Luan and Phoenix Tribulation: A Concubine Becomes a Phoenix

Chapter 393 The Arrival of the Gift

Feng Shijin said nonchalantly while eating: "You should be quite handsome."

Su Guyan said solemnly: "What are you going to do in the future, I will send someone to escort you there. You are a prince and concubine, you don't want to show your face outside, and you still wear men's clothes, it is not proper."

Feng Shijin said: "You and I both know that I am not your concubine, all this is just a deal."

The chopsticks in Su Guyan's hand paused, and Feng Shijin chewed slowly: "No matter what I do, I won't cause you any trouble. Since you have made up your mind, you should think about it for yourself. It shouldn't be too late. As for being so free that you wait at home every day for my return."

Su Guyan's eyes flickered, and Feng Shijin said calmly: "Today, I will temporarily form an alliance with the second prince on your behalf. In the future, you don't have to reject any of his good intentions in the court, but more There is no need to take advantage of it and leave it to him."

Su Guyan was stunned: "Shi Jin..."

When Feng Shijin was full, he put down the bowls and chopsticks, and said, "You have the power to decide many things, not others. Others can only pave the way for you, but you have to walk on your own feet. If you care and If you can only focus on these trivial things, you'd better think about it, and I can decide how I should go next."

When Feng Shijin walked to the door, Su Guyan suddenly said: "If you are disappointed in me, do you still have the second prince to choose from?"

Feng Shijin raised the corners of his mouth and said, "It's good that you know clearly."

"There is only a deal between you and me?"

"if not."

Feng Shijin's figure walked away, a cold smile slowly appeared on Su Guyan's face, and he said to himself: "Since this is the case, how can I give you the opportunity to make other choices?"

During the court, the prince took the initiative to mention the tribute boat, and Su Guyan knelt down to plead guilty.The emperor's expression was quite bad, he found that none of the tasks entrusted to Su Guyan he could handle well, so he said: "It's not that I haven't given you a chance, it seems that you are more suitable to teach in Guozi Academy for a lifetime Book!"

Although the tribute boat crashed this time, it was mainly due to the storm.But that is really not a small amount.

At this time, an official from Yushitai stepped forward, knelt down and said, "I want to report to the emperor, I think this accident is not the responsibility of the fourth prince alone. Please also ask the emperor to investigate clearly."

"Oh?" the emperor said: "Then Chang Aiqing tell me, who else is responsible?"

The official's surname is Chang, and he is the censor of the court. He is upright and upright.He said loudly: "When the tribute boat was going north, there was a sudden and violent storm on the river, which was a natural disaster; and the tribute boat for my court was built under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry. The cargo ships at the Beijing Central Wharf can accommodate thousands of people, and the passenger ships can accommodate thousands of people. There are few accidents in shuttling the rivers. Could it be that the tribute ships of my court are not as good as ordinary cargo ships and passenger ships, and they were blown away by the storm! "

He gave a long bow to the emperor: "Therefore, I suspect that the tribute boats are crudely built, the Ministry of Industry cut corners and did not do their best, and the money allocated by the court was not used for real purposes but was pocketed by those who cared about it. That's why this tribute boat The ship failed to withstand the storm, this is a man-made disaster. Please also ask the Holy One to see clearly!"

Yang Yanting, the named Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, immediately stood up with a pale face and said: "Since the day when I supervised the construction of the tribute ship, I have done my best, and it is by no means as crude as the censor said. The emperor is clearly aware!"

The emperor was pondering, noncommittal.Su Zhengqin and Su Yinli both stood at the head of the hundred officials.He took a step forward and said respectfully: "My majesty, since the censor has raised doubts here, I think that in order to clear up the objection and return the innocence of the minister, you can check the accounts of the Ministry of Industry. If you say something, you will be able to see the clues."

Su Yinli on the other side took it calmly, neither speaking for anyone, nor speaking to stop him.

Finally the emperor said: "Yun. I will give you three days in Dali Temple to thoroughly check the accounts of the Ministry of Industry."

"The minister will not disgrace the mission."

However, when the piles of ledgers from the Ministry of Industry were delivered to Dali Temple, Su Zhengqin searched for a day and found no major discrepancies. He finally knew why the prince was so calm when he was in court.

These accounts have been meticulously redone, and it is even more difficult to find clues.If there is no result after three days, if you let go of this opportunity for nothing, you will make the emperor unhappy, wouldn't you be shooting yourself in the foot.

But on the third day, a spectacle appeared at the Jingzhong Wharf.

The secret guard next to Su Zhengqin appeared like a ghost, and said, "My lord, Miss Jin asks you to go to the pier."

Su Zhengqin raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you doing at the pier?"

The secret guard replied: "Miss Jin didn't say anything, she just said that you will find out after going to see it."

So Su Zhengqin put down the troublesome accounts in his hands, got up and went to the pier.When he went there to have a look, he was shocked at first, and then the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually widened in a nasty but pleasant way, and he finally understood what the big gift Feng Shijin said to give him a few days ago was what it meant.

On the surface of the Haohao River, the cargo ships and merchant ships that usually pass through are moored at the side, and the one that comes straight up is a huge sea ship, which is majestic and admirable. Powerful wings are flying against the wind.

This river is already wide and deep, but even so, ships still cannot dock at the shore.Because it was too big and the draft was too deep, it ran aground before it touched the shore.Su Zhengqin didn't ignore the back of the sea boat, and was pulling something.He took a closer look, his eyes widened, and there were actually two broken ships.

And that broken boat was not another boat, but a tribute boat going south to load tribute!
The people on the sea boat came down one after another, and brought the tribute boat to the pier. A middle-aged man who looked like a businessman was dressed luxuriously, with an ordinary face, and landed squarely.

This incident alarmed Jing Zhaoyin, and the officers and soldiers rushed here as quickly as possible.Of course, Jing Zhaoyin recognized Su Zhengqin immediately, and Su Zhengqin was investigating the incident of the tribute ship recently, so Su Zhengqin was given full authority to handle it here.

Su Zhengqin asked the businessman, "Who are you?"

The businessman replied: "The villain is a businessman who travels to and from the East China Sea and the Jiangnan area. He is going to go north to do business."

"Are you planning to go north to do business?" Su Zhengqin said with a smile on his face, "Then why do you have a wrecked tribute ship from the imperial court?"

The businessman said: "The villain's boat was sailing on the sea, and I ran into it by chance."

"Then why didn't you bring the tribute together? The tribute should be worth more than these two broken ships."

The merchant said: "At that time, the storm was too strong, and the tributes were scattered into the sea, and there was no way to pick them up. The villain thought, these two tribute boats, plus the villain's boat, should be more valuable than the tribute from the two boats. "This businessman looks like a businessman, but what he said is impeccable, and it doesn't look like just a businessman.

But it is true.

Su Zhengqin nodded, and said with a half smile but not a smile: "Who asked you to come?"

"The villain came here for the money." The businessman bowed his head respectfully, "The villain's ship wants to be used as a capital investment for the tribute business between the imperial court and various places, and I ask the prince for permission."

(End of this chapter)