Hidden in the court

There is no problem with the blood. The problem is that Su Youde was connected to the water. Ji Mingshang would not be stupid enough to sell Su Youde. The blood blended because of alum.

Alum, also known as white alum, is soluble in water. It is also a traditional Chinese medicine. It can detoxify, kill insects, dry dampness and relieve itching when used externally; it can stop bleeding, stop diarrhea and resolve phlegm when used internally. Another important use is water purification.

Adding alum to water can absorb and precipitate suspended impurities in the water, thus purifying the water. The ancients also knew this, so they added alum to wells or water tanks, but what they didn't know was that alum can accelerate the mixing of blood.

The water that Su Youde fetched from the palace most likely contained alum.

And even without alum, the blood would mix. It just wouldn't happen as quickly or as obviously.

Ji Mingshang was just gambling, gambling on the fusion of their blood, gambling that Nangong Lin would not reject a son.

Nangong Lin could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger. With this son, he could silence the gossips, eliminate the foreign relatives, and suppress Ji Liancheng.

Nangong Lin thought of Xihe Tu again. Why? Why did he have both a son and a daughter? Two sons!

Northland

Xihe Tu moved out of the Queen's Mausoleum, but still had no intention of regaining power and basically lived the life of an emperor emeritus.

"Brother, guess what I found out. A few years ago, the Zheng family had dealings with a certain official from Liang Wu. A lot of food, jewelry, and intelligence were sent out. It was all smuggling. Almost all the members of the clan were involved."

Xihe Huchen excitedly said to the old man that it had been a long time since he had searched a house, and he felt a little suffocated.

Xihe Longyao rolled his eyes. "First, announce it to the world, and then search the house. The old, weak, women and children should be dismissed on the spot, and the officials should be dismissed and questioned. Find out who the smugglers are with, and send the names and evidence to Liang Wu for questioning."

……

The next day, Liang Wu met with

"Han Gui, I have a piece of evidence against you here. Su Youde, read it."

……

When Su Youde finished reading, the audience was in an uproar. Fatty Han had failed?

No, although there are many people involved in this, there is no one else present today except Han Gui. They don’t even have the qualifications to attend the court.

Listening to these so-called evidences, everyone understood that this was purely to disgust Han Gui. If they really investigated, they would just dismiss him from his post and question him, and then release him after a while, or at most demote him by one or two ranks.

Han Gui naturally knew this, and he immediately stepped out of the line and knelt on the ground. He was fat to begin with, and now he was curled up on the ground in his scarlet official robe, like a ball.

"Your Majesty, this is slander. I am loyal and faithful, and the sun and the moon can attest to that. I voluntarily resign and wait for Your Majesty to investigate and clear my name."

"Don't kneel so quickly. I want to ask you, what secrets are you hiding from me with the Prince of Jin?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Gui, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled slightly, and cold sweat oozed from his greasy forehead.

"It's OK to transport food and grass to the border troops, but also military equipment. Where did you get these military equipment? How much can two Ministry of Works doctors steal for you?"

As Nangong Lin asked the question, before Han Gui could say anything, the Minister of Works Fei Tie jumped out.

"Your Majesty, please punish me for my poor supervision."

"Okay, I will grant your wish. I will deduct your salary for three months and let you find out the number of lost weapons."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Nangong Lin looked at Han Gui who was kneeling below him, "Draft an imperial decree. Han Gui, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has deceived the emperor and abused his power. The evidence is irrefutable and his crime is unforgivable. He is now thrown into prison and will be sentenced later. All officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will be fined one month's salary, and they will be promoted to deputy envoys one month later."

It is equivalent to a month's salary suspension, and all officers are promoted one level. A slap in the face, and then a sweet date.

"Although the King of Jin is at the border, this matter must be investigated. I order the King of Jin to return to the capital to report on his work."

Having said that, Nangong Lin was still having trouble deciding who to ask to check. Looking at the people below, those who could check didn't dare to use it, and those who dared to check couldn't use it. He glanced around and finally decided on a target...

"Your Majesty has ordered Prime Minister Luo Wei to thoroughly investigate this matter and make sure to find out the deal between Han Gui and the King of Jin. You are responsible for all arrangements. I decree this."

When everyone in the Luo Mansion received the imperial edict, Luo Wei was in a dilemma.

"Brother Ji, why does the Prime Minister have to investigate?" Su Mengyang asked puzzledly.

"Are you stupid? If anyone else dares to investigate the prince, they will probably be involved in the crime, right?"

"But aren't the prince and the prime minister relatives?"

"This is what the emperor is considering. Others may not investigate, but my father-in-law can. Moreover, if he investigates, he will be put against my father, which is what he wants."

Su Mengyang was completely confused.

"Then why put the Prime Minister and the Prince on opposite sides?"

"To put it bluntly, my father wants to rebel. But what can the emperor do? He has Old Man Hu as the military commander, but he is old and semi-retired. He has my father-in-law as the civil official, and the prime minister is the weathervane of the civil officials. To put it bluntly, as long as my father-in-law and Old Man Hu are still around, my father can't rebel."

Su Mengyang felt a little numb. Can he just say this casually?

"What about the four major forces you told me about before? Han Gui is gone, but what about the foreign relatives?"

"Relatives by marriage? They will be gone soon." Ji Mingshang glanced at Su Mengyang meaningfully.

"In this country, the emperor, prime minister, generals and princes are basically balanced. The rest are doomed."

Seeing Su Mengyang nodding as if he understood, Ji Mingshang waved his hand in boredom, left Su Mengyang behind, and ran towards the prime minister's residence.

"Goodbye, I'm going to have a date." Ji Mingshang hummed a cheerful tune as he walked on the road.

……

"Where's the story?"

"It was like this. When Lao Zhao was out of town, he went to Qing'an City. On the way, he met a girl selling candied haws. He spent one tael of silver to buy a string of candied haws. Tell me, who would spend one tael of silver for a string of candied haws? Guess what, he went home with the girl.

He was playing chess with someone in the middle of the night, and he went in and out of someone's room. They stayed together for two whole days. You see, he didn't go out for three years, and then he did this. You know, Lao Zhao is a stuffy guy, so he must have something wrong. "

After listening to Ji Mingshang's story, Rowling was also confused.

"What does that have to do with that fairy sister?"

"The girl with him is the daughter of the Tan family. There is only one Tan family in Qing'an City, and the Tan family has only one daughter, Tan Heng."

"That fairy sister's name is Tan Heng, but when I asked her that day, she said she didn't know Brother Zhao."

"Is it possible that she is lying?"

"Not like."

Ji Mingshang was also confused. He didn't recognize her? "That's strange. Is there another person here? That doesn't make sense. Doesn't the Tan family only have one daughter?"

Could it be that Lao Bai’s information was wrong? For the first time, Ji Mingshang began to doubt the intelligence.

Is he pretending not to know him or does he really not know him? Is it just one person or two people?

It seems we have to let Lao Bai go and take a look.