This mountain is mine

Chapter 178 Rich and charming eyes

The emperor was furious, and his temples twitched: "You are in charge of the country, and fifty thousand soldiers are missing, don't you know? It's not because you deliberately transferred and covered them, why are there no traces of these 5 people? 5 people are not a small number! Who can support you, the prince of the prison country?"

After finishing speaking, his heart fluctuated, he was so angry that he waved his big hand and threw the cups and plates on the table to the ground, splashing the tea all over the prince, the prince immediately cried: "I don't dare!"

"You don't dare, why don't you dare! You think I'm too old to die, I'm going to live fifty years first, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait!"

"My son is already a prince, and now he is still in charge of the country, and he has won the trust of his father. Why dig his own grave like this! Hiding the rebels!"

The prince stubbornly faced the emperor's inquiry, not daring to back off in the slightest.

Since ancient times, the Tian family has no father and son. The crown prince is the crown prince, but he also makes the emperor jealous. The relationship is very delicate. How can the crown prince not understand the reason for this?
Especially his father, although he practiced Taoism, was suspicious by nature.The reason why they didn't do anything in the past two years was also because of years of wars, wars required people, money, and weapons, and the six ministries were in chaos.The courtiers and generals in the court also quarreled endlessly about peace talks and continued wars, and nothing went smoothly for a moment.

Now seeing the peace and harmony of singing and dancing, and the harmony in the court, he wants to come out and take care of things again.

He, the crown prince, was naturally an eyesore.

The father and son looked at each other for a while. Although the emperor was still angry, he calmed down, "I'll just listen to your explanation!"

The crown prince breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Father, my minister is negligent, but the military expenditure of [-] soldiers and horses is a lot of expenses. How can I have so much money, my minister can let someone take the Eastern Palace account book Come for your father to see."

The emperor snorted, "Let's not mention other rich lands for the time being, you have spied on such barren lands as Fangling, and now they have all fallen into your hands. You have also copied the wealth of the Murong family. He is the richest man in Fangling. The Murong family and the Zhang family have accumulated over the years, which is enough for you to raise soldiers for a few months."

The prince secretly swallowed a sigh of relief. He indeed seized a lot from the Zhang family and the Murong family, but he did not take the really valuable shops and fields, and they were divided among several local households in Fangling. These are treasures and antiques, with prices but no market.

Yin Shi's words are not all false, and he can't reveal it at this time.

He only slowed down his speech and said: "General Yin's memorial did not mention where the 5 people are now. The memorial said that my son and Zhao Man colluded, which is even more ridiculous. Zhao Man is now a common man, and my son has What colluded with him? According to General Yin's intention, it was the servants who placed soldiers and horses in Fangling? Colluded with Zhao Man to train soldiers?"

Seeing that the emperor's eyes were fixed, it was obvious that he thought so, the crown prince felt chills, and immediately calmed down. He searched Fangling for so long, but he couldn't find Zhao Man. It can be said that his subordinates were not doing well, and he couldn't find 5 people. It can only be said that the people below are blind.

He couldn't find it, which shows how deep these people are hiding, and he doesn't think Zhao Man can support these 5 people.He didn't believe that others could find it, even if he was found, even if it was really raised by Zhao Man, so what, what does Zhao Man have to do with him?
Yin Shi is a man of King Cheng, so he was clearly framed by King Cheng, maybe Zhao Man and King Cheng cheated him together!

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and the crown prince said in a deep voice: "Concubine Su and Yubi are sisters, and the relationship between the eighth brother and Zhao Man is closer than that of the other brothers, and the Su family in Fangling can barely be regarded as the cousin of the eighth brother. ..."

King Cheng, Zhao Yu, Xingba.

After a pause, he gave the emperor time to think. It is not surprising that King Cheng knew Zhao Man's whereabouts. It is also possible for King Cheng to find Zhao Man's whereabouts without telling the prince, and dig a hole for the prince.

Seeing that the emperor's eyes were dimmed and he was twisting the jade wrench on his thumb, the prince knew that the emperor had become suspicious of King Cheng.

Then he continued: "Now that General Yin has impeached my son, in order to avoid suspicion, I can no longer touch the matter of the [-] soldiers and horses. My son begged the emperor to hand over the matter of the [-] soldiers and horses to the eighth brother to investigate. , so that the grievances of the ministers can be washed away."

Seeing his eloquence, the emperor slowly looked away.

The crown prince continued, "Because Zhao Man went to Fangling and disappeared, I sent someone to check it out. Recently, the emperor's father asked that it was an urgent time, so he didn't dare to bother you with these vulgar things. It's because I'm stupid Negligence, in the future, my sons and ministers will often ask their father for advice when they encounter problems."

The room was extremely quiet, and the prince didn't dare to breathe harder, for fear of arousing the emperor's suspicion, so he just knelt down on the ground until the emperor said: "Get up! This matter will be done as you said, and I will leave it to Lao Ba to do it."

The prince responded, straightened up, his knees were numb.

"You don't need to intervene in the matter of the household department for the time being."

The prince's eyes dimmed, and he still suspected that he was secretly raising soldiers.

"My son obeys the order."

"Go down!"

He didn't even mention anything about Zhao Man, which shows how much the emperor disliked Zhao Man, or how afraid he was of Zhao Man's fate as "the lone star of heavenly evil", so he hated mentioning it.

However, when the crown prince came out of the palace, his clothes were all soaked, not to mention that he wished to tear King Cheng and Zhao Man to pieces!But now he can't do anything.

It's not enough to kill a few fools under his command, otherwise his father might suspect him of cleaning up someone.

However, it is impossible to do nothing and let others beat you.

The prince walked through a small garden, his mind completely calmed down, and he even had the usual smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.

When he met King Cheng at the gate of a palace, he was still able to greet King Cheng in a friendly voice. When he returned to the East Palace, he didn't get angry immediately. Taking it back, he just waited to see Zhao Man and King Cheng fight, and he was happy with whoever died.

Now he couldn't go wrong.

King Cheng also admired him, so he naturally didn't expect to bring the prince down with these witnesses, but it was okay to make the emperor suspicious.

If he found fifty thousand soldiers and horses, it would be different.

But there is always a grandiose reason to find it... It will be different when he finds out the fifty thousand soldiers and horses and puts them on the prince's head.

Didn't the prince and the king of li were all suppressed by him without a single soldier.

King Cheng suppressed the sparkle in his eyes, and entered the hall with a serious face. The emperor knocked on him, and there was no need to mention it.

King Cheng had already moved out of the palace, and when he returned to his mansion, it was already midnight, as soon as he entered the door, someone came forward and said: "My lord, people are waiting inside."

King Cheng let out a "hmm" and walked into the hall with his hands behind his back. The young man in a crow-blue thin shirt who was sitting just now stood up immediately and stood with his hands folded, "My lord."

As soon as King Cheng saw him, his face was relieved, "Sit down and talk."

After the man thanked him, he sat upright, not daring to relax, and said sincerely, "You did a good job this time. If you want to go back to Bianjing, this king will give you this opportunity. Tomorrow, you will report to the Department of Wu De, and you will be the captain of the sixth grade Zhenwei."

The man was stunned for a moment, a look of joy flashed in his resolute eyes, he stood up and thanked him, King Cheng raised his eyebrows, he never disliked motivated young people, and was willing to give them a chance.

However, after the man was overjoyed, he quickly calmed down: "This subordinate is willing to continue to go back to Fangling and do his best for the prince. It won't be too late for the prince to confer rewards together in the future."

King Cheng chuckled, and helped him up himself, "I have long heard that the ancestor, General Tian, ​​was brave and good at fighting. He was courageous and resourceful. He has descendants like you. He worries that the glory of the Tian family will no longer exist."

"My lord is kind, and my subordinates are willing to use the strength of the whole Tian clan to serve my lord."

It was none other than Tian Qing who came to Bianjing from Fangling in mid-April.

King Cheng was very satisfied with Tian Qing's understanding of current affairs, and there was a bit of a smile in his voice: "That's very good, no one is more suitable for this job than you, I will remember this time for you, and I will do it next time." Let's reward together, and the Xu Ertian clan will return to Beijing to gain a foothold."

"My lord, please tell me."

Tian Qing said it neatly, and King Cheng was also very straightforward: "Look for the fifty thousand soldiers and horses." He said meaningfully and looked at him. Fifty thousand soldiers and horses are hard to find, but twenty or thirty thousand soldiers are easy to find.

Tian Qing responded, bowed his head and cupped his hands: "Thank you, my lord. This subordinate will retire and return to Fangling tomorrow. My lord will wait for the good news from my subordinate."

"Go."

After leaving the palace, Tian Qing's tense face relaxed a little, and he let out a breath slowly, and glanced back at the palace wall where the lights were shining brightly, a glint of darkness slipped across his resolute eyes.

It’s nearly midnight, and the night in Bianjing is completely different from that in Fangling. The street market here is still brightly lit, along the moat, hung with lanterns, and the painted boats, fishing boats, and awning boats in the river are also lit up, like stars. I don't know how many people.

The street was full of people coming and going, and it was very lively. From time to time, there was the sound of shouting and selling, and occasionally you could hear the sound of silk foot music and teasing from nowhere.The aroma of all kinds of food that he can name and can't name is also mixed together, making people salivate more and more.

At this time, golden, red, and green fireworks exploded in the sky, illuminating half of the sky, causing many women and children to exclaim.

This is the night market in Bianjing, where there is no shadow of war, no influence of natural disasters and man-made disasters, Bianjing is unparalleled in the world.It really is not bad at all after listening to the description handed down from the ancestors by the elders in the clan.

Tian Qing stood by the river watching the fireworks explode, he watched them for as long as the fireworks went off, and stood still for a while when the last flower scattered.

This Bianjing, this bustling, this rich, no wonder some people hear that the amnesty has been granted, and they will come back after death. If you are not careful, you will be confused.

But in comparison, he still prefers Fangling and Liushutun.

He closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, opened them again, and strode away without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)