Dressed as cannon fodder and vowing to kick the heroine’s head off

The young eunuch was afraid of Yang Shanming after all.

Seeing Yang Shanming raising his leg to kick him again, he turned around and rolled away quickly.

Not long after, Chief Eunuch Fan, who was in charge of the palace's internal affairs, was pulled back by the young eunuch.

"Master Yang, where is the fire?"

As soon as he heard the eunuch's message and his boss said the word "fire", Manager Fan dared not delay for even a moment and rushed over in a hurry.

"Manager Fan, have you ever met the Queen?" Yang Shanming asked without answering his question.

He was anxious to know the answer.

Where did the fire come from? He made it up.

Not to mention the fire, how could this guy roll back so quickly?

Manager Fan was quickly led away from his topic by him and instantly forgot about the fire.

"The Queen? I haven't met her yet! Could it be that Lord Yang is also very concerned about this selection?"

The thin butler Fan sighed with a sad face:

"To be honest, I am also very nervous! How come all the other servants already know about this, but none of the masters came to give me any instructions?

I am very anxious about this. I must be in charge of such a major event in the palace. But why haven't I received any official notice from above this time?

Should we do it or not?

If I do, I don't know the specific requirements; if I don't do it? Then wouldn't I be a slave occupying the toilet without doing anything, not fulfilling my responsibilities?

This matter is really difficult to handle. So, I went to the Queen to ask for the truth. Why didn't she tell me? Didn't she want me to stay in this position any longer?

But I have asked myself if I have made any mistakes recently..."

Yang Shanming finally found out where the little eunuch's chatterbox came from.

He raised his hand to signal him to stop: "Don't ask any more questions. The emperor certainly doesn't want the queen to know about this."

"Ah? Why?" A look of suspicion appeared on Manager Fan's face.

Yang Shanming's face was as gloomy as water, but a trace of contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Have you forgotten? The concubines appointed by the previous emperor were all expelled from the palace by the queen. This shows the character of this queen..."

At this point, Yang Shanming raised his eyes and glanced at Manager Fan, as if to say "you know".

He didn't need to finish his words because Manager Fan suddenly realized something and said, "Oh, oh, oh... Look at my memory!"

Yeah, how could he forget about this?

The servants in the entire palace gossiped about it for several months.

This is the first time I have seen a prince and princess who dare to disobey the emperor's orders.

But after all, the imperial power is inviolable. Even if the son is the queen's only son, his life will not be easy if he offends the emperor.

Later, the crown prince was stripped of his crown prince title and was named Prince of Chen. He was sent far away from the capital to the most barren land of Shu. They even sighed: Retribution has come!

When the queen was still just an insignificant princess, she was so arrogant and would not allow her man to have any contact with other women.

Now that she is the queen, she must be even more domineering.

But being overbearing is being overbearing, and it is only natural for the emperor to choose a concubine, and it is inevitable...

Moreover, even if the Queen doesn’t know about such a big thing now, won’t she know about it later?

How long can this be concealed?

What if the queen caused trouble during the selection? Would it be the fault of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

Moreover, no matter what disputes there are between the emperor and the empress, the key is that he has to do the job in front of him!

Manager Fan was confused and said, "Since ancient times, the selection of concubines has always been handled by the Queen herself. If the servants don't ask the Queen for instructions, who can we ask if there is anything?"

"Are you stupid? Are the rules more important, or is it more important to have a young and strong emperor, a full harem, and to expand the royal family as soon as possible?" Yang Shanming said disdainfully.

"What should I do? Don't you have a brain? You are not someone who has never done anything before. I tell you, just do it according to the best way you did it before. It would be best if it can be more glorious."

Manager Fan suddenly realized and bowed deeply to Yang Shanming: "Your Excellency is wise and intelligent, and your mind is sharp! It is me who is stupid!"

"That's good to know. Go ahead and do it. Do it on the largest scale and with the highest style you have ever experienced. Make sure to surprise the emperor."

"Also, we have to make sure things can start smoothly!"

"Yes, I understand. This matter must not be heard by Her Majesty the Queen."

………………

After listening to Manager Fan's narration, Yun Xi finally understood.

No wonder so many people kept it from her. It turned out that they all thought she was jealous and the emperor didn't want her to know.

The fact that the Imperial Household Department in the palace dared to make such a big move without telling her was because they were misled by Yang Shanming.

She said, it is so strange that these servants dare to act on their own in such a big matter.

As for checking the accounts, Yun Xi certainly couldn't do everything herself.

She called in a few of her accountants, all of whom were well-trained by her.

In half a day, all the accounts involved in the talent show were laid out before them, and there were many serious problems involved.

If there is a first time, there will be a second time. These people are so bold, it certainly can't be the first time they do it.

Everyone who came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was so frightened and trembling under her sharp and merciless questioning that they all confessed everything.

Yun Xi didn't want to waste too many of her own people, so she asked the Jinyiwei to assist her. She didn't want to investigate too much and the investigation would take a year.

Soon, a large number of problems were uncovered one by one.

There was huge corruption, serious bribery, falsification of accounts, and passing off inferior goods as good ones...

Yang Shanming looked ashen, as if all his strength had been drained away, and he was on the verge of collapse. He stared at the Empress in disbelief, his heart filled with astonishment and confusion.

He had always believed that the queen was just a person with a beautiful appearance and no knowledge. There were rumors that she was uneducated and could not even read a few characters. But now it seemed that those rumors were simply ridiculous!

He saw with his own eyes that the Queen was sitting at the table, holding the account book she had taken from them in her hand. Her eyes were as sharp as a hawk, and every page of the account seemed to be visible to her.

She flipped through the account book very quickly. If you didn't know, you would think she was just flipping through it casually. Yang Shanming also thought so at first.

But as the queen asked questions one after another, he finally confirmed that although the queen read quickly, she never missed anything. Any suspicious point in the account book could not escape her keen insight.

Yang Shanming couldn't help but wonder to himself: Was she pretending all this time?

Pretending to be completely ignorant of poetry, books and etiquette, but actually hiding his knowledge to the point of astonishing degree?

Judging from her method of checking accounts, even the officials under his command who are most proficient in arithmetic and checking accounts cannot compare with her!

Unexpectedly, such a cautious person was deceived by a woman who pretended to be a pig but was actually a tiger!