"The Emperor once told me that if the harem is peaceful, the previous dynasty will be peaceful," Shen Qingwan said, "I know that if the previous dynasty is peaceful, the world will be peaceful, so the harmony of the harem is not only related to the Emperor, but also to the people of the world. Compared with the peace of the world, whether a little woman like me is injured or not is not worth mentioning."
Fu Yuheng had never heard of Shen Qingwan's argument before. He did not expect that a general's family could produce such an extraordinary woman.
The ice in her heart seemed to be slowly melting. Could it be that she was really narrow-minded? Although she was a girl from the Shen family, she did not have the ambitions of the Shen family
"If everyone in the harem had a mind as broad-minded as yours, I wouldn't have so many things to worry about." No one knew what Fu Yuheng meant by this. If she had said this before, she would definitely have scolded her.
Shen Qingwan couldn't hold it in for a moment, and smiled: "I'm afraid that the sisters can't do it. The emperor is magnanimous, please bear more with us little girls."
"This is, I won't pursue it. This is you - there are some things I don't want to expose." How could Fu Yuheng not know the whole story.
He just wanted to use Shen Qingwan's hand to make Liu Churong restrain himself and take the opportunity to suppress the Liu family.
Shen Qingwan was shocked. He had already seen through it, but was unwilling to say it out loud, so she could only respond softly.
The wound on Shen Qingwan's forehead was not serious, but it was troublesome. After all, it was a wound on the face, and it would be bad to leave a scar.
Fu Yuheng went to Shen Qingwan's palace every day these days to apply medicine to her. For Shen Qingwan, these days were like hellish torture.
Although Fu Yuheng did not do anything else, in the eyes of outsiders, Shen Qingwan could be said to be the only one favored. In addition, Concubine Liu was confined to her house for offending Shen Qingwan, and people in the palace were talking about Concubine Xian.
The affairs of the harem naturally had an impact on the previous dynasty, especially the Liu family, who were furious about Concubine Liu's house arrest.
Inside Liu Mansion.
It was the fifth watch of the night when Prime Minister Liu put on his court robes with the help of his wife.
Madam Liu looked worried: "Master, you said Chu'er was bullied by that Concubine Xian, she must be very sad, you have to take care of this matter, after all, Chu'er is a noble concubine, why did she let Concubine Xian ride on her head?"
"The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, and vice versa. How can you let me manage it?" Prime Minister Liu sighed helplessly. "You know Chu'er's character. She makes trouble everywhere. It would be fine if she bullied others, but this time she messed with the daughter of the Shen family. In the previous dynasty, the only family that can compete with me is the Shen family. And she was the one who started this mess. The emperor only confined her for the sake of our family. That's good enough."
"But you can't let Chu'er suffer in vain, right?" Mrs. Liu was full of indignation.
"Don't worry, this loss will definitely not be in vain. It's just that I can't do anything to the Shen family for now. The Shen family will suffer in the future." After Prime Minister Liu said this, he turned around and left the house. Madam Liu had no choice but to worry about it herself.
The court session was originally at noon, and when Prime Minister Liu arrived at the palace, the time was just right. He greeted several officials from his party, and they walked towards the court together.
It was a truly spectacular sight to see all the officials attending court. When the time came, the emperor entered the palace, and then Sun Ning shouted to summon all the officials into the palace. The officials were divided into two factions, the civil officials on one side and the military officials on the other. They filed in one after another, kowtowed and knelt before Fu Yuheng, calling out in unison, and the powerful sound of their kowtows lingered in the air.
Fu Yuheng raised his hand and said loudly: "Everyone, please stand up."
After all the officials thanked the emperor, they stood up. At this time, Sun Ning said, "I have a memorial to present."
"I have something to report!" Prime Minister Liu immediately stepped forward.
Fu Yuheng agreed, and Prime Minister Liu said, "Your Majesty, the autumn harvest of last year has been deposited in the treasury, exchanging for tens of thousands of taels of silver. According to regulations, it is time to divide the treasury silver. I think this year we should allocate more silver to repair government offices and maintain the court, and less silver can be allocated to recruiting soldiers and buying horses."
Before Fu Yuheng could speak, a general stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate. Although the war at the border is not serious, it is imminent. If the soldiers are short of money, it may threaten the stability of our dynasty!"
With these two people setting the precedent, disputes soon broke out in the court, gradually evolving from arguments over the division and ownership of treasury silver to mutual attacks. The civil officials said that the military generals only knew martial arts but had no brains and were incapable of governing the country, while the military generals scolded the civil officials for being only good at talking about military matters on paper and not making any contribution to the court except for their empty talk.
For a while, the court was filled with noise. Fu Yuheng's face became darker and darker as the ministers argued. Finally, he could no longer bear it. He shouted angrily: "Silence! How can you be so noisy in the court?"
The emperor was angry, and all the officials immediately fell silent. Fu Yuheng calmed down for a while, barely suppressed his anger, and said coldly: "You are clearly divided, civil officials and military generals, like two camps?"
You know, the most taboo thing in the court is forming factions for personal gain. When Fu Yuheng said this, all the officials were even more uneasy. Although everyone had their own factions in private, no one dared to tell the emperor about these things openly, and the emperor always turned a blind eye to these things. This time, it was their quarrel and loss of composure that made the matter serious.
"You're not going to talk, are you?" Fu Yuheng was getting angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He stood up, and the pearl curtain of the crown on his head crackled, showing how angry he was. "I haven't even said a word about the treasury silver, but you guys have already decided everything for me. You are really my good subjects. What use do I have for this court?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Seeing that the situation was not right, the ministers immediately knelt down together, hoping to make Fu Yuheng calm down.
Ever since Fu Yuheng came to power, these ministers have been talking about everything, big or small. Before, his government was unstable, so they tolerated it. But now Fu Yuheng can't stand it anymore. He snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and turned away.
Sun Ning anxiously looked at Fu Yuheng's departing back, and hurriedly said "retreat from the court" and followed Fu Yuheng away.
Although he resigned from his post in the court, Fu Yuheng was not a tyrant after all. After returning to the palace and calming down, he still asked Sun Ning to bring the memorial for his review.
But today, the ministers seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for him. After Sun Ning brought the memorials, Fu Yuheng opened a few of them and made comments on them, but his expression became increasingly gloomy. He opened a memorial, picked up the red pen and wanted to make some comments, but in the end he couldn't bring himself to do it and threw the pen to the ground.
Sun Ning, who was grinding ink nearby, was startled. He asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Are you angry again?"
"What kind of memorial is this!" Fu Yuheng slammed the memorial on the table and pushed the inkstone and pen holder to the ground. Amid the crackling sound, he was furious. "I asked them to help me understand the world and govern the country, but this crappy memorial is all about the treasury. They only care about the treasury!"
As he said this, he smashed everything on the table, then angrily entered the inner hall, leaving only one sentence: "Don't follow me!"
Sun Ning looked at the mess in the palace with a sad face, but Fu Yuheng was fine. He smashed everything except the memorial, which was placed on the table intact. It was obvious that the emperor still wanted to review the memorial, and he was angry when he reviewed it. Sun Ning was worried and thought about finding a way to let the emperor review the memorial peacefully, so that his anger would not burn down the palace.
After thinking hard, he finally figured it out. Sun Ning quickly called a young eunuch and said to him, "Go and ask the virtuous concubine to come and tell her that the emperor is anxious and angry, and ask her to think of a solution."