The queen is charming, but powerful ministers lure her to seize power and usurp the throne

Chapter 117 Good idea & Bad idea 2
The emperor let go of the jade ring.

"I am sitting on the dragon throne, with only one pair of eyes, and I am always negligent. In your opinion, what is the Lin family's financial situation?"

Gao Hong smelled something wrong. In the letter, the Lin family seemed to think that the emperor would definitely help to suppress the Northwest Tower.

But the emperor's attitude towards the Lin family...

Seeing that Gao Hong didn't speak, the emperor thought he had concerns, so he smiled and said, "You know those people in the capital, they protect each other, and what they say is true or false. I only believe in you, just say what you say."

Gao Hong thought of the queen's story and became suspicious.

The Lin family wanted to take advantage of the emperor, but the emperor asked the Lin family how much money they had.

His eyes moved slightly and he replied, "I'm new here, so I don't dare to speak rashly and deceive the Holy One."

"I heard people say that Dongdongnzhai is just the tip of the iceberg. The Lin family's property is spread all over the Jin Dynasty. I'm not sure about the specifics. I can only look at the property in the capital -"

He said, thought for a while, and said in a reserved tone, "About two treasuries."

The room was quiet for a while, and the emperor picked up the letter and read it again.

Sneered, "All the real gold and silver from Da Jin has flowed into his pocket. He is still not satisfied and will not let go of any of it."

Gao Hong made a judgment in his mind.

"If the Holy One had not worked hard to govern, how could there be peace in the world, and how could the Lin family be where they are today."

"It's a pity that one family is the only one. If a hundred flowers bloom and the Lord raises the tax, then the country will be rich and the people will be prosperous."

After saying that, Gao Hong complained, "Such a prosperous age has been ruined by the Lin family."

The emperor was also upset. At first he was in a good mood when he received the letter. The Lin family showed their sincerity and paid tribute with many treasures.

But those priceless treasures are just a drop in the bucket to the Lin family.

No matter how empty the treasury is, the emperor will not condescend to deal with a merchant. In the past, the Lin family's offerings were all made by Zhu Shilang.

It is impossible for the emperor to find out the value. This kind of thing depends entirely on self-consciousness.

The Lin family has always been generous in offering sacrifices. In the first few years, he recruited troops and supported the three armies, and the Lin family contributed a lot.

Because of this, although no one from the Lin family is an official, and although the senior officials still covet it, they dare not touch it.

After all, the Lin family's backer is the emperor.

The emperor's face was uncertain, and after a while he asked, "Now that the Lin family has a request, what do you think I should do?"

Gao Hong pondered, "The dominance of the Lin family is not a good thing. Although the Northwest Tower cannot compete with the Lin family, it can remind the Lin family that the one he relies on is the Holy One."

"In my opinion, instead of helping the Lin family, Your Majesty should also give some support to the Northwest Tower."

Gao Hong's face was calm and upright, and his hands in his sleeves were trembling slightly.

Fortunately, the emperor has no doubts about him at present, and only thinks that he is deliberately trying to get into trouble with the nobles.

But after thinking about it based on his words, "The more powerful the Northwest Tower becomes, the Lin family will naturally be afraid. If the Lin family is afraid, they will not dare to deceive me easily."

Gao Hong secretly sighed and agreed, "That's exactly it."

"I've been to the Northwest Building since I've been there, why don't you tell me what its features are?"

The atmosphere gradually relaxed, and the emperor smiled and asked, just like ordinary family talk.

Gao Hong picked out some features and explained them to him in detail.The emperor was very interested after hearing this, and ordered Eunuch Xu to send someone to the northwest building to buy it.

When Gao Hong came out of the imperial study room again, it was snowing heavily again.

Xiao Zizi handed him an umbrella and led him towards the palace gate. Before he had gone far, he caught up with a eunuch.

The eunuch was panting, "Master Gao, please wait for a moment at the palace gate. Your Majesty has given you a carriage. I will go get it for you right now. Other rewards need to be checked in the warehouse and delivered to your house later."

After Gao Hong heard this, he turned around and went back to thank him, but the eunuch said, "You can just kowtow here. The Holy Father said there is no need to bother. It's freezing in the weather, so you should go back earlier."

Gao Hong kowtowed in the direction of the royal study, and the eunuch trotted to fetch his carriage.

Xiao Yezi congratulated, "Master Gao is a real talent. I have never seen the Holy Master value an adult so highly before."

Gao Hong smiled at him and said, "This is also thanks to my father-in-law. Thank you so much for speaking up for me."

As he spoke, he touched his cuffs and then his waist, and only took out three copper coins, which were really shabby in this magnificent palace.

He thought for a while, pulled off the jade pendant from his waist, and stuffed it into Xiao Yezi's hands, "Father-in-law, please don't dislike it."

Xiao Yezi couldn't bear to accept it, but then he thought that the emperor gave many rewards, and a jade pendant was nothing. Maybe it would be useful in the future, so he accepted it.

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When Zhe Sang heard that the emperor sent people to the Northwest Tower, he was shocked and thought he had been exposed.

Later, I heard that the emperor was greedy after hearing Gao Hong's words, and he was secretly relieved.

It happened that Concubine An was also here, and asked curiously, "Is the Northwest Tower really so magical? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

Shui Po smiled and said, "I heard that it just opened a few days ago. When the imperial concubine first entered the palace, their shopkeeper was still guarding the door of Dongnan Zhai."

Concubine An became even more confused after hearing this, "The doorman opens a restaurant?"

Shui Po then told her about Wang Shengcai's dream. Concubine An listened with interest and finally asked, "Is there really a little golden man in his family? Has anyone seen it?"

Shui Po said, "It is true. It is enshrined in the lobby of the northwest building. Shopkeeper Wang treats it like a Bodhisattva. The incense and tributes are more prosperous than the serious Bodhisattva in the temple."

Hearing what she said was so magical, as if she had seen it with her own eyes, Concubine An smiled and asked, "Why do you know so well? Are you trying to trick me into playing?"

Shui Po reacted very quickly without changing his expression, "How dare you, my slave, lie to your Majesty? I heard it from the palace daughters. I thought it was interesting, so I remembered it very clearly."

Concubine An looked at the queen beside her. She was lying on the chaise longue, with her waist covered with a thick blanket. She was reading a book and listening to their chat.

She is calm and peaceful, unlike the fierce one in front of her.

Even so, Concubine An was still a little scared, which could be seen from the way she sat upright.

Zhe Sang also couldn't figure out what was going on with Concubine An. On the one hand, she was extremely afraid, but on the other hand, she came to her door every day. Wasn't this causing trouble for herself?

Once or twice, she sent her away, and again and again, Zhe Sang would sometimes leave her to sit for a while, just out of curiosity as to what Concubine An was up to.

"I have only heard of the reputation of the Southeast Building, but have never been there. Now the Northwest Building sounds more powerful than it, and I don't know what it tastes like."

Seeing her curiosity, Zhe Sang lowered his eyes slightly and said to Shui Po, "I am also a little curious. You can ask someone to inquire about it. If Your Majesty thinks it tastes good, I will also ask the purchasing department tomorrow."

After saying that, he felt a little worried and warned, "Tell the purchasing department that he must keep an eye on these things outside the palace. If there is anything that fails to pass the inspection, he will not take it."

Shui Po hesitated and said, "Is it based on the request of the imperial kitchen? This folk thing is just afraid..."

Zhe Sang glanced sideways and interrupted her, "Since it is for the nobles in the palace, it naturally follows the palace's requirements. If it can't be passed, it's just a show."

(End of this chapter)