It was just getting dark when a guard came in to report.
"Your Majesty! Mr. Jin kneels at the door of Xuanzheng Palace to ask for an audience."
Jiang Yuanhan, who was talking to Wen Qingzhu, suddenly stopped breathing.
He originally wanted to have the gold ingot taken away directly, but Wen Qingzhu stood up: "Let's go, take me to see it."
Jiang Yuanhan had no choice but to follow quickly.
The two of them arrived at the door together. Under the illumination of the palace lantern, Jin Yuanbao's face was pale, and there was some blood on the clothes under his waist.
He knelt up straight with firm eyes. When he saw Jiang Yuanhan coming, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please deal with the princess!"
Jiang Yuanhan's forehead jumped, and he almost wanted to drag Jin Yuanbao away.
But my sister is here and she must have something to ask.
He had to hold back for now.
Wen Qingzhu stopped in front of him and was about to speak when he suddenly noticed a familiar hem of clothes behind a pillar not far away.
She was slightly startled. The man seemed to notice her and quickly retracted his clothes.
Wen Qingzhu had no choice but to look away and turned to look at Jin Yuanbao: "I thought you were sensible. After all, Mr. Lei has taught you a lot. Everything I have done is the fault of the Emperor. Don't you understand? ?”
"I know!" Jin Yuanbao raised his head, "But the princess should not use people you trust, but should give opportunities to the emperor's subordinates. You will only make the emperor more and more weak!"
Wen Qingzhu was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Jin Yuanbao could understand it.
Seeing her look, Jin Yuanbao knew that he was right and became more upright: "Now Mr. Wei is acting as Prime Minister, and Fu Yu and Wan Hongyu are accompanying him to assist. They are all available people, why use Hei Jiren?" ! He shouldn’t interfere in government affairs!”
"Hei Jiren?" Wen Qingzhu finally understood where Jin Yuanbao was struggling.
She could explain it well, but she specially sent someone to find Jin Yuanbao, so she couldn't end up like this.
Wen Qingzhu's eyes were heavy: "Do I need to report to you who I am using? Or are you, the Yushitai, so brave that you can also interfere in the affairs of the government?"
"Whether this is in compliance with the rules or not, the princess knows clearly!" Jin Yuanbao thought she would explain, but unexpectedly she would exert pressure. Jin Yuanbao had never been afraid of this.
Wen Qingzhu glanced at the pillar, and then asked: "You are so disobedient to me, aren't you afraid that I won't marry Xi'er to you?"
"The princess actually talked about personal matters?" Jin Yuanbao opened his eyes in disbelief.
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "Why not? Can Master Jin see clearly what kind of person I am now?"
"You—" Jin Yuanbao's chest heaved with anger, and his whole body was hesitating.
Finally, he seemed to be sure of something and raised his head without hesitation: "I believe that the princess will not do this! So I still ask the emperor to deal with the princess!"
Jiang Yuanhan slowly calmed down. He looked at his sister's smiling side face and seemed to understand something in his heart.
If my sister really wants to deal with Jin Yuanbao, she will never mention Xi'er.
But now that she mentioned it, it must be to stimulate him.
Jiang Yuanhan understood, and said with a stern face: "Come here! Put the gold ingot in jail for me, and let Lei Xiao come to see me!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
When Jin Yuanbao shouted, the guards quickly dragged him away.
Wen Qingzhu turned to him and asked, "Do you really want to see Mr. Lei?"
"At this point, what else can we do if we don't meet?" Jiang Yuanhan looked helpless.
Seeing that he realized what he meant so quickly, Wen Qingzhu was very pleased: "Don't worry, Mr. Lei will definitely pretend to be sick."
After about half an hour, the people sent out finally came back and knelt down fearfully.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Mr. Lei is seriously ill and cannot come to see the Emperor."
Jiang Yuanhan shouted angrily: "Okay! Okay! What a Lei Xiao! He dares to resist the decree and be disrespectful! I, I want-"
"Your Majesty, please calm down! This matter is Lord Jin's fault, right or not. Lord Lei is an old minister after all. Your Majesty cannot express your anger."
Wen Qingzhu stepped forward to persuade, and Jiang Yuanhan slowly calmed down his anger.
Everyone retreated one after another, and the news spread like water.
Those who were still thinking about jointly asking for memorials suddenly stopped thinking and could only make other ideas.
But everyone began to understand how much weight Wen Qingzhu held in front of the emperor.
Back at Huaqing Palace, He Zhuo was already waiting for her.
Wen Qingzhu took him into the study. Before he could say anything, He Zhui immediately knelt down and apologized: "Please forgive me, Princess! The minister did not do his job well."
"Oh? What crime? Tell me about it?" Wen Qingzhu turned around and sat down, looking down at the people below.
He Zhuan replied: "Wei Chen failed to make a quick decision, failed to enter the Pei family directly, and failed to meet the princess's expectations."
Wen Qingzhu looked at him deeply: "Now Jin Yuanbao has been imprisoned by the emperor. If you continue to work tomorrow, you may encounter many problems. You must handle it well for me. Otherwise, your whole family will not be able to survive." There is an entire household department, but we can’t cover it all.”
"Princess, forgive me!" He Zhui immediately knelt down and put his forehead to the ground, his heart becoming heavier and heavier.
This Wen Qingzhu is simply more difficult to deal with than Jiang Yuancheng!
"Excuse me? I'm afraid I can't." Wen Qingzhu never intended to go around him.
When He Zhuo heard this, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
Thinking about it, he didn't know what Wen Qingzhu would do with him.
After letting him dry for about a quarter of an hour, Wen Qingzhu saw that the heat was about the same, and then he slowly said: "I heard that you have a little daughter named He Xianxian. She is only ten years old this year and is of the right age. If you don't come to the palace to accompany me, If you are lucky, you might be able to become a phoenix."
As soon as these words came out, He Zhuan's heart sank, but he could only agree: "I will obey your orders."
Before Wen Qingzhu finished speaking, he added: "The Household Department has been in your hands for almost ten years, and you have basically not moved your position in the Household Department. Presumably, the Household Department is all your people. I thought about it carefully. It's better to do this. Remove the doctor from the household department and I will arrange someone for you?"
"All ministers will obey the princess's arrangements." He Zhuo knelt down again, becoming more and more submissive.
In the morning court the next day, after the courtiers had finished asking for their report, Wen Qingzhu talked about the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"I heard that Mr. He and Prime Minister Pei had some unpleasantness yesterday. Mr. He was not doing things well, and the household department has not changed people for a long time. It is better to demote the doctor of the household department to a lower level. I recommend Cui Xiushan to be the doctor of the household department. Do you have anything to say? Opinion?"
The court was eerily quiet. Jin Yuanbao was arrested last night and Lei Xiao did not come to court today.
Now Wen Qingzhu immediately moved the people in the household department, and it seemed that he had not discussed it with the emperor.
But looking at the calm look on the emperor's face, the officials felt that it didn't matter whether they wanted to discuss it or not.
Seeing that they were silent, Wen Qingzhu asked Jiang Yuanhan symbolically: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"As long as the princess thinks it's good." Jiang Yuanhan finally understood that his sister planned to place Cui Xiushan in the household department.
Fortunately, what happened yesterday killed three birds with one stone.
The gold ingot was disposed of and the suspicion of Yushitai was removed.
After disposing of the people in the household department, they put their own people in.
He also asked Pei Yu to lead by example. The prime minister cooperated, and the people below could only cooperate even more.
Wen Qingzhu looked at the expressions of the people below and felt a little confused. Why was there no movement from the officials
So she said: "Since everyone has no objections, then-"
"Please play Princess!" Ji Chun, the newly appointed Minister of Civil Affairs, finally stood up.
Wen Qingzhu's tone suddenly turned cold: "Master Ji, what's your problem?"
Ji Chun originally didn't want to stand up, but the blame was obviously going to be thrown on Pei Yu, and he might have allowed the matter to be controlled by Wen Qingzhu.
"Although the transfer of officials is normal, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue has just taken office not long ago, not to mention that he is also a veteran of the Ministry of Households and has worked hard for many years. The princess has no reason to surrender at any time. It is really impossible to convince the public."
Wen Qingzhu said in a long tone: "What Ji Shangshu said is to accuse me of not doing things well? Mr. He is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. If he fails to do what I asked him to do, he will naturally be punished. If he can't do good things, his subordinates will naturally There is also a problem. Do you think there is a problem with sending a more capable person in?"
Ji Chun took a deep breath, Wen Qingzhu simply eliminated dissidents.
He looked up at Jiang Yuanhan: "Your Majesty! There have always been rules for the transfer of officials. The princess's behavior really breaks the rules. As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the minister has the responsibility to answer to Your Majesty."
"This is what I meant, do you think I was wrong?" Jiang Yuanhan's face showed dissatisfaction, and his tone should be a little impatient.
Ji Chun didn't expect Jiang Yuanhan to say this in the court, and was stunned for a moment.
At this moment, Wei Ziying stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you are still young and have little experience in handling government affairs, so you need the princess to serve as regent. However, the princess is not infallible. I sincerely ask your majesty and the princess to discuss this matter carefully. Fan is the one."
These words were meant to make peace with them. Wei Ziying was the one proposed by Wen Qingzhu, so naturally he had to give him face.
"Master Wei's words make sense. Then when the next court comes, Master Wei and Shangshu Ji will stay and have a good discussion with me."
After coming to court early in the morning, Wen Qingzhu went straight back to Qianyuan Palace and sat directly behind the emperor's desk.
Ji Chun frowned, but Wei Ziying became much calmer now.
"Two adults, please tell me if you have any opinions." Wen Qingzhu was at ease, sitting upright and looking at the two people below quietly.
Wei Ziying said nothing, but Ji Chun knew that it was Wei Ziying who asked him to speak.
So Ji Chun could only acquiesce that Wen Qingzhu would take over the imperial power, and stepped forward and asked: "Master Hu from the Ministry of Revenue has been faithful to his duties for so many years. According to normal circumstances, he should be promoted, but there is no suitable position for the time being, and Master He is too old. He's not that big, so he's been relegated to second place. Wouldn't it be nice if you demoted him as soon as you came up?"
The tone of these words was much gentler than before.
Wen Qingzhu pulled his lips: "It's indeed not good, but He Zhuo has been in charge of the household department for many years, and Hu Yingzhuo has been working under him. Now that He Zhuo has done something wrong, I can't punish him. Why can't I punish his people?"
Ji Chunyi was speechless, it seemed that was the truth.
Just after a second thought, he added: "Cui Xiushan is too young and not suitable for taking up such an important position so soon, right?"
"Didn't Master Ji join the Ministry of Civil Affairs so quickly?" Wen Qingzhu pointed out.
Ji Chun was very angry, why was this woman Wen Qingzhu so difficult to deal with, yet she got to the point!
Seeing that he was speechless for a moment, Wen Qingzhu softened his tone and said, "Don't worry, as long as Hu Yingzhuo is a talented person, I will not let him be buried. On the contrary, Master Ji has never been able to recommend outstanding talents. Is it because there are too few talents, or is Master Ji lacking in ability?"
The words took a sharp turn and turned into accountability for Ji Chun.
His expression changed slightly immediately, and he felt that Wen Qingzhu had left him because of him.