sbdcsierra Chapter 139 Important Information
Chapter 139 Important Information
Under this life-threatening situation, the Minister of Justice confessed everything.
"I didn't expect that Xiao Changyun was not only a corrupt official, but also wanted to arrange for bandits to rob?"
Huangfu Qingling's face was filled with anger. "The evidence now should be enough to sentence him to death, right?"
She was just about to follow the Minister of Justice's lead and sentence Xiao Changyun to death, but was stopped by Lin Yi.
"Your Majesty, please wait."
"If we deal with Xiao Changyun now, I'm afraid the court will be in chaos."
Lin Yi stopped him.
He is a businessman and he only cares about making money, but if the court is in chaos and the political situation is unstable, it will be of no benefit to him as a businessman!
"If we can find out exactly how many subordinates Xiao Changyun has and how much influence he has, once we know everything... we can bribe those who need to be bribed and kill those who need to be killed."
Lin Yi said, "After the Prince of Qi rebelled, Your Majesty still hasn't had a good understanding of the capital."
"Your Majesty, what Lin Yi said makes sense. If we act rashly, we might alert the enemy."
Following the advice of Bao Bu Tong and Lin Yi, Huangfu Qingling began to think seriously.
"Lin Yi, Bao Bu Tong, do you have a way to infiltrate Xiao Changyun's inner circle?"
After thinking for a moment, she asked slowly, then looked at the Minister of Justice, "I can give you a chance to redeem yourself from your crime and make meritorious contributions. Do you want it?"
"Yes! Yes!"
The Minister of Justice spoke twice, then knelt down with his head lowered, waiting for orders.
Huangfu Qingling then began to make arrangements, letting the Minister of Justice act as an insider and bring Lin Yi and Bao Bu Tong to infiltrate Xiao Changyun's inner circle.
As long as we can get hold of all the information, there will be no worries in dealing with Xiao Changyun!
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The next morning, the Minister of Justice brought Lin Yi and Bao Bu Tong to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Xiao Changyun hasn't attended the morning court for several days. After all, he is now in a state of pending dismissal.
He was also waiting for the Minister of Justice to postpone the matter, and then he would "descend from the sky" after chaos broke out in the court.
"How did you come?"
Xiao Changyun was drinking and admiring flowers in the yard when he saw Lin Yi coming.
"Prime Minister Xiao, last night, the two of them came to seek refuge."
The Minister of Justice said, "It was Bao Bu Tong who persuaded Lin Yi."
"You go down first, I'll talk to them."
Besides confusion, there was also some surprise on Xiao Changyun's face.
The people around the two emperors actually wanted to surrender?
Whoever believes it is a fool!
But now that these two people are here, we can't turn them away.
Moreover, the Minister of Justice is also a diligent person under his command, so he can be regarded as trustworthy.
Especially Lin Yi, the business ability he demonstrated is much stronger than Chen Chong.
If Lin Yi could be used as his subordinate, he would definitely be ten thousand times stronger than Chen Chong!
With this mood, Xiao Changyun looked at Bao Bu Tong and Lin Yi.
"Bao Bu Tong, you are someone close to His Majesty, so why do you want to come and seek refuge with a mere Prime Minister like me?"
Xiao Changyun asked Bao Bu Tong first.
"Prime Minister Xiao, we should be able to tell at a glance who has the most power in the court right now."
"I'm working beside His Majesty, but I'm overwhelmed and get scolded every day. Naturally, it's more comfortable to be here with Prime Minister Xiao!"
Bao Bu Tong then said the line he had arranged earlier, "I want money."
Xiao Changyun nodded slightly. After all, he was a rising star in the Ministry of Justice. People who liked money were naturally easier to control.
He also heard that the people under Huangfu Qingling all came from Xiu Qingfeng and were very poor.
If we can bribe everyone around Huangfu Qingling through Bao Bu Tong, it would probably be a good thing!
"Go outside and talk to the Minister of Justice first, and you will work under him from now on."
Xiao Changyun waved his hand slightly and told Bao Bu Tong to leave so that he could deal with Lin Yi.
"Lin Yi, I know you."
"Tell me, what made you want to come and join me?"
Xiao Changyun slowly said, "Does it mean that just by making things for me, you want to take advantage of my connections?"
"Prime Minister Xiao, as the saying goes, surrender requires a token of surrender."
"I previously turned Prime Minister Xiao's merchants and the market upside down. Is that enough to be considered a token of my loyalty?"
Lin Yi spoke slowly. He had already prepared his "lines" long ago, and Xiao Changyun had to believe it whether he wanted to or not.
"You're doing this to me, and you're telling me you want to pledge your loyalty?"
Xiao Changyun frowned, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes.
"Prime Minister Xiao doesn't keep idle people under his command."
"If I don't prove my ability, am I qualified to work under Prime Minister Xiao?"
Lin Yi said, "You saw it too. I followed His Majesty all the way here. Putting aside Prime Minister Xiao's slander, I haven't even been given an official position."
"Even if it was closed before, it was just a sinecure."
"I have no power at all and still have to work for the Ministry of Revenue."
Lin Yi said this with an angry look on his face.
This made Xiao Changyun really feel that Lin Yi was the kind of person who had his own difficulties.
"I see. Now that you've made a lot of money, you want to be an official?"
Xiao Changyun felt somewhat relieved. Now it seemed that whoever believed it was not a fool.
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Finance."
"As long as you can reach this position, I can give you ten times the money you are making now."
Lin Yi said, "I can also take action at the port. When the time comes, the money will naturally belong to Prime Minister Xiao."
Speaking of which, Lin Yi is indeed the imperial commissioner in charge of the construction, and is in charge of the port.
If we could build ports around the capital and ensure smooth water transportation, it would be a huge profit.
Xiao Changyun naturally welcomes such people who "proven their strength", "have talent" and "are power-hungry".
"I didn't expect that you, Lin Yi, are this kind of person?"
Xiao Changyun laughed, "Not bad, not bad."
"Stay for dinner tonight. I just heard that His Majesty has shifted the focus of his investigation to the bandits in the four major cities of the capital."
"Let's celebrate properly."
Having said that, Lin Yi sat down at Xiao Changyun's house and chatted with Xiao Changyun about a lot of "new" things.
One big pie after another made Xiao Changyun feel that the money he could make in the future would definitely be more than ten times what he could make now!
As the sky darkened, several ministers gathered at Xiao Changyun's mansion, and there were quite a few people there.
Of course, Xiao Changyun was giving Chen Chong a chance to sit at the table.
However, this was Xiao Changyun's previous plan. Now, he wants Lin Yi to manage the Chamber of Commerce.
Chen Chong's level is just that of a second-in-command.
"drink!"
Several people were toasting each other and chatting happily at the table.
Lin Yi didn't drink much and kept chatting with several other ministers.
Of course, I also chatted with Xiao Changyun.
"I received an important news earlier."
"Your Majesty is a girl."
Suddenly, Xiao Changyun became serious and the atmosphere immediately became wrong!
Even in Liangzhou City, only Bao Bu Tong and Lin Yi knew that Huangfu Qingling was the empress.
On weekdays, Huangfu Qingling always appeared in men's clothing, especially when there were officials around.
Of course, Prince Qing also knew about it.
"We have to make some careful plans after this and choose a new emperor."
"The King of Qi is too conceited!"
"that is!"
……
Lin Yi's brows immediately fluctuated slightly, and he must let Huangfu Qingling know about this matter.