The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 32

The season has entered May, and the summer harvest is ushered in the north.

For five days in a row, the early court of Qinzheng Hall was full of news about Xia Harvest, among which the name Weizhou was the most inspiring.No matter how mediocre the court officials are, they know that Weizhou is a place with nine droughts in ten years, and barrenness has almost become synonymous with this place. But this year, what Weizhou brought to the court is a big good news—all the counties under its jurisdiction , all had a good harvest.

Emperor Jianhe was overjoyed, and all the ministers congratulated and congratulated him, and there was a lot of discussion in private. No one knows why Weizhou and other places are so impressive this year. ?

Heng Wang!

Several important ministers who know the current affairs recalled it, and praised Wei Jiqu in the court hall, and sang meritorious service for King Heng. Therefore, after the good news of the summer harvest, for several days in a row, headed by the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, everyone who was not involved The important officials are all asking for credit for King Heng.

Thinking about the conversation with the third son last autumn, the emperor felt a lot of emotion in his heart.Even if there were no advice from all the officials, wouldn't he be clear in his heart that his third son should be the most credited for this contribution?
The father sighed. The second and third child were one year apart. When the second son of the legitimate son was named the crown prince, the third child was just born. That is to say, the child had lost the status of inheriting the country since he was born. He never gave up on himself, from childhood to adulthood, from his civil and military studies when he was young to his achievements after being crowned king, what is not the best among princes?

Just like this year, when the Weiji Canal was completed and opened to water, I thought he would stop by and return to the capital to claim credit for him, but who knew that he only asked the special envoy sent by the Ministry of Industry to convey it back to Beijing, and he returned to Yanzhou silently, without the court calling You are not allowed to enter Beijing privately, but this child is really an obedient child.

Just as the emperor and his elders were secretly sighing in the imperial study, the imperial censor Chu Lin and the general administration official Wang Yu waited outside the hall in a hurry and anxiously.After being passed on by the eunuch, the two officials met Sheng Jia.

As soon as he saw the two people coming, Emperor Jianhe remembered that the land enclosure case in the suburbs of Beijing a month ago must have had a result, so he asked casually, "The two of you are here, but the case has some clues?"

"Your Majesty, that's right." The two replied together.

"Go ahead."

But seeing the solemn faces of the two standing down, Wang Yu glanced at Chu Lin, hesitated to speak, after all Chu Lin is the leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he is used to ginseng, so he only paused, then knelt down and said: "Mr. When I dare not lie to the emperor, after checking by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Department of General Administration, it was found out that the mastermind of the land enclosure case in the suburbs of Beijing is someone else."

Seeing how solemn Chu Lin was, Emperor Jianhe couldn't help but frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Go on."

Chu Lin didn't raise his head, and said word by word, "Return to Your Majesty, it may have something to do with the East Palace."

"Bold!"

The Ninth Five-Year Lord scolded, and other people standing in the imperial study knelt down one after another. The eunuchs lay on the ground and did not dare to breathe, and Wang Yu, the general political official, was dripping with cold sweat.

I thought it was just an investigation of the little governor of Jingzhao, but who would have thought that by following the vine, he would find out the East Palace behind Cao Qian. This shocking discovery really made him a third-rank official. It's the same as before; if you don't report it, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor!Besides, with Chu Lin around, how could he hide it?
Chu Lin is an upright governor. Although his official rank is only second-rank, he can impeach hundreds of officials. During his reign, although there are not many important ministers who participated in the performances, but every few years, he was impeached by him. Those who have passed away will end up in exile, not to mention those who ransacked their homes and were sentenced to death, so his power is actually great, so that for so many years, if you can see him without feeling guilty, it is basically true. Those who are upright are not afraid of the shadow, if they are really not upright, there will be only the royal family of Tianhuang and nobles.

However, this time he was fighting against a royal family, a prince under one person and above ten thousand.

If the prince doesn't come out of the same category, he is also the emperor's own son!The emperor entrusted the rest of the adult princes to other places. Apart from letting them guard the borders and make contributions, isn't it to avoid the struggle for succession like in the previous dynasty and to leave a peace of mind for the prince to assist the government?

No matter how good the other princes are, the emperor has never moved the seat of the prince, why?At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he was concerned about the mother's family behind the empress, but now 30 years later, the power of the head of the state's mansion has long since declined, and the only thing that the sage cares about in his heart is probably the integrity of the name and the peace of the palace.

Wang Yu had figured out these twists and turns a long time ago, but he really couldn't do anything about such a case. Chu Lin is King Heng's in-law. Being dragged into the muddy water!The General Secretary could not lower his head any lower, he only prayed and hoped in his heart that the ever-reliable Governor Shi-sama would quickly appease the Holy Majesty's anger.

Then Chu Lin responded respectfully, "I dare not! Your Majesty has two inspections. What I said today is based on the inspection results and is not false. According to the secret letter seized from Cao Qian's home, it can be concluded that Cao Qian It is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is attached behind the scenes, and his enclosing behavior was also instructed by the Eastern Palace."

"Secret letter?" The emperor suppressed his anger, and asked in a deep voice: "Where is the secret letter, show me?"

Wang Yu hurriedly took out the secret letter from his sleeve, handed it to the eunuch at the side, and then handed it to the emperor.

As the handwriting on the paper came into view, the emperor's hands trembled slightly.

The word "read" at the end of the paper is clearly the prince's handwriting!
"Why did Donggong participate in this matter, and why did he enclose the land?"

"I don't know yet, so I dare not speak nonsense. The two departments will report the current verification results to His Majesty. What should I do next? I will wait for your majesty's order."

After questioning and answering with Chu Lin, the anger had already spouted from the heart, and it covered the face of the emperor.

Everyone in the room held their breath.

After a while, the emperor looked at Chu Lin, with doubts flashing in his eyes, "Leaving aside the authenticity of this secret letter, you should know that impeaching the prince is a serious crime below?"

Chu Lin was as firm as Mount Tai, and replied steadily and respectfully, "I know. But the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the emperor's Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises the court for the emperor. It never dares to hide anything, in order to help the emperor as soon as possible." To eradicate hidden dangers, to uphold the principles of the court, this time I have committed the following crimes, and I am willing to ask the Holy Majesty to come down, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate has a clear conscience!"

Wang Yu's heart was shocked, and he secretly thought that Chu Lin was really Chu Lin, and that the emperor dared to say such words even in his anger. After decades, the position of governor and censor really belonged to him.

After Chu Lin finished speaking, the emperor was silent. After a long while, he said, "You two go down and pass on my oral order. This matter will be interrogated by the three divisions of the Criminal Ministry, Dali Temple, and Metropolitan Procuratorate, but don't disturb the East Palace. The case will come to light." Before, all had to be done in private, anyone who leaked information, beheaded!"

"Yes!" Chu Lin and Wang Yu said in unison.

Emperor Jianhe waved his hand, and the two stepped back.

The heavy vermilion wooden door of the royal study closed again.

On the way out of the palace, General Administration Secretary Wang Yu heaved a sigh of relief. At this point, the Third Division took over, and there was nothing more to do with the General Administration Secretary. He finally escaped smoothly. Thinking of this, Wang Yu felt as if he escaped from death with ease.

But Chu Lin's heart was extremely heavy. This battle had already begun. The emperor still cared about the mutiny and enthronement. He didn't want the princes behind him to repeat the same mistakes, so he still cared about the prince, but what about the prince?Once his intention of enclosing the land is revealed to the world, his father will be even more sad!
Looking back at the towering palace walls under the clear blue sky, Chu Lin secretly sighed in his heart. After decades of silence, this palace will finally set off another bloodbath.

That night, Qin Mu, dressed in black, quietly came to Chu Lin's study.

The two hadn't met in private for half a year since the Chu family had a heart-to-heart exchange last time. Coupled with the recent situation between the court and China, Qin Mu had a vague premonition that something big was about to happen, so this time Chu Lin contacted him quietly, and he came over overnight.Recently, Chu Lin was on the cusp of Cao Qian's affairs, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to go out, and he was well-versed, even though he was middle-aged, but sneaking into Chu's mansion to meet his old friends without anyone noticing it was really not a difficult task.

Because they met each other at court every day, Chu Lin didn't make any detours, straight to the point, and solemnly said to Qin Mu: "The position of the East Palace may change recently, and this old man invited the general here just for this."

The astonishment in Qin Mu's eyes was fleeting, he nodded, "Qin has also expected that you don't have to be polite, and a gentleman can't follow a word. Qin will never go back on what he said."

Chu Lin looked gratefully at the person in front of him, "The matter of the royal family's seizure of the throne has always been tragic. The general could have stayed out of it, but now..."

Qin Mu waved his hand, "Your Excellency, you are serious. In the past, Qin was stupid and stupid. He will definitely not be like that in the future. I know what to do. Don't worry, Your Excellency."

The lights in the study under the night were flickering. After discussing the important matters carefully, Qin Mu returned to his general's mansion an hour later.

After dinner on the second day, Qin Yuan came to his father's study.

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Qin Mu stood with his hands behind his back, and when he heard the words, Fang turned around.

Looking at the handsome Qin Yuan, Qin Mu seemed to have returned to his youth in an instant. At that time, he followed his eldest brother Yue Lan in the frontier battlefield and returned bloody. tough battle……

Turning back his thoughts, Qin Mu simply said: "There will be major events happening in the court recently. Father knows that you are a good boy with clear eyes and ears. Now what father wants to tell you is that no matter what happens outside, our Qin family will support you this time. It's the third son of the emperor, King Heng, do you understand?"

Father seldom mentioned serious matters at home, but now he suddenly told himself such an important matter so solemnly, which surprised Qin Yuan. He was stunned for a while before asking, "Father, why did you say that today? Orthodox, rightly so, should be the prince?"

Qin Mu shook his head, "It's not important to be orthodox, and it's not important to be upright. What matters is the common people in the world. You have been in the Yamen for a while, and everyone in the court should have some knowledge. In your opinion, regardless of status, the prince and King Heng, which one is up to the task?"

Qin Yuan didn't think for long, and said bluntly, "King Heng."

"That's right!" Qin Mu patted his son on the shoulder, "Father told you these things today to prepare you early, maybe it will involve the Jingwei Division, maybe it won't, but you have to know. "

It has been many years since the Yue family had an accident, and it is rare to see his father take the initiative to participate in the affairs of the court. Qin Yuan is not a pedantic person. He certainly has his own opinions and agrees with his father's opinions. After a while, he nodded and looked at The father said: "Okay. The child understands."

East Palace.

Xue Yuesheng entered the study room, the prince's deep eyes showed eagerness, before anyone came to salute, he asked, "Did you find out, how is the case of Cao Qian?"

Since the in-depth conversation that day, Xue Yuesheng has surpassed Zhan Shi and Hu Jinxing, and has become the number one confidant in the prince's heart.Although he has won the trust of the prince, Xue Yuesheng still saluted according to the rules, and then replied: "Currently, neither the Metropolitan Procuratorate nor the Department of General Administration has any news or specific movements, so His Highness can rest assured for the time being."

The crown prince nodded, and asked eagerly after thinking about it: "You said you can rest assured for the time being, what do you mean, that old bastard Cao Qian can really betray me?"

Xue Yuesheng paused, and explained: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly. This matter is of great importance. Where is the Metropolitan Procuratorate and what kind of person is Chu Lin? This time, there is no guarantee that they will not find out the truth!"

Hearing Chu Lin's name, the prince suddenly felt irritable, and punched Hualimu's book case, angrily said: "I have only been married to the third child for half a year, and the old fox Chu Lin has really surrendered to that side. People are not so useless, his daughter fell off the cliff and died long ago, how can he marry the third child!"

While he was upset, Xue Yuesheng stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Highness, this is not the time to turn over old accounts. You have also seen the court a few days ago. The whole hall is full of voices asking for credit for King Heng. I didn't expect that." In a few days, the emperor will summon King Heng to the capital, and once King Heng enters the capital, if there are any accidents in Cao Qian's case, our East Palace will be under attack, you must make plans early!"

By the way, third child!

According to the current situation, the father will call the third child back to Beijing in less than half a month. No matter what rewards he receives, the third child will be the most proud one. Biting himself, once his intention of enclosing the land is revealed to the world...

The prince closed his eyes, finally gritted his teeth and said a word.

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)