Wang Qinglian's father jumped out and said, "Your Excellency, you two are of high status, how can you be in the Ministry of Punishment? Doesn't this confirm the identity of the murderer?"
"I'm just cooperating with the investigation. Besides, this case has nothing to do with Mr. Wang, so why don't you get involved?"
Chen Guogong glanced at Mr. Wang coldly.
Today, he had no intention of taking down Zhang Qi and Qian Yu directly. Instead, he was building momentum for the Ministry of Punishment to intervene. Without giving them any color, he, the Duke of the country, would be regarded as a soft persimmon!
Zhang Qi said angrily: "I am willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the case, but I am the one who made the scandal first. If it is not my fault, please give me an explanation, my lord."
Qian Yu said proudly: "I can also cooperate. When the time comes, your Majesty, please don't deny it."
This farce was almost as expected by Zhao An. He quickly gave the empress a look, and the latter cleared her throat, "General Jia's death is really regrettable. The show ends here. We will wait for the results from the Ministry of Punishment. In addition, Qiu An The Emperor is about to come, and I plan to select a group of talents for the imperial court. I would like to invite Cui Shengmen to come to Beijing as the examiner, and appoint a group of disciples of the Holy Sect as officials."
With a few words, the court fell into silence.
Chen Guogong was stunned for five seconds on the spot, and then suddenly stared at Zhao An, his eyes were full of astonishment, and then his old face was almost filled with tears!
He finally understood why Jia Dongliu died!
What a great chain plan.
A good move can lead to misfortune.
Jia Dongliu's death was just an opportunity to introduce the Holy Sect to the capital. Autumn was approaching, and the emperor wanted to train his own team. There were no talents available, so he had no choice but to surrender to the Holy Sect!
At this moment, Duke Chen Guo laughed angrily and wished he could kill Zhao An with his sword.
No wonder Cui Shixiang is the person in charge of the auction house, these two people have already gotten together!
Now, Chen Guogong is attacking Zhang Qi and directly pushing Zhang Qi's neutral faction to the emperor. Today the emperor proposed to preside over Qiu Wei in person. I wonder what Zhang Qi will do, not to mention those troublemakers Qian Yu and Wang. stick!
The more Duke Chen thought about it, the angrier he became. He was a fox for thousands of years, and today he was played by a little fox. It was a shame!
Zhao An looked down at the ashen-faced Chen Guogong from a high position, and gave him a very sunny smile, indescribably proud and provocative.
Thousands of years of history are making trouble with you!
Who is Chen Guogong? If he didn't have military power, he would be able to control it every minute!
Their eyes faced each other, murderous intent looming.
The empress and the officials present felt this scalp-numbing chill.
Zhao An deliberately straightened his back and looked at the empress in front of Chen Guogong. The empress said calmly: "The Holy Gate is an important weapon of the country. I should visit the sages to control the country."
"Long live my emperor!"
Qian Yu knelt down on the spot, and upon seeing this, Mr. Wang quickly came out and knelt down.
Zhang Qi met Chen Guogong's cold eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he strode to Qian Yu's side. Several hardcore party members also quickly came out, "My emperor is wise——"
"Okay, draft the decree."
"His Majesty!"
Duke Chen couldn't stand it any more, so he gritted his teeth and knelt down. It was a rare occasion for him to kneel down. The empress was so angry that she stood up and looked down, "My lord, what else can you say?"
"Your Majesty, the imperial court has enough staff, and there is no need for the intervention of the Holy Sect. After all, the income and expenditure of the imperial court are currently unbalanced, and it is difficult to maintain external recruitment of officials."
"Yeah, what the Duke said is that the treasury is a little empty, but don't worry, the auction was organized by the Holy Sect. During the two auctions, they donated 100,000 taels of gold to the court, and there will be gifts later."
The empress smiled and praised Cui Shengmen to the sky. Chen Guogong's face jumped wildly and he opened his mouth. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zhao An burst out laughing. This scene was very much like the eve of summoning Dong Zhuo to Beijing during the Three Kingdoms period.
Chen Guogong, Chen Guogong, let’s see how you dance this time.
The descendants of the Holy Men are well-versed in hundreds of schools and are full of talents. As long as they enter the court, the empress' authority will be enriched. When the time comes, Chen's feathers will be deprived of her, only in the day and night.
The atmosphere in the court hall was solemn, and the empress didn't take it seriously. "Since Chen Guogong has no objection, Zhao An, please draw up the decree."
"Here."
Zhao An raised his eyebrows at Chen Guogong, turned around and left.
The court was dissolved.
Chen Guogong knelt on the ground for a long time. It was not until everyone left that he glanced at the empty dragon chair with sadness.
"Little one, since you want to play, I'll let you know what it means to hit an egg against a stone."
A fight ends.
Back in the imperial study, the empress was in a happy mood and laughed. Zhao An said with a black face: "You are so happy, this is the first step. I am sure that the old fox will attack Cuilan Garden next, and will also deal with Cui Shi." Prime Minister. Moreover, when the Holy Sect enters the capital, at most it will be an additional force to check and balance the Chen family. This force can be controlled in the early stage, but it must be nipped in the cradle."
The empress smiled and said, "As long as you are here, I won't worry."
She was so happy. This slave was truly an unparalleled warrior, every step was calculated and every detail was perfect.
All the old foxes have been fooled.
Zhao An shook his head and said: "Because Chen Guogong is too anxious. He only needs to get rid of Qian Yu to rebel, so he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. If he doesn't hand over the knife today to stabilize his growth, I can't do anything to him." .”
"No matter what, I finally won a victory today."
"Don't be too happy. The Queen Mother is the most powerful one. She lent me the bird last night, which means she has already seen that I will slap the old fox in public today."
The empress' smile froze, and she sat on the dragon chair sullenly.
What Zhao An said was right. The old fox was a veteran in plotting for the country, and the Queen Mother was even more unfathomable. Any one of these two people could take advantage of her.
She is nothing as an emperor, but fortunately there is a well-matched little fox standing behind her, otherwise she would have been torn into pieces by the rebellious ministers and thieves.
Thinking of this, the empress raised her clear eyes and asked steadily: "Zhao An, you will always help me, right?"
Zhao An scratched his head.
What's going on with this woman? She was jumping excitedly just now, and then she languished in the blink of an eye?
"Zhao An, I seriously promise you that as long as you don't betray me, I will definitely live up to you in the future."
The empress bit her lip, her big watery eyes filled with pain and weakness.
Zhao Anxin softened and said softly, "Alright, I'm here. I don't care about the monsters, I will help you suppress them all."
The empress finally smiled, so the next step was to protect Cuilanyuan and Cui Shixiang.
Zhao Andao: "I have already said hello to Qian Yu. He will keep an eye on Cuilan Garden with Zhang Qi in the name of investigating the case. If Chen Guogong does something evil, he will directly break out into a conflict. I don't expect Chen Guogong to be so aggressive because the case is not clear." It doesn't matter who killed Jia Dongliu anymore, Chen's top priority is to communicate with the Holy Sect and refuse the imperial edict."
"What!"
The empress was shocked, "If this is true, what can you do!"
"Don't worry, the mountain man has his own clever plan. No matter what Chen Guogong says, the Holy Sect will still cooperate with me, or even cry to cooperate with me."
