Chapter 74 Yuan An
Pei Yuanzhong was always full of trouble with his words, but he was really talented, which was why Emperor Yin Jing did not take him seriously.
In the following years, Pei Yuanzhong remained outspoken. Although his comments were sharp, they were also merciless, which made everyone in the court fear him for speaking out. Therefore, Pei Yuanzhong was nicknamed "Pei the Big Mouth" among the officials.
In reality, Pei Yuanzhong truly lived up to the title. Princess Yuan'an possessed the most outstanding political ability among the three princesses of her generation, and her husband came from a family of military service, earning her respect from all officials. Aside from Pei Yuanzhong, there was likely no other person in Dayin who could stand up to her so rudely in court.
Seeing that the situation was about to collapse, falling out in the court was not a good thing. Not only were both sides angry, but the politics of Dayin were complicated and trouble was inevitable in the future. Xie Chengyan took advantage of the opportunity when the two spoke and said, "Royal Sister, Elder Pei, don't let the foreigners just disturb the internal harmony of Dayin. After all, we are all Dayin people. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to Dayin to let a single unruly remark from the southern barbarians cause us to become hostile?"
After hearing this, Pei Yuanzhong waved his sleeves and sat back in his seat. Xie Zhaohe did not look at Pei Yuanzhong again. She knew that this cabinet chief was very feudal and never believed that women could enter the court. He had petitioned Emperor Yin Jing more than once, asking her to stay away from political affairs.
Unfortunately, she later married into the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion, which had few descendants. Her husband Lu Qianshan was the head of the mansion, but he was stationed in southern Xinjiang, so he had to hand over the affairs of the mansion, including the political affairs involving the mansion, to Yuan An.
At present, Yuan An is not only Ming Yi's sister, but also the head of the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion.
The Marquis of Xiaoyong has made military achievements for generations, and now he is guarding the southern border.
The area of Southern Xinjiang is very special. After Prince Ning's rebellion in Southern Xinjiang failed, the court intended to send Prince Han Xie Chengyuan, who had not yet been enfeoffed, to Southern Xinjiang.
It’s a pity that Prince Han is still young, and it’s not appropriate to send him over like this. So the cabinet discussed and decided that Lu Qianshan is the royal family’s husband after all, so it would be better to let Lu Qianshan go to guard the southern border first, and then send him over next year when Prince Han comes of age.
"Whether we can hold the city is Marshal Lu's business. He hasn't sent anyone back to the capital to report the critical situation. You don't need to worry. Marshal Lu has never been one to conceal military information." Yuan An said, and suddenly turned to look at Xie Chengyan and said, "Ayan, how is the progress of the Shenji Battalion's firearms?"
Xie Chengyan didn't expect Yuan An to suddenly ask about firearms. Lu Qianshan did urge the Shenjiying a few days ago, but at that time the Shenjiying's project had been forcibly stopped by the Ministry of War.
I thought Yuan An knew it long ago, but I didn't expect that he was kept in the dark.
"Imperial sister, the poisoning of the craftsmen in the Shenjiying has been resolved, and people have been dispatched to retrieve the lost blueprints. However..." Xie Chengyan first glanced at Yang Zheng standing beside Pei Yuanzhong, then looked at the Minister of War and said, "The Ministry of War stopped the Shenjiying project a while ago, saying that it was due to a memorial from higher-ups. I thought my imperial sister knew about it."
Yuan An frowned slightly, and anger suddenly appeared in his bright eyes. The emotions that he had been able to control during the argument with Pei Yuanzhong just now could no longer be hidden at this moment.
She raised her hand and threw the teacup in front of the Minister of War Yu Guangcai. The jade teacup broke with a crisp sound, which startled everyone and all the officials knelt down in a hurry.
Yu Guangcai leaned forward and said tremblingly, "It's...it's a memorial from the cabinet..."
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