Chapter 601: A blind eye
"Your Highness, without the Emperor's order, we really can't do much!"
Xiao Yunduo, Marquis of Xiangcheng, spoke in a low voice.
As a hereditary founding noble, the Xiangcheng Marquisate was deeply connected to the Li royal family. Xiao Yunduo himself had married a princess of the imperial family, though a princess born out of wedlock, she was still a princess after all.
In terms of seniority, Xiao Yunduo, Marquis of Xiangcheng, had to call the Grand Princess "Aunt" and Emperor Yongping "Brother-in-law".
Logically speaking, given Xiao Yunduo's connections with the royal family, he should have been highly valued. However, in reality, this Marquis Xiao Yunduo was not very well-received.
Why are you unwelcome?
This is actually not that difficult to guess.
Even the wealthy and powerful families are full of filth, and the filth within the royal family is many times worse than that of the ordinary wealthy and powerful families.
If Marquis Xiangcheng doesn't want to get into trouble, he has to be even more careful in his conduct.
If he casually did something he shouldn't have done, once Emperor Yongping blamed him, it would not only be him who would be implicated, but the entire Xiangcheng Marquisate.
Although the Xiangcheng Marquis Mansion is far inferior to the Xu Mansion, which has three dukes in one family, as a founding noble like the Xu Mansion, the Xiangcheng Marquis Mansion is also wealthy and has many descendants.
"Marquis Xiangcheng, there's no need to worry about this. I'll take full responsibility for this matter!"
"Now, the northern barbarians have not been pacified, and there are more barbarians coming down from the mountains in the north. In the southwest, the Jieyun Dao has even established a country, splitting the territory of our Great Tang."
"Our Great Tang, since the founding of the country by Emperor Taizu, has been a country of peace and prosperity for over a hundred years."
"It can be seen that our Tang Dynasty is blessed by God."
"This chaos is a disaster for our Tang Dynasty."
"Even in life, there are tribulations, both great and small. The same is true for a dynasty. As long as we overcome this tribulation, the prosperity of our Great Tang will surely continue for another hundred years. And all of you will be heroes of our Great Tang!"
"I swear here by the Emperor Taizu that if you will not betray the Great Tang, the Great Tang will not betray you!"
The words of the Grand Princess made these civil and military ministers and nobles very emotional, and they seemed to be willing to die for the Tang Dynasty.
At this moment, no one thought about why the eldest princess did what the emperor should do?
On the contrary, at this moment, these people inexplicably came up with an idea, that is, as long as the Grand Princess was there, there was still hope for the Tang Dynasty.
After these people left, the eldest princess just sat for a while and then asked someone to prepare the carriage so that she could enter the palace.
The Grand Princess did not get carried away by the love she had received from these civil and military officials. She had far-reaching ambitions. In the court today, Emperor Yongping was still the orthodox. Although he had indeed done a lot of bad things recently, he still needed some time to make the court disappointed in him.
Therefore, no matter what she does, the eldest princess can only use the banner of Emperor Yongping.
This time, she was visited by civil and military ministers and nobles from the court, so she must talk to Emperor Yongping about this matter.
Although the Imperial City Bureau was under the control of the Grand Princess, she did not believe that she could completely cut off the Emperor's eyes and ears. After all, the Grand Princess knew of Nightingale's existence.
Nightingale is under the control of the Queen Mother.
In the past, Nightingale was not controlled solely by the Queen Mother, but by both the Queen Mother and the Old Lady of the Xu Mansion. Now that Old Lady Xu was gone, Nightingale became a force controlled by the Queen Mother.
The Grand Princess never doubted Nightingale's power.
Therefore, before she had absolute initiative, she had to play the role of a good aunt to Emperor Yongping.
In the study of the Qiantian Palace, Emperor Yongping was reading a report, which included various information and intelligence in the capital collected by Nightingale and sent by the Empress Dowager.
"Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess requests an audience!"
The eunuch guarding outside the Gantian Palace appeared hurriedly and reported to Emperor Yongping.
"Please come in!"
Emperor Yongping's trust in the Grand Princess was unprecedented.
He knew that the Grand Princess was domineering and arrogant, but as long as she was loyal to him, then none of this would be a problem.
While waiting for the eldest princess to come in, Emperor Yongping was reading the report sent by Nightingale.
When Emperor Yongping saw Nightingale's report that the Grand Princess was privately close to court officials, he frowned. Although he did not think that the Grand Princess could pose any threat to his throne, he still felt uncomfortable seeing the Grand Princess privately contacting civil and military officials in the court and the nobles in the capital.
It is true that women cannot become emperors, but what if?
When this thought suddenly popped up in Emperor Yongping's mind, he felt terrible. Sitting in the chair, he felt cold all over. He felt as if he had become the enemy of the whole world and there was not even a single person around him whom he could trust and use.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty!"
The eldest princess entered the study, observed the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects, and paid her respects to Emperor Yongping.
This basically did not exist in the past.
Emperor Yongping had suddenly developed a fear of the Grand Princess, but when the Grand Princess observed the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects, his fear and suspicion dissipated a little.
"Aunt, what brings you here this time?"
Emperor Yongping's mood improved slightly, but only slightly.
The eldest princess didn't know that Emperor Yongping suddenly became suspicious of her, but she could see that Emperor Yongping was not in a very good mood.
"Your Majesty, I have come here to report something!"
Although she couldn't guess why Emperor Yongping was in a bad mood, the eldest princess still told the civil and military ministers about her meeting as she expected, and repeatedly stated that the Tang Dynasty was in danger and asked Emperor Yongping to pay attention to the reorganization of the 36 guards in the two camps in the north and the south.
"Your Majesty, only a combat-ready army can protect the Tang Dynasty!"
"I took the initiative to order the Marquis of Xiangcheng and others to reorganize and train the North and South camps. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me!"
Although the eldest princess looked down on her nephew Emperor Yongping, she was very clear that before she could take control of the overall situation, she had to pamper her nephew, coax him, and serve him.
"Aunt, you are too kind!"
When the Grand Princess told Emperor Yongping everything, his fear and suspicion of the Grand Princess disappeared in an instant, and he felt ashamed of his suspicion.
As an emperor, he was unable to ensure that he did not doubt the people he employed and did not employ those he doubted. He was truly a failure.
His aunt once sacrificed her life to save him, so how could she have second thoughts towards him?
It is true that his aunt is a bit domineering, but as the eldest princess of the current dynasty, why can't she be domineering?
Those second-generation rich men among the nobles can still be domineering and arrogant. His aunt, the eldest princess of the royal family, has never oppressed the good people. She just says and does something a bit arrogant. What's wrong with that?
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