Chapter 1417 The Foolish Empress 40
After thinking about it, the deputy general manager decided to test him first, lowered his head and smiled along with him: "General manager Li is also loyal and reluctant to part with your majesty."
"Loyalty?" Xining laughed dryly: "You must know what happened just now. Even if you don't know, you can ask about it later. There should be nothing in this palace that you can't find out, right?"
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Just now, Concubine Zhao entered the palace secretly and was mistaken by the empress for an assassin. Who didn't know about the commotion.
Concubine Zhao was able to enter the palace with the tacit approval of the chief steward. The empress must have made the chief steward's face look like he was mourning for this matter.
Perhaps the empress really had a estrangement from the chief manager because of this matter, and planned to appoint someone else. At least find someone else to balance the power of the general manager!
While the deputy general manager was thinking, he heard the empress say in a long voice: "I heard that most of the chamberlains in this palace are Li Defu's godsons?"
He quickly responded: "Not only his godson, but also his godson! The younger one is also his godson."
Xining nodded: "Yes, if he wasn't his godson, he wouldn't be able to climb to this position. But once he reaches this position, he may not be able to take his place in the future. Aren't there two deputy general managers, and the other one is also His godson?”
The deputy general manager's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he lowered his head: "Your Majesty, that's right."
"Then why didn't the other one call you, but called you?"
This is suspicious of him. After all, he is the godson of the chief steward.
"That's another one. I happened to be out shopping today, and I won't be able to return to the palace until tonight." The deputy general manager made up the reasons while trying to figure out the emperor's heart. He spoke very slowly, feeling very tired: "Your Majesty also knows that purchasing is a fat job. Where can I find a slave?”
This was a good reply, explaining the reason, and also pointed out that such a fat job was not his turn, and he was not Li Defu's true confidant. The other deputy general manager is!
Xi Ning nodded: "Well, the General Manager said that he is willing to donate one hundred thousand taels of silver to the national treasury. If you have time these days, go and see how the General Manager is raising money. Don't say it's my intention. Don't let it happen. He knows, just look.”
This was also clever. He didn't ask him to monitor the chief manager, he just wanted to show some concern.
How could the deputy general manager not understand the truth? He lowered his head and smiled: "I know that your majesty cares about the general manager, but I don't want him to know, otherwise I would be very grateful. I must have seen it clearly and report to your majesty truthfully if I have anything."
He is a talent and has a future!
Xining said with satisfaction: "What is your name, Li Quanhao? Well, what a good name. Work well and let me remember you. Of course, your benefits are indispensable."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" the deputy general manager was ecstatic. In order to tie Li Defu's thigh, even his name was changed.
But Li Defu's legs are not as thick as the Empress's. He also works for the Empress. Li Defu's orders are completely different from those given by the Empress directly to him. It's Li Defu's credit if it succeeds, and it's his fault if it fails and you die.
"The general manager has not been here for the past three days, so you can try to hold on to it first, and get started quickly in the future. Just be a errand." Xining picked up the tea bowl and continued to taste it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The deputy steward stood up and stood respectfully where the chief steward had stood. He held a fly whisk in his hand and felt happy.
In just a short period of time, he helped the treasury earn one hundred thousand taels of silver. No need to thank you, this is what I should do.
The first thing I did when I went to court the next day was the relocation of 500 people. About a third of the ministers knelt down and begged to reconsider.
Seeing everyone kneeling and cheering, Xi Ning couldn't help but get a little angry: "What do you mean by all the love? I can't even appoint 500 people to reclaim the wasteland? You should take out the ancestral family law and follow the rules one by one. Which one says that people are not allowed to move to reclaim wasteland? Even if I randomly select 500 people, it is for the sake of the country and the people! Let’s discuss this matter as a crime of contempt for the king!”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please think twice!" Weng Yushi raised his head, raised his hand while kneeling, and pointed at her with trembling fingers: "This is the call of the country to be in danger. I regret endlessly. Your Majesty, uh..."
He rolled his eyes and fainted.
Xining frowned: "Send it down and ask the imperial doctor to take good care of it."
After Yushi Weng was sent off, the kneeling ministers kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please think twice, please think twice!"
Xining was angry: "Did you hear what I said? Don't think that you can make me compromise by forcing you one by one. You all do it for the country and my country, but who really thinks about me and the harmony between my flesh and blood relatives?" , This is the blessing of the country. King Duan paid more tribute to me, and I approved five hundred people to cultivate the wasteland. How can I be misrepresented by you one by one? Don't blame me for being ruthless!"
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It's easy to say that. King Duan's 50,000 troops are still stationed on the outskirts of the city and may attack the capital again at any time. Even if the garrison from the capital has been mobilized, once a fight breaks out, not only will lives be lost, but it is still unclear who will lose and who will win.
This time he was attacked by King Duan again, but he was not so easy to fool. It's impossible to "Qingjunzi" clear twice. If you don't clear the first time, how can you pay off the second time? The opposite is the opposite. Even if she wants to use King Qin to calm her down, King Duan may not be able to accept it again.
When the time comes, can these kneeling guys block the city gate and quell King Duan's anger? The unlucky one is not the empress.
Seeing that the empress was really angry, half of the ministers stood up, lowered their heads and returned to where they were standing. There were only about a dozen ministers left, still kneeling there, begging her to think again.
What he said twice was actually forcing her to agree. This time she relented, and it would be easier to lead him by the nose next time.
Xining was completely irritated: "I am so stubborn and talk so much about the country and the country. Do you still think that I am a three-year-old child and let you lead me by the nose? I have agreed today. Will I be able to do everything according to you in the future?" ? You are all dreaming. You are not loyal ministers at all, but treacherous ministers with different agendas. ”
As soon as these words were said, all the kneeling ministers cried out for injustice, quoted scriptures loudly, and explained their reasons sonorously and forcefully. Some even stood up, took off their official hats and wanted to hit the dragon pillar to show their ambition. Sacrifice yourself for your country.
Fortunately, I was prepared in advance and the guards in the palace stopped me. It was noisy for a while, crying and howling, it was so lively.
Xining is the first and second in rank, and these civil servants are also very good at making trouble. It is said that women cry, make trouble, and hang themselves. These civil servants cry, make trouble, and bump into pillars. They are no worse than women who live in seclusion.
Suddenly someone shouted: "Shameless, a bunch of shameless people!"
Suddenly the whole hall fell silent, and a civil servant standing outside the hall strode in, walked straight to the front and stopped. Holding a bamboo wat board in his hand, he bowed to the empress and said, "My lord, the Grand Chief has ordered Shen Kuo, the chief minister, to see your Majesty."
(End of chapter)