This time, the entire hall became silent.

Everyone became quiet. Compared to the quietness that Chang Qing and I felt before they came in, the quietness at this moment became even more tense. It seemed that as long as someone spoke again, it would pierce the quiet mask, and what followed was a storm.

Expand the inner court.

Nangong Jinhong finally said this, which was the news that Kouer told me last night.

If as expected, the next step, those people will meet, and then...

Thinking of this, I immediately said: "This will lose the meaning of the inner court's discussion."

As soon as I finished speaking, no one around me had even responded to this sentence. Immediately, a young censor took a step forward and pointed at me and scolded him loudly: "How can women interfere in politics in the court!"

The scolding was like a bolt from the blue, and it suddenly exploded, shaking me out of it.

I almost got lost.

I didn't speak casually since I entered the hall. It was not until Nangong Jinhong asked me about Pei Yuanhao's condition that I answered him cautiously and didn't say much. It was just that when I heard his suggestion to expand the inner court, I thought of what Kouer said to me yesterday, and when I was anxious, I couldn't help but speak.

This time, they don’t even have to deal with me. Every man in the court will not let me go easily.

Sure enough, after that scolding, the other officials looked at me, looking at me coldly with anger on their faces.

"It's so unruly!"

"That's right, a woman knows something and dares to speak out loud!"

"Isn't even a concubine? I dare to come to the court to speak wildly? Drag her down!"

Seeing that those people were becoming more and more hostile to me, Chang Qing suddenly stepped forward, stopped me, and said to the officials: "Sir, I am a woman, can I say something here?"

The officials were stunned by her words, and the young censor hesitated just now.

Chang Qing smiled faintly and said, "I am also a woman and has no right to interfere in the government affairs. But you have also said that the prince is young, and he is indeed young, so there are some things that, as the prince's mother, I want to make it clear first."

Those officials looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn't dare to speak easily.

Chang Qing walked step by step in the center of the hall, looking at the court officials with different expressions, and solemnly said: "The setting up the inner court is the emperor's importance to the government affairs, and everything is in detail. Therefore, what Lord Nangong said is right, the inner court cannot be abolished; the crown prince's supervision of the country was also proposed by Lord Fu, which is consistent with the law of the ancestors; Moreover, the crown prince is the crown prince of the country, and letting him participate in the political discussion is also what the emperor has been doing before, in order to better shoulder his responsibilities in the future and shoulder the country left to him by the emperor. In this case, it is probably inappropriate to expand the inner court."

Nangong Jinhong said: "What's wrong?"

Chang Qing coughed, and I hurriedly stepped forward to support her, stroked her back to help her calm her breath, and said softly: "Empress, is it okay?"

"It's okay, I just caught a cold and my throat was uncomfortable."

"That--"

"It's okay, light, you know the best of my heart. If I want to say something, please finish my words."

My heart beat, and I raised my head to look at her, but saw her covering her mouth and pretending to be coughing, and blinking at me hard.

She, this is giving me a chance!

Feeling her hand pinching me hard, as if giving me strength, I took a deep breath and turned to look at the ministers whose faces changed suddenly. In a voice that was neither high nor low, nor light nor heavy, Zheng Ding said slowly, "Please forgive me."

“…”

Those ministers lost their words for a moment.

I took a deep breath and said, "The Empress believes that the inner court was set up by the emperor and only absorbed a few ministers in order to strengthen the management of the court's government affairs so that the voices of each department can reach the heavens, and the emperor's will was quickly promulgated and effectively implemented. Lord Zheng——"

I turned to look at Zheng Zhui. He hesitated for a moment, subconsciously said "Hmm" and I continued, "My Lord Zheng asked His Royal Highness what he said before. I would like to ask, in previous years, how long does it take to complete the tax collection and processing of Liangjiang and the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds to each department?"

He said: "About a month."

"What about this time?"

“…less than half a month.”

"Yes, the administrative efficiency is half as fast as half. Isn't it because of the inner court's concentrated discussions and decisive actions? If the inner court is expanded, wouldn't it be the same as in previous years, and everyone is making noise. You say yours, I will do mine. How can you do it normally?"

“…”

"Besides, His Highness, the prince is indeed young and knows little about the political affairs of the court. The more this happens, the more he needs the support of several ministers. If the inner court is expanded, it will be the discussion of political affairs of all ministers. What is the significance of this 'Crown Prince'?"

When I said this, I saw Nangong Jinhong's face sinking significantly.

My words just now were not only refuting him, but the last sentence, even directed his proposal to the road of "bullying the young master, usurping the throne and seizing power."

I felt his expression was wrong.

However, he was calm and did not confront me immediately. Instead, he turned his head to look at the people around him. Immediately, Zheng Zhui, who was a little confused by my question, pointed at me and said sternly: "Yan Qingying, you are so brave. As a commoner, you dare to point fingers in the court. What should you blame me??"

Chang Qing's face also darkened, and she immediately said, "Mr. Zheng, I have said it just now. These words are what I want to say, but I just want Qingying to retweet it on my behalf."

Zheng Zhui was stunned by her words, but on the other side, Fang Tongting had already stood up and said seriously: "Then, I am afraid that I will also advise the Empress. There is no reason for women to interfere in politics in the court!"

Sure enough, they still held on to this sentence!

At this moment, Chang Qing's face was also a little bad, red and white, as if she was slapped hard in the face. For something even more powerless, whether we know the truth or not, Zheng Zhui and Fang Tongting were not wrong on the table. Therefore, as long as they grasp the words "How can women interfere in politics in the court?", it is enough to trample our words on the soles of our feet!

Nian Shen, who was standing aside, was anxious: "My mother is the descendant of a country, and mother is in the world, why can't we say that?"

Nangong Jinhong smiled faintly and said to him: "Your Highness the Crown Prince said this, which shows that Your Highness is indeed young. The hen is a hen, and it is not a good phenomenon. Lord Fu, you have taught Your Highness so much knowledge, you have said this before?"

Fu Badai looked like he was just awakened by a quarrel, and suddenly said, "Ah?"

When everyone saw him pretending to be deaf and dumb, they were both angry and funny. Nangong Jinhong didn't know what to say, so he just breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his head and said to Chang Qing: "Empress, even if the Queen and the Imperial Concubine are punishing the lower officials in the future, some things must be said by the lower officials. The previous dynasty is different from the harem, and many things are not the empress in the harem... and some common people can think and understand. Although as the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food, I have never heard that people who cook a small fresh food can really govern a big country. So--"

My face darkened and I looked at him coldly: "Sir Nangong, who can take on this important task and govern such a great country?"

Nangong Jinhong glanced at me, as if he was disdainful of talking to me, but after all, the words had already reached his mouth, and he seemed to have to say it, so he slowly said: "It seems to me..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps outside. When he looked up, he saw a little eunuch hurriedly running in from outside.

When Eunuch Yu saw it, he immediately stepped forward.

The little eunuch stood outside the threshold, holding Eunuch Yu's ear and saying a few words. Eunuch Yu's face darkened, he immediately waved to him, and then walked in.

Chang Qing looked at him and asked, "Master Yu, what happened?"

Eunuch Yu glanced at us again, and then whispered: "Empress, everyone... dear masters, Your Highness, someone is asking for a visit."

"Who is asking for a meeting?"

"Gongsun Qi, son of Duke Gongsun Shu of Jin, Yuan Mingde of Runan, Yunzhong..."

He said the names of several people in a row, and Chang Qing and I looked at each other, and my heart was already sinking.

These people came at a time.

Nangong Jinhong had just finished talking about expanding the inner court and asking for a few people to come, and they appeared, just like they were rushing to see these missing ones. This time, not only us, but the righteous old ministers in the hall were also shocked and looked at Nangong Jinhong in shock.

At this moment, there is no need to say what Nangong Jinhong was just about to say.

However, he stood there without moving, and a complicated expression appeared on his face.

After reporting the names of the people, Yu said hesitantly: "Empress, do you want to announce them to the palace?"

Chang Qing's face also became unfavorable.

After all, she was just advised that "there can't be any woman in the court interfere in politics." Now that these people requested advice, this is no longer within the scope of the management of the harem, she cannot easily stop it. Otherwise, these officials in the court would have something to say.

Seeing her hesitating, Eunuch Yu also hesitated and said softly: "Empress..."

She thought for a while, then turned to Nangong Jinhong and Fu Badai and said, "Mr. Fu, Lord. Nangong, you are all the ministers that the emperor relied on, this-"

This time, before Nangong Jinhong spoke, Fu Badai spoke first. He said, "They are all here to meet the emperor, but now the emperor is not safe in the dragon body and is still resting. Let them go to the hall and let them meet?"

Chang Qing nodded immediately and said, "It's reasonable."

She was about to turn around and instruct Eunuch Yu, but Fang Tongting, who was beside her, said: "But why didn't Lord Fu think about it. They came from afar to meet the emperor. It can be seen that they were loyal to the emperor. How could they let them go back without even seeing the emperor's dragon face?"

"Yes." Another censor nodded and said, "I have never had such a precedent when I saw him."

This time, Qi Bixing said with a smile: "Can you let them enter the harem and go to Yihua Palace, beside the Imperial Concubine, to meet the emperor?"

As soon as he spoke, he was not serious!

When the two censors heard this, their faces froze, and Nangong Jinhong next to them also froze there. For a moment, they didn't know whether to scold him for being rude or scold him for speaking rudely.

But Fu Badai slapped him with a backhand: "Who told you to talk nonsense!"

Qi Bixing immediately lowered his head and took a step back: "The student knew he was wrong."

The court was already a little distorted by these few troubles, but Qi Bixing's words did make it difficult for them to directly announce those people to go to the hall. When Nangong Jinhong saw that the situation was a little messy, he immediately walked out and said, "Empress, why don't you even see them? These people are pillars of the court. Even if the emperor is not safe at this moment and cannot meet him, maybe they will have some new views on the current chaos in the court?"

“…”

Chang Qing's face suddenly became solemn.

What else do these people think?

Once they appear, they will inevitably agree with the opinions he had put forward to expand the inner court. It is hard to imagine how many people this expansion will absorb and how many people will be from Nangong Jinhong and others. In this way, it is almost inevitable that the situation will fall into their hands.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chang Qing gritted her teeth and was about to speak, but Chabixing next to her said leisurely: "Mr. Nangong, the affairs of the court are the affairs of the court, and the affairs of the inner court will not involve the foreign court. Therefore, our problems here should not be asked about others."

Nangong Jinhong's face turned cold and he turned to look at him: "What do you mean is that the inner court cannot expand?"

Chabixing said with a smile: "Please be honest, the inner court cannot be expanded, but at this time, it should also be reduced."

"What? Shrink?!"

When Nangong Jinhong heard this, he laughed furiously. When the people around him heard this, they couldn't help laughing. After laughing, he said to Chabixing: "Let's talk, how small should the inner court shrink?"

Chabixing still remained calm and even said with a little seriousness: "Just as Lord Fu said just now, just let the prince supervise the country."

Nangong Jinhong looked at him coldly: "The prince is in charge of the country? But you just saw it. The prince is young. How can he deliver the country and the country to his hands at this moment?"

Chabixing said: "The prince is young and embarrassed. Isn't it enough to elect another person to assist in the administration?"

Nangong Jinhong almost sneered - even the problems of the inner court have not been resolved. At this time, Chabixing actually proposed to recommend someone to assist in the administration. In their opinion, it is really ridiculous. At the moment, no matter who is recommended, it will be opposed by everyone. It is absolutely impossible for such a person to calm the struggles between the several parties and take the position of Minister of the Administration.

He sneered: "Then tell me, who should I recommend?"

This time, Chabixing did not answer immediately. He just raised his head and looked out the door.

A figure slowly walked to the door.
Chapter completed!