All the ministers in the palace lowered their bodies tightly and did not dare to raise their heads at all.
The more the concubine cried, the more sad she became. Holding the silk in her hand, she looked extremely aggrieved, because her identity as King Xuan lay there! She couldn't reprimand, nor did she have the courage, so she could only settle for the next best thing.
"This, this." Shang Rui was even more at a loss and could only comfort him with kind words: "Oh my dear, don't cry, don't cry..."
Xiao Yuan had no choice but to smooth things over: "Okay, King Xuan didn't mean to offend. He just wanted to remind your majesty that the country is the most important thing."
Unexpectedly, King Xuan said coldly: "In the Chaoyi Hall, where the state affairs are conducted, a woman is crying and crying here. How unbecoming it is!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she directly raised her hands to Shang Rui and walked away.
"This..." Shang Rui was dumbfounded.
Xiao Yuan was secretly amused and said goodbye to him and left here.
Looking at the backs of the two of them, the concubine kept crying and said with sobs: "Look at your majesty, King Qin Xuan is so arrogant and domineering, how can he take your majesty in his eyes, wuwuwuwu..."
"This, this." What could Shang Rui say?
On the way out of the palace.
Xiao Yuan said helplessly: "What is Sister Wang doing? After all, she is the emperor, so why should she be like this?"
"What emperor? It's extremely disappointing. The collapse of the empire is not unreasonable." King Xuan said, and looked at Xiao Yuan again: "Brother Wang, why do you think you are protecting that demon concubine today?"
"What?" Xiao Yuan didn't react.
King Xuan looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze: "Brother Wang, isn't he fascinated by his beauty?"
"What nonsense are you talking about! How is it possible!" Xiao Yuan reacted.
"Hmph!" King Xuan sneered: "You lecherous person!"
As he spoke, he walked away directly.
"You!" Xiao Yuan was furious.
Lu Yunyan behaved strangely and behaved strangely after arriving in Qin. Not only did he have no intention of having any political contacts with Qin, he also did not meet with any ministers of Qin. It was as if he was just a guest.
She lives in the palace, and when she has something to do, she goes to see Gu Xue and the others, and this time is no exception. After she comes back, she is very familiar with the road, and looks like she has no time to deal with Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan was happy, happy that she could do this, and went to the study.
At this time, the ministers of the Qin State also knew that he had returned to the capital. There was no doubt that important ministers would ask to see him and report some things.
In the study room.
Shangguan Wenruo glanced at Xiao Yuan cautiously and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, I heard... His Highness Prince Xuan has been living in the palace since he entered Qin..."
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yuan gave him a strange look.
"This." Shangguan Wenruo hesitated for a moment and then said: "Xuanjun is a prince, lives in the palace, and is always with the princess and the others. If this spreads..."
Xiao Yuan said indifferently: "What's the point? Xuanjun is a woman, there is nothing wrong with being with the princess and the others."
"No, that's not what I meant." Shangguan Wenruo said.
Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said angrily: "Sir Shangguan, no matter what Xuanjun does, what does it have to do with you? You must be too lenient."
"No, no, no." Shangguan Wenruo said quickly and seriously: "Your Majesty is the monarch of Qin, so your family affairs are state affairs."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows.
Shangguan Wenruo swallowed his saliva and emboldened his courage: "I dare you, humble minister, to ask the king about the relationship with King Xuan..."
"Okay." Xiao Yuan stopped quickly, angrily and funny: "Sir Shangguan, it doesn't matter if you say this in front of me. If it reaches King Xuan's ears, how can she listen to you!"
"Yes, yes, the minister made a mistake..." Shangguan Wenruo hurriedly saluted, but his mind was full of thoughts. He lowered his head slightly and looked at Liu Yuzhi next to him.
The latter did not say anything about this, but took out a roll of bamboo slips from the sleeve of his official uniform, put it respectfully on the table and said: "These are the books compiled by the ministers during this period. Please take a look at them."
Xiao Yuan took the bamboo slips and unfolded them. There were some incident plans and processing results inside, and there was nothing wrong with them.
While watching, he asked: "Prime Minister, how is the official salt incident? Also, I heard from Lin Chu that you have suppressed the Li Minggui case for the time being?"
"Yes." Liu Yuzhi responded first, and then said: "Li Minggui is the governor of Yong'an County, and a local governor cannot do whatever he says. Most of the salt production in Qin State comes from the salt wells in central Sichuan, and the salt wells are located in Yong'an. "
"Official salt is an important matter for the country. Now most of the salt-producing areas in the entire Central Plains are in the coastal areas of Lingguo. This is also the key to Lingguo's economic lifeline. Our Qin State has no sea area and only relies on salt wells. Once here, If an accident occurs and Lingguo takes this opportunity to cut off the salt luck, it will control our country to death."
In ancient times, salt was not as important as it is now. In the past, many countries used it to fight economic wars, and there were even large-scale wars over salt-producing areas.
After hearing what he said, Xiao Yuan pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "I understand what you mean."
Liu Yuzhi continued: "In addition, Li Minggui may have some relationship with the Zhao family."
"Which Zhao family?"
"The king's wife." Liu Yuzhi said directly.
"What?" Xiao Yuan frowned immediately and couldn't help but ask: "What kind of relationship?"
He was somewhat nervous. After all, his wife was involved. If the Zhao family fell into too deep, it would not be a joke.
Liu Yuzhi thought for a while and said truthfully: "It probably doesn't involve important issues. It's mostly freight between Yong'an and Qinzhou. But after all, it's about the king's wife, so I have to be more cautious."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Xiao Yuan raised his hand a little irritably, "What do you think, Prime Minister, about the rectification of official salt?"
Liu Yuzhi must have thought about it a long time ago, and immediately said: "I suggest that Jiang Yi, Mr. Jiang, host the event."
In the past, when there was such a case, Liu Changqing would probably be recommended, but this time, Liu Yuzhi recommended Jiang Yi, probably because it involved the Zhao family a little bit.
If Liu Changqing is allowed to go again and stir up a big storm, if the Zhao family is beaten to death, then the situation will get worse and worse.
It can be seen from this that Prime Minister Qin is a well-rounded person.
After Xiao Yuan listened, he looked at Shangguan Wenruo again.
The latter also bowed his hands and said, "I agree with the Prime Minister's proposal."
"Okay, then let Jiang Yi have full authority to handle this matter." Xiao Yuan made a decision and said, "Is there anything else?"
"Wei Chen excuses himself." They both saluted.
After leaving the study, Shangguan Wenruo couldn't help but pulled Liu Yuzhi and whispered: "Prime Minister, Queen Xuan has been living in the palace, hanging out with the empress and others, and being in the harem, there are so many weird things... "
Liu Yuzhi glanced at him and said with a smile, "Isn't this a good thing?"
"A good thing is a good thing, but I don't know if it can be planned..." Shangguan Wenruo said quietly.
