Chapter 88
The civil and military officials fell silent!
Regardless of whether Lady Wen intentionally or schemingly approached the emperor, she did succeed.
She did indeed deserve credit for saving the emperor several times.
Who knows if she really is the emperor's lucky star?
If so, and they do everything they can to prevent her from entering the palace, and something happens to the emperor by accident, wouldn't that just prove that they have disloyal intentions? At that time, when they are punished by the emperor, no one in the world will speak up for them.
Finally, the officials compromised, saying that His Majesty could welcome Lady Wen into the palace and make her a concubine, but Lady Wen was truly unworthy of the position of Empress.
Emperor Chengyuan immediately imprisoned the official who shouted the loudest.
The officials were also enraged!
This tyrant is utterly unreasonable and willful.
Does he really think that the emperor alone has the final say in the entire empire?
Without these officials, how could such a vast empire function?
For the sake of a woman, he was willing to defy the world?
Aren't you afraid that the Yuan Dynasty will be destroyed by his hand?
A tyrannical ruler!
However, Emperor Chengyuan was not afraid of the officials' strike at all. He had already gathered a group of talented people from all walks of life, as long as they were capable.
In addition, Emperor Chengyuan also cultivated a group of eunuchs who were skilled in both civil and military affairs.
He immediately replaced the striking officials with eunuchs, who would then take charge of the operation of the entire empire.
The relationships among eunuchs were simple; they were subordinate to the emperor, unlike the intricate web of power among civil officials and nobles. Often, when the emperor issued a decree, there would be all sorts of delays and procrastination, and if it threatened the interests of those officials, it would be shelved.
Emperor Chengyuan had long been dissatisfied with the empire's slow and inefficient operating system.
For two years after his ascension to the throne, he secretly amassed power, preparing to strike at civil officials and wealthy landowners, and reclaim the imperial land and wealth that had been seized by these class groups.
This struggle for the empress's position was Emperor Chengyuan's fight for the woman he loved, and it was also the first full-scale war between an emperor and a class group.
Emperor Chengyuan's confidence stemmed from the fact that he had conquered the entire country himself, and a monarch who holds military power has a particularly strong backbone.
In addition, he was exceptionally talented and extremely shrewd, and had made preparations in advance, so he quickly gained the upper hand.
On the contrary, the camp of the powerful and the civil officials were thrown into chaos, their subordinates were purged one by one, morale was low, the interests of the group were in turmoil, and internal divisions slowly began to emerge.
Didn't the emperor just want to marry an empress?
That's a royal matter. Why are they so eager to fight it out and get bloodied?
In the end, the empress wouldn't come from the family of these third- or fourth-rank officials!
But they are dismissed for the benefit of those big shots in front of them, and the results of ten years of hard study and years of struggle in the officialdom are all gone. In severe cases, they will even have their homes confiscated and be exiled. This is not like Pigsy serving dishes - it is hard work and no reward. Who can stand it?
Gradually, some people began to side with the emperor.
However, the powerful and influential civil officials did not yield, and seemed determined to stand up to the emperor to the very end.
The emperor remains constant, but the powerful and influential come and go. In the end, when the empire is gone, who suffers the greater loss?
...
Undercurrents were surging in the capital, and a storm was brewing.
Peach Blossom Manor remained peaceful and unaffected, and Wen Xin, as the person involved, lived a very leisurely and carefree life.
Emperor Chengyuan did everything he could to protect her so that she could remain safe and sound amidst the bloodshed.
He would shield her from any underhanded struggles.
All she needs to do is wait for her moment to rise to the position of empress and stand shoulder to shoulder with him at the pinnacle of power.
However, no matter how peaceful Peach Blossom Manor was, Wen Xin could still keenly sense the turmoil outside.
Emperor Chengyuan visited her at Peach Blossom Manor every day, and his expression remained unchanged. How could she not have noticed the grime that had accumulated under his eyes?
He must have been working himself to the bone during this time. How could his body withstand such a strain?
However, every time she met his extremely bright gaze, Wen Xin couldn't say a word.
He was willing and invincible to fight for her!
How could Wen Xin bear to hurt his heart?
She became increasingly reclusive in the Peach Blossom Manor, hoping not to cause him any trouble or distract him from worrying about her.
That day, Mo Zhi delivered a letter to her; it was from the Wen family.
Wen Xin remained silent, while Xiao Lian sneered repeatedly.
Do you think they don't know how ruthless the Wen family was before?
Now that they see their mistress is about to rise to prominence, they've shamelessly tried to climb up to her.
They're utterly despicable!
Mo Zhi respectfully said to Wen Xin, "If Madam does not wish to see them, she may ignore them."
Wen Xin shook her head slightly, but still opened the letter.
Wen Liliang, as expected of a former prime minister, was very good at understanding people's hearts. He didn't play the emotional card and went straight to the point, mentioning Wen Xin's parents' belongings and saying that he wanted to return them to her.
Wen Xin could ignore the Wen family's situation, but she couldn't abandon her parents' belongings.
She had long wanted to take them back, but in the past, she was powerless and the Wen family didn't take her seriously at all. They held onto them and wouldn't give them to her, and she was helpless.
now……
Wen Xin bit her lip, showed the letter to Mo Zhi, and asked hesitantly, "Is it safe for me to go to the capital now?"
"Mr. Mo, please tell me the truth. Don't implicate others just to fulfill my wish."
Upon hearing this, Mo Zhi's expression softened. He thought to himself, "No wonder His Majesty cherishes this young woman so much. Even if it means going against the world, he wouldn't want to wrong her in the slightest."
She was so well-behaved and sensible, always radiating a warm and pure light.
Which person walking in the darkness could refuse?
He laughed and said, "With the Eastern Depot and Western Depot in charge, and the Five Cities Garrison and the Capital Garrison protecting us, the capital is very safe now. Madam can go back to the capital whenever she wants; there's no problem."
Unless those powerful officials and civil servants wanted to completely break ties with the emperor and perish together, they wouldn't dare to touch the wife.
Only after Mo Zhi's repeated assurances did Wen Xin feel somewhat at ease and decide to return to the Wen family.
However, she told Mo Zhi not to tell Emperor Chengyuan yet.
He should be extremely busy right now; he shouldn't be distracted by her affairs.
With Mo Zhi, the head of the Western Depot, around, the Wen family could only tremble and lie prostrate on the ground.
...
A BMW was parked in front of the Wen family mansion.
Wen Liliang, who is over sixty years old, was greeted at the door by his second wife, Hong, and a group of children and descendants.
When they saw that the fearsome eunuch Mo Zhi was actually riding a horse to guard the carriage, their expressions became even more tense.
It's easy to imagine how much Wen Xin held in the emperor's heart.
Two eunuchs opened the carriage door, and Qingyu and Qinghe, two elegant and poised palace maids, stepped out first. They then turned around and carefully helped the beautiful young girl in a moon-white dress.
When the Wen family saw Wen Xin again, they almost didn't recognize her.
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