Chapter 160: Court Affairs

"What do you mean? Don't they sleep? Is there anything that can't be said in the morning court?"

Chu Wenzong's face darkened again.

Looking at Chu Wenzong's desperate expression, Fukang's heart began to swing wildly between continuing to speak and keeping silent.

Finally, thinking about the wine Jiang Er gave him yesterday, he continued cautiously: "I saw that the two masters seemed to have not slept all night, and the two masters brought a lot of boxes, all of which were placed at the entrance of the palace. It seems that they...robbed someone's property."

???

A lot of boxes

Chu Wenzong's eyes lit up.

Wanting to see or not wanting to see is just a matter of thought.

He coughed twice, and his expression became a little better. "Since you two have worked so hard, it would be a bit ignorant if I didn't go and take a look."

Fu Kang followed Emperor Wenzong of Chu and witnessed his own emperor's transformation from being reluctant at first to being very active now. He felt it was really unbearable to watch.

I just don’t know... what exactly you two gentlemen brought. If it’s not something that the emperor loves, you two gentlemen might not be able to take a sunbath today.

Emperor Wenzong of Chu arranged for the meeting in a side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

When Jiang Li and Zhao Yi heard the summons from His Majesty, they immediately walked in with dark circles under their eyes.

"Your Highness, I, Jiang Li/Zhao Yi, come to see the Emperor!"

Emperor Wenzong of Chu yawned and then spoke slowly, "Get up. You two insisted on seeing me before the morning court. What do you want to report?"

Seeing that the two ministers seemed a little tired, Emperor Wenzong of Chu decided that if they really went to confiscate the property, as long as they had reasons and evidence, he would allow them to sleep here before going to court.

"Your Majesty! Last night, we discovered something strange in Qingyun Temple, so we went to investigate overnight. In the secret room of the Taoist temple, we found a lot of things. This matter is of great importance, and we must inform Your Majesty immediately!"

Chu Wenzong frowned and asked, "Qingyun Temple?"

After thinking for two seconds, he suddenly realized, "Wasn't that Taoist temple sealed by me back then?"

"It is precisely because of the closure that the thief has an extra place to hide his filth. Your Majesty, I have brought all the confiscated items here. Please take a look and see."

"allow."

If you hide the dirt, you should have a lot of money, right?

Chu Wenzong's heart couldn't help but warm up.

Not long after, Fukang personally led a few eunuchs to move some of the large boxes to the side hall, and the rest that could not be accommodated were placed outside.

"Your Majesty, do you want to open it immediately?"

Fu Kang bowed.

Chu Wenzong nodded impatiently: "Open!"

then.

A bunch of fathers-in-law opened the boxes one by one.

There seemed to be a big gap from what he had imagined, and what he found was quite interesting. Chu Wenzong's face turned dark.

At once……

He did such outrageous things as privately casting elite soldiers, but he didn't hoard silver. Is he stupid?

When Fukang opened the last box himself, Emperor Wenzong of Chu looked extremely ugly.

"My dear ministers, did you also find this box of women's belongings in Qingyun Temple?"

"Yes! Please turn to the bottom of the box directly."

Zhao Yi and Jiang Li bowed.

Fu Kang immediately opened it and within a few seconds he took out a small box, which he opened every two seconds and then immediately closed and passed it over.

"Your Majesty, please take a closer look before taking it."

Chu Wenzong opened the box and took a look, and immediately thought of the matter of the Empress Dowager's bellyband that Jiang Liu had mentioned again a few days ago.

His face was completely black as the bottom of a pot.

"You two, tell me the details of what happened at Qingyun Temple!"

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When all the civil and military officials came to court, they discovered for the first time that the emperor was late, and they all started to discuss things with strange looks on their faces.

The censors are ready to reprimand Your Majesty.

Zheng Wanba, who was completely oblivious to all this, stood in the crowd with a majestic air, listening to the flattery from his confidants around him, with a hint of pride on his face.

Finally.

Amidst the rustling noises, Chu Wenzong arrived late, his face successfully turned as black as coal.

Is it okay that he didn't get any property and got the title of General of Cavalry with ulterior motives?

He discussed it with Jiang Li and Zhao Yi, and finally realized that this matter must be dealt with today, and sufficient preventive preparations must be made to prevent Zheng Wanba from doing anything desperate.

"Do you have anything to report today?"

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make..."

Emperor Wenzong of Chu could not help but pretend to listen as the historians, who were so idle that they had to worry about the same thing every now and then, listened.

It's all a lot of random stuff, not much serious work.

When Emperor Wenzong of Chu was about to fall asleep, no one finally said anything.

"His Majesty……"

Fukang shouted softly from the side.

Chu Wenzong suddenly woke up.

He looked around silently with a serious face, stirring up his emotions.

The next second, a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Since my dear ministers have finished their business, let's talk about another matter."

While his ministers were confused, he spoke slowly.

"The Dali Temple searched and confiscated Qingyun Temple last night."

???

All the ministers looked bewildered, except for one person whose expression instantly turned ugly, but he quickly covered it up.

"Someone secretly hoarded fine iron and forged fine weapons and armor. Who do you think would be so bold?"

Swish!

The whole audience burst into laughter.

Chu Wenzong looked at Zheng Wanba with a smile and said, "Zheng Qing is the pillar of our Yu State. What do you think of this matter?"

What do you think?

Would he rather lie down and watch it instead of standing?

At this moment, Zheng Wanba felt the anger in his heart begin to rise. Something seemed to be screaming wildly beside his ear, making him a little breathless, but he had to gather his reason and speak.

"Your Majesty, there are thieves who dare to do such a treasonous thing under the feet of the emperor. I think this matter should be thoroughly investigated!"

"I also think what you said makes sense, but I heard that Zheng Qing appeared near Qingyun Temple two days ago. To prove your innocence, how about I let you rest at home for a few days?"

Chu Wenzong's words were just right and considerate, and successfully made many civil servants look at Zheng Wanba with gloomy expressions.

As for Zheng Wanba's confidants, they all either lowered their heads or pretended to be serious, but they did not dare to say anything more.

Countless emotions flashed through Zheng Wanba's eyes, but in the end, without any preparation, he could only obediently say, "Yes."

~~~

When Jiang Li returned home with dark circles under his eyes, he happened to look at his father who also had dark circles under his eyes.

"Father...what are you doing?"

"snort!"

At this moment, Jiang Huaian, whose heart had already turned cold, shook his sleeves and didn't want to pay any attention to Jiang Li.