Great Ye Empress

Chapter 289 Tired

Whenever an official is involved in a matter, he will be dismissed on the spot, and the elected official will be on the top, and the same will be true of the Sixth Department.

Therefore, the normal operation of the court will not be affected.

But if all the officials involved this time are really killed, plus the big officials and the small officials... the number is really terrifying.

What's more, those officials involved in corruption cases, more or less... all have friendships or relatives with other courtiers in the current dynasty.

It is natural to ask for mercy.

On the other hand, Xie Jinyuan, Minister of Officials, stood still while everyone else begged for mercy.

"Why, the life of an official is life... the life of the people is not life?" The emperor found a very high-sounding reason, "It's because of a greedy word, how many people died, the food shop came out, you are here. Here to plead for these corrupt officials and save their lives! Who saves the lives of the people?!"

The emperor's words stood at the height of loving the people, and the officials who were really blocked couldn't say a word.

"The disaster-stricken place is full of bones, and under the prosperous age of Great Ye... The people starved to death and ate each other's flesh. Your Majesty's grief is inevitable." Minister of Officials Xie Jinyuan stepped forward and saluted, "And if this corruption case is not severely punished, Wouldn’t that encourage the ethos of gathering corruption for officials? Do you think that as long as you gather a crowd to commit a crime, if something goes wrong, you will only punish the first offender severely, and give leniency?”

"It is necessary to formulate strict regulations for officials, to be cautious in the assessment of character and ability, and to be harsh in punishment. Only in this way can the officials in power be restrained and the tragedy of our Great Ye prosperous world be avoided."

Saying that, Xie Jinyuan took out the playbook from his sleeve...

"After the disaster relief and corruption case, Wei Chen thought that the method of promotion, transfer and assessment of officials in the Ministry of Officials was outdated and pedantic, such as Shen Xie's chronic illness, and it was no longer suitable for today's great Ye, where there are many talents. Wei Chen intends to promote the evaluation of officials. The thirteenth general outline of the law, please take a look at your majesty."

Everyone else is here to intercede for their colleagues. The official minister said a lot, and everyone thought that Xie Jinyuan was asking the emperor to severely punish the officials involved in the disaster relief and corruption case.

Unexpectedly, Xie Jinyuan's change of words turned out to be for the reform of the evaluation of officials in the Ministry of Personnel...

Uncle Xie first agreed with the emperor's statement of severe punishment, which is equivalent to standing on the emperor's side. He then proposed the reform of the personnel department. As long as the emperor regards him as his side, he will not look at it or not.

And Uncle Xie didn't directly persuade the emperor to kill all the officials involved. It's not too much offense to other families or relatives... the colleagues involved.

It seems that what I said before is just to pave the way for the reform of the personnel department.

I also gave it to the emperor, and I went down one step with Baiguan, and stopped arguing.

Tell the emperor and the officials that how to deal with it is important in the present, but it will be more important in the future.

How could the emperor be in the mood to look at the reform of the Ministry of Personnel at this moment?

After going down to court, the emperor went to the palace of Gao Guifei.

With the screen back, the emperor stood in front of Gao Guifei's coffin, looking at Gao Guifei lying in the coffin as if sleeping, and clenched his fists tightly.

They had known each other since childhood, and when they got married... He once told Concubine Gao that even if she couldn't be his wife, in his heart... she was his wife, and he wanted to share his hair with her.

For so many years, only Concubine Gao Guifei has never regarded him as a lofty emperor, but only regarded him as her lover and husband!
Now that she's gone, their children are gone, leaving him alone...

The emperor did not take off his court clothes, and locked himself in the concubine Gao Guifei's mourning hall. Breakfast and lunch were all useless. In the palace, from the high eunuch to the ordinary palace maids and eunuchs, all were trembling.

Instead, the queen who was turned away twice came back to the palace and looked at her phoenix seat in a trance for a long time...

She only learned today that Concubine Gao's weight in the emperor's heart was more important than she thought.

While the Queen was heartbroken, she felt fortunate at the same time.

Fortunately, this time, Gao Guifei was removed.

Otherwise... If Concubine Gao Guifei really gave birth to a prince in the future, after the emperor personally taught him, he would be crowned a prince.

The queen's personal maid looked at the queen sitting on the chair where the concubines sat on weekdays, watching Fengzuo in a trance, she placed the hot tea beside the queen and whispered to the queen.

"Niangniang, Your Majesty and Concubine Gao are childhood sweethearts, and the relationship is naturally extraordinary."

"Yeah, but mammy... If that's the case, why did you want to marry me in the first place?" The queen's eyes were flushed, "He said that he wanted to grow old with me... holding the hand of the son and the son, it was he who said... ...I can only rest assured that the harem is entrusted to me, and since that's the case... what did he do when he set me up?"

"Niangniang, you know! Back then, the Gao family didn't have the ability to fight for the next position. The emperor... and I have to rely on you and your mother's family to get rid of the first queen and the first queen's mother's family." "But it doesn't matter. Later, you woke up and didn't sink too deep into Your Majesty's body."

"Yeah!" The queen turned her head to look at Mammy, grabbed Mammy's hand, her eyes were red, "Both Mammy and mother persuaded me back then, but I didn't listen to it! But... it's okay, just treat it as Exchange with the emperor, help him deal with the first queen, ascend to the phoenix position... keep my family's glory!"

The queen's voice choked: "But mammy, I can't become the first queen, I can't not be as infatuated with the first queen, I completely believe in the emperor, and don't defend the emperor! The first queen... It's a lesson for me, always reminding me , and the emperor can't talk about feelings."

It's just... The queen always thought that the emperor had no feelings, but did not think that the emperor just gave his feelings to Gao Guifei.

The queen has always thought that... Concubine Gao was the bargaining chip that the emperor used to check and balance her.

How ridiculous!

If she hadn't met the emperor, if the emperor hadn't lied to her with rhetoric, she might be able to have her own... sincere, not worthwhile feelings in this world, the love and concubine will live in peace and harmony.

No, to be promoted to this position, I have to fight, I have to fight.

Fight for power, fight for family, fight for son.

Perhaps, people just want to get what they don't have.

Everyone else looked at her good phoenix position, but she... was very tired.

That's all, the path that has been chosen will be like this for the rest of my life.

Just as the queen stood up with the armrest of the chair, she heard Eunuch Gao's voice from outside.

The queen looked out, got up and sat on the phoenix seat, straightened her clothes, took out the posture of the queen, and said, "Please come in Eunuch Gao."

Soon, the maid next to the queen invited Eunuch Gao in.

Eunuch Gao stepped forward with small steps, and after saluting, he said peacefully: "Empress Empress, Your Majesty has ordered that the males of Concubine Shu's mother clan be beheaded, the female family members exiled, and Concubine Shu...to commit suicide."

(End of this chapter)