Prince Regent's Concubine

The emperor was not angry after hearing the eldest princess's words, and even pretended not to see the small gesture of Anning Hou who kept pulling the eldest princess's skirt to tell her to stop talking.

After the eldest princess finished speaking, she asked Ling He and Qin Tuo if they also thought the same way. Is it because he, the emperor, cared too little for them to be so desperate to mine mines in private and sell coal to make weapons? Don't do it.

Before Qin Tuo opened his mouth, Ling He hated the eldest princess first. She could find such an excuse, and the Qin family could also say the same, but what about him, he was a prime minister before, a majestic prime minister, second only to civil and military officials in the Manchu dynasty Under the emperor and the regent, everything in the court must be handled by him. Even if he is now an empty prince, Ling He has no face to say that the emperor does not value him.

Even being a prime minister can be called not paying attention, how dissatisfied he is.

Ling He was dissatisfied with the Eldest Princess, and he had no face to follow her words. He just kowtowed twice and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I know that I am wrong. I am just obsessed with greed for money. I have committed a crime. I will let the emperor deal with it."

As Ling He spoke, he wiped away the non-existent tears in the corners of his eyes, with a pitiful look that I regret so much that I have sinned too much.

It's a pity that people are getting old, and their wrinkled face is really unlikable. The emperor didn't see any pity, but only felt disgusted.

Ling He opened his mouth first, Qin Tuo didn't want to occupy the space on both sides, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he had a new idea.

"Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a crime. It is really a last resort for me to do this, but I am doing it for the sake of the Emperor."

"I noticed that the regent had been slow to return the government to the emperor two years ago, and I was worried that he had ulterior motives. The emperor had a deep relationship with the regent's uncle and nephew. I was afraid that the emperor's soft heart would be deceived by him for a moment, so he had an opportunity to take advantage of it. This is how I came up with the idea of ​​private military training, if the regent rebels in the future, I can immediately lead troops to stop him and protect the safety of the emperor."

"Your Majesty, the soldiers I recruited have never done anything they should not do in the past two years. If the Emperor does not believe in his ministers, he can call those people to confront him in court. The Qin family has been ministers for generations and will never go out against the court. A person with two hearts, the emperor will learn from him."

Qin Tuo labeled Xiao Chuyi as an intention to rebel, while he himself was dedicated to being the emperor, which sounded more righteous and awe-inspiring than the eldest princess.

Suddenly, the emperor laughed when he heard it.

The emperor took out a few more letters, put them on the table and nodded, "If I didn't see your handwritten letter, I would really believe your nonsense, Qin Tuo, do you really think I'm a fool? You can lie as much as you want!"

The emperor's voice was a little louder, and his tone was a little more stern. Qin Tuo was so frightened that Qin Tuo shuddered, and his head fell to the ground, "Minister, I dare not, I am guilty."

The emperor held up those letters and sneered twice, "Didn't I expect that I would have so many evidences in my hands? In fact, I didn't expect that one by one, you would be able to do it under my nose." With so many things going on, I really underestimated you."

"Then what you don't know about, how many things you have done to harm others and benefit yourself, and how many people have harmed me, I am really curious."

The emperor glanced at these people coldly, "Auntie, you said that I don't have the status of an aunt like you in my heart. You are really right. Even if I don't have it, it's fortunate that I don't. If I did, I'm afraid I won't be able to live today." !"

"There is also my grand master, the Duke of the country, who is very capable. He has been doing things under my nose for several years, but I didn't realize that you are more than useful. I really should abdicate and let the virtuous It is right to let you sit on this throne!"

Except for the eldest princess who was standing, everyone else was lying on the ground, not daring to move.

But the emperor didn't think about letting them go like this, and said: "You keep saying that I only regard the emperor's uncle as a relative, and you want to label the emperor's uncle as having a different heart. I know what your plan is, it is nothing more than having the emperor's protection Look at me, you can't do anything to me, so you want to use my hand to get rid of the emperor's uncle, without the emperor's uncle blocking your way to promotion and wealth, your wish will come true."

"Then I'll make it clear to you today. The emperor's uncle will always be my emperor's uncle. No one can compare to you people. Don't try to label the emperor's uncle as a rebel with ulterior motives. He won't You are not worthy of doing this!"

"Okay, I don't want to hear about your grievances anymore. You should stay in the palace until the uncle returns to Beijing. When he comes back, I will condemn you."

After the emperor finished speaking, the imperial guards entered and dragged the people away, and Zhou Qi followed behind to arrange a place for them.

After the person left, the emperor pressed the center of his eyebrows, feeling a little tired. The evidence in front of him was not all true or false, but he just lied to them and admitted it. Obviously, he did more than what he said on the surface.

He flipped through the ledger and looked at the bills on it, feeling startled. These money and iron that were supposed to be from the imperial court, but now none of them went into the treasury, and they bulged the pockets of these families. It really was him This emperor is too merciful.

After a while, Zhou Qi came back and heard the emperor's report that all the people had been settled. Without the emperor's order, these six people must not step out of the palace gate.

The emperor nodded dispensably, and asked Zhou Qi, "Xiao Qizi, what kind of person do you think my uncle is?"

Zhou Qi couldn't guess what the emperor's purpose was when he asked this question, so he said carefully, "Is the emperor the regent's temperament?"

The emperor glanced at him, "Playing tricks on me?"

Zhou Qi quickly knelt down, "I dare not!"

The emperor raised his hand, "Get up, there is no one else here, don't just kneel down, I told you to say it, but it doesn't matter if you say it."

Zhou Qi stood up, "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that the regent is a smart man, not just ordinary smart, the most important thing is that the regent knows what he wants."

The emperor felt a little interesting when he heard this, and asked Zhou Qi to talk about it carefully.

Zhou Qidao: "Your Majesty, this servant said something rebellious. A few years ago, when you were young and the queen mother's thoughts were not so obvious, the regent had many opportunities, but he was all about going to the court, with no other meaning. None. Just that Duke of Qin, he blamed the Prince Regent just now, but at that time, no one knew that he had asked the Prince Regent to help him. As soon as the Prince knew what he was thinking, he immediately alienated him."

"Your Majesty, there is no need for those princes and princes to be reused now. They were either on the side of the queen mother back then, or they were born to make the prince treacherous. The prince has been saying that he has no intention of being in this position. I just want to be a good minister."

After Zhou Qi finished speaking, he looked carefully at the emperor's reaction, "Your majesty, I am humbled to say that it is not true, please forgive me."

The emperor was not angry, but laughed instead, "Xiao Qizi, I saw you right, you have good eyesight."

"But I just want Uncle Huang to have other ideas." The emperor's words meant something.