When they saw a group of subordinates in Prime Minister Qin's room being tied up and taken away, leaving only an empty room, a group of central ministers still looked at each other in shock, unable to believe what was happening in front of them.
The Prime Minister of Qin, who had dominated the government and the public for more than ten years, was just gone?
Could it be that when he went out earlier, he got tired of living and surrendered to His Majesty?
Otherwise this cannot be explained!
No, isn't the prince down today?
Why did you bury Prime Minister Qin again?
Could it be that Prime Minister Qin secretly supports the prince?
They are both thousand-year-old foxes, and all kinds of speculations are immediately running through their minds.
But after a while, these speculations came to a halt with the news coming into the courtyard.
After listening to what happened in the Ministry of Justice today in stunned silence, they only felt that their imagination was still a little weak and could not match the unrestrained reality.
Xia Jingyun used three tricks to defeat Young Master Qin, and Qin Sichao angrily scolded Emperor Chongning in person. He could write a story about it for the storyteller and fill the whole restaurant in the restaurant.
Not to mention His Majesty's seemingly gentle but actually cruel words at the end.
Exiled to Yueyang, luckily he could think of it.
With the glorious history of Qin Prime Minister forcing Old Prime Minister Su to death, if he goes to Yueyang, he is afraid that he will have to be turned over and over by the Su family to survive and die.
After a while of emotion, these pragmatic bosses only had two things left in their minds:
The rise of Xia Jingyun and De Fei may be unstoppable in a short period of time;
As the head of hundreds of officials and the leader of the ministers, the position of prime minister is now vacant! ——
In Changle Palace, Concubine De sat calmly in the pavilion outside the courtyard, holding a book in her hand and reading quietly.
"Mother, aren't you worried?"
A female official from Shang Gongtai who had passed the test and replaced Feng Xiuyun to accompany Concubine De asked curiously.
Naturally, Concubine De had read the note that Xia Jingyun handed over beforehand, so she knew how to tell His Majesty.
After reading it, Concubine De couldn't help but say that this guy was too courageous, which made the female officer on the side guess something about the situation.
Concubine De said calmly: "What's the use of worrying?"
The female officer was speechless for a moment, then added: "For example, can you think of what we can do?"
De Fei turned her head and glanced at her, "What you said is indeed human nature, but if you are in a complicated mess, you have to know that when your abilities are not as good as others, you should try your best to avoid others. Don’t create unnecessary complications outside of requests, lest good intentions end up causing bad things.”
The female officer wondered: "Then how do you know you are not as good as others? What if your method is better?"
Concubine De said calmly: "If you don't even know this, it means you shouldn't be involved."
Aunt Yuan, who had been standing aside, said softly: "But Madam, I think you should give me some advice, sir. How can I act on such a big matter without discussing it with you? Sooner or later something big will happen in the future. "
"Mother Yuan, I won't tell you any more empty talk about not being suspicious of people."
Concubine De shook her head slightly and put down the book, "First, Gao Yang has been in Spring Palace a few days ago, and Spring Palace just ended yesterday. When he acted today, he must have spent a lot of thought on deductions in the exam in the past few days, and he didn't do anything last night either. How can I ask him to take time to discuss with me in advance when he can take rest."
"Secondly, if he succeeds this time, if he really brings down the prime minister's house, should I thank him? If he succeeds, he will be happy, and if he fails, he will be blamed. This is the way for the superior to control the subordinates, and it is not the way for me to get along with him. Way."
Aunt Yuan was silent for a moment and said slowly: "My dear, you know it yourself, that is impossible. Your heart is actually full of worries."
Concubine De shook her head, "Why am I worried? Aren't I very calm?"
"You have been sitting here for nearly an hour, and you have not turned a page of the book in your hand."
Concubine De was stunned and remained silent for a long time. She sighed softly and said, "Yes, that is impossible."
After a moment, she added: "But it was my choice. I have no regrets."
Grandma Yuan pursed her lips and said no more.
Only the spring breeze blew through the pavilion, caressing their panicked hearts.
Not long after, there was a rush of footsteps, and Xiao Huangmen, who was sent out to find out the news, rushed over, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Mr. Xia Xia!"
"What happened to Gao Yang?"
De Fei immediately stood up nervously.
Grandma Yuan was knowledgeable and immediately picked up a glass of warm water from the side and handed it over.
The little yellow man was stunned and finally calmed down, "Young Master Xia is here! Your Majesty personally went to the Ministry of Punishments, and Prime Minister Qin was escorted to the Black Ice Platform. Young Master Qin died on the spot, and the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was destroyed!" "
Grandma Yuan stepped forward and subconsciously grabbed the other party's collar, "Seriously?"
"It's absolutely true! I guess this news will spread throughout the city later!"
Concubine De's beautiful eyes suddenly flashed with incredible brilliance. She turned to look in the direction of Jiang'anhou Mansion in Xicheng, as if she saw the young man still smiling at her gently and confidently, and said softly: "Sister, yes Me, don’t worry.”
She couldn't help but smile. At this moment, there seemed to be only one flower blooming in Changle Palace.
——
In Zhaoyang Palace, Concubine Shu did not have any happy fantasies this time, but this did not prevent her from feeling aggrieved and angry after hearing that Xia Jingyun had done such a big thing again.
Just when she was filled with anger and had no place to vent, she heard another announcement from the palace maid outside.
"Empress, Concubine De is here."
Concubine Shu rushed to the bed almost as fast as lightning and got under the quilt, "No, I'm sick. I won't see any guests today! I won't see anyone!"
——
In the Marquis Jiang's Mansion, everyone also experienced a period of restlessness and tension.
Fortunately, the news finally came, and everything was as beautiful as they had imagined.
"Sir! It's true."
Gongsun Jing couldn't help but praise him, but after seeing everyone in the room turning their eyes to him, he didn't know what to say. He held it in for a long time before he finally said, "Invincible!"
"Hahahaha! What I said is true!"
Su Yuanshang did not ridicule Gongsun Jing's lack of vocabulary. He smiled and sighed: "A few months ago, when I was waiting to enter the capital, who could have imagined that in such a short period of time, Gao Yang could unseat a powerful minister? This is indeed invincible.”
Feng Xiuyun chuckled and said, "Don't let Mr. Bai hear these words. If you don't succeed, you have to say that Xia Gaoyang is not really invincible. There are still white clouds in the world."
Everyone laughed and used words to soothe their mood.
Then they waited for Xia Jingyun's return.
Xia Jingyun gave up "Taiyi Zhenren" behind him to them, then waved his hand and said: "If there is nothing important, let's stop talking and let me sleep for a while."
He slept until evening, and then everyone gathered in the study for a brief meeting.
Gongsun Jing raised a question, "Sir, how can you be so sure that His Majesty will come? If His Majesty doesn't come today, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Because I wrote a sentence on the note for him. Without Your Majesty's arrival, the country may be in danger of overthrowing and the world may not return to the Dongfang clan! In line with the honest and reliable young man I have established for so long With my image, Your Majesty has to trust me for once, right?"
At this time, in the Qianyuan Hall, Emperor Chongning was still thinking about that sentence.
The culprit Qin Sichao is dead, and the crisis has been temporarily eliminated. How will Qin Weizhong deal with it?
After all, he is capable of getting things done, and at the same time, he is able to get things done for himself.
When he calmed down, the feelings of more than twenty years gradually came back to his heart, and he hesitated again.
The reason for hesitation was not because he was soft-hearted, but because he felt that he might have fallen into Xia Jingyun's plan and acted on Xia Jingyun's will, thus single-handedly breaking the political situation he had originally constructed.
If the Prime Minister of Qin falls, the Prince will definitely fall as well. Then there will only be two tigers fighting, and it will be difficult to support another qualified faction. In this case, the struggle in the court will likely get out of control, thus threatening the his interests.
Therefore, while the imperial edict has not yet been officially promulgated, there is still room for change.
"Your Majesty, the Chief Xuanhu wants to see you."
"Xuan!"
Emperor Chongning put down the jade pendant he was caressing and sat up slightly.
"Your Majesty, I led people to search Zhuangzi in the Prime Minister's Mansion outside the city today, and found a picture in a secret room in the mansion."
"Oh? Did you bring it?"
"I brought the belt, but I'm afraid His Majesty can only stand aside and watch. Because the picture is too big."
Emperor Chongning raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Open it and let me take a look."
Xuanhu called two of his men in, and then in the main hall, he spread out the map of the power of the world that Qin Sichao had hidden in the secret room.
"This picture is fixed on the wall. There are many small flags on it, marking the various forces. I have ordered someone to note the location."
Emperor Chongning looked at this map, which was even more detailed than the map in the palace in some places, and was lost in thought for a long time. Then he slowly squatted down and stretched out his hand to caress it.
"Gao Yi, please draw up a decree. Send Prime Minister Qin to Yueyang."
"yes."
That night, a holy decree was finally issued as everyone waited.
The prince lost his virtue and was punished to be kept in seclusion in the East Palace for six months. The number of guards in the East Palace was reduced by more than half. The staff of the East Palace were accused of ineffective discipline and remonstrance, and as many as eight people were reprimanded.
Prime Minister Qin Weizhong and his son stole power without profit, excluded dissidents, recruited power and took bribes, were greedy and excessive, dismissed the Prime Minister and ransacked their homes, and they were exiled to Yueyang City, and could not be returned without an edict.
At this point, the changes have settled.
(End of chapter)
