Yunxi's expression was not only solemn, but also very serious. Xiyao had never seen Yunxi's expression like this before, except for the period before Zhu Yuanzhang's death, including during the Inner Palace Corruption Case.
So Xiyao immediately straightened up and listened to Yunxi's next words.
However, although Xiyao had been mentally prepared to a certain extent, she was still so shocked by Yunxi that her face turned pale.
Yunxi didn't talk nonsense at all and said directly: "Xiyao, I have decided to personally fight the rebellion and use Wenyuan as the superintendent. The matters in the court will be handled by the fourth auxiliary officer."
"But Wenyuan is too young and can't speak yet. There is no way to supervise the country. Therefore, I plan to let you supervise the country on your behalf."
"After a while, I will ask Shang Baojian to give you the jade seal that I often use. All the memorials approved by the Fourth Auxiliary Officer must be stamped with the jade seal by you before they can be distributed."
"The entire palace is also entrusted to you. You must strictly abide by the palace prohibitions and do not give others opportunities to take advantage of it."
"Outside the palace, my husband will ask Qin Song to inform you immediately if anything happens in the capital. In addition, my husband has decided to keep your father in the capital, and will recall Chang Sheng to the capital, so that the two of them can take charge of all those who have not been sent to counter the rebellion.
The Jingwei is also responsible for the security of the capital."
Yunxi's decision was carefully considered. Wenyuan was too young. Although he had the name of supervising the country, it was just a name. The person who really exercised the power of supervising the country, Yunxi thought repeatedly and could only let Xiyao
Come and exercise the power of supervising the country on your behalf.
Yunxi did not dare to hand over power to a certain prince. Although Wu Zetian was also among the queens, in terms of probability, there has only been one queen who usurped the throne since ancient times. In the end, the throne was returned to her husband's family, but she usurped the throne or intended to usurp the throne.
There are no less than ten princes. This is not like princes outside revolting. Only Zhu Di succeeded in unifying the dynasty. There are several examples of princes who seized power through the central government.
As for handing it over to ministers, Yunxi was equally worried. There were also examples of powerful ministers seizing power.
As for relatives seizing power or even usurping the throne, there are actually many examples. However, Yunxi just handed over power in a short period of time, and it was not that he was going to die soon. Tuogu, Xiyao was Wenyuan's biological mother, and there were Chang in the capital.
Sheng and Xue Ning restricted each other, so after much thought, Yunxi still let Xiyao supervise the country on his behalf.
Xiyao was stunned for a long time before she reacted and said: "Husband, concubine, concubine, I'm afraid I can't bear such a big thing." Xiyao's subconscious reaction was to shirk.
Yunxi said: "The person I feel most at ease with is you. No matter whether you can afford this or not, you have to shoulder it!"
"Besides, you are not asked to manage the government affairs. You are not asked to read every memorial carefully before using the seal. It is better to trust Qitai and the others."
"In addition, my husband will tell you some things to pay attention to. All impeachment memorials, unless they are related to counterinsurgency, will be ignored and will be discussed after my husband comes back."
"All memorials related to the vassal state should be sent to where I am. Although most of these memorials related to the vassal state are more important, they should not be too urgent, so it is okay to delay them for a while."
"..."
Yunxi gave Xiyao a few instructions, but the way he looked at Xiyao, although he had written them down now, he would probably forget them if there was something urgent to deal with.
Yunxi then said: "In the past few days, my husband has brought some memorials from the Qianqing Palace for you to see and familiarize yourself with, so as not to panic when things happen."
Xiyao had calmed down a little at this time. Seeing Yunxi's firm tone and attitude, she also thought of various things in the past dynasties that were suspicious of young masters and ministers. For a moment, she gained the upper hand in protecting her son's power. So I won’t shirk it anymore.
But she was still very uneasy. Yunxi also continued to talk to her about some things and asked her to guard the house when he was not at home.
After Xiyao had written down everything Yunxi said, she asked while Yunxi was drinking water: "Husband, why do you suddenly want to go to war in person? What happened?"
Yunxi hesitated for a moment and said: "It is possible that King Yan of Peiping has rebelled. Although it is not certain yet, we must be prepared and be on guard. My husband can go to Shandong in person so that he can make the quickest decision on King Yan's movements. "
Of course Xiyao was surprised, but she had already accepted such a big deal just now, and she didn't show any signs of Zhu Di's possible rebellion.
Yunxi continued: "My father-in-law also knows about this matter, but no one else knows about it. To be on the safe side, my husband has decided not to mention King Yan's rebellion for the time being. No one else in the palace knows about it except you. You Don’t tell anyone else, not even Xiyi or your mother-in-law.”
Xiyao nodded and said, "I understand."
Then Yunxi probably felt that all the things he had to explain had been explained, so he breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his strength. Seeing him like this, Xiyao said: "I called the servants in to serve your majesty. Let’s rest for a while.”
Who would have thought that Yunxi immediately said: "Don't be busy now, my husband has something else to talk to you about."
Then Yunxi put on a slightly guilty look and said, "Xiyao, I want to bring a concubine into the palace."
Xiyao was naturally curious after hearing Yunxi's words. Yunxi was not a very lecherous person. Now that the conquest was imminent, how could he suddenly want to bring a concubine into the palace? And Xiyao was certainly not happy about another woman entering the palace to compete for favor.
However, neither of these emotions showed on her face. Xiyao just asked as normally as possible: "Whose daughter is she?"
Yunxi said: "It is the fourth sister of the Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, from the Duke of Wei."
Then Yunxi immediately explained: "The reason why I admitted her to the palace was for a purpose. It was related to the affairs of the government. In order to make the counterinsurgency smoother and the army more stable, I had no choice but to admit her to the palace..."
Yunhe explained a lot. He himself was not sure whether he gave such a guilty explanation because he wanted to adhere to etiquette or because he really liked Xiyao and didn't want to make her sad. Maybe it was both. Bar.
After Xiyao was silent for a while, she suppressed her inner thoughts and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is a good thing to have concubines in the palace. More women will work for your Majesty. This is the blessing of the country." But more. She couldn't say more.
Although Xiyao had a good relationship with Yunxi, she didn't really think that Yunxi would not have other concubines. She had accepted it calmly when she brought Qin and others into the palace. She thought she could continue to be calm. She wanted to accept the next concubine who entered the palace, but she didn't know why now, she just felt a little sad.
‘Why?’ Xiyao thought.
Yunxi looked at Xiyao's face and knew that she must be feeling uncomfortable inside. The remaining thoughts of her past life also made him feel a little guilty for Xiyao. However, he had already considered that he had to do this, so in the end he could only say: "Xiyao Yao, I feel wronged to you."
Then Yunxi greeted Wang Xi and returned to Qianqing Palace as if to escape, and did not stay in Kunning Palace any longer.
It was now Si Shi. When Yunxi returned to Qianqing Palace, he went straight to his bedroom and said to Wang Xi, "It is said that Uncle Twenty-Second and Guo Hongtao will come to the palace to meet you at noon." Then he lay down on the bed to catch up on his sleep. Not only did I not sleep all night, but I also spent the whole night thinking very hard, and I really couldn't hold it any longer.