The third prince did not believe that Wang Xiao was still loyal to the court.
Wang Xiao was the son-in-law of the King of Huainan, and the Guo family colluded with the King of Huainan to commit treason. Now both families have fallen, but the whereabouts of the money from the former treasury is a mystery and has never been found.
If you think about it carefully, Wang Xiao is the person most likely to know about the money coming from the previous dynasty's treasury!
If he really embezzled money from the previous dynasty's treasury, An Guogong and his family would probably be exempted from the death penalty and escape from the living crime.
After all, An Guogong's family has been promoted too quickly, and now they are even involved in the salt industry! This not only makes people jealous, but also breaks the original balance of the court and inadvertently blocks many people's financial path.
If given the opportunity to step in, many people would take it.
Thinking of this, the third prince's eyebrows relaxed.
That's fine, Princess Hui'an is about to get her haircut, and after that, her marriage to the seventeenth emperor's uncle will be put on the agenda.
If Wang Xiao really has rebellious intentions, it will be a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!
When the time comes, men can be beheaded, and women can ask for grace and be demoted to official slaves.
When Princess Hui'an was demoted to an official slave, he bought her.
Even if Princess Hui'an is sentenced to beheading, he can secretly assassinate Chen Cang, change the person, save her, and make her the woman behind him. With her intelligence, she can naturally help him ascend to the great treasure!
As the saying goes, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help when the time is right!
If he can say a kind word to Princess Hui'an and Duke An at this moment, it will make them think about his good deeds when the whole family is imprisoned. Besides, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry is his own, so it is time to let the Minister of Hubu Minister, Minister of the Ministry of War, please pay attention to yourself.
Therefore, he couldn't help but stand up: "Father, Princess Hui'an has contributed a lot to the court. It is impossible for such a person to be treason. He probably has a serious misunderstanding. Therefore, the matter really needs to be investigated to avoid unjustly accusing Zhongliang, but he is surrounded by heavy troops. I don’t think it’s feasible for Duke An Guo’s Mansion, Duke An Guo, Princess Hui’an, and the two Lord Wen are the pillars of the imperial court, and we absolutely cannot treat them like this.”
The Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of War were slightly surprised that the third prince could speak, and they both glanced at him. He rarely spoke except when the emperor asked questions.
The minister of the Ministry of Industry and others immediately said: "The third prince's words are wrong. He is not afraid of ten thousand, but is most afraid of the unexpected. If Anguo Gongfu is not surrounded by heavy troops, if someone tips the news and Wang Xiao gets the news, he will follow the example of the Guo family and rebel. Then Isn’t Nalan Kingdom in a dilemma?”
"Yes, just in case, the emperor should also surround Anguo Gongfu with heavy troops until the truth of the matter is found out! Anguo Gong also said that he is willing to cooperate! I implore the emperor to immediately order a heavy army to surround Anguo Gongfu and capture General Wang. Come back and investigate this matter thoroughly!”
"I beg your Majesty to order heavy troops immediately..."
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A group of courtiers shouted again.
The emperor has a headache. Why does it take so long for these seventeen emperor brothers to find a list
He glanced at Eunuch Lin and said, "King Xuanjin has come to see you!"
You have to urge him.
Eunuch Lin immediately understood and walked out, but came back very quickly. He whispered: "Your Majesty, King Jin is here."
"Xuan!"
Eunuch Lin immediately shouted loudly: "I have an audience with King Xuanjin!"
All civil and military officials in the dynasty immediately silenced themselves.
The Minister of Industry and some of the ministers looked at each other and decided to seize this opportunity no matter what, and asked the emperor to order heavy troops to surround Anguo Gongfu.
Nalan Jinnian walked in with his head held high and saluted the emperor: "Brother, please see your brother!"
The emperor straightened his back and said loudly: "Brother Seventeenth Emperor, now the Shuntian Mansion has discovered that the money from the former treasury is in Zhuangzi under the name of General Wang Xiao. What do you think of this matter?"
Nalan Jinnian's face was as indifferent as usual, and he said in a calm tone: "The money from the former treasury is in the Zhuangzi under the name of General Wang Xiao, and it does not necessarily belong to General Wang Xiao. He bought the Zhuangzi half a year ago. , after the Guo family was confiscated, how many people bought his village and shop? The court even auctioned it in public! And the silver was hidden in the cave. Maybe he didn't know where the money from the previous treasury was. General Wang Xiao He is currently leading troops to guard the border, so we must not let him come back for interrogation immediately, otherwise it will upset the morale of the army and give Dongling an opportunity! My brother believes that we should send someone to investigate this matter thoroughly before making a decision."
The emperor nodded.
If Wang Xiao is captured and brought back now, it will only disrupt the morale of the army, and the Dongling Kingdom may add insult to injury.
But if you don’t catch him and bring him back, it won’t be easy to explain!
It’s hard to convince the public!
The emperor is actually the same as Nalan Jinnian. Unless he is really caught doing something, he will unswervingly trust the person he believes in.
At such an old age, Wang Xiao became the son-in-law of the King of Huainan, but he did not leave behind a son or a half, which was enough to prove his loyalty.
The Taiyuan Hospital was telling him that the late emperor once asked him for a prescription to make a man die, and Wang Xiao used that prescription, so he was childless for so many years.
Childlessness is a big deal!
As the son-in-law of the King of Huainan, the most powerful general, and as powerful as Wang Xiao, how could he hope to be childless!
But he kept taking the medicine without leaving anything behind. Doesn't this show his loyalty
However, the way to govern a country must pay attention to balance. You cannot do things as you please because of your own inner preferences. You cannot be biased or unfair. Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince your ministers and win their loyalty.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry immediately said: "I object, Your Majesty, all the money is in his village, how could he not know? Deliberately squandering the money from the previous treasury is tantamount to conspiracy!"
The emperor should send another general to guard the border of Dongling, and have General Wang Xiao captured and brought back for interrogation! This matter is related to the safety of Nalan Kingdom. Please make a decision as soon as possible, Your Majesty! "
Nalan Jinnian looked at the Minister of Industry: "How does Mr. Huang know that Wang Xiao deliberately cheated? Do you have evidence?"
Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "The silver from the former treasury is in his Zhuangzi, which is the biggest evidence! Does King Jin not know what is in his Zhuangzi?"
Nalan Jinnian said seriously: "I really don't know. I don't even know how many Zhuangzi I have. I have never been to some Zhuangzi!"
Nalan Jinnian looked at the other ministers: "Are there any adults here who are like me?"
The Minister of Household Affairs immediately said: "Wei Chen doesn't know either, because my wife takes care of the family's property, and I don't know how many villages she has bought."
At this time, many officials nodded:
"Except Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, I don't know how many Zhuangzi there are in the mansion. These are all taken care of by my wife."
"To be honest, Wei Chen doesn't know! Some Zhuangzi have never been there. They are all taken care of by the wife, and the wife is also taken care of by the stewards under her."
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Nalan Jinnian looked at the Minister of Industry: "Look, Mr. Huang, many people don't know. Isn't it normal that General Wang doesn't know?"