I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 77
After Jiang Baolian cried and complained, he took out a slender key from his arms and said:
"This is the key of the old slave, and it has not been used once."

Ignoring Jiang Bao, Li Tian turned to Zheng He and said:

"Uncle Bao, you just came back, so I shouldn't have asked you, but I have entrusted you with the responsibility of the supervisor of ceremonies. Uncle Bao, have you received a note from which prison in the inner court to open the warehouse?"

Zheng He bowed his hands, lifted his robe and knelt down and said:
"Our family has not handed over the affairs of the supervisor of ceremonies. It is our family's dereliction of duty."

"Everyone get up, don't kneel." Seeing that Zheng He was also kneeling on the ground, Li Tian got up quickly:

"No matter what, I will never suspect you, Jiang Bao, wipe your nose clean, I haven't eaten enough yet."

"Hey." Jiang Bao replied heavily, and hurriedly wiped away his snot and tears, got up and said with a forced smile:

"The old slave is not afraid of anything, but I am afraid that His Majesty will not believe in the old slave."

"Okay, if I don't believe you, you would have died in Dongchang a long time ago. Hurry up and come over to eat, and after eating, accompany me back to the palace to kill someone."

Sitting down again, listening to the enthusiastic bidding outside the door, Li Tian tapped on the plate and said.

After some emotional ups and downs, Jiang Bao and the other three felt that it was a special taste after eating the 500 taels of dishes.

After three rounds of dishes, Li Tian burped comfortably, leaned on the chair and picked his teeth while saying:

"Wait a little longer and let me see what that Gu Meizhu looks like. I didn't see him last time I went to the Thrushcross Tower when I went out of the palace."

Hearing that the emperor had visited the brothel alone, Zheng He and the three of them all showed strange expressions, rinsed their mouths, and Wang Fugong said in a loud voice:

"Your Majesty, I need the old slave to remind me."

Knowing that Manager Wang was eager to show off again, Li Tian took a sip of tea and spat it into the mouthwash basin beside him, teasingly said:

"Go ahead, don't forget to tell people that you are the right chief of the inner court. If they keep making trouble, you will order a battalion of Jinwu guards to demolish this building."

Hearing this, Wang Fu rubbed his hands in embarrassment, smiled embarrassingly and stopped talking.

After waiting for a while, the melodious and simple sound of the Guqin finally sounded, and the entire third floor of the Sea Lion Building was silent. Li Tian suddenly regained his energy and hurriedly searched for it following the sound.

An ancient rhyme played halfway through, and finally a gentle female voice like a nightingale sounded.

"Cuckoo crows, it's better to go home. Spring comes and people don't return. After a few days, they become haggard, fluttering, and catkins fly. In spring, when there is no news of fish and geese, you can see two swallows fighting with mud.

Pretty friend, at the end of the world, where the green Yang can be tied to the horse, sitting under the south window
The melodious and pleasant voice fell into my ears, and Li Tian felt his scalp tingling, the voice was so ethereal.

Originally, he was anxious to look at Gu Meizhu's appearance, but at this moment, the only thing left in his mind was the melody that was like an oriole coming out of the valley, and the sky was like an orchid.

Subconsciously closing his eyes, Li Tian was completely immersed in Gu Meizhu's beautiful voice that was like water and song.

After singing a song, Li Tian slowly opened his eyes, only to feel that his thoughts were still unfinished, and when he looked around again, there was no distracting thoughts in his mind.

I saw Gu Meizhu, who looked like a lotus flower in full bloom, sitting on the round platform.

A head of black hair falls down on the shoulders, the neck is pink and slender, the shoulders are thin but round, and the slender willow waist makes people feel just right.

It can be said that one point is too vulgar, and one point is too simple.

Wrapped in an off-white plain skirt and covered with gauze, her temperament is even more unbearable to be tarnished like a nine-day fairy.

Although separated by the veil, Li Tian can still vaguely see the beautiful face under the veil.

"It's so beautiful." Li Tian couldn't help murmuring.

Seeing the emperor's infatuated appearance, Wang Fu felt a chill in his crotch, and respectfully said:
"Your Majesty, you can announce him to enter the palace to attend the bed."

"Xuan your mother's size." Li Tian was thinking about the beauty in his arms, but was interrupted by Wang Fu, and immediately burst into foul language.

Wang Fu had never heard Li Tian swearing, so he was stunned.

"If I'm just lustful, I'll be drafting in the world, so why wait here. Two people are happy, and beauties are picked by you is the ultimate joy in life, you know what a fart."

"The old slave knows a fart, the old slave understands a fart."

He flattered the horse's hoof, and Wang Fu hurriedly confessed his crimes.

"Of course you know shit. If you knew, you wouldn't have cut your eggs and entered the palace."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you hurt people."

Seeing Wang Fu's old face flushed red, Li Tian suppressed his smile and waved his hands:

"Go back to the palace, the days ahead will be long, I have plenty of time, so go back and slaughter some heads first."

After paying the money, he left the Sea Lion Building. On the way back to the palace, Wang Fu was always depressed. Li Tian couldn't stand it any longer, he couldn't laugh or cry:

"Okay, Wang Fu, I will compensate you."

How dare Wang Fu ask Li Tian to apologize, he quickly raised his head and said:
"Your Majesty, don't want to upset this old slave. This old slave is wondering who is going to eat the inside out."

"Hahaha, then you think about it slowly, I squint for a while, Jiang Bao, call me when you arrive."

Jiang Bao clasped his hands in response, looked at Wang Fu, pursed his lips and said with a strange smile:
"Director Wang, our family will accompany you to think about it."

Naturally, the carriage would not stop in front of Zhengyang Gate, and it was still half a stick of incense away from Zhengyang Gate, so Li Tian and his party got out of the carriage.

After entering the Imperial City from Zhengyang Gate, passing the right gate of Chang'an, after the Wulong Bridge, Li Tian got on the dragon chariot waiting to be driven, and went straight to the Harem Chunhe Hall.

Here Li Tian changed into a dragon robe, and the palm print eunuchs from the Fourth Division, Eight Bureaus and Twelve Supervisors also rushed over there.

When Xuan and the eunuchs entered the palace, Li Tian directly pulled out the sword at his waist, and before the eunuchs shouted long live, he shouted sharply:

"From yesterday to today, whoever has been to the inner court warehouse, stand up for me!"

The eunuchs trembled from the fear of the sharp sword in the emperor's hands. The eunuchs who hadn't been to the inner court treasury in the past two days hurriedly retreated and kowtowed to the ground.

Only Hu Rang, the imperial supervisor, Yang Qiuxian, the supervisor of the department, Wei Dehai of the treasury bureau, and Jiang You, the secretary of the cherished salary, were left standing in place.

Looking at the four people with strange expressions on their faces, Li Tian smiled coldly:
"Uncle Bao, you lead Jiang You to the left hall for questioning, Wang Fu, you lead Yang Qiuxian to the right hall for questioning, while Hu Rang and Wei Dehai stay in the main hall."

Looking at the two Hu Rang with Jin-like complexions, Li Tian sat directly on the steps beside him holding a sharp sword, looked at Jiang Bao and said:

"tell them."

Jiang Bao raised his hand and arched, turned to look at Hu Rang and Wei Dehai with cold eyes and said:
"Many of the Western goods brought back by Manager Zheng have been lost. You two are the Director of the Imperial Supervision and the Director of the Treasury Bureau. What do you have to say?"

Lost something in the warehouse?

The faces of Hu Rang and the two changed suddenly, and they hurriedly kowtowed and said:

"Your Majesty, the old slave has never been to the inner court warehouse since the goods were put into storage."

"The same goes for the old slave, Your Majesty, the old slave is in charge of the Treasury Bureau, and even if he has the heart and the guts of a leopard, he doesn't dare to guard and steal."

Hu Rang, Wei Dehai and Jiang Bao have a good relationship. Jiang Bao didn't dare to let the angry Li Tian speak. He frowned and shouted angrily:
"Bold, the fan goods in the warehouse can still fly by themselves?"

(End of this chapter)