Chapter 226: The son of an unlucky person is a locust (1 update)
Lu Chengtian looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice, "The prince is in the capital to collect food and medicine!"
"My dear ministers, you are all important officials in the court. How can you listen to rumors?"
"You impeached the crown prince in the court without any proof. Are you disrespecting the East Palace or the royal majesty?"
The courtiers knelt on the ground. "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Lu Chengtian was still angry. His voice was low and full of oppression. "If you are so careless and distracted in handling state affairs, and you jump to conclusions without verifying the rumors, I will doubt whether you are capable of holding your current positions!"
The ministers who just stood up to impeach were terrified. They were instantly chilled and could only apologize loudly.
What future would they have after angering the king?
The historians were very confused. The emperor was in his prime, and he was not close to the prince. He rarely mentioned the prince on weekdays.
Even when the prince came to the court, he was never brought by his side to teach him. Instead, he was thrown directly into the six ministries like the other princes.
For the prince's behavior of fishing for three days and drying the nets for two days, he was only reprimanded and did not teach him strictly.
On the contrary, he praised other princes and promoted them to kings.
Isn't it obvious that he is dissatisfied with the prince?
This disaster relief matter is so difficult, and it is thrown directly to the inexperienced prince. Isn't it waiting for him to make a mistake and take the opportunity to abolish the prince?
Several of the imperial guards thought that they had figured out the intentions of their superiors, and therefore jointly impeached the crown prince in the morning court session. Little did they know that the Duke of Zhenguo actually cut off the source of the trouble and personally proposed to depose the crown prince.
Then, the emperor was furious.
Several of the imperial guards were trembling with fear, this was not what they had imagined!
Sure enough, the emperor's will was unpredictable.
They should not expect any future in the future!
After Lu Chengtian vented his anger, he left the courtiers kneeling on the ground and stormed out. After leaving
the court, Lu Chengtian's angry expression suddenly changed.
He rarely smiled, and was in the mood to chat with the chief eunuch Dequan.
"I don't know if the Duke of Zhenguo is too old and has lost his mind. When the prince was attacked, he not only did not speak for the prince, but also stabbed him in the back! The prince's in-laws are not reliable at all! He still has to rely on me!"
Dequan agreed with a smile, "Your Majesty is wise! The prince is protected by your Majesty, so
he will be fine." Lu Chengtian was in a good mood, "The prince has been working hard to collect food and herbs recently. Let's go to my private warehouse and find a few things that the prince likes and reward him."
Dequan's face changed in an instant.
Who is Lu Chengtian?
He noticed it immediately and couldn't help but frowning, "What? You think I shouldn't reward the prince?"
Dequan immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! The prince has worked hard for the people, so he deserves a reward."
"It's just that..."
Dequan hesitated and raised his head cautiously, looking at Lu Chengtian. He had complained about it countless times in his heart. He really didn't want to be the chief eunuch at all!
It was too difficult to be caught between this father and son!
"Just say what you want to say! What's the point of hesitating?" Lu Chengtian scolded in a deep voice.
Dequan closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and said, "Your Majesty, your private storehouse has been emptied by the prince!"
Lu Chengtian: "???"
"What did you say?"
Dequan bowed his head, "In the court a few days ago, many ministers expressed their sympathy for the people affected by the disaster. In the end, didn't the prince mention you, Your Majesty?"
Lu Chengtian immediately recalled what happened in the court that day. He did agree with the prince's suggestion, but he remembered that he said at the time that the prince should choose for himself!
How could it be emptied?
Lu Chengtian thought about his own private storehouse. It was full of the wealth he had accumulated after ascending the throne! There were gifts for his birthday, tributes from various states and counties, etc.
There were many things in it that he cherished very much!
Thinking that all his treasures were taken away by his son, Lu Chengtian walked faster, followed by a series of palace maids and guards.
Dequan followed him jogging all the way. He was a little worried that the emperor would be shocked after entering the private storehouse. Should he notify Doctor Yu to make preparations?
Facts have proved that Dequan's preparations were not in vain.
Lu Chengtian looked at the empty private storehouse with a gloomy face.
It was really empty, without any exaggeration.
How empty was it?
Even the wooden shelves for placing porcelain in the private storehouse were taken away!
The ground was so clean that there was not even a stone left.
Feeling the dimness in the warehouse, Lu Chengtian frowned even more tightly, "Dequan! Come here! Which servant is in charge of my private warehouse? How come you don't even know to turn on a light?"
Dequan jogged all the way, took a deep breath, looked up at the roof, and whispered, "Your Majesty, the lantern was... moved away by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Lu Chengtian raised his head consciously, looked at the empty beams, and twitched his mouth, "Is he a locust?"
Dequan dared not say anything.
Although he wanted to say yes in his heart.
It was said to be emptied, and it was really emptied. Except for the doors and windows that were fixed and could not be taken away, everything that could be moved was taken away by the Crown Prince.
Lu Chengtian flicked his sleeves and continued to walk inside. The more he walked, the uglier his face became.
His white jade chess set was gone.
His jade go set was gone. His
red coral that looked like a small mountain was gone.
Many of his beloved hand-held ornaments, the precious swords sent by foreign countries, the precious bows sent by Mongolia, etc., were all gone.
Lu Chengtian felt his temples throbbing. Wasn't it just a disaster relief?
Was there a need for so many treasures?
Lu Chengtian was so angry that he felt dizzy and almost fainted.
Fortunately, Dequan called a doctor in advance, so nothing more terrible happened.
After Lu Chengtian was injected with a few needles, his mind became much clearer, but he was still angry.
The private treasury that he had accumulated for so many years was emptied out, and he must have an explanation today!
Lu Chengtian rushed to the East Palace in a heroic and high-spirited manner.
He thought that the prince must be thinking hard about how to relieve the disaster at this time, and as long as the prince returned his favorite treasures to him, then this matter would be forgotten.
After all, the prince was kind-hearted and it was all for the people.
Who knew that Lu Zexu was feeding and stroking Gungun in the yard.
The soft panda cub ate apples and drank milk, and even whimpered to Lu Zexu. It was so adorable.
Lu Zexu touched the panda's head, feeling so happy.
"Your Highness, the hot pot is ready. Do you want to eat now?" Fulu asked with a bow.
"Let's have dinner." Lu Zexu was really hungry.
In winter, his favorite thing to eat was hot hot pot.
The overbearing hot pot base rolled in the copper pot, and the fragrance immediately filled the air.
Lu Chengtian's appetite was immediately aroused. As an emperor, he had never eaten such a meal before!
Think about how he punished a group of ministers for this unfortunate son in the morning court, but his unfortunate son turned against him and emptied his private vault.
He was busy with state affairs all day long and did not dare to slack off, but what about the prince?
He didn't even go to the morning court, and had nothing to do all day long. He just raised pets and ate delicious food! He lived a leisurely life!
Lu Chengtian was shamefully envious, and his heart became more and more unbalanced. He strode out directly.
"Prince, the disaster in the four northern states is so serious. As the person in charge of disaster relief, you are eating and drinking here. What crime should you be punished for?"