"May I ask Your Majesty, how much cash, how much military supplies, and how much tax relief should we provide to the Holy Temple as aid? What would be a suitable amount?"
"Lord Xiao, these matters need to be discussed by you. I will not inquire about them in detail. You only need to remember to be loyal to the Great Xia. Moreover... from now on, apart from the appointment of important officials and matters of state, I will not interfere in court affairs!"
"Your humble servant is terrified!"
Xiao Xinyan was genuinely apprehensive. He didn't know if Wang Yushi was being sarcastic. After finally becoming regent, instead of seizing power, she claimed she wouldn't interfere in ordinary court affairs. What was the point of all that fighting in the first place? Wouldn't it have been more comfortable living in the harem than now?
"Just because I don't interfere in court affairs doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. If there's any corruption or abuse of power, your two concubines know what I'm capable of!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am terrified! I will send the two Consorts back to the palace another day... I will send them back today!" Sweat dripped from Xiao Xinyan's forehead. Wang Yushi was reminding him, "I remember all the things you did back then!"
"Let's wait until Consort Han gives birth before we return! That way, no one will gossip about me!"
More than one person in the court began to sweat. In the past few days, some rumors unfavorable to Wang Yushi had appeared in the capital, which meant that the person in charge was dissatisfied with their work.
We must take this seriously. We should send people to investigate as soon as we get back. Arrest those who should be arrested and report those who should be reported. Didn't you hear what the Empress said? She only interferes with the appointment of important officials. Who are the important officials is still up to her.
"If there's nothing else, the court may adjourn! Prince Heng, please stay!"
The officials filed out of the Hall of Diligent Governance, leaving only Prince Heng, Qin Mo, behind. They had gotten used to it these past few days; Qin Mo was almost always the one left behind.
"Why do you always keep me here? Are you afraid people won't know we're in cahoots?"
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"...That reform plan you gave me...I can't understand it!"
Qin Mo got goosebumps all over his body. The usually dashing Wang Yushi suddenly spoke in a coquettish voice, and he couldn't get used to it for a long time.
"What don't you understand?"
"This separation of powers, and this 'voting system,' gives them too much power... What am I supposed to do? What will the new emperor do?"
Qin Mo gave Wang Yushi a draft of the reform of the court's responsibilities. The specific content was to break down the power held by the court's bigwigs and distribute it to more independent departments and officials. However, Wang Yushi felt that Qin Mo was giving away too much power.
"How many hours did the emperors of the Great Xia Dynasty spend each day in court and reviewing memorials?"
"It varies, but every day... there are always seven or eight hours!"
"Do you want to work seven or eight hours a day? Or do you want your son to work seven or eight hours a day? Do you want to work him to death?"
"But...that's how emperors are! If I don't interfere at all...they'll deceive me, won't they?" Wang Yushi was a little annoyed. With her strength, working seven or eight hours a day was no problem, but she forgot that not everyone had her level of cultivation.
"Don't always think there are troublemakers trying to harm you. Isn't it written here? With the power to appoint and dismiss officials and the power of veto, what are you afraid of?"
Having had enough of being exploited by her superiors, Qin Mo waved her arms and said, "Just let them do whatever they want. If you're not satisfied in the end, just veto it and make them start over. If they can't give you a satisfactory result within the stipulated time, replace them. Make them work eight hours a day, ten hours a day, or even all night long. Only a fool would go against your wishes and mess around!"
"I have a feeling... you're trying to lead me to become a tyrant!"
Qin Mo took a deep breath and stared at Wang Yushi's face: "You haven't been sleeping much lately, have you?"
"Oh! I've just taken over the administration, and there's a backlog of memorials that need my approval!"
"Delegate the unimportant tasks to others! Don't you know that lack of sleep and excessive mental and physical exertion will accelerate the aging process?"
Wang Yushi's eyes widened immediately. She touched her face and asked Qin Mo with some panic, "Really? I... I didn't feel anything!"
"You haven't looked in the mirror in ages!"
The spirited beauty immediately darted off to find a mirror, and then, under the influence of her own mind, murmured, "Really... a little bit..."
Qin Mo appeared behind her just in time, "As long as you get enough sleep and engage in appropriate cultivation and exercise, you'll be back to normal!"
"Oh! You're right, we'll do it your way!"
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