After redemption, he took away the luck of the future queen

The eyes of all the ministers burst out with unprecedented excitement, and they all wanted to see how much money and food Chang Xingbo had misappropriated, including Fu Guogong and Linjiang Marquis.

For a moment, the only sound in the hall was the sound of the ministers flipping through the evidence.

Chang Xingbo's stern eyes were directed at Sang Shilang again, and the warning was very obvious.

Shilang Sang knew that his situation was not good. Even if he did not bear the charges, the Queen Mother would not be able to tolerate him, and the Sang family would not be able to tolerate him. He would be abandoned or even eliminated by the Sang family.

When he thought of this possibility, he became nervous and kowtowed as if pounding garlic. He felt a large area of ​​wetness under his body, and there was a faint smell of urine.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I am the one who embezzled the money and food allocated by the court. I treated the refugees harshly. I am guilty. I am willing to hand over the money and food that I embezzled."

Shilang Sang knew that he had only one way to stand up and take the blame. Before the emperor's interrogation, he took the initiative to plead guilty and tried his best to make up for his mistakes. His attitude was sincere. For the sake of his uncle and the queen mother, the emperor would definitely forgive him lightly. .

As for the matter of handing over the money and food that was stolen by Tan Mo, that was not something he could control. The Sang family was not short of money.

The emperor looked at the evidence, and all the ministers also looked at the evidence, and now they heard that Mr. Sang took the initiative to plead guilty. This was considered to be a public interrogation of Mr. Sang in the court.

But the emperor knew that now was not the time to capture Changxingbo. He could not take too big a step. An inadvertent move could easily lead to backlash. Although a steady advance was slower, it was the safest.

Being able to prevent Sang Zhongquan from entering the cabinet this time can be regarded as achieving the expected goal.

"Come here, Mr. Sang has committed the crime of dereliction of duty and corruption. His family property has been confiscated, his position as minister has been taken away, and he has been thrown into prison and awaits trial." The emperor gave an order.

The guards walked into the hall to fetch someone and dragged Shilang Sang out of the hall.

The emperor did not punish him for dereliction of duty. Chang Xingbo breathed a sigh of relief. While he secretly slandered the emperor for targeting the Sang family, he was also glad that the emperor did not hold on to him. If he protected himself, he would protect the Sang family.

However, Chang Xingbo's old face couldn't help it, and his face turned red instantly.

"Sang Aiqing, get up." The emperor's gentle voice came from above.

Chang Xingbo followed Shan Ruliu and stood up tremblingly. His legs were numb because he had been kneeling for a long time. As soon as he stood up, his body became unsteady and fell back. Chongshan Hou was standing beside him. He hurriedly took a step forward. He gave Chang Xingbo a hand.

"Uncle Changxing, be careful." Marquis Chongshan said with concern, helping Changxingbo to stand still. He naturally saw that the emperor had no intention of pursuing him fiercely.

The current emperor is not strong enough to confront Chang Xingbo and the Queen Mother head-on.

Marquis Chongshan, who had already reached the center of the hall, saw Chang Xingbo standing firm. He turned to face the emperor, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, what should we do with the refugees stranded outside the city?"

"What kind of advice does Lin Aiqing have?" the emperor asked Marquis Chongshan.

Marquis Chongshan bowed his head again and said: "Your Majesty, the war in the northwest is over. It is better to distribute the collected silver and grain to the refugees and escort them back to their hometowns."

In fact, the refugees should have been repatriated to their hometowns long ago. The reason why Chang Xingbo held the refugees in his hands was not to constantly ask the court for money and food. Naturally, all the money and food he asked for went into Chang Xingbo's mansion.

"My dear friends, what do you think of Lin Aiqing's proposal?" The emperor did not nod directly, but instead asked the ministers for their opinions.

When the emperor did this, the ministers felt that the emperor never acted arbitrarily and always asked his courtiers for their opinions when encountering problems. However, he gave people the impression that he was a very independent emperor.

"It's very good to report back to the emperor!" Changxingbo was the first to speak out, supporting the emperor and Marquis Chongshan.

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

……

Marquis Chongshan's proposal was unanimously approved.

In the court, the scene instantly returned to a scene where the monarch and his ministers were harmonious.

"If you have something to do, leave the court!" The eunuch's high-pitched voice sounded.

The ministers did not speak. Marquis Chongshan knew that recommending Duke Ding to the cabinet could not be achieved in a short time, so he did not mention it again.

After leaving the court.

The emperor did not drive him to the royal study in a sedan chair as usual, but walked to the side hall where Cui Meiren lived and had lunch with Cui Meiren.

At night, the emperor unexpectedly turned over Cui Meiren's brand.

Early the next morning.

The news that Cui Meiren's rank was upgraded to Cui Wanyi spread throughout the harem.

It was not a simple matter for Cui Wanyi to be favored. The harem was closely related to the previous dynasty. When the Queen Mother heard the news, she was so angry that she smashed a set of valuable tea cups.

Linjiang Marquis heard the news that Cui Wanyi was favored, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

The emperor was trying to win over the Marquis of Linjiang. He did it so obviously that the Marquis of Linjiang couldn't see it, but the bait that Chang Xingbo threw to him was also very fragrant.

"Dad, the emperor likes our Cui family. The eldest prince comes from our Cui family, so we shouldn't stand with Chang Xingbo." Cui Yichen said with a pinched neck, very unconvinced.

He believed that the Cui family and the Sang family were inherently antagonistic and could not truly come together, nor could the Cui family bow to the Sang family for the sake of the eldest prince.

The Sang family is taking advantage of the Cui family!

Linjiang Hou frowned and said unhappily: "Yichen, things are not as simple as you think. For one thing, the eldest prince is in the hands of the Queen Mother and is controlled by others. Even the emperor has nothing to do with the Queen Mother. If the Cui family does not agree with Chang Xingbo, We are afraid that he will be unfavorable to the eldest prince when we stand together. Furthermore, Princess Qingping has not yet married His Majesty. When the Emperor and Empress get married and Your Majesty has a legitimate son, the eldest prince will be at a disadvantage. This is the advantage we want to take advantage of. .”

"Dad, what if His Majesty agrees that Cui Wanyi will raise the eldest prince?" Cui Yichen expressed his thoughts.

It is not impossible that Cui Wanyi is favored.

He doesn't want the Cui family to take orders from the Sang family, which is a shame for him.

"This will only happen if the Queen Mother is willing to let go." Linjiang Marquis had actually been persuaded by his son.

Last time, he mentioned in front of the emperor that he wanted to take the eldest prince out of Shou'an Palace, but the emperor didn't respond. He couldn't guarantee that if he mentioned it again, the emperor would agree now.

However, the Marquis of Linjiang had thought about it, and once he got the chance, he would definitely mention this matter to the emperor again.

Being controlled by others and being used by Chang Xingbo to fight Princess Qingping, how could it be better to control the eldest prince in the hands of his own people.

Changxing Bo Mansion.

The nephew of the second brother-in-law was imprisoned and his house was ransacked. The government confiscated the house to pay for the nephew's embezzled money and grain money. His younger brother Sang Zhongquan was implicated. It can be said that he lost his entire family and had no hope of joining the cabinet. Fortunately, his younger brother Sang Zhongquan's official position was Having saved it, Chang Xingbo was heartbroken over the loss of the Sang family and the money they had given away.

When the Sang family failed, Chang Xingbo was devastated when he heard that Cui Wanyi was favored.

Busy people went to the palace to deliver a message to the Queen Mother, asking the Queen Mother to step up her actions and make sure to record the eldest prince in the name of Concubine Yi.

After hearing the message coming from outside the palace, the Queen Mother also felt that it was time to take action. She got on the sedan chair and went straight to the imperial study.

When they arrived at the imperial study, the eunuch said that the emperor was not in the imperial study and had just gone to Sang Cairen's side hall.

Sang Cairen was a woman sent to the palace by the Sang family. At first, the Sang family sent two women to the palace, but the emperor only kept one, and the one who stayed was the outstandingly talented Sang Cairen.

As soon as the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately gave up the idea of ​​disturbing the emperor.

In the evening, the Queen Mother, who had been ordering people to pay attention to the emperor's every move, heard that the emperor had turned over Sang Cairen's sign that night, which relieved her previous depressed mood.

Early the next morning, the Queen Mother heard that the emperor had proposed the position of Sangcai.

Sang Cai was promoted to Sang Wanrong, who had the same status as Cui Wanyi. Now the Queen Mother was undecided.

Recording the eldest prince in the name of Concubine Yi is as important as whether Sang Wanrong can conceive the dragon heir. Why don't we wait a month and see if Sang Wanrong can conceive the dragon heir?

Previously, Sang Shilang was imprisoned. After that, the emperor favored Sang Wanrong. After hearing the news, all the civil and military officials in the court thought that Chang Xingbo had not fallen out of favor, and the emperor also respected the queen mother.

The situation in the DPRK seemed to be back to the past, but it was a little different.