Emperor Phoenix Policy: Feng Qingtian

Chapter 51

Pei Xiu suddenly had a feeling that the empress in front of her was not the one he had raised for six years.

All her thoughts were hidden too deep, not even a breath of air leaked out, and her way of acting and thinking was completely different from those of the royal families he was familiar with.

She is a total stranger!
She was so unfamiliar that Pei Xiu felt that she couldn't look at her with ordinary eyes, because she seemed real and illusory, far and near, she obviously didn't wear a mask, neither hypocrisy nor pretense, but it was hard to see through.

Pei Xiu suddenly felt very uneasy. This uneasiness came from the fact that he thought he could control the hearts of the people in the world, but the queen gave him a fatal blow.

He figured out the late emperor's mind, stood out among all the people, and was appointed by the late emperor as one of the auxiliary ministers.

He figured out what the queen mother was thinking, and joined hands with the queen mother to get rid of the prince born to the concubine back then, so that Feng Jin was the only heir left under the late emperor's knees, so he had to appoint Feng Jin as the empress dowager.

He also pondered the thoughts of the former prime minister and his mentor, and tried his best to drag the mentor down and replace him himself.

He is familiar with all kinds of conspiracy methods, guessing people's hearts, using human nature, invincible, step by step to a high position, and became the number one minister of the Great Zhou, but now he finds that he has no way of understanding the Queen's mind.

While Pei Xiu was looking at Feng Jin, Feng Jin was also looking at him.

She is waiting, waiting for the best time to come.

The gate of the city was quiet, Lord Qi also stopped crying, everyone stood motionless with their heads down, the cold wind blowing.

After an unknown amount of time, Pei Xiu lowered her eyes and lowered her head slightly, "What does Your Majesty want?"

Since he couldn't see through the queen's mind, he might as well open up the skylight and speak out. Anyway, it was a game of chips, and whoever had more chips would win.

Feng Jin's lips raised slowly, and the light in his eyes flickered, the time has come!

"I want to replace the Minister of the Ministry of War with someone else!"

Pei Xiu's face darkened, "Is there anyone in your Majesty's hands?"

Li Yi's expression changed, and when he was about to speak, he was stopped by Master He, Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the same camp, who secretly shook his head at him. Li Yi had no choice but to hold back his impulse and wait and see how things would develop.

"No."

Feng Jin said truthfully, of course Pei Xiu knew she didn't, otherwise she wouldn't have asked her this question to embarrass her.

Pei Xiu snorted softly, "Then what's the use of His Majesty taking the Ministry of War?"

"It's very easy to find someone. As long as I have the intention of making a decision, as long as the officials above the fifth rank in the Ministry of War are loyal to me and have real skills, I am willing to leapfrog promotion and go straight to the position of Minister!"

Pei Xiu's complexion changed slightly. The queen will not say whether she can get the person she wants, but it will definitely disturb people's hearts. No matter how tightly Li Yi manages the military department, there will always be people who will fight for the queen for the sake of profit. , especially the middle-level officers, this is an opportunity that is hard to find through the ages.

Once the military department is in chaos, trouble will come.

Therefore, Li Yi cannot be replaced, and he never thought of replacing Li Yi!
This is the queen's condition. Since it is a game, he can bargain. In this game, he has the upper hand. The queen holds two big bargaining chips in her hand. One is the city guard, and the other is that he broke in with the sword before The Queen's bedroom, no matter which one is extremely unfavorable to him.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Li has always been loyal to his duties, but because he appointed the wrong person for a while, he was replaced. I am worried that I will not be able to convince the public."

Feng Jin pursed her lips into a smile that was a bit unpredictable, "Then according to Pei Qing's opinion, what should I do?"

"Why don't you let Mr. Li take the crime and make meritorious deeds, and be confined for three days."

"Just three days of confinement?"

Lord Qi jumped out again, and began to cry about the late emperor and the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Mr. Qi belongs to the queen, and he jumped out to show that the queen is not satisfied.

Pei Xiu suppressed his anger and took a step back, "Then let Lord Li stay at home for a month to recuperate temporarily, and let the Minister of the Ministry of War temporarily take the position of Minister!"

"A month's rest?"

Master Qi continued to cry.

Still not satisfied?
Pei Xiu's face was ashen, "What does your majesty want, please give me a clear indication."

Feng Jin smiled slightly, and said calmly, "One, kill that cousin of the Li family, and two, Li Yi will no longer serve as the assistant minister."

what?
Pei Xiu's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked tentatively, "Who does Your Majesty want to replace the Assistant Minister?"

"No need, just three people."

Pei Xiu didn't understand. He thought that the queen dismissed Li Yi's position as assistant minister because she wanted to install her own people.

Seeing Pei Xiu's expression, Feng Jin smiled faintly, "I'm already 16 years old, and I'm about to become an imperial husband and take charge of the government. At that time, I won't need a minister to assist the government, so there's no need to go to the trouble of electing someone."

Pei Xiu looked at Feng Jin suspiciously, could this be what the empress really thought?Do you want to get the assistant minister down step by step to prepare for the future pro-government?
Pei Xiu thought for a while, and said, "The state affairs are heavy, and the minister is seriously ill now. Only Lord Tang and Lord Qi are left. I'm afraid they won't be able to handle the court affairs well. Why don't Lord Li take the place of Lord Li?"

Feng Jin sneered, the sarcasm was all in the silence, Minister of the Ministry of Industry is Pei Xiu's person, if he was replaced, wouldn't it be a change of soup?There is no difference from before.

Seeing Master Qi opened his mouth and started to cry for the late Emperor again, Pei Xiu's face darkened, "If your Majesty is not satisfied, why not let Master Song, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, take the place!"

There is a reason why Pei Xiu pushed Song Ming out. Song Ming has never been in troubled waters. He only cares about the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment, regardless of the battles in the court. Good morning, Counselor Minister.

Feng Jin pondered for a long time, and agreed.

For some reason, seeing Feng Jin's calm expression, Pei Xiu always felt that something was wrong.

"Since the matter has been resolved and it's getting late, let the deputy general lead the troops to escort His Majesty back to the palace."

Mr. Liu, the Minister of Rites who likes to make love with each other, his wrinkled face turned into a dried flower with a smile, and he started to run out to make love with each other.

"No need!"

Feng Jin grabbed the reins, stepped on the stirrups, and got on the horse vigorously.

Before leaving, Feng Jin glanced at Lord Qi seemingly inadvertently, and then raised his horsewhip, "Drive—"

The civil and military officials immediately retreated to the two sides, leaving a path, and said in unison, "Respectfully send off Your Majesty!"

Seeing the figures of Feng Jin and his party disappear at the gate of the city, Pei Xiu slowly looked away, and got into the sedan chair with Pei Zhong's support.

As soon as the sedan chair curtain was lowered, Pei Xiu couldn't hold it anymore, and sprayed blood on the sedan chair while clutching his chest.

With two bargaining chips, Li Yi's position as Minister of the Ministry of War was kept, and a neutral Song Ming was replaced as the assistant minister. In fact, this deal was not a loss for Pei Xiu, but Pei Xiu was still in a panic.

He didn't expect that he would be swayed by the empress who had raised him for six years in full view.

That old fox of the Qi family loves to cry so much about the late emperor, one day, he will send the whole Qi family underground to accompany the late emperor!
Pei Xiu took a deep breath and let it out slowly, thinking about the current changes in the queen gave her a headache.

On the other side, after Feng Jin led Wuming and Shen Wenqing rode for a certain distance, he immediately turned a corner and went to Qi Mansion.

As soon as he arrived at the main gate of the Qi Mansion, Master Qi immediately came out with a hasty look on his face. It seemed that he understood Feng Jin's eyes and hurried back.

"Your Majesty, please accompany the old minister to the main hall for tea!"

Feng Jin glanced at Master Qi, and said in a calm tone, unable to detect any emotion, "I didn't come here to drink tea."

Master Qi's expression turned serious, and he immediately said, "I understand, please Your Majesty follow me to the study."

Soon, he led Feng Jin through the green wall of the courtyard, into the study, and said to the housekeeper who came to serve him, "Go outside and watch! No one is allowed to enter this courtyard!"

"Yes, my lord."

Just as the butler was about to leave, Master Qi suddenly gave him a secret wink, the butler immediately understood, and bowed his head and retreated.

"Your Majesty is visiting late at night, do you have anything to tell the old minister?"

Feng Jin sat in the front seat, holding tea and remaining silent.

There was no sound in the study room, only the sound of the Queen pinching the tea lid and lightly scratching the rim of the cup. Master Qi had been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he had already cultivated to the point where Mount Taishan collapsed before him, but the Queen's silence gave him The tremendous pressure made his palms sweat slightly.

Counting it, this is the first time Lord Qi has met the Queen in private since the Qi family surrendered.

After a long time, Feng Jin took a sip of tea, gently put down the teacup, and said calmly, "It's not that I have something to tell Qi Qing's family, but that Qi Qing's family has something to explain to me, right?"

Lord Qi's expression turned serious, and he said respectfully, "I don't know what your Majesty means, so please speak clearly."

Feng Jin's deep and cold eyes slowly passed over his old and hale and hearty face, "The city gate official who spoke rudely to me tonight is not from Li Yi, but from you, right?"

(End of this chapter)