Kyoto Forbidden Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Lin Taibao stood under the desk with an extremely serious and indignant expression, recounting Qin Feng's numerous crimes.
"Now that the autumn harvest has begun in the south of the Yangtze River, Qin Feng, relying on the power of the special envoy to supervise the war, dispatched soldiers and horses from the north to forcefully invade the granary areas of the south of the Yangtze River. It was called a requisition of military rations, but he only paid the local grain merchants a dou and ten cents. , what’s the difference between grain-grabbing and robbery? If grain merchants are unprofitable, why would they go to the countryside to buy grain? No matter how abundant the harvest is in Jiangnan, if grain merchants don’t go to the countryside, they will probably rot in the fields.”
"Qin Feng's move, at the very least, will disrupt the business environment in Jiangnan. At the most serious level, it will destroy the political economy and people's livelihood, which will cause endless harm to Daliang."
"This is one of them!"
"The troops and horses in the northern border are supposed to resist the Beidi army. They are strictly prohibited from mobilizing unless ordered by the Holy Spirit. However, Qin Feng mobilized troops and horses without authorization. His intentions must be different!"
"The veteran believes that Qin Feng should be removed from his position as the special envoy to supervise the war and be given a more serious punishment!"
Listening to Lin Taibao's extremely indignant list of crimes, Emperor Liang looked solemn on the surface, but sneered in his heart.
This old fox, now forced in front of Qin Feng, knew how to go to the palace to complain.
On weekdays, relying on his position as Taibao and a group of gangsters under his command, he is pretentious, but they often cause me trouble.
Now that Qin Feng is targeting him, he is really to blame!
Although Emperor Liang's fear of Qin Feng was deeply rooted in his bones, it is undeniable that Qin Feng's repeated suppression of Jiangnan grain merchants did no harm to Liang.
Although it is indeed inappropriate to mobilize troops and horses from the north without authorization, it is the lesser of two evils. Compared with Qin Feng's actions, the Jiangnan grain merchants are really causing endless harm.
On the surface, Emperor Liang took this matter very seriously and asked Lin Taibao to go back and wait, saying that the matter would be discussed with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, but in fact he had no intention of paying attention to it at all.
As soon as Lin Taibao left the palace gate, the Minister of Punishment who was waiting outside the door came up to him: "Master Taibao, how is this matter?"
Lin Taibao had a cold face and snorted: "The saint wants to discuss this matter with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Punishment felt a chill in his heart.
From a procedural point of view, Qin Feng's unauthorized deployment of troops and forced military rations were indeed under the control of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs. But the problem is that the entire Ministry of War is surnamed Qin, and Li Xu, the Minister of Household Affairs, has become extremely ambiguous in the past since the fall of Gao Ming.
There are even rumors that Hu Bu has decided to join the Taolin Party.
Once this is done, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Personnel will all be under Qin Feng's control.
The Ministry of Rites never interfered with the affairs of the court and only listened to the dispatches of the saints. As for the Ministry of Industry, its voice above the court has always been weak.
As a result, the Taibao Party would be besieged on all sides.
A rare sense of crisis flashed through the eyes of the Minister of Punishment: "Master Taibao, it is clear that Qin Feng is going to take action against the Lin family. While testing in the south of the Yangtze River, he is also besieging the court. He has the support of the people and the rule of law. On top of that, we have the protection of the Taolin Party, and we have the initiative in the military. If things continue to develop like this, it will be very detrimental to us."
How could Lin Taibao not know the stakes here?
Although Gao Ming did not have the support of the wealthy family, he had always been a loyal minister in the court and suppressed the wealthy families in the south with his own strength. Wasn't such an important minister defeated by Qin Fengdou?
But now Qin Feng is becoming more and more powerful, and even Emperor Liang can hardly suppress him. It may be as difficult as climbing to the sky to resolve the matter in the court.
Lin Taibao understood that the time, place, and people were all on Qin Feng's side. Seeing the war approaching, he must seize this opportunity to show off his cards to Qin Feng.
"Hmph! Isn't Qin Feng confident because he has the support of the Ministry of War? As everyone knows, it will take at least three to five days for the order from Kyoto to reach Jiangnan!"
"Since Qin Feng can put down Huang Cheng's rebellion in seven days, this Taibao can naturally destroy Qin Feng's minions in three days!"
"Send a letter to Jiangnan General Soldier!"
At the same time, there was no peace in the harem.
The sixth prince ran to the imperial concubine and cried loudly: "Please make the decision for me, imperial concubine!"
Although the sixth prince and the imperial concubine are not related by blood at all, in the harem, they are already half mother and son.
The sixth prince knew very well that only the imperial concubine could help him in this matter, and he burst into tears immediately.
"Qin Feng is very lawless. If he is not severely punished, where is the power of our emperor?!"
The imperial concubine also did not expect that Qin Feng was so bold that he dared to beat the prince. This was the first time since the founding of Daliang. Back then, the imperial concubine's biological son, the eldest prince, died fighting in the border area because of the Qin family's troubles. Now Qin Feng attacks the sixth prince, the adopted son of the imperial concubine.
This long-standing family grudge made the imperial concubine gnash her teeth.
But……
The current situation is no longer what it used to be!
The imperial concubine did not rush to reply to the sixth prince, but asked coldly: "Have you been to Zongzheng Temple?"
The Sixth Prince nodded like a fool: "Why didn't you go? I went to Zongzheng Temple as soon as possible, but the minister of Zongzheng Temple refused to accept the matter in every possible way. Not only Zongzheng Temple, but also Dali Temple was also concerned about this matter. He kept silent. If Zhang Xiuye hadn't stopped me, I would have gone to complain to my father."
Hearing this, the imperial concubine sighed helplessly: "Zhang Xiuye did right. Zongzheng Temple and Dali Temple have already expressed their holy will. This beating will be in vain for you. No one in such a big harem can do anything to you." host."
If these words come from someone else's mouth, then that's it.
Even the noble concubine who was determined to retaliate spoke like this. The sixth prince was instantly desperate: "Qin Feng is just a small Qianhuhou, holding the empty title of a special envoy to supervise the war. Is it true that I, the great leader, can't do anything to him?"
The imperial concubine shook her head neatly: "The saint played a big game of chess. It should have been all over, but one step and every step was wrong. Now, Qin Feng's power is no less than that of my father, and no one can move it. Can’t touch him.”
As she spoke, the imperial concubine waved her hand to signal the sixth prince to retreat.
It was the first time since the imperial concubine entered the palace that she felt so powerless.
The little Qin Feng has repeatedly exceeded the concubine's expectations. When he had the chance, he should have killed this guy directly. Now that he has grown up, there is nothing he can do except regret. Moreover, now that Qin Feng is targeting the Lin family everywhere, and the imperial concubine has too much time to take care of herself, how can she still have the energy to help the sixth prince?
Speaking of this, the imperial concubine looked in the direction of the West Palace and couldn't help but sigh. Her eyes showed resentment: "As expected of you, if you don't take action, you will be so cruel."
The sixth prince left the imperial concubine's palace, but his heart was full of dissatisfaction. As the adopted son of the imperial concubine, the prince who was promised privileges by the saint was actually beaten by Qin Feng in vain?
It is unbearable and humiliating!
The sixth prince immediately headed towards the second prince's bedroom.
As a result, as soon as he arrived outside the palace gate, he was stopped by the girl holding the piano.
"It's unfortunate that the Sixth Prince came here. My palace master has something to do and is out."
