From eunuch to emperor

"My lord, why did Zhenhai County fall to pirates?"

After the Empress finished reading the urgent report, she handed it to Yingfeng.

The last time the people of Zhenhai wrote a letter saying that the local officials did nothing, and even colluded with the pirates to rob the people. The empress sent someone to investigate thoroughly at that time, and came back to say that the pirates had retreated and the local officials had not colluded.

But now the governor of Qianjiang County sent an urgent report, saying that Zhenhai County was captured by pirates, tens of thousands of people were killed, and the city was looted.

boom!

The Empress shattered the desk case with her palm.

"The last time I asked the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment to investigate, he dared to deceive the king!"

The imperial envoy sent last time was Wu Wenjing, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, and he came back to report that Zhenhai County is fine.

Obviously, this guy was bribed by officials.

Yingfeng asked: "My lord, do you want to send troops to Zhenhai County immediately?"

The empress looked at the time and said: "It's late at night, we will discuss it at the court meeting tomorrow, and put Wu Wenjing, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, in prison first!"

Yingfeng immediately sent her shadow guards out of the palace to fetch her.

...

Qiuxing Palace.

Long Chen stretched and got up from the bed, only to find that the surroundings were empty.

"It's rare to sleep alone, no wonder the quality of sleep is so good."

Normally, at least Zhang Qian would accompany her, and most of the time, the four of them would watch together, but last night there was no one to accompany her.

Opening the door, I saw Zhang Qian practicing guns in the yard, and Xiang Ning came over with hot water to wash up.

"Cissy worked so hard?"

After Long Chen washed his face, he handed the towel to Xiang Ning.

"Sister Qianqian said that the lord was in danger yesterday, and she couldn't help her, so she has to work hard to improve her cultivation."

When Jing Tianlie started to fight yesterday, Zhang Qian realized that she couldn't help Long Chen at all, she was useless as a guard.

When she first came here last year, Zhang Qian's cultivation base was higher than Long Chen's, but now that Long Chen's cultivation base has overtaken, Zhang Qian feels that she is a burden.

Seeing Long Chen get up, Zhang Qian retracted the spear.

"You don't have to fight like this. You protected me before, and I will protect you in the future."

Zhang Qian was wearing thin clothes, sweat drenched the front of the clothes, the faint feeling was the most alluring.

"Then what's the use of me? Follow the adults to hold back!"

"It's useful, stay with me at night and apply ointment to me."

Long Chen smiled meanly.

Zhang Qian blushed pretty, and went back to her room to get her clothes and take a bath.

Seeing that Zhang Qian blushed, Xiang Ning asked, "My lord, what is applying ointment? Is it a new way to play? I want to play too."

Long Chen looked at Xiang Ning's figure, shook his head and said, "This ointment, only Qianqian can play with it, you are still young."

Xiang Ning looked down at herself, and said, "I can't help it. Your lord hasn't helped me shape my body for several days."

Long Chen still wanted to tease her, but Qingyue came over from the next door and shouted: "My lord, today's court meeting, the princess asked you to go with me."

Long Chen immediately went back to his room, put on his court clothes, and walked out of Qiuxing Hall, where Emperor Luoxi was waiting in the corridor.

At this time, the weather is getting warmer, the winter snow is gradually melting, and yellow and green buds appear on the branches.

"spring is coming."

Di Luoxi was in a good mood.

"Is the princess thinking about spring? The little one can help the princess a little bit."

Long Chen said with a smile.

Di Luoxi looked back to dig out, Long Chen was taken aback by the sudden attack: "What's the princess doing? It's in broad daylight."

Di Luoxi said contemptuously: "My princess misses spring, what has it to do with you? Help me solve it, do you have it!"

Long Chen chuckled and said: "There will always be."

The two entered the Daming Palace together, Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan had already arrived, Ministers of the Ministry of Officials Bai Libing, Minister of Rites Wang He, Minister of Honglu Temple Xu Zhong, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Hu Chengfu and a group of ministers had all arrived.

Other ministers came in one after another. Jing Tianlie walked in wearing court uniform with a serious face, and stood in the first row of generals.

In the past, the ministers nodded and bowed to Jing Tianlie, but today's court was different, the ministers just smiled at Jing Tianlie, and then stood up with a serious face.

Long Chen stood on his seat, he ignored Jing Tianlie, Jing Tianlie also ignored Long Chen.

When the ministers were all together, the empress came out from the inner court and sat on the phoenix chair.

"Let's go to court."

With a dignified voice, the empress scanned the hall.

Jing Tianlie lowered his head, and the ministers who used to be attached to Jing Tianlie also lowered their heads.

"There is something to play."

The Empress spoke again.

Bai Anning, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

The empress nodded slightly, all the ministers in the court looked at Bai Anning, everyone knew what to say, and the court became audible.

"Go ahead."

The queen nodded slightly.

"Weichen interrogated Bai Qiulian, former Shangshu of the Ministry of War overnight, on the case of raising private soldiers and enriching his own pockets. The evidence of the crime is convincing, and Bai Qiulian also pleaded guilty and was taken into custody."

"It's just that some of the cases are complicated and involve other people in the DPRK and China. Do you want to dig deeper and investigate?"

The eyes of the ministers in the court and the central government unconsciously shifted to Jing Tianlie.

Bai Qiulian himself has no soldiers at all, these private soldiers must have been given to Jing Tianlie.

After listening to the empress, she didn't express her opinion, but asked Jing Tianlie: "Does the general think that we need to dig deeper?"

Jing Tianlie's heart tightened, and he said: "This is a matter for the court, and it should be judged by the Holy Majesty. I dare not speak nonsense."

Di Luoxi secretly laughed in her heart: I'm finally being honest, last time I was awesome!

The empress turned to the other ministers, "What do you think?"

The ministers of the DPRK and China bowed their heads in silence.

Di Luoxi came out and said: "We have to dig it out, dig it out thoroughly, raising private soldiers is for the purpose of rebellion, such rebels, all of them will be killed!"

The empress thought for a while, and said: "Forget it, Bai Qiulian is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and is involved in the army. If she framed the General's House for rebellion, the matter will not be clear."

These words made the ministers of the court and central government silent, they knew that the empress was beating Jing Tianlie.

Jing Tianlie lowered his head and did not speak.

The censor Bai Anning paid homage: "This humble minister complies with the order."

"In addition, Shen Hong, who testified yesterday, did not survive the punishment during the interrogation and died in prison. The humble minister is guilty, please be punished by the Holy One."

The empress said coldly: "Shen Hong colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country, and she deserved to die, so she chopped up the corpse and fed it to the dogs."

Long Chen knew that Shen Hong was let go, and the empress ordered the corpse to be chopped up and fed to the dogs, but no one could find evidence.

"The minister obeys the order."

Bai Anning, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, returned to the train.

"Anything else?"

The Empress looked at Hu Chengfu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Hu Chengfu bowed his head immediately.

This guy went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice in the morning and didn't see Wu Wenjing, the servant. He asked the family and said that Wu Wenjing was arrested late at night.

"Hu Shangshu, last time I asked your criminal department to investigate the harassment of pirates in Zhenhai County. Your criminal department replied that there was nothing wrong with Zhenhai County, but last night, the governor of Qianjiang County sent an urgent report saying that Zhenhai County was captured by pirates. How is this going!"

The Empress asked sharply.

There was a commotion among the ministers of the DPRK and China. They also knew that there were pirates harassing the east, but they did not expect to capture Zhenhai County.

Hu Chengfu came out and worshiped: "Shang Mingjian, this is Wu Wenjing, the servant, who is deceiving the upper and lower, and the humble minister was also deceived by him."

Yingfeng handed over a roll of papers, the empress took it, threw it to Hu Chengfu, and said coldly: "Wu Wenjing, the minister of punishment, confessed that you took money from the noble gentry of Zhenhai County and concealed the enemy's situation!"

Hu Chengfu thumped and knelt on the ground, and said: "I am wronged!"