Chapter 390 This Is Unfair
Three days later, Chu Xuance received the secret order, took Fufeng and Fuying and left the imperial city, secretly heading to Wuzhou.
In the next few days, Chu Qinghuang convened officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to discuss matters, and Chu Tianling was among them. The main content of the discussions was to raise soldiers, help farmers, and pay taxes.
Strong soldiers and horses are the most important thing at present. A strong army represents the strength of the country and the king. Only when the country and the king are strong can orders and prohibitions be enforced and government orders can be carried out smoothly.
Only when the king's decree goes out of the forbidden gates and officials strictly abide by it at all levels, with awe and uneasiness, can they carry out the decree to the maximum extent, instead of being obedient and secretly holding back.
Both agriculture and commerce must be taken seriously, and people's livelihood cannot be ignored.
All aspects were carried out in an orderly manner, and the decrees were promulgated one after another. Taking advantage of the fact that the officials were very jealous of her and did not dare to play tricks at the moment, it was a good time to make drastic changes in political achievements.
June 16 ushered in the hottest summer weather of the year.
The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple jointly investigated the case of King Xuan, and many officials were involved. Among them, apart from Qin Guojiu's family, the Zhou family was the most conspicuous.
The evidence of King Xuan's crime is conclusive and cannot be denied. What awaits him is either death or a lifetime of imprisonment.
The Queen Mother could not sit still and arrived at the imperial study in person.
"Your Majesty, please stay." Chu Xuanyi looked at the Queen Mother who was coming in the phoenix chariot and stopped him firmly, "The royal study is an important place. No one is allowed to enter unless summoned by Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother looked at him coldly: "Go and inform her. I have something important to tell her."
Chu Xuanyi was silent for a moment, gave orders to the people around him, and then turned around and entered the imperial study.
In addition to the Dragon Case in the imperial study, there are two desks placed side by side against the wall on the left. At this time, Wen Zhan and Yun Heng, two new members of the imperial study office, were sitting in front of the desks, sifting through memorials and looking through files for Her Majesty the Queen.
"Your Majesty." Chu Xuanyi bowed and saluted, "The Queen Mother wishes to see you."
Chu Qinghuang raised his eyes slightly: "Let her come in."
"yes."
When Chu Xuanyi turned around and walked out, Wen Zhan and Yun Heng had already stood up. When the Queen Mother entered the door, they saluted respectfully and said hello.
The Queen Mother's gaze passed over the two people's faces indifferently, then turned to look at Chu Qinghuang: "Your Majesty."
"Is there something wrong, Queen Mother?"
"I'm here to ask what your Majesty plans to do with Tiankuo?" The Queen Mother said as sinkingly as water, "I have never felt sorry for you since your Majesty was the eldest princess. When your Majesty ascended the throne as emperor, I did not summon the ministers to object. From beginning to end, I feel that I have been extremely benevolent to His Majesty. Can Your Majesty let Tiankuo go?"
The utmost benevolence and righteousness?
Chu Qinghuang thought about this word and said lightly: "The Queen Mother has indeed never felt sorry for me before. Although the Queen Mother knows the reason in her heart, she just wants to compete with the snipe and the clam for the fisherman to profit, but these are not important."
Putting down the pen in his hand, Chu Qinghuang took a sip of tea, took a short rest, and continued: "The Queen Mother has never made things difficult for me before, so I have never treated the Queen Mother harshly. Even if you intend to poison my father--"
"I didn't poison!" The Queen Mother was furious, "That was the Emperor's design to frame me!"
Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment and raised his eyebrows lightly: "Why did my father want to frame you?"
"Isn't it clear to Your Majesty why he framed me?" The Queen Mother sneered, "Of course it is to suppress our mother and son, so that we can abdicate the throne naturally and let you inherit the throne."
Chu Qinghuang calmly sipped her tea, okay, let's just assume she is right.
"In short, whether you really want to poison you or whether your father framed you, I have not treated you harshly." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "If King Xuan did not do anything wrong, I would not deal with him. But he actually He ordered people to set up an ambush on the road with the intention of assassinating me."
At this point, the corners of her lips raised slightly, "The Queen Mother should know what the crime of regicide is, right?"
The Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat and she pursed her lips: "As long as you are willing to let him go, I promise that he will stay in peace from now on and never again-"
"There is no second chance." Chu Qinghuang said indifferently, "If I can let go of the crime of regicide, how will I govern the country in the future and how will I convince the people? How will I make all officials feel in awe? The crime of regicide is a crime. Unforgivable."
The Queen Mother's face turned pale: "But the person who actually participated in the assassination, Your Majesty just let him go."
"Who did the Queen Mother see participating in the assassination?" Chu Qinghuang raised an eyebrow, "Zhou Shao?"
The Queen Mother looked at her coldly: "Your Majesty intends to clear his name just because he can give your Majesty a lot of money? Does this mean that money can make people push around?"
"I'm not sure if money can make people go around." Chu Qinghuang said, "But in special times, money can indeed buy your life, but you also need enough money."
After a pause, "What the national treasury is short of right now is silver. If I want to make Xi Qi strong, we cannot do without a steady stream of silver. If Zhou Shao is willing to give out five million taels, he is considered a meritorious person. The merits and demerits are equal to each other. I There’s no reason to take his life.”
The Queen Mother said angrily: "This is unfair!"
"The Queen Mother needs to make it clear that the person who ordered my assassination was King Xuan, and the person who intended to rebel was also King Xuan. At best, Zhou Shao was just an attempted accomplice." Chu Qinghuang said coldly, "Besides, I am the emperor, who do I want to die? Whoever wants to live must die, and whoever wants to live can live. Is it possible that the Queen Mother can still control my decision? "