After the court meeting was over, all the ministers went back to their homes. Various greeting cards were flying everywhere like snowflakes, including servants, guards in royal robes, shadows, dead soldiers, officials, merchants, the army...
All walks of life in the capital seemed to be driven by an invisible wind.
The so-called emperor and ministers of one dynasty have been in office for more than 20 years, which is considered to be a long time in the list of previous emperors of Great Xia.
But so far no crown prince has been established. According to the custom of Daxia, establish a direct descendant!
But the Queen has no children and left Hexi as early as ten years ago. Although His Majesty has appointed two concubines to lead the harem, the sons of the concubines can only be regarded as more noble after all, and cannot be regarded as "direct descendants".
If we talk about establishing a leader, then the eldest prince Qin Tian has the best chance. However, His Majesty has shown his love for the fourth prince Qin Chen on various occasions.
Therefore, neither the ministers nor the clan members, nor even the concubines in the harem know what His Majesty is thinking?
There were fights in the harem, in the court, and in the army. A storm that no one could see had already blown away from the small imperial study.
At this moment, in the Imperial Study Room, the Emperor Qin Ying was taking a nap, and the Chief Manager Liu Jin was waiting on him cautiously.
"Dad companion, what time is it?" Qin Ying asked.
"Return to Your Majesty, at the moment of Youshi!" Liu Jin bowed.
Qin Ying smiled: "Have all the Jin Yi guards gone?"
"All the command posts in the east and west factories and the twelve capitals have been dispersed!"
Qin Ying smiled and said, "Is there anyone who is overstepping the mark?"
When Liu Jin heard this, sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Your Majesty, we haven't found anything so far!"
Qin Ying seemed to be very disappointed: "It's a pity that my sons are less courageous after all! Do you also think that I should set up a heirloom?"
"I dare not speak!"
Qin Ying glanced over with cold eyes: "Don't dare to speak? But dare to reach out and take the money?"
"How much did the third child give you?"
"How much did the second brother give you, Concubine Xiao, and how many benefits did Concubine Yang promise you?"
Liu Jin was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "I know my mistake. I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty. The third prince does send specialties from his hometown every year. The second prince and the old slave jointly opened some properties outside, but the slave didn't take any of the money." , put it all in your Majesty’s private treasury account.”
"Concubine Xiao promised that my servant would be granted the title of Thousand-Year-Old Marquis in the future. Concubine Yang gave me 10,000 acres of paddy fields."
Qin Ying chuckled lightly: "So, if they don't come to please me, it's you who will please this little slave like you!"
Liu Jin trembled with fright.
"No, no! How dare the slaves let them please? What they want to please is Your Majesty. Without Your Majesty, the slaves are nothing. Your Majesty is the slaves' only supporter!"
Qin Ying snorted coldly: "As long as you understand."
Then he personally helped Liu Jin up as if he had changed his face.
"My dear friend, I have long said that you don't have to kneel down when there are no outsiders. Back then I was just a prince who was not favored by others. It is you who have always been by my side and supported me so that I am what I am today. , I regard you as my beloved brother and sister!”
"Without you, I may not be able to secure this position. I believe in you! On the Queen Mother's birthday next month, the money from the treasury will not be touched. I believe you can solve it."
Liu Jin looked bitter. Throughout the dynasties, other eunuchs and supervisors had been warned in various ways not to be greedy!
But the current emperor forced him to be greedy in every possible way, and the two of them had finalized an account-sharing agreement early on.
The emperor took 90% of the stolen money, and the remaining 10% belonged to him, Liu Jin. If that alone was nothing, you must know how many officials and clan members were rushing to curry favor with Liu Jin.
10% accumulated is a huge sum of money, but the emperor is extremely shrewd, and he will be asked to pay for things at every turn, whether it is a banquet, a pavilion, or even the last time the princess got married, it was all from him!
Of course, this was just the second thing. The important thing was that he had no idea how many spies the emperor had planted around him. And those who gave him gifts did not know that they thought they had a handle on him, but in fact they became the emperor's pigs.
The Great Xia court often cracked down on corruption, and every time it was so accurate, one check revealed that it was a corrupt official.
Here, Liu Jin has made great contributions, but the same is true. Liu Jin's reputation outside is even worse. If he takes money and does nothing, how can he be considered a corrupt official?
Everyone called him Liu Bapi, and Liu Jin felt a little numb at the thought of having to make money again. After all, the capital could collect so much money, he almost sucked it all away.
This is a very troublesome problem!
"Your Majesty, can you use some extraordinary means?"
Liu Jin asked bravely.
Qin Ying smiled slightly: "Do you know why I have been uncertain about Liu Shiqi's case?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Jin was shocked.
"Is it because of Old Liang Wang?"
Qin Ying said: "Yes, to determine Liu Shiqi's case, Liang Wang's matter must be determined! However, now that twenty years have passed, I am no longer afraid of those people's irresponsible remarks, so this matter can be settled. .”
"Your Majesty, is there a wanted order for Prince Liang?"
Qin Ying sneered: "Jinyiwei has been tracking down so many people for so many years, and has killed so many people, and wiped out so many Jianghu sects. Don't you tell me that this person is not found? I saw him being carried away from the sea of fire with my own eyes." "
"And that person is one of my most trusted people, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Wang Menghu!"
"Back then, without him, I wouldn't have been able to successfully raise the army."
"Your Majesty, Wang Menghu's faults outweigh his merits, but Your Majesty does not need to worry. In recent years, the establishment of the East and West factories has squeezed out and replaced the Jin Yiwei. The old people left by Wang Menghu have been almost used up, so Your Majesty does not need to worry!"
Qin Ying sighed: "Of course I am not afraid of them, but my prince may not have such abilities!"
"I have delayed establishing a crown prince these years because I am afraid that they will target him. I don't want my son to be like me, bearing the name of killing his brother and killing his brother!"
Liu Jin's throat was stuck: "Your Majesty, but what does this have to do with the Liu Shiqi case?"
Qin Ying said calmly: "Back then, the imperial edict was a fake, the real edict of succession was in his hands, and the late emperor's favorite prince was Old Liang Wang, not me!"
Liu Jin's face froze, and he almost collapsed to the ground with fear.
This is a truly top-secret matter. Why would Your Majesty tell him?
He suddenly felt his eyes darken. His Majesty was trying to drag him to death!
Qin Ying smiled: "What are you afraid of? I may not live shorter than you."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Jin grabbed the ground with his head.
"Your Majesty, may you live forever!"
"Okay, I'm going to go for a walk in the Royal Garden. The Queen Mother's birthday banquet must be well organized and beautiful!"
"promise!"
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Qin Ying walked away with a puff of his sleeves, but Liu Jin had mixed feelings in his heart. Wang Menghu was His Majesty's heartache, and it was also his heartache! Unless this person dies, Jin Yiwei will not be able to truly control him for a day, because Jin Yiwei is inherited from the family, inherited from father to son. He has killed many people over the years, but what about those who were not discovered?
…
At the same time, in Prince Liang's Mansion, Qin Yun had just returned, and Yang Yong bowed forward.
"Your Majesty, there is an old man waiting in the mansion, and he only allows you to go there alone!"
Qin Yun frowned slightly: "Who?"
Yang Yong paused: "You will know as soon as the prince leaves."
