The emperor's operation shocked the whole capital. Even Meng Yuchuan was forced to surrender the military power in his hands and became a marquis in name only... Some people watched the excitement, while others felt sorry for him. They felt that your majesty was responsible for killing the donkey company. Don't let it go.
However, at this moment, Meng Yuchuan suddenly changed and became the chief minister of the cabinet!
A total of six ministers were selected for the cabinet. All of them were veterans who were not prominent at ordinary times, but whose status in the court could not be ignored. They were basically over fifty years old, but Meng Yuchuan stood above everyone else and became the chief minister of the cabinet.
He's not even thirty yet.
It was in the limelight for a while.
Xihe was reluctant to accept the post, and everyone wanted to invite her to the banquet.
Xihe refused them all, and ordered the entire Hou family to be cautious in their words and deeds, keep a low profile, and live their lives behind closed doors.
Also keeping a low profile is the Prime Minister's Mansion. Although the emperor did not abolish the position of prime minister and instead assisted the cabinet, the power of the prime minister was not as good as before, and he might even be abolished in the future... Qiang Cheng began to devote himself to assisting Meng Yuchuan and helping him familiarize himself with everything in the court.
The Qiang Prime Minister has always been aware of current affairs, the prince was deposed, and his majesty reformed, everything was beyond repair.
If you are stubborn and refuse to admit defeat, why not find another way to assist your son-in-law.
It's just that because of his useless behavior, not to mention the ministers of the same dynasty, even the prime minister's wife and the eldest daughter had several quarrels, thinking that he was cold-blooded and mercenary.
Prime Minister Qiang: ...So he and His Majesty had to fight head-on and take off the black gauze hat, so that they would be satisfied?
Prime Minister Qiang felt that the women in the family were making trouble unreasonably, so he explained several times that it was for their own good, but in the end no one listened and just ignored it and continued their great cause.
He secretly knew that now that his son-in-law has become the first assistant, Meng Huaiyu's chances of becoming the next emperor are infinitely greater. As long as he and his son-in-law work together, it will not be a problem to become the new emperor's confidant in the future!
Prime Minister Qiang was full of wits and started his second spring in life with great ambition.
Prime Minister Qiang: Life is endless and struggle is endless!
Xihe was speechless and felt that Prime Minister Qiang's behavior was clearly a serious rebellion!
She asked Meng Yuchuan, how much did he know about His Majesty's plan?
After all, it was unusual to suddenly appoint him as the chief assistant.
Meng Yuchuan: "Always known."
Xihe:! ! !
Meng Yuchuan shook the rattle in his hand, and the little baby in pink clothes immediately crawled over: "Dad, I want it!" and reached out to reach for the rattle in his hand.
The little girl is white and tender, with dark eyes, and is extremely cute.
Meng Yuchuan wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth with a small handkerchief, teased his daughter, and continued: "His Majesty has already started the reform a few years ago. It's just that the matter is huge, and the road to reform in the past dynasties is full of thorns and obstacles. In order to prevent Unexpectedly, it has been going on secretly.”
Xihe: "...So now that the opportunity is ripe, you take action?"
Meng Yuchuan nodded with a smile and didn't mind telling her more: "When the late emperor was still alive, he noticed that there was a problem in the court and wanted to reform it. However, the family was powerful at that time, and it refuted the late emperor's reform ideas. At that time, the late emperor was old and lacked energy, so he had to die. I will hand this matter over to His Majesty."
"Your Majesty has been on the throne for more than twenty years, and has spent all of his time weakening the power of the aristocratic family. To this day, there are many children from poor families in the court, but there are fewer and fewer people from the aristocratic families... My father-in-law also belongs to the poor family."
Xihe was a little surprised: "But isn't my father from the Tianshui family?"
She remembered that she had been trying to persuade Prime Minister Qiang not to follow the prince a few times before, because it was a fire pit.
Prime Minister Qiang was furious and scolded her directly. Such betrayal was an insult to the name of their Tianshui family!
Although in the memory of her original owner, every year during the Chinese New Year, several members of her clan who claimed to be her family came to the house to enjoy the autumn breeze... The clothes were shabby, the behavior was desolate, and they did not look like a noble family at all.
Meng Yuchuan seemed to smile: "That's because my father-in-law and the Tianshui family are a bit dirty, so..."
The rest of the words were not said, but Xihe understood.
She's straight up nice guy.
In other words, half of the reason why Prime Minister Qiang is a prime minister is because of his Tianshui family status. It is even possible that what the emperor values is that he is not at odds with his family.
She couldn't help but said: "The late emperor... really has a plan."
Prime Minister Qiang is not a soft persimmon. Anyone who bullies him must fight back hard. The late emperor took advantage of his enmity with his family and put the knife in his hand, asking him to deal with his family.
The aristocratic families have always been connected by the same spirit. How can Prime Minister Qiang have no objections to other aristocratic families of the Qiang family? Facing the crusade of the aristocratic family, Prime Minister Qiang must find allies. At this time, the children of poor families become the best choice.
Over the past few decades, Qiang Prime Minister has been promoted steadily and has unlimited limelight in the court.
However, the aristocratic family was reduced to a small number of people by him. Even in the government, most of them were low-ranking officials, or they were sent to serve as officials in remote areas.
Now in the entire court, only the prime minister and Meng Yuchuan can hinder the emperor's reform.
But the emperor showed off another wave of tricks at this time.
He deposed the prince who was closely related to the honor and disgrace of Prime Minister Qiang, and demoted and killed all his ministers. Prime Minister Qiang became the bare commander, and Meng Yuchuan didn't know when he became the emperor's confidant... The obstacles were completely cleared and implemented. New Deal!
Xihe: ...What a father and son from the Tian family, really amazing!
The aristocratic family, the prime minister of Qiang, the poor family, and even his own son have become pawns on the chessboard.
When it’s time to give up, give it up without hesitation.
She looked at Meng Yuchuan nervously: "After the reform, will His Majesty deal with you?"
According to the late emperor and the emperor, who had calculated the thoughts of the people in the world, after the Baobuqi reform was completed, the emperor began to kill the donkey.
Meng Yuchuan squeezed her hand and shook his head: "Your Majesty won't, at least not until the new emperor ascends the throne." As for the emperor's death and the new emperor's accession to the throne, he also has ways to deal with it.
Xihe looked at him steadily and nodded after a while: "I believe you."
She thought to herself that in her previous life, when the male protagonist became the Queen Regent, although there was a cabinet in the court, the entire court was still dominated by the male protagonist, and the cabinet had almost no sense of existence. She didn't know if Meng Yuchuan would be involved this time, whether the same mistakes would happen again. ?
The spring was bright, and the two stopped talking about the things in the court and started teasing the little girl. The yard was filled with the laughter of children.
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The cabinet was established, various new policies were promulgated one after another, the entire court was running at high speed, local officials were not idle, and the whole country was undergoing subtle changes.
On this day, the prime minister's wife celebrated her fiftieth birthday, and Xihe took her husband and children to celebrate her birthday.
The ladies from all the families had already arrived in advance. As soon as she entered, she was immediately surrounded by a swarm of bees. Meng Ao was also praised so much that her face turned red: "Your daughter is so beautiful, and she has chosen the strengths of you and the chief minister."
Xihe smiled and touched his daughter's head: "She won't be able to find anything without praise."
The ladies immediately felt that she was kind and lovable, and she was full of witty words for a while. The little girl's eyes narrowed with joy as she praised her.
(End of chapter)
