The news spread quickly in the palace, and it was indeed true. The emperor spoke in the imperial study, and the crown prince received the letter. Just when he was angry, Chang Hehui's hand letter arrived.

The prince's face was gloomy, and he secretly scolded Chang Hehui for being useless, but he couldn't detect Tan Hualang's movement in the Imperial Academy, and when he opened the envelope, his face immediately turned livid.

"Presumptuous!" The prince was furious, his mood was fluctuating, and he smashed the porcelain on the ground with a "crash, clatter!"

"Prince, calm down." The people around immediately knelt down, for fear of being angered accidentally.

"Who gave him the guts." The prince looked at the letter fiercely, with a look of hostility on his brows. If the things in the letter were true, wouldn't he be charged for nothing, but the benefits would be cheaper for others? Which of his brothers is it? handwriting.

"Calm down the prince, but what's wrong with the second place?" Others couldn't guess what the prince was thinking, so they could only talk about it, referring to Chang Hehui.

The prince grinned grimly and threw the letter away: "You guys read it for yourself?"

Pu Zhengyang glanced at ten lines, quickly read the letter, and his face changed greatly with anger: "It's too much to deceive people, it's really too much to bully others, Wang Hongwei is really a good dog."

Wu Sicheng had a different opinion, frowned and said, "Could the second place be mistaken?"

Pu Zhengyang retorted: "It's impossible to make a mistake about such a thing. I'd rather believe it or not. He doesn't have the guts to tell lies."

The crown prince waved his hand and let the unimportant people back down. There were only a few confidantes in the room, and he said coldly: "Master Pu's words are true, I'd rather believe it."

Pu Zhengyang took the letter, read it over and over again, and asked hesitantly, "Does Your Highness really decide to confess?"

The prince smiled coldly: "What's wrong with being alone?"

Pu Zhengyang thought about it, and immediately laughed: "That's right, His Highness is right, what does the matter of Mr. Wang have to do with the East Palace?"

Wu Sicheng immediately said: "The matter has not been verified, if..."

Pu Zhengyang was dissatisfied and said: "Master Wu just thinks too much, so what if we check this matter, and what if we don't check it?"

Wu Si said that he was used to being careful, and regardless of Tan Hualang's in-laws with Jingyang Hou's mansion, the second place in the list has no evidence and no evidence, just a hand letter, how can he believe its authenticity.

Liao Junyou smoothed things over: "Since the incident in Shandong broke out, the emperor will definitely investigate it strictly. The most urgent task now is to get His Highness out."

The crown prince nodded: "I'll leave this matter to you. Be sure not to leave any excuses. I don't care about the prefect of Shandong for the time being."

Liao Junyou accepted the order respectfully, but he felt a chill in his heart, listening to the prince's intention, no matter whether Wang Hongwei is innocent or not, this matter must be taken care of by him.

Pu Zhengyang remained silent. Since they had chosen the prince, they had no way out and could only go to the dark one step at a time. Fortunately, the emperor had a preference for the prince. In the future, it will be worth it!

"I'm going to see my father now." The prince straightened his clothes, and the three adults retired one by one. The prince went out of the room and looked at his appearance. Handsome, how can there be a trace of haze.

Different from the tenseness of all parties, Li Yaonan, the fire igniter, is very relaxed at this time, only speechless to the attitude of his colleagues, they avoid themselves like snakes and scorpions, should they be too obvious.

Master Wang woke up from the coma, and when he learned that Li Yaonan sued his elder brother, he lost his breath and fainted again.

Yang Minghua stared blankly with anger, his eyes were blazing.

Li Yaonan turned a blind eye to this, he was not that kind, and others still felt sympathy after plotting against him, Lord Wang may be pitiful, he suffered for trivial matters, but what about the ordinary people in Shandong?Aren't they pitiful? The Wang family was innocent from beginning to end.

After about an hour, the father-in-law next to the emperor sent a message: "Xuan Li Yaonan will see you in the imperial study."

"The next official takes orders." Li Yaonan kowtowed respectfully and followed closely behind his father-in-law.

Wang Gonggong nodded: "The emperor is in a bad mood, Tan Hualang will see you, so you must speak carefully."

"Thank you, Eunuch, for your reminder." Li Yaonan was surprised, as Eunuch Wang is a celebrity around the emperor, he never thought he would remind himself.In fact, he didn't know that it was thanks to the Romance of the Ancients. The emperor was free and liked to read two chapters. Wang Gonggong was naturally familiar with Li Yaonan, and he would help if he could. Anyway, it was a favor.

Therefore, there is no one in the palace who is not a human being.

Li Yaonan thought for a while, but after all, he didn't give Wang Gonggong a gift. The people who serve the emperor, how can they lack common things, just smiled and chatted with Wang Gonggong, treating him with a normal heart.

Eunuch Wang was vigilant from the beginning, but later they were talking and laughing. When the two came to the imperial study, Eunuch Wang obviously praised him a lot. Li Yaonan knew that he had achieved his goal. After thanking him, he stood quietly outside and waited.

Not long after Wang Gonggong went in, he came out again with a serious face and a businesslike posture: "My Majesty Xuan Li, go in."

"Yes!" Li Yaonan replied, feeling a little nervous, this was the first time he had come to the imperial study.

The prince's expression softened slightly, he nodded to him comfortingly, lowered his eyebrows and walked behind the emperor obediently.

With a solemn expression, Li Yaonan knelt down respectfully and saluted: "My humble minister joins the emperor."

The emperor didn't cry out, just watched him indifferently, the inexplicable coercion made one's heart tense.

Li Yaonan didn't look sideways, still kneeling respectfully, only showing a bit of youthful stubbornness on his face.

The emperor frowned, and sighed in his heart, after all, Tan Hualang was too young, but the doubts in his eyes dissipated a bit: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Only then did Li Yaonan realize that besides Lord Bian and Lord Ye, the crown prince and the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were also in the imperial study.

"I heard that the prefect of Shandong embezzled the money for disaster relief, Tanhualang, where did you hear about it." The emperor elongated his tone and said unhurriedly, without any emotion in his calm tone.

Li Yaonan knew in his heart that the emperor was suspicious and was probing. The emperor would never allow anything to go beyond his control. His official position was too small and the matters involved were too big. It was natural for the emperor to have doubts. A kind of cover-up, the emperor would guess in his heart who he really is, this is a common problem of superiors.

Li Yaonan looked astonished: "The emperor doesn't know?"

The emperor's eyes darkened, and his indifferent voice revealed an indescribable majesty: "What does Li Aiqing mean by this?"

The crown prince also looked at him full of deep meaning, trying to find out something from Li Yaonan's expression, but unfortunately found nothing.

Master Bian frowned, Li Yaonan was very courageous when he was in the Imperial Academy, now it looks like a mouse has seen a cat.

Li Yaonan hesitated, made a look of hesitation, and said innocently: "The local people know about this."

The emperor's face darkened, and it was obvious to everyone that the emperor was a sign of anger.

"Tell me clearly."

"My Majesty, the official is originally from Yangzhou. On the way to rush for the exam, I passed through Shandong. The local refugees complained. This matter is no longer a secret. Just send someone to inquire about it."

"Touch!" The emperor slammed his palm on the table. He was not angry about the corruption of the prefect of Shandong, but about such a big matter. As the emperor, he was kept in the dark. How bold are Shandong officials? Do they still want to cover the sky with one hand? no.

"The emperor calm down." The courtier hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Father, calm down." The crown prince also knelt down, gnashing his teeth with hatred in his heart. He knew that there were disaster victims in Shandong, and that officials were corrupt, but he had never heard of it, and everyone knew about it. Regarding, given the solid evidence, it is difficult to stop the mouths of the people in the world, how can the father keep his crown prince.

The prince had a conspiracy theory in his mind, and he made up a series of things in his head, so he wouldn't suspect Li Yaonan, such a big lie, unless he lost his mind.

Li Yaonan easily picked himself out. As a junior official, he has no ability to speak at present, he only needs to set the fire on fire, and the emperor will handle the rest.

"The emperor, the second prince, the fourth prince, and the sixth prince are asking to see you."

The prince's face darkened, he didn't expect his brothers to come so quickly.

"Xuan." The emperor was the emperor after all, his emotions and anger were invisible, and he quickly returned to his expressionless face.

Li Yaonan kept an eye on his nose, his nose and his heart, trying to minimize his sense of existence. He knew that he had caused a lot of trouble, but he thought it was worth it. Before the matter was found out, at least he was safe. After the matter was found out, as long as the crown prince If nothing happens, he will be safe, and maybe he can get a bit of protection. Apart from the emperor, the palace is the prince's domain.

"My son sees my father."

"Get up." Facing the child, the emperor softened his expression slightly: "You guys also come and listen, see how to deal with it, and submit a policy statement tomorrow."

"Yes!" The princes respectfully replied.

Li Yaonan was very sensitive to find that the sixth prince seemed to be hostile to him. Thinking of the Jingyanghou Mansion, Li Yaonan knew it, and a sneer sneered on his lips. If he remembered correctly, Fu Lang seemed to have said that Wang Hongwei was the sixth prince's secret agent. I don't know how the sixth prince plans to be kind.

Li Yaonan said the matter again respectfully, in an objective tone without any personal feelings.

The emperor was very satisfied with his narration, the princes couldn't find any reason to refute it, they were obviously groundless, but they couldn't make a mistake, Li Yaonan's words and deeds were too upright, he spread everything under the sun, so bold that it made people People can check it casually, and such an argument can be worth countless evidence.

What happened next, Li Yaonan was very transparent, it was not his turn to discuss big things, small things, how could there be small things here with the emperor, the emperor, prince, and ministers had heated discussions, and he stood quietly by the side as the background board.

By the time the emperor thought of him, it was already dark.

The prince looked at him in surprise: "Why is Master Li still here?"

Li Yaonan was speechless, the emperor didn't speak, how dare he leave.

The emperor waved his hand benevolently and rewarded him with a royal banquet.

In fact, it is not to blame the emperor for being careless, but because Li Yaonan's sense of existence is too small, and he hides himself too well, they discussed business, and they just forgot that there was someone idle beside them.

The matter is over for the time being, how the officials investigate, how the crown prince arranges, how the sixth prince operates, all have nothing to do with Li Yaonan, he just needs to wait for the result.

It's just that none of them expected that this result not only surprised the emperor, but also the prince. There was a wave of waves in the court. They never expected that the corruption incident of a magistrate would snowball and involve so many people.

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