Emperor Shen's charming wife

Ning Yao and Shen Yu stared at the "Eternal Stone" in their hands, their hearts full of emotion and relief. They knew that this "Eternal Stone" would become a precious treasure of the empire and play an important role in the future development and progress of the empire. After successfully resolving the crisis of the "Eternal Stone", Ning Yao and Shen Yu devoted themselves to the great cause of reform without stopping. They knew that the reconstruction of the empire must dig deep into the roots, not only to effectively reduce the heavy burden of the people, but also to vigorously enhance the comprehensive strength of the country, and at the same time to strengthen the research and supervision of ancient forces to prevent future troubles. To this end, they carefully planned a series of effective policies and measures. Not only did they greatly reduce the taxes on farmers, but they also continuously increased investment in agricultural production, actively introduced advanced planting techniques and excellent seeds. At the same time, they vigorously promoted the construction of water conservancy facilities to ensure that farmland was adequately irrigated. In addition, they focused on improving the combat effectiveness of the army, recruited well-trained soldiers, equipped with sophisticated weapons and equipment, and increased the research and supervision of ancient forces. With the unremitting efforts of Ning Yao and Shen Yu, the economy of the empire is like a soaring dragon, developing rapidly and changing with each passing day. The lives of the people are getting better and better, with happy smiles on their faces, and the national strength of the empire is growing day by day and becoming stronger and stronger. However, just when everything seemed to be on the right track and stable and orderly, a secret letter from a distant land was like a boulder, breaking this brief tranquility. The secret letter detailed a mysterious legend about the "Stone of Eternity". It is said that the "Stone of Eternity" is a mysterious gem that contains endless power. If someone can take it for themselves, they will have supreme power and even enough to control the entire world. After reading this legend, Ning Yao and Shen Yu were instantly filled with worry and fear. They knew that if someone really got the "Stone of Eternity", the empire would once again fall into the quagmire of turmoil and crisis. So they acted decisively and took quick action to explore the whereabouts of the "Stone of Eternity" to prevent it from falling into the hands of the bad guys. With the unremitting efforts of Ning Yao and Shen Yu, they finally found the whereabouts of the "Stone of Eternity". It turns out that the "Eternal Stone" is controlled by a mysterious organization. This organization is called the "Dark Council", which is ambitious and wants to use the power of the "Eternal Stone" to rule the world. Ning Yao and Shen Yu stared at the "Eternal Stone" in their hands, their hearts full of emotion and relief. They knew that this "Eternal Stone" would become a precious treasure of the empire and play an important role in the future development and progress of the empire. Ning Yao and Shen Yu had just returned to the palace, and before they had time to take a breath, they were surrounded by the piles of memorials and the disputes among local officials. Among the many affairs, a small dispute about farmland irrigation particularly attracted Ning Yao's attention. It turned out that behind this seemingly insignificant dispute, there were actually big problems of official corruption and uneven resource allocation. In order to find out the truth, Ning Yao took the trouble to personally lead people to visit and investigate in the fields. The irrigation ditch that should have been flowing with water is now dry, and the seedlings in the field are also sluggish due to lack of water. However, some neighboring farmlands have sufficient water sources, and crops grow lushly. Faced with such a scene, Ning Yao frowned and fell into deep thought. After some hard thinking, she finally used her wisdom skillfully and proposed a fair and reasonable solution. She replanned the distribution of water resources and established a strict supervision system to prevent officials from corruption and profiteering. At the same time, she organized the people to repair irrigation facilities to ensure that farmland can get sufficient water. In this way, the people's problems were solved, and Ning Yao won the hearts of the people. Just when everything seemed to be solved smoothly, an urgent report suddenly came from the border. A small enemy army took advantage of the opportunity of the empire's reconstruction and was ill-intentioned and ready to harass the border. This undoubtedly became a new and thorny problem. After Ning Yao learned of the news, her face was solemn, and her eyes revealed determination and courage. She quickly summoned generals and dispatched loyal and combative troops. In the tent, she pointed to the map and analyzed the enemy's movements and possible weaknesses in detail. After careful consideration, Ning Yao decisively decided to adopt the strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking the west. She sent a small number of troops to pretend to launch an attack in the east, creating a huge momentum. The enemy was indeed confused and transferred most of its troops to the east for defense. At this time, Ning Yao had already led the main force to quietly approach the enemy from the west. When the enemy found out that they had been tricked, it was too late. Ning Yao's army appeared in front of them like a god. The enemy was immediately panicked and lost their footing. Ning Yao took the opportunity to shout loudly to show the enemy her powerful lineup and firm determination. Seeing that the situation was not good, the enemy was timid and dared not fight again. In the end, Ning Yao successfully scared off the enemy without a single soldier. Not only that, she also ordered to strengthen border defenses, add watchtowers, and strengthen patrols to prevent the enemy from attacking again. In the process of dealing with this series of minor troubles, Ning Yao keenly noticed a key common point - there was a serious stagnation and poor communication of information. In order to change this situation, she decided to build a more efficient and complete communication network to ensure that government orders can be implemented unimpeded. With the initial construction of the communication network, the feedback efficiency of various places has been significantly improved. However, this change has aroused strong dissatisfaction among some conservative forces in the court. These conservatives, accustomed to the old order and model, are full of resistance and doubts about Ning Yao's new initiatives. They secretly colluded outside the court and conspired to obstruct the development of this new thing. In the court, they are even more eloquent, trying to belittle the role of the new communication network with all kinds of far-fetched reasons and exaggerate the potential risks it may bring. Behind the scenes, they used various means, either to win over people's hearts or to spread rumors, trying to undermine the achievements that Ning Yao had finally established and set up many obstacles to the normal operation of the communication network. Just as Ning Yao was full of confidence and prepared to further vigorously promote reforms to completely eradicate these intricate problems, an ordinary case that seemed ordinary at first - a jewelry theft case, was like a stone thrown into the lake, accidentally involving a hidden corruption chain in the court. This jewelry theft case originally happened in a wealthy family in the capital, and the stolen jewelry was priceless. Ning Yao did not take it seriously at first, and just handed it over to her subordinates to handle it as an ordinary theft case. However, as the investigation deepened, various clues pointed to a powerful person in the court. The officials in charge of the case encountered many obstacles in the process of tracking down the case, as if an invisible big hand was controlling everything behind the scenes, trying to cover up the truth. Ning Yao keenly noticed the trick and personally intervened in the investigation. She found that the stolen jewelry was inextricably linked to the whereabouts of a huge sum of money from the court. And this money should have been used to rescue the people affected by the disaster and repair important infrastructure. Behind this is a complex network of interests involving collusion and corruption among many officials in the court. This deeply hidden corruption chain is like a bomb hidden in the dark, laying a deep foreshadowing for the big troubles that will be faced in the next chapter.