my brother-in-law is the prince

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he turned around again.

With a big wave of his hand: "Zhu Qing, step back."

He said, but said again: "Zhang Qing stay."

All the ministers nodded and bowed to leave.

Zhang Anshi stayed where he was.

Zhu Di didn't say a word, he sat upright without saying a word.

When the ministers dispersed, and it seemed that the eunuchs retreated tactfully, only Yishiha was by his side, and brought Zhang Anshi a cup of tea without Zhu Di's order.

At this time, Zhu Di raised his eyes abruptly, and there was an indistinct sharpness in his eyes.

A few days ago, Zhu Di's health was not good, and his expression was a bit haggard, but at this moment, there was an inexplicable coldness in his eyes.

The murderous Zhu Di is back again.

"This matter is strange!" Zhu Di said in a deep voice, firmly and firmly.

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi said, "Yes, I have also noticed something strange. Up to now, I have many doubts... Firstly, the cost is really too high, and secondly..."

But Zhu Di interrupted him and said, "That's not what I said."

Zhu Di tapped the copybook lightly with his fingers, and said, "It's just... from the beginning to the end of this matter, there is an inexplicable feeling, as if someone is planning behind it!"

When Zhang Anshi heard it, he was shocked and said: "Really? I... Is the minister going to order Jin Yiwei to investigate?"

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "There's no need to investigate."

Zhu Di stood up, and continued quietly: "This is just a feeling I have, relying on this to investigate, how long will it take?"

Zhang Anshi was puzzled and said: "Since your majesty thinks something is wrong, why...you still allocate 50 taels of silver? Don't you worry that the meat bun beats the dog..."

Zhu Di's face was cloudy and uncertain, and his eyes showed an elusive and dangerous aura from time to time.

He said slowly: "50 taels of silver, what's wrong with reassuring them? I have already paid out 200 million taels of silver, what is missing?"

Zhang Anshi suddenly understood something, so he said: "Your Majesty means...the 50 taels of silver are just for suspicion?"

Zhu Di said: "It's not just 50 taels of silver, it's Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng who ordered a thorough investigation, and that's why he cast doubts."

Zhang Anshi knew Zhu Di well.

A stingy person like Zhu Di is willing to spend so much money. This money is really more precious than his own children.

Since he sacrificed his own flesh and blood, then... there must be a deeper conspiracy.

The so-called reluctance to bear a child can't hold a wolf...

Zhang Anshi's curiosity grew stronger, so he said: "Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

Zhu Di said: "In the past six months, since the construction of the railway began, Jiangxi has only been urging the bank. First, people from the third department went to inspect, and then the Minister of Rites, but all the news from Jiangxi is good. Not an iota of bad news."

Zhu Di paused, took a deep look at Zhang Anshi, and said again: "I was thinking, Xu Qi is just a mere Xu Qi, if he really has something wrong, why is the whole court protecting him?"

Zhang Anshi frowned and said, "This is Jin Yiwei's crime of negligence."

Zhu Di waved his hand: "What Jin Yiwei can do is to ride and spy, just like the lock on the door, it can only guard against gentlemen, not villains. If someone sincerely colludes and plots secretly, dozens of expatriates alone can Tiqi, how can we find out the truth? At most, it’s just finding some skins of thieves..."

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty means... is this something someone has planned for a long time?"

Zhu Di pondered and said: "If there is really any mistake, Xu Qi doesn't have such ability."

Zhang Anshi said: "Could it be that Your Majesty suspects that Minister of Rites..."

Zhu Di said disdainfully: "Liu Guan? What kind of thing is he?"

what……

Zhang Anshidao: "Actually... Jiangxi's railway construction, I... also felt that I should try to take a look at it. Although I know... maybe I know that there will be big and small problems. But the minister is thinking, Your Majesty will take a look at this matter. Seeing it so closely, the Jiangxi chief envoy and the ministers of the Ministry of Rites must not dare to act recklessly. Of course...mistakes may happen, but if you say that they dare to be so bold in front of His Majesty, I really can't believe it..."

"I didn't believe it at the beginning." Zhu Di said with a serious face: "But now it seems that things are more terrifying than imagined."

Zhang Anshi said: "It's just that Your Majesty... what else do you plan?"

Zhu Di said: "Didn't I say that? The 50 taels of silver is the reason for raising doubts. Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng is also the reason for raising doubts. Zhu Neng is careful, but he can't handle such a big case. He doesn't have this ability."

Zhu Di paused, and then said: "But I have made this decree, so that people can feel at ease. Teach them to prepare for Zhu Neng's thorough investigation at this time. Only let them put their minds on Zhu Neng, and I will give them peace of mind. Secretly plotting against Chen Cang with Zhang Qing, perhaps... this matter may come to light."

After Zhang Anshi heard this, he suddenly realized, so he said: "The minister probably understands, then I will leave this matter to the minister, and the minister will find a way..."

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "I came in person, they took my money."

When the word "yinzi" was mentioned, Zhu Di's tooth sockets were almost crushed, and his eyes were full of hostility.

Zhu Di suppressed his anger, and immediately said: "Zhu Neng went to Nanchang Mansion, and you and I secretly went to Jiujiang Mansion. Jiujiang Mansion is only a short time away from the capital by water. Their focus must be on Zhu Neng!"

This was obviously too unexpected, Zhang Anshi was shocked and said: "Your Majesty is going to Jiujiang Mansion?"

"Correct."

"When will the trip take place?"

"It's now."

Zhang Anshi said worriedly: "If Your Majesty leaks the news, I'm afraid..."

Zhu Di said: "So, Yishiha will stay. I will be with you day and night, and I will kill them by surprise. All the retinues will use the elite of the model battalion and Jinyiwei Tiqi you selected, the imperial guards in the palace, and one of them. Do not call."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help feeling dumbfounded at this moment.

To be honest, he couldn't understand why those people dared to cheat His Majesty's money.

Even I, Zhang Anshi, dare not.

Zhang Anshi pondered and said: "Your Majesty... If you deploy people on a large scale, it will definitely arouse people's vigilance. The number of people you can transfer is at most one or two hundred people, and if there are more, it may be..."

Zhu Di said calmly, "That's enough. When Jing was in trouble, it was not uncommon for me to lead dozens of troops to reach the scout camp of the [-] Southern Army."

Zhang Anshi still hesitated for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is still inappropriate, why don't I just let me go?"

Zhu Di waved his hand: "I must go! There should be an account for the money I lost."

Seeing Zhu Di's unquestionable appearance, Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "The minister will arrange it."

Zhu Di nodded.

Zhang Anshi stood up and was about to leave when Zhu Di suddenly said, "Come back."

Zhang Anshi stopped and said, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

Zhu Di said: "Take your three brothers with you. Besides, there is also a thousand households from Jinyiwei. Is the surname Chen, Chen Daowen?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Yes, there is a Chen Daowen."

"This person made meritorious service at the beginning, and he is also young and capable, so he should be reliable."

Zhang Anshi said: "Yes."

"And from the business, bring a few shopkeepers to be proficient in accounts. There are some things that we outsiders can't see."

"Yes."

Only then did Zhu Di wave his hand and said, "Let's go."

Zhang Anshi got the decree, he was a little excited and a little nervous, but he hurriedly saluted and left.

As soon as Zhang Anshi left, Yi Shiha bowed down and said: "Your Majesty...you are old, why should you be like this? The subordinates just do it... Slaves..."

Yi Shiha's face was not without worry.

Zhu Di's eyes were dark, and he said in a deep voice: "What shocked me was that someone dared to act so boldly under my nose and under such a tight spot. I asked myself if I was a hero, too. When Emperor Zugao was around, there were many such bold people. The Taizu and I were already acting vigorously and resolutely. If this is the case, if we just sit back and ignore it. People... I'm afraid it will become even more rampant."

Zhu Di paused here, took a deep look at Yi Shiha and said, "I won't come to investigate this matter myself, it's really unsettling. Well, everything has been arranged properly, so don't talk too much."

Yi Shiha had no choice but to say: "Yes, the servant obeys the order."

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At this time, in a certain mansion in the capital.

Not long after the court was over, someone rushed into the mansion.

Then, one person led the horse out.

This person is dressed in a strong outfit, although he is a servant, but the horse he is leading is extremely handsome, such a BMW, even an ordinary wealthy businessman may not be willing to buy it.

three days later.

When the horse reached the boundary of Nanchang Prefecture, it was almost useless.

But this servant didn't seem to care about the horse's life or death at all, so he gave up the horse without hesitation, went straight to the local post station, and took a handwritten letter.

When the local postman saw the handwriting, he was shocked and hurried to prepare a fast horse.

The servant only ate some dry food, and then set off. At dusk, he arrived at the chief envoy.

The chief envoy, Xu Qi, came out in person, dismissed everyone, and then accepted the letter.

He looked at it carefully, with a solemn face, and said to the servant: "Go back and tell your master, I understand."

The servant was well-trained, so he didn't talk too much, so he just quit.

Xu Qi took the letter and went to the shack in Houya.

"Liu Gong, Liu Gong... there is news from Beijing."

This Liu Gong is naturally Liu Guan who is here to supervise the railway.

At this time Liu Guan was very depressed, and said angrily: "What's the matter?"

Xu Qi said: "Your Majesty... seems to have doubts about our memorial."

Liu Guan was surprised: "What?"

"Your Majesty allocated 50 taels of silver, but besides that, he ordered Duke Cheng Zhu Neng to come to Jiangxi for a thorough investigation."

Liu Guan stood up, with his hands behind his back, frowning, paced back and forth, and said, "Whoever comes is not kind, and those who are kind don't come!"

Xu Qi said from the side: "Life and death are at stake now, Mr. Liu must find a way."

Liu Guan's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "From the beginning to the end, the old man didn't take any money from here, but now I want the old man to take responsibility?"

"Liu Gong... now is not the time to worry about this."

Liu Guan's face was full of remorse, and he murmured: "I shouldn't be building any railways, I shouldn't take this job, no wonder there were so many people in the court at the time of the court meeting, and no one had such a talent. Take responsibility, everyone is silent, and when I recommend myself, everyone praises and applauds. I still think they are stupid, don’t know the oil and water behind this railway, who would have guessed that I am the fool! I have been smart all my life, how can I get on When is this?"

Xu Qi said: "Grand Liu... a great disaster is imminent, what's the use of talking more?"

"No." Liu Guan said painfully: "I want to say, there are five or six million taels of silver, and there are so many items. In the end... what did I get? I am the Minister of Rites. When I was in Hongwu for 600 years, Emperor Taizu Gao was so strict. When I was the magistrate of Taigu County, I still had hundreds of taels of oil and water every month. Now, I am responsible for this big relationship, and I have nothing. The singer is not good either, and she is not good at playing, playing and singing, I regret it."

Xu Qi simply said nothing, he waited silently.

At this time, Liu Guan glared at him angrily and said: "I didn't expect you to be such a person. Everyone said that I, Liu Guan, was nothing, but you people are even more ruthless. I am greedy in the open. You... you... blame me for being confused." , I'm confused..."

He beat his chest and stumbled regretfully.

Xu Qi just stood aside and looked at him indifferently.

Liu Guan vented for a while, but finally calmed down, and said: "Zhu Neng is a person that cannot be underestimated. Don't look reckless, but he is full of bad ideas. He came to investigate and deal with it. How to deal with it?"

Xu Qi said calmly: "Up and down, everything is airtight, so there shouldn't be anything to be found out."

Liu Guan said: "Of course the account can't be found out, but what about the railway? So far, have you laid an inch of railway?"

"That's the problem." Xu Qi sighed: "I knew it was like this, but I gritted my teeth back then, even if I repaired for a few miles, it wouldn't be like this."

Liu Guan said angrily: "It's not them, these bastards..."

Liu Guan wanted to scold again.

Xu Qi said, "It's useless to talk about it now."

Liu Guanzheng opened his mouth, swallowed the curse words at last, and said instead: "You can figure it out yourself. I don't care..."

Xu Qi then said: "If Mr. Liu doesn't care about it, Mr. Liu will not be able to escape the blame when the time comes. The only thing we can do now is to help each other."

Liu Guan snorted coldly, and said angrily: "I don't have any money, and I've committed too many crimes. I was investigated twice for corruption of ink alone, and Impeached by Yushi more than ten times. I was dismissed from office and arrested and imprisoned. Two or three times! Not to mention, the crown prince personally accused me of being demoted as an official in the Ministry. It’s not like I haven’t tried it before, so you scare me with this?”

Xu Qi calmly said: "If you are convicted of a crime by the court, at most you will be dismissed from office, or there may be hope of recovery. But Mr. Liu thinks, if the incident fails this time, will Mr. Liu be able to leave Jiangxi alive? What should Mr. Liu's family do?"

After hearing this, Liu Guan shuddered, his eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Are you threatening the old man?"

Xu Qi still calmly said: "No, who dares to threaten Mr. Liu? It's just...that's what happened. Mr. Liu is extremely smart, so he knows where to go."

Liu Guan's face turned blue and white, and finally, like a discouraged ball, he said: "Zhu Neng is also quite greedy for money, but... his family has a lot of wealth, and it is too difficult to bribe him. What's more... ...You are also absolutely reluctant to bribe me, the old man has not received a penny until now? And that singer..."

Xu Qi interrupted: "Grand Liu, let's get down to business."

Liu Guan glared at him again, and then said: "This person is His Majesty's humerus, a person with a heart, and this is the difficulty. If you want him to return home satisfied, Nanchang Mansion must make thorough preparations, and don't give away. If I remember correctly, Jiangxi Metropolitan Command Office Qian...is also from Jing Nan, and served under Zhu Neng, right?"

After hearing this, Xu Qi nodded and said, "Yes, there is such a thing."

So Liu Guandao: "This is easier to handle. Let this matter be entertained, accompanied day and night, and reminisce about the past. Officials from all over Jiangxi have to visit their homes every day. They must be treated with the utmost courtesy. These warriors Qiuba, the good thing is In order to save face, we must show our admiration for him and brag about their military exploits."

After a pause, he thought of something, and said again: "Of course, other things have to be done. At the station, you should hurry up and lay a mile or two of railroad tracks. They say that the geese are too plucked, so you cook the geese." After cooking, let’s leave some hairs for others. Are you still human, and are you doing human affairs?”

Only at this time did Xu Qi show a sad expression, and said: "Grand Liu...these... are indeed the way to deal with it, and the lower officials will also find a way, go and find out one or two."

As he said that, Xu Qi also sighed and said: "Mr. Liu's mood, why don't I understand it? What benefits do you think I have gained? How dare I be negligent about what your majesty personally explained? How dare I stretch out my hand? I really don't want to hide anything. Since I became the chief envoy of Jiangxi Province, I dare to say that I have a clean hand, and I never dare to read illegally, hey..."

Liu Guan waved his hand and said indignantly: "Come on, come on, who doesn't know that you are an honest official? But you didn't gain anything, at least you got a reputation of being honest and honest. I just want to gain some advantage, and don't care about my reputation. They are all pulled down, but not one good one, can we compare?"

Xu Qi showed a sad look, just smiled, cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Liu, sit down a little, let's go to the officials to make arrangements."

He turned to leave, and only took a few steps, but Liu Guan suddenly said: "Come back."

Xu Qi stopped, turned around and said, "What else does Mr. Liu want to teach?"

"What if these methods don't work?" Liu Guan said, "What if Zhu Neng doesn't get in?"

Xu Qi pondered for a while, and said: "It should be the first thing to do before the soldiers. If this fails, then Zhu Neng really has to make up his mind to find out something, it should be..."

Liu Guan gasped and said in surprise, "You really dare to do that?"

Xu Qi said quietly: "It's not whether the subordinates dare to do this, but... hey... the fate of people is like this. After one step is wrong, the next step may be wrong. But in order to make up for the mistake, or to say, to cover it up, Then... from now on, there is nothing in this world that you dare not do."

Liu Guandao: "You are still ruthless, the old man is willing to bow down."

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