Travel through Shen Meizhuang to open the system and walk sideways in the harem

On August 28, the tenth year of Qianlong's reign, sunlight shone through the window lattices of the towering palace in the Forbidden City and onto the magnificent court.

At this moment, a group of ministers were gathered here, but there was deep worry on their faces.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Hongxin is already thirteen years old.

The once naive child has now grown into a vigorous and heroic person, like a shining star.

He was wearing a gorgeous and majestic dragon robe, sitting upright on the dragon throne that symbolized supreme authority, with an innate kingly aura revealed between his brows.

On the side, Shen Meimei was still ruling the country from behind the curtain as usual.

Over the years, she has assisted in handling state affairs and done her best to maintain the country's stability and prosperity.

However, as Hongxin grew up day by day, she gradually had other ideas in her mind.

She looked at the young emperor who was maturing day by day and thought:

The child has grown up now, if he can stand on his own.

If he is in power, then I should retire and hand over the power to him.

From then on, he no longer interfered in the affairs of the court, allowing him to realize his ambitions and create his own prosperous empire.

A young eunuch, Li Fuer, shouted loudly, "Minister, please salute!"

All the civil and military officials knelt down respectfully and shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

Hong Xin followed the procedure and shouted to the hall: "My dear ministers, please stand up!"

Shen Meimei sat in the back, frowning. It had been ten years. Even though she advocated equality for all, she believed that ministers could bow instead of kneeling when attending court. Unfortunately, after ten years of promotion, these people still refused to agree.

In the end, she gave up. Perhaps she had been kneeling on her knees for too long and the roots had taken root and were too difficult to change.

Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Secretary Gao Bin stepped out and said, "I have something to report. There was a flood in Henan, and the number of people affected is as high as hundreds of thousands. Now people are dying of starvation every day. Please, Your Majesty, issue an order to provide disaster relief!"

When Hongxin heard this, he subconsciously turned around and looked at Shen Meimei.

Shen Meimei nodded to him, took out a pen and paper, and wrote: "You can make the decision yourself, no need to ask for instructions on everything!"

Hong Xin received the Queen Mother's affirmation and said loudly:

"Then please ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate one million taels of silver for disaster relief, and appoint Gao Bin as the imperial commissioner to supervise the work. This silver must be used for disaster relief. If you dare to embezzle even a tael, I will confiscate your property!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Bin knelt down with an embarrassed look on his face. He knew that disaster relief was a thankless task and naturally did not want to get involved.

As a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, he had to report any disaster. If he concealed it and did not report it after it was discovered, his property would be confiscated.

In terms of law, Shen Meimei is very strict in punishing corruption, as she does not want the Qing Dynasty to be destroyed in her hands.

One million taels of silver had to be used entirely for disaster relief, and many notebooks would be needed just to keep the accounts. After thinking about it, Gao Bin decided not to get involved in this mess.

"Your Majesty, my mother is eighty years old and in poor health. I'm afraid I can't leave at this critical moment!" Gao Bin said.

When Shen Meimei heard this, it was obvious that he didn't want to go.

Gao Bin is a minister in the court. He is very good at reviewing memorials and providing advice to the emperor. However, he may find it difficult to adapt when he arrives in the local area.

As Shen Meimei was thinking, she suddenly remembered a person, Li Wei's eldest son Li Xingyuan. This man was upright and not afraid of the powerful, and he had quite the demeanor of Li Wei in his youth.

Hongxin wanted Gao Bin to go, but Gao Bin himself didn't want to go, and he was in a dilemma again.