Chapter 185 Sun Fu Exposed

The two men knocked on the door and entered the palace in the middle of the night.

The emperor was stunned when he heard someone coming to deliver a message.

"If we enter the palace at this hour, I'm afraid something big has happened. Announce quickly."

The two entered the Taiji Palace. Li Yueyao looked around and saw that only the emperor and the virtuous concubine were in the palace.

Fu Shou and Wu Le were guarding the door.

Li Yueyao's first question was, "Your Majesty, where is Sun Fu?"

The emperor was startled and looked towards the door. He replied, "I was just at the door."

"Send someone to find Sun Fu for me." Li Yueyao said angrily.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Xian hurried forward and pulled Li Yueyao to sit down.

"You came to the palace in the middle of the night just for Sun Fu. How did he offend you?"

Feng Shenyu also found a place to sit down and said:

"The guard at the East Gate reported that two men, one tall and one short, were leaving the city carrying a handwritten order from His Majesty.

"It was said that there was an urgent military matter. After careful inspection, the commander of the Upper East Gate found that the seal on it was indeed the imperial seal of Your Majesty."

"What?"

The emperor was shocked and stood up from his chair suddenly.

"When did I ever issue a decree? Was it because of urgent military affairs?"

Feng Shenyu looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, why do you think His Highness is looking for Sun Fu?"

The emperor reacted and asked, "Was it Sun Fu who moved the imperial seal?"

"I felt there was something fishy about Sun Fu the day after I returned to the palace, but I never found any evidence against him.

I didn’t expect him to move at this time.”

The emperor thought for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand and said, "Impossible, impossible. Sun Fu has been with me since I ascended the throne..."

“Didn’t Qian Lou follow you when you ascended the throne?

Who is Qian Lou? He is the assistant left to you by your royal brother.

Sun Fu kept telling you to drive Qian Lou away, and then he took his place.

He drove Qian Lou away, and Qian Lou investigated him, and naturally knew that there was something wrong with him.

Qian Lou knows, how could I not know?"

The emperor heard this and glanced at Qian Lou standing at the door and said, "Then...why didn't Qian Lou tell me?"

"You should believe what he says, right?" Li Yueyao said unhappily.

"I……"

The emperor suddenly lost the ability to defend himself, and he seemed to really hate Qian Lou at that time.

"Sun Fu once sent people to kill Qian Lou, so Qian Lou hid in the palace with the help of Zhao Qing.

The chief steward of the Ye Ting at that time was Zhao Yin. Thanks to the protection of Zhao Yin and Fu Shou, Qian Lou was able to escape the pursuit.

Later, the virtuous concubine closed herself off from the palace, Fu Shou rarely appeared, Zhao Yin was already old, and the Ye Ting was gradually controlled by the Qianlou, so she could only survive in peace.

After hearing this, the emperor looked at Qian Lou who was standing at the door with his head lowered.

It was given to me by my father. He has been following me since I was a child. His thoughts and methods are all top-notch.

When he was in the Eastern Palace, he was deeply trusted by me and was my right-hand man.

It was he who saved me the last time I was kidnapped by Concubine Rong.

But since when did I stop liking him?

Because the imperial concubine said Qianlou looked scary?

Because Qian Lou advised him to stay away from the imperial concubine?

Because Qian Lou spoke for Concubine Xian?

The emperor couldn't remember for a moment...

As he was thinking, he suddenly felt a pain in his head. He glared at Fu Shou and Qian Lou at the door.

"You two go and capture Sun Fu for me. And arrest everyone associated with him as well."

"Yes."

The two men took the order and turned to leave.

Wu Le, Sun Fu's apprentice, who was standing at the door, immediately knelt at the door, trembling.

Feng Shenyu looked at the emperor and continued:

"Your Majesty, the two people who left the city hand in hand were Princess Cangli and his subordinate Jin Yucheng.

I have already sent pigeons to order all checkpoints from the capital to Qingzhou and Dengzhou to strictly investigate anyone holding Your Majesty's order.

The most urgent task is to quickly dispatch the Hundred Cavalry Division to pursue them, attacking them from both sides, and perhaps we can capture them."

When the emperor heard this, he said, "Come here, pass on the message to Gansu and Qinghai."

After a while, Gan Qing still hadn't arrived, and Fu Shou came back.

"Your Majesty, Sun Fu has not been found in the palace."

The emperor was furious when he heard this: "Go and find him quickly! Search the entire palace to find him."

The emperor was so angry that he kicked over the table at his feet.

As soon as Fu Shou left, Gan Qing came in.

"I greet your majesty."

"No need to be polite."

After Gan Qing got up, he saw Li Yueyao and said, "Your Highness is here too."

Li Yueyao nodded and said, "Well, let's talk about business first.

Gan Qing, you should quickly take your men out of the capital to chase Jin Yucheng and Princess Cangli.

The two of them fled from the Upper East Gate an hour ago, carrying Your Majesty's handwritten order."

"Your Highness, do you have a portrait?" Gan Qing asked.

"No, Jin Yucheng is good at disguise. Now we can only investigate through His Majesty's instructions and other traces.

Bring along a few more scouts from the army, including Ye Bu Shou, who is good at finding clues."

"Yes."

Gan Qing received the order and left.

There was a brief silence in the Taiji Palace.

The emperor suddenly stood up, went to the imperial desk, opened the box containing the imperial seal, and carefully examined the seal.

He was relieved to find that the imperial seal was intact and had not been replaced by anyone.

After a while, someone came to report: "Your Majesty, someone said that a quarter of an hour ago, they saw Sun Dajian hurried out of the palace."

Feng Shenyu immediately said, "Send someone to find Huai Xiucheng and order him to capture Sun Fu throughout the city."

At night, Li Yueyao rested in a side hall of Taiji Palace.

Fengshen Yuzi left the palace and returned to Li Yueyao's house.

As soon as I came back, I heard Yantai come to report: "

The Jinwu Guard came to report that after Sun Fu came out of the palace, he went straight to the Congzhengfang in front of the White Tiger Gate.

At this moment, the Jinwu Guards are checking every household in Congzhengfang."

After hearing this, Feng Shenyu thought to himself: Is it the White Tiger Sect again?

The Nanli spy who was previously investigated in Yanyu Tower was near Baihu Gate.

There must be something wrong with this White Tiger Gate.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Send a message to Huai Xiucheng and ask him to send someone to check on the White Tiger Gate Tower.

If any clues are found, people will be sent immediately to capture the White Tiger Gate guard and all those on duty.

Then notify Fan Yong and ask someone else to guard the White Tiger Gate."

"Yes."

Yan Tai took the order and went out.

Seeing that it was late at night, Feng Shenyu went to lie down on the bed.

But there was no one on the large bed, and Feng Shenyu couldn't fall asleep at all. He just kept his eyes open until dawn.

During the morning court hours, he appeared in the court on time.

The emperor, also with dark circles under his eyes, sat at the top.

Seeing that both of them looked unhappy, Song Yinian thought they had quarreled again.

Before I could ask, Feng Shenyu told me what happened yesterday.

Everyone was awakened and looked at the place where Sun Fu used to stand. Now, Qian Lou was standing there.

"It's actually Princess Cangli? This woman should not be underestimated." Song Yinian said.

"Eunuch Sun is actually a Nanli spy?"

Xiang Jingyang looked incredulous.

I don’t know whether his incredibleness is true or false.

"The court has been in turmoil since the twelfth month of last year." The Minister of Justice sighed.

After a while, the emperor finally spoke: "Everyone knows about the Prince of Jin.

Previously, the Ministry of Revenue was represented by the Prince of Jin, but now the Ministry of Revenue is leaderless. Does anyone here recommend someone?"

"I recommend Lord Zhen Leshan. He is an outstanding mathematics expert and has previously worked in the Ministry of Revenue," said Song Yinian.

Zhen Leshan is the son-in-law of Princess Zhaoxiang and a very practical man.

"I recommend Prince Shou'an. The prince is a man of both military and literary talents, and is truly a capable general," said the Minister of Justice Kong Jiayan.

"I recommend Lord Su Wenxuan, who previously worked in the Ministry of Revenue and is now teaching mathematics to the princes." Censor Zheng also said.

The emperor nodded after hearing this.

"Well, the people you nominated are all talented and thoughtful people."

After saying this, he looked at Feng Shenyu and asked, "What does the Right Prime Minister say?"

"After Gao Hongchen and the fake Prince Jin, the Ministry of Revenue is now in a mess and needs to be rebuilt.

However, Academician Su is old and may not have the energy to deal with these matters.

How about letting Prince Consort Zhen take charge of the Ministry of Revenue temporarily, with Prince Shou'an assisting him? What do you think, Your Majesty?"