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Chapter 658: Suddenly Reported

Li Beichen longed for someone to hold him at this time, whether it was to comfort him with body or words.

But besides Jiang Yuebai, there was no one around him who could make him feel safe enough to let her see him cry.

He is the supreme king of a country, how can he be fragile?

In the darkness, Qin Baochuan timidly shouted in a mosquito-like voice, "Your Majesty."

Li Beichen felt the coldness that penetrated his bones and the surging desire. He wrapped himself in the quilt and said repressedly:
"I'm tired. Go to sleep."

In the darkness, Li Beichen laughed to himself, he was really a playboy. He was thinking about Jiang Yuebai, but there was another woman lying next to him.

"Your Majesty." Qin Baochuan summoned his courage and whispered, "If Your Majesty is tired, I can move by myself."

Li Beichen laughed dumbly and ordered Liang Xiaobao: "Go get the quilt again."

Qin Baochuan was filled with tears. She didn't know what she did wrong and why she was so disliked by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, how did this concubine offend the Emperor?"

Li Beichen said calmly, "You shouldn't come to bed."

Qin Baochuan's tears finally couldn't help but fall. She wanted to say that since the emperor doesn't like it, then I'll leave, but she said repressedly: "I have a reason why I have to come."

If she couldn't rehabilitate Zhaoxue for her father and brother, she felt that there was no point in living an ignoble life. This is the kind of faith that has kept her alive and enduring the humiliation for so many years.

The fantasy that I had hoped to avenge my father and brother through being favored was completely shattered.

She almost collapsed in despair and sobbed. But the moment she cried, she decided to risk it all.

She quickly slid off the bed. As soon as his toes touched the ground, Li Beichen held his head down.

"What are you doing?" Li Beichen's voice was as cold as ice.

Liang Xiaobao was holding a lamp and ordering two young eunuchs to come in with quilts. I saw such a beautiful scene beside the bed.

Mrs. Qin lay naked beside the bed, revealing her white and smooth back. And the emperor sat in front of her.

Liang Xiaobao quickly placed the lamp on the table beside him and lowered his voice to the two eunuchs, "Give me the quilt and get out."

The two young eunuchs immediately shrank their heads and retreated.

Both of them had a glimpse of the happy life in the room. Whoever dared to disturb the emperor's mood would be seeking death.

Seeing someone coming in, Qin Baochuan became more and more embarrassed.

Liang Xiaobao hugged the quilt and covered most of his face. He was equally embarrassed.

He carefully said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, this is the quilt you want."

"Put it over there. Exit."

After there were only two people left in the room, Li Beichen let go of his hand, "Do you dare to say it?"

Qin Baochuan heard the hidden meaning of the emperor's words and raised his eyes to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, do you know what I want to say?"

Li Beichen said impatiently: "If you don't tell me, how will I know? My patience is limited. Hurry up."

Qin Baochuan, regardless of the fact that she was naked, knelt on the ground and choked with sobs, told Li Beichen about the unjust case framed by Chen Ang's group and the friendship between her father and brother and Mrs. Zhen.

Li Beichen believed what Qin Baochuan said. Because all the information on the surface can be found.

With Zhen Jieyu's suspicious temperament, she would not find someone who is difficult to control and send her to her. This person must have been a favored person by Taifu Zhen during his lifetime, and even supported him. In this way, as long as she explains the matter to herself, she will definitely feel pity for her.

Of course, this is exactly what he wanted to do recently.

He just planned to thoroughly investigate the unjust, false and wrong cases during Chen Xiang's political period. He could not only follow the clues to attack the remaining parties, but also rehabilitate those loyal people who had been wronged. He could also take the opportunity to weaken Meng Xiangbo.

After all, if you can sit in the position of Prime Minister, your buttocks cannot be clean.

He didn't expect Meng Xiang to have a clean butt, nor did he expect to pull Meng Xiang off the stage.

And on the contrary, when the time comes, he will deliberately favor Prime Minister Meng and put him on the hot fire.

"Are you finished?" Li Beichen asked calmly.

"I disturbed the emperor, please punish me."

Qin Baochuan laid his head on the ground, trembling all over. She was ready to drag Long Yan out and beat him to death with sticks.

"I know about your father and brother, and I will arrange for someone to find out. Go to sleep!"

"Your Majesty?" Qin Baochuan couldn't believe his ears and looked at the Emperor ecstatically.

Li Beichen patted the bed, "Why don't you come over quickly?"

Qin Baochuan's face turned red as if he was about to bleed. He lowered his head and immediately got out of the quilt obediently.

Of course it is a separate quilt.

The emperor even asked someone to add a quilt. Naturally, I want to sleep with one quilt per person.

Qin Baochai was covered in a thin brocade quilt, too hot to sweat and couldn't sleep. She couldn't understand how the emperor could stay safe and sound wrapped in the thick spring and autumn quilt.

Although she could not go to bed, her heart was sweet and she shed many tears with excitement.

She finally did it.

Since the emperor promised, he will investigate thoroughly. Then the truth will surely come to light. Father and brother can finally put up a tombstone with a smile on their face. And she was finally no longer the daughter of a sinner.

In her eyes at this time, even though the lights were turned off and there was only a little bit of light, she could still feel that Li Beichen was as handsome and majestic as a god.

He is also her great hero.

The emperor is really a wise man. Just like what is written in the storybook. She admired in her heart.

Not being favored today made Qin Baochuan fall in love with the emperor even more. After all, there is no man in the world who can't eat as much meat as he wants.

She stared at Li Beichen in his sleep and thought dreamily, she really wanted to give the emperor a child.

I envied Zhen Jieyu more and more in my heart.

Li Beichen had nightmares all night, his sleep was very light, and he couldn't distinguish between reality and fantasy. I woke up several times in a cold sweat.

Before going to the morning court, he granted Qin Baochuan a permanent status, gave him a small courtyard called Qingya Pavilion, and gave him a lot of clothes, jewelry, and ice buckets as a reward.

It was an explanation.

He also specially sent a message to Zhen Jieyu, saying that he wanted to give her a quiet and peaceful environment to prepare for childbirth and avoid Mrs. Qin's jealousy from making her unhappy, so she found a place to live alone.

It sounded like she was taking good care of her, but it made Zhen Jieyu very angry. This means that the emperor is very satisfied with Qin's performance last night. This Qin family took advantage of her, and the sparrow climbed onto the branch, but flew alone and was not under her control from now on.

Fortunately, the emperor sent additional guards to Yanxi Palace and sealed it tightly. Zhen Jieyu's anger returned to her, and there were no other concubines to support her, so she would not be angry and get into trouble.

After Li Beichen went to court, he sat lazily and slanted, a little depressed, and looked like he had overindulged.

He suppressed the nausea and itchiness all over his body to avoid losing his temper in public. Announce openly and honestly to the courtiers that the Qin family in Zhen Jieyu's palace last night was shocked to hear that she was being used as a criminal slave in the palace. In fact, her father and brother had an grievance and were framed by Chen Xiang's party.

The Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Supervisory Yuan Huitong Jinyiwei were ordered to conduct a thorough investigation of the case immediately. In addition, all cases since he ascended the throne will be reviewed and cleared. Unjust, false and wrong cases, no matter who is involved, will be re-tried. The injustice will be redressed, the guilty will be punished, and there will be no tolerance.

For the major and important cases involving human life and exile that were tried during the late emperor's time, if there were indeed serious grievances, the parties and their families would beat drums to complain and the grievances would be heard together.

Then all the courtiers led by Prime Minister Meng came out to ask the emperor to protect the dragon body for the sake of the country and the country.

Li Beichen deeply agreed with this and announced that he would hold a morning court meeting every other day.

Urgent matters are reported to the Government Affairs Council first. After the Government Affairs Council formulates solutions, the left and right prime ministers go to the Qinzheng Hall to make unified reports in the evening.

If there is an urgent and major event, the memorial should be handed over to the Jin Yiwei at the "Suggestion Box", who will send it directly to the emperor.

The daily affairs within the department are decided by themselves, and daily key decisions are reported to the Government Affairs Council for filing, reviewed by the Government Affairs Council, and filed with Jin Yiwei, and will be reported to the left and right prime ministers at the court meeting on the next day.

After going to court, he vomited. He also nervously ordered Liang Xiaobao to check if there were any bugs in the vomit.

The answer is, of course not. Because he hasn't had stomach bleeding yet.

But the fact that there are worms in his body, in his eggs, and in his brain has become a heavy psychological burden, eroding his hope and will bit by bit, pushing him towards the abyss of madness.

He often looked at the memorial with tears in his eyes and became very agitated.

He began to become irritable, moody, and would throw things at every turn. When ministers came to report on their work, he often covered his head and scolded them impatiently. Let them stop being verbose and tell them a bunch of nonsense and lies.

It must be finished within ten minutes, covering all the essentials and key points.

When asked, you must present facts and data, and you must be familiar with the relevant content of the memorial, national legal provisions or relevant management regulations, previous practices, and historical experiences and lessons.

Anyone who lies, flatters, talks nonsense, is not proficient in the business, is irresponsible, or wastes time will be dragged out and punished first, and then, depending on the seriousness of the problem, fined, demoted, or transferred to other places.

Special awards for “outstanding officials” have also been set up. The fines paid by all officials due to their inability to perform their jobs are summarized and published monthly, and are distributed as special bonuses to other officials with outstanding performance on-site and commended.

If the amount of fines for the top three exceeds two hundred taels, the one with the largest fine will be removed from office, and the second and third will be demoted.

Officials who originally thought of doing less and doing nothing felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. For a time, everyone was in danger, and they all adjusted to burning the midnight oil, strengthened theoretical study, and the papers were flying.

There are also those who are getting older and don’t want to roll, or can’t roll anymore, so they might as well propose to the emperor to retire and return home.

Li Beichen, of course, with a stroke of his pen, those who have reached the age will be considered retired, and those who have not reached the age will be considered resigned. Give a small compensation and take the opportunity to kick out of the retirement security system.

A few days later, big news suddenly broke in the court. Mrs. Murong Hong's association with King Liuyang was reported in real name.

It was also revealed that Murong Hong's wife had a close relationship with Murong Chi's mother. They drank tea and watched movies together many times, and also gave Murong Chi's mother many heavy gifts.

Murong Chi felt a hint of conspiracy and crouched in the middle of the hall. Although he was feeling uneasy, his back was still straight, "Your Majesty, although I and Lord Murong are relatives, we usually go back and forth in the inner house. I am innocent and have no collusion." Rebellious. Please give me a clear warning."

Li Beichen nodded slightly and asked Zhou Shipeng, the left governor of the Inspectorate, in an unusually cold voice, "Does the whistleblower have any evidence?"

Zhou Shipeng knelt down and said, "When I returned to the emperor, I was quite horrified when I first heard about this matter, so I repeatedly interrogated and asked very detailed questions. I also conducted a secret interview and found out that Murong Hong's wife Yu Shi was indeed in contact with the Liuyang King's concubine Yu Shi. They are cousins ​​and have a close relationship.”

Murong Chi shook his head repeatedly, feeling that all this was probably caused by Prime Minister Meng, paving the way for the Meng family to ascend to the throne in the future. He said anxiously, "There must be someone framed in this! I am upright and not afraid of the shadows being distorted, and I am absolutely worthy of my conscience. Please, Your Majesty. Observe clearly.”

Li Beichen glanced at Murong Chi, "I don't believe you would betray me. But since someone reported it with a real name and provided personal and material evidence. The Ministry of Punishment and the Supervisory Office will conduct a detailed investigation according to the regulations. Loyal ministers cannot be wronged, nor can they tolerate rebellion."

There was silence in the court hall, except for the dripping sound of the dripper, which seemed particularly loud.

The longer the emperor remained silent, the more uneasy everyone became.

Li Beichen thought for a moment and then said, "Until the matter is clarified, Mr. Murong, please stay in the house and reflect deeply. No one is allowed to visit without my order. The matters that Murong Chi is responsible for will be left to the Minister of Household Affairs for the time being. Your Majesty is in charge.”

This is actually equivalent to being confined in his house, equivalent to protecting him.

He knows the rights and wrongs of this matter best. Even so, the case has been made public and there are conclusive witnesses and physical evidence. As a king, how could he completely ignore the factual evidence and blindly show partiality?

Who is just stirring up the storm? Is it Prime Minister Meng? Murong Hong's affairs were originally handled by Meng Xiang. The person who knows the details best is Meng Xiang. If it is really Prime Minister Meng, it is not in line with Prime Minister Meng's character of being mature and seeking for the country.

There must be other people behind this.

Ye Ming, who took over Murong Chi's job, quickly kowtowed and led the order.

Ye Ming is the father of concubine Ye Suhua. Ye Suhua and Meng Zhao have long been openly tit-for-tat in the harem, and they are on the same level. Ye Ming had always been a moderate official in his previous career. If there was competition between his daughters, it would be almost impossible for him to fall directly into the camp of Prime Minister Meng.

After going to court, Prime Minister Meng took the initiative to stay, saying that he had something important to report.

Before he could speak, Li Beichen waved his hand to stop him, "Prime Minister, don't worry too much. If it's for Lord Murong's business, there's no need. I believe this matter was not done by the Prime Minister."

After hearing this, Meng Xiang was quite surprised. He quickly thanked her and asked about his daughter's condition after pregnancy.

Li Beichen asked Liang Xiaobao to arrange a soft sedan to pick up Meng Zhao and come to the side hall of Qinzheng Hall to chat with Prime Minister Meng for a while.

It is difficult for the concubine to see her family on weekdays. Only if the emperor is particularly fond of him will he be given this honor.

Meng Zhao suddenly saw his father and was very happy. However, Prime Minister Meng had to follow the rules and bowed down to his daughter.

Regardless of the presence of Liang Xiaobao, she quickly stepped forward and helped her father up.

"What are you doing, Daddy? It's so hard to meet me, how can I make Daddy kneel down and worship me?"

"Don't mess with the rules." Meng Xiang shook his head with a smile, his eyes deep.

Two months after her daughter entered the palace, she was much thinner than before. Her skin was still as smooth as gel, her lips were red, and her brows and eyes were full of happy smiles. Her figure is still graceful and graceful, and she doesn't look pregnant. I think it's just that the month is small.

Originally, she was worried that the emperor was jealous of his power, and with the incident involving his cousin, the emperor would take the opportunity to neglect his daughter and would not allow Meng Zhao to get pregnant easily.

But I never thought that the emperor would do the same thing and treat his daughter very favorably. This relieved Meng Xiang's anxious heart.

"Zhao'er, how are you doing in the palace? You've lost so much weight."

Meng Zhao saw the tears in his father's eyes, and his eyes were red, "It's good. The emperor has conferred the title of concubine on me. I heard that he will be conferred next month. He comes to see me almost every few days. To me Very good. Mom and dad don’t have to worry.”

Meng Xiang had a lot to say, but only two words came to his lips: "That's good."

But Meng Zhao couldn't help crying anymore, "Dad, my daughter was not doing well before, which made dad and mom worried."

Meng Xiang said nothing. He took out a piece of Supa from his arms and handed it to Meng Zhao. He comforted her softly, "Wipe it. Stop crying. It's not good for your health."

It seemed a bit unexpected for this daughter's belongings to escape from the arms of the eight-foot-long man.

But Meng Zhao was used to being cared for by his father and brothers since he was a child.

In the past, when he was at home, his father always treated his wife and daughter like this. Meng Zhao was the only one who knew the gentle side of his father, a tough man who was arrogant and domineering in court.

The two talked again. It was probably Meng Zhao who was asking about his mother and brothers.

Meng Xiang knew that his daughter had a simple temperament and was always happy and angry. Even if he tries hard to hide and adapt in the harem, it may be difficult to change his nature of simply loving to dream.

Before leaving, Meng Xiang stopped talking. After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but warn, "Zhao'er, remember what your mother told you before entering the palace. Take care of yourself."

"My daughter knows," Meng Zhao said with a tearful smile, "My daughter has grown up."

Before Meng Xiang left, he couldn't help but turn his head and look back at his daughter, wanting to see her a few more times.

"Zhao'er, you have to be well."