After I traveled through the book, my sister kidnapped my mother

Wen Zhimiao smiled at her: "Teacher too."

"I'll take my leave first." Shi Guanchao did not stay in the palace any longer as there were still many things waiting for her to deal with.

The news that Shi Wanyue was seriously injured and the emperor was not interested in state affairs spread quickly, causing an uproar in the court. Some people felt that the emperor should not be like this.

Some people also think that it is no big deal, after all, the ability of the master is beyond doubt.

But no matter what they thought, the emperor's edict could not be changed.

It’s just that some people who want to meet the emperor are extremely anxious.

As soon as Master Guanchao left, Wen Zhimiao went straight in to accompany Master Wanyue.

She sat by the window and looked at the unconscious Shi Wanyue, her eyes full of distress: "Sister, can you please wake up soon?"

Wen Zhimiao leaned over and kissed Shi Wanyue on the forehead. Shi Wanyue's face was pale and bloodless at the moment, with scars on it and her body tightly wrapped in bandages.

Just looking at her like that, Wen Zhimiao couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat. It was her fault that she failed to protect Shi Wanyue.

She thought that as long as enough people were sent to protect Shi Wanyue, there should be no problem.

But it turned out that she still underestimated the madness of those people.

As an emperor, he couldn't even protect the people around him, and even caused harm to those around him because of his identity.

Wen Zhimiao's head was pressed against Shi Wanyue's hand, with a hint of violence in his eyes.

At that moment, something in her began to change.

It seems some people really don't like the gentler approach.

"Your Majesty, please eat something." Xiang Nan carefully reminded Wen Zhimiao that he had not eaten anything since last night.

Wen Zhimiao responded softly: "Well, bring it over."

She didn't want Shi Wanyue to leave her sight again.

On the third day after Shi Wanyue was assassinated, Cui Hang, the governor of Yuanzai County, was sentenced to death for multiple crimes including oppressing the people, privately minting silver and money, collusion between officials and businessmen, corruption and bribery, and providing protection for local evil forces. He was executed ten days later.

Cui Hang's nephew was sentenced to death for violating the court's laws and selling gunpowder privately for huge profits.

All other members of the Cui family who were involved in these two incidents were beheaded, and the remaining people within the three clans of the Cui family were exiled and turned into slaves, and their descendants were not allowed to take imperial examinations.

According to the law, such a heavy punishment would not be imposed. This punishment was already a heavy punishment, but no one in the court dared to speak for Cui. The emperor was really angry this time.

In addition to Shi Wanyue's serious injury, someone actually dared to use gunpowder in the heavily guarded Yunjing City, and some officials were assassinated in their homes.

The impact of this incident is extremely bad. If it is not severely punished to serve as a warning to others, I am afraid that more people will follow suit in the future.

Of course, it also reflects that the court has been too lax in recent years.

The Tianqi period had been stable for too long, so it was inevitable that some officials became lazy.

Normally, nothing would happen if nothing went wrong, but if something did happen, it would be necessary to thoroughly investigate these people.

In the past few days, Wen Zhimiao hardly left Shi Wanyue except for washing, but he did not slack off on government affairs.

Any political affairs have their drawbacks and there will inevitably be negligence.

Wen Zhimiao once again conducted deep reflection.

She was still careless. She thought that there would be some turmoil after she ascended the throne, but she still didn't think it through.

Wen Zhimiao knew without a doubt how many people were involved in this matter. Those who remained neutral and silent when his mother was in power might not have been fully involved, but there must have been some who kept silent and turned a blind eye, paving the way for the people behind the scenes.

Now that she had just ascended the throne, some of the old ministers took the opportunity to retire and return home, and Wen Zhimiao also supported some of the people who had followed her in the Eastern Palace.

In addition to being dissatisfied with her being a woman, these people were probably also dissatisfied with the fact that she supported their own people to come to power.

In addition, the support from some forces behind Beirong gave them some courage.

As for Master Wanyue...

If Shi Wanyue discovered something, she would have told me, so it shouldn't be because of this.

It is estimated that he wanted to sow discord between her and Shi Guanchao, or even plot to become the prime minister.

This event will be successful, and many people are responsible for their negligence, and all of them may be dismissed.

Wen Zhimiao's fingertips fell on the back of Shi Wanyue's hand.

She was indeed angry, but not yet out of her mind.

It can be sensed from the memorials targeting Qi Guyu in the past few days that the person controlling all this has a big agenda.

Although he didn't want to dethrone her, he wanted to remove most of her available people.

Then he would slowly let himself be restrained by them, and this assassination would most likely be pushed onto Beirong, but this was not the result Wen Zhimiao wanted.

Qi Guyu also knew that this was not the result she wanted, so even though all the evidence in the past three days had pointed to the fact that the assassination was planned by Beirong, or even by the Beirong princess, she did not present these to rush the case to be closed.

On the third day after the incident, Yun Jiuzhao also learned about it. She immediately sent someone to contact Shi Wanyue's secret agent and asked Shi Wanyue's secret agent to join forces with the Dragon Shadow Guard to start the investigation from Beirong.

Yun Jiuzhao was not that anxious originally, but now he had to hurry.

She lowered her head and kissed Shi Wanyue: "Sister, please wake up soon, okay."

There are many worries, but what worries Wen Zhimiao the most is that Shi Wanyue has not woken up yet.

In a hidden house outside the imperial city, a man in black and a bamboo hat said to the figure inside through the screen: "Your Majesty has refused to see anyone these days. All matters have been handed over to the Prime Minister. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the evidence to be submitted directly to His Majesty without going through Master Guanchao."

"Then find a way to let your Majesty's confidants hear that Shi Guanchao intends to rebel. Is this difficult?"

"I'm afraid your majesty may not believe it."

"She naturally won't believe it now, so we have to make Shi Guanchao suspicious. Her daughter is now in a coma, so our plan is half successful. We just need to create the illusion that His Majesty is investigating her, and they will naturally feel resentful."

"Shi Guanchao now controls most of the court. Which new emperor can tolerate such a thing? Your Majesty is not the kind of person who likes to be manipulated." The voice was very old, but it was still difficult to tell the other party's identity through the screen.

"Just blame everything on Beirong. It has nothing to do with us."

There was a faint fragrance floating in the room, which was the most popular incense stick in Yunjing City recently.

The man in black bowed to the person behind the screen and said, "Your Excellency has made a brilliant calculation."

"It's just some tricks. Shi Guanchao may not be fooled. We should take it one step at a time. It's not easy to drag Shi Guanchao into the water. We have to take it slowly and get the Supervisory Office first. We must not let Qi Guyu find out the truth of this matter."

"When the case is closed, no matter who is laid off, we can take the opportunity to replace them with our own people."

"You can't be impatient in fighting someone like Shi Guanchao. Although your majesty is young, the emperor is still here after all."

"Didn't His Majesty want to reform the army before? Spread the news and make some changes to say that His Majesty is going to remove a large number of sons of the noble families and also cut the military pay."

"Once a rumor is born, it is not so easy to erase it. It means sacrificing a few people, whose positions cannot be too low or too high."

"What about the North?"

"Ji Qinghuai's Red Tassel Army cannot be mobilized, and we must not let Beirong break through the defense line."

"You can cooperate with the wolves, but you can't really let them in. Do you need me to teach you this?"

"We want military merit in the North, not the cession of land in the North. Your Majesty is not a tyrant. If you really do this, I'm afraid your head won't stay on your neck for a few more days."

"Yes, yes, Lord."

"Go back." The man called the elder waved his hand.

The man in black robe left the villa immediately.