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Chapter 975 State affairs and family affairs
The box was full of untitled memorial booklets, official state documents written to her by Ulay.

It is said that it is an official document of state affairs, but it is not all official affairs.For the king of a country, it is difficult to distinguish between state affairs and family affairs.

What's more, her duty as a queen is to sit in court and assist him in handling official affairs when he is out of the palace.

She took out all the official documents, and spread them out one by one on the table, looking at the familiar handwriting on them, as well as the few words mixed in the official documents:

"...Therefore, although I also know that the ban on alcohol will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, I really hate it. It can be seen that the diligent emperor will vigorously rectify the administration of officials and severely punish corruption. Why? The emperor is as tired as a donkey, how can he tolerate it? Officials are cheating, cheating, eating, drinking and having fun! Go crazy..."

"...In the past few days, I have been walking around the streets with Liu Zhen and Xie Yuan, and seeing them standing side by side chatting together, I can't help but feel jealous. I don't feel delusional: If the queen is here, it will be fine. By the way, I will be with you today When Liu Zhen talked about the punishment, he said that if an official corrupts two pieces of silk, he will be beheaded, and the punishment is too severe, what does the empress think?"

"... Today I passed a city and ate a bowl of noodles at a street stall. It was delicious. I wanted to share it with the queen, but unfortunately Pingcheng is far away, so I couldn't send it there. I also wanted to send someone to send the stall owner, the cook, to the queen. I will go to Pingcheng to make you a bowl to taste, but such an act is not what you do, so I hold back. The autumn is dry, the queen should drink two more bowls of white fungus and lotus seed soup..."

When the queen saw this, she suddenly burst into a "puchi" laugh, and as she laughed, tears rolled down again, burning her eyes sorely.

She raised her hand to wipe it away, then took out the last letter Ulay gave her from her bosom, and placed it on the table.

From the beginning of the letter, there were more than a dozen instructions and precautions written in major and minor matters, all of which were the general trend of Wei Guo in the future.

Just like usual, let's talk about the business first, and after the business is done, it's my own thing to say...

The queen moved a bit, looking at the end of the long letter.His handwriting is no longer as neat and strong as usual, and it is heart-wrenching to see that he is in pain:

"...Mum said at the time that I thought I had tolerated a lot, but in fact it was said by others after careful consideration... These words made me feel cold.

She hates me so much in her heart, but I didn't realize it at all before.As long as she is the benefactor of their mother and child, she will naturally be kind to me and thank me...

Bo Yang, do you actually hate me and fear me in your heart?Does Liu Zhen also have something to do, secretly resenting me in my heart for not daring to speak? ...I suddenly don't know what is true and what is false.

However, there is no time to think about whether it is true or false. I once thought that the future will be long and everything can be done slowly.Now, the country of Wei can only be entrusted to you. "

Seeing this, the queen couldn't stop the tears from flowing down. She stretched out her hand to caress the letters and handwriting, cried bitterly, and murmured:
"How can I hate you?...Why didn't you wait for me to answer?...I didn't hate you...I really didn't hate you...I really like you..."

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On the court of the enthronement ceremony.

All the ministers paid homage and shouted "Long live Your Majesty" and "Thousand years for the Empress Dowager" in unison.

Feng Boyang, who was already the empress dowager, replaced the little emperor Di Douyin to let the ministers die.

The hair on her head has been treated, and it can still be seen that it is a little frizzy, and there are some obvious red marks on her forehead, and the hands hidden in the wide sleeves are also exposed.

However, she regained her calm and unfathomable appearance, which has nothing to do with the rumor that the queen will die for love yesterday.

I heard her say in a steady and calm voice:
"From now on, it will be the same as before. The late emperor just went out for a tour of the palace and has not yet returned. I hope that all the ministers will work together to help your Majesty and I manage the Wei State well, so that the Wei State will be safe and prosperous."

"Yes, Empress Dowager." Everyone agreed in unison.

Seeing Feng Boyang, who was already the queen mother, and the crown prince successfully completed the enthronement ceremony without any major troubles, Shen Liuzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In the past few days, neither he nor Xie Yuan had time to go home, and stayed in the palace with other ministers from the Ministry of Rites. After this matter was over, he could finally go home and rest.

Thinking of this, he turned half of his body, wanting to take a peek at Xie Yuan backwards.

Suddenly, I heard Empress Dowager Feng Boyang say:
"General Xie, since you are the auxiliary minister, you should naturally stand at the front, so that it will be easier to discuss matters in the future."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Xie Yuan who was standing at the end of the general.

Xie Yuan raised his eyes and caught everyone's gaze. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped out of the line and walked steadily towards the front.

In the eyes of everyone, she passed the officials step by step, Dugu Liucheng, Shiyu Caizhuang... Finally, she stopped in front of the West Master Bu Liugu Chifeng.

Bu Liugu Chifeng stared at her without moving, gritted his teeth and his cheeks bulged, and the two of them were in a stalemate.

Seeing this, Shi Yu Hengjia silently took a step forward to make room for Xie Yuan.

So Shi Yuhengjia took the first place, Xie Yuan took the second place, and Bu Liugu Chifeng took the third place.

The atmosphere in the hall was suffocated for a moment, but finally broke out.

Shi Yucaizhuang stood up and said:

"It has always been the four adults who discuss politics jointly, and the four are the first. The Queen Mother... Xie Yuan, the commander of one of the battalions of the Central Guard Army, even if she takes the place of His Majesty in commanding the Central Guard Army, she is still a low-level general. How can she surpass us? Your Excellency's head! This is too unruly!"

Empress Dowager Feng Boyang said directly:
"This is the decree of the late emperor. Could it be that the adults in the north will resist the decree before the bones of the late emperor are cold?"

Her voice was always gentle, but her tone was stable to the point of indifference.Shi Yu Caizhuang unconsciously lowered his head and said:
"...I don't dare, it's just that the late emperor's will is still open to discussion. The Queen Mother also knows that Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen's assistant government is really beyond everyone's expectations and is unreasonable... I also hope that the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, for the sake of the country, Decide carefully. Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the public."

After he finished speaking, there was a "buzzing" sound of discussion in the hall again, and the expressions of civil and military officials were different.

Empress Dowager Feng Boyang looked at the expressions of the crowd and said:
"Shen Shizhong, if you know why the late emperor made such a decree, please tell the ministers."

"Oh... How can I listen to him? His mouth can make a living!" Some of the Xianbei generals objected.

"That's right! Queen Mother, don't listen to his slander. You should think about it again and listen to the opinions of our loyal ministers."

Some of the Han ministers also sarcastically said:
"We're all officials of the same dynasty discussing politics together. Is there any reason not to let people talk? I'm afraid it's because they are really guilty and dumb, so they have to gag the other party's mouth."

"That's right, the Empress Dowager ordered to answer, but you stopped me from speaking, and you are too disrespectful to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty!"

Listening to the quarrel, Shen Liuzhen was extremely tired, and couldn't help coughing violently...

(End of this chapter)