The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 437 House arrest
The third prince felt his father's gaze, and the sweat dripped from his forehead.

"Returning to the emperor, no dirty silver was confiscated in Wanfu, only more than 20 taels of silver were found in the Zhuangzi of Wanfu and Songfu."

The emperor suddenly shouted, "Third!"

The third prince was scared out of his wits by this sound, and immediately fell to his knees.

"Father! My son really doesn't know about this! Father is clear, this must be a false accusation!" If the third prince still doesn't know that this is aimed at him, then he is a fool.

"You don't know? That's your maternal ancestor's house, don't you know? What does Wan Xuenian need so much money for? Where did the money go?"

The emperor lost his temper for a moment, so he threw a burning incense burner on the high table next to the dragon chair, and threw it at the third prince.The third prince didn't dare to hide, he just shrank his body, intending to resist.

The incense burner hit the third prince's arm, and then fell on the bluestone-paved hall, and there were bursts of noise.The third prince endured the pain, not even caring about the holes in his clothes scalded by the incense ash, and quickly prostrated himself on the ground.

"Father calm down, my son is really wronged! My son doesn't know about this!" The third prince kowtowed three times in a row.

The ministers, the emperor was furious, knelt down quickly, and shouted: "Please appease the emperor!"

The eldest prince also knelt down, and he glanced at the third prince who was kneeling on the ground, "Father, please calm down! This matter has not been clarified yet, maybe the third brother really doesn't know about it."

"That's right! Father, since the Wan Mansion has already been seized, why don't we bring Wan Xuenian to interrogation, and just return the third brother's innocence. I believe that the third brother has nothing to do with this matter. Now, let's find the gold and silver first." Getting out is the most important thing."

Seeing that his father was angry, the second prince hurriedly begged for mercy.

The eldest prince knelt beside the third prince, seeming to be pleading for him, but the corners of his mouth hidden under his robe turned up.

The third prince thought for a while, this matter must be plotted against him by the elder brother or the second elder brother.

The emperor's chest heaved violently, knowing that he was in his sixtieth year, he forced himself to calm down. 200 million taels of silver, what does Wan Xuenian want to do?Could it be that he wants to recruit soldiers and help the third child to take over the position?Does the third child know?

Among the four sons, the second child is the most submissive and only suitable for guarding the country; the third child is a little clever, but he thinks highly of himself, thinking that others can't count him against him; He is somewhat paranoid by nature; as for the fourth child, let's not talk about it!
It's not that he hasn't thought about the establishment of a crown prince, and he already has a candidate in his heart, but he feels that he needs to hone his skills.

"Come here, bring the third prince back to his mansion. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave the mansion. Suspend all duties and let the second prince take over."

"Father! My son" the third prince was astonished. This is to put him under house arrest and keep him under surveillance!

The imperial guards hesitated a little, the third prince was crying out for grievances, and he didn't know what the emperor meant.

"Aren't you going to drag it on?" The emperor waved his hand, signaling to drag it on quickly.The imperial guards got the order and hurriedly set up the third prince and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The second prince didn't expect such a good job to fall on him, and the third brother is leading the job of the household department!

The eldest prince's heart sank slightly, such a good job from the household department fell on the second child, and the second child took advantage of it.

"Kuang Aiqing, I order you to thoroughly investigate this matter and find out the whereabouts of dirty silver."

"The minister obeys the order!"

"Retire!" The emperor stood up and walked away!

All the ministers relaxed after the emperor left.

"Master Guo! A high-ranking official with a generous salary is just around the corner!" Jiang Mingyuan and Guo Shi, who were old acquaintances before, stepped forward to congratulate him.

Guo Shi didn't know who it was, was it the first prince or the second prince?Jiang Mingyuan only became an official in the capital this year, and he still doesn't have a clear understanding of some of the things inside.

Guo Shi was a little complacent, and said modestly on his face: "Master Jiang is joking, Mr. Jiang has accumulated a lot of money, and he has been promoted to the second level. I am really envious of others!"

Jiang Mingyuan exchanged pleasantries with Guo Shi, then watched Yin Kun leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and followed him out.

Guo Shi went out of the palace gate, intending to take a carriage.He was in a very good mood, what your lord said was right, the First Prince thought he had taken refuge in him and trusted him very much.

Guo Shi staggered back to the mansion in a carriage.Who would have thought that the carriage stopped halfway, he was a little surprised, how long had he been walking?Did you go to the mansion?But why is there no movement outside?
He lifted the curtain, ready to look outside.Unexpectedly, a sword was inserted obliquely, Guo Shi was so frightened that he hid in the car, the sword blade slashed across the car, and cut a piece of wood on the car.

"Who?" He was terrified. The coachman still didn't speak at this moment, it might be a sign of bad luck.In such a small compartment, he had nowhere to escape.

Kuang Zhaoying went back to Dali Temple and ordered Ma Zhihong, Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, to transfer all the candidates for the examination and list the candidates who passed the examination.

He decided to start with the imperial examination fraud case first. Since it was bribery and bribery, the person who bribed must be among the candidates in this exam, and the candidates with the highest rankings are very likely.

It seems that he has to meet these two adults, especially Wan Xuenian.Kuang Zhaoying ordered two subordinates and went to the prison in Dali Temple.

"Master! Guo Shi brought it back!"

Gu Chengyu was discussing with Sun Xian and the others, when he heard that Guo Shi had been arrested, Gu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief.With Guo Shi, this matter has taken a turn for the better.

"Your Highness, it's not good! Guo Shi was rescued!" Jin Canling hurried into the outer study, just as the first prince sent away the crying Concubine Song.

"What's going on? Who rescued him?" The eldest prince was furious when he heard this. Who rescued Guo Shi?
"I don't know my subordinates. Two masked men came. These two men are very skilled. When our men met each other, they were injured, and then the three of them disappeared."

The eldest prince stood in front of the window and looked at the lake in the yard. Who saved Guo Shi?What is the purpose?Could it be to protect Wan Xuenian?The third child was locked in the mansion, and there were heavy guards outside the mansion, so no news could come out.

It is also impossible for the Wan family, they have already been sent to prison, and it is impossible to rob Guo Shi.Could it be the second child?The second child wants a praying mantis to catch the cicada, with the oriole behind?

"My lord! Guo Shi was rescued by someone. His subordinates and others were already planning to attack, but a man in black came and wanted to take Guo Shi's life. He almost succeeded. Who would have thought that two more people would come?" , Our people were also wounded when they stepped forward, and Guo Shi was rescued."

The people he sent said that the two men were very good at kung fu, but they didn't kill anyone, and they didn't love to fight. They robbed Guo Shi and left.

Xia Qing thought for a moment, "Go down first!"

He felt that it would be good if Guo Shi was sent away, the eldest prince was much more difficult to deal with than the third prince.If Guo Shi confessed the eldest prince, no matter how much the emperor loves him, he must be dealt with.

As for the daily contact, Guo Shi has never seen his true face, so he can sit back and relax!

(End of this chapter)