Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 166: The last prime minister, the farewell of all officials, the expansion of the East Factory

Liu Hong swung the whip in his hand and hit the commander of the garrison division hard.

Without any mercy, the commander-in-chief's skin was torn into pieces and blood gushed out.

The general endured the pain and still expressed his praise.

"Your Excellency has given me a good beating. You have taught me a lesson. I will never dare to do it again."

"A garrison commander dares to be so rude to his fellow troops! Is this how Ye Zhong trains his troops?"

Liu Hong spoke in a stern tone, determined to use this incident as the first step to sow discord in the garrison division.

The commander of the garrison division dared not say a word, he stood tall and straight, not moving a muscle.

"You should be thankful that you are not one of my generals, otherwise I would not only strip you of your armor, but also your skin."

The soldiers of the garrison division were as weak as wilted eggplants, without any trace of the arrogance they had when looking for trouble earlier.

"Big brother!"

The commander of the city defense army smiled happily.

Hearing this name, these people immediately understood.

This commander-in-chief of the city defense army was not only one of Liu Hong's personal guards, but also a member of the group that had followed Liu Hong in the war between the two countries.

Liu Hong slapped him.

"Just eat, don't make trouble for me! If I hadn't discovered it in advance, what would you do if you guys turned into a hand-to-hand fight?"

The commander of the city defense army stopped talking, just touched his head and chuckled.

He gently comforted the noodle stall owner and left ten taels of silver as compensation for the tables and chairs.

Liu Hong and his personal guards held large bowls and sat on the ground eating noodles.

Since the Minister of War acted in this way, the soldiers who wanted to complain immediately kept their words to themselves.

At this time, the resignation from the Prime Minister's residence also reached the palace.

Three times of asking and three times of declining! Emperor Qing seemed to really be reluctant to let Lin Ruofu go.

Not only did he confer the title of Super First-Rank National Master on Lin Ruofu, he also promoted Lin Ruofu's son Lin Dabao to the fifth-rank Fengzheng.

Lin Ruofu wrote another letter, requesting the abolition of the prime minister system and begging His Majesty to release those officials who were convicted for their words.

Emperor Qing certainly knew that Lin Ruofu was trying to gain fame for himself.

But after many twists and turns, it was finally completed.

Fearing that the situation would become more serious if the night dragged on, Lin Ruofu changed his mind and quickly asked the East Factory to release these officials from prison.

After this was done, a week's time was up.

In the Ministry of War, Liu Hong was handling official documents.

With the support of officials from the Ministry of War, the power that Qin Heng had worked so hard to build collapsed, especially since he was the head of the Ministry of War.

Now Qin Heng still has to act according to Liu Hong's mood in order to ensure the interests of the Qin family.

"Sir Shangshu, the Prime Minister is going back home today, don't you want to go and see him?"

Qin Heng walked over with his head lowered and his eyes submissive. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only endure the old man's warning.

Liu Hong put down the document, rubbed his temple, and felt a little dazed.

"Has time passed so quickly? The Prime Minister is leaving the capital, and we, as officials, have no choice but to see him off."

You also dispatched the Prime Minister! Use the army to arrest all officials and impeach the Prime Minister.

Apart from the East Factory, you are the most aggressive one.

Qin Heng suppressed the urge to complain and followed Liu Hong out of the Ministry of War.

The officials from the Ministry of War, who had originally wanted to see the Prime Minister off respectfully, no longer had any reservations and hurriedly followed Liu Hong.

After arriving at the streets of Kyoto, these military officials discovered that their colleagues from other departments had already been waiting there.

The prime minister, who had served for decades and rescued all officials and challenged the imperial power, now retired after completing his mission.

These officials escorted the last prime minister of Qing Kingdom with all their hearts.

Almost all the officials in Kyoto came out in full force to follow the prime minister's carriage.

Emperor Qing's personal eunuch, Eunuch Hou, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Ruofu's carriage leaving Kyoto.

After much anticipation, this plague god has finally left.

He cleared his throat and unfolded the imperial edict.

"Your Majesty's decree conferred upon Prime Minister Lin Ruofu the title of Super First-Class Imperial Master, the title of Grand Secretary of the Imperial Study, and the title of First-Class Duke of Jiangbei."

"In view of the serious flood in Jiangbei, we have specially dispatched one thousand imperial guards and four thousand elite garrison troops, a total of five thousand people, to escort the Prime Minister back home!"

This honor is unprecedented in history, but it still cannot win the hearts of officials.

The grand ceremony of the bell and the staff shattered not only the loyalty of the officials to the Qing Kingdom, but also the support of the capital and local aristocratic families for the Qing Kingdom. Perhaps ten years later, these will no longer be a big deal.

But within ten years, this matter was like a thorn in the heart of Emperor Qing and all the officials, causing suspicion between the emperor and his ministers.

The prime minister's carriage stopped. Lin Ruofu, dressed in plain cloth, looked around and saw all the officials seeing him off respectfully.

He had mixed feelings. His reputation as an official over the past few decades was not a very good one.

But now he is a wise prime minister that is rarely seen in a century.

"Everyone, please go back! From now on, the affairs of state will depend on you."

"The Prime Minister is well!"

All the officials bowed deeply, even Liu Hong bowed down.

Lin Ruofu did not dare to be negligent and returned the gift.

After a moment's silence, faint cries were heard, slowly gathering into a river.

Both Lin Ruofu and the officials were choking with sobs and tears falling when they stood up.

Emperor Qing was caught off guard when his plan was ruined, and coupled with the fact that the officials below were secretly disobeying his orders, the Queen Mother asked Emperor Qing to deal with the matter quickly.

But the so-called right time, right place and right people are not in his grasp.

Lin Ruofu had been an official for decades, and his students and former officials were spread throughout the court. He also borrowed the power of the second prince and the crown prince, and the military's help.

This group of officials still lost.

Defeated by the lofty and arrogant imperial power.

After the establishment of the Imperial Study, this group of officials could only gradually become the emperor's slaves.

"Everyone, take care!"

Lin Ruofu could hardly hide his emotions and fled back to the carriage.

Lin Dabao looked at his father in confusion.

"Dad, why are you crying?"

"Dad didn't cry, he was proud! Scholars still have integrity, but Dad is also disappointed. Where will Qing Kingdom go in the future?"

Lin Ruofu caressed Dabao's chubby face lovingly.

He risked a falling out with Emperor Qing and finally got Dabao back to his side without him having to be a hostage in Kyoto.

As for Fan Xian... in this gift bell incident, his students and old friends saw what Fan Xian did and would naturally stick closely to him.

Lin Ruofu thought of Liu Hong's figure again and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Liu Hong, do you think that being promoted to the second rank is my gift?
Then you are looking down on me, the powerful prime minister who has served for a hundred years!
Eunuch Hou returned to the palace and told Emperor Qing about the scene of all officials seeing him off today.

Emperor Qing was not surprised at all, he just snorted coldly.

"The Prime Minister is still the Prime Minister!"

But the fingers gradually clenched!
The whole world belongs to him, so what if he takes back the power of prime minister! He himself does not even pursue the incident of the big bell.

But these officials still dared to see him off and even shed tears. Who were they trying to be disrespectful to?
"Eunuch Hou, how many people are there in the East Factory now?"

Emperor Qing quickly adjusted his mindset and spoke casually.

Eunuch Hou was stunned and spoke cautiously.

"Thirteen hundred."

"So few? The Supervisory Council has more than 3,000 people in Kyoto. What do you do in the East Factory?"

Emperor Qing frowned, not very satisfied with the number of Dongchang men.

"Your Majesty, you know this! The East Factory is mainly composed of us rootless guys, and there is really no way to expand the manpower."

Eunuch Hou had a sad face.

As a man's self-esteem, if you are not ignorant, who would be willing to be stabbed?

"I remember that the Criminal Hundred Household Officer Hong Zhu was a smart guy. Promote him to the Chief Criminal Thousand Household Officer and let him expand the manpower."

Emperor Qing knocked on the table.

No one said anything about Eunuch Hou's explanation.

He is the emperor and only cares about results, not the process.

Eunuch Hou's heart trembled. His Majesty was so eager to expand the manpower.

Isn’t it enough that Kyoto has the East Factory? Does it have to spread to other places?
However, Eunuch Hou still did not advise Emperor Qing about the consequences of eunuchs interfering in government affairs.

This was undoubtedly expanding the power of the Eastern Depot. How could he, the eunuch in charge of the seal, possibly advise against it?

(End of this chapter)