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When the ministers in the hall heard Xu Jinsong's report, no matter what faction they belonged to, they all showed a look of shock on their faces.

Why did so many memorials come from Hangzhou, Zhejiang in just one day!

And judging from the contents of the memorials, it seemed that things had changed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

What most of the ministers in the hall did not expect was that Xu Jinsong had not yet finished reading his report.

After Xu Jinsong took a deep breath, he continued to speak.

"At noon on August 27, we received a letter from Zhejiang Governor Xia Yun, impeaching the deputy director of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, Zhou Yunyi, for rebellion. Currently, Zhou Yunyi has been imprisoned in the governor's dungeon. Xia Yun requested an order to execute Zhou Yunyi on the spot to appease the people."

"On the evening of August 27, we received a letter from Wang Changqing, the head of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. At present, all the troops of the Weaving Bureau have set off to return to Beijing. We respectfully request your majesty to make a decision."

"On the evening of August 27, we received a letter from Xia Yun, the governor of Zhejiang Province, requesting that Xu Wan'er, the legal advisor of the governor's office, be promoted to the position of the governor's historian of Zhejiang Province."

"On the morning of August 28th, we received a letter from the Ninth Prince Xiao Yan, impeaching the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau for corruption and bribery. We respectfully request Your Majesty to make a ruling!"

Finally, Xu Jinsong finished reading all the reports, and an embarrassment appeared on his face.

At this time, everyone finally came to their senses. All the reports Xu Jinsong read were actually related to Xia Yun!

According to the rules of court proceedings, except for impeachment memorials which need to be presented directly to the emperor, all other memorials are handled by the cabinet. After processing, they are submitted to His Majesty for approval.

However, the cabinet did not deal with any of the matters related to Xia Yun in the report!

Hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared in the empress's eyes.

That bastard Xia Yun...what is he doing in Hangzhou again?

Judging from the series of reports sent from Zhejiang to the court, Xia Yun first arrested hundreds of scholars in Hangzhou.

Then they killed thirty people from the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, and finally imprisoned Zhou Yunyi directly in the governor's dungeon.

“Why doesn’t the cabinet deal with it?”

The empress looked at Xu Jinsong, with a hint of blame in her words.

"Your Majesty, the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau is under the direct jurisdiction of the palace. According to Daliang regulations, this matter should be decided by Your Majesty personally."

With just two or three sentences, Xu Jinsong threw the question back to the empress.

But in fact, it was not that the cabinet could not intervene in the dispute between Xia Yun and the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, but that Xu Jinsong really did not want to intervene.

This matter is too complicated. Both the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration and Xia Yun are close confidants of the empress.

As the saying goes, even an honest judge cannot judge family affairs. If the case is handled by the cabinet, one of the parties will always be offended, and maybe even the empress.

Therefore, it would be better to let the empress make the decision herself.

At the same time, a group of Jiangnan Party officials in the court also maintained a rare tacit understanding, and no one spoke out to criticize Xia Yun.

"How long will it take for Wang Changqing to return to Beijing?"

After a while, the empress sorted out all her thoughts and asked.

"In reply to your Majesty, I received a report from Wang Changqing yesterday. It will take at most two days to return to the capital."

Xu Jinsong responded.

Hearing this, the empress shifted her attention to the Chief Censor of the Inspectorate.

Upon seeing this, the Imperial Censor understood what was meant and immediately walked out of the queue.

"Your Majesty, the Inspectorate is willing to take over this matter. We will be able to find out the truth within ten days."

Someone had to investigate the case, and since the cabinet was unwilling to intervene, the task naturally fell to the Inspectorate.

"In this case, the case of the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration will be investigated and handled by the Inspectorate."

The empress nodded.

Judging from the report sent from Zhejiang, the matter is complicated. If she were to make the decision, she would probably not be able to figure out the situation for a while.

"Lord Xu, in Xia Yun's report just now, he said that after the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau was abolished, Zhejiang could supply 300,000 rolls of silk and 300,000 rolls of cotton cloth to the court free of charge every year. Is this report true?"

Immediately afterwards, the empress's thoughts shifted to several reports that had nothing to do with Zhou Yunyi.

"Your Majesty, the report is true. It was sent to the court by the Zhejiang Provincial Governor's Office on an express horse eight hundred miles away."

Xu Jinsong responded.

"I agree with Xia Yun and Xiao Yan's report and immediately abolish the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. I order Zhejiang Governor Xia Yun to hand over 300,000 rolls of silk and 300,000 rolls of cotton cloth before the end of the year."

The empress gave her order without hesitation.

She was not a fool. She had heard about the corruption in the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration in the years since she ascended the throne.

Since Xia Yun took the initiative to bring up the matter, she was happy to agree.

And most importantly, Xia Yun promised to supply the court with 300,000 rolls of silk and 300,000 rolls of cotton cloth for free every year!

In this way, the imperial court would have an extra income of nearly five million taels of silver every year!

This is a considerable income!

However, after hearing the empress's decision, the ministers in the hall were all dumbfounded.

Especially those people from the Inspectorate who had just taken over the case, all had a look of confusion on their faces.

His Majesty has just asked them to try the case between the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration and Xia Yun.

As a result, the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration was directly abolished before the case even started. What is there to try?

Especially since His Majesty also asked Xia Yun to hand over 300,000 pieces of silk and 300,000 pieces of cotton cloth before the end of the year, isn't this equivalent to declaring Xia Yun not guilty?

After all, once the Inspectorate pronounces Xia Yun guilty, Xia Yun will be sent to the capital in prison. Where will Xia Yun go to hand over the 300,000 pieces of silk and cotton cloth?

At this time, the empress also noticed the ministers' reactions.

However, after weighing her inner thoughts, the empress simply chose to ignore it.

For her, it was fine to kill Xia Yun, the corrupt official of the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, but she couldn't really arrest Xia Yun.

Half a month ago, Xia Yun massacred thousands of troops from the two kings in a battle in the capital, which made her even more wary of the military force that Xia Yun wielded.

Even if I want to fall out with Xia Yun, it's not the time now.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly fell into deathly silence.

The silence was not broken until Xu Jinsong spoke again.

"Your Majesty, Xia Yun requested that Xu Wan'er be promoted to the post of Provincial Historian of Zhejiang Province. How should we deal with her?"

As Xu Jinsong spoke, he carefully observed the empress's reaction.

However, this time, before the empress had time to respond, the Jiangnan Party officials who had been silent for a long time in the court finally couldn't help but speak.

"Your Majesty! This is absolutely unacceptable!"

Young cabinet minister Xu Miao was the first to step out from the ranks of ministers.

"The governor of Zhejiang is a third-rank official of the imperial court. He is in charge of the affairs of the province and the people's livelihood. How can we easily hand it over to a legal advisor? This is too much of a joke!"

Xu Miao had a serious face and spoke with certainty.

Immediately after that, Wei Zili, who was from the Ministry of Works, also stood up.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Xu said is correct! As far as I know, Xia Yun's advisor Xu Wan'er is a woman. Not only has she never passed any imperial examinations, she has also never served as an official. How can she be allowed to serve as a provincial governor?"

Wei Zili's voice was extremely loud and could be heard clearly by all the ministers present.