Chapter 152 The Upper Beam is Not Straight and the Lower Beam is Crooked
"Your Majesty, there have been many rumors in the capital recently, and we must pay attention to them."
The newly appointed second-in-command of the Censorate, Chief Censor Zheng Yuansheng, spoke.
The emperor looked sideways after hearing this and said, "Oh, what rumors!"
"First, a woman knelt and cried in front of the Jinyang Grand Princess's mansion, saying that she was the fiancée of the Right Prime Minister.
Only one day after the woman left the Jinyang Grand Princess's residence, another rumor spread in the capital.
It is said that the right prime minister killed his fiancée in order to curry favor with the Grand Princess of Jinyang.
I didn't believe it at first, but yesterday I happened to go to the Dali Temple and saw a corpse being sent in from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
Therefore, I have no choice but to ask the Right Prime Minister in the palace today."
When the emperor heard this, he was surprised to hear that there was such a thing.
Killing his fiancée and currying favor with the royal family?
If you think about it carefully, the Right Prime Minister is already 27 years old, and I have never heard that he has a fiancée at home.
How come he already has a fiancée just after being with my aunt...
If the emperor had any doubts about this matter.
Then killing his fiancée just to get close to Li Yueyao seems a bit far-fetched.
He is the right prime minister of the dynasty and has great power in the government and the country. Does he still need to curry favor with the royal family?
There are a hundred ways to deal with this fiancée, but you chose to kill her directly, and you just happened to find her body...
The emperor suddenly smelled a conspiracy.
Then he said, "Dali Temple, come out and talk."
Dali Temple Minister Shen Zhengming stepped forward and said, "A corpse was indeed delivered to the Right Prime Minister's residence yesterday.
The person was indeed the woman who claimed to be the Right Prime Minister's fiancée, her name was Zhong Yanse.
However, after a detailed autopsy by our Dali Temple coroner, the cause of death of this body was very special.
First, he was poisoned by a drug called 'Drunken Dream', and then he was killed by someone cutting his neck with a knife."
When the emperor heard the word "drunk dream", he suddenly remembered the drug he had taken called "late death".
He sat up straight in an instant: "What kind of medicine is this 'Drunken Dream'?"
"It's a medicine from Nanli."
As soon as the court heard Nan Li, it immediately became buzzing.
After hearing this, Censor Zheng turned to look at the Supreme Court Justice and asked, "Really?"
Shen Zhengming nodded.
The emperor was furious when he heard this and said angrily, "Is it really impossible to completely eliminate all the Nanli spies in the capital?"
Seeing the emperor's anger, everyone in the court stood up and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. We are guilty."
The emperor heard this as another old saying, so he waved his hand and said:
"Go back and check the personnel of each department in the court again. If there are any more problems, go directly to the Heavenly Prison yourself."
"Your Majesty, I obey your command."
Feng Shenyu continued, "I went back to my hometown two days ago and sent someone to check on Zhong Yanse.
There is no problem with her identity, but according to people around him, she has been a little abnormal in the past two months.
Just as I was about to investigate further, she was murdered."
The emperor asked Feng Shenyu: "Did you find out anything?"
"According to people close to her, she has been going to a place called Chuhuaxi Teahouse to listen to storytelling in the past two months.
He has a very good relationship with the female owner of Huaxi Teahouse and they have a very pleasant conversation.
But on the second day after she arrived in Beijing, the owner of Huaxi Teahouse disappeared.
The people we sent to investigate came back and reported that only the waiter was left in the teahouse, as the owner had gone on a long trip."
As soon as these words came out, even the generals in the court shouted loudly:
"There's no problem with this, who would believe it..."
"That's right, the method is too crude..."
When everyone quieted down, the emperor began to speak:
"The Dali Temple should investigate this matter as quickly as possible and then publicly announce the details of the case to quell the rumors."
"Yes."
When the court officials saw that His Majesty suddenly protected the Right Prime Minister again today, they were all puzzled.
Have these two reconciled?
After the morning court session ended, Feng Shenyu was taken away by the emperor.
After the two sat down in Taiji Palace, the emperor asked, "Is there some conspiracy behind this?"
The emperor is now like a frightened bird. As soon as the matter involves Nanli, he feels that there is a conspiracy.
Feng Shenyu nodded with a serious face.
The emperor slammed the table and said, "I knew it was like this."
Then he glared at Feng Shenyu and asked, "How is the Duke of Zhenguo's deployment in Nanli?"
Feng Shenyu replied respectfully: "It's proceeding as planned."
"Nanli humbly pays tribute to the Great Jin while secretly stirring up trouble in the imperial court of the capital.
If the Duke of Zhenguo is ready, he will gather his forces and march directly to the border.
Once the war begins this time, I will not stop until their country is destroyed and their clan is exterminated."
The emperor was a kind-hearted man, a ruler who maintained the status quo. He must have been extremely angry to say such words that would destroy the country and the race.
I don’t know if it was because the weather was too hot or what, but Sun Fu at the door listened to the conversation between the two and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Inside the hall, Feng Shenyu and the emperor talked in detail about what had happened recently.
The emperor listened and thought for a moment, "Are you saying that someone is behind this, trying to break you up?"
Feng Shenyu nodded.
The emperor thought for a long time, and finally his brain came back to his senses.
"A lot of things happened in the court since my aunt returned last year.
You and your aunt teamed up to catch all these evildoers, and really ruined a lot of people's business.
The most important thing is that it dealt a heavy blow to the spies of Nanli who were lurking in the six ministries of our dynasty.
They want to break up the alliance between you and your aunt, and even try to stir up internal strife between you to make you two turn against each other.
That way they can have a chance to breathe and move.”
Feng Shenyu saw that the emperor had hit the nail on the head and nodded in praise:
"That's right. This shows the sinister intentions of the person behind this."
"So, Your Majesty, since Your Highness won't see me now, I have no way of explaining it. How about you send someone to go and intercede on my behalf?"
When the emperor heard this, he turned and glared at Fengshenyu:
"I told you you were fat, and you're still panting. It's so shameless to ask such a request."
Feng Shenyu had a bitter face and drooped shoulders as he looked at the emperor and said:
"Your Majesty, first of all, I swear that I absolutely do not have a fiancée. I only have Your Highness in my heart.
Secondly, I have been worried about Her Royal Highness the Princess. She has not been eating or sleeping well, and has not been able to attend to state affairs these past two days.
If you don't help me mediate, I'm going to quit my job."
The emperor slammed the table and angrily scolded Feng Shenyu:
"Is this what a minister should say?
What do you mean by quitting? Are you threatening me?
Do you really think I dare not remove you from your position as Right Prime Minister?"
Feng Shenyu spread his hands, looking indifferent.
"I don't like staying in the court, I just want to live in seclusion with my love.
Your Majesty, it's better if you withdraw. This way, I can focus on waiting at the gate of Your Majesty's residence. I don't believe she really won't see me."
The emperor got a headache when he saw the appearance of Fengshen Jade.
It's simply a piece of meat on the cutting board!
"You...you...you...ah...it's so inappropriate..."
“I have always been so unruly, Your Majesty, you only just know this.
No, you'd better remove me. I don't want to do this anyway."
When the emperor looked at Feng Shenyu like this, he suddenly felt that he looked familiar.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Oh~, I finally understand. It turns out that the virtuous concubine and the fourth prince learned how to act like a rogue from you."
Feng Shenyu curled his lips: "I didn't teach them this, don't blame me for everything."
The emperor angrily rebuked them, "You three are all the same. The top beam is crooked and the bottom beam is crooked."
Feng Shenyu casually replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, you are right.
Your upper beam is crooked, and the Fourth Prince's lower beam is crooked."
Emperor: "I...you..."
The emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.
Feng Shenyu saw that the emperor was angry and was afraid that if he angered him, he would be in trouble if he didn't help him.
He then reached out and poured a glass of water for the emperor, presenting it to him attentively.
"Your Majesty, I am completely dependent on you. You must help me. Otherwise, my backyard will be unstable and I will have no time to focus on court affairs."
"What backyard? You haven't even gotten married yet, so how can your aunt be your backyard?"
"Yes, yes, my words were inappropriate. I am your Highness's concubine. Is that right?"
The emperor snorted proudly after hearing this, took the teacup, and said with a wheezing breath:
"Go away, I get angry when I see you."
Seeing that the emperor agreed, Feng Shenyu quickly took advantage of the situation, smiled and saluted the emperor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave."
After saying that, he turned around and left without stopping at all.
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