Everyone in my harem is talented

Chapter 539: Probing

Meng Xinghe got the peacock and went to Zhaozheng Hall to express his gratitude. He happened to meet Dayong's national server troll - the censor from the Censorate, who had just come out of Zhaozheng Hall.

The two groups of people greeted each other with unfamiliar yet polite manners, and then passed each other.

Meng Xinghe's attitude was calm and indifferent. She was not familiar with the officials of the outer court.

Although Qin Zhi did not restrict the concubines from going to Zhaozheng Palace, he probably didn't want to have contact with officials from the outer court.

If she hadn't seen the Xiezhi patterns on the collars, cuffs and waistbands of their official uniforms, she wouldn't even have known that they were officials of the Censorate. After all, they were not relatives, and they were not high-ranking officials like the Censors who were commonly seen at New Year's palace banquets.

Compared with Qin Zhi's private Jingjisi, Xiuyiwei and Yexingshi, Dayong's Censorate is Dayong's most formal supervisory agency.

The Chief Censor of the Censorate was in charge of all the affairs of the Censorate. There were two Chief Censors, one for coordination and the other for management, who served as deputies to the Chief Censor. The Censorate was divided into three courts: the Taiyuan, the Dianyuan, and the Chayuan, and each had an envoy to each court.

Among the three courts, the Taiwan Court and the Procuratorate have the most weight. The Taiwan Court is responsible for impeaching central officials, and the Procuratorate is responsible for local supervision.

The Censorate has set up censors in all prefectures, counties and cities. This time the censors came not to impeach Meng Xingye, but because Annan was changed to Jiaozhou, they came for the matter of the censors in Jiaozhou that had been finalized to be established next year.

Because of the assassination of the seventh prince in Jiaozhou, the Censorate no longer waited until the beginning of the year to select the officials to take office in Jiaozhou. Instead, it requested to transfer the censors from other prefectures, counties and districts to prepare for a promotion to a higher level and go directly to Jiaozhou to take office.

"Is Your Majesty busy? If Your Majesty is busy, I will not go in."

"His Majesty knows that Concubine Hui is coming to express his gratitude, and has already instructed that if you arrive, there is no need to announce your arrival; you will be led in directly."

Meng Xinghe showed surprise on his face, nodded with a smile, and followed the eunuch into the Xuanshi Hall.

Inside the Xuan Room, Qin Zhi sat upright at his desk, his expression dignified without being angry.

Xuanshi is the room where government affairs are announced. It is the place where Qin Zhi handles government affairs and discusses matters with his ministers.

With so many visits to and from Zhaozheng Hall, Meng Xinghe rarely had the chance to see Qin Zhi in Xuanshi, but it was no big deal to express his gratitude.

Meng Xinghe entered the Xuanshi Hall. The Censor had not left yet. When he saw Meng Xinghe coming, he bowed and ignored her.

Whether it was intentional or deliberate, the Imperial Censor mentioned the assassination of the Seventh Prince in the southwest military camp, and Meng Xinghe suddenly learned about it.

She suddenly remembered that her younger brother Meng Xingye's wife, Princess Qin Miaoyin of Qi, had handed in a sign into the palace today.

Meng Xinghe was led to sit behind a screen and wait. After the censor finished speaking, she vaguely realized that there was a trap, but she couldn't figure it out.

After the Imperial Censor left, Meng Xinghe came out and expressed his gratitude first.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is not injured, right?"

"He wasn't attacked, he was just sick." Qin Zhi said slowly.

"Is it because I'm scared?" This kind of excuse will be considered as not being able to bear the heavy responsibility. Is this something you can use?

"I don't know everything about this world." Qin Zhi said perfunctorily.

"The Seventh Prince is fine, and my younger brother..." Meng Xinghe looked at Qin Zhi eagerly, with his hands clasped under his chin, a look of begging written all over his face.

"At the moment, it's nothing serious." Qin Zhi said meaningfully.

If he had chosen to surrender in the right manner in front of the right person, there would have been no "rebellion" later, but he might have committed suicide on the way to the capital to be sentenced, and he would have been the only one to die.

Thinking of the secret letters handed over by the fifth and seventh princes, Qin Zhi felt inexplicably emotional.

The fifth and seventh princes revealed the truth in the letter, stating that Concubine Yi's depression and hatred towards Meng Xingye needed an outlet, and that the assassination of the seventh prince in the military camp was the seventh prince's loyal spying on Meng Xingye, the southwestern army general.

The truth is not false, but it is only seven points. The remaining three points that are hidden and not mentioned are the most important. However, Qin Zhi can accept those three points. If the capable general and the son of a capable general have the same abilities, he will choose the son.

There is only one thing. Since the fifth prince has chosen to attack Pagan, Siam and Rajah on the peninsula, he must be defeated. No matter what he does or who he kills, he cannot delay his country's affairs.

The assassination was fake, and the spying was not real either.

The seventh prince is about to die. Meng Xingye is away. As long as he doesn't return to the capital, he can go out to sea like a dragon, occupy the peninsula, and use the life of the fifth prince to rebel against the court. It seems that it is not a difficult task to establish himself as king in Pagan, Siam and Luohu on the peninsula.

The situation seemed to be going well. After all, his wife in the capital, the Princess of Qi, was not the one he wanted to marry at first, so he could have another child.

Whether Meng Xingye would accept the punishment or go with the flow and rebel against the odds was all up to him.

The Seventh Prince is for his mother, and the Fifth Prince is for profit. For the Fifth Prince, participating in this matter can gain the Seventh Prince's loyalty and demonstrate his ability. As long as he doesn't fail, it's a sure profit.