Chapter 187: Establish your authority, you have to do it yourself
The Emperor continued, "The Qian family is guilty of negligence and must be punished... On the day of Yongning's ordination, the Qian family must publicly apologize to Princess Jinyun and offer two hundred thousand taels of silver as compensation."
Killing someone and destroying their heart not only destroyed Yongning's heart, but also dealt two severe slaps to the Qian family.
After apologizing in front of so many nobles and royal family members, the Qian family lost all their face and was severely trampled under the feet of Yun Zheng.
It is also equivalent to declaring that the Qian family has lost the favor of the emperor!
It would be painful to kill them.
Qian Wei gasped. The emperor's heart had changed. He used to favor the Qian family, but now he favored Yun Zheng.
Is it because she can make money?
In the past, two hundred thousand taels was no problem, but now, the Qian family is a hollow shell. How can they come up with so much money? Do they have to rely on pawning to survive?
"Your Majesty, I really have no money."
The emperor said, "You have money to pay the ransom for your in-laws, but no money to make amends?"
Qian Wei was stunned for a moment, then his face turned pale. It turned out that the fact that he paid the ransom to Jiang Wenzhou had displeased the emperor.
"As you command, my lord."
He had to ask Pingxi Hou for the money back. Although Pingxi Hou's family was poor, they still had a marquisate.
In addition, when a title is granted, the land and estates given along with it cannot be sold and can only be passed on to the person who inherits the title.
Well, this can be done with some effort.
The emperor's eyes fell on Qian Hui, his eyes were indifferent, "As for Qian, she will be demoted to a talented person and will never be promoted."
Qian Huiru felt as if struck by lightning, and her vision went dark.
Never be promoted? That is to say, she could never become a noble concubine or queen. Even if she gave birth to a child, she would not be able to gain status by virtue of the child.
She has no future and no hope!
Ahhhh, so desperate!
This was the most fatal blow, shattering all the Qian family's plans.
But she didn't know at this time that this was not the most fatal thing, and something even more desperate was about to happen.
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Chief Steward Zhang sighed silently as he looked at Yun Zheng who had come back to attack again.
She fought with the Qian family for a long time, but she didn't lose! Incredible!
That was the Qian family, the one most favored by the emperor. Even when Old Madam Qian was so angry that she had a stroke, Yun Zheng still won beautifully.
"Manager Zhang, this is the Emperor's decree. Please take a look."
Manager Zhang took it and saw that the new chief of the Guangchusi was Yun Zheng.
That is to say, from then on, Guangchusi became her sphere of influence.
"Do you still have the power to appoint and dismiss personnel? Can you still act at your own will? Do you report directly to the Emperor?"
This was a first, giving her the right to operate independently without being restricted by her immediate superior.
Yun Zheng knew that this was the compensation the emperor gave her, not money, but the power to be in charge of a department.
Zhang Zongguan was filled with mixed feelings. "Do you need my assistance?"
"No need." Yun Zheng ordered, "Notify everyone in the Guangchu Division to hold a meeting."
To establish your authority, you have to do it yourself!
The Imperial Household Department was divided into seven departments, and the Guangchu Department was one of them. It was in charge of six warehouses: silver, leather, satin, clothing, tea, and porcelain. There were more than 300 officials and merchants in total.
Some of them went on business trips to other places, and there were more than a hundred of them who were well-known in the capital.
So many people were crowded in the yard, it was a dark mass.
Everyone was talking at once, "What's going on? Why did Princess Jinyun notify us of a meeting? She's taking over the leadership role. Lord Zheng is the chief officer."
"Indeed, it's different with the support of the Nine Thousand Years Old."
"It's really shameful for a good girl to show up in public and fight for power and profit. Which man would dare to marry her in the future?"
"She still wants to suppress us grown men. She is so ambitious. Why does the emperor indulge her? Alas."
Someone with sharp eyes shouted, "Master Zheng is here."
Lord Zheng appeared in front of everyone, looking extremely bad, as if he had suffered a serious illness.
Several of his trusted aides stepped forward to express their stance, "Master Zheng, don't worry, we are all on your side. A mere woman can never hope to gain a foothold in the Imperial Household Department, let alone compete with you for power."
"I really don't like ambitious women, no matter how beautiful they are. I won't follow her orders."
"Master Zheng, I only follow your orders. Who are the others?"
But to their surprise, Lord Zheng was unusually silent. What happened?
He is not a generous person. He regards power as more important than anything else. Anyone who dares to compete with him is seeking death.
Everyone looked at each other, having a bad feeling.
"The princess is here."
Everyone looked over and saw a beautiful woman in official uniform walking over, surrounded by guards.
Someone's expression changed. "Hey, her official uniform... isn't right. Is there something wrong?"
Official uniforms were clearly defined: the first-rank official's robe was embroidered with cranes; the second-rank official's robe was embroidered with pheasants; the third-rank official's robe was embroidered with peacocks; the fourth-rank official's robe was embroidered with clouds and geese; the fifth-rank official's robe was embroidered with white pheasants; and the sixth-rank official's robe was embroidered with herons. Note (1)
Yun Zheng was wearing a fourth-grade scarlet robe, but the problem was that the Langzhong of the Guangchu Division was of the fifth rank, while the chief officer was only of the fourth rank.
Wore it wrong? How could that be possible? Official uniforms are not commodities that can be bought and sold at will.
Yun Zheng walked through the crowd and came to the highest step. She glanced at everyone, and everyone saluted in unison.
"Meet the princess."
Yun Zheng looked down at them and said, "Call me Master Xiaoyun from now on. Is everyone here?"
Silence, still silence, no one stood up to answer.
Obviously, these people were silently protesting and were dissatisfied with Yun Zheng's airborne landing.
Yun Zheng narrowed her eyes slightly and fixed her gaze on Lord Zheng who was standing in front.
"Master Zheng, are all the people here?"
Lord Zheng remained silent as their eyes met, sparks flying, as if in a fierce battle, and no one retreated.
Yun Zheng's eyes were terrifyingly cold and her aura was powerful.
Finally, Lord Zheng turned around first and looked around. "There are a few who haven't arrived yet. They're from the treasury..."
He called out a few names, and all the treasurers came, without missing a single one, but their subordinates did not come.
Yun Zheng nodded slightly and looked at Sun Shouxin on the side.
"Not notified?"
Sun Shouxin was also wearing official uniform and was very excited. In the blink of an eye, he became a sixth-rank official. He was so happy!
All thanks to the princess! Thank you!
"I've already been notified. I guess he doesn't want to come."
Yun Zheng nodded, "Okay, then don't come here ever again, and remove these people from their posts."
"yes."
The crowd stirred. Lord Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Princess, what right do you have to dismiss an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Yun Zheng said calmly, "The Emperor has given me the power to appoint and dismiss. If anyone is dissatisfied, they can kneel outside the palace and beg for mercy."
"However, the Qian family has just been demoted, and the emperor is still furious. Anyone who wants to go and bring bad luck upon themselves is welcome to go."
Who dares to go? Everyone lowered their heads in agreement.
Lord Zheng felt bitter in his mouth. As the chief officer, he was suppressed by Yun Zheng.
Seeing this, a low-ranking official shouted, "Even removal requires a reason."
Yun Zheng took a glance and saw that this was Lord Zheng's confidant.
"Disobeying me, pretending to obey but actually disobeying, and stabbing me in the back will all be grounds for removal. You have all taken note of this."
Is she going to use them as a scapegoat? Everyone looked at each other in panic.
Yun Zheng then calmly took out the imperial edict and said, "The imperial edict has arrived. Kneel."
Let’s get serious!
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