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3Yin Rou had known Tang Yin for a long time, but she had never seen how Tang Yin dealt with government affairs. In her heart, he was not such a unreasonable or reckless person.

All the ministers in the hall looked at Yin Rou as if they had seen their savior, walking forward and kneeling down to pay their respects. A few officials even begged with snot and tears in their eyes, "Esteemed wangfei, quickly think of a way to save this official ?"

Yin Rou was only a princess in the past, and had never encountered such a scene. Looking at the usually lofty Minister of Feng Country kneeling before her, she was also a little flustered, and did not know what to do.

"Princess, please beg the King for us!"

Hearing everyone's pleas, Yin Rou's kind heart softened, she turned to the guards and said: "Immediately prepare the food, this is my order, whoever disobeys will be beheaded!"

Cold sweat dripped from all the guards. The king had ordered that no food should be prepared, while the wangfei had ordered the complete opposite. Who should he listen to?

Just as the guards were feeling troubled, the main and deputy leaders of Guard Camp, Su Wan and Ceng Die, arrived. The two girls first bowed towards Yin Rou, then spoke to the guards: "Since it's an order from the wangfei, you two should quickly go and obey!"

When the superior stood up and spoke, all the guards present let out a sigh of relief. As if a weight had been lifted off their shoulders, all of them interfered and saluted, agreeing in unison.

Su Wan came in front of Yin Rou and cupped her hands, "Esteemed wangfei, the great king is currently in the Anterior Palace's garden, shouldn't you go and meet the great king ?"

"Of course I'll go." Yin Rou turned around and looked at the ministers, then said to Su Wan, "Lead the way!"

"Yes, sir!"

With Su Wan leading the way, Yin Rou arrived at the garden. When she saw Tang Yin, before she could even speak, Tang Yin caught hold of her smile and pulled her small hand first, allowing her to sit on his lap.

"Rou Er just went to the great hall?"

"Yes." Yin Rou pouted and looked at him unhappily.

"Have the ministers had food prepared?" Tang Yin chuckled as he continued.

"Why?" Yin Rou suddenly asked.

"Why what?" Tang Yin blinked his eyes.

"Why do you torment those ministers like this?" Yin Rou's big eyes were filled with confusion and doubt.

"That's their punishment." The corner of Tang Yin's mouth rose, and said: "Greedy for personal gains, and deserved to be punished. Hunger caused them to starve for a day, so the punishment was already light enough."

"Greed for personal gain?" Yin Rou could not understand.

Tang Yin explained: "Why do not the ministers want to give up on the recommendation system? That's because many of the ministers are using recommended officials to collect bribes. To put it bluntly, they are selling officials. "

"There's such a thing?" Yin Rou was surprised, she fell silent for a moment, then said unhappily: "But ? "I believe there are many other officials who are clean and honest. They shouldn't be punished along with us ?"

"Of course they should be punished as well." Tang Yin shrugged his shoulders: "Because they are all so stupid and stubborn. They clearly have a good resolution in front of them, but they treat Ming Zhu as mud, with eyes but not pearls, shouldn't they be punished?"

Yin Rou was angered to the point that she almost laughed, and said: "On what basis do you say that your decision is a pearl, while the thoughts of the ministers are mud?"

"The Feng Country was something that I had struck down single-handedly. Could it be that I would harm it?"

"But, now that the Feng Country has come to this, all the ministers have to bow and sacrifice themselves. They wouldn't harm the Feng Country either!"

"So, this is the difference between ideas. With my ability, I am unable to remind them. The most effective way is to use unyielding means."

Tang Yin patted Yin Rou's jade back with a smile, and said gently: "Regarding the matters of the imperial court, it's better if Rou Er does not interfere in it anymore. I know what I'm doing."

Although she said that, Yin Rou was still worried. She said: "You are stubborn, and so are the ministers. And how will that end? "

Tang Yin laughed towards the sky, confidently saying: "Don't worry, I will make them accept my decision."

"What method should I use? Continue to imprison them in the palace, not giving them food or water? " Yin Rou puffed up her cheeks and asked: "Do you want all the ministers to die from thirst or starve to death?" This was simply nonsense, how could they deal with the imperial government in such a manner?

Tang Yin laughed out loud, and said: "I said there is a way, then there will be a way, Rou Er should also have confidence in her own husband!" With that, he stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll send you back!"

Yin Rou wanted to continue to persuade him, but Tang Yin had already pulled her out of the flower garden.

After sending her back to his quarters, Tang Yin comforted her for a while before he got up and left. He did not return to the main hall immediately, but first went to Wu Mei's Hua-Ying Palace.

Seeing that Tang Yin had arrived, Wu Mei was a little surprised, and asked: "Are the Anterior Palace scattered?"

Tang Yin laughed, and said while walking: "Meier knows too!"

"How could I not know about such a huge matter!"

"The court hasn't dispersed yet. The ministers are probably having their meal in the main hall."

Tang Yin walked in front of the bookshelf and pulled out a book case from inside. He opened the lid and looked inside, only to see that the contents of the case were all large and small slips of paper, after confirming that there were no mistakes, he closed the lid back down, placed the book case under his arm and muttered: "These guys, if you don't give face to the King, then don't even think of giving face to the King ? If you dare to fight with me, you better weigh your own weight first ? "I gave you a way out, but you still don't know how to take advantage of me. Idiot and idiot ?"

Hearing Tang Yin's childish mumbles, Wu Mei was overjoyed. She walked to his side and asked softly, "Does the King want to publicly announce this?"

"Originally, I wanted to suppress it, but now it seems that this is the only way." Tang Yin carried his book case and walked out with big strides.

Wu Mei looked at Tang Yin's leaving figure and sighed softly. She could sense that there would probably be ministers who would be in trouble in the future.

When Tang Yin returned to the Great Hall, all the ministers who were wolfing down their food hastily put down their tableware. The palace maids also quickly went up and took away all the tableware, sending them out of the Great Hall.

"Everyone, you have eaten quite well, haven't you? How about it? Have you reached a conclusion yet? " Tang Yin sat on the throne and looked at everyone.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject and others have not changed their opinion. This subject and others still do not believe that it is appropriate for a change to take place now. The system of recommending officials is still effective." The first to speak up was Zhang Zhe.

Tang Yin nodded his head and ignored him. He looked at the other ministers and laughed.

"Yes, my lord!" Many ministers knelt on the ground and said, "The world is uncertain and full of disputes. Now that our country has abolished the system of recommending officials, it will definitely cause panic among the people. At that time, internal and external troubles will be at stake!"

"Even though you know that the old rules do more harm than good, you still insist on being conservative. You are pedantic and foolish to the extreme, yet you still hate them to the extreme."

As Tang Yin spoke, he placed the book case on the table and opened it. He casually took out a slip of paper and glanced at it, then raised his head and asked: "Where is Secretary General Xin Rui?"

"This official is here!" A person walked out from the back of the line and cupped his hands towards Tang Yin.

"Sir Xin, I ask you, as the right-hand official, how many officials do you recommend to the imperial court?" Tang Yin squinted his eyes and coldly noted.

"Ugh ?" Reporting to your majesty, this humble subject has recommended a total of twenty-seven people. "

"There are really quite a few of them!" Tang Yin laughed coldly, and said: "Come, let's see what kind of people you are recommending! Lu Che, current position at the Feng City warehouse, five thousand taels of silver; Qian Hao, current position at the Yongzhou deputy Mayor, eight thousand taels; Mao Wenyuan, current position at the Shunchang City Guard, eight thousand taels ? Lord Xin, do you still want This King to continue speaking? "

When Xin Rui heard this clearly, he was so shocked that he became stupefied. It was as if his strength had been sucked out of him in a split-second. With a plop, he kneeled on the ground, beads of sweat the size of beans constantly dripping down.

Other people might not understand what Tang Yin was saying, but Xin Rui knew that the King was talking about the money that he had originally accepted as payment.

He had only recorded the remuneration he had received into a secret account book. Apart from him, there would not be a second person who would know where the account book was hidden. But how did the King know all this?

"Large... "Great King, w-your humble subject is guilty. Great ? Great King, spare me ?" Xin Rui kowtowed repeatedly, knocking his forehead against the marble floor with a loud thud.

"Mercy? Just based on the benefits of being a recommendation officer, you've earned no less than a hundred thousand silver. How can This King spare you? "

Tang Yin took a deep breath, then said while shaking his head, "Besides, this king has already given you a chance just now. Someone, send Xin Rui to Lieutenant's Mansion and investigate the situation.

Following his words, two guards walked in from outside the hall. One of them grabbed one of Xin Rui's arms, and dragged him out without a word.

"King, have mercy ?" Prime Minister Shangguan, save this official ? "Xin Rui was completely shocked as he repeatedly cried out.

Although the latter was not clear about the details of the situation, he could more or less guess what was going on. At this moment, even the tactful Shangguan Yuanji had an ugly expression on his face as he lowered his head in silence.

Save him? He didn't even know who would save him! As a Right Prime Minister, it was naturally hard for him to escape from being held responsible for favoritism and malpractice.

"Where is the Minister of the Left, the Secretary General, Hu Yong?"

"Tiny... This humble subject is here! " An official walked out from the military general queue to the left and knelt on the ground while trembling.

Tang Yin lazily asked more questions, and directly looked at the slip of paper: "Ye Pei, Ye Yu, a current Cong City Mayor and a current Cong City City Guard, each of them is worth ten thousand silvers; Gong Bing, thirteen thousand silvers; Yan Ping, seventeen thousand and five hundred silvers; Hehe, there are actually more, Ren Jie, Gao Yang County's Zhong Shan County Lieutenant, twenty-two thousand silvers. Back then, how long did he have to spend on plundering before he could make a return ?"

After hearing Tang Yin's words, not to mention Hu Yong who was trembling like a ball, even Qiu Zhen who was on the side couldn't stand up anymore.

"The rat is greedy for money. Sooner or later, I, Windstorm, will die in your hands!" "Someone, drag Hu Zhong out here and execute him immediately without questioning him!" Tang Yin did not see all this, the more he saw, the angrier he became. His chest felt like it was being pressed down by a huge rock, both of his eyes seemed like they were about to spew fire.

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