Chapter 314: Forming a clique for personal gain
Early the next morning, Feng Xuanming had not yet gone to court, and Feng Zhuohua was outside asking for a meeting with him.
During this period, Concubine Li was unwilling to see Feng Xuanming, so Feng Xuanming lived alone in the Yangxin Palace. When he heard the palace servant's report, he nodded and said, "Let the master come in first."
After Feng Zhuohua entered, she first bowed to Feng Xuanming. Seeing Feng Zhuohua's expression, Feng Xuanming knew that what she was going to say next was not trivial: "I heard that there was some commotion at Jinyan Tower last night. Did something happen to the envoy of Dayu?"
"The envoy from Dayu was fine, but the Jinyan Building was blown up, and I found a secret room underneath."
"What's in the secret room?"
"I have sent some things over here. I hope your Majesty will take a look at them first."
Feng Zhuohua had only moved some of the things in the secret room. After looking at a few accounts, Feng Xuanming's face suddenly darkened, and there seemed to be a vortex in his eyes: "It seems that my princes are all very powerful, and the shopkeeper of Jinyanlou is also good at playing both sides."
It's just a Jinyanlou, but it's related to the three princes.
Feng Zhuohua handed a list to Feng Xuanming: "Father, I don't know whether the names on this list are true or false. I'll leave it to you to decide."
Feng Xuanming took the list and started reading it, then angrily threw it on the table: "Okay, okay, they are all my good sons."
The account book recorded the gifts sent by the three princes of Jinyan Tower, and this list was the evidence of their forming a clique for personal gain.
Feng Xuanming could tolerate his children accepting bribes, but forming cliques for personal gain was a taboo that no emperor could touch.
"Anything else?"
"All the criminals who broke into Jinyan Pavilion last night have been captured by General Jiang. General Jiang interrogated them all night, and they couldn't stand it anymore, so they handed over the token."
Private soldiers are not deadly soldiers. As long as the torture is harsh enough, you can always get what you want to know.
Feng Zhuohua didn't recognize this token, but Feng Xuanming did. He stroked the pattern engraved on the token and asked with an unclear expression, "I heard that there are bad guys gathering in the capital. Something happened at Jinyan Tower last night. Did Dayu suffer any losses?"
Feng Zhuohua replied calmly, "It was also because Master Fengyi was lucky. Her mother was planning to move to the inn and brought all her belongings with her. So when the bad guys broke in last night, Dayu didn't lose anything."
No one was injured and all the things were taken away in advance. Is this really such a coincidence?
"I have also looked into this matter. It turns out that the Marquis of Xinyang had previously reminded the Master of Fengyi that the capital has been unstable recently and it would be safer to live in the post house. After the Marquis of Xinyang passed away, the Master of Fengyi thought about it and felt that what the Marquis of Xinyang said was right, so he decided to move to the post house."
"Master Fengyi is really lucky." Feng Xuanming sighed.
A palace servant outside reminded that the time for court was approaching. Feng Xuanming had not finished reading yet and continued to pick up another account book: "Let them wait."
The palace servants sensed Feng Xuanming's hidden anger and no one dared to speak. The sound of Feng Xuanming turning pages could be heard from time to time throughout the hall.
Today's weather is particularly appropriate, with the autumn wind blowing so hard that it makes people feel cold all over.
Outside the Golden Palace, the ministers were shivering in the cold wind. Without the emperor's summons, they did not dare to enter the palace.
Many people began to get anxious. What exactly did the emperor mean? If he wasn't going to attend the court, why didn't he just adjourn? Why just leave it alone?
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