Emperor Yuanfeng's words were firm and resounding. Yang Canzhi followed Emperor Yuanfeng and turned sideways. He thought for a while with a serious expression before nodding: "It is always easier to start a business than to keep it. If the Crown Prince can withstand the pressure, he will definitely be able to take over your job in time."
"It's too early." Emperor Yuanfeng snorted, lowered his head to look at the memorial, took a pen to write in red, and said in a deep voice: "After all, he is young. Although Xiangyu is the most upright, it is precisely because Xiangyu is too upright that the child he brought up is upright. It is true that his bones are hard, his back is straight, and he can't tolerate any sand in his eyes. But governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, how can it be so easy? He still has a lot to learn."
So when some people pointed their fingers at Xiao Heng, he turned a blind eye.
He is going to die, and he can't keep protecting his cubs like he did before, like he protected the crown prince and other princes. How can a beast learn to hunt without experiencing the wind and rain
Yang Canzhi sighed again: "Your Majesty has made far-reaching plans for the Crown Prince. Even though I am in a remote border area, I have heard about what the Crown Prince has done. He is truly both wise and brave. As you said, if you give him some more time, he will eventually become a useful person."
Emperor Yuanfeng didn't say anything this time, he just laughed and scolded him: "You have been in the northwest for so many years, you haven't learned anything else, but you have learned this cunning skill. Don't play tricks on me here. It's not easy for you to use yourself as bait, and use the power of those people to send you to the cabinet. Don't let me down. The southeast area must be completely cleared. You have just entered the cabinet. Although it is not advisable to be too impatient, you must find evidence for me that the Cui family and the Fenyang Palace are colluding with them. I want to see how long those parasites can run rampant!"
Yang Canzhi immediately kowtowed. Although he was old, he had been exposed to the northwest wind for a long time, drank cow and sheep milk, ate large chunks of meat, and dealt with war horses for many years, so his body was in great shape. He agreed with a rosy face.
Emperor Yuanfeng waved his hand and asked him to leave.
Yang Canzhi hesitated for a while before calling out "Your Majesty" softly. When Emperor Yuanfeng raised his head, he said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I want to kowtow to the Empress."
If it weren't for Queen Hu who tried his best to protect him, given his stubborn temper and the extent to which he offended Emperor Yuanfeng, he would have been chopped into pieces long ago. How could he have gone to the northwest to raise horses and eventually returned to the cabinet and the center of power
The pen in Emperor Yuanfeng's hand paused, and he looked at Yang Canzhi calmly for a while before speaking with a complicated look: "That's good. The queen finally knows that her kindness has finally been rewarded. She will be happy."
Yang Canzhi kowtowed again.
Because of Yang Canzhi's interruption, Emperor Yuanfeng's mood for the whole day was particularly complicated. After coming out of the imperial study and entering the harem, he did not go to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace, nor to Concubine Pang's Fengzao Palace, but went straight to the Kunning Palace where the portrait of Queen Hu was placed.
Kunning Palace had been renovated a long time ago. Everyone knew that Emperor Yuanfeng had feelings for Queen Hu. After Xiao Heng recognized his ancestry, he often came to Kunning Palace to worship. Therefore, the furnishings of Kunning Palace were the same as when Queen Hu was still alive. Emperor Yuanfeng was silent for a long time facing the huge portrait in the main hall, and then he smiled bitterly: "You must hate me very much? Pei'er's matter was my negligence, and I am sorry for you..."
He stayed in Kunning Palace alone for a long time, until it was getting dark. When the eunuchs from Cining Palace were sent over with lanterns, he slowly came to his senses, gathered his energy and went to Cining Palace.
Empress Dowager Tian was being helped by Tian Mama to apply Fuling ointment. When she saw him coming, she raised her eyebrows and asked him, "Is the Emperor busy today?"
After all, they were not real mother and son. Empress Dowager Tian had always known how to behave, and they had lived in peace over the years. Something like today's special visit to Emperor Yuanfeng had never happened before. Emperor Yuanfeng himself found it strange. After greeting Empress Dowager Tian, he sat down and said, "It's not that busy. The cabinet is arguing again. I was troubled by their quarrels, so I took a rest. What's the matter, mother, do you have something to ask me?"
To be fair, Emperor Yuanfeng actually gave enough face to the Empress Dowager. Even when it came to Princess Jingming, Emperor Yuanfeng gave her all the honors he could, and Empress Dowager Tian had nothing to blame Emperor Yuanfeng for.
She hesitated and looked at the Poria Cocos paste in the bowl. After a moment, she lifted her eyelids and smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that I just saw Eleven, and she cried a lot."
"Eleven is crying?" Emperor Yuanfeng was a little surprised. He naturally understood his little daughter and her temper. She was not a crybaby normally. Recently everyone had been very cautious with her because of her previous fall, and no one dared to mess with her. Why did she suddenly start crying
Seeing Empress Dowager Tian's expression, Emperor Yuanfeng quickly reacted, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you having a quarrel with Su Yao again?"
Speaking of which, Su Yao and the Eleventh Princess had been at odds for as long as they had been in the palace.
The two of them are simply incompatible.
On the first day she entered the palace, the Eleventh Princess didn't know why she disliked Su Yao and left him alone in the pavilion of the Imperial Garden for half the night.
But Su Yao was not someone who could be easily bullied. What else could other companions do when they were bullied by the princess? Of course, they endured it. Could they really argue with the princess? But Su Yao was different. She could really argue with the princess about right and wrong. She went straight to Concubine Pang and told her that the princess had deliberately spread false news to her, leaving her hanging in the pavilion for a long time.
Concubine Pang naturally scolded the Eleventh Princess.
The grudge between the two has not eased in the past few days, and it seems to be getting bigger and bigger.
But everyone thought that Su Yao would be expelled from the palace, but Su Yao continued to be her study partner.
These little things could not be hidden from the eyes of Emperor Yuanfeng, but he never cared about them.
When Empress Dowager Tian saw his reaction, she couldn't help but raise her voice: "Emperor! Su Yao's words and actions are rude, and she has no respect for the princess at all. She is simply committing an offense. Why do you indulge her so much?"
She had originally wanted to use Su Yao's inappropriate words and deeds to highlight Tian Xun's rarity, so that Tian Xun could quickly get rid of the haze of her brother's crime and family discord and return to the palace earlier. However, she did not expect that Emperor Yuanfeng did not take it seriously at all. She was really confused: "Isn't Eleven your daughter? How could you not feel sorry for her?"
"What are you talking about, mother?" Emperor Yuanfeng smiled faintly, "If I didn't love her, why would I let those people from the Hanlin Academy teach the princess to read?"