bamboo horse prince

"You did a good job raising money this time," the emperor called Li Sheng to the imperial study after he came down, "but the memorial you presented to me..."

"Brother, do you have any questions?"

"The deposits in this household department are really too little," the emperor said with a half-smile, "this is not a stark difference from the number reported to me at the beginning of this year."

Li Sheng raised his head and looked squarely at the emperor, "This is counted by my younger brother and others, and there will be absolutely no mistakes."

"It's not that I don't believe you," the emperor narrowed his eyes, "Who are you bringing with you? The Ministry of Household Affairs didn't let you so easily..."

"I wonder if the emperor still remembers Jiang Ruofeng?"

"I remember, he was in the same class as Nian'er, and he was the number one scholar back then. I still remember You Xin's policy and theory back then, but I haven't seen him much in recent years. Which department does he work in now?"

"If you go back to the emperor, he is now the head of the fifth rank of the household department."

"Fifth grade?" Jinshi in the same class is stronger than this.

"Yes, since he was transferred to the household department, he hasn't been promoted for five years."

"Heh, Zhuangyuan Lang hasn't been promoted for five years. It's really a big joke," the emperor sneered, "The current household department has fallen to this point. They deliberately want to test my bottom line."

Li Sheng bowed his head and didn't answer.

"Cheng'er, you are my own younger brother, and the only one I can rely on in the court is you." The emperor's tone became gentle, "Don't tell anyone about this, I will make my own decision."

Li Sheng saluted, "But according to the emperor's order."

The matter of the household department being short-lived seemed to have disappeared, and there was no further response, but Jiang Ruofeng was promoted to three ranks in succession, to be the servant of the household department.

After Yang Nian greeted the officials of Dali Temple, he walked straight into the place where the case files were stored in Dali Temple.

"Master Yang, why did you come in person today?" The Shao Cheng of Dali Temple, who is Qiu Xu's father, watched Yang Nian pick and choose among the cases with great interest.

"That's right," Yang Nian said calmly, without any sign of panic, "The more we study the history, the more historical materials we need, and those scholars are not enough."

"Actually, you can ask Qiu Xu to come in the future. He grew up in Dali Temple since he was a child, and he knows best where to put these materials."

"Lord Qiu is right, I forgot all about it."

"Children often mention adults, saying that you have learned a lot, and he has learned a lot."

"Qiu Xu is a talented person. Given time, he will definitely become angry. Then I may be the one who will rely on him."

Master Qiu smiled, "Master Yang, where is this? If my son has a chance to become famous in the future, I must come to thank you for your kindness in nurturing me."

"Lord Qiu is serious." Yang Nian followed him with a smile, and then raised the case file in his hand, "I only need these, do you need to read it?"

"No, no, no," Lord Qiu waved his hand, "Can I still not trust you?"

As soon as Yang Nian came out of Dali Temple, he breathed a sigh of relief. The case of the eunuch who died tragically was hidden in these files. His purpose of compiling history was to have a legitimate reason to borrow the files.The ministries were used to them borrowing files, so they stopped checking them carefully later, so he had the opportunity to investigate the case back then.

"Did you find anything?" Li Sheng put the new wax into Yang Nian's lampshade.

"The case was sent to Dali Temple and was not retried. Instead, it was closed directly. Only the autopsy records left by Wu Zuo, nothing else was recorded."

"Dali Temple is independent from the Six Ministries. It specializes in reviewing major cases and refuting grievances. Today, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple is a well-known admonisher. He will never let go of any case, and he can directly seal the case... "

"Sure enough, it is the will of the superiors. I am afraid that it is also because of this that my father will prove himself by death."

"Teacher he..."

"Look here, that Zhao San is mentioned," Yang Nian pointed to a line of text, "If it wasn't for him, I don't think my father would be implicated in this matter. I am 23 years old, and my hometown is in Jiangnanhuai, Jiangnanhuai. , Jiangnan..."

Yang Nian suddenly understood, "Is the Minister of the Household Department also from Jiangnanhuai!?"

"This," Li Sheng didn't react for a while.

"I want to check the directory of the Ministry of Officials," Yang Nian asked anxiously to prove his thoughts, "there is also the list of the Ministry of Households."

"Okay, I'll ask someone to prepare it for you."

"I only thought that Concubine Zhen was making things difficult for my sister out of jealousy, but I didn't expect her to be so cruel that she insisted on destroying my family."

"Then do you think the emperor knows about this?"

"I'm afraid," Yang Nian said with a look of disappointment on his face, "after all, the matter of the old eunuch is of great importance to him. He would rather kill him by mistake than let him go."

"It's just a pity that the teacher is so loyal," Li Sheng sighed.

Yang Nian mentioned that his father was about to cry again, but he was much stronger, so he said ruthlessly, "I won't let these people go, not one of them."

"If that Zhao San is still alive, I'll have someone investigate and I'll definitely get to the bottom of this investigation."

"Master!" Yao'er knocked on Yang Nian's door a few times.

"what's up?"

Yao'er pushed open the door and bowed to the two, "This is a letter sent by Mr. Jiang."

"let me see."

"Hey," Yao'er handed it over and was about to leave when she turned her head again, "Master, do you remember that you were going to be a matchmaker for Yao'er?"

"You?" Yang Nian shook the letter.

"Yao'er resigns." Seeing that Yang Nian understood what she meant, Yao'er blushed and ran out.

"This girl, she will make plans for herself," Li Sheng laughed.Yao'er came from a humble background, if she hadn't relied on Yang Nian, it would have been even more difficult to get married with court officials.

"She's helping you too," Yang Nian smiled, admiring the little girl's scheming in her heart, "Jiang Ruofeng has reached the second rank so quickly, it really needs someone to control him."

"I've talked to Jiang Ruofeng before. He doesn't seem to have any intention of starting a family. Besides, compared to Xue Tang before, he only wants to be a couple for the rest of his life."

"Coincidentally, our family's Yao'er also loves this sentence the most," Yang Nian laughed, "This girl has followed me since she was sensible, with a delicate heart, it is not easy to subdue that lump. Xue Tang does not Just marrying wives and not taking concubines, I'm still reluctant to let Yao'er be a concubine."

"What can you do?"

"I have a lot of tricks, I have to see what kind of tricks Yaoer has."

Seeing his smug look, Li Sheng suddenly became curious, "Are you... am I also a lump?"

"No, no, you think highly of yourself," Yang Nian stretched out his index finger and shook, "You don't need any tricks at all, I'm just a baby who can't speak and can only flop around on the bed, and you love me the most."

Li Sheng shook his head helplessly while laughing, he had nothing to refute, after all Yang Nian was telling the truth.