As soon as the queen finished speaking, Zhao Xiaole sensed that there were several eyes peering at him in the dark.
His answer seemed to determine whether he could leave here today.
After the prime minister's death, the impact was greater than Zhao Xiaole expected, and even the Queen couldn't hold it back.
It was completely different from her previous calm approach.
Now, she wants to take the initiative.
Zhao Xiaole did not panic and said slowly: "I understand, everything will be done according to your Majesty's instructions, but only if it does not arouse the prince's suspicion. Otherwise, it will be difficult for your Majesty to take advantage."
Queen: "..."
Zhao Xiaole said it right.
If Zhao Xiaole is exposed, she will lose her biggest trump card to restrain the prince. Even if Zhao Xiaole kills the prince, she will not be able to benefit immediately.
However, if Zhao Xiaole continues to pretend, I really don’t know if I will be able to control him in the future.
In a dilemma, you have to choose one of the two bottles of poison.
However, the queen chose a compromise and continued to push Lu Qingbai down from the position of prime minister.
Otherwise, with the implementation of the New Deal, the third prince will definitely be weakened. Only when Lu Qingbai takes over can the delicate balance of the situation be restored.
In fact, the Queen has another way, which is to use a trick to remove the firepower and directly expose Zhao Xiaole's identity.
Although it can also hit the prince, it may cause the situation to get out of control.
Obviously, the Queen has not been forced to that point yet, she has an easier and safer choice.
"You just have to do your best. If I let this palace know that you are causing trouble without permission, huh!"
The queen spoke to the end and said no more.
The threat was already obvious.
"I understand."
Zhao Xiaole had no other choice but to agree first.
Now if his identity is exposed by the queen, then everything he and the prince have planned will be over.
Thinking of the prince's smooth skin, Zhao Xiaole's heart was filled with reluctance.
There must be a way to stop it.
"You are wise!"
The queen turned around with the cat in her arms and sat down again, "Since you're here, let's play chess for a while at a loss!"
Zhao Xiaole: "Yes!"
Although he said he was respectful, he had already scolded the queen in his heart.
Old slut, I think you are empty, lonely and cold!
If you like me, just say so!
But he still doesn't admit it.
"Meow~!"
Just when Zhao Xiaole hesitated, the tabby cat barked at him.
The tabby cat lay comfortably on the queen's chest and looked at him with a proud face.
Humans are worse than cats series...
The volcano in Zhao Xiaole's heart finally found an outlet, "Mother, we should win when we play chess!"
"What do you want?"
"It's very simple. If you win, you can pull a hair from me. If I win, how about pulling a hair from this cat?"
"boring!"
"Then it's settled!"
"..."
…
After the bombing of the Civil Affairs Bureau, although people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Punishment were responsible for handling it, they needed to consult the prince for instructions on many matters.
Qin Sining is often assigned to deal with it.
Everything else was easy to deal with, except when it came to reconstruction, something went wrong in the Ministry of Works.
Insufficient funds.
If the prince does not allocate money, the library of the Ministry of officials will have no choice but to be placed there.
Moreover, the civil service department has no money.
Recently, they have been busy sorting out the damaged classics and collections of books, and the officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs have been working almost all night long, every day and every night.
The Ministry of Personnel has no money, and the Ministry of Work has no money either.
The only option was to draw it from the treasury. Henghou, who was in charge of the Ministry of Accounts, was unwilling to do so. He was not willing to allocate a penny to the Ministry of Works.
This matter also led to a confrontation in the court.
So, after going to court that day, the prince was directly deafened by the quarrel between the two parties.
The Minister of Industry scolded: "Henghou is in charge of the national treasury, but he regards the country's money as his own. This is dereliction of duty!"
"Your Highness, please also investigate this person and send him to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation!"
Henghou immediately sneered, "The money allocated by the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Works every year has always been earmarked for special use. At the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Household Affairs also allocated a reserve fund to the Ministry of Works. Where did this money go? Only now?
In early April, your Ministry of Industry came to ask for money again?"
"Your Highness, the Ministry of Industry is suspected of embezzling public funds. Please investigate and send it to the Inspectorate for strict interrogation!"
The Minister of Industry was furious: "Old bastard, you are slandering others. I think you have embezzled public funds, so you can't get the money back!"
"Your Highness, please make a clear decision!"
Henghou was completely unforgiving, "I was greedy for money? Why don't you provide evidence? If you can't provide evidence, I will accuse you of a false accusation!"
In the end, the prince spoke up to end the argument between the two, "Okay, please shut up!"
"I would like to ask you, where is the reserve fund allocated to you by the Ministry of Accounts at the beginning of this year? Where has it been used?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry came forward to salute and replied: "Your Highness, there was turmoil in Chuzhou last year, and the official residence and horse post were in urgent need of reconstruction. At that time, the funds from the Ministry of Revenue had not yet arrived, so the Ministry of Industry could only open some accounts on credit. This year's reserve fund has been fully
Take it to pay off the debt."
As for the money, it was naturally corrupted.
What else is there to say?
It is certainly impossible for the Minister of Industry to tell the truth, but sometimes things are like this. As long as your accounts are done well, no one can find out the problem.
The prince knew this, but there was nothing he could do about it.
So she turned to look at Henghou, "If this is the case, then the Ministry of Household Affairs will allocate a sum of money and let the Ministry of Works come up with reconstruction!"
"The capital is the capital of the country. It should be well-constructed so as not to attract jokes from other countries and make people look down upon Jingyang!"
Hengchun was too straightforward and refused to accept this trick at all. He replied: "Your Highness, after the turmoil in Chuzhou last year, the wounded needed pensions. The Ministry of Revenue no longer has any extra money to allocate. If you want to take away the pensions of the wounded, please help me."
Remove the lower officials from their posts first!"
"this……"
The prince was embarrassed.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs must be rebuilt, and pensions for the wounded must be provided. If one had to choose between the two, Henghou, who was born in the civil service, would definitely choose to provide pensions to the wounded first.
If he doesn't agree, then he has to give up the job.
Naturally, the prince didn't want Heng Hou to leave, just in the moment of embarrassment.
The Minister of Industry and Industry sneered, "The pension can be paid in installments, or it can be delayed for some time before being paid!"
"If the imperial library cannot be built, it will only arouse ridicule from outsiders; if Jingyang is despised, there will definitely be military chaos!"
"I miss you so much, but I can't tell the order of priority. It's really ridiculous!"
Heng Hou was furious when he heard this: "Can you give me money later and eat food later? If there is an invasion from outside, I will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in person. It is not your turn to have the Minister of the Ministry of Industry to tell you what to do!"
Henghou finished his words with eyes wide open, which shocked the Minister of Industry. For a moment, he even thought that Henghou was about to take action.
The prince was also startled by Heng Hou, and could only swallow back what he wanted to say.