The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 139

[Chapter 139 Every word is heartbreaking]

Prince Ning’s face was as dark as water, and a cold look flashed across his eyes.

Although he is a prince, if he is in his own fiefdom, far away from the emperor, no one will care about him no matter what.

But this is Kyoto. Strictly speaking, the adult King Ning should have gone back to his fiefdom.

It was only because of the sudden death of the prince, his royal brother, that he was able to stay in the capital and compete with King Kang for the vacant crown prince position.

Here, regardless of whether they are on his side or not, all civil and military officials, except for a few cabinet elders, must salute and respectfully call him “His Royal Highness Prince Ning” when they see him.

But in fact, all he really has is this title, without any substantial power.

Because he is not a prince, let alone an emperor.

If this matter was really brought to the table and brought to the attention of Emperor Chu, what would Emperor Chu think?

No matter what, Fang Xiu was the Zuo Zhonglang general of the Yulin Guard appointed by the Emperor of Chu, and he was also the only son of General Dingyuan, so his status was extraordinary.

Anyone who said this from him would have to weigh it.

Not to mention, even a blind person could see what was going on tonight.

What is right and what is wrong depends on the people’s hearts. There are many people present who speak out for justice. Perhaps in Prince Ning’s Mansion, Prince Ning’s face is not easy to speak out.

After leaving Prince Ning’s Mansion, it was very difficult for Prince Ning to restrain them.

After all, in this era, even the emperor has to worry about the power of the official.

After Fang Xiu broke his face, Prince Ning was forced into a desperate situation.

Who gave you this power, His Majesty, or yourself?

Prince Ning found almost sadly that he had no words to reply to Fang Xiu’s words.

His father never gave him any power. From beginning to end, he was just one of the many princes raised like a pig.

However, because the prince passed away unexpectedly and there were only two heirs of suitable age, his status was rather special.

But

now, my father is still in good health, and everything about the future is unknown.

For Prince Ning, Fang Xiu’s words were heart-wrenching.

No matter how he answered, it was wrong.

This sentence even tore off his fig leaf, making him feel like he was naked and exposed in public.

It’s good that he is a prince, but this is the capital.

Precisely because he is a prince, a prince, and one of two adult princes, he cannot act as he pleases.

It’s just that no one has pointed this out. No one is willing to offend him. Everyone he comes into contact with is flattering and flattering.

Even people from King Kang’s camp smile when they see him. However

, there is no Just because people are willing to offend does not mean that everyone is afraid to offend.

Prince Ning’s face was indescribably gloomy, and he could no longer maintain his deliberate composure.

The atmosphere in the venue was extremely strange. No matter Liu Zizheng or Xia Yixue, no one said a word.

Most people don’t even dare to take a breath.

When things developed into the current situation, they were no longer able to intervene.

“If your Highness has nothing to do, I will leave first.”

Fang Xiu was the first to break the silence.

He first smiled at Prince Ning, then turned his head and walked straight outside.

Prince Ning had no expression on his face and said nothing.

On the side, none of the guards from Prince Ning’s Mansion stepped forward to stop him, and they consciously gave way to a path.

When he was sitting in the carriage returning to Fang Mansion, Fang Xiu was still thinking about what happened just now.

Although King Ning finally chose to stand firmly with the Ministry of Rites and support Yang Ming, before the situation worsened, his series of actions were very strange.

As a contender for the crown prince, it was only natural to extend an olive branch to a rising star in the court, not to mention Fang Xiu’s status as the uncle of Anping.

But whether

General Zuo Zhonglang of the Yulin Guards is worth a prince, the answer is not difficult to guess if he is treated with such an attitude.

There was probably only one reason why Prince Ning valued him so much, and that was the decree given to him by Emperor Chu.

The Wu Bei Ku case involves a wide range of things, and it is definitely not something that two ministers can cover up with one hand.

After all, above them, there is the Shangshu, and they cannot do many things without the Shangshu’s approval.

Moreover, to achieve the position of Minister of the Secretariat, the ice and carbon tributes sent by officials and subordinates from all over the country are enough.

For them, there is no need to risk beheading for money.

Behind them, there must be a bigger mastermind.

Originally, Fang Xiu guessed that it might be Prince Ning.

Others may not know that Prince Ning embezzled the 40,000 taels of silver allocated by the imperial court to the Kyoto Prefecture to relieve the victims of the disaster. Others may not know this, but Zhao Hao mentioned it to him.

Therefore, during this period, Fang Xiu’s investigation target has always been Prince Ning’s Mansion.

Accepting Prince Ning’s invitation to attend the Dragon Boat Festival banquet this time was partly based on this consideration.

After all, Emperor Chu had entrusted him with such an important task. If there was no action at all, not only would Emperor Chu have no way of explaining it, but he himself would also feel that he had betrayed his trust.

Although Fang Xiu didn’t like Emperor Chu, he always gave him some errands for no reason. He was also very stingy and never gave any rewards.

The only thing he got from the palace was a gold medal, still made of copper.

But speaking according to conscience, in some aspects, Emperor Chu was still very good to him.

For example, when investigating the Wu Bei Ku case, Emperor Chu gave Fang Xiu full trust.

Even though such a long time had passed without any progress, Emperor Chu still did not interfere too much.

Fang Xiu’s purpose is very simple, to repay kindness with kindness and to repay grievance with kindness.

On the surface, he ignored the case of Wu Beiku, as if he didn’t take it to heart at all.

But in fact, these days, he has been secretly investigating people related to the Arms Library case.

He even bought a few beggars with money and asked them to keep an eye on Prince Ning’s mansion and pay close attention to the movements of Prince Ning’s car.

Although there was no progress on the Arms Library case, something else was unexpectedly discovered.

For example, Prince Ning’s car would always leave the mansion late at night and go to a house in the suburbs.

Coincidentally, at the same time, the Duke of Song Dynasty also had a car driving to that house at the same time.

The two cars would always leave at the same time near the early hours of the morning.

The Duke of Song was one of the three Dukes who guarded the capital. Although his prestige in the capital was not as good as that of the British Duke and the Duke of Wei, he was still in charge of a certain amount of pro-army forces.

Among the eight outer guards who guarded the capital, three of them had followed the first Duke of Song Dynasty in the northern and southern campaigns during the Taizu period. They had made great contributions and were selected as the sixteen guards of the capital.

Although hundreds of years have passed since the Taizu period, Song Guogong’s words still hold great weight among the three guards.

After all, unlike the Inner Eight Guards who were trained by nobles and nobles, the Outer Eight Guards implements a military household system. After the father dies, his son will be a soldier for generations and will garrison with the army

(end of this chapter)