The person who spoke was the right minister, the one who was almost thrown to the ground by Ning Chen before.
Ning Chen remembered that the right-hand minister's surname was Lin Dunxin.
He is the number two figure in Shangshu Province, but he is actually the number one, because Zuo Cheng, the leader of Shangshu Province, is now devoted to pursuing Confucianism and Taoism, and basically ignores government affairs, unless it is
It's a big deal, otherwise we basically wouldn't see Zuo Cheng.
As for the big things, whether it was the emperor's death or abdication, they were all trivial matters in the eyes of Zuo Cheng.
Therefore, when the prime minister, as the head of a hundred officials, asks, even the emperor must pay attention.
But from Ning Chen's point of view, this doesn't matter.
"Prime Minister Lin raised this question simply because he wanted to know why I chose Wan Hong instead of Bai Renyuan. You can just ask directly."
Playing tricks with these old foxes, Ning Chen felt that not to mention himself, even the original owner, the number one scholar, would not be even a little bit worse compared to these old silver coins.
So Ning Chen changed his strategy and put the problem directly on the table. You think I am corrupt, but I also think you are shielding your own people?
If you want to throw dirt on me, don't try to stay alone.
Ning Chen didn't follow the rules when he came up, which made Lin Dunxin slightly stunned.
This was a little different from the court battles he was familiar with.
However, Prime Minister Lin, who has seen strong winds and waves, will not lose his sense of proportion just because of such a small incident.
"I don't know who Bai Renyuan you are talking about. I just want to know for what reason you made the arbitrary purchase?" Prime Minister Lin said quietly.
Prime Minister Lin expressed that he did not know Bai Renyuan, which was not surprising to Ning Chen.
But it didn't matter to Ning Chen whether they knew him or not. What mattered was that he had put the matter on the table.
"It doesn't matter whether Prime Minister Lin knows him or not, but in fact, after my investigation.
On the Ministry of Industry's purchasing list, Wan Hong and Bai Renyuan were the only two companies that were theoretically capable of purchasing for the Lichu Dadian.
Wan Hong came to see me first, and then Bai Renyuan came too.
After watching the performance of the two people, I decided to use Wanhong on the spot."
Prime Minister Lin said: "But as far as I know, you decided to use Wanhong without listening to what these two people said."
Ning Chen chuckled: "So what I just said was 'watching' their performance instead of 'listening' to their performance."
Prime Minister Lin was choked by Ning Chen and felt extremely unhappy.
Ignoring Prime Minister Lin, Ning Chen told the court again what he said to Bai Renyuan.
Ning Chen didn't know what others thought. Anyway, Ning Chen saw it and the emperor agreed with his statement.
To put it simply, even the emperor felt that he could not use the same quality products as these poor people.
"I think the luxurious carriage and the high-gate mansion are the real reasons why Ning Zhuangyuan chose Wanhong." Someone among the censors said in a strange tone.
"I rode in the carriage and stayed in the mansion.
But I am not accepting bribes. I made it clear to Boss Wan that I am renting the place.
The reason why I stayed here was to see the quality of Wanhong's stuff.
Is it really as good as he says, and is it really as reliable as he says."
"Sophistry!" After hearing Ning Chen's fallacy, a censor on the spot angrily rebuked him.
Ning Chen straightened his voice and said loudly: "I, Ning Chen, act as an official for the emperor with an open and honest attitude. If I, Ning Chen, really wanted to be corrupt, how could I dare to expose all of this openly?"
this……
They really had nothing to say about this, because Ning Chen was indeed very high-profile and put all these things out in the open.
"Bai Renyuan, such a duplicitous person is really embarrassing for the ceremony of establishing the crown prince." The emperor's words can be regarded as the final conclusion of this matter.
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to do? If not, just leave. I'm tired of hearing this."
Ning Chen said everything, and the emperor acquiesced.
What else can they say? Don't forget, Sun Kejian is still being beaten outside.
After the emperor leaves, all the ministers can leave.
Ning Chen left proudly, and the ministers around him looked at Ning Chen with contempt.
Of course, there are many reasons for this disdain.
But in short, this time, even the previous few good brothers who provided [loyalty] points to Ning Chen also provided [sycophancy] points to Ning Chen.
Obviously Hong Xiao's incident should be quite irritating to them.
"The sycophant and thief, the sycophant and thief!"
When Ning Chen came out, Sun Kejian, who had been beaten for thirty times, was lying on the ground with an angry look on his face, his eyes were red and he stared at Ning Chen and shouted.
As a censor, Qingliu, to be slapped with such a problem and such an image would be more painful than killing him.
Regarding Sun Kejian, Ning Chen didn't feel guilty at all.
Ning Chen strode past Sun Kejian without even looking at him.
Just when Ning Chen left the main hall and went to the corridor, a young eunuch came out and stopped Ning Chen.
"Master Ning, the eldest princess please come over." The young eunuch whispered to Ning Chen.
"Okay." Ning Chen was not surprised at all and agreed directly.
Ning Chen followed the little eunuch all the way to the Mingde Palace where the eldest princess lived.
Ning Chen looked up and saw the name of the palace. Ning Chen was slightly surprised.
Mingde Hall is located to the east of the imperial palace, and is theoretically where the prince of the East Palace lives.
The ceremony to establish the crown prince has not yet been held, and the princess has moved in directly.
"Master Ning, the eldest princess is waiting for you inside."
The young eunuch led Ning Chen to a room on the west side of Mingde Hall and said to Ning Chen.
"It's time to work."
Ning Chen responded and then walked into the room.
The room is very elegantly built, with hollows on all sides and blooming flowers placed on all sides. The gentle breeze fills the whole room with the flowing fragrance of flowers.
The running water in the courtyard is indispensable.
Ning Chen finally met the eldest princess under the guidance of the palace maid who was both beautiful and beautiful.
The eldest princess is wearing a bright yellow palace dress. Not to mention her appearance, in terms of appearance alone, the eldest princess's appearance is even better than that of Hong Xiao.
The key is not this, the key is that the eldest princess really deserves to be a princess, and she definitely deserves the word "rong".
The eldest princess sat behind a long desk, with memorials placed on both sides. There was already a thick pile of approved memorials on her left hand side, and there were only a few volumes left on her right hand side.
Looking at the long case in front of the eldest princess, Ning Chen felt that this long case was definitely the happiest long case in the world.
Ning Chen did not disturb the eldest princess to approve the memorial, and stood waiting not far away.
For the first time, Ning Chen felt that waiting for someone was a very happy thing.
The eldest princess finished reviewing the last few memorials and placed them neatly on her left hand side, then raised her head and looked at Ning Chen.
When the eldest princess raised her head, Ning Chen suddenly felt that the flowers in the courtyard had instantly lost their color.
"Do you know what I asked you to do?" the eldest princess asked Ning Chen, who was not far away.
"Because I ruined the arrangements and plans of the eldest princess." Ning Chen said.
Why is Ning Chen so sure that he ruined the eldest princess's plan? It's because the eldest princess Wu Zhao provided Ning Chen with the most [needy] points today.
And all of this happened after today's court meeting.
Wu Zhao didn't expect that Ning Chen would actually know that he had a plan.
"Then tell me, what plan did you ruin my princess's plan?" Wu Zhao stared at Ning Chen and asked with twinkling eyes.
"The eldest princess wants to use Bai Renyuan." Ning Chen said loudly.