The princess is coquettish and coquettish, conquering the emperor's master

The flavor of the tea is strong, and when you take one sip, it warms your body and mind.

"What do you think?"

Meng Qing acted inscrutable. He already had the answer in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.

Yun He replied, "I think it's because Duke Zheng is unwilling to recommend such a suitable candidate to you."

The corners of her mouth formed a perfect arc.

“How come you see?”

"Just now, Zheng Guogong was eager to distance himself from this matter. He avoided talking about the court affairs and made it clear that he wanted to draw a clear line from this matter. Your Majesty, you still want to keep such a disloyal person. him?"

Zheng Guogong is an old fox. He is unwilling to recommend candidates to her because he feels that he will follow Xiao Yan's footsteps in the future.

But Meng Qing said otherwise, "He doesn't want to get involved in this matter, so I want to kill him? Yunhe, I'm not that stupid yet."

Yunhe thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed true.

If it was just because of this incident, Meng Qing had a grudge against him and wanted to scare the monkeys. Among the civil and military officials, there were many of his students. By then, the government and the public would be in turmoil. I am afraid that in the end, no one would be willing to follow her. .

"Your Majesty, you are so generous and kind, how can you argue with him, a senator, over such a trivial matter?"

Meng Qing did not answer her words, but just sipped the rich tea in silence.

Now many people related to Xiao Yan in the court have been imprisoned. It can be said that they are all under the control of Meng Qing. Even the entire Yujing is protected by the Yuzhou Army. No one dares to act arrogantly.

The people of Yujing all know that this is no longer the Yujing of the past, but that she, Meng Qing, owns the world.

……

The next day.

Yujing is always foggy and a little cool in the early morning, and all the officials are heading to the palace, preparing to attend the morning court before dawn.

The floor tiles in the palace are arranged one after another in an orderly manner, but when you reach out, you can't see your fingers, only vague shadows.All the officials in the upper dynasty wore red official robes and black gauze hats. The gems inlaid on the black gauze hats were different at different levels, especially the patches on the red robes, which were vivid and lifelike.

Many officials were dozing off while walking in the corridor.

Qu Shui looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Sir, the people who sneaked into the Xiao Mansion yesterday have already made inquiries. There is no trace of Crown Prince Jiayuan in the mansion. I'm afraid he has been transferred by the Emperor."

Most of the servants and guards in the Xiao Mansion had been imprisoned by Meng Qing. Gu Huaian had already expected that there would be no one inside.

The absence of anyone means that Meng Jiayuan is still alive and well.

"I see."

He responded lightly.

Seeing that he couldn't go any further, he hurriedly said: "Sir, do you still need to continue to inquire? If you continue to investigate, you will definitely gain something."

"No need."

"Ah? Then we won't investigate?"

There is still a bright or dark full moon hanging in the gray sky. The autumn wind sweeps in at this time, blowing away several layers of smoke cage-like clouds.

He said: "I already have the answer in my mind about where he is. You should quickly find a way to contact the female official next to the Queen Mother and ask her if there is anything abnormal in the palace recently. If there is any abnormality, you must come and report it immediately. "

"Yes."

Gu Huai'an glanced around casually. There were more than twice as many patrols of Imperial Guards and Horses as usual. It was obvious that Meng Qing was fully prepared.

……

Three days later.

There was a deep feeling in the Jinluan Palace Assembly Hall, and the three departments of the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple jointly reported.

"Your Majesty, Zeng Yu has already reported all the matters related to Xiao Yan's forming a party to win over court officials for personal gain. In this list, there are officials at all levels in Yujing, down to the garrison of various states and localities, and there are many collusion charges for accepting bribes. Once it is recorded, please ask the emperor to review it."

There was a thick stack of memorials, and one could easily imagine what Xiao Yan had done in Chu State.Meng Qing suffered a heart attack.

Yunhe took it and presented it to Meng Qing, asking her to take a look.

The memorial was in her hand, but she didn't dare to open it and read it. Instead, she just let it lie on the table.

The words and ink are all there, and so are the accusations.

She didn't know how many civil servants were adding fuel to the fire, let alone whether Xiao Yan had seriously done these dirty things.

But she only knows that Xiao Yan's clique is getting stronger and stronger, and the threat to her is getting bigger and bigger. No matter what, she must eradicate his influence in Yujing. Even if she pays all the costs, she must let the Chu State Continue to survive in this troubled world.

Her throat was sore and trembling: "Where did the bribes he received go to?"

I am afraid that a lot of things have flowed into the Jin Kingdom, and a lot of them have been used to raise his black-armored guard. However, in this life, she did not give him the opportunity to raise the black-armored guard, so this army was naturally hidden. .

"Uh...this..."

Several people in the hall looked at each other in confusion, not knowing whether they should say something or not.

In the end, they unanimously decided to bow their heads and remain silent.

Meng Qing's brows suddenly frowned, wondering what was so hard to say.

"Say it!"

She shouted sharply, causing the three officials below to tremble.

Meng Qing didn't understand what was wrong, so why not just raise private soldiers and bribe officials to win people's hearts?

What else is there besides these?
She had already sent people to search Xiao Yan's mansion. There were only a handful of valuable things inside, not much silver at all, and he was neither poor nor extremely rich.

Xiao Yan must have used the bribes he received to do other things, so Meng Qing did not believe that the stolen goods and any clues could not be found.

One of the officials spoke tremblingly.

"Back to the Emperor... all the stolen goods collected by Xiao Yan were... used..."

"Where was it used? Tell me, is it so unspeakable?"

Who would have known that what he said the next moment would directly call Meng Qing petrified.

"Uh... I used it on your Majesty."

"what?!!!"

Meng Qing couldn't believe it.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Why didn't she know that Xiao Yan had used these things on her?
"What nonsense are you talking about?"

The official had a bad look on his face and said helplessly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I am not talking nonsense! All the bribes Xiao Yan accepted have gone into your private treasury, Your Majesty. On your birthday, he I gave them all to you as birthday gifts, your Majesty!"

"!!!"

Meng Qing was shocked, and his whole head suddenly buzzed, and he was at a loss.

Damn this case can still involve her!

A good attack on Xiao Yan's forces will eventually hit her...

The hundreds of dazzling treasures in the private treasury are equivalent to Xiao Yan's borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha.

Based on this calculation, it seems that he accepted a bribe, but it seems that he did not.