The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Shaodian Sishui chuckled; "Well, a typical royalist who wants real power. Her current state is exactly what Emperor Feng wants."

Shaoying shook his head, his brows furrowed in thought.

"It may be difficult for Your Highness to win over the old fox Wen Zhong. She has not attended the morning court for many years. If you approach her rashly, I guess she will not treat Your Highness well, and may even cause trouble for Your Highness."

Shaodian Sishui looked lazy and shook his head without comment.

"No, she is a sensible person. You don't need to go to great lengths to get close to a sensible person. You just need to make her feel the crisis and pressure, and she will come to you."

"As for causing trouble? Don't I have enough trouble?" Shaodian Sishui chuckled, with a gleam of brilliance in her eyes; "I'm not afraid of her causing trouble, I'm afraid of her not causing trouble."

"She wants to control the military power and develop the power of the clan steadily, and she also wants to stay at home and not discuss state affairs."

"Is there anything in the world that can be considered the best of both worlds?"

"Party strife is imminent now. If she can't be used by me, then there is no need for her to live."

She waved at Shaoying and whispered in his ear with her head tilted.

With every word, the gleam in Shaoying's eyes brightened a little.

Until Shaodian Sishui finished speaking, Shaoying's face was full of joy and excitement, and he looked at Shaodian Sishui with burning eyes.

"Your Highness, this plan is feasible!"

Shaodian Sishui had an indifferent expression, with a twinkle in her eyes.

"I don't want royalists. I want to muddy the waters of Bianjing. Only muddy waters can fish be caught."

"Whether it will work or not, we have to implement it to see the truth. I just don't know whether she will choose the former or the latter when faced with the destruction of her family and the choice of power."

"Although there is no stupid person in the Wen family, if you want to stay out of this, it depends on whether I agree or not."

Shaoying hummed and complimented, "Your Highness is wise. There is no stupid person in the Wen family, except Wen Wuwei. If it weren't for the blood test, I would have believed that the child was taken away by mistake."

"If this plan works, the Wen family will surely win the hearts of His Highness and serve His Highness."

"Shaoying, congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness."

Shaodian Sishui smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, it's too early to congratulate. There is no point in celebrating halfway. We can't let our guard down until the last minute."

"There's no need to have anyone watching Wen Zhong, just keep an eye on Wen Wuwei. And Shaodian Haolan is outside the mansion begging to see Shao Jincong. If she wants to beg, she should be begged on her knees. What's the point of just standing there?"

A hint of coldness flashed across her eyes, and she glanced at the heavy snow outside.

"With such heavy snow, I think the price of food will definitely go up, and Bianjing is no exception. I guess those people don't have money to buy food."

"Pass the order down. Shao Jincong has passed away. Considering that he is the son of Marquis Shao, I will provide him with free food for seven days until Shao Jincong is buried in order to pray for his death in peace."

"Let the peasants come to the palace to collect food. Each person must not receive more than three taels of food per day. Everyone who collects food must be registered. Remember, you must beat gongs and drums to announce it to the entire Bianjing city."

She wanted all the citizens in the city to come and watch Shaodian Haolan kneeling outside. Wasn't she trying to pretend to be affectionate?

Okay, then she wants to see how long Shaodian Haolan can keep his affection.

I just don't know which one she will choose between deep love and a disabled leg.

Shaoying was shocked, lifted her skirt and knelt down; "Your Highness! You want to give us food for free? No, Your Highness, it has been snowing for two consecutive days, and the price of food in Bianjing has risen. If you give us food for free at this time, let alone three taels per person for seven consecutive days, even if it's only one tael per person for one day, the surplus food in the mansion will not be enough, Your Highness!"

"Besides, there has never been a royal family that gave food to people for free since ancient times. Even if they died out, it was caused by a natural disaster. There is a great witch in charge. This matter has nothing to do with the royal family, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, by doing this, isn't it making an enemy of the world, the nobles, and the aristocratic families?"

"Your Highness!"

Shaoying was very passionate and kowtowed and begged.

"Those noble families and court officials will never let your Highness go. Your Highness is making an enemy of the world by doing this. Doesn't your Highness want that position anymore?!"

He could imagine the fierce confrontation at the court tomorrow morning.

One can even imagine the ministers taking advantage of his misfortune and the suppression by Emperor Feng.

Your Highness's move is to make the Second Prince give up, but the price is too high.

Shaodian Sishui chuckled.

"Shaoying, do you know the principle that the king is the boat and the people are the water? Water can carry a boat but can also overturn it. There must be precedents. Let them get used to it first."

When she comes to power, there are still too many customs and laws to break.

She didn't care about the current situation at all. Someone would always come to break the deadlock.

The storm is coming, the weather has changed a long time ago, if we don’t take action now, when will we take action?

What's more, as long as she sets a precedent and has the support of others, she can rebel against the world.

The disaster in Nanyu is approaching, and Shaodian Haolan has to go to the disaster relief despite herself. If there is no precedent, how can she destroy Shaodian Haolan's reputation?

Shaoying was stunned, his mind working rapidly.

"Your Highness, you... the peasants are always peasants. They are just lowly people. How can they have the ability to overthrow the Great Zhou?"

It was the first time she heard this truth: water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years, and so were the wealthy and powerful aristocrats.

How could those peasants have the ability to overthrow the dynasty?

Shaodian Sishui narrowed her eyes and asked Shaoying, "Tell me, are there more officials or more civilians?"

Shaoying was slightly stunned, and subconsciously said, "Of course, there are more people. If there are more officials than people, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

"Then I am asking you, if the people gather to rebel, how should the officials respond?"

Shaoying was stunned again. "They are just low-class people, illiterate and brainless. How dare they rebel without a leader?"

Shaodian Sishui hummed, "You also said that if there is no leader, then what if I tell you that I want to be their leader?"

"The untouchables dare not rebel because no one has ever given them any benefits, let alone led them. They are used to being oppressed and persecuted. But if someone is willing to be their leader, they will be given unprecedented benefits."

"Who do you think they will be concerned about?"

There is little English knot, and my heart is a little stagnant.

He understood this truth, but no one dared to do so since ancient times.

because…

"Your Highness, those lowly people are as cowardly as mice. How could they rebel just for a little favor? Between life and a little favor, they care more about life!"

In his view, letting the people rebel is simply a false and unreal thing.

The Great Zhou existed for hundreds of years, and there had never been a single case of rebellion.

Shaodian Sishui sighed and glanced at Shaoying.

"Just wait and see how I overturn the world!"

"But Your Highness..."

"Okay, I have made up my mind about this matter. No need to say more. You must not interfere. Just trust me."

Shaodian Sishui interrupted him.

He was imprisoned by the thinking of the times. She didn't blame him, but she would never allow him to disrupt her plans.

There was a flash of disappointment in Shaoying's eyes. Why was His Highness so crazy?

Is this where we have to stop?

Shaodian Sishui saw that he didn't believe it, and a fierce look flashed across his eyes.

"Shaoying, you and I are now in the same boat. If I sink, you will not float to the surface either. Now we must go all out and burn our boats to climb to the top."

After she finished speaking, she no longer paid attention to Shaoying, but smiled and looked at Jiaer, who had a very low presence next to her.

"Have you arranged the food?"