Fortunate Young Gentleman

The case of the Minister of Household Affairs broke out suddenly and ended quickly. There are various signs that His Majesty had already started investigating Han Ming a long time ago.

Some careful people can calculate from the time that the days when spies were sent from the capital to investigate the three states of Bozhou and rushed back day and night were exactly the days when the accounts were settled by the Ministry of Accounts.

In this way, gossip can no longer be called gossip. The new director Tang Ning, who has just arrived at the Ministry of Household Affairs, is indeed investigating the source of this corruption case.

The case involves a wide range of things, which is rare in recent years. The apparent involvement has already caused a slight turmoil in the court. Some of the news that has not been revealed on the surface is even more frightening to think about.

At the same time that Han Ming's case happened, His Majesty reprimanded King Duan inexplicably. It was said to be a reprimand, but the degree was more than reprimand.

According to the news from the palace, His Majesty punished King Duan by breaking a punishment staff, and King Duan was punished not only by being banned from home for three months.

It is said that most of the treasury of Prince Duan's Mansion was emptied by the Forbidden Army. The flow of the money is not yet known, but in connection with Han Ming's case and His Majesty's heavy hand, the inside story is probably obvious.

In recent days, King Duan's performance in the court has been somewhat inferior to that of King Kang. After this incident, it will be extremely difficult to reverse the situation. Many people have even concluded that King Kang and King Duan are the two kings. Fight, the overall situation has been decided.

The gate of Prince Duan's Mansion was closed tightly. Within three months, the main door was not opened, and the palace was deserted and desolate. However, Prince Kang's Mansion was full of singing and dancing.

King Kang looked at the dance of the dancers in the palace, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "It turns out that Han Ming is Zhao Ming's man. It's so dangerous, so dangerous!"

Someone around him complimented him: "His Royal Highness is blessed by God, and any trouble will naturally turn into good fortune."

"It's not God who depends on me this time." King Kang drank a glass of wine and said, "Fortunately Tangning didn't send that gift, otherwise, I would not be much better than Zhao Ming."

The man thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, since Tang Ning already knew that Han Ming had a problem, why didn't he tell Your Highness earlier?"

A middle-aged man next to King Duan gave him a cold look and said, "This is a secret of the imperial court. If he can reveal it to His Highness casually, what will His Majesty think?"

The man knew that he had said something wrong and said quickly: "My subordinate made a mistake. My subordinate made a mistake..."

"It makes sense." King Kang thought about it carefully and nodded: "This matter involves too much. If there is any leakage, my father will definitely investigate it strictly. It will be difficult for me to explain it at that time. Besides, this time it is Zhao Ming himself. Seeking death, whether I know it or not, is a good thing for me..."

He thought for a moment, then looked at the middle-aged man beside him and asked, "Mr. Xu, what should we do next?"

"We don't have to do anything." The middle-aged man said: "After this incident, King Duan has completely lost power in the court. As long as His Highness makes no mistakes, King Duan will have no chance. What's more, if we don't do it, someone will do it for us. Yes, Mr. Tang is now walking in the Sixth Division, and Your Highness knows his abilities very well. With his enmity with the Tang family, will he let go of those people from the Tang family and Prince Duan in the Sixth Division? "

King Kang thought for a while, patted his thigh, and said with a smile: "Sir, what you said makes sense..."

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It has entered the winter months, and although it has not snowed yet, the weather is already a bit cold.

In the small courtyard of Tianranju, there are occasionally a few remaining leaves on the bare trees swaying in the wind, and the atmosphere seems a bit desolate.

Su Mei was sitting on the swing in the courtyard. As the swing swung up and down, a small section of her smooth ankle was exposed from time to time. The breeze blowing around her body was slightly fragrant, diluting the bleak winter atmosphere in the courtyard.

She was swinging on the swing, looking at Tang Ning, and asked, "Have you made up your mind to help King Kang win the heir apparent?"

Even Su Mei, who was her pillow partner, felt this way, and Tang Ning felt that she was wronged.

His relationship with King Kang is similar to the relationship where the enemy of his enemy is his friend.

In the past, everyone got what they needed and used each other, but in fact they didn't help King Kang that much.

But this time, Fang Zhe was the one who started the incident, and he was the one who benefited in the end. Han Ming died, and he was the biggest person in the household department besides the minister. Tang Ning was sure that before the new minister of household affairs arrived, the entire household would be in trouble. Everyone in the household will be firmly grasped by him.

King Kang was also a beneficiary. He did nothing but made the biggest profit. King Duan touched the bottom line of Emperor Chen this time and was probably deposed. King Kang sat at home and the throne came to him from the sky, but there was always something wrong with him. About the cake, I’m afraid I’ll wake up laughing even in my dreams.

As for Tangning herself, she didn't get any benefits after going through this incident, but she got the title of broom star.

Tangning looked at her and asked, "What do you think of Prince Kang?"

Su Mei's swing swayed lower and lower, and she said, "Please push the swing for me first."

Tang Ning walked up behind her and asked her to start swinging again. Su Mei shook her calf and said, "Prince Kang doesn't have any great talents and is very mediocre, but he has very good luck. If you go against the Tang family, you go against Prince Duan." , he is the one who benefits in the end..."

Tang Ning couldn't agree more with Su Mei's evaluation of King Kang. King Kang was not only mediocre, but also stingy. Being mediocre was fine. With capable ministers and assistants around him, he wouldn't make any big mistakes. But stingy people don't have enough structure and generally become successful. No big deal.

Han Ming fell, King Duan was almost useless, and King Kang had already stepped into the East Palace, but he still hasn't expressed even a trace of gratitude, which can be seen from this.

Tang Ning looked at her and suddenly asked, "Why do you think Han Ming turned to Prince Duan?"

"What's so strange about this?" Su Mei glanced at him and said, "When Han Ming faced the entire treacherous prime minister group alone, the Tang family and Concubine Tang Hui helped a lot in secret. Otherwise, he, a censor, would have been gnawed to pieces long ago."

Tang Ning was surprised and said, "There is such a thing?"

Su Mei jumped down from the swing and said, "The Tang family relied on that opportunity to become the overlord of the court. In the past ten years, they have worked hard to build the Tang family today. The Han family is the culprit of the fall of the treacherous prime minister. Although the treacherous prime minister has fallen, the remaining power cannot be underestimated. Why do you think the Han family has been able to live safely in the capital all these years?"

Tang Ning thought for a while and asked, "He is not afraid of death, so why would he succumb to Prince Duan because of this?"

"People always change "Su Mei looked at him and said, "Especially you men, who are fickle, fickle, and fickle..., you are willing to sleep with me now, can you guarantee that you can sleep with me in ten years?"

A very serious question can also be diverted here by her. Tang Ning thought about it. Ten years later, Prince Duan may have completely fallen, and the Tang family has also completely fallen. Their family can appear openly, and he doesn't have to come here secretly every time. By that time, it seems that there is no reason to come here often...

Tang Ning looked at her and said honestly: "I can't guarantee it."

"You are so heartless..." Su Mei stretched out her hand and pulled his ear, angrily saying: "I will rely on you for the rest of my life, ten, twenty, thirty years..."

...

Imperial study.

Your Majesty has been in a bad mood these two days. The eunuchs and palace maids serving in the palace are very cautious. They dare not breathe, and dare not make too much noise when walking.

Even the courtiers who were summoned to the palace held their breath and did not dare to refute any words.

Qian Shuo stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the position of the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue is now vacant..."

Emperor Chen waved his hand and said, "I haven't thought of a suitable candidate yet. The position of the right assistant minister will be vacant for the time being."

Qian Shuo nodded in agreement.

Emperor Chen looked down again and said, "Tang Ning has been in the Ministry of Revenue for more than a month. You can discuss the order in which he will go to various ministries next."

Many people below frowned when they heard this.

Minister of Rites Tang Huai lowered his head and hung his hands without saying a word.

The Minister of Justice looked around, looked at the Minister of Personnel, and said with a smile: "We don't need people in the Ministry of Justice for the time being, why don't we let him go to the Ministry of Personnel first..."

The Minister of Personnel's eyelids twitched, and immediately said: "We don't need people in the Ministry of Personnel for the time being, why don't we let him go to the Ministry of Works."

The old man next to him stroked his beard, patted his ears, and asked: "What, what did Lord Zhou say just now? What happened to our Ministry of Works?"

Emperor Chen looked at the chaos below and his face darkened.