Could it be something related to you? What did you do that went too far to get you impeached?
Eunuch Zhao suddenly had such a frightening thought, but although the emperor lost his temper this time and even asked an old slave to read the memorial and give his opinions, there was no anger or murderous intention towards him.
Eunuch Zhao calmed down and obeyed the order first, picked up the three memorials and read the contents.
At this sight, the cold sweat broke out again.
Is it actually about Su Ziji?
Also, the news from Shun'an Mansion can make His Majesty lose his composure like this. It has nothing to do with Su Ziji and the Crown Prince.
If it was about other matters, Eunuch Zhao would have dared to speak out, but for this matter...he immediately kowtowed to him and said in fear: "Your Majesty, this old slave dare not speak."
"Say what you want. No matter what you say, I will forgive you."
Just listen to what the emperor says.
Eunuch Zhao does not think that His Majesty can really forgive him because he has said too much, but Your Majesty's statement like this means that he must give an answer.
He swallowed helplessly and thought for a moment to answer: "Then the old slave just answered it boldly."
"After Magistrate Qi arrived at Shun'an Prefecture, he took charge of drought and locust plagues. Especially this locust plague, he was able to eliminate it in one prefecture. His contribution is not small. There is no doubt about it."
"As for Mr. Su, although he is young, he has read a lot and is very far-sighted. He has also contributed a lot to the eradication of locusts. He can be said to be a young man. However, before the locusts are over, he builds water conservancy for a rumor. This, this is...
He looks a bit young and energetic."
This statement can be said to be impartial and based on the opinions of most people.
Especially when evaluating what Su Ziji did, he first talked about some of the advantages and then the shortcomings. In this way, no matter what attitude the emperor had towards Su Ziji, it could be redeemed and the words would not be spoken out.
Make your majesty furious.
Sure enough, after these words were said, the emperor did not show an angry face.
The person sitting on it even nodded: "What you said, old slave, is quite to the point. Su Ziji is a young man after all, so he still needs some safety in doing things."
But then his words changed, he stood up again, walked slowly in the study, and sighed: "However, it is not impossible to understand that he wants to make a contribution at this time."
"If you want to make great achievements, you must be independent. The construction of water conservancy is the key. Moreover, the construction of water conservancy in a government does not require a lot of manpower and material resources, so it will not delay the end of the locust plague."
"If it really works, then you have merit."
"Even if it doesn't work, if there is a sudden heavy rain then, building water conservancy projects in advance is still intentional and a precautionary measure. It can be regarded as hard work without merit."
"But the only thing I can't think of is to argue with Qi Hongxin and let outsiders see the clues."
"If it doesn't rain, if I have an argument with my superior, I'm afraid it will be used as evidence and someone will give me a copy of the book."
For an ordinary Fu Cheng, let alone doing this kind of thing, even if he goes a little too far, he won't be ginseng.
But who made Su Ziji become a thorn in the flesh of the King of Qi and the King of Shu?
Someone is always watching. Once he does something wrong and is caught, these two kings will naturally not make it easy for Su Ziji.
The emperor knew all this very well.
Because he was afraid of these two sons, he deliberately gave Su Ziji the opportunity to promote the emperor's grandson who had no title so far.
Eunuch Zhao had already gotten up and quietly returned the three folds to the table. Seeing his cautious look, the emperor also laughed a little.
"You are becoming more and more cunning."
After hearing this, Eunuch Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "Since you said this, then Su Ziji is right even if there are ten thousand things wrong with him."
What was even more fortunate in my heart was that the emperor did not ask about Su Zi's identity.
I could say a few words about the political affairs in the government, but the increase in Su Zi's status was clearly just a comment on Qi Hongxin. In fact, everyone present knew that this involved the prince.
"Su Ziji avenged his father and eradicated almost all of the people who reported on the Prince's case."
"Qian Zhidong was the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Army, and he beheaded him in public. Even Qin Fengliang, who was standing on Su Ziji's side, was demoted several levels."
"Su Ziji actually showed his merits to Qi Hongxin?"
Eunuch Zhao stood with his hands lowered and bowed, looking at the emperor's expression from the corner of his eyes. What did the emperor think?
The emperor picked up the memorial written by Su Ziji, looked at the words on it, and was a little surprised: "Su Ziji was out in Beijing on business, and he could still continue to practice calligraphy? This calligraphy is much better than during the imperial examination."
It's just this temperament... The emperor lowered his eyes and couldn't help but fell silent again.
This guy looks a bit like his younger self.
Then he asked casually: "What do you think about Su Ziji showing off his merits to Qi Hongxin?"
He was really afraid of what he was going to do. Eunuch Zhao's back was wet again, and he just said: "I am an internal minister. I don't know the details about Qi Hongxin. I might ask the officials to discuss it, or ask for Qi Hongxin's files to see."
See if this Qi Hongxin is true?"
"There is no need to ask for Qi Hongxin's files, I know them all." The emperor sighed, with a half-smiling look on his face: "Everything Su Ziji said is true, and he hasn't told the whole story yet."
"Qi Hongxin's first county, Tangli, was a small county. Its governance was rated very good by the officials."
"From now on, Yiye, Linzhuang, Gaodian, and Yiyun will all be rated as excellent."
"Every time he leaves office, the local gentry may not see each other off, but the common people flock to the road and cry to see each other off. Although there is no Wanmin Umbrella, it is more practical than the Wanmin Umbrella."
The emperor looked outside, as if talking to himself, with a calm expression.
Eunuch Zhao was the chief eunuch, and his knowledge was higher than that of others. Although his face was calm, his heart sank. He would not find it strange to ask the emperor, since you know Qi Hongxin's merits, why don't you promote him?
He just lamented that the emperor seemed to be resolute and decisive, but in fact he was delicate and sentimental inside. To put it bluntly, if another emperor were replaced, even if it was Wei Shizu, for more than ten or twenty years, the queen or the prince would be a fleeting thing.
Yes, my feelings have faded a long time ago.
This is not a weak human nature, but a common human condition. How can the queen have any capital to argue and get angry with the emperor?
Once the emperor really doesn't care, the queen will be like a clown on the stage in any action she takes. Even if she dies, she will just say coldly: "Order the Ministry of Rites to be buried according to the law and to be given a posthumous title."
But the emperor is still persistent and has never forgotten it. It has been twenty years, and the pain in his heart cannot be eliminated. Even though the prince's case has been going on for so long, he still pays attention to every move of Qi Hongxin involved in the case.
But such a long-term relationship may not be a blessing, I am afraid that even if you are the emperor, you will only leave more regrets.
Eunuch Zhao lowered his eyes and did not reply a word, only listening to the emperor's seemingly faint emotion.
If you can’t let it go, you can’t explain clearly, you have to think about it yourself.