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Cao Yushi was a member of the Shangshu Zhang family, and was promoted by the Shangshu Zhang. He was also considered a half-official of the prime minister's party.

Whether out of the righteousness of the court or party feuds, Censor Cao had sufficient reasons to impeach the Duke of Anguo and his son.

After Cao Yushi started the movement, many middle and lower-ranking officials soon submitted impeachment memorials filled with righteous indignation. The important officials above the third rank in the court were still watching the situation in the palace and the emperor's attitude, and did not get involved for a while. However, this wave of impeaching Zheng for treason and cursing Zheng's father and son had spread unstoppably.

These impeachment memorials piled up two feet high.

Wang Jin read all the memorials in silence, and said to Chen Changshi: "The emperor is not feeling well, so he should rest and take care of the baby. For the time being, we should not disturb the emperor about these troubles."

These words touched Chen Changshi's heart.

Chen Changshi nodded slightly: "I have the same plan."

He paused and looked at Wang Jin meaningfully: "Looking at this situation, the memorials impeaching Zheng and his son will continue to be submitted."

Although the Prime Minister's party was internally divided, they were still closely connected. Especially in dealing with the Empress Dowager's party, they worked together. It was not something that Shangshu Zhang could do to make such a big scene. Prime Minister Wang must have taken advantage of it.

Wang Jin did not pretend not to understand and responded in a low voice: "I will go back home tonight and tell my father. The emperor wants to use this matter to completely suppress the Empress Dowager, but he can't be too aggressive."

After all, Jiang Shaohua was eight months pregnant and had to give birth and spend the next few months in the palace. It was not appropriate to completely break up with the Queen Mother Zheng.

Wang Jin had been a companion in the palace for more than ten years. He was well aware of the situation in the palace and was also very familiar with the personality and temperament of Empress Dowager Zheng.

More importantly, Wang Jin weighed the pros and cons completely from the emperor's perspective.

Chen Changshi smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Wang Zhongshu Ling to go back to the palace and discuss countermeasures with the Prime Minister."

Wang Jin nodded.

At night, Wang Jin left before the palace gates were locked. After a busy day, Chen Changshi still had no time to rest. He processed all the memorials and picked out the two most important ones to report to the emperor.

Jiang Shaohua had been lying in bed for five days. Every day he just ate and slept. He was neither worried nor busy, and his cheeks quickly became rosy.

"How is the emperor's health today?" Chen Changshi asked earnestly.

Doctor Sun at the side said with a smile: "The emperor is in good health. After a few days of bed rest, the fetus has recovered and stabilized. He will be able to get up and attend court tomorrow."

In fact, it is best to rest and take care of the baby. But as the emperor, the Yuzhou army is rebelling and the court is sending troops. The court affairs are complicated, how can you just lie still?

Chen Changshi sighed inwardly, his face full of joy; "Good! Good! Great! There are a lot of things going on in the court. Some small matters I can handle, but some matters I really can't make up my mind about, and the emperor has to make the final decision."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and nodded, then sat up from the bed.

Chen Changshi stepped forward and reported: "Minister Ji of the Ministry of Revenue has submitted a memorial. The Ministry of Revenue has done its best to raise the military expenses and food for the Yingwei Camp in just a few days. Please review this memorial, Your Majesty."

Jiang Shaohua nodded slightly, took the memorial, and quickly glanced through it: "This number is reasonable. By the way, does Tang Youyin have any inside information to report?"

Chen Changshi replied, "Mr. Tang went to the palace today to report that no one in the Ministry of Revenue had any hand in the military expenditures. The purchase of a large amount of food and fodder was done at market prices, and there was no corruption."

Jiang Shaohua curled the corner of his mouth: "That's good." If there is anyone who is tactless and dares to embezzle money, he will be caught and beheaded and his property will be confiscated.

Chen Changshi presented the memorial from the Ministry of War: "This is the memorial from Minister Ding. The Ministry of War's preparation of war horses, weapons and armor has not been so smooth. The war horses can be barely gathered together, and many of the weapons and armor in the armory are crudely made and cannot be used at all."

In fact, the war horses also had a big problem. There were a lot of them, but about 20% were immature horses and could not stand long distances.

Jiang Shaohua's eyes turned cold: "It seems that this is all the work of Minister Zheng."

There were no outsiders in the bedroom, so Chen Changshi answered bluntly, "Yes, Minister Ding told me privately that the people in charge of the war horses and the arsenal are all Shangshu Zheng's men. Shangshu Zheng makes a lot of money from it every year."

It is so difficult not to be angry when faced with such greedy parasites!
Jiang Shaohua's eyes flashed with anger, but before he could say anything, Cui Du, who had been guarding the bed, couldn't help but said, "Don't disturb the fetus."

Jiang Shaohua let out a deep breath: "Well, I'm not angry."

"However, this matter must be resolved eventually. Chen Changshi, please go to the Ministry of War on my behalf to see how many war horses, weapons and armor are needed. We will first recruit from the Imperial Guards to ensure that the soldiers of the British Guards have sufficient armaments when they go to war."

The Imperial Guards were responsible for protecting the capital, and even if they were to send troops to quell the rebellion, they would not be sent out. Therefore, it was most appropriate to call for military supplies from the Imperial Guards.

Chen Changshi immediately bowed and accepted the order.

After Chen Changshi left, Jiang Shaohua said to Cui Du: "I will go to court tomorrow."

Cui Du did not stop him, but said, "I will accompany you to court."

As the Earl of Changning and Minister of Agriculture, he usually never attended court, and was busy working in the imperial farm. However, when he wanted to attend court, his rank and official position were there, and no one could say he was not qualified.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and nodded.

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As a result, the next morning, Jiang Shaohua, wearing the dragon robe, just walked out of the bedroom door and met Empress Dowager Zheng.

Empress Dowager Zheng had been turned away for several days in a row, and was furious because of the memorials from the whole court impeaching Duke Anguo. She couldn't eat or sleep well. At first glance, her eyes were red, her face was full of wrinkles, and she looked much older and haggard.

"I finally got to see the emperor today." Empress Dowager Zheng sneered, with a hint of sarcasm: "I originally thought that the emperor planned to lie down to rest and not attend court anymore."

Cui Du reflexively wanted to step forward.

Jiang Shaohua stopped Cui Du with his eyes, and then sighed to Empress Dowager Zheng: "The imperial desk is piled with memorials impeaching Duke Anguo for treason, how can I lie down?"

"Grandmother, it's not that I don't want to protect the Zheng family. It's just that they went too far. The border army was defeated that day, Pengcheng was slaughtered, and tens of thousands of young and strong people were abducted. General Zuo was dismissed from office, and the commander of the border army was replaced by General Fan."

"Zhao Wu has been hiding in the Yuzhou Army. Now Zheng Chen is also in the Yuzhou Army camp, which shows that they have been in collusion for a long time."

"My ministers are very excited and want me to investigate and punish severely. Grandmother, what should I do?"

Empress Dowager Zheng: "..." (End of this chapter)