My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 867: Strengthening the Court of Imperial Censors

The emperor knew that the queen was intelligent, came from an aristocratic family, and was well-educated.

To be honest, which man wouldn’t love such a perfect woman?

However, the emperor still underestimated his queen. It was not that the queen was not good at politics, but that she was unwilling to disrupt the situation.

Empress Feng was much more shrewd than her mother.

Empress Feng really understood politics and was willing to retreat behind the scenes. She would let those men who loved to fight fight to the death in front of the stage, while she herself retreated behind the scenes to protect herself.

The dog that doesn't bark bites.

Always be wary of people who don't talk on a daily basis.

This kind of person is definitely ruthless.

A person who can control his desire to express himself and show off is definitely not an ordinary person.

Empress Feng, the new generation queen mother of the Qin Empire, has a completely different style of dealing with people from Empress Xiong.

Queen Xiong was seven parts kind and three parts naive. When she was asked to govern the country, she simply picked up the book and started to govern it step by step.

It's very realistic, but to be honest, the late Queen Mother was too kind and could easily get herself killed.

If she had not lived in the palace, with a man like Qin Shi Huang behind her to rely on, with her intelligence, dedication, and indifference to fame, wealth, and power, once she left the Xianyang Palace, she would be killed in a minute by the most despicable people in the world, and used until she was old.

As for Empress Feng, no matter where she was thrown, she would be able to survive tenaciously, and would be able to protect herself, or even escape unscathed.

After being married for seven or eight years, I suddenly found that the person next to me was not a little lamb, but a tigress.

The emperor was still surprised.

In other words, the queen knew the emperor's intention all along and was afraid that Feng would gain power, so she took the initiative to give in.

The emperor had always believed that the queen was a love-brained person.

Empress Feng was quite shrewd. At this critical juncture, she actually negotiated with me in such a weak way.

Even Fusu, the emperor, could not get angry.

The emperor sat alone on the couch, looking at the queen warily as if he were watching a tiger.

The queen was dressing in front of a bronze mirror. She walked out of the hall calmly, as if bathed in spring breeze.

Looks like a good mood.

The guards and eunuchs on the road were on duty in a serious manner, and only after the queen left did they start smiling.

The emperor tossed and turned on the couch.

He couldn't figure it out, "Does this mean that as an emperor, I have to practice Tai Chi with my subjects for the rest of my life? They fight back, but I can't kill them all at once."

"If I continue to be the emperor like this, I will have to endure humiliation for the rest of my life."

"I just let those ministers know that I am not someone to be trifled with, why is the Queen advising me now?"

The emperor felt incredible.

To be honest, he was an emperor, not here to be tortured.

"It was okay to suffer a little injustice in the past, after all, I had no power and no one. Now I have everything I want, do I still have to be afraid of those old foxes?"

"Don't they think they are very smart? Do they think that as long as they hide behind the scenes, as long as they always hide behind the powerful officials, I can't do anything to them?"

"I just want to let them know that their tricks are not worth it in my eyes."

The emperor was very angry, and his ministers in the Zhangtai Palace were sweating as well.

Chen Ping thought that it was probably the Queen who said something.

"Your Majesty, why do you care about these little things when you are planning for the country? If you care about this and that, you are doomed to fail in achieving great things."

"You must know that those who achieve great things must not be fussy about small details."

Chen Ping said to Fusu, "Your Majesty has seen the situation in the court today. The ministers are trembling with fear, but in fact, they have not changed at all."

"Once your majesty is weak one day, their true colors will be revealed."

"As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. In the eyes of these ministers, Your Majesty is not important, and the country is not important either. The interests of their families are the most important."

"If we give up this great opportunity and don't take advantage of the victory to take back all the power, once they have a chance to catch their breath, they will bite us back. In this case, wouldn't we be too soft-hearted?"

After hearing this, Qin II also became angry.

Yes, isn't this just a woman's kindness?

What I hate most is when someone says I am too soft-hearted.

When Fusu was a child, he was often accused by his noble uncles of being too soft-hearted.

When this was mentioned, Fusu gritted his teeth.

The emperor sent everyone else away and discussed the matter with Chen Ping alone.

It was said that this incident caused quite a stir and even the Queen knew about it.

"The Queen also said that if I stop now, those ministers will still be in awe of me, but if I continue to insist, then I will be listening to the words of mediocre people, saying that if I continue like this, my ministers will be alienated."

"It is said that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. I am confused now. What should I do next?"

"You have seen the performance of the ministers today. They were all pretending to be stupid, but in fact they knew everything. Once they learned their lesson and were punished, they immediately expressed their support."

"These people are so indecisive. If I continue to keep them in the court, I will only be torturing myself."

The emperor was distraught.

It is not right to kill, and it is not right not to kill.

Chen Ping asked, "How did the queen know about this? This rich businessman's name is usually unknown to the public. He only wants money and doesn't care about fame at all."

"If the Queen hadn't deliberately inquired about it, or if someone hadn't deliberately told the Queen, how could the Queen know such a secret?"

"Besides, even if someone dared to spread rumors, who would have thought that it was His Majesty who did it."

Qin II became alert, "You mean there is a third person involved? He asked the Queen to persuade me not to do this anymore."

Chen Ping asked, "If not, given the Queen's temperament, why would she come to the Zhangtai to see Your Majesty in person?"

"The Queen hopes that Your Majesty will take this matter seriously. For the Queen's sake, negotiate peace with those aristocratic families as soon as possible and don't make things tense. But who is the Queen speaking for?"

Fusu looked at Chen Ping. In fact, the queen came to see him and said something, saying that he should be close to virtuous people and stay away from cunning villains.

Fusu said, "Go and help me do something. Check for me who in Zhangtai Palace has seen the queen in the past few days."

When Chen Ping heard this, a name flashed through his mind.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that someone in Zhangtai Palace leaked the news in advance?" Chen Ping's face darkened. "How is this possible? The people in Zhangtai Palace are all our own people. And if the news had leaked in advance, how could we have succeeded so easily? The other party should have been prepared in advance."

Fusu looked at Chen Ping and said, "I know you are capable and nothing will go wrong. But it is better to investigate. I hate traitors."

Chen Ping looked at the emperor. He did have a candidate. He felt that Chen Gong was cunning, had no determination, and might be trying to please both sides.

"Go ahead. I want to be alone." Fusu needs to be alone.

To be honest, Fusu likes beautiful and stupid women. Once a woman becomes beautiful and smart, he will feel uncomfortable.

The queen is such a good person. She has been staying quietly in the palace, raising children. Not getting involved in the affairs of the previous dynasty is the best protection for the prince. But who knows who is stupid enough to invite the queen out.

For the emperor, even the slightest sign of trouble is worth being vigilant, especially for the people around him, whose purity must be ensured.

The fact that he could even invite the queen out shows that this person is of extraordinary importance.

Fusu would never suspect that someone from the Feng family had informed the Queen. If someone from the Feng family had any connection with the Queen, Feng Jie would not have behaved like that in the court today.

Although the emperor is young, he is an experienced man after all.

Some people around him feel ignored if they don't pay attention to him. This neglect makes the other person feel that there is no room for him to move up, which becomes a disaster.

Isn't that what Zhang Han did?
Today I found out that all the ministers in the court were pretending. However, no one pretending to be Fusu was reliable, except Zhang Han.

He was the Grand Secretary, a senior official under the late emperor, and he had an army of 200,000 men under his command.

If you think about it carefully, what the queen said is quite right.

If they are provoked, they will definitely unite. Those who were once enemies will now become friends and allies, and join forces to deal with me.

However, these people are still evil-minded and as long as they are in power, they will try every possible means to seek benefits in the process of reform.

Fusu saw through them.

Even though they all agreed readily today, they are a completely different person once they leave the court.

After Fusu killed the wealthy businessman, he immediately had to send five times more troops than usual to strengthen vigilance.

Lu Ze hardly dared to rest these days and guarded Qin II around the clock.

As soon as Jing Ke was no longer with the emperor, everyone knew how serious the matter was.

However, Chen Ping went to inquire about this matter without holding out any hope, but he got the result as soon as he asked.

After Chen Ping knew the whole story, he was very angry.

"Shao Ping, aren't we good enough to him? He is so unsociable, but we don't tell him anything. Even if it is a plan he is not involved in, we still tell him the truth."

How could Chen Ping know that the person who reported him was Shao Ping.

He looks like such an honest man and he controls himself every day.

Chen Ping was puzzled.

"How can he, a grown man, go and complain to the queen?"

"They also spread rumors that we don't like him."

Chen Ping was so angry that he was stunned.

Do you know that if it weren't for Qin II, Chen Ping would never be a good person for the sake of Qin II's face.

Because in this era, being a good person will bring great losses.

If you are a good person, you will be eaten until nothing is left.

Chen Ping went back angrily and told the emperor the whole story.

The emperor was surprised. "That's it?"

I originally thought that someone had ulterior motives, but it turned out that Shao Ping felt that he was being treated coldly, so he cried in front of the queen.

Chen Ping did not exaggerate, but just said, "Shao Ping is from a different background than us. It is really unfair for him to be an eunuch."

Fusu asked, "What is his background? It is unfair for him to be my eunuch."

"Your Majesty, don't you know? He is the Marquis of Dongling. His father and General Meng's father were friends, and Shangqing Meng Yi has always been on good terms with him."

Fusu then vaguely remembered that there was such a Marquis of Dongling, who was introduced to his mother by Meng Yi, and then introduced to him by his mother.

Because the late empress dowager did not handle any state affairs on weekdays, nor would she give him any instructions or plans for the overall situation, it was a rare opportunity that such a talented person was sent to him, so Fusu accepted it.

"Meng Yi's friend?"

"Yes, it's absolutely true. Lord Meng even spent a lot of money to buy him some land and a pond outside Xianyang City. Just so that he could have time to go boating and chat with him."

"This is something that everyone in Xianyang knows."

Fusu tightly grasped the armrest of the chair, "So, I was wrong. I thought Shao Ping was just a private person."

Fusu couldn't help but sigh, I actually have moments of confusion.

"Marquis Dongling? How could I forget about this?"

Fusu thought that Shao Ping's temperament was also very unusual. When hunting in Shanglinyuan, I and everyone else ate barbecue without washing our hands, but Shao Ping insisted on running to the distant river to wash his hands, and then ran back to eat. After eating, others wiped their mouths with their sleeves, but Guan Fu actually had a spare handkerchief.

Thinking of this, Fusu realized his problem.

"Go and investigate the family backgrounds of those censors, eunuchs, and chamberlains, and get to know them all. Anyone like Shao Ping should be sent away. Let them do some paperwork in the palace, and it's better not to keep them in the palace."

"These people are used to being noble and elegant, and they are not keen on fame and fortune, nor do they like to fight for power."

"Ugh--"

"Let them go and find an environment that suits them. This place in the palace is not suitable for them."

Chen Ping listened and just stared at Fusu in a daze.

Fusu naturally knew what Chen Ping was thinking, "Sooner or later, I will give you a place like this, a place that suits you."

"I know that this palace is a small world and there is no room for you."

Chen Ping shook his head. "That's not what I meant. I just don't understand, Your Majesty. They have done you no good, so why are you being nice to them?"

Fusu asked again, "According to your logic, I have also been negligent towards you. Shouldn't you no longer be loyal to me?"

Chen Ping looked at Fusu and said, "Your Majesty is the one I admire most."

"Okay, stop doing this nonsense. Let's get to work."

"But your majesty, where is Shao Ping, no, where is Dong Linghou going?"

Fusu thought that today he noticed that his new faction in the court was still not strong enough.

Needless to say, Zhang Cang has always been a tough guy and can fight, but he is not flexible enough. He seems to have become a little smooth recently.

But Xiao He was always a little short.

"Didn't you say that Shao Ping and Meng Yi are good friends? Since Meng Yi is in the Court of the Supreme Court, send Shao Ping to him."

Chen Ping immediately thought, isn’t Xiao He also in the Supreme Court?

Speaking of which, Xiao He and Shao Ping actually have more in common.

On the contrary, Meng Yi was out of place everywhere. He only looked pleasing to the eye when he was around the emperor, because he looked like the emperor's buddy.

Fusu chose to stabilize these eunuchs mainly because he thought that the most important thing now was to stabilize people's hearts.

The court officials are very uneasy now, and the eunuchs must keep themselves stable.

After that, when the ministers were trembling with fear, the emperor suddenly appointed Shao Ping as a high-ranking official with the rank of doctor.

(End of this chapter)