play tricks around the bed

Shen Zhu finally got out of the capital in a safe and sound way, and began to carefully study the scheduling of the Daming Mansion over the years on the way.

The grain tax paid by Daming Mansion every year is related to the storage of grain and grass.If there are two different ears of wheat, the grain tax paid must be very rich.If it is an unlucky year and a hungry year, the food tax paid must be very harsh.

But the food tax of Daming Mansion is very interesting. The food tax reported from Duzhibian is very rich every year, and there has been no shortage of years in recent years. Obviously the harvest should be good, but the people have complained year after year.

If the supply of food and grass in the Daming Mansion is in short supply, then when a war breaks out, the supplies and goods will definitely be cut off.

So Shen Zhu transferred the documents from Yushitai, and sure enough most of them were fake.

The problem is that it is impossible for Li Jue to not know about the amount that Du Zhi reported to the court.

So, Li Jue acquiesced to this matter?

It was just the beginning, and Shen Zhu didn't dare to look any further.

Li Jue is not only crazy, he is also a powerful minister.Li Jue participated in corruption, bribery, and power play.

Shen Zhu asked herself, even if there was something hidden about what happened back then, the things Li Jue is doing now have actually passed through Li Jue's hands.

Chen Zhu calmed himself down, and went further to find out in the documents of Yushitai which officials managed the taxation of Daming Mansion over the years.

It's okay not to check, but Chen Zhu found out that the officials in charge of taxation are all the eldest prince's people.

Shen Zhu held the document, he knew what Li Jue was in the palace.

Li Jue is a pawn in the balance.The competition among the princes will inevitably require the separation of powers, and the formation of a party in the court will also require the separation of powers.

The emperor does not advocate the formation of cliques among officials, but the emperor himself wants to form cliques.

He wanted to support the little prince Li Gou, but he was worried about putting all the power in Li Gou's hands.

Moreover, Li Gou was still young, it was impossible for the emperor to let the little prince become the target of other princes at such a young age.

So Li Jue is the best candidate.

Li Jue held great power, no matter what the First Prince was doing with the Daming Mansion's taxes, Li Jue knew it all, which meant that the Emperor also knew it all.

The emperor is just too lazy to be as knowledgeable as the eldest prince right now. When the time comes, he can step down by dumping the corrupted taxes and falsely reported amounts in front of all civil and military officials.

It is estimated that the other princes also have different handles in Li Jue's hands.

In this way, he not only checked and balanced other princes on the surface, but also concentrated power in his own hands.

Shen Zhu smiled bitterly, it seems that their emperor gave up the lives of the people in Daming Mansion and the safety of the Northwest War in exchange for his court's check and balance.

Was it the same back then?

In this way, the battlefield in the northwest was abandoned, and the baggage on the battlefield was delayed.

Li Jue, have you been doing this since then?

Shen Zhu silently sorted out the relationship between the people in court.

From this point of view, Li Jue's superficial appearance as a powerful minister is actually a thorn in everyone's eyes.

Including the emperor.

With so much power in Li Jue's hands, it was impossible for the emperor to allow Li Jue to live long enough for Li Gou to ascend the throne.

But Shen Zhu didn't understand, Li Jue was not a fool, it was impossible for him not to know what the emperor was planning.

Then why is he willing to be used by the emperor?

Could it be that he was really blinded by power to that extent?

On the other side of the palace, the Imperial Study Room.

The Boshan furnace on the case is breathing misty smoke unhurriedly, just as the autumn wind is blowing through the quiet imperial study.

But the emperor himself couldn't calm down, so he threw the Buddha beads on the desk angrily, and asked, "Knowing jade, oh knowing jade, what do you want me to say about you?"

No one in the imperial study room dared to speak, and Li Jue also stood silently at the desk with his hands down.

After all, Li Jue may have been the only one who went out to catch his wife in the middle of the day for thousands of years.

"Ambush soldiers were sent to surround the gate of the city, and the convoys of officials and merchants were blocked all morning. They also tied up two censors and escorted them to the gate of the city. If Huaizhi hadn't pleaded for mercy, would you have sent them to the Ministry of Punishment?" the emperor said one by one. Counting the results of Li Jue's battle in the morning, "Now that the news has spread throughout the capital, how can you ask me to explain to all civil and military officials!"

"That's what they deserve." Li Jue didn't change his face, and his tone was unwavering, "Even if you don't look at Shen Zhu's official position, then he is also the Princess Huai of the Daqi Palace, the Young Lord of the Zhongliehou Palace, and the Northwest County Lord. The eldest son, which one is not enough to convict those two of them of disobedience?"

"Shut up!" The emperor was furious, "I thought you had learned a lot over the years, why now have you reverted to your early stubborn temper?"

Li Jue lowered his eyes: "It's not because His Majesty moved Shen Zhu."

Hearing this sentence, the emperor laughed in disbelief, "Then are you blaming me?"

"I don't dare." Li Jue said indifferently, "It's just that I did what I promised His Majesty back then, and I did it for His Majesty. But Your Majesty promised that I would not move Shen Zhu, and His Majesty failed..."

With a "bang", the emperor threw the inkstone in his hand at Li Jue.

The eunuchs and maids waiting nearby were all frightened.

But Li Jue didn't hide, just stood there in a daze, letting the Sheshi's inkstone hit his forehead.

Sticky blood slowly flowed down Li Jue's forehead.

Li Jue's skin was fair, and the blood on his forehead was frighteningly red.

The emperor didn't expect that Li Jue would not hide, but if he cared about Li Jue now, he couldn't save face, so he continued with a cold face: "Kneel! When will you know when you are wrong and when to get up!"

The two were at a stalemate, when a summons sounded outside the door: "The little prince is here!"

Before the emperor opened his mouth to answer, Li Gou had already entered the imperial study and saluted the emperor: "My son has seen the emperor."

When the emperor saw Li Gou coming, his expression softened a lot, and he asked, "Have you finished reading?"

"I've finished reading, and today the Tai Tuo praised my son for writing a good article." Li Gou replied to the emperor's words, glanced at Li Jue who was kneeling beside him, and asked doubtfully, "Cousin?"

Then Li Gou looked at the emperor again and asked, "Let me guess, could it be that my cousin was disobedient and made my father angry?"

Although Li Jue hated the emperor, Li Jue didn't hate Li Gou, and the emperor always liked Li Gou.When the two saw Li Gou coming, their anger naturally suppressed, and neither of them was ashamed to argue about political affairs in front of Li Gou.

Li Gou was clever, seeing that both of them were silent, he saluted the emperor, and said: "I have apologized to my father on my cousin's behalf. If my lord father forgives me, please forgive my cousin."

Li Gou paved the steps, and the emperor went down naturally.

Putting on airs, the emperor said with a cold face: "Go down, you take Shiyu to the Imperial Hospital to have a good look."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Li Gou bowed to the emperor's back, and said with a smile, "I obey."

When the emperor was far away, Li Gou helped Li Jue up and whispered in Li Jue's ear, "I heard that my cousin went to the city gate to chase after my sister-in-law. I guess the emperor will be angry."

Li Jue had a good temper when facing Li Gou, and asked with a smile, "Did you come here specially to help me out?"

Li Gou nodded vigorously: "Brother, next time you enter the palace, bring your little sister-in-law with you. I like my little sister-in-law very much."

"..." Li Jue was a little jealous, his smiling face just now turned cold, and said, "No."