Chapter 1679: The Palace of Compassion and Ning Deceives the Empress Dowager
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Chapter 1679 The Compassionate Ninggong Bullies the Empress Dowager
Qiu Debao didn't dare to do anything good, but thinking of this guy, he felt a little relieved. M【Fengyun Novel Reading Network..】//The fastest update is 78xs .//
"Hehe, thank you, my lord, and I will invite you to have a glass of water and wine at that time. What happened to my lord today? It's really amazing. It would be a waste of talent if such a talented person just left like this, Li Cong laughed. Nodding his head, it's just a matter of saying whether to let you go or not. It's too insignificant to use you as a person here, and there is a bigger job waiting for you here.
Qiu Debao was also puzzled. Although the prince said that just now, Qi Dushan has passed away. He is now the chief executive who has been promoted to a higher level. Immediately command people to pull Ye Qiugu out and behead him in public. I was also very satisfied with the method, but when I turned around, I saw Princess Shengping who was a little scared.
Because Princess Shengping is so similar to Li Cong's first wife, so Li Cong will often treat her as Zhou Xue's, and it is also like that at the moment. Looking at her, Li Cong feels very distressed "It's okay, I will accompany you to the Queen Mother's place." Li Cong held her little hand and said, in fact, Li Cong also understood that the reason for Princess Shengping's appearance was because she didn't adapt to the way she was just now. What a stern look, but there were also a few people whose heads fell to the ground due to their own reasons. It is natural for Princess Shengping to not accept it. After all, I have shown more of a good person in front of her, but I want to be in this palace. Getting a foothold here is not that simple.
"It doesn't matter, when I was the most powerful, someone actually killed my close maid, such a thing will definitely cause an uproar in the palace.
"Of course, no one is willing to go over and explain to the Queen Mother." Li Cong thought for a while and said, maybe there will be more bloody things later, so this little girl should stop following.
"No, I want to go with you." The little girl said stubbornly. In fact, she was afraid that Li Cong would suffer from the queen mother. The queen mother will not be too harsh on Li Cong.
"Hehe, I can still handle things like this. You should go to your mother, be obedient, be obedient." Every time Li Cong spoke like this, she would be obedient, and this time was no exception, but the expression in her eyes Still worried.
"Bah, it's not embarrassing. That's my mother. You called me before you married me." The little girl blushed and said something when she turned around. Li Cong was depressed for a while. And I went to the Compassionate Ning Palace together, to meet how difficult the old queen is, and let her know by the way,
Now the world has changed in this harem, you are no longer the biggest and strongest person in this harem, it is better to be honest in doing things in the future, otherwise it will not be as simple as killing you as a slave.
This imperial palace is still different from Huaxia's imperial palace. Although the location of Huaxia's Compassionate Palace is also important, it is not as important as the emperor's Qianqing Palace. But here is different. It can be said that the entire imperial palace is built around the Compassionate Palace. Yes, it is also magnificent. When Li came in, he saw the majesty in front of it. The servants in front of the Palace of Compassion and Ning were also in groups, obviously more than other places. Many people can tell that the Palace of Compassion and Ning is different from other places in the palace as soon as they come in. Li Congxin thought that the queen mother is already eighty years old, so she still needs so many people to serve her?
"Stop, the Palace of Compassion and Ning is important, and you are not allowed to enter without authorization." There are always obstacles in the way, and the two young eunuchs at the door said loudly. They don't know Li Cong at all, but they still know Li Cong's official uniform very well. Yes, isn't it just a prince, what a big deal, there are many princes in the nobles of this imperial capital, others respect you outside, but in the queen mother's place, everyone is like avoiding cats and mice. But there are too many people, many people have seen it before, so they don't have any special care for this person, and then look at the back, followed by a few deputy directors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, people in other places are trying to curry favor They, but our place is different, no one wants to curry favor with them, but they can do the opposite.
"Presumptuous, everyone knows about Ye Qiugu, but Li Conglai's is too early, so no one knows about it at all, Prince Regent? This name doesn't seem to be very different from the names of other princes. It's the same, it should be a little more powerful, this little Taijin symbolically gave Li Cong a bow and went in to inform him.
What is the old queen doing at the moment, but a few eyeliners in the palace told her that the relationship between Princess Shengping and the regent has become a little closer recently, so she thought that she was fine anyway, and she called Princess Shengping wrongly. Wasn't the disaster in the imperial capital resolved overnight? Her people naturally didn't know what was going on outside, but they knew something. The emperor agreed to Li Cong's appointment of him as a king with a different surname.
"Empress Dowager, the regent brought some deputy chiefs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to seek an audience." Li Cong didn't give this guy any meaning, and they naturally wouldn't say a word for Li Cong. Then they can go out and tell Li Cong about the rules in the palace, so that they can make a lot of money.
"Prince Regent? What is he doing here? Didn't I ask Qiugu to call that girl Shengping? Qiugu is also old, and I can't handle things well if I ask him to do things. Tell him to come in." The queen mother is very playful right now, Although she is already an old man in her eighties, but because she is well maintained, she looks like she is in her sixties. The Queen Mother is a very disciplined person, and Li has never been summoned by her. She just came, so she was going to see her, but she hadn't seen Li Cong since she became a prince. Li Cong's filial piety to him in the past was very good, let's enjoy it once today.
The little eunuch originally expected to go out to teach Li Cong and then say something, but the queen mother chose to meet this person, come on, there is no money, it is better to be honest, the queen mother just said that Ye Qiugu was wrong , don't keep up with yourself.
Li Cong was obviously a little unhappy when he heard the word "reward", and it became a kind of reward on his own. Li Cong knew that this was also the rule of the empire. Forget it, my lord has a lot of dissatisfaction. Concerning with them, Li Cong walked a long way after following the little eunuch before seeing the figure of the queen mother and her servants. Several concubines in the palace are also serving here. You must know that in this harem There are not many people who are qualified to play fish with the queen mother, and this is an honor.
"My subject, Li Cong, has seen the Queen Mother." Li Cong didn't kneel down and just bowed slightly. According to the laws of the empire, Li Cong did not kneel down and bow to the queen mother. Li Cong didn't like this girl very much. , giving you a little hug right now is already a big deal.
"The Ai family heard that you helped the emperor do a lot of things, so it's not a shame to show off yourself, but Li Cong wasn't angry at the moment. He looked at the people in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, obviously There are more than a little more people than other places. There are two reasons for this. One is that there are fewer people to serve the Empress Dowager. There is a lot of oil and water here, and everyone wants to come here, so the population is increasing.
"Queen, I used my own expenses to support the front line this time, but the cost of food and clothing here has never been reduced. If there is, it's just that the queen has made such a show, and more is simply not No practical effect.
"Well, you did a good job in the affairs of Guangming City. I will reward you with a pair of Yu Ruyi. I will put this in Shengping's place first, and wait for her to use it as a dowry when she gets married. It happens to be my palace. There are more than a dozen servants in the house who are useless, so let them all go out of the palace, and you can save as much as you want." The queen mother nodded and said, the queen mother thought that Li Cong or something, it was the same as not wanting money Sending it here, the monthly expenses of the Compassionate Ning Palace are not a little bit more than other palaces.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager. The minister has also seen the reduction in expenses. It was superficial in the past. This time, His Majesty specially ordered his ministers to come. This time, it is going to be real, so I asked the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to calculate the food consumption of the entire harem. The degree of wear is definitely reduced by one-third from the original basis, and those concubines who are not on my head can't be controlled by myself.
"Yes, this time I want to save a good amount of money. The soldiers on the front line are fighting for the country. If we are still spending so much in the rear, it is absolutely outrageous. You just go ahead and do it boldly. I want to Let's see who in the harem dare not cooperate with this matter." The queen mother has not looked up yet, if she looked at Li Cong, she might not have said that, because Li Cong took out an account book, the first one on it There are three big characters "Compassion Palace" written on the page.
The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs behind Li Cong were all watching Li Cong's actions. What are they dead? These deputy directors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are very powerful, even the current director is useless, the former director can have some relationship with Ye Qiugu, but let's forget about the current one.
"Queen Mother, since you said that, I will act according to the rules. Just now I took out some documents from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which said that the monthly cost of the Compassionate Ning Palace exceeds two million gold coins. Isn't that too much? For one thing, the annual cost is close to 30 million gold coins. I think this amount is a bit large. The layout of the Shoukang Palace and the Compassionate Ning Palace are basically the same, where more than 30 concubines of the late emperor lived. Concubine, the empress dowager's position is of course a bit higher than theirs, but it can't be that high. The annual cost of the Shoukang Palace is not even one million gold coins. The empress dowager's monthly expenditure is twice that of others. Five million gold coins a year is enough for the queen mother. On average, more than 40 gold coins a month is not a lot. I dare to say anything. The food and clothing of the queen mother is not small, but she is the queen mother. , No one has pointed fingers at this for many years, you boy is really amazing.
At this time, the queen mother was finally willing to look up from the carp in front of her to see Li Cong, if there was any way.
"The lord came here to tell me about this after a long time of trouble. It seems that we have to settle the matter. My Compassionate Palace has not cut expenses for many years. I live very comfortably. I didn't expect to grow old. Now that the emperor is coming to cut down my expenses, what makes the emperor so much is that she can afford to spend even tens of millions of gold coins a month, and it is very easy. What she wants is this face, this Although the Empress Dowager was still calm on the surface, she actually started to mutter in her heart. The emperor attacked the nobles of the clan a few days ago. Could it be that it is on my head again now? The Empress Dowager His life is not so peaceful on the surface. The queen mother loves her granddaughter very much. After becoming the princess, she often helps her. The prince's rebellion was his own. The emperor back then was the queen mother. For the palace girls around me, the queen mother actually gave birth to a daughter during the delivery, so the queen mother did the civet cat for the prince. Could it be that the emperor knew what happened back then? He started to force me like this?
This is also to test Li Cong. If Li Cong dares to invite the emperor, it seems that this matter will not end well today. If Li Cong dare not invite the emperor, then this matter is Li Cong's own decision , when the time comes, it will be a matter of course for Li Congke to break out. If you are disrespectful to the queen mother, even if you are a prince, you will have to go to jail.
"Okay, since the queen mother said so, I'll ask someone to do it right away. Come on, please come here to have a look." Li Cong smiled and said to the entourage behind him, and immediately the two little ones ran too fast After going out, Li Cong also wandered around the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Not to mention the beautiful scenery here, this fish tank is also made of very expensive stones, and each one costs at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Let’s take a look The carps in it are good guys, there must be dozens of them in a tank, and they are so crowded that they can't move around. Li Cong doesn't know these things, but the deputy directors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs do. Red carp nets can only be found in the swamps of the western prairie. The local selling price is only thousands of gold coins each. If it costs tens of thousands of gold coins, look at the dozen or so large fish tanks here. Among other things, the fish tanks and fish alone cost tens of millions of gold coins. They are clear about the luxury of the Queen Mother, but a plaything costs tens of millions. Gold coins are definitely super extravagant. It is estimated that no one else in the entire empire has this ability except the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at Li Cong's frivolous look, and she didn't want to see him. This guy didn't show any respect at all. The Queen Mother looked at Li Cong's heart, and she didn't feel angry. It was the first time she saw someone In what background, I guess I may be the shortest-lived head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After more than 20 minutes, the emperor came, and his appearance was still the same. This person was no longer the original person. On the way, the emperor heard something from the little eunuch. He also knew the root of the conflict between Li Cong and the queen mother. In the words of the original emperor, no matter how much credit Li Cong has made, the queen mother cannot be offended, and Li Cong must be pulled out immediately to beat the board. There may be more excessive things happening, but the current emperor can Those who don’t have the guts, Li Cong is not just a prince, Li Cong is also his boss. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is his immediate boss. It is said that the emperor has a boss, this thing is also very funny, one by one Looking at the emperor, he didn't know how the emperor would deal with this matter.
After the Queen Mother and the Yellow Emperor's mother and son met the ceremony, the Queen Mother didn't talk about the affairs of the court, but she would not interfere. Now let's see how the emperor will deal with the affairs here. Look at the emperor's filial piety How filial is it?
Li Cong was not in the mood for acting after seeing the emperor coming. Today, he came to slap the queen mother in the mouth, to let this old woman know that the sky is no longer the original one. If she is more honest, she will still be the queen mother. You can live a life as a master, but if you are dishonest, you may be accused of sudden death. This kind of thing happened in the palace before. People who can do such things are really It's too much, it depends on how you do it.
"There are really a little more people in this palace. Queen Mother, now that the Snake Queen is raging on the territory of the wildlings, the empire needs to recruit soldiers on a large scale. We must spend more money where it is needed. The Queen Mother was a little surprised by this sentence. Although the two of them are not biological mothers and children, they still have a lot of feelings over the years. Their feelings cannot be expressed clearly in one sentence. Otherwise, he would not be able to become the emperor, and now he is just a marquis or something, and it is impossible to even have the position of a prince. He is already eighty years old, and he did not expect to get such a result. It made the Queen Mother feel very uncomfortable.
What does this mean? Although there is no sign of guilt, the old man in front of me respects you so much. If you honestly say that we can't give you anything, that's all. Others don't have the time to go out and ask The reason for this is that none of the dozen or so concubines made a sound or raised their heads, so as not to look so embarrassed when they saw the Queen Mother's eyes.
"It turns out that the emperor also felt that there are too many people here, and these people are not all me, but she doesn't understand the situation here at all, and the person in the dragon robe in front of her is not the emperor's.
"Well, Empress Dowager, this matter has not changed much, it seems to be a routine, everyone has seen the emperor's filial piety to the Empress Dowager, what's going on?
There are some top-notch concubines in this concubine, what's the problem with many of them? The queen mother was also sitting there like a stone, and she was thinking about the same thing in her heart. Did the emperor think that Ulanara helped the prince to rebel? The empress dowager, who is already in her eighties, is also sweating. She has reached the peak of her life, and there are not many days left, but her family has just started, and they still have a long time to live. , they will continue to fight and continue. If the emperor helps them, their life will be very good. If the emperor does not help them, then they really can't get along. Don't look at the power of the Ulanara family. Huge, but the queen mother is clear that they are very vulnerable when facing the entire empire.
Not only didn't the things that everyone thought about happen, but something happened that they didn't even think about. The emperor didn't care what was going on in his mind, and his old lady didn't care. At this time, everyone looked at the queen mother with a little bit of dissatisfaction. They raised their waists slightly, and only then did they realize that the emperor is always the biggest in the palace, and the queen mother is only the biggest in name.
"Empress Dowager, you must have heard what His Majesty said just now. I also follow orders, and I hope that Empress Dowager will not embarrass us who are on errands. The money I save will not go into my pocket. , all the money will be handed over to the treasury, and will be turned into military pay and weapons for the frontline to deal with the enemy." Li Cong said with a smile, at this time his words are not so unbelievable, and many people are watching Li Cong now. From time to time with awe.
"Huh, the villain is successful." The queen mother waved her hands and was about to leave after throwing down such a sentence. Dozens of her bearers rushed to show respect. Before the queen mother came in, Li Cong waved his hands to Qiu Debao who was kneeling. I want to stand in the team, and now I can only follow Li from one road to the dark, otherwise I have no way out.
"My lord, please order." Qiu Debao happily ran to Li Cong's side. The queen mother's dog legs over there saw that this guy was so disrespectful to the queen mother, but they didn't say anything. It seems that something is about to change. Qiu Debao is already the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Maybe in the future, the people in the Empress Dowager’s Palace will not be under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It’s better for them to look at this place honestly. Everyone knew about Ye Qiugu's fruit eating, and everyone knew that the Queen Mother didn't even ask about this matter, so they must know that Ye Qiugu died in vain.
"It is enough to keep 1,350 servants in the Empress Dowager's palace, eunuchs and maids are included. In the past, some empress dowagers came here by themselves to act wildly. That person is the emperor, and the emperor is no longer what he used to be. The emperor is gone, so it will be a disadvantage to bring the queen mother along.
"What the lord said is true. The slave will do it immediately. There has been a set of rules in this palace, and the slave will definitely do it properly." Qiu Debao's voice was heard by the Queen Mother, and Li Cong nodded with a smile. Nodded, this guy Qiu Debao can be regarded as a man, a slave, that is, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that is also a slave, when this slave can demonstrate against the biggest master in the former palace, all the people in this palace I understand, it's changed.
The other concubines watched the show here for a long time, but they were not happy at all. They were all their own little ones, and they were all used to being pampered. No one would want it, if a concubine followed the family law of her ancestors, there would be less than 80 eunuchs, court ladies and guards, but now? Not to mention a concubine, even a dignified court lady may have dozens of people, and these concubines have thousands of subordinates, that is, because there are so many people, the cost of the palace is so much of.
Li Cong smiled and looked at the eunuchs standing in the distance. These people should be grateful for the good life.
What Li Cong did in the palace is simply more powerful than the election of the prince and cement. This kid often does some unreliable things, but the sum of everything is not as good as this time. Amazing, this time I actually confronted the Queen Mother directly. For so many years, no one would collide with the Queen Mother, because what happened in the early years showed that anyone who collided with the Queen Mother would be bloody. No one can die well, and they didn't worry about the queen mother at this time. Even if the queen mother is eighty years old, she is still a queen mother, and her dignity can't make her bow her head. This Li Cong is going to be unlucky.
Indeed, what does the empress dowager mean, or something? It’s not something that came from heaven, but if it’s the emperor’s intention, then you have to deal with it properly. The entire empire is in the hands of the emperor, and it’s easy for the emperor to deal with himself Although his own strength is also huge, he still can't compete with him. (You are welcome to () subscribe, reward, your support is my biggest motivation.)
Chapter 1679 The Compassionate Ninggong Bullies the Empress Dowager