Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 697

Several small officials in the Ministry of Rites made a big mistake, and the entire Ministry of Rites was not spared, and all of them were implicated.

Because the Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching, it cannot be delayed, and the investigations on the Ministry of Rites are carried out in batches, from light to heavy, from slow to urgent.

Fortunately, except for the few petty officials who were arrested at the beginning, the rest of the people are relatively clean, even if they received a little so-called filial piety, it is within the acceptable range, not so outrageous .

On the day those petty officials were arrested in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, they were warmly welcomed and treated as if they were at home in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Their howling and crying could be heard throughout the prison.

Although the interrogation methods of the prison officers of the Ministry of Criminal Justice are not as good as the imperial guards or the shadows, they are still more than enough to deal with these powerless civil servants. In less than one night, they were able to find out the source of the huge amount of unknown wealth. However, this fact is quite unexpected.

"Family dividends?" Song Jue was stunned after receiving the official document from the Ministry of Punishment and seeing the confessions of these small officials, "What business is so profitable?"

"Isn't it written on it, underground business." Bai Meng knew the result ahead of Song Jue, and seeing that Song Jue was still at a loss, she sighed softly, walked to him, and said a few words in a low voice, " understood?"

"They are..." Song Jue was shocked, "Aren't they taboo?"

"Should..." Bai Meng raised his head and looked at the roof, "Isn't there? Not only they don't, but those buyers also don't."

"Your Majesty, Commander, forgive me for talking too much." Eunuch Cui smiled at the two people who looked over, "The laws of the Great Xia did not prohibit this business. Therefore, many imperial merchants are also doing this in private. "

"The money from this business is very fast, but it is also very dangerous, right?" Song Jue rubbed his chin, "I heard that many ancient tombs have very complicated and sophisticated mechanisms, and many people put their own lost his life."

"The greater the danger, the higher the reward. Anything that comes out of the ancient tomb can be sold at a very high price, which is unimaginable by His Majesty and the commander." Eunuch Cui spread his hands, "The servant's family was also It is a pity that too many people died in this business, and the young and strong members of the clan almost died in the ancient tombs. Later, the patriarch became cruel and asked all the people in the clan not to get involved in this business again in order to preserve the family." He glanced at it With the memorial in Song Jue's hand, he sighed, "I've heard of the servants of the families of these lords. They are the rising stars in this industry, and their business is not small. There are many people who want to buy some antiques. People are willing to look for them. The amount found from the homes of these adults is really not a lot, compared with their clansmen, it is a drop in the bucket."

"Oh? It's so profitable to do a business? There are so many people looking for them? Why? Is it because they are very capable, or is there another reason?" Song Jue's curiosity was aroused, and he put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Cui. father-in-law.

"No one will be rejected." Eunuch Cui sneered, "Where others dare not go, they dare to go."

"Aren't you afraid of death? Since you've made money before, don't you know how to accept it?" Song Jue still didn't understand, "You only have one life. If you lose it, don't you regret it?"

"This..." Eunuch Cui shook his head, "The servants don't know, I'm afraid only the family members of these adults know!"

"Since the money is not crooked, we don't need to delve into it." Bai Meng tapped on Song Jue's table lightly, "After tossing so far, they haven't said why they treat the prince and the princes so harshly."

"I mentioned it." Song Jue unfolded the memorial, pointed to one of the places, and said, "It was entrusted by a few bachelors walking in the cabinet. They are in the same year as these bachelors, and they have a good relationship. This time, I asked to come to the door." Come, they are not easy to refute their face in the same year. In their view, this is just a little effort, it will not hurt the princes and princes, and it can increase their popularity, so why not do it Woolen cloth!"

"Wait a minute, why do these bachelors have any grudge against the lords and princes?" Bai Meng frowned, "Xiao Yun has been stationed at the border all year round and hardly ever returns to Beijing, so he shouldn't have any contact with them, right?"

"The target is definitely not Xiaoyun, but those younger brothers who have been in Xijing all year round." Song Jue sighed, "It's all small troubles and conflicts in daily life. If they were not handled well at the time, they would become This is it!"

"Nine times out of ten, he is the son of Prince Lian." Bai Meng curled her lips, "This guy has a bad temper, and he doesn't pretend to look down on people or things. It's hard to guarantee that he won't be held grudges. It's just pitiful. Xiaoyun, follow me for nothing." He looked at Song Jue, "Do you want to release those in the prison? Replace those bachelors in the cabinet?"

"Don't be so troublesome, just send these bachelors in and let them be company with the previous ones, so as not to have no one to talk to in the prison, and you will be bored." Song Jue stretched his waist and heard the words outside the study. There was a loud noise, and he quickly waved to Bai Meng and Eunuch Cui, "You two, hide!"

"Where does the emperor want to hide?"

Before Bai Meng and Eunuch Cui had time to react, the door of the study was pushed open. Song Jinyu led Jin Miaomiao in first, followed by a maid carrying two big food boxes.

"No... I didn't want to hide anywhere, Xiaoyu, you heard me wrong." Song Jue smiled awkwardly, desperately winking at Bai Meng, whose back was turned to Song Jinyu.

Bai Meng also has nothing to do. Ever since Song Jinyu and Jin Miaomiao learned how to cook, they haven't eaten a normal meal in the palace. Song Jinyu cooks three meals a day by himself, so they call it a try. hand, so as not to make a fool of myself at the birthday banquet.

Although Song Jinyu is a novice, she still has talent, at least it is much better than Shen Cha from the chief cooking room, and at least the dishes she cooks are quite decent.As for the taste, it’s hard to say, either it’s salty, it’s bland, or it’s the sugar that’s mistaken for salt. Anyway, there’s no such thing as a normal meal.One or two meals is fine, these few days are like this, it is also a test of people's taste and stomach.

"Don't be afraid, I guarantee there will be no problem this time." Jin Miaomiao directed the maids to arrange the dishes, "Today, I made one of the two servings, and the other was made by Jinyu. Look at your Can you tell the difference?"

Hearing this, Song Jue and Bai Meng immediately regained their spirits. They all stood up and approached the small table, carefully looking at the two servings of roast pork.

After comparing for a long time, the two people and Eunuch Cui couldn't tell which one was made by Song Jinyu.

"How about..." The three looked at each other, "Try it?"

Just as Bai Meng was about to nod and agree, the door of the study was opened again, and Ying Shisan ran in from the outside.

"Your Majesty, Commander, Your Royal Highness, Lord Jin!" He bowed to everyone in the room first, and then said, "The Duke and the General invite the Commander to pass through the house. Dai Yi is back and brought Mu Sheng back. message, he requested an interview."

(End of this chapter)