As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 595: This is Knocking on the Mountain and Shocking the Tiger
"Lonely knows."

The prince said in a calm voice: "Not only will my father not be happy, he will also be very angry. He will also be suspicious of Gu's motives for making this decision. He will even have doubts about Gu's handling of this corruption matter."

The subordinate officials were even more puzzled: "Then since His Majesty the Crown Prince knows, why do you still do this? If His Majesty becomes suspicious, His Majesty the Crown Prince's situation will not be good."

Dealing with corruption by yourself is thankless and offends a large circle of people.

Now to arouse Emperor Xuanwu's suspicion, isn't it because he is in a dilemma and is not a human being on both sides?

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been in charge of the Six Ministries for many years and is extremely prestigious both in the court and at the local level, Emperor Xuanwu is still in charge. If the Crown Prince disobeys Emperor Xuanwu's wishes too much, he will definitely not feel comfortable.

The prince put down the tea cup, walked slowly to the desk where memorials and official documents were piled up, and raised his hand to push the window open.

The breeze from outside blew in through the gap in the open window, blowing the notebook and official documents on the table, and the pages of the book rustled.

The prince looked at the sun shining brightly on the earth high in the sky, and murmured: "Is the current situation good?"

Whether you do it or not, you will be questioned.

Instead of waiting to be suspected and having to take action again, it is better to plan early.

My father spent half his life in the army, and half his life he was also wise and wise.

Now, the things he has done have begun to deviate from the actions of a wise king and holy master.

The prince was not only the mainstay of the dynasty, but also the son of Emperor Xuanwu.

In the dead of night, he also thought about what would happen if what his father was doing now continued.

What will historians say a hundred years later?

This is also an important reason why he has been hesitant about corruption.

Now Yun Qi used Zhang Ziru's incident to open up a hole, which also gave the prince a decision in his heart.

Blind loyalty and foolish filial piety are definitely not the path a minister or son should take.

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After Yun Qi returned to Dingxi Prince's Mansion, he told Xie Zhaozhao about the incident.

Xie Zhaozhao was a little surprised, but not many. "Will you go to the Ministry of Household Affairs tomorrow to investigate Zhang Ziru's matter?"

"Well, we are arresting people now. By tonight, all the important officials involved should be locked up and investigated early tomorrow morning." Yun Qi put his hand on Xie Zhaozhao's bun and said softly: "I'm afraid it will be during the day. I’ll spend a lot less time with you.”

"It's okay."

Xie Zhaozhao said: "Business matters are important, just mind your own business, I will find something to pass the time on my own, don't worry."

"That's good."

Yun Qi pinched Xie Zhaozhao's nose lovingly and had dinner with her.

Now that Xie Zhaozhao is one month old, the child has already had fetal movements, and he has to kick Xie Zhaozhao's feet from time to time. His belly always bulges at night.

After Yun Qi waited for Xie Zhaozhao to take a bath, he lifted up her thin middle coat and put his ear on Xie Zhaozhao's belly, feeling the fetal movement and listening to the slight movement of the child in her belly.

Xie Zhaozhao caressed Yun Qi's neck with one hand, and placed the fingertips of his other hand on his forehead to gently fiddle with the broken hair on his forehead, "What did you do to open the hole over there with the Zhang family?"

Yun Qi said calmly: "It's nothing more than coercion."

"What kind of coercion?"

Yun Qi didn't say a word, and lay on Xie Zhaozhao's belly for a while, then turned over and held Xie Zhaozhao in his arms: "I asked someone to arrest Zhang Ziru's son."

Zhang Ziru only has one son, and he is a dandy.

With their status as Zhang Ziru and Zhang Liangdi, they could be said to be domineering in Beijing, but Zhang Ziru was doted on, and the ancestors of the Zhang family loved their grandson like crazy.Because of his family's bottomless doting, the only son of the Zhang family dared to break the rules.

Over the years, Zhang Liangdi did not want to get too close to the Zhang family even after she knew that her nephew had gone too far and his teachings were fruitless.

But after all, it is the mother's family that is connected by blood, and it is not clean.

This actually fueled Zhang Ziru's arrogance.

At the beginning of the year, the prince was investigating corruption and found Zhang Ziru. Zhang Ziru went to Zhang Liangdi and asked her to intercede on her behalf. He also mentioned that he had established good relationships with some officials over the years in order to better support Zhang Liangdi's position in the East Palace.

Without the Zhang family, how could Zhang Liangdi have lived so well in the East Palace? She would have been killed by the previous crown princess.

At first, the Wang family seemed gentle and kind in the East Palace and treated the concubines well, but some of the concubines in the East Palace disappeared without a trace.

Zhang Liangdi later learned about Wang's original personality and knew that she had inherited the family's benefits. She had no choice but to deal with Zhang Ziru in front of the prince.

Xie Zhaozhao frowned when he heard this: "But the prince has always been strict and selfless..."

Yun Qi said: "Zhang Ziru also involves two of the emperor's favorites, plus Chen Wenzhuo and Yun Yao."

Xie Zhaozhao nodded in understanding, "That's it."

Yun Qi added: "Now that a hole has been opened in this matter, the next step is to cut the knot with a sharp knife. Don't worry, I know it all."

"Ah."

Xie Zhaozhao nodded again, lay lazily in front of him and said, "Did Shen Wanwan help?"

"nature."

When officials want to be corrupt, they can only enrich their own pockets from the national treasury, plunder the people's wealth and support, and collude with officials and businessmen.

Shen Wanwan has quite a lot of property in Beijing and has many contacts with the government, but this also gives him more evidence of corruption.

Xie Zhaozhao stroked the lapel of Yun Qi's pajamas and said, "Is it as simple as you just captured Zhang Ziru's son?"

"Of course it's not that simple." Yun Qi lowered his head and kissed her.

He also had Master Zhang's fingers chopped off, and after half an hour he chopped off one of his fingers and sent it to Zhang Ziru, asking Zhang Ziru to confess his crime.

But this Zhang Ziru knew that he would not be able to escape the death penalty once he confessed, so he had to hold on to the end even if he gave up his son's life.

But since Yun Qi wanted to operate on him, how could he give him a chance to hold on?

He asked Xuanming to find someone to hang Zhang Ziru directly in the house, and wrote a memorial in Zhang Ziru's handwriting. He said everything that needed to be said in his own tone.

Zhang Ziru was guilty of countless serious crimes, and hanging was the easiest punishment. If it were not for the purpose of using him to open up a new situation, Zhang Ziru's crime should be quartering his body.

But sometimes it doesn't matter what method you use, what matters is whether you get the results you want.

Yun Qi never calls himself a gentleman, he is such an unscrupulous person.

Xie Zhaozhao's questions were lost in the kiss and warmth.

Yun Qi put her back on the soft pillow and asked considerately: "Will your neck feel uncomfortable? A few days ago, Lu Jingrong said that you should pay attention to the softness of the pillow. Are you still used to this soft pillow?"

"Habit."

Xie Zhaozhao wrapped his fingers around Yun Qi's hair, "Don't worry, you can deal with the corruption matter. I will choose some health-preserving medicinal materials tomorrow, and then contact Mr. Lu to ask what His Highness the Crown Prince should eat and drink that is good for the body." Okay, I'll prepare them together and send them to the East Palace."

Yun Qi chuckled: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)