"Why would Prime Minister say something like that?" Shen Yu didn't remember that he had any interaction with the Prime Minister.
"The methods that A Yu gave us, zhen didn't hide them from Prime Minister," Shang Junlin put Shen Yu down, "Prime Minister should be happy to see them."
Shen Yu didn't comment on this result and asked about another matter, "Your Majesty, is there any result from interrogating Official Feng and the mysterious force that you captured?"
Shang Junlin: "There is a result from Feng Pingqi's side. This time, he was only following the orders of that force and didn't know much about the inside story of Subei."
Shen Yu: "He didn't know about the people of the Northern Desert?"
Shang Junlin: "Yes, the result of several interrogations was the same. He only provided information about the imperial court's disaster relief and 'conveniently' blocked the memorials that came from Subei."
Shen Yu: "What benefits did the other party promise him?"
"Ah," Shang Junlin sneered, "It's nothing more than that. Wealth, power, or something else, there's always something that can move him."
Once greed was born, it wouldn't disappear easily.
"Feng Pingqi was able to enter the cabinet back then because of the help of those people. In return, he needed to do things for those people. Spreading rumors that were not beneficial to zhen was one of them. The matter of Subei was also one of them." Shang Junlin added as he stroked Shen Yu's long hair.
Hearing this result, Shen Yu wasn't surprised. Shang Junlin's unfavorable rumors had been around from the beginning. The other party had been dormant for many years and was an important official of the imperial court. Even if Shang Junlin didn't have the habit of explaining things to others, Official Feng shouldn't be ignorant of the inside story.
The more inside information one knew, the easier it would be for one to find something that could be manipulated. Half-truths and half-lies had always been the hardest to expose. That was because the "truth" fabricated for the people with inside information would be very credible at first glance.
"What about Prince Yue? What's the connection between them and Prince Yue?" Shen Yu didn't forget that Prince Yue was also one of the people who worked tirelessly to defame Shang Junlin.
"For the time being, there is no evidence to prove that there is any connection between them. Feng Pingqi also refuses to admit that he and the King of Yue are in cahoots. Without enough evidence, the Ministry of Justice can't force him to plead guilty. He has confessed to all the other crimes with conclusive evidence."
"What about the other force that was captured? Did they reveal anything?"
Shang Junlin shook his head: "That person is very stubborn. The Ministry of Justice has interrogated him for so many days, but other than the matter of defaming me and Su Bei, they couldn't get anything else out of him."
"Lord Feng, were you also instructed by those people when you drugged me? When I fell ill outside the palace, were they also the ones who did it? "
Shen Yu's suspicions were the same as Shang Junlin's. After the people were captured, Shang Junlin immediately asked people to interrogate them about this matter. The results were similar to what they had expected.
"They admitted to this matter, but when they were asked why they did it, they began to ignore other things. I am very concerned about the reason behind it. Lord Feng was one of the people who pushed me to choose you to enter the palace. If they really didn't want you to enter the palace, they should have excluded you from the beginning."
When the candidates were chosen to enter the palace, as the only legitimate son of Duke Zhenbei, Shen Yu shouldn't have been on the list. However, his name was on the list and he entered the palace in the end.
"What was going on at that time? Your Majesty has always refused to choose anyone to enter the harem. Why did you agree to it that time?" Shen Yu was quite curious. Shang Junlin had only agreed to it once in his two lifetimes.
"I can't explain it clearly. At that time, the court was arguing fiercely. I was annoyed, so I relented. Now it seems that it was fortunate that I relented at that time. Otherwise, A Yu wouldn't have entered the palace." Speaking of this, Shang Junlin felt slightly relieved.
"If it wasn't me who entered the palace at that time, but someone else, what would Your Majesty do? Will His Majesty and him be like us now? "
"How could that be?" Shang Junlin couldn't help laughing, "My original plan was to find a random palace for him to live in. Didn't they want to send someone in? I can do as they wish. However, this person's life in the palace isn't something they can control. I won't care, and it's impossible for me to treat him the same as I treat A Yu."
In this world, only Shen Yu was special.
Shang Junlin thought that those people probably didn't expect that the person they spent so much effort to send into the palace not only didn't do as they wished, but also brought many obstacles to them.
The Minister of Works borrowed a few people from the Ministry of Rites to help with the examination. This was the first time the Ministry of Works had done something like this. The Minister of Works was a nitpicky person. In order to ensure that no mistakes were made in the process, he kept a close watch.
Those who wanted to participate in the examination were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the final day.
A few close friends gathered together to talk about the examination.
"If I can pass, I'll be a member of the Ministry of Works in the future. It'll be much more honorable."
"Have you seen the examination process? At first, I thought it would be similar to the imperial examinations. I didn't expect it to be completely different. I remember that one of the tests requires you to show what you're good at. What do you think? "
"What I'm good at? I'm better at forging. Do I have to forge during the examination? "
Everyone was full of anticipation for this examination.
The imperial court was still busy with the matter of Su Bei and Official Feng.
After knowing that Official Feng didn't collude with the people of the Northern Desert, the people in the imperial court heaved a sigh of relief. Taking this opportunity, Shang Junlin wantonly cleaned up the power in the imperial court. His actions were so big that all the officials focused on this matter. They didn't notice some changes among the people.
For example, a few big bookstores among the people jointly published a very basic literacy book. It was mainly sold to the common people. For example, other than the people's daily newspaper, another kind of newspaper quietly appeared in the capital.
Different from the people's daily newspaper, this new newspaper talked about some interesting things among the people. There were also some stories that were obviously more of an entertainment nature. A newspaper wasn't expensive. Many literate people bought it out of curiosity. The storytellers in the restaurants and teahouses developed a new profession as newspaper readers.
These changes didn't attract the attention of the aristocratic families. Their attention was focused on the imperial court. Official Feng was a big tree. When the tree fell, the monkeys scattered. The power of the imperial court changed greatly because of his fall.
At this time, everyone hoped that they could reap more benefits.
Shang Junlin coldly watched their open and covert struggles. This wasn't the first time such a situation happened in front of him.
The disputes in the capital didn't affect Su Bei.
According to the clues given by Yaoji, Fang Jun carefully investigated those businessmen. He found that they all had something in common with Boss Sun. They all suddenly rose at a certain time and then controlled the business in Su Bei as quickly as possible.
Su Bei was remote and the business development was far inferior to the south. This also caused, except for these big businessmen who were inextricably linked to Boss Sun, the other businessmen were all small businessmen with little influence.
Fang Jun told He Chengyu and Jiang Huaiqing all the information he found.
He Chengyu had gained the trust of Boss Sun. During this time, he gradually got to know a lot of businessmen. They were all introduced by Boss Sun.
After comparing with the information secretly sent by Official Fang, the two found that the two sides were very similar.
"It seems that these people also know." Jiang Huaiqing tapped the table.
"The third transaction went smoothly. Boss Sun's guard against us has been lowered to the lowest. It's almost time to close the net."
Before the fourth transaction, Boss Sun came to visit.
"This time, they need some different goods."
He Chengyu poured tea for the two of them and pushed one of the cups in front of Boss Sun. "What is it?"
Boss Sun lowered his voice and said a few words. Seeing He Chengyu's face change slightly, Boss Sun patted his hand. "I know you have connections. The price they offer is also high. If you can succeed this time, you can earn enough for three years."
"It's not that I don't agree, but these things are not easy to get." He Chengyu looked embarrassed. "And the risk is very high. I do have some connections, but the other side wants too much. The risk is too high …"
Boss Sun had been observing the expression on his face. Seeing this, he lowered his voice again. "So the price they offer is high. If you cooperate with others, you will also have to bear the risk. The amount you get will be far less than the amount this time. You have done business with them several times and can feel their generosity. If I didn't sincerely treat you as a friend, I wouldn't have specially called you."
He Chengyu seemed to be persuaded. He showed a hesitant expression. "I need to think about it."
"Okay." Boss Sun didn't press too hard. "When you have thought about it, let me know. They are still waiting for a reply."
After seeing Boss Sun out, Jiang Huaiqing sat where Boss Sun was sitting just now. "It's a pity that such good tea is cheap."
"If Huaiqing likes it, I will ask someone to send more over."
"There is no need to spend money. I just said it casually. All of this is finally going to end."
After they came to Subei, they directly changed their identities to get close to Boss Sun. In order to avoid any unforeseen events, the connection documents and the like were all temporarily placed in Fang Daren's hands. After a little longer, Jiang Huaiqing almost felt like he was a rich family's child who had followed his elder brother out to gain experience.
Everything in Subei was proceeding in an orderly manner. The disturbance caused by Feng Daren's fall slowly calmed down in the capital.
The weather was turning cold, and the time of the annual autumn hunt was slowly approaching.
The autumn hunt was a tradition of Dahuan. It was also a rare project that was continued after Shang Junlin ascended the throne. The court began to prepare for the autumn hunt.
Before the autumn hunt, Shen Yu's birthday came first.
Zhen Bei Hou still didn't give up on using this opportunity to repair the relationship between him and Shen Yu. He wrote several letters to his family and sent them to the palace. Shen Yu piled them up on one side and didn't open them.
"Zhen Bei Hou still hasn't given up?" Shang Junlin looked at the letters that Shen Yu casually threw in the corner and asked.
Shen Yu sneered: "As long as I don't fall out of favor, he won't give up. Shen Qingran, who he liked, was given up by himself. Right now, the only one who can bring benefits to the Zhen Bei Hou Fu is me."
"A Yu doesn't want to pay attention to it. It's just Zhen Bei Hou. How can he be happier than A Yu?" Shang Junlin sat beside Shen Yu and handed him a small booklet.
"This is?"
"It was sent from the vassal king's fief. See if there is anything else you want."
Chen Yu opened the booklet. Inside it was a list of all the birthday gifts that were sent to him by various vassals.
In order to cater to his preferences, the list was basically filled with all kinds of treasures. Shen Yu was about to say something when someone suddenly appeared in the room.
The leader of the Hidden Dragon Guards half-knelt on the ground. His voice was emotionless: "I didn't do a good job. After I brought that person to the capital, he escaped. I am willing to accept the punishment."
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