Slag suffers as [main attack]

Concubine Wan went to Emperor Chu with her inconspicuous stomach, and the effect was quite remarkable.

Concubine Wan knew how to appease Emperor Chu. She first pleaded guilty to Emperor Chu, then expressed her concern for Emperor Chu, and finally informed Emperor Chu of her pregnancy.

When Emperor Chu saw his cousin's pitiful appearance, no matter how much anger he had before, it was all gone at this moment.When he heard that he had offspring, he became more and more happy. How could he remember the original idea?He hurriedly greeted Concubine Wan and warmed up, and for a while, there was a tender feeling between the two of them.

Concubine Wan saw that Emperor Chu was in a good mood, so she took advantage of the situation and said to Emperor Chu: "Cousin, logically Wan'er shouldn't be the one to say this, but Wan'er really can't just watch you being persecuted by those ministers and remain indifferent. Those ministers are really outrageous. You are clearly the king of a country and the lord of all peoples, but they ignore your wishes and force you to do things you don't want to do. If this precedent is set, in the future, just Once they are unhappy, can they use this method to force you?"

She didn't mention her brother at all, and analyzed it completely from the perspective of Emperor Chu.Emperor Chu had always been partial to his natal family in his heart. At this moment, seeing that his cousin still cared about him so much during her pregnancy, and said every sentence to his heart, he couldn't help nodding and said: "What Wan'er said is that those old men want to force me , so that I can be held in the palm of my hand in the future, I will not be as good as they wish!"

After being persuaded by Concubine Wan, Emperor Chu strengthened his belief even more.

Concubine Wan had been observing Emperor Chu's expression after she finished speaking, and seeing that Emperor Chu really listened to her words and showed a look of approval, she couldn't help but feel relieved, and continued: "Cousin, you But the king of a country, when it is time to be arbitrary, you still have to show your courage, lest all the courtiers think that you are easy to handle, and ride on your head. Wan'er can't believe it, those people are forcing you The root cause of the retreat is really as glorious as they said! Why do those people come to slander my brother, but they are dissatisfied that you gave the important position to your brother and not to them. If your brother goes down, I don’t know where it is A group of forces has come up!"

Emperor Chu was already furious, but at this moment, Concubine Wan's words undoubtedly added fuel to his flames: "Wan'er is right, those damned old men are persecuting me with benevolence and morality all day long, but in fact they have sinister intentions! To expand my influence, so as to support my cronies, so that those who are truly loyal to me have no place to stand, but I am not as good as they want!"

Concubine Wan suppressed the smile on her lips, and said softly: "Cousin is wise."

In the next few days, there will be more and more Qingliu who have died in the court, and the former court has almost become a slaughterhouse. Every day, there will be civil servants who bleed here and are dragged away like dead dogs.Faced with the growing protests from courtiers, Emperor Chu chose to stick to his own opinion.

If those people want to die, they can die.He had to let them know that this kind of suicidal protest could not threaten him.As courtiers, they should act like courtiers and obey him obediently.

When bloodshed and sacrifices could not shake the king's cold and numb heart, the Qingliu were completely desperate.

In the past, they were the most loyal supporters of Emperor Chu.Perhaps the generals have their own selfishness and considerations, and they will not fully support Emperor Chu, but Qingliu, who have always advocated orthodoxy the most, have always stood on the side of Emperor Chu.Even if their political views are sometimes different from those of Emperor Chu, their original intentions are mostly for the good of Emperor Chu.The expectations they placed on Emperor Chu were beyond the understanding of Emperor Chu.

But now, all of this has been ruined by Emperor Chu and Concubine Wan.The ridiculous thing is that they don't know what they are destroying.

The news that the youngest of the Zhou family was about to be acquitted quickly spread to everyone.

What the people are most concerned about is not how many students the Zhou family killed, but whether he caused the invasion of the barbarians, whether he was responsible for the embezzlement of food and weapons from the army.

Emperor Chu violently suppressed all discussions, and there was still no answer to this matter in the end.

The emperor showed such partiality to the Zhou family, and the courtiers and common people also saw the emperor's attitude. After all, an elbow cannot twist a thigh. It stands to reason that this matter should stop here.

However, no.

Within a few days, people from the frontier came to Beijing to sue Zhou Dashao for neglecting human lives, embezzling military pay, and killing people for meritorious service.

These counts are more serious than each other.Embezzlement of military pay is an extremely serious crime, and killing civilians for credit has caused an uproar among the people.

If this is true, who knows who the next victim will be?You know, the youngest of the Zhou family was almost released without charge, and the Emperor Chu just put on a show and punished him to go back and contemplate behind closed doors for a few days, without even moving his official position!As an official of the imperial court, Young Master Zhou must have many opportunities to harm the common people!Perhaps, they will become the next victims...

Thinking of this, the people couldn't sit still.Originally, they were very dissatisfied with the way the young master of the Zhou family rode on their heads domineeringly, but now, they can't wait to put young master Zhou to death.

Emperor Chu was obviously troubled by this unexpected situation.

If the group of people who came to complain did not have any evidence, it would be better to say that they did have some irrefutable evidence in their hands.Now, the crowd is excited, and everyone is condemning the young master of the Zhou family.In the imperial court, even some neutrals began to put pressure on Emperor Chu.

Only the supporters of the Zhou family are still stubbornly resisting, saying that the unreasonable words cannot be trusted, but their voices are getting weaker and weaker in the face of irrefutable evidence.

The general situation was forcing Emperor Chu to compromise, but Emperor Chu became rebellious and just didn't want to compromise.He resisted the huge pressure exerted on him by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and released the young master of the Zhou family.

Later, before the Zhou family's youngest arrived at home, he was beaten to death by the swarming mob...

There were so many people involved in this matter that Emperor Chu couldn't even find out the culprit.He is ready to pursue responsibility for this matter, but the vast majority of officials in the DPRK and China do not agree with this.

Before this incident happened, no one knew that the Zhou family's youngest had aroused such great public outrage.

The best choice for Emperor Chu was to kill relatives righteously, and to question the young and old Zhou family to appease public anger. However, he didn't do this, and from the very beginning, he fell into a inferior position.The people were dissatisfied with Emperor Chu's decision. Emperor Chu was unwilling to seek justice for the people who died in vain, so they sought justice for themselves. That's why there were street riots.

Now that the chief culprit, the young master of the Zhou family, is dead, the anger in the hearts of the people has also been reduced a lot.If the Emperor Chu didn't do this, the incident might have ended like this. If he still disregarded public opinion and forcibly acted for his not innocent cousin, it would only make the people hate him.

After learning about this, Imperial Concubine Teng said bluntly to Emperor Chu: "The emperor knows that my concubine has always been a straight-talking person. I have something in my heart, and I can't express it quickly. Today, I will tell the emperor together. gone."

In order to consolidate the relationship between the two parties, the envoys of the Teng Kingdom have just paid some good things to the Chu Kingdom. Therefore, in recent days, the Emperor Chu is also willing to give the Teng Concubine some face.Although he didn't like the temperament of the noble concubine Teng, he still smiled and said cheeringly, "Let's talk about it, Concubine Ai."

Concubine Teng Guang said: "The matter of Zhou Min (the eldest son of the Zhou family) was his fault from the beginning to the end. Why now, it is His Majesty who bears the infamy for him and is condemned by everyone?"

"Your Majesty appointed him as the official of the court because he trusted his ability and wanted him to share his worries. Who would have thought that he would live up to His Majesty's trust in him and caused such a big trouble for His Majesty. Later, in Manchuria When the imperial court was forcing His Majesty to deal with Zhou Min, Zhou Min was greedy for life and afraid of death, dared to do what he dared to do, and let His Majesty bear all the pressure. This kind of behavior is really not what a courtier should do!"

"Now that Zhou Min is dead, to be honest, the concubine is really relieved, because the concubine knows that no one will bring down your majesty's reputation and implicate your majesty anymore. Such villains, not only cannot bring your majesty Helping His Majesty and bringing so much trouble to His Majesty, causing the courtiers to separate from His Majesty, and the common people to be divorced from His Majesty, it really deserves to die! According to my concubine, Your Majesty does not need to be sad about such a thing at all. This kind of disaster, death If you die, you will die! Your Majesty should seize this opportunity and make his crimes known to the public, so as to restore your image in the eyes of the courtiers and the common people. You just need to train capable courtiers, no matter which one you train, they are better than Zhou Min!"

"The concubine knows that you are worried about the aristocratic family, and you are afraid that they will have too much power and threaten your status, but you are the lord of the people, and you have personally supported those poor students who have real talents but no foundation. How can they not be grateful to you? Dedicated to you? When the time comes, what kind of capable minister do you want? Let's be honest, such a person is no more reassuring to use than Zhou Min? Zhou Min is so bold and reckless. The big disaster, isn't it because of your relationship with your relatives?"

The words of Imperial Concubine Teng really exceeded the expectations of Emperor Chu.Emperor Chu had expected what Concubine Teng would say, to be honest, he was against talking about this topic with Concubine Teng.He just listened to Concubine Teng's words because he could not refuse because of his affection, but who knew that he really listened to Concubine Teng's words in the end, and felt quite reasonable.

What Concubine Teng Huang said is very reasonable. The reason why he reuses the Zhou family is not because they are his mother clan, so you can use them easily and safely?If one day, instead of reassuring themselves, they would make themselves bear endless troubles for them, then why would he continue to protect them unconditionally?

It turned out that Emperor Chu hadn't thought about this, but one was the words of Concubine Wan, and the other was that he was aroused by the persecution from the outside world. Confronting people, these simplest and intuitive things hidden under the facts were ignored by him.

Moreover, what the Imperial Concubine Teng said was correct, he only thought that the Zhou family was relatives and would definitely be on his side, but he did not expect that the Zhou family would have their own selfishness and small calculations.As much convenience as the Zhou family can bring him, it will bring him as much trouble!The Zhou family is indeed bold and reckless, but why didn't he do it himself!From this point of view, it really is better to use those from poor families. At least those students from poor families have no foundation and can only rely on themselves. What can guarantee their loyalty better than this?

Thinking of this, Emperor Chu couldn't help but secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Thanks to my concubine Ai's reminder, otherwise, I'm afraid I will be this villain for nothing!"

It was a pity that his cousin died, but he had brought him so much trouble, and in Emperor Chu's heart, this pity also faded away.

Concubine Tenghuang smiled lightly: "The concubine just doesn't want to see the emperor suffer. It's good that the emperor doesn't blame the concubine for talking too much."

Emperor Chu looked at the bright and charming concubine Tenghuang, his eyes flashed, and he smiled meaningfully: "I never knew before that my beloved concubine is so smart!"

"The concubine doesn't understand the twists and turns in the belly of you great Chu people. The concubine is just worried about His Majesty, so she thought a little more."

Emperor Chu said: "I am very happy with my concubine's concern." Looking at his appearance, it was clear that he wanted to stay in the imperial concubine's palace, but it was a pity that the imperial concubine Teng was not interested, so she tactfully persuaded him with the excuse of a small life. Emperor Chu went to another palace.

After sending Emperor Chu away, the personal maid of Imperial Concubine Teng said with a smile on her face: "Thanks to the words that Concubine Wei taught you, otherwise, this time, the emperor will let the Zhou family go for nothing again. Look at Concubine Wan, but You are pregnant with a child, and you are almost on your head, and the emperor has always favored her, and he doesn't care about the mistakes she made earlier, it's really annoying!"

"What's so angry? After staying in the palace for so long, don't you know what kind of virtue the emperor is?" When talking about Emperor Chu, Concubine Tenghuang made no secret of her disgust: "In this palace, only Wei The concubine is good, the others... I have seen through it a long time ago!"

If she had been willing to bow her knees in front of Emperor Chu for the sake of her own country, and tolerated flattery, after what happened last time, she would have completely lost her heart to Emperor Chu.Now, let alone performing Zhou Gong's ceremony with Emperor Chu, she even felt disgusted when he held hands with Emperor Chu.

Don't say that she can't take care of the bed when she comes here, even if she can, she will try her best to evade it.

Seeing that her master was getting upset, the maid hurriedly changed the subject: "Anyway, it's good to see that our Teng country is safe and sound. This is a tribute from the Teng country to the Chu country, and the Emperor Chu specially ordered it to be sent to your palace. You can try it quickly and see if it suits your appetite."

The focus of this sentence is naturally not on "Chu Emperor's reward", but on "Tengguo".How much my princess misses her homeland, the servant girl is very clear about it.

Looking at the crystal clear fruits in full bloom on the tray, Imperial Concubine Fuji was in a trance.

Although this kind of fruit is not the most precious fruit in Fujikuni, it is her favorite.

I'm afraid, only that person will notice this, right?

It's a pity that she and him have nothing to do with each other after all.They missed it in the past, and now, it is even more impossible.

During this period of time, Emperor Chu had a miserable life, and Concubine Wan Gui once again showed signs of falling out of favor due to inexplicable reasons.Everyone in the palace knew how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so they hastily changed the direction of the wind and began to flatter the concubine Teng Huang, who was highly valued by Emperor Chu, and Prince Taoyao, who had been favored the most.

As for Xi Ruier, she lived a very low-key life, but also very happy.

What could be more joyful than watching one's enemies suffer, without knowing how?

He has been raising flowers, playing with birds, and cheating Concubine Wan from time to time, not to mention how cool it is.The only thing that is regrettable is that in this life, his lover never showed up.

Xi Ruier once suspected that his lover was a certain prince, but it was a pity that the Emperor Chu was really weak, let alone a prince, and he didn't even give birth to a princess, so Xi Ruier had to focus on other men.The men in the palace, apart from Emperor Chu, are the concubines and favorites of Emperor Chu like Xi Ruier. Of course, Emperor Chu cannot be his lover, nor can Young Master Taoyao, so the only thing left is... A eunuch or a man outside the palace.

Compared with eunuchs, Cyril naturally prefers the latter answer, because he has already observed that all the eunuchs around him are real eunuchs, and none of them are fakes.Although the shell was changed, Xi Ruier believed that his family lover would not be in such a miserable situation!

Time flies by in search of a lover.

During this period, Young Master Taoyao made some troubles for Xi Ruier, some harmless, some made Xi Ruier feel ashamed.Naturally, Xi Ruier would not let it go, and immediately fought back, causing Mr. Taoyao to suffer a few times.With Imperial Concubine Teng standing on Xi Ruier's side, it is natural that Mr. Taoyao suffers, but Mr. Taoyao is not to be outdone, and soon joins Concubine Wan, and he can finally compete with Xi Ruier on the surface.

Although Concubine Wan's favor is no longer the same as before, after all, she has been a favorite concubine for so many years, and her influence in the palace cannot be underestimated.With the help of this force, Young Master Taoyao is like a fish in water in the palace.Of course, he also reciprocated, leading Chu Emperor to Concubine Wan's palace several times without any trace, and for a while, the cooperation between Young Master Taoyao and Concubine Wan was quite pleasant.

The two joined hands and had a great time fighting against the forces represented by Emperor Fuji and Xi Ruier.

But soon, their attention was drawn away by other things.As the new year approaches, the kings of the two vassal states of Chu, King Han and King Zhao, are about to arrive in Beijing to congratulate them.

It is said that Emperor Chu was very happy about this for several days.

Today, the national strength of the Great Chu is not as good as each year, but the two vassal states have strong soldiers and horses. The Emperor of Chu is afraid that the vassal states will overthrow the Chu State and stand on their own.Now, seeing that King Han and King Zhao were still willing to obediently come to congratulate him, Emperor Chu immediately let go of half of his heart. It seems that these two princes and kings conferred by their ancestors are still very obedient.

Emperor Chu thought so, but other ministers in the court were not as optimistic as he was.