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Chen Zhuo nodded with a smile, took the memorial, read it carefully, and praised: "The princess wrote it very well, there is no need to change it anymore. Let someone send it to the capital!"

"Wait a moment." Jiang Shaohua said quickly: "I have to write another letter to the Queen Mother."

For more than two years, Jiang Shaohua wrote to Empress Dowager Zheng every month, and sent generous gifts to Empress Dowager Zheng every year on her birthday. Maintain good relationships.

Offering corn and sweet potatoes is a big deal, and it is only right to offer it to the court. However, I have to send a letter to Queen Mother Zheng first. Let's make a time difference and let Empress Dowager Zheng speak in front of Emperor Taikang and the prince first, make a show of herself, and gain some weight in the court.

Jiang Shaohua is very proficient in doing this kind of thing.

Chen Zhuo saw this and was quite pleased.

The princess gradually grew up, and her control over Nanyang County became stronger and stronger day by day. Nowadays, more and more young people are being used under his command.

As the chief official of the palace, he is still the first person under the princess, and he is busy with official duties every day. However, he is no longer the only and necessary one. Chen Jinyu and Ma Yaozong have been training for two years and are very efficient in handling errands. Lu Cong came from behind and took the promotion of new grains carefully and steadily.

This is a good thing. When he becomes an official in the future, the princess will not have to worry about having no one available.

But in my heart, I was inevitably a little disappointed.

When Jiang Shaohua raised his eyes, he saw Chen Zhuo looking at him with complicated eyes. Her thoughts turned slightly, and she guessed what was going on. She suppressed a smile and said coaxingly: "I am only twelve years old, and I have more than two years to get haircut. The palace can't live without Chen Changshi, and I can't live without him."

Chen Changshi was indeed coaxed: "Princess, I am old, but I have not yet become an old fool. It will be no problem to work for the princess for another ten or eight years."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said: "That's good. We, the principal and the minister, will support each other and write a good story about Nanyang."

Chen Zhuo laughed dumbly: "Chen Sheren wrote the short notes of Magistrate Cai last year, and the short notes of Magistrate Ma at the beginning of this year. It seems that the next one will be the short notes of Chen Changshi."

Jiang Shaohua smiled brightly: "Chen Sheren's writing is first-class, and her character notes are also wonderful. After two years, I will ask her to write a story about the princess. By then, Nanyang paper will be expensive, and people will rush to pass it around. It will be a big deal. Interesting things.”

While they were joking, Chen Jinyu came in with a frown: "Princess, there is news from the capital."

Chen Jinyu has been on duty for two years. He is now fifteen this year, and his temperament has become much more stable. Chen Changshi gradually handed over the public news exchanges in the capital to her.

As for undercover dealings, Chen Jinyu is not qualified yet.

Seeing Chen Jinyu's solemn expression, Jiang Shaohua's heart sank: "Bring it over."

Chen Jinyu responded and submitted a letter.

Jiang Shaohua flipped through it quickly, his face suddenly darkened.

Chen Zhuo also felt a thump in his heart. What can make the princess's expression change suddenly is no trivial matter: "Princess, what happened?"

Jiang Shaohua took a deep breath: "The Emperor has suffered a stroke."

what? !

Chen Zhuo's expression suddenly changed, and he reached out to take the letter regardless of the difference between his master and his ministers. …

A few days ago, Emperor Taikang fainted on the dragon throne.

A group of imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital tried their best to snatch the emperor's life back from King Yama. Emperor Taikang woke up from a coma for four days. His body was weak and he could not stay down or get angry. He had to calm down and recuperate. All affairs in the court had to be entrusted to the young Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, was very responsible when he was ordered to do something in danger. He went to court every day to serve as director, and after going to court, he stayed by Emperor Taikang's side to take care of his illness.

Empress Dowager Zheng and Prime Minister Wang also gave up temporarily, and the court reluctantly settled down.

However, everyone knows that this stability is only temporary. The party has reached this point in its struggle, and no one is willing to retreat or give up.

"Party fighting harms the country!" Chen Changshi was heartbroken after reading this: "The Queen Mother has intervened in the government affairs one after another, and the Prime Minister Wang will not let the power fall to the wayside, and they keep fighting. In the past, it was just a fight in the court. Now there are severe droughts in the north. There are refugees everywhere and chaos is spreading. They are still fighting!”

"Yes," Jiang Shaohua sighed: "Shilang Qian is a member of the Queen Mother's party. He went to the two lakes to collect grain. Under the instructions of Prime Minister Wang, the officials from the two lakes interfered. Shilang Qian was convicted for this. Once Langzhong Tan left, everything went smoothly. Yes. Because Mr. Tan belongs to Prime Minister Wang.”

"The court is busy with party disputes, and does not care about the poor people in the north who are waiting for relief from the court. The food is a month late, and I don't know how many people will starve to death."

"Whether this group of bandits who stole the food were civilian bandits or were ordered by others, there is no way to investigate."

"Shilang Qian died, and the Queen Mother's party suffered a heavy blow. Prime Minister Wang and his party took back the power of the court with pride. In the end, it was the innocent people who paid the price."

Chen Jinyu was indignant when she heard this: "It's come to this point, and they are still fighting! They are all selfish! In my opinion, neither the Queen Mother's Party nor the Prime Minister's Party is a good thing."

Chen Zhuo glanced at his indignant granddaughter: "Official affairs have always been like this, not black and white. If you want to do something, you have to take power first. Only when you stand in a high position can your words be listened to."

Like the princess, she understands the truth.

In the past two years or so, the princess has actually only done one thing. That is to rectify the officialdom of Nanyang County and control all subordinates.

Therefore, in Nanyang County, the princess has the final say. Once an official document was issued, all fourteen counties would comply. Magistrate Cai started the trend of internal competition. The county magistrates even competed with each other, and they were all very motivated.

The biggest problem for the court was actually Emperor Taikang. As the emperor, he cannot control his ministers, nor can he control his own mother. As a result, the powerful ministers wanted to be in power, and the Queen Mother also wanted to be in power. They fought endlessly and harmed the country and the people.

However, no matter how mediocre and incompetent the emperor is, as long as he sits firmly on the throne, the court will be safe. Now that Emperor Taikang has died and the young prince has been taken out, it is still unclear whether the situation can be stabilized.

Jiang Shaohua was silent for a moment, and then said: "We are too far away from the court, and we can't care about it. At the moment, what we can do is to let the people of Nanyang County live and work in peace and contentment."

"Chen Changshi, write an official document and send it to each county. Let all the people use the corn and sweet potatoes harvested this year to go to the county government in exchange for food."

Chen Zhuo reacted very quickly: "Does the princess want to use this year's corn and sweet potatoes as grain seeds and spread them to all northern states and counties?"

Jiang Shaohua nodded: "Yes, as long as the imperial court is willing to make every effort to promote the new grain, we will dedicate this year's corn and sweet potatoes as seed grain to the imperial court. Fortunately, in the past two years, all counties have stocked up on food, enough for the people to eat. Planting another crop of corn and sweet potatoes next year will help us overcome the famine.”

"This is the best scenario the princess has imagined." Chen Jinyu couldn't help but murmured in opposition: "What if refugees come to Nanyang County, will the county supervisor not care about it then? Also, what will happen if another rioter comes?" (End of chapter)