Splendid Phoenix Journey: The Arrogant Princess

Chapter 162
Chu Mohan came out of Beining Hou Mansion holding half of the Tiger Talisman. He stood at the gate of the Hou Mansion and looked back in the direction of Shen Wanyu's yard.The long and narrow Danfeng eyes narrowed slightly, and a stream of light turned darkly in the depths of the pupils.

The hand holding half of the Tiger Talisman tightened, and he sighed.Putting this thing in his hands by the emperor pushed the Han Palace to the forefront.Just imagine owning Dakun's entire military power, what a fat piece of meat that is.Although it is scary, if someone is really interested, he will definitely attack the Han Palace.In recent years, the emperor's mind has become more and more difficult to guess.

No matter how many people stared at Prince Han's mansion, he admitted what Shen Wenyan said.This half tiger talisman in his hands is much better than others, at least he can keep her safe.

"master."

Shadow suddenly flashed out from nowhere, he stood behind Chu Mohan and spoke respectfully.

"But what happened?"

Chu Mohan withdrew his gaze, and his eyes glanced at the figure behind him indifferently.

Ying took a step forward, and whispered something in Chu Mohan's ear.Chu Mohan's handsome brows were furrowed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.Holding the Tiger Talisman clenched tightly, Xiao Bo's lips formed a straight line.

"I see, you first let Chu Da and Chu Er go over and monitor their actions secretly. I'm going to go to the palace and talk about it when I come back from the palace."

"Yes, master."

Shadow nodded, folded his fists and bowed.Then his body flashed and disappeared just like when he came.

Chu Mohan put the tiger talisman into his arms, and the coldness in his eyes faded away.When he looked up again, he had returned to his usual indifference and alienation, patted the non-existent folds on the corner of his clothes, and walked away.

In the palace, Chu Ziheng went to the emperor's study.As soon as he entered, he felt that the atmosphere inside seemed a little depressing, so he adjusted his facial expression.Go forward to greet the emperor who is reviewing the memorial.

"My son pays respects to Father Emperor."

The emperor raised his head from a pile of memorials, and glanced at Prince Chu Ziheng.His brow furrowed without a trace, and then he relaxed his brow.

"Get up."

Chu Ziheng stood up straight, with a gentle smile on his face: "Father, I don't know why you called my son here?"

The emperor was slightly taken aback, but recovered in the blink of an eye.He didn't ask the prince to come over, and now the situation can only be that someone lied to the prince that he asked him to come over.The only person he met this year was Mo Han, and it seemed that he was lying to the prince.

"Have you seen Mo Han?"

The emperor didn't answer his words, but took a sip of tea from the exquisite teacup on the table.

"Yes, Prince Han said that you have something to do with me."

Chu Ziheng lowered his eyes slightly, covering the cold light in his eyes.He saw his father's stunned look at that moment, it seems that he was deceived.

"Well, I have some things to ask you for. But it's not important. You can take a look at this."

The emperor took out one from a pile of memorials and threw it to Prince Chu Ziheng.There was a trace of coldness on his handsome and majestic face, and the aura around him was not angry but majestic.

After Chu Ziheng took the memorial, he saw the coldness and anger on the emperor's brow.He opened the memorial in doubt, and looked down at the invitation above.

It turned out that there was a flood in a remote town in the south, and the local county magistrate didn't start releasing food to relieve the disaster, but made a lot of black-hearted money from it.And that county magistrate turned out to be a member of Concubine Xian's relatives in the palace, although the relatives were far away.

"Is the father angry about this matter?"

Chu Ziheng closed the memorial, raised his head and looked at the unhappy emperor.

The emperor slammed the memorial in his hand on the table, and the crisp impact sound was very clear in the quiet imperial study.

"A few days ago, I just had people broadcast the money and food for disaster relief. This morning, someone posted a memorial. It said that the county magistrate did not open a warehouse for disaster relief, but corrupted those money. The most annoying thing is that he took advantage of Floods, raising the price of food, earning such black-hearted money. Is it true that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and those people are so reckless."

The emperor's face was full of anger, and his eyes were even more angry.What kind of officials did he raise, all of them do nothing with their salaries?If someone hadn't reported this matter, I'm afraid he would have been kept in the dark.

"Father, my son knows that you are angry. But since Dakun founded the country, how many such corrupt officials have happened in the past few hundred years. Although it is not impossible to completely eradicate it, it is not a day or two. .”

Chu Ziheng saw that the emperor didn't mention Concubine Xian, and he was afraid that he didn't want to involve this matter in the harem.Naturally, he would not bring it up intentionally, after all, the concubine Xian has no children and cannot be a threat to him.Moreover, she was on the same side as his mother, so naturally he would not drag her out.

After listening to Chu Ziheng's words, the emperor's anger eased a little.From the day he ascended the throne, he determined to be a wise king.Bringing unprecedented prosperity to Dakun, he always thought he had done it.But I didn't expect such an accident to happen.

"The prince said so, but what can be done?"

The emperor took a sip of tea and took a breath before asking.

"My son is just a foolish opinion. Everything has to be decided by you, father." Chu Ziheng has been learning from the emperor since he was sensible.It can be said that he was brought up by the emperor, and sometimes he is quite similar to the emperor.

The emperor looked at the prince who was the most like him when he was young among these princes, and a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.Over the years, he has been training him how to be a good prince, and the crown prince has not let him down.

"My son just read the memorial. This memorial was made by the county magistrate of a nearby county town. Then you might as well leave it to him to investigate this matter. If this matter is true, you can arrest him."

Chu Ziheng lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then slowly opened his mouth.

"Is it appropriate to let the nearby county magistrate thoroughly investigate this matter? After all, it is beyond his authority." The emperor frowned slightly, since it was not under his jurisdiction.Letting him deal with this matter would naturally be against the rules.

"Father, you just need to give him a secret decree. Moreover, I feel that the magistrates of these neighboring counties and towns can supervise each other. As long as anyone finds out that one of them is corrupt and accepts bribes, he can report it. If it is found to be true , give certain rewards. If this goes on for a long time, I believe that the trend of corruption will definitely improve.”

Chu Ziheng stared quietly at the thoughtful emperor, he knew that the emperor's mind was moved by him.

The emperor lowered his eyes and thought about the prince's words, there is some truth in it.It is a good way to supervise each other, so that at least they can be more cautious in their words and deeds, and those bad atmosphere can also be restrained.

"Well, this is a good idea. But have you ever thought about what if they teamed up to deceive me?"

Chu Ziheng smiled slightly, and he naturally thought of this.After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so it is impossible to arrive in such a timely manner for anything.

"Father is planning to set up a department of medical skills in the Shang Academy recently, and the official position of female doctor will also be set up in the harem so that women can also enter the court as officials. If this is the case, why doesn't father set up a post of inspector at the same time. This position can Take father and emperor to walk around Dakun, as long as corrupt officials find corruption, accept bribes, etc., they will report to you immediately, or they can be imprisoned and sent back to the capital to wait for the ruling."

After listening to Chu Ziheng's words, the emperor nodded in satisfaction.A smile appeared on his always gloomy face.

"The prince's method this time is very true. It is worthy of being taught by me alone. You have solved a big trouble for me this time, and the credit is indisputable."

Before the emperor could finish his words, the eunuch beside him hurried in from the outside.He ran to the emperor's side and whispered a few words in his ear.

A flash of joy flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he glanced at the prince Chu Ziheng who was standing aside.With a slight smile, he said kindly.

"Your mother still told me that she misses you today, so go and see her."

Chu Ziheng pursed his lips slightly, and he well concealed the curiosity and doubt in his eyes.He took a step back with a gentle and polite smile on his lips.

"Yes, son-in-law, I'm going to see my queen mother right now."

The emperor nodded, as if thinking of something, he said: "The empress should be at the empress dowager's place at this time, so you can go to the empress dowager's."

Chu Ziheng nodded, then made a salute, turned and left the imperial study room.

Stepping out of the imperial study, he looked up and saw Chu Mohan waiting outside the door of the imperial study.A complex light flashed in his dark eyes, a little jealous and unwilling.It turned out that the person the father wanted to see was him, and he was sent away for his father's sake.

The hands under the long sleeves tightened slightly, he raised his head and smiled gently: "Han Prince."

"His Royal Highness."

Chu Mohan nodded slightly, with a distant and indifferent smile on his face.

Chu Ziheng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, when the door of the imperial study was pushed open.The eunuch next to the emperor came out with a smile on his face, and spoke respectfully to Chu Mohan.

"Han Prince, please. The emperor is waiting for you inside."

Chu Mohan nodded distantly, glanced at Chu Ziheng lightly, and followed the eunuch into the imperial study.

Looking at the slender figure that disappeared from his sight, Chu Ziheng's eyes were full of jealousy.Why, the father treats a prince better than his own prince.The rights given to him are even more enviable. Why is this?

He withdrew his gaze, and his expression returned to his usual gentleness.After leaving the imperial study, he walked through the imperial garden and came to a hidden rockery.The hands hit each other in the air, and there was a crisp slap.

A man in black flashed out and knelt on the ground on one knee.

"Master, what are your orders?"

Chu Ziheng stood with his hands behind his back and glanced at the person kneeling on the ground.With a gloomy face, he spoke coldly.

"I want to know what's going on with Prince Han's son going to the Marquis of Beining?"

(End of this chapter)