Liu Yong stood there, his face as gloomy as water.
Xiaoyue has indeed been in the Prime Minister's Office for a year, and during this year, many of the interactions between Liu Yong and Xikun, Zhang Bing, and Chunxia were completed by Xiaoyue.
It can be said that Xiaoyue is the bridge between Liu Yong and them.
The reason why he wants to cooperate with Maitreya Buddhism is not only for his own selfish reasons, but also for that person.
When the late emperor passed the throne, if he had been cruel, perhaps he would have been the father-in-law now, and his children would have become the masters of the Daqian Dynasty.
All this was broken by the sudden appearance of the empress.
But the emergence of Maitreya Buddhism once again gave him hope.
But the appearance of Liu Yijin broke his plan. This guy who was just a clown in his eyes has slowly grown into a being who can challenge him in the court.
He really shouldn't have been allowed to enter Beijing in the first place!
"Master Prime Minister, what are you thinking about?"
Liu Yijin stood beside him with a smile: "The Supervision Department is in charge of all matters related to Maitreya Buddhism. Now that there is such a big problem in the Prime Minister's Office, we, the Supervision Department, cannot sit idly by and do nothing."
Liu Yong took a deep breath, nodded and said: "Master Liu is absolutely right. If you want to investigate my prime minister's office, I will naturally cooperate. Including myself, as long as the Supervision Department handles the case, I will cooperate."
After speaking, Liu Yong looked at the empress and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, in order to clear the innocence of my Prime Minister's Office, I implore the Supervision Department to thoroughly investigate my Prime Minister's Office!"
As soon as he said this, the court was shocked.
The dignified prime minister actually said such words, which already made his attitude clear.
The ministers were even talking about it.
Jin Bing said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's Mansion is not only the Prime Minister's residence, but also the face of the Daqian Dynasty. Besides, this matter is definitely not the work of the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister's Mansion is thoroughly investigated, where is the face of the Daqian Dynasty?"
Xue Tao of the Ministry of Rites said: "Your Majesty, I think Liu Yijin is making a fuss out of a molehill. Xiaoyue is a maid, and it is impossible for her to have any interaction with the Prime Minister. It is inappropriate to conduct a thorough investigation of the Prime Minister's Mansion just for the sake of a single case." .”
All the ministers hurriedly agreed.
Liu Yong sighed: "Colleagues, I know you are doing this for my own good, but it concerns my innocence, so please don't interfere too much."
The empress looked at all this calmly, but her eyes fell on King Su who was standing aside. The Ministry of War and other powerful officials headed by King Su remained silent.
"Prince Su, what do you think?" The empress glanced at Prince Su, who wanted to stay out of the matter, and asked.
King Su coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, I have been stationed at the border for many years. It was because of Maitreya Buddhism's theft of official silver that I came to the capital. This Maitreya Buddhism can be said to be elusive."
"Besides, the imperial capital is so big, there is no way for us to really find out who is a loyal minister and who is a member of Maitreya Buddhism. It is reasonable for a Maitreya Buddhism to appear in the prime minister's house. After all, the prime minister is the head of all officials. There will definitely be some plans and plans related to the imperial court in the house, and these will undoubtedly become the focus of Maitreya Buddhism."
King Su was plain and did not advocate inspection of the Prime Minister's Office, but he did not deny it either.
The empress nodded and said: "Uncle Su Wang is absolutely right, but Maitreya Buddhism is a hidden danger to our dynasty. They have been secretly destroying it wantonly and trying to steal my kingdom."
"Although this time is an exception, if we can follow the clues and find out where their stronghold is in the imperial capital, it will be a great achievement."
King Su immediately followed the stick and said: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. The ministers highly admire Liu Yijin for leading the Supervision Department to investigate and deal with Maitreya Buddhism. Such a good minister is really a blessing to the world, a blessing to the people, and a blessing to your Majesty!"
"She's just a maid. Even if she stays in the prime minister's house for a year, she won't achieve anything. The minister thinks it's better to let Liu Yijin interrogate other prisoners first, collect confessions, and destroy the stronghold of Maitreya Buddhism. If there is any involvement in it, If something happened, it will not be too late to conduct a thorough investigation by then.”
The empress was silent.
Everyone in the court looked at the empress, and even Liu Yong watched with keen eyes how the young majesty handled this matter.
After a while, the empress said: "Liu Yijin, what do you think?"
Liu Yijin took a deep look at the empress and saw that the latter's eyes were calm and clear, showing no real thoughts in his heart. He couldn't help but said: "What King Su said makes sense, but the prime minister still has the fault of lax supervision. Wei Chen believes that the fine of half a year will serve as a warning to others."
"That's right!"
After the meeting, Liu Yong took a deep look at Liu Yijin, turned around and walked out.
King Su, on the other hand, passed Liu Yijin without saying anything.
The other officials looked at Liu Yijin, some gloating about his misfortune, and some shaking their heads and smiling bitterly, all thinking that this idiot was not worth it.
"Master Liu, please stay."
Liu Yijin turned around and saw the eunuch Cui Shugong standing behind him with a smile, and couldn't help but said, "Why is Eunuch Cui calling me?"
Cui Shugong smiled and said, "Master Liu, please take a step to speak."
Liu Yijin was led out of the hall by Cui Shugong and walked towards the harem.
After walking along the winding path, he walked directly into a bamboo forest. Liu Yijin looked around in confusion: "Where are you taking me, father-in-law?"
Cui Shugong suddenly turned around and grabbed Liu Yijin with a sharp claw.
Liu Yijin's expression changed drastically: "Father, what are you doing?"
Cui Shugong sneered: "Master Liu, whether you can get out of this bamboo forest depends on your ability."
"This is the Shaolin Eagle Claw Kung Fu, Mr. Liu, be careful."
Liu Yijin's footsteps slipped on the ground, his figure retreated violently, and then he punched him directly, and his internal energy roared out.
The powerful internal force roared and shook under the fist, and it was smashed down directly with a strong wind.
Cui Shugong sneered, retracted his sharp claws, jumped up, and kicked Liu Yijin with his legs.
Liu Yijin blocked with both arms, and the powerful force knocked him back dozens of steps.
"Eunuch Cui, what are you doing?"
Cui Shugong sneered and punched Liu Yijin directly on the temple.
Liu Yijin subconsciously shrank his head to avoid it, and punched Cui Shugong in the armpit.
Cui Shugong laughed, and his body moved strangely to the side. Then his rapid figure stagnated in the air, and his body turned into a semi-arc and attacked Liu Yijin again.
Liu Yijin leaned back suddenly and put one hand on the ground. His raised left foot collided directly with the falling fist.
"Master Liu, I'm offended!"
Cui Shugong's fist turned into a claw, and he directly grabbed Liu Yijin's left leg. With a strong force, he directly threw the tall Liu Yijin away.
Liu Yijin stretched out his hand to hold a piece of bamboo, and the strong force knocked him directly to the ground.
Liu Yijin suddenly roared, his internal energy roared down, and the bent bamboo rod suddenly ejected him.
With the help of this powerful force, Liu Yijin's figure was like a long arrow flying out.
He punched Cui Shugong with one hand and knocked him back dozens of meters.
Looking at Cui Shugong who landed lightly on the ground, Liu Yijin's eyes flashed with cold light. Just as he was about to rush forward to fight, he heard a crisp laughter coming from the depths of the bamboo forest, followed by a low Buddha's chant.
Liu Yijin was stunned for a moment and turned around in a hurry, only to see the empress walking out of the depths of the bamboo forest with a smile on her face, and standing next to her was Master Huiji.
"Master Huiji said that your inner strength is stronger than him now. I didn't believe it, but now I kind of believe it."
Liu Yijin looked at the smile on the empress' face and realized that it was Cui Shugong who was deliberately testing him just now.
However, this old eunuch really impressed me, but he was also really good at pretending. This old guy's attack just now was not ordinary fierce.
The empress looked at Cui Shugong: "Eunuch Cui, what do you think of this boy?"
Cui Shugong smiled and said: "The person chosen by His Majesty is naturally the best among people."
The empress laughed and said to Hui Ji beside her: "You, an old monk, teach well."
"It's all due to His Majesty's divine power that the poor monk discovered a good seedling."
The empress waved her hands with a smile: "Okay, you two are still the same as before, you can't do anything except flattery."
Liu Yijin stood aside with a strange look in his eyes. He felt that these three people had known each other back then, but at the age of the empress?
Seemingly sensing Liu Yijin's doubts, the empress smiled and said: "Back then, before I ascended the throne, the two of them were my martial arts masters."
Liu Yijin was stunned, and his heart suddenly started spinning like lightning.
It makes sense that Cui Shugong is the empress's master. After all, he read a lot of extracurricular books in his previous life. Which majesty doesn't have one or two powerful eunuchs in front of him!
But this Huiji?
The empress turned and walked towards the depths of the bamboo forest with a smile: "Liu Yijin, are you interested in having a cup of tea with me?"
And just when Liu Yijin followed the empress into the bamboo forest, Liu Yong was so angry that he was furious in the prime minister's house, and the room was in a mess.
"Damn it Liu Yijin, sooner or later I'm going to kill you!"
Han Rui, the wife of the prime minister, sat aside: "You shouldn't have allowed this guy to come to Beijing in the first place. You also said that you were in charge of official promotions. Liu Yijin didn't need it at all!"
"It's good now. Even if you want to kill someone, you probably won't be able to find a suitable opportunity!"
Liu Yong's face turned livid with anger: "Shut up!"
Han Rui snorted: "If you really have the ability, go to the palace and find that woman. I don't believe in your ability. Can she help you?"
Liu Yong's face was gloomy: "Okay, just say a few words less."
Han Rui said: "Then what do you say? The people from the Supervision Department are already staring at you. There will be people wandering around the gate day and night. If you can't get rid of this face, I will go to the palace."
"What are you doing in the palace?"
Han Rui snorted coldly: "We are raising the child for her. She has not sat on the dragon chair she promised at the beginning."
"Now that something like this has happened in our Prime Minister's Office, His Majesty obviously intends to let Liu Yijin keep an eye on you. Aren't you afraid that all the things you have done will be revealed after a long time?"
Liu Yong waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, don't worry about this matter. The more you worry about it, the more it will be of no help!"
Han Rui suddenly started sobbing: "It won't work this way, that won't work either, can't we just watch Liu Yijin shit on our heads?"
Liu Yong was upset by Han Rui's crying: "Okay, I will handle this matter. You can just go about your own business at home and sort out everything that needs to be sorted out in the house."
The housekeeper hurried over and whispered: "Sir, we are here."
"I know, let him come over."
Liu Yong looked at the person who walked in and said with a smile: "Coach Lin, long time no see."
Lin Chong, the former instructor of the Forbidden Army of the Daqian Dynasty, was a strongman on the martial arts list of the Daqian Dynasty and one of the four gods of war during the late emperor's time. Back then, the late emperor deposed him from the capital because of an incident, but he was secretly bribed by Liu Yong, and now he hides his name in the imperial capital.
"What do you want from me, Prime Minister?"
Liu Yong said: "I need your help with something. The price is easy to talk about."
Lin Chong chuckled: "The prime minister's matter is not a trivial matter. Is it Maitreya Buddhism or Liu Yijin of the Supervision Department?"
Liu Yong burst out laughing, "That's what I like about you. If it hadn't been for the late emperor..."
"Sir, Lin did owe you a favor back then."
Liu Yong straightened his expression and said, "Since I won't beat around the bush, I'll tell the truth."
"Kill Liu Yijin, and I'll ensure your official reinstatement, how about that?"
Lin Chong looked slightly trembling: "The conditions are very generous, but I'm afraid I won't be able to accept them."
"Coach Lin, you..."
Lin Chong said: "It's okay to kill someone, but I can't kill someone in such a sensitive position as the head of the Supervision Department."
"Prime Minister, let's change the conditions."
Liu Yong narrowed his eyes slightly: "I heard that Mrs. Liu Yijin is pregnant, I don't know..."
Lin Chong glanced at Liu Yong thoughtfully: 'Do you want me to kill her? '
