That's it?

Zhuge Xianyu, can your operation be more advanced?

Since it was brought up, the emperor did not refute his face. He mused, "Killing a ghost king will double your salary. If this continues, won't the Ming Dynasty's treasury be depleted? Catching the rebels is not the responsibility of the Dengwen Department.

Do you want to work? However, since you have spoken, I will give you a favor. My salary will remain unchanged at five taels per month, and an additional twenty taels will be added as a subsidy."

If the Ghost King comes back from the dead and learns that his life is only worth twenty taels per month, I wonder if he will be angry to death again.

The emperor added, "Allocate one thousand taels from my private treasury to the Dengwen Department as a reward for their action!"

Zhuge Xianyu said loudly: "I thank the Lord for your kindness!"

Is this right? If you want the horse to run fast, let the horse eat well. If you just work without getting any benefits, who will work hard for you?

The slapstick returned to slapstick, and the emperor felt much better.

It's time to get down to business.

The emperor returned to the dragon chair, handed the letter on the table to Zhuge Xianyu, and said: "Xu Ting sent it, saying that he wanted to cancel the engagement. What do you think of this matter?"

Xu Ting? Break off the engagement?

Zhuge Xianyu had doubts in his heart. He had a bright future. If he was a relative of the emperor or a second-rank official, how could he go all the way to slander him? What was the benefit of following the demon sect? When his eyes fell on the letter, his entire body was filled with confusion.

People's hearts skipped a beat, something bad happened. What they were worried about finally happened.

He took out a pair of reading glasses from his arms and was about to put them on. Unexpectedly, his hand shook and the reading glasses fell to the ground. So he bent down to pick them up. By chance, he stepped on the glasses and broke them.

He was speechless and said, "Your Majesty, my minister's eyesight is not very good at night. This..."

The emperor said coldly: "Would you like me to read it to you?"

Zhuge Xianyu waved his hand, "No need, no need!"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zhuge Xianyu stopped pretending to be stupid, held up a lamp, and pretended to read.

Zhuge Xianyu is a thoughtful person.

The first time he saw the letter, he knew its content.

This was exactly the Northern Zhou Dynasty spy report that Sun Mengwu had hidden in his belly. Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing brought it to him to read. At first glance, he saw that it was the prince's handwriting and guessed the reason. However,

, but pretended not to know and let Fan Xiaodao give the letter to Li Yi.

Although Zhuge Xianyu was the emperor's confidant, he was also the master of the Dengwen Department and had the power to spy on all officials.

However, the content of this letter is related to the scandal of the royal family, how far away he is and how far he hides.

This is a wise move.

Considering Princess Taiping's reputation in the capital, this doesn't seem to be a big deal.

But if the other party is the prince, then the matter will be serious.

It's not that Zhuge Xianyu didn't report the knowledge, but he didn't know how to speak. Could he tell the emperor, "Your Majesty, there's something I don't know whether to talk about it or not. I'm just telling you about it. I found out that your sister is talking to you."

Son's relationship is unusual?

Isn't this seeking death?

I can't even cover up this kind of thing, why should I point it out and expose it?

Therefore, pretending not to know is the best policy.

Zhuge Xianyu read it once and said: "The poem is a good poem, but I am a martial artist and know nothing about it."

The emperor said: "This is a poem written by Zhu Yan for Taiping!"

ah?

Zhuge Xianyu had a shocked look on his face, and then a look of disbelief and confusion, expressing that he was extremely shocked by this sudden news. The emperor asked, "The prince and the princess are... connected. Have you received any information from the Dengwen Department?"

Wind noise?"

Zhuge Xianyu said in fear: "Your Majesty, I have been away from the capital for more than a year and I don't know much about this matter."

But he cursed secretly in his heart, where in the world can there be such an emperor?

The common people know that family scandals should not be publicized. This kind of scandal is best left in the palace, but you are discussing it with a minister. You really don’t treat me as an outsider? However, the emperor’s words have already been put on his face. If you go around the bush again,

I just don’t know how to praise.

The emperor asked again, "Tell me, how should I deal with it?"

How to deal with it?

How do I know?

People with low emotional intelligence will say that a humble minister is stupid. This is a matter of the royal family. As a foreign minister, it is inconvenient to say more.

But Zhuge Xianyu and others, since the emperor has asked his opinion, they have already made a decision in their hearts and are ready to take action. As one of the emperor's confidants, how could he not know?

Fortunately, before entering, Zhao Quan reminded him that His Majesty was very angry, which was a life-saving medicine.

However, His Majesty's question is not specific.

Whether it is necessary to abandon the princess and protect the prince, or to deal with both, is not easy to guess.

However, this did not trouble Zhuge Xianyu. He said: "Your Majesty, the progress of Nanling has been somewhat slow in the past few years. Shouldn't we find a capable person to supervise it?"

After the emperor ascended the throne, the construction of the Nanling Tomb was the emperor's top priority.

Even if the emperor cultivates the path to immortality, he will not shy away from this matter. After all, he is purchasing property, and of course the more the better.

The house!

I can't live without it, but I can't live without it.

This sentence applies to both the Yin and Yang realms.

In this way, the problem was thrown to the emperor.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "After the longevity ceremony, let Taiping go and supervise this matter."

Supervising the construction of Nanling is a very lucrative job for the Ministry of Industry, and almost everyone will rush to do it.

But for Princess Taiping, it is equivalent to leaving the center of power, and the reason is the same as the concubine relegating herself to the cold palace.

Although such a terrible thing happened, the current theme is still the Sixty Holy Scriptures, and the subtitle is to use the Holy Scriptures to blow up fish ponds to see if they can blow up all those dead cats and mice, so that they can be caught one by one.

This is a situation that the emperor has laid out for two years, and now it is time to close the net.

The emperor said to Zhao Quan again: "Draw up the decree and fulfill Xu Ting's wish!"

Xu Ting's trip to the palace has finally come to an end.

At this moment, a young eunuch came to report, "Princess Taiping, kneel outside the door, asking to see your Majesty!"

The emperor frowned and glanced at Zhao Quan.

After all, he was an old slave who had served him for many years. With one look, Zhao Quan already understood the meaning.

The emperor said: "It's night, I'm tired, I want to rest, see you!"

After that, he turned around and returned to the dormitory.

Zhao Quan sent Zhuge Xianyu out of Xiyuan. From beginning to end, the two of them did not say a word.

Returning to Xiyuan, Zhao Quan found the commander of the imperial army who was on duty and killed all six young eunuchs who were on duty in the imperial study room tonight. After handling the matter, he went to the front yard and said to Princess Taiping, "Your Highness

, Your Majesty is tired and has gone to bed, please come back!"

Princess Taiping's face was full of tears and she looked very charming.

Anyone who sees it will feel sympathy.

She raised her head and glanced at Zhao Quan, almost pleading, "Eunuch Zhao, please be accommodating. Qiongzi knows that she is wrong. Even if she doesn't miss the love between brother and sister, seeing as how I have been copying books for the emperor to test elixirs over the years,

, for the sake of dealing with government affairs, please ask the emperor to punish me! If the emperor doesn’t see me, I will kneel until dawn!"

Zhao Quan sighed and left.

After walking a few steps, he turned back and said, "Your Majesty, I won't see you."

After that, he turned around and left.

Only Princess Taiping was left crying alone.

It is already late autumn, and in a few days it will be the beginning of winter.

The autumn night in the capital is already a bit chilling.

It's frosty again tonight, but how can it be as cold as Princess Taiping's heart?

There is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart.

…

Prince Zhu Yan received the news almost at the same time as Princess Taiping.

As the next emperor, he also has several informants in the palace. Of course, he also sends a lot of money to maintain this relationship.

The moment he received the news, Zhu Yan was almost trapped in an ice cellar.
To be continued...