newbobooks Chapter 494: The Heartless Regent King vs. the Scheming Princess 39
Chapter 494: The Heartless Regent King vs. the Scheming Princess 39
Because most of the military forces in Shangjing City are in the hands of the General of Cavalry, whether by coercion or use, he has recently gathered many ministers.
His every move was under Xie Zhao's control.
After the General of the Cavalry had used coercion and bribery during the day, Xie Zhao went to the minister's house in the evening to have a long talk with him.
He had already understood the positions of those ministers clearly. For those who were truly loyal to the rebellion, Xie Zhao would use thundering measures to intimidate them without any ambiguity.
For those ministers who were coerced and wavering, he explained the righteousness of the matter to them and clearly defined rewards and punishments.
In just three days, more than 300 companies were raided in the capital, more than half of which were officials.
Many people are implicated this time.
Among them were members of the Yu family, because the youngest son of the Yu family, Yu Zhixian, had close contacts with the son of the General of Cavalry.
When it comes to the serious crime of treason, the officials below would rather kill the person by mistake than let him go by mistake.
Even if it doesn't come to the point of confiscating the family property, they will be arrested and imprisoned, and having their family property reduced is the lightest punishment.
Unfortunately, the eldest brother of the Yu family was a student of the Imperial College and had the opportunity to enter the Hanlin Academy.
If this continues, I'm afraid I'll lose my qualifications to be an official.
My father has been an official for many years and is a good man. If he makes a bad judgment this time, I'm afraid he will lose his official position too.
Lu Zhihuan knew, but so what?
The Yu family's mistake was that they were too confused and too concerned about their reputation. They always tried to keep things quiet, and their self-righteous kindness only harmed others and themselves.
I don’t know if he will be as magnanimous as before after being implicated this time.
The Ministry of Justice's prison and the Jingzhao Prefecture Prison are both overcrowded.
Even if these people are to be sentenced, it will take several months to make a final judgment.
No wonder he packed her up and took her away that day. It turned out that everything was under his control.
"Your Highness, the menu has been revised. Please review it."
Butler Xu bowed and handed the booklet over.
Lu Zhihuan raised his hand to take it and took a quick look at it.
"Well, Butler Xu, thank you for your trouble."
The expenses of the palace are now controlled by her, and Butler Xu keeps every account very detailed.
That day she took a closer look and found that she had more places to spend money since she entered the mansion.
The princess's rules are not important.
Starting from early autumn this year, the expenses of everyone in the mansion have been reduced by 30%.
She thought she could set an example herself and proposed to reduce the expenses by half.
Even if the things she saved could not be taken to the disaster area, they were saved in her own pocket, so at least they were not wasted.
This is her attitude. No matter how many worlds she travels through, what she hates most is waste.
Even though she has a lot of space for supplies, she still licks the lid when drinking yogurt.
……
In the afternoon, the sun shines through the thin clouds and onto the plum forest covered in silver.
She wants to go out for a walk.
The palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful lights everywhere, but because of the drought, it was less extravagant and more restrained.
She took a small basket and wanted to pick some plum blossoms to take back.
She picked and chose and folded a lot of them, then looked up at the sky. Today was New Year's Eve, so Xie Zhao should be back!
Just as she finished thinking this, she heard footsteps.
When he turned around, he saw Xie Zhao walking into the plum garden with a half-grown child in a bright yellow robe.
No need to guess, you know this is the current emperor, Xie Tianyuan.
She quickly put down the basket in her hand and stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"
"Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite, auntie." The little emperor's words were filled with joy. "It is thanks to auntie that I can finally escape the dull palace today and come to my uncle's house to enjoy the hustle and bustle."
Xie Zhao stood with his hands behind his back, "Everything in the palace is kept simple this year, so I will make an exception and take him out of the palace."
Lu Zhihuan smiled, his eyebrows curved, "Your Highness is wise. It just so happens that I'm really bored too. Since the Emperor wants to have some fun, why don't we do something fun?"
The little emperor looked up at Xie Zhao, and seeing that he did not speak to stop him, he nodded happily.
The little emperor has been bound by rules and regulations since he was young and has never experienced the innocence and fun of childhood.
Isn’t it easy to have fun?
She whispered a few words in Hemerocallis's ear, and Hemerocallis went downstairs to prepare things.
"Let's go to the warm hall in front!" Lu Zhihuan ordered the maid, "Take Meizhi with you."
"Yes."
Several people moved to the warm hall.
After a while, Butler Xu and a few others hung red lanterns on one side of the warm room.
There are various riddles above.
There is also the game of pitching pots.
The little emperor was curious about everything. He had learned horse riding and archery, but had never played the game of pitching pots.
Xie Zhao sat aside and listened to the two people's chattering discussion.
Lu Zhihuan suggested, "Let's use plum branches as bargaining chips. Ten arrows for each plum branch. Once we have ten branches, we can make a request to your uncle, and he must fulfill it unconditionally."
"Great!" echoed the little emperor.
Xie Zhao paused while pouring tea. He didn't participate, so why was it his business?
He said with a half-smile, "The abacus beads have fallen on my face."
The two people opposite smiled at each other and said in unison, "Do you agree or not?"
"However, I will also participate. Similarly, when I gather ten, I will also make a request to you two."
"Deal." Lu Zhihuan winked at the little emperor.
"Okay then!" The little emperor compromised with some fear.
The imperial aunt is too naive. Now she is in trouble. She will definitely be abused by her imperial uncle until nothing is left.
"Since the prince wants to play, we have to play something different."
"tell me the story."
Lu Zhihuan started explaining the rules again, "The prince is very skilled in martial arts, and we weak women and children can't compare to him. So, we will take on one of them."
Xie Zhao curled his lips and accepted her unequal treaty, "Yes."
Lu Zhihuan looked at Butler Xu standing beside him and whispered something in his ear.
Butler Xu: “…”
He looked at Xie Zhao with some embarrassment and nodded helplessly.
The Little Emperor and Lu Zhihuan asked to warm up first. They threw several times but missed every time.
I felt discouraged before it even started.
Seeing this, Xie Zhao also picked up an arrow and said, "I have never played with it either."
As he said that, he tried it.
Missed.
He picked up another one and tried it, but missed again.
Seeing that he was frowning, Lu Zhihuan and the little emperor looked at each other again, and there was hope.
Then the competition officially begins.
The little emperor came first, holding an arrow in his hand and his eyes fixed on the Hukou in front of him.
After a moment, he swung his arm forward, and the arrow drew a beautiful straight line in the air and went straight into the mouth of the pot.
"Oh yeah!"
"bingo."
Xie Zhao curled his lips slightly. He had seen the emperor using a brush to write in a bamboo tube in the imperial study.
Even if you have never played the game of pitching a pot before, you will get the hang of it after just a few tries.
I invested four times in a row, and the fifth one failed.
The two of them were in the same group. Lu Zhihuan continued to shoot and she hit three of them.
Butler Xu recorded, "Group one, seven."
Xie Zhao had ten arrows in his hand. He just threw twice at random and hit the target.
The two people in the first group stopped laughing and were defeated in seconds.
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