EBE Chapter 485 A Stranger’s Rise to Power (53)
Chapter 485 A Stranger’s Rise to Power (53)
Yu Sheng had long wanted to try to solve problems independently in the true sense of the word.
Before, whether it was Shen Yao or the emperor, even if they didn't care about Yu Sheng, they would still care about him.
"Have you thought it through?" Shen Yao raised her eyebrows, not missing the eagerness hidden in Yu Sheng's eyes.
Boys, after learning so much about these matters concerning family and country, always want to try them themselves.
Yu Sheng is no exception, and he even has strong ambitions in his heart.
The entire Yu State will be handed over to him in the future, but he doesn't want to muddle through like his father did. Starting with small things and slowly training himself is also a very good practical route.
"I've made up my mind. I'd like to ask mother for help." Yu Sheng is better than his biological father, the emperor, in that he can bend down and will not be complacent because of his status.
Shen Yao accepted Yu Sheng's gift calmly, "I will help you with this matter, you can take the evidence back and deal with it yourself."
As for how the situation can be handled, it depends on Yu Sheng's own understanding and ruthlessness.
Yu Sheng stood up, said goodbye to Shen Yao, then turned and left Fengyi Palace.
Hongguo sent Yu Sheng away, and when she came back she saw her master lying on the couch, leisurely eating fruit from the fruit plate.
"Niang Niang"
Hong Guo wanted to talk but stopped herself. She did not hear what the two masters said, but she could infer something from the eldest prince's frighteningly bright eyes.
Wouldn't that be a bit too much?
She knew that as a slave she shouldn't talk too much, but Hong Guo couldn't help it. People are kind-hearted, and no one can explain things clearly.
"Nothing, you don't have to worry too much." Shen Yao could see Hong Guo's entanglement at a glance, "You have to face it alone, otherwise what will you do in the future?"
The emperor has a lot of thunder on his body, and one day it will explode. Can Yu Sheng escape and dodge? That would be the real end of the dynasty for the Yu Kingdom.
Precisely because she understands her son and knows his ambitions, Shen Yao agrees that her son should handle the matter himself this time. No matter what the final result is, it will be an experience that can teach him lessons.
Red Fruit: ...
What the queen said was so right that she couldn't refute it, without any reason.
"Remember to send someone to keep an eye on it. Also, the Qianqing Palace. The emperor is not in good health, so the Imperial Hospital should give some instructions."
The imperial doctors are all a bunch of fence-sitters, they will go wherever the wind blows.
Compared with the rising star Yu Sheng, the old emperor who is on the decline is obviously not competitive.
In the past few years, there were many imperial doctors who secretly came to surrender to her, even Li Guiquan, who served in the imperial court, had already left a way out for himself early on, not seeking wealth and honor, but only a peaceful end to his life.
Look, the emperor can’t even make the people around him loyal, so what can he use to fight her?
Hongguo nodded in agreement and turned around to arrange for the palace servants to keep an eye on Xiefang Hall and Qianqing Palace.
Of course, the focus is on the Qianqing Palace. The emperor's health is of vital importance (it will affect the great cause of the master and the prince), so we must pay more attention to it.
In one month, the emperor summoned the imperial physician an astonishing ten times.
On average, it happens once every three days, not counting the monks and Taoists invited into the palace and those who come to take the patient's pulse normally.
Shen Yao looked through the accounts and books presented to her, and pointed at the name of a certain Bao Lin who had frequently served in the emperor's bed last month, "Is she a maid from the Imperial Household Department?"
She was not a concubine selected through the selection, so Shen Yao had no impression of this person.
Lu Ying nodded, "She is a maidservant beside the Emperor. She has been with him for only two months."
Huh!
It was only two months, and he spent a whole month in the emperor's bedchamber. What kind of magic medicine did those Taoists feed the emperor?
The system came out in a lewd manner, gloating, "What else can I eat? They are all poisonous pills with high lead content. One pill will make you feel uncomfortable for the whole day."
Compared to the meatballs it prepared for the host, there is a world of difference.
The system was full of pride, and felt that the emperor might not even need them to come up with a solution, and that they could kill themselves on their own.
"The emperor took the prescriptions written by the imperial doctors as usual, and the Taoists kept refining elixirs."
Shen Yao bent her fingers and tapped the table. It was not difficult for her to imagine the emperor's current physical condition. He was like a broken jar with leaks all over it, which would shatter to pieces with a slight touch.
"Luying, there are quite a few concubines like this in the harem these days."
The emperor is increasingly famous for being fickle-minded. Concubines like these are consumables. When he gets tired of them, he simply replaces them. The entire harem is his shelter.
Not to mention other things, just a few famous palaces are now occupied by these concubines.
The emperor was pleased and just patted his butt and left the mess to Shen Yao, resulting in overspending of the accounts sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs every month.
"Your Majesty, there are three more Baolins and two imperial concubines this month." As for the number of concubines who are not counted, they really cannot be counted, and the number depends entirely on the emperor's mood.
"I know," Shen Yao waved her arm calmly, allowing Lu Ying to come forward and help her up from the couch.
"How is Xiefang Palace?" A month had passed, and Yu Sheng had already tried every possible means.
"The palace maids in Xiefang Palace have been making mistakes frequently recently. The eldest prince invited several stewards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to privately replace several waves of palace maids who serve them." Although there are turbulences, everything is under control and there is no one that can cause any trouble.
Yu Sheng knew the character of the Imperial Household Department too well. Unless they were pushed too far, the Imperial Household Department would keep quiet. They were even willing to push out a few scapegoats to serve as tools for the masters to relieve their boredom and vent their anger, so as to ensure their own survival.
"Well, there are a lot of guards in Xiefang Palace. Sheng'er didn't overturn the table impulsively, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs will most likely not take any risks."
There is a high probability that Yu Sheng will gain the upper hand in this warm-up practice.
"If there is any evidence in private, secretly send it to Xiefang Palace and give it to Sheng'er."
There is no need to make two people responsible for the same thing. If Yu Sheng wants to solve the problem by his own ability, then Shen Yao might as well let him go. Regardless of where Yu Sheng will go in the end, the lessons he has learned will be enough for him to digest slowly.
Luying agreed obediently and sent the investigation evidence to Xiefang Palace as instructed by her master.
Yu Sheng once again got new evidence against the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and after much thought he decided to continue testing it.
When he comes to power in the future, he will definitely have to tear off a piece of meat from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Knowing the other party's bottom line in advance will also be helpful in formulating future plans.
With a lot of twists and turns in his mind, Yu Sheng turned around and went out to continue picking on the palace maids who were serving him.
But he knew that no matter how many times he changed, there were spies from the Imperial Household Department inside. Yu Sheng would not kick them all out at once, but would come from time to time, which not only kept the Imperial Household Department busy but also made it difficult for the Imperial Household Department to let go.
In the contest between Xiefang Palace and the Imperial Household Department, Xiefang Palace generally had the upper hand.
However, the emperor in the Qianqing Palace caused trouble again and was clamoring to leave the palace to worship his ancestors.
"Go out of the palace to worship? The date and place have been set?" Do the ancestors of the Yu family know that the emperor is so filial?
She had gone out of the palace before, taking her two children and a group of courtiers with her, but she was stabbed in the chest. Now she had to run away. She was really not afraid at all.
The news that Hong Guo brought back had already been confirmed, and even the emperor had issued an imperial decree, ordering that Yu Sheng, who was currently competing with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, be taken along.
Shen Yao:......
Shen Yao's smile was somewhat cold, especially her eyes, which were as cold as ice.
Red Fruit: ...
Hongguo lowered her head, thinking that the Queen was really angry.
Of course, you can do whatever you want, why involve the children?
Yu Sheng was once again invited to Fengyi Palace by Shen Yao. Unlike the last time when the mother and son discussed the matter, this time Shen Yao told Yu Sheng to be careful.
"Does mother know that father is going to leave the palace?" And take her only son with her.
Shen Yao raised her hand and pointed outside the window, "It's hard not to know what's going on in the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
It was not that Shen Yao deliberately inquired about the emperor's actions, but as soon as there was any news from the Qianqing Palace, it would be sent to the Fengyi Palace for her to know.
Yu Sheng touched his nose awkwardly and said, "My son heard that father wanted to worship the ancestors," but it was just an excuse. His father wanted to cultivate immortality and live a long life.
Shen Yao's words were icy, "There are so many temples in the palace, aren't there enough for him to visit?"
Yu Sheng: ...
There are too many people in the palace and it is not convenient for the emperor to do those weird things.
In recent years, both monks and Taoists have been very popular in front of the emperor.
The emperor even became obsessed with achieving immortality because of those highly toxic pills whose benefits outweighed the disadvantages. He kept countless Taoists outside the palace. Yu Sheng could even hear these gossips from his two uncles in private, although his two uncles were very careful to avoid the issue.
But Yu Sheng was old, and his two uncles often visited the palace. How could they really not tell the truth? In the end, Yu Sheng got to know some unimportant inside information.
Now that he has connected all the things together, Yu Sheng feels helpless towards his father.
"Mother"
I don’t know what to say. My biological father is unreliable. The harem is so stable thanks to the control of my biological mother.
"Okay, I'm not angry, I just think it's unsafe for you to leave the palace."
Things that happened a few years ago will remain in people's memory even if they have passed. Yu Sheng is not the kind of kid who only remembers to eat but not to be beaten. On the contrary, he has a very good memory.
Even those who had offended him slightly a few years ago, he had not forgotten them in his heart.
It's not that he wanted to settle the score later, but he had already made plans early on.
When his mother told him to be careful, Yu Sheng immediately thought of the endless assassination plots.
otherwise……
No, no, this matter needs further consideration and cannot be said directly.
Yu Sheng sat on a round stool and listened to his mother's instructions. When the time was almost up, he stood up and left.
After Yu Sheng left, the system mentioned that this kid was a bit cruel and ruthless, "The emperor might be in trouble."
If the emperor suddenly died at this time, the impact on them would be very limited.
The Shen family had not been developing and operating in vain in the past few years, and Shen Yao had not been wasting her time in vain. If there were no emperor to hinder them, their lives would be much better than they are now.
"The help the emperor can provide now is far less than the disadvantages of being a hindrance. "The reason why the emperor is still around is just to make things more legitimate.
Shen Yao waved her arms casually and mentioned the concubines in the harem who had fallen silent.
Not a newcomer, but an old one.
Behind each person stands a family supporter of some size. These backers guarantee their survival and also give them bargaining chips in negotiations with Shen Yao.
Combine vertically and horizontally
The tactics used in political intrigues are now used in the palace.
Shen Yao didn't lose out, and the others got the truth. I'm afraid that there are more people waiting for the emperor than imagined.
"Yes, I am waiting for the day when I will become a concubine."
"My sister and I have the same idea. They are just vying for favor. It's better to be quiet."
The relationship between Concubine Xian and He Chongyi became good. I don’t know how these two people got together, but in any case, they visited each other most frequently in daily life.
Both of them had some rebellious thoughts in their minds, and now they were all waiting for Yu Sheng of Xiefang Palace to take the throne so that they could live a comfortable life without the chaos for a few days.
"Sister, I came here today, but I heard that the emperor is going to leave the palace to worship his ancestors?"
The news that the emperor had left the palace had spread throughout the harem, and Shen Yao had no intention of covering up for others. Even some of the concubines clamored to accompany the emperor, which directly stirred up this craze.
He Chongyi nodded and laughed, "Your Majesty is very brave." She admired him for not backing down like that before.
Concubine Xian looked at He Chongyi with a nervous expression and shook her head, "Your Majesty can't care about many things."
Behind her stands the Zheng family, which remains unshakable and knows more inside information.
I understand that the emperor is just using the sacrifice as an excuse, and he actually wants to pursue the illusory way of immortality. If he had known this would happen, he would not have done it in the first place. He is courting death and ruining his body, and still longing for immortality by taking elixirs. It is unrealistic.
The virtuous concubine has been reading books of sages since she was young, and she knows best that those mysterious things are unreliable. The emperor did not cherish her when he should have taken care of her in his early years, and now that he has lost this convenient condition, he has become even more stubborn.
"It seems that sister knows a lot, but the emperor's affairs have nothing to do with us." They are all concubines who have fallen out of favor and only see the emperor's true face a few times a year. Who would care what the emperor thinks?
The virtuous concubine nodded. It was indeed the case. What happened to the emperor had nothing to do with them.
Even if he left the palace in pursuit of immortality, it would be the Queen and the Shen family who should be worried. I believe the Queen should be able to handle it.
The virtuous concubine turned her head and looked out the window. Not far away was the famous Fengyi Palace.
Shen Yao:......
"You really think too highly of me," she said. "How could she have such ability?"
The system brags about the host with a shameless face, but it is too modest. It does not even know the host's ability. The emperor is a mere emperor, and it is very easy to deal with him.
Shen Yao glanced at the system, "I hope he can come back safely this time."
It’s okay if he can’t come back. It just so happens that the person who worships the ancestors is replaced by Yu Sheng, so the step of offering sacrifices is saved.
It is hard to say whether the emperor received Shen Yao's sincere blessing or not. Anyway, a few days later, the emperor left the palace with his only son.
The Shen family is still the entourage this time. Shen Chunbai has to stay in the capital due to his old age, so he can only arrange for Shen Changyu and Shen Changhe.
After being lectured by their father for several days, the Shen Changyu brothers remembered their father's teachings. Compared with the protection six years ago, they were more serious and cautious this time.
They arrived at their destination peacefully along the way. The emperor pretended to worship the ancestors of the Yu family and took Yu Sheng with him to offer sacrifices.
Unfortunately, this warm day lasted only two days, and the emperor returned to his old ways. The hidden Taoists presented him with a pill that was said to be very nourishing.
The emperor could not restrain himself, but despite the advice of the imperial physician, he simply had fun with the empress and the concubines he brought with him, and finally died in an inglorious way.
Shen Yao: ...No, just went offline like that?