Chapter 790 The Emperor is Cheating (Part 28)
The emperor summoned Lu Yuan! This news was soon known to the two big bosses in the harem.
Queen Mother: ...Min Jiu has finally come to his senses and is finally no longer willing to give up his own eyes and ears for a little fame?
Gu Qingcheng: ...What did he hear? In order to investigate this matter, he did not hesitate to activate the Embroidered Uniform Guard? If it was just the Queen Mother's secret, she should not have used the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a powerful weapon.
Could it be that Min Huang had heard some more explosive secrets that could threaten his position? Gu Qingcheng's guess seemed to be closer to the truth, not because she was smarter than the Queen Mother, but because of the "information bias" between the two.
Gu Qingcheng: ...There is no way, I have a cheat.
However, Gu Qingcheng will not be too proud of herself because of this, nor will she underestimate the Queen Mother and other old foxes.
Gu Qingcheng dared to bet that it wouldn't be long before Queen Mother Wang and the others would notice Min Huang's abnormality.
Of course, this is all in the past.
For now, Gu Qingcheng will continue her investigation.
She would follow the clues of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and infer what Min Huang was investigating.
The original owner, Queen Gu, left behind a lot of political resources, and Gu Qingcheng will "make the best use of them"! In addition, Gu Qingcheng will also keep an eye on Concubine Yu.
Since it has been confirmed that the other party is a reborn girl, she should also have some "plug-ins".
Either you are familiar with the plot, or you have the means to counter Min Huang's magical powers.
Otherwise, Concubine Yu, who was a loser in her previous life, would have been in vain if "Heaven" did not give her some assistance.
"Yes! I will obey your command!"
Gu Qingcheng gave down several orders, and the trusted palace servants did not hesitate at all.
This is also the "remaining grace" left by Queen Gu - she was good at governing her subordinates and had sufficient manpower.
If Gu Qingcheng wanted to get something done, she just had to give the order.
The manpower in the palace is restricted by the high palace walls, and she can also mobilize some people from the Gu family.
The Jingzhao Gu family is a 600-year-old family.
No one knows how many dynasties have changed, but this family has always stood firm.
It is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that he is the local tyrant in Beijing.
Aristocratic families can afford to maintain their own followers and private soldiers. The Gu family has two to three thousand warriors on display.
Of course, most of these people are in Gu’s Fortress outside the capital.
After all, this is the best place under the feet of the emperor, and no matter how powerful a family is, they cannot have too many armed forces.
However, in addition to their superficial followers, the noble families also secretly kept retainers and assassins.
What's more, even the beggars and wanderers on the streets have close ties with the aristocratic families.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Gu Qingcheng wants, the intelligence network that the Gu family can provide her is no worse than that of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
"...The power of the aristocratic families in this small world is very huge!"
Gu Qingcheng perfectly integrated the memories of the original owner and has a very deep understanding of this world.
Both she and the original owner came from aristocratic families.
However, Gu Qingcheng had already jumped out of the limitations of her status. She would often look at the entire dynasty from the perspective of a superior.
The power of the aristocratic families is so great that the imperial power cannot be overthrown.
The aristocratic families in this small world are even more deeply rooted and powerful than the aristocratic families in Gu Qingcheng's own world.
"No wonder the late emperor created the Embroidered Uniform Guard. If he hadn't done so, he would not only be deaf and blind, but he would also be 'monitored' by the noble families."
"Min Huang gave up the Embroidered Uniform Guard for various reasons. It can't be said that it was wrong, but it was also an unwise decision."
The aristocratic families are too powerful, and the old nobles are not easy to deal with either.
The emerging poor nobles began to compete for political resources, and fierce conflicts would eventually break out between the old and new clans.
There are also warriors like the Yu family who have been operating in the border areas for decades.
There are indeed many difficulties.
However, the saying still applies: “Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish.”
Don't be impatient, just take it slow.
And Min Huang's cheat -
"Your Majesty, it seems that your worries are not wrong. In the past few days, except for the first day of the first month of the lunar year, Min Huang always looks like he 'sees through everything' in the meeting hall."
“Several big guys were shocked and already started to doubt.”
"Alas, I watched the whole thing and suddenly realized that these old foxes are really powerful."
"They were limited by the times and cognition, and they could not imagine that Min Huang had such a supernatural power as 'mind reading', but they knew how to read people's expressions and were well versed in the way of seeing into people's hearts."
"Min Huang used his mind-reading skills to easily refute several old ministers who were 'saying one thing and thinking another', and even revealed some of their secrets."
"In the beginning, it really had a very good effect, and it made the court officials feel that this new monarch was 'unfathomable' and 'all-knowing'."
"But, Min Huang is too amazing, so amazing that he seems to be possessed by a god... A young emperor who has been on the throne for three years and has been in power for only half a year, is suddenly more 'experienced' than the previous emperor who has ruled the country for twenty or thirty years. It really makes people suspicious."
Of course, the possibility does not rule out the possibility that Min Huang is smart and powerful enough.
He is born to be an emperor, so what’s wrong with that?
However, a born politician should not be someone who "takes pleasure in taking revenge" like Min Huang.
A true old fox in the court can be seen at a glance whether his methods are sophisticated and sophisticated enough.
Min Huang's various behaviors seem more like he has some "help" rather than his nature.
Huoshui opened his eyes to see the drama from a God's perspective, and after watching the show for several days in a row, he finally understood what Gu Qingcheng said.
A boss is a boss. Even if he doesn’t have supernatural powers, he is still awesome.
Huoshui finally understood why Her Majesty the Queen of Heaven said that mind reading might not be a magical power, but might very likely become a "deep pit".
Gu Qingcheng: ...
Min Huang was still quite restrained and did not completely punish those court officials who "harbored evil intentions" one by one.
Because, as she had said before, if we really use absolute moral standards of good and evil, right and wrong to judge, there is hardly a good person among the civil and military officials in the court.
As for Min Huang, listening to those courtiers with "loyalty" written on their faces and words of loyalty on their lips, he could hear completely different voices -
Tsk tsk, that's the male protagonist. If it were an ordinary person, he would have exploded long ago.
Min Huang only "refuted" a few ministers, and did not bring 99% of the court officials to justice. He was very rational and restrained! "Your Majesty, do you think Min Huang will overturn?"
"Oh, I suddenly feel that the so-called mind-reading is not that good."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"It's rare to be confused. It's just like bacteria. Bacteria will definitely make people uncomfortable, but if it is truly sterile, people can't live a normal life."
"It's the same with people! If you can't be absolutely selfless and have no distractions yourself, how can you expect others to do the same?"
Perhaps Huoshui had been greatly stimulated by the recent days in the meeting hall, and he kept chattering in Gu Qingcheng's ear.
Gu Qingcheng remained calm and showed no curiosity, allowing the evil to "vent".
Then, she would extract many key points from the troublemaker's "gossip".
Although she was not in the meeting hall, she was able to understand the developments in the court at the first time.
For example, there was a severe drought in Yuzhou and Qizhou, and the local officials' failure to provide disaster relief had already caused small-scale civil unrest.
For another example, several vassal states in southern Xinjiang took advantage of the new emperor's accession to the throne and the unstable foundation to try to cause chaos and repeatedly caused trouble on the border.
Several generals with military honors "volunteered to fight".
The officials of the Ministry of Revenue were crying poor every day - no money! no money! no money! No money for disaster relief!
There is even less money to fight a war! In addition to these government affairs, some court officials were punished because of Min Huang's magical power.
Following Yu Heng, several other officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War were beaten with a stick.
Several heads of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites were also reprimanded in court. Although they were not beaten with a stick, they still lost face.
Among them were the fathers and brothers of the concubines.
The uncle of Concubine Yu, the grandfather of Concubine Cui De, the uncle of Concubine Su Shu, the elder brother of Concubine Dong Xian...
Of course, Queen Gu’s family members were not spared either.
Queen Gu's grandfather, Mr. Gu, a veteran of three dynasties, was highly respected and rigorous in his actions, with no distractions in his mind (this is the key point!), and was not angered by Min Huang.
Queen Gu's father, cousins, and others were slightly inferior. Min Huang caught them and reprimanded them in court.
Even the father-in-law of the emperor was embarrassed in public, so others would be no exception.
The Gu family was also "established" by Min Huang!
"Your Majesty, are you not angry at all?"
"Why are you angry?"
"Min Huang treats the Gu family like this, it's clear that he doesn't care about you."
You can love the house and hate the dog in it, or you can hate the house and hate the dog in it.
Huoshui is a man of true character.
Gu Qingcheng laughed softly after hearing this, "Huoshui, don't say such stupid things in the future."
What's the point of caring or not caring? She and Min Huang are not really in a relationship.
Cooperation is cooperation, and it must not be linked to feelings.
Min Huang would reprimand the Gu family in the court, and he definitely had his own interests in mind.
As for the Gu family, although they endured Min Huang’s criticism, they were not really just passive victims.
Afterwards, if Min Huang did not take the initiative to give up certain interests, the Gu family would take them themselves.
As for Min Huang, if he still wants to use the Gu family as a scapegoat next time, haha, the scene will not be so "harmonious".
The court has always been a battlefield for power struggles, not a place for romance.
The Gu family was scolded by Min Huang, but fundamentally speaking, it was the Gu family who "made the mistake" first.
Well, Min Huang has a valid reason, how can Gu Qingcheng vent her anger on him? "But, but, Min Huang is relying on mind reading to deceive people, he has no evidence!" Huoshui was still a little unconvinced.
Gu Qingcheng's smile became brighter, "Yes, you also know that he has no evidence!"
At the beginning, the court officials, including the Gu family, were unprepared and were caught off guard by Min Huang.
Moreover, they couldn't figure out whether Min Huang was really in control of everything or just bluffing.
But it won’t be long before these bigwigs in the court will notice something unusual.
Huoshui: ...Your Majesty is so wise! The conversation between one person and one leader a few days ago was soon verified.
Huoshui: "Sure enough, some bigwigs have already started to doubt, and they are trying to resist in the court."
Isn't it possible for Min Huang to reveal the secrets (illegal deeds) of a certain court official without even opening his mouth? Then continue. Do you have any witnesses or material evidence?
Min Huang: ...
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(End of this chapter)
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