long live the queen

Chapter 66

Wei Yunqing's words were resounding, and Yang Yi's fists beside him were clenched suddenly. He admitted that he purposely gave the woman to Yan Rusong because of the anger of the cold war with Wei Yunqing in the past few days, and also because he wanted to use this to destroy the relationship between the two.

He remembered that when he met Wei Yunqing for the first time, he had heard her say that in the fairy world, there are only one couple for life. Given a marriage, it would be even more impossible for his elder sister Yun Qing to be with Yan Rusong.

But he still underestimated his guilty conscience and timidity when facing Wei Yunqing.When she threatened and warned him with such decisive words, he began to give in.Now sister Yun Qing is still willing to stay here, and he doesn't even mind if she even plans to intervene in the affairs of the cabinet. He hopes that she will linger on the affairs of the palace and never want to leave.It's because he was thinking about it, as long as Sister Yunqing doesn't see Yan Rusong again, as long as she stays here, sooner or later she will...

"I've said everything I want to say, you can do it yourself." Wei Yunqing didn't want to tell Yang Yiduo at first, so he turned around and left.

"Sister Yunqing!" Yang Yi couldn't bear her to leave, and immediately shouted eagerly, chasing after a few steps.

However, Wei Yunqing left the palace without looking back, and his footsteps did not stop because of his shout.

Yang Yi chased to the door of the palace, and seeing Wei Yunqing walking decisively without hesitation, he felt suffocated in his heart, and went back indoors angrily, smashing a lot of porcelain.

One day later, Lan Tian heard the news that the two maids who were originally given to Yan Rusong had returned to the Qianqing Palace intact. Whether it was Yan Rusong's strong refusal or Yang Yi's reluctance, there were different opinions from the outside world.

Hearing this news, Wei Yunqing breathed a sigh of relief.She understood that her purpose of running up to Yang Yi to make a fuss had been achieved, at least he understood her attitude and her determination, and he would not easily trip her up again.

As for Wen Huai, news also came.

In order to give Wenhuai time to act, Wei Yunqing did not go to the cabinet today, but he did not forget to send someone to pay attention to the cabinet.Soon news came from Wenhuai—although several adults did not explicitly agree to Wei Yunqing and Cao Jun's entry into the cabinet, they did not submit a memorial to impeach the matter, which shows that they had already acquiesced.

So another day later, Wei Yunqing came to the cabinet in good spirits ahead of time, hung up the curtains and listened to the government behind the curtains.

The cabinet ministers represented by Mao Yirong arrived one after another, and only gave a slight salute to Wei Yunqing behind the curtain, and the rest of their attention was focused on Cao Jun, with complicated emotions in their eyes.

According to what Wen Huai conveyed to them, Cao Jun hooked up with Wei Yunqing somehow, and used her as a cover to legitimately intervene in the cabinet affairs in order to fight against Zheng Xiang.Several cabinet ministers are naturally full of disdain for eunuchs, but Zheng Xiang is powerful, and the emperor trusts Zheng Xiang, if there is no powerful force to intervene, I am afraid that these cabinet ministers will become puppets in name only in the near future .As for Wei Yunqing's deeds in the harem, these cabinet ministers have naturally heard about it. They were surprised and slightly mockingly respectful that Cao Jun could match such a popular concubine. Cao Jun's move was just right. With the imperial concubine acting as a shield in the front, it is natural to fight against Zheng Xiang in court, and the cabinet ministers like them just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

Therefore, the cabinet ministers naturally despised Cao Jun, the eunuch's intervention, but as the person who fought Zheng Xiang on the front line, he seemed to be a rescuer in their eyes, so their emotions were naturally quite complicated up.

After all, it was the first time to discuss matters in front of the harem concubines and eunuchs. The cabinet ministers were a little cautious at first, but they soon let go because they quarreled themselves.

On the issue of eunuchs, several cabinet ministers are unanimous to the outside world, but they are not monolithic internally, each has its own administrative philosophy, and usually no one can persuade anyone. At the beginning, there was Sun Chengji, a veteran of the three dynasties with great reputation and prestige. Now, they can't make a fuss, but now Mao Yirong, the second assistant, can't convince the public, and they haven't been able to reach a unified result after disagreeing on many issues.

The incident of the five people quarreling this time is about the peace talks between Da Song and Daliang.

Before Song Dynasty took the initiative to negotiate peace with Daliang because of the civil strife, Daliang naturally wanted it. There was a resolute main war faction in the cabinet at the time, but Sun Chengji knew very well that with Daliang’s current national strength, it would be dangerous to continue fighting, so he rejected all opinions and accepted. The peace talks of the Song Dynasty also sent envoys to negotiate with the envoys of the Song Dynasty.

The negotiation between the two countries is a process of arguing with each other. You want this piece of land, but I will not give it to you, and you will not agree to how much I want. Therefore, it is a very long tug-of-war, and Sun Chengji did not have time to see the final result. As a result of the negotiation, he died unjustly in prison.

Now the few cabinet ministers are arguing about the issue that Da Song is obviously perfunctory in the negotiations.Wen Huai, as a loyal supporter of Sun Chengji, naturally advocated continuing the peace talks at this time, but Mao Yirong believed that the Song Dynasty was delaying time. After the domestic situation in the Song Dynasty stabilized, it would send troops to Daliang again. It is better to seize the opportunity. Send troops first to catch it by surprise.Wenhuai also has reasons for objection-what does Daliang use to send troops?Those who have no soldiers and no food, send troops to die.

Among the cabinet ministers, there is one who supports Mao Yirong, named Jin Yan, who is currently the Minister of the Household Department and a bachelor of the Jinshen Palace. The two are main combatants.There is one who supports Wenhuai, named Li Shan, who is currently the Minister of the Ministry of War and a scholar of the Huagaidian University. The two are the main peace faction.There is also Jiang Huaigu, who is a member of the Imperial Academy and a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. He is a neutral faction, and he will not give a clear answer to anyone who asks his opinion.

Behind the curtain, Wei Yunqing listened silently to several great ministers and officials who were arguing like children, and at the same time listened to Cao Jun whispering to her the identities of these cabinet ministers.Hearing the introduction of Lord Jin Yan, she suddenly remembered that she had heard of this person before.

Back then when she was still outside the palace, she heard that the daughter of the Minister of the Household Department wanted to marry Yan Rusong. At that time, she thought he was a scheming boy, but now that she saw him face to face, she was really deceitful, and she should not be underestimated.

Because of her natural aversion to Jin Yan, and the fact that Wen Huai is a peacemaker, Mr. Sun is also a peacemaker, and Wei Yunqing herself hates war, so on this issue, she personally tends to be a peacemaker.

But she thinks she doesn't know much about military affairs, so she said at the beginning that she was here to observe. Of course, she would not intervene. She just judged the reliability of these people from the process of arguing with them—this is why she insisted on entering the cabinet. She didn't even reveal her real purpose to Cao Jun.

The first is the second assistant Mao Yirong.According to Cao Jun, Mao Yirong is now the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he had been an official of the Ministry of Rites for decades before. He attached great importance to etiquette and was the most restrained one when he quarreled with the other cabinet ministers. He was obviously irritated by Wen Huai's words. His face was flushed, but he still had the demeanor of a civil servant. He spoke calmly, quoted scriptures, and expressed his opinions forcefully.

On the other hand, Wen Huai is a person who is familiar with poetry and books. He is also an official of the Ministry of Rites, and he is under Mao Yirong as the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. Seeing the two of them talking and fighting, Wei Yunqing just wanted to say one thing——speak human words, okay?
Mao Yirong is a bit like a rigid dean, while Wen Huai is a stubborn Wen Qing. They are not the same, but because Wen Huai is considered to be on his side, Wei Yunqing naturally thinks he is very good.

In Wei Yunqing's eyes, the Minister of the Household Department, Mr. Jin Yanjin, was the embodiment of treachery, but after watching it for a while, to be fair, she could only be disappointed to find that this Mr. Jin was not as miserable as she deliberately imagined.Jin Yan is the main fighter, his temper looks a little irritable, and he feels like rolling up his sleeves to fight Wen Huai, but at least on the surface, his reason for the main battle is very legitimate and sufficient.However, Li Shan, another minister of the Ministry of War of the main peace faction, made the other party dumbfounded with a single sentence: Can your Ministry of Households afford the money to fight the war?
Li Shan, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War, is very clear about the current situation of Daliang's army. Except for the veterans who were stationed in Jinyang under Yan Rusong to fight against the Song army, the soldiers that Daliang can pull out are not of good quality. Before seeing the enemy on the battlefield, he was terrified.Therefore, he should be the best at arranging troops, but he is a resolute peacemaker. He really knows that this battle cannot be fought.

However, in Wei Yunqing's eyes, the Minister of the Ministry of War's performance seemed a little timid - in Wei Yunqing's evaluation system, she would not give Li Shan more points just because he had the same position as her.

The last one is the neutral party Jiang Huaigu.Guozijian is roughly equivalent to the modern Ministry of Education and Tsinghua University. It also has the responsibility of national education management and training elite talents. Guozijian Jijiu is the highest official position of Guozijian.The headmaster is quite old and comparable to Sun Chengji, so when several people ask him for his opinion, his usual answer is: "What are you talking about? I can't hear clearly. Ah? What? You said the winter solstice is coming soon. Is it time to prepare the glutinous rice balls? That’s right, the old man told his wife the same thing. Unfortunately, the old man is very old. The glutinous rice balls can’t be chewed. After eating for many days, they can’t be digested. It’s been a few years. ..."

Wei Yunqing felt that this headmaster was really too tactful. Although he could live longer in the officialdom, it might not be of much use to Daliang. No way.

Wei Yunqing looked around, and was very disappointed to find that none of these five people could compare to Sun Chengji, Lord Sun, and could not be the chief assistant.She has been in contact with Mr. Sun many times, and she is also the object of his dying care. The image of Mr. Sun in her heart has long been insurmountable. No matter from the objective or subjective point of view, none of the five people in front of her can compare with him. Mrs. Sun's.

But how can someone like Master Sun be found casually?As long as the cabinet can get by, it's fine, no matter how you say it, it's more reliable than Yang Yi.

Wei Yunqing heard the quarrels of several adults, and he was already thinking about asking Cao Jun to investigate their backgrounds.If there is a big problem, she will find a way to get the other party out of the cabinet. If it is just a small problem, just turn a blind eye—for example, corruption, everyone knows that corruption is wrong, but human nature is greedy, and these people are in high positions , how could it be possible not to be moved at all?
Just like herself, she is also greedy, but what she is greedy is not money and status, but a free life like in modern times.Just like she reuses Cao Jun, she doesn't know that Cao Jun is greedy for money, but he can be used in other ways, and he is not too much in making money, so she turns a blind eye.She is not a judge of this era, not a righteous warrior, and a problem that even modern society cannot solve. She will not try to turn things around by herself.

After a long time of quarreling without any results, Mao Yirong suddenly turned to the curtain and said loudly: "I also ask your majesty to tell the emperor on your behalf, whether this is war or peace with Da Song!"

Behind the curtain, Wei Yunqing uttered his voice for the first time today, and said leisurely: "Lord Mao, please rest assured, this palace will pass on your two reasons today to the emperor, and the emperor will decide."

"Your Majesty, have you remembered all the truths about the few of us today?" Mao Yirong said in a blunt tone, "If there are any mistakes or omissions, I'm afraid it's inappropriate. I will draw up a copy later, and ask your Majesty to pass it on to the Emperor."

Wei Yunqing twitched the corners of his mouth behind the curtain. He looked down on her, thinking that she couldn't even remember their argument just now! ... Well, she has no problem with the arguments, but she really can't remember the arguments, what are Mao Yirong and Wen Huai talking about for a long time!do not understand at all!
"Oh...then please trouble Mrs. Mao." Wei Yunqing said softly, "However, Mr. Mao must not miss the truths that Mr. Wen said. Oh, and there is no money in the household department. Capitalize."

(End of this chapter)