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at night.
Yangxin Hall, the emperor's bedroom.
The empress lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
First, it was because she was angry at her own gradually shaky heart.
The heir in Dugu Mingyue's belly was not hers, but the bloodline of Zhao Wujiang. This was not the orthodox bloodline of the Daxia royal family and should not exist.
But Dugu Mingyue's invisible motherly love kept flashing back in her mind, biting into the softness of her heart bit by bit.
She turned around and tightened the quilt:
"You don't have to stay here. Go to the side hall to rest. We have an early morning meeting tomorrow."
This was also the second reason why she couldn't sleep. That was because Zhao Wujiang was sitting in front of her bed, which gave her a vague feeling that Zhao Wujiang would pounce on her with his bestiality at the next moment.
...
The sun rises in the east and the sky-bearing drum sounds.
The morning morning service started again after a few days.
Many ministers rushed to the palace with memorials in their sleeves. Except for some major and minor matters that they had to report due to their duties, the rest of the contents involved the corruption case of Chen Anbang, the Minister of War.
They want to fight for the position of the person in charge of confiscation of property, or fight for this position for others.
When the great eunuch in front of the hall announced the start of the morning court, the ministers were divided into two lines and stood neatly. Zhao Wujiang stood at the end of the line on the right, almost outside the hall.
After all, he is just a sixth-grade secretary and a sinecure.
Today he took off his black robe and wore a light blue robe. He looked extremely handsome.
But no one paid attention to him. Most people looked at the high-ranking officials in front who stood in line to report their work.
Half an hour later, the tedious reporting work was finally over, and the ministers were shocked, knowing that the highlight of today's morning meeting was about to begin.
As expected, the empress looked majestic, mentioned the matter of Chen Anbang, the Minister of War, and began to consult the ministers for their opinions.
The Minister of Revenue flicked his sleeves, stood out of the queue, and said respectfully:
"To report to the Emperor, Chen Anbang, Secretary of the Ministry of War, embezzled materials and committed a heinous crime. It is appropriate to confiscate his home.
However, since he has been the Minister of the Ministry of War for many years, he must have hoarded a lot of money and treasures. If he counted them, it would definitely consume a lot of manpower and material resources.
When it comes to counting money, no one in the court can compare with the Household Transfer Department. Many officials in the Household Department are good at this, and they will definitely be able to finish counting everything and hand it over to the state treasury within today.
Many colleagues also have more time to deal with their own matters. "
"Veteran, I think what Mr. Zhang said is absolutely true." Yan Anshen, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood out of the queue and said respectfully:
"The Ministry of War is one of the six ministries, and many matters are connected with the Ministry of Household Affairs. When it comes to raiding the residence of the Minister of War, there should be no one better than Mr. Zhang."
"The veteran seconded the proposal."
"The veteran seconded the proposal."
The Ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment stood in line, and they all accepted the benefits of Zhang Tuizhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry.
The empress nodded slowly, feeling that what they said made sense.
The courtiers who originally wanted to fight for themselves kept silent, but now the six tribes are fighting for the Minister of Household Affairs. If they stand up rashly, they will probably offend all the six tribes, and the emperor also nodded in agreement with this matter. .
The Minister of Household Affairs was delighted.
"I think Lord Yan is right!" The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel also stood up and said:
“The Ministry of War is one of the Six Ministries, so it should be left to the Six Ministries to handle this matter!
However, Lao Chen thinks that the most suitable person is none other than Lao Chen himself! "
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar. They originally thought that the six departments were united, but they did not expect that the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel actually changed the subject and fought for the position of the chief officer for himself.
The Minister of Hubu was shocked. He looked at the Minister of Libu in disbelief. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, he was stabbed in the back. What shocked him even more was that the emperor actually nodded, as if he thought that the Minister of Libu was right. reason.
"Although I have worked with Chen Anbang for many years, I have never interacted with him outside of his professional duties." The official official said:
"If the veteran serves as the chief officer, it will obviously be more upright and fair!"
The Minister of Hubu froze on the spot, and the other ministers didn't know how to speak. If other departments came to argue, they would definitely refute it together, but it was the Minister of Human Affairs and Officials who was arguing.
"I second the proposal."
"Weichen thinks that the Minister of Civil Affairs is right."
"I think so too."
"..."
The ministers who had received favors from the Minister of Personnel stood up in queue to support the Minister of Personnel.
The empress nodded seriously again.
The Minister of Hubu was anxious, but he had no choice for the moment. He looked at the Minister of Libu with a look of request, but he was ruthlessly rejected by the Minister of Libu.
The ministers were talking a lot, and it seemed that the official in charge of the property raid was none other than the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Zhao Wujiang yawned. He had read the imperial edict last night, and his name was on it.
"You are a person who is used to being lazy in the harem, and you actually show such fatigue in the court!" The general manager next to Zhao Wujiang sneered softly.
Zhao Wujiang glanced at Tongshi Shiren. From the sixth rank, he was an official as big as him.
"Don't think that the matter of confiscating your home has nothing to do with you and me, so you can be so lazy!"
Tongshiren snorted when he saw the look in Zhao Wujiang's eyes.
