Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 478 See you
Zhao Guangyuan discussed with his close aides all night. After finishing, he called Jiang Xiang and King Lu, and the three of them talked in secret until Zhao Guangyuan and Jiang Xiang were going to court.

After the dispersion of the dynasty, Zhao Guangyuan did not leave the palace, but went to the imperial study.

After hearing the report, the King of Yue asked to see him, and Emperor Zheng was still stunned.

When he came in, I glanced at him and saw that his eyes were all black and blue, and I was a little surprised. "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Yes." Zhao Guangyuan said bluntly.

Emperor Zhizheng felt a little strange. Every time he left the court, he would never look back, and he would not stay in the palace for a moment longer. He would not enter the palace unless summoned, and he looked like he didn't want to take care of anything.

A few days ago, when the King of Chu was trying to get him the credit for Ling Gua, he didn't say a word, but today he came to see him with a tired look on his face.

"Lack of money?"

"No. Your other son may be in serious need."

Um? "who?"

Zhao Guangyuan did not answer, "I heard that in three days, the Ministry of Household Affairs will send officials to various places to inspect and accept water conservancy projects, and ask the emperor for permission to serve as the chief inspector."

Chief Inspector?

Emperor Zhizheng looked at him intently, but his mind quickly turned over the personnel matters related to this time...

The prince asked the Ministry of Household Affairs for eight million taels of silver last year! The person in charge is also an official from the prince's line!

He frowned, "The prince is short of money?"

Zhao Guangyuan did not answer. Whether the prince is short of money or not is none of his business, and it's not his place to say anything. His father was so suspicious that he didn't want to think that he was staring at the prince.

Emperor Zhizheng saw him purse his lips and said nothing. After thinking for a moment, he asked him: "What did you find out? Why did you follow him?"

Isn't this son just thinking about making more money so that he can pay off the debt of Dongsheng Pawn Shop as soon as possible? Are you starting to focus on government affairs? Did the prince offend him?

Then he remembered the secret report he had received. It was indeed the prince who had disappeared the boy surnamed Lin in his residence a few days ago.

That’s it. There was some doubt in my mind.

"I will send someone to follow."

"Who?"

Emperor Zhizheng had never thought about this and could not answer for a while. He only said that he would carefully select the candidate for the chief prosecutor.

Zhao Guangyuan looked at him, "Eleven years ago, officials bombarded me because of the inability to provide disaster relief. The guards committed theft, and the disaster relief money was stolen. The officials under him still chanted Mo, which caused countless casualties to the victims. My emperor died as a result."

Emperor Zhizheng was stunned when he heard him talk about old things.

Zhao Guangyuan sarcastically said, "I want to know, what would you do if the old things never happened again?"

Old things never happened? "Are you saying that the prince is greedy for money? Or is he greedy for the money from the water conservancy project?" Emperor Zhizheng frowned tightly.

"What if I just ask you?"

Emperor Zhizheng was very upset. Eleven years ago, he already lost an excellent prince, and now he is going to lose another one?

He is older, no longer as ambitious as he once was, and can no longer withstand turmoil.

I just thought that when he died, the historian would leave a good comment on him in the history books. The fact that he deposed two princes in a row was not the prince's problem. Later generations will only say that he had poor vision in selecting people.

Emperor Zhizheng rubbed his forehead with a headache. He couldn't let Lao Qi be the chief prosecutor in this matter.

But he will send people to investigate secretly. "Back then, I didn't really want to destroy your imperial brother, or even take his life..."

"But he still died. Even the children in his family were not spared."

Zhao Guangyuan fell into memories, "I remember that you liked Zhi'er very much and often took him with you, but he still died in the fire."

Emperor Zhizheng looked sad, Lao Qi was scolding him for not being able to protect Zhi'er.

"Not only Zhi'er, but also Yan'er, who I snatched away, and who was still in his infancy, was sent to the palace in the hope of gaining your protection, but he died in the end."

Emperor Zhizheng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, he closed it again.

What could he say? He couldn't protect Zhi'er, and he couldn't protect Yan'er either.

Over the years, he often thought of those two children, and he was not without sadness. They say he wants to get rid of the root cause, but he is not so bad that he can't even deal with two children. No matter how we cut off the roots, they will still be his grandchildren.

Zhao Guangyuan ignored his emotions and said to himself: "The overwhelming thing about my imperial brother back then was not only that his family died and he was so disheartened that he didn't want to live anymore, but also that the people in the disaster area suffered numerous casualties due to the negligence of his officials. He feels deeply guilty."

Such guilt pondered over him day and night. He was such a benevolent person who treated the people as his own children, so much so that he couldn't bear the guilt.

Zhao Guangyuan's eyes were filled with soreness, and he lowered his head to blink away the tears.

Emperor Zhizheng felt uncomfortable after seeing it.

But there are some things that he cannot admit. Once he admits it, historians and future generations will say that he is incompetent.

"Then you should be closer to the prince. In the future, I will leave a will to him and ask him to vindicate Zhaoxue for your brother."

This can only be done by the next emperor, who cannot slap himself in the face.

Zhao Guangyuan snorted in his heart and suppressed the sourness in his heart.

"My imperial brother loves the people as his own son, and it is impossible for him to watch the people live in dire straits. I inherit his legacy and want to do this for him."

Looking at Emperor Zhizheng, "Or do you want to watch the dam burst and countless people be buried in the ruthless water? Countless families are broken and they go to Beijing to beg?"

Going to Beijing to beg? Emperor Zhizheng trembled.

After thinking for a long time, whether it was because he was thinking of the past or seeing Zhao Guangyuan's tearful persistence, he finally agreed to his request.

"Please tell the outside world that I made a mistake and you demoted me to the imperial mausoleum to think about my mistakes. I have no intention of joining the Ministry of Household officials."

When Emperor Zhizheng heard this, he immediately made the decision. Secretly better. He also didn't want Lao Qi to find out anything and return to the capital to stir up trouble and make things difficult for him.

Seeing that he was right, Zhao Guangyuan said again: "Please ask the emperor to give me a secret order for doing things expediently."

Emperor Zhizheng frowned.

Zhao Guangyuan looked directly at him and argued: "Does the emperor think that with my current status, I can command the officials under the prince? Or do you mean that the officials under the prince can listen to me? Or does the prince want to investigate him when he sees me? Can you open the door for me and make it convenient for me?”

Emperor Zhizheng thought about it and said it was very reasonable, so he gave him a secret decree.

After receiving the secret decree, Zhao Guangyuan took it into his arms and left the palace without looking back.

He didn't have to worry about the news leaking. His good father wanted to hide it even more than he did.

After receiving the secret decree, Zhao Guangyuan met with all the staff and then went to see King Lu and showed him the secret decree in his hand. King Lu took it and took a look at it and felt relieved.

"Bring more people with you, and keep things secret. If the prince finds out..." I'm afraid the prince will eradicate the problem. "I still have some people in my hands who will be at your disposal. The Shan family also has shops in various places. You can ask for their help."

Zhao Guangyuan nodded, "Brother, don't worry, I will be careful."