jdhmnovel Chapter 596: Removing the Firewood from the Cauldron (Seeking Vote)
Chapter 596: Removing the Firewood from the Cauldron (Seeking Vote)
"Sister, have you ever thought about what would happen if the owner of a lost ship went to the authorities to report that it had been robbed and someone had died..."
Empress Yan snorted upon hearing this, "That means they want to completely break off relations with me and expose their internal strife to the public."
But, it's not impossible.
Although the internal conflicts in large families are generally resolved internally and not exposed in the open, they can be exploited by others.
For example, regarding last night's armed conflict, the usual way to handle it is for everyone to silence their subordinates, provide adequate compensation to the dead and injured, and prevent them from speaking out. If outsiders come to inquire, everyone will unanimously claim ignorance, and after some official patronage, the matter will be dropped.
But if one of the two sides gets angry and makes the matter public, the nature of the matter will change.
Empress Yan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, then we'll just have to fight to the death. Recently, there have been frequent reports of people impeaching the Duke's Mansion..."
Fei Wan hurriedly stopped Queen Yan.
There are always people who report the Duke's Mansion, and it is Yu Zhong and Yu Wangbei who are secretly pushing them.
Because the Duke's Mansion was a huge organization, and the father and son of the Yu family did not want to expose themselves, the things they reported were not strong enough, just like a small insect biting an elephant, which would not produce any results in a short time, but they had to bite.
"Sister, it's not time yet. We've just started our cooperation. It would be unlucky to have a lose-lose situation."
It is true that Fei Wan wants to deal with the Duke of Zhenguo who always causes trouble for her, but not now.
"What do you say?"
"If you believe me, sister, why not present the ship to His Majesty?"
"what?"
Queen Yan looked at Fei Wan in confusion.
I thought she had betrayed sisterhood.
Only after hearing Fei Wan's explanation did he slowly relax his brows.
"A small investment for a big gain? However, if His Majesty doesn't agree..."
"If I don't try, how can I know if he agrees?"
Queen Yan did not agree to Fei Wan immediately.
As a result, that afternoon, news was received that the boatman in charge of the Duke's ship had indeed gone to the government to report the case, saying that pirates had come ashore, killed people, robbed property, and seized the ship, and asked the government to investigate.
Because the ship is not directly registered under the name of the Yan family, the Duke's Mansion does not need to intervene until the case is thoroughly investigated.
However, the involvement of pirates and human lives made this a major case in the local area. Regardless of whether the Duke's Mansion intervened in the end, Empress Yan's men would be implicated, investigated, arrested, and even beheaded.
At that time, the ship will be returned to its original owner, and Queen Yan will have lost a lot of people for nothing.
Queen Yan sneered: "Okay, the internal struggle should be made public?"
She made some arrangements and followed Fei Wan's plan the next day, waiting for the emperor to attend the morning court and then went to Chenqian Hall to apologize.
She put on a plain make-up that looked like she had no makeup on, making her face look dull and pitiful. She wore light-colored clothes and knelt before the emperor with a sick and haggard figure.
"I am guilty of failing to control my family, which led to their scramble for control of the vessel, resulting in casualties. I have failed Your Majesty's grace, and I am ashamed. I request a year's salary deduction, and have already discussed with the palace to cede the offending vessel to Your Majesty as atonement for my sin. I hope Your Majesty will grant my request and, with your great grace, wash away the sins borne by the vessel! I kowtow in gratitude!"
She raised the letter of apology she had written long ago above her head and presented it with both hands.
The emperor was very surprised.
Something happened to the Duke's ship yesterday, and he had received a secret report from the Tiger Guards a long time ago.
The details were still unknown, so he asked the Huben Guards to continue investigating.
Unexpectedly, before the Huben Guards reported the result, Queen Yan came to apologize.
The emperor didn't care whether the internal strife among his disciples was real or not. He was more concerned about Empress Yan's offer of a ship to him!
He had previously asked for two ships from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and added other ships to the mix. He made a profit of one million in one voyage, and the emperor was very pleased.
The inner treasury was much fuller.
Now, is the Duke's Mansion going to donate the ship again?
"Queen, please calm down. You are in the palace, and how can you care about the quarrels between your family members? Don't blame yourself. As for the ships..."
"Your Majesty, I have made up my mind to offer the ship. I beg for your approval!"
Queen Yan was resolute.
The emperor gladly accepted it.
The Duke of Zhenguo was summoned to the palace, where the emperor praised him in person and gave him a gold, pearl and jade belt.
The Duke of Zhenguo was completely confused.
When I finally figured out that Queen Yan had donated the two remaining boats, one big and one small, I almost fainted!
He asked someone to report to the authorities and wanted to eliminate Empress Yan's men.
Who knew Yan would come and cut off the firewood from his belly, and said to him, "If I can't have it, you can't have it either!"
He actually raised such a heartless daughter!
"My dear, what's wrong?"
The emperor saw that the Duke of Zhenguo looked unhappy and raised his eyebrows to ask.
The Duke of Zhenguo quickly came back to his senses and bowed: "I was irritated by my family's children. I didn't sleep well and I'm not in good spirits. I beg Your Majesty to forgive my disrespect..."
"Are you truly willing to offer the ship?"
"Absolutely true! I don't want to keep this evil at home. I would rather my sons spend less money, but still have brotherly love and noble character."
Coming out of Chenqian Palace, the Duke of Zhenguo stared at Queen Yan, who had a smile on her face.
I was so angry that I couldn't speak.
After a while, he lowered his voice and roared: "I don't have a daughter like you!"
Queen Yan laughed and made a few sarcastic remarks, then got on the sedan chair and left.
Although the shipping business she had worked so hard to plan for a long time did not go as planned, she was not sad at all.
It was because Fei Wan guaranteed that presenting the things to the emperor would be no different from keeping them in his own hands, or even better.
Queen Yan relied entirely on her trust in Fei Wan and did not question the source of her assurance.
But that night, she knew why.
Because the emperor entrusted Cao Bin with the supervision and management of maritime affairs.
Queen Yan didn't know when Cao Bin was subdued by Fei Wan.
Cao Bin secretly sent someone to copy the accounts and lists of the small boat and handed them to her. She just felt that her sister Wanwan was so amazing!
Feiwan came to discuss with her the next day.
"Two ships, one large and one small, aren't enough to support a team. I've already had someone look for other ships. Sister, send someone to check them out. If possible, we can buy a few more so we can follow the big ship merchants out to sea."
Empress Yan said, "It's up to you to decide on the purchase of the boat. But where will the money come from?"
A sea ship costs a lot of money, and no matter how much money Yan Hou has, it is not enough to buy several sea ships.
Fei Wan smiled: "There is a clever sect, sister, help me do it, and I will have money."
"what?"
Fei Wan revealed that the Queen Mother had private property in Shu.
Now that things are going smoothly, the two sides have already come into conflict. All that is missing is to gather some skilled people to seal up the Queen Mother's property to prevent it from being transferred.
Shengshi Post Office has grown too fast and there are not enough senior management staff.
It is even less than fighting.
Fei Wan knew that Queen Yan had secretly trained subordinates with good martial arts skills.
So he invited them to join him in seizing the property.
Queen Yan agreed without hesitation.
"I didn't expect that the Queen Mother would still have money left in the world after such a long time since her death. I won't be satisfied until I get it!"
So three days later, the news that a famous salt merchant in Shu was robbed by bandits on his way spread throughout the area.
When Empress Yan received the news, she beamed: "We have money! We can buy a boat!"
She could hardly wait to buy ships and form a fleet with Fei Wan, make a fortune right away, and then recruit staff and win over court officials!