When they arrived at the palace gate, the two of them got off the sedan chair. Liu Shouyou quickly walked to Zhang Jing's side and smiled at Zhang Jing. He cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Chang, why did His Majesty summon me?"
Glancing at Liu Shouyou, Zhang Jing immediately smiled. "Lord Liu, I don't know. But Lord Liu, you should know better than me why the Imperial Majesty summoned you to the palace, right?"
Hearing Zhang Jing's words, Liu Shouyou's heart sank. It was indeed for the Arsenal Department.
Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Yijun looked at Liu Shouyou, who walked in from outside, with no expression on his face. After Liu Shouyou bowed, Zhu Yijun didn't say anything and just let Liu Shouyou stand there.
Zhu Yijun, on the other hand, was flipping through the memorials, looking very busy.
After a while, Zhu Yijun put down the memorials in his hands and said, "Liu, you, you may rise!"
Only then did Liu Shouyou stand up. Although he felt very uncomfortable, he still stood respectfully at the side, quietly waiting for Zhu Yijun to ask questions.
"A few days ago, I asked you to handle the Arsenal Department case, but I haven't heard from you for a few days, so I wanted to ask you today."
Zhu Yijun looked at Liu Shouyou and said lightly, "Is there any difficulty? Is there anything you need my help with?"
Although Zhu Yijun's words were very pleasant and his tone was very gentle, Liu Shouyou wasn't stupid.
He hadn't completed the task for so many days. If he naively thought that the Emperor was happy, then there was something wrong.
If his subordinates didn't do their job well, he would have the heart to kill them. The Emperor was probably about the same as him at that time.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been asked to bow for so long when he came in.
Liu Shouyou quickly said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War gave the wrong answer. The person who sent the ordnance to the military camp gave the abandoned ordnance to the military camp. The person who sent the ordnance wasn't familiar with the Arsenal Department's warehouse."
"They mistook the abandoned ordnance for good ordnance."
Zhu Yijun was stunned. He turned to look at Liu Shouyou and subconsciously blurted out, "That person isn't a temporary worker, is he?"
Liu Shouyou was stunned. Temporary worker?
What temporary worker? What does the Emperor mean?
Clearing his throat, Zhu Yijun also knew that this was an habitual reaction. It was really a conditioned reflex from the ferocious operation of the department in his previous life.
After calming himself down, Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Do you believe what they say?"
Liu Shouyou said with a wronged expression, "Your Majesty, I don't believe it!"
"This official sent someone to check the documents from the Ministry of War, and the documents were all correct. This official wanted to bring this person back to the Imperial Bodyguard for questioning, but the Ministry of War said that unless there is an imperial edict from the Emperor that states that there is evidence, they will absolutely not allow this official to bring this person back to the Imperial Bodyguard."
At this time, Liu Shouyou couldn't care less about losing face. He simply locked them up, hoping that the emperor would pity him and give him a way out.
"I sent people to investigate the accounts of the Armory Department, but the accounts of the Armory Department are so complicated that not a single clue has been found. I am incompetent. Your Majesty, please punish me!" At this point, Liu Shouyou knelt on the ground and pressed his head against the ground.
Zhu Yijun looked at Liu Shouyou and sighed helplessly. Had Liu Shouyou become stupid after working for so many officials for so many years?
Was this how the Imperial Bodyguard investigated cases?
However, Zhu Yijun also knew that Liu Shouyou really had no other choice. Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Jing and said, "Zhang Jing, you and Liu Shouyou can investigate together!" As he said this, Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can leave!
I am a little tired. "
Liu Shouyou walked out with an awkward look on his face. He had been despised.
Looking at Zhang Jing beside him, Liu Shouyou said with a flattering expression, "Eunuch Chang, please advise me."
Zhang Jing smiled and said, "Lord Liu, I dare not advise Lord Liu. The Imperial Majesty asked us to do this together, so I will naturally do my best.
If Lord Liu is not busy, how about going to a place with me first? "
Liu Shouyou was stunned. He quickly nodded with a smile and said, "I am not busy. Where to?
Please advise me, Eunuch Chang. "
"Wu Qingbo's Mansion!" Zhang Jing did not hide and said with a smile.
Liu Shouyou was stunned. Why would they go to Wu Qingbo's Mansion?
In the capital, everyone knew about Wu Qingbo's Mansion. It was not only because Wu Qingbo's Mansion was the home of the Empress Dowager, but also because Wu Qingbo was an influential person in the capital in the past few years.
The Qingshui Pavilion in Wu Qingbo's Mansion was famous.
Relying on selling mirrors, Wu Qingbo's Mansion had made a lot of money in the past few years.
The fresh vegetables every winter made a lot of money. Wu Qingbo's Mansion had been expanded twice in the past few years. It could be said that it was extremely luxurious.
The people in Wu Qingbo's Mansion were also extremely extravagant. It was definitely famous in the capital.
In addition, Wu Qingbo's Mansion was the home of the Empress Dowager, so it was really extraordinary.
Although Liu Shouyou did not know why Zhang Jing wanted to go to Wu Qingbo's Mansion, he did not have the power to make a decision now. He could only follow behind Zhang Jing.
The two of them arrived at Wu Qingbo's Mansion together. Then, they stood at the door and waited for the doorman to go in and announce their arrival.
Although Liu Shouyou and Zhang Jing, one was a eunuch of the Department of Rites, the Admiral of the East Faction Guards, and the other was the Commander of the Brocade Guards, in front of Count Wuqing's mansion, they could not muster up their courage.
Not long after, a person walked out of Wu Qingbo's Mansion. It was the Imperial Uncle, Li Gao.
The two of them hurriedly smiled and saluted, "Greetings, Imperial Uncle!"
Li Gao also hurriedly returned the salute. Although Li Gao was the son of Wu Qingbo and Li Wei, and the elder brother of the Empress Dowager, Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou came together, so they could not be ignored.
Li Gao smiled and made a gesture of invitation. He said, "Please come in. My father is waiting for you in the living room."
The three of them walked in from the side door. In fact, Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou were not qualified to open the front door of Wu Qingbo's Mansion.
The three of them came to the hall and saw Wu Qingbo and Li Wei sitting there.
Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou hurriedly went up and saluted, "Greetings, Imperial Uncle!"
Wu Qingbo and Li Wei waved their hands with a smile, "Alright, sit down!"
After that, he said to the servant girl who was serving on the side, "Serve tea for Eunuch Chang and Lord Liu. Use the tea leaves rewarded by the palace."
After listening to Wu Qingbo's words, Liu Shouyou felt a little uneasy and turned to look at Zhang Jing.
Zhang Jing, however, had a smile on his face, as if he did not care at all, "Imperial Uncle, we came here this time to ask for your help.
Lord Liu and I are investigating a case by imperial order, and we want to find someone. "
Before he finished speaking, Wu Qingbo and Li Wei's face had already darkened, "But it involves our Wu Qingbo's Mansion?
Tell me, who is it? Tell me, and I will not let them go easily! "After that, he glared at Li Gao," Did you cause trouble again? "