Queen is the top

In the early court, He Jingyi asked about the progress of the investigation of Kang Zimo, but the doctor Yushi hesitated to speak, making everyone suspicious.

"Your Majesty, Kang Zimo has admitted to making false accounts to transfer the disaster funds." The doctor Yu Shi said, presenting an account book with both hands, but his slightly lowered face was full of hesitation.

"Oh?" He Jingyi took the account book from Yun Donghai, flipped through it and handed it to Shi Yuqing who was beside him.

His indifferent voice passed through the hearts of the courtiers with different complexions in the hall, making them calm down.

"Can he plead guilty?" He Jingyi asked again.

He Jingyi's voice was very cold, but the monarch and his subjects had been getting along for a long time, and everyone had already gotten used to it, but at this moment, the coldness made others' hearts feel chill again.

Doctor Yushi paused, his brows lowered, "Kang Zimo refused to plead guilty, saying yes..."

Doctor Yushi struggled for a while before continuing, "It is said that he was instructed by others."

He Jingyi looked down the hall coldly, his dark pupils made it impossible to see who he was looking at, let alone his thoughts at this time.

Dr. Yushi's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, he felt weak after he had spoken halfway, so he dared not speak further.

The Dacheng court was strictly disciplined, except for the emperor and empress and the courtiers who came out to answer the empress, everyone else remained motionless and did not dare to make the slightest sound.

Although everyone had various doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to raise any objections to disturb the dignified silence at this moment.

After a while, He Jingyi said, "Bring him up."

Doctor Yu Shi was stunned, and immediately said, "Yes!" He immediately left the hall and went to deal with it.

Soon, Kang Zimo was dressed in plain clothes, without the official uniform of the past, and without the high spirits of the past, with his head bowed and his brows furrowed, he followed Doctor Yu Shi into the hall in a respectful manner, and bowed to the emperor respectfully. back.

"You said you were instigated by someone? Who was it?" He Jingyi excused him and allowed him to stand up and answer.

Kang Zimo's body was visibly startled, the cold sweat on his forehead and the struggle between his expressions made it obvious that he hesitated and feared.

"Yes..." Kang Zimo hesitated and said.

"Say it quickly." He Jingyi's cold voice was like a reminder, which made Kang Zimo almost shudder.

After a long while, he raised his head slightly, with a slight trembling voice, hesitatingly said, "Yes...it's Her Royal Highness the Queen."

This sentence shocked the audience like a thunderbolt, and the solemn hall in the past couldn't help but let out some words of astonishment. Obviously, these courtiers were so shocked that they couldn't help but utter their voices regardless of the rules.

Everyone couldn't help looking carefully at the empress sitting on the dragon and phoenix throne, trying to see a clue from the expressions of the two.

It's a pity that the empress was too calm, and the condensed gesture from He Jingyi's body made those people quickly bury their heads again.

"You said it was the queen, do you have evidence?"

When He Jingyi said these words, his voice was extremely cold.

Guangyangwen looked up, and was surprised to find that he, who was always calm and steady, was shaking like a sieve at this moment.

But Guangyang Wen could understand him, and it was not possible for ordinary people to keep calm under He Jingyi's eyes that were as sharp as eagle claws.

"His Royal Highness, he..." Kang Zimo finally swallowed his saliva and calmed down before he said, "It is Shi Guogong who contacts me every time, passing on oral instructions, without leaving any handwriting."

His voice was extremely soft, and everyone held their breaths intently, for fear of missing any of his words.

Shi Daoran glared at him immediately, and said in disbelief, "When have I seen you!"

He let out a startled roar, and immediately took a few deep breaths to suppress the anger surging in his heart. He knew very well that being disrespectful at this time would be quite detrimental to Shi Yuqing.

Kang Zimo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Shi Daoran's roar, took out another account book from his lapel, and offered it with both hands, "This is the account book for the circulation of disaster funds from the account of the household department to the account of Shi Guogong."

Yun Donghai hesitated for a moment, glanced at He Jingyi, and waved his hand, asking the inner eunuch next to him to bring up the booklet, and he gave it to He Jingyi with both hands.

He Jingyi didn't even read it, and even Shi Yuqing didn't intend to open it, so Yun Donghai paused and put the booklet back on the tray in the inner prisoner's hand.

All the courtiers heard Kang Zimo's words, looked at Shi Dao's angry face, and looked at the empress who was silent on the high seat, feeling even more suspicious in their hearts.

Whether or not the empress has embezzled the disaster funds is the biggest question in their minds, and if they really embezzled the disaster funds, how will the emperor deal with it?This is what they care about most.

When Kang Zimo's evidence was presented, the emperor neither read nor opened his mouth, which made everyone anxious.

What was written in that account book, He Jingyi didn't even look at it, and made Grand Master Yuan, Wang Shichu and others standing in the hall look for it anxiously, they absolutely didn't believe that Shi Yuqing would do such a thing.

They are not the only ones who are worried about the flood in the south of the Yangtze River. Shi Yuqing has proposed many good solutions. How could this person be able to slander him with just a few words.

"Kang Zimo! Do you know the consequences of slandering the queen?" Yuan Taishi took the lead in speaking, clarifying his position.

His words deterred some slightly wanton discussions.

Some courtiers exchanged frequent eye contact, and then another voice came out suddenly, "Your Majesty, this matter is serious, and I think it should be strictly investigated and dealt with."

As soon as his words came out, the focus of the entire court was on him instantly. Grand Master Yuan stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes and looked at the speaker, thinking from the bottom of his heart, this Minister of the Ministry of Officials has never talked much, why today so bold.

After several courtiers saw this, they also stood out of the train and shouted for second opinion.

"Your Majesty, since Kang Zimo has presented the evidence, he should handle it properly. The embezzlement of disaster funds affects the lives of many people, so it should not be tolerated lightly."

A sentence that cannot be tolerated touched the minds of the courtiers who had objected to He Jingyi's actions, and expressed their innermost feelings.

"Your Majesty." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials still spoke, but He Jingyi waved his hand, and he immediately stopped talking.

"Since Chen Shangshu said so, how about you take a look for me?" He Jingyi said coldly, taking the account book from Yun Donghai.

In the next second, he did something completely different from his usual calmness. Before everyone could react in the future, the account book quickly cut through the space with a "bounce" sound, and accurately slammed it at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The sudden flying object startled the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and hurriedly reached out to catch it.

How could the Minister of the Ministry of Officials not have expected that He Jingyi would be like this, he was frightened into a cold sweat, paused, and then opened the account book.

There was silence in the court, and the courtiers who had been discussing before also fell silent, waiting for the reply from the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this account book clearly shows the whereabouts of the disaster funds. In my opinion, what Kang Zimo said is true, and the disaster funds have indeed entered Shi Guogong's bank."

Shi Daoran opened and closed his nostrils, his face was still flushed, obviously angry, but this time he did not use his roar to defend himself as before.

After the Minister of the Ministry of Officials finished speaking, he held the account book in both hands, Taishi Yuan frowned, looked at He Jingyi and Shi Yuqing who were sitting on it, and gradually canceled his plan to speak.

The account books were circulated among the courtiers, and many officials saw that they were angry, and they were resentful of the Queen's actions in their hearts.

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others have checked carefully, and the account books are true." Another courtier stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, it is already a matter that the disaster funds have entered Shi Guogong's account. According to what Kang Zimo said, I am afraid that Her Royal Highness the Queen will be to blame."

Yuan Lie stared at the speaker with wide-eyed eyes, secretly thinking that these people had no connection with each other on weekdays, why are they speaking so uniformly now.

"I also hope that His Majesty will deal with this matter strictly, so that the common people can be treated fairly."

He Jingyi didn't speak, Shi Yuqing also spoke, Grand Master Yuan didn't speak, and Chang Youjing didn't speak either.

Their silence bolstered the courage of some of the courtiers who were discussing in the court. One by one, the righteous words of those people had been changed from His Majesty's investigation to the queen's return to the harem and no longer ruling.

But these words still did not arouse any reaction from He Jingyi and Shi Yuqing.

These people gradually became impatient, using disaster funds to talk about things, and their words became more and more fierce each time, and some even proposed to abolish the queen.

"Bold!" Yuan Taishi was the first to raise the issue, "Abolishing the queen is something you can say casually!"

Chang Youjing then echoed, "It's just Kang Zimo's one-sided opinion at the moment, and you dare to mention the abolition of the queen. This move of the adults is very confusing."

It's fine if Chang Youjing doesn't speak, but once he speaks, he hits the nail on the head.

The original aggressiveness of the courtiers was a little less, but they were still humane, "Corrupting disaster funds and instructing so many innocent people to starve to death! This kind of viciousness is beyond description! Why not abolish the queen?!"

"That's true." Then someone echoed.

Minister of the Ministry of Officials usually doesn't talk much, but at this time he is quite discerning. He looked up at Grand Master Yuan and Chang Youjing, and with a few words easily dragged them out of the water, and then focused on the empress again. body.

"The minister believes that the empress must be abolished, and the public anger has been quelled." He concluded his statement.

"Senior minister!" A few words came out from time to time, immediately after his words.

Many courtiers listened to their debates, and they unconsciously had a tendency to balance in their hearts. Because of the eloquence of these people, and the account book in Kang Zimo's hand had Shi Daoran's signature, they unconsciously felt idea.

The voices proposing to abolish the empress became louder and louder, Yuan Taishi, Chang Youjing and others were full of anger, and when they were about to speak, they glanced at the empress and empress sitting on the high seat from the corner of their eyes, and finally chose to hold back.

"Your Majesty! Please obey the public opinion and abolish the queen!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

Guangyang Wen looked at Kang Zimo who was standing with his head bowed in the center of the courtiers' discussion, and spat hard in his heart, the original respect for him turned into contempt.

Ever since the matter of revising the scriptures, Guangyang Wen has been admiring Shi Yuqing and kept in touch with her frequently. Sometimes, Hua Nanjin and Yuan Lie even joked that she was the queen's little tail.

His admiration can be seen. Hearing the slander of the courtiers at this time, he was even more angry. He was worried that if this continued, the courtiers who were agitated might really threaten his status.

Just when Guangyangwen was racking his brains to think about how to solve this matter for the queen, he looked up and inadvertently saw the corner of Shi Yuqing's mouth sitting on Feng's seat, and he was shocked.

He has been silent and expressionless, and he has never been flustered. At this time, he even showed a slight smile. Looking at the pair of star pupils under the hall with light shining, his expression seemed to be watching an interesting farce.