Palace scheming: Empress Leng Palace

Chapter 140

Situ Xianyu took the imperial decree and looked at it. Seeing that the content was the same as what she had guessed, she closed it gently, looked up at Xuanyuanze who came here specially for this matter, and asked, "Is the emperor planning to follow this?" Is the plan drawn up above going to be decreed?".


"Yes, I have exactly that intention!" Nodding his head, Xuanyuan Ze showed a serious look on his face.

If the plague cannot be brought under control, more and more people will be infected with the disease that day, which will also affect the farming and people's livelihood in other areas, and will cause a shortage of many medicinal materials in the country, leaving more people without Medicine can cure.


"Then how many ministers in the court support the emperor's decision-making?".

"Over half of the civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty opposed it, and the minority held a neutral attitude. There were only five people who really supported it!".

Xuanyuanze became furious when he thought of this point. Those ministers usually lived on their court salaries and pampered them with dignity, but when it came time to make suggestions, not only did they not achieve the slightest effect, they even repeatedly made side issues. They either followed the crowd or abstained from power and remained neutral!

Damn it, he really needs to rectify the current court atmosphere.


"Then how sure is the emperor?" Situ Xianyu saw that his complexion was not good, and asked again lightly, seemingly inadvertently.

Xuanyuanze's handsome eyes sank, and his voice was a little dull: "I'm not sure!".


"Since the emperor is so uncertain about something, it is not unreasonable for the ministers to scramble to dissuade him...".

"Isn't the queen mother supporting me too?" Hearing what Situ Xianyu said, Xuanyuanze's already unhappy expression couldn't help but darken a little.


But Situ Xianyu just smiled lightly, and continued what he had just interrupted, saying: "Don't worry, the emperor, the Ai family has not finished talking! The Ai family thinks that those ministers have their reasons, and the emperor has the emperor's insistence! According to the emperor's decree, this policy is indeed shocking. However, regarding the current trend of the plague, it may not be right to stick to the rules."


"As the king of a country, the respect of the royal family is important, but the interests of the people are more important than anything else. If the interests of the people are not the starting point, then this king is not a qualified king!" The queen mother's words made Yun Qing's eyes and ears clear. Listening quietly to the conversation between the two also turned into looking seriously at the Empress Dowager's expression, secretly admiring her.

Unexpectedly, the queen mother can put aside those pedantic clichés and is willing to put the interests of all people in the world first, which is really beyond her expectation.


Originally, Yun Qing thought that a queen mother who was willing to believe in Ji Yanlaixiang and canonize herself as queen must be a person who believes in gods extremely, and she should be the same as those important officials who would oppose the policy proposed by the emperor.

It also made her have to admire that a woman who was able to go from queen to queen mother and help the new emperor regent for three years did have her unique charm.


"Does the empress mean to support me in doing this?" Xuanyuan Ze raised his eyebrows, but he didn't quite understand what Situ Xianyu meant.

Seeing Situ Xianyu's peaceful expression, she turned her head to look at Yun Qing, and said with a smile, "What does the queen think? Should the emperor pass down the imperial decree at the risk of being scolded by all the people, or should he follow the advice of the important officials and veto this plan?".


Yun Qing did not expect that the Queen Mother would suddenly ask about him, and Xuanyuan Ze also turned his head to look at her at the same time, as if hoping that he could stand on the front line with him.

However, Yun Qing understood what the Empress Dowager meant. In fact, the Empress Dowager had already agreed with the Emperor's decision. It was only at this moment that the Emperor seemed suspicious, so he remembered to listen to his own opinion.


"Yun Qing's knowledge is shallow. If I make a mistake, please forgive my mother and the emperor." She thought for a while before answering: "In fact, Yun Qing and the empress dowager have similar views. As the king of a country, all the people in the world are the subjects of the emperor. When the subjects are in trouble, the emperor should try his best to rescue them as soon as possible. If there is no better decision than now, then delaying for one day will delay the people of one side Suffer one more day in dire straits.

However, this policy is not harmful to the interests of the people, but it may not be accepted by some conservative people. However, this is currently the best way to deal with the source of infection. ".


"Well, well said! Your Majesty, do you know what to do?" The Empress Dowager nodded with satisfaction, applauding Yun Qing's answer.

She has long seen that she is a woman who understands righteousness, and she will answer like this, although it is within her expectations, it is far better than what she expected.

If Ze'er could get her wholehearted help in the future, then he would be completely relieved.


"Thank you for your mother's support! It's just that I want to ask my mother to draft a decree to comfort the people in the disaster area in the name of the queen mother.

The main thing is to let them cooperate with the imperial decree, and then report the names of the burned relatives to the government for record. Once the plague is controlled, I will give compensation and let the local officials find a geomantic treasure to build a large temple, and then burn all People's spiritual bits are all enshrined in the temple to facilitate their relatives to worship! ".


Xuanyuan Ze summoned Chang Le, and handed another imperial decree that he had already drawn up to Situ Xianyu, with a sincere expression on his face.

"Oh, this plan sounds very good!" Seeing his solemn expression, Situ Xianyu was a little surprised, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then he happily accepted the imperial edict.


Yun Qing also looked at Xuanyuan Ze with some surprise. She really didn't expect that he not only insisted on his proposal, but also formulated a new appeasement policy for the commotion that may be caused by the people, which really surprised her.


With such a two-pronged approach, even if those ministers have excuses, in terms of the real interests of the people, there will be little hindrance at all.

And as long as he persists in doing so, the situation will not be so bad no matter how bad it is; and if he succeeds, then he will be a wise king of a country that will be praised by the people.


It seems that his busy days are not without achievements, at least he came up with such a good method, which not only blocked the mouths of the ministers, but also implemented a plan to control the epidemic.

In this way, he can be regarded as a good emperor who thinks of the interests of the people!

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In the next chapter, there will be unexpected plots, hey.
(End of this chapter)