Chapter 256: Conspiracies of All Parties
When Concubine Xu, who was far away in the provincial capital, heard that something had happened to Prefect Liu, her face became panicked for a moment, and she immediately ordered Liu Tianhai to shut his mouth!
At the same time, quickly eliminate subsequent troubles and clear out all people and things that know about the relationship between the two people, like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves!
Prince Zhou had been observing her movements. While the other party was clearing the evidence, he took over from behind.
No correspondence or financial transactions were left out.
Concubine Xu was appointed by the emperor, and the Xu family is a royal family. It is easy to touch Concubine Xu, but the difficult part is the people behind her!
"Father, what are you going to do?" Prince Zhou placed all the evidence in front of him.
Prince Huai was truly shocked.
Of course he knew that Concubine Xu had bad intentions, but he didn't expect that she would do something so illegal.
"Ye Zhou..." Prince Huai sighed deeply, "You should know that His Majesty is wary of Prince Huai's Mansion. It's not just Concubine Xu, there's also Concubine Zhang... and even your Crown Prince's Concubine!"
Prince Zhou's face was filled with anger. "...But are we really going to let her do whatever she wants? She was the one who caused Ping An's death. If I don't avenge her, I'm not worthy of being a father!"
Prince Huai closed his eyes slightly, then slowly opened them again: "Father knows, let Father handle this matter, okay?!"
Prince Zhou nodded slowly, "I naturally trust my father. There's one more thing to tell you. Dai Kun has already reported Magistrate Liu's case to the court. My father needs to arrange a replacement as soon as possible."
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From the city gate to the capital, it only takes seven days to reach the destination by riding at full speed.
Almost at the same time, Li Yunfei handed the account book to Liang He, and at the same time, Prefect Liu's case was presented on Emperor Jiancheng's desk.
However, Emperor Jiancheng didn't care about the prefect of a small frontier town at all.
"Cao Sipei!" Emperor Jiancheng was old and his memory was not very good, but he remembered the Luo family very clearly.
The Luo family had just arrived in Guancheng a little over a month ago, and Dai Kun had just arrived in Guancheng when he encountered this case. It was a bit too much of a coincidence.
"I'm here!" The chief eunuch Cao Sipei responded quickly.
Emperor Jiancheng: "Call the Minister of Personnel, Dai Zeng!"
Dai Zeng had just received a letter from his son and hurried to see the emperor. When the emperor asked about the situation in Guancheng, he told him what had happened.
Of course, the transaction between the Luo family and Prince Zhou was concealed.
Outside the palace.
The eldest prince's palace.
Liang Huanyu, wearing a black cloak, walked in through the back door.
In the study, the eldest prince had just lost his temper and was sitting in the first seat with a sullen look on his face. When he saw Liang Huanyu coming in, his expression eased a little.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" Liang Huanyu said respectfully.
The eldest prince was born tall and mighty, completely different from the third prince's gloomy temperament. He looked very energetic, but in fact he was not very smart.
Over the years, if it weren't for the support of the Xu Mansion, the struggle between him and the third prince would never have been able to maintain balance.
"Stand up!" Even his voice was rough and bold. "You said before that the prefect of Guancheng would be of great use, but now he has committed suicide. This position needs to be replaced!"
Liang Huanyu's expression suddenly changed: "What on earth happened?"
The eldest prince's face turned cold. "You don't need to know the details. This prince is asking you, do you have any suitable candidates in mind for the prefecture of Guancheng? If not, it will be up to the emperor to make the arrangements!"
Liang Huanyu quickly said, "No! The Luo family is in Guancheng. Your Highness, we must be on guard against the Luo family and pay attention to their every move!"
The eldest prince glanced at him and said, "I am curious. Third brother no longer pays attention to the Luo family, but you are doing the opposite. What is your purpose?!"
Liang Huanyu's heart tightened as he explained respectfully, "After all, the Luo family still has some remaining people. Although they've fallen, they're still alive, so I put a little more thought into it."
The eldest prince nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it's a pity that you can't be of use to me. If General Zhengyuan were here, there would be no worries about failing to accomplish our great cause!"
Hearing this, Liang Huanyu lowered his eyes, a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes.
He doesn't even know what the emperor is thinking. No wonder he, as the eldest legitimate son, has not yet been crowned the crown prince!
"Your Highness, what about the prefect of Guancheng?" Liang Huanyu asked, "I have a recommendation, it's..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a knock on the door. The eldest prince went out for a short while before returning and saying, "Prince Huai's Mansion has also nominated a candidate for the prefect of Guancheng. It's the newly appointed Tongpan of Guancheng, Wang Dun."
Liang Huanyu's expression changed slightly. "He has only been appointed Tongpan for a month. How can he be the prefect of a city?"
The eldest prince said, "Prince Huai wrote to me that although Wang Tongpan has just taken up his post, he is already well versed in the affairs of Guancheng and has made great contributions in catching the Hu people traffickers. In addition, his meritorious service in flood control last time means he should not be transferred to a remote area like Guancheng. With all these three factors combined, his chances of being promoted are still very high!"
Liang Huanyu was anxious, but remained calm and advised, "Your Highness, this must not happen. The emperor is far away and the Luo family has no way of knowing if they have any ill intentions. If this delays your great cause, that would be extremely bad!"
Seeing that he was so focused on planning for himself, the eldest prince patted his shoulder comfortingly: "Don't worry! This little matter will be taken care of for you!"
Imperial Palace, Zhengyuan Hall.
Emperor Jiancheng listened to Minister Dai's words and said, "So, Dai Kun went to Guancheng just for personal matters?"
Dai Zeng's hair was gray, but he was in high spirits. "Your Majesty, it was because of family matters. My daughter has lived in the Fortress for many years. I am old and don't know how much longer I have to live. So I sent Kun'er to the Fortress. Who would have thought that this happened? I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Emperor Jiancheng said from above: "The Dai family is loyal to the emperor, I know it, stand up."
As soon as Dai Zeng stood up and chatted for a while about the candidate for the prefect of Guancheng, Emperor Jiancheng couldn't help yawning.
"That's all for today, Lord Dai, please go back!"
Dai Zeng couldn't help but frown: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"
After leaving the palace and returning home, Dai Zeng received an invitation from the eldest prince. Thinking of what his son said in the letter, he declined on the grounds of poor health!
The prefect of Guancheng is only a minor official for one term, but if Liang Zongwu, the governor of Jizhou, wants to move against him, it will affect the entire body!
Pei Shangling looked at the account book on the table, then looked at his beloved disciple in front of him: "Did Kuang Qiu really send it to you?"
Liang He nodded solemnly: "There is also a letter from Lord Kuang Qiu, it can't be fake!"
Pei Shangling had a headache. He stood up with his hands behind his back, his body hunched, but still as straight as a pine tree.
Liang He looked at the teacher pacing back and forth and couldn't help asking, "But what's the problem?"
Pei Shangling stopped, turned around, and narrowed his eyes: "The balance of the court will not be broken so easily!"
Liang He was puzzled: "But the Liang family has committed a heinous crime punishable by beheading!"
Pei Shangling's eyes were deep, full of wisdom and experience.
"This is a matter of great importance, and it cannot be decided in a few words or with an account book."
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