Family can be both a help and a burden.

"Lord Liu is a wise man. I wish you a successful career and that you will rise to great heights and realize your ambitions."

Liu Huan looked at her with some reluctance and helplessness. This blatant threat was made sound so pleasant by her. It's true that women are the hardest to deal with.

“Princess.” Zheng Hongsheng hesitated for a moment, then said very sincerely, “Since entering officialdom, I have risen rapidly. I must thank you for your cultivation. The Zheng family is weak, but I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse.”

His considerations differed from Liu Huan's. He only wanted his family to grow and develop, believing that the Liu family and the Zheng family were not comparable.

In this sense, they placed their lives, their families' honor and disgrace on the shoulders of the New Party and on Zhao Shu.

"Very well, Your Excellencies, please take good care of yourselves and make sure to suppress the local forces in the three prefectures and get them to accept the new policies. If anyone dares to disobey the imperial decree, Your Excellencies, please feel free to suppress them. Lord Huo, the Emperor, and I will not let our meritorious officials feel disheartened. However, if you are ever wronged, Your Excellencies, please be patient and wait. I will not stand idly by."

As for promises, few of the famous reformers throughout history have had good endings. Anyone who has read history books knows this. Zhao Shu's words were both a promise and a way to dispel the concerns of the two men. Sometimes, reform requires being more fearless than others in order to win.

"Thank you, Princess." Both of them knew Zhao Shu's methods. Although Liu Huan had little contact with Zhao Shu, he had returned to the capital from Guanzhou the last time, originally intending to seek justice for the Crown Prince, but was demoted to Qianzhou the next day. This showed that sometimes his methods were slightly inferior to Zhao Shu's.

Needless to say, Zheng Hongsheng knew better than anyone what Guanzhou was like before and what it was like now. It could be said that Guanzhou was brought up by Zhao Shu, so he was lucky to have met Zhao Shu, which is why he said earlier that he had risen rapidly.

"You two should go to the capital to pay homage to the Emperor as soon as possible, and it would be best if you could take up your posts sooner." I'm afraid it will be difficult for the two of you to secure your positions.

The two bowed again, and Zheng Hongsheng glanced at Zhao Shu, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

"Does Lord Zheng have anything else to say?" Zhao Shu asked, not disappointing him.

“Princess, my wife has recently passed away. I have a son and a daughter who are still young, and they have now come to the capital with me. I beg you to take good care of them.” He became saddened when he spoke of his wife.

Taking care of someone else's children is just a matter of providing a few more servants. He nodded and asked, "May I ask how old Young Master Zheng is?"

“My son is seventeen, and my daughter is the same age as the princess. Logically, it should be my son and daughter who take care of the princess. However, I know that their abilities are far inferior to the princess's. Therefore, I humbly request the princess to take good care of them.” After he finished speaking, his fat face turned red, and he became embarrassed.

“Young Master Zheng can go to the Imperial Academy to study. Miss Zheng can come and talk to me often, which would be very good.” Zhao Shu had a million ways to get someone into the Imperial Academy.

In the eyes of scholars, the Imperial College was a sacred place, and those who could enter the Imperial College were all elites. Upon hearing this, Zheng Hongsheng was immediately excited, bowing deeply and praising the students repeatedly.

Zhao Shu could only wave her hand, telling the two to return to the capital quickly.

She looked at the road she had come from and the road she was going to, unsure which way to go.