On the second day, another 300,000 taels appeared inexplicably in the national treasury. The secret guard following Jiang Yuanxi sent back news that not only had the Prime Minister's Mansion lost 300,000 taels, but a number of houses had also been burned down.
The emperor was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night.
"Cao Cheng, tell me, should I make Yuan Xi the Princess Protector of the Nation?"
Cao Cheng was shocked.
The Princess Protector of the Nation must be someone who has made great contributions to our dynasty.
In the previous dynasty, Princess De'an assisted the young emperor, so she was granted the title of Princess Protector of the Country.
Now, the Emperor actually wants to...
"Your Majesty, Princess Xihe is innocent and lovely. I am willing to do so, but I am afraid that the court officials will not agree."
The emperor frowned slightly, wondering what he was thinking.
In just two days, six hundred thousand taels of money were lost. Sima Dao was furious and imposed martial law throughout the city.
All citizens entering and leaving the city had to be checked, and the families of some officials were no exception.
On the third day, during the morning court session, the censor Zheng Guang made a memorial.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's pursuit of the thief has seriously affected the people's travel, and the people are complaining."
Prime Minister Sima Dao said coldly, "Sir Zheng, too much property has been lost in my Prime Minister's Mansion, but what's wrong with strictly checking at the city gate?"
In two days, the thief stole 600,000 taels from the Prime Minister's Mansion, including rare treasures and precious stones, and rare calligraphy and paintings.
Sima Dao's heart ached.
Worse still, he even set fire to his daughter's house.
Zheng Guang was not afraid at all: "Prime Minister, have you forgotten that our dynasty has the Dali Temple that is specifically responsible for investigating cases? If you block the way privately without the emperor's order, wouldn't you be disrespecting the emperor?"
The emperor felt very relieved.
As long as these imperial censors didn't cause him trouble, he would find them pleasing to the eye.
With an extra 600,000 taels in the national treasury, the emperor straightened his back a lot.
"Sima Dao, what exactly is lost in your house? Just tell me and I will make the decision for you." The emperor looked serious.
Sima Dao gritted his teeth secretly, as the source of this money was unknown.
He hid one part in the secret room and the other part under the stone slab next to the toilet.
Who would have thought that this group of thieves would actually overturn the toilet in his house.
If the emperor knew about this money, he would not be able to explain it.
"I have always liked collecting calligraphy and paintings. Last night, a group of thieves sneaked into my house and took away all my treasured calligraphy and paintings. Your Majesty, please help me!" Sima Dao said in tears.
The emperor finally handed the matter over to the Dali Temple for investigation.
Although he said that he wanted a thorough investigation, he actually knew that the Dali Temple would not be able to find out anything.
Because the things Sima Dao lost are now kept in the national treasury.
Sima Dao suffered a loss and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, where he smashed everything in the room.
Prime Minister's wife Zhao Yue pushed the door open and kicked the broken porcelain slag.
"Someone, clean these up."
The servants immediately rushed in, cleaned up the mess on the ground, closed the door and hurried out.
Zhao Yue walked to Sima Dao and said softly, "Master, calm down. You can earn money again if you lose it. Don't make me angry."
She has been following Sima Dao since she was fifteen. Now Sima Dao is fifty years old and she is thirty.
During these fifteen years, Zhao Yue knew Sima Dao's temper very well.
"How can I not be angry? Six hundred thousand taels are just given to others for nothing!" Sima Dao was furious.
But he couldn't look for it in a big way.
Zhao Yue comforted softly.
"Master, don't be angry. Why don't you think about who you have offended recently?" Zhao Yue guided him.
Sima Dao was the prime minister and held enormous power in the court. Except for Your Majesty, who would dare to take action against him?
If there are any, they are only Duke Hanguo and the King's Uncle.
But they had no reason to take action.
Duke Hanguo held military power, cared only about his own business, and rarely socialized with court officials.
The King's Uncle supports His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will have to rely on him to gain a foothold in the court in the future, so he should not take action against him.
"We lost the silver, and the treasury had more silver the next day," Zhao Yue looked at Sima and said, "Could this matter be related to Your Majesty?"
Zhao Yue stepped forward and said, "My master's current power may have made the emperor wary. He is trying to teach me a lesson."
Sima Dao frowned and ruled out everything except His Majesty.
But he always felt that this was not done by His Majesty.
"Did Pingting find out anything?" Maybe we can find out something from here.
Zhao Yue was about to say, "The fire started for no reason, and only Pingting's room was burned. No evidence was found."
Sima Dao waved his hand: "Forget it, this matter is destined to have no result."
After coming out of the study, Zhao Yue has been thinking about one thing.
If they were the master's enemies, they would definitely burn down the master's bedroom and study.
But the arsonist seemed to have done it on purpose. Not only did he throw Pingting out, he also drew a turtle on her face.
It seems more like revenge.
Inside the house.
Sima Pingting buried her head in the quilt, not daring to let anyone see her face.
"Mom, I don't want to live anymore. How can I face people if I go out like this?" Sima Pingting cried while hugging the quilt.
"Okay, okay, the color will fade in a few days, don't worry."
Sima Pingting raised her head and covered her face with her hands, leaving only her eyes exposed.
"Mom, hasn't Dad caught those thieves yet?" As soon as Sima Pingting saw the thing on her face, she wished she could tear those people into pieces.
Zhao Yue's eyes sparkled, and she patted her daughter's head. "Don't worry, your father will definitely find him. Mother has a question for you. Have you offended anyone recently?"
Zhao Yue immediately turned around and said, "No, my daughter just went out to buy cosmetics recently."
She noticed the guilty look in her daughter's eyes.
After leaving the house, Zhao Yue immediately sent someone to investigate what his daughter had done recently.
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