Contract Prince

After coming out of the palace, Gu Yunjing was not in a hurry to go back to the Hou's Mansion, but followed Xiao Zhan to Prince An's Mansion.Although Xiao Zhan is temporarily in charge of the country, he is not a prince after all, so he cannot live in the East Palace.

"His Royal Highness Wang An has been dormant for a long time, and today is finally ushered in." Gu Yunjing said happily while drinking tea.

Xiao Guan raised the teacup in front of Gu Yunjing, stood up and said solemnly: "This king is able to be here today thanks to the great help of his son-in-law. The ups and downs along the way are all up to you to make a plan to avoid them. This king uses tea to replace it." For the wine, let’s drink it first!”

Gu Yunjing said: "I've already drank the tea, Your Highness, I want to talk to you about some important things. First of all, the first thing is about the case of the loss of treasury silver in the Ministry of Accounts, and the second thing is about how to allocate funds to the army." The food matter, and the third matter is about the Wanchun Tower."

Among these three things, Xiao Zhan is most concerned about the loss of Ku Yin.He put down his teacup and sighed: "The national treasury is not rich. Now that millions of silver bills have disappeared, it is even more difficult for the imperial court to spend money."

"Let's talk about the first thing first." Gu Yunjing said solemnly, "I visited the Ministry of Accounts and communicated with Deng Kuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Accounts, and found a very important clue from it. The reason why Kuyin was stolen is because The reason is that someone stole the warehouse key from Deng Kuan."

Xiao Zhan patted the table, "Deng Kuan, as the Secretary of the Household Department, didn't even know that the Treasury Bank was stolen. It is in vain that I strongly recommended him at the beginning. Deng Kuan must be held accountable for such an earth-shattering incident!"

Gu Yunjing waved his hand lightly: "Your Highness, don't rush to convict Deng Kuan, just listen to me. If the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs is not Deng Kuan but someone else, there will also be the theft of Kuyin."

The son-in-law's voice was a little heavier: "Because this is a case that has been planned for a long time! If His Highness heard the details, I believe he would feel unimaginable and terrified."

Xiao Zhan hurriedly asked: "Did the son-in-law solve this case? Do you know who the murderer is?"

Gu Yunjing told Xiao Zhan all the deduction and analysis. As she expected, King An was dumbfounded and surprised, "It's really unbelievable! So, the old beggar who bumped into Deng Kuan was the murderer behind the scenes?"

Gu Yunjing raised her eyebrows: "Maybe, maybe this beggar was ordered by others? It doesn't matter if he was ordered by others, or he did it himself. In a word, he has nothing to do with this case."

"Deng Kuan remembers this man's appearance, and the government office of the household department has probably gone to put up the portrait. With the strength of the household department alone, it is not easy to arrest the murderer. His Highness should issue an order to arrest the murderer throughout the country!"

"Okay!" The case has progressed, and Xiao Zhan's expression is very excited, "I will immediately send an order to arrest this person in the whole country!"

"After talking about the first thing, let's talk about the next thing."

Xiao Zhan followed Gu Yunjing's words, "Father once said that 20 taels of silver and 20 stones of food and grass will be given to the frontline troops. But this king knows that the battle ahead is difficult and the soldiers are struggling. These money and food and grass are not enough to support the front line !"

"Therefore, this king has decided to allocate 50 taels of silver and 50 shi of grain and grass to support the army."

"Your Highness is wise, I would like to thank His Highness for your kindness on behalf of the soldiers in front." Gu Yunjing discussed this matter with Xiao Zhan, and the purpose was to get him to order more money and food for the soldiers.

Although Xiao Zhan has never been to the battlefield in person, he knows the importance of the army to the country, especially in such a situation where wars are raging.

"Why thank you? If you have to say thank you, I would really like to thank the soldiers who guard the border and defend the country. Without them, Xiliang's iron hooves would have flattened the capital long ago." Xiao Zhan looked Looking at Gu Yunjing, he said, "I would like to especially thank Marquis Zhenyuan, who is passionate and loyal, and is really a role model for all generals!"

Xiao Guan is terribly afraid of Gu Wei, but Xiao Zhan admires him terribly.

"Your Highness, I have some suggestions regarding the allocation of funds."

"It doesn't matter if the son-in-law speaks directly."

"When Your Majesty was not seriously ill, Hussar General Qin She was in charge of appropriating funds for the army. He is King Zhao's uncle. King Zhao has always been fond of embezzling money and is used to filling his pockets. So, this time, we have to choose a person in charge."

Xiao Zhan knew that the son-in-law was right, but he still hesitated slightly.All the capable generals of the imperial court went to the front to fight, and now most of the rest are civil servants.Civil servants can write impassioned words on the current situation, and can contribute clever ideas on how to govern the country.However, he is a layman in the military.

Qin She's character is not good, but he is unambiguous when fighting.He and Gu Wei had always been at odds, and after being dismissed from the position of Generalissimo, he was unwilling to be dispatched by Gu Wei, so he stayed in the capital because he was ill.

Xiao Zhan couldn't think of it for a while, except Qin She, who else could be competent for this matter?He said slightly: "I know your worries, but now, apart from Qin She, I'm afraid they are not up to the task."

"Of course there are people, let's see if His Highness wants to use them?"

"who?"

"Tao Ce and Han Jun."

When Gu Yunjing heard Han Jun's name, Xiao Zhan's face changed slightly.Doesn't he know the details of what Han Jun is?This scholar has a deep past with Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Xiao Zhan said: "Han Jun is just a weak scholar, how can he be of great use?"

"What Your Highness said is wrong. It is true that Han Jun is a scholar, but he is not weak. On the contrary, he is strong in martial arts and has a broad vision. To be honest, the evidence that Her Royal Highness was assassinated by Lu Zhong was found by Han Jun."

Xiao Zhan snorted, he was a little surprised to hear words of praise for Han Jun from Gu Yunjing.

"The son-in-law has a unique vision. The person you recommend must be capable. Since Han Jun is as capable as you said, then this king will leave this matter to Tao Ce and Han Jun."

After solving the first two matters, the two of them started to discuss the third matter.

Xiao Zhan asked: "You said the third thing is about Wanchun Tower, what kind of place is this?"

"A place of fireworks and willow lanes for people to have fun."

Xiao Zhan has never had a good impression of places like Yanhualiu Lane and Ruanxiang.He frowned and said, "Why are you talking about such an indecent place?"

Gu Yunjing paused word by word: "Because it's not just an ordinary place for pleasure. There may be a big conspiracy hidden behind it."

"What conspiracy?"

"I don't know for the time being."

"Then why does the son-in-law conclude that there is a conspiracy behind this?"

Gu Yunjing's eyes fell on Xiao Zhan's handsome and resolute face, and he said slowly: "Because of Lu Zhong."

"Your Highness should still remember what happened at the Guining Banquet. At the Guining Banquet, Lu Zhong originally wanted to harm me. Unfortunately, by mistake, Tao Ce drank the wine for me. What Tao Ce did after drinking Do you remember, Your Highness?"

Of course Xiao Zhan remembered, after all, Tao Ce was the first person who dared to molested his concubine in front of the emperor.

Gu Yunjing said again: "Tao Ce lost his temper because he took a medicine called □□.heart.moving. The boss Qu Feiqing is the only one."

"I visited Wanchun Tower a few times and met Concubine Qu. This person is not simple. Therefore, I guess there must have been some kind of transaction between her and Lu Zhong. Otherwise, she would not have given the secret medicine to Lu Zhong of."

Xiao Zhan said: "It's easy to handle, don't you know if you ask Lu Zhong?"

Gu Yunjing shook his head: "The father and son of the Lu family bite very tightly, and they can't ask anything. At that time, His Highness had not yet supervised the country, and everything was up to His Majesty. Your Majesty and Lu Lin have a very good personal relationship, so it's not easy for me to explain this matter to him. As for extorting a confession from Lu Zhong by torture, don’t even think about it.”

Now the situation in the court has changed drastically, and the person in power has been replaced by His Royal Highness King An.That's why Gu Yunjing decided to let the Lu family father and son speak.

Xiao Zhan fell into deep thought, "From this point of view, the relationship between Concubine Qu and Lu Zhong is a bit confusing. Lu Zhong is a vicious person, and it is expected that Concubine Qu's character is not much better."

His last sentence gave Gu Yunjing great courage: "My son-in-law, don't hesitate to investigate boldly. I have the king behind you to support you. I don't think Lu Lin will interfere. Since you think there is a problem with the Wanchun Building , then the king will send troops to search for it."

"Okay!" Gu Yunjing said loudly.

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Soon, a group of officers and soldiers aggressively encircled and suppressed Wanchun Tower.Concubine Qu was standing on the attic by herself, seeing so many officers and soldiers, she secretly thought it was not good.Quickly called Liu Qing'er aside, and asked in a low voice: "Qing'er, why are there so many officers and soldiers here suddenly? Has no one come to report the news?"

"I don't know, these people came suddenly."

"Qing'er, have you hidden everything?"