After returning to Ningxia Palace, Yan Hua, who was sent to Yong'an Palace to deliver the news for 'Guo Qiuyue', had also arrived at Ningxia Palace. The two smiled when they met, and Yan Hua walked into the hall with the 'Concubine Xiao'.

Yan Hua sat down with the 'Concubine Xiao', and saw that the 'Concubine Xiao' face was still good. The worry in her heart was put down, and she said while grooming her: "Niangniang seems to have achieved a big deal today, and the Wei family has promised Niangniang?"

'Concubine Xiao' looked at herself in the mirror, her face full of hatred. If it weren't for the queen's pregnancy that day, she had no choice but to turn Concubine Xiao into her own appearance. She became her. And now when I look at Concubine Xiao's face, I hate it more and more.

So the tone was not good: "Hmph, Guo is quite interesting, she is like a dead man now, how can she not fight back when she seizes the opportunity." It's also her only chance for revenge. If she doesn't agree, she can only watch her enemy stand tall in this life, how can she be willing. ”

Yan Hua smiled and said: "Since this is the case, it seems that the harem has another good show." And Concubine Xiao, in order to protect the dragon in her womb, can only be called by the mother. The slave maid went to Yong'an Palace, and what Concubine Xiao promised to do was very happy. ”

'Concubine Xiao' said coldly: "Hmph, she dares not to obey me." If she dares to say a word, unless she doesn't want her children to live. ”

Yan Hua nodded: "Well, what Niangniang said is reasonable." The slave maid heard that the queen had moved out of the queen mother's Jianing Palace. The matter of the dragon son in her womb, the slave maid thought that she would never give up, although the queen mother pushed the matter to the envoys of the earthfang country, and with the character of the queen, she would definitely quietly investigate the matter thoroughly. ”

After all, she has a father behind her who has an army of 300,000. Emperor Wu Wei will also take the queen There is no way. After all, whether Emperor Wuwei's country can be stabilized still needs General Han Zhenbei. ”

'Concubine Xiao' smiled coldly, looked at the jade bracelet she was wearing, looked at it for a moment and said, "Hmph, now the earthwork country has been in turmoil in the northwest and seized the eastern prosperous country Damu Prefecture." He Bin went to clear the enemy army, and the national teacher sent Geng Jie as the commander of the supervising army. At that time, it is a question whether He Bin can come back alive. Military merit is naturally owned by Geng Jie, as soon as He Bin dies, this 200,000 army that went to sweep away the enemy's army, the military power will naturally fall into Geng Jie's hands. ”

"If the military power is in Geng Jie's hands, we are still afraid that she Han Zhenbei will not succeed. Even if the queen finds out that the dragon in her belly was done by this concubine, so what? Besides, this concubine has already turned that Zhu Shenchu into a waste. How can she find out? Without waiting for her to find out about the concubine, it is a question of whether her position as the queen can still sit firmly. ”

"If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten something. On that day, you invited the national teacher to come to Ningxia Palace to discuss matters. Did you ever know that Concubine Hua was right behind you?"

Speaking of this, Yan Hua looked frightened, and was afraid that the 'Concubine Xiao' would blame herself, so she quickly knelt down and said: "The slave maid doesn't know, the slave and maid are not doing well, and I ask the mother to punish her." ”

'Concubine Xiao' didn't blame her, she reached out and lifted Yan Hua's chin, looked at Yan Hua with a frightened face, and said with a look of pity: "I don't blame you, people are not saints and sages are always negligent, get up!"

Yan Hua hurriedly knelt down and thanked: "Thank you Niangniang for your kindness." Xie Niangniang is gracious. ”

'Concubine Xiao' smiled coldly and muttered: "Since Concubine Hua already knows that Concubine Hua has a connection with the national teacher, then she will plan it." Concubine Ben doesn't have to act anymore. ”

"When Concubine Xiao gives birth to a child, Concubine Ben will take the initiative to confess the matter without waiting for the queen to find out about the murder of Longzi. This saves the concubine from doing it. You can get rid of the people that the concubine wants to get rid of, and you can also bring down the queen. It's killing two birds with one stone. Naturally, the concubine will not punish you for this matter, but I will thank you. ”

Yan Hua was puzzled, but she didn't dare to ask, 'Concubine Xiao''s temper was good and bad, in case it angered her. The consequences are clear to her. looked at 'Concubine Xiao' on the side and seemed to be talking to her, as if she was talking to herself. He only dared to stand on one side, but he did not dare to answer.

'Concubine Xiao' got up, took Yan Hua's hand and said, "Concubine Ben is a little tired today, serve Concubine Ben to rest in the inner hall." ”

Yan Hua agreed and served the 'Concubine Xiao' into the inner hall.

In Yong'an Palace, 'Concubine Guo' has a big belly. After Yan Hua left, she felt a little uneasy, although she didn't know why 'Concubine Xiao' suddenly asked her to do this, but she knew that 'Concubine Xiao' definitely didn't have any good intentions. It must be someone who is ready to harm again.

Ever since she became pregnant, her heart has changed. Looking at her bulging abdomen and thinking about her unborn child, she was worried every day, for fear that 'Concubine Xiao' would kill her child again and put her child to death.

Even the queen was not spared from being poisoned by the 'Concubine Xiao'. She is just a concubine who has fallen out of favor, and it seems that Emperor Wu Wei is favored now. There is Emperor Wu Wei who can shelter her, but all this is not her own, but belongs to the real Guo Qiuyue.

She wanted her dragon to be born as soon as possible, but she was afraid that after giving birth to a child, she would no longer have love. I am even more afraid that after he is born, I will never see him again.

She knew better that after this child was born, she would no longer have any use value, how could Guo Qiuyue let her continue to use her skin to stay in Yong'an Palace, and she would definitely turn herself back into Concubine Xiao again.

At that time, their mother and son will be born, and the pain is unimaginable for themselves. Whether Guo Qiuyue can let their mother and son live anymore is an unknown mystery.

And at this time, all she can do is obey the words of that fake concubine. In order to find a glimmer of life for themselves and their children.

Recently, there has been news from the Northwest Frontier that the Northwest Iron Cavalry is brave and good at fighting. He Bin's 200,000-strong army could not be attacked for a long time. There was a shortage of grain and grass, and it was late autumn. The autumn rain in Dongsheng is continuous. The people's grain production has been greatly reduced, which is extremely unfavorable to Dongsheng Kingdom.

Above the court, Emperor Wu Wei frowned. He asked loudly: "Who can solve the problem of grain and grass? What is the use of raising a bunch of you waste? At the critical moment, there is no way?"

"It's late autumn now, He Bin's 200,000 troops are very short of food and grass, and the soldiers' clothes are thin. As a courtier of Dongsheng Kingdom, you should share your worries. Are you dumb now?"

In the face of Emperor Wu Wei's loud scolding, but no one dared to take a step forward, everyone knew that Emperor Wu Wei was tyrannical, in case of trouble. It will be difficult to save this life, and you will see me, and I will look at you, all the ministers. It's just that no one dares to take a step forward.

At this time, the national teacher dressed in court clothes stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, although the autumn rain is continuous now, Dongsheng Country is a strong country, and the people are rich. Even though this year's grain harvest is not in stock, there is still grain in stock. ”

"Your Majesty can send troops to collect grain from house to house, and then order all states and counties to hand over the surplus grain in the granary, so that the grain and grass crisis can be solved. ”

As soon as the words fell, another person walked out of the group of ministers. This person was dressed in court clothes, holding a wat in his hand, and took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, there have been many natural disasters in Dongsheng Country in the past few years, and the people are already hungry. Now, the continuous autumn rains have halved this year's grain production. ”

"Your Majesty shall no longer impose taxes and levy surpluses. The prefectures and counties should have opened warehouses to release grain to save the people from fire and water. If not only do not open warehouses to release grain, but also impose the collection of surplus grain, I am afraid that the people of the world will be worse because of this. I also hope that Your Majesty will be sympathetic to the people and take another way. ”

After hearing this, the national teacher looked coldly at the person who came forward to admonish. Said coldly: "Lord Hu, do you have any other way?" The old minister listened attentively and saw what other good strategies Master Hu had. ”

The one who is called Hu Daren is Hu Yu, the head of the household department of Dongsheng State. This person was in charge of the land, taxes, household registration, military supplies, salaries, salaries, finance, and other revenues and expenditures of the Eastern Prosperity Kingdom.

For today's Dongsheng country, the national conditions are well understood, and in recent years, due to natural disasters, grain production has been reduced. And because of the heavy taxation, the people are not able to make a living. The number of refugees has increased sharply, and if the warehouse is not opened this year, the grain will be released. More people will be displaced.

In the face of the national teacher's unceremonious questioning, Hu Yu, the head of the household, was speechless for a while, but the national teacher did not let him go, but his eyes were sharper, staring at him as if he was about to breathe fire.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the national teacher sneered: "Hmph, if Master Hu has no other good plan, it's better to keep your mouth shut and not say anything, so as not to embarrass yourself." ”

Hu Yu's face was red when he was told by the national teacher, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, but he trembled angrily: "You, you ......"

Emperor Wu Wei saw that the two were arguing, and immediately said unhappily: "Lord Hu has a good plan, if there is no good plan, don't be quick to talk in front of me." What I want to hear is how to solve the food and salary of He Bin's 200,000 army, and what I want is the stability of the frontier. ”

"I don't want to hear what you say about the suffering of the people, if you don't have a good plan, you have to say it again. ”

Hu Yu said boldly: "Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers think that the people are the foundation of the country." The people's security is the country's security, and the matter of food and salary. The minister believed that His Majesty could order the Inspectorate to strictly investigate corruption and confiscate stolen money. If this is feasible, it will definitely relieve General He's worries. ”

As soon as these words came out, the national teacher was immediately furious. If corruption is investigated, he himself will bear the brunt. Not only did he accept bribes, but he also took advantage of the construction of the Shangyue Platform to lose the treasury on a large scale.

Others don't know about these things, but Hu Yu, the head of the household, is very clear, watching the national teacher poke and prod. He had to bite the national teacher back. But how could he deal with the national teacher, and then said coldly: "Lord Hu wants to investigate corruption, and the old minister should have nothing to say, but Lord Hu knows that the Inspectorate will handle the case overnight, and when the corruption in various places is investigated, and then the corrupt money and grain will be transported to the capital, won't General He's 200,000 troops have already starved to death?"

"Isn't the 200,000 men of Dongsheng Kingdom defeated themselves without a fight, and the Tufang Country is such a big country, if other small neighboring countries know that I am dignified in Dongsheng Country, I actually lack food and grass in the war, causing 200,000 troops to starve to death in other places, won't it make his country laugh?"

"If this incident comes out, won't other small neighboring countries ignore the national prestige of our Dongsheng country even more, and if other countries raise troops to attack at that time, will Lord Hu have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?

Hu Yu was speechless by the national teacher, as the head of the household department, he naturally knew that it would take a lot of time for the inspectorate to investigate the case, and it was precisely this that prevented the grain and grass from being transported to the front line in time, but he didn't expect to be broken by the national teacher's words. He also added many charges to himself.

I thought that by taking advantage of this food and salary incident, I would let the Inspectorate investigate the current national teacher and bring him, a court moth, to justice. I didn't expect him to be so sharp and sharp, and he directly said that he had nothing to say.

Hu Yu was just about to defend himself, but before he could speak, Emperor Wu Wei was already extremely angry, and he didn't want to care about these court matters. If it weren't for Guo Qiuyue's pregnancy, she couldn't serve him, and the queen mother often took out her ancestors and ancestors to put pressure on him.

Otherwise, he would not have come to the court to listen to their quarrels, Emperor Wu Wei stood on top of the hall and slapped the table, and got erect. Pointing to His Highness's ministers, he said loudly: "Enough, you wait for a bunch of waste, are you worrying about me? ”

Seeing that Emperor Wuwei was angry, the ministers immediately knelt down and bowed: "The ministers are incompetent, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Wu Wei was still angry, flipped the table to the ground, waved his dragon robe, his eyes were burning with anger, and he said sharply: "Come here, Hubu Shangshu Hu Amnesty, as an official of the imperial court, he is in charge of military supplies and salaries, and he is not effective. Remove the crown feather. Sent to prison to wait for his fate. ”

"The national teacher has made meritorious contributions to his good policies and given a hundred taels of gold. 100 acres of fertile land, a mansion, and the matter of military salaries were handed over to the national teacher to handle and retreat from the dynasty. ”

For such a result, the ministers exclaimed. But they didn't dare to say anything more, only the national teacher and his henchman Wang Shuang were in a happy mood. Watching the ministers withdraw, the two smiled at each other.

Then he left the court......