My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

Chapter 176 Hao Duanzhuang Sends Money

"Brother Xu, I suddenly feel unwell and need to ask for leave from the Crown Prince. Please proceed as you wish." Zhang Liang turned and was about to leave, but the old tutor quickly grabbed him.

He said with a straight face, "What's the matter? You won't attend court anymore? Isn't it just carrying manure and digging graves? It's not a big deal. Your Majesty has done it before."

When the old master said the last few words, he looked around and lowered his voice.

Speaking of His Majesty, Zhang Liang's mood became even worse. Perhaps His Majesty doesn't know about this.

If he knew that because of Ye Shengxin's mouth, his reputation had been shattered in front of the ministers and he couldn't even pick it up again, he would probably have wanted to kill him.

Your Majesty, my poor Majesty, you have suffered so much having to meet Ye Shengxin, such a troublesome person.

The more Zhang Liang thought about it, the worse he felt. He even wiped away his tears and sobbed bitterly.

If he had known this earlier, he would never have taken the job. He has completely lost his dignity.

The ministers thought that Lord Zhang would feel aggrieved after learning about this matter when he came to the court, but they did not expect that he would be so aggrieved that he cried in front of them.

This is this...

For a moment, everyone's interest in laughing at the joke faded.

To be honest, if this happened to me, anyone who cares about face would feel upset and miserable.

It’s such a miserable life!

It was the first time that Zhang Liang watched His Majesty and Ye Shengxin from the perspective of the sky dome. He felt upset but also very surprised.

At noon, he had lunch with many ministers in the Golden Throne Hall, which was sacred and inviolable in the past, and received walnuts and a small hammer from the Queen Mother.

Zhang Liang has become a Buddha.

Just as he was thinking about how he could behave more steadily when interacting with His Majesty and Ye Shengxin in the future, His Majesty on the sky curtain appeared in front of Ye Shengxin with his original appearance.

And he determined his own identity through the various emotional expressions of Lady Sanchun.

The ministers breathed hard, and watched His Majesty's next reaction carefully.

Angry? Not really. More like a helpless resignation.

Moreover, every word of Lord Ye's casual words was meant to save his own life.

Looking at that little mouth chattering a few times, which fooled His Majesty, but in the end he was not angry and even acknowledged her as his benefactor, it seems... she is indeed a person with a good life.

The prince thought for a moment, "Master Ye's words do make some sense."

Not to mention, if Ye Shengxin could continue to implicate his father, thereby causing the Great Zhou to solve many troubles, he would be happy to do so.

Ministers:…

Lord Ye is really good at brainwashing!

When Emperor Jingming left the courtyard, the music on the sky screen stopped playing immediately. Now the ministers wanted to discuss a question, that is, since His Majesty already knew their identities, should they, as the ministers, go out to greet him?

We can't let His Majesty return to the palace without any pomp and ceremony.

The prince looked at the only one-third of the ministers left in the Golden Throne Hall and asked, "What do you think?"

Prime Minister Shangguan was the first to speak up: "Your Highness, I think we can ask Lord Zhang to find out what His Majesty is thinking. Once we get the result, it won't be too late for us to take action."

Xu Zhong thought it was inappropriate: "Once Lord Zhang makes a move, His Majesty will definitely realize that we already know about his memory recovery, which may disrupt His Majesty's future plans."

As for what the plan is, ahem, everyone here knows it well.

Zhang Liang lowered his head. When he thought that he might be involved in the future plan to rob the imperial tomb, he wished there was a crack in the ground for him to crawl into.

Chunyu Taifu bowed and said, "Your Highness, I think that the best way is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations."

"We have the Sky Curtain. As long as we can detect that His Majesty wants to come back, we can prepare in advance. If His Majesty is not planning to come back, we can just pretend that we don't know and continue."

Many ministers agreed with Grand Tutor Chunyu's suggestion. After discussing and arguing for half an hour, the Crown Prince finally made the final decision to follow the old Grand Tutor's suggestion.

Tonight, the Crown Prince stayed in the Golden Palace as usual to prevent any emergencies.

When I was half asleep, I suddenly felt someone pat my shoulder, and then a small voice said, "Your Highness."

The prince opened his eyes instantly, and the sleepiness in his eyes disappeared completely when he saw the black ball of Hao Duanzhuang.

"Your Highness is awake?"

Hao Duanzhuang didn't care about the prince's reaction. He handed him a red box and said, "There are 1.8 million taels of silver in it. His Majesty asked me to give it all to you for military affairs. If you find out that you owe money to the soldiers, make up for it as soon as possible to prevent any changes."

The prince opened the box and saw several thick stacks of banknotes inside, which made his eyes sparkle. "My father bought these by exchanging the things in the Queen Mother's storehouse?"

Hao Duanzhuang nodded and shook his head: "There are also private properties earned by your majesty from looting and robbing tombs."

Prince:......

The prince smiled politely: "I understand. Go back and tell my father that I will definitely complete his request."

The matter was completed, but Hao Duanzhuang was not in a hurry to leave. He looked up and down at the person in front of him, puzzled: "Aren't you afraid of me?"

The prince closed the box and said calmly, "Don't be afraid."

"Why?"

"I know that you are my father's friend, and you can ask him to entrust you with such an important thing, so I naturally trust you."

Hao Duanzhuang is not someone who can be fooled easily: "But you were not on guard against me at first. You didn't know what I was going to do when I showed up, right?"

"I am a prince, so I have some things to protect myself. Besides, the highly respected Master Tongshan is next door. If you attack me, you will be the only one who dies. Why should I be on guard?"

Although this sounded reasonable, Hao Duanzhuang knew that he would not get a real answer from the prince.

It’s not a big problem after all, he casually replied and turned away.

After Hao Duanzhuang disappeared for a few breaths, the skylight in the hall reappeared. The prince glanced at it casually, turned around, and lay on the couch holding the mahogany box and continued to sleep.

If you sleep a little longer now, you may not have time to sleep later.

Sure enough, an hour later, the prince was awakened by the secret guards and heard the news that another official in the capital had been killed.

The prince looked unhappy: "What did you find in his house this time?"

Secret Guard: "He allowed his youngest son to occupy the people's land privately, which resulted in three deaths. After being reported to the government, he let the official's youngest son get away with it by using his connections, and the person who reported the case also had one leg broken."

"Is this man Lord Zhao Weizhang?" The prince rubbed his temples to relieve his fatigue.

A fifth-rank official working in the Ministry of Revenue, who got there through connections. He had done nothing remarkable, but was very good at flattering people.

"Exactly."

The prince was very familiar with the private actions of his ministers, otherwise he would not have been able to write the book "Two or Three Things about Ministers".

Hearing this, he waved his hand and said, "Let General Zhou follow the rules. There is no need to report the subsequent results."

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