The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1107 Current Situation

"So what's going on now?!"

Sheng Yuan didn't expect that An Yu had been back in Beijing for nearly half a month, but had only entered the palace once and had not seen the emperor yet.

An Yu was also helpless: "On the day I returned to the capital, I went back to Yongxing Marquis' Mansion to report my safety to my parents, and then sent a letter to the palace. However, I waited for nearly two days before a palace servant summoned me to the palace to see the queen, who was in the Lanzheng Hall."

Sheng Yuan tapped the table thoughtfully: "Not in Qingyuan Palace? When we usually go to the palace, the emperor and sister rarely see us in the Lanzheng Hall. Could it be that my sister has been handling all the government affairs recently?"

"It is said in the court that the emperor is obsessed with alchemy and medicine, and has not paid attention to state affairs for two months."

When An Yu said this, his face was full of disbelief: "It is said that there is an oral order to entrust the government affairs to the Queen, and the Queen will also pass on any problems in the cabinet... I heard from Sheng Ge'er that last month someone questioned that the Emperor was under house arrest by the Queen. Don't you think it's ridiculous!"

Sheng Yuan scratched his ears and felt as if countless balls of thread were suddenly tangled in his head, which was really a tangled mess that could not be cut or untangled.

"So what did my sister say to you when she saw you? Did she give any hints?"

An Yu helplessly spread his hands to both sides: "The Queen told me not to think too much, and not to be affected by the rumors outside, just stay at home and rest, and wait for you to come back and talk about everything! I wanted to ask more, but the Queen looked calm and calm, as if she had a good grasp of the matter, so I didn't say much."

"Is that so..." Sheng Yuan's eyes rolled, and all kinds of possibilities surged in his mind.

Since Emperor Yanping succeeded to the throne, his words and deeds have been in line with those of a wise ruler. Before she left the capital, the emperor had not shown any signs of becoming incompetent. How could he become like this in just two or three months?

What's even more strange is that my sister, given her temper, just accepted it so naturally?!

"Didn't the Queen object? What did the Cabinet say? Didn't the court ministers dissuade her?"

  Sheng Yuan felt that after returning from a trip out of Beijing, he couldn't understand anything!

"Not only you are confused, even I was completely in the dark when I just came back!" An Yu rubbed his head and sighed, "Sheng Ge'er said that as soon as the emperor showed signs of neglecting state affairs because of alchemy, the queen was furious. Not only did she deal with all the palace people who deceived the emperor and instigated the emperor to contact the alchemist, she also arrested the alchemist who tricked the emperor into making the alchemy.

Who would have thought that after the emperor found out, he neither got angry for the palace maids nor paid attention to the punished alchemist. Instead, he ordered people to collect books on alchemy and medicine, and announced that he would be sealed off in the palace to practice alchemy and would not leave until he made the elixir!

Even if the Queen led her men into Qingyuan Palace, she could not make the Emperor change his mind. The Queen summoned several cabinet elders to persuade him, but unfortunately, the Emperor did not see them, and when he came out, he had an imperial edict in his hand authorizing the Queen to govern the country.

Afterwards, some censors were angry and submitted memorials, but what they presented could never reach the emperor's ears... After a long period of no response, the censors and imperial censors all became cowards.

Now it seems that this is a tacit agreement that the cabinet and the queen will jointly manage state affairs."

"..." Sheng Yuan listened to An Yu's detailed account as if he was listening to a story.

After hearing the end, she still felt it was not real.

Are they still the emperor and sister she knew? ! How come they all looked like they had traveled through time? !

"What did Princess Hong'an say? Princess Yongping should still be in the palace, right? After the emperor stopped interfering in government affairs, didn't she find a way to get her out?"

"How can there be no such thing?" Although Sheng Yuan asked questions in a disorganized manner, An Yu had not been idle these days since he came back, and basically had a general idea of ​​the situation in Kyoto.

"Even relatives were used. The queen wanted to agree, but who would have thought that Princess Yongping would actually set a fire in the palace. Although the fire was put out in time, the fault must be questioned."

An Yu paused a little hesitantly when he said this, and looked around cautiously for a moment. Then, under Sheng Yuan's inexplicable gaze, he leaned over and whispered, "However, when I asked Sheng Ge'er to help check the military camp's troop dispatch records, I found that there was no record of putting out the fire on that day. Instead, more than half a month ago, two elite troops were dispatched to the palace in the middle of the night."

The Grand Council was an army formed by Emperor Yanping before he ascended the throne. It was stationed in the outer city of the imperial palace. Its duty was to cooperate with the Internal Guard to protect the safety of the imperial palace.

Its role may sound ordinary, but because it has large weapons and multi-functional protective gear provided by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, it is also responsible for putting out fires, eliminating insects, and capturing escaped beasts.

You read it right, one of the functions of the Grand Council is to help the Royal Gardens capture all kinds of ferocious beasts and birds of prey.

"About half a month ago...that was around the time when the Emperor suddenly decided to retreat into the palace to practice?" Sheng Yuan felt that she might have grasped the key to the problem, but the inspiration flashed by, and before she could figure it out, she became confused again.

"You all know about it, how could the cabinet elders not have noticed it?" Sheng Yuan slapped his forehead as soon as he finished speaking. "Look at my brain. The Military Affairs Camp is not under their jurisdiction. If Sheng Ge'er was not the deputy commander in it, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to read the records."

After hearing this, An Yu patted his chest with a smile and said proudly: "Of course not. Even though I am not keen on government affairs, it is not easy for those officials to find out what I want to find out!"

As he said this, he suddenly realized that his sister Yuan was also a member of the government, and immediately changed his words: "Every profession has its own specialty, every profession has its own specialty!"

"..." Sheng Yuan looked at him speechlessly. She was in no mood to joke with him. She clapped her hands and asked him to get back to the point. "What about Concubine Cen? I always feel that she is not simple? Her shadow was everywhere before, but now she is quiet?!"

"Oh, I really haven't explored this!" An Yu scratched his head and said with a smile, "The main thing is that this person can really hold it in. For someone like me who doesn't like to go out, I can't stand staying in the mansion for ten days or half a month without going out, but she can endure it. It looks weird. I don't know what the Queen is planning."

This guy said it but it was as if he hadn't said anything. Sheng Yuan scratched his head again: "Then do you know what our parents' attitude is?"

"Our parents?" An Yu squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then shook his head. "I feel like they have no attitude! Even though our parents told me not to get involved and not to go to the palace to inquire, they will definitely not be polite when they need me. But before that, they told me to have a good rest and wait for you to come back."

"Do they look to you as if they are in control of the situation?"

"Then I can't tell, our father's acting skills..." An Yu was about to complain, but suddenly remembered that his sister Yuan was the biological daughter of Old Taishan, and immediately changed the subject, "Oh, right, I almost forgot, although my eldest brother also stayed indoors and served our parents honestly, but I heard that before the emperor sealed the palace, he entrusted the military power of the Nine City Military Force to the uncle of the Shengguo Mansion!"