Chapter 2 Rebirth
"Twilight's morning revival, every opportunity awaits! Mu's morning revival, every opportunity awaits! Mu's morning revival, every opportunity awaits——"

In the eunuch's sharp voice, Ye Qinghuai suddenly opened her eyes.

She sat up on the bed and touched her neck subconsciously.

Smooth as ever, no blood.

Ye Qinghuai looked at her ten green and jade-white fingers, and was speechless in a daze.

"Your Majesty is having a nightmare?" A familiar voice sounded from the side of her bed.

Ye Qinghuai raised her head, and saw Aunt Fanghua looking at her kindly, with a warm towel in her hand, she leaned over to wipe the sweat off her forehead.

"Your Majesty is sweating so much, I can't wear this middle coat. I will bring you another one." After saying that, she put down her towel and turned to look for clothes.

But Ye Qinghuai grabbed her wrist and held it tightly.

Aunt Fanghua felt the pain, turned around, and saw Ye Qinghuai staring at her in disbelief, like a frightened little animal.

Aunt Fanghua patted Ye Qinghuai's hand lightly, sat on the edge of the bed, hugged her in her arms, patted her on the back like coaxing a child, and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, this servant is right here, where are you?" Not going either. The slaves are guarding His Majesty, and His Majesty has nothing to be afraid of."

When the first emperor was still in the hidden mansion, Aunt Fanghua was the servant girl who married Ye Qinghuai's mother and concubine to the Prince's mansion. Ye Qinghuai was brought up by her, and the only person in the entire harem who knew her daughter's identity.When Ye Qinghuai was young, she was very attached to her, and she had to accompany her to sleep every night, otherwise she would cry and make noises, making the whole East Palace restless, even her mother and concubine couldn't help it.At that time, Aunt Fanghua coaxed her like this, and every time she would calm down after a while, it was tried and tested.

"Auntie..." This familiar and warm embrace made Ye Qinghuai's eyes ache.

Isn't Aunt Fanghua dead?
After Ye Qinghuai's identity as a woman was revealed, the entire court criticized her mother, Empress Dowager Jingmin, thinking that she was the one who caused trouble in the palace and deceived the emperor, so she asked her to revoke her title and move her body out of the imperial mausoleum.Aunt Fanghua went up to the hall to make a statement, claiming that everything was her idea.It's a pity that not only did Queen Mother Jingmin fail to keep in the end, even Aunt Fanghua herself was folded in and was whipped to death in front of the palace.

"You are still alive... am I dreaming?"

"Silly boy, are you still talking in your sleep? Isn't this servant here well?" She patted Ye Qinghuai's hand and said, "My servant is going to get you clothes and change. Today is the first time since His Majesty took charge of the government." In the morning, be energetic."

Ye Qinghuai froze.

pro-government?

"Auntie, is today the first day of the twelfth lunar month of the second year?"

"Yeah, what's the matter, Your Majesty? Is it really a nightmare?"

"...I'm fine, Auntie, go get the clothes."

Seeing Aunt Fanghua walk away, Ye Qinghuai sighed, wondering: What's going on?How did I go back to a year ago?

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of the year, it was the day when she turned 16 and took charge of the government.

A day she will never forget.

It was on this day that Lu Yanchen hinted in class that Ye Qinghuai would accept the concubine as a queen. Ye Qinghuai felt aggrieved and resentful, and immediately told him the identity of the woman.

Fortunately, nothing has happened yet.

At this time, no one knows her daughter's identity, and the flames of war have not yet ignited, and everything can be done.

Ye Qinghuai's mind was spinning rapidly.

In her previous life, she was able to go to the ruins of the country and her family in just one year. One was because her identity as a woman was leaked, and the other was because of the Chengtian Clan's change.

In February of the third year of Suihe, the day after Chunwei released the list, the students of the Wen School jointly wrote a letter, believing that there was a fraud in Chunwei this time, and asked the Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture and the Ministry of Punishment to investigate thoroughly.The following month, the Ministry of Criminal Justice found out that Chunwei's fraud was a rumor and closed the case.However, the students of the literary school did not agree with this conclusion. Hundreds of students petitioned outside Chengtian Gate, asking the court to re-examine the matter.

The resentful students did not wait for the court's answer, but waited for the forceful suppression of the Gyeonggi Guards.

All the students involved were killed in the street, and the blood was splashed on the rich families.The outside of Chengtian Gate that day was like a purgatory on earth, and it was so tragic that it was called the Change of Chengtian Gate in history.

This matter is like a stone thrown into the pool of Dajing, causing ripples in all states and counties.Under Dajing's rule, rebellions broke out everywhere, and the flames of war became more and more intense, until Lu Yanchen's army rebelled against Yunzhou, completely burning Dajing's vitality.

What happened to this matter, even today, Ye Qinghuai still doesn't know.She only remembered that one day she was studying in the Palace of Wenxuan, and the commander of the imperial army came to ask for orders with the minister of the Ministry of War, saying that there were people making trouble outside the palace gate, and asked to mobilize the imperial guards of Gyeonggi for deterrence. Ye Qinghuai simply asked a few words Not feeling wrong, he nodded.At that time, she didn't know that the so-called people were unarmed literature school students, nor did she know that behind their "trouble" was the Chunwei fraud case, and she never thought that things would evolve to such a point.

"What's your Majesty thinking? You're so preoccupied."

Aunt Fanghua walked over holding a bright yellow underwear, interrupting Ye Qinghuai's meditation.

She came back to her senses, smiled at Aunt Fanghua, stood up, and let her wrap her breasts and dress herself.

Ye Qinghuai was tall, and Aunt Fanghua was half a head shorter than her. She looked down at Aunt Fanghua skillfully adorning her dragon robe, thinking of her miserable death in her previous life, she couldn't bear it.

Do it again, even if she can't keep the country in this life, at least she must guard the people around her.

"Auntie, if one day, Zhen Chan abdicates to travel around the world, will Auntie still follow me?"

Aunt Fanghua was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Why did Your Majesty have such thoughts?"

"If I sit in this seat, I won't be able to have a son or a daughter in this life. Sooner or later, this country will be handed over to others. It's better to let it out sooner. I can still go out of the palace to enjoy myself for a few years."

Aunt Fanghua didn't take it seriously, she smiled while arranging Ye Qinghuai's dragon robe: "Your Majesty is going to be in charge of the government, how can he still be so childish, always thinking about going out to play."

Knowing that she didn't take it seriously, Ye Qinghuai simply sighed and said: "I was born in this palace wall, grew up in this palace wall, and never stepped out of the palace gate even half a step after I ascended the throne. Can't you?"

Aunt Fanghua adjusted Ye Qinghuai's neckline at last, and said with a satisfied smile: "Okay. If His Majesty wants to abdicate one day and leave the palace, he will give a decree to the servant to guard the imperial tomb. For the rest of my life, I want to be with my empress in the imperial mausoleum."

The empress she was talking about was naturally Ye Qinghuai's mother, Empress Dowager Jingmin.Ye Qinghuai didn't seem to expect that she would make such a decision, so she couldn't help being stunned, before saying, "Okay."

***
Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Hundreds of civil and military officials stand side by side, and at the head of the group are two auxiliary ministers—the first assistant Chen Yuansi and the second assistant Gu Shihai.

When the first emperor died, Ye Qinghuai was only fourteen years old, and he was not yet able to take charge of the government.She was still young, she had never left the palace to open a mansion, nor had she ever been involved in seizing the throne, so she had no staff, and her maternal grandfather was only a fourth-rank young supervisor of the Taifu, and her family background was not prominent.The first emperor was worried about the monopoly of her relatives after she got married, and also worried about the authority of the ministers, so he appointed two assistant ministers to her, hoping that several forces could check and balance each other.

The two auxiliary ministers left to her by her father can be said to be the humerus of the imperial court, which made Ye Qinghuai feel relieved.In those early dynasties when she was not in charge, Ye Qinghuai mostly sat on the throne to observe the government affairs, and all the courtiers played to her on the surface, but actually reported to the two auxiliary ministers.

Although she has already performed the grand ceremony of pro-government, it is difficult for Baiguan to change this habit for a while.

Ye Qinghuai didn't care too much, the courtiers were able to help her, and she was happy to be at ease.

At this moment, she was sitting on the throne, with her head resting on one hand, watching the chief minister and the second minister arguing endlessly over the candidate for the New Year's festival. The two of them had cited each other as their number one political enemy throughout their lives. Who would have thought that the two In the end, everyone died at the hands of Lu Yanchen.

The change of Chengtianmen can still be resolved, as long as she does not mobilize the guards, it will not happen.What is really difficult to deal with is Lu Yanchen. The [-] rebels in Yunzhou are well-trained and well-equipped, and they are by no means ordinary peasant rebels.

Lu Yanchen was born in a family of merchants, so it is absolutely impossible for him to have the ability to support soldiers.Behind him, there must be another expert.

Ye Qinghuai was thinking about how to deal with Lu Yanchen in the afternoon class when she suddenly heard a loud report——

"My lord, Li Wenqing, the supervisory censor, has a book to report to Your Majesty. Three days ago, the Criminal Department detained the Wen School for offering wine for lying. Sacrificial wine needs His Majesty's personal approval, but the Ministry of Punishment sent people to prison only with a draft decree drawn up by the Taiqing Pavilion. As a supervisory censor, it is really hard for me to sit idly by, and I hope Your Majesty will personally decide the case."

After saying that, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

"Your Majesty was not in charge at that time, and the Minister of the Assistant Government ruled on this matter. The Taiqing Pavilion drafted a decree, how could it be inconsistent with the regulations?" The defendant filed a complaint, and Du Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, immediately came out to clarify.

"Last month, His Majesty has held a pro-government ceremony. Naturally, it should not be adjudicated by the auxiliary ministers, but should be personally approved by His Majesty's royal pen."

"Your Majesty is only the first day to be in charge of the court today. Mr. Li is probably not awake, is he confused?"

"Your Majesty's pro-government days should be counted according to the pro-government ceremony. Mr. Zhang was also a leader in the imperial examination back then. Don't you even know such basic etiquette? Or is there any reason why the Ministry of Criminal Affairs must rush to detain the school for offering wine?"

Du Jing snorted coldly, and said: "The Ministry of Punishment is naturally acting in accordance with the law. I heard that Mr. Li was a proud student of Jijiu in his early years. Mr. Li insists on such a trivial matter. Could it be that he is acting for his own benefit?"

The two fought back and forth for a few rounds, and a voice interrupted them.

"Li Wenqing, who do you think the Ministry of Criminal Justice has detained?"

As soon as Ye Qinghuai made this question, the whole court suddenly fell silent, and all the civil and military officials in the court looked at her in surprise, as if no one thought that she would ask aloud.

Ye Qinghuai was not surprised, she always went to court with only her ears but no mouth, and she rarely asked questions.She is used to courtiers quarreling, and many times it is more difficult to resolve than housework, and she is unwilling to intervene.

But this time is different.There are still two months until Chunwei, and the Chengtianmen's change occurred because of this. At this time, Chaoshang was arguing about the literary school, so she had to ask more questions.

Without waiting for Li Wenqing to answer, Gu Shihai replied first: "Your Majesty, it is Wang Lisong who offered sacrifices to the school of literature. He openly criticized the court system in class, and wrote an article "Wu Hou Lun" to make use of the past to satirize the present, and edited it Homework. This matter hurts education, and the Ministry of Punishment immediately took him down in order to prevent him from misleading the public."

Ye Qinghuai thought for a while after listening, and said: "Mr. Gu Ge is considerate, but what Li Wenqing said is also reasonable. There are no rules, no rules, and the etiquette and laws established by the ancestors cannot be neglected. Let's let the Ministry of Punishments arrange a joint trial. I will attend the trial of Wang Lisong in the first trial. After the interrogation is over, I will make an imperial edict to personally approve it."

As soon as she said this, the air in the hall froze for a moment.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"Your Majesty is wise, this humble minister accepts the decree." Gu Shihai knelt down first, and Du Jing, Minister of Punishment, was his protégé. He knelt down to receive the decree, and Du Jing knelt down to receive the decree.

(End of this chapter)

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