Look at what she said, using both kindness and force, temptation and intimidation. They don't believe that there is any minister who would rashly come out to contradict her and die.
She had made her words so clear, yet she still ran out to die. She would really leave a reputation in history books as stupid, impulsive and confused.
So these loyal ministers became even more loyal to her when they saw that she could intimidate the court.
As for those who were neutral, upon hearing her words, they immediately put away any inappropriate thoughts they had.
They should behave themselves and not cause trouble, and wait and see for at least half a year before deciding whether to be loyal to the queen or force her to abdicate and return to the harem. It is indeed too early to make a decision now.
So they became obedient and well-behaved, and Zhu Wuhuan no longer had to worry about them.
The only ones who were feeling aggrieved and angry were a few people who were unwilling to submit to Zhu Wuhuan.
Some of them did think about banging their heads against a pillar to force the queen's attention. As long as they controlled their strength and didn't kill her, it would be fine. Once word got out about their banging, the whole world would know about their loyalty to the country, and their names would surely be recorded in history. How wonderful that would be...
As a result, the queen's words made their plan fail.
They had to concede that the Queen had a point. If they had jumped out to cause trouble too early, it would have been hard to tell whether they would have been cursed or virtuous in history books.
Alas, just calm down for now, do your job obediently, don’t be impatient, and wait for the queen to make a mistake, then they can jump out!
Seeing that he had frightened all the ministers, Zhu Wuhuan smiled and tried to ease the atmosphere.
She said, "Alright, I've said everything I wanted to say. Now you, my dear ministers, may speak freely. However, we are only discussing important matters in this court. If you have any suggestions or advice for me, please return home and write them in memorials. I will approve them one by one."
"Your Highness, I will obey your Majesty's orders."
All the ministers bowed sincerely and breathed a sigh of relief.
Well, we can finally discuss business without having to listen to threats and intimidation from this impassive queen.
They really have a hard time.
In the past, the emperor at least cared about his reputation and would just scold them, not just drag them out and execute them. Alas, now this queen is even more difficult to deal with than the emperor, she's going to kill people at the slightest disagreement...
On the first day that the emperor was not in court, they already started to miss him.
They are willing to shorten their lives by half a year so that the emperor can return to power sooner!
The court was peaceful after that.
The ministers randomly threw out a few questions to test Zhu Wuhuan's ability to govern. Zhu Wuhuan did as she said before, letting everyone speak freely and think of solutions together, and she would then choose the best solution.
If the ministers were divided into two factions, arguing endlessly and neither side would yield, that was easy. She would just say with a smile, "It seems your dear ministers have come up with the best solution. Since there's still a dispute, let's discuss it later. Go back and think about it overnight, and then discuss it again tomorrow."
"..." The ministers who had been arguing with each other until their faces turned red and their necks became thick, felt very aggrieved when they heard her say it so lightly, but they had nothing to say.
They did not dare to protest, but missed the emperor even more.
Now the Queen Regent has it so easy, isn't it? She doesn't have to do anything anyway, so she can just rely on them, right?
She's like a mascot. It makes no difference whether she's there or not. It's just a matter of choice and decision...
Alas, their burden will be heavier in the future.
These ministers thought that this was the most frustrating move made by the Queen, but when the court was dismissed, they witnessed another move by the Queen -
"The left and right prime ministers and the six ministers of state shall accompany me to the imperial study to help me review the memorials."
"..." All the ministers looked up at the same time and looked at Zhu Wuhuan in disbelief!
What are you doing?
She does nothing but rely on the ministers to help review memorials. Does she want to destroy the country?
Zhu Wuhuan smiled and said, "Why are you so surprised, my dear ministers? I'm not indifferent to the matter. There are too many and too complicated memorials. I will ask each of the eight gentlemen to take a piece. After reading the memorials, they will write down their solutions on small pieces of paper and put them inside the memorials. Then Eunuch Yuan will present them to me. If they handle the problem well, I will directly copy it according to the small pieces of paper. If they handle it poorly, I will take the memorials back to discuss solutions with the Emperor and the Crown Prince."
She looked at everyone, "Don't you think this is a good idea? It saves a lot of trouble! The reason why the emperor worked so hard before was because he didn't know how to find people to share the work! Now I can divide the work done by one person into eight people. It's easy and saves trouble, don't you think?"
All the ministers were silent.
It sounds like... there is some truth to it.
After all, the queen did not ridiculously delegate all power to the eight adults. She still had to review all the books one by one in the end to ensure that there would be no omissions.
But wouldn’t this be too difficult for the left and right prime ministers and the six ministers?
They are already very busy, and now they have to sit in the imperial study and review memorials. Are you going to tire them to death?
Zhu Wuhuan didn't care whether everyone felt pity or envy for these eight people. She stood up and said, "Alright, let's dismiss the court. My dear ministers, please eat and get busy. It's time to go."
Then she led the eunuchs and palace maids away.
Watching her figure disappear into the distance, the left and right prime ministers and the six ministers looked at each other and followed her away helplessly.
Well, what can they say?
They can only comfort themselves that those who are capable should work harder.
Seeing this, the other ministers rushed to Feng Yuxiao.
They couldn't hide their worries. "Prince, does the Emperor know that the Empress has delegated power to eight people like this? Those memorials are only submitted by officials from all over the country when they encounter urgent matters. If they are secretly tampered with or hidden, it will cause chaos..."
Feng Yuxiao smiled. "Don't worry, my lords. My mother has assigned more people to the Imperial Study. Twenty eunuchs and twenty imperial guards are stationed behind each of the eight lords. They each have five pairs of eyes watching them. They will definitely not be able to tamper with the contents of the memorials, let alone secretly damage or hide them."
He continued, "Furthermore, these imperial guards and eunuchs are not fixed. They rotate daily and are responsible for supervising different masters. So in the short term, you don't have to worry about them being bribed or causing trouble."
Feng Yuxiao patiently explained a lot to everyone before he appeased the ministers and signaled them to return to their respective offices to get back to work.
Then he called his junior tutor Chu Yujie to go and do the business together.
...Now in the back hall.
As soon as Zhu Wuhuan ran into the hall and saw her handsome husband Feng Changye lazily leaning on the couch reading a book, she immediately opened her arms and excitedly threw herself into his arms!
"Your Majesty!" Feng Changye raised his head when he heard the voice.
Looking at the person who was running towards him happily from a distance, his eyes and brows suddenly became gentle as water, and he opened his arms to catch her.
He looked down at the clingy girl who was clinging to him tightly in his arms. He smiled and kissed her brow, "Why are you so enthusiastic all of a sudden?"
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