Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 445 Big joke

Thousands of beauties from all over the country participated in the selection, and nearly two thousand were eventually sent to Bianliang.

These nearly two thousand people were sent to Bianliang after being carefully selected from various states.

In the end, eighty-nine people were selected, which can be considered one in a million.

You can imagine how beautiful she is.

Zhao Xing was just thinking about who to call to sleep with him that night when a eunuch walked in hurriedly.

"His Majesty!"

The eunuch bowed and said, "Two officials in the government hall were hanged in the public house."

"What did you say?"

Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and asked, "Who died?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know. The news was reported by the Grand Prime Minister. The Grand Prime Minister is currently investigating the matter and said that he will come to report to Your Majesty in person later." said the eunuch.

"Call the Minister of Justice here, and also ask the Prime Minister to come to see me as soon as possible!" Zhao Xing ordered.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch bowed and left.

"Sanshui, send someone to find Yin Hanzhang!" Zhao Xing said coldly.

"Yes!" Sanshui responded and quickly gave the order.

"boom!"

Zhao Xing's face turned ugly. He angrily grabbed the Chaiyao teacup on the table and threw it out.

The palace maids and eunuchs in the hall knelt down hurriedly, not daring to breathe.

After Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, the Chai Kiln was closed due to its high cost.

Not only that, in order to prevent future emperors from being extravagant and having the kilns reopened, Emperor Taizu not only dismissed the craftsmen, but also burned their firing methods.

Although there are some Chai Kiln porcelains left in the palace, there are not many of them, and each piece is a unique one.

Zhao Xing was very fond of Chai Kiln porcelain, and now he had smashed it all, which showed how angry he was.

Zhao Xing was indeed angry. Although he did not know the identity and reason of the official who committed suicide, he had people impeach him and make an example of him. Among the officials he wanted to kill were two who worked in the Political Affairs Hall.

The number of people matched and the timing was so coincidental, he simply wouldn't believe it if it wasn't these two people.

It was such a scandal that an official died in a public housing unit in the Government Affairs Hall.

When the news spread, he was under tremendous pressure from public opinion.

Zhao Xing didn't care about these things, but this incident would make all officials think that he had forced the person to death, and that was the problem.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Sanshui advised hurriedly.

"call…"

Zhao Xing took a deep breath, sat down, and sneered, "Do you think you'll be alright if you die?"

Although he didn't know whether the two committed suicide out of fear of punishment, he knew that someone had forced them to do so.

But the purpose is the same, which is to put him under pressure from public opinion and to make the matter smaller as quickly as possible without going into it further.

Originally, Zhao Xing wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, but now it seems that he was too merciful.

Han Zhang wanted to suppress the news, but failed and the news spread quickly.

When Yan Kuan heard the news, he was panicked.

He knew very well how big a stir this incident would cause. If things went wrong, Zhao Xing might throw him out to calm the storm.

Yan Kuan was extremely confused and couldn't think of any solution for a while. At this moment, Zhao Xing sent someone to call him over.

Yan Kuan was lost in thought as he followed the eunuch to Longtu Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" "No need to be polite!"

Zhao Xing waved his hands and said calmly, "Why are you so sad? Are you worried that I will abandon you to calm the storm?"

"I dare not!" Yan Kuan was so scared that he quickly forced a smile.

But this smile looks uglier than crying.

Yan Kuan was also a minister before, which was a high position.

Having been an official for many years, I have seen many storms and waves.

But this time the matter was too big, so big that he lost his composure.

In fact, letting him take the blame for this matter is indeed the fastest way to resolve the situation.

Even though it was Zhao Xing's instruction, the two died after he sent people there.

"Okay, I won't let you take the blame!" Zhao Xing said.

Although Yan Kuan was not completely reassured after hearing this, he was certainly relieved.

"Your Majesty, this news has already spread, and I'm afraid it won't be long before it spreads throughout Bian Jing. The most urgent task is to come up with a result as soon as possible and suppress this matter." Yan Kuan said.

Zhao Xing naturally knew about the news. Just as he was about to speak, a eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Grand Chancellor wants to see you!"

"Let him in!" said Zhao Xing.

After a while, Han Zhang came in, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty of failing to block the news. Please punish me!"

"This matter is not the fault of the great lord. Someone is behind this and fanning the flames. How can it be concealed?"

Zhao Xing sneered, "I am usually too kind, these people are so bold!"

Han Zhang heard a strong murderous intent in Zhao Xing's tone and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to settle this matter as soon as possible."

"Calm down?" Zhao Xing sneered, "How to calm down? Should I issue a self-criticism edict to admit that it was my fault, or should I send someone to be a scapegoat? And do you really think that this will calm down the situation?"

Han Zhang fell silent after hearing this. Although he was not sure whether this incident was directed by someone, he was very sure of one thing: those officials would not give up such a good opportunity.

He rushed there as soon as he got the news, and the news still spread, which explains a lot.

However, it is actually very simple to calm this matter down. As long as Zhao Xing gives up the reform of official evaluation system and posthumously confer titles on the two officials who were executed, the matter will be settled soon.

But Zhao Xing's tone was full of murderous intent. If these words were spoken out, it would only make Zhao Xing even angrier.

"Your Majesty, if this matter gets out of hand, not only will it affect the supply of military rations in the north, but even the construction of the Great Wall will be delayed. A lack of patience will ruin a great plan." Han Zhang advised.

"Absolutely ridiculous."

Zhao Xing said coldly: "The Grand Master asked me to consider the overall situation, why didn't those people think about the overall situation? I just changed the official evaluation system, it's like digging up their ancestral graves.

As an emperor, these officials will not be willing to do anything that does not please them.

I want to ask you, Grand Lord, is this world my world or the world of those officials? "

"The world naturally belongs to your Majesty," said Han Zhang.

"It is because the world belongs to me that I have to compromise. Otherwise, the Song Dynasty will really perish, and officials can still serve as officials, right?" Zhao Xing sneered.

"Your Majesty, your words are too serious. As ministers of the Song Dynasty, we will naturally live and die with the Song Dynasty!"

"You expect those people to live and die with the Song Dynasty?"

Zhao Xing laughed as if he had heard a great joke, and said, "Everyone knows about the long-standing problems of the Song Dynasty, but the new policies failed. The reason for this is that the interests of officials were affected. Officials only thought about their descendants enjoying wealth and honor, and completely ignored the interests of the court. Don't you think your words are ridiculous, sir?"

Anyone with a little bit of intelligence could see the accumulated problems of the Song Dynasty, but both reforms failed.

The fundamental reason is that officials enjoy too much and the reform has shaken their interests.

It is a huge joke to expect these people who only care about their own interests and ignore the national interests to survive and die with the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)