The grass in the factory should be plucked

Jiang Li returned to the cold palace and sent a message to Nangong Qinghe, telling him that Zhang Yu and others were suspected of embezzling taxes and that the East Factory was preparing to take action against them.

She asked Nangong Qinghe to reveal this information to Empress Zhang's faction, and use this incident to bring down the Second Prince's faction.

Even if we can't catch them all in one fell swoop, we can at least inflict some damage on them.

After receiving the letter, Nangong Qinghe stood up in shock and hurried to ask for an audience with Empress Zhang.

It so happened that Duke Zhang Zhao of Zhenguo returned to the capital to report on his work. After meeting the emperor, he asked for grace and came to visit Empress Zhang.

The Duke of Zhenguo is over seventy years old this year. He has been stationed at the border for many years, and his hair and beard are already white and his face is weathered. However, as a military general, he still stands straight and is in good spirits.

Empress Zhang had the screen removed, and when she saw her white-haired old father, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Father……"

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself and don't worry too much." The Duke of Zhenguo sighed, "My father is old, and I have already asked for his resignation from His Majesty and am preparing to return to the capital to recuperate."

Empress Zhang had no children. The Zhang family fought for their lives on the border, but in the end they ended up benefiting others. Why bother?

"I was just about to discuss this with my father..."

Empress Zhang quietly told her father that she was going to adopt the third prince under her name.

"Your mother suggested this to the Empress before, but the Empress did not agree at that time. Why did you suddenly change your mind now?"

The Duke of Zhenguo was quite surprised.

"The third prince was already seven or eight years old at that time. He was cowardly and anyone could bully him. I really didn't like it." Empress Zhang frowned slightly.

She originally wanted to wait for a concubine to give birth to a prince and then bring him home to raise as a child. However, she did not expect that the emperor had few children. After the third prince, only two princesses were born, and no more babies were born in the harem.

"The Third Prince is sixteen now, right? What do you think of him, Your Majesty?"

"It's like being reborn, like a completely different person!"

Empress Zhang smiled and told the Duke of Zhenguo about how Nangong Qinghe came to greet her every day, how she went to the Imperial Hospital to learn with an open mind, and how she made friends with the disciples of the Ghost Doctor Valley. Finally, she discovered the poisonous grass that Concubine Zhou used to murder her... She told the Duke of Zhenguo every detail.

The Duke of Zhenguo was furious: "How dare Zhou murder you! Why didn't you report it to His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty favors Zhou. What can I do to her with just a blade of grass?"

Empress Zhang sneered, "It is not appropriate to alert the enemy at this moment. I will lie dormant for the time being and wait for the right opportunity. I must strike with one strike!"

The Duke of Zhenguo stroked his beard and pondered, "So, the Third Prince does have some good points. He has no one to rely on in the palace, but he can seize every opportunity. Not bad, not bad. This young man is teachable!"

"Father is right. Besides, his mother's maternal family is the Li family. The Third Prince has already contacted them secretly. With the financial resources of the Li family and the military commanders of our Zhang family, why should he worry about not being able to accomplish his great cause?"

"Li's Business? Is that the Li's Business with shops all over the Great Chu?" The Duke of Zhenguo's hair and beard trembled as he laughed heartily, "They have money, and we have military power. Good, good! Hahahaha..."

As the saying goes, "The seven necessities of life are firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea." Although the Li family business only sells daily groceries such as pots and pans, firewood, soy sauce, vinegar, etc., which are not worthy of being displayed on the table, they are the daily necessities of everyone from kings and nobles to ordinary people, and the profit is extremely high.

The Li business is not very eye-catching, but it has quietly spread to every corner of Da Chu. Compared with the official post stations, there are only more, not fewer.

In the eyes of the Duke of Zhenguo, this is clearly the best way to find out and pass on information!

"Haha, congratulations to your Majesty for having such a wonderful child!"

As he was speaking, Nanny He came to report that the Third Prince wanted to see him.

"Qing'er, you're here just in time!" Queen Zhang said with a smile.

Nangong Qinghe entered the palace and bowed to Empress Zhang first: "Mother, you look very energetic today. Are you feeling better?"

Empress Zhang smiled and said, "As the saying goes, when a happy event comes, one's spirits are high. Qing'er, you came at the right time. Come and meet your grandfather."

Nangong Qinghe had already seen this vigorous old general and knew that he was the Duke of Zhenguo. He knelt down respectfully and performed the etiquette of grandfather and grandson: "Qinghe greets grandpa."

The Duke of Zhenguo quickly helped him up and laughed, "Your Highness is indeed a man of great appearance!"

Nangong Qinghe sat down at the bottom, looking solemn: "My grandfather happened to be here too. Qinghe got some important news and wanted to discuss it with my mother."

"What's the matter?" asked Queen Zhang.

Nangong Qinghe then told the story in detail about how Zhang Yu and others were suspected of embezzling taxes and how the East Factory was preparing to take action against them.

The Duke of Zhenguo crushed the teacup in his hand immediately!

He gnashed his teeth and said, "Whenever the border needs military rations, the Ministry of Revenue will make excuses, always saying that the treasury is empty. It turns out that they are fattening these rats!"

Empress Zhang was delighted and asked, "Qing'er, do you have anyone else in the East Factory?"

Nangong Qinghe said: "This person is a secret guard of the East Factory. Please forgive me for not revealing anything."

Empress Zhang smiled and said, "You are right. Such an important informant must not reveal his identity."

The Duke of Zhenguo also smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Third Prince has everything right, right time, right place, and right people. Let's see how we plan it."

Empress Zhang clapped her hands and laughed, "You dare to touch the national treasury, Zhou, you are really courting death!"

The three of them then discussed it in detail.

As night fell, four masked men in black landed silently on the roof of Zhang's house like bats.

It was Xie Changan, Jiang Li, Yin Eleven, and Yin Twelve.

They found a suitable hiding place, and Xie Changan began to divide the work.

Jiang Li and Yin Shiyi went to track and monitor Zhang Yu, Yin Shiyi was responsible for vigilance, and he was responsible for overall control.

The four of them took their positions and each chose the best location to hide.

Jiang Li secretly released the fat rat, and the fat rat squeaked and slipped into the corner of the house.

Xie Changan's face was a little distorted. Wait a minute, he must not let her paw that had touched a mouse touch him!

The security in the palace has been significantly strengthened, with patrol officers coming in an endless stream.

After Zhang Yu finished his dinner, he went to the study and sat for a while. He checked his sons' homework, scolded them, and then walked leisurely to the backyard.

Jiang Li and Yin Shiyi bent their bodies, trying to get as close to the roof as possible, and quietly followed Zhang Yu to the backyard.

Xie Chang'an, who was lying in ambush on a high place, saw that Zhang Yu did not go to the main room but went to the concubine's yard. He hurriedly made three short bird calls to urge Jiang Li to come back.

Jiang Li turned back inexplicably and came to Xie Changan's hiding place.

"Why did you call me back?" Jiang Li asked in a low voice.

"He went to his concubine's room, why did you follow him?" Xie Changan glared at her.

"Why can Eleventh Brother follow, but I can't?" Jiang Li looked puzzled.

Xie Changan gritted his teeth: "Have you forgotten that you are a girl?"

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Jiang Li finally reacted and her face turned red.

Xie Changan saw that her neck had turned red, the color was very delicate and pink, and he turned his head away uncomfortably.

I saw Yin Shiyi lying on the roof, lifting up a tile, and watching intently.