Chapter 324: Punishment of the King of Zhenbei

Her Royal Highness the Princess loves to ransack homes.

This incident has left a deep and terrifying impression on the courtiers. After all, the Ling family and the Hong family have learned from the past, and no one will doubt how threatening her words are.

So when Yuan Bao took Chu Qinghuang's token to pass on the orders one by one, the ministers had different reactions. The clan princes headed by Prince Rong were very cooperative. Some of the cabinet ministers and the heads of the six ministries obeyed the orders respectfully, while others were shocked and angry. , dared to be angry but dared not say anything, but without exception, they all arrived at Qinzheng Hall before midnight the next morning, and no one was late.

This shows that Her Royal Highness the Princess has so much authority that the ministers dare not speak loudly.

So Chu Qinghuang officially began to oversee the regency, and the process went surprisingly smoothly.

The prince has not yet been registered, so Chu Qinghuang is still living in the eldest princess's mansion for the time being. He goes to the palace every morning and returns to the mansion in the evening. After having dinner in the mansion, he washes and changes clothes and waits for the return of a certain shadow guard.

I don’t know if it’s because she’s still staying in the Princess Mansion and doesn’t want her daughter to feel distressed. Rong Yu is almost indifferent to Fucang. Fucang goes and comes back on time every day, and his life is pretty good. were treated rather harshly.

Chu Qinghuang would talk to him about homework before going to bed at night, and chat a little about what happened in the palace during the day. They used to be inseparable every day, but now they can only be together at night. For Fucang, everything Chu Qinghuang said Every word sounded so nice. He listened very carefully for fear of missing a sentence.

Time passed like this day by day.

His Majesty the Emperor stayed in the Yuqian Palace. Apart from approving and distributing articles every day, he also chatted with Concubine Xian. In the past, he put most of his energy on Concubine Xian and Concubine Duan, and occasionally went to the Queen's Palace, because these three parties were equally powerful and had His desire to compete for reserves and his ability to compete for reserves naturally require his attention.

Concubine Xian was quiet. Except for her status as a concubine, she had no children. The Queen Mother and the Empress felt that even making things difficult for her was a waste of time, so she had been living quietly these years. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, she suddenly obtained "independence". "favorite" honor.

He has been waiting in Yuqian Palace for more than half a month.

After Chu Qinghuang came to power, apart from the queen and the princes who were under house arrest in disguise, the most restless ones were the Zhenbei King and his son. At the end of July, the Zhenbei King asked to see Chu Qinghuang at the eldest princess's mansion and proposed to return to his fiefdom. One thing.

"I have been away from the fiefdom for a long time. If I don't go back, I'm afraid the generals in the fiefdom will have ideas." King Zhenbei's tone was respectful, but it was clearly threatening, "I'm not here, I'm afraid they will do something impulsive. Something irrational happened.”

"Have you done something irrational?" Chu Qinghuang sat on a chair in the study room and said lightly, "If King Zhenbei hadn't said anything, I would have almost forgotten this incident."

With that said, he directly ordered someone to call Qi Ling.

An ominous premonition flashed through King Zhenbei's mind.

After a while, Qi Ling walked into the imperial study and saluted respectfully: "Your Highness has summoned me?"

"Qi Ling, starting today, you will take over the military power in the Mianbei fiefdom." Chu Qinghuang ordered in front of Prince Zhenbei and his son, "Tomorrow, we will select three thousand troops from the Silver Armor Army to go with you to the Mianbei fiefdom. "

King Zhenbei's expression changed: "Your Highness, the eldest princess?"

"This is what my father meant." Chu Qinghuang looked at him expressionlessly, "My father said before that he would make some adjustments to the military strength of the Mianbei fiefdom. King Zhenbei has not forgotten it, right?"

King Zhenbei looked extremely ugly: "Adjustment does not mean the power to directly remove ministers——"

"Do you want to take a look at this roster?" Chu Qinghuang pulled out a roster from the file in the corner of the desk, held it in his hand and raised it, "The King of Zhenbei was not strict in his control, and allowed his generals to occupy farming lands and oppress The local people colluded with grain dealers to drive up grain prices, causing the people to suffer terribly and have no way to appeal... The names recorded on this list are all heinous criminals. Do you want me to read their names to you? "

King Zhenbei instantly darkened his face: "In order to deal with me, Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, did not hesitate to slander and frame me?"

"Whether it is a slander or a frame-up, the King of Zhenbei knows it well, and I also know it in my heart." Chu Qinghuang's voice was cold, and she was not irritated by him, "Do you think that I have done nothing during the time you stayed in Beijing? Or do you think that I have done nothing? Do you think my father just wants to keep you here to reminisce?"

When he was hesitating whether to cooperate with Chu Tianyin or stand behind Chu Tiankuo, Chu Qinghuang had already sent people to investigate the Mianbei general's crimes.

"Qi Ling." Chu Qinghuang threw the roster to him, "After selecting suitable personnel, you lead people to Mianbei as soon as possible, deal with the people who should be dealt with, and return Mianbei to a place where the people of Mianbei can live in peace."

"Yes." Qi Ling bowed his head and accepted the order, "Can I take Zhong Jin with me?"

If there is collusion between officials and businessmen, the generals can deal with it according to the military regulations, while the profiteers can be dealt with by Mr. Shen, who knows how to make an abacus. It will not be too late to punish them after all the ill-gotten gains they have taken have been vomited out and returned to the people.

"That's right."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Qi Ling put the roster in his arms and was about to turn around and leave, but was blocked by Qi Yun.

"How can a despicable bastard, who is not even worthy of carrying my shoes, be qualified to be a vassal king?" Qi Yun's expression was cold, and his eyes looking at Qi Ling were filled with disdain, "With a face that looks good on others, you can... Want to fly into the sky? Qi Ling, you are so shameless that you have eaten out the essence of soft rice."

"Thank you for the compliment. I will keep up the good work." Qi Ling smiled slightly and slowly moved his hand away. "It's just a pity that I will never have the chance to carry your shoes in this life."

After the words fell, he opened the door and walked out.

Outside the study, a large number of imperial guards had already stood there, led by Chu Xuanyi, dressed in black and armored, with a stern aura.

"Throw the father and son of the Zhenbei King into jail and let the Ministry of Justice try them first." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "Tell the Minister of Justice that within half a month, I will collect all the charges against the father and son of the Zhenbei King."

Chu Xuanyi lowered his eyebrows: "I obey your orders."