Chapter 423 Familiar
Yu Niang's hand was causing trouble on Zuo Xiang's heart. This woman who came out of the Ecstasy Cave of Tianxiang Tower was very capable. Even Zuo Xiang couldn't resist her.
The Left Prime Minister brushed away Yu Niang's hand. Yu Niang said, "Your Excellency owes me a huge favor. How do you plan to repay me?"
The Left Prime Minister said, "Your master is helping me only to ask me to deal with the Prince of Jingbei."
The Left Prime Minister sat down, and Yu Niang squeezed directly into his arms, "Prime Minister, are you so heartless?"
A faint fragrance wafts into the nose.
The left prime minister softened his attitude and asked, "How do you want me to repay your master?"
Yu Niang drew circles on the left prime minister's chest, "Prince Prime Minister, you have helped the master to get rid of the prince of Jingbei. This is a great favor to the master, but I have to charge some interest——"
"I have always served the Prime Minister, and today it is my turn to serve me..."
The left minister pinched Yu Niang's chin and said, "Okay, I will serve you today."
…
The fact that Xie Jingyu led people to search the residence of the Minister of Honglu Temple was enough to shock all the civil and military officials. What was even more shocking was that they were one step too late. The Minister of Honglu Temple and his wife were murdered in their own residence.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites is dead and no evidence has been found yet, but this matter cannot be resolved by simply dealing with the Jizhou officials. All the property of the Cheng family combined is not even half of the stolen money that passed through his hands. The money that passed through his hands must be found out.
Moreover, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites is the brother-in-law of the Left Prime Minister and always follows the Left Prime Minister's lead. It is impossible that the Left Prime Minister is unaware of the matter of the Jizhou granary.
Even many people knew that it was Zuo Xiang who killed people to silence them.
But if you don't have evidence, don't make any statements.
A minister stood up and said, "The Minister of the Ministry of Rites was promoted by the Left Prime Minister. The Left Prime Minister must have known about the crimes committed by the Minister of the Ministry of Rites!"
Zuo Xiang knew that someone would try to frame him, but suspicion was useless. Without evidence, it was all in vain.
The Left Prime Minister refuted, "Lord Li also has a brother-in-law. Does Lord Li know everything his brother-in-law does?"
"It is true that I promoted Lord Cheng. I value his talent and I promote people regardless of their ties to me. What's wrong with that? It is true that he accepted bribes and embezzled illicit funds, but he is also truly qualified for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Rites. People's hearts are often hidden, and even brothers can be deceived, let alone brothers-in-law."
The first person to be deceived by his brothers in the court was Shen Ji.
The second master used his illegitimate son to pretend to be his niece and deceived Shen Ji.
The old lady killed her own sister and took her place, and Shen Ji recognized the thief as his mother for more than 30 years.
He was deceived even though he lived under the same roof, let alone the Left Prime Minister and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites who were just brothers-in-law.
However, no matter how eloquent the Left Prime Minister was, he could not dispel the suspicions of the civil and military officials, especially those who were close to the Left Prime Minister and worked for him. They did not sleep a wink last night.
The Left Prime Minister was too cruel. He killed his own brother-in-law and wife's sister, let alone these people.
Now, a seventh prince suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and as soon as he returned to his ancestral home, he had the power to compete with King Cheng for the position of crown prince. What's more important is that this seventh prince is quite favored by the emperor. Many ministers are nervous and regret taking sides too early.
The left prime minister's move of killing people to silence them and avoid future troubles made many of his accomplices want to withdraw.
After the Left Prime Minister finished his rebuttal, he apologized to the Emperor, "I do not know what the Minister of the Ministry of Rites did, but I do not know how to judge people well, so please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Now that no ministers have come out to refute him, can the emperor still punish the left prime minister?
It is not so easy to overthrow someone who can sit in the position of Left Prime Minister. It all depends on whether he, the Left Prime Minister, is more evil or the Prince of Jingbei is more righteous.
However, although the Left Prime Minister could not be overthrown, other evidence was found in the Honglu Temple Minister's Mansion. In the next few days, several ministers who were close to the Honglu Temple Minister were arrested, and the Left Prime Minister's power in the court was greatly weakened.
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After winter comes, it gets colder day by day.
When I woke up in the morning, there was thick icicles under the eaves.
After the sun came out, Chen Wan was especially careful. It was snowing and the ground was slippery, so he couldn't go out and walk around.
Chen Wan took Shanhu Yinchuan to the garden. When they left, Yinchuan asked Chun'er to go to the street to buy cakes and some more silk thread.
Shen Wan took a walk in the garden and returned to the house to make tiger-head shoes. Her eldest sister was about to give birth, so she wanted to make a pair of tiger-head shoes for her little nephew with her own hands.
While they were busy, Chun'er came in carrying cakes. Chen Wan picked up a piece of red bean cake and started eating. Chun'er wanted to say something but stopped herself. Yinchuan said, "Is there anything else you want to report?"
Chun'er said, "Just now on the street, I saw Prince Ling. He seemed to be chasing someone..."
Shen Wan, “…???”
What was Prince Ling doing chasing people on the street?
Your wallet was stolen, want to chase the thief?
Yinchuan asked, "Do you know who he is chasing?"
Chun'er said, "It seems like he's chasing the Linjiang Marquis's son..."
...Chasing thieves is normal, but why is chasing the son of Marquis Linjiang?
Just as I was wondering, Dong'er came in and said, "Princess Consort, Prince Ling is here."
When Chen Wan put down the cakes and got up to go out, Xie Jingyu had already come out of the study to greet Xiao Huaijin.
Xiao Huaijin is not only a prince, but also his uncle, so he cannot but be given face.
Xie Jingyu asked, "Prince Ling came to see me for something?"
Xiao Huaijin nodded repeatedly, "I want you to help me find someone..."
After entering the study, Xie Jingyu asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Xiao Huaijin shook his head. "I don't know who he is either. I was escorted to the capital and encountered two assassination attempts on my way. I was saved by someone and only made it to the capital safely. I just saw the man who saved me on the street. I must repay him for saving my life."
What a simple prince.
It was so plain that even Shen Wan found it difficult to adapt.
For the nobles in the palace, they might repay the favor, but they would never disregard their status and chase their savior all over the streets.
Xie Jingyu has become accustomed to the emperor looking for him when he has something to do, and Xiao Huaijin also looking for him when he has something to do.
Who makes him a son-in-law and a brother-in-law?
But Kyoto is so big, it's not easy to find someone. Xie Jingyu asked, "What does he look like?"
Xiao Huaijin gave a description, but with this description, one could easily find a dozen or twenty examples in Kyoto.
Shen Wan asked, "Are you chasing a man riding a horse with a tuft of snow-white hair on its head and tail?"
Xiao Huaijin was surprised, "How did you know?"
Chen Ping said, "It sounds like the son of Linjiang Marquis..."
Xie Jingyu said, "Let him come to my place."
Chen Ping went to invite Chu Yang.
Xiao Huaijin was waiting for him at Zhaolanxuan. He had nothing to do, so he played chess with Xie Jingyu.
After just one round of fighting, Chu Yang's voice came, "Brother Jing Yu, do you have something to talk to me about?"
I heard his voice before I saw him.
Xiao Huaijin looked towards the door and saw the person he was looking for walk in.
Xiao Huaijin saw Chu Yang, and Chu Yang also saw him, but Chu Yang didn't react much. He said to Xie Jingyu, "Do you have guests?"
Xie Jingyu asked, "Is it him?"
Xiao Huaijin nodded repeatedly.
Chu Yang, “……???”
Chu Yang was a little confused. He looked at Xiao Huaijin and then at Xie Jingyu.
Xie Jingyu asked, "Did you rescue a man who was imprisoned in a prison van on your way to Jizhou?"
Chu Yang nodded, "I saved you, what's wrong?"
Xie Jingyu frowned, "You don't remember what the person you saved looks like?"
“…I didn’t see it at the time.”
Black lines piled up on Xie Jingyu's forehead.
Chu Yang didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. "I'm in a hurry to get on the road. I don't have time to read it. Besides, it's not important..."
After a pause, Chu Yang asked curiously, "But how did you know this?"
On the way, he killed a few masked assassins, which was just a piece of cake. It had been so long that if Xie Jingyu hadn't asked, he wouldn't have remembered it.
Xie Jingyu held his forehead.
Xiao Huaijin stood up and said, "The person you saved is me."
Chu Yang looked at Xiao Huaijin, very surprised, "It turned out to be you, I was wondering why you looked a little familiar."
These days, Chu Yang stayed in the mansion to recuperate, did not go out, and did not see Xiao Huaijin.
Xiao Huaijin, "..."
Chu Yang hooked his arm around Xiao Huaijin's shoulder and started to get familiar with him, questioning him. "Not everyone can enter Brother Jing Yu's study. Who are you? What is your relationship with Brother Jing Yu?"
Xiao Huaijin didn't know how to answer these two questions in a row.
Xie Jingyu spoke for him, "He is Prince Ling."
Chu Yang, “……!!!”
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