Chapter 1723: Actually suspecting the Emperor is a tomb robber

The sky of the Ministry of Justice is cloudy!

The sky of the Ministry of Justice is clear!

The hearts of the Ministry of Justice were chaotic and then stable!

Except for Chen Guanlou, no one predicted that Sun Daoning could stay, and the person who went out was the 'former' Minister of Works. Even the Sun family didn't hold hope, starting to secretly pack luggage, contacting the escort agency, just waiting for the result to come out, and then set off to leave the capital.

Twists and turns!

No need to leave the capital!

Lady Niu made a decisive decision, "Put the luggage back, cancel the escort agency, don't take back the deposit. Order it down, do what you should do, don't cause complications, and don't show off. Just act as if nothing happened, everything as usual!"

"Old Madam, should we arrange a banquet to celebrate?"

"The Minister has his own plans for this matter; you all must not be noisy."

Lady Niu stabilized the hearts of the mansion and persuaded everyone in the Sun mansion. The more critical the moment, the less one can be chaotic, and even less can one be crazy.

As the saying goes, if a person is crazy, there will be disaster.

Whether to hold a banquet or not is not important!

Minister Sun Daoning's future is the most important.

Sun Daoning worked overtime in the Ministry of Justice for a few days to stabilize the situation. After returning to the mansion, he said that in two days he would set up a banquet, and he would invite Chen Guanlou to his home.

Lady Niu asked him: "Only invite Prison Warden Chen? Should we invite other colleagues? What about the two Vice Ministers, are we not going to manage them?"

"Only invite Chen Guanlou. This time it is my private gratitude. If it weren't for him giving me ideas and settling my heart, I would have long since walked onto a fork in the road and suffered the Emperor's liquidation."

One move wins the game!

Just one move!

Back then, if he had accepted his fate and hadn't shown his value, hadn't made Xie Changling realize his importance, Xie Changling would definitely have given up on him.

The position of Minister of Justice is important, but it's not that it must be him. It's just that, right now, he is the most suitable one. Replacing him with someone else as Minister of Justice is not impossible; three to five months is enough to straighten out the Ministry of Justice!

Lady Niu didn't gossip.

The two have been husband and wife for decades, and they have long since understood each other's hearts; they are the people who know each other best.

Since it is a private banquet, and he is invited to be a guest at home, it is equivalent to the relationship of old family friends. The dishes are mainly home-cooked.

Knowing Chen Guanlou likes to eat, Lady Niu personally arranged the kitchen, personally watched the kitchen purchase, and must use the freshest ingredients. At the same time, she arranged for people to get two kinds of game to show importance.

Chen Guanlou accepted Sun Daoning's invitation, prepared a gift, catered to his preferences, and were all elegant gifts like calligraphy and paintings from famous masters. He went to the door alone with the gift!

Sun Daoning's eldest son greeted him at the main gate in person.

Opening the main door is not appropriate, so he opened the side door! He kept apologizing, letting Chen Guanlou not dislike it.

Chen Guanlou laughed, "I know the rules, Brother Sun, don't be nervous."

The generations are all messed up.

He called Sun Daoning Old Sun, and called Sun Daoning's eldest son Brother Sun. Anyway, discuss each one.

"I heard Brother Sun is working in the Imperial Academy? Are the students easy to lead?"

"Thank you, Prison Warden Chen, for your concern, currently still able to adapt. As long as the teaching tasks are completed on time, everything is fine."

This means he only manages teaching, not the students' character and integrity. That is the responsibility of other teachers.

"Teaching is quite good! I'm okay with reading casual books, but not serious reading. Brother Sun is a teacher, which is admirable!"

The two chatted and went straight to the study in the front yard.

Sun Daoning had been waiting for a long time, first greeting him to drink tea.

Chen Guanlou presented the gift, "Old Sun, take a look at the gift I sent you, does it suit your heart? If you don't like it, I'll change it for you tomorrow."

"No need, this set is very good!" Sun Daoning expressed great satisfaction with this gift and wanted to appreciate the famous painting on the spot.

Sun Eldest Master accompanied him on the side, helping out, acting as a supporting role, and filling the atmosphere.

Chen Guanlou's ability to read books is average, but his knowledge is much.

Fortunately, he has been mixing in the Heavenly Prison for ten or twenty years, seeing countless treasures, and just relying on cultivation, he has cultivated five or six points of appreciation ability.

"Prison Warden Chen, where did this painting come from? As far as I know, this painting was used as a burial object, why did it suddenly appear?"

"This statement is wrong! It's not that it suddenly appeared, but it has been in the world for at least twenty or thirty years. You carefully appreciate it, is there any taste of earth-diggers? It's long been clean!"

Chen Guanlou didn't reveal the origin of the painting; it's better to have one less thing than one more thing. Eggs are delicious, why care about what the hen that laid the eggs looks like!

Sun Daoning leaned closer to appreciate it, and also let his eldest son give some opinions.

Sun Eldest Master is a half-bucket of water in terms of antiques and calligraphy, not proficient. He is not even as good as Chen Guanlou's appreciation level, unable to say why.

Sun Daoning was very disdainful of his eldest son, who only had good studies, and other skills were sparse. Being a teacher for a lifetime, I don't know if it's good fortune or good fortune!

He curiously asked, "Did you get it from the Tian family?"

If in this era, who can still get treasures from the ancient tombs of the previous dynasty, and ensure that the treasures are properly preserved, not damaged as soon as they leave the ancient tomb, it is estimated that it is those few families. The most suspicious one is the Tian family.

Although Nanjiang Earl Tian Chongshan keeps saying that the Tian family washed their hands in a golden basin a hundred years ago.

Some people believe him!

But Sun Daoning doesn't believe it!

As Minister of Justice, the biggest characteristic is doubting everyone and everything. Firmly believe that people will lie! Even a three-year-old child will talk nonsense and speak without thinking.

Chen Guanlou swept a glance at Sun Eldest Master, who was silent on the side, coughed lightly, and didn't make a sound.

Sun Daoning understood the implication, waved his hand very disdainfully, and sent his eldest son away.

"Can you say it now? Is it really from the Tian family?"

"It has some origins with the Tian family. The Tian family sent gifts to the Marquis Mansion, and this painting was among them. I happened to be there at the time, liked it, and asked Chen Guanfu for it. As for whether the painting was dug out of an ancient tomb by the Tian family, I don't know. If the Ministry of Justice has no records, other offices definitely won't have them either. In recent years, have there been any reports of ancient tombs being dug in the local area?"

Sun Daoning smashed his fist on the table, angry, but couldn't help but continue to appreciate it, truly liking it.

He pondered Chen Guanlou's intention, or Chen Guanfu's intention, "You specifically gave this painting to me, wanting me to watch the Tian family and find evidence of their private tomb digging?"

Chen Guanlou shook his head and denied it, speaking his mind, "Not at all! Old Sun, don't be so narrow-minded. Under normal circumstances, Tian Chongshan serves as Minister of Works and enters the Secretariat to rake in wealth for the Emperor; he has to work for at least three to five years before changing people. In three to five years, there are many variables.

You can also see that the Emperor's patience is insufficient. Promoting Tian Chongshan is just temporarily appeasing the Emperor's irritable temper. By next year, it is estimated that he will make a fuss again. The Jixia Academy will not be lonely either; they have gained nothing this time, and they will definitely not let it go!"

"What does this painting have to do with it?"

"Old Sun, guess how many antiques and calligraphy in the palace were dug out of ancient tombs?"

"What do you mean?" Sun Daoning couldn't believe it; he really dared to think! Actually suspecting the Emperor is a tomb robber! ===== CHAPTER 1724 =====