Li Fan looked at the young emperor's expression and saw that he was angry, knowing that his goal of instigation had been achieved.

Which emperor can tolerate the existence of a person who is so influential that he can secretly control the cabinet?

This has nothing to do with whether she is a boy or a girl. Xie Qingyuan is no longer a simple eldest princess. She is a de-gendered political animal with the highest legitimacy inherited from the Xie royal family.

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess cooperated with the Tang family to make white sugar, and cleverly set up a name to turn white sugar into something as highly taxed as refined salt." Li Fan was filled with jealousy. He couldn't eat such a big piece of fat.

He was not the only one who was upset, many aristocratic families were upset, "In October, the tax on sugar alone was 60,000 silver, and after this year, it was still 760,000 silver!"

If you can levy so much tax on sugar, you can imagine the profit in a year.

Xie Xuanchen adjusted his sitting posture, feeling mixed in his heart: "The increase in taxes and the abundance of the national treasury are a good thing, but -"

Li Fan continued: "But the eldest princess's family is the only one with a monopoly on white sugar. They even have some kind of purchase restriction order and register if it exceeds ten kilograms. Her domineering attitude is almost the same as that of the regent. She has already controlled refined salt and white sugar, and every time she sells it, she will A kind of divine food. She doesn’t want to hand over the seeds to His Majesty for distribution and disposal by the king of the country. She only wants to plunder the ministers and others. She wants to control the entire economic lifeline of Yunhuang by controlling the food!"

After saying this, he suddenly felt that he was too excited and made some mistakes. He quickly bowed his hands and said, "Old minister, I have lost my temper. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Xie Xuanchen's face became increasingly ugly.

These words were like sharp thorns that stabbed his painful feet with precision.

How can a tiger be allowed to sleep soundly beside the king's couch? The imperial sister is becoming more and more powerful and has seriously threatened him. This threat is not even inferior to the powerful minister Yan Yang!

"Since ancient times, those in the royal family who have sought fame and reputation, won over people's hearts, and worked hard to establish a benevolent image among the people, mostly have ulterior motives."

Li Fan added another fuel to the fire, "She used heavy taxes on white sugar to make money, and deliberately lowered the price of brown sugar to please the lower class people. She provided rice porridge for disaster relief, she was generous to others, beat up aristocratic families, and brought down the family's Allocating fields to common people and doing all kinds of things are all to enhance one's influence among the people..."

Xie Xuanchen took a deep breath: "Sister Huang, maybe she just wants to practice benevolence and righteousness."

Even when he said this, he didn't believe it himself.

Li Fan saw that the emperor didn't like to hear it, so he pointed the finger at Yan Yang: "Your Majesty, there are two governors in Yunhuang. The navy commander has been guarding Guangzhou in the southeast, and why has the governor of Zhenbei always lived in Yundu? He Shouldn't they be stationed in the north? Why should half of the Zhenbei Army be brought to camp outside Yundu City? This goes against the ancestral system! Wild ambition!"

Xie Xuanchen was so angry that his lips turned black. He grabbed the armrest of the dragon chair and gritted his teeth and said: "How could I not know that the only army allowed to enter and leave the Yundu Imperial City is the Jinwu Guards Forbidden Army, but who else can control the government and the public? Regent?"

The Zhenbei Army is a local army.

We should be stationed on the border and stationed in the north!

Running to the foot of the Emperor's Imperial City is no different from treason. But no one could do anything to Yan Yang, and the officials did not dare to criticize him publicly. Even the emperor's master only dared to close the door of the imperial study and complain to him secretly.

"Your Majesty, the ambitious regent and the eldest princess who are plotting evil will get married at the end of the month."

Li Fan was heartbroken and expressed his biggest worry, "Once the forces of these two people are combined, it will be a real disaster. I am afraid that nothing in this world can stop this vicious couple from usurping the throne!"

Xie Xuanchen suddenly felt like the sky was falling.

in various senses.

"We must never let them get married!"

The young emperor's voice, like the sound of bells and bells, vibrated between the nine dragon-shaped pillars.

Li Fan had laid the groundwork, and what he was waiting for was this sentence: "Your Majesty is wise."

He didn't come to sue the princess, nor did he come to speak ill of the regent. Everything was just for the sake of beating the couple.

He secretly sabotaged it, and the emperor Jinkou Yuyan ordered it to be sabotaged, which are completely different things.

"The teacher is far-sighted and wise, so he must have come up with an extraordinary plan."

Xie Xuanchen's eyes were gloomy and the corners of his lips were slightly raised.

Li Fan felt that the emperor's smile was creepy, so he carefully replied: "Your Majesty, you are ridiculous. I am a stupid old minister, and this is just a clumsy plan. The marriage was given by the Queen Mother Yan, and it is obviously impossible for the Queen Mother to withdraw her decree." Then we can only start with the wedding date.”

Xie Xuanchen vaguely guessed: "Please let the teacher make it clear."

"Yunhuang governs the world with filial piety. If one parent dies, the children must observe filial piety for three years. If the children hold an official position, they must also resign and return to their hometown to observe the system."

There was a fierce look in Li Fan's eyes, he stretched out a hand and made a gesture of wiping his neck.

When Xie Xuanchen heard this, he immediately made a decision in his heart, but said: "The queen mother is the pillar of the country, I rely on her very much, don't hurt her."

Seeing that the young emperor acted like a filial son, Li Fan said sternly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this is natural. The Queen Mother is of great importance, and the old ministers deeply respect her, and will definitely not have any thoughts that they shouldn't have. The eldest princess has an adoptive father, and the Queen Mother cares about her If there is an accident, Mu Zongqi has raised him for more than twenty years. If there is an accident, he must observe filial piety according to the etiquette of his biological father. The wedding will be postponed for three years."

It is understandable that the emperor did not want to be charged with matricide.

If it were accidentally exposed in the future, it would damage the emperor's reputation, and since Queen Mother Yan lived in Qihuang Palace, it would be difficult to take action.

Xie Xuanchen seemed dissatisfied: "Where is Mrs. Mingguo?"

Li Fan was secretly shocked.

At this moment, he discovered that the eyes of the young emperor on the dragon throne were filled with murderous intent and cruelty that was inconsistent with his age.

The emperor actually wants Mrs. Mingguo to die?

The cost of killing the old lady of the Yan family was dozens of times higher than killing Uncle Su Qing, who was a businessman!

"Mrs. Mingguo has lived alone in Duke Wu'an's mansion for more than ten years. Although she does not live or eat with the regent, the Duke Wu'an's old house is guarded by the Zhenbei Army. She is protected by secret guards, which makes it difficult to attack. The only one Chances are, on her way to the Da Zi Zai Buddhist Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings, if she makes a careful plan, the chance of success can reach 30%."

"Cui Ming's death will not only hit the regent, but also Zhongshu Ling Cui Shining."

Xie Xuanchen's eyes were dark.

He hated Yan Dang with all his heart, and he also hated the big families who controlled the official system and the local government.

The Cui family is powerful, the leader of the five surnames and the Seven Hopes. It has accumulated wealth for seven hundred years and annexed millions of acres of land. If one day, they can be forced to spit it out...

"Since it is His Majesty's wish, I will do as I please."

Li Fan bowed and responded, "It's too risky to deal with Cui Ming alone. If we don't do it separately, even if one of them succeeds, the wedding date will be postponed for three years!"

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