From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 209 The Emperor's Suspicion
At the end of the hour, in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor who had just come down to court was furious.Knowing that King Huai of Chu not only had an affair with Princess Liang but also almost emptied all the property of Prince Liang's mansion, his face was ashen and ugly, and he almost made a hole in the excerpted and summarized ledger.

More than 100 million taels of silver, the business of several generations, was all evacuated by others.No wonder Mei Xin was angry, no wonder she locked up her own mother.If it were him, he would have killed them, this despicable, shameless and despicable pair of dogs and men.

His eyes were full of anger and his eyes were red. As soon as the emperor threw the account book in his hand, he scolded angrily: "Lawless, bold, and reckless. He can do this kind of thing, and there is nothing he can't do in the future. Come, tell King Huai of Chu Enter the palace!"

He had just punched the board yesterday and was carried back, so he might not even be able to get out of bed right now.However, Eunuch Qian didn't dare to remind him angrily, so he just obeyed and walked out.

Zongzheng Mingzhen and Xiao Qichen, who were standing aside, saw that the emperor was very angry, and immediately bowed their hands and said in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Calm down, how can you calm down? I used to think that he was ignorant, but now it seems ridiculous. Not only did he blatantly have an affair with Shangguan Xinrou, but he also conspired to seize other people's property. Once this matter gets out, what face will I have?" Facing the civil and military officials and the people of the world?" Although Mei Zhannan supported the army and made great achievements, everyone in the world didn't know that the Mei family had been loyal and good for generations.

King Huai of Chu, as his younger brother, a son of the royal family, did such a despicable thing, damn it, damn it!

Shocked in his heart, Zongzheng Mingzhen suddenly found that Mei Xin was smarter than he imagined.Moreover, this move was beautifully played with retreat as an advance, not only made the emperor dumb and unable to tell the pain, but also sent all the anger on King Huai of Chu.

With only 100 million taels of silver in more than ten years, Prince Liang's Mansion is really as clean as the people say.It's just that King Huai of Chu was too greedy, he just slept with his wife, but he wanted his family's wealth, and he was not afraid of burning his hands when he took money from Prince Liang's mansion.

Xiao Qichen and King Huai of Chu have always been at loggerheads, and deliberately said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, there are many shops under the name of the Prince of Chu, and there are two in the Huangzhuang. In addition to the salary and the income from the fief, there should be no shortage of money. .On the account book, there are several 10 taels of bank notes alone, and the most recent one was as much as 6 taels a few days ago. Is there any misunderstanding in this, or is Shangguan Xinrou deliberately framing it?"

Before the words finished, Zongzheng Mingzhen hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty, what the commander said is not unreasonable. I heard that the Nanfeng Pavilion just sealed up belongs to King Huai of Chu. And the business is very good, making money every day. The prince should There is no shortage of silver."

On the surface, these words sounded to be for King Huai of Chu, but they were actually adding fuel to the flames, especially since the matter of the Nanfeng Pavilion had been investigated, the emperor was furious: "Framing? Anyone in the world may frame him , only Shangguan Xinrou can't."

The emperor is very clear about his younger brother's virtues, and he is also very clear about the mutual affection between him and Shangguan Xinrou back then.So, with a cold snort, he continued: "However, you reminded me that even though there are many wives and concubines in his mansion, the expenses should not be so high. How could he ask for so much money?"

Although he doesn't care about the affairs of the harem, he still knows how much money the harem spends every month.King Huai of Chu only had a dozen or so concubines, which was less than half of his concubines, and it was absolutely impossible to spend more than his harem.

What would it be if it weren't for the rouge and powder money of the women in the backyard?In the past two years, there has been no major event requiring money in Chuhuai Palace. Why did he evacuate the property of Liang Palace? Isn't he afraid that Mei Zhannan will be disturbed by doing so?
Puzzled in his heart, the emperor picked up the account book which was compiled and extracted again, and looked over each stroke, and suddenly found that no matter whether it was silver, gold, silver or treasure, all of them happened within the past one or two years.And the larger the amount goes, the closer the dates are.

While thinking, Xiao Qichen turned his head and took a deep look at Zongzheng Mingzhen.Although he is the imperial guard and also belongs to the imperial forest army, but he is not under his control.On the contrary, no one can control him except the emperor, and he can't order him, and he never speaks for anyone.

It was strange today, and it was the first time to help him like just now, so he was very puzzled.Why would a person who never got involved in any fights and was not partial to anyone, speak for Prince Liang's mansion?
How strange!
Noticing Xiao Qichen's probing gaze, Zongzheng Mingzhen smiled, then retracted his gaze and said indifferently: "Prince Chu always likes to gamble a few times. Could it be that if he loses the money, he is afraid of being scolded by the empress dowager, so he secretly takes the money from Prince Liang's mansion? Have you paid off your gambling debt?"

If someone else said this, he would definitely be scolded, but the emperor just liked his frankness and outspokenness.Of course, the most important thing is that Zongzheng Mingzhen is the queen's younger brother, his brother-in-law, otherwise he would be so indulgent.

The emperor frowned slightly, thinking that it was very possible, after all, King Huai of Chu was very, very afraid of him, and if he really owed money from gambling, and the empress dowager knew, he would definitely know.It is estimated that he asked Shangguan Xinrou for money because he dared not say it and had no money to pay it back.

Thinking about it makes me feel ashamed, a big man, a prince, there is no one who can do what he is.Feeling very angry, the emperor looked at Zongzheng Mingzhen and ordered: "Do not let your family ugliness out, Mingzhen, you go to Chuhuai Palace in person. Give Lu's dowry list to Princess Chuhuai. Everything on it is in the palace of Chuhuai. I will hand over all the property of Prince Chuhuai’s mansion to me. If there is nothing left, let her find a way to get it together. After dark, you will personally send it to Prince Liang’s mansion. Who doesn’t know that this daughter is the one that Duke Lu loves the most. If you let him know His daughter's dowry was taken away by him, so he will definitely go to the palace to ask for an explanation."

Although the old Lu Guogong is 70 years old this year, he is not soft-spoken or ambiguous at all when he scolds others.I remember that when his uncle did something wrong, he blocked him at the door and cursed at him.

Because he didn't swear by dirty words and didn't do anything, the most important thing was that he was very reasonable, and the late emperor rewarded him.It is said that if everyone can be upright like him and dare to speak out without fear of power, then there will be no more corrupt officials in this world.

Zongzheng Mingzhen heard about the prestige of the old Lu Guogong when he was young, and smiled and said: "Don't worry, the emperor, this matter will never be spread. I will go to the Chu Huai Palace, but what about the money other than the dowry?" Woolen cloth?"

There is no name engraved on the bank note or on the silver, who knows whose name it is.Besides, Princess Chu Huai won't be able to get out such a large sum of money for a while.

(End of this chapter)