A Record

"Tian Fen was a patient man, but narrow-minded. You may let him wield authority, but you must not give him too much of it!"

"If he weren't the empress dowager's elder brother, how could the post of grand commandant ever have fallen to him? Which of them, Xu Chang or Zhuang Qingdi, isn't better than Tian Fen?"

Today, the target of criticism at the Palace of Peace and Happiness was Grand Commandant Tian Fen, and the new emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

Tian Fen had all kinds of shortcomings: his cultivation was low, he was ugly and unappealing, and he had not been born to a noble station. But the fact that he was the empress dowager's elder brother gave him ample backing.

Everyone occupying a high position was related one way or another, and the court had to give the empress dowager's side a seat.

As long as Tian Fen made no major mistakes, he could hold one.

He had originally been given a post as one of the nine ministers, but for some inexplicable reason, people from Shen Peigong's faction had strongly backed him, and he had eventually climbed to a position among the three highest ministers.

That displeased the grand empress dowager somewhat, and Grand Princess Dou, following her wishes, repeatedly denounced Tian Fen.

"Your son will remember the grand empress dowager's instruction!"

The new emperor did not dare argue. He only nodded and agreed repeatedly.

"Though he has many shortcomings, he does have one good point," the grand empress dowager said.

"A man like Tian Fen has a good point?" Grand Princess Dou asked in surprise. "He only reached the Divine Ability Realm at his age. He has neither looks nor ability. I can't imagine what good point he could have!"

"It's precisely because he's