Chapter 472: The Enemy
"Your Highness is appeasement and adultery, what is the difference between it and those corrupt officials!" Xu Jie said angrily, and even Kang Shangshu sweated for him.
You must know that the eldest princess is now a powerful figure, and he dares to scold the eldest princess for being no different from corrupt officials, isn't this looking for death.
But Xu Jie not only scolded, but also looked at each other angrily, as if he would never give up until he reached his goal.
Changning looked at Xu Jie amusedly.
Among the current officials of Da Chu, only Xu Jie dares to talk to her like this.
It is precisely because of this that this kid is precious.
Because this Changning will never make the mistakes of his previous life and let himself die by closing his eyes and listening.
"Let me ask you, how many officials are there in Chang'an City?"
Xu Jie was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought, he said: "There are about more than a thousand positions, not counting the emperor's relatives, lords and nobles." β
"Where's the place?"
Xu Jie smiled dryly: "Tens of thousands." β
"With so many officials, do you roughly estimate how many of them will be clean and clean when this case is completely resolved?"
Xu Jie's face turned pale.
Officialdom has always been intertwined, maybe you yourself have nothing to do with corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but what about your wife and children? What about relatives and friends?
No one knows under what circumstances they will be involved.
What's more, Zheng Anhou is deeply favored by His Majesty, he has presided over the imperial examination twice, and there are his protΓ©gΓ©s and disciples everywhere, and the terror of the intertwined roots is like an anthill extending in all directions throughout the officialdom of Dachu, and if you want to eliminate these tumors in one fell swoop, I am afraid that the imperial court will have a big change of blood, and there will not be much left.
There are Turkic people outside, and if it causes internal turmoil in the imperial court at this moment, it will only make people's hearts more chaotic and affect the whole body.
Changning saw Xu Jie burst into layers of cold sweat and smiled slightly.
"You are very smart and good at accepting reality, don't be too rigid in thinking in the future, be good at being flexible, and consider the overall situation." She said.
Xu Jie arched his hand: "Thank you Your Highness for your advice, Xu Jie remember." β
"Alright, let's go and do our own errands." Changning waved his hand and ordered them to step back, and he began to sort out the case files.
Kang Shangshu followed Xu Jie out and smiled: "My brother can be personally guided by the eldest princess, and his future is immeasurable." β
Xu Jie's expression was cramped, and in the face of an old slippery head in officialdom like Kang Shangshu, he nodded awkwardly like a shy child: "The adult has won the award." β
"Hey, where is this award, how many years can we old bones serve His Highness, Brother Xu is a talent who will be highly valued in the future."
Changning, who was greeted by officialdom, had long been surprised, and he didn't pay much attention to the two sentences vaguely.
It's just that before the two of them went far, a eunuch hurriedly came to report: "Your Highness, the concubine Niangniang has come to Weiyang Palace, saying that she wants to see His Highness." β
Changning sneered, and her eyes flashed: "She finally can't sit still." β
"Go back to the palace."
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Zhong Cui Palace is the most gorgeous and chic palace of the six palaces, because the concubine has been favored by the emperor for many years, so the layout everywhere is exquisite.
But today, all the flowers are red and willow and magnificent, as if they are laughing at Zheng Guifei's current downfall.
Without the support of her mother's family, even if the concubine gains the Sacred Heart, she can only be reduced to a plaything.
What's more, this is still an old and decrepit plaything.
Zheng Guifei burst out a few gray hairs overnight, and angrily ordered Ziwei to pull it out, and she was at a loss for what to do.
She doesn't even know what chips she has left to turn the tables around.
"Mother, what can I do!" Chu Leyang rushed in with red eyes, and his uncle was arrested and imprisoned, which was a sign of the decline of the Zheng family.
"Uncle can't fall, can't fall, mother!" She cried.
Zheng Anhou fell, she is a princess without a foreign family, even the eighth princess and the ninth princess who are usually looked down upon!
No! No!
She is the one who wants to be a princess, how can she become a princess of the criminal family like Chu Changning.
"Mother, think of a way, I'm not a princess yet, once my uncle is convicted, I won't have a day to turn over!" Chu Leyang's tears fell down.
She is not married yet.
Once the foreign family is convicted, let alone marrying Mu Qingyan, she is not worthy of Cao Yu, and she can point out to a young talent in the future as burning high incense.
"Shut up!" Concubine Zheng scolded upsetly: "If you hadn't willfully angered Your Majesty, wouldn't you even have a way out now?" β
Chu Leyang's eyes widened: "Blame me? If you hadn't refused to let me marry Mu Qingyan, now Liaodong Mulang would be helping us! β
Concubine Zheng's face was pale, but she did not deny that what Chu Leyang said was reasonable.
No one expected Mu Lang to be so responsible, even the princess and his relatives dared to rob him, and His Majesty didn't even do anything to Mu Qingyan because of this.
Although he is guilty of a crime, Mu Qingyan has the freedom he should have, and he didn't even send anyone to guard him.
It is enough to prove that the emperor treats Mu Qingyan differently, if he could fulfill Chu Leyang's intentions at the beginning, now Mu Qingyan is the son-in-law of his Zheng family, and there is no reason to help Chu Changning.
But it's too late to say anything now.
Mu Qingyan strongly intervened to block Heqin, obviously he was in love with Chu Changning, and it was impossible to turn back.
"So what do you say now?" Concubine Zheng asked.
Chu Leyang bit her lower lip, to be honest, she didn't have any ideas.
"Mother, Chu Changning clearly wants our lives, we can't sit still."
Concubine Zheng looked at her: "What do you want to do?" β
Chu Leyang's eyes were fierce and wiped it on his neck.
"Ridiculous!"
"You don't have to think about it, at this time, not to mention whether you can kill her, even if you really kill her, won't Your Majesty let us pay for our lives?" Concubine Zheng snorted and warned: "You can't have this kind of thought again in the future!" β
Chu Leyang was not convinced: "Then what do you say?!" β
Concubine Zheng Guifei's eyes rolled: "Show weakness, at least, you have to see your brother first." β
After she finished speaking, she took off her hairpin and decorated it, and went to Weiyang Palace in cloth clothes and shoes to ask for her brother's guilt.
When Changning heard the news, he deliberately went back to Weiyang Palace to watch the excitement.
"The body of the concubine is really peerless, I feel sorry for it." She sighed and praised, and at this moment it was tantamount to a sentence of humiliation.
But Concubine Zheng Guifei has been immersed in the palace for many years, how can she be angered by such a simple sentence.
"The Zheng family is here to ask for his brother's guilt, no matter how my brother offended His Highness in the past, please raise your noble hand and forgive us."
Changning looked amused: "Zheng's? Oh, you can forget anything about your hairpin, but there is one thing you can't forget before leaving the palace. β
Concubine Zheng looked around at herself, slightly dazed: "What...... What is it? β
"Brain."
Changning's clear voice made Zheng Guifei's face turn pale instantly.
"Your Highness!" Ziwei couldn't help but scold, but was stopped by Concubine Zheng Guifei: "Your Highness, you know, we are not enemies at all, I ......"
"Your Majesty has arrived!" Fu'an's long voice sang, everyone turned back to salute, and the concubine's words stopped.
The emperor's jade chariot stopped in front of the gate of Weiyang Palace, and the golden dragon robe came slowly.
Changning sneered, picked up the plane and whispered to the concubine: "Of course we are not enemies. β
Concubine Zheng looked at Changning with a little surprise, she could convince her so easily?
"You are never worthy to be enemies of this palace."