Chapter 827 Fangs

In the capital, the second prince Zhang Jingyang stared at the booklet handed over by the crown prince, "What do you mean by this?"

The prince saw that Zhang Jingyang had no intention of taking it, so he put it on the table and said, "You will know what I mean when you take a look at it."

The second prince Zhang Jingyang didn't want to read it. There must be something bad in the book. He had cooperated with the crown prince in the past two days and was very efficient, but it didn't mean that he was willing to submit to him in the future.

The prince drank the tea calmly. The second brother really had money. This tea was better than the one in the prince's mansion. He reminded him, "This is what the emperor asked me to bring to you. You have to read it even if you don't want to."

Zhang Jingyang's fingertips moved. The prince didn't dare to lie about his father, so he picked up the booklet and opened it with his face darkening. This booklet contained all his income in the Ministry of Justice over the years. Although he couldn't remember all of it, most of the major amounts were included. After browsing through it and looking at the final total account, Zhang Jingyang stared. There was actually more than 600,000 taels.

The prince drank the tea and brought the things. He stood up and said, "Father's original words, you have to swallow as much as you want. You only have two days. After the deadline, there will be no mercy. You can do whatever you want."

Zhang Jingyang's heart was pounding. He had to pay out more than 600,000 taels, a huge sum of money. If he hadn't just collected a lot of silver in Pinggang, he really couldn't come up with so much silver.

But even if we have the money collected in Pinggang, it would be very difficult to take it out all at once.

Zhang Jingyang came back to his senses. The prince was no longer there. He had already left!

At Zhou's manor, Zhou Shuren received Wu Ming's reply letter, which was delivered by express horse. In the letter, Wu Ming expressed his gratitude and asked the Zhou family to help him buy a house. Zhou Shuren saw excitement between the lines, which Wu Ming himself might not have noticed. If Wu Ming's emotions fluctuated greatly, the last stroke of each word would be the heaviest.

Zhulan, "Mr. Deng just left. I asked Steward Ding to send someone to chase him and tell him."

"Okay, the house doesn't have to be too big. It can be located in the north or south of the city. A small courtyard will do."

If Wu Ming really comes to Beijing, it would not be suitable for him to be high-profile. It is better for him to be low-key.

Zhulan said, "Okay, I'll remember that."

Zhulan had just told housekeeper Ding when she saw the daughter of the family coming over with her two granddaughters. "Let me see how you are dressed. Are you going out?"

Xue Han nodded with a smile, "Let's change into coarse clothes and go to the nearby forest to pick some beautiful leaves."

Zhulan, "Picking leaves?"

Yu Shuang continued, "Well, my aunt and I found some of the leaves very beautiful, so we wanted to collect them."

Zhulan was not prepared to stop them. It was rare for the girls to go out, so there were no complicated rules. They all lived nearby, and there were servants following them, so there would be no danger. However, she still warned them, "This snake hasn't hibernated yet, so you must be careful when you go out."

Speaking of snakes, she felt uncomfortable. She saw one when she went up the mountain in the morning, and she saw it again when she went down the mountain. There were really a lot of snakes.

Xue Han said, "We won't go deep into the bushes, we'll just stay around."

"Well, go ahead."

Time passed peacefully at Zhoujia Manor. After Zhulan and the other ladies left, she was in a good mood and made wine from the fruits on the manor. Since she had someone to teach her, Zhulan got the hang of it quickly. In fact, the steps were not particularly difficult.

Zhulan sealed a few jars and placed them together with Zhou Shuren, "You can drink it next year."

Zhou Shuren was looking forward to it. "I think it should taste good."

Zhulan was also looking forward to it. This was her first time trying it and she thought it was quite interesting and fun. She thought she could make more fruit wine in the future.

People in the capital were in a panic. The Ministry of Justice had arrested many of its officials. The evidence was solid and they had no chance to defend themselves. Although the highest-ranking official arrested was lower than the fourth rank, many people had been arrested and they were all officials who had worked in the Ministry of Justice for many years. There was a lot of speculation in the capital.

The prince led people to arrest people this time, and the ruthless means used made the officials in the capital see the prince's fangs for the first time. The officials in the court realized that the prince was no longer a shadow following the emperor, but a grown-up tiger.

The first time they showed their fangs was when they arrested a number of officials. That showed great courage.

The prince returned to the palace to report to his father. As he walked into the government hall, he noticed that the palace maids, eunuchs, and officials he met along the way were all

I'm more afraid of him.

The prince curled his lips, this time not only was the internal trouble cleared up, but it also gave him a chance to establish his authority. Before, he, the prince, followed his father by his side, and all the respect and fear came from his position as the prince. Now, people were afraid of him as a person, and he was very satisfied.

At the Mansion of Marquis Yao, Yao Wenqi dropped the cup in his hand to the ground when he received the news. He confirmed the list of arrested people once again and felt disappointed. He knew that the prince was investigating the Ministry of Justice and he was ready to find out who would be implicated. However, he did not expect that the prince was so capable and could wipe out his business of more than a decade in one fell swoop.

Training these people requires time and money. The most difficult part is time. He no longer has more than ten years to make secret plans.

It is not easy to train people, and the number of officials selected through imperial examinations is limited. He does not have all the talents in his hands. He and his partners have cultivated chess pieces for so many years, and now all of them have been taken away in one fell swoop. He feels a little dizzy.

He had to hold back his anger and stay calm. These people knew a lot and now that he was caught, although he had evidence against them and was not afraid of them talking too much, accidents were inevitable. He no longer had confidence in himself, and he found that the road that had been broad before was becoming narrower and narrower, and he also felt like he was walking on thin ice and dared not take a wrong step.

Outside the door, Mrs. Bai covered her mouth with her hands, her pupils constricted. She could sense that her master had big plans, and she never expected that he had such ambitions. She felt a chill down her spine.

The next day, the capital was still in turmoil. Everyone felt insecure, especially the officials in the Ministry of Justice, who were extremely cautious.

In the court, the evidence was shown to all the adults, and the crown prince said sternly, "The person who arranged this should be punished. I request your permission to conduct a thorough investigation."

If the officials in the court were not in the wrong place, they would have started talking about it long ago. This is really a big deal. So many chess pieces have been arranged, and the plan is very big.

The Emperor scanned the officials standing in the court. The more he cleared out the officials, the harder it would be to find the remaining hidden chess pieces. However, he had patience. "I'll leave the thorough investigation to the Crown Prince."

The second prince Zhang Jingyang came to court with banknotes. When he heard this, he said, "Father, I am your son."

Before he could finish his words, the emperor interrupted him, "I have another errand for you."

Zhang Jingyang didn't dare to continue speaking.

The third prince Zhang Jingshi hooked his fingertips, he found that no matter how well he and his second brother did their jobs, they were always overshadowed by the crown prince. He became more and more jealous of the crown prince. The six ministries were originally easy jobs, but the crown prince was able to find out so many things. Thinking of the problematic people around him, the third prince's face became worse and worse.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er brought Changzhong and Minghui to the manor in southern Beijing.

In order to give their son a surprise, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren did not inform their son. As soon as the boy got off the carriage, he saw his parents and forgot to move for a moment.

Zhulan walked forward and hugged her son: "Mom is a little sad, Changzhong doesn't want to see mom?"

Changzhong came back to his senses and it was really his mother. "Mom, I miss you so much. Mom, why did you and dad come to the village?"

The eldest and second eldest Zhou were quite frightened. Why wasn't their father in the capital? Well, because of Zhulan and Zhou Shuren's relationship, no one informed the eldest and second eldest Zhou.

I changed the medicine I took today to soup medicine. I feel too sleepy after taking it. I will finish one chapter today and start the chapters I owe tomorrow. It seems like I owe five chapters, or six.

(End of this chapter)