Bad man, the system crashed.

What confession? "

The fourth prince was stunned, "The prince has your stamped confession in his hand, which lists more than 40 officials who have embezzled and accepted bribes."

"How is that possible?" Duke Kangle said in a daze, "I didn't say anything, and the prince didn't interrogate me. He just invited me to drink, and then I fell asleep."

The fourth prince: Shameless, too shameless!

Duke Kangle said in a loud voice, "Besides, Fourth Prince, although I am a rough man, can I be stupid enough to confess more than 40 people? Even if I confess more than 40 people, as the saying goes, the emperor will not do it if the law does not blame the masses."

The corners of the fourth prince's mouth twitched, "Last night, the prince personally led people to raid the homes of more than 40 officials, and this morning, in front of all the people in the capital, he took out boxes of silver. "

"..."

Duke Kangle was silent for a long time, "Fourth Prince, are you kidding me, or is the prince crazy? "

The fourth prince rolled his eyes and left silently.

He needed quiet time.

In the palace, the imperial physician prescribed several liver-removing medicines for the emperor, which were very bitter. The emperor drank three bowls, but his anger still did not subside.

"This wicked son, wicked son!"

The emperor lay on the dragon couch, his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were all in pain. He was gone, who would assist him, who would do the work?

Would he be a bare emperor?

"Father, the most important thing now is how to solve this matter?" The sixth prince asked blankly.

The emperor suppressed his anger, his temples throbbing, "You go and release the ministers first, burn the evidence, and pretend that nothing happened."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the secret guard who was released by Lu Ze came back and reported: "Your Majesty, the prince's bloodbath of corrupt officials overnight has spread throughout the people, and the people are all praising it. Everyone is waiting for your results. ”

In this case, who will let these corrupt officials go? The people will be unstable!

“Puff——”

The emperor vomited blood again and fainted directly.

The imperial physician was in a panic again.

The truth had been revealed, and he could only repair it.

There were more than 40 officials, and there was evidence. How long would it take to interrogate them one by one?

Besides, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and the four assistant ministers below him had their homes confiscated. Who would interrogate them?

Lu Ze must not be used again.

If he continues to interrogate, he will arrest all the civil and military officials in the court, and the country will be ruined.

In the end, the emperor had no choice but to order the Sixth Prince and the Fourth Prince to jointly interrogate.

Now, the Sixth Prince was completely exposed.

When the two tried the case, they did not give in at all, and they fought for it.

The key point is that Lu Ze’s evidence was really solid. There was money and account books, and the account books were closely related and every item was taken care of.

There was really no loophole.

At this point, there was really no turning back.

The snowflakes of silver were not moved away overnight after the house was confiscated, but were moved away in front of all the people the next day.

The people were watching, who could be partial?

In the end, half of the people in the court were gone, and the imperial examination was held early to recruit officials.

The emperor was even busier. No one was in charge, and he had to review everything himself. Memorials were piled up like snowflakes in the imperial study. The emperor was busy every day until the cocks crowed, and he didn't even go to the harem.

The emperor was already old, and this made him sicker.

Concubine Qi was very happy that the emperor didn't go to the harem. She ate melon seeds and watched plays in the palace every day, and then found some things for Concubine Xian to do, asking her to embroider a flower or copy Buddhist scriptures, and they had a lot of fun.

Doesn't this Concubine Xian like to pretend to be noble and not to argue? Then don't complain, just bear it.

Concubine Xian looked at the embroidery sent by Concubine Qi every day, and her ten fingers were swollen. She was so angry that she made several little figures of Concubine Qi and embroidered them every day.

Chapter 120 The Crown Prince is Crazy (4)

After this battle, the Fourth and Sixth Princes were severely hit. Only the Chen family remained standing. The Emperor was too busy to deal with the Chen family.

Then, the southern dragon turned over, and many people died. A group of people were busy with disaster relief.

At this cusp of the storm, when the Fourth and Sixth Princes were busy assisting the Emperor in handling government affairs and the Emperor was also overwhelmed, Lu Ze started to hold a banquet to celebrate his birthday.

Invitations were sent to all officials, big and small.

Then invitations were sent to each prince, and he sat at the door and started collecting money.

The housekeeper even set up a stall at the door to record how much gifts and money each official gave. Not only did he record it, but he also had to sing it out loud.

Openly embezzling Accepting bribes is also a unique way.

Before the banquet began, Lu Ze cleared all the gifts and gift money and announced them to the people of the capital, and donated them all, which quickly won the cheers of the people.

The Sixth Prince, who was about to write an impeachment memorial, silently withdrew his hand.

The Fourth Prince touched his chin, shook his head, and looked at the eldest prince brother who was holding Tu Sheng with interest. It seemed that the wish of his father and the sixth brother to abolish the prince had failed again.

The eldest brother's prestige among the people was even higher for this move.

The father was afraid that he would vomit blood again.

Soon after the banquet, the Prince's Mansion closed the door and started playing mahjong.

Lu Ze opened four tables and played at the same time. After one round, he won 10,000 taels of silver. After a few rounds, everyone wrote an IOU and broke up the four tables.

Then Lu Ze pulled a few princes to play.

The Fourth Prince, who had been cheated once, immediately said goodbye. After all, the Sixth Prince and Lu Ze still had a deep brotherly relationship on the surface, so he couldn't run away.

After a few rounds, several IOUs were signed.

The Sixth Prince's face turned black.

The total amount of these IOUs was much more than what Lu Ze donated.

If he played a few more rounds, Lu Ze would be rich.

After a few rounds, Lu Ze broke up a few more tables. Many officials wanted to run away when they saw the thief, but unfortunately the door of the prince's mansion was closed.

Almost everyone who entered the prince's mansion was stripped clean by Lu before leaving dejectedly.

Late at night, Lu Ze and Tu Sheng sat on the bed and began to count money happily.

The emperor worked hard until the new imperial examination opened a month later, and saw Lu Ze again.

He felt liver pain when he saw Lu Ze now, but he couldn't get rid of him.

He didn't want to get rid of him before, but now the Chen family is so powerful that he can't get rid of him.

Fortunately, the imperial examination is here, and he can promote more of his own people again.

The emperor seemed to have aged ten years in a month. He sat on the dragon throne with white lips, "Tell me, who will be the chief examiner of the imperial examination this time."

Originally, the chief examiner of the imperial examination should have been the imperial tutor, but unfortunately his family had been confiscated.

Those who had just been promoted to fill the gap in the court were too busy with their own affairs.

In desperation, the emperor thought of his sons again.

The second son is useless, the third son is a hooligan, the fifth son is in another province, and the remaining ones are too young.

The only choice is between the crown prince, the fourth prince and the sixth prince.

Lu Ze volunteered, "Father, I am willing to share your worries."

Go away, I don't need you!

The emperor cursed in his heart and turned to ask the fourth and sixth princes, "What about you two?"

The imperial examination is also a good opportunity to train your own people.

The emperor thought that the fourth prince would not give up, but the fourth prince smiled calmly, "I have been exhausted recently, and Qingqing is sick again. I am afraid I don't have the energy to host such a big imperial examination. I still recommend my eldest brother and sixth brother."

Lu Ze nodded, "Fourth brother knows me."

The emperor looked at the fourth prince deeply, "Fourth brother, have you thought it through?"

"I think it through very clearly."

The father cares about the sixth brother, and the imperial examination is naturally prepared for the sixth brother. If someone else presides over it, who knows what will happen in the middle and make him take the blame.

The imperial examination is a big thing, and there are so many people involved that it is inevitable that there will be omissions. When the time comes, you will not get any benefits, but will be blamed for many things. It is not worth it.

It is better to let others do it and make trouble yourself, which is easier.

Obviously, the Sixth Prince also thought of this. Facing the emperor's expectant eyes, hesitantly said, "Your son..."

"Father, give it to me." Lu Ze looked like he was thinking about his father, and he couldn't wait and was eager to try. The emperor was even more distressed and immediately said, "Then the Sixth Prince will do it."▽▽

The emperor is the supreme ruler, and his words are as good as gold.

The Sixth Prince had no choice but to kneel down to receive the order.

Coming out of the imperial study, Lu Ze patted the Sixth Prince on the shoulder with a serious tone, "Sixth brother, the imperial examination is a matter of great importance. You must do everything yourself. If you need any help from me, just let me know."

The Sixth Prince replied with a fake smile, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will guard against any problems in the examination room."

"That's good." Lu Ze nodded, "In that case, when will you pay me back the 50,000 taels of silver you owe me?"

The topic jumped away.

The Sixth Prince smiled awkwardly, "Your Highness, I'm a little tight on money recently. Can you give me some time?"

"I don't mind, but don't forget the interest, Sixth Brother."

"Definitely."

It was the day to go to the Xianfei's palace once a month. The emperor suppressed his anger and came to the Xianfei's palace.

At this time, the Xianfei was embroidering, and when she saw the emperor, her tears fell pitifully.

The emperor was already very disappointed with the Sixth Prince's hesitant performance today. He was already annoyed at the moment, but he didn't expect to see a depressed face as soon as he came, which made him even more upset.

The emperor patiently asked, "What's wrong with my beloved concubine?"

Concubine Xian cried softly, "Your Majesty, look at my hands. Concubine Qi asked me to embroider flowers and Buddhist scriptures every day, and my hands are swollen."

Although Concubine Xian was named Xian, she was actually a little woman from a small family.

She didn't understand the affairs of the court, and although the emperor liked her, he would not tell her too clearly.

Concubine Xian was very obedient, and she did whatever the emperor said, thinking that as long as the emperor loved her, it was enough.

The emperor also liked the feeling of relying on him as his man wholeheartedly.

But Concubine Xian was a little woman after all.

When she was wronged, she wanted to complain. Concubine Xian gently pulled the emperor to complain endlessly. After listening to it for a long time, the emperor was also annoyed.

In his opinion, although Concubine Xian was wronged, the affairs of the harem were all trivial matters.

His mind was full of imperial power, and he really didn't want to hear these trivial matters.

The emperor casually comforted Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xian was happy, "Your Majesty, when will you punish Concubine Qi?"

The emperor's liver hurt again, and he felt that he was not understood.

This woman was protected too well by him. She didn't know the sufferings of the world, and didn't understand the right and wrong. She just cared about her own little piece of land.

The emperor took a deep breath. After all, she was his woman, and he didn't want to scold her. He said: "Let's not talk about these for the time being. When our child ascends the throne in the future, you can punish whoever you want."

"Your Majesty~" Concubine Xian was happy and snuggled in the emperor's chest, "I know that you are the best to me."

Alas, Concubine Xian is too simple.

The emperor sighed silently in his heart.

The emperor hasn't come to the harem for a long time, but he still went to the monthly Concubine Xian's bed. What this means is self-evident.

Concubine Qi convened a meeting of concubines in the harem, and after a few rounds of chatting, more and more people began to come to Concubine Xian's palace, some to watch the fun, some to make trouble, and people like Concubine Xian who needed to be protected had a harder time.

The emperor asked her to endure it, and she could endure embroidery, but she couldn't stand other overt and covert torments, so Concubine Xian asked the emperor's attendants to go to the emperor to complain every day.

Once Concubine Xian came, the emperor asked Concubine Qi to rectify it. Once Concubine Qi rectified it, other concubines hated Concubine Xian even more, and they made trouble and poisoned her in endless ways. Soon Concubine Xian was bedridden.

Guifang Tower.

Tu Pingyun checked the accommodation list according to her memory of her previous life and checked off the names of talented people one by one.

Not long ago, she used her memory of her previous life to hoard a lot of food before the southern earth dragon turned over, and when most people died, she sold it when food was most scarce, making a lot of money.

It was also with the help of this money that she and the Sixth Prince temporarily maintained their cooperative relationship and opened this inn and restaurant.