Hidden in the court

Su Mengyang hesitated for a long time, but finally found Ji Mingshang.

"Brother Ji, take a look."

"what happened?"

Ji Mingshang flipped through the materials handed over by Su Mengyang, and his expression became more and more interesting the more he read.

"You found this out?"

"No, Jia Qian gave it to me."

"Why is he so kind?"

Su Mengyang thought Ji Mingshang would find it very difficult, but his reaction now was too calm.

"Wouldn't it be troublesome?"

"What a trouble! You are going to be rich."

Su Mengyang was a little confused.

"There are many officials involved in this. Will it be possible..."

"Those petty officials are nothing. Jia Qian not only cleared himself, but also deliberately avoided those high-ranking officials who could not be touched. You see, these are basically Han Fatty's subordinates. There is also a person from the Ministry of Revenue. I guess he did it on purpose. It seems that he wants to send you away and curry favor with you at the same time."

"But I'm only at the sixth rank."

"But you don't have anyone above you. Besides, we have a Minister of Revenue. If we don't use him, it's a waste. You know how to use a tiger's skin and a big banner and make up a pretext."

Su Mengyang seemed to understand.

"But these things are more than enough to disgust Fatty Han, but it's still a bit difficult to deal with him. It would be better if there were more."

"Brother Ji, the prince is also mentioned here." Su Mengyang said with some concern.

"Where is it? Now it's interesting."

Ji Mingshang watched Ji Liancheng and Han Gui trade large amounts of food, fodder and military equipment with a smile on his face, and Su Mengyang felt something was wrong.

Ji Mingshang suddenly said solemnly: "You must tell His Majesty, don't hide it. If my father has no problem, he must have a clear conscience. On the contrary, if you hide it, it will only make it more obvious.

If there is a problem, we must distinguish between public and private affairs. A minister will always be your Majesty's minister. At worst, we can just change our father."

Of course there is something wrong with Ji Liancheng. After all, you can't expect a hundred thousand troops to be completely self-sufficient outside. But what does it have to do with Ji Mingshang? Ji Liancheng just asked me to kill Fatty Han as soon as possible, but he didn't say that I couldn't involve him.

"Brother Ji, then..."

"Brother Su, you have to trust my father! I know what you are worried about, don't worry. Let me tell you the truth, not to mention you, even His Majesty has long wanted to deal with Han Gui. You are going to His Majesty to report him now, just to give His Majesty a way out.

Moreover, Han Gui has made many enemies in the court. In addition, since you didn't mention other people in this thing, basically no one will help him, and there may even be people who will take advantage of his misfortune.

To put it bluntly, Your Majesty eats meat, and everyone drinks soup. Han Gui's subordinates also have bones to chew, so why not do it? "

If Jia Qian was present, he would definitely treat Ji Mingshang as a confidant. The only difference was that he didn't dare to gamble. The older a person gets, the less courageous he becomes. He just wanted to squeeze Su Mengyang out and continue to take what he deserved.

"These things are a bit light. It would be better if there were some other charges like treason..." Ji Mingshang thought.

In fact, Ji Mingshang didn’t say one thing. At this time, Su Mengyang’s status might be much higher than Han Gui’s.

Su Mengyang still went to the palace with the things.

Nangong Lin saw Su Mengyang coming in with something, and smiled gently and said, "Su Xiao, how is it, what did you find out?"

Su Mengyang didn't know why, but he always felt that His Majesty looked at him with an especially kind look today, but he still said seriously:

"Your Majesty, this is not evidence about the Ministry of Revenue, but about Han Gui, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Public Administration."

"Oh, Han Gui. Su Youde, present it." A smile appeared on Nangong Lin's face.

Su Mengyang stood there obediently, Su Youde presented the evidence respectfully, and Nangong Lin took a quick look at it.

Nangong Lin looked at the evidence and tried to avoid the main point: "You didn't check it yourself, who gave it to you, Ji Jun?"

"Your Majesty, it was given by the Minister of Revenue, Lord Jia."

"Jia Qian? He's so kind, why don't you suspect him? If this thing doesn't bring down Han Gui, you'll be in trouble."

Nangong Lin looked at Su Mengyang at the steps, waiting for his answer.

"Your Majesty, I know, but after reading it, I feel that I cannot let such a treacherous person go, so I came. If I hadn't come, I would have been reading the sages in vain and serving as a court official in vain."

Su Mengyang spoke so confidently and firmly that Nangong Lin choked when he heard it.

"Ahem... young man, don't be so excited. I know you are different from others. But next time, you must think twice before you act, think about all parties, and think about yourself."

"Actually, before I came here, Prince Ji told me not to be afraid." Su Mengyang said it without hiding anything.

"Oh, what did he say?"

"Um... He said that His Majesty eats the meat, everyone drinks the soup, and Deputy Envoy Han's men gnaw on the bones, so I don't have to worry."

"Oh, the boy is quite thoughtful. These things even involve his father, but he didn't say anything?"

"Your Majesty, the young prince said that the subjects are your Majesty's subjects and we must clearly distinguish between public and private affairs."

Nangong Lin found it a little funny. "Do you think Ji Jun would say that? Come on."

"A deputy envoy of the Ministry of Public Security abused his power, accepted bribes, and formed a clique for personal gain. I can punish him, but according to the law, I cannot sentence him to death. I hope you can understand and be mentally prepared."

"Wei Chen understands."

"Okay, go ahead, we'll discuss this in court tomorrow."

"My minister retire."

Su Mengyang stepped out, and Nangong Lin looked at Su Youde on the side and asked.

"Su Youde, you said, is he really my biological son?"

Su Youde had accompanied Nangong Lin for countless days and nights, so he naturally knew what to say: "Why, Your Majesty does not believe in your own judgment."

The story begins on the day Ji Mingshang just returned.

Ji Mingshang whispered mysteriously to Nangong Lin: "Your Majesty, do you believe in blood test?"

"What else are you trying to do?"

“I think Lidya Su is your biological son.”

After hearing this, Nangong Lin subconsciously wanted to kick Ji Mingshang twice.

"Don't worry, think about it, is Su Xiao an orphan? I checked, his ancestral home is not in Nanyang. It's just that the family that adopted him moved to Nanyang, and later abandoned him because they couldn't afford to raise him, so Su Xiao grew up eating at other people's homes."

Nangong Lin was speechless in the face of his words: "Just because he is an orphan, he is my son?"

Seeing this, Ji Mingshang said very temptingly: "Your Majesty, I don't believe that you, such a wise and brave man, still don't have a son. Besides, don't you believe that your bloodline has a top scholar? At worst, I have some Su Xiao's blood here, let's try and see."

Nangong Lin and Su Youde exchanged glances.

"Su Youde, go get some water, cold water."

Soon Su Youde came over with a bowl and a needle. Nangong Lin didn't waste any words, pierced his hand and dripped blood in, and Ji Mingshang also dripped blood in.

The three of them were very nervous at this moment. Not melting Ji Mingshang would be considered as deceiving the emperor, but melting Nangong Lin would mean they would have an extra son out of thin air, who might also inherit the throne in the future. How could they not be nervous?

In the bowl, two drops of blood slowly approached and merged...

"It's melted, it's melted...Your Majesty." Su Youde exclaimed.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you now have a successor." Ji Mingshang breathed a sigh of relief and then complimented.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

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