Chapter 457 Extra: The Person the Officials of Da Yu Fear Most (Part 1)
If we were to discuss who the most feared person was in the imperial court of Dayu.
Almost everyone thought of the same person.
It was neither the Censorate, which was always thinking about how to impeach people, nor the Ministry of Personnel, which was in charge of promoting officials.
He was not in the imperial court, but he was someone that no official in the entire Da Yu region dared to ignore.
She's still a woman!
Princess Pingning is Emperor Xiao Wu's cousin and the elder sister of the current Duke of Dingguo and Marquis of Zhenbian.
To talk about this Princess Pingning
Everyone in Chongqing knows her; she's quite a remarkable woman.
She was the apple of the old Duke Dingguo's eye, but unlike other daughters of noble families, she wasn't sent off with a grand wedding procession at a young age.
This young lady didn't get married until she was twenty-four.
Other people's girls are twenty-four...
Haha, the kids are already starting their early education!
But no one in Dayu would speak ill of Princess Pingning behind her back.
On the contrary, everyone would think that Princess Pingning was both loyal and filial, affectionate and righteous, and had the world in her heart...
Those who watched Princess Pingning grow up would occasionally share what they knew with others.
Princess Pingning had the Great Yu in her heart and devoted her whole life to contributing to the Great Yu.
There was no news from anywhere in the world that Princess Pingning didn't know.
"How is Princess Pingning so amazing! How does she know news from all over the country?"
"Is she able to hear and see everything?" someone immediately asked.
Of course not!
Princess Pingning's husband was a martial arts figure with extensive connections in the martial arts world.
Later, he even opened the first Chunbuwan Teahouse in Beijing.
Which major city in Chongqing doesn't have a "Spring Festival Gala" these days?
It looks like an ordinary teahouse, right? Actually, teahouses are where the most information is gathered.
Back then, the owner of Chunbuwan's restaurant, the dashing and debonair Young Master Lian, fell in love with Princess Pingning at first sight.
For Princess Pingning's sake, he retired from the martial world and opened a restaurant in the capital called "Spring Never Ends," just so he could catch a few more glimpses of the beauty.
Later, "Spring Never Ends" became the betrothal gift that Young Master Lian gave to Princess Pingning.
Princess Pingning even changed "Spring Never Ends" to "Thousand-Mile Eyes and Wind-Following Ears" of the Great Yu.
Princess Pingning wanted to know everything that happened in the entire Da Yu region, big or small.
"Within three days, this information will be placed on Princess Pingning's desk," an insider immediately revealed.
The young man understood.
Isn't this just like the mouthpieces that the capital city has planted in various places...?
"That day, the family...didn't they care either?" someone else asked.
"Why should the imperial family interfere? Princess Pingning's actions might be tacitly approved by the imperial family!"
Otherwise, why didn't Princess Pingning and Prince Lian become an enviable couple after their marriage?
It's exhausting to be busy organizing news from all over Chongqing every day.
But it was precisely because of the things Princess Pingning did that...
Only our emperor can know everything that happens in the world without leaving the palace.
From major disasters to minor incidents like officials eating at restaurants without paying.
"Don't we all know about this?" the insider immediately said.
"Then... wouldn't this be considered interference in politics?" someone asked.
"What kind of brains are these?! What kind of interference in politics is this?"
In this way, the imperial court can learn about the situation in various places as quickly as possible.
In the past, the imperial family could only find out what officials at various levels wanted to know by submitting memorials to the emperor.
There are many things that even the emperor wouldn't know if the officials below didn't speak up.
Now, it's the officials who are nervous.
They didn't know what the imperial family knew, so they dared not hide anything, big or small, and could only report it honestly.
Also, what happened to the woman?
Aren't there quite a few female shopkeepers in the capital now?
There are even female generals in the north!
Princess Pingning was devoted to the Great Yu and helped the imperial family understand the suffering of the people in various places. What kind of interference in politics is this?
That blockhead, he's clearly been corrupted by those old fogies.
The idea that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, and that a woman should stay at home to support her husband and raise her children, is flawed.
What kind of bullshit theory is that?
Look how many women are venturing out of their homes these days.
Didn't the Empress's female guards also come out on top in the last public competition at the palace?
Anyone who says women are inferior to men is simply blind!
......
Shen Qingyue ignored all the outside noise and disturbances.
She's so busy these days, she's like a spinning top.
She enjoyed nearly two years of comfortable life after getting married.
But after two years of comfortable life, her good days came to an end after she gave birth to a daughter.
She had just finished her postpartum confinement when her imperial cousin came knocking on her door.
"Cousin Yao! You have to help me!" As soon as he entered the door, Emperor Xiao Wu complained to Shen Qingyao with a worried expression.
"Is there something troubling Your Majesty?" Lian Qianli quickly asked, helping his wife.
Emperor Xiao Wu sighed.
"It's still a matter of officials. The situation of lower-level officials protecting each other, taking sides, failing to act, and concealing information is too serious."
Cousin, cousin-in-law, you should really make use of the Spring Festival Gala!
How about I tell the Ministry of Revenue not to collect taxes for late spring?
"In addition, I will also allocate silver to Chun Buwan from the Imperial Treasury every month, would that be alright?" Emperor Xiao Wu said in a low voice.
Shen Qingyue and Lian Qianli looked at each other.
Alright! The good days are over!
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