The Duke of Zhenguo didn't expect that Zhou Yan would be so tough.
What conspiracy, what overt conspiracy, I don't even bother to play with it.
The eunuchs who entered the mansion to search brought with them evidence of the Duke of Zhenguo's activities of forming a clique for personal gain over the years.
The imperial guards surrounded the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, making it impossible to get in or out.
No one has ever relinquished military power so unexpectedly after taking office.
But Zhou Yan was all-powerful. Before he came to power, his lifelong pursuit was to oppose the Zhou Dynasty, overthrow the Zhou Dynasty, and restore the previous dynasty. Almost all the officials of the Zhou Dynasty were under his control.
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The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion sank silently.
The military power was taken away, and the Duke of Zhenguo was granted an imperial mansion, where he lived a wealthy and idle life.
A variety of methods were used to push and cut, but Zhou Yan did nothing and the entire court fell silent.
Zhou Yan had a cold and serious personality, and the whole court atmosphere gradually became like this: if there was something to say, they would talk about it, and if there was nothing to say, they would leave the court.
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After the Duke of Zhenguo was surrounded and stripped of his military power, Gu Chenshu was very frightened for a while.
The political situation in the court is volatile. If he chooses the wrong side, he may lose everything.
Bai Anle died.
Song Niannian, he couldn't touch her.
After he entered the Ministry of Personnel, the Gu family indeed became a hot new elite.
But who knew that every time when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he would think about the things that happened between him, Zhou Yan, and Song Niannian. Zhou Yan had once been treated as a plaything by him in the brothels and mansions...
When Gu Chenshu looked at Zhou Yan, he felt fear from the bottom of his heart.
What scares people the most is not the brutal punishment, but people like Gu Chenshu, who clearly wants to make further progress in the court, but a bloody knife hangs over his head.
It might fall at any moment and chop off his head.
Gu Chenshu didn't dare to look at Zhou Yan.
Whenever he looked at Zhou Yan's cold and serious eyes, Gu Chenshu would feel that Zhou Yan had murderous intentions towards him.
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Gu Chenshu never married.
He doesn't dare.
And throughout his life, Gu Chenshu lived in pain every day.
He was in a high position, but he had offended the emperor early on...
He wanted to resign but was reluctant to do so, and he wanted to move forward but had no hope of promotion. All of this tortured Gu Chenshu to the point of becoming depressed and dying at the age of 34.
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What Gu Chenshu didn't understand in this life was that Zhou Yan had long since let go of his grudge over the Qin Lou and Chu Guan incidents.
Being born in Fashan Temple and having a relationship with Song Niannian is not a stain on Zhou Yan.
What Zhou Yan remembered about him was the day when Gu Chenshu gave Song Niannian the written contract. In the backyard of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he called Song Niannian "Que'er" and said that it was her he liked.
How could he think that since there was no one around Song Niannian, there were no Zhou Yan's secret guards guarding her all the time?
Zhou Yan was once called a "son of Buddha", but he was never a kind person from beginning to end.
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After ascending the throne, Zhou Yan would go to Fashan Temple for a few days of meditation every year.
He took off his imperial robe and put on monk's robe.
In the room under the soapberry tree, he meditated quietly. Except for eating and drinking, he sat there for three days.
No one knows what he is thinking or why he does this.
In the end, everyone got used to it.
No one knows...
As the emperor and empress, Zhou Yan and Song Niannian's every move affects the entire body.
Zhou Yan likes to reflect on himself.
As for Song Niannian, she could always persuade Zhou Yan to pretend to be a eunuch and sneak out of the palace. Then she could move out a recliner under the soapberry tree and sleep comfortably for three days.
The wind blows and the Buddhist chants from the temple are heard.
Even if she just walked from one wall to another... The temple was surrounded by walls, the leaves of the soapberry tree were swaying, and the sunlight, green leaves, and air all exuded the smell of freedom.
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