"Thank you for your hard work these days, running around so much."
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I am doing this for the sake of my future life."
Both of them felt a little polite and awkward, not knowing why such emotions appeared in them.
"Your father and his family should be back soon. Then we can work together to find a way to send you to the palace."
Shen Qingwan smiled and said, "Don't bother with that. As long as you have money, it's not that hard to get a maid in the palace."
As the saying goes, money makes the world go round, which is true.
"That's right. After entering the palace, you need to be more careful. Take these few days as a rest. You don't need to practice Kung Fu too much. Make up for the sleep you missed so that you can plan for the future."
Shen Qingwan nodded.
Ye Feng was worried about Fu Yuheng, so he rode his horse to the dilapidated temple a few days in advance. Now he has met Fu Yuheng and the others.
"Your Majesty, I have prepared the room for you and your Majesty to move in immediately."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Go down and have a rest. Qingwan will take care of the rest."
That night, the three of them felt at ease. Although the conditions in this dilapidated temple were not good, it was the place where Fu Yuheng and Shen Qingwan once took refuge. They always had a feeling of nostalgia.
General Shen and his companions arrived at the dilapidated temple three days later, and were accompanied by the eldest brother of the Wu family.
Shen Qingwan and Fu Yuheng were extremely surprised.
"Your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed with good health."
"Please stand up quickly, Brother Wu. Sister Wu Ling is still in the palace. She is fine now. You don't need to worry."
Shen Qingwan was afraid that he would worry about his sister's whereabouts, so she quickly told him all the news she knew.
Brother Wu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. General Chang and General Shen have told me everything that happened. I'm glad that my sister is fine. The Queen in the palace is too arrogant. If no one punishes her, something bad will happen to the country of Daliang. As we walked along, the people nearby all talked about the heavy taxes and various measures that were not conducive to people's livelihood. I guess they were all ordered by the Queen."
"Come in and tell me what's going on."
After entering the dilapidated temple and sitting on the haystack, Brother Wu told Fu Yuheng everything that had happened.
"There are many mountain bandits nearby. When they are hungry, they often rob people. They don't distinguish between rich and poor. They take all women back to the mountains. Now many children of rich and poor families have suffered."
Fu Yuheng frowned, "Not only that, tell me everything you know. The Queen doesn't care about the bandits because she is afraid of their strength. She also pays tribute to the court every year. She doesn't care about the lives of the people."
"What the emperor said is true. There are also farmers far away who make a living from their farmland, but the locust plague is so serious that if the rent is not reduced, they will have no harvest this year, which will kill a large number of people. But look at what our new emperor and empress are doing? Not only do they not open the warehouses to release grain, but they are stepping up their efforts to extort money from the people. They are almost unable to survive."
Shen Qingwan was furious when she heard this.
"She doesn't want to run Daliang properly. Otherwise, how could she do such a cruel thing? Even if she is ignorant, she should know that food is the most important thing for the people, and that taxes should not be too harsh. Isn't this forcing the people to rebel?"
Brother Wu sighed.
"Your Majesty, not all dignitaries in this world care about the country and the people like you do. They care more about themselves. As long as they can make a profit, who cares about the lives of ordinary people? Those are what people in the palace should think about. If they don't make money, they will feel as uncomfortable as if their flesh is being cut."
Shen Qingwan was speechless after hearing these words.
Because this is the fact, no matter how angry she is, it will not help. Now it seems that if it continues like this, not only will there be external troubles, but internal troubles will also gradually surface. A woman is actually able to harm the Daliang Kingdom like this. Are those officials who are selected by Fu Yuheng on weekdays just there to eat for nothing
Just as she thought of this, she heard Fu Yuheng snort coldly.
"Your Majesty, do you have any news? We haven't been in the capital for several days. We are all very ignorant. We are anxious, but we dare not come back privately to trouble you. It was only after the two generals came in person that I dared to make arrangements and come to you for help."
Fu Yuheng didn't talk about what happened just now, but instead asked about the situation of the army over there.
"Everything is fine. We have solved the problem of military pay. Didn't we just say there were bandits? We caught a bunch of them and got some cash. Otherwise, we would have been starving for the rest of our lives."
Shen Qingwan clapped her hands and laughed: "Brother Wu, I didn't expect you to be so flexible at the critical moment. That's how it should be. Those people committed crimes and have killed countless people. You help the common people get rid of these scourges and accumulate good deeds to protect future generations."
"Thank you for your kind words, Your Majesty. This is also my duty."
If Fu Yuheng were still in power, he would have ordered troops to wipe out those evil bandits long ago. He would not have allowed them to live to this day and continue to harm the country and the people.
"Your Majesty, what did you want to say just now? It seems to me that you know something that I don't know."
Only then did Fu Yuheng explain his thoughts clearly to these people one by one.
"Today, Wanwan and I went out to buy things and happened to pass by Xuanwu Gate to execute prisoners. Guess what I saw inside?"
Shen Qingwan and the other generals all had a bad feeling.
"Could it be those people?"
General Shen took a breath. He never thought that the Queen would dare to go to such lengths to consolidate her power. Even if she killed all the people that the Emperor trusted and valued, who would govern the world for her
Has this woman been kicked in the head by a donkey
Before everyone finished speaking, Fu Yuheng expressed his thoughts: "She doesn't care about these, she only cares about herself. If she keeps those people, she won't be able to control them, so it's better to get rid of them, save trouble, and then cultivate a group of her own forces. But she forgot that this world has never lacked invaders."
"Now that we are all gathered, I will prepare to go to the palace tomorrow. The sooner we go, the better to rescue those suffering people. Otherwise, the world will really be in chaos."
"You're leaving tomorrow?"
Fu Yuheng was very reluctant.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'm only away for a while, and we'll be back in the palace soon. You should be happy."
Lianyun was the most unhappy one at the thought of separating from the young lady.
She had an idea that she had never dared to say, but if she didn't say it now, she would miss another chance, so she mustered up her courage and spoke.