji Yunzhang looked up at her and said, "Prince Qing bought and sold official positions, accepted bribes for imperial examinations, and embezzled military pay. He even took the money for building dams and dikes!"

"Which of these is not a capital crime?"

Rong Peilan shook his head, "If we replace an official at random, it will be the sin of the whole family."

"But it doesn't work for Prince Qing. My father rarely talks to me about the court, but my father once said that His Majesty was willing to sit on the throne with Prince Qing."

Ji Yunzhang frowned, "Are we just going to watch Prince Qing——"

"Of course not."

Rong Peilan interrupted him and said, "You have been tracking down Prince Qing for such a long time, don't you have any other discoveries?"

"Military power, financial power, people's livelihood, Prince Qing is just trying to undermine Your Majesty."

As she spoke, she stared into Ji Yunzhang's eyes and blinked gently, "You are close to him now, why don't you tell His Majesty in another way."

"Only when something seems to exist but not exist can it inspire fear in people's hearts."

Ji Yunzhang slowly raised his head and looked at her, only to see her slightly raised the corners of her lips, as if she took the fact that she was about to turn around very lightly.

-

In the imperial study, the table was filled with memorials piled high. His Majesty had never felt so overwhelmed.

Since the turn of the Chinese New Year, there has been no good news.

Ji Zhenming had been guarding the border for so many years without any incidents, but as soon as he left, such a big trouble occurred.

Is it because he is old and his decision is really wrong?

Ji Zhenming is still the same Ji Zhenming, but in fact, it is him who has changed from beginning to end.

Eunuch Cao walked in with a cup of refreshing tea in his hand and light steps, bowing.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea. You have been reading memorials for an hour."

His Majesty rubbed his temples and slowly stood up. "I drank too much tea and couldn't sleep at night. Please accompany me for a walk."

Eunuch Cao quickly picked up the fox fur coat and said, "Your Majesty, although the snow has stopped outside, it is still very cold."

His Majesty waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's a good time to clear my head. I feel like I'm getting senile and confused."

Eunuch Cao held His Majesty's hand and said, "Your Majesty, how can you be old? The Seventh Prince is only three years old. You are in your prime!"

His Majesty glanced at his own skinny hands and said, "I am only three years older than that Ji Daizi. The last time I saw him, I seemed to be more than ten years older than him."

Eunuch Cao supported His Majesty and slowly walked out of the imperial study. The cold wind hit his cheeks directly. He paused and said.

"Your Majesty is concerned about state affairs and works hard for the people of the world. How can you not experience the vicissitudes of life?"

His Majesty smiled. "Ji Daizi is in charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, while I am in charge of the whole country. That is why I am so old. Is that what you mean?"

Eunuch Cao responded repeatedly, "Yes."

His Majesty looked at the eaves not far away and murmured, "Ji Daizi was seriously injured. I didn't even have the courage to send this news back to Xinling Marquis Mansion."

Eunuch Cao was speechless, and could only comfort him in the end, "The military doctors in the army have all been with Lord Ji and have experienced hundreds of battles. They have the ability to bring the dead back to life. Lord Ji will surely be blessed by heaven."

The Imperial Study is close to the Qinzheng Hall and the Observatory, where the Imperial Astronomical Observatory observes the celestial phenomena and calculates the four seasons every day.

There is a pond of water lilies under the observatory. In the summer, if officials are entertained, most of them choose to have a banquet here because of the cool summer breeze.

Few people come here in winter because it is cold and the lake is covered with thick ice.

The sound of joyful laughter came from the lake.

From a distance, it looked like a few children playing.

"Who are those?" His Majesty couldn't see the people clearly.

Eunuch Cao squinted for a long time before he could see clearly, "It seems that the Prince of Qing, the Seventh Prince, and the Sixth Prince are playing with the ice sled."

"The man on the shore seems to be His Royal Highness Prince Qing."

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