Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 428 Cleaning
In the Tang Dynasty, Qian entered the city for several days. I have been to calligraphy and painting shops in the capital, Huixian Tower, and Guanlan Library. Except for one of his flower and bird paintings in the private room on the third floor of Huixian Tower, I did not see any other calligraphy and paintings given to the King of Yue.

In the Tang Dynasty, Qian thought that the remaining calligraphy and paintings must have been collected by the King of Yue in his palace. The King of Yue was not short of money, so how could he hang up his calligraphy and paintings and sell them?

As soon as the idea came up, I thought again, doesn't the King of Yue lack money?
Didn't it mean that he mortgaged the palace to borrow money to open the restaurant?
No, no, no, that was before. Now that Huixianlou has a lot of money every day, how can it be short of silver?

Tang Shiqian comforted himself. Thinking that the King of Yue liked his calligraphy and painting so much, he went back happily with his hands behind his back.

In his free time, he loves to go to the study more and more to splash ink. It is rare to have a close friend like the King of Yue who is willing to appreciate his calligraphy and painting, so he must concentrate on creating a few better paintings to send to the King of Yue.

I heard that the King of Yue spent ten years in the imperial mausoleum, either farming in the fields or studying knowledge. Since the King of Yue likes calligraphy and painting so much, I will ask for a few more paintings for him.

Therefore, Tang Shiqian, who had never stooped to ask for help, wrote letters to his old friends and students who were promising in calligraphy and painting. I just said that I am stuck in the bottleneck of calligraphy and painting, and I want to observe and learn from calligraphy and painting.

A few days later, Zhao Guangyuan received a dozen masterpieces from the old men of don Wang's gang.

After admiring them for a while, they were sent to modern times. After Lu Shanchang received it, the news just broke out, which caused a shock in the calligraphy and painting circles. The mobile phones were almost exploded. Many people wanted to collect an ancient calligraphy and painting.

And because Tang Wangzhi was serious about handling errands and was praised by Zhao Guangyuan and Master Yao, he worked even harder.

Tang Shiqian also became more and more devoted to creation.

The years were quiet and peaceful, but there was an undercurrent surging in the court.

After more than half a month of secret investigation, the prince's people quickly grasped evidence of corruption in the Ministry of War and various guards. No matter how cleanly King Qin handles everything, it is impossible to make it watertight. There will always be traces of what has been done.

At the court meeting that day, the prince presented various evidences, listing the illegal actions of the Ministry of War and some guards, such as setting up secret accounts, enriching personal pockets, falsely reporting military supplies, short-changing military expenditures, embezzling military expenditures, concealing military merits of officers and soldiers, etc. , shocking both the government and the public.

Emperor Zhengzheng looked through the information presented by the prince. Even though he was tough-minded, he could not help but feel his chest heaving with anger.

The prince conducted overt and covert investigations on the Ministry of War and the generals. In fact, Emperor Zhengzheng had received the news a long time ago, but he pretended not to know, allowed the prince to investigate, and even secretly opened a back door for the prince to make things easier for him.

Emperor Zhizheng knew that the Ministry of War and the various barracks and guards were unclean, but he did not expect them to be so unclean.

Xiang Baohua, Minister of War, knelt on the ground, trembling. When a gentleman is angry, a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood will appear. I am afraid that he will not be able to do good today. Whether he can make it out of the palace alive or not is up for grabs.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

"Calm down, calm down, I am so angry! I have put a good military department in your hands, and you made it look like this. You betrayed my trust in you!"

Several memorials were thrown in front of Xiang Baohua, which almost scared him to the point of peeing. "I deserve death for my crime!"

"You deserve to die! No amount of death can atone for your sins!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Seeing that Emperor Zheng was very angry, all officials, both civil and military, knelt on the ground and asked Emperor Zheng to take care of his dragon body.

If this is not done, the government and the opposition will be in chaos again. No one of the courtiers who are used to living in peace wants to endure the chaos of war, the flash of swords and the shadow of arrows.

Zhao Guangyuan also knelt down along with the courtiers, once again having a deep understanding of the prince's ability.

No matter how capable the prince is, if he can find out these things in a short time, he must have many capable people under his command. Compared to how few people he had available now, Zhao Guangyuan secretly felt worried.

It seems that the manpower he has attracted is not enough.

King Chu and King Qin also knelt in the hall. The two brothers looked at each other vaguely and then looked away. He secretly hated the prince, and his fear of the prince became stronger and stronger, and he wanted to get rid of this big mountain in front of him as soon as possible. Today's meeting lasted until early afternoon.

Many ministers entered the palace hungry and stood in the hall for several hours. Bearing the emperor's anger, they were shivering all morning. After finally leaving the court, their legs were weak, as if they were filled with lead, and they slowly moved outward. Move.

Even the high threshold of the hall was almost impossible to cross.

The same is true for Zhao Guangyuan. Even if he had a full meal at the house when he came, he would be exhausted both physically and mentally. After leaving the main hall, he looked at Jiang Xiang and separated without having the energy to say a few more words.

After leaving the palace, he did not go to Sinongsi, but returned to his mansion. After a hearty meal and a short rest, he summoned a group of staff to discuss matters.

"I'm afraid the Ministry of War is going to undergo a major purge."

Not only the Ministry of War, but also many generals abroad are expected to be reprimanded, and there are probably not a few who have lost their official positions and titles.

Everyone looked solemn.

"It's a pity that the prince's people didn't catch the king of Qin and the king of Chu." Those small mistakes were not enough to shake the status of the king of Qin.

"The king of Qin and the king of Chu acted very quickly. He knew it early and wiped himself out." What a pity.

"It's not a pity. This time, the prince is afraid that he will take this opportunity to clear out the men of King Qin and King Chu. King Qin may suffer serious injuries." And King Qin suffered such a heavy blow, how could he not take revenge on the prince.

Zhao Guangyuan listened silently and said nothing.

The prince was determined to seize this opportunity to surrender King Qin's men, but he did not want to see the Ministry of War become the prince's bag. If the prince is powerful and the King of Qin is suppressed and unable to fight back, it will not be a good thing for him.

Many staff members also know this truth. If the prince's family is allowed to dominate, it will be very detrimental to the prince.

"Your Majesty, what the Crown Prince has done this time may have won the Emperor's favor. If the Emperor leaves the Ministry of War in the hands of the Crown Prince, I'm afraid..."

I am afraid that King Qin will be greatly suppressed, and it will be greatly inconvenient for his prince to act in the future.

Zhao Guangyuan frowned, and the military department could not be handed over to the prince. He was happy to watch them dog-eat-dog. If life was peaceful, what fun would there be.

"Let someone get in touch with Chu Da. Even if Zhuo Baohua can save his life this time, he can't be a minister. Although Chu Da's qualifications are not as good as Dou Ying's, he gave birth to a good daughter."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Chu Da was the right minister of the Ministry of War. Zhuo Baohua took the post. There was Dou Ying, the left minister before him. It was said that he was not qualified in terms of seniority. But who allowed him to give birth to a good daughter? His daughter Yi Fei was quite favored among the beauties of Emperor Zhizheng. She also gave birth to King Wu and the third princess. Chu Da had two good grandsons. Dou Ying is confident.

Does Chu Da not want to fight or become the Minister of War? Is he willing to be blocked by others and have others boss him around? It is estimated that he will work up and down himself without anyone telling him.

Emperor Zhizheng had a violent outburst in the court, and everyone in the military department was in danger. Except for cooperating with the investigation, all guests are closed behind closed doors.

Within a few days, there was a purge in the Ministry of War. Although Zhuo Baohua, the minister, was spared his life, he resigned and was demoted to a commoner. Many officials in the Ministry of War were killed and demoted. The two ministers were only fined for three years, which was a great blessing.

King Qin's men were completely wiped out, but he himself was not affected much. Apart from being summoned into the palace by Emperor Zhizheng and reprimanded, there was no apparent impact at all. He should still eat and drink.

As for the candidate for the new Minister of War, there is no conclusion yet.