Just like that, Zhang Qianqian went completely crazy after knowing that all her family members were dead, but Prince Rui still made Zhang Qianqian his concubine. Even though she was crazy, he still took good care of her. All this was just because she gave birth to a good son, Zhou Qingyun. The brilliance he showed in the court at such a young age directly overwhelmed all the emperor's sons. Even the children born to another concubine in the mansion were not as favored as Zhou Qingyun.
This made the emperor like Zhou Qingyun even more and he has brought him by his side to learn how to govern the country. Zhou Qingyun's intelligence and speed of learning are unmatched by all the princes and grandchildren. He has even taken over half of the royal secret guards, but he didn't tell others about this, not even his father knew about it.
Even Zhou Qingyun's methods were more brutal than those of the Crown Prince. Even when he knew that his maternal family had made mistakes, he never begged for mercy, and was even able to watch them get into trouble coldly. This made it difficult for Zhang Qianqian to accept how her son could become so cold-blooded. You know, when she was raising children before, she always told him to pay attention to family affection, and even her own identity in the East Palace was rather awkward. Zhou Qingyun lived in the Zhang family half of the year, so how could he become like this now?
How could it become like this after only two years of leaving? Not only did he personally put his own grandfather's family in jail, but he also executed them according to the law. This scared many people who wanted to watch the fun. After all, the relationship between Zhou Qingyun and the Zhang family was well known to everyone. How could he be so cruel? He not only made these people in the family dare not look directly at Zhou Qingyun, but also silenced those who were waiting to see the joke in the court. Some people who originally supported other princes were also very honest at this time.
Zhou Qingyun has learned a lot in the year and a half since he lived alone with Wang Shiyu and the others, especially Wang Shiyu's way of dealing with people, and the knowledge and methods taught to him by Mr. Liu. Except for his treatment of the Wang family, he was soft-hearted and guilty at first, but later he knew the true face of the Wang family. After that, he always treated everyone in the Wang family as a stranger. He also told Zhou Qingyun about the methods he used against the Wang family and the needs of the Wang family for them, so that he could understand the truth of the matter.
Although the Zhang family seemed to treat Zhou Qingyun very well, that was all. Even when other relatives of the Zhang family came, they had the same attitude. It was just better than the Eastern Palace, so he was always grateful. Later, when he saw how Mo Ruru treated her daughter and son, he realized that the Zhang family just wanted to train him into a puppet.
He naturally knew the consequences of nepotism, and the Zhang family was scheming against him. They didn't treat him as a grandson at all. Even his own grandfather Zhang Jie was treated the same way. If Wang Shiyu hadn't discovered it in time and saved him from this disaster, he would have probably died in the Zhang family's scheme. After all, treason is a capital crime.
So when it was time to leave, he left without hesitation. This was not after he returned to Jinling. After this period of training, Zhou Qingyun had become more calm and steady, and even had the intention of surpassing King Rui. He even had a lot of supporters, many of whom were staunch royalists. He still knew who instructed him to do so.
Even the emperor had such thoughts in his heart. After all, his son was too kind, and it would be better for him to be a monarch who maintained the status quo without losing the demeanor of a ruler.
However, the dynasty is now in turmoil, and it is not suitable for a soft-hearted emperor to succeed to the throne. On the contrary, Zhou Qingyun's methods are more ruthless than Prince Rui, but his methods of winning people's hearts are just as powerful. He will not even be partial to his relatives when doing things, and he is a good material to be an emperor.
The emperor was already somewhat afraid of the methods of this young man who was only seventeen years old. After all, Wang Shiyu had taught him more than just this little bit at the time, and the two of them even communicated frequently.
Sometimes when Wang Shiyu wrote back, she would borrow some methods from the early days of the founding of the country. In troubled times, severe punishments should be used. Zhou Qingyun followed suit and even made some improvements. Now the Dazhou Dynasty is much more stable. It has started to hold imperial examinations and martial arts examinations to select talents. This time, the imperial examinations and martial arts examinations are not only for the aristocratic families, but more for the poor people. Even though the aristocratic families are very dissatisfied at this time, they did not provoke Zhou Qingyun, who is now like a madman.
After all, if you provoke this madman, he will plot against you madly in his mind, but he won't show it on his face. Just like when he just came back and entered the court, he was still timid and looked down upon. Many people didn't take it seriously at the time.
As soon as he arrived, he went straight to the Ministry of Revenue, and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had been trying to make things difficult for the son of Prince Rui, because he belonged to another prince, and after all, he would not allow others to sleep next to his bed.
Zhou Qingyun patiently endured for a year, and gradually gained a firm foothold in the court, and even won over his own people. He then took the evidence and threw the family of the Minister of Revenue into the Sky Prison, but he beheaded them the next day without any trial. He directly implicated nine clans on the charge of colluding with foreign races.
There was no time for others to react. The current Zhou Qingyun was no longer the Zhou Qingyun who had just entered the court a year ago. Not only did he have his own connections, but his methods were also extremely ruthless, making many people feel scared, and even more people directly defected to his camp.
He let those who had ulterior motives slowly retract their hands and feet, and he did not dare to casually test those who had no patience at this time. However, Zhou Qingyun did not let go of these old guys who temporarily retracted their hands and feet. After all, all those who could directly attack him were the minions of the emperor's son.
If he ascended the throne in the future, he would definitely clean it up. In that case, why didn't he just deal with it in advance? As for those who were somewhat capable, they were put aside and planned to be dealt with later, while those fools were directly dealt with by Zhou Qingyun. During that period, the court was even more terrifying than when the emperor was confused before. Those who truly served the people were relieved because they were only dealing with corrupt officials.
Moreover, most of these idiots are children of aristocratic families, because these children of aristocratic families have been hereditary from the beginning, which has led to the fact that the aristocratic families basically have the final say in the court. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Qingyun directly abolished the hereditary system, demoting one level for each generation until there is no more room for demotion, and then directly abolished the title. If you want a title, you should fight for it yourself. Don't think of relying on your ancestors' influence, continuing to eat and wait for death, and still expecting the court to support you, it is simply a dream.
But now, Zhou Qingyun in the court is doing his best to reform the court, trying to keep all those idiots away from the court. After all, if the court is full of idiots, then this dynasty will be completely finished.
Because he had always been in contact with Wang Shiyu, he would write to Wang Shiyu and ask her to hand over to his master when he had many things he didn't understand. Juren Liu wanted him to give some advice. Juren Liu was much more capable and smarter than those people in the court. If his master was not unwilling to come to Jinling, he would have gone to invite him long ago.
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