I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 67 God Analysis

Beijing.

cabinet.

"Lord Li, why are you here in such a cold day?" Yang Tinghe looked at Li Dongyang in surprise as he walked into the cabinet.

"No matter how cold the weather is, state affairs cannot be neglected!" Li Dongyang sat down, and the charcoal brazier in the room was burning brightly.

"Mr. Jie, is there anything important today?" Li Dongyang said after taking a sip of hot tea.

"It's nothing important. What we received today are some memorials congratulating Your Majesty on his birthday." Yang Tinghe put down the memorial in his hand, and a hint of hesitation flashed across his face.

"Actually, there is a memorial that I am a little unsure about."

"Oh? You have been in the cabinet for three years and are familiar with all aspects of the business. How could there still be something you can't make up your mind about?" Li Dongyang was a little surprised.

"Lord Li will know it at a glance." Yang Tinghe handed over a memorial.

Li Dongyang quickly read the memorial and found out, "Interesting. The Left Chief Clerk of Prince Jing's Mansion reported that Prince Jing was planning a rebellion. I remember Prince Jing is only fifteen years old this year. He inherited the title in the second year of Zhengde and was officially canonized this year." Li Dongyang had a good memory.

Yang Tinghe nodded repeatedly after listening.

"Moreover, what is said in this memorial is a bit strange, and it feels a bit like a false accusation, but this kind of thing has been rare in the past few decades. However, tomorrow is the Emperor's Birthday, so let's talk about this matter after the Emperor's Birthday." Li Dongyang made a decision quickly.

"I was thinking the same thing just now, but someone from the Ministry of Rites just came to report that the gifts from various royal palaces for the Wanshou Festival have been delivered, except for one royal palace, of which there is no news," Yang Tinghe said as he came closer.

"Prince Jing's Palace?" Li Dongyang said in surprise.

"That's right, that's why I can't make up my mind." Yang Tinghe sighed.

There was no way. Although Yu Chunlai and his men set out first, their speed could not compare with that of the Jinyiwei, so Shi Lu's memorial arrived first.

Li Dongyang lost his composure all of a sudden. He thought of many things at once. These two things must be related. He opened the memorial again and read it again. "The left chief secretary of the palace is the head of the civil servants in the palace. His memorial cannot be ignored."

"And considering the delay in sending gifts for the birthday celebration, this matter cannot be underestimated."

"If we assume the worst case scenario, is it that the Prince of Jing's Mansion did not send any gifts at all because they were already preparing to start a rebellion?" Yang Tinghe added.

"We have to think of the worst possible scenario. There has never been a case of delay in sending gifts for the Emperor's Birthday in our dynasty. They are usually sent to the capital two months in advance. There is no way they would be delayed!" Li Dongyang's face became solemn. He believed that something must be wrong when something was unusual.

"Lord, what should we do then?"

"We will proceed in two steps. Immediately send someone to the Ministry of Rites to confirm this. Don't let the people there make a mistake. We will immediately go find Liu Jin and tell him about this. He is the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department. Let's see what he will do."

"The elder minister has really thought it through!" Yang Tinghe exclaimed.

The two of them soon arrived at the Imperial Household Department. Liu Jin was at the peak of his power at that time. Although they were cabinet ministers, they could not call Liu Jin to his presence, so they could only come to visit him in person.

"Why are you two ministers visiting us? Tomorrow is the Emperor's birthday, and I'm busy here." Liu Jin said impatiently.

Li Dongyang's expression did not change because of Liu Jin's attitude, but he explained the matter in detail.

As Li Dongyang continued to talk, the impatience on Liu Jin's face gradually disappeared. He picked up the memorial and read it through. He said distressedly, "What you said does make some sense, but tomorrow is the Emperor's birthday. I'm afraid this is a false accusation. It would not be worth it if it ruined the Emperor's mood."

"Everything will leave traces. If Prince Jing really wants to start a rebellion, the local Jinyiwei would not have failed to notice it. However, because they have enjoyed peace in Qizhou for so long, they may not have thought about it that way. But if we analyze the intelligence they sent back before with the assumption that Prince Jing wants to rebel, we will definitely find some clues." Yang Tinghe said.

"Jiefu's words make sense." Li Dongyang said with appreciation. "Then let's do this! If we really find any clues, we will report to the emperor immediately!" Liu Jin made a decision.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard quickly delivered the intelligence about the Prince of Jing's Mansion during this period.

All the eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department were mobilized and began to analyze the intelligence separately.

It has to be said that there is strength in numbers. The eunuchs quickly found something wrong from a pile of intelligence.

"A lot of pig iron has been shipped to Prince Jing's palace in the past six months. It's said that Prince Jing wants to refine some gold elixir and extract the sharp gold energy from the pig iron! Moreover, Prince Jing has summoned many blacksmiths to the Prince Jing's palace in the past six months." The eunuch picked up a piece of paper and handed it to the three people.

"What a sharp gold energy, what a gold-based elixir!" Liu Jin sneered, "Jiefu is right. With the assumption that King Jing is planning a rebellion, these clues will soon emerge."

"The reason King Jing gave is quite interesting. Most people would be fooled by it," Li Dongyang smiled and twirled his beard.

"Shi Lu said in his memorial that the King of Jing privately made weapons and armor, and I also saw that the King of Jing made hundreds of weapons, which just confirms this!" Yang Tinghe said with a smile.

The three of them already had some inclinations in their minds.

"The amount of cotton purchased by Prince Jing's Mansion in the past six months is also wrong!" A eunuch also ran over and said.

"The amount of cotton is wrong? What do you mean?" Liu Jin grabbed the eunuch.

"I once went to Jiangnan with Eunuch Gao to manage weaving affairs, so I have a relatively good understanding of weaving. Although the Prince of Jing's Mansion has opened a weaving workshop with more than 1500 people, a workshop of this size can only consume one-tenth of the cotton purchased by the Prince of Jing's Mansion," the eunuch added.

"It seems that King Jing is using the unconsumed cotton to make cotton armor!" Yang Tinghe had an idea suddenly.

"Yes! That must be the case. Then the armor in the memorial about privately made weapons matches! This treacherous king hid it so well!" Liu Jin said viciously.

Li Dongyang nodded repeatedly on the side.

"Eunuch Liu, I also found something here!" Another eunuch ran over.

"Say it!"

"The King of Jing recently rehearsed a new play, and one of the lyrics is 'What's the use of royal power and wealth? What's the use of rules and regulations?'"

"Good! Good! Good!" Liu Jin stood up suddenly, and said excitedly, "This traitor Jing has long had rebellious intentions. Judging from the lyrics, he is not satisfied with the royal power and wealth, so naturally he wants the royal power and wealth!"

If you interpret this line of lyrics with a preconceived stance, you will definitely find problems.

"With these, we can prove that what is said in this memorial is true!" Liu Jin said, shaking the memorial in his hand. "This is a serious matter. Two elders, please follow me to see His Majesty and report this matter!"

Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe looked at each other and said, "Good!"

Ministry of Rites.

Several figures rushed into the gate of the Ministry of Rites.

"Who dares to trespass into the Ministry of Rites?"

"Jingwang Mansion, Chengfeng Division, Chengfeng is coming in spring!"

(End of this chapter)