Feng Yuheng had long known about Emperor Tianwu's transfer of the throne, and she only thought about Xuan Tianming. But she also knew that once that day came, it was inevitable that someone would bring up Concubine Yun and say that the throne was not passed on legitimately.
Although the relationship between the princes in the capital and Xuan Tianming is still good, there are some things that people are afraid of talking about. As long as there is something in the world, it is inevitable that people will think too much about it. Once people think too much, no matter how Xuan Tianming sat on the throne, he could not get rid of the shadow of Concubine Yun.
She sighed softly, stroked the little white tiger in her arms, and said, "Since you can come and tell me this, you should have thought of a way to deal with it, right?"
Xuan Tianming nodded, "There is a way, but it is also the dumbest and most direct one."
"By military merit?"
"Yes." He said solemnly: "Dashun has a sound legal system for hundreds of years. The only way for future generations to stand out is through military merit. The military merits I have accumulated now are obviously not enough. If I want to make people shut up, I can only keep fighting for stones to gag them. Now the four countries are in turmoil, and even Gumo in the west is unstable. In the next few years, there will be continuous wars on the border. This is also an opportunity." He looked at Feng Yuheng and said helplessly: "In fact, I don't covet the throne. I always thought that my eldest brother was the best successor. He doesn't have my violent temper, but he is also powerful and brave; he doesn't have the humility of my seventh brother, but after years of business, he has mastered the best ability to communicate with the outside world. In addition, he is good at accumulating wealth throughout his life. If the world of Dashun belongs to him, the continuous abundance of the treasury is just around the corner."
Feng Yuheng thought for a moment and said, "This is what the emperor does in peacetime. If, as you said, the four countries are in turmoil, I don't think he has the ability and courage to pacify the four seas."
Xuan Tianming smiled bitterly and reached out to stroke her head. "Silly girl, fighting in battle is the job of the princes and generals. Not to mention him, even if it is me, once I sit on the throne, I will never be able to put on armor and go into battle myself. There will always be military generals to give advice and there will always be civil officials to help govern the country. It's a pity..."
"What a pity?"
"It's a pity that my eldest brother had no children in the first half of his life, which put an end to all the hopes of the emperor. Now he has one, but after all, he is more than ten years older than us, and he is so far behind in terms of offspring. For a king of a country, this is really unacceptable."
Feng Yuheng felt uncomfortable after hearing this: "Xuan Tianming, we have an agreement. Even if you take the throne in the future, if you dare to take a concubine, I will burn down your palace and leave. I guarantee that you won't be able to find me."
Xuan Tianming was so angry that he poked her head with his finger, "Why are you talking about this again? I will definitely do what I promised you, so you don't have to worry about it. As for what I said, my father is determined to pass the throne to me. Now you have seen the situation of the royal family. I can't refuse it, so I can only bite the bullet and accept it. I have to accept it as a matter of course. I am afraid that we will have to work hard in the next few years."
She was a little confused, "What's so hard? Fighting? I'll just accompany you."
He shook his head, "That's what I'm talking about. I can't have you accompany me anymore. I want military merit, and I want thorough military merit, so I must get rid of all external help, especially women. Hengheng, do you understand?"
She understood, of course she understood. Xuan Tianming's words were not so clear, but she was not a fool, so she could naturally hear the meaning behind his words. Concubine Yun was Xuan Tianming's shadow, and so was she? While people criticized Xuan Tianming for relying on his mother, they also said that he relied on his wife. The more powerful she, Feng Yuheng, was, the more she stole the limelight from men. Thinking in this way, it was her fault.
"I won't go to war again." She took the initiative to speak, "You don't have to worry about me. I won't think too much about this. It's fine for me to stay in the capital. I will look after the house while you go out to fight. I have to nip in the bud those who intend to make trouble. A prosperous world is not achieved by men fighting alone. It is also a great learning to deal with the trivialities of family life and the right and wrong of things."
Xuan Tianming smiled with relief. He knew that this little girl understood everything at once. With a smart mind like her, how could she not help him govern his country better?
Feng Yuheng placed the little tiger on the stone table, held Xuan Tianming with both hands and said, "In addition to fighting and pacifying the world, have you ever thought that although Dashun has a hundred years of foundation and laws, there is still room for improvement in other aspects."
"Oh?" Xuan Tianming raised his eyebrows, "I'd like to hear the details."
She said excitedly, "Do you know how many Baicaotangs I have opened within the borders of the country?"
Xuan Tianming shook his head. He really didn’t know this.
"There are sixteen of them." This is Feng Yuheng's pride. "Do you think that the gold and silver in the basement of the Princess's Mansion are all moldy? I have already divided them out to expand Baicaotang. This is not just to set up our eyes in various places at the beginning, but to truly let it realize its functional role. Baicaotang is a medicine store and a clinic. People can go to the hospital for medical treatment and get medicine in the same place. The medicine they get is not only traditional Chinese herbal medicine, but also the tablets, pills, potions in my space, and some auxiliary medical equipment. Now my grandfather is in charge of Baicaotang in Beijing. In the year we went to the north, my grandfather has trained many medical staff who are one step ahead of this era. Although their level is not as good as mine and my grandfather, and they are also a little immature compared to Song Kang, fortunately, there is still plenty of time to train and practice. These people have been sent to various provincial governments, and they are all playing their roles in Baicaotang."
Xuan Tianming understood her intention a little, "I remember you once mentioned a very obscure term to me, what is it called... universal healthcare?"
"That's right." Feng Yuheng simply further explained her thoughts, "The so-called universal medical care is not only to allow all people to enjoy advanced medical standards, but more importantly to allow people to afford to see a doctor and take medicine. The Baicaotang in other provinces did not blindly raise the price like the capital, but lowered it and became more close to the people. Xuan Tianming, I will not be your shadow, but another helper besides your military merits. I will let people know that the reason why Princess Ji'an worked hard for Dashun is because her husband is the lord of this country. Otherwise, she could go anywhere with her medical skills, and I believe that everyone would treat me as a guest of honor."
She said she was addicted, so she simply told Xuan Tianming about the general outline of medical care and social welfare security. However, Xuan Tianming's ability to understand these things was not that strong, after all, they did not belong to this era, Feng Yuheng did not force him, but just said that she would organize all of this into words and leave it for him to slowly digest and absorb in the future.
Feng Yuheng was never stingy in helping Xuan Tianming, not to mention that she had originally planned to make some changes to the Dashun Dynasty. Although such changes were unlikely to be implemented on a large scale, she had long wanted to try horse-drawn carriages, postal communications, medical insurance, and pension insurance in her fiefdom of Ji'an County.
In the past, she thought that she had strayed into this time and space, which was against the will of heaven, so she should not cause any more undue impact on this world. But later, she felt that since she had come, this was a destined opportunity, and these things belonging to the future should be tested into the world little by little with her arrival. The Dashun Dynasty had quietly changed as early as the moment she was awakened by thunder in the mountains of the northwest.
The two of them had a very pleasant conversation. Xuan Tianming stayed in the Princess's Mansion until the evening before leaving. Feng Yuheng felt that his life had become more fun with the company of the little white tiger.
But that's how life is. When you are happy, there will always be someone on the other side trying to make things difficult for you. For example, the Yao family.
Yao went out this afternoon without Fu Ya accompanying her, and only brought two ordinary maids. Yao Xian sent Yao to the other courtyard, but did not completely ban her from going out. It was just that every time Yao went out, someone would follow her whereabouts, and if they found something wrong, they would bring the person back even if they knocked her unconscious.
But in the afternoon, Yao went to Prince Wenxuan's palace. Yao Xian had said before that Princess Wenxuan and Yao were good friends, so if she wanted to go there to relax, the servants didn't have to pay any attention.
But what she didn't expect was that when Yao came back, she brought back an invitation to the Yuexi Palace Banquet.
Of course, the secret guards in the other courtyards were not aware of this. Yao sent the invitation to Fu Ya alone after dismissing all the servants. She told Fu Ya: "I am a first-rank imperial official. Yuexi Palace Banquet is such a big event. You are my daughter, how can you not go? Take this, Yuexi, go to the palace that night."
Fu Ya didn't expect that Yao would bring back something like this today, and was a little overwhelmed for a moment. But when she took the invitation in her hand, she felt a little excited.
During the time she served Yao, she heard Yao call her Ah Heng and daughter all day long, and asked her to eat and sleep together. She was a completely loving mother, which brought her back to the time when her biological mother was still alive. In a trance, she couldn't tell whether she was Fu Ya or Feng Yuheng. Sometimes she couldn't even react when the servants called her Miss Fu. She could only respond the fastest when Yao called her Ah Heng.
But she didn't know, with the invitation in hand, what identity should she use to enter the palace? Fu Ya? No name or status. Feng Yuheng? If someone else's real identity would also go, wouldn't she be exposed immediately?
Yao saw her concerns and said quickly, "You are my daughter. Remember, you only have this identity, my daughter Yao Xianrou. You should have everything she has. She has taken over everything you have. Now you are back to me, Ah Heng, you must not be as cowardly as before. You should think about how much suffering our cowardice caused us in the past. This time, you must do your mother proud!"
Fu Ya was once again in a trance because of what she said. Seeing her holding the invitation card without saying anything, Yao said, "Don't worry. If you encounter any difficulties in the palace, just go find Princess Wenxuan. Remember, call her Aunt Lan. She is mother's best sister."
After her constant persuasion, Fu Ya finally nodded in agreement. Yao was very happy and took Fu Ya to see some jewelry she had saved and some new clothes she had never worn.
Little did they know that in the Prince Wenxuan's mansion, the Princess Wenxuan, who was called Fu Ya's backer by the Yao family, was constantly sighing and saying, "Qianrou, Qianrou, I will help you this time, but there will never be a second time. If the girl you mentioned is honest and obedient, it's fine. But if she is a scheming person, don't blame me for cleaning up the house for your Yao family!"
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