Chapter 177: Not fighting or competing is the greatest competition and competition
Chapter 177: Not fighting or competing is the greatest competition and competition
The young prince quickly entered the palace and paid his respects to His Majesty.
"Why are you here now?"
It hasn't been long since the court session ended in the morning. Why are you here at this hour? Is there anything that couldn't have been discussed after the court session?
The young prince said carefully, "I have something important to report."
The emperor waved his hand, and everyone went out, leaving no one behind.
"Say it now."
“Your Majesty, Xiao Heitan mentioned something to Chi Er today. She accidentally discovered that the Jia family, one of the imperial merchants, actually trained a large number of goddaughters, nieces, and grandnieces, and sent them all to high officials and aristocratic families in the court.
The real master behind the Jia family is Prime Minister Ji. But Your Majesty, whether it is true or not has not been verified yet."
After hearing this, the emperor was shocked.
If this were true, how horrifying would it be?
Prime Minister Ji is too secretive, and Imperial Concubine Ji usually appears to have no desires and does not fight or compete.
It seems that I underestimated this father and daughter.
Now that I think about it, she doesn't fight or compete, and I'm afraid that she will suffer a loss, so when have I ever left her behind?
On the contrary, she gave more, and in many cases, it exceeded the queen's share.
Not fighting or competing is the biggest fighting and competing.
I am so blind!
She, the hunter, appeared in the form of prey, no wonder I let my guard down.
Although his favor for her was sometimes intended to compete with the Queen Mother, his favor for her was also genuine.
Otherwise, with so many people in the harem, how could she successfully give birth to a little prince and raise him well.
The more the emperor thought about it, the angrier he became.
After suppressing his anger, he said, “Since this matter was discovered by Xiao Heitan, let’s go talk to her and see if we can get more detailed information.
Let's go with Lianzhou. You and Xiao Heitan are old acquaintances. "
"Your Majesty, it's no problem for us to go find Xiao Heitan, but the problem is, what should we do with the land deeds and house deeds of Yang Huizhang's family that she brought with her?"
I forgot that this little thing costs money.
I still lack money to spend.
I have to give it to you, this little thing has something on it.
The last time I took revenge on Yang Huizhang, I accidentally rescued a bunch of witnesses and evidence.
This time, such a serious problem was discovered again.
When they find a problem, they are willing to help me. This heart of support for me is genuine.
He knew that many people in the court would keep it to themselves even if they knew something, for fear of offending others and affecting their own careers.
This little black charcoal is really brave. He dares to say and do anything. It is not advisable to hurt the other person's feelings.
This little thing is also a vengeful person. If you offend him, he will never say anything again if he finds out something in the future.
I'd rather have one less powerful ear and eye.
But please give me some money. I don’t have any.
The emperor thought for a while and said, "Well, ask Xiao Heitan if you can use other shops or land deeds to offset it.
You also know that the national treasury has no money, and my private treasury has even less money. It’s okay to give her a little more. It doesn’t have to be 5% of the valuation.”
"Okay, Your Majesty, I know what to do now. I'll take my leave now!"
After Mo Chen left, the emperor called the commander of the secret guards, Dou Ping, and ordered him to send people to keep a close eye on Prime Minister Ji, Concubine Ji and the Jia family.
Before I didn’t doubt it, I didn’t think it was a big deal. Now that I doubt it, I find that there are problems.
The marriages between aristocratic families are already complicated. If you really get down to it, every family will have a bunch of poor or rich relatives.
They are all relatives of each other, which makes them difficult to manage and deal with.
But people like Prime Minister Ji, who specializes in training women and sending them to other people's backyards, are even more despicable.
Old fox.
Before, he had been pressured by the Queen Mother, and had never thought carefully about the Prime Minister's sphere of influence. Now, the Queen Mother's faction has been completely defeated this time.
I just realized that the Prime Minister's family is the only one that is in power. The key is that their power is not obvious on the surface.
I dare not think about it, I dare not think too deeply about it, otherwise I will break out in a cold sweat.
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On the young prince's side, while sending people to look for Lianzhou, he also called the official in charge of this area, took the record book and asked him to follow.
He was not prepared, and he didn't want to face Xiao Heitan's mouth, in case he was scolded.
By the time we arrived in Lianzhou, it was almost noon.
We could only make another appointment in the afternoon. After lunch, we went directly to the courtyard where we met last time, but Xiao Heitan was not there.
The young prince sent people to the restaurant to look for the little black charcoal man, but they couldn't find him.
Finally, it was because Manju heard that the young prince was indeed in a hurry and probably had something important to discuss that she brought them directly to the third courtyard.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows, so there are quite a lot of yards!
But just by chance, Little Black Charcoal happened to go out. As for where he went, no one knew.
The agate could only be given to the young prince, the young prince, and Lianzhou, as well as a minor official in the Ministry of Revenue who was in charge of house deeds and land deeds.
Some tea and snacks were served, and everyone sat in the reception room to continue waiting.
The young prince was really bored sitting there, and suddenly he remembered that Little Black Charcoal had specifically asked about Old Master Li today.
Maybe he went to Boss Li's house and was planning to send someone to ask.
Little Black Charcoal came back with two big plaques.
When Shen Ruyi returned home, she was shocked to see so many people. Before she could guess what was going on, she saw Manju, the young prince and Lianzhou.
Oh, it seems he came here because of what he said this morning.
She asked the guard to take down the plaque, and she and Yiren went into the reception room.
Tea, peanuts, melon seeds, snacks and so on were all served.
After greeting each other, Shen Ruyi bowed to the young prince and the others and sat down at the lower seat.
"Little Black Charcoal, where have you been? You kept us waiting for so long. Did you go to Boss Li's house?"
The young prince asked impatiently.
Shen Ruyi gave him a look that said you are quite smart, "That's right."
"What do you want to ask Master Li to plan?"
"Let's discuss this last and get down to business first."
Shen Ruyi looked around and saw that there was an additional middle-aged fat man in official uniform who was staying outside and did not enter the house.
The young prince continued, "Little Black Charcoal, I haven't had time to use the 5% of the silver you gave me for the deeds. Can you use other land deeds and house deeds to pay it off?"
"Is the imperial court so poor?"
The young prince nodded and said, "The national treasury is indeed not rich, so how about it, is it okay?
I have brought the official in charge here. You can choose a land deed or house deed of the same value as collateral."
"Yes, that's fine. I'm planning to buy some land, so I can pay for their money."
After Shen Ruyi agreed, she said to Yiren, "Sister Yiren, go find Sister Manju and ask her to come over."
After hearing this, Yiren agreed and went straight to the inner courtyard.
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