Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 134 She is so crazy~
Before they even returned to Jinling City, a long list of accompanying officials had already been drawn up. Some of them could be kept if they could be saved, while others really had no way to be saved at all and could not be saved at all.

For example, when there were those who raped women, His Majesty stayed in Donglin Temple for three days to worship Buddha and did not go out. Prime Minister Gao took this opportunity to gather everyone in his camp together and slammed the tables loudly.

"You bastards, you are such a bunch of bastards! You dare not see the current situation and yet you are like this? Why don't you go ask Guo Da for a woman? You are a bunch of useless people who have never seen a woman." Gao Xiang slapped the complaint and the letter written by Xia Lin in their faces: "Look at it, take a good look! People are almost pointing at my nose and scolding me, Gao Shilian, for being shameless! You bastards have lost your own face, and you want me to lose my old face for you too!?"

The officials on the list stood there with their hands drooping for a long time without saying anything. Now Gao Shilian also sighed and said, "Since the grain theft, dozens of people have been sent down. You should have noticed something since then. The ministers of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Revenue have all been replaced, but you are still so arrogant. Now, even the Ministry of Works is going to be replaced. You guys... I really don't know which side you are on."

"Prime Minister Gao, what should we do now?"

"What can we do? His Majesty is going to appoint a crown prince! Don't you understand?" Gao Shilian frowned and scolded, "Don't you know what will be done when the crown prince is appointed?"

When an emperor chooses a successor, he usually gets rid of a large number of people, and then promotes them when the new emperor ascends the throne. This is the last three kills and three establishes that the old emperor does for the new emperor: establish virtue, establish prestige, and establish credibility. If I am not mistaken, there will be three more kills after that: kill the person with the most military power in the world, kill the person with the most money in the world, and kill the person with the most prestige in the world. This killing may not be a one-shot kill, but may also be a transfer to another place or a mission to lead a team, and the person may not return for several years or even more than ten years.

After eliminating all those who might affect the new crown prince's ascension to the throne, the old emperor should basically retire, and this has obviously already begun.

This is something that every dynasty must go through, and Gao Shilian is not the only one who is helpless.

As for Old Guo and Xia Lin, there is no way to deal with them at this point in time. Needless to say, Guo Da must be appointed as the Grand Tutor, and Xia Lin is probably the official prepared for the crown prince, so he cannot be touched or moved. Whoever provokes him will be in trouble.

But not being able to touch them doesn't mean that you can't touch others. For example, the crown prince hasn't been chosen yet? Although everyone in the world knows that the prince of Qin is basically a done deal, there is still a lot of room for maneuver. His Majesty doesn't have only one son. His Majesty's nine sons are all excellent, aren't they?
Besides, even if he is a biological son, the Prince of Qin is still called the Prince of Qin instead of the eldest prince. As long as this title has not changed, the outcome is uncertain. Since the outcome is uncertain, anyone can be the dark horse.

So now no matter who it is, don't do anything reckless. Even an old sow at home will bite when protecting her calves, let alone the emperor of a country. Those who are unlucky should just accept their bad luck. After the new emperor ascends the throne, won't he be able to pinch people at will?
As for these unlucky guys, their crimes did not deserve death but they were living an uncomfortable life. Seven or eight of them were either assigned to work as craftsmen or to look after the imperial tombs to see what would happen next.

As for Gao Shilian himself, he also took the initiative to ask for punishment, saying that he was not strict with his subordinates, which led to repeated mistakes, and asked Your Majesty to deduct his salary for three years as a warning to others.

Money is really nothing. The main issue is face. Politics is the art of compromise. If Gao Shilian takes three steps back, Emperor Hongbao will have to take one step back. The matter will be over and everyone will continue to welcome it with a smile and let bygones be bygones.

In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, Gao Shilian dismissed the girls on the boat when he arrived in Jiujiang, saying that His Majesty needed to calm down after paying homage to Buddha before returning to preside over the government, and he could not allow these girls who could disturb his mind to be around.

No one was left behind; they were all driven off the boat.

The girls were actually a little confused, but since it had come to this, they could only take the boat back to Xinping. However, the news they heard when they returned made these usually dignified and beautiful girls all cheer for joy.

"My beloved? Are we my beloved?"

Miss Tingyun finally doesn't have to be called Tingyun anymore. This shameful nickname can finally be gotten rid of. She even finds it a little hard to imagine the feeling of being suddenly pulled out of a quagmire.

Hearing the cheers of the sisters around her, Miss Tingyun felt as if all the bad air in her chest had dissipated.

"Okay, girls, don't be too happy yet. Redeeming you is not free." Ma Zhou patted the table and said, "Here is an IOU for you to sign. Although you are good people now and no one will force you to be prostitutes, isn't it natural to pay back your debts?"

In his hand, he held a stack of identity certificates of this era - the Yellow Book. Only those who were registered in the Yellow Book could be called human beings, otherwise they were all lowly slaves. Some people went to great lengths to get a piece of the Yellow Book. Even someone like Chun Tao would do her best to squeeze Xia Lin dry after learning that she was in the Yellow Book.

"Okay, everyone, come forward and check the yellow book, then take the IOU away. As for how to pay the money back, we will make arrangements later."

Just pay back the money. As long as they are listed in the Yellow Book, they are no longer whores. Even if they have to pay back the money, they have to follow the laws of the Wei Dynasty. The worst that can happen is that they can go back to the brothel. It is better than what they are doing now.

So the girls went to check their identities and sign very happily. Basically, each one cried while signing. Their excitement was beyond words and it was very moving.

Miss Tingyun found her name in the yellow book. She confirmed it three times in disbelief, then she signed her name tremblingly and received her own IOU, which stated that she owed two hundred thousand taels?

She was stunned when she saw it. Two hundred thousand taels? Others had several thousand taels, ten thousand taels, and the most was the silly sister Feng Lingyue next to her who had 150,000 taels. How come it became two hundred thousand taels when it came to her?
She stepped forward with helpless curiosity and asked Ma Zhou: "Sir... why do I... two hundred thousand taels?" "Oh... let me see. Um..." Ma Zhou checked the IOU: "Oh, you are Yu Tingyun Le Mengyun, right? Yes, it is two hundred thousand taels. Because Jiaosifang is different from other places, your money is mainly spent on managing relationships. Two hundred thousand taels up and down, if you feel it is inappropriate, there is nothing you can do. Others can return it. Yours is not okay. If you have any questions, you can go to Lord Xia."

Miss Tingyun suddenly became worried, but her silly sister Feng Lingyue next to her shouted happily after seeing her IOU. She even ignored her sister who had shared the joys and sorrows with her and ran away with her jade flute.

"Miss, Miss, I have a name too!" Miss Tingyun's maid smiled bright red. She came to Miss Tingyun and unfolded her IOU: "I only want three hundred taels! Haha... I'm so cheap."

Miss Tingyun looked down at her IOU again, feeling like crying but without tears.

At this moment, Xia Lin was talking to Tang Baoer about how to arrange the work of the Grand Theater after the advertisement effect was released, when he heard Zhao Da come over and report: "Master Xia, there is a very beautiful young lady outside looking for you."

"Looking for me? What a pretty young lady?"

He turned around and glanced at Tang Bao'er, who just chuckled: "Since Master Xia is very busy, I will take my leave first."

"Ah, don't...don't be impatient..."

But he didn't call Tang Bao in the end, and watched her leave helplessly. At this moment, Xia Lin rolled his eyes: "Who is it? Who on earth would come to me at this critical moment?"

"I don't recognize her, I just think she is very beautiful."

"Let her come here."

Xia Lin originally thought that it was the little princess who came, but then she changed her mind and thought that Zhao Da knew the little princess, so it was even more impossible that it was Chun Tao, who was hanging clothes in the back. The only three pretty girls she knew were these three, one had just run away in anger, one was still entertaining the emperor, and one was drying clothes in the backyard. So where could she know any pretty girls?
But the mystery was soon solved. The person who came was none other than Feng Lingyue. She rushed to Xia Lin with the IOU in her hand and said, "My lord, I can't pay you back. I will be your concubine!"

Xia Lin looked around carefully before he remembered that this was the little girl he had met once on the boat. She had a very distinctive appearance, but it was clear that she had some mental problems. "Do you have any disease?"

"I am sick. I am sick with longing for Master Xia..."

Zhao Da covered his ears and ran away on the spot. It was unbearable to hear... It was absolutely unbearable to hear. The evil God was so heartless that such a beautiful girl couldn't even have a sober mind.

Xia Lin was so frightened that he took two steps back: "What kind of monster are you?"

"I have been missing you since I first saw your Butterfly Love Flower. Who would have thought that I would miss you even more after reading your Qingping Tune. I can even sing it. Oh, sir, I am really good. If you agree, I will play the flute for you every morning."

Hmm? This is OK.

But it happened that at this time, Miss Tingyun also came to look for this silly girl. When she came, she happened to hear those words "I will play the flute for you every morning". At that moment, Miss Tingyun's face turned red.

At this time, Feng Lingyue continued, "If you don't believe me, I'll blow one for you right now."

You can't do that, silly sister!
But by the time she rushed to the back hall, Feng Lingyue had already started playing. The music she played was the piece of music she had composed for Spring River Moon Night, which was quite melodious and pleasant to the ear.

Oh~it turns out you are playing this flute.

Miss Tingyun took a deep breath and said to herself, "Scare the baby to death..."

(End of this chapter)