Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 121
"What's more, under the general trend, the minister is just pushing the boat along."

Sheng Shaoqing thought that it was easy to recognize the situation clearly, but to follow the trend, but not everyone could do it.

"The hundred-year-old state of Great Liang cannot be mistakenly in the hands of the minister. Since Yun Shangshu can try the law by himself, how can the minister sit back and enjoy the success?"

Many years later, Sheng Shaoqing will still remember this spring night in Xiayi.

It was raining lightly outside the house, and the courtiers in the courtyard were busy packing the suitcases. The familiar smell of mud rushed in with a coolness, but this kind of coolness did not make people feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, they felt that this weather should be This is the right way to relax.

Unlike the severe cold of winter, the heat of summer, and the desolation of autumn, such a spring night broke into Sheng Shaoqing's sea of ​​consciousness with fresh breath and inexplicable impulse.

After a long silence, Sheng Shaoqing suddenly said, "So, you supported Yunzhi from the beginning?"

Sheng Shaoqing remembered that when Yunzhi first mentioned Juntian, Ji Wenxuan didn't make a statement. Only when Yunzhi asked him to go to Chenliu in the end did he make a difference. Besides, Ji Wenxuan acted like he didn't know about it. You Yunzhi and Wei Zhen were arguing upwards, and didn't even mention a word in the memorial, as if there had never been such a dispute.

Ji Wenxuan laughed and said, "Lord Wei and Shangshu Yun have long wanted to compete with each other. How can I influence Lord Wei to play?"

Sheng Shaoqing:
Really. It's not a big deal to watch the excitement.

"What's more, the new emperor is on the throne, and the queen mother is in charge of the government. If the queen mother can't withstand such pressure, then even if the minister supports Yun Shangshu, I'm afraid it won't last long, so all this has to be decided by the queen mother."

Sheng Shaoqing complained secretly: It's really nonsense, who can stop what Ji Wenxuan wants to do, this is obviously
A test for her?

Sheng Shaoqing suddenly sat up straight, and after trying to understand this, she looked at Ji Wenxuan more clearly, and Ji Wenxuan didn't shy away from Sheng Shaoqing's gaze, and only stroked his beard without saying a word.

No wonder she felt ashamed of being caught when she first went to court, it turned out to be him!
Sheng Shaoqing was a little annoyed, if you don't trust her, don't let her do it, and she can't afford to sit in this position.

Even though she wasn't rich back then, it was better than doing what she is doing now. For eating out-of-season fruits, who among them can be as convenient as she was back then?

Concubine Yiqi Hongchen smiled, no one knew it was lychees, Concubine Yang Guifei had to work so hard to eat lychees, and the ones she ate were probably broken lychees. She only had to go downstairs to the fruit shop to eat all kinds of lychees. Different fruits!
Now the transportation is inconvenient, and there are only a few things to eat, eat, and wear, and I have to give her a job inspection, really, don't choose if you have the ability.
Sheng Shaoqing complained halfway through, and suddenly realized that she seemed to be complaining about Feng Qing.

In the past, being a concubine was not favored, and she was like a transparent person in this palace. Suddenly, one day, the late emperor slapped her on the thigh and made her the emperor's adoptive mother. Not to mention the arduous task, she had to be tempted by his courtiers when she first took office. In just 20 years of life Here, there is simply no freedom at all.

[So, she has now lived a free life. 】

Sheng Shaoqing:? ? ? ?I work so hard to let others live the life of my dreams?
Well, Sheng Shaoqing's experience with Feng Qing turned from sympathy to envy in an instant. He was a blessing in disguise, so what about her?

【Aren't you happy to have the company of a high-tech intelligent system like me? 】

Sheng Shaoqing: I will really thank you, happiness?I don't know whether it is a blessing or a sin?
"Prime Minister Ji is serious." Jiang was indeed old and spicy, Sheng Shaoqing smiled and said, "It has to be you."

"So, Master Xia's move, you have already expected it?"

Ji Wenxuan frowned and said, "Well?"

In fact, he didn't know whether he knew it or not. Knowing that he was going to pass by Xiayi that day, he thought of Xia Yuhuai's Shangzuo last summer, and Fengchun happened to be the territory of Qinghe Palace, and Li Lingfeng was the county there. Cheng, since he wanted to make the Empress Dowager angry, it would be nothing shameful to mention Xia Yuhuai in advance.

It's just that, he really didn't expect Xia Yuhuai's method to be so down-to-earth, directly blocking the way with stones, but he is smart, and he knows to leave a way for himself, and wrap the broken thing with mud, otherwise, if the queen mother doesn't care, Xia Yuhuai will If exposed to the bright side, it might be a catastrophe for Xia Yuhuai.

At this moment, Xia Yuhuai, who was already full of ambition and ready to go to Fengchun to take over the job, secretly praised his practical experience accumulated over the years in his heart. This is the art of petitioning.

He has seen too many stories about his family being ruined and his family destroyed by leapfrogging the lawsuit, but this time, what he wants to sue is the imperial lawsuit. If he is not careful, it will be a disaster for the whole family. It is really extremely thrilling to be able to take office immediately.

Although the process might not be that thrilling, he still feels scared when he thinks about it now.

If he misinterpreted Prime Minister Ji's ambiguous secret letter, he would not be able to sit in this carriage.

Having been an official for decades, there are many stories that are more exciting than these two days, but there is absolutely no story that is more important to him than today's.

His future may not be limited to a small county magistrate.

He didn't notice the spring wind and rain on his face at all, he was only full of ambition and eager to try, he was even more excited than the day he was just appointed as an official, and under the influence of happiness, the bloody storm ahead was nothing to fear.

Seeing Ji Wenxuan's hesitation, Sheng Shaoqing's heart turned cold in an instant, she was the only one who co-authored it, right?

She has a system but is blind?
Seeing the Empress Dowager's complexion, Ji Wenxuan immediately gritted his teeth and shook his head resolutely, "I didn't know it before, and it was only after hearing that Lord Xia met the Empress Dowager today, and thinking about his memorials last year, that I realized that the bumps I encountered yesterday were similar to his. related."

Only then did Sheng Shaoqing's face show signs of softening, and finally she knew something first.

The system that knows everything sighs, the host is so easy to deceive.

Sheng Shaoqing sighed softly, did she go both ways with Prime Minister Ji on this matter?
"Ji Lingzhang has already started drafting the memorial. If it hadn't been delayed for a while because of Mr. Hu's behavior a few days ago, he should have been able to see it before the Queen Mother left Beijing."

Sheng Shaoqing smiled and said, "Whether you can see it or not, I have agreed now, but there are some details that adults need to worry about."

Ji Wenxuan said firmly, "It's not difficult, but the queen mother must be mentally prepared."

Once Yun Zhi implemented his system throughout the territory, the suffering of the common people would be eased, but those country gentry would definitely not want to be extravagant, and at this time they issued an edict to allow poor families to take scientific examinations. It is not good if the monk recites badly.

However, even if the road ahead is full of difficulties and obstacles, they still need to overcome obstacles.

If you are afraid, the Empress Dowager can't bear this pressure, she falls to the old party, suppresses them with the emperor's order, and under the enemy's back and forth, they collapse, and it is only a matter of a moment.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager's attitude towards Wei Zhen was quite firm, and she was merciless towards the Feng family, Ji Wenxuan gained some confidence in Sheng Shaoqing.

However, it was beyond his expectation that the Empress Dowager could propose this subject for the examination.

At first, the late emperor only said that Feng Qing was the only one in the harem who was talented, so he could entrust Yuan Che to her, but the military and state affairs were still mainly discussed by the auxiliary ministers.

But what he wanted to do, even Xue Wuji, who usually boasted of being broad-minded, disagreed extremely.

He said like this: "Old Ji, you have stood up for several dynasties at a young age. If you have the heart, watch the new emperor grow up, and the queen mother will hand over power. Learn from Yun to such a name-seeking person?"

Xue Wuji's words are reasonable, and even before that, he planned it like this.

Among his nephews and nephews, there are quite a few capable ones. Among his daughters, Bao Chuan is the only one who makes him feel at ease. This is the legacy of Wang Xie!

But in the old days, Wang Xietang's Qianyan had already flown into ordinary people's homes, this was the case for the Ji family, and even more so for the Great Liang family.

Since the ancestors entered the customs for a hundred years, the increasingly lively and prosperous capital is much better than when it was dilapidated in the last years of the Jin Dynasty, but even if you add the current Nanjing Helian, it can't compare with the appearance of the Jin Dynasty when it first saw the decline .

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, these four words look light but carry a thousand catties of weight.

He has already seen the dark undertones after the prosperity of the intertwined aristocratic family and the self-styled old officials outside the customs.

The first emperor fought with them exhaustingly, and only then had a few years of respite, but he did not expect that the first emperor died suddenly, leaving only his only son and a few women in the harem.

Xue Wuji is in favor, Wang Ting and Lu Shichang are even more unlikely to support, he can only seek solutions upwards.

Your Majesty is young, and there is only the queen mother behind her, so how the queen mother is becomes very important.

The first emperor only said that the Empress Dowager had talent, but did not say what kind of talent she had. The talent of poetry and singing is also a talent, and the talent of governing the country is also a talent. It is generally difficult for these two to appear in the same person, let alone a woman.

However, it now appears that the Empress Dowager is more talented in the latter.

Ji Wenxuan's eyes were heavy, he understood the pain of being alone and weak, and he would never forget the embarrassment he felt when he went away to avoid the eldest princess of Hengyang.

Therefore, he said to Xue Wuji, "Yun Zhi is not a man who seeks fame and reputation, but he has lofty aspirations and weak methods."

"A person whose purpose is too obvious and high-profile will easily be considered by the world as a bait for fame, but the truth depends on whether the person is putting on a show to attract attention, and there is only one trick."

"That is, look at what he did."

At that time, there was a light in Xue Wuji's eyes suddenly, but it was extinguished in an instant, but it was replaced by a more dead black color.

"Prime Minister Ji, since the ways are different, then we will not conspire with each other. Although Xue is not talented, he also understands that Prime Minister Ji can say this to Xue today because he values ​​Xue. Xue can only promise not to stop you. What will happen in the future? , Xue only wants to be ashamed of his heart."

The day he met Xue Wuji secretly, it seemed to be a rainy night like tonight, but at that time it was late autumn, the capital was rainy and cold, Xue Wuji's tone was as cold as the weather outside.

"Are you ready?" Sheng Shaoqing smiled lightly, listening to the sound of rain outside the window, she was too prepared, "Prime Minister Ji already has a perfect plan?"

Sheng Shaoqing's confident question was exchanged for Ji Wenxuan shaking his head hesitantly, "I don't have any."

"I think Master Laiyun also had the heart to fight to the death when he left Beijing. How can there be a perfect plan for such a thing?" Ji Wenxuan smiled wryly, and then remembered Xue Wuji's warning to him: "Prime Minister Ji, you have to think about it." Well, your wisdom in this life may be ruined by this strategy."

"You have been in a high position for a long time, and you must understand the truth that being in a high place is not easy to be done better than Xue. Maybe you will be famous in history and become a great figure through the ages, but you have to see how many people have gone on and on for this unrealistic name throughout the ages. It even ended up in ruins!"

Now, he wants to use Xue Wuji's warning to himself to warn the Queen Mother about the risks she may face after she promises today.

"Queen Dowager, minister. Minister", Ji Wenxuan looked at Sheng Shaoqing who was staring at him curiously, his eyes were full of the sincerity and enthusiasm of a young man, and he still couldn't bear to say those depressing words.

"Since I opened my mouth today, I will go all out in the future, but... if one day the Queen Mother does not want to take any more risks, please protect Your Majesty. Everything...is my fault."

After finishing speaking, Ji Wenxuan raised his head to look at Sheng Shaoqing, seeing the expression on Sheng Shaoqing's face changed from curiosity to astonishment, Ji Wenxuan could only hide his helplessness with a wry smile.

The queen mother is not the first emperor after all.

Even if some things can be said, they are not the intended listeners, so there is no need to speak.

Since the queen mother has such an attitude, it is enough.

When Ji Wenxuan turned to leave, Sheng Shaoqing keenly sensed a trace of desolation and loneliness. The extremely thin and shriveled little old man in front of him exuded an astonishing aura of dying and struggling like an animal's instinct, carrying a different kind of loneliness. and heroic.

"Prime Minister Ji" Sheng Shaoqing wanted to open his mouth to call Ji Wenxuan, but he didn't know what to say to him. These three words kept choking in his throat until Ji Wenxuan's back disappeared in front of his eyes. Sheng Shaoqing didn't see him for a long time. I can come back to my senses.

"When the Queen Mother is unwilling to take risks, please protect Your Majesty"

"It's all my fault"

Ji Wenxuan's words lingered in Sheng Shaoqing's mind. After a long time, Sheng Shaoqing asked the system: "What do you mean by Prime Minister Ji?"

【Host, you know it yourself, don't you? 】

Sheng Shaoqing fell silent again.

"I don't really understand."

"Is he making a military order?"

What others said was injustice and no return, just like the swearing-in meeting before the college entrance examination, just trying to inspire people, but what Ji Wenxuan said gave her a serious impulse.

"If he does, I'll really believe it."

Ji Wenxuan didn't mention the predicament at all, but Sheng Shaoqing really felt a little worried.

The system paused, [If calculated according to the standard, now is not the best time for restructuring. 】

(End of this chapter)