I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 221 Preemptive strike?

There have been two banks one after another, either trying to change themselves to cater to the new environment, or expressing their admiration.

The remaining Baoyuan Bank did not move because the person in charge was not in the capital.

And Jin Wang Zhu Jixi's Fengbei Bank has long been warned by Li Tian and Zhu Gaosui, and he dare not take any extravagant actions.

So far, more than half of the four major banks that Li Tian had regarded as the enemy have fallen, and they are no longer able to prevent the rise of the Royal Bank.

But Li Tian, ​​who was sleeping soundly at this time, didn't know these changes.

Afterwards, I learned that Li Tian was also overjoyed, and bluntly said that he was lucky.

The next day, the fourth watch passed.

Li Tian was woken up by Wang Fu and others.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court."

Normally speaking, the morning court is actually held every day, usually about three hours.

But at this time, because Zhu Di had just died less than a month ago, and Li Tianyuan's body Zhu Gaochi was weak, so the daily morning court temporarily became a three-day morning court.

Even once every three days, Li Tian is still a bit too much.

It's not that he's lazy, but this court meeting full of slander and intrigue makes him a little upset when he thinks about it.

But he is an emperor at this time, so he has to accept this setting.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Qiang Zhen regained his spirit.

With the help of a group of court ladies and eunuchs, he put on the apricot-yellow dragon robe.

After a simple meal, he went to Fengtian Hall accompanied by Jiang Bao and others.

As usual, the officials of various ministries had already waited quietly in Fengtian Hall.

After Li Tian sat down, Jiang Bao said, "If there is a book, there will be no book to withdraw from the court".

Only then did Li Tian realize that the anger of the officials in the early court today seems to be a little different from before.

Everyone seemed to be holding back something, and they didn't want to be the first to speak.

Li Tian murmured to himself, "What's wrong with these guys today, in the past one can talk more than one, why is it so quiet today."

Taking a look at the locations of the various ministers, Xia Yuanji was there, closing his eyes and meditating.

Qian Yi looked around, as if deliberately avoiding his gaze, and most of the others did the same.

Even Yang Shiqi and the others looked down at the tips of their shoes, as if there were some flowers on them.

Knowing that they must have something to do, Li Tian had to force them to stand up abruptly in order to quickly end the morning court.

"Since everyone has nothing to play, let's retreat!"

With that said, he turned around and made a gesture to leave.

Seeing that he really wanted to play, the officials finally lost their composure.

What people didn't expect was that Li Qing, Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, this minister has something to play."

Seeing Li Qing, Li Tian immediately remembered Zhuge Zheng's collusion with Lu Zhen to sell official food.

It's just that Huang Yan and others haven't reported yet, and he can't be sure whether he is really involved or if there is something else hidden.

But a grudge was born, and Li Tian's affection for him plummeted to the bottom.

I had to sit back on the dragon chair again, and said lightly,

"If Li Shangshu has anything to say, just say it!"

Li Qing said with a straight face,
"I want to participate in the case of Lu Zhen, the censor of the left capital, who corrupted the law and colluded with the frontier army to sell official food."

Hearing this, Li Tian sneered in his heart, "Well, I haven't troubled you yet, but you should leave yourself clean first."

Immediately, his expression froze, and he asked in a cold voice, "East Factory is still investigating Lu Zhen's embezzlement and perverting the law. Could it be that Li Shangshu has some new criminal evidence!"

Li Qing seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and said neither humble nor overbearing, "I have been in charge of the military department for many years, and I am very familiar with the situation of the frontier army.

After the investigation by the minister, the minister has fully grasped the whereabouts of the embezzled food. "

Li Tian looked at his expression that seemed to have nothing to do with him, and his heart became more and more angry, and he gritted his teeth.

"Then tell me and the family of the ministers where all the food has gone."

"I dare not hide it from your Majesty, most of the food fell into the hands of Uncle Wu Yuan Zhu Rong."

Li Tian's face changed slightly, and he felt even more strange, "What happened to Li Qing today, how could he say such a thing in front of so many people?"

Frowning, just about to ask him what evidence he has.

But Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu stood up and pointed at Li Qing's nose and shouted,
"Li Shangshu, do you have any real evidence for your words, so that you slander the nine important generals of the imperial court.

Once any consequences are caused, even if you are the Minister of the Ministry of War, I am afraid you cannot afford it. "

At this time, Li Qing seemed determined to expose the matter, and said with a more solemn expression,

"Of course I have ironclad evidence in my hand, otherwise, it's a matter of border military affairs, how dare I talk nonsense."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his cuff and said to Li Tian,
"Your Majesty, this is the list of all the generals involved and the officials in charge of escorting in various places that I have collected.

If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, as long as you find these people, you can tell the truth by just asking! "

Jiang Bao hurriedly handed the list to Li Tian.

With just a quick glance, Li Tian discovered something abnormal.

But he didn't say much.

Instead, he swept away the other ministers and asked,

"What do you think about this?"

Yang Shiqi and others had communicated with Li Tian a long time ago, and originally planned to deal with the matter in a low-key manner.

But he didn't expect Li Qing to be so bold, and he told the story in class.

His face was livid, but he didn't know what to do for a while.

Seeing that Yang Shiqi, the chief assistant of the court, didn't speak, the others didn't dare to say more.

After waiting for a long time, no one answered, Li Tian was even more annoyed.

However, he was still not sure what Li Qing's plan was, so it was not easy to make a decision directly.

"Since Li Shangshu has investigated this matter so clearly, there may be a proper solution."

Li Qing's expression was very serious, and he cupped his hands,

"Your Majesty, I think this matter can only be resolved secretly, and it is not appropriate to make a big show of it."

I felt funny in my heart, "You are the goddamn performer at the imperial court, and everyone has known about the trouble long ago, so why keep it a secret."

Holding back his anger, he said,
"But I don't know how to deal with it secretly!"

Li Qing pretended to be sad and said, "If I hadn't found out the real evidence, I wouldn't believe that Wu Yuanbo, a dignified minister of the nine borders, would do such a ridiculous thing.

I think there must be something hidden in it, Your Majesty might as well summon Uncle Wu Yuan to the capital and ask him to explain clearly to Your Majesty face to face. "

If so, Li Tian didn't know about it at first, so he would really think that this is indeed a good idea.

But this matter has been publicized at this time. Since Zhu Rong knew that death was inevitable, how could he be willing to die?
At this time, Xue Lu stood up, and said with an uneasy face, "Your Majesty, I also think there must be something hidden in it.

I am willing to go to Datong in person and escort Uncle Wu Yuan back to meet His Majesty. "

The two sang and drank in such a seemingly tit-for-tat manner, but in fact they had long been in collusion.

Li Tian has already noticed this since the list he just got.

(End of this chapter)