He Qingchang was silent for a while, and said: "At that time, Your Majesty was not yet in charge, and the cabinet was controlled by Chen Gelao, so I am afraid that this matter will not be reported to Your Majesty, but it will harm Nie Zhuochen's family." ”

Ye Tianhuai was originally on fire, but He Qingchang replied like this, but it seemed to pour cold water on her.

She had to admit that He Qingchang was right.

Two years ago, Gu Shihai's power was far less than it is now, at that time, the Ministry of Rites was still under Chen Yuansi's jurisdiction, and the cabinet was also Chen Yuansi's decision, as for Ye Tianhuai, the emperor, he couldn't see two folds in a month, and even the ranks of various ministries and departments were not completely distinguished.

With the ruthlessness of these people on the hill, even the imperial guards around the emperor dared to murder, let alone the bereaved family of a criminal squire.

Ye Tianhuai was a little depressed, and asked again: "Since you didn't say it at the time, why did you suddenly decide to say it now?" ”

"Because the minister thinks that Your Majesty is by no means a faint king who can allow traitors to empty the treasury and die loyally." He Qingchang said word by word.

Ye Tianhuai smiled bitterly and said, "Then if I am still not pro-government, or pro-government and don't ask about the court, will you still not mention this matter?" ”

He Qingchang did not speak. Ye Tianhuai thought that he was acquiescing.

There was a heavy silence among the kings and ministers.

Then He Qing said: "Weichen is only the secretary of the military department, and the affairs of the household department and the criminal department are not under the jurisdiction of Weichen." What Weichen can do is to do his part and wait. ”

Ye Tianhuai looked at his respectful appearance, and suddenly laughed briefly.

"In your eyes, am I like a quick knife that can be used?" Ye Qianhuai asked.

He Qingchang was stunned, raised his head and looked at the emperor, with some surprise and panic in his eyes, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Weichen doesn't dare." ”

Ye Qianhuai restrained the smile on his face, and said: "If such a quick knife can get rid of the ills of the imperial court and open up a prosperous and peaceful world, then I am willing to be used by you." ”

She sighed, got up and walked in front of He Qingchang, held his shoulder with one hand and said, "It's too late for me to come." Assist an ignorant emperor like me, thank you for your hard work. ”

He Qingchang raised his head and met the emperor's sincere eyes. For a while, he only felt a sour nose and tears in his eyes.

It seems that he has been waiting for this day for a long, long time.

——

August 15, Mid-Autumn Festival.

In this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, there was no big event in the palace.

After the dinner, Ye Qianhuai went to the main hall of Fengxian Hall alone.

Here are enshrined the spirit tablets of the ancestors of the Ye family, a total of six emperors. The tablet in the middle is the tablet of the founding emperor Ye Yunhan.

The fire and candle in the Fengxian Hall are bright.

The tablets with a blue background in Phnom Penh seem to be looking at Ye Qianhuai condescendingly.

"Thanks to the protection of our ancestors and ancestors, let you be reincarnated as a human being. I swear here that I will make Kyushu peaceful and stable in this life. ”

After Ye Tianhuai saluted the incense, his straight body kneeling on the futon relaxed.

She looked up at the tablets of her ancestors, and muttered a little confused: "Is it that all emperors have been so difficult to be, or is it only my dynasty......

She couldn't help but wonder if the peaceful situation of Heqinghaiyan and monarchs and ministers in the history books really existed.

Is there really such a harmonious situation?

Ye Qianhuai suddenly remembered what Du Jing said to her in prison-

"I wonder if Your Majesty will regret it one day when he finds out that there is no one available in the court?"

Thinking of his words now, Ye Tianhuai felt a little afraid.

Shi Taiping's dereliction of duty and leaking the topic was privately given, and she could be dismissed; Du Jing abused her power to know the law and break the law, she can be exiled; Chen Xueshen resold public grain to kill people and kill people, and she can also deal with it.

However, what if the DPRK and China are full of Shi Taiping, Du Jing, Chen Xueshen and the like?

Will she still be able to dispose of all the courtiers? At that time, who will convey policies and handle government affairs for her?

In that case, wouldn't she be on the opposite side of the entire court?

It was not until this moment that Ye Tianhuai really understood why Gu Shihai said that she was creating a "court" outside Chengtian Gate at that time.

In the past, the courtier she had the most contact with was Lu Yanchen, and the other courtiers were also kind in front of her, so she felt that the court and the court were all loyal to the country and the people.

But since the trial of the three divisions, she saw the other side of the courtiers that she didn't know, like tearing a hole in the flashy picture scroll.

Since then, this opening has become bigger and bigger. It was so big that Ye Qianhuai felt scared.

"Is it true that when the water is clear, there are no fish?" Ye Tianhuai muttered to himself.

There was silence in the huge Fengxian Hall, only the faint crackling sound of the candle flame answered the young emperor's questions.

——

On August 18, the case of the Cangchang case was closed, Xue Song, the governor of the warehouse, was dismissed and beheaded for privately opening public grain, and his subordinate directors and others were dismissed and exiled, and Chen Xueshen, director of the Agricultural Department of the Ministry of Households, was transferred to Honglu Temple and demoted to the post of Shaoyin due to poor supervision, and the Shangshu of the Household Department and the Shilang were jointly fined for half a year. Nie Zhuochen posthumously sealed the second grade, and the bereaved family was supported by the imperial court. At the same time, Jingzhao Mansion came forward to rectify the Shengjing black market and track down the grain flowing out of the warehouse.

The day after the closure of the case was announced, Chen Yuansi's condition suddenly improved. Soon, he applied to the imperial court for the privilege of riding in the palace, and dragged his sick body to the court reluctantly.

With Chen Yuansi's comeback, the money and grain in the court soon ran again.

Although there was a problem with the grain in the warehouse on the plateau, under Chen Yuansi's turnover, the grain on the front line in Yunzhou was still supplied stably.

The contest between Chen and Gu in this game seems to be a draw.

If it must be said, Chen Yuansi, who had a bad start, seems to be better.

After all, compared to Du Jing's exile, Chen Xueshen was only transferred out of the household department to do an idle job.

As long as he remains in Shengjing's officialdom, everything will still have a turnaround.

However, the eyes of the court and the people did not focus on the party struggle between the two factions for long.

Because, in less than half a month, an extremely heavy news reached Shengjing.

Dajing's army lost the battle on the Yunzhou front, with more than 30,000 casualties, and Gu Haiwang was captured.

The news was that he had entered Beijing in an expedited manner for 800 miles, and as soon as the Ministry of War received the news, Gu Shihai and He Qingchang entered the palace together.

Ye Tianhuai was reviewing the folds in the Wenxuan Palace.

Because the party dispute has become more and more serious, Ye Tianhuai has recently received numerous impeachment reports for small attacks, and he has to deal with them until dark every day.

When she heard the news, she felt like she was hallucinating.

For a moment, she felt as if she had returned to the time when she had just been resurrected, with the feeling of a soul floating in the air, and her perception of the world was hazy, and it was very difficult to make any movements.

It took a while for her to regain her voice.

"What did you say?"