Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 123
Princess Lin Yang smiled and said, "Since the Empress Dowager is so kind-hearted, it's fine for the female relatives to stay alive and not be enslaved by officials."

"However, under the full nest, there are still eggs? What's more, Li Lingjiang was an official for a while, and his family members were not under the shadow of him? His family members would like to share his blessings and difficulties with him, right?"

Sheng Shaoqing thinks about it too, these people can't just eat dividends and not take risks, right? How can there be such a good thing in the world?
As the Queen Mother, if she doesn't do well, there is a risk of hiccups, not to mention that Li Lingjiang is the one who eats this bowl of rice.

Sheng Shaoqing hadn't realized that many people had been spared from a difficult situation in a single thought of his own, but the name of the Li family in Jiangzhou was rarely mentioned after a while.

People are always more willing to deliberately ignore such abnormal signals, and continue to indulge in peaceful dreams.

"Queen! There is an urgent report!"

Cui Yun rushed in without waiting for Sheng Shaoqing's reply, "Queen Mother! Lord Xia was assassinated in Fengchun, and now several auxiliary ministers are waiting for you to discuss matters in the Xiayi County Yamen Hall!"

"what?!"

Sheng Shaoqing and Princess Lin Yang stood up together, looked at each other in horror, and Princess Lin Yang spoke first, "When and where did you get assassinated?"

"This humble minister doesn't know too well, the Queen Mother should go and have a look!"

Sheng Shaoqing took a deep breath, and after a while he said in shock, "Just under my nose, there is such a thing?!"

"Ajun, tell Aning to prepare a clean room. The imperial physician is waiting for you now. I will go to Lord Tongji and the others to discuss the matter first. If Lord Xia comes back, please report in time if there is any situation!"

Princess Lin Yang wanted to follow Cui Yun and retreat knowingly, but she heard the Queen Mother say:

"Princess, you go with me."

"Me?" Princess Lin Yang was stunned, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to go to Lin Yang."

Sheng Shaoqing said firmly, "It's okay, you go too. Although this matter is related to the government, Fengchun is the fiefdom of King Qinghe, so this matter has something to do with the royal family. If this is the case, there is nothing wrong with you going."

Princess Lin Yang didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the Queen Mother, but when she heard what the Queen Mother said, which sounded reasonable but didn't make sense, Princess Lin Yang hesitated for a moment and then nodded, "Then Lin Yang Just go."

It was already dusk when Princess Lin Yang came, but now the sky outside is as dark as ink, fortunately the Xiayi county government office is not big, so Sheng Shaoqing and Princess Lin Yang entered the meeting hall without much delay.

After saluting to the Queen Mother, several people in the hall frowned unanimously when they saw Princess Lin Yang behind Sheng Shaoqing, but they saluted again honestly to greet Princess Lin Yang.

"The Queen Mother."

Sheng Shaoqing didn't wait for them to ask, he took the initiative to say, "You all already know why Mrs. Xia went to Fengchun, since Fengchun is the fiefdom of King Qinghe, and it has something to do with the dignity of the royal family, I think there should be someone from the royal family present. "

Ji Wenxuan put his hands down and said nothing, but Wang Ting first retorted, "The queen mother and the ministers are discussing important court affairs, and the princess is present. I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Lu Shichang turned his head and fired, "Why is it inappropriate?"

Faced with Lu Shichang's loud voice, Wang Ting said weakly, "That's not proper!"

"Etiquette? What etiquette?" Lu Shichang snorted coldly, "That's all to deceive you bunch of sour scholars!"

"Let's not talk about it, when Princess Hengyang discussed merits with Emperor Jing, Mr. Wang, you were still babbling!"

"Let's go far, Princess Ningwei Zhenguo made great military exploits for the founding of Great Liang, and the Taizu specially gave her the ability to sit and go to court. Isn't this kind of honor much better than your Lord Wang now?"

Sheng Shaoqing watched helplessly as Wang Ting was so angry that his beard shook and he couldn't think of a rebuttal.

Who told people to tell the truth? !
When Princess Hengyang showed her sharpness, no one could resist her power. If it weren't for the confidante of the Princess Mansion who was so ruthless, and Princess Hengyang was stimulated to retreat from others, the current situation of Great Liang Jiangshan is really different.

Thinking of this, Wang Ting took a weak look at Ji Wenxuan, hoping that Prime Minister Ji would speak out to suppress Lu Shichang so that he could vent his anger.

But he saw Ji Wenxuan's confused face and didn't want to say more. According to his understanding of Ji Wenxuan for many years, this old man definitely wanted to sit on the sidelines.

Xue Wuji was also doing Tai Chi leisurely at the side, and Wang Ting's accumulated anger from the past rushed directly to Tianling Gai, "Yes, they are all better than me, and you can't be dismissed! As a woman, how can the princess go to the court?!"

"It is precisely because such a precedent was set in the past that there will be endless disasters in the future!"

Wang Tingzhang glanced at Princess Lin Yang inadvertently, bowed and said, "This statement is not to insult the princess, it's just the etiquette, and I have to do it, I hope the princess will forgive me."

Princess Lin Yang saw that Wang Ting had said this, and used etiquette to suppress her, so she couldn't care about anything for a while, if she had half the power of Aunt Hengyang, she wouldn't be wronged like this today.

However, Sheng Shaoqing was amused by the inconsistent Wang Ting, "Since women are not allowed to go to court, wouldn't it be a waste of time for me to spend every day?"

"No, no." The Wang Ting was forced to get off the tiger by his momentary venting. It was just at the moment of embarrassment, but the queen mother continued: "What's more, the matter to be discussed today is related to King Qinghe, and Princess Linyang is present. Why not?"

Lu Shichang also continued mercilessly, "We Qiang people have never cared about your broken rules and decency. The princess is your majesty's aunt, and she has the trust of the queen mother. What's the problem here?"

Wang Ting's eyes widened in shock, "Then! In the future, the empress dowager's family will gain the trust of the queen mother, and they will all come to court, wouldn't that be messed up?!"

"Hey!" Sheng Shaoqing saw that Wang Ting's words were getting more and more outrageous, and quickly stopped him, "Master Wang, I haven't reached the point where I am insane, so I won't let the women in the harem come to discuss matters with you adults."

Lu Shichang added his sword, "When I was outside the customs, the powerful concubines of various ministries could have a place in the council hall, if it wasn't for the reason."

Lu Shichang thought for a while, endured the calm for a while, took a step back, and half-swallowed back the rest of the words, but Wang Ting heard it and refused to let go, "Master Lu, please speak clearly, for what? For what?!"

"I respected you in the past, but I didn't expect you to look down on me from the bottom of my heart. Then let the queen mother dismiss me as the auxiliary minister, and I will go back to the Ministry of Industry!"

Princess Lin Yang glanced at Sheng Shaoqing helplessly, she knew that her arrival would cause the group of ministers to quarrel first, and as for what to discuss, that would have to wait a little later.

Not to be outdone, Lu Shichang said, "If you have the ability, you can write your own resignation letter. What's the matter waiting for the queen mother to be dismissed? The queen mother dismissed the auxiliary ministers before the bones of the first emperor were cold. How do you make the outside world think of the queen mother? Wang Ting, your intentions are really vicious. "

"you!"

"you!!"

"you!!!"

Wang Ting was so angry that he said "you" three times, his tone became more intense each time, but his breath became shorter each time.

Sheng Shaoqing really didn't expect that just letting Princess Lin Yang attend a discussion would lead to such a fierce dispute. Just when he was in a daze, Ji Wenxuan suddenly said under Wang Ting's expectant eyes, "I think it's better to discuss the matter of Lord Xia. It's more important, if Princess Lin Yang wants to listen, then just listen, Lord Wang is really worrying too much."

Wang Ting was shocked by Ji Wenxuan's words and choked his breath in his throat. It took a long time to swallow the breath bloodshot.

Wang Ting: I will be angry!
Sheng Shaoqing sighed and said, "Actually, Minister Zongzhengsi was supposed to discuss matters together, but King Qinghe resigned from the position of Minister Zongzhengsi before, and now King Luling is taking his place. I heard that they have a good relationship, so I let Lin Princess Yang discusses the matter together, I never expected Lord Wang to react so violently."

Wang Ting also took a breather and said, "The princess is already the most wealthy in the world, so why should she get involved in these things?"

Sheng Shaoqing was about to refute, but Princess Lin Yang stepped forward and asked, "I don't know what these things Mr. Wang said?"

"That's naturally a court affairs."

Princess Lin Yang continued to ask, "But today's court affairs are not only state affairs, but also family affairs. Why can't I come to listen to my family affairs?"

Wang Ting was completely dumbfounded now, he shouldn't be the assistant minister, if he didn't be the assistant minister, he wouldn't have to deal with these sharp-mouthed people, if he didn't deal with these people, he wouldn't be speechless
Xue Wuji suddenly said from the side, "Princess is really eloquent."

Princess Lin Yang knew that she had to fight for what she wanted. Since the queen mother let her come, she naturally didn't want to be kicked out like this. The outcome is not yet decided.

Seeing Wang Ting's anger fading away, Sheng Shaoqing went straight to the point and asked about Xia Yuhuai.

Xue Wuji glanced at Ji Wenxuan before saying, "Master Ji has already told us what happened before he came, it's just..."

"Who the murderer is is still unknown, but it must be related to the evil obstacles of the Tiancai Society."

Sheng Shaoqing hurriedly asked, "I only know that Master Xia was assassinated, what is the situation now?"

"As soon as Master Xia arrived at the Fengchun County Government, he encountered a group of black-clothed assassins hacking around. Fortunately, the Queen Mother sent someone to escort him. Master Xia was only slightly injured, but Li Lingfeng died under the random knife."

Sheng Shaoqing:! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Princess Lin Yang also gasped, resisting the urge to speak, and only watched Sheng Shaoqing's reaction silently.

"died?!"

Ji Wenxuan nodded his head with difficulty, "He's dead. There's not even a whole body under the knife."

"Where is Master Xia now?"

"Master Lin originally wanted to escort Master Xia back to Xia Yi, but Master Xia still insisted on staying in Fengchun, so Master Lin could only guard him at all times, and sent someone back to answer first."

Sheng Shaoqing said angrily, "Who on earth is so courageous that the people I send dare to hurt?!"

Lu Shichang and Wang Ting looked at each other. They had never seen such a big anger from the Queen Mother, so they couldn't help being a little surprised.

"I think that perhaps the people from Tiancai Club wanted to kill Li Lingfeng to silence the truth when they saw that the matter had been exposed, and Lord Xia happened to bump into it."

Wang Ting also echoed, "I also think so."

Sheng Shaoqing shook her head, she knew that Li Dabao was a man who only wanted money, and he probably didn't have the guts to do such things as murder and arson.

"Since the matter has been exposed, what's the use of killing Li Lingfeng?"

"Could it be that Li Lingfeng has grasped some secrets of the Tiancai Society, which made the Tiancai Society kill?"

Princess Lin Yang couldn't hold back her chuckle, and Wang Ting immediately gave Wang Ting a gloomy look.

"It was Lin Yang who lost his temper," Princess Lin Yang explained.

Sheng Shaoqing's eyes signaled:?

Princess Lin Yang had no choice but to continue, "Lin Yang has heard of killing people to silence people, but never heard that killing court officials is to silence people."

"Originally it was just a crime of confiscating the family and exiling it, but now it has become a punishment for all clans. Lin Yang thought, this Tiancai Society always seeks to make money. It is an evil society that calls itself a businessman. How can it do such a loss-making business?"

Sheng Shaoqing couldn't help but nodded, this is what the hero sees and agrees with!

Wang Ting said in a choked voice, "Then ask the princess to tell me who the murderer is?"

Princess Lin Yang said meaninglessly, "Your Majesty Wang is an official ordered by the imperial court. I just came to observe the case. How can I know who the murderer is?"

"However," Princess Lin Yang paused, "If I know who it is, wouldn't Mr. Wang become a free court salary?"

Wang Tingding's sentence didn't make sense, so he shut his mouth embarrassingly, regretful in his heart, he shouldn't have said this!
Xue Wuji changed the subject and said, "The specifics will only be found out after Mr. Xia's injury is recovered in Fengchun. What's the use of me guessing here? Now, since the Tiancai Society dares to be so blatant, there must be something else behind it." There is a backing."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "Flies have to be beaten, and tigers have to be caught."

Wang Ting:?
Lu Shichang:?

Xue Wuji:
Of the people present, only Ji Wenxuan understood what Sheng Shaoqing meant, and echoed, "What the queen mother said is very true."

As soon as Ji Wenxuan said this, everyone's eyes turned from Sheng Shaoqing to Ji Wenxuan again. What are the queen mother and the prime minister talking about?
Ji Wenxuan explained, "The empress dowager's intention is to catch the people behind the Tiancaihui and wipe them all out."

"What does the prime minister mean, the person who sent someone to assassinate Li Lingfeng is the person behind the Tiancaihui?"

Princess Lin Yang mocked Wang Ting silently in her heart: You only know now?

Ji Wenxuan only looked up at Sheng Shaoqing and said, "Queen Dowager, I think that the general trend has come."

Sheng Shaoqing looked at Ji Wenxuan's increasingly determined eyes, and it seemed that the restructuring was imminent, and he had to do so.

Sheng Shaoqing nodded.

Ji Wenxuan knelt down and saluted loudly, "The Empress Dowager is righteous!"

Wang Ting and Lu Shichang still looked at Ji Wenxuan's sudden appearance without knowing it. What did the Prime Minister do behind their backs?
Xue Wuji associated the scene in front of him with the guessing in his heart, and his gaze towards Ji Wenxuan's back became more and more complicated.

"Prime Minister Ji"

Sheng Shaoqing stepped forward to help Ji Wenxuan up, and it was the first time that Sheng Shaoqing saw Ji Wenxuan so close.

(End of this chapter)