long live the queen

Chapter 67

this woman!

Mao Yirong looked at Wei Yunqing like a torch, but was blocked by the curtain, and could only see a faint and graceful figure.He looked down on Cao Jun, and naturally he looked down on Wei Yunqing who could be hooked up by Cao Jun and used as a shield. What kind of insight can a eunuch and a woman have?But who would have thought that it was this woman he looked down upon who dared to ridicule him for writing a memorial out of selfishness!
Mao Yirong took a deep breath, unwilling to lose his face by fussing over a woman.

He said in a cold tone: "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about it. The old minister has been writing this book for decades, so you don't need to worry too much about it." His attitude seemed polite, but his tone was really unpleasant.

However, Wei Yunqing didn't seem to notice Mao Yirong's disrespectful attitude, and still said with a smile: "Lord Mao is also a minister of our big beam. Just mentioning it a little bit, and doing my best." She replied politely, and added, "I will ask Mr. Wen to take a look at it when the time comes. After all, it is a major national event, so we should be more cautious. In case something is missed After all, it is not good to lose such a big thing as no money from the household department.”

Li Shan, who was the first to mention that the household department had no money, felt very relieved when he heard it: "Your Majesty, you did a great job!"

On the contrary, Jin Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs who was left speechless by Li Shan's question, interjected at this moment: "Madam, the Ministry of Household Affairs doesn't have much money left now, but if there is a real war, we can make some money."

"From where?" Wei Yunqing asked curiously.

This battle is being fought urgently, and it is too late to collect it even if the tax is increased. Naturally, we can only let the rich households donate more. When the time comes, tell the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, let go of donating more officials, and the money will be there?But this matter is not easy to put on the bright side.

Jin Yan then replied: "The household department will figure out a solution for this matter, and you don't need to worry about it."

"What can you think of?" Wei Yunqing looked as if he had broken the casserole and asked the end, "If you don't have money, you don't have it, and can you change it? Is it possible that you, Jin Shangshu, have a lot of money, and donating it is enough to make money?" One game?"

"I'm a clean official, so where did I get my wealth?" Jin Yan said angrily.What Wei Yunqing said seems to be mocking him for making money?And use words to provoke him, to stimulate him to take out money for military expenses?

"No, then where does this money come from? Search for the people's fat and people's anointing, and let the people bear the evil consequences of this militarism?" Wei Yunqing said coldly.First, she hates war, and second, she doesn't like Jin Yan, so she is not polite.

Jin Yan was startled, and wanted to refute, but Mao Yirong's eyes signaled: What are you arguing with this ignorant woman?
Once Jin Yan's Lingtai cleared, he felt that it was really embarrassing for him to argue with a woman just now, so he didn't care about her previous questioning, and just said lightly: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will be sympathetic to the people, and I won't do such unreasonable things." thing."

"Master Jin is right!" Li Shan interjected with a smile, and said slowly, "Master Wu of the Ministry of Punishment will also agree."

Mr. Wu is the Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and he and Li Shan are fellow villagers, so they have a good relationship. His intention is to remind Jin Yan that he must do what he says, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice is watching you.

Jin Yan was so angry that he almost spat out old blood, and said angrily, "That's natural!"

Hearing Jin Yan's angry but restrained voice outside the curtain, Wei Yunqing almost laughed out loud behind the curtain.It turns out that Li Shan is also a wonderful person.

She suppressed a smile, and said solemnly: "Master Li is well said, and I agree very much." She looked at Mao Yirong again, and continued, "Master Mao, did you hear that the household department really has no money now?" , remember to write this in the booklet.”

Hearing Wei Yunqing mentioning the lack of money in the household department again and again, Mao Yirong stared angrily, but because of the barrier of the curtain, he couldn't convey his anger to Wei Yunqing decisively and quickly.

Mao Yirong held back his resentment and gritted his teeth and said: "The old minister is not too old to be dizzy, so naturally he will not forget, and please put your heart in your stomach!"

"My lord Wen will help me to read it together, so I am relieved." Wei Yunqing said with a smile, and once again firmly mentioned Wen Huai's reading the memorial together.

Mao Yirong said aggrievedly: "...Of course, the veteran will write this memorial together with Mr. Wen!"

"A humble minister will not disgrace his life!" Wen Huai immediately answered, and at the same time glanced at Mao Yirong, with a little provocation in his eyes: "Master Mao, even if you want to tamper with the book this time, you can't do it. I will watch it!"
Mao Yirong was angry with Wei Yunqing, where did he notice Wen Huai's eyebrow and eye lawsuit?He and Jin Yan looked at each other and left one after another.The rest of them didn't stay long, except Wen Huai, they all left.

"Your Majesty, if this memorial is submitted, it may go directly to the emperor?" Wen Huai said worriedly.He knew very well that there was still a supervisor of rites between the cabinet and the emperor, but one of the reasons why Mao Yirong talked to Wei Yunqing patiently was probably because he hoped that she would bypass the supervisor of ceremonies and deliver the memorial directly to Yang Yi. .

"Is there any difference if you don't arrive?" Wei Yun asked quietly.

Wen Huai was surprised: "But...if the emperor didn't see this note, how would he make a decision?"

"Isn't there us?" Wei Yunqing said.

Wen Huai's face paled slightly: "Your Majesty, this can't be done! It's a serious crime to falsely preach the holy will!" He paused, as if remembering something, his expression changed drastically, "Could it be, could it be that the emperor ordered Your Majesty to replace him? You also faked the oral instructions stationed in the cabinet?"

"Hey, Mr. Wen, your words are heartbreaking! I personally went to the emperor to come to that oral order. If you say it is false, it is false. Don't you want to kill my head?" Cao Jun was not happy. , looking at Wen Huai with dissatisfaction.

Wen Huai looked at Cao Jun. Although he didn't like the eunuch Cao Jun, he had a good impression of Wei Yunqing. The three of them were on the same boat at the moment, and he didn't want to make a mess with Cao Jun.

"Eunuch Cao, I didn't mean that, as long as the words are true." Wen Huai said, there was no intention of apologizing in his tone.

"That's natural!" Cao Jun snorted, showing displeasure.

Wen Huai glanced at him, and didn't want to put his face on the other's cold ass, turned his head to look at Wei Yunqing and said, "Please think again, ma'am, false preaching of the holy will is unnecessary!"

"Master Wen, don't worry about it so much, how could I leave such a big deal to others?" Wei Yunqing smiled, "When the time comes, Eunuch Cao will take the memorial and tell the emperor, just ask for holy will. Lord Mao’s memorial must have been brilliantly written, citing scriptures, right? I don’t believe the emperor can stand it. When the time comes, Eunuch Cao just picks up a few sentences and erases the arguments of Lord Mao and others, and only talks about you, Lord Wen. The matter of peace negotiation can naturally be settled here."

Wen Huai's expression changed after hearing it, and finally he opened and closed his mouth, not knowing what to say.Isn't this bullying?In the past dynasties, this was something only traitors and thieves could do. Why, how could it be his turn?

"Ma'am, this...isn't it right?" Wen Huai hesitated for a long time, but still refused to do so.

Wei Yunqing asked strangely: "Lord Wen, how do you call it according to your opinion? Only what Lord Mao means, not yours? Do you know that the emperor has a deep hatred for the Great Song Dynasty, and he doesn't care about government affairs?" , I have never been ignorant of the sufferings of the people, even if we only talk about the lack of troops and money, the emperor may not agree to continue the peace talks, let alone add the meaning of Lord Mao."

Wei Yunqing thought of Yang Yi's attitude when he faced Li Zhuo at that time, and she thought that Yang Yi's resentment towards Li Zhuo would probably not dissipate easily, and this time he would definitely not go on a personal conquest, but he might not be afraid of war.Isn't there Yan Rusong here? Sending him out to fight can not only deal with Song Dynasty, but also drive Yan Rusong far away. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?She didn't want Yang Yi to have the chance to do this at all!
Wei Yunqing has already explained the matter very clearly. Although Wen Huai is stubborn sometimes, he is not a person who is completely inflexible. He is unwilling in his heart, but his reason tells him that it is best to do so. After a long while of fighting between heaven and man in his heart, he nodded and said: "Your Majesty said so."

Wei Yunqing said with a smile: "When the time comes, I would like to ask Mr. Wen to read more. If Mr. Mao's memorial is not grand and majestic, it is wonderful, and Mr. Wen should polish his pen."

"... I understand." Wen Huai sighed.

When Wen Huai also left, Cao Jun gave a thumbs up at the side: "Your Majesty, this trick is really high! How can the emperor have the patience to read this memorial! The servants are very knowledgeable about the ability of Mr. Mao and Mr. Wen to write scriptures." After all, the emperor might not even be able to read all the words, how could he read the memorial!"

"You actually speak ill of the emperor behind his back, Eunuch Cao, you are so brave!" Wei Yunqing pretended to be surprised.

Cao Jun was taken aback, and quickly patted himself on the mouth, saying: "It's the servant who is talking too much! How can the servant talk too much about the emperor's affairs!"

"Well, remember not to say too much when reading the memorial, just say a few words." Wei Yunqing said seriously.

"...Yes, ma'am." The corners of Cao Jun's mouth twitched slightly.Compared with lying and deceiving the emperor in front of the imperial court, it is not a big deal for him to say a few words behind his back...

Mao Yirong and Wen Huai wrote the memorial very quickly, and it didn't take long to write it and submit it.Wei Yunqing handed the notebook to Cao Jun, and told him a few words carefully before letting him go to Yang Yi.

Cao Jun came back soon, but his face was not very good.

"Mother, then Zheng Xiang... actually said that the emperor is busy, so he won't let the slaves enter the Qianqing Palace to look for the emperor!" Cao Jun showed an angry look on his face.He was already a level lower than Zheng Xiang, and Zheng Xiang used the emperor as an excuse, so it was even more impossible for him to break in by force, so he could only return in despair with a memorial in his arms.

"Did Zheng Xiang know about the memorial?" Wei Yunqing asked.

"Isn't it?" Cao Jun said, he didn't take out the memorial just now, Zheng Xiang should not know, only the seven people present knew what happened that day, and one of them told Zheng Xiang?It shouldn't be possible, he and the empress wouldn't talk about it, and the other five adults hated Zheng Xiang more than he, so how could they report it?
"Then what is it..." Wei Yunqing murmured to himself, and whispered, "Maybe he just doesn't want you to get close to the emperor. After all, it's not secret that we are stationed in the cabinet, and Zheng Xiang knows it if he wants to come. He is guarding against you. Well, Eunuch Cao."

Cao Jun frowned, gritted his teeth and said, "This Zheng Xiang, really wants to monopolize the emperor's favor?!"

Wei Yunqing didn't answer, it's actually not difficult to meet Yang Yi, as long as she goes in person, she doesn't believe that Zheng Xiang can also stop her.It's just...she really doesn't want to see Yang Yi at all!

"Eunuch Cao, let's go to Qianqing Palace together." For the sake of the overall situation, Wei Yunqing decided to sacrifice his ego and go to Qianqing Palace.

Cao Jun showed joy on his face: "Yes, ma'am! If you are going with me, Zheng Xiang, who dares to stop us?"

When Wei Yunqing arrived at Qianqing Palace, Zheng Xiang was indeed still there. Seeing her coming, he came up to greet her, and said with a fake smile: "Madam, you are here... Your Majesty is busy and doesn't see any guests."

"Please trouble Eunuch Zheng to go in and inform, if the emperor doesn't see me, I'll just go." Wei Yunqing didn't talk nonsense with him.

"This... Your Majesty said earlier that we are not allowed to go in and disturb him, and this old slave would not dare to go in without authorization." Zheng Xiang looked embarrassed.

Wei Yunqing looked in the direction of Qianqing Palace, and it seemed a little quiet inside. She snorted coldly in her heart, with a sneer on her face: "Eunuch Zheng, is there anyone else in the Emperor's Palace?" A few things, probably because there is a concubine in his palace who prostitutes herself during the day, so she is not allowed to enter.

"This..." Zheng Xiang lowered his head and said falteringly.

"Eunuch Zheng, if you have something, you have it, if you don't, you don't. What do you mean?" Cao Jun couldn't help it.Anyway, at this moment, he and Zheng Xiang had a frontal quarrel, so there was no need to show each other any favors.

Zheng Xiang glanced at Cao Jun, smiled, then turned to Wei Yunqing and said, "Your Majesty, the emperor only asks this old servant not to disturb him. As for the situation in Qianqing Palace, this old slave does not know. Please go back, my Majesty. I will report to the emperor about my mother's visit later."

Wei Yunqing glanced at Cao Jun, the latter understood, moved a step to the side, and simply stopped Zheng Xiang, while Wei Yunqing walked towards the Qianqing Palace as fast as he could.

(End of this chapter)