"Do you know what fell from that young man's sleeve just now?"
Hearing Liang Shicheng's question, Zhao Ji suddenly asked back with great interest.
"How could this old minister guess the thoughts of the Zhuangyuan?" When the emperor asked, Liang Shicheng was a little embarrassed. Where would I guess this?
However, there was one thing he could confirm, and that was that the emperor seemed to be in a very good mood today.
"Just as this boy was about to cry, something fell out of his sleeve, an old ginger..."
"Old ginger?"
"Hahahaha!"
Seeing Liang Shicheng's bewildered look, Zhao Ji couldn't help but laugh heartily again.
"Hahahaha!"
This time, Liang Shicheng really couldn't help it and burst into laughter with the emperor, and the monarch and minister laughed heartily in the great hall.
"Hahahaha, to dare to play such a trick in front of the emperor, and then to fail it himself, this kid is indeed the first person in history!"
"That's because the official is benevolent. If it were another emperor, he would have been dragged out and punished long ago!"
"Oh, I was so busy laughing just now that I forgot to ask that kid about the money..."
Before Liang Shicheng could finish his flattery, Zhao Ji suddenly remembered that he had been asking about all sorts of irrelevant things and had actually forgotten the most important matter.
"Should we send someone to chase him back?"
Hearing the emperor's words, Liang Shicheng quickly asked.
"Forget it, forget it. After wasting so much time, that kid is probably almost at the palace gate..."
"Actually, even if His Majesty doesn't ask about this kind of thing, this kid should know. Don't look at this kid on the surface, he looks stupid, but if he doesn't know that Your Majesty is in trouble, then it would truly be a ghost!"
Taking advantage of the emperor's good mood, Liang Shicheng was naturally happy to do Han Mo a favor at this time.
After all, before entering the store, Han Mo had already revealed to him that he could not only resolve the emperor's urgent need but also help him vent his anger...
"You're not wrong about that. Then you can personally go and give the order. At tomorrow's morning court, I will personally try the case of Huang Qianshan!"
The emperor and Liang Shicheng had known each other for many years. Hearing Liang Shicheng say so, he naturally understood some things. He simply didn't ask any further questions and turned to give an order.
"Yes!"
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"You said His Majesty wants to personally try this case?"
In the Eastern Palace, after hearing this news, Geng Nanzhong wished he could smash his head and die.
This case had been suppressed for so many days, and he originally thought there was a turning point, but he never expected that the final result would be this.
No matter what the matter, if it was directly discussed in the imperial court, even if they had many tricks, they probably wouldn't be able to use them anymore...
"The key message from the palace is that they say the Kaifeng Prefectural Office is already preparing the case files at this time..."
Seeing Geng Nanzhong's dejected appearance, Zhao Huan couldn't help but feel a surge of worry.
If Huang Qianshan sold him out in court, all his years of forbearance would be in vain.
In order to kick Liang Shicheng aside, he had been keeping all these things a secret from Liang Shicheng.
And the mastermind behind all of this was none other than Geng Nanzhong!
"Master Geng, what should we do now? Say something!"
"This, this..."
His train of thought interrupted by Zhao Huan, Geng Nanzhong suddenly didn't know what to say.
Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, cases that had the emperor personally preside over were truly few and far between.
If it were in the Kaifeng Prefectural Office, or if Huang Qianshan could still hold on, but in the imperial court, facing the pressure of many powerful figures, who knew how much this guy could endure?
Moreover, that kid Han Mo was not to be trifled with!
Based on his help to the Crown Prince in winning over Liang Shicheng back then, it could be seen that this guy would definitely be a difficult opponent...
Huang Qianshan wanted to confront him in court with those scattered pieces of evidence, and who knew what the final outcome would be...
"What 'this'? I say, Master Geng, it's to this point, don't hesitate anymore!"
Even Zhao Huan, who was usually slow to react, couldn't stand Geng Nanzhong's dithering anymore.
He had spoken eloquently before, repeatedly saying that he had calculated all of Han Mo's retreat paths, and that Han Mo could only completely defect to him.
But now, when it came down to it, he suddenly became mute?
"Your Highness, please don't worry. Huang Qianshan is not someone who doesn't know what's important. He will take all the responsibility for this matter!"
After swallowing hard, Geng Nanzhong quickly tried to comfort him.
But the more he spoke, the more Zhao Huan felt the urge to curse.
Although his relationship with Han Mo wasn't good before, they were definitely not enemies, but now, after Geng Nanzhong's move, even if they weren't enemies, they were now enemies!
If this were after he ascended the throne, a minister could simply be dismissed if he was no longer needed!
But now, it was the critical moment of the succession struggle. At such a time, offending a wise and resourceful confidant minister who was highly valued by the emperor was not like digging his own grave!
He was already struggling with his two wolf-like brothers, let alone adding Han Mo to the mix now.
After all, Han Mo now was no longer the Han Mo of the past. With control over the maritime customs offices in the southeast, he had already solved nearly ten million guan in military expenses for the imperial court this year alone.
Moreover, with just three thousand elite troops and some newly trained soldiers, he could defeat tens of thousands of rebellious troops under fierce attack!
At less than twenty years old, he had already become a high-ranking official of the imperial court. At such a sensitive time, making the relationship so stiff, was he tired of living?
"Your Highness, please rest assured, at tomorrow's morning court, you can rest assured. This old minister will never let this matter implicate Your Highness. Besides, isn't there still Grand Commandant Liang, Liang..."
Seeing Zhao Huan's displeased expression, Geng Nanzhong, in his haste, uttered something he shouldn't have said again...
After hearing his words, Zhao Huan was completely disappointed in him.
Only now did he realize that he had been completely wrong, especially in his judgment of people. How could he have believed such a useless person back then?
If Liang Shicheng found out about their schemes behind his back, then all the goodwill they had painstakingly built up would vanish in an instant...