The minister asked the emperor to say goodbye, and the emperor was auspicious" A middle-aged man with a slightly fat figure knelt in front of Guan Xuqing. I was so distracted that I didn't even notice who it was.

"Who are you?" Guan Xuqing asked.

"The minister is Li Zhen, the head of the Department of Ceremonies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs." The man replied.

"Bold, do you dare to stand in the way?" Guan Xuqing was annoyed in his heart, and when he encountered an idiot in front of him, he was annoyed in his heart.

"The slave doesn't dare, the slave is here to sue the emperor." The person in charge of Li Zhen trembled all over.

Guan Xuqing looked at him suspiciously, is he sick or me? A lawsuit against a four-year-old emperor? It's better to burn incense and beg the Bodhisattva to let his enemy die quickly! Leaving aside the fact that four-year-olds don't yet have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. Even if it's a genius, he knows who's right and who's wrong. What can a four-year-old emperor do to you?

"Why don't you give the queen mother an excerpt, the queen mother will naturally call the shots for you. I am not yet in power, so it is inconvenient for me to make decisions for you. Kneel down! Guan Xuqing didn't bother to pay attention to him.

"Your Majesty, Your Minister...... The minister didn't dare to fold even if he died. Your Majesty, the person told by the slave is the celebrity next to the Empress Dowager of the West, and the current head of the Internal Affairs Office: Li Lianying. Li Zhen cried.

Guan Xuqing's heart was shocked, the Empress Dowager had just ascended to heaven. The Empress Dowager of the West is in a one-sided situation, and her power is tilted towards the government and the opposition. It's too late for the ministers to pat themselves on the back, and he, a dumbfounded, not only didn't go to the close, but also came to sue his boss?

"You're the head of the Department of Ceremonies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Guan Xuqing asked.

"Yes, the minister is a thirteen Jinshi in the first class of Enke in the fifth year of Tongzhi. He has been on an errand in charge of the Department of Ceremonies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Li Zhen replied, still kneeling on the ground.

"Get up and talk" Guan Xuqing obviously had a good impression of him, "The Jinshi who has been in Tongzhi for five years has been eight years now. Why haven't you been promoted yet? ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister will not be an official. Rejected by his peers, he can't get promoted every year. Li Zhen got up and replied with his head down.

Guan Xuqing thought to himself: You are really an idiot. Being a housekeeper for the royal family, that's a fattening errand. Everyone is corrupt, you are not corrupt. Of course people reject you. pretended to be very angry at the moment and said: "If you block the car and sue your boss today, if there is no full evidence, I will definitely ask the queen mother to punish you heavily." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has solid evidence." As he spoke, Li Zhen took out a thick account book from his sleeve and continued: "Every year, the household department allocates two million taels of silver to the Internal Affairs Office for the use of the royal family. Your Majesty, do you remember that Li Lianying and Prince Gong went to the palace to pick up the emperor into the palace? ”

"Of course I remember that Manager Li did a good job with Prince Gong, and the Queen Mother even rewarded them for this." Guan Xuqing recalled.

"However, Your Majesty, do you know that Manager Li took the emperor into the palace this time and reported how much silver he spent?" Li Zhen said angrily.

"Uh...... I don't know. "Guan Xuqing doesn't have much concept of silver. How much is a tael of silver worth here, how much is it compared to?

"One hundred thousand taels, a full hundred thousand taels of silver. Your Majesty, look at it, how many steps is it from Prince Alcohol's Mansion to the palace? He said that he had spent a hundred thousand taels of silver. The enthronement ceremony even falsely reported 300,000 taels. Your Majesty, this person is a major cancer in the Internal Affairs Office. Li Zhen said excitedly.

"How can you know so well? How can you be so sure that Li Lianying is full of private pockets? Guan Xuqing continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been in charge of the ceremonial department for eight years. Of course, the expenses required for the work of the emperor's guards, docking, and ascending the throne are clear, and if Li Lianying is not full of private pockets, how can she build a house outside the palace, open a shop, and take two aunts' wives? Li Zhen said aggrievedly.

"Hahaha, I see. Li Zhen, take the order. Guan Xuqing already had a plan in his heart.

"Chirp" Li Zhen quickly knelt down, thinking that this tumor could be eradicated.

"Li Zhen, I order you to continue to serve as the head of the Department of Ceremonies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Continue to collect evidence of corruption in charge and in charge. However, in order not to arouse the suspicion of others, you must also be as corrupt as they are, and the amount of money you have embezzled must be registered, handed over to me, and when the time comes. I am curing their sins. Guan Xuqing thought to himself, this may be the first emperor in history to embezzle. It's really the same nature as stealing money from my family when I was a child.

"Huh? Emperor?? Li Zhen thought he had misheard. Not only will he not punish them, but he will be greedy with them. And turn over the embezzled money.

"You know what? It's called casting a long line to catch a big fish, don't you understand? Can you bring him down with the evidence you have now? Dream about you, and besides, I believe you're useless. I am not yet in power. If you can't cure him, you can collect more evidence for me. I still have some more money for me, and I still have big chess to play. Do you understand? Guan Xuqing said.

"Obey the order" Li Zhen fell to the ground, and sighed in his heart, the depth of this child's scheming is terrifying. But it's another burst of excitement, and with this emperor, maybe he can fulfill his dream when he was young......

"Kneel down," Guan Xuqing said.