Chapter 288: Advice
At least it can be seen that the assassination was a conspiracy and a frame-up.
If it were Yuan'er, I'm afraid...
However, compared to Yuan'er, You'er is indeed lacking in ambition and thoughtfulness and calmness.
But if you have intelligence, it is not impossible to learn these two things.
Especially when it comes to ambition, many times we don't fight for it because we haven't touched the point that requires us to fight for it. But when the point that requires us to fight for it is touched, many things will be different.
There is still a lot of time, and his body can last for a long time. There is enough time to train a new generation of kings.
The gloom on Qin Yishu's brow faded a lot, and he lay down on the bed.
Minghai turned off most of the lights outside, leaving only one lit, and then quietly retreated.
As soon as I walked out of the palace gate, I saw two eunuchs hurrying away under the cover of night.
It's obvious where the two are going.
Minghai frowned when he saw this.
"Master, are we going to arrest those two people?" Minghai's apprentice Xiao Dezi asked in a low voice.
Minghai shook his head. "Don't worry about it now. I'll find a fault with him later and send him away. I'll punish him more severely then."
It is a big taboo to spread the news from Chongyang Palace, but it is still happening despite repeated bans.
If these two weren't here today, there would be others.
But the destination of this news was the Imperial Palace. If it were to be exposed now, it would only bring trouble to the public. When it becomes public, the Queen would be embarrassed and the Emperor would not know what to do.
The best solution for now is to suppress the matter for the time being, pretend to be ignorant of it, and deal with it later. Moreover, we must deal with it severely to serve as a warning to others.
Xiao Dezi knew how powerful his master was, so he lowered his head and replied, "Yes."
"The emperor will get up early tomorrow, so tell the night watchmen to be more careful at night and make sure nothing goes wrong." Ming Hai said, "And ask them to pay more attention to the affairs of De Xin Yuan, so that the emperor won't worry about us and ask us questions, and we won't know anything."
"Yes." - It was the beginning of the morning hour, before dawn, and a few remaining stars were still hanging in the blue-gray sky.
Most people were still asleep at this time, and Su Yujin was no exception.
Even though she had gone to bed early last night because she was exhausted from the long journey, she was still sleeping soundly with the quilt in her arms, the corners of her pink lips slightly raised, and it was obvious that she was sleeping very soundly.
Seeing that Su Yujin was still asleep, Ai Cao went back to the outer room and got into her own bed.
It’s still early and I can sleep for another hour.
After getting up in the morning, I will prepare breakfast for the girl with Mother Liu.
The girl hasn't come back for several months, and she looks thinner. I think it's because she is not used to the food there. I will prepare some more food so that the girl can eat as much as she wants.
Fried buns with soup, sauce-flavored pancakes, fennel fried dough sticks, fried dough sticks, egg and ham pancakes, and steamed meat buns...
Fresh meat wontons, chicken soup silver noodles, tofu brain, spicy soup, bean curd, minced meat porridge...
Tea eggs, pickled vegetables, fermented bean curd, crispy cucumbers...
Everything is arranged! Ai Cao licked his lips and fell asleep.
Qinghe County was still immersed in silence, but at this time in the capital, people were already walking back and forth. Especially outside the gate of the imperial palace, ministers who had come to attend the court had already gathered. They were greeting each other and adjusting their official uniforms.
At exactly 1 a.m., the palace gates opened and the ministers filed in. Led by eunuchs and guards, they went to the main hall in front of Chongyang Palace and stood in order.
The princes were in front, and the court officials were behind, standing with their hands hanging down according to their status and official rank.
Qin Peiyuan looked around but did not see Qin Peiyou and He Yanxiu, and a hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes.
Although these two people can be considered to have made contributions to the disaster relief work of the Hong Zheng Mansion, they had already returned last night and did not attend the court on time today. They were really too arrogant. Even if the emperor saw this, he would probably be annoyed.
That's perfect, today I can let others point out the mistakes of the two of them.
Qin Peiyuan turned sideways and looked at the people behind him.
Those people understood and nodded slightly, then continued to stand upright as before.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
After a loud and shrill shout, everyone in the hall knelt down and kowtowed, "Long live the emperor."
After saying these words, everyone waited for the emperor to take his seat, but Qin Peiyuan felt someone passing by. He glanced sideways and saw Qin Peiyou and He Yanxiu standing over and kneeling down to pay their respects like them.
These two people...
Qin Peiyuan looked a little gloomy.
"My dear ministers, please stand up." Qin Yishu said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone stood up.
"I spoke to the Third Prince and Minister He on my way here from the back hall, so I'm a little late today. Sorry for keeping you waiting." Qin Yishu said, "What do you have to report today?"
"Your Majesty." The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice stood up and said, "Regarding the case of Xiang Xiujie and Wan Qirui's corruption and bribery, and forming a clique for personal gain, the Ministry of Justice has concluded its preliminary trial. A total of 28 officials were involved. I have already listed the names. They have been convicted according to the laws they have violated. The memorial is on the table of Your Majesty. Please review it in person."
Qin Yishu picked out the copy of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice from the thick stack of memorials he had read yesterday on the desk, and tapped his fingers lightly. "All officials involved will be convicted according to the law. Xiang and Wan will be executed immediately. The men in their families will be exiled to the frontier, and their wives and daughters will all be made official slaves."
"Yes." The Minister of Justice responded.
"Your Majesty, this autumn, there is a good harvest of grain in various places. In one field in Huaiyang Prefecture, we harvested corns that are the largest and fullest in size ever. We specially present them to Your Majesty to express our gratitude for your great grace."
"Your Majesty, the canal section in Suzhou Prefecture has been dry this summer, and the water source of the canal has dropped. There is too much silt, which affects shipping. We need to clean up the silt in the river to ensure smooth river transportation after the spring rains next spring."
“…”
Most of them were common and routine matters, and Qin Yishu responded to and handled them one by one.
"Your Majesty, I report that the Third Prince and Minister He arbitrarily replaced the grain used for disaster relief in Hongzheng Prefecture, replacing all the fine grains with coarse grains. This is not in compliance with the court's regulations and laws. The two must be punished to serve as a warning to others."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent.
Although many people in the capital knew something about the replacement of the disaster relief grain provided by the Hong Zheng government.
Although the exchange of relief grain was against the rules, the exchange of fine grain for coarse grain saved many ordinary people. The death toll of the people after the flood in Zhengzhou was the lowest, and the fastest recovery and reconstruction was achieved, which had a lot to do with this exchange of grain. Many people secretly praised Qin Peiyou and He Yanxiu for their decisiveness and meticulousness.
But now someone wants to hold them both accountable...
"Your Majesty, I report that when the Third Prince and Minister He were providing disaster relief in Hong Zheng Prefecture, they openly brought singing girls with them, and they were obsessed with women, singing and dancing every day..."
"Oh?" Qin Yishu narrowed his eyes, first looking at Censor Tang and Censor Zuo who had remonstrated with him, then at Qin Peiyou and He Yanxiu, and finally at everyone in the hall.
(End of this chapter)
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