boyutpedia Chapter 339 How can there be so many coincidences
Chapter 339 How can there be so many coincidences
It was already evening when Chu Ning sent Ling Haoran away and returned to the palace.
Dinner was being prepared in the mansion, and the smell of meat made Chu Ning, who had just returned home, feel his stomach growling.
"smell good!"
Chu Ning touched his stomach and said, "I didn't have lunch, so I'm a little hungry."
As soon as the words fell, a light laugh came: "The prince also feels hungry sometimes."
Shen Wanying came over in a blue gown, with a hint of teasing in her words.
Looking at the stunning beauty in front of him, Chu Ning grinned, stepped forward and held her shoulders, chuckling, "I am also a human being, and humans get hungry."
"I guess Wanying has already prepared a sumptuous dinner for me, right?"
At this time, the maid Xiaoqing smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth: "The princess knew that the prince did not have lunch, and she has ordered the cook to prepare a sumptuous dinner."
Chu Ning laughed and stopped Shen Wanying and went to the living room.
The table was already set with food and wine, including Chu Ning's favorite beggar's chicken, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and braised fish.
Chu Ning took the bowl and chopsticks from Xiao Qing, and said with a smile while eating: "Wan Ying still understands me."
Unexpectedly, Shen Wanying sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue incident has spread throughout the capital, and now the people all know that you have killed more than a dozen Ministry of Revenue officials.
It is said that all the noble families have already started to contact each other, and they will do their best to deal with you next."
Dealing with the Ministry of Revenue was originally intended to vent the Shen family's anger, but the way things had turned out was beyond Shen Wanying's expectations.
Shen Wanying didn't want to make a big deal out of the matter, and she didn't want Chu Ning to go up against all the wealthy families for her and the Shen family.
Those are aristocratic families that have experienced hundreds of years and have profound foundations. How could the Chu Palace possibly deal with so many wealthy families at once?
What's more, the Crown Prince and other princes are not easy to deal with. If they take advantage of their misfortune at this time, things will get out of control.
The fact that Chu Ning was able to deal with the Ministry of Revenue for the Shen family had already made the entire Shen family very satisfied, so there was no need to continue.
But Chu Ning chuckled when he heard this: "It's not like I can withdraw now. The officials of the Ministry of Revenue have exposed the dirty deeds between Chen Guowei and the aristocratic families. My father ordered me to ask the aristocratic families to return the money that Chen Guowei embezzled."
Shen Wanying's face changed drastically.
Your Majesty, take action!
This is to use the prince to deal with the wealthy and powerful families.
If it succeeds, it will certainly be a good thing and beneficial to both parties.
But if he fails, the prince will definitely become a scapegoat in order to appease the anger of the wealthy and powerful families.
Shocked, Shen Wanying quickly persuaded him, "How can the emperor let you handle such a big matter alone? There are so many aristocratic families. What if they refuse to return the misappropriated silver? How will you deal with it, Your Majesty?
It would be best to report this matter to my father and let others handle it."
The Chu Palace has just started to improve, but it cannot be targeted by offending all the wealthy and powerful families.
In Bingzhou, there are 60,000 troops stationed there, and they have the upper hand when targeting the wealthy families in Bingzhou.
But this is Kyoto City, Chu Ning's troops are not here, and this place is the territory of all the wealthy families. How could others give up easily?
The amount of silver embezzled over the years must be enormous. How could the wealthy family possibly hand it over?
It's best not to get involved in this matter.
But Chu Ning picked up the beggar's chicken, took a big bite, and grinned: "If they dare to attack the Shen family and the Chu Palace, they will have to pay the price for it.
What’s more, this time I’m not only targeting the Ministry of Revenue and all the noble families, I’m also going to take the opportunity to find the assassin who murdered me!”
Shen Wanying was startled, and a look of surprise appeared on her face: "You suspect that the assassin is from a wealthy family?"
"Suspect?"
Chu Ning pouted the chicken in his mouth and sneered, "I did have doubts at first, but now I am sure that it was the eight aristocratic families in Bingzhou who did this to me.
Think about it, why would they appear in Kyoto at this moment, and why did they happen to come to visit me with Chen Guowei? "
Smart as Shen Wanying was, she reacted immediately.
The eight aristocratic families of Bingzhou must have come to Kyoto City a long time ago, and had contact with Chen Guowei a long time ago.
In this case, it is very likely that the assassin was sent by these people.
No wonder Chu Ning was so determined to kill the Ministry of Revenue official. He must have thought of this before he decided to kill him.
At the beginning, cleaning up the Ministry of Revenue was just a way to vent the anger of the Shen family and the royal palace.
But after discovering that Chen Guowei was colluding with the aristocratic families and the eight aristocratic families of Bingzhou arrived in Kyoto City ahead of time, everything changed.
Just corruption and abuse of power are not enough to make Chu Ning do such a cruel thing, but if those who use despicable means, even shameless and despicable means such as assassination and poisoning, are not eliminated, the palace will not have peace in the future.
Thinking of this, Shen Wanying sighed: "If you want to do it, I won't stop you, but you have to think clearly, if you can't complete this matter, how will you explain it to the emperor?
Moreover, once they start to act, our relationship with the noble families will be completely at odds, and they will definitely act against the Wang Mansion and the Shen family in the future."
Chu Ning grinned, took out the chicken bone from his mouth with his right hand and put it on the table, chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on, and everything is under my control.
Now, it’s not us who are anxious, but the wealthy families.
The king invites them to come to the palace for a meeting tomorrow. Please prepare tea tomorrow."
Shen Wanying nodded slightly and said no more. She accompanied Chu Ning for dinner and then helped Chu Ning take a bath and change clothes.
The two of them were enjoying a reunion after a short separation, and since Chu Ning was injured a few days ago and his injury has improved, it is natural that they have been making love for a long time.
At this time, a huge mansion in Kyoto City continued to welcome guests.
A golden plaque was hung on the huge gate of the mansion, with three huge characters "Huangfu Mansion" inscribed on it!
The mansion is located on a bustling street, covering an area of hundreds of acres. The buildings inside are arranged in an orderly manner, and the heritage of the number one family in Da Chu is undoubtedly revealed.
Although it was night, there were eight guards guarding the gate of the mansion, and four lanterns were hung at the gate for lighting.
For a full half hour, guests continued to enter the mansion.
In the huge living room, more than fifty people from wealthy families gathered together.
On the main seat, Huangfu Gao, with a gloomy face, leaned on a tiger-head cane, squinted his old eyes, and said coldly:
"Everyone, I believe you all know what happened. Lord Chen was arrested, half of the officials in the Ministry of Revenue were killed, and His Majesty asked the King of Chu to deal with the Ministry of Revenue's misappropriation of treasury silver!
Now Chu Ning has sent us an invitation to go to the Prince Chu's Mansion tomorrow. What do you think?"
As soon as the words fell, the people from the eight great families in Bingzhou stood up at the same time and said in unison: "You must not hand over the silver!"
Seeing someone taking the lead, the other wealthy families stood up and shouted, "You must not hand over the silver!"
For wealthy and aristocratic families, money is their foundation. If they hand it over, others will think they are afraid of Chu Ning.
Huangfu Gao's eyes turned cold, he stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Since you all work together, I will accompany you tomorrow."
If we can't reach an agreement tomorrow, then Chu Ning will have to see how powerful the wealthy families are!