The empress is wild and cool, and I'll help her secure her throne

The empress sat on the dragon throne, counting her fingers, and another sinister idea popped up in her mind!

Since Ye Qianxuan cannot enter the court to serve as the Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple to monitor Kong Zhongzhi, then just let Kong Zhongzhi become a lone minister!

Give him a slap first, and then give him a date afterwards!

Let this old scholar see the ups and downs of officialdom, and he will be completely loyal to me afterwards!

Thinking of this, the empress smiled and said:

"Lord Kong, winter is approaching. The Dong Zhou has been short of firewood for a long time, and countless people in the Dong Zhou freeze to death every year!"

"I plan to offer sacrifices to the heavens in half a month, praying for the arrival of the fire. Please help me prepare for the relevant sacrificial arrangements."

"If you fail to move the heavens and obtain the fire, I will punish you!"

"Okay, I'm tired, let's leave!"

The empress stood up and left.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

All the ministers kowtowed in unison, then raised their heads and looked at Kong Zhongzhi.

Originally, the civil officials wanted to come up and build a relationship with Kong Zhongzhi after leaving the court!

But when they heard that the empress asked Kong Zhongzhi to prepare a sacrifice to solve the firewood problem in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, they all stopped.

The problem of burning firewood existed for decades in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The previous Minister of Works was beheaded as an apology because he was unable to solve this problem and hundreds of civilians in the capital froze to death!

Can the Taichang Temple solve the problem that the Ministry of Works cannot solve by relying on sacrifices?

Isn't that a joke?

Originally, they thought that the empress invited Kong Zhongzhi to the court to serve as an official three times, which must be because she loved talents very much, and letting Kong Zhongzhi serve as the Minister of Taichang Temple was just a stepping stone!

Kong Zhongzhi didn't need to do anything. After a few months, he was directly granted the title of nobility and appointed as prime minister!

However, he did not expect that if Kong Zhongzhi could not solve the firewood problem by relying on sacrifices, he would be punished!

This is to trick Kong Zhongzhi into coming to the court and killing him!

What's the point of fawning over him then?

Someone who will die in half a month!

teacher?

What teacher!

Don't talk nonsense!

When an official was beheaded in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, several others would be punished as a warning to others.

Didn’t you see that when the previous Minister of Works was beheaded, he took several students to see the Emperor?

We are not familiar!

The only way to solve the firewood problem now is to buy it at a high price from the black market in Beiliang or Nanwu!

This is what the previous Minister of Works did, but the problem was not solved, the debt was still owed after the person died, and no one who lent him money got their capital back!

Now the problem falls on Kong Zhongzhi. It is nonsense to rely on sacrifices to obtain firewood. He still has to buy it at a high price.

But who is willing to use their own money to contribute to the public treasury?

Now, the wisest choice is to keep a safe distance from Kong Zhongzhi to avoid being asked to borrow money or being implicated!

Everyone shook their heads and left, leaving only Kong Zhongzhi and Ye Qianxuan at the end.

Kong Zhongzhi felt somewhat dejected.

The ideal of self-cultivation, governing the country and pacifying the world had just been formed in his heart when it was strangled by the empress!

How can we solve the firewood problem by relying solely on sacrifices? That still requires money!

How can I, a poor scholar, exchange money for money?

Kong Zhongzhi pondered, sighed, and said shamelessly:

"Friend Ye, if you have time, come with me somewhere and write a few more poems, I will definitely reward you handsomely..."

Kong Zhongzhi’s idea is to exchange poetry for money!

Moreover, they exchange money for poems that can make people's names be mentioned and go down in history!

There are plenty of wealthy scholars!

Who could resist the allure of history?

This is the only solution that this old scholar who has studied Confucianism and Taoism all his life can think of.

I have to say, it's very naive.

"I'll definitely contact Dean Kong when I have time tomorrow! I'm in a hurry to do something right now, so I'll take my leave now."

Ye Qianxuan clasped his fists and smiled apologetically.

"Well... okay! I'll wait for you in Kuaiji Village tomorrow!"

After all, he needed help from others, so Kong Zhongzhi could only bow and say.

Ye Qianxuan nodded, then left quickly and returned directly to Room No. 3 Huangzi on Fengshi Street.

Chu Yao was already waiting for him here, carefully wiping the ointment she brought back from Anlu Academy on her wounds.

Seeing Ye Qianxuan coming in, she immediately put down what she was holding, stood up and wanted to help Ye Qianxuan change clothes.

Ye Qianxuan looked at the shocking scars on her body, and the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano!

He grabbed Chu Yao's wrist, stopped her from changing his clothes, and said coldly:

"Come on, I'll take you to get revenge!"

"what?!"

Chu Yao was stunned for a moment.

Before the two of them could move, the door of Room No. 3 Huangzi was suddenly pushed open.

Eunuch Cao came in with several eunuchs and started helping Ye Qianxuan move things without any explanation.

"What does Eunuch Cao mean?" Ye Qianxuan protected Chu Yao behind him and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Ye Qianxuan later learned that it was Eunuch Cao who arbitrarily gave the treasures bestowed upon him by the empress to Tang Xiaohui.

So Ye Qianxuan naturally disliked him.

"I have brought a few servants to help Carpenter Ye move things!" Eunuch Cao said with a bow.

Ye Qianxuan waved his hand: "You are too polite, Eunuch Cao! I am just a lowly corpse seamstress. Why do I need help moving things? How can I deserve your respect?"

"Master Ye is a well-known figure in Your Majesty's circle, so he certainly deserves my respect!" Eunuch Cao said with a smile, "To be honest, Master Ye, this old servant has come to give you a gift!"

"Gift?" Ye Qianxuan was confused.

What kind of gift can this old eunuch give me!

As Eunuch Cao spoke, he took out a brocade box from his arms and opened it. Inside was a thousand-year-old ginseng!

"Millennial ginseng?" Ye Qianxuan was surprised, then narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean, Eunuch Cao?"

"The Grand Chamberlain is paying close attention to you." Eunuch Cao said this vaguely, then smiled and handed the thousand-year-old ginseng to Ye Qianxuan.

"This is the steward's apology to you. I'm very sorry for mistakenly handing the thousand-year-old ginseng to your mother last time!"

Eunuch Cao can be considered a neutral party in the party struggle, but he is a eunuch after all. To say that he is completely neutral is nonsense.

If you are being kept by someone, don’t talk about having an independent personality. This is an eternal truth.

In the court, Eunuch Cao saw the empress's subtle changes in expression towards Ye Qianxuan, and immediately told the matter to the head of the eunuch group, the Grand Chamberlain.

Now in the court, General Liu is dead, the imperial power group is weak, the eunuch group is second, and the civil service group is becoming stronger!

Therefore, the eunuch group needs to unite with some forces of the imperial power group to suppress the civil service group.

Ye Qianxuan is the successor of General Liu and a big shot in front of the empress. He is a member of the imperial power group with a legitimate background. In addition, he has a low status and is easy to control. He is the best target to win over.

"Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law!"

Ye Qianxuan was in the center of the vortex, so he quickly figured out the reason and said with a bow.

This bunch of old eunuchs want to suppress the civil service group and become the boss themselves!

"Master Ye, you are too polite. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave. These eunuchs will leave after helping you move your things. I will not bother you any further!"

"Eunuch Cao, please do as you please."

Watching Eunuch Cao leave, Ye Qianxuan looked down at the thousand-year-old ginseng in his hand, and then impatiently turned to the first page of "Record of Heavenly Corpses" in his mind!

at last!

I can finally get rid of this damn curse on myself!

Ye Qianxuan thought excitedly in his heart, and then watched the thousand-year-old ginseng shrivel up quickly!

but!

Ye Qianxuan looked at the black sword-shaped tattoo on his neck, but it did not disappear, it just faded a little!

This means that the curse of the demon corpse has not been eliminated!

"what's the situation?"

Ye Qianxuan was stunned for a moment, then he carefully looked at the first page of the "Heavenly Corpse Record". The concealing force behind the words "Without heavenly materials and earthly treasures, one will die within a month, and..." seemed to disappear, revealing the following words -

"And if you don't enter the immortal realm on earth, you will be cursed forever."

"Damn it! Gan Lin's mother!" Ye Qianxuan couldn't help but swear!

This feeling of having so much hope but nothing coming to fruition is really driving you crazy!

Doesn't that mean that before I enter the immortal realm on land, I need to rely on natural treasures to sustain my life!

The curse of this demon king is so vicious to the extreme!

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Chu Yao looked at Ye Qianxuan who was out of control and asked with concern.

"fine."

Ye Qianxuan shook his head.

The curse has already been done, there is no point in worrying about it!

Now it’s time to avenge Chu Yao!

Exactly!

Don’t you, the eunuch group, want me to suppress the civil servant group?

Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, I’m going to start with you!