The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 774: We can’t be in chaos. How can I make money if there is a chaos?
"I'm sure you all know that Zhang is only good at strange and lewd techniques and economics. He is not capable of handling government affairs, and has no intention of getting involved in court disputes. However, I dare not let down your majesty's trust."

Zhang Yunyi smiled harmlessly, raised his hand to interrupt the crowd's praises, and continued: "Now, the prince is young, the red-haired people are eyeing him, and there are internal and external troubles. I hope that all the adults will work together with Zhang, follow the emperor's will, and maintain the long-term stability of the Great Xia Dynasty."

At this point, he smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "After all, how can I make money if things are in chaos?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an immediate burst of laughter, and the tense and heavy atmosphere was dispelled.

But then, some people were worried that Zhang Yunyi would misunderstand and deliberately mock, so they quickly said: "We must work together to help Duke Wei and maintain the stability of the court!"

"Okay!" Zhang Yunyi bowed deeply, "I would like to thank you all in advance."

Zhang Yunyi doesn't mind livening up the atmosphere and enriching his own character, but no matter how much fun he has, he must not lose any of the benefits he is supposed to get.

Therefore, after he stood up, he continued, "Although Zhang is unwilling to interfere in state affairs, in order to live up to your majesty's high hopes, I can only avoid the embarrassment and temporarily maintain the stability of the capital and the palace and take up the responsibility.

In order to prevent rioters from causing trouble, the capital and the palace need to be more cautious. I will stay in the palace recently and wait until the government is stable before making any decisions..."

Zhang Yun逸 did not add a time limit, and the crowd was very sensible and did not ask, but instead said in unison: "The people of Wei are looking forward to it!"

"I have a few suggestions for you to discuss."

"No, no! Duke Wei, please speak!"

"First, your majesty's body is still warm, and the prince is still in his infancy. As the saying goes, three people make a tiger. If something unexpected happens in the palace right now, even if the world is informed of what happened today, I'm afraid people will be in a panic. Since your majesty has given me the secret decree, I will keep it for the time being and wait and see what happens."

Seeing that the court officials were silent, he added, "However, those suspicious edicts serve as a reminder for us to nip problems in the bud. At the same time, in order to avoid suspicion, it would be best for Minister Zhou to resign on his own initiative.

In addition, since Your Majesty trusts Concubine Wu, you may as well establish her in the East and West Palaces with the Empress. The Crown Prince is young and cannot rule the country personally, so it is better to seal the Imperial Seal and give it to the Cabinet for safekeeping. It should not be used lightly unless it is absolutely necessary. Even if the Imperial Seal is needed, it needs to be confirmed by the Cabinet and the two palaces. I will supervise and implement this matter. What do you think?"

At this moment, Zhang Yun逸 seemed to have transformed into a master of keeping balance.

However, his actions are consistent with the stability maintenance label he had previously established.

After all these ups and downs, Zhou Xianzu was lucky to be able to keep her life, not to mention that Zhang Yun逸 kept his word and barely managed to keep her position as queen.

There is no such thing as trust or dishonesty in politics. He tried his best to protect Queen Zhou, certainly not because he was trustworthy.

The forged imperial edicts sent by Zhou Xianzu had already put the Zhou family on the opposite side of the ministers, and Zhang Yun逸 asked him to resign voluntarily, so the Zhou family became a rootless duckweed in the court.

They can only get closer to him as their defender.

However, Queen Zhou was the emperor's biological mother after all. Even if she lost her support in the court, there might still be people in the palace who wanted to curry favor with her.

Therefore, Zhang Yun逸 used the name of the emperor's will and brought out Concubine Wu to restrain her.

The secret decree in Concubine Wu's hand has been resolved by Zhang Yunyi. Being able to have two palaces at the same time, I think she can distinguish the importance of each.

This can be considered as barely fulfilling the promise to Concubine Wu, which is the best of both worlds.

As for Gu Dashou and other court officials, they were the ones who benefited the most from restricting the imperial power, except for Zhang Yun逸.

"Secondly, the red-haired countries are expanding their territories abroad and are eyeing our Great Xia covetously. In order to ensure the smooth flow of our Great Xia trade routes and to prevent the tragedy in Guangdong from happening again, it is urgent to establish a navy. Only in this way can we keep the enemy out of the country."

At this point, he looked around and said, "If the invaders can go, I can go too. Although overseas is a barbarian land, there are many gold and silver mines. In this way, not only will the soldiers have the opportunity to make achievements, but the imperial treasury will also become more abundant."

At this time, Daxia was still the Celestial Empire. They had no interest in talking to you about overseas colonization.

But money can move people's hearts, and gold, silver and minerals are the language they can understand.

Sure enough, when they heard about gold and silver minerals, some people began to whisper. Zhang Yunyi raised his third finger and said, "Third, although His Majesty is gone, we cannot let the government change with him. We must follow His Majesty's will and replace the weapons and equipment of the various armies as soon as possible and intensify training to prevent the red-haired people from rebelling again."

At this point, he paused and said, "Don't confuse the red-haired people. The French and the English are not inferior to the red-haired people..."

Open the bow without turning back the arrow.

Although at the moment due to insufficient troops and unwillingness to engage in reckless internal consumption, Zhang Yun逸 had to make compromises and win over the majority.

But a centipede is still alive even after death. If you think you have already won, it will not only be irresponsible to yourself, but also to the soldiers who have entrusted their lives to you.

Therefore, including the previous maintenance of public order, the few things he mentioned, except for the proposals of the two Empress Dowagers, the rest were just one thing - military power.

"I've finished talking. Who is in favor and who is against?"

He looked down at the officials in the hall and said, "Zhang has always been truthful and reasonable in his work, and is willing to accept good advice. Anyone who has any questions can raise them..."

After waiting for a while, seeing that no one in the audience spoke, he said, "Okay! Then Zhang would like to thank you all for your kindness!"

He paused and said, "I have said everything I wanted to say. Now I have a few more things to trouble you gentlemen. Thank you for your attention."

"Duke Wei, please speak!"

"Your Majesty's body is still warm and needs to be buried as soon as possible. The funeral and other matters need your attention. In addition, the sealing of the jade seal and the conferment of the title on Concubine Wu also require you to discuss the rules. After all, you still need to give an explanation to your subordinates, right?"

He paused and said, "You are all experienced and prudent. Zhang is not good at government affairs, so I will not command you experts as an amateur."

Give a slap and a date as a reward.

Zhang Yun逸's promise was a disguised one, that he would not interfere too much in the court's political affairs.

His action also made the court officials feel much more at ease.

After all, it was not their cake that was moved, and they were more concerned about whether Zhang Yun逸 interfered in state affairs.

"Don't worry about it, Duke Wei. These are all our responsibilities."

"There is another private matter that I need to trouble you with. Although I have a clear conscience, it is after all a family story. I still need you to bear witness for me. I will trouble you to interrogate my nephew Xia Shouzhong and the madam of Jinxiangyuan to prove my innocence!"

At this point, he looked at Qiu Duo and the others and said, "I also ask Commander Qiu, Prince Zhongshun, Elder Gu, and Minister Zhou to bring my people with you to arrest the traitor Lu Bing! And by the way, bring the two people I just mentioned here for interrogation by you gentlemen."

"Why would Duke Wei do this? We all have faith in Duke Wei!"

"Hey! I appreciate your kindness! But a thousand-mile dam can be breached by an ant hole. If you can't set an example yourself, how can you convince the world?"

He was not worried at all that Xia Shouzhong's nephew and the madam of Jinxiangyuan would get confessions that would be unfavorable to him.

After all, it really happened.

Therefore, he pretended to avoid suspicion and left the questioning work to the people present.

Although most people present did not take his words seriously, there were still some who showed awe.

Zhang Yunyi made an excuse to avoid suspicion and walked out of the side hall under their awe-inspiring gazes.

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(End of this chapter)