After I traveled through the book, my sister kidnapped my mother

"Your humble servant greets the Minister." She had guessed this, but she was still a little surprised when she saw the Minister of the Court.

It still feels a little unbelievable that the attendant who has always been calm and steady is actually so ambitious.

But if you think about it carefully, it is not that surprising. After all, the power of the Menxia Province has been weakened a lot since the retired emperor ascended the throne.

In theory, the Menxia Shizhong is equivalent to the prime minister, but because the Menxia Province in the previous dynasty had too much power, it was weakened a lot by the retired emperor. And this Shizhong Xiao had many opportunities to be promoted to prime minister but failed many times, so it is normal for him to have obsession in his heart.

"Please sit down." Su Yubing was a royal relative, but she was not crowned a king, so she had to be respectful to the prime minister in terms of her official position and age. Moreover, the prime minister had many disciples, so she still had to please him in her current personality.

Su Yubing is not unfamiliar with acting, and she is not particularly opposed to it. After all...

Coming here occasionally can add a little fun to the boring life.

Su Yubing didn't refuse and sat down directly.

One month has passed since Shi Wanyue was detoxified. A month may seem like a short time, but a lot has happened in this month.

Lu Jiaoyue comes to give Shi Wanyue acupuncture treatment every day. In the past few days, Shi Wanyue can already faintly feel a little light.

Shi Wanyue didn't feel relieved until she could feel a faint light. After all, she had only felt darkness before. No matter what Lu Jiaoyue said, she was unsure.

Wen Zhimiao naturally knew what she was thinking, but she never said it out loud. She just silently accompanied Shi Wanyue.

That day, Lu Jiaoyue had just finished treating Shi Wanyue when the news that she had left Su Yubing came in.

"It's really him, the minister of the sect." Wen Zhimiao said to Shi Wanyue.

Shi Wanyue was not too surprised. After all, there were not many people who dared to covet the position of prime minister. Others had motives, but judging from their actions, the most likely candidate was the Minister of the Court.

"It looks like we can close the net now." Wen Zhimiao said calmly.

"Ao Dun is really good at hiding. So many people have been looking for her but still can't find where she is." Wen Zhimiao shook his head. For the first time, he admired a person's ability to hide.

"There is indeed no news. No one knows where she went. King Brahma's people don't seem to have found her either, but I feel that she may have returned to Beirong." Shi Wanyue guessed.

"It's not impossible. Given Bei Rong's current condition, it's impossible for her to stay in Tianqi forever."

"King Brahma is still very calm. It is very likely that he has not failed to find her, but has already sent her back, but has been keeping it a secret."

"The current situation in Beirong is like the apocalypse. If we don't muddy the waters thoroughly, we won't be able to find any evidence, especially when the other party is holding the King of Beirong hostage." Wen Zhimiao said with a smile: "This princess is smarter than I thought."

"Miao Miao said this, but she wouldn't think it's a compliment." Shi Wanyue said with a smile.

"Of course not." Wen Zhimiao would never praise her. She was just a little brat who used to think about Shi Wanyue every day.

The person behind the scenes has been found out, and Wen Zhimiao no longer has the patience to continue playing with them.

Su Yubing already has a partial list of personnel, and these people feel that Shi Guanchao has been restricted these days, so they have become more bold. Although they are not unscrupulous, they are not as cautious as before, so naturally they have left more evidence.

Wen Zhimiao's first move was to target the Ministry of Revenue. Over the years, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had used the power of the Ministry to protect some people who had hoarded a lot of private salt supplies, and then sold them at a higher price every time there was a disaster. The price was well controlled and not too high, but a lot of profit could still be made.

He is a smart man, otherwise he wouldn't have kept it hidden for so many years.

There are many other things besides the smuggling of salt.

Next was the Ministry of War. People in the Ministry provided protection for civilian merchants and sold a lot of military equipment to the Northern Rong. Although they did not send any gunpowder, the crime was still not small.

The merchant said that the weapons he sold to Beirong were all inferior ones, and the real weapons were hidden by him.

He thought that by saying this he could mitigate his crime, but he actually made it even more serious.

Of course, the issue of inferior weapons was confirmed within a few days, and the Beirong Army was defeated many times on the Huyan battlefield due to weapons problems.

It's really like a dog biting another dog and getting a mouth full of fur.

On the other side, the Supervisory Council produced evidence to prove Qi Guyu's innocence. The person who colluded with Beirong was indeed not her, but someone else.

The Ministry of Revenue originally said that the missing military pay had been recovered, but the Supervisory Yuan provided evidence to show that the military pay recovered by the Ministry of Revenue was not the real lost pay at all, but rather poor quality food and clothing that had been replaced.

The Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Rites and others, including several generals who were defeated in this battle, were all captured.

Wen Zhimiao did not directly convict the minister of the palace, but summoned him alone after everything was over.

This old minister's actions this time were indeed excessive, but he had indeed done a lot for Tianqi in the past.

Therefore, Wen Zhimiao did not convict him directly, preserving his last bit of dignity.

The young emperor sat on the dragon throne in the Zhangtai Hall, wearing a black dragon robe and with a calm expression. When he saw the trembling old man coming in, he knelt down respectfully before her.

"Xiao Qing, please stand up." Wen Zhimiao asked the maid to bring a chair over to him: "Sit down."

The emperor's calm demeanor did not ease the other party's nervousness, but even made him more panicked.

"How is Xiao Qing's illness?" Wen Zhimiao asked about his condition gently.

"The imperial physician said that my illness cannot be cured and I probably only have a few more years to live."

"He should be enjoying his old age." Wen Zhimiao said softly.

There was silence in the Hande Hall for a moment, and then the attendant knelt down again: "I acknowledge my guilt."

"Get up." Wen Zhimiao said lightly.

"Does Xiao Qing know about the things like stealing military pay and selling military equipment?" Wen Zhimiao asked softly.

"I don't know."

"Xiao Qing, do you know the difference between you, Prime Minister Qi and Master?" Wen Zhimiao asked casually while playing with the jade in his hand.

"Your Majesty, please give me some advice."

"It's because they can control their subordinates. Your subordinates have different mindsets and are deceiving their superiors and subordinates. They say they follow your instructions, but they have their own little thoughts behind your back."

"When it comes to judging and employing people, Xiao Qing is not as good as Master Xiang, otherwise you wouldn't be so appreciative of Su Yubing."

"I'm old and in poor health, so I should retire. Why make such a fuss now?"

Wen Zhimiao was originally wondering why he was so anxious, but after learning about his illness, she understood.

It was just a last-ditch effort before death, and Beirong happened to give him a chance.

No one knew what the emperor talked about with him that day, but the next day his servants found his body in the mansion.

Wen Zhimiao gave him some dignity, but that didn't mean he let him go.

The turmoil in the court was indeed great. Qi Guyu and a part of the imperial guards and city defense troops were at fault, but they made amends later, so these people were only fined one year's salary, and no other punishments were imposed.

At the same time, Shi Wanyue woke up and the poison had been resolved.

The relationship between the emperor and the prime minister, this pair of teacher and student, was restored.

Smart people gradually came to their senses and realized there was no need to doubt anything, it was all fake.