The yard is full of roses, and the bamboos rustle in the wind.
The dragonfly flapped its wings lightly on the lotus pond, creating ripples, and landed wetly on the pink lotus buds, flashing its wings innocently.
Such a beautiful scene became blurred in Xiao Huayong's eyes as he looked towards Shen Xihe. Only her figure was clearly visible in his pupils. Her words made him involuntarily stretch out his hands and clap his hands slowly and crisply: "This move of removing the fuel from under the cauldron is a wonderful use."
Xiao Huayong naturally knew that the most permanent way to clean up the harem and quickly build up his own strength and informants was to carry out a major purge, and no major purge would be more appropriate than dismissing the existing palace maids.
However, since the palace maids need to be dismissed in such a huge number, Your Majesty cannot be bypassed. How can Your Majesty agree so easily
Even when Rong Zhaoyi was in power, His Majesty would not agree. Large-scale cuts in the palace without any reason would only cause people to panic and some people with restless minds to have wild thoughts. This would disrupt the order of the court.
It would be a different matter if a natural disaster occurred. Cutting back on the palace maids could show that the emperor and the people shared weal and woe and reduce palace expenses. If a rumor was spread that cutting back on the palace maids could resolve a natural disaster, even if Emperor Youning was unwilling, he would not be able to stop it. However, the process had to be done with caution to maximize benefits.
It is best to know as early as possible which people are contrary to their positions, and rather kill the wrong ones than let them go, even if they are uncertain, they can be cut out at this time.
"Can Youyou handle removing so many people from the harem at once?" Xiao Huayong was still a little worried.
It's not that he doesn't trust Shen Xihe. Xiao Huayong can help, but even he can't fill the vacancies in the palace. The palace maids must undergo strict screening and education, and only those who meet the standards of education can be sent to the various palaces.
"Although it was my suggestion to cut the maids, it had to be approved by your Majesty. If the newly replaced palace maids are unfamiliar and negligent, the other palaces should understand your Majesty's good intentions to benefit the people and be more tolerant and forgiving." Shen Xihe didn't care at all about replacing some new handmaiden and being criticized by the other palaces.
Xiao Huayong suddenly thought of something, and looked Shen Xihe up and down with smiling eyes: "I vaguely remember that Gu Siyi accidentally saved Lan Shangyi last year."
Shen Xihe smiled but said nothing.
Girls from good families were recruited into the palace as maids, and those who stayed would be sent to the Shangyi Bureau to learn etiquette. Gu Zexiang was the wardrobe manager of the Shangyi Bureau. She accidentally saved Lan Shangyi, the head of the Shangyi Bureau. It was not a coincidence, but Shen Xihe asked her to do a favor.
At that time, no one would pay attention to the fact that a sixth-rank Si Yi saved a fifth-rank Shang Yi. At most, the six bureaus and twenty-four departments saw it. But later, Gu Zexiang seemed to have forgotten about this matter and did not jump from the Shangfu Bureau to the Shangyi Bureau. Over time, everyone forgot about it.
Naturally, no one knew that from that time on, Shen Xihe had already been in control of the harem layout. You have to know that at that time Shen Xihe had not yet made an engagement with Xiao Huayong.
"Beichen, you must not know that Lan Shangyi was poor when she was young, and she voluntarily entered the palace. Before entering the palace, she already had a crush on someone, and left a message to break up. She thought her lover would give up on her, but not long ago, she learned that her parents were paralyzed, and her unmarried lover had been serving her in front of the mourning bed. Lan Shangyi really wanted to leave the palace."