"Empress Dowager, that is the current situation."
"The Sima Family is nothing to fear. With your consent, I can lead the way for you."
Wang Xiang earnestly laid out his plans.
What Wang Xiang wanted to do now was get ahead of Lu Yu and propose reforming the Zhongzheng System.
It could hardly count as stealing a march on him; he had been the first to propose it in the first place.
Since Lu Yu did not dare step forward, he would do it himself.
Wang Xiang's thinking was simple: he would contact the ministers at the Imperial Court and discreetly convey the Empress Dowager's wishes. Once they agreed, the Empress Dowager would step forward and issue an edict directly.
The Empress Dowager would issue the edict herself, and the ministers would give their unanimous approval.
What could the Grand General do then?
His wise Majesty had offered so many good ideas back then that Wang Xiang was not remotely worried the ministers would refuse. He only needed to leak a few of those ideas, and they would go wild.
To hell with the Sima Family. They could get out of the way.
Whatever you could give, the Empress Dowager could give too. Whatever you could not give, she could still give. What use were you, then?
As long as the ministers stood united and the Empress Dowager stepped forward, no matter how powerful Sima Shi was, he would have to swallow his shattered teeth. If this affected his health, so much the better. Once Sima Shi died, could Sima Zhao still stand against the ministers?
As Empress Dowager Guo listened to Wang Xiang, she found it rather incredible.
Guo Li and Guo Zhi had discussed the situation before. In their eyes, the Sima Family was an invincible enemy, powerful