Chapter 76 If You Use the Heart of Raising a Concubine to Serve the People

The emperor waved his sleeves, let the guards at the door come in, and whispered to him.

"Let's go, all the elders, let's go with me! Let's go and see how Lord Hong completes the task I gave him!"

Hong Xing's face was still covered with tears from acting, and he was stunned when he heard the words, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

But soon he gritted his teeth and raised his head, standing up neither servilely nor arrogantly, "I have no regrets!"

Impossible.

The emperor couldn't know how he worked before.

He was really busy with the pig farming task these three days, and he didn't care about it at all.

The last time he went to meet his concubine during his work was seven days ago.

How could the emperor know about something that happened seven days ago, and how could he have an attack today?

The more Hong Xing thought about it, the more certain he became.

Moreover, his servant was very tight-lipped, and the maids in the concubine's side didn't know who he was, and would not reveal his secrets.

Moreover, Xiao Yunzhou has been busy entertaining envoys, messing with the princes' daily routines, and formulating plague prescriptions recently.

How can he pay attention to himself? !

He also knows where his concubine is hiding?

Haha, even his jealous and suspicious wife doesn't know anything!

Hong Xing recalled it and was full of confidence, "Your Majesty, cabinet elders, I am not afraid of investigation!"

Several cabinet elders nodded sympathetically and looked at the emperor with an expression of "Your Majesty, you are making a fuss and wrongly accusing people."

"Your Majesty, Hong Xing has always been dedicated in his duties. You should remember that it was Hong Xing who went to supervise the army in the Jiaguan War last year."

Hong Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

He usually cleans his butt, and his duties are not dedicated, but he has fooled them.

Xiao Yunzhou rolled his eyes, looked at this group of "stupid" cabinet elders, and got on the sedan chair without saying a word.

"No point in talking, let's get going."

Soon the emperor left the palace in plain clothes, and walked with the ministers who had changed into casual clothes on a small road from the Censorate to Jingzhao Prefecture.

The one leading the way was the guard the emperor had called in to whisper.

No words were spoken along the way.

But as Hong Xing walked, his eyelids twitched as he looked at the familiar road.

But he was still calm, "Your Majesty, I usually prefer to take the small road to reach Jingzhao Prefecture faster in order to save time and benefit the people. I have often talked with the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture until late at night."

Xiao Yunzhou narrowed his eyes, and there were accomplices?

He chuckled at Hong Xing.

Hong Xing: "..."

Somehow, his palms began to sweat.

The emperor's sedan chair arrived at Jingzhao Prefecture soon, but the emperor did not say anything, and the sedan chair continued to walk through the back streets of Jingzhao Prefecture.

"Your Majesty——" Hong Xing's legs finally trembled when he saw the familiar red-walled courtyard around the corner!

Xiao Yunzhou raised his hand, and the sedan chair stopped in front of the red-walled courtyard.

The guards on both sides stuffed the handkerchief into Hong Xing's mouth, and dragged Hong Xing, who found something wrong, into the room as if he was holding a chicken.

"Your Majesty..." The cabinet elders were shocked.

"Where is this?"

"What does this mean..."

Xiao Yunzhou made a hushed gesture to them, and took the lead to walk forward quietly.

Soon they walked into the red-walled courtyard and heard the whispers of several maids.

"The young master hasn't come to see our girl for several days."

"I guess the young master was delayed by something, but he may come today. He used to come to accompany our girl at noon on the odd days of the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth of each month, rain or shine."

Xiao Yunzhou stopped.

Several cabinet ministers behind him turned their heads in shock and looked at Hong Xing, who was already pale and unable to speak!

On the odd days of every month, court ministers should be on duty!

After the morning court, they had lunch and had to rush to their respective yamen and offices to work.

The censors of the Censorate were more flexible, because they could not supervise officials while sitting in the Censorate, so they often visited the duty places of the supervised objects.

Hong Xing, this guy, is abusing his power for personal gain and not going to work? !

The cabinet minister Fu Cha was speechless.

Hong Xing, whose mouth was stuffed with a handkerchief, shook his head frantically and struggled to deny it!

But soon his dream of getting away with the crime was shattered.

The two talking maids in the red-walled courtyard had already walked out from behind the screen wall.

When the maids saw the tied Hong Xing, they were shocked, "Sir?! What happened to you!?"

"You haven't come for seven days, are you tied up?"

The idiot hurt him!

Hong Xing was so angry that his vision went dark.

He looked at Xiao Yunzhou and the cabinet who had just spoken for him in fear.

He knelt down in an instant and kowtowed to the ground.

Xiao Yunzhou sneered, "So the young man who came here on an odd day is our Lord Hong."

"Ah, I thought I heard it wrong just now. Isn't this the time for officials to be on duty?"

"Your Majesty--" Hong Xing rubbed the handkerchief in his mouth on the rock, and it fell off in an instant. He spoke hurriedly, "It was my fault!"

"I was confused for a moment. I swear, I have done all the tasks you gave me!"

"I will never dare to do that again! Your Majesty--"

"Have you done your job well?"

Xiao Yunzhou narrowed his eyes and turned to a group of cabinet elders who were watching the show.

"Fuchai Elder, Hong Xing asked you to judge just now, and now I ask you to judge too."

He looked at the maid next to him, "Tell me, how does this young master take care of your girl, his thirteenth concubine, on a daily basis."

The maid was terrified.

Hong Xing's eyes were red with anger.

How did the emperor know that this was his thirteenth concubine?

So precise?

He himself hadn't counted them!

Hong Xing was shocked, and what made him sweat even more was that he recalled that this was really the thirteenth woman he kept outside...

In the middle of the way, he almost missed one who died of illness after only one month of keeping her!

Haha!

The emperor knew his situation better than he did! ?

Hong Xing's face was as white as paper, and his lips were shaking!

The ministers nearby were also shocked. The emperor's spies not only penetrated the envoy's post station and knew the price of war horses, but also entered the officials' golden house where they kept their mistresses...?

"I always wanted to give you a chance."

Xiao Yunzhou half turned sideways and pretended to be powerful again.

"I wanted you to do your job well, so I didn't expose you."

"As a result, Hongxing, you are too cold to the hearts of the people."

"The pigs that the people value more than their lives are not as good as your thirteenth concubine in your eyes."

"???"

"..."

"???"

The ministers in the cabinet were messy in the wind.

Wait, what metaphor is the emperor using?

Ah? They were a little confused for a moment.

Xiao Yunzhou didn't want the maid to say it, he directly warned the fairy of the little princess in one breath.

"Hong Xing, your mistress consumes one pound of bird's nest and fifty liang of ginseng nourishing pills every day, and only drinks mountain spring water that consumes four hours of energy."

"Where does the money for your mistress come from?"

"Did it come from the people?"

"If you spend one cent of it on sows and piglets that seem to be the lives of the people, at least one more citizen can have a good New Year and one more citizen can eat a bite of pork."

"Hong Xing, you disappoint me and the people!"

Sweat rolled down Hong Xing's forehead.

The emperor knew too much!

The concubine's nourishing pills were bought at a low price by someone, and the emperor reported the exact amount of fifty liang a day!

It's terrible!

Listening to the deafening voice of the emperor, Hong Xing was really scared and regretful!

If I had raised pigs well, instead of doing my job well, why would I be like this today!

Hong Xing lowered his head in regret.

"You can yell at me at will, but I can tolerate you because you are old."

Xiao Yunzhou put his hands behind his back, and while speaking, his eyes moved from Hong Xing to several prime ministers.

"..."

All the old cabinet ministers were terrified.

"But the people eat soup, and you eat ginseng."

"I can't stand it!"

"Today, Hong Xing, I will let you die clearly!"

"You haven't figured out the piglet raising technology for three days, but I have figured it out!"

"You should cherish the people's pigs as much as your wives and concubines."

Hong Xing was stunned.

Xiao Yunzhou turned around and said, "Come here, bring me some writing materials!"

"I said, write it!"

"Before giving birth, select healthy and meaty boars for breeding..."

"During giving birth, the quality of sow feed is more important than quantity... Keep the pigpen clean."

"After giving birth, monitor the sow's milk and whether it is sick, observe the situation, and check the piglets."

"Piglet feed..."

The more the cabinet elders listened, the wider their mouths opened.

Hong Xing turned pale, and then tears rolled down his cheeks.

It turned out that the truth of this job was hidden in his experience of taking care of his concubine!

He didn't know because he didn't care about the people!

And now, he no longer has a chance.

"Hong Xing, you neglected your duties. You don't even understand such a simple principle of raising pigs, but you are plundering the people's money. From now on, your property will be confiscated and you will be exiled for three thousand miles!"