Su Qing listened to her tone, and knew that he was powerless to turn around, but he also calmed down.

"You knew early on that the Song brothers were eyes and ears, and you had already doubted me at that time, right?"

"Yes."

Su Youyi said: "It's just that at that time, I still had a thought in my heart, and I wanted to give you a chance." Even if the courtiers think that you sent their brothers to me to invite favor, I really wish you were just a favor. As long as you don't use them as eyes and ears, even if you send them to invite favors for your own power, I will be happy in my heart. ”

When Su Qing heard this, he had mixed feelings in his heart.

"But when I saw the first letter you sent to the palace in the name of your family letter, I knew that I was only delusional, but I was making a fool of myself. How ridiculous I am, thinking that no matter how much you love power, you can't do anything to my side. ”

Su Qing opened his mouth, and he was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say.

He was wrong.

He was worried that Su Youyi would suspect him of doing something in the disaster relief in the northwest, so he deliberately inserted his eyes and ears, on the one hand, he wanted to know Su Youyi's movements, and on the other hand, he wanted to use the Song brothers to say good things for himself.

But she didn't want to, Su Youyi had already seen all this and was even more disappointed in him.

He suddenly remembered that in Song Rubai's letter to him, he had vaguely mentioned that Su Youyi never let them serve the bed, and they were not even allowed to go further in the dormitory.

At first, he thought that Su Youyi was afraid of the first emperor or a woman's reserve, but now he understands that Su Youyi knew the identity of the Song family brothers from the beginning.

She took them just for herself, and she didn't like them at all.

He understood everything at once, so he had to slam his head to the ground, "It's the old minister who is sorry for the Queen Mother." So far, there is only one wish, to ask the Queen Mother to fulfill it. ”

"You say."

"Concubine Wan has no heirs, and neither do I. When I went, the Su family would be gone. In the future, no one will be able to offer me incense and sacrifices, I am a sinner and unworthy. But Concubine Wan, she can't be mourned without one......"

It seems that Su Qing didn't care about Concubine Wan in the slightest.

When Su Youyi heard this, her tone softened, "Don't worry, she is my sister, and your affairs will not implicate her." Her spiritual position will always be enshrined in the Baohua Palace, and as long as I want incense in a hundred years, she will definitely have it. ”

Su Youyi doesn't care about what incense is offered, but for Concubine Wan, she has been ordering people to pay attention.

She doesn't care about herself, others will, what if Concubine Wan really has a spirit in the sky?

Su Qing kowtowed his head again in a heavy voice.

Su Youyi glanced at Duolu, who took Su Qing out.

……

There were already people from the Qianqing Palace waiting outside, and when they saw Duolu coming out, they hurriedly stepped forward, "Father-in-law Duolu, what does the Queen Mother mean?" Tell me if you can do it, and the emperor and your lordships are waiting to hear it. ”

Su Qing was taken aside, looking dejected, and Duolu whispered to Xiao Jizi: "The Queen Mother said that this matter will be handled by the emperor, so she will not break her word." According to the law of the country, you can deal with it as you want, so why ask? ”

Xiao Kiko's eyes suddenly lit up.

The Queen Mother is really still the Queen Mother, with clear grievances and grievances, and clear distinction between public and private.

Xiao Jizi brought this back, and the ministers who were discussing what to do with Su Qing in the Qianqing Palace closed their mouths and listened to his reply when they saw him come back.

Xiao Jizi smiled, and said to the top: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother just let Old Master Su say a few words in the past, and she didn't mean to intervene in dealing with him." What should the emperor and the adults do with it, the queen mother does not interfere. ”

Yuan Zhi nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and the ministers were also very satisfied.

Dali Temple took out the original punishment regulations and showed them to Yuanzhi, "Your Majesty, although the Queen Mother does not interfere, but Lao Su is the mother of the Queen Mother, and it is not good to be sentenced too severely." Besides, he is an old minister who was heavily used in the first emperor's dynasty, and he asked the emperor to consider these two points when making a decision. ”

Motoji frowned slightly when he heard this.

His accession to the throne at a young age is not good at all, the court is full of old ministers left by the first emperor's dynasty, and all of them are of great age, so he can't move casually.

However, Dali Temple's opinion is reasonable, although Su Youyi strongly advocated the disposal of Su Qing, but in the end, she should save face and not be punished too much.

He looked at Prince Yong and Su Zhiming, "What do you think should be done?" ”

Prince Yong, as the emperor's uncle, naturally opened his mouth first, "Your Majesty, according to the ministers, it is better to be exiled to the bitter cold land in the northwest as an official." First, to save his life, and second, if he is really willing to change his mind and be a thrifty official in the local area, maybe there will be a chance to make meritorious contributions in the future. ”

Su Zhiming also said: "The minister thinks that Prince Yong's proposal is very good. ”

"What about the other officials who are co-criminals?"

Yuan Zhi thought about it, and without waiting for them to speak, he said: "Let's rank according to the number of bribes paid, and demote them to local officials." The bribes were all copied into the state treasury, but all the chief officials such as the Ministry of Industry were involved, but it was a headache, how to settle the affairs of the Ministry of Industry? ”

"I'm not afraid of this."

Xue Ge Lao said: "Your Majesty, there are three other members of the Ministry of Industry who are not involved in this matter, they are in the position of foreign officials, and they can endure to live in the wind of bribery when they are unmoved, which shows their character." It's better for the emperor to send someone to investigate, if they can be reused, you can temporarily let them take charge of the Ministry of Works. ”

That's a good idea.

Yuan Zhi immediately made a decision, "Just do it according to Xue Ge's wishes." ”

Now those officials who have committed crimes are dumbfounded, they have worked so hard to operate, and in the end they have to be demoted to the local level of low-level officials, and those who have done nothing have been promoted because of them.

It's really a fateful time.

……

For a time, the DPRK and China disposed of a large number of officials, but before anyone could react, the newcomers had already made up for it.

The ministers who were good friends with Su Qing were all like quails, and as soon as the disaster happened, they hurriedly dissociated themselves with Su Qing, lest they follow in the footsteps of the Li Party back then.

Therefore, no one in the DPRK and China interceded with Su Qing, and it would be good not to follow the trend and step on it.

Motoji was very pleased with this scene.

The imperial court is full of talents, and there are many new officials in today's department, and they are worried that there is no place to put them.

It is better for them to learn more from young talents like Su Zhiming than to learn Su Qing's extravagant atmosphere of casual association.

The atmosphere in the DPRK and China will definitely get better and better, and a new atmosphere will unfold.

At the same time, Su Qing had no choice but to take a carriage and set foot on the road to the northwest alone.

All he brought was a box of clothes and money, and a chauffeur had to pour himself even a cup of tea, and he was depressed.

It's okay, I'm going to be a local official.

If he was really exiled as a slave, he could only walk on the back of a horse in shackles on this hot day.

Su Qing knew this very well, because there happened to be a group of sinners exiled in the northwest who were traveling with him, and the other party had a messenger to suppress him, and he heard that Su Qing was going to the northwest to take office, so he kindly let his peers take care of each other.