For a long time before, this pivotal meeting was held in Shangshu Province, because the three provinces at that time, on Han Yi's Shangshu Order, he was one person under him, above ten thousand people, but from today on, he returned to the political hall of Zhongshu Province, because Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province ushered in a new master, which is also what Li Zhi hopes to see, and he can't always let Han Yi command hundreds of officials.

Early this morning, the political hall was already full of people, and it turned out that today was the first pivotal meeting held by Wu Meiniang.

Although Wu Meiniang has also participated in politics before, and also presided over the meeting in the Liangyi Palace, but that is just an extremely special situation, and this time it is very different, this can be said to be Wu Meiniang's official appointment, only the temporary law as the basis, for a woman to appear in the political hall, this everyone has no experience, so I rushed back early, anyway, I can't sleep.

And all the cardinal ministers except Li Ji have already arrived, because Li Ji is a military representative, he rarely participates in administrative work, and in the provisional law, it is clearly stipulated that Wu Meiniang cannot touch the military and politics, and can only preside over daily government affairs.

But the atmosphere was a little weird, they didn't have any conversation with each other, Han Yi dragged his face with one hand, yawned, his fingers drew circles on the armrest, Wang Xuandao, who left the little turtle, looked a little confused with his hands, and could only knead his slender fingers.

And the three old men, Zhang Wenguan, Liu Xiangdao, and Hao Chujun, are calm and relaxed, closing their eyes and recuperating, as if they are recuperating.

"The queen has arrived!"

With a shout outside the door.

It's finally coming!

All the cardinal ministers stood up at the same time.

After a while, I saw Wu Meiniang walk in, she was wearing a reddish-brown skirt today, not so glamorous, but it looked very slim, because Li Zhi did not formulate an official uniform for Wu Meiniang, and Wu Meiniang could not wear court clothes, the court clothes were too inconvenient, her skirt was trimmed from the court clothes, which was not dignified, but it looked very simple and simple.

But as far as Wu Meiniang's temperament is concerned, in fact, it doesn't matter what she wears, she has a kingly momentum on her, and she came to this house, as if she had become the master.

"See the queen!"

A cardinal minister bowed his hand.

Wu Meiniang's eyes swept slightly, holding a pair of towering "mountains", went straight to the front of the main seat, sat down, and then stretched out her hand and signaled: "You don't need to be polite." When we come to this house, we are all His Majesty's courtiers, and those red tapes can be avoided. You may be seated. ”

The crowd bowed and sat down.

Wu Meiniang's eyes swept away, and after seeing Zhang Wenguan and them sit down, she held her head high and her face was serious, and she couldn't help but smile secretly, and said: "You all know that the reason why I am sitting here is because Your Majesty is unwell, but more importantly, Your Majesty does not want to delay the development of the country because of his own body, so he made an exception for me to come here to preside over government affairs. Don't let down Your Majesty's good intentions, and don't let down your own efforts. ”

The ministers first glanced at each other, seemingly embarrassed, but then they still said in unison: "The ministers dare not live up to Your Majesty's good intentions." ”

After these words, the momentum of the two parties immediately underwent some subtle changes.

In fact, the tone of this meeting is to compete for priority, although there is a temporary covenant, but the temporary covenant only limits the power of the queen, but it does not not distinguish between the priority and the priority, whether it is dominated by the cardinal minister or the queen.

But it stands to reason that Wu Meiniang made a big mistake in front of her, and this posture should be lowered, and these important ministers are in the midst of the crisis, turning the tide and saving the country.

But who is Wu Meiniang, how could she allow this situation to occur, since you have already made this temporary covenant, then you don't want to use the previous things to pressure me, let me compromise. You must know that she has always refused to admit her mistakes before, and she has never felt the slightest guilt about that crisis, she only has grievances and resentment, the reason is very simple, the culprit on the side is still yawning, why should she feel guilty.

And what she said, Zhang Wenguan didn't have the slightest temper, I am sitting here, it is for Your Majesty, it is for this country, but I am not here to atone for my sins, if you have the ability, don't let me come.

A touch of pride flashed in Wu Meiniang's eyes, but she suddenly glanced at Han Yi who seemed to be wandering outside, and the little bit of pride in her heart suddenly disappeared, she was just depressed, she could be arrogant in front of Zhang Wen, but in front of Han Yi, she really didn't have any proud capital, it was Han Yi who defeated her at the beginning, she cleaned up her mood, and asked knowingly: "Is there an urgent matter to deal with in the DPRK and China at present?" ”

It's like the tone of the master.

Only then did Han Yi retract his casual gaze, and he sighed first, "Returning to the queen, the imperial court has not issued currency for several years, and the people are in urgent need of currency, and the top priority should be to issue currency as soon as possible." ”

Wu Meiniang said: "I also know a little about this matter, Your Majesty has also passed it, I don't have any opinion, but I have a small proposal." ”

The ministers all looked at Wu Meiniang in surprise, this matter is already a certainty, what else do you want to do, just came out like this, can you still get along happily in the future.

Han Yi asked with a little expectation, "I don't know what the queen proposes?" ”

Wu Meiniang said: "As far as I know, the issuance of currency this time is different from the past, mainly for the officials' fortunes, as well as the construction of the city proposed by Yan Shangshu. ”

Han Yi nodded and said, "The queen is right, firstly, to improve the lives of the people in the city, and secondly, to stimulate the consumption of the people. ”

Wu Meiniang pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, can you allocate a little money from it to build Daming Palace." ”

As soon as Zhang Wenguan heard this, he immediately said: "How can this be done, now that the finances are still in debt, how can the queen be greedy for enjoyment." ”

The tone smacked of a bit of reprimand.

Wu Meiniang said calmly: "Zhang Shizhong misunderstood me, I did this for the sake of His Majesty's condition, you should know that why the Daming Palace was built in the first place, mainly because the Taiji Palace is low, resulting in a relatively humid palace, which is very unfavorable to Your Majesty's condition, so I hope to allocate some money to build the Daming Palace." If Your Majesty had recovered sooner, I would have been able to unload this burden sooner. ”

Zhang Wenguan was immediately stunned.

Zheng Shanxing frowned and said: "But the construction of Daming Palace requires huge manpower and material resources, and it costs a lot of money. ”

Wu Meiniang said: "Of course I know this, but I just want to complete the construction of His Majesty's dormitory first, so that His Majesty can live in a better environment as soon as possible, and as for the rest, it can be repaired in the future." As she spoke, she glanced at Han Yi.

Han Yi nodded slightly and said, "If it's just to build a dormitory, it shouldn't be a big problem, but I didn't have a budget for this before, so I have to let the household department calculate it first." ”

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly, and then looked at Zhang Wenguan and other ministers.

Zhang Wenguan and the others also nodded helplessly, they couldn't object.

Wu Meiniang looked at Han Yi again and asked, "I wonder if there is a plan to build an academy in this budget?" ”

Han Yi's eyes flashed with a gleam, worthy of Wu Meiniang, she was really smart. Shaking his head, he said, "Not for the time being." ”

When Wu Meiniang heard this, a smile flashed in her eyes, but her eyebrows frowned slightly, and she said: "When the imperial court promulgated the stamp duty, it was clearly stated that part of the tax revenue would be popularized and educated, I think why not start from now, even if it is to build one or two colleges, at least let the people see that the imperial court is consistent in words and deeds, and is not deceiving them." ”

Han Yi nodded thoughtfully and said, "This suggestion from the queen is very good, I think it's okay." ”

Wu Meiniang looked at Zhang Wenguan and them again.

Zhang Wenguan is a scholar, how can they object, and they originally supported universal education, although they all nodded in favor, but they always felt strange in their hearts, which was completely different from the expected situation.

This is not going to work, we have to find a way to reverse it.

But how could Wu Meiniang let them succeed, and immediately make a summary, I will make these two suggestions, and you can take care of the rest yourself, I don't have any opinions.

If she said so, then there was no need for this meeting to continue.

Zhang Wen poured a breath of anger in their chests, ready to give Wu Meiniang a dismount, but they couldn't do it at all, although this meeting was very short, it was completely dominated by Wu Meiniang, they nodded or nodded, which was very embarrassing.

After the meeting, Zhang Wenpu and them left like defeated roosters!

In this first encounter, they were powerless.

"Hoo ---!"

Cui Ji got on the carriage, exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, and said to Wang Xuandao, Zheng Shanxing, Lu Shigua, and Changsun Yan, who had already gotten into the carriage before: "What a powerful queen! I don't even remember what we said. ”

Wang Xuandao smiled bitterly, "Although she only mentioned two innocuous suggestions, one is for the king and the other is for the people, and she has been told everything." ”

This smart politician generally likes to do the smallest and easiest thing to obtain the maximum political benefit.

Wu Meiniang made two small suggestions, but these two small suggestions, one is for the king, the other is for the people, aren't the two most important classes in a country the king and the people, this significance is extraordinary.

Moreover, she proposed to allocate funds to build an academy, in fact, she wanted to continue her previous policy, to remind the people that she had always been keen on universal education, and that Zhaoyi College had helped her establish a very high prestige, and that she was currently the only positive side of her confidence, and that she could not make any other achievements at present, so she must hold on to this point.

Zheng Shanxing said: "Zhang Shizhong, they originally wanted to give the queen a dismount, but they didn't expect it, but they were dismounted by the queen. ”

The eldest grandson Yan sighed worriedly: "I shouldn't have agreed to let the queen come out in the first place. ”

Cui Jijian smiled: "This is just the beginning, you won't just admit defeat, the queen is only temporarily gaining the upper hand, and the days are still long." ”

Wang Xuandao said with a smile: "But if you want to rely on Zhang Wenpu to give the queen a dismount, I'm afraid it's a little difficult, and it depends on Han Yi in the end." ”

When he makes a move, you're just afraid you'll be shocked! Cui Jijian thought secretly.