"Xiao Dongzi, do you know the consequences of speaking nonsense in front of me?"
The empress's eyes narrowed slightly, but there was no anger on her majestic cheeks, instead faint excitement flickered.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Although I, Yang Dong, am not a big shot, I am definitely not someone who talks nonsense."
"Besides, it's obvious who is behind the greed for money and food. It's just that we have no evidence."
Yang Dong's words immediately entered the heart of the empress. The empress nodded subconsciously and said:
"You are right. I actually know who the mastermind behind this is."
"There are only two people in the court who can hide the truth and keep the entire household silent."
"General Yang Yan is not in the capital, so the person in charge can only be the chief assistant, Lin Chunqiu!"
"But I have no evidence, so I can't touch him at all."
The empress sighed softly, and a look of helplessness common to ordinary people finally appeared on her majestic face.
Yang Dong smiled slightly, his eyes shining with confidence.
"Since there is no evidence, why doesn't Your Majesty create evidence?"
As soon as these words came out, the empress' heart trembled slightly.
Create evidence?
This guy really has a way!
"Xiao Dongzi, since you have a countermeasure, why don't you tell me quickly."
"If you can really create evidence, I can agree to you on one condition!"
Qingniao's eyes widened when he heard what the empress said.
Your Majesty’s reward is too generous!
Yang Dong is so virtuous and capable! But he looks a bit more handsome...well, and his brain is pretty bright.
Yang Dong also didn't expect that the empress would make such a promise.
He really wanted to ask if he could use this condition to climb onto the dragon couch again.
The empress seemed to see through Yang Dong's thoughts, coughed lightly, and said coldly:
"Xiao Dongzi, some things should be kept in the stomach, do you understand?"
"I admire you very much and don't want you to make a mistake."
Although she said this, the strange expectation in her heart still lingered.
In fact, this is very reasonable. After all, after experiencing the fun of exploiting every opportunity, how can you withstand the emptiness and loneliness of being unfounded?
"Ahem, thank you for your advice."
Yang Dong cupped his hands and said insincerely:
"It is my great honor to be able to offer advice to His Majesty. I just want to do my best to repay His Majesty's kindness."
A day's favor?
The Empress frowned slightly, feeling that this word was a bit strange.
But the most urgent thing is to know how to create evidence. So he continued:
"I am very pleased with your loyalty. Don't worry, I will never treat my own people badly."
"Okay, tell me now, how do you plan to create evidence?"
Yang Dong pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice:
"Actually, we only need to know one thing, and that is the purpose of Lin Chunqiu and others."
"The matter of embezzling money from the treasury cannot be accomplished overnight. Therefore, there must be a deeper reason why they did this."
"As the chief minister, Lin Chunqiu has immense power, and the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of finance. They are not short of money at all. But if they are not short of money, why are they greedy for food and grass?"
The empress frowned in thought, while Qingniao couldn't help but retort:
"With endless greed, who would think he has too much money?"
Yang Dong nodded slightly and said:
"What Miss Qingniao said is true. I don't deny that some corrupt officials do have such thoughts."
"But if you think about it again, the price of food in Dazhou is not high. If Tan Mo has less food and grass, it will not be worth much money at all. But if Tan Mo has too much food, if the scandal comes out, he will be beheaded!"
"Compared with the little profit from being greedy for food and grass, it is far less profitable than selling private salt!"
"That's true!"
The empress nodded slightly and looked at Yang Dong with approval.
"Therefore, I believe that Lin Chunqiu and his party are greedy for money. They seem to be seeking wealth, but in fact they are targeting General Yang Yan!"
As soon as these words came out, the blue bird suddenly opened its mouth wide and was dumbfounded.
The empress also stared with wide eyes, her face full of astonishment.
Yang Dong was very satisfied with the empress's expression, smiled slightly and continued to talk:
"Even if there is no flood in Luozhou, it is a certainty that Mr. Hu will go to the army and disarm."
"After all, disarmament is to weaken the power of the general. Lin Chunqiu wants to cover up the sky with one hand, but the prerequisite is to convince the general Yang Yan."
"But now that there is such a good opportunity due to the flood in Luozhou, how can Lin Chunqiu and his party let it pass? Therefore, for them, the grain and grass that the grain transport officer was found to be absolutely cannot be kept!"
"Your Majesty, Lin Chunqiu and others will definitely set fire to the food, so please respond as soon as possible!"
"hiss……"
The empress took a slight breath. She thought that the matter of greed for ink and food must be related to Lin Chunqiu.
But she didn't think so deeply at all!
Yang Dong's remarks seemed to have opened another world for her, a world outlined purely with interests.
The empress took a deep breath and re-examined the handsome young man in front of her with her eyes.
If she said that she was a wise man before, she would only regard it as a joke.
So now in her eyes, Yang Dong is a talented person who knows how to deal with the world!
I found a treasure!
The empress stared at Yang Dong, her eyes gradually becoming fiery.
Yang Dong felt the hot gaze and couldn't help secretly complaining.
Isn't Ji Ziyue's gaze too direct?
Even if you are impressed by my talent, why don't you restrain yourself?
Do you understand that you are an emperor? Pay attention to your image!
"Xiao Dongzi, from now on, you will be my first and only guest."
"If you have anything you want or have any conditions, just ask."
The empress restrained her inner excitement and decided to reward Yang Dong heavily.
But for some reason, a strong strange feeling emerged in her heart.
The strange feeling this time was far better than the previous times. Ji Ziyue even felt a little wet in her thighs.
Yang Dong stood aside and did not notice the strange look on the empress's face.
He lowered his head and thought silently.
Now that I am in the harem, it is extremely inconvenient to obtain news from the previous dynasty.
There was no confidant around, so he was completely alone.
The Empress is barely reliable, but as for Xiang Fei’s crazy criticism...it’s completely unreliable!
Therefore, for me, the top priority is to strengthen my own power.
After today, Ji Ziyue will definitely ask me more about the court matters. If I don't have my own information channel, sooner or later I will overturn.
After thinking about this, Yang Dong had already made a plan in his mind.
He bowed slightly and said in a serious tone:
"Your Majesty, I want to get information from outside the palace."
"Following His Majesty, I can barely understand the overall situation in the court, but I don't know what they are like in private."
"The situation in the court is changing rapidly. If I want to serve His Majesty, I must have more accurate information."
"Your Majesty, please grant me your permission!"
The empress frowned slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and at the same time she felt a little bit disappointed.
"I reward you, but you just want some information?"
"Xiao Dongzi, have you thought about it?"
