I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

The next day.

Chenshi.

In the imperial palace, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Chen Qingyun slowly opened his eyes and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

At this time of day on normal days, Chen Qingyun would have already been reviewing memorials in the imperial study, but he had a headache again yesterday and had difficulty sleeping. Even after taking the good medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, he still felt a little tired.

Without Jiang Zuo sleeping with him, Chen Qingyun didn't sleep as comfortably.

She hasn't seen Jiang Zuo for three days.

Before this, Jiang Zuo asked her for three days off, saying that he had something important to do.

Chen Qingyun also heard a little about it and heard that it was about Shen Ye’s incident.

The empress couldn't take care of so many things. Now, she was only thinking about handling the government affairs of the court, just like a model hardworking empress.

The palace door opened, and the morning light shone on Chen Qingyun's beautiful face.

"It is reported that Jiang Zuo has entered the palace."

Chen Qingyun ordered.

I haven't seen him for a few days. I wonder what Jiang Zuo has been doing recently.

Thinking of that time, Chen Qingyun came to the back garden, took care of the flowers and plants, and then went to the imperial study to continue reviewing the memorials that had been piled up for several days.

The cabinet could help the empress deal with some of those tedious memorials, but due to Chen Qingyun's workaholic nature, she would feel uneasy if some government affairs did not go through her own hands.

Now the situation in Southern Chen, which Chen Qingyun was most worried about, seemed to have stabilized temporarily.

With the help of the power of the southern families, the imperial court can govern the south better, and the aristocratic families that had previously rebelled are no longer causing much trouble.

As long as the Yan army in the south launches another attack, these rebels can be wiped out in one fell swoop. When the rebellion is pacified, the Yan army can gather its forces and launch a final general attack on the remnants of the Chen State entrenched in the southwest.

If the southern kingdom is completely pacified, the court can focus all its attention on the northwest.

Previously, Chen Qingyun had sent the Ninth Prince Chen Xiu to Liangzhou to command and supervise the operations of the Northwest Army.

With Chen Xiu in charge, the Northwest Army became much more obedient. Even if the King of Liang had ulterior motives, he did not dare to be too blatant.

After a busy period, it was almost noon.

"Your Majesty, lunch is ready."

At this time, the senior palace maid Qiuyue came forward and said.

Chen Qingyun put down the memorial in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Jiang Zuo hasn't come yet?"

At noon, Chen Qingyun ordered someone to go and notify everyone. It was already lunch time, but Jiang Zuo still refused to enter the palace.

Qiuyue said, "Prime Minister Jiang is not in the palace. I have sent someone to pass on the message. Your Majesty, please wait for a moment."

"Not in the mansion?" Chen Qingyun was puzzled.

What on earth is Jiang Zuo doing? It seems that after a few days of vacation, he has become a little lazy.

"Your Majesty, please have your meal first."

"Pass on my words and have Jiang Zuo enter the palace quickly."

It was after noon that we received the news from Jiangzuo.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Jiang has replied and is now heading to the Imperial City."

"What time is it..."

Chen Qingyun complained a few words in his heart.

It was a long time before Jiang Zuo's voice was heard.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

"Come in quickly."

The door opened, and Jiang Zuo, with a lazy look on his face, slowly came up to Chen Qingyun without even a greeting.

"I haven't seen you for three days. What have you been busy with these days?"

Chen Qingyun said in a calm voice.

"Shen Ye is getting married, and I have been helping out these past few days. I accidentally drank too much last night, and that delayed the schedule."

Jiang Zuo looked a little tired.

Chen Qingyun said: "I know about this, but Shen Ye is getting married, what are you busy with?"

Jiang Zuo explained: "Your Majesty, you may not know that as Shen Ye's witness, I am of course present to witness the beautiful love of this couple."

"Best Witness?"

Chen Qingyun looked a little confused.

Jiang Zuo added: "Shen Ye's marriage is a big deal. Now the love story of Shen Ye and Xiao Shuang is spreading all over the capital, and those rumors have almost disappeared."

Chen Qingyun asked: "Does this count as a complete resolution of this matter?"

Jiang Zuo nodded: "Of course, nowadays, no one in or outside the court dares to say anything bad about Shen Ye, and no one will take the opportunity to criticize our dynasty's new imperial examination policy."

"That's fine. I trust you to do the job."

Chen Qingyun's brows were quite relaxed.

After this not-so-small matter was resolved, she could finally focus on handling government affairs.

"The young couple got married yesterday. It was quite lively. Oh, I wonder when I can get married..."

Jiang Zuo pretended to speak in a deep voice, and looked at Chen Qingyun with an expectant look.

When I first came to the capital, the most important thing I thought about was to marry Miss Siyue.

Now "Miss Siyue" is gone, and has become the rather cool and beautiful Empress.

Chen Qingyun didn't even raise his head, but just said calmly: "If you want to get married so much, why not do it tomorrow."

"Really?" Jiang Zuo's eyes lit up.

"Of course, I will choose the best woman for you." Chen Qingyun said calmly.

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo's face suddenly darkened, and he sighed softly and said, "Forget it, forget it. I don't want to marry other women. If it's Siyue, I can still consider it."

"You don't have to think about it. The world is still unsettled, and I won't think about these matters between men and women." Chen Qingyun said cruelly.

It was the same thing again. Jiang Zuo had heard it many times.

But so what? Chen Qingyun is the current empress and her word is final.

There is naturally no problem in putting the great cause first. Jiang Zuo only needs to do his job as the chief minister of the cabinet and assist the empress well. When the world is at peace in the future, he can enjoy himself.

This is the day, when will it come...

"Your Majesty urgently summoned me to the palace today. Do you have any further instructions?" Jiang Zuo asked.

Chen Qingyun then remembered the important matter, slowly stood up, took out a roll of documents from the bookcase behind him, and said: "I have ordered people to dig out the files of the Shen family case."

Jiang Zuo took the file, opened it, and asked, "What does your majesty mean?"

Chen Qingyun said: "I want to review this case and find out the real mastermind behind it."

After hearing what Chen Qingyun said, Jiang Zuo understood that the empress wanted to use this case to completely overthrow those old ministers who had ulterior motives.

Jiang Zuo was a little puzzled and asked, "If we can successfully overturn the case for the Shen family, that would be the best. But can we convict those old officials of the court based on these charges alone?"

"The corrupt officials who colluded with the Southern Chen Dynasty might have been officials of the Right Party. They put all these charges on Shen Dezhong." Chen Qingyun speculated.

The humiliating battle fifteen years ago caused the State of Yan to lose a lot of territory.

Jiang Zuo said: "For the crime of treason, they can indeed be sentenced to death."

Although the Southern Chen Dynasty has nominally perished, the imperial court can still dig up these old accounts and deal with those treacherous ministers.

The right party headed by Lu Jun, these old ministers have been deeply rooted in the court for many years and have considerable prestige. In order to eradicate their power, perhaps this method must be used.