This decree is the evidence that proves that Your Majesty bears the greatest responsibility for Pei Zhan's death. It is Your Majesty who is sorry for the Pei family!
"Keep it and send it back to Kyoto along with Minister Pei's body." Xiao Huayong ordered calmly.
"Yes." Tian Yuan immediately stepped back to make arrangements.
Xiao Huayong was thinking about something while eating. When Shen Xihe brought in a honey cake, he saw Xiao Huayong's expression and put the honey cake in front of him: "What are you thinking about?"
"The position of Minister of War is vacant again." Xiao Huayong came back to his senses and smiled meaningfully.
Shen Xihe realized that Xiao Huayong was going to start planning the court again. The former Minister of Revenue was Dong Biquan, the emperor's confidant, but he got rid of him. The Minister of Personnel was Xue Qi, but he also got rid of him. Now it has become Xue Cheng, the former Minister of the Supreme Court.
He didn't seem to take the Ministry of Rites seriously. The Minister of Works would retire the year after next at the latest, and the Minister of Justice was replaced not long ago because of Qi Pei's family affairs. As a result, the six ministries were almost completely replaced in the past three years.
"Your Majesty must compensate the Pei family." In Shen Xihe's opinion, even if no one from the Pei family could take over this position, it must be someone closely related to the Pei family, or closely related to King Jing, who could get it.
"Then let your Majesty compensate the Pei family." Xiao Huayong picked up the medicine bowl, frowned, and tried it lightly with some resistance. He showed an incredible rejection, glanced at Shen Xihe secretly, and finally put on a look of being ready to die, raised his head and drank it all.
Shen Xihe couldn't bear to see his behavior, so she simply picked up the honey cake and put it to his lips when he put down the medicine bowl.
After some pretense, his goal was achieved. Xiao Huayong smiled widely, stretched his neck and bit the soft honey cake that seemed to melt in the mouth with Shen Xihe's hand. He didn't even know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but his warm tongue swept across Shen Xihe's fingers.
He swallowed the pastry with a look of enjoyment and licked his lips at the end.
Shen Xihe didn't think too much about it. It was because Xiao Huayong's actions clearly showed one word - seduction!
That’s right, Shen Xihe was very sure that Xiao Huayong was seducing her!
She was a little annoyed, but seeing his face still pale, she couldn't get angry.
He took a deep breath and finally said, "We have caused a lot of noise this time, and Your Majesty has suffered heavy losses. We should not take any more actions."
This time, Xiao Huayong's plan was very sophisticated, and His Majesty could not find any handle, but all the benefits were taken by the Northwest. Shen Yueshan successfully killed Geng Liangcheng, a great threat to him, and did not cause any civil unrest. Shen Yun'an probably conspired with Xiao Huayong long ago, and when the Turks were approaching Tingzhou, he had already taken a detour and planted hidden dangers in the Turks' old nest.
That's why they were able to reach the Turkic king's tent so easily. I'm afraid that this time the Turkic king will be severely weakened and forced to cede land and pay compensation. This will not only expand the territory of the northwest and intimidate the surrounding areas, but also allow them to report their achievements to Your Majesty.
Shen Xihe could imagine how distorted Emperor Youning's face would be when Shen Yun'an's petition for merit was delivered to the emperor. He would be extremely resentful, yet he had to reward him. Not only could he not be angry as the Northwest became more powerful again, he had to take the lead in praising him.
Your Majesty did not know when he started to lay out his plans for the northwest. Maybe it started when the eunuchs fell, or maybe it was even earlier, as early as when Your Majesty was exiled to the northwest. In short, several years or even dozens of years of hard work were undone by Xiao Huayong in one day, which was enough to make Your Majesty vomit blood.