Jiang Changning remembered this and waited for two days before finding an opportunity to tell King Jin about it.
The King of Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Huang Shidu is pedantic and inflexible. It is unlikely that he will surrender to the King of Qing."
Jiang Changning understood, "Interference factor."
"But you are right to be so vigilant. I will check it out again. Huang Shidu's pedantry and inflexibility are most likely fake."
"Your Majesty, you don't need to comfort me."
King Jin smiled, "I'm not trying to comfort you, I just really think you did a great job."
In his opinion, among all the mistresses of each mansion, only his little princess had broad vision and a sense of the overall situation.
"In fact, I have thought that even if Huang Shidu is really the King of Qing's man, he is also a discarded pawn. The King of Qing deliberately threw him out to distract us."
"It is also possible that Prince Qing is using Huang Shidu as bait to lure out our people."
"Maybe it's a chain of schemes. If one plan fails, they'll come up with another one."
Jiang Changning has thought a lot in the past two days and his analysis is very logical.
Still worried, he warned: "Find someone to keep an eye on Wang Shanzi. Don't be careless."
He also assured the King of Jin, "I will take care of everything in the mansion. I guarantee that there will be no trouble. Don't worry."
Prince Jin held her in his arms and said, "With you in the palace, I have never been worried. With me outside the palace, you can rest assured."
Jiang Changning smiled, "Okay."
"When a husband and wife are of one mind, they can cut through metal."
Jiang Changning didn't care whether the gold was cut off or not. She was so vigilant just because she wanted to live a more stable life without so many twists and turns.
Wanling's older brother and younger sister were very patient and met with Wanling twice more, but they only talked about sibling love and did not mention anything else.
Jiang Changning smiled and said, "If it's a fox, it will always show its tail. If they are not in a hurry, then neither are we."
People inside and outside the mansion continued to stare at Wanling and her two siblings.
There has been no progress on Wanling's side.
On the side of the Prince of Jin, it was discovered that Gan Dang, the right commander of the army, had embezzled military supplies.
In the court, the censors immediately put all their efforts into impeaching him. In addition to embezzling military supplies, his family was also charged with many crimes for the censors to impeach.
His eldest brother robbed others of a prosperous shop, framed his rivals, put them in jail, and seized other people's property.
During years of disaster, his sister hoarded large amounts of grain and sold it at high prices.
And his younger brother forced a girl from a good family to be his concubine.
This family acts recklessly and is truly lawless.
"The crime is extremely serious and he should be executed according to the law." The censor is honest and hates evil.
Prince Qing and Prince Yu wanted to protect the right commander, but the evidence was irrefutable. "Commander Zeng was a brave general who pacified the Western Frontier, led the troops by example, and made great military achievements."
"He is a military general who quelled the rebellion for the country. Naturally, he has made military achievements, but he has already been rewarded. It is inappropriate to use his merits to atone for his crimes now, right?" King Changshan glanced at King Qing.
At the insistence of Prince Jin and others, Commander Zeng was thrown into prison and beheaded in public at the Meridian Gate three days later.
As for those family members who relied on his power to do evil, their end was not good either.
Those who should be beheaded will be beheaded, those who should be exiled will be exiled, and those who should be sold will be sold.
The prefect of Jingzhao prefecture followed the order and took the yamen runners to search the house.
After the court session, Prince Qing looked at Prince Jin with a sinister look in his eyes, "Prince Yu's nephew is really good at tricks."
"It's just a matter of reciprocity." Prince Jin said calmly.
"What a gift of reciprocity. Okay, wait, Uncle Wang will give you a big gift in return."
"Uncle Wang, if you have any great gifts, feel free to give them to me. I will accept them. But I wonder if Uncle Wang dares to accept my return gift?"
"You are so arrogant."
"Uncle Wang, you are already old, so you should take good care of yourself."
After saying this, King Jin left.
Prince Qing looked at his back and spat heavily, "The villain is getting ahead."
The situation in the court was changing rapidly. The fight between Prince Qing and Prince Jin was in full swing, and officials became the target of criticism from time to time.
Wu Shaohai, the Minister of Guanglu Temple, was one of the unlucky guys. Several thieves sneaked into his house to steal and were discovered by Wu’s servants.
"Hurry, hurry!" the thief yelled and fled down the street.
The Wu family's servants chased all the way. This street was inhabited by officials, and upon hearing the noise, the guards from various mansions also came out to help.
These thieves were carrying several large bags and could not run fast. They were about to be caught up when patrolling soldiers came towards them.
"Throw a dime," one of the thieves shouted.
Several thieves immediately dropped their stolen goods, climbed up the low wall next to them, jumped onto the roof, and fled quickly into the distance.
"Banknotes, lots of banknotes."
"And gold, silver and jewelry."
Those stolen goods opened the eyes of the Jingzhao Prefecture soldiers and the guards of various prefectures.
The Guanglu Temple Minister was only a third-rank official, in charge of sacrifices, court meetings, and banquets. How could he be so rich
This is just what the thieves stole. I’m afraid there are even more treasures in the Wu family’s warehouse.
The rumor that the Wu family was rich enough to rival a country spread throughout the streets and alleys of Beijing in a short period of time.
The imperial censors immediately wrote a letter of impeachment, "Wu Shaohai must have taken advantage of his position to embezzle and accept bribes. The amount of money involved is huge. We implore Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter and rectify the government."
"Let Uncle Prince Jin be fully responsible for investigating this case." The young emperor trusted Prince Jin more and ignored Prince Qing, who had a livid face.
After the court session, Prince Jin took the initiative to find Prince Qing, "Uncle Prince Qing, do you like this great gift?"
Prince Qing glared at him, "You are such a hateful boy."
"You old thief, you are so shameless." Prince Jin sneered.
"Those thieves are your people."
"Uncle Wang, you have no evidence, so don't make up your mind."
Prince Qing snorted coldly and walked away.
The items seized from the Wu family were amazing.
Not to mention anything else, the golden basin with eight treasures and double dragon and phoenix pattern alone shocked the officials who came to confiscate the property.
The golden eight-treasure basin with double dragon and phoenix patterns is an imperial item. Logically, it should be in the palace storehouse, but now it is in the Wu family's storehouse.
Pirate Wu used the palace's treasures!
How dare you!
Wu Shaohai, who was imprisoned, had no way to defend himself. The golden basin with eight treasures and double dragon and phoenix pattern had no legs and would not have come to the Wu family on its own. The late emperor had never awarded this basin to anyone.
"I am guilty." Wu Shaohai prostrated himself.
"In addition to this basin, you also stole the treasures in the palace. Tell the truth and I will give you a quick death." King Jin interrogated him personally.
"No, I dare not do that, so the king stole this treasure."
"Start the torture." King Jin gave the order coldly.
The whip was lashed so hard that Wu Shaohai's skin was torn and his flesh was covered in blood.
He had been pampered for many years, so he could not bear this kind of suffering. "I said, Your Majesty, I said, please stop beating me."
As soon as the King of Jin raised his hand, the executioner put away the whip.
"A pair of jade lying cow and jade covered bowls."
Wu Shaohai was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Rites five years ago. After his three-year term was completed, he was re-elected for another term. At the beginning, he stole small items from the palace.
Later on, he became more and more daring, and the items he stole became larger and more valuable.
"Who did you give these things to?" King Jin asked in a deep voice.
"I, I can't remember."
King Jin leaned back in his chair and said, "Use torture."
The executioner cracked the whip again and hit Wu Shaohai.
(End of this chapter)