The empress waved her dragon robe, turned around and walked towards the back of the dragon book, and at the same time said: "The two sides started a brawl of nearly 1,000 people in the Qinglou, hehe, this is really the biggest scandal in the court this year." As a veteran of the Three Dynasties, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu did such an ugly thing just for the sake of a prostitute, Fan Lin, you are not ashamed, I am ashamed of you, just like that, you still dare to come to me to complain? ”

"No, Your Majesty, I just don't want to encourage this evil wind." Fan Lin was sweating on his head, and said in fear.

"Why, he, Wang Xiaolai, beat you by mistake when he was drunk, Fan Lin is the wind of evil? What should I say about Cheng Degao and Feng Sanxing, two Fengche Lieutenants who had no merit at all, and were sober and took the lead in beating me? Are you going to behead the two of them too? ”

"No, no, Your Majesty, that's not what the old minister meant."

"And what do you mean?"

"Old minister, old minister..." Lao Chen shouted these two words for a long time, and Fan Lin couldn't come up with a good statement.

The empress snorted and sat back on her own.

Seeing this, Fan Lin was annoyed for a while, he stood in place, took a deep breath, calmed down, sorted out his thoughts, and then came back and said: "Your Majesty, it may be that the old minister's heart is too small, yes, this matter is not the fault of the old minister alone, but that Wang Xiaolai, is it really Bingqing Yujie?" The old minister admits his mistake and is willing to be punished, but if Wang Xiaolai commits the following crimes, his crime should be punished, and please ask Your Majesty not to show favoritism, otherwise, it will easily chill the hearts of the old ministers. ”

When the empress heard this, she laughed: "So, are you threatening me with this?" ”

Fan Lin bowed his head: "The old minister doesn't dare." ”

"You've already said it and done it, why don't you dare?" Empress Dao.

Fan Lin said: "But Your Majesty has always favored the one named Wang Xiaolai, could it be that the old minister is also wrong?" ”

Seeing this, the empress was furious: "Fan Lin, I hope you recognize your position clearly, you are a minister, I am the king, there are some things that you don't need to teach, I know how to do it, do you understand?" ”

In the end, the empress almost gritted her teeth and shouted out of her throat.

Fan Lin was taken aback.

Hearing the movement, Narcissus also rushed in from outside, shouting, "Your Majesty, what happened?" ”

The empress waved her hand, motioned for Narcissus to go out, and then said to Fan Lin: "This matter, I have already asserted, Fengche Captain Wang Xiaolai, the following crimes, his crime should be punished, but there is a reason for the incident, solid, demoted three levels in a row, and transferred to the Wangcheng Guards as a flag officer." ”

Fan Lin was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at the empress.

The empress looked at Fan Lin: "So, Fan Shangshu, I don't know if you can accept this verdict?" ”

The empress's words have not concealed the irony in the slightest.

After all, an emperor is dignified, and he has to discuss with the minister when he makes a decision, I know, this is the empress satirizing Fan Lin, I don't know, I think Fan Lin has his hands and eyes to the sky.

If Fan Lin said the wrong thing at this time, then what was waiting for him would be dismissed at least and killed at worst.

Goo-dong.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Fan Lin said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are laughing, the old minister resolutely obeys your will." ”

The empress snorted disdainfully: "In this case, you will be responsible for all the losses of Feng Yage, how about Lao Shangshu?" This decision of mine is quite fair. ”

Fan Lin's heart was dripping blood when he heard this, and the loss of that Feng Yage was at least twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver to fill, and now, the empress threw this vacancy to herself, which was simply killing people.

Do you say that Fan Lin agrees or not?

If you agree, that's good, how can you Fan Lin take out this money.

Yes, as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Fan Lin is not short of these silvers at all, after all, he can make up for these two or thirty thousand taels if he casually takes out a collection at home, and even more.

However, you must know that Sui Yangshangshu only has 300 taels of silver a year, and these 30,000 taels will take a hundred years to save, and you can only do it without eating or spending every month.

If Fan Lin easily took out 30,000 taels of silver, how would he explain it to the empress?

Well? Could it be that this is the money I have embezzled over the years?

If that was the case, the empress was afraid that she would cut off Fan Lin's head in an instant.

After all, the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties has never seen an emperor who hates corruption more than the empress, and it's good that there is usually no evidence, but now you say it yourself, what is it that is not looking for death?

But if you don't agree, isn't it clear that the empress's arrangement is not good, as a courtier, you question the emperor's decision, which is a taboo in officialdom.

Even if Fan Lin was the mainstay of the Qingzhou Party, it was useless.

For a while, Fan Lin was in a dilemma.

The empress looked at him: "What's the matter, Fan Shangshu is not happy with my verdict?" ”

Fan Lin hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this: "No, no, no, the old minister is not unhappy." ”

The empress said: "Okay, I will just let you agree, the vacancy of Feng Ya Ge, you must fill it up with a lot of money, you have one penny less, and the official will be demoted by one level." ”

Fan Lin's eyes widened instantly, this was to force himself to a dead end.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you..."

The empress glanced at Fan Lin: "What?" Could it be that Lao Shangshu thinks that my sentence is heavy? ”

Fan Lin didn't speak, the meaning was self-evident, he had money, but it was money that could be legally spent, but there were really few of them.

The empress hugged her shoulder: "If it's really heavy, then Lao Shangshu might as well bring it up, and I will think of a way for you." ”

"No, no, no, don't bother Your Majesty, the old minister accepts it, the old minister can accept it."

"Don't force it."

"No, not reluctantly."

"In that case, then Lao Shangshu kneels down." Empress Dao.

Fan Lin's heart to die was used, and he raised his hand with a lack of interest: "The minister retreats." ”

After saying that, he retreated and went out.

A moment after Fan Lin left, Narcissus came in from outside, and when he entered the door, he saw a smile on the empress's face.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Puzzled, Narcissus couldn't help but ask.

The empress smiled, looked up at Narcissus, and beckoned to her: "Narcissus, come, come here." ”

Narcissus was puzzled, so he came to him and asked, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong?" See how happy you are. ”

The empress was indeed happy, so she told Narcissus about her scolding of Fan Lin just now.

After talking about it, Narcissus couldn't be happy.

"These Qingzhou parties all deserve it, when the emperor was there, he would only flatter the horse, sit in a high position, and when His Majesty first ascended the throne, he kept making things difficult for His Majesty, and he really deserved such an end." Narcissus said fiercely.

The empress smiled slightly: "Originally, I thought that it would take at least three years to completely remove the threat of the Qingzhou Party, but I didn't expect that since the appearance of Xiao Laizi, things have been surprisingly smooth, it seems that Xiao Laizi is my lucky star." ”

As soon as the empress said this, Narcissus was somewhat unhappy: "Your Majesty, the reason why you suppressed the Qingzhou Party is completely dependent on Your Majesty's Tianwei, what does it have to do with him Wang Xiaolai?" ”

The empress swept her hand: "That's not what I said, since the incident of Wan Qingshan a few years ago, I have gained the upper hand in the battle with the Qingzhou Party, during this period, I have pinched a lot of their handles, and finally stabilized them, and now, the Qingzhou Party is even lower, in the final analysis, isn't it all because of Xiao Laizi's nonsense last night?" ”

Narcissus pursed her lips speechless.

The empress laughed and said, "I have a hunch that the days of the Qingzhou Party's dominance in the temple have come to an end, and it seems that it is time for me to select some people to take their place." ”

Narcissus, who had never seen the empress in such a demeanor, sighed.

"Narcissus, I gave you an errand, you have to do it properly, understand?"

Narcissus was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the empress and said, "Please show your majesty?" ”

The empress pinched her smooth chin and said, "You sent someone to keep an eye on Fan Lin to see how he took out the 30,000 taels of silver, understand?" ”

Narcissus nodded: "Weichen obeys." ”

"Wait."

Narcissus who was about to leave looked back at the empress.

The empress said again: "In addition, go to Feng Ya Pavilion and tell the shopkeeper there, just say that you don't care about other people's threats, grit your teeth, and you must let Fan Lin take out 30,000 taels to come out, otherwise, I will let all the heads of Feng Ya Pavilion fall to the ground." ”

Narcissus hissed: "But Your Majesty, will this be too urgent, what if the Qingzhou Party unites?" ”