allendalepharm Chapter 702: Eye drops, what a good trick
Chapter 702: Eye drops, what a good trick
"There is still a small part at Lord Zhu's place. Just now, I came here with Lord Zhu. But he was stopped outside the palace, so he wanted to wait for Your Majesty to summon him."
Jiang Youzhen did not mention Zhu Zhimin's temper at all, but it was necessary to put on some sarcasm.
As soon as the emperor heard that he was waiting to be summoned, he understood what it meant.
"What's going on? They are all such tactless people. Go and have someone summon Zhu Zhimin." Although the emperor understood, he did not want to lose face for Zhu Zhimin in front of Jiang Youzhen.
Jiang Youzhen immediately understood, "Your Majesty, the evidence in Lord Zhu's hand is particularly important. Your Majesty may be worried about me bringing him with me, and I swear to protect him to the death. Please ask the guards to protect Lord Zhu immediately. Otherwise, those people will be desperate, and Lord Zhu will be in danger, right?"
The emperor was immediately displeased when he heard this. How could Zhu Zhimin not distinguish the importance of the crime? How important were the evidences? Was this the time to be petty?
"Zhou Zhong, order my personal guards to go with me."
Zhou Zhong immediately responded, "Yes!"
Before leaving, he glanced at Jiang Youzhen. This guy is really a ruthless character. The emperor was even more dissatisfied with Mr. Zhu because of this eye drop.
"What about those officials? Have you gotten anything out of them?" The emperor was eager to know where the rebels were hiding, and this time he planned to catch them all in one fell swoop.
"We are currently interrogating them. There are always a few who are hoping for a lucky break and waiting for rescue. I have also compiled the confessions of the rest who have already confessed. They are now with Lord Zhu."
The emperor was immediately even more dissatisfied, "Do you know where the rebels are hiding?"
"We have learned that they often operate in Shanxi Province. Graphite mines are one of their important sources of wealth, but perhaps not only graphite mines.
Therefore, I boldly suggest that the Ministry of Revenue's account books for at least the past five years be thoroughly checked, with the mineral deposits in Shanxi Province listed as the most important."
Jiang Youzhen just doesn't believe that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue have been clean over the years and that he can always find out something.
It just so happens that the Second Prince wants graphite mines? Perhaps we can find a chance to find an owner for those graphite mines and make it legitimate.
The emperor nodded immediately after hearing this. "That's right! These people are omnipresent and have penetrated deep into the court. A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Who knows if they will focus on other ways to make money. Just like the tea tickets, they all got involved. Fortunately, we found out in time."
The emperor thought about it and called a eunuch. Jiang Youzhen took a look and found that it was his old acquaintance, Eunuch Pang.
"Xiao Shunzi, go and summon the Left Censor-in-Chief Shi Chengwei of the Inspectorate and the Minister of Revenue Du Yikun to come see me."
So, Eunuch Pang is called Xiao Shunzi? Pang Shun? Jiang Youzhen's thoughts were somewhat divergent.
"Your Majesty, we have also captured the son of the rebels, and they are now being held in Fa Rong Temple."
"Oh? What's going on? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" The emperor suddenly stood up from his chair excitedly. He didn't expect Jiang Youzhen to give him such a big surprise.
"But why is it in Fajong Temple?" the emperor wondered.
Jiang Youzhen described what happened in Farong Temple, "The child was raised by Huang Mintao, and was switched by those people..."
"I didn't expect that such a holy place of Buddhism would harbor such filth. Fajong Temple is a royal temple." The emperor was very angry. He slapped the armrest. He really didn't expect that those people had infiltrated Fajong Temple.
"They need so much silver, there must be something important going on." Jiang Youzhen thought of this.
The emperor was immediately shocked. "Are you saying that they want to recruit soldiers and rebel?"
"Since they want to infiltrate the court and collect money everywhere, they must have a plan." Jiang Youzhen replied after pondering.
The emperor suddenly felt that the situation was more urgent. "Now that we have caught those people, can we follow the clues to find out who is behind this?"
“It’s still under investigation.”
"Okay! But that manager and those who have contact with Li Yue must follow the clues to find the person. Maybe those people are not far from us."
There was a gleam of excitement in the emperor's eyes; he felt that catching the rebels was just around the corner.
"Yes!"
Outside the palace, the Fourth Prince hurried to the Chenxiang Pavilion.
"What do you want to see me about?" The Fourth Prince was recently making preparations for the graphite mine issue, and Luo Shuhuan said that he had something to talk to him about, which made him a little unhappy.
"Your Highness, I said before that the emperor must have sent Jiang Youzhen to secretly investigate this case. Now it seems that he was right, right?" Luo Shuhuan said as soon as he came up.
A trace of impatience flashed in the eyes of the Fourth Prince. Luo Shuhuan had indeed said so before. However, this time was no small matter. Even if officials from his lineage were involved, he would not tolerate it.
He still knew what was important and what was not. Apart from the Jin'an Marquis Mansion, which was a pity, all the others involved had their own fault.
Jiang Youzhen would definitely not wrongly accuse a good person when investigating a case. He did not want to intervene. Even if these people escaped today, they might betray him in the future and cause greater trouble. For him, the most important thing at the moment was to get a share of the graphite mine.
"Your guess is correct, but it is not convenient for me to interfere in this matter." However, the Fourth Prince was surprised how Luo Shuhuan knew this. How could a girl in the boudoir plant a spy in someone's house?
"I know that the most important thing for Your Highness right now is the graphite mine. The Emperor sent the Second Prince to Jin Province. Doesn't this give him an opportunity?"
The fourth prince nodded, "So what?"
He still had some reservations about Luo Shuhuan and did not tell him that he had sent someone to follow the Second Prince to Jin Province.
"Your Highness, I think it would be better to do two things at once. First, send someone to follow the Second Prince to Jin Province, and then send someone to observe Jiang Youzhen's every move. Maybe the two of them have already reached a cooperation."
The fourth prince was stunned. "Are you saying that my second brother and Jiang Youzhen are working together again?"
Luo Shuhuan nodded, "Jiang Youzhen is a man who never gets up early without profit. The Second Prince took the list to Jin Province. Isn't this a free gift?
The emperor has been very concerned about Jiang Youzhen recently, and has handed over such a serious case to Jiang Youzhen. Maybe Jiang Youzhen recommended the second prince to Jin Province, and he must have other plans. "
The Fourth Prince's eyes darkened, and he immediately felt that Luo Shuhuan's words made sense.
The emperor didn't like the second son, so why did he give him such an obvious opportunity to take credit? If Jiang Youzhen hadn't found a way to recommend him, would the second son have had such an opportunity?
And what benefits can Jiang Youzhen get from helping the second brother? It's simply because of the graphite mine, he also wants to get a share of the graphite mine.
It must be said that the two of them guessed Jiang Youzhen's purpose by mistake. But they were too suspicious of Jiang Youzhen. At least Jiang Youzhen did not interfere with the Second Prince's visit to Jin Province.
"Jiang Youzhen and the second brother are really good at this. The third brother and officials from my lineage are involved. My father is definitely not confident in leaving this matter to me.
There are too many officials involved in this case, and the emperor can't trust anyone. Jiang Youzhen can't go to Jin Province in person, so this task falls to the second son. "
The fourth prince thought, it seems that only the officials of the second prince's lineage were saved this time? Was this done intentionally by Jiang Youzhen, or was the second prince lucky?