Ancient promotion routine

Zhang Yanjin returned home in a hurry, changed into an official uniform and took a long card, and even had no time to sit in the carriage, so she galloped towards the palace on horseback.

Didn't the emperor not get hurt by assassins a few days ago?How could you be sick?Did another assassin appear in the palace today?

Why did the emperor become seriously ill all of a sudden? Zhang Yanjin couldn't help feeling tense when he thought of the scene of the emperor lying on the hospital bed dying. The crown prince had just ascended the throne. If the emperor died at this moment, it would be difficult for the Wei court to be stable.

When Zhang Yanjin arrived at the emperor's bedroom, he found that many ministers had already arrived, and everyone was kneeling on the ground. He found an empty seat in front of him and knelt down on the ground with a plop.

Zhang Yanjin's sound made everyone focus on him.

"Master Zhang, what are you doing?"

Seeing Zhang Yanjin's face of mourning, the prince asked.

"Stay flat, Aiqing's salute today is much neater."

Zhang Yanjin not only knelt on the ground, but also kowtowed. Normally, when meeting the Holy Majesty, it was just a kneeling salute. Without this prostration, Zhang Yanjin's salute was more prudent.

"Your Majesty?" Zhang Yanjin asked tentatively. He originally thought that the Crown Prince was kneeling in front of the case, and the Emperor was afraid that he was dying of illness.

"I'm fine, get up."

As soon as the emperor said this, the ministers who were kneeling on the ground got up and took the medicine box and pushed them into the side room. Only then did Zhang Yanjin realize that he had made an own mistake.

"I offended the emperor, please punish me."

Zhang Yanjin didn't care about kneeling again, the emperor was his backer, and if this backer fell, he wouldn't be able to get along anymore, and his friendship with King Wei was not very good.

When Zhang Yanjin rejected King Wei before, he was very decisive. He didn't think that King Wei could accept him without any grudges.

"Prince, you go back to deal with business first."

"Yes, Father."

Zhang Yanjin saw that the emperor pushed the prince away without ordering herself, so she could only stand on one side and wait.

When the prince went out, he nodded to Zhang Yanjin, which was regarded as a greeting, which made Zhang Yanjin confused. Could it be that King Wei's whole person has changed since he became the prince? Can the position of the prince completely change a person?

"Zhang Qing, give me a hand."

Listening to the emperor's instructions, Zhang Yanjin immediately went forward to put the pillow up, and helped the emperor to sit up.

He didn't notice that the emperor's body was so weak, he thought it was because the emperor was used to being served by others, and now all the maids and eunuchs in this room are outside the door, so he can only serve him.

"In the future, if Zhang Qing has any ideas, he can communicate with the prince more. I think the prince can learn a lot from you."

The emperor laughed.

Seeing the emperor showing that calculating look again, Zhang Yanjin felt a little relieved.

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys the order."

Since the emperor wanted to support the prince, Zhang Yanjin could only follow the emperor's wishes. He didn't care who was the prince, as long as this person would not hinder his plan.

"I mean, if you take any action on the affairs of the court, the prince will stand by your side." The emperor seemed to be afraid that Zhang Yanjin would not understand what he meant, so he said this in a different way.

"The minister will assist the prince with all his strength, and wait for the prince's order."

Is the emperor afraid that the prince will not be able to help him, so he wants to swear allegiance himself?Thinking of the aristocratic family behind the prince, Zhang Yanjin immediately denied this speculation. The emperor only wanted to weaken the power of the aristocratic family, so how could he allow it to grow.

Could it be that the emperor wanted to take action before those people reacted because the crown prince took office and the situation in the court changed too quickly?Zhang Yanjin recalled the hint Han Wei had given him before, and seeing the emperor's almost naked statement, it seemed that the crown prince's ascendancy would be another bloodbath.

After King Wei was canonized as the crown prince, the style of the aristocratic family in the court became more and more prominent, and the backbone of the court slowly began to move closer to the aristocratic family.

The bustling capital is prosperous on the surface, but in fact it has deviated from the original direction.

"Master Zhang, the number of cases in the capital is almost double that of the previous month," Han Wei said.

Zhang Yanjin was looking for the source of the blood pearls these days. Apart from the Princess Mansion, Zhang Yanjin had targeted several aristocratic families. If Han Wei hadn't come to the Shangshu Mansion today, Zhang Yanjin would not have noticed such a big change in the capital.

"Your Excellency is in charge of the case in the capital city, so he should have a way to punish it, so as to make an example of others."

Zhang Yanjin said that although he was concerned about the changes in the folk, he was not able to do anything about it without Han Wei.

"Hey, these cases are people without owners, and even the victims don't come to beat the drums and complain, so how can I punish them?" Han Wei sighed.

If he could handle it, he wouldn't come to the Shangshu Mansion.

When the new crown prince ascended the throne, the power class must be replaced. What Zhang Yanjin didn't expect was that these aristocratic families would dare to bully the people so blatantly. It seems that the emperor's worries have become a reality.

"Master Han, the situation in the capital still requires your help. Can the victims come to their door to sort out the case one by one? I think we should help them seek justice."

"This is a good idea, but if you want to eradicate the root cause, I am afraid that you need to speak a few more words for the people in the court."

Han Wei's words surprised Zhang Yanjin, as if this was his real intention.

Zhang Yanjin sent Han Wei out, thinking about the changes in the situation between the DPRK and China these days, she was also a little worried.

In the East Palace, in the prince's mansion, the prince was sitting facing the bead curtain, as if he was looking at someone inside.

But behind the bead curtain there was only an empty cushion, nothing.

The prince sat silent for a long time, suddenly got up and shouted, "Come here."

"Go and invite Master Shangshu to come to the palace."

The prince made arrangements and returned to his original seat, but turned around.He thought about what the man said, if he didn't cut off the carrion, he was afraid that the whole thing would be infected and corrupted.

Zhang Yanjin was called into the palace, but he did not expect that the prince would meet him alone, he did not expect why the prince asked him to come, so Zhang Yanjin could only make peace with the situation.

"Master Zhang, please sit down." The prince was very polite to Zhang Yanjin, and stood up to greet Zhang Yanjin when he entered the door.

Zhang Yanjin was surprised, but he didn't show it on his face. He acted according to the etiquette. Now that the prince is the king and he is the minister, even if the prince wants him to do something, he must have a suitable explanation.

"To be honest, I have invited you here to tell you something." The prince looked at Zhang Yanjin full of melancholy.

"Prince, please tell me, if I can do my best, I will do my best."

Zhang Yanjin recalled the emperor's previous explanation, it seems that the prince's visit to him was also ordered by the emperor.

"Master Zhang, you are being polite. It turned out that the matter of the blood pearl is not over. Now even the emperor has been implicated. I hope that Master Zhang can help to investigate this matter thoroughly and expose the mastermind behind it, so as to show the truth of our great Wei. The country's prestige, and let these petty people be punished to appease the government."

What the prince said was sincere, without any sense of bluff.

The prince actually knew that he was investigating the matter of the blood pearl. It seems that the emperor's support for the prince is already very obvious.

"I follow the prince's wishes and will thoroughly investigate this matter." Zhang Yanjin stood up and said.

"Master Zhang, I have something here, which must be helpful for my lord to investigate this case."

On the carriage, Zhang Yanjin looked at the booklet in his hand, which was handed to him by the prince when he was about to leave the palace. Zhang Yanjin remembered the entanglement of the prince holding the booklet, and when he opened it, Princess Yuyang's signature was impressively written on it.

He continued to flip through the book, which was just a record of some transactions, and it seemed to have nothing to do with the Blood Pearl case.

However, the last page of the booklet seemed to have been torn off, and the back was glued together.

Princess Yuyang has a lot of records, all of which are records of her transactions with the Turks. It should be said that this is Princess Yuyang's private book, which records her plans for every major event.

Even the assassination of the emperor was on the booklet. Looking at the beautiful fonts on it, Zhang Yanjin felt as if he saw a sharp blade, and these sharp blades almost all aimed at Wei's heart.

It seems that the emperor had the foresight to execute Princess Yuyang, but the prince actually took this booklet, why didn't he give it to the emperor, but to himself.

Is it just to use himself to defeat the people in this book?

In this booklet, apart from the Turkic people who had transactions with Princess Yuyang, there was also a person Zhang Yanjin was very familiar with.

That is the Korean public.

Could it be that the Korean public has something to do with the blood pearl, and the blood pearl of Princess Yuyang was obtained from the Korean public?

Zhang Yanjin turned to the last page, looking at the degree of stitching pasted on it.

It's so perfect, it's impossible for this kind of torn paper to be glued to such a high degree of fit, unless someone deliberately took pains to achieve this fit.

Zhang Yanjin closed the booklet, closed her eyes and meditated.No matter who it is, the expansion of the power of the aristocratic family has threatened the stability of the government. The emperor has hinted to himself time and time again, and now the crown prince has given this thing to himself. No matter how many doubts there are, he must act according to the emperor's wishes.

He will not stop the Blood Pearl case. His most respected old grandmother has become a victim of these struggles for power, and he will pay back this debt no matter what.