Chapter 549: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor 160
Lin Yuan finally turned his eyes away from the difficult memorial and figured out something was wrong.
When he entered the inner city, he captured a large number of officials, killed a few of them, and released most of them. Those officials surrendered on the surface, but secretly liked to use some tricks, such as spreading his reputation of brutality, murder, ignorance, and warmongering.
When the palace servants saw him, they were like mice seeing a cat. They dared not approach him. This palace maid was so bold that she even dared to pass him tea. There must be something wrong.
Maybe he is a spy loyal to Murong Xuan, and he wants to kill him to avenge Murong Xuan.
Lin Yuan took the cup of tea calmly. He keenly noticed that the color of the tea was different. He immediately threw the cup, stood up and kicked the man out, shouting, "Someone, protect the emperor!"
A Tao rushed in with the Dragon Guards, swords drawn, pointing at Ji Yunmeng who was lying on the ground.
Ji Yunmeng's chest churned and she spat out a mouthful of blood. She was almost frightened to death and didn't dare to move, fearing that she would be beheaded in the next second.
Lin Yuan walked over with a gloomy face, "Tell me, who sent you to assassinate me? The Jin Dynasty has been destroyed, how many accomplices do you have? Tell me all, or I will make you live a life worse than death!"
Ji Yunmeng's tears fell down, and she cried like a pear blossom in the rain, "I... I didn't! I'm not an assassin, I just... I just admire your majesty's heroic figure and want to serve your majesty. Your majesty is heroic and extraordinary, and people fall in love with him at first sight. I... I just want to stay in the palace, even if I can be a maid."
The more Lin Yuan listened, the more suspicious he became. "You haven't even met me, how can you admire me? You are so sweet-talking. It seems that you won't speak unless you are tortured. Ah Tao, drag him away and interrogate him thoroughly."
When Ji Yunhuan arrived, the interrogation had already ended.
Ji Yunmeng was kneeling on the ground like a dead fish, being held by two dragon guards on his left and right. If it weren't for the faint breath in his chest, he would have looked like a corpse.
The eunuch in charge of the tea room, the young palace maid who lent out the badges, the young steward who guarded the remote palace...all the relevant people knelt on the ground in unison.
The chief steward of the Imperial Household Department turned pale. Tomorrow the concubines of the previous dynasty were to be allowed to leave the palace, but something like this happened tonight. He wished he could tear those short-sighted bastards to pieces!
Ji Yuncheng knelt on the ground, his shoulders twitching. He was obviously crying, but he didn't dare to make any sound.
Ah Tao concluded succinctly: "Ji Yunmeng took Ji Yuncheng's money and bought an opportunity to deliver tea and snacks. The tea and snacks contained drugs that could make people infatuated, not poison."
Ji Yuncheng mustered up the courage to look up, not daring to look at Lin Yuan. He could only beg for mercy from Ji Yunhuan.
"I have already advised my sister, but she didn't listen and even cheated me of my money. Queen, please have mercy and spare her life. I only have this one sister."
"Ah Cheng will definitely take good care of her and won't let her leave the house again."
Lin Yuan was somewhat uninterested. "I thought we had caught some spy. How boring! Huan'er, you can handle it quickly. I'll be waiting for you inside."
Ji Yunhuan looked at the half-dead Ji Yunmeng. He had no idea what kind of punishment he had suffered. There were no injuries on his face, but he probably wouldn't live long.
If it weren't for what happened today, she would have almost forgotten about Ji Yunmeng. With the new emperor on the throne, there are many things to do, and she doesn't have much time to think about the harem. If Ji Yunmeng didn't seek death and followed the crowd and left the palace, she would definitely have no worries about food and clothing, even if she didn't become rich.
Ji Yunhuan rubbed his brows and said coldly: "General Manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane. If you do it again, your brain will be moved."
"The palace maids and eunuchs involved will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and expelled from the palace tomorrow. Ah Cheng, you can no longer serve in the palace. Go guard the city gate and take the person away. How long she can live depends on her luck."
Ji Yuncheng kowtowed three times and cried with joy, "Thank you, Queen!"
When Ji Yunhuan entered the inner hall, Lin Yuan immediately came over, pulled Huan'er to sit on the chair, and stuffed the memorial into Huan'er's hand.
Lin Yuan rubbed Huan'er's shoulders attentively and said with a smile: "Huan'er, please help me take a look. I am so confused!"
Ji Yunhuan read through it quickly and explained, "This is a compliment to you. No wonder you can't understand it. It quotes from classics and is so well-written that it seems like it is trying to find some old and sour articles from the corners of the book. It is actually just to test your knowledge as an emperor."
"Just give me a couple of comments. Never mind. I'll write it."
Ji Yunhuan's handwriting was vigorous and flamboyant, exactly the same as Lin Yuan's. After she finished writing one book, Lin Yuan immediately and attentively handed her the next one.
Ji Yunhuan sighed helplessly, "This guy is quite talented, but he is just scolding you. Just scold him, it won't hurt you. Transfer him to the Censorate. You can't kill people randomly after you ascend the throne. You will need this kind of person then. He dares to scold you, so he will be even more ruthless when scolding others."
As they were talking, Ji Yunhuan had finished reviewing a stack of memorials. Lin Yuan had been scratching his head and thinking about it all night, but Ji Yunhuan had solved it in no time.
"Okay, I'll go with you to the court tomorrow morning, so you don't get tricked by them and have nowhere to vent your anger."
"The new dynasty has just been established, and those aristocratic families are worried and always like to cause trouble for you. Anyway, most of the people in the palace have been dismissed, and the general election will start in a few days. You have to give them a chance to put people in the palace, so that they can feel at ease."
The emperor and empress had been holding court together for a few days, and all the officials had complaints. The military generals from Lingnan were accustomed to the emperor and empress holding meetings together and adapted well, but the civil officials in Luojing City had never seen such a restless empress, and they wanted to write three memorials a day to admonish the emperor.
Lin Yuan burned all those nonsense memorials and still took Huan'er to court.
With Huan'er around, the meeting went particularly smoothly. Seeing those people below being squeezed by Huan'er to the point where they couldn't say a word, he wanted to applaud Huan'er.
The new emperor's decrees were carried out far and wide, disaster relief was carried out in an orderly manner, supplies from all over the country were transported to the six northern states, and the Canglong Army also sent troops to the northern border and began a counterattack, determined to take back the territory occupied by the Di State.
The news of the palace election spread. Although the candidates were palace maids and not concubines, this was the only chance to get close to the new emperor. The major families were gearing up, and the noble ladies showed their various means to compete for the emperor's favor.
On the day of the election, the emperor did not show up at all. The empress examined the knowledge and talents of the ladies and gave them many surprises.
"You are all well-read and well-educated. Luojing is indeed a land of outstanding people and talents. The maids selected are all talented. This palace is very pleased."
"Ruyi, fetch me my Phoenix Seal, appoint the female officials immediately, and assign them to various departments. Our Phoenix Guard has always been short of people, but now we have all of them. I can relax a little and focus on my pregnancy."
The noble ladies had no time to react before they were packed up and sent away by the Queen, and none of them was able to enter the palace.
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