Rebirth of the Demon Queen

Chapter 152
The emperor pondered slightly, and asked with a smile: "Then according to Qian Shangshu's opinion, what should be done."

Qian Minzhong bowed his head and replied: "I just said something that is not in accordance with the etiquette. As for how to reward and punish, it still depends on the opinions of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment."

The emperor looked at Ye Quan, the official secretary.

In Ye Quan's view, distinguishing between rewards and punishments and appointing people on merit is the foundation of a country. However, the emperor's move is a bit of cronyism, which is completely contrary to his philosophy.

The emperor saw Ye Quan's embarrassment, and said in a deep voice: "Since none of you have any good ideas, then I will follow what Qian Shangshu and Zhang Shilang said. Pass on my will, Lin Yuanzhi proclaim virtue, honor festivals and friendship, and I will I am so relieved, I will be conferred the title of Kang Ningbo, the first rank, and promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of punishment!"

All the officials looked at each other, even Zhang Ruogu didn't expect that the emperor would award such a reward, Lin Yuanzhi was promoted this time, wouldn't he soon be on an equal footing with himself?
This not only gave the Lin family prosperity, but also gave Lin Yuanzhi real power. With this decree, Lin Yuanzhi might be one step closer to the cabinet.

In just half a year, Lin Yuanzhi was promoted to three ranks in a row, from a sixth-rank chief executive to a fourth-rank servant of the Ministry of Punishment. This promotion speed is extremely rare.

Lin Yuanzhi's daughter cured the emperor, but this is the emperor's private matter, and it cannot be connected with the government.

The promotion of civil servants has always followed the right path of the imperial examination, relying on the path of political achievements. The emperor promoted Lin Yuanzhi so openly, and I am afraid that more and more people will go wrong in the future.

No matter how much the civil and military officials slandered, after the early court was over, the Supervisor of Rituals drafted an edict according to the emperor's intention.

This time the emperor went to war and replaced nearly officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment at once.Not only did Lin Yuanzhi get promoted, but many foreign officials were recruited to Beijing one after another.

It was already noon that day when Lin Yuanzhi received the decree. Zhang Gu, the great eunuch next to the emperor who delivered the decree, came along with Zhang Gu, and Cao Lang.

Cao Lang has brought people to guard the Lin mansion every day these days, and he is familiar with Lin Yuanzhi.When he met Lin Yuanzhi, he changed from his usual coldness and said with a smile, "Our family congratulates Mr. Lin."

Lin Yuanzhi was calling for the people below to set up an incense table, and when he heard Cao Lang greet him, he also smiled back.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and seeing that the Lin family had almost arrived, Cao Lang retreated knowingly.

After Zhang Gu announced his will, he stepped forward to support Lin Yuanzhi, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Mr. Lin."

Lin Yuanzhi was flattered and quickly returned the gift.

However, within a few days, the Lin family almost fell into the fate of ransacking their home, and then was seized by Dongchang. It can be said that it has gone through twists and turns.

Suddenly came Lin Yuanzhi's will to be promoted to a higher rank, and the rest of the Lin family couldn't believe it.After Zhang Gu left, Lin Wenjing secretly smiled at his father and said, "I just said that my sister is here, so our family is definitely fine."

Zhang Gu was in a hurry to return to the palace to reply to the decree, and after a few polite words with Lin Yuanzhi, he left in a hurry.

Cao Lang, on the other hand, looked calm and calm. After the crowd cleared, he said to Lin Yuanzhi: "Master Lin, can we take a moment to talk?"

There are three days of cold, and three days of heat. At noon, the heat is in full swing, and the capital is full of heat.

Before the emperor's decree had reached the Lin family, it had already been circulated throughout the palace.

When Lin Zisu woke up, it was past time, and then he remembered that the queen had sent someone to invite him to have lunch in Kunning Palace yesterday.

As soon as she got up, Xixiang combed Lin Zisu's hair with her hands, but said with a smile on her mouth: "The girl is now a celebrity in the palace. The people who spread the word are surrounded by water!"

Lin Zisu was sleepy and dizzy, and her mind was still full of what Xie Xi said last night. Hearing Xixiang talk about it, she asked casually, "What's the matter with them surrounding us?"

Xi Xiang and Liu Huang looked at each other, Xi Xiang smiled and said: "Naturally, all the ladies in the palace, after hearing that the girl has been appreciated by His Majesty, they all want to get closer to the girl."

Liu Huang also had the heart to flatter Lin Zisu a few words, and then echoed: "I have been in the palace with Xixiang these years, but I have rarely seen such a grand occasion, even at the empress's place, it is not often when it is so lively."

Xixiang coughed softly, and immediately realized that the words just now offended the empress. Lin Zisu will leave the palace sooner or later, and she still has to return to the empress. If it reaches the empress, her life will be ruined But it's sad.

Liu Huang then said in a low voice: "The Queen's Empress' Qianqiu Banquet will be here in a few months. At that time, the palace will definitely be full of excitement."

Lin Zisu pretended not to hear, chatted with the two maidservants, and then prepared to go to Kunning Palace.

Seeing that Lin Zisu was indifferent to those outside the door, Xixiang couldn't help feeling a little worried, and said, "Girl, are we really keeping those people outside the door?"

Lin Zisu smiled and said, "I'm leaving the palace soon, why do I need to see them?"

She also heard a little about the harem of Emperor Zhengxing in her previous life.

This Emperor Zhengxing was interested in government affairs and had no interest in the harem, and he had only a dozen concubines.At the age of 40, there are only five princes and three princesses under his knees.

Because of the queen's weak temper, there is not much help in the family, so it is quite difficult to control the harem.

However, the second prince's mother is Concubine Tang Zhuang, and the emperor's favorite is Concubine Zhang Xian. The queen's status in the harem can only be said to be average.

Without the favor of the emperor and the support of her son, the queen could only pretend to turn a blind eye to some things. As time passed, she naturally lost her prestige.

The queen's situation reminded her of herself in the previous life.To put it bluntly, these battles in the inner palace depend on where the emperor's heart is.

She thought sarcastically, these people flocked to the gate of Changping Palace today, maybe they also heard about the empress inviting her to Kunning Palace, they just wanted to see who she would buy.

It's a pity that their calculations were all wrong. No matter how much power Tang Zhuang and Zhang Xian had in the harem, it could be said that there was no conflict with themselves.

In order to balance the harem on weekdays, the queen naturally needs to make false claims with them, but she is about to leave the palace soon, so there is no need to communicate with the harem.

Lin Zisu made up her mind, and said to Xixiang, "Let's call a team of guards later, don't pay attention to them."

Xixiang stuck out her tongue, and went out to tell the chief of the guards.

Sure enough, as Lin Zisu expected, with this team of imperial guards guarding her, the maids everywhere did not dare to do anything wrong, and could only watch Lin Zisu leave the Changping Palace.

Changping Palace is not far from Kunning Palace, but Lin Zisu arrived at the gate of Kunning Palace in just one stick of incense.

I saw Xie Xi guarding the gate of Kunning Palace from a distance, and when Lin Zisu came near, I heard Xie Xi ask in a low voice: "Su Su, what did you think about what I told you last night?"

(End of this chapter)