As Cui Keyin expected, on the first day, Du Shilang knelt down to the left door, and a number of relatives and friends followed him in the same year; The next day, Du Shilang continued to kneel down to the door, and there were many more people with him than yesterday. Some of them are relatives and friends of those people yesterday, but more of them are civil officials who are also members of the civil official group and are planning to force the emperor to take concubines this time.

Counting the reasons for kneeling down to the left and obeying the door several times since Zhou Heng ascended the throne, without exception, it was to let Zhou Heng accept a concubine. In the more than 100-year history of the Dajia Dynasty, the number of times he knelt down to the left and followed the door did not add up to more than the year that Zhou Heng ascended the throne. I really don't know what future generations will say when they read this historical material.

Yesterday, Zhou Heng did not react to this matter, and completely turned a blind eye. Today, Hua Shixun was sent to pass on the word that all those who stayed here at three o'clock in the afternoon would be ordered to divorce their wives.

The civil servants were stunned when they heard this. Is this the rhythm of beating singles in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?

Cui Keyin was a little speechless about Zhou Heng being so strong and unreasonable, and in anticipation of the reaction of the civil officials, she had to change her clothes and rush to the palace.

Zhou Heng sat in front of the imperial case and made a review, saw her come in, looked at her carefully, smiled at her, and said, "Come to thank me?" Dressed so grandly. ”

She came to persuade him to put state affairs first, and deliberately wore the queen's full suit, can it not be grand?

"The emperor's move will definitely anger the civil officials, which is very unwise. If the scholars of the world do not participate in the imperial examination and do not take the official career for this reason, will the emperor not lose his talents? Cui Keyin sat down opposite him after saluting, did not answer his question, and said to himself.

The imperial court opened the department to recruit talents from all over the world for the emperor's use. But if you enter the office, you must divorce your wife, but I am afraid that the sons will be discouraged. Who wants to give up his wife? Besides, if anyone does this, they will be drowned in the spittle of relatives and friends.

Zhou Heng smiled and said, "Zilan was too derelict in her duties, didn't she tell you the other identity of those people who went to Zuo Shunmen to make trouble?" ”

"Zilan?" A shallow smile appeared in his eyes, and he was in a very happy mood, Cui Keyin intuitively felt that he was tempting, and frowned: "What did the secret agent find out?" ”

Zilan is in charge of training the spies. Before setting out on the expedition, Zhou Heng had handed over the secret agent to Cui Keyin to be in charge. But Yuanshan still has the most primitive spy force in his hands, and the information collected will not be reported to Cui Keyin. They are only loyal to Zhou Heng. Zhou Heng's move is to test Cui Keyin's grasp of information, right?

Zhou Heng looked at Cui Keyin for a while, confirmed that she didn't know, and said with a smile. said: "After returning to Beijing, these people used the cover of night to discuss secretly in Du Qian's mansion for three days. ”

These people boast of being romantic, often singing poems and wine, if it is a wind and snow, why should they cover it up by the night? Cui Keyin looked at Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng said: "They only acted after the curfew. Because it is an official body. The soldiers who patrolled the city did not dare to do anything to them. The distant mountains will not be polite to them. Do you want to know what they are secretly discussing in Du Qian's mansion? ”

Cui Keyin faintly understood, and said, "Could it be that the secret discussion was abolished?" ”

If they wanted to usurp the throne, Zhou Heng should not have this kind of reaction, and besides, they didn't have the courage to do so. What's more, there has been a saying since ancient times that Xiucai rebelled and failed in three years. It's true that they are Jinshi, but they can't escape the indecisive nature of scholars, and rebellion can't be achieved in three years, right?

Zhou Heng smiled and said, "Not bad." Do you still want to intercede for them? They counseled all night. It's how to get rid of you from me, and install people like their daughters around me. The Du clan is just a pawn they have planted beside me. They also colluded with the Queen Mother, thinking that I had learned filial piety and were accused by the Queen Mother. Hehe, they despise me too much. However, you did a good job and let the Zhao family cut off the channel of secret communication between the Queen Mother and the outside world. At this time, they have no choice but to make trouble at Zuoshunmen. ”

The Zhao family is Mama Zhao.

I see. Cui Keyin said: "Is the emperor really ready to let Du Shilang divorce his wife?" ”

It had been two days since he had spoken of "immediately." Du Shilang, this can be regarded as a protest, right?

"Of course. They don't want me to live a good life, so why should I let them be at ease? I will make them pay back double. Zhou Heng said in a cold tone.

The harem is Choi Keyin's sphere of influence. Zhou Heng will not interfere, but now in order to intervene in the harb/palace, the civil officials are shirtless, and Zhou Heng is just fighting. Cui Keyin lowered her head and thought about it. "The people don't know what they're doing in secret. The civil officials have made splendid articles one by one, but they are afraid that they will make the emperor very unbearable. ”

These people all came out of the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination. Offend them, they use the pen in their hands to discredit you, and these articles circulate, for fear that future generations will think that he is a tyrant.

Zhou Heng smiled: "That's what they hate." ”

Cui Keyin saw that Zhou Heng was so calm, and her heart was a lot more steady. simply did not go back to Anhua Palace, but accompanied him by reading a book.

Seeing that the sun was hanging in the middle of the day, and it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, I saw Zhou Heng put down the red pen in his hand and said, "Let Hua Shixun go and write down the names of the courtiers who have not left." Again, to spread my will, Du Qian resisted the will and did not obey it, and the whole family was in Lingnan. ”

Rejoiced, and went to proclaim the decree.

The courtiers in Zuoshunmen originally thought that there were many people, and Zhou Heng couldn't do anything about them. The law does not blame the public. Even if there are one or two who are timid and afraid and want to leave, it is not easy for others to leave. Otherwise, you won't be able to mix in this circle, your reputation will stink, and you won't even be able to make friends in the future.

There was always a sneer on Du Shilang's lips, there is no one in the world who is not restrained, and the emperor is no exception. If you want to mess around, you have to ask them if they agree. This so-called "they" are the civilian clique. For civil officials, the emperor only needs to obediently make a decoration, and the world is governed by them. This time, the concubine incident initiated by the Queen Mother's sober mind seems to be to distinguish the power of the Hecui clan, but at a deeper level, the civil officials once again competed with Zhou Heng for the right to govern the world.

Obviously, although Zhou Heng is young, his eyesight is good and he sees through the essence.

But so what? The civilian-official group has become a climate, and Zhou Heng can't fight them.

He was proud, Hua Shixun came, asked the Imperial Forest Army to write down the names and official positions of the civil officials who were meditating, and then announced the decree, Du Shilang, oh no, Du Qian was exiled from his family, and his youngest daughter Du Guoer in the palace immediately left the palace and was exiled with his family.

Du Qian was stunned, how did things become like this?

The civil officials who had just enthusiastically written down their names were also stunned, did the emperor want them to choose between exile and divorce of their wives?

Hua Shixun glanced at the dumbfounded civil officials, and said disdainfully: "It's a shame that you read the books of sages at a young age, didn't Mr. teach you, what does it mean that 'the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king'?" ”

This sentence comes from the "Book of Songs, Xiaoya, Gu Fengzhishi, Beishan", which means that under the ordinary, it is the king's land and management scope, and the people living in this land are the king's subjects.

They were the emperor's courtiers, how could they disobey the order? (To be continued.) )