Chapter 19: The Heart of the People
"I, I obey." Lin Gong felt that his back was soaked with sweat.
After coming to court, Emperor Jianzhang immediately sent people to Yinchuan to capture Lin Jingdan and imprison him on the spot. Before he arrived in Yinchuan, he couldn't make any mistakes.
After the inner guard received the order, he immediately went to Yinchuan without any delay.
Only Emperor Jianzhang and the prince were left in the imperial study.
"Father, please calm down first. It's important to take care of the dragon's body."
Su Yumao on the side also advised, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, it is important to take care of the dragon body."
Having vented his anger in the court just now, Emperor Jianzhang had already lost four or five of his anger. He had encountered countless troubles every day since he ascended the throne. If he had always been sulking in his heart, he would have died long ago.
"What does the Crown Prince think of the Yinchuan matter?" Emperor Jianzhang looked to the side at Chu Huaiyan.
Prince Chu Huaiyan was the legitimate son of Emperor Jianzhang. The late empress left after giving birth to him. Emperor Jianzhang did not trust others to take care of him, so he was raised by Emperor Jianzhang himself since he was a child.
Emperor Jianzhang also had high hopes for him, and Chu Huaiyan lived up to his expectations. He was proficient in both literature and military strategy, and he began to help him handle political affairs a few years ago.
Chu Huaiyan also respected and loved his father, Emperor Jianzhang.
"Going back to my father, I think this matter should be investigated strictly. Since the Huanghe corruption case has been exposed to the public, an explanation must be given to the court and the people."
Emperor Jianzhang looked at the prince with an unclear expression, "How do you think the prince should explain this?"
"I think the most important thing about this matter is how to deal with the aftermath. After all, the comfort of Huang He is the top priority. However, people from Lin Jingdan's group can and must deal with it, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public."
After listening to the prince's words, Emperor Jianzhang nodded with satisfaction. As an emperor, his thoughts should not be mixed with any personal feelings, and he should put the interests of the country above all else.
There are corrupt officials in every dynasty and every generation. It is impossible to kill all corrupt officials, but we cannot but kill them. The degree of this is very important.
"Yes, you have lived up to my teachings to you. I will leave it to you to arrange everything for your trip to Yinchuan." After speaking, Emperor Jianzhang reached out and pinched his eyebrows. It was annoying.
Chu Huaiyan was already used to his father leaving political affairs to him, so he was not surprised when he heard this and received the order neatly.
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After the prince left, he did not return to the East Palace. Instead, he went to see General Si Qiming. As his father left the capital, there could not be any mistakes in security.
After the morning court session, the entire court was in motion.
Emperor Jianzhang, who caused all this, was hiding in the imperial study.
Su Yumao looked at His Majesty practicing calligraphy leisurely and sighed in his heart. At this moment, the outside must have become a mess, so His Majesty still has the heart to practice calligraphy here.
Originally, it was impossible for an emperor to be as leisurely as Emperor Jianzhang, but who allowed him to have a capable son? In the early years, when the prince was still young, he must have had to ignore political affairs.
But since the prince's adult ceremony, he has entrusted many political affairs to him. To this day, except for some extremely important matters, the prince is responsible for general political affairs.
Su Yumao stepped forward to fill a cup of new tea for His Majesty, and then saw the little eunuch outside giving him a wink.
After he walked over, the young eunuch whispered a few words in his ear and then handed him a letter.
When he took the letter back, Emperor Jianzhang stopped writing and glanced at him, "What's the matter? Tell me."
"Back to Your Majesty, Minister Li has sent a secret message from Yinchuan." Su Yumao bent down, holding the secret message in both hands and raising it above his head.
"It's Yinchuan again." Emperor Jianzhang casually threw the brush on the case, and the calligraphy he had just written was immediately destroyed.
Emperor Jianzhang wiped his hands with the handkerchief prepared on the side and took the secret fold in Su Yumao's hand. After reading it, Emperor Jianzhang raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay, that's really good. My great expedition officials are really good." OK!"
Seeing that His Majesty was angry, Su Yumao knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, calm down."
"Ji Fengqi, come in!" Emperor Jianzhang shouted towards the door.
Ji Fengqi, the guard guarding the door, walked in quickly and said, "I have met Your Majesty in this humble position. Long live Your Majesty."
"Get up, Ji Fengqi, you go to Yinchuan immediately and pass on my orders to ask Li Su to take care of that bitch Liu Yuan. Before I go to Yinchuan, I will take care of his life. Otherwise, he will be the only one to ask."
Emperor Jianzhang really felt that his ministers didn't want him to live a good life at all, and the anger he had just gotten out of him surged up again. Sure enough, this throne was not easy to sit on.
The imperial court in Beijing was extremely busy leaving the capital for Emperor Jian Zhang, but at this time, Si Ning and Si Yunlan, who were far away in Yinchuan, had already received a reply from the capital.
After reading the letter, Si Ning and Si Yunlan looked at each other. Although they both knew that this matter was of great importance, neither of them expected that the Emperor/His Majesty would come to Yinchuan.
"Then are you still leaving?" Si Yunlan glanced at Si Ning, but he had already guessed her answer.
"Since Uncle Huang is coming, of course I won't leave. I will wait in Yinchuan to see with my own eyes how Uncle Huang will deal with that scum Lin Jingdan."
Si Ning rolled her eyes, she naturally wanted to see Lin Jingdan's fate with her own eyes. It was boring to go back to the capital anyway, so she might as well stay and join in the fun.
Si Yunlan and Si Ning grew up together, so he couldn't guess what she was planning, but he didn't say anything. He just warned Si Ning not to go out if there was nothing to do these days.
Li Su only withdrew half of the troops transferred from the Shizuishan camp, and the remaining half was in the governor's mansion.
Although the commotion that night was not too big, some people still saw it, and now everyone in the city is talking about it.
Li Su directly sent troops to capture Liu Yuan, which shows that he must have committed something before he was arrested, and the Huanghe corruption case is also vaguely related to him, so he is definitely not an innocent person.
But this is Liu Yuan in their eyes. In the eyes of Yinchuan people, Liu Yuan is a good official who is considerate of the people.
Every month, he would set up a shed outside the city gate to give out porridge, and help find work for beggars and orphans. Because of this, there were very few beggars and orphans in Yinchuan.
So after learning about Liu Yuan's arrest, the atmosphere among the people of Yinchuan became tense.
However, Si Ning felt a chill when she heard Si Yunlan talking about Liu Yuan's official voice. Although she no longer wanted to have anything to do with Li Su in her life and no longer liked Li Su, she still had to believe it. his abilities and means.
Since Li Su caught him, he must be guilty, but he is just too good at pretending.
As a civilian official in Yinchuan, Si Yunlan naturally did not have time to keep an eye on Si Ning, so he had to remind her again and again.
Si Ning promised Si Yunlan to stay in the house well, but he didn't expect that God's plan could not keep up with the changes.
Chapter completed!