Within two days, the heavily guarded capital city suddenly relaxed a lot. At the same time, all the Chu An family members were thrown into prison and awaited death.
Now that the situation is like this, naturally no official without foresight would dare to bring up the matter of asking Fu You'an to recognize the Chu family as a relative.
To be honest, the Chu An family committed the crime of treason. Fu Youan only killed their direct lineage and did not kill all the Chu family. It was already merciful.
No one will ask for mercy.
At the same time, news also spread that the person who conspired with Chu An was Geer, a member of the Takla clan and one of the grassland clans.
The new emperor was furious and wanted to conquer Takla himself, and even directly detained the envoys of Geer and Takla who were still living in the inn.
Even the other envoys who came to visit were investigated one by one.
Fu Youan released those who An Xin surrendered, while those who tried to plant spies in the capital and bribe officials were all imprisoned.
The court officials wanted to persuade Fu You'an that he was just going to fight the Takla clan. He didn't need to go, just find any general to go.
Fu You'an didn't listen to them at all, so they detained the people, put the power of government in Qiao Chen's hands, and ordered his troops to go on an expedition.
Everything was so unexpected.
Everything is so fast.
When the courtiers, led by Qiao Chen, respectfully sent Fu Youan off from the capital, they were still confused.
Looking back at Qiao Chen's indifferent expression, how could I not know that this was an insider.
"Prime Minister Qiao, how can you let the emperor leave the capital?"
"No, swords don't have eyes on the battlefield. If the emperor's golden body is injured even a little bit, it will shake the foundation of Beirong."
"The Emperor is no longer a general. Why don't you try to persuade him?"
Qiao Chen:???
Qiao Chen:!!!
Damn it, what does this have to do with him?
Even the lady in the palace couldn't persuade Fu You'an to make up his mind, so what else could he do?
Why blame him again?
Is this already the first time a scapegoat has been thrown at him?
Qiao Chen was suffocating in his heart, but what could he do? He could only accept the fire from his colleagues and continue to deal with government affairs.
You can't hold back on armaments, otherwise Fu You'an won't be able to kill another group of ministers when he returns to the court!
Qiao Chen sighed and just returned home when he heard the concierge say that a young girl had just arrived in the palace.
Qiao Chen's heart suddenly pounded, "Where are the people?"
"Sitting inside, my wife is with me."
Thinking of his wife, Qiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but still followed her eagerly. When he turned a corner, he heard the childish laughter of children.
He was also relieved.
When I entered the house and took a look, it turned out to be Shen Jiao.
"I see you, the Queen."
Mrs. Qiao also quickly pulled her daughter and saluted Shen Jiao along with Qiao Chen.
Shen Jiao waved her hand slightly, "Why are you so polite, Prime Minister? You and I are already familiar with each other."
"The etiquette cannot be abolished."
Qiao Chen asked politely, "I wonder if your Majesty has something to do when you come here this time?"
"You'an should have told you before he left that Mr. Qiao... is extremely smart and capable. It's not easy for me to get involved in the affairs of the court, so I have to trouble Prime Minister Qiao and talk to the noble man more."
Shen Jiao's words seemed to be mentioned casually, and then she waved to Qiao Chen's young daughter Qiao Xin, "Xin'er is only eight years old. She looks innocent and innocent. Madam taught her very well."
The more relaxed Shen Jiao spoke, the more careful Qiao Chen became.
Especially when Shen Jiao focused on 'extremely smart and extraordinary', he took a breath.
He is even more cautious with Shen Jiao than he is with Fu Youan. His selfish instinct is that Shen Jiao is extremely dangerous.
"This is not a compliment from the empress. Even though she is well-behaved now, she is actually very noisy." Qiao Chen responded.
He was talking about Xin'er, but actually he was also talking about himself.
Shen Jiao chuckled, "Children just have to be noisy. You'an is young, impulsive, and likes to fight, but it's too tiring for adults to clean up this big mess for him."
"This is what I should do."
Shen Jiao glanced at Qiao Chen's clenched hands and raised her eyebrows slightly, wondering why Qiao Chen was so wary of her.
Little did she know that this was animal instinct!
"The descendants of Mr. Qiao's family are well-educated and well-educated. Sooner or later they will become the pillars of Beirong. Xin'er is the only one to worry about."
Shen Jiao teased Xin'er twice, and Xin'er smiled sweetly at her.
Shen Jiao was also happy to see it, "So before Youan left, he specially left an imperial edict for Xin'er, naming Xin'er as the county head, so that you can rest assured."
This is blatant bribery.
How can it be such a good thing if you want the horse to run but don't let the horse eat grass?
Fu Youan went out to fight. He did this casually, but he also made some plans without telling Qiao Chen. Qiao Chen felt a little confused.
Now that Fu You'an is out and he doesn't know how long it will take before he comes back, Shen Jiao will naturally help him bring Qiao Chen back so that he can really have no worries.
Qiao Chen was also stunned, never expecting such a good thing to happen, "Where is Xin'er..."
"My wife, thank you very much."
Mrs. Qiao held down Qiao Chen who was about to refuse politely and thanked Shen Jiao repeatedly.
Both of them are not young anymore, Xin'er is still young, and her two brothers are much older than her.
They are still fashionable and can take care of Xin'er. If they pass away one day, what will Xin'er do?
Therefore, they had to plan for Xin'er early. Even if they knew that Shen Jiao was cheating, she still had to step in.
Qiao Chen had nothing to do with Mrs. Qiao, so when she agreed, he had no choice but to accept the order with a smile.
After seeing off Shen Jiao, she shook her head slightly and said, "This is the time when the Qiao family is really involved."
With Fu You'an's temperament, he suspected that he would have to work in the position of prime minister until he was seventy or eighty years old before retiring.
Mrs. Qiao rolled her eyes when she heard this, "What, you still want to rebel?"
"I did not mean that."
But if he continues to be in power, the future of his sons will end here. If he does not retire, he will definitely not be able to go further.
So isn't he doing this for the future of his sons?
Mrs. Qiao snorted coldly, "What's wrong with our sons being pressured for a few more years? Isn't Xin'er more important than their future? Besides, it's not like they won't be able to make it in their lifetime."
She didn't wait to see Qiao Chen, so she took Xin'er and walked inside.
Qiao Chen smiled bitterly from behind and shook his head, thinking that Shen Jiao's hand really strangled his unnecessary thoughts to death.
He had been an official in the court for so many years and had assisted two emperors of the Chu family. Now that the emperor had changed his surname to Fu, he should have abdicated so that Fu Youan could take over.
In order to ensure the peace of the Qiao family and the future of the Qiao family's heirs, who would have thought that Shen Jiao would be so capable...
"So why do you have to please Qiao Chen?"
229 puzzled question.
Shen Jiao's lips curled up slightly, and she leaned against the carriage weakly and bonelessly, "Please?"
"Tsk, Qiao Chen is miserable."
229 shook his head and sighed, "The last time I was treated so favorably by you, was it all delayed by you?"
"Hey~ I have washed my hands in the golden basin, how can I do such bloody things."
Shen Jiao fiddled with the ring around her waist with her fingertips, "Qiao Chen can ensure that Beironghai Yanhe is clear and politically clear. He is such a good worker. It's very cost-effective for a county boss to trap him for more than ten years."
229 made a 'cut' sound, "He is so powerful, why didn't Chu Dingkun use him?"