Chapter 008 When I saw the battle suit with the left shoulder torn
"Why? We are all princesses. Asking them is just asking. Why do you send me to the frontier without even asking?"
Qin Minghuang's expression was indifferent. "Because I am the empress, I am willing. If you don't like it, you can try hard to see if you can sit on this throne."
[Forget it, I thank you eight generations of ancestors.]
Empress:!
Qin Zhaoyue sighed deeply and said, "Forget it, for the sake of the 500,000 disaster victims."
“I think Fourth Sister is right, fundraising is a good thing.
However, conventional means are not fast enough, and it is difficult to raise enough disaster relief funds.
In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures must be taken. Whether this can be successful depends on whether the Queen Mother has evidence of a certain type of people.
Corruption has not been brought under control for some reason, so now is the perfect time to make an example of them.”
Among all civil and military officials, there are very few who are truly not corrupt. The only difference is whether they are corrupt on a big scale or corrupt on a small scale.
Three years as a clean magistrate earns him 100,000 silver coins, let alone these high-ranking officials in the court.
Cleaning up the bureaucracy does not mean getting rid of all corrupt officials. When the water is too clear, there will be no fish.
Qin Zhaoyue knew that the empress controlled more than one intelligence agency, and she knew who was honest and who was corrupt, and how could she hide it from her eyes? However, she did not take action for various reasons.
For example, being able to get things done, having a strong background, being involved in too many things, being harmless, and so on.
"Tomorrow morning, we'll raise funds. Nothing else is needed, just keep your eyes on the goal meaningfully.
"The court will send the Qilin Guards to arrest him. The evidence is solid, and we can directly confiscate his property. That's all that's needed."
Qin Zhaoyue stopped talking at this point. The method sounds simple and crude, but in fact it has many twists and turns.
But she didn't believe that the Queen Mother didn't understand, so she stopped there.
The imperial study fell into silence again, and the other four princesses were thinking.
Sure enough, the third princess, who was good at thinking, was the first to react. She glanced at him with a complicated look, but Qin Zhaoyue pretended not to notice.
After waiting for a long time and still seeing no response from the Queen Mother, she spoke again:
"Furthermore, instead of donating money, it's better to donate grain directly, 10 wen per dou."
[If they were more ruthless, they could have all the officials send the items directly to the disaster area for inspection, but this would involve too many people and offend too many people.
It's fine to let officials spend some money and use some connections to buy the grain, but it would be troublesome to transport it and inspect the goods, so forget it.
Not to mention the harsh suggestions, the suggestion of using grain instead of silver alone was enough to shock several people.
Of course, this also requires the support of the first point, otherwise it will never be implemented.
Qin Zhaoyue gritted her teeth and after much hesitation, she decided to continue:
"Going a step further, bran can be used to replace a certain proportion of coarse grains."
What! After he finished speaking this time, the reaction in the imperial study was far greater than before.
"Sixth sister, bran... that's for the livestock!"
Qin Zhaoyue's face was firm, without any sign of wavering. She certainly knew that bran was for animals to eat.
[If good rice is used, it will inevitably be exploited at every level, and it is unknown how much will be left in the hands of disaster victims.
Using coarse grains would be slightly better, but after adding bran, it would probably turn off many people.
Besides, are the disaster victims still human beings...?】
Qin Zhaoyue didn't think there was anything wrong with her elder sister's questioning. When she was a child, she also thought that people who did so were not human.
The disaster victims are miserable enough, but the relief food is replaced with bran. How is this different from animals?
But as my social experience grew and my thinking deepened, I suddenly realized:
It turns out that what the biggest corrupt official in that drama said was the truth. Are the victims still human beings?
It's cruel and hard to accept.
This time the silence was filled with a strong sense of weirdness. Qin Zhaoyue stood there solemnly, without any intention of explaining.
Qin Minghuang was moved again!
I thought I had gotten to know my sixth daughter again, but I didn't expect that it was far from enough.
Are disaster victims still human beings?
She read helplessness and determination on Xiaoliu's face, and this sentence was definitely not a mockery.
What a talented person!
At this time, Qin Minghuang's emotions were fluctuating like an earthquake, and it took him a long time to suppress them.
"The treasury paid out fifty thousand taels."
The princesses were confused at this time, but after hearing this, they all agreed to donate money.
The eldest princess, the third princess, and the fourth princess each received 20,000 taels, and the ninth princess received 10,000 taels.
Qin Zhaoyue's face was filled with pain. "I'll also give a hundred taels."
Everyone: ...
Okay, Qin Minghuang felt much calmer.
Laziness, sleepiness, arrogance, and greed, the accumulation of various shortcomings quietly shattered the shock, making her feel like she had fallen to the ground.
The daughter is still the same daughter, but she hides her wisdom deeper and her character is still naughty.
"Ten thousand taels." Qin Minghuang gritted his teeth and said.
"Really not. My usual expenses are... a bit high."
Qin Minghuang immediately came up with an idea. "Since you have contributed your advice, I will give you 10,000 taels. You don't have to pay it in cash."
"Really?"
"A word is as good as gold."
"Okay, then ten thousand taels!"
The dialogue in the imperial study ended and Qin Zhaoyue strode out.
The matter of drugging the prime minister's legitimate son was made clear to the empress, and the tragic beginning was completely rewritten.
She couldn't help but stretch herself, it was worth putting in some ideas.
The five sisters walked out, and the others looked at the sixth sister with strange expressions.
"Xiao Liu, you..."
"Big sister, third sister, fourth sister," Qin Zhaoyue interrupted, "I support you, work hard! I'm waiting for you to take me to bed~"
Turning her head to look behind her, Xiao Jiu's misty eyes were like a dog's. She couldn't help but touch her hair, "Take Xiao Jiu to lie down too. She'll starve to death with her brain."
Wow!
After feeling aggrieved for a long time, Xiaojiu finally burst into tears. However, as soon as she opened her voice, she got hit in the head and became completely dumbfounded.
"What's the point of crying? Even though I, your sixth sister, was cautious, my reputation was ruined and I was framed.
If the person behind the scenes succeeds, do you believe that tomorrow the censors will be flooding the sky with impeachment memorials?
The princess has no moral integrity, and I am not the only one who is ruined.
Life was originally difficult for women, but after my mother the empress ascended the throne, she worked hard to govern the country, and only then did she find a new way of living.
You are young and not very smart, so the most likely scenario is that you were swept up in the fight for the throne and died without knowing how.
Can't you just live a quiet life and eat and drink well? Leave the rest to the three imperial sisters, and we will win without any effort."
Xiaojiu stopped crying, and stars twinkled in her eyes. No one had ever said such words to her.
The teacher taught her to study hard and enrich her knowledge, the nanny taught her to learn etiquette, and the queen mother taught her to cultivate virtues. Only her sixth sister taught her to lie down.
So adorable!
The three imperial sisters: ...
Isn't this teaching Xiaojiu bad things?
But on second thought, with Xiaojiu's intelligence, participating in the fight for the throne would probably be a life-or-death situation.
The three of them exchanged glances and tacitly swallowed the words that were about to come out of their mouths.
Forget it, Xiaojiu will just let her lie down. After all, she has her sisters around. But for Xiaoliu...
"Sixth sister, I wasn't the one who set you up..."
Qin Zhaoyue waved her hand, "I never doubted you.
Even the most sinister third sister would not use such a thing to destroy others.
Besides, I'm not a big threat myself, so the consequences of this will be even more detrimental to you."
The third princess:!
"Who are you calling insidious?"
"I'll talk to whoever speaks up."
"Hey! Stop right there!"
While playing, some barriers were quietly broken down.
The eldest and the fourth sister smiled at each other and shook their heads, recalling the scene of their sisters playing in the palace when they were young.
Qin Zhaoyue ran away and finally escaped.
It wasn't a joke, but she was mainly afraid that the imperial sisters would ask her about the details of the suggestions made in the imperial study.
She just wanted to deal with the Queen Mother, she was too lazy to explain one by one.
But this body lacks exercise, and I get out of breath after just a little run.
He put his hands on his hips, panting, and took a few slow steps to adjust his breathing. But before he had taken a few steps, he heard someone shouting from behind.
"Sixth Prince, please slow down."
Turning around, he saw that it was Su Quan, the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, and Qin Zhaoyue ran away.
She didn't know what the old eunuch was going to say, but there was a 99% chance that it wouldn't be a reward, and it was definitely not a good thing.
"Hey, Your Highness, please slow down. I can't keep up."
It’s okay if you can’t keep up!
Qin Zhaoyue ran out for a short distance before he couldn't go any further. He felt like he would get a stitch in the side if he continued. He didn't increase the distance at all. The old eunuch was walking very briskly.
"How come you're running so fast with your lame leg? What's going on? Has the resistance decreased?"
Su Quan:? That's too filthy!
"Quick, stop the Sixth Prince."
Two figures rushed out from behind him and came to Qin Zhaoyue's side in a flash, holding her tightly on the left and right. They were the Qingluan Guards beside the empress.
Qin Zhaoyue was unconvinced, "You're cheating! I ran and you chased me. You shouldn't be able to catch me even if you have wings."
The old eunuch was gasping for breath, holding his knees and breathing like a bellows.
"Your Highness... why are you running? Your Majesty... Your Majesty has a message."
“When I saw the torn battle suit and armor on the left shoulder, your expression, with a smile on your face, wanted to say to me;
The external attack is about to leave the princess far away, those harsh voices, I don’t listen, I don’t listen.”
Old eunuch: ...
Qingluan Guard: ...
"Your Majesty has instructed that since it was the Sixth Prince who proposed this, you will be sent to inform the Prime Minister that his cooperation is still needed in fundraising."
"You're talking nonsense! This was clearly Fourth Sister's suggestion. Go find her."
"Your Highness, I have no say in this matter. This is all the will of His Majesty."
"Anyway, I'm not going. The emperor doesn't need hungry soldiers. I haven't even had dinner yet, so I can't go!"
"Come here, pack a portion of cakes from the imperial kitchen for His Highness the Sixth Prince. The Qingluan Guards will protect the princess."
"yes!"
"Bullshit! Is that protection? That's surveillance. I'm not going!"
"Take it away..."
"You old eunuch, believe it or not, I will slander you and castrate you again, over and over again!"
Su Quan felt a chill all over his body. What a vicious Sixth Prince.
Qin Zhaoyue fluttered around for a while, but couldn't get rid of the Qingluan Guard's grip at all. His feet left the ground and he moved at a very fast speed.
At this moment, she realized:
Damn force is not important, force value is so important!
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