Because the red envelope group was simple and clear, Ding Yun easily found his own detail page by clicking on the group members and then clicking on his own avatar.
"【Young Empress Dowager】Xiang Yuling (Ding Yun)
Group Activity Lv0 - Newcomer
Skills: Charm of Bewitchment (Cannot be gifted), Supreme Peak Spiritual Power (Can be gifted), True Spirit Immortality (Sealed), Master of Level Ten Technology (Sealed)..."
The specific content of the detail page could be described as both concise and colorful. Concise in that there were only three items in total, and colorful in that there were a multitude of skills.
There were as many as two to three hundred.
However, aside from the non-giftable Charm of Bewitchment and the giftable Supreme Peak Spiritual Power, the rest were sealed. Moreover, if her analysis was correct, the non-giftable Charm of Bewitchment was the red envelope she had just received, and the giftable Supreme Peak Spiritual Power likely represented her own powerful spiritual energy.
The large number of sealed skills that followed were those belonging to her that had been sealed by the Mission Administration after she entered this world.
Therefore, looking at it this way.
The original body was similar to that cold palace empress.
Both were people without skills.
Having understood this, Ding Yun quickly thanked the Nine-tailed Demon Empress who had helped her understand in the group, and then immediately went offline. She set her avatar to "Do Not Disturb" on the avatar page, and her avatar would temporarily turn gray.
As long as she remained still, it would stay gray.
And then, of course, it was back to sleeping.
...
The next morning, Ding Yun, refreshed and invigorated, was dressed and adorned by the palace maids. She then brought her son, who had just woken up and was still groggy, to the morning court.
Because the child was still young, only three years old, she, as the Empress Dowager, naturally had to attend the court and rule from behind a screen.
If it weren't for the fact that there were currently no princes among the imperial clan.
Then perhaps there would have been a regent.
However, the current situation was that the absence of a regent was even more dangerous than the presence of one. With a regent, at least the regent could suppress the court, and then Ding Yun would only need to find a way to deal with the regent, and the entire situation would be relatively stable. For example, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of a certain world dealt with Dorgon.
But now, without a regent, it meant that there was no one in the court capable of suppressing all civil and military officials by themselves. The ministers acted independently and had their own agendas.
Although a certain balance could be formed.
The risk was undoubtedly extremely high.
In the court, Ding Yun's son sat as a small figure on the dragon throne, and soon began to doze off, drowsy. At this time, apart from the chief eunuch beside him, who was constantly watching him to prevent any danger,
None of the civil and military officials in the court cared about the emperor at all.
They were all arguing amongst themselves.
The subject of this argument was similar to that of a few days ago, mainly discussing how to deal with the Duke of Anguo, who was about to return to the capital with his army. The discussion mainly included how many men the Duke of Anguo would be allowed to bring into the capital and how he should be rewarded.
"The Duke of Anguo has led a full thirty thousand troops back to the capital this time. Is this not enough to prove his rebellious intentions? This is thirty thousand troops, not three thousand, let alone three hundred. In the past, even when the late emperor returned to the capital, he would at most lead three thousand soldiers back, with most of the soldiers remaining where they were.
The Duke of Anguo clearly has ulterior motives. If these thirty thousand troops enter the capital, or even if they are stationed outside the capital, it is still a great risk.
Can you guarantee that he will not make any moves?
Thirty thousand battle-hardened soldiers compared to the capital's less than fifty thousand, most of whom are city guards who have never seen battle, the difference in strength is obvious.
Therefore, your humble servant suggests that we must send someone to stop him.
This is also an opportunity to test whether the Duke of Anguo is obedient. If he obeys the decree and no longer insists on leading thirty thousand troops back to the capital, then perhaps the situation is not so bad. If he adamantly refuses the order.
Then at least we will have some time to prepare.
I hope the Empress Dowager will reconsider!"
Although the officials present were not necessarily loyal to the young emperor, for most of the civil officials who did not want to rebel, a three-year-old emperor was obviously easier to control than a Duke of Anguo holding military power.
Therefore, if possible, they naturally wanted to maintain the current situation, suppress the military officials and nobles who held military power, and enhance the status of civil officials.
Thus, the Minister of War, who had always been held by civil officials, almost directly stated that he suspected the Duke of Anguo of possibly rebelling.
At the same time, other officials echoed his sentiments.
"Indeed, your humble servant suggests that the Empress Dowager should immediately issue a decree in the Emperor's name, ordering the Duke of Anguo to only be allowed to bring thirty, or a hundred escorts back to the capital, with the remaining soldiers stationed in place, awaiting subsequent distribution and rewards according to law.
Furthermore, the Duke of Anguo should immediately hand over his military seal."
"If we compromise this time, even if the Duke of Anguo himself may have no such intentions, who can guarantee that his subordinates and other generals do not?
Human ambition will grow larger and larger.
Therefore, we must suppress the Duke of Anguo this time.
The Duke of Anguo's merit in conquering nations is indeed commendable, but at most, he can be given increased rewards. However, any transgression is absolutely not to be allowed. I hope the Empress Dowager will make a decision soon, otherwise, the Duke of Anguo might lead his army here."
While the civil officials were greatly denigrating the Duke of Anguo and suspecting him of rebellion, some of the military officials and nobles remained silent, while others simply ignored the thoughts of those in high positions and started arguing with the civil officials. Some even resorted to fighting.
The general meaning was, we risked our lives fighting on the front lines, and you sit at home.
On what grounds do you suspect our integrity?
There were also those who said that the Duke of Anguo's merit in conquering nations was immense, and in normal times, he could even be made a prince. Leading thirty thousand troops back to the capital, although not entirely in accordance with regulations, these thirty thousand troops all had military achievements and deserved rewards, so bringing them back was not impossible. If he truly wanted to rebel, he could have brought back all two hundred thousand troops.
Why only bring back thirty thousand?
A group of frail civil officials might be more eloquent than those military officers, but in a real fight, ten of them couldn't beat one.
Furthermore, at the beginning of the founding of the dynasty, there were still some small countries around that were not completely pacified. The status of military officials was inherently higher than that of civil officials, and each of them truly held power, influence, and private armies.
After a long period of maintaining stability.
The military officials had no wars to fight, and their promotion speed was far slower than that of civil officials. Compared to being suppressed and governed by civil officials.
It was truly incomparable.
Therefore, it quickly devolved into chaos below. Those serving on the sides also hesitated to intervene, as these military officers were truly disrespectful. When the late emperor was alive, his martial prowess was exceptional, and he could suppress them, and they respected him. But now that the late emperor was dead, who in the court could suppress them?
Soon, there was a scene of painful wails below.