noffsinger Chapter 419: No Further Investigation
Chapter 419: No Further Investigation
Fu Jinyuan looked at the emperor with clear eyes, and saw the panic hidden deep inside his anger.
Could this matter be related to the Emperor?
So what is the secret?
"Your Majesty, can you give me a reason not to investigate further?" Fu Jinyuan asked.
"I told you not to investigate, so you are not allowed to investigate. There is no need for so many excuses." Emperor Fu said coldly.
"Your Majesty, the rules and regulations of the Zhenfu Division have been approved by the cabinet and have been distributed to various departments and regions. The Zhenfu Division handles cases independently and is not affected by the six ministries of the cabinet. Why can't we continue to investigate the Dou Kun case?" Fu Jinyuan asked.
Emperor Fu took a deep breath and said, "Dou Kun's death was a sudden death. The Dali Temple had already conducted a thorough investigation that day. You are re-examining the case. Don't you think that the Dali Temple was wrong in the first place?"
"If there are mistakes, they should be corrected. I don't think there is any problem with that," said Fu Jinyuan.
"What on earth do you want to do! You have been reopening old cases these days. Do you know how many court officials you have offended? Your foundation is already unstable. What good will it do you to make enemies everywhere?" Emperor Fu said angrily.
Fu Jinyuan smiled faintly, "Yeah, what good will it do me."
"The purpose of establishing the Pacification Office is to monitor all officials, arrest and adjudicate criminals. Why can't the cause of death of the Minister of War be overturned and thoroughly investigated? If the emperor does not give me a reasonable explanation, I will not agree to stop this case."
Emperor Fu was furious when he heard this. "I am the emperor, and your Pacification Bureau obeys my orders. I have my reasons for not letting you investigate!"
"Don't forget, I can let anyone replace you as the commander at any time."
Fu Jinyuan originally wanted to continue arguing with Emperor Fu, but he remembered what Old Master Shen said to him when he learned that he was a prince.
"The journey to the Southern Dynasty is filled with dangers. Your Highness must remember a few words: hide your cleverness in clumsiness, use obscurity to achieve clarity, conceal clarity in turbidity, and use humiliation to achieve success."
Hide your cleverness in clumsiness, use obscurity to achieve clarity, hide clarity in turbidity, and use bending to achieve straightness.
There is no benefit in completely breaking off relations with Emperor Fu now.
Since he is not allowed to investigate this case, he will just not investigate it openly.
"Since the emperor has forbidden the Pacification Office to investigate the case any further, in order to prevent the people from feeling disappointed, I will transfer the case to the Dali Temple," said Fu Jinyuan.
Emperor Fu heaved a sigh of relief, almost undisguisedly, "Yes."
The fact that they agreed so readily proves that the Emperor has someone in the Dali Temple. No wonder there were so many suspicious points about Dou Kun's death, but the Dali Temple easily ruled that the cause of death was sudden death.
Perhaps knowing that his request today was unreasonable, Emperor Fu's expression softened a lot.
"Your concubine came in yesterday. Are you satisfied?" Emperor Fu asked.
Fu Jinyuan had no expression on his face, "Satisfied."
Emperor Fu stroked his beautiful beard with satisfaction, "I have heard that Miss Chen has been proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was young, and she is dignified and virtuous. She is a perfect match for you."
"As for the Huang family girl, since she has been taken back, that's it. I will choose a good match for you in the future."
Fu Jinyuan's eyes were cold and sharp, and he looked straight at Emperor Fu, "Your Majesty, I already have a wife and children."
In his opinion, only his wife can be called a good match.
A concubine, is she a good match for him?
Do you want him to learn Emperor Fu’s style?
"Prince Chen, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. What's more, you are a prince, and it is your responsibility to have children." Emperor Fu said.
Since he himself had few children, he naturally hoped that his three sons would have many children and be blessed with good fortune.
Fu Jinyuan clenched and unclenched his fists.
"Yesterday, the daughter of the Huang family has already brought shame to the palace. Your Majesty should not choose a concubine for me, lest the Chen Palace become a laughing stock in the royal capital." Fu Jinyuan said coldly.
"Forget it, let's talk about it later." Emperor Fu waved his hand.
Fu Jinyuan said, "Your Majesty, I still have to go and pay my respects to the Queen Mother. I will take my leave first."
"Wait a moment." Emperor Fu called out to him.
"Did the Queen Mother give you some elite soldiers?" he asked, staring at Fu Jinyuan.
Fu Jinyuan looked at Emperor Fu with a clear gaze, "Grandmother Royal is worried that I might be in danger while handling cases outside, so she lent me some soldiers."
"Those are the elite soldiers left by the late emperor. How can you accept them? Go and tell the empress dowager that your pacification department has enough manpower and does not need her elite soldiers. Return the tiger talisman to the empress dowager." Emperor Fu said.
"Your Majesty, the Pacification Division is recruiting talents every day, so how can it have enough staff?" Fu Jinyuan said.
Emperor Fu deliberately did not provide funds to the Pacification Office. Fu Jinyuan had to figure out how to pay for all the expenses, and he also paid the salaries of more than half of the Tiqi.
The Queen and the Queen Mother also knew about this and secretly gave him private property.
In fact, he faced the same problem when he was in the Yong Dynasty, and he also created a lot of private property for himself.
Apart from Shen Suian, no one knew that he had a money house.
Not to mention the businesses such as tea houses and restaurants that he had already started to expand.
It is not a problem to support a Tiqi of the Zhenfu Division.
"You return those soldiers to the Queen Mother, and I... I will select some capable people for you." Emperor Fu said.
"Then I will go and tell the Queen Mother later." Fu Jinyuan smiled faintly.
The elite soldiers given to him by the Queen Mother are even braver than the Emperor's imperial guards. How could he bear to return them?
Emperor Fu was probably jealous that the Empress Dowager gave her private soldiers to her grandson instead of her son.
Fu Jinyuan turned and left with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Brother!" Fu Jinyi strode towards Fu Jinyuan.
"I heard from your sister-in-law that you almost had a heart attack some time ago?" Fu Jinyuan hadn't seen Fu Jinyi for many days and looked him up and down.
Fu Jinyi straightened his back and said, "Doctor Zhou said that normal people will also experience chest pain. That's a normal reaction."
"You're grown up now, it's normal to have that kind of reaction." Fu Jinyuan said calmly.
"..." Fu Jinyi's pupils shrank slightly, "How do you know?"
Fu Jinyuan smiled faintly, "What do you think I am doing? It's not easy to find out one thing."
"Stop talking." Fu Jinyi looked embarrassed.
"Having such a reaction proves that you are healthy and growing up normally, isn't that good?" Fu Jinyuan said.
Fu Jinyi asked in a low voice, "Brother, when you were my age, would you also... be like this? How did you solve it? Did you take in a concubine?"
Fu Jinyuan glanced at him coldly.
"Don't worry, I won't tell my sister-in-law." Fu Jinyi said with a giggle.
"No." Fu Jinyuan had a blank expression on his face. "I am practicing martial arts, so I cannot lose my virginity and touch women. The same goes for you, lest all your efforts go to waste."
"..." Why did he feel that his elder brother was fooling him?
Fu Jinyuan held his shoulders and said, "You are young and your body still needs exercise. Don't indulge in desires. Jinyi, don't give them the opportunity to harm you."
"Brother, I know." Fu Jinyi smiled. He grew up in the palace and knew better than his elder brother how many people were hoping for his death.
"Let's go, follow me to the Cining Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager." Fu Jinyuan patted his head.
Fu Jinyi whispered, "Brother, go and ask mother to let me stay with you out of the palace for a few days. I miss Brother Chao."
"Don't you want to go out of the palace to buy some snacks?" Fu Jinyuan asked.
"Of course not. A real man cannot eat snacks every day. I just want to practice horse stance." Fu Jinyi vowed.
A smile appeared in Fu Jinyuan's eyes, "Okay."
"Brother, you are the best brother in the world."