Chapter 519: After hearing Zhang Xin’s advice, Cheng Jin sighed: “I hope so!”
Cheng Jin was vicious and his methods were cruel and shocking, but he was loyal to Tang Yin and at the same time full of gratitude. He was originally a down-and-out dark spiritual cultivator. Thanks to Tang Yin's care, it can be said that he now has everything he has
Everything was given by Tang Yin. In Cheng Jin's mind, Tang Yin represented everything. Of course, he didn't want Tang Yin to tire his body out.
study.
At this time, Tang Yin was in the study, and Shangguan Yuanji was with him. Shangguan Yuanji submitted to Tang Yin the candidates for the twelve counties of Feng Kingdom, and explained each person's background, talents and learning abilities to Tang Yin in detail. Just as
The guards said that during the three days that Tang Yin entered the palace, apart from going to the main hall to attend court meetings, he basically spent every day in the study dealing with various matters, and even had very little time to sleep.
While Tang Yin and Shangguan Yuanji were still discussing the candidates for each county, the palace maid recently reported that Cheng Jin and Zhang Xin asked for an audience.
Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Please come closer to me!"
Not long after, Cheng Jin and Zhang Xin were led into the study by the palace maid. When they saw Tang Yin, they both knelt down respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Cheng Jin (Zhang Xin)!"
"Get up." Tang Yin put down the documents in his hand and turned to look at Cheng. Zhang and Zhang smiled and asked, "You two entered the palace late at night. Is there anything important?"
"Your Majesty, please take a look." After Zhang Xin stood up, he handed the resignation letter written by Liang Xing and the official seal of the left prime minister to the table in front of Tang Yin.
Tang Yin curiously picked up the resignation letter and read it from beginning to end. Although he didn't say anything more, the corners of his mouth were raised and he smiled leisurely. He picked up the brocade box again, opened it, looked inside, and then closed the brocade box.
, said: "It is not an easy task for Liang Xing to submit his resignation and seal the contract!"
Cheng Jin did not express his position, so Zhang Xin hurriedly bowed and replied: "The majesty of the king is so majestic that naturally the guilty minister Liang Xing is sincerely impressed."
Xiao Muqing said that Tang Yin had long been immune to such flattery. He smiled slightly and asked, "You didn't hurt Liang Xing, did you?"
Seeing that Cheng Jin was about to speak, Zhang Xin said first: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have never tried to punish Liang Xing from the beginning to the end. He wrote the resignation letter himself and handed over the seal on his own initiative."
"Very good!" Tang Yin was still very satisfied with Cheng Jin and Zhang Xin's handling of this matter. He nodded and said, "You two have made great achievements this time, but the same cannot be said for other ministers in the court."
Slow down, hurry up and take care of things, do you understand?"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Cheng Jin and Zhang Xin said in unison.
Tang Yin waved his hand to Zhang Xin and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhang. Go back to your house to rest first. Cheng Jin stays here."
"Your Majesty, I retire!" Zhang Xin was very satisfied with Tang Yin's verbal praise and did not dare to ask for anything else. The most important thing was that he felt that Tang Yin's attitude towards him had begun to change, which made him
Feeling very relieved.
Zhang Xin exited the study, and Tang Yin chatted with Shangguan Yuanji for a few more words. Then he noticed that Cheng Jin was still standing aside. He waved to Cheng Jin and said with a smile: "What are you standing there for? Come and sit."
"I don't dare!" Cheng Jin replied in a low voice.
Tang Yin did not speak anymore, but raised his eyebrows and looked at Cheng Jin without blinking.
Cheng Jin understood Tang Yin's temper, so he thought to himself, silently walked up to Tang Yin, and carefully knelt down beside his hand on the other side.
When Tang Yin saw this, he smiled and looked through the papers on the table: "I want to choose someone from the secret arrow to be the censor Zhongcheng. Cheng Jin, who do you think is suitable?"
Yushi Zhongcheng is responsible for supervising all officials in the country. He is a third-grade official. Although his rank is not too high, his power is very great. It is a position respected by all officials. Now Cheng Jin's official rank is only the level of regiment commander.
In terms of rank, it is between the sixth and fifth grades. If Tang Yin wants to select someone from Anjian to be the censor Zhongcheng, his official rank will immediately be much higher than that of Cheng Jin.
Cheng Jin was slightly startled and said without even thinking, "I think Ao Qing is the most suitable."
"Ao Qing?" Tang Yin held his chin, raised his head, thought for a moment, and said with a smile to himself: "Ao Qing will be the censor Zhongcheng. She can be regarded as the first female official in the court." He paused for a moment.
, he said quietly: "Originally, I planned for you to be the censor Zhongcheng..."
Cheng Jin hurriedly said: "I don't dare..."
Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "But as the censor Zhongcheng, you can no longer manage the secret arrows, and I am really worried about leaving the secret arrows to others, so after thinking about it, I think it is better to find someone else from the secret arrows to take this position.
The position is the most suitable. Ao Qing can do it, and it is very suitable to my liking. If I appoint her as Yushi Zhongcheng, will you feel uncomfortable?"
Cheng Jin hurriedly replied: "I don't know how. Your Majesty's arrangements naturally have His Majesty's intentions."
Tang Yin looked at Cheng Jin with bright eyes. After a while, he chuckled, patted Cheng Jin on the shoulder and said, "I really saw you right. By the way, I heard that the number of members of Dark Arrow has increased recently."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I have recruited a group of dark spiritual cultivators, and among them there are many masters who are above the Lingyuan realm!"
"Well done." Tang Yin praised him and said, "Hidden Arrow is the force that I value most. I don't want Hidden Arrow to be too flamboyant or too obvious. As a member of Hidden Arrow, I can't give you an actual official position. In the future,
Your official rank is set to be lieutenant general, and you will receive the salary of lieutenant general."
Cheng Jin was stunned. Lieutenant general is not a small official position. There are only a few lieutenant generals in a country. In terms of rank, lieutenant general is roughly equivalent to the second rank. Tang Yin actually gave himself the rank of lieutenant general. This is an insult.
It was something Cheng Jin couldn't even dream of doing.
Seeing Cheng Jin sitting there without responding for a long time, Shangguan Yuanji on the opposite side coughed lightly and said to Cheng Jin: "General Cheng, why don't you thank the king quickly?"
After hearing this, Cheng Jin finally came to his senses, stood up hurriedly, took a few steps back, knelt down on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "I thank the king for your kindness."
"Get up!" Tang Yin waved his hand, motioning for Cheng Jin to take a seat, and then said, "I still have something I need you to deal with."
"Your Majesty, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders." Cheng Jin was still in extreme joy and replied subconsciously.
Tang Yin said: "There are many concubines of the late king left in the harem now. Since I have inherited the throne, it would be inappropriate for them to stay in the palace any longer. I will have them sent to Tianyuan County, but something will happen on the way."
, encountered robbers, robbed property, no one survived, Cheng Jin, do you understand what I mean? "
Cheng Jin blinked. He understood what Tang Yin meant, but he didn't understand why Tang Yin wanted to kill those concubines of the late king. However, he did not dare to ask more questions. He held his hands and said seriously: "Don't worry, your Majesty, I will handle the matter."
Proper."
"Remember, no one survived!" Tang Yin repeated uneasily.
"Yes, no one survived." Cheng Jin's eyes revealed a terrifying ferocious light, and he nodded heavily.
Tang Yin smiled and said: "You have worked hard these days, go back and rest early!"
"Yes! I excuse myself!" Cheng Jin bowed deeply to Tang Yin again, and then slowly exited the study.
When Zhan Ling appeared, Tang Yin bribed these concubines in the harem through Mrs. Hua Rong, insisting that Zhan Ling was a fake, and eventually had Zhan Ling executed. However, this matter could not be spread to the outside world under any circumstances. If those concubines were still in the palace,
Tang Yin was naturally relieved, but now that they were to be sent elsewhere, Tang Yin could no longer tolerate their existence.
He also believed in the saying 'Only the dead can keep secrets'.
After Cheng Jin left, Tang Yin looked at Shangguan Yuanji, who had a dull expression, and asked with a smile: "Yuanji, do you want to know why I killed them?"
Shangguan Yuanji trembled, his head shook like a rattle, and he said hurriedly: "I don't want to know."
Tang Yin secretly thought that Yuan Ji was smart, and smiled, then changed the topic, raised his head and said: "Continue to talk about the counties you selected!"
"yes!"
Tang Yin and Shangguan Yuanji discussed until the middle of the night, and finally decided on the candidates for each county. Both of them were relieved. Shangguan Yuanji said: "Your Majesty, you haven't had a good rest for three or four days, so you still go today.
Get some sleep!”
"Alas!" Tang Yin sighed and asked, "Yuanji, is there nothing else to discuss?"
"No more, Your Majesty." Shangguan Yuanji said seriously.
Tang Yin stood up, stretched his muscles a few times, and said, "That's fine, I'll go to the palace to sleep tonight."
Shangguan Yuanji then stood up, bowed and cupped his hands and said: "I will not disturb the king."
Tang Yin sent Shangguan Yuanji out of the study, and then ordered the palace maid to call the highest-ranking female official in the palace.
This female official is nearly fifty years old and has gray hair on her temples. She is considered the oldest maid in the palace.
When the female officer saw Tang Yin, she bowed respectfully. Tang Yin waved his hand to tell her to get up and said, "I want to go to the palace to rest now. I wonder where my palace is?"
Even though Tang Yin had lived in the palace for three or four days, he was still not familiar with the terrain of the palace and couldn't find where he should stay.
When the female official heard this, she hurriedly replied: "The king's sleeping place is in the main palace."
Tang Yin was too lazy to ask where the main palace was, raised his head and said, "Take me there."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" the old female officer agreed quickly and led the way.
The main palace she refers to is actually the queen's bedroom. Generally, when the king goes to bed, he either stays with the queen or with his concubines. He rarely sleeps alone.
The main palace is the largest and most magnificent among the palaces in the harem. Although it has only one floor, the space inside is very wide, including a hall, wing rooms and bedrooms.
Since the previous monarchs were either killed or fled, the main palace has always been uninhabited. If the space is large, there is only one young palace maid taking care of it.
After arriving at the main palace, Tang Yin beat the female official away, then walked into the bedroom inside, put on his clothes and lay on the bed. Just when he was about to sleep, he found a petite figure standing outside the bedroom, looking towards him from time to time.