Powerful

Chapter 53
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Yizuilou is Jingzhao Dashang's favorite restaurant. It is not as lively as ordinary restaurants, but as quiet as a scholar's garden, which fully meets the needs of Jingzhao Dashang's wealthy and arty.

The news that shocked Jingzhao's courtiers came from here at first.It is impossible to know which businessman said it first. When the owners of Bazhen Pavilion and Weaving and Dyeing Workshop whispered about it, it has already confirmed the authenticity of the news from the side.

Everyone in Jingzhao knows that Bazhen Pavilion and Weaving and Dyeing Workshop are engaged in royal business, one is related to Guanglu Temple, and the other is related to Shaofu Supervisor. Regarding the money of the imperial treasury, these two are the most well-informed.

"It should be. When I met Qi Shao, the scribe of the imperial treasury, when I asked him about this matter, he faltered it. Really, he denied it a long time ago..." Chi Qing from the Weaving and Dyeing Workshop lowered his voice. Said the voice, and looked around vigilantly.

Everyone in Yizuilou knew that Chi Qing was quite capable, and it was not surprising that he could have access to the scribes of the imperial treasury, and the people around couldn't help pricking up their ears.

"So, the imperial treasury is really in the hands of that nobleman. No wonder that nobleman is willing to marry a talented man. We have nothing to do with this matter." Hu Quan of Bazhen Pavilion sighed, looking unwilling to do more. The way I said it.

It's just that there is too much information in his words, even if he didn't name them, the big businessmen who turned into human beings would immediately know who he was talking about.

Noble, married, talented, the only one who meets these conditions and is trusted by the emperor is the daughter-in-law of the princess of the Lu family.

Soon, whispers of "the princess of Changyi is in charge of the imperial treasury" were whispered among the big businessmen. Later, anyone who was in the Jingzhaoqian business circle would have heard this sentence.

Everyone who heard this sentence had somewhat unnatural expressions, some expressed surprise, some disapproved, and even deeply disdainful.

In this era, patriarchy is respected, and women are not tolerant enough. This kind of intolerantness is now reflected in the matter of Changyi Princess in charge of the internal treasury.

If the person in charge of the internal treasury is a man, no matter what his status is, people will probably not say anything. Once the person in charge of the internal treasury is a woman, it will cause a great sensation.

Not to mention what kind of contests the merchants had in private, and not to mention that the merchants tried their best to get on the line of the Lu family, but just talking about Jingzhao Chaotang, the officials were shocked.

Officials and merchants have never left home since ancient times, and the court officials naturally know what Jingzhao merchants have heard.You know, there have long been rumors of a supervisory censor in Yizuilou.

Big merchants can talk about the fact that the princess of Changyi is in charge of the imperial treasury in private, but officials can't say it in court.One must know that the imperial treasury is exclusively used by the royal family. Who the emperor asks to manage the imperial treasury is the emperor's business. As a courtier, who dares to say anything?
After thinking about this, the court officials looked at Lu Qing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, very delicately.

Lu Qing is already a third-rank official, and his son, who is not an official, is still a nobleman, and this nobleman is still in charge of the court's eleven fortunes, really... really makes people envious, jealous and hateful!

The court officials dared not say anything on the surface, but they talked a lot in private.On this day, Emperor Chongde withdrew from the court, and the courtiers walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall one after another, and someone talked about it in front of Lu Qing.

"Lord Lu, is this true?" Zhang Guiling, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, spoke first.Zhang Guiling would be extremely gossip about anything related to the imperial court's money.

Lu Qing only thinks that Zhang Guiling is very annoying at this time, there is no way to tell whether it is true or not, even if it is true, I can't tell you.

So he said with a smile: "I don't understand the matter of the imperial treasury."

The implication is the emperor's business, not something the courtiers can understand.These words were true, and Zhang Guiling felt embarrassed to say anything else for a while.No, someone else interrupted.

"Lord Lu, this move is really good. The third-rank official belongs to the Lu family, and the eleventh wealth belongs to the Lu family. I admire you." The person who said this was Zong Zhengqing Zhu Youluo, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling. He stared at Lu Qing.

Zhu Youluo is a member of the royal family, and he is not afraid of offending Lu Qing, so his words sounded very sharp.

In the eyes of Zhu Youluo and other royal family members, the people who manage the imperial treasury should be the clan's children, but in the end it was a married princess who got to go, not to mention how aggrieved this feeling is.

Lu Qing was not afraid of Zhu Youluo, but he couldn't ignore the fact that he was at the entrance of the Xuanzheng Hall, and beside him were many courtiers who deliberately walked slowly, and their words and deeds were particularly noticeable.

"Master Zhu be careful, this matter should not be said here." Lu Qing's voice was cold, and his brows frowned.

He has been in charge of the Ministry of Punishment for a long time, and has dealt too much with the strict and cruel officials in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. When he frowned, he unconsciously carried a hint of yin.

It was this trace of yin that made Zhu Youluo think of who was in front of him, and that Huang Ku was nodding from Emperor Chongde, so he stopped in resentment.

The dispute at the gate of the Xuanzheng Hall soon spread to the Zichen Hall and into the ears of Emperor Chongde.

When he heard the news, instead of being angry, Emperor Chongde smiled, as if he had heard something interesting.

Emperor Chongde was an iron-blooded emperor, whether he ascended the throne or governed the country, it was not the way of spring wind turning rain.

Although his behavior has become more gentle in recent years, his chilling temperament will not be erased all at once.Even if he was in a good mood, he looked mighty and angry.It was unusual to smile so softly now.

This abnormality made Chang Kang, the chief servant who was serving in front of him, tense up.As Emperor Chongde's personal servant, Chang Kang has long been able to accurately judge Emperor Chongde's true mood.

However, he is smiling now, as if he is also in a good mood, the master is in a good mood, can the slave not be in a good mood?
When the master wants you to be stupid, you should be stupid, and when the master asks you to be smart, you should be smart. This is a way of survival that Chang Kang summed up, and it is also the reason why he can stay with Emperor Chongde for the longest time.

"Changkang..." Emperor Chongde glanced at him, thought for a while and said, "Go and find out, who leaked the matter about the imperial treasury."

"The slaves have taken orders, so I'll tell them to investigate." Chang Kang was the leader of the servants, and he had a large group of servants as his eyes and ears.

In addition, now that the emperor has spoken, the spying soldiers of the Huben Army's special division will also move.

Huangku has been operating in a low-key manner for decades, even when he first ascended the throne, he didn't attract so much attention, but just being a Changyi caused such a big commotion.It seems that some people have calculated that Huangku is not a day or two.

There are not many people who can plan the imperial treasury, and the first to bear the brunt are the grown-up princes!

"My princes are really promising!" Emperor Chongde murmured, and laughed again.The killing intent in the eyes flashed by, as if it had never appeared before.

Emperor Chongde really wanted to know, which one of his princes, with such great abilities, was the third most important one?
Emperor Chongde hadn't thought about what to do with his princes, but after a few days, someone in the court made a statement. So far, the matter of Huangku has shocked the sky!
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