Sima Changshen ignored it and was about to walk to the carriage. The four men in black who were guarding the carriage immediately grasped the hilt of the knife and held it in front of Sima Changshen.
Sima Changshen sneered: "You ants, how dare you stop me and get out of the way?"
The four men naturally knew that the man in front of them was the Marquis of Zhongyi, and they also knew the power of the Sima family in the court. They looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while.
At this time, Dou Kui had already ran over and gasped: "Master Hou, you... what on earth are you going to do?"
"Master Dou, you are blocking me like this. Is there something shameful in this carriage?" Sima Changshen said coldly: "Today is the emperor's wedding. It is an auspicious day. I don't want to cause trouble, but if someone wants to ghost If you do some shameful things secretly, don’t blame me for being rude."
Dou Kui had seen Sima Changshen's martial arts during the Imperial Tomb Incident. Sima Changshen had always been unscrupulous, but his true abilities were still exposed during the Imperial Tomb Incident. His martial arts skills were indeed not low, even if he followed Sima Chang. None of Shen's entourage took action. Only Sima Changshen and the four men in black might not be able to stop him.
"Master Hou, what do you mean by being sneaky?" Dou Kui frowned.
Sima Changshen snorted coldly and said: "I'm not hiding from you either, Dou Kui, I ask you, where did you come from just now?"
His tone was so impolite that Dou Kui couldn't help but sneered: "Honor Zhongyi, where do you think Xiaguan comes from? Should I tell you where he comes from? Although Xiaguan is not as noble as the Marquis, he is still the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. As a member of the imperial court, I will never have to explain my whereabouts to you."
"Oh?" Sima Changshen said with a smile: "I secretly left the wedding banquet and showed up here again in the middle of the night. Of course I have to ask. Dou Kui, when you left the palace, I was worried that you drank too much, so I kindly asked someone to Looking at you, I just received the report that after you left the palace, you went to the Huainan Palace, am I right?"
Dou Kui's heart trembled and he frowned: "You sent someone to follow me?"
"I'm just concerned." Sima Changshen pointed to the carriage: "This carriage must be inspected by the Marquis today. I suspect there is something fishy in it."
Dou Kui's palms were sweating and his face turned slightly pale: "What...what's weird?"
"The prince of Huainan, Xiao Shaozong, is now under house arrest in the palace." Sima Changshen said coldly: "Without the emperor's will, Xiao Shaozong is not allowed to step out of the palace. Master Dou, you should know this."
Dou Kui said: "Do you suspect that the Crown Prince is on the carriage?"
"Of course it is possible." Sima Changshen's eyes were aggressive: "You have always been close to King Huainan. Now that Xiao Shaozong is under house arrest, you may not want to save him from leaving. King Huainan has rebelled, and Xiao Shaozong is a remnant of the rebels. You let him go. Do you want him to rebel again?"
Dou Kui was slapped with a big hat by him, and he was angry and said: "What if the prince is not in the car?"
"Don't worry." Sima Changshen said: "In addition to Xiao Shaozong, there are also some things in the palace that people are worried about. Mr. Dou, it is said that King Huainan has collected many rare and rare treasures. I have also heard that King Huainan even Some of the best treasures are hidden in a secret place...!"
When Dou Kui heard this, his brows twitched and his vest became sweaty. He thought to himself that the Sima family was really eyeing the secret treasures from the Huainan Palace. It seemed that he and Qining had fallen into the Sima family's scheme. I had long expected that someone would smuggle the secret treasures out of the palace, so I waited and waited. Now everyone would get the stolen goods, and the trouble was really big.
Sima Changshen saw Dou Kui's panic that he couldn't hide, and there was a sneer on his lips: "That batch of treasures is extremely valuable. I am only worried that after someone discovers it, he does not pay it to the treasury, but wants to enrich his own pockets."
"Marquis Zhongyi, you have gone too far." Dou Kui used anger to cover up his panic: "The confiscation of the palace is a matter of the Ministry of Revenue. The person in charge of this matter is also Marquis Jinyi. You, Marquis Zhongyi, don't seem to be qualified to take charge of this matter. . Yes, I came out of the palace. When the palace was confiscated yesterday, some things were not transported out. The emperor recently got married and it was not easy to publicize it, so I transported it away privately. What does this have to do with you? "
"Okay!" Sima Changshen clapped his hands and said, "Since Mr. Dou has taken the initiative to admit it, it's easy to say anything. Let me ask you, you said there are still some things that have not been shipped out. What are they? But those treasures?"
Dou Kui sneered and said, "It's not the turn of Hou Zhongyi to ask. If you want to check, bring the emperor's imperial edict."
Sima Changshen smiled and said: "Master Dou has courage." His face darkened and he said: "I am enriching my own pockets and using the name of the public for personal gain. Of course I can intervene." He said loudly: "Here comes someone!"
The group of people who came with Sima Changshen were well prepared. After hearing Sima Changshen's order, they immediately rushed over like wolves and tigers. Sima Changshen pointed to the carriage path: "Bring me the things in the carriage. I want to see what it is."
"Zhongyi Hou, you are brave." Dou Kui immediately moved over and opened his arms, "This is an errand of the Ministry of Revenue. No one can interfere without the emperor's will. You... you are not an official of the Ministry of Revenue, and you are not qualified to inspect. If you use Strong, that...that is disobeying the Holy Order, I want to go with you to see the emperor."
"After checking the contents inside, I will naturally take you to see the emperor." Sima Changshen's eyes flashed fiercely: "Even if you don't want to go, it won't be possible." With a wave of his hand, everyone behind him rushed forward, and there he At this time, a voice was heard shouting: "Stop!"
This voice came out of the blue and was so powerful that everyone was stunned.
Sima Changshen turned around and looked over. In the darkness, he saw several people walking slowly towards him. When he saw who was coming clearly, Sima Changshen's face was gloomy and ugly, but Dou Kui was filled with surprise and let out a sigh of relief. He said: "Master Hou!"
Under the moonlight, Qi Ning, dressed in official robes, was walking slowly over with his hands behind his back, followed by several followers, Qi Feng was among them.
"Hey, it turns out to be Mr. Dou. Isn't this the Lord of Loyalty?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "You two are not having a banquet in the palace, why did you come here? I couldn't see clearly just now. I thought it was a gangster who wanted to fight on the street. The fight was going on, so I shouted to stop it." He glanced at it, frowned and said, "Why did you take out the knife? Mr. Dou, what exactly happened here?"
Seeing the arrival of the savior, Dou Kui was confident and said loudly: "Master Marquis, I am transporting some remaining things from the palace, but I met Marquis Zhongyi on the way. Marquis Zhongyi wanted to check these things. I thought this was the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance and no one else was qualified to get involved."
"That's right!" Qi Ning came over slowly: "Each department has its own responsibilities. If they interfere with each other, and the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of War is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Works, wouldn't it be a mess? , why should we set up six yamen?" He looked at Sima Changshen and said with a smile: "Zhongyi Hou, do you think this is the reason?"
"Jin Yihou came just in time." When Sima Changshen saw Qi Ning, he felt angry and said lightly: "Do you know that Mr. Dou is coming out of the palace tonight?"
"I know." Qi Ning smiled and said, "I didn't know just now, but I know now."
"You...!" Sima Changshen's face turned cold, but he still tried his best to hold back his temper: "So, he was transporting something from the palace tonight, and you didn't know about it in advance?"
"What's the harm in knowing or not?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "This time I and Master Dou took charge of the seizure of Huainan Prince's Mansion. Some things may not have been stolen cleanly. Master Dou was still thinking about his responsibilities when the officials were having a banquet. It’s really admirable.”
Sima Changshen snorted coldly and said: "Then Jin Yihou has never thought that someone wants to use the power in his hands to secretly smuggle things that should not be taken from the palace?"
"Smuggling? Things that shouldn't be taken?" Qi Ning frowned and said: "Zhongyi Hou, I don't understand what you are saying. Master Dou took something that shouldn't be taken?"
"If you don't understand, why don't you open the carriage and take a look." Sima Changshen said with sharp eyes: "I suspect that there are rare treasures from the Huainan Palace hidden in the carriage. If it is really rare and rare treasures, Dou Kui must have enriched his own pockets. "
"Puffing your own pockets?"
"If the two of us were to transport things from the palace tonight, I would have nothing to say." Sima Changshen seemed to have grasped something, and his tone was filled with pride: "But Jin Yihou also said just now, You know nothing about Dou Kui transporting things from the palace tonight. If this is the case, then Dou Kui is smuggling treasures behind your back, the Marquis. He is so sneaky and deceives others. What else can he do if he doesn't line his own pockets?"
"That makes sense." Qi Ning nodded slightly, and Dou Kui suddenly changed his expression, but heard Qi Ning continue: "But how can Marquis Zhongyi be sure that the carriage must contain the palace's rare treasures?"
"You'll know if you open it and look at it."
"That's not right." Qi Ning said: "Zhongyi Hou is saying that you don't have any evidence now, but you prejudge that what Mr. Dou transported is a rare treasure. In other words, you have to look at the things first, and then Do you know if Mr. Dou is lining his own pockets, is that what you mean?"
"So what?"
Qi Ning laughed and said, "I'm sorry. There is no real evidence and just suspicion. It's really hard to watch Zhongyihou today. You are not from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the imperial edict does not say that Zhongyihou will be responsible for this." If this is the case, what reason did Zhongyi Marquis give to get involved in the confiscation?" He smiled faintly and said, "If word spreads at this time, people who don't know the truth will think that Zhongyi Marquis is just claiming to be the son of the Duke of Zhenguo. So unscrupulous.”
"What did you say?" Sima Changshen said angrily: "Who are you saying is unscrupulous?"
Qi Ning also darkened his face: "Each bureau has its own duties. The Zhongyi Marquis intercepted the Hu Department's vehicle halfway without any decree. What else is this if it isn't unscrupulous?"
Sima Changshen was extremely angry and clenched his hands into fists. Suddenly, he burst into laughter and said: "I understand, you are trying to stop me in every possible way, which proves that there is indeed a ghost in the carriage. Qining, even if the sky falls today, I also want to see what is in the carriage. You are protecting Dou Kui here, and you are just like the same raccoon dog. The sky net is not leaking, and you will not be able to leave today."
Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, wondering how these words came out of his mouth, and he said them so righteously, which was really harsh.