The charming empress is too good at fishing, and the ruthless emperor has fallen

Before Wang Zhong finished speaking, all the cabinet members were already shocked by Lu Zan's words that he would go into seclusion and seek immortality at a young age, causing the heavenly spirit caps to buzz.

Enlightenment in seclusion?

Not going to morning service?

Are all government affairs handled by cabinet officials?

Isn’t this the act of a foolish king?

Wu Wenju knelt there and listened to the imperial edict, feeling that he was so blocked that his heart ached for a moment.

Is this still the wise king he wants to help?

"My lord, your Majesty's actions are probably against the rules of our ancestors..." Wu Wenju said immediately, trying to persuade Lu Zan to take back his orders and work diligently on state affairs.

However, before he could finish speaking, Wang Zhong raised his hand and interrupted him.

Just listen to Wang Zhongdao: "Master Wu, Your Majesty entrusts the cabinet to you just to ask you and other cabinet officials to solve problems for him, instead of bothering Your Majesty to worry about everything. Otherwise, His Majesty could not have a cabinet, and there would be no need for it." Give you a chance to show your strength - these are the Holy Spirit's exact words.

"What's more, our family hasn't finished speaking about the Holy Spirit's will!"

Wu Wenju and his colleagues looked at each other, endured the depression in their hearts, and had no choice but to respectfully ask Wang Zhong to continue reading out the Holy Emperor's decree.

"The Holy One said that it was quite reasonable for the Minister of Rites to propose starting the draft immediately. He said that the draft was supposed to start in the spring, but there were many affairs and it was delayed for a long time. The show girls from all over the country had also carefully prepared for this for a long time. According to the instructions of the Minister of Rites, I mean, let’s start the talent show immediately and invite beautiful girls from all over the country to come to Beijing. This matter will be left to the Minister of Rites." Wang Zhong continued.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Liangzhi, the Minister of Rites, his eyes instantly lit up.

"I obey the order!" Zhou Liangzhi quickly obeyed the order with excitement.

"This second imperial edict is related to the talent show. Now the Empress is in poor health and cannot take care of the affairs of the harem. Concubine Ning has been helping the Empress to manage the Sixth Palace. The emperor has decreed that the show girl will be admitted to the palace. All matters, from the primary election to the palace election, were handed over to Concubine Ning, with Wu Jieyu assisting her." Wang Zhong said again.

Wu Jieyu is the daughter of Wu Wenju.

At this time, Wu Wenju's expression softened a lot after hearing this imperial edict.

His daughter has always been strong.

Last year, she was tricked by Concubine Xie and entered the palace early. However, because of the quarrel between the Holy Emperor and Concubine Xie, the Holy Emperor granted her residence in the side hall of Yongshou Palace. However, since then, the Holy Emperor has never been to Yongshou Palace again, and has never considered his daughter again.

Wu Wenju has always felt sad for his daughter, but now that she is respected by the saints, if she can help Concubine Ning manage the draft, she will gradually gain a foothold in the harem and accumulate her own connections.

In this way, Wu Wenju had no objection to Lu Zan's approach of retreating to ask questions.

Wang Zhong saw the change in his expression, and the Holy Spirit was better at understanding people's hearts.

"My lords, please excuse me. We will also send the second imperial edict to Concubine Ning and Wu Jieyu." After saying that, he left Wenyuan Pavilion and went to the harem.

When Concubine Ning heard this imperial edict, she was naturally surprised.

However, when he heard Wang Zhong say that Lu Zan had found a Taoist priest to enter the palace and had moved to the Huangji Hall for seclusion, he immediately had some suspicion in his mind.

"I will obey the imperial edict. Please rest assured during the retreat, I will definitely not cause trouble in the harem." Concubine Ning immediately received the edict respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I have a few more words here. The Holy Master asked me to tell you in private." Wang Zhong said again.

"Eunuch, please speak." Concubine Ning's attitude was very polite.

"Empress, the Holy One said that if the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty trusts the Empress, he is also willing to trust the Empress."

Wang Zhong said, "During the Holy Emperor's retreat, the first thing to do in the harem is to keep an eye on Chen Xiuyi. The second thing is that in this draft, this batch of beautiful girls is not simple. In the end, the empress will choose whatever she wants." , if the Holy One has a decree to choose someone, the slave will come to inform the empress. However, if any beautiful girl has contact with Chen Xiuyi in private, or has an open friendship or a dispute, the empress will immediately send someone to inform her. Servant."

Concubine Ning understood after hearing this.

Lu Zan has made so many arrangements, and he is afraid that he plans to leave the palace to find Jing Shu...

"Please also tell your Majesty, Your Majesty, that I will live up to His Majesty's will." Concubine Ning said solemnly.

Wang Zhong nodded.

Afterwards, he went to Wu Jieyu to convey the order.

However, Wu Jieyu didn't say much here. He only said that Wu Jieyu would assist Ning Fei in participating in the draft, and then he said goodbye and left, returning to Ningshou Palace.

At this time, Lu Zan had already left the palace in disguise.

He galloped all the way and soon left the imperial city. In the evening, he changed to a carriage and headed northwest.

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Saibei.

Jingshu saw Yingtian again, more than half a month after the last meeting and detailed discussion.

During this period, Ying Tian had been running back and forth between the Six Guards in the northwest, handling military and government affairs, especially eradicating the foundation of the Liberation Society in the northwest. Yue Ling followed him and was very busy, taking care of several Liberation Society At the members' stronghold, the plan proposed by Jing Shu has begun to bear fruit.

Jingshu spent the Dragon Boat Festival calmly.

The child in her belly was already five months old, and her body began to become a little bulky.

These days, in addition to raising her baby, she concentrates on running the restaurant she bought before, which is "Luoshen Ju".

Not that she was so keen on doing business.

The key is to obtain information.

The people who come to the restaurant are all well-known people from Hamiwei. They meet for dinner together every day, and the information they inadvertently reveal while chatting together becomes a piece of useful intelligence.

Information is very valuable.

Jing Shu listed this information down and after reviewing it one by one, he had a clearer understanding of the current situation in the northwest.

The six guards in the northwest seem to obey Ying Tian's command, but in fact there are many dirty things going on in private.

For example, sometimes in order to fight for power and profit, they would collude with the bandits, go to other guard sites to massacre villages, and then complain in front of Ying Tian, ​​blaming the other party for their incompetence and seeking benefits for themselves.

What's more, if there is a conflict between the two guards, they will directly send troops to fight each other, and then disguise themselves as bandit fights afterwards.

And Ying Tian knows all this.

It's just that he won't deal with it immediately, but will turn a blind eye. Only when one party is disobedient will he take action, in order to strengthen the absolute dominance of the Ying family army among the six northwest guards. status.

Jing Shu looked at the compiled information and couldn't help but sigh.

The struggle for power is really cruel, and in the end it is the innocent people who suffer.

Soon, Jing Shu discovered a piece of information.

"Deng Tong and Wen Ran secretly operated an iron mine together before. They also cooperated with the bandits in the desert, captured many slums in border villages for mining, and then sold the ore to Beirong through secret tunnels? It seems like that? , Deng Tong didn’t fully explain everything.”

Jing Shu sighed at Deng Tong's cunningness, suddenly moved her eyes, and ordered Jiang Xue, "Split this piece of information, send half to my father, and let him spend money to buy the other half."

The bandits in the desert are so rampant that Ying Tian should be forced to deal with them.

Besides, dad’s money is nothing if not earned.