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The person who went to the Ministry of Justice to deliver the message was still Chen Sheren.

Chen Sheren often went to the six ministries to deliver messages on behalf of the emperor. The ministers were not used to it at first, but now they are getting used to it.

Yang Shangshu's official position was much higher than Chen Sheren's, but he was very polite to Chen Sheren, who was of the seventh rank: "Chen Sheren, please take a seat. Someone, bring a pot of good tea quickly."

Who doesn't know that Chen Sheren is the emperor's closest minister and the most trusted minister? To make an inappropriate analogy, Chen Sheren is much tougher than Eunuch Zhao in Jingyang Palace.

After all, Eunuch Zhao was just a eunuch who relied on the favor of the Empress Dowager. Once he lost the favor of his master, he could be replaced at any time.

Chen Sheren’s grandfather was the “Inner Prime Minister” of the imperial court and was considered by everyone to be the future Prime Minister of Daliang.

Chen Sheren's biological father was also deeply trusted and relied upon by the emperor. The emperor had recently issued an imperial decree ordering Chen, the magistrate of Bowang County, to serve as the governor of Yuzhou.

Chen Haoran, the elder brother of Chen Sheren, took over his father's position and became the new magistrate of Chen County. He was in charge of the iron and silver mines for the emperor... That's right, now Nanyang County no longer had to hide the fact that there was a silver mine, and it could openly ...

There is also Chen Sheren's husband, Ma Yaozong, who is now working in the Ministry of Personnel and is also favored by the emperor.

The Chen family has risen to prominence and become the new elite of Daliang.

Minister Yang has always been a tactful and respectable man, so he is naturally very enthusiastic towards Chen Sheren, who has a bright future.

Chen Sheren smiled and said, "The emperor ordered me to deliver a message, and I must return to the palace to report after I finish speaking. Minister Yang, please ask your attendants to leave first."

Minister Yang nodded.

After the followers had all left, Chen Sheren whispered his intention: "...The Empress Dowager insisted on doing this, and the Emperor has always been filial and considerate of his elders, so he had to agree reluctantly. Minister Yang, please keep this matter a secret and don't talk about it outside."

"It will also prevent disrespectful comments about Jingyang Palace from being spread, which would damage the reputation of the Empress Dowager."

understood!

This matter must be spread immediately, so that everyone will know that the Empress Dowager Zheng is a biased old fool. This will further alienate the officials of the Empress Dowager's party and speed up their pace of surrendering to the emperor.

Yang Shangshu, the old fox, understood everything immediately and responded immediately: "Please rest assured, Mr. Chen, I am not a person who gossips nonsense. I will not say a word about this matter."

Of course he couldn't say it himself, so it would be enough for his followers to "accidentally" leak it out.

Chen Sheren and Yang Shangshu looked at each other and smiled slightly: "The emperor is naturally relieved that Yang Shangshu is doing his job."

……

It is indeed reassuring to see Minister Yang doing his job.

Two nights later, Yang Shangshu sent someone to deliver Zheng Chen's head to the Anguo Mansion. This was done in secret, and only a few people knew about it.

Duke Anguo held the wooden box in his hands, feeling mixed emotions, and finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Please thank Minister Yang for me."

The attendant who delivered the wooden box immediately said, "The Minister has ordered that this matter should not be publicized. Please bury Mr. Zheng's head as soon as possible, Duke." Duke Anguo nodded in agreement.

After the long-time attendant left, Duke Anguo opened the wooden box and looked at his son's head for a long time.

He didn't cry. It was useless to cry. It had come to this. The Grand Empress Dowager Zheng had obviously made a wrong move. But now, he couldn't even step out of the house, couldn't enter the palace, and couldn't see the Grand Empress Dowager. Even if he saw her, could he still blame the Grand Empress Dowager without knowing what was good for him?
Duke Anguo personally prepared an ordinary coffin, placed Zheng Chen's head in it, and also put a new set of clothes, shoes and socks.

The coffin was quietly buried that night.

Then, someone didn't keep it secret and the news spread quietly.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. This incident soon reached the ears of all the court officials. The officials of the prime minister's party exaggerated it and accused the Empress Dowager of ignoring the court's laws and acting recklessly. Even the Empress Dowager's followers felt that the Empress Dowager was not doing things properly.

Today, the Zheng family is in a state of decline and cannot be saved. The Grand Empress Dowager Zheng is an old fool. Are the officials of the Grand Empress Dowager's party going to sink with this broken ship?
Of course not!

What is the Empress Dowager Party? They are obviously loyal to the country and the emperor. It is their job to receive the court salary and share the worries of the emperor!

Within just a few days, Chen Changshi received many visiting cards.

Chen Changshi was busy with government affairs during the day and at night, and he also had to take time out to deal with these officials who took the initiative to surrender to him. The number of white hairs on his head increased visibly.

Jiang Shaohua saw this and felt sorry for his Lord Chief Secretary, so he specifically instructed Doctor Sun: "Doctor Sun, Chief Secretary Chen has been overworked recently, and has a lot more white hair on his head. Please prescribe some tonic medicine for him, and use more precious medicinal materials."

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Doctor Sun smiled and accepted the order. He carefully prepared two large bottles of black plasters and gave them to Chen Changshi: "This is the tonic that the emperor specially ordered me to make for you, Lord Changshi. Drink it twice a day for a month. It will replenish your qi and blood and nourish you."

Chen Changshi laughed: "The emperor is busy dealing with state affairs every day, dealing with Jingyang Palace and Ning'an Palace, and he is still worrying about me."

Doctor Sun smiled and joked, "Isn't it? The only minister who could be so considerate and caring to the emperor is Chen Changshi."

They were all old men from the Nanyang Palace, and had known each other for decades, so they were as familiar as could be. There were some things that could not be said to others, but could be said to Doctor Sun.

Chen Changshi smiled and sighed: "The emperor treats me like this, even if I work hard, it's worth it."

"Back then, I followed the Prince of Nanyang to his fiefdom, thinking that being a palace official would be enough for my life. Who could have thought that our princess would have such great fortune and luck and become the emperor of Daliang? I, a palace official in my fifties, have now become the prime minister of Daliang."

Doctor Sun laughed softly and said, "I never thought that one day I would enter the palace to be a royal doctor. I had originally planned to spend my retirement in the Nanyang Palace!"

He is not only an imperial physician, but also the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau!
The original chief physician of the Imperial Hospital was Doctor Ji. However, Doctor Ji was secretly bribed by the Prince of Huaiyang and the Prince of Gaoliang, and tampered with the medicine of Emperor Taihe, thus murdering him. Doctor Ji died in prison, and the Ji family was exterminated.

The position of chief physician was vacant. After Jiang Shaohua ascended the throne, he summoned the father and daughter of Imperial Physician Sun to the palace. Sun Zelan was a medical officer of the seventh rank, while Imperial Physician Sun became a chief physician of the fifth rank.

Life suddenly reached its peak!
The surprise came so unexpectedly, yet it was so natural!
All they can do is to serve the emperor till their death!

The two old ministers from Nanyang looked at each other and smiled.

...(End of chapter)