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Concubine Jing's happiness means that she will have abundant heirs, and it also coincides with the Queen Mother's birthday, which is a good omen for the prosperity of the royal family and is conducive to the stability of the society.

Li Beichen was still happy inside.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered something and asked Xu Fuhai, "Has Concubine Jing already announced the happy news to the Sixth Palace?"

When Xu Fuhai was waiting outside just now, he had already inquired: "The empress has informed the Sixth Palace, and many concubines have come to congratulate her. Among them, Xie Guiren, who was sleeping yesterday, sat in Concubine Jing's room for the longest time. . Shortly after she left, Concubine Jing suffered from abdominal pain and redness."

During the palace election, Xie Cairen showed her gentleness, intelligence and talent. Unlike other jealous women, Li Beichen had a good impression of her, otherwise he would not have banned Xie Cairen directly.

She had come to Qinzheng Hall to deliver several morning meeting minutes before. Her handwriting was neat and neat, and her manners were gentle and polite. Li Beichen had a good impression of her.

But she felt unhappy when she thought that before he did anything to Mr. Xie last night, she screamed loudly and cried out in pain, and sleeping in bed was like being murdered.

Then he remembered that she was so scheming and dared to use unknown aphrodisiac spices on the emperor, which made his blood boil and he almost lost his mind, so he couldn't help but get angry.

"Check it out for me. The spices used on Ms. Xie's body last night actually dared to use things that messed with my mind."

Xu Fuhai cautiously advised: "Perhaps Mr. Xie just wants to win the favor of the emperor."

If he hadn't seen the emperor's crazy obsession with Rui Bin, in Xu Fuhai's eyes, the emperor would have gone too far in abstinence.

Many emperors in history not only let their concubines take drugs, but also took drugs themselves, just to be crazy and happy.

Li Beichen was not only very indifferent to sleeping with concubines before, but basically followed the rules. Except for Chun Chang's crazy time last time, he was never indulged in.She is even more disgusted with the various coquettish methods used by concubines.

Li Beichen frowned, thinking of Concubine Jing's hesitant look before leaving, and then said:

"Concubine Jing has always had a direct and fiery temper. Just now she hesitated to speak. Do you think she heard what Guiren Xie said?"

Xu Fuhai was startled for a moment, "I don't know, old slave. But... maybe it's not a bad thing."

Seeing Xu Fuhai say "Maybe it's not a bad thing", Li Beichen already knew it. After pondering for a moment, he smiled and said to Xu Fuhai, "You old guy has become a spirit."

Xu Fuhai said respectfully, "I serve the emperor wholeheartedly, lest I make any omissions."

Li Beichen smiled slightly and said, "What good ideas do you have."

Xu Fuhai pondered for a moment, "If the emperor wants to keep the concubines safe, Xie Cairen is smart, smooth and well-rounded, and can be used by the emperor."

Li Beichen understood Xu Fuhai's proposal.

Regardless of Xie Cairen's own motives, as long as Concubine Jing can listen to her words, her chess piece is useful and should be used well.You can use Xie Cairen to comfort Concubine Jing and take care of her baby, and you can also use your superficial love for her to divert everyone's hostility towards Jiao Jiao.

"I summon you to come to the Qinzheng Hall to accompany you. Your visit to Qian's bed will be postponed until tomorrow."

Xu Fuhai already understood what the emperor meant, but he was worried about whether Jiang Yuebai would have any ideas, "I'm just afraid that Concubine Rui will misunderstand."

Li Beichen hesitated slightly, tonight was their real wedding night.The absurdity of the day cannot be recorded.I can only continue to work at night.

Xu Fuhai said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Rui Bin has always wanted to return to Taorui Palace to see her sister Chun Chang."

Li Beichen was immediately awakened, "Okay. After Rui Bin wakes up, you will send someone to arrange for her to go back to Taorui Palace to talk to her sister. I will go find her after I finish my work in the evening."

Xu Fuhai added, "Concubine Jing is now rich and powerful, but she has no one to take care of her and allows others to come and instigate her. The palace people of Yongshou Palace cannot escape her involvement."

Li Beichen said calmly: "It's time to replace the people serving in Concubine Jing's palace."

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Qinzheng Hall.

It was early in the morning and it was past lunch time.

Li Beichen was hungry, so he passed on some meat dishes that nourished the kidneys and a tonic Buddha Jumping Over the Wall to replenish his energy.

There is always a faint smile between the eyebrows and eyes, which is the feeling of comfort after being greatly satisfied.

After eating, I felt warm and energetic.Walking alone in the back garden thinking about the problem.Xu Fuhai has already passed on the message for him, and everyone he wants to see will be waiting outside the hall.

Meng Xiang was the first to see it.

Prime Minister Meng will leave for the south tomorrow, and all arrangements for his entourage, vehicles and supplies have been made.He came here to confirm with the emperor the safety of Meng Qing and Meng Ran.Meng Ran was also arrested and imprisoned by Dali Temple last night.

Li Beichen directly showed his cards to him.Inform Prime Minister Meng that the chain of human and physical evidence is now complete, proving that the person who killed the prostitute Yun Xi was his youngest son Meng Ran.

Meng Ran has secretly confessed.It was because he was jealous that Meng Qing was a direct descendant and he was a concubine. Meng Qing could inherit the title and was better than him and held an important position in the court.

Especially this time cutting the expenses of my sons.Meng Xiang was unfair to his sons. Meng Qing was cut off the least, while the other sons were cut off a lot.Meng Ran is the most dissolute, used to luxury, and completely unable to adapt to a life without money.

So we don’t worry about scarcity but about inequality.Meng Ran held a grudge and had coveted Yunxi's beauty as early as in the private room. When she found out that Yunxi had given her first time to her brother in the tea room, she became even more jealous.After strangling Yunxi to death, he framed his brother.

Li Beichen asked Prime Minister Meng calmly: "If you can only choose one of the two, which of the two sons will you protect?"

Meng Xiang pondered for a moment and then asked: "If both of them want to protect each other, what should the Holy Minister do?"

He would not foolishly choose between his two sons, let alone arrogantly say that he wanted to protect both of them.The emperor must have a hole dug in front of him waiting for him.

Meng Qing and Meng Ran are both biological sons, and their palms and backs are full of flesh.One is the legitimate son, and the other is the most beloved youngest son.Although Meng Ran was useless, he still couldn't bear to give up on him.

Li Beichen stared at Meng Xiang, chuckled, and said seriously, "Take sides. If you want to protect both sons, between me and him, you must choose only me."

"Who is he?" Meng Xiang asked pretending to be confused.

Li Beichen smiled and asked: "Who do you think you are? Do you think you can hide it from me?"

Prime Minister Meng immediately bowed his hands and said, "I dare not hide anything from Your Majesty. If the Emperor has something to say, you may as well speak it out to me!"

While observing Li Beichen's expression with his peripheral vision, he tried to judge the truth from the truth.

However, the new emperor's face was very calm, with no trace of sadness or joy, and he had a calm and strategizing look.

Seeing that Meng Xiang was sizing him up and still making the final resistance, Li Beichen said calmly: "I have found out the close cooperative relationship between you and him through the secret reporting system and the investigation of Tianxiang Tower. "

Li Beichen finally saw a fleeting trace of panic on Meng Xiang's face, and said unhurriedly: "Han Zhongzai confessed all the crimes and signed them. You are the minister who took care of my life arranged by the late emperor. I am willing Give you a chance. Do you want to lead the nine tribes to death for the crime of treason, or do you want to stand on my side and be used by me?"

"What should I do?" Meng Xiang's eyes were deep.

Li Beichen said calmly: "Tell me everything you know and cooperate with my next actions. I will forget the past and keep your and Meng Qing's positions in the court unchanged. But Meng Ran will stay with me to do this." Protons.”

The two sons were now secretly detained by Li Beichen. Meng Xiang did not struggle for long and finally decided to cooperate with the emperor.

"I am willing to do your best for Your Majesty. I will take some time to sort out the relevant information and submit it to the emperor. I only hope that the emperor can keep his promise, let go of past events, and let my family go."

"Okay. I promise you my word," Li Beichen said with a smile, "I will have to rely on Prime Minister Meng from now on. I hope that from now on, Prime Minister Meng will be wholehearted and loyal to the king and his ministers. This is the last chance I give you. , there will be absolutely no next time.”

Li Beichen explained their upcoming cooperation and asked Meng to surrender as his surrender.

At the end, Li Beichen couldn't help but ask Prime Minister Meng, since he was already inferior to one person, he was superior to ten thousand people.Why should he associate with the rebel group? What benefits did the other party provide him?

Meng Xiang laughed and said frankly that in fact the other party did not promise huge benefits, but only promised to make him a marquis, and the title would be hereditary and he would get rid of Chen Xiang at the same time.

But the reason why he was really willing to take such a big risk was not this, but the fact that Li Beichen had not been in the battle for the throne before. It was a snipe and a clam fighting for the throne.

I have never invested in Li Beichen before, and I have no merit in following the dragon. It is not like Prime Minister Chen who married his daughter in advance when Li Beichen was still a prince, so he is afraid that one day he will be liquidated as emperor and courtiers, so he has no way out.

Li Beichen was shocked by Meng Xiang's magnanimity and sophistication.Prime Minister Meng was also shocked by the speed of the new emperor's maturity.

Yesterday, the conversation between Meng Xiang and Li Beichen made Meng Xiang recognize the new emperor; today, he is in awe of the new emperor.

After Meng Xiang left, Li Beichen turned the jade ring on his hand with a mocking smile on his lips.

In fact, he had no so-called secret report or Tianxianglou investigation evidence at all. He was just using information gaps and psychological tactics to put pressure on Xiang Meng and deceive him.What Meng Xiang revealed in the conversation just now was the new evidence he had.

In fact, Meng Xiang did not take this into consideration, but he did not point it out.Because the two sons were secretly detained in the hands of the emperor, Prime Minister Meng's lifeline was in his hands.

The second person I met was Chen Xiang.

Li Beichen went to find Prime Minister Chen, and based on Prime Minister Meng's plan, he finally finalized the details of the western disaster relief plan, which will be announced at the morning meeting tomorrow.

Unlike Meng Xiang, Li Beichen, in addition to two imperial doctors, was also equipped with a person from Qin Tianjian and two people from the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry will specially assign two water conservancy experts to investigate the water shortage problem in the western region and build some water storage, well digging and irrigation facilities.Qin Tianjian was responsible for organizing large-scale on-site rain prayer activities to appease the people.

After talking about the northwest disaster relief issue, Li Beichen left Chen Xiang aside and drank tea without saying anything for a long time, which made the always mature Xiang Chen feel a little numb.

Could it be that the emperor discovered something?
Chen Xiang felt uneasy.

He always felt that something was different about the emperor today, and he became increasingly unsure about his trip to the west.