Zeng Yi looked at Qian Hu, a member of the Jinyi Guards who was supervising hundreds of officials, looking hesitant. He frowned and said, "Why are you hesitating? What should I say? Has something happened to any of the officials?"
The Qianhu gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, there have been some rumors circulating in the court recently about you!"
"About my remarks?" Zeng Yi looked at Qianhu, the Jin Yiwei, with a confused look on his face.
"Yes, these are rumors about you, my lord!"
"What rumors?" Zeng Yi frowned.
"You, you'd better read it yourself!" said Qianhu, handing over a piece of paper!
Zeng Yi took the piece of paper and looked at it, and his expression immediately changed.
It’s no wonder that Qianhu, the royal guard, was so hesitant to say that the remarks about Zeng Yi were not just about his severity, but also about the rumors about him and Her Majesty the Queen! Talking about the emperor would be such a sin.
Big.
"Mad! I'm so tall and powerful, but you actually call me a pretty boy!"
Since the last time Zeng Yi was left alone in the palace by Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty the Queen has often called Zeng Yi into the palace. These visits became more frequent, and naturally he was discovered by those officials.
Those officials, especially the imperial censors who had been criticized by Zeng Yi, seemed to have grasped Zeng Yi's excuse and began to participate in Zeng Yi's craziness. The most serious one even said that Zeng Yi's frequent visits to the palace were suspected of confusing the harem, and suggested that the queen
Your Majesty, investigate strictly.
Those censors thought they would be able to vent their anger, but they did not expect that their explanation would be like a stone sinking into the sea. Her Majesty the Queen did not investigate the Jin Yiwei at all according to their wishes.
After that, rumors began to spread among those officials that Zeng Yi was a pretty boy and that Zeng Yi was the face of Her Majesty the Queen. What made Zeng Yi most angry was that even though these officials were slandering him, they even talked about the Queen in private.
His Majesty's discernment is so poor that he found such a very ordinary-looking person.
In fact, this kind of thing is very common in the deep palace. Women in power have done this kind of behavior in all dynasties, but this kind of thing cannot be said openly. Don't say that it hasn't happened between the two of them yet.
What, even if Zeng Yi really turned out to be a love interest, these officials would have said it privately and did not dare to involve Her Majesty the Queen. The reason for impeaching Zeng Yi was because he had hooked up with a palace maid.
Zeng Yi was very angry. Forgetting everything else, those old bastards actually questioned his appearance. It was obvious from this tone that Zeng Yi also started to impeach those officials.
None of these guys are innocent, they all have problems to some extent. If nothing else, how can they possibly support such a large family with the little salary from the court?
Of course, Zeng Yi also knows that there are some things that cannot be said. After being involved in the court for such a long time, Zeng Yi is very familiar with some unspoken rules. If he puts those things in the light, the impact will not only be those
Officials, military generals and even officials of the Imperial Guard cannot escape the relationship.
The things he impeached those officials were all things that were not enough to punish them, but could definitely disgust them and affect their reputations. You must know that these civil servants, whether they are jesters or upright loyal ministers, all care about their reputations.
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It's like Zeng Yi impeached a third-grade Yuan who didn't pay for visiting a brothel. The guy actually said on the spot that he went to appreciate the calligraphy and paintings in the brothel. It was a normal art exchange. He just looked at it and didn't ask for other services. Naturally, he didn't need to pay.
Got it!
This also allowed Zeng Yi to fully appreciate the shamelessness of these guys. Compared with them, Yue Buqun, a hypocrite, was nothing. At least Yue Buqun’s starting point was entirely for the Huashan sect at the beginning, but these people are
It's for your own benefit.
After a wave of impeachments against each other, those officials also understood that if this continues, it will be a lose-lose situation for both sides. Although the impact is mostly on each other's reputation, what kind of reputation does Jin Yiwei care about? Relatively speaking, they will still suffer.
So, with a tacit understanding, the civil service group suddenly stopped and stopped paying attention to Zeng Yi.
This matter seemed to have passed just like that, but Zeng Yi understood very well that his relationship with the civil service group was completely broken, and he had basically lost the opportunity for promotion in the future. No matter how great his achievements were, these officials of the civil service group would
They will also oppose his promotion to a higher position.
But Zeng Yi doesn't care anymore. Anyway, his current position is not low. He controls the Imperial Guards and has the support of the Queen. He definitely has a place in the court. This position is more than enough to protect his interests.
It was also because those civil servant groups stopped and Zeng Yi entered the palace even more unscrupulously. He would go to the palace to eat when he had nothing to do. I have to say that the craftsmanship in the imperial kitchen was really good!
In the deep palace, the queen was actually very lonely. There were many people in the palace, but everyone who saw her looked trembling with fear. The emperor in front of her worked during the day and flipped through the signs at night to relieve stress.
The Queen has no brand to turn to, and it is very lonely to be alone with her every day. But since Zeng Yi let go and became unscrupulous, the Queen finally has someone to talk to.
Zeng Yi was born in the new era and grew up under the red flag, but he did not have so many thoughts of loyalty to the emperor. Especially now, he treats the queen on an equal footing, and even teases her a little. Whether it is Zeng Yi or the queen, it seems that they are both
Back to the old blacksmith shop.
To be honest, Zeng Yi actually didn't have any messy thoughts at the beginning. On the one hand, he wanted to be more relaxed with the Queen, and on the other hand, he also wanted to make the Queen happy and not put so much pressure on her.
But I didn't expect that some things are not so controllable.
That day, Zeng Yi went to the palace to have dinner again. As a result, the queen was in a good mood that day, so a feudal official offered a batch of fine wine, so he brought some jars to drink.
Zeng Yi was also very happy that day. The Silver Empire sold another batch of arms and paid him dividends, which amounted to tens of thousands of taels of silver. Zeng Yi drank more when he was happy.
For two top-notch masters, the wine actually had no effect on them at all, but they were really happy that day and did not use their skills to resist their drunkenness.
So the two of them got drunk. If a person is drunk, he will appear in various ways, but they have one common characteristic. They must have become bolder. I don’t know how. The more they drank, the closer they got. In the end, they were basically
Just sitting next to each other.
Zeng Yi turned sideways to get the wine, and the somewhat drunk Queen happened to look at him. Looking at the Queen's beautiful face, because she was drunk, she was still charming, and her flaming red lips seemed to be greeting him. Zeng Yi didn't know what was going on.