Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

At night, Gu Tingye returned to the house covered in blood.

Minglan wrinkled her nose: "Did you go to interrogate Fengxian in person?"

Gu Tingye: "Well, the young lady is harder than a bone and refuses to tell me who is behind this. If I didn't have to send the person to Kaifeng Mansion tomorrow, I would kill her right now to vent your anger."

Minglan helped him undress and said gently, "You have already taught her a lesson for me. I am not angry anymore."

Gu Tingye: "I'm so angry! How dare this bastard come to my house and touch you! It's simply lawless!"

Minglan: "The person who backs her is in heaven, so she is naturally lawless. Therefore, even if she keeps silent, can't we guess who did it?"

Gu Tingye sat on a stool in his inner clothes and poured himself a cup of tea: "The Wang family's great hatred was forged with the Sheng family, but now they come to assassinate my Gu family. Haha, the empress really never tires of using a knife to kill people."

Minglan: "In order to fight for power with the emperor, she will use any means possible."

Gu Tingye: "She has the intention to emulate Empress Dowager Zhangxian, but she does not have her talent. The emperor today is not the previous emperor who ascended the throne at a young age. Alas, the emperor has to call her mother. Even if she makes too much trouble, the emperor cannot do anything to her. Our emperor is really in a difficult situation."

Minglan: "So the emperor intends to use the former Prince Shu to renegotiate his status and disgust the Queen Mother?"

Gu Tingye was stunned for a long while, wondering how Minglan could have revealed the plan they had just discussed in the palace? Then he thought of the past and said helplessly, "Did you dream about it again?"

Minglan nodded and said, "I don't think this plan is appropriate."

Gu Tingye: "Why do you think so?"

Minglan: "First of all, this matter is unreasonable. The emperor has been adopted as the son of the late emperor, so that he can inherit the late emperor's country. Now that the world is in his hands, he wants to go back to recognize his biological father. Not to mention the court officials, even the common people will not think this is right. The emperor himself was adopted when he was old, so he doesn't feel deeply, but there are children in the common people who have been adopted since childhood. The adoptive parents have done their best to raise the children, but after the children inherit the family business, they go to find their biological fathers. Is it a grace to give birth to a child, but not a grace to raise a child? If the emperor does this, he will not only push away some old officials who originally stood on his side, but will also have a very bad impact on the people. When the people see that the emperor can abandon his parents, who will dare to treat the adopted children wholeheartedly? How many children will be abandoned because of this? How many families will be broken because of the blood barrier?"

Gu Tingye: "I understand. Although you have no blood relationship with the Sheng family's grandmother, she has devoted all her efforts to raising and protecting you. You must be deeply touched by this. But, hey, the emperor has his reasons for doing this."

How could Minglan not know the emperor's starting point? She said directly: "Although doing this can disgust the queen mother and test people's hearts and minds, in fact, the result of this matter is that Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and other capable ministers are exhausted. The whole court has no interest in civil affairs, and they are all trying hard to gain fame in this debate. The emperor can certainly get what he wants in the end, but the price is to sweep all the capable ministers out of the court. You must know that your main opponents are the censors, and they are originally responsible for speaking out. They have the time and energy to argue with you for a year or two, but the people of the world don't have time, and the Zhao family doesn't have time. At this time, instead of using the title of the former King of Shu to consolidate the imperial power, it is better to bring out the new policies of the Qingli year, continue the unfinished work of Prime Minister Fan, and use the rectification of the government to clean up the government and consolidate the imperial power."

Gu Tingye hesitated and said, "But the new policy back then was a failure. The Gentlemen's Party was banished one by one. My grandfather just said something wrong and the Gu family is still suffering. Besides, the treasury is empty and people's hearts are unsettled. It is impossible to reverse the situation by simply rectifying the administration of officials. We must rely on a radical reform to rebuild order. If we don't get rid of all these disloyal people in the court, the new policy that the emperor and King Huan want will probably end as hastily as the Qingli New Policy."

Minglan: "The failure was really because the late emperor was soft-hearted. If he had stood firmly on the side of the Gentlemen's Party, or even said that he was the Gentlemen's Party, would the dissenters have been able to rebel? The late emperor was soft-hearted and could not bear to hear his ministers cry, so he led everyone to muddle along? He looked prosperous and vigorous, but in fact he was empty inside and lived on his own. Didn't you hear that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, was able to achieve unprecedented achievements because Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing had stored up grass and grain before them. Your Majesty and King Huan wanted to create the prosperous era of Han Wu, but the late emperor did not leave them a solid enough foundation. Fortunately, the old ministers left by the late emperor are all good. They are prestigious, talented, and have the experience of failed reforms before. Now they are just unfamiliar with Your Majesty and have no trust in Him. If Your Majesty uses the excuse of restarting the new policy to meet with them and persuade them in private, wouldn't it be better than disgusting them with the matter of the late King Shu?"

Gu Tingye: "It's not that the emperor hasn't thought about recruiting the former emperor's old ministers, for example, Wang Anshi and Wang Linchuan, the emperor has sent him many times, but he said he had to take care of his seriously ill mother and refused to come no matter what."

Minglan: "Mr. Wang is good as a staff member, and he is also good as a state official, but if he is allowed to preside over the reform, it will cause great chaos."

Gu Tingye: "This...where did this come from?"

Minglan: "Fan Wenzheng once said something about him, which I think is very true."

Gu Tingye thought for a moment and said, "You are good at identifying gentlemen, but not good at identifying villains?"

Minglan nodded: "Mr. Linchuan has a profound family background and is a rare talent. But he is too arrogant and has no branches. He is only suitable for sitting on a high platform and making suggestions. If he faces corrupt officials, he will definitely not be able to handle it. Compared with him, old ministers like Han Qi and Fu Bi who have experienced intrigues and human nature can truly help the emperor and King Huan to implement the new policy."

Gu Tingye: "But Han Qi and Fu Bi are both old."

Minglan: "Then we should not let them waste their time and energy on fighting for the status of the former King Shu. Besides, they have lived to this age and sat in this position. They have both fame and wealth in the world. What they want next is nothing more than eternal fame and a long line of descendants. If they can comfort their old friends who passed away before them with the good news of the new policy, then they will have no regrets."

Gu Tingye held the teacup in silence for a long while, pondering Minglan's words very carefully. Finally, he said, "Madam is truly my military advisor!"

Minglan propped up her head and said, "Sometimes I wonder if God let me dream so much because he wanted to use me to relieve the regrets of future generations."

Gu Tingye: "Don't say this casually. If it gets out, you will be beheaded."

Minglan stuck out her tongue and said, "I only told you that I would behead you. So, come on..."

Gu Tingye suddenly smiled evilly: "Okay!"

Minglan realized she had said the wrong thing, and immediately stood up and shouted, "Shitou! Shitou, come and help your master wash up!"

Gu Tingye stepped in front of her and picked her up by the waist: "Shi Tou went to wash up by himself, he has no time to deal with his son. If I want to wash up, let the lady help me! Hahaha!"