After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Emperor Jianhe laughed softly, as if he didn't see the anger in the Queen Mother's eyes, and said, "My Queen Mother always thinks of her son so unkindly. The old Prince Pingyang is a meritorious official of my Great Yan. Since he and his two sons died on the battlefield, I have always been very protective of Fu Zheng. How can I say that I am suppressing him? Now that Fu Zheng has made a big mistake by relying on his merits, I can't protect him. That would be disheartening."

He spoke in a slow and steady voice. The empress dowager stared at the emperor without blinking, and suddenly sneered. She understood Emperor Jianhe's attitude, and got up and left without saying anything else.

It would be just a waste of words for me to continue talking to the emperor.

"Farewell, mother." Emperor Jianhe said, clasping his fists towards the empress dowager's back.

Only when the Empress Dowager disappeared from view did Emperor Jianhe put away the smile on his face. The haze in his eyes grew thicker and thicker like a gloomy dark cloud. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and there was a hint of indifference flickering in them.

Fu Zheng is incompetent and not to be feared.

But that's the Fu family...

The ancestors of the Fu family accompanied Emperor Taizu to conquer the Great Yan and were named kings of other surnames. Generation after generation were outstanding military generals who guarded the Great Yan's national borders like a rock and shocked the border guards. The old King Pingyang also strongly supported the late emperor's accession to the throne. He had the merit of following the emperor, commanded 100,000 soldiers, and had tremendous power.

When he ascends the throne, the old King Pingyang will naturally be loyal to the emperor.

But is this emperor the empress dowager who rules the country from behind the scenes and controls half of the court, or is he the emperor who is suppressed by the empress dowager like a puppet?

As time went by, Emperor Jianhe could no longer believe in the loyalty of the old Prince Pingyang.

However, later the father and his two sons died in battle, leaving behind the incompetent Fu Zheng. The military power of the Prince of Pingyang's Palace was taken back, and Emperor Jianhe felt that he could sleep well again, but he did not want to be branded as a harsh and ruthless family member of a meritorious official. Therefore, he let Fu Zheng inherit the title of Prince of Pingyang's Palace and made him the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

A minister who has no ability and no capability cannot pose any threat. Without the old Prince Pingyang and his son, the Fu family is not a force to be reckoned with. In addition, Fu Yunjing is a playboy, so the Fu family has become a declining family.

Fu Zheng took the initiative to step forward and accept the task of buying grain. The emperor was delighted. He originally thought that it was difficult to purchase grain in Jiangnan, but it was better than having no ministers in the court unwilling to go. No matter what, Fu Zheng, a prince, would not return empty-handed. As long as he could solve the current disaster and prevent the victims from rioting, it would be considered good.

But no one expected that Fu Zheng handled the matter so beautifully, without causing the court to spend a penny in vain. The amount of grain purchased exceeded the emperor's expectations, the grain merchants did not protest or cause chaos, and the disaster in Pengzhou was resolved. With so much grain, it was almost enough to last until next year's harvest.

Fu Zheng has made such a great contribution, so he will naturally be rewarded handsomely when he returns to Beijing.

Emperor Jianhe was not reluctant to reward him, but Fu Zheng was afraid of his amazing ability to get things done.

He couldn't help but wonder, has Fu Zheng been hiding his abilities all these years?

If so, then what is his purpose in no longer hiding his incompetence? Does he want to restore the Pingyang Palace to its former glory?

This made Emperor Jianhe start to panic.

Zhao Ren entered the imperial study after the empress dowager left, but seeing that the emperor was lost in thought, he did not dare to speak and just stood aside with his head lowered.

After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Jianhe's indifferent voice sounded: "How long will it take for Fu Zheng to return to Beijing?"

Zhao Ren replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, it has snowed in many places these days. I am afraid that the trip will be delayed. It is estimated that it will take about ten days."