He Qingchang was silent for a while, and said: "At that time, His Majesty was not yet in charge of the government, and the cabinet was controlled by Mr. Chen Ge. I am afraid that this matter will not be reported to His Majesty, and it will harm Nie Zhuochen's family instead."

Ye Qinghuai was originally on fire, but He Qingchang's answer like this seemed to pour cold water on her head.

She had to admit that He Qingchang was right.

Two years ago, Gu Shihai's power was far less powerful than it is now. At that time, the Ministry of Rites was still under Chen Yuansi's jurisdiction, and Chen Yuansi had the final say on the cabinet. As for the emperor Ye Qinghuai, he couldn't see two books in a month, and even The ranks of the various departments have not yet been fully distinguished.

With the cruelty of these people on the plateau, even the imperial bodyguards around the emperor dared to murder, let alone a family member of the minister of punishment.

Ye Qinghuai 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 I think that Your Majesty is definitely not a fool who can let traitors empty the treasury and make Zhongliang die unexpectedly." He Qingchang said word by word.

Ye Qinghuai smiled wryly, and said: "Then if I haven't been in power yet, or if I'm in power and don't ask about the affairs of the court, wouldn't you still mention it?"

He Qingchang did not speak.Ye Qinghuai thought he was acquiescing.

There was a heavy silence between the monarch and his subjects.

Then He Qing said: "This official is just the minister of the Ministry of War, and the affairs of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Punishment are not under the jurisdiction of this official. All I can do is to do my job well and wait."

Seeing his respectful appearance, Ye Qinghuai suddenly gave a short laugh.

"In your eyes, is I like a useful sharp knife?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

He Qingchang was stunned, and raised his head to look at the emperor, with some surprise and fear in his eyes, he quickly knelt down and said, "I don't dare."

Ye Qinghuai restrained the smile on her face, and said seriously: "If such a sharp knife can eliminate the ills of the 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, supported his shoulder with one hand and said: "It is I who came late. Helping a foolish emperor like me, thank you for your hard work."

He Qingchang raised his head, facing the sincere eyes of the emperor.For a moment, he only felt a sore nose and tears in his eyes.

It seemed that he had been waiting for this day for a long, long time.
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August [-]th, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, there is no big event in the palace.

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

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

The fire and candles in Fengxian Hall are always bright.

Tablets with gold edging and blue background seemed to be condescendingly examining Ye Qinghuai.

"Thanks to the protection of our ancestors and ancestors, let Qinghuai be reborn as a human being. Qinghuai swears here that in this life, Kyushu will be peaceful and the country will be stable."

After Ye Qinghuai respected the incense and saluted, her straight body kneeling on the futon relaxed.

She looked up at the memorial tablets of her ancestors, and murmured in confusion: "Is it always so difficult to be an emperor, or is it only this time..."

She couldn't help but wonder whether the situation in the history books, where the river is clean and the sea is peaceful, and the monarch and ministers are harmonious, really exists.

Is there really such a smooth and harmonious court situation?
Ye Qinghuai suddenly remembered what Du Jing said to her in prison——

"I don't know if His Majesty will regret it when he finds out that there is no one available in the court one day?"

Thinking of his words now, Ye Qinghuai felt a little scared.

She can be dismissed if Shi Taiping dereliction of duty leaks the title to private, she can be dismissed; if Du Jing abuses his power knowingly breaking the law, she can be exiled;

But what if the court is full of Shi Taiping, Du Jing, Chen Xueshen and the like?
Can she still deal with all the courtiers?At that time, who will convey policies and handle government affairs for her?

If so, wouldn't she stand on the opposite side of the entire imperial court?

It was only at this moment that Ye Qinghuai really understood why Gu Shihai said that she was rebelling against the "imperial court" outside the Chengtian Gate.

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

But ever since the trial of the three ministers, she saw another side of the courtiers that she didn't know, it was like tearing a hole in the flashy picture scroll.

Since then, the hole has become bigger and bigger.It was so big that Ye Qinghuai felt scared.

"Is it true that when the water is clear, there will be no fish?" Ye Qinghuai murmured to himself.

There was no sound in the huge Fengxian Hall, only the faint crackling of the candles answered the young emperor's question.
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On August [-]th, the former Shangcangchang case was closed. Governor Xue Song of the warehouse was dismissed from his post for privately disclosing public grain, and other subordinates were dismissed and exiled. He was transferred to Honglu Temple and demoted to Shaoyin, and the Minister of the Household Department and the servant were fined for half a year.Nie Zhuochen was posthumously awarded the second grade, and the survivors were supported by the imperial court.At the same time, the Jingzhao Mansion came forward to rectify the Shengjing black market and track down the grain flowing out of the warehouse.

The day after the Ministry of Criminal Justice announced the conclusion of the case, Chen Yuansi's condition suddenly improved.Soon, he applied to the court for the privilege of riding a chariot in the palace, and reluctantly came to the court dragging his sick body.

With Chen Yuansi's comeback, the money and food in the court quickly started to work again.

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

The contest between Chen and Gu's two parties seems to be a draw.

If I had to say it, Chen Yuansi, who got off to a bad start, seemed to be even better.

After all, compared to Du Jing's exile, Chen Xueshen was just transferred from the household department to take a part-time job.

As long as he remains in the officialdom in Shengjing, everything will turn around.

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

Because, within half a month, an extremely important news reached Shengjing.

Dajing's army was defeated on the front line of Yunzhou, with more than [-] casualties, and Gu Haiwang was captured.

The news came to Beijing secretly from eight hundred miles away. As soon as the Ministry of War received the news, Gu Shihai and He Qingchang entered the palace to face the saint.

Ye Qinghuai is reviewing the memorial in Wenxuan Hall.

Because of the increasingly serious factionalism, Ye Qinghuai has recently received numerous impeachment memorials for small reports, and she 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 was just resurrected. She had a feeling that her soul was floating in the air, her perception of this world was very hazy, and it was very difficult to make any movements.

It was a while before she found her voice.

"What did you say?"

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