"Where's Simu? Didn't you say that you wanted to train Simu to become an emperor?"
"Xia Shang has taken that position, and Simu will naturally be the next person to take that position. Simu is still young after all, and the current situation in the court cannot wait until Simu reaches adulthood."
"After all, my lord is not of royal blood. It may not be easy to sit on this seat legitimately."
"This matter is indeed troublesome, but it is not impossible. I will consider this matter slowly, and now I want to give him a new identity."
"New identity?"
"What happened last night caused a storm in the city. Now all the officials are involved in beating him. It is impossible to exempt him from punishment. He will definitely be in jail for a while."
"What? Want to arrest him? Who dares!" Chunjiao stared angrily.
"Don't be so excited. This matter cannot be solved by brute force. Maybe you can take him away from home, but then he will become a fugitive and will never become a clean person. Moreover, he is only in jail.
It’s not like he’s dead. For a grown man, there’s nothing wrong with spending some time in jail. And, taking this opportunity, we can just remove him from the post of Metropolitan Procuratorate.”
"Qin Zheng, what are you talking about? Are you helping him?"
The corners of the Queen's mouth raised, her expression serious: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate is not the right one after all. I have long since stopped wanting him to stay in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After what happened last night, it's just right that I can justifiably remove him from his official post."
, and then choose an opportunity to give him an official position. He is now making enemies everywhere, and has no one to help except you shady subordinates. It will not be a good thing if this continues."
"You're not saying it nicely, but you're just using it as an excuse to compete for the powers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, are you?"
"Seize power? Why should I seize power? Who in the world can seize the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate? The Metropolitan Procuratorate was in disarray back then, but now it is rare to have some dignity thanks to him. You people, on the surface, you are still officials of the imperial court.
, in fact, you and I both know who to listen to. In this case, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is just a name, and those waist badges are dispensable decorations. Therefore, removing him from his position is just a superficial effort.
, even if he is no longer the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, wouldn’t the heads of various departments of the Metropolitan Procuratorate still listen to him? Besides, he
If you are not in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, don't you still be in the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Can you still keep those disobedient people?"
"..."
Outside, the ministers had waited long enough. Everyone was bowing anxiously inside and outside the Jinluan Palace. Even the second and third princes did not dare to make trouble in the Jinluan Palace and could only wait silently.
Behind the throne in the Jinluan Palace, behind a layer of golden silk curtains, you can faintly see the figure of the Queen walking around, stepping and waving, her movements and postures changing constantly. Even if you can't hear what is said, you can see the excitement.
If you look at the color, you can feel the Queen's excitement at this moment.
Behind the silk curtain, the queen was indeed a little excited. She left all the officials in the court and spoke freely to the woman hiding in the dark corner. I wonder if she had never had such free thoughts before, or it was rare to be able to speak freely with someone who could speak freely.
The queen was very happy when they talked to each other.
"Removing Xia Shang is the best choice today. It can not only silence the mouths of civil and military officials, but also successfully allow Xia Shang to distance himself from the Metropolitan Procuratorate without causing any substantial losses to him.
You, Chunjiao, are the best candidate to take over the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
"Me?" Chunjiao frowned, "I can't do that!"
"Why can't you? During the days when he was no longer in the capital, didn't you manage the Metropolitan Procuratorate wholeheartedly? To say that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is what it is today, most of it is due to you. You know the capital better than he does.
Inquisitor Yuan, most of the personnel in the Metropolitan Inquisitor Yuan now have special trust in you. Only you can quickly stabilize the morale of the military after the change of the position of the Metropolitan Inquisitor Yuan."
"I just completed the task assigned to me by your Excellency. I don't have any extra thoughts, let alone the position of the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
"This is not something you say is inappropriate. Xia Shang is not here. If you don't step up, what if the Metropolitan Procuratorate is taken away by someone else? Even if you don't do it for me, you have to do it for Xia Shang and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
But where Xia Shang spent a lot of effort, you are not fighting for his position, but watching the Metropolitan Procuratorate for him. Also, have you forgotten what I said to you at the beginning? In front of him,
Being an unknown subordinate will not be taken seriously by him. You have to stand up and stand on an equal position with him, so that he will see you. Become the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and you will no longer be his subordinate in the future.
, you can follow him
As equals, he will be grateful to you for everything you do for him in the future. Isn't this what you want most now?"
Chunjiao still didn't answer. The queen had already said everything she wanted to say. She took a deep breath and was silent for a moment: "Think about it for yourself. I am going to tangle with those old foxes outside."
With that said, the queen turned around, opened the silk curtain, and walked slowly to the main hall.
…
In addition to the imperial palace, there is another particularly lively place in the capital, which is the dungeon of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which is usually very quiet.
The dungeon of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is built underground. Very few people are arrested by the Metropolitan Procuratorate on weekdays, so it is very deserted.
But today, the dungeon of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is already overcrowded. The scene is comparable to a vegetable market, and the people locked inside are all big shots in the capital.
However, since they have already arrived at the dungeon of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they can't cause any trouble here.
There were five or six people imprisoned in almost every dungeon. Even before dawn, these people were quite energetic. All kinds of insults came out in an endless stream. They said they were complaining about complaints and that they wanted to demolish the Metropolitan Procuratorate. All kinds of things were said.
Not surprising.
But now, the people in the prison have lost all their energy, and they are all as obedient and silent as sick old cats.
The only sounds that could be heard were the screams coming from the deepest parts of the dungeon.
I heard this voice a lot, and watched as officials were pulled out one by one, only to be sent back with only half their lives left.
Everyone understands that the stories about the Metropolitan Procuratorate that were circulated in the capital in the past are not a joke.
"People dare not enter, ghosts dare not come out... Is this saying really spread in Kyoto for many years?"
Outside the cell, at the entrance to the room, Li Zijin was holding a hook pierced through the bone of a lute in his hand and asked doubtfully.
Opposite him, Fu Qianqian was playing with a few rusty nails and curled her lips: "How do I know? I've never heard of it."
"Then how did you get here?"
"Xia Shang's men invited me here." Fu Qianqian said nonchalantly.
"Did you come here? Are you not afraid after coming here?" Li Zijin asked seriously.