Mu Xuechu was stunned and said, "Give it to me? But this is a flower given by His Majesty."
It is an ancient custom to give flowers to the newly crowned Sanjia and parade them through the streets.
This flower is a gift from the palace and cannot be obtained by others.
Shen Chi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it looks better on you."
Mu Xuechu's cheeks turned red and her heartbeat was a little faster. Mu Rufeng looked at her sister's shy look and felt that she was really not a good girl.
He said: "Let's go."
A few people then headed towards the front hall.
The next day.
On the first day that Shen Huaiting took office, half of the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government did not come to the DPRK despite claiming to be ill.
For a while, the hall was empty, but it seemed a little deserted.
Emperor Beichen knew that they were protesting, so he ignored them and continued to discuss state affairs.
Three days passed like this, but the courtiers who complained of illness still did not show up.
And state affairs are piling up like mountains, with no one to deal with them.
Emperor Beichen looked at the young Prime Minister in the palace and asked: "Shen Aiqing, this is not the answer. Do you have a way to deal with it?"
Shen Huaiting stood up and said: "Your Majesty, people cannot avoid getting sick if they eat whole grains, but state affairs cannot be delayed. Therefore, I have drawn up a plan and asked Your Majesty to make a decision."
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Emperor Beichen was very curious and said: "Send it up and let me have a look."
The chamberlain presented the memorial to Emperor Beichen.
Emperor Beichen opened the memorial, glanced at the contents, and couldn't help laughing. He closed the memorial and said, "Okay, as Shen Aiqing said, from now on, there will be candidates for officials.
If a court official is unable to handle state affairs due to illness, a candidate will temporarily take over his duties. If the candidate has outstanding ability, he will be promoted exceptionally."
The ministers were shocked when they heard this. Your Majesty is trying to vacate the official positions of the court officials.
A layer of cold sweat broke out on their heads, and no one present dared to make any more crooked ideas.
As soon as the decree came out, the courtiers who were pretending to be sick heard that someone had filled their vacancies and temporarily took their places. They were very anxious for a while. Those who were not sick at first fell ill.
And their illness did not improve for several days. When they recovered and returned to the court, they found that the snobbery they had painstakingly cultivated had been completely destroyed, and their official positions had become empty posts without real power.
After this incident, the courtiers no longer dared to underestimate Prime Minister Shen. Despite his young age, his methods were indeed sophisticated.
For a time, the court was very harmonious, and Shen Huaiting was able to get along well in the court.
However, seeing the young man becoming more and more courageous, the courtiers could not help but have other thoughts.
In front of the gate of Prime Minister Shen's Mansion, you can always see some noble ladies from the capital staying here.
They appeared on Shen Huaiting's way back home, just to meet Mr. Shen by chance.
When the Wang family heard the news, they couldn't sit still. Mrs. Wang came to Wang Qingtong's boudoir and saw her sitting at the table reading.
She walked over quickly, took the book from her hand and said, "My good daughter, what else are you looking at? I heard from your father that several ministers have already set their sights on Shen Huaiting. , I want to marry my daughter to him."
Wang Qingtong's expression was as usual, and she said: "Sir is now the prime minister of the country, and there are many famous ladies who want to marry him. Why is mother so surprised?"
Mrs. Wang said: "Are you really stupid, or are you pretending not to understand? Let me ask you, what's going on between you and Shen Huaiting? Did he say when he would come to propose marriage?"
Wang Qingtong said: "Mother, has she forgotten that you have always been opposed to the matter between me and him?
You also asked me to use his name to get along with General Mu. Shen Huaiting already knew about this.