The court officials had mixed feelings about Xie Yuan.
On the one hand, they were very resistant to the fact that Xie Yuan, as a woman, could sit on the throne.
On the other hand, they had to admit that Empress Xie was outstanding in every way except that she was a woman.
For example, this time, everyone thought that a food crisis was about to occur in the capital.
Unexpectedly, they quietly expanded into maritime transport without making a sound!
Sea freight!
It wasn't that no one had mentioned it in the past, but it was always rejected because of too many difficulties.
First of all, the ocean is not like the inland; there are far too many dangers and too many uncontrollable factors.
Secondly, the technology was not mature enough. Small ships could not navigate deep seas, but ships that were too large could not be built.
Therefore, even though they knew that the sea route was a good passage, they still dared not try it easily.
...But all of these were resolved silently by Empress Xie.
Tens of thousands of bushels of grain! How many seagoing vessels would that require? Or rather, how big of a seagoing vessel would it need?
Furthermore, how much manpower and financial resources were consumed traveling north from Fujian and Zhejiang?
Opening up entirely new sea routes is an undertaking that even a grown man might not be able to accomplish.
Yet Xie, a mere woman, accomplished it!
The crowd felt both admiration and a sense of shame.
Only Helian Jue was filled with pride.
He didn't even notice that A Yuan hadn't informed him in time about the fleet's journey to Beijing!
While honesty is indeed necessary between spouses, a certain amount of space is also required.
Helian Jue trusted Xie Yuan, and as long as Xie Yuan didn't deceive him, there was no need to tell him everything else.
Furthermore, Helian Jue also had military affairs to attend to.
After dealing with the Turks, Helian Jue set his sights on Gaochang, Tuyuhun, Xueyantuo, and others.
He plans to lead his troops into battle again next spring.
His goal is the whole world; as A-Yuan once said, the world is vast.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was only a small part of it.
On the other side of the mountains and on the other side of the sea, there are vast lands.
Helian Jue knew he couldn't dominate the entire world, but he still wanted to expand the territory of the Great Zhou to its maximum extent in his lifetime!
He would focus on expanding the territory outside the capital, while leaving the affairs of the court to A Yuan.
It's just a small-scale shipping business, and besides, A-Yuan has mentioned it before.
He simply wasn't told the exact time the fleet would arrive.
This is not a big problem.
Helian Jue didn't care, but some people in the court noticed something amiss—[the text abruptly ends here, likely due to an incomplete sentence or a formatting error.]
When the Empress mentioned the Yuezhou fleet, the Emperor was clearly unaware of it!
Oh wow!
Is the Empress beginning to intentionally conceal things from the Emperor?
Is this once-powerful couple finally starting to drift apart?
Without the knowledge of Helian Jue and Xie Yuan, the couple involved, they had a falling out!
Saying they've become enemies is a bit of an exaggeration, but when a couple has "secrets," they're not far from turning into bitter enemies.
Wang Yu and others: ...We've finally waited for this day!
Some factions in the court: ...I knew it! Under imperial power, where is there any true love and affection?
Someone in the capital overheard rumors circulating in the court and couldn't help but feel secretly delighted: Now that the emperor and empress have fallen out, wouldn't my plan be able to proceed more smoothly?
...
Xie Yuan was unaware of the rumors circulating behind the scenes.
She looked at the arrogant female official in front of her with great amusement.
"Your Majesty, that Helian Chen is truly insane."
"I think he's just envious of others because he doesn't have a good marriage himself."
"What a perfect couple, Ah Yan and Yan Shaoqing, yet Helian Chen insists on breaking them up!"
"Your Majesty, you have no idea, but now A-Yan can't even go out alone with Yan Shaoqing—"
Mugalo spoke with righteous indignation.
When "Helian Chen" was mentioned, his expression was full of disapproval.
"...Oh! So now, when Ayan and Yan Shaoqing go out, they have to ask you to come along?"
With Xie Yuan's keen perception, he noticed something different in Mu Jialuo's disdain for Helian Chen.
Hmm, she looks just like a pair of bickering lovers.
Moreover, Mu family's little girl, don't you think that Helian Chen is not only "sick", but also a bit annoying?
Xie Yuan dared to bet that when Ayan and Yan Shaoqing were "on a date," in addition to Mu Jialuo, Helian Chen would also be with them!
The world of two has turned into a world of four.
Haha, this isn't just a case of a brother-in-law who's obsessed with his sister looking down on his younger brother-in-law and deliberately trying to "break up" the couple.
Rather, it's a straight man with ulterior motives looking for an opportunity to spend time with the beauty.
"Yes! Ayan and I are not only good friends but also colleagues. I can't just watch her get ruined by her own brother all the time."
Mu Jialuo didn't see the mockery in Xie Yuan's eyes; instead, he spoke very seriously.
"Helian Chen is shameless; he always tries to squeeze between unmarried young couples."
"Why is a martial arts expert who doesn't know anything about solving cases getting involved in the 'love and crime-solving' of those young men and women?"
"Sigh, for Ayan's sake, I have no choice but to drag him away every time!"
"And yet he had the audacity to say that I admired him!"
At this point, Mugalo was almost ready to spit out a curse.
Helian Chen has such a big face.
How narcissistic!
Hmph, if he were an exceptionally handsome man like a saint, perhaps some pretty girls would be eager to get close to him.
But he didn't!
Well, Helian Chen wasn't ugly either, after all, he had a beautiful Hu woman mother and his father, the Prince of Guangling, was also handsome.
Helian Chen inherited the best features of both of them and was also quite handsome and dashing.
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