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"Your Majesty, I have an emergency to report." Lord Sun knelt down and said.

The emperor frowned: "Lord Sun, what's the emergency?"

Lord Sun said anxiously, "Your Majesty, there have been rumors spreading in and outside the capital recently. Some people are spreading rumors that you and the Queen Mother are not interested in government affairs and are only concerned with personal gain, trying to stir up public dissatisfaction and unrest."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court. The ministers whispered to each other, obviously shocked by this situation.

The emperor's face was gloomy: "Where do these rumors come from? Who is behind this?"

Lord Sun continued, "Your Majesty, after investigation, these rumors seem to be related to some local tyrants and dissatisfied ministers in the court. They use local resources and connections to secretly incite the people and intend to create chaos."

The emperor was furious: "These people are so bold that they dare to spread rumors and cause trouble! Lord Li, find out the truth immediately. I will severely punish these lawless people."

Lord Li replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I will do my best to find out the truth as soon as possible and ensure the stability of the country."

At the same time, the Queen Mother also received the news in her bedroom. She immediately summoned Lord Wang and Lord Zhang to discuss countermeasures.

"Everyone, rumors are spreading inside and outside the capital. Someone is inciting them behind the scenes with the intention of creating chaos. We must take immediate action to curb the spread of rumors." The Queen Mother said seriously.

Lord Wang spoke first: "Queen Dowager, I believe that we need to clarify the facts and dispel the public's doubts through a series of announcements and publicity. At the same time, we also need to intensify the crackdown on rumor spreaders to ensure that they have no chance of success."

Lord Zhang added: "Queen Mother, we also need to further strengthen our control over local tyrants to prevent them from using local resources and connections to create unrest."

The Queen Mother nodded in agreement. "Your suggestion is very good. Through this action, we must quickly curb the spread of rumors and ensure the stability of the country."

In the next few days, Lord Li, Lord Wang, and Lord Zhang took intensive action. First, they clarified the facts through a series of announcements and propaganda, explained to the people the emperor and the empress dowager's wholehearted efforts for the country and the people, and dispelled the people's doubts.

"Your Majesty, we have clarified the facts through a series of announcements and publicity. Many people have begun to understand and support our reforms, and the spread of rumors has slowed down," said Lord Li.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. Lord Li, you must continue to strengthen publicity so that more people can understand our efforts and achievements."

At the same time, Lord Wang and Lord Zhang stepped up their crackdown on rumor spreaders. Through a series of investigations, they quickly found out the source of the rumor and severely punished those who spread the rumor.

"Queen Dowager, we have found out the source of the rumor and severely punished those who spread it. The spread of rumors has been greatly reduced recently." Lord Wang said.

The Queen Mother agreed. "Very good. Lord Wang, you must continue to intensify the crackdown on those who spread rumors and ensure that they have no chance of success."

Mr. Zhang was responsible for strengthening the control over local tyrants. He adopted a series of policies to limit the power of local tyrants and strengthened the connection with local generals to ensure that they could strike down the conspiracy of local tyrants in time.

"Empress Dowager, we have implemented a series of policies to limit the power of local tyrants and strengthen ties with local generals. Recently, we have investigated and dealt with some conspiracies of local tyrants and confiscated a large number of illegal armed forces," said Lord Zhang.

The Queen Mother agreed: "Very good. Lord Zhang, you must continue to intensify the crackdown on local tyrants and ensure that they cannot pose a threat to our reforms."

As these measures were gradually implemented, the spread of rumors gradually decreased, and the affairs of the country gradually got back on track. However, the emperor and the empress dowager knew that this was only a temporary calm, and the challenges ahead were still severe.

At this time, the Queen Mother walked into the Imperial Study and saw the Emperor in deep thought. She asked with concern, "My son, what are you thinking about?"

The emperor raised his head and smiled slightly: "Mother, I am thinking about how to solve the problem fundamentally. Although we have temporarily calmed down the rumors, the root cause of these problems has not been completely solved."

The Queen Mother nodded in agreement: "My son, your thinking is very important. The problem of treating the symptoms but not the root cause does need to be taken seriously. Only by solving the problem fundamentally can we truly stabilize the country."

The emperor sighed and said, "Mother, I think we need to further strengthen the management of local officials and powerful people to ensure that they are loyal to the country and dare not bend the law for personal gain."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "My son, you are right. We need to establish a stricter assessment and supervision mechanism to ensure that every local official is loyal to his duties and dares not bend the law for personal gain."

The emperor nodded gratefully: "Mother, I will continue to work hard to ensure the long-term stability of the country."

In this complex power struggle, the turmoil in the court brought new challenges to the reforms of the emperor and the empress dowager, but they firmly believed that as long as they and their trusted ministers worked together, they could overcome all difficulties and usher in a better tomorrow.

Although the Empress Dowager and the Emperor took various measures to stabilize the situation, there were still uneasy factors lurking inside and outside the court. Mei Fei, who was in the cold palace, still did not give up her ambitious conspiracy. She secretly contacted some ministers and local tyrants who were dissatisfied with the status quo in the court through secret channels, trying to stir up trouble again.

One day, Lord Li came to the Queen Mother's palace with the latest intelligence. His face looked particularly solemn, and it was obvious that he had brought important news.

"Empress Dowager, I have important information to report." Lord Li said in a low voice.

The Queen Mother frowned slightly: "Master Li, please speak."

Lord Li handed over a secret report and said in a deep voice: "Empress Dowager, we recently discovered that Concubine Mei is still secretly in contact with the outside world in the cold palace. She has maintained contact with dissatisfied ministers and local tyrants in the court through some trusted palace maids, and has planned a new conspiracy."

The Queen Mother took the secret report and read it carefully. Her face became serious. "Concubine Mei really refuses to give up. What exactly is her conspiracy?"

Lord Li continued, "According to our intelligence, Concubine Mei is trying to unite the opposition forces in the court and the local tyrants, planning to create chaos inside and outside the capital and overthrow the existing power system. Their target is not only the Queen Mother and the Emperor, but also all the ministers loyal to you."

The Queen Mother took a deep breath, thought for a moment and then said, "These conspiracies must be exposed as soon as possible, otherwise they will pose a serious threat to the stability of the country. Lord Li, you must continue to monitor their every move, and at the same time we need to formulate a careful plan to ensure that their conspiracy is thoroughly exposed."

Lord Li nodded, "Queen Dowager, I will do my utmost to ensure that Concubine Mei's plot is nipped in the bud."

At the same time, the emperor also received the news in his study, and he immediately summoned several trusted ministers, including Lord Zhang, Lord Wang, and frontier generals.

"My dear ministers, Concubine Mei has been secretly contacting the outside world in the cold palace and has planned a new conspiracy. What suggestions do you have?" asked the emperor.

Lord Zhang spoke first: "Your Majesty, I think we need to conduct a series of investigations to collect solid evidence, and then make this evidence public at the court meeting, so that Concubine Mei and her accomplices will have no way to quibble."

Lord Wang added: "Your Majesty, we can also use some strategies to divide Mei Fei's accomplices and gradually disintegrate their power."

The frontier generals also said: "Your Majesty, we can strengthen the defense of the border to prevent foreign forces from colluding with Concubine Mei and further undermining the stability of the country."

The emperor nodded in agreement: "You are right. We must take a series of measures to ensure that Mei Fei's conspiracy will not succeed."

In the next few days, Lord Li, Lord Zhang, and Lord Wang began to take intensive action. First, they conducted a series of investigations to collect solid evidence of Concubine Mei's contact with the outside world.

One day, Lord Li reported the progress of the investigation to the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, we have collected some solid evidence of Concubine Mei's contact with the outside world. This evidence includes letters she delivered through her trusted palace maids, as well as records of her conspiracy with opposition forces in the court and local tyrants." Lord Li said.

The Queen Mother and the Emperor carefully examined the evidence and expressed their satisfaction.

The emperor said, "Very good. Lord Li, these evidences are very important. We must make them public at the appropriate time."

At the same time, Lord Wang began to divide Mei Fei's accomplices through some strategies. He used some ministers who were dissatisfied with the status quo to secretly pass on information, telling them that Mei Fei's conspiracy had been exposed and let them get out as soon as possible.

"Empress Dowager, we have successfully divided Mei Fei's party through some strategies. Many ministers who originally supported her have now turned to support us." Lord Wang said.

The Queen Mother nodded in agreement. "Very good. Lord Wang, you must continue to divide their accomplices and ensure that their power cannot grow."

The frontier generals strengthened the border defenses and took a series of measures to ensure that the foreign vassal forces could not collude with Mei Fei and further undermine the stability of the country.

"Your Majesty, we have taken a series of measures to further strengthen the border defense. The foreign vassal troops have been much more restrained recently and seem to have noticed our defensive measures," said the frontier general.

The emperor agreed: "Very good. General, you must continue to strengthen the defense of the border and ensure that our territory is not threatened by foreign vassals."

As these measures were gradually implemented, Mei Fei's conspiracy was gradually exposed. One day, the emperor announced at the court meeting the irrefutable evidence that Mei Fei had contact with the outside world.

"My dear ministers, we recently discovered that Concubine Mei is still secretly in contact with the outside world in the cold palace and has planned a new conspiracy. Here is the solid evidence we have collected." The emperor said in a firm tone.

Then, Lord Li and Lord Zhang presented the evidence they had collected one by one in front of everyone. The ministers in the court expressed shock and anger.

The emperor said coldly: "Mei Fei and her accomplices attempted to overthrow the existing power system, which seriously endangered the stability of the country. I have decided to bring Mei Fei and her accomplices to justice."

Ministers in the court expressed their support, believing that the emperor's decision was wise and fair.

The Queen Mother also delivered a speech at the court meeting: "My fellow ministers, although our reforms face many challenges, we must remain firm in our convictions and work together to promote the progress of our country. Anyone who attempts to undermine the reforms will be punished accordingly."