The empress stared coldly at Chen Yinjie, the prime minister of the empire, powerful and powerful, a big man above tens of thousands of people under one person!

Rao is that he has always been cunning and treacherous, shrewd and abnormal, and at this moment, in the face of His Majesty's questioning, he is also a little overwhelmed! After all, the incident happened suddenly, and without a little psychological preparation in advance, it was impossible to exonerate those cronies of himself!

"Your Majesty...... This one...... The minister didn't know beforehand! Should be...... They themselves have betrayed the trust of His Majesty and the people of the Empire, so ...... This ......"

"So what?" Fang Yuqing asked with a sneer. (）

Chen Yinjie gritted his teeth and said, "The minister thinks that these officials who are corrupt and pervert the law should be severely punished!" With the law of the country! ”

In today's situation, it is impossible to keep these cronies, so I can only give up.

Fang Yuqing still didn't relax, and shouted angrily: "Then Chen Qing, don't you have responsibility?" The twelve governors of the imperial provinces were all recommended by you! It's only been less than half a year since I took office, and there are all problems! How much of a scandal should this be once known to the trillions of citizens of the empire? ”

"According to what you said at the beginning, these twelve governors are all selected from the thousands of feudal officials of the empire, and they will definitely be able to take care of this starry sky for the empire! I believe it, too! But now, what have they done? Why are they all law-abiding officials before, but once they change positions, they are all corrupted? ”

"The Twelve Provinces of Southern Xinjiang are the newly acquired land of the Empire, and now such a big case has occurred! What will be such a significant impact on the next strategic decision of the empire, Chen Qing, as the prime minister of the empire, don't you understand? ”

As she questioned, Chen Yinjie's face became more and more ugly, and a pair of elephant legs trembled slightly uncontrollably! On his forehead, dense beads of sweat slowly flowed down his fat face.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has neglected and recommended people inappropriately, so that the imperial government has been disgraced, please punish Your Majesty heavily!" The rogue prime minister was helpless.

At this time, his heart was already scolded: these stupid fools, just corruption, actually made such a big move, so that the bastards of the Supervision Yuan grabbed the handle! You're not a novice in officialdom, don't you know how to do things cleanly? I didn't remind you beforehand, it's good now, even Lao Tzu has been surrounded by you!

What kind of virtue his cronies were, he naturally understood in his heart. Eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling, greed, and all five drugs! There is nothing they dare not do, there is no money they dare not make! In other words, he himself is the best, and these subordinates of his are naturally doing the same!

When the territory of the twelve provinces was preliminarily demarcated, the forces of all parties were eyeing the fat shortage of these twelve governors, and the people who interceded with him and handed over notes one after another, receiving gifts and money and women, all received soft hands!

Needless to say, the last people to circle are the twelve people who gave him the most! Leave the others alone, just say that Yuan Jinggao! Since the end of the last war, he has been good at drilling camps, and he has given the prime minister a generous gift, successfully obtained the position of governor of the Stellar Ross star field, and also got the status of a nobleman.

This time, in order to win a place, he almost took out all the net worth he had accumulated for many years, and he got his wish! I don't know how he, a poor governor of a remote star field, can have such rich assets, which shows that his ability to accumulate wealth is definitely one of the best in the empire!

After so much blood, I don't want to find a way to replenish it as soon as possible, and I'm sorry for my hard work for so many years! For this reason, as soon as this guy took office, he scraped the ground and did everything he could to squeeze the hundreds of millions of people under his rule!

The other eleven people are all doing the same thing! The rebellion in the Twelve Provinces has elements secretly instigated by certain forces, but the bigger reason is that the officials forced the people to rebel! As the top local administrators, they are to blame!

A look of calm appeared on the empress's face: "Since Chen Qing said so, then the matter will be easy to handle!" These twelve people, all dismissed from office and deprived of all property and fiefdoms! And publicly hanged! to appease the discontent of the local people! ”

Chen Yinjie was startled, and asked in a trembling voice: "Twelve governors, all of them have to be hanged?" Whether ......"

"What is it?" Fang Yuqing grabbed the file in front of him violently and slammed it to his feet! Said in a loud voice:

"These moths that have brought disaster to the country and the people, it is because of their existence that the situation in the southern frontier of the empire is unstable, and they have to dispatch the imperial army to quell the chaos, labor and wages, not to mention the increase in casualties, and it also affects the next step of the empire's territorial expansion! If you don't pluck off their heads, how can you get rid of the hatred in your hearts! ”

"And you, as the head of the empire and the elders of several dynasties, don't even care about such a major event that shakes the country's foundation! Don't say that you didn't know anything about what they were doing! ”

Chen Yinjie took a step back in shock, lowered his head and said nothing. No one in the faction of officials who were good friends with him dared to speak out!

But this is not the most fatal, the empress's next words almost made the Manchu officials stunned!

"Chen Qing! You have been in charge of the Imperial Cabinet for many years, and you have no merit and hard work! You can't be blamed for this incident! Now that you are old and have low energy, it is inevitable that some problems will not be taken care of! ”

"The prime minister's burden, you can let it go first! I will give you a mansion with the specifications of the prince, and go back to recuperate! In the future, you won't have to go to court to discuss matters! ”

There was a dead silence in the halls of the University!

When the head of the dynasty and the elder of the four dynasties, he was dismissed from office in a word?

A few of the courtiers' lips moved, as if they wanted to plead, but when they saw the empress's murderous eyes, they retreated in fear.

Looking at the reactions of the civil and military officials below, Fang Yuqing showed a proud smile on her face, and said slowly: "Since there is no objection from the secretaries, then this matter is settled!" This post of prime minister is temporarily vacant, and when I think of a candidate, I will appoint another one! ”

"In the future, administrative officials at the level of the governor of the planet and above will not be allowed to take office without my inspection and review! So as not to have a similar case again! Do you have any objections? ”

"Yes! Your Majesty is wise! No matter how reluctant he was in his heart, the Manchu courtiers could only obey the order.

Gurlons sighed in his heart: This young monarch is much more powerful than the previous emperor! First the military power, then the political power, and now even the right to appoint and dismiss personnel is also in the hands! The foundation is getting more and more solid, and who will dare to challenge her authority in the future?

However, this is still more beneficial than disadvantageous for the current empire! The situation in the Star Sea is changing rapidly, and in these extraordinary times, a powerful figure is indeed needed to control the overall situation and lead the empire through the crisis!

And themselves, as well as the military, will become the unwavering backing of the empress!

Fang Yuqing saw that the purpose of today's court meeting had been achieved, and her mood relaxed a little, and she stood up with a smile and said, "That's all for today, let's disperse!" If there is any important matter, no matter when, you can report it directly to me! ”

After the court meeting, Fang Yuqing walked out of the main hall alone and went to the inner palace, and the accompanying palace guards were all supported by her from afar.

Along the jade-colored crystal path, I walked all the way, and after a while, I came to the bedroom of the former imperial queen and the current queen mother.

At the main entrance of the splendid palace, more than ten palace guards were guarding there, and the same number of white-clothed palace maids stood outside the door, waiting for the call of the palace master at any time.

Compared to when she was the Empress of the Empire, this kind of pomp and circumstance is undoubtedly much smaller! But for a vicious woman like her, it's time to be content!

Fang Yuqing secretly sneered in her heart, but her face was unfazed and walked unhurriedly. Later, Manager Yan had followed her at some point.

She looked back at the woman whom her father trusted most during his lifetime and on whom she relied very much, and her face showed a sincere and gentle look.

Seeing that he was almost at the gate of the palace, Manager Yan didn't want to say much, so he just glanced at her and signaled that everything was normal.

Fang Yuqing nodded indifferently, the hem of the phoenix skirt was ringing, and she stepped on the jade steps in front of the palace gate steadily. A group of palace maids and guards hurriedly saluted, and a female official trotted in all the way to report.

In the side hall, the current Queen Mother Zhu Zhaoyuan is sitting by the bookcase, writing and drawing on a paper document, and she doesn't know what she is busy with.

The empress walked into the palace gate, saw the figure of the queen mother, walked over and bowed slightly, and said indifferently: "Queen Mother, Yuqing has come to visit you!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhu Zhaoyuan hurriedly put down the pen in his hand, with an eager smile on his face, and got up to greet him.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, but Your Majesty is getting more and more beautiful!" She praised insincerely, instructed the palace ladies to serve tea and snacks, and courteously pulled the empress to sit down, shushing the cold and asking for warmth.

At first glance, it really looks like a pair of biological mother and daughter who are deeply in love!

After the chief manager had bowed, he stood quietly beside him without saying a word.

After greeting lukewarmly for a while, Fang Yuqing got up and left. didn't want Zhu Zhaoyuan to say a word, which made her originally calm mood, and she was a little angry again.

"Your Majesty, what I told you last time, I wonder if you have made up your mind?" Zhu Zhaoyuan asked expectantly.

The Empress raised her eyebrows and said expressionlessly: "The Praetorian Guard Legion is currently fully staffed, and there is really no suitable position arrangement!" I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the queen mother! ”

Zhu Zhaoyuan smiled: "Your Majesty! Isn't this personnel arrangement a matter of your words? Zhu Junzhe is my nephew, who is your cousin in terms of seniority, born with a talent and outstanding ability! You also have great admiration for Your Majesty! Isn't it appropriate for him to serve as the commander of the palace guards? ”

"My palace guards are all women, and he is the commander, I'm afraid something is wrong!" Fang Yuqing suppressed her anger and patiently explained.

"Your Majesty's words are out of sight! Your cousin is not an outsider! What's wrong with him taking care of your daily safety? Wouldn't that be more likely for you to meet? It will be convenient to communicate in the future! Now that you're old enough to talk about marriage, it's time to think about it! Zhu Zhaoyuan finally figured out what she meant.

A flash of anger flashed in Fang Yuqing's eyes, and she said coldly: "The queen mother is really a noble person who forgets things!" When my father was alive, he had already married me to Duke Yun Haoyu, and you were there at that time! The lords and nobles of the Manchu Dynasty have witnessed! Why mention this now? ”

Zhu Zhaoyuan's face was a little unnatural, and he smiled dryly: "But, isn't that young man no longer in the empire?" You can't wait for him all the time, can you? Your cousin is also his own family, can't he compare to him? ”

Fang Yuqing wanted to have a seizure several times, but she endured it again, looked down at the exquisite embroidery on the phoenix skirt, and frowned silently.

Zhu Zhaoyuan thought that she was a little moved, and said inch by inch: "I heard that you just deposed the governor of the twelve provinces in southern Xinjiang?" It couldn't be better! How can those outsiders be reliable with their own families? I've got a new candidate for you! You see, if you think it's okay, settle it early! ”

As she spoke, she picked up the list on the bookcase and handed it to Fang Yuqing.

The empress finally couldn't hold back her outburst, waved her sleeves and swept off the tea cup snacks on the coffee table beside her, and scolded sharply: "Zhu Zhaoyuan! Are you going too far? Do you really think I'm a child? As the queen mother, she talks about national politics in vain! Who gave you the power? ”

"For my father's sake, I can ignore it this time, and there will be a next time! Hmph—"

After speaking, she didn't look at the Queen Mother's ugly face, and walked out with her head held high!