"What do you mean, Your Highness?"
Gu Yanwei said: "The Princess Changping sold official positions and titles. You, Taifu, know very well what the current situation of the lower-level officialdom is like. If you really want to eradicate the six tumors, now is definitely not the time." Because the roots of the entire court have been infested with these tumors, and it is supported by these tumors.
Once all are pulled out, the court will collapse immediately.
So the problem now is that even though we know that these rhizomes have rotted, we have to keep them and wait for intact rhizomes to gradually replace them.
Although Master Lin was straightforward, he was not unreasonable. After he figured it out, he sighed, "Your Highness is more far-sighted. It's me, the old minister, who is short-sighted."
"There's nothing to do next." Gu Yanwei said, "Father won't investigate them thoroughly. Now the best situation has come. Everything will be revealed when they quarrel. Finally, Father will be a good person and ask the two departments to return the missing money. Then the matter should be over."
Master Lin sighed, "The treasury is empty, so this is all we can do."
Shen Qingqiu and Gu Yanwei had to go back to the palace in the evening, and couldn't delay too late, so they quickly asked for leave from the two people. But before returning to the palace, the two of them got on the carriage without saying a word and went back to the place where they had eaten mutton soup before. Shen Qingqiu couldn't help but smile when he found that the two people had the same idea, "How come the Ninth Prince is also addicted to the mutton from that restaurant?"
Gu Yanwei curled his lips, "Each other."
The two of them went into the store together, and when they went back it was almost dark.
The old man and the young girl in the store were applying medicine to each other, and they were startled when they saw someone suddenly come in. The girl squinted her eyes, saw Shen Qingqiu, and immediately said happily: "Little girl, are you okay... I saw you went to the Dali Temple with them, I was scared... God bless you, God bless you!"
Today, thanks to this little girl who rescued her, she was naturally concerned about her safety.
The shop owner knew Shen Qingqiu, after all, she was an old customer, "Miss, you often come to my house to eat, but something happened today, and you didn't finish your meal during the day, so I'll cook now--"
“Not busy—” Shen Qingqiu said: “To be honest, it’s me who has caused trouble for you today.”
"Ah?" Both of them were stunned.
Shen Qingqiu said: "That woman is a princess of Western Xia. What I asked you to tell you today is the story of Marquis Gu. How can the people of Western Xia be happy to hear that?" Our dynasty values culture over military affairs, and it has always been like this. At the border between Central Plains and Western Xia, how many people in the Central Plains have suffered from the invasion of Western Xia refugees. If it were not for the cavalry led by Gu Yong that shattered the Western Xia people's dream of an eastward expedition, I am afraid that many places in the Central Plains would have fallen into the hands of Western Xia.
How could the Princess of Xixia not hate Gu Yong?
When I heard that the shopkeeper was telling the story of Gu Yong, I naturally felt angry.
The girl regretted it as soon as she heard it, "Grandpa, I should have listened to you... Otherwise you wouldn't have..."
Although the old man was old and had been whipped for no reason today, he was still full of energy. "Can you blame it on me? If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the Xixia people for being too domineering! Why can they beat us but we can't beat them?" The old man snorted and said angrily, "I think it's because we lack a few brave men like Lord Gu. What peace talks? If we beat them so hard that they dare not come out, will they still be as rampant as they are today?"
"Well said."
Shen Qingqiu turned his head, and it was Gu Yanwei who spoke. His eyes were bright, brighter than ever before. He said, "You are right. Instead of just seeking peace, it is better to fight back. I think some officials are not as clear-headed as you, an old man."
The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly when he heard people complimenting him like that. "I'm just good at talking. I'm old now. If there's a real war, can I really go to the battlefield..." As he said this, the wound on his hand began to hurt. The girl next to him applied medicine on him while looking at the two of them apologetically. "I heard that the woman is the princess of Xixia. You two helped me today. I hope I won't cause you any trouble?"
Shen Qingqiu shook his head, "She won't come to trouble us, but your store is here. She lost face today, so there's no guarantee she won't come back."
The grandfather and grandson looked at each other, thinking about how rampant the Xixia princess was today. If this fell into her hands again, she would not let it go easily. Shen Qingqiu took off the gold leaf on his belt, "I'll take over your shop. If the Xixia people leave in the future, you grandfather and grandson can come back."
"This, no, no, it's not worth so much money!" The old man waved his hands quickly.
Although their store is a time-honored brand, it is still just a store that sells food, and it is not worth a big bag of gold leaves. Shen Qingqiu said: "This happened here, if you want to sell your store to someone else, it will probably be sold in a short time. If you feel bad, just give me your mutton soup recipe."
This is what Shen Qingqiu was worried about. If the shop can’t be opened and the old man passed away, he would have nowhere to buy food if he wanted to eat again in the future. “Don’t worry, I won’t do this business. I will just cook for myself. I will return your shop to you when you come back.”
The old man said, "Of course I can!" These two Buddhas were obviously worth a lot of money. How could they be the ones who coveted his prescriptions and shops? Besides, this bag of gold leaves was not enough to buy so many prescriptions and shops.
"Grandpa..." After all, the granddaughter was young and thought clearly, "As long as there is green, there will be no shortage of firewood. I see that the Xixia princess is murderous and will continue to cause trouble in the future. We might as well leave here and come back after the Xixia princess leaves."
The old man is reluctant to leave his homeland as he is old, but he also cannot bear to see his granddaughter, who is as old as Huahua, being bullied. The Princess of Western Xia is vicious and always wants to dig out people's eyes. If she really stays here, there is no telling what she will do.
Gu Yanwei also took out a pen and paper and quickly wrote down the deed, "Just consider it as you selling the store to Qiu'er first. You can redeem it later if you want."
The old man said, "I don't need a bag of gold leaves. I only spent seventy taels of silver to run this shop."
"Okay." Gu Yanwei wrote seventy taels on the contract. But when the deal was finally concluded, Shen Qingqiu still gave the old man a bag of gold leaves, which meant that if the old man came back to her with the contract in the future, he would only need seventy taels of silver to get the shop back.
"How can this be possible? You two have helped us so much, what are we going to do with these?"
The old man refused to agree, so Shen Qingqiu just said, "It's not just the store money. Didn't I buy your recipe? Besides, if the store is sold, you two won't have any income, so just take it."
Shen Qingqiu was also a person who was afraid of trouble. He was afraid that he would continue to get entangled with the old man, so he pulled Gu Yanwei into the carriage and left the palace.
The old man saw the two people leaving, and he couldn't catch up with them because of his weak legs. He just held the gold leaf and sighed, "Forget it, forget it. If you give me the girl in the future, I will return the jade intact."
——
The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites had a lot of trouble. As the saying goes, the tail is too big to be removed. The emperor often had no way to deal with these officials. However, the two departments started to tear each other apart, and they did expose each other's bottom line. The emperor took this opportunity to deal with some officials. The vice minister of the Ministry of Rites and the vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue arrested several bigwigs from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue respectively, and returned some of the embezzled money.
The national treasury was also much fuller.
"Mr. Shen has made great contributions in investigating the case. He will be rewarded again." The emperor no longer thinks that Shen Qingqiu is some kind of bad luck. Look at how much fortune he has brought to him since he entered the palace.
The chief eunuch said: "You can't give her any more. She is already a county lady. The next level is a princess." Shen Qingqiu is not of royal blood. Logically, the ancestors of the Gu family are related to the royal family, but Shen Qingqiu's surname is not Gu, so it is a bit too much to be named a princess. If she was not Gu Yong's daughter, the emperor would have wanted to adopt her as an adopted daughter.
Since her position could not be raised, she was given a title, "Let's call her Lady of Kangle Country, grant her food, land, and retainers! Everything should be done according to the rules for a princess."
"Your Majesty, what about His Highness the Ninth Prince?" The old eunuch smiled. "I heard from Wang Xi that His Highness solved the matter beautifully with just a few words without bloodshed this time."
The emperor couldn't stop smiling when talking about his son, "He is also a good..." He had never thought that he could do this so well. He originally wanted to give his son a mansion, "Find a good day, really confer him the title of Prince Rong, and then ask the Ministry of Works to take a look at the prince's mansion for him, and make sure to repair it well!"
"twitter."
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"I didn't expect that the Ninth Prince, who kept a low profile, could accomplish such a big thing. He is truly a barking dog that bites." Princess Changping said.
It was hot at the moment, and the maid beside Queen Pei was fanning her gently.
She frowned, "You are a princess after all, so you should be more considerate of your status when speaking."
Princess Changping lowered her head and said, "My niece made a mistake." She added, "But now the whole court is praising the Ninth Prince. Aunt, aren't you worried at all?"
"What's the hurry?" Empress Pei asked, her lips curled slightly, "The emperor named him the Prince of Rong, hoping that he would live a life of wealth and glory. Although I am not his biological mother, I am his legal mother, so it's natural for me to congratulate him on such a thing."
"But aunt..." Princess Changping wanted to say more, but Empress Pei glanced at her and said, "Well, a sickly person who is destined to not live past the age of 25, no matter how rich and glorious he is, is still short-lived. Instead of spending time on him, it is better to focus on Concubine Rou and her son. And the seventh prince Gu Cheng is making more and more moves now."
Changping nodded, "But Gu Yanwei——"
"Changping, I know what you are thinking. You hate Shen Qingqiu and you hate Old Nine as well. But Old Nine is favored by the Emperor and poses no threat to anyone. If any of these princes can really win him over, it will be a great help. I value you because you are smart, but don't ruin the Crown Prince's plans for your own selfish desires."
Seeing that Empress Pei was already unhappy, Princess Changping would not stand for this matter anymore. She was just a little dissatisfied: "But Shen Qingqiu was granted the title of Kangle Township... The Gu family must be very proud."
Empress Pei squinted at her, "Didn't you use borrowed knife to kill people well before? The Gu family has a legitimate daughter who particularly dislikes Shen Qingqiu. Why do you want to do it yourself?"
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