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Episode 1: New Arrival Chapter 592: There should be an end

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    Everyone in the world can find a backer, except the emperor.  In the mind of a normal emperor, the only distinction between subordinates is usable and unusable.

    Of course, things interact with each other. The emperor can use others, and others must in turn use the emperor.  Although Emperor Jinghe is soft-hearted today, he always has the immature temper of a young man, and he is not yet used to the fact that his subordinates can also take advantage of him, the Nine-Five Supreme Being.

    So a while ago, Duan Zhienjin slandered Li You by using him to boost his reputation, which would make Emperor Jinghe very unhappy, and eventually forced Li You to resign.

    Now Li You is trying to retaliate in the same way, impeaching Duan Zhien in tears for abusing the king's favor, disregarding the general public, seeking personal gain, alienating the Tian family, in short, using His Majesty as a puppet and being taken advantage of!  This caused Emperor Jinghe to feel "betrayed". No matter how good-tempered he was, he would not tolerate being taken advantage of by his slaves.

    Looking secretly at the Emperor Dan's expression changing, Li You thought to himself, should he elaborate on the fact that several eunuchs invested 40,000 taels of silver in the coal market?

    "You can accuse these shameless eunuchs of abusing the name of the emperor to cause resentment among the people, and on the other hand secretly investing a lot of money to make a fortune. Doesn't this make the emperor take the blame?"

    Now that Li You has the right to speak, these violent revelations from his mouth must be able to stimulate the emperor and become the last straw to overwhelm Duan Zhien's power.

    Originally, Li You didn¡¯t want to expose this matter. If he kept it a secret, he would be able to take advantage of it in the future.  Once he points it out and exposes this matter, the piece of fat worth tens of thousands of taels will not fall into his bowl.

    But Li You also knows it very well.  If it is necessary to throw away these tens of thousands of taels of silver in order to completely overthrow Duan Zhien's forces, then he can only do it.  Which one is more important is clear at a glance.

    Fortunately, when Li You made up his mind to light the last fire, Emperor Jinghe stopped the changes and issued an edict: "Huang Yongfa planted vegetables in Xiaoling Mausoleum. Duan Zhien was expelled from the palace to fend for himself!"

    When the emperor punishes his slaves, it doesn't matter if he doesn't give a reason. After saying that, he gets up and leaves.  It seems that these two dispositions are the results today.

    Li You stretched his neck and watched Jing and the Emperor disappear behind the curtain, without waiting for the few words he wanted.  It seems that the emperor has temporarily forgotten him

    Mr. Lu Ge knew what Li You was thinking.  He said comforting words: "Want to be reinstated? Let's talk about it after the New Year."

    At this time, all the chief ministers and officials were in the palace, and it was naturally their internal matter to deal with Eunuch Duan and Eunuch Huang according to the imperial decree.

    Huang Yong sat paralyzed on the ground, wanting to cry but without tears, and refused to get up for a long time.  Duan Zhien angrily pointed at Mai Chengen, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial function, and scolded: "Immeasurable talent! He actually assisted the outer court, which is like leading a wolf into the house and destroying the Great Wall! I'm just waiting to see your joke!"

    Mai Chengen looked indifferent and turned a deaf ear to Eunuch Duan's words.

    It is said that in the officialdom there is no progress but no retreat, but in fact, their eunuchs are even more advanced!  When officials lose, they just go home to retire, or they are sent to remote areas.  And if the eunuch loses, the end is often death!  Therefore, it is better to survive than to die in the hands of the ambitious Duan Zhien.

    Li You¡¯s ears were bright and he was so close that he heard Duan Zhien getting angry.  He turned around and mocked: "Eunuch Duan, you claim to be proficient in political strategy, but you don't even understand the principle of building high walls, hoarding food and slowly becoming king. You are a stupid joke, and you still dare to laugh at others."

    ¡°I have to say, Li You¡¯s mouth can really kill people if it becomes cunning and vicious

    The courtiers dispersed in twos and threes, and Bai Shilang, who was publicly scolded by Li You as colluding with Duan Zhien internally and externally, was particularly lonely.  Everyone knew without saying anything that he had no hope of joining the cabinet.

    Today is the sealing day of the yamen, and the holiday will begin tomorrow. Unless there is an emergency military situation or a New Year's ceremony, all official business will be suspended, and the entire bureaucratic machine will be stopped.  Official Li wanted to rehabilitate himself, but the procedure could only be carried out after the Chinese New Year.

    In theory, Li You is still a prisoner in the imperial prison, but after leaving the palace, Fan Zhong, the censor of Henan Province, said to Li You: "Brother Li Xian doesn't have to go to Tianlao today, just go home and celebrate the festival. Wait until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.  It¡¯s not too late to go back to the imperial prison, and then we can exonerate my virtuous brother.¡±

    Li You thanked him and went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to pull his old broken carriage towards his home.

    ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? For the 16 coal shops outside Fuchengmen that stocked 4 million kilograms of coal, the past few days have been really shocking.

    On the 19th, the coal sale started, but it was abandoned halfway due to the trouble caused by Li Daguan's people;

    On the 20th, Eunuch Huang was invited to suppress Li Daguan, but the attempt failed, and Eunuch Huang suffered heavy losses;

    On the 21st, when I heard that Mr. Li had been imprisoned, all the shopkeepers celebrated. They wanted to start selling coal again, but they encountered civil unrest, and two families were affected.  Fortunately, the officers and soldiers arrived very quickly for no apparent reason.It may lead to catastrophe.

    On the 22nd, in view of the civil unrest yesterday, the shopkeepers decided not to take the risk of selling coal for the time being. They waited and waited for another day, but the result was uneventful.

    On the 23rd, all the shopkeepers unanimously decided to start selling coal today!  There are only a few days left before the New Year. If you don¡¯t sell it, it will go moldy!

    In the early morning, when every household opened the doors and cleaned the gates of the coal yard, everyone discovered that Li Daguan was taking a walk in the coal market in the severe cold with the shopkeeper Gao of Taisheng Coal Shop, who had not been seen for two or three days, and greeted them in a friendly manner.  ¡­

    ??????? Could it be that even the Heavenly Prison can¡¯t lock him up?  Each shopkeeper was thinking about his own coal and felt confused for a while.  Immediately, Li Daguan's servants sent invitations to each family, inviting them to gather at the office at noon today.

    Shopkeeper Gao whispered to his boss: "New Year's Day is approaching, and the guys have already dispersed to celebrate the New Year. It will be difficult to gather them again."

    "Now is the opportunity that will never come again. Time waits for no one, so we must take advantage of these few days! We must gather the clerks. As long as they work hard for these few days, each person will be rewarded fifty taels! The successful ones will be promoted to shopkeepers or second shopkeepers in the future!" Mr. Li Daguan  Cut to the chase.  If he doesn't take action now, he will become an official again after the New Year and be subject to strict rules and regulations. What a waste!

    When these words came out, even shopkeeper Gao was moved. In this world, a salary of more than 20 taels of silver per year is the income of a senior skilled worker.  The temptation to earn two or three years' worth of income after just a few days of hard work is not that great. How big of a huge profit does the owner have to dare to spend so much money?

    "However, the boss still said something loudly. The promise of promotion to shopkeeper and second shopkeeper is very unreliable. How can there be so many positions in Taisheng Coal Shop.  Besides, if someone is promoted to be the shopkeeper, why would he be superior to someone else?

    Li You noticed Shopkeeper Gao's doubts, smiled slightly, and drew a circle around with his finger, "Everything must start well and end well, and there should be an end. Do you believe it or not? After today, the entire coal market belongs to Taisheng Coal Shop.  The world! Our Taisheng Coal Shop will add at least five stores, so there will be plenty of space, and you will be the general manager!"

    "This is impossible. Unless others give it away for free, who would do this?" Shopkeeper Gao subconsciously answered, and then changed his words: "But if it is what my boss said, I believe it."

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