"Although the heavenly family is ruthless, the emperor is a rare kind king. He is not only friendly to others, but also filial to his relatives. He didn't know that the empress dowager was critically ill. If he knew, he would not only not insist on taking power at this time, but also blame himself and feel sad, thinking that he had bear the empress dowager's teachings. The empress dowager is also a rare virtuous queen. The reason why she could not let go of the government was still afraid of the 300,000 army in the hands of King Zhen'an - thinking back then, King Zhen'an supported the establishment of King Jin as emperor. Now our dynasty is fighting with the Yuanmeng people in the northwest. Since we cannot change generals on the spot, we can only wait for the war to end. The empress dowager felt that the emperor was old.

Too young, there is still time to train slowly, but now it is not waiting for her, and her ideas will be a little different... The country is so important, but the officials and soldiers. Now the Empress Dowager has handed over the personnel matters to the emperor. With the emperor's intelligence, the deep meaning should be understood soon... Once the knot between the mother and son is untied, at this time, if anyone shouts to return the power of the empress dowager, in the emperor's heart, he is a villain who deliberately traps him in unjust to keep his reputation; but if anyone does not support the emperor in charge of the rule, in the Empress Dowager's heart, he is a counselor who ignores the country and the country for personal gain... No matter what, it is wrong..."

This is really big news!

Shen Muqing pressed his face tightly against the fan of the empty space, and looked at Shen Zhen talking slowly through the thin gap, and looked at Mr. Min nodding repeatedly.

"It's like walking on a single-plank bridge, not too left or too right..."

"Not bad!" Shen Zhen smiled coldly, "It depends on how Wang Shengyun is acting. If he takes this opportunity to write a letter and ask the emperor to take charge of the rule, we can help him, encourage officials in Huaixi to submit memorials, and even cause public discussions in the court..."

"The most taboo thing about the Empress Dowager is that the ministers collude and rush to agree or oppose something!" Mr. Min pondered.

Shen Zhen's voice was cold, "We have to do two things now. One is to think of a way to hand the news that the empress dowager asked the doctor to the palace to the emperor without disturbing others; the other is to start writing a Chen memorial, after the war in the northwest is over, how should the troops in the hands of King Zhen'an be placed... Once the empress dowager asks, it is necessary to answer without any leakage."

"This first thing is probably to follow the path of the inner court." Mr. Min thought, "This second thing is to make a good summary..."

Shen Zhen walked with his hands behind his back: "Since Emperor Taizu founded, the military farming system has been implemented, and most of the soldiers in the army have been hereditary. The relationships are complicated. I believe that there have been some insights from the French Mountains... In addition to King Zhen'an, Duke Qin Wei of Fuyang, Duke Liang Yuan of Dingyuan Liang Yuan and Chengyi Bo Zengju were also well-known in the army after both civil and military achievements. Especially, Duke Liang Yuan of Dingyuan, who is now under the command of King Zhen'an, has long been dissatisfied with King Zhen'an's tough behavior... If these three people can be used to defeat King Zhen'an, and then persuade the emperor to open the military Jinshi exam to recruit talents and fill the army, it is not impossible to gradually break the situation of King Zhen'an's response in the army..."

"Brother Shiming and I thought of going together... I just advised the emperor to open the Wu Jinshi exam, but I was afraid that the empress dowager would not agree. After all, this is a violation of the ancestral system... The Great Zhou Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, and it only once opened the Jinshi exam on the 60th birthday of Emperor Wuzong in the 46th year of Yuanqi..."

"There is no precedent, we all have to write a precedent. What's more, there is such a precedent, which is even more exciting. At that time, it depends on how we write..."

Chen Mu no longer had the excitement of the first eavesdropping.

Her face gradually became solemn.

It turned out that Chen Zhen wanted to use the conflict between the empress dowager and the emperor to attack his political enemies, and the leader of the Huaixi faction, Wang Shengyun. However, he also brought Zhen'an King Yuan Sheng in. Is this bureau too much?

This is not a modern society that talks about democracy and freedom. The society under the feudal monarchy is composed of clans, and the implementation is to "undermine the nest and lay the eggs". If you win, you can certainly be able to ascend to heaven, but what if you lose...

A sense of fear arose in Chen Muqing's heart.

Of course she was not that naive. She thought that Shen Zheng, who gave people a feeling of spring breeze, would be as friendly as his image as he was, and that she did not expect that he would be as friendly as he was.

In recent years, she has seen and heard about her family. She is still a guest today and will be a prisoner tomorrow... It was last year that Zhou Wei, the right assistant minister in charge of rivers in the Ministry of Industry, ended up exiling his whole family because of "unclear accounts"!

Chen Muqing felt as if she had fallen into an ice hole, her face turned pale and her whole body was trembling.

She couldn't help but pray in her heart. She prayed that things could really develop as planned by Chen Zhen and Mr. Min... After all, she is also a member of this family and a member of the protection umbrella of Shen Zhen...

After a whisper, the two of them quickly left together.

Chen Muqing looked at the room that had returned to coldness and sighed deeply. Then he left the main hall, lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out.

The sky was completely dark, and it was quiet outside the house. There was no light, and there was no sign of people. Only the rustling sound of the wind blowing bamboo leaves. Looking into the distance, the inner courtyard of the Shen Mansion was hidden in a darkness. Occasionally, the candlelight flashed in it, and the silence was a bit gloomy.

When I came, I took the two maids, and I couldn't go back alone when I left... Not only was it hard to explain to Li, but Luo Mei and Jinxiu, even if they disappeared, I was afraid they would be scared to death... Since Chen Zhen instructed the servants not to be allowed to get close, he didn't want such things to be known, so it would be better to pretend not to know...

Chen Muqing endured the biting cold wind outside the house and continued to look out through the crack of the door curtain.

After a while, she saw three black shadows walking over timidly.

The purple gold earrings hanging around Luo Mei's ears flashed from time to time in the faint light.

Chen Muqing let out a sigh, lifted the curtain and walked out.

"It's getting late, let's go back to Chaoxitang! Let's not wait." Chen Muqing looked as if nothing had happened.

Luo Mei and Jinxiu responded "Yes" and followed Chen Muqing out of Jiusizhai.

Chenxiang stood in front of Taiji in front of the house and scratched her head: "...Why did the girl come in first than the master, but came out later... But Miss Luomei asked Miss Jinxiu and I not to say anything or ask nothing..."

"What are you muttering about there?" Suddenly someone patted Chen Xiang on the shoulder.

Chenxiang was shocked and looked up.

Standing in front of him was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and strong, wearing a brand new parrot green silk, looking at him smiling.

Chenxiang breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest and said, "This is dark, Brother Zhou wants to scare people to death!"

This person is named Zhou Baimu. He is the youngest son of Zhou Bing, the manager of the Shen family. He has been active since childhood and has practiced a good kung fu with the guards. He is with Shen Zhen for a long time.

"I don't do bad things in my life, and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. What are you afraid of?" Zhou Baimu laughed, "I just saw you seem to be with the girl in the girl's room... Who is it?"

Chenxiang nodded and smiled, "One is Miss Luomei, and the other is Miss Jinxiu!"

"Oh..." Zhou Baimu looked very disappointed.

*******

When Chen Muqing returned to Chaoxitang, Chaoxitang caused a brief commotion.

Some people shouted "The girl is back", some people ran to the main house to report the news, and they also came forward to pay their respects to her. No matter what the situation was, everyone's expressions were relieved and relaxed.

Judging from this situation, I am afraid that Li sent someone to find him...

Chen Muqing thought, and saw Aunt Chen hurriedly greeting him: "Where is the girl?... The master is back, but he disappeared. The lady is extremely anxious..."

Chen Muqing was unwilling to talk about this more and said with a smile: "This is really a coincidence..." While saying that, he entered the house with his aunt, "I went to Brother She's place first, and then to my aunt's place... I went around for a circle... and it was not as fast as the master."

"This child is just a slander." Li, who was supported by Chen Zhen, stood in the middle of the main hall, saw Chen Muqing accompanying him into the room, "It's getting dark and I can't find the master. I'm just here to come back... I'm worried for nothing..."

Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen's face that smiled at her like Jiang Nanchun in March, and then he was stunned for a moment before he stepped forward to salute the Shen couple: "It's all my daughter's fault!"

Chen Zhen smiled warmly and looked kind: "Okay, okay, just come back!" As he said, he said to Li: "At my own home, I'm afraid I won't lose it! You are just too anxious. If I don't stop you, can't I go and find you in person... It's getting late, and I've been supported by you for the past half day. I should be hungry, so I'll be serving food!"

*******

At night, Chen Muqing didn't sleep well and always dreamed. Sometimes she dreamed of sitting in the sunny classroom learning English, sometimes she dreamed of being locked by the yamen runners paraded with iron chains. The scene was broken and all was bad. When she went to pay tribute to Li early in the morning, she specially picked a delicate goose yellow narrow-sleeved trouser.

When they arrived, Chen Yuerong and Huang's mother were already standing under the eaves before her, waiting under the eaves. When the two saw Chen Muqing, they saluted her. Chen Yuerong smiled and said, "Mrs. Just got up and was combing her hair!"

Chen Muqing returned the gift to Chen Yuerong, and after a few greetings to her, the orange scent came out: "Madam, let the two girls come in."

Chen Yuerong let Chen Muqing walk in front, Chen Muqing let Chen Yuerong leave first. The two of them were polite, but in the end, Chen Yuerong was ahead, and the two entered the house one after another.

Mrs. Li has finished washing up. Perhaps because Chen Yuerong is coming to pay his respects, she did not lean on the bed as usual, but sat on the nanmu-inlaid bed next to the window.

The two of them came forward to invite Li to the family. Li asked Chen Yuerong with concern, "Does he sleep well?" and "The maids served me very well" and so on. Tian's mother brought Dashe to pay tribute to Li, and naturally there was another noisy.

Li left Chen Muqing, Chen Yuerong and Dashe for dinner.

During the meal, he kept talking about the differences in diet between the north and the south, but never mentioned what Chen Yuerong asked yesterday. Several times, Chen Yuerong turned his words to his hometown in Taicang, and was disconnected by Li again.

After dinner, Tian’s mother took Dashe back to Rongyin Hall, while Li asked Aunt Chen to accompany Chen Yuerong’s master and servant back to Xiangpu Garden: “I asked the people in the needle and thread class to make clothes for the fourth girl – Kyoto is not as cold as Jiangnan. The weather in September is cold, so I’m careful.”

Aunt Chen responded quickly.

Chen Yuerong followed Aunt Chen with disappointed expression.
Chapter completed!