Qianqianjie, kidnap a reborn prince back to the modern era

Three days later, Qi Luobai officially arrived at the Nanqi Palace after an absence of a year.

There is no desolation or disorder, just rare quietness.

Qi Yi had been the regent and had ruled the country for five or six years. This time, the palace was cleaned up from top to bottom, inside and out. All the palace maids in charge, big and small, were driven out of the palace. The lower-level palace maids were re-registered and were now doing their jobs in a cautious and disciplined manner.

The harem was taken control on the day of the coup, and all the concubines were taken away from the bedroom in panic and gathered in an abandoned palace.

When they heard that their Majesty had been executed, they were all terrified and worried about their own fate.

Qi Luobai sat in the Golden Palace. Since he had not yet ascended the throne, he placed a chair under the dragon throne and attended court meetings with the etiquette of a crown prince.

After three days of dramatic changes, all the court officials went to court with trepidation, except for the Left Prime Minister Wu Yi, Grand Tutor Yang Jingzhi and Duke of Lu Lu Su, who looked slightly calmer.

These three people were temporarily entrusted with important tasks. The court officials were jealous and envious of them for having such good descendants who had a close friendship with the prince.

However, all the ministers were secretly sighing that things change, and these people also experienced pain during the period of the deposed emperor. The descendants of the mansion were either beaten or imprisoned.

At that time, they were glad that their children and grandchildren had never gotten close to the prince, thus avoiding His Majesty's suspicion.

Fortunately, they were all old and loyal ministers, and the emperor was just idle at the time, which did not endanger their lives or the lives of the entire family. Finally, the clouds cleared and the moon appeared.

Qi Luobai looked at these familiar faces, most of whom were old ministers from his father's time, and he felt a little relieved.

Last night, Cangyu had a long talk with him by candlelight, discussing the things to pay attention to when changing one's course.

How to establish authority, how to appease people's hearts, how to recruit new people, and how to make the most of old ministers.

His face was full of disdain.

He had been taught the art of ruling by his father since he was young. Compared with Cangyu, he had received more comprehensive orthodox training in court affairs. Naturally, he looked down on Cangyu, the new emperor who had risen to the top halfway.

But Cangyu told him that all these ideas were said by Qianyou, and he quickly stabilized the political situation in Dongcang by following Qianyou's ideas. Only then did he adopt a correct attitude, listen carefully, and raise some questions of his own from time to time.

One night of discussion was better than more than ten years of reading, and he admired Qianyou's talent and ability even more.

In the familiar hall, he held his breath and concentrated his mind, with the strong aura of an emperor, and issued one decree after another that was carefully thought out.

He issued an imperial decree to the world, announcing the death of Regent Qi Yi, confessing his many crimes including disrespecting his brother, usurping the throne, exercising tyranny, and killing innocent people. He stripped him of his title and prohibited him from being buried in the imperial mausoleum.

The imperial edict stripped all the regent's children of their titles, demoted them to commoners, confined them to the palace, and prohibited them from leaving for life.

Concubines with children were imprisoned together, while concubines without children were released from the harem. Those with families returned home, while those without families were concentrated in separate courtyards for care.

Except for the entire family of Minister of War Gao Luming, who was executed, the rest of the regent's close ministers can take the initiative to request to retire and return home, which will not affect their descendants' pursuit of official careers.

For a moment, everyone was at peace. Several ministers of the court submitted their resignations, including Concubine Zhao's father, Duke Zhao, the Right Prime Minister, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Personnel, and court officials from various departments who relied on them for promotion. Regardless of age, they all submitted letters of resignation. Qi Luobai ordered the Left Prime Minister Wu Yi to take them one by one and approve them on the spot.

After being immersed in the officialdom for many years, everyone knows that a new emperor appoints new ministers, and being able to escape unscathed from a coup is something they dare not hope for.

When returning home this time, the prince did not mention the liquidation of their family property, and promised not to affect the future of their descendants. The officials who voluntarily retired admired the young prince's magnanimity.

The decree also abolished the old order of indiscriminate conscription in the territory of Nanqi.

The new decree required middle-aged soldiers over 50 but under 16 to return home as soon as possible, including those whose fathers or brothers were in the barracks together. One person was allowed to return to his hometown to farm, and those with family members in the army were exempted from certain taxes. Compared with the old emperor, the new decree was more benevolent, more understanding of the difficult livelihoods of the lower-class people, and more aware of the importance of food.

Qi Luobai handled state affairs calmly, with kindness, means, strategy and foresight, which surprised the old tutor greatly and made him praise him again and again.

The emperor ordered the re-emergence of the imperial examination, and ordered the left prime minister Wu Yi and the grand tutor Yang Jingzhi to jointly organize it, examine and select new people as soon as possible, and restore the healthy operation of Nanqi.

A series of imperial edicts were sent at full speed to the generals guarding the borders to convey the new policies of the court and to stabilize the morale of the troops on all sides.

With the support of all the ministers, Qi Luobai ordered the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to choose a day to re-plan the funeral for his father, and then chose a day to officially ascend the throne.

No one anymore looked down upon this young prince who was still very young a year ago in memory.

Everyone was secretly amazed at his tremendous growth in the past year.

Some people who are more interested want to find out what he has experienced in the past year or so, and why he got the help of Qianmai Palace and Dongcang Kingdom, and was able to turn the tide against the wind on his own.

As the court officials dispersed, only Shi Feng and Shi Yu remained by the prince's side.

The two men temporarily took over the position of general manager of the Nanqi Palace inside and outside, and each summoned the personnel of Qianmai Palace to re-arrange the palace guards and personnel, so as to form Qi Luobai's own sphere of influence as soon as possible.

After experiencing so many betrayals, the young prince has already developed a cautious style of doing things.

Apart from Qian You and Qianmai Palace, he didn't dare to trust anyone easily, not even his uncle Lu Wei.

"Prince, Mr. Huang has made his position clear. He has been serving the late queen and managing the Huang Bank for many years. This is the deposit account book of all officials. He is ready to obey your orders at any time."

Shi Yu was in charge of matters outside the palace and reported the news.

"Tell him not to act rashly. If these officials, whether they are retired or in office, show any signs of disloyalty or unnatural behavior, their assets must be immediately frozen. During this period, we must also vigorously develop the power of money houses, collect and store money at high interest rates, and continue to control the assets of all officials, and strive to achieve complete control."

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away."

With Qianyou's advice, Shi Yu and Shi Feng have gradually adapted to their new identities and become the new emperor's indispensable right-hand men.

It’s just that they are not used to the titles in the palace yet, and Qi Luobai doesn’t care about their adaptation process.

"Your Majesty, the previous few princes need to be confined separately. Should they be set up outside the palace or inside the palace?"

Shi Feng, who is in charge of internal affairs, has been very busy these days. There are too many vacancies for eunuchs and palace maids, and many things need him to take care of them one by one.

"Raising a tiger is a disaster, how could I not understand that? But changing course and maintaining stability is the first priority. The Ninth Prince was the first to disregard family affection and be unreasonable, I cannot follow in his footsteps. But we can't let the tiger go back to the mountain. Find a few unused palaces near the cold palace, seal them up, set up strict defenses, feed them three times a day, and raise them like a living creature."

"Yes!"

"The palace is short of manpower. We need to replenish it as soon as possible and intensify the training. Don't have too many people, just enough. Don't consider the harem. Leave them all vacant."

Qi Luobai glanced at the two men's bloodshot eyes and suppressed his soft heart.

"Okay, I have arranged for the brothers of Qianmai Palace to go to the nearby villages to select homeless children, and bring in those who are willing to be purified and enter the palace. We will train them from a young age to ensure their loyalty."

Qi Luobai looked at the endless palaces in the harem. No one was walking around at this time and it was unusually quiet.

Qianyou, are you willing to accompany me in this lonely palace?

If you can come, I will keep my harem empty for you. You will be the only one in my life. I will love you like a treasure and share the prosperity of the world with you.