"I recommend the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He is very familiar with all the officials in the south..."
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[Oh no, none of them are on Shangguan Xiaoer's side. Whether or not the corrupt officials can be found is another matter, but it would be fun if they all embezzled the new disaster relief funds.]
Shangguan Haoze was so angry that he threw the memorial away, scaring several people so much that they dared not even breathe, and some of them regretted what they had just said.
His Majesty the Emperor did not like them, but he did not want to see these people who were just sitting in office and doing nothing. He was afraid that one of them would not be able to control himself and start a killing spree again.
To be more specific, in the past, apart from the occasional bout of madness, those days were when he was honest and straightforward, which was what an emperor should be like. Unlike now, he is always hesitant and timid.
outrageous.
"My dear son, tell me, is there anyone in the court whom I can use?"
I dare not be presumptuous. He is just an eunuch. If I answer freely today, most of the memorials presented to Your Majesty tomorrow may be complaints about him abusing his power.
Do you still want to live?
[Ah, it turns out the ancients were too narrow-minded. If there's no one available, then they could just hold a special examination. The old ones don't leave, the new ones won't come. Competition brings pressure, and then there will be plenty of people scrambling to climb up. Speaking of the ladies in our harem, we did a thorough check last time, and there are so many talented people among them. If it weren't for the restrictions of gender, every one of them would be a well-known figure.
Concubine Jin, worthy of being the daughter of a great general, was not only skilled in wielding swords and spears, but also in deploying troops and battle formations. Concubine Li, who seemed to enjoy showing off her presence in the imperial study, never expected that she was actually a skilled criminal investigator, knowing every clue.
Concubine Yun, though delicate and frail, is actually a cunning and scheming woman. However, in this entire harem, only the older women are worth considering. Those who have come in later are either beautiful or foolish, abandoned by their families, their only use to Your Majesty is to give birth to sons.
The next day at court, Shangguan Haoze decided to appoint an old man left by the previous emperor, an old tutor who had already retired.
In private, Concubine Jin and Concubine Li were sent to the old tutor. The old tutor almost died on the spot and went directly to see the late emperor.
It is really because His Majesty is too reckless.
Shangguan Haoze: There’s nothing we can do, we’re short of people.
What he told Concubine Jin and Concubine Li was that they would be given official positions when they returned after completing their tasks.
What a great temptation! A woman serving as an official! Isn't this better than staying in the harem?
Then the imperial edict announcing the opening of the imperial examination was issued to the world.
Since many people in the court are not suitable, we should promote new and useful talents.
Amidst the bloody storm of house raids, beheadings and exiles, good news came from the harem.
There are news that several beauties are pregnant.
Some high-ranking concubines were so angry that they twisted their handkerchiefs, hoping that when they gave birth, they would be able to follow palace rules and raise the child on their laps. Perhaps the Emperor would stay overnight, and pregnancy would be inevitable.
Thinking about it this way, there doesn't seem to be much harm in letting those little bitches give birth to the baby.
After all, it is very common for children to be born but not grow up, especially those in the royal palace.
Concubine Jin and Concubine Li were still concubines, but they had already secured an official position in the capital based on their own abilities.
The power of the Queen Mother's faction is gradually disintegrating.
Unfortunately, because His Majesty the Emperor insisted on appointing women as officials, especially those in his inner circle, the Empress Dowager and her faction felt that Shangguan Haoze was not to be feared and relaxed their vigilance.
By the time they realize that their power is slipping away, it is already too late.
But the Empress Dowager and Prince Fuhe were never willing to accept this, especially when three little princes and two little princesses were added to the harem, this unwillingness reached its peak.
If you don't fight now, you won't have another chance.
The Empress Shufei naturally placed all her wealth on Prince Fuhe, not to mention that she was pregnant, but His Majesty had not called on her in recent months.
For the sake of the baby in her belly, she has to fight to the death.
Prince Fuhe and the Empress Dowager worked together from within and outside, and there was also the Empress Shufei who turned against them.
When Prince Fuhe rushed to the emperor's bedroom, he suddenly found that he was the only clown.
The other party was waiting for him to catch the turtle in his dream.
They can only hope that the Empress Dowager and Concubine Shu can control Shangguan Haoze's princes, so that they still have some bargaining chips.
The original plan was for him to lead the assassination of Shangguan Haoze, but under the pretext of rescuing the emperor. If he succeeded, the young imperial grandchildren in the harem could be mistakenly killed by traitors in the chaos. If anything happened to him, those children could also become bargaining chips.
But when the Empress Dowager and Consort Shu were carried to the bedroom, he knew that he was finished.
"How dare you! A bastard is indeed a bastard. I am your legal mother, and this is how you treat her and the orphan of the late crown prince?" Since ancient times, being unfilial has been a big hat, and the emperor was also afraid of having a bad reputation.
"You have been guarding the Cining Palace quietly, and you have received everything that is due to you. However, you are greedy and your hands are too long. It should be no problem for Prince Fuhe to live out his old age in peace, but it is because of your unwillingness that you pushed him to the guillotine." He hasn't even asked the old woman to calculate the fate of his own mother.
"I am the late emperor's canonized wife, and the children I give birth to are the true royal bloodline. You... Today, Fuhe just came to the palace to see me, an old woman, and rescued me. He has made a contribution, so how can it be a fault?" The empress dowager wanted to point at the emperor's nose and curse, saying that you are not worthy of this supreme position, but the situation is stronger than people, and she has to save her grandson.
Her great-grandson is still young, and she is getting older and older every year, with even less hope.
"Rescuing the emperor? Meritorious?" Shangguan Haoze felt that he had just listened to a huge joke. Right and wrong were obvious at a glance, yet the honorable Empress Dowager could distort the facts.
This is truly a virtuous queen married by the late emperor.
"Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions. The eldest princess has been running to the imperial study every day these days, either bringing food or drinks."
"That's because Concubine Shu taught her well and the eldest princess is filial." The Queen Mother interrupted.
"You are well educated. Everything you wear and wear is filled with deadly poison. Concubine Shu, how can you live up to the title of Shu? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. The eldest princess has been raised by you for so many years, yet you disregarded the health of a child in order to murder me." If it weren't for the little one, he might have really been fooled.
After all, who would have thought that a child could have the intention to harm others?
Although he disliked the eldest princess, he had watched her grow up. He suddenly had several biological children, and the eldest princess herself didn't know that she was not his child. She just felt that her unique love was taken away.
Every day, she was tricked by Concubine Shu into waiting in the Imperial Study to watch over her father. She did not disturb him from doing state affairs. She would just come to see him a few times a day and act coquettishly. As a little girl, she had a bit of a coquettish and stubborn nature, but she could not say against her will that she was not cute.
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