Chapter 176 Can He Speak?
Dutang is where the six ministers work together, with left and right wings on both sides.
The left compartment is the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Rites, and the right compartment is the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Works.
The ministers of various ministries usually work together in the capital after the court is dismissed, which makes it easier to negotiate matters. In the afternoon, they return to their respective departments to work individually.
Zhao Zhixiong had something on his mind, so he did not join anyone after the court was dismissed. When he returned to the capital, the other ministers were still nowhere to be seen.
Anyone who can become a minister must have an extremely good brain.
What each of them was doing in private, who they were investigating or who they were harming, could not be seen at all in the capital.
For example, although Zhao Zhixiong hated Matthew Li in his heart, he acted as if nothing had happened.
Su Pengxin had sent people to Yuzhou overnight. Although there was no conclusive evidence, he intuitively felt that the court official implicated in the incident that Emperor Yongping mentioned was most likely Ma Xiuli.
As for Matthew Li, he clearly let his daughter trick Zhao Zhixiong's daughter into doing something bad, but he didn't feel guilty at all.
Li Shengzhou from the Ministry of Revenue was calculating in his mind. It was the end of the year already, and he didn't know if the Emperor would ask him to search someone else's house. Was it possible that person was the one sitting here?
If the family is richer than the Fu family, the court will have an easier time next year.
......
There was nothing that needed to be discussed among the six departments today, and everyone was busy with their own affairs with different thoughts.
Soon, one of the guards on duty outside the hall entered the yard and said, "Master Ma, someone is looking for you."
Matthew remained calm, stood up and followed the guards out.
No servants or attendants were allowed into the palace.
If someone is looking for someone, the guard on duty outside the door must report it.
Afterwards, they would meet in a special reception area, or go out directly to find a place outside the hall to talk.
"Master, the eldest lady sent a message back."
The visitor was Ma Tiao, Matthew's regular attendant.
He was responsible for driving the carriage to pick up and drop off Matthew Li in and out of court. If there was anything urgent during the period, he would also run errands and pass messages.
Matthew Li took the secret letter and frowned as soon as he saw it.
It's a failure?
No wonder the prince seemed normal during the morning court session.
But Zhao Tian is dead. Didn’t the prince tell that old villain Zhao Zhixiong?
"Well, go back home and wait for news. If there is any more secret letter, please send it to me in time."
Matthew Li did not take the secret letter, but handed it back to Ma Tiao.
When he returns home, he will put the secret letter away and wait for Matthew to return from his shift in the afternoon before making a unified decision.
"Yes, I will go back home now."
Ma Tiao put away the secret letter and watched Matthew Li return to the capital before he turned around and drove away in the carriage.
In the study, Emperor Yongping was holding Chu Qinshu and drinking tea.
Chu Chengyi was reviewing memorials.
As for memorials, no matter whether he wanted to approve them or not, a large basket or even several large baskets would be delivered to him every day.
It’s impossible to finish reviewing them. It’s impossible to finish reviewing them.
"Zihuan, Shu'er told me to deal with them. Do you know who they are?"
Emperor Yongping drank two cups of tea before he suddenly asked.
He still remembered the harsh words Chu Qinshu said at the morning court.
Even though his granddaughter said that, as the emperor, he had to take the initiative to take responsibility for her.
Otherwise, he would have let down his granddaughter's trust in him.
Chu Chengyi had completely forgotten about this, and when Emperor Yongping asked him about it, he was a little unsure how to react.
Who are they?
King Ning?
Can he speak?
Let his father think that he is unfriendly to his brothers?
Having just exiled a younger brother, now you want to dethrone another older brother?
Matthew Li?
Is it necessary to say it?
If some time passes, all the people in the Ministry of Justice's prison will be named Ma.
Zhao Zhixiong?
There is no conflict between him and Zhao Zhixiong!
Although he was forced to marry the daughter of the Zhao family as his concubine, he had no conflicts with Zhao Zhixiong.
Even though he knew that Zhao Tian was already Prince Ning's man, he had no intention of settling accounts with Zhao Zhixiong.
As far as he knew, Zhao Tian's audacity was no longer under Zhao Zhixiong's control.
As for what happened yesterday, he could understand why Zhao Zhixiong suspected him.
But he believed in his own methods and that Zhao Zhixiong would not cause him any trouble.
Who else? There are quite a few, but there is no need to mention them all.
Even if his father said so, he wouldn't really deal with those people for him, so he should just deal with them one by one by himself.
"In reply to your father's words, I do not know."
Chu Chengyi played dumb, with confusion and puzzlement in his eyes.
How can you take a little kid's words seriously?
She also said that she couldn't sleep because she missed you so much?
Why don't you ask her if she really didn't sleep all night?
"You really don't know? Then I'll ask Shu'er when she wakes up."
Emperor Yongping also knew that he could not get anything out of Chu Chengyi.
From childhood to adulthood, he had rarely been asked for help, let alone now that he had entered the court.
I'm afraid that if something happens, I will be able to take charge and solve it on my own.
"I really don't know. Why don't I wait until Shu'er wakes up and ask her which officials were watching me during the morning court session? Are they trying to put someone in my Eastern Palace again?"
Chu Chengyi obviously asked this on purpose.
There are indeed quite a few people in the Eastern Palace, who were given to him by order of Emperor Yongping.
Only the emperor and the empress could appoint him as a concubine or a concubine.
The rest, apart from those sent by court officials and nobles, were sent by the restless concubines in Emperor Yongping's harem.
These people are really idle. They want to be concubines themselves and send others to be concubines. I don’t know what they are thinking?
"Ahem, ahem, ahem, Lin Fu, add some water."
Emperor Yongping was choked by Chu Chengyi's words.
He lifted the kettle on the stove and found that the water in it was not enough to make a cup of tea after he drank it all.
"I have told my mother that I will only marry Jin Yi in this life.
As for those women, as long as they don’t mess with me, Jinyi, and Jing’er, I will give them enough to eat.”
Chu Chengyi didn't care whether Emperor Yongping's cough was real or fake. Now that it came to this, he should make his position clear again.
This will save him from having to send people to the East Palace in the future.
"Humph, I won't care about your backyard."
Emperor Yongping began to make excuses, his tone was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and he lacked some confidence.
It is true that he put people in the Eastern Palace, but wasn’t that also for Chu Chengyi’s own good?
Which emperor didn’t have a harem?
When Chu Chengyi sits in his position, he will be considered a loser if he does not expand his harem.
"I believe in you, Father, and I will do what I say."
Chu Chengyi laughed immediately. It’s no joke. This can be considered as a promise for him, right?
“Ahh.”
[Your Majesty, Shu'er is awake. She wants to drink milk. ]
In Chu Chengyi's eyes, Chu Qinshu had been sleeping since morning till now.
But in fact, after reciting the lesson in the space, she went to discuss something with Xiaohulu and didn't even take care of drinking milk.
"Okay, okay, Shu'er has woken up. Your Majesty will let your father give you some hot milk."
Emperor Yongping handed Chu Qinshu to Madam Yao and asked her to take her to a side hall to help her urinate.
Chu Chengyi naturally placed the ceramic pot with milk on the small stove where Emperor Yongping made tea.
"Well, he looks a bit like me back then."
Emperor Yongping was very pleased.
Under his teaching, the legitimate son became more and more like a qualified father.
A hundred years later, when he sees Lan Qin, he will tell her that he has lived up to her trust.
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