Prime Minister Liang was shocked. How did Chu Tiankuo know that the mistress of the Song porcelain kiln was his daughter
Even his wife didn't know about this!
What did he find out
"Where is the evidence? Present it to me!" the emperor said at this time.
Chu Tiankuo had someone bring in the basket of broken porcelain pieces, and then he personally arranged the pieces with words on them in order.
The words on the porcelain pieces are all abbreviations of some cities, and they are all cities on the grain transportation routes.
"This can't be said to have leaked the marching route, right?! They just happen to be the nicknames of a few cities. After all, they are all words with good meanings. Isn't it very common to engrave them on the inside of porcelain?" The Minister of Revenue muttered unconsciously.
The emperor looked at the Minister of Revenue.
Everyone looked at the Minister of Revenue!
Minister of Revenue: !!!!!!!!!!!!
Chu Tiankuo sneered: "Could it be that this idea came from the Minister of Revenue, so this is not considered a leak of the marching route?"
Minister of Revenue: “… … ..”
The emperor was furious: "Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Imperial Guards, obey my orders..."
On this day, the Prime Minister's residence was ransacked, the Minister of Revenue's residence was ransacked, the General's residence (the Xie family) was ransacked, and the Governor-General of the Grand Canal (the Yao family)'s residence was ransacked!
In one day, all the forces of the faction headed by Prime Minister Liang were seized, and several large mansions were heavily guarded, so that not even a mosquito could fly in, waiting for the matter to be thoroughly investigated.
After Concubine Liang received the news, she knelt outside the Zichen Palace with her four-month pregnant belly for a whole day, but the emperor ignored her until she fainted in the evening and subsequently had a miscarriage.
When the emperor heard about it, he didn't even look at her!
The second prince could not help but break into the Zichen Palace and was placed under house arrest by the emperor.
... ... .
That night, Chu Tiankuo personally led the imperial guards to search the house, and then returned to the palace to report.
It was almost the hour of Hai.
The emperor looked at Chu Tiankuo and sighed, "I'm anxious."
Some members of the Xie and Yao families were serving as officials in other cities and had not returned to Beijing.
No one knows how many soldiers Prime Minister Liang has raised over the years. If they counterattack, it will be a fierce battle.
He originally wanted to wait until he found those private soldiers before taking action.
Forget it. He didn’t use his trump card when attacking Zhao State. He will use it this time!
Chu Tiankuo did not explain. He usually did not take action, but once he did, the opponent would naturally be unable to fight back!
The emperor had already arranged for people to capture the people and things he was worried about on his way back!
Over the years, he has been making money, training his own people, and collecting evidence outside, and he has not been busy in vain. Although the evidence has only been collected recently, he knows exactly the other party's whereabouts in the past three years, what he has done, and where he can hide!
Chu Tiankuo said: "Father, I would like to ask you to grant me marriage."
Emperor: “… … ..”
The topic changed too quickly, how did it get to the topic of arranged marriage
However, my son has grown up and it is time for him to get married and start a family.
"Which girl do you like?"
Chu Tiankuo: "Lord Shen."
The emperor was stunned for a moment. Lord Shen, the daughter of the Marquisate? But is there a Marquis surnamed Shen in the State of Chu
Then the emperor thought of Xingnong!
He was tricked by Chu Tiankuohu before, and he bestowed the title of Marquis on Chen Xingnong.
If this were written into history books, it would simply be... laughable!
However, the emperor liked Xing Nong very much. If she could become the Crown Princess, it would be a great help to his son. He looked at his son's cold face, as if he was not discussing marriage, but discussing a case with his father. He sighed in his heart. This son's temperament has changed after all. After sighing, he thought of something and asked again: "That... Did Lord Shen agree?"
He couldn't just match them up randomly and offend such a powerful minister.
Chu Tiankuo smiled a little, "Yes. I plan to hold the enthronement ceremony and the wedding day together."
The emperor was stunned for a moment when he heard this: "Why? Isn't it too hasty to hold two events at the same time?"
Chu Tiankuo: "So as to avoid wasting time and money."
Of course, the most important thing is that he wants to marry her home as soon as possible.
The emperor thought about it and felt that it was possible. He also wanted his son to marry a concubine as soon as possible. Most importantly, he wanted to mend his relationship with his son. Naturally, he would agree to his son's request in this matter: "Okay, I will issue an order tomorrow."
Chu Tiankuo bowed and saluted: "Thank you, father!"
The emperor thought of something and said, "Go and see your sister and try to persuade her. I wanted to marry her to General Wei, but she refused! She even threatened to die. You two have had a good relationship since you were young. Try to persuade her. General Wei is still kneeling outside her palace."
These two people are more stubborn than each other, it just depends on who is more stubborn!
Chu Tiankuo also frowned upon hearing this and nodded: "Okay. I'll take my leave."
The emperor nodded and said, "Go ahead! By the way, you haven't seen your mother for a long time. You can go and tell her about your plan to marry a concubine."
Chu Tiankuo paused, nodded, and strode away.
Chu Tiankuo left the imperial study and went to Fengling Palace.
Fengling Palace is the palace where Chu Zijun lives.
He walked over from a distance and saw Wei Feng kneeling outside the palace.
Chu Tiankuo: “… … ..”
"What are you doing?"
Wei Feng glanced at him and said calmly: "If the princess doesn't want to see me, I will kneel down forever!"
Chu Tiankuo said calmly: "This is the imperial palace. After the palace is closed, outsiders are not allowed to stay in the palace!"
Wei Feng: "The princess does not want to see me. I have violated the palace taboos. It does not matter if I am sentenced to death."
A tone of despair!
Chu Tiankuo: “… … ..”
Well, it’s all due to cheating!
This guy has been shameless and a complete scoundrel since he was a child!
He ignored him and said to the eunuchs guarding outside: "I want to see my sister."
The eunuch glanced at Wei Feng who was lying on the ground with his head lowered, and said apologetically: "Your Highness, the princess has gone to bed. The princess has ordered that she will not see anyone until she wakes up!"
Chu Tiankuo glanced at Wei Feng who was kneeling on the ground. It was clear that these words were meant for Wei Feng.
It's useless for him to kneel!
Chu Tiankuo decided to help him. Of course, he was here to do this: "Tell the emperor sister that I want to see the queen mother. Ask her if she wants to come with me!"
"Yes!" The eunuch guarding the gate did not dare to fail to convey the prince's words and went in quickly.
Soon, Chu Zijun came out.
Wei Feng knelt on the ground and looked at her greedily without saying a word. He had already said that if she didn't agree to marry him, he would kneel down forever!
Chu Zijun didn't even look at Wei Feng, and said to Chu Tiankuo: "Let's go! Let's go see our mother."
Chu Tiankuo glanced at Chu Zijun, then at Wei Feng, and didn't care about what happened between them.
He knew Chu Zijun, she was a soft-hearted person!
Wei Feng knew that he couldn't bear to be cruel to the people he cared about, so he used this self-torture tactic.
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Chu Tiankuo and Chu Zijun went directly to the cold palace. At this moment, the cold palace was still heavily guarded, but when he walked in, no one stopped him.
After more than seven or eight years, he was finally able to come in.
The two of them strode in side by side.