Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1358

"Mao Xiang, say what you want to say."

"Yes, His Royal Highness!"

Mao Xiang responded with a sentence, and then directly stated his own thoughts.

"I'm thinking, now that we know what methods the other side used, shouldn't the Embroidered Uniform Guard take action to arrest them?"

"This matter is too serious. The sooner we find those people, the sooner we can reduce the losses to the imperial court."

In fact, Mao Xiang wanted to close the case as soon as possible so that he would be under much less pressure, since the case was hanging over his head.

If this could be resolved sooner, the pressure on him would be much less. Unfortunately, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Biao and Wei Wu shook their heads at the same time.

However, since Wei Wu and Mao Xiang were both officials of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't speak up. On the contrary, it was easier to talk to Zhu Biao, the crown prince.

Therefore, immediately after Mao Xiang finished speaking, Zhu Biao spoke up:

"Let's not rush to arrest them for now. Father has other plans, and we need some time to prepare. Taking action now could alert them."

After speaking, Zhu Biao pondered for a moment, then looked at Xie Dexin and asked:

"I ask you, after the last inspection, has the warehouse where the color-changing ink is stored at the Ministry of Works been sealed off?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Dexin immediately nodded in response.

"Yes, Your Highness, the warehouse was sealed after the last inspection. Even if the printing bureau needs ink, they cannot break the seal!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. What use was the printing bureau to ink these days?

There are countless overprinted large denomination banknotes of one thousand taels each; the number of banknotes has long exceeded the warning line.

This refers to the large amount of silver that the Ming Dynasty brought back from Japan in recent years, coupled with the unprecedented abundance of the national treasury after the land tax reform.

If it weren't for these two key points, the money shop scandal would probably have already collapsed, and the credibility of the imperial money shops would have completely crumbled.

Just as Wei Wu was silently pondering this, Zhu Biao, after hearing Xie Dexin's answer, immediately looked at Mao Xiang and said:

"It's not advisable to arrest anyone now. Just send someone to keep an eye on the warehouse and make sure that the sealed oil drum is not touched by anyone."

"I'm not afraid of failing to catch those people; what I'm worried about is them destroying the evidence and then just sending someone else to take the fall!"

Mao Xiang was extremely astute; upon hearing Zhu Biao's words, he immediately understood their meaning and quickly replied:

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I guarantee that no one will be able to touch that oil drum until His Majesty has completed the arrangements!"

Hearing Mao Xiang's assurance, Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction.

Afterwards, the three discussed the details again, and when they felt it was about time, Zhu Biao immediately stood up.

"Alright, let's proceed as planned. I'll head back to the East Palace today. Xiao Wu, you'll just have to make do here for now."

"It's nothing, it's just spending time in jail!"

Upon hearing Zhu Biao's words, Wei Wu waved his hand dismissively, but then turned his gaze to Mao Xiang.

"Old Mao, we're old friends, so how about you get me a better living environment?"

"I was just cooperating with Uncle Zhu's plan. I'm not really guilty. It doesn't mean I have to sleep with rats and cockroaches!"

Mao Xiang clearly didn't know what Wei Wu had just gone through, but since Wei Wu had spoken, he naturally had to respond.

"Don't worry, Duke Zhenguo. Although this prison holds the most heinous criminals, there are always exceptions."

"So there are some prisons with good conditions that have been specially prepared. I'll have Xie Dexin take you there to see them in a bit."

"In addition, I will also speak with the people in the prison and try my best to meet the needs of the Duke of Zhenguo."

Mao Xiang's so-called special circumstances were actually prepared specifically for members of the royal family and ministers of the highest rank.

Members of the royal family may also commit crimes, but Emperor Zhu would most likely not execute them, and the same logic applies to the ministers.