Chapter 1645 New Clues!

? Chapter 1645

The matter of the Great Buddha Temple has come to an end for the time being, but the influence of this matter is far from over. Under the impetus of Wang Chong and Yan Wenzhang, another eldest prince kissed him on the top of the mountain, and the court quickly established a The Mercy Division specializes in dealing with these orphans.

And the fact that Wang Chong personally donated 20 million taels of gold for these orphans quickly spread throughout the capital and all the prefectures.

The foreign land king's generous speeches and good deeds were widely praised in the capital, and when Wang Chong was talked about in the streets and alleys, they were full of admiration.

"asshole!"

In the Eastern Palace, the First Prince was about to grit his teeth when he received the news. He was the one who initiated the entire Great Buddha Temple incident, and he invited all the aristocratic families, but in the end, it was Wang Chong who gained the hearts of the people.

As for him, the eldest prince who built the Great Buddha Temple, not many people cared about it.

"Is everything calculated?"

There was silence in the East Palace, and the eldest prince suddenly spoke without turning his head.

"It's all calculated. According to the records in the account books, the total amount of sesame oil money received this time is more than 35 million taels. Except for the 500,000 taels that were left in the Great Buddha Temple, the rest were all taken away by Tai Shiling! "

In the main hall, a very shrewd East Palace staff member held an abacus in his hand, and after a quick calculation, he bowed his head and answered.

Hearing this number, there was a dead silence in the hall, everyone was silent, and the First Prince's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Thirty-five million taels!

This is much more than what Wang Chong donated, nearly twice as much. He is the one who donated the most in this incident, and also the one who lost the most. But after losing so much, all the popularity and prestige were all won by Wang Chong alone.

At that moment, the First Prince hated Wang Chong so much!

"Your Highness, why should you be angry? It's only thirty-five million taels of gold. Your Highness is so expensive in the world, why should you care about such a small amount of money?"

Just when the atmosphere in the hall was suffocated, an old and rich voice suddenly spoke. In an instant, the originally dignified atmosphere eased a lot.

At such times,

After suffering such failure and humiliation, there was only one ghost king left who could still talk to the eldest prince in this tone.

Not far from the First Prince, the Ghost King held a scroll in his hand, and flipped a page while talking. During the whole speaking process, he didn't even lift his head.

"This ghost king... dares to speak to His Highness in such a tone."

Not far away, Zhu Tongen and a group of veterans from the East Palace took a look at the Ghost King, with a complicated look in their eyes. If it was them who dared to talk to the eldest prince with this attitude, their heads would have fallen to the ground and their lives would have been lost.

But for some reason, the eldest prince respected this ghost king of unknown origin, completely different from how he treats ordinary officials.

"Senior, it's your opinion to build the Great Buddha Temple. Now we have fallen short, and we can't even tell which people in the crowd who are watching the ceremony are sincerely loyal to us. Senior, you can still laugh."

The eldest prince said in a deep voice.

Everyone could feel that the First Prince was holding back his anger, but for some reason, the First Prince suppressed it, and even maintained great restraint in front of this ghost king.

Hearing this sentence, the ghost king smiled lightly, and finally put down the scroll that never left his hand.

"Who said that this time we can't tell which people are willing to join us?"

The ghost king said lightly.

One sentence instantly attracted everyone's attention, and they all turned their heads to look, and their eyes all fell on the ghost king.

"Now, I probably know what kind of person the foreign land king you are talking about is. I have to say that his behavior really surprised me. He encouraged all the aristocratic families to come to the inauguration ceremony of the Great Buddha Temple, and for them Donating money for sesame oil, and then pushing the boat away, taking all the money away in the name of helping orphans, the whole operation is linked to each other, and it is very thoughtful. However, these are just small tricks after all.”

As the ghost king spoke, he slowly stood up from the seat with his hands behind his back.

"What... what does senior mean?"

Everyone was stunned, even the First Prince frowned, not understanding why the Ghost King said that Wang Chong was a small way.

"Don't you understand?"

The ghost king chuckled, and there was a look of disdain in his gestures:

"This time, no matter how the foreign king reacts or what he tries to do, our goal has been achieved. His Highness has clearly expressed his intention to recruit talents to all the aristocratic families in the capital, although Being mixed up by foreign kings, the effect is indeed much worse, but as long as they want to seek refuge with His Highness, they will naturally come to seek refuge with His Highness, regardless of whether there is a Great Buddha Temple or not."

"ah?!"

Hearing these words, the First Prince was greatly surprised and was stunned for a moment. The Ghost King's words were something he had never thought about before:

"Senior, what do you mean, we didn't fail?"

"Hmph, how is it possible."

The ghost king flicked his sleeves and said lightly:

"It's getting dark now, and according to the old man's judgment, they should have taken action in the past few days!"

"Report!"

It was late and then fast, as if responding to the voice of the ghost king, but in the blink of an eye, I saw a Jin Wuwei from the Eastern Palace holding a halberd and hurried in:

"His Highness, I just received a letter, please read it!"

As the Jin Wuwei said, he knelt down on the ground, stretched out his hands, lowered his head and quickly lifted up a letter in his hand, and handed it over. On the other side, a staff member of the Eastern Palace hastily stepped forward and handed the letter to the First Prince.

After taking the letter and taking a look at the stamp of that family, the Eldest Prince looked slightly stunned, and then quickly opened the envelope in his hand. After just a glance, the Eldest Prince's expression changed slightly, and he raised his head to glance at the Ghost King opposite him, opening his eyes slightly. Mouth, the whole person was stunned.

Obviously, the ghost king guessed it right, but even the first prince did not expect that the reaction of these aristocratic families would be so fast.

"Everything has just begun. Now that you have promised to help His Highness, His Highness just needs to be prepared to wait for the good news!"

The ghost king said lightly. At that moment, the ghost king's robe was windless and automatic, with an extremely domineering aura.

No one knew that the Great Buddha Temple was just a small temptation for the ghost king. If the young man didn't make the slightest move, it would be enough to prove that he was not worth doing it himself.

Obviously, he has passed his first test, so next, let him take action to deal with this new generation of God of War in Datang. This big show has just begun!

...

Not to mention the movements in the court hall and the East Palace, after returning from the Great Buddha Temple, and handing over the follow-up matters of helping the orphans to the court, Wang Chong quickly returned to the palace of the foreign land, and everything returned to tranquility.

"No matter what, we must find a way to find out the situation of Eunuch Gao and His Majesty!"

In the main hall of the foreign prince's mansion, Wang Chong stood proudly beside the table, while the two fingers of his right hand tapped rhythmically on the table.

The incident at the Great Buddha Temple allowed Wang Chong to confirm many speculations in his heart, and because of this, Wang Chong wanted to know the safety of Eunuch Gao even more urgently. However, the sky above the entire imperial palace seemed to be covered with a layer of black mist, making it impossible for people to spy on the situation inside.

Judging from all the news received so far in such a large capital, what happened to Eunuch Gao is really unusual.

"It seems that when necessary, I'm afraid I have to go to the palace myself!"

Wang Chong secretly said in his heart.

There are many restrictions for ministers to enter the palace, and many places are forbidden areas. If you really want to find out the clues of Eunuch Gao, I am afraid that you will have to go at night. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, this was a big taboo, but for Wang Chong, he couldn't care less about it at this time.

Time passed slowly, and when Eunuch Gao's whereabouts became a mystery, a few days later, the whole thing found an unexpected turn.

Gathering the efforts of Yang Zhao, Li Jingzhong, Zhao Fengchen and Bian Lingcheng, they finally found some clues in the palace.

"What?! You said there was a fight in the palace, and people died?"

In the main hall of the foreign prince's mansion, Wang Chong stood up from the throne and looked at the two eunuchs in brocade clothes sent by His Highness to deliver the letter, his expression was extremely shocked.

"Reporting to the lord, it is indeed so. We also asked the eunuchs and maids, and finally found some news from the one-armed Wu who specialized in cleaning up waste and sundries for the palace in the west of the city. It was at the one-armed Wu that we found out There are many bloody bandages in the palace, and judging from the fabric, they are not suitable for ordinary court ladies and eunuchs, which is absolutely unusual in the palace."

"Following this clue, we finally found several maids and eunuchs in the palace. These people didn't know anything. They only said that about half a month ago, they were ordered to enter the Taiwu Hall in the palace and clean up some of them. The sundries, these bloody bandages are inside. According to what they said, there should be a lot of blood on the ground at that time, but they don’t know the specifics.”

"And when we investigated, we found that the few court ladies and eunuchs who went in to pack their things at that time all disappeared, and only one later court lady was left, because she was temporarily transferred to serve with Empress Hui in the harem, and she narrowly escaped the catastrophe. "

Your Highness, one of the brocade eunuchs lowered his head and bowed.

"More than that, according to this news, we tracked down the clues all the way, and we found some other news. It was also more than half a month ago that a batch of corpses were quietly transported out of the palace. According to those people at that time, these people had five fingers. Such as the hook, the skin is fair, whiter than suet white jade, it is obvious that they have practiced some special skills. Moreover, their skin is as tough as steel. I was very impressed. Because they checked at the time, but they were waved away and given serious warnings.”