Chapter Eight: On the Self-cultivation of Being an Emperor
Yilian proofread several thousand words of explanations of legal provisions, then came over and patted me on the shoulder.
"I'm asking Yun, are you okay? I'm really exhausted."
I rubbed my eyes. Yi Lian had already dozed off just now, so I raised my head sleepily, "Ah? Let's go!"
Yilian and I walked side by side and chatted.
"It's really unfair. With the recent amendments to the law, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep. Then you can sleep next to me!"
"I don't dare to sleep next to you when Mr. Situ is here. You'd better use the ointment I prepared to rub it. Then it will turn into a giant panda. Don't scare your Mr. Situ."
"What is a giant panda?"
"Nothing, something similar to you."
Yi Lian is now my closest colleague. She is in charge of proofreading regulations. There are new laws and regulations promulgated in the past few days, so she is extremely busy. I always go to dinner with her after a nap. The food here is too sweet.
It suits my appetite so much, so I also like to fall asleep hungry and then eat a big meal in my dream.
Unlike me, her father is the right-hand man of the current queen. Therefore, his daughter was elected to the palace and was given a marriage to her childhood sweetheart. It was a smooth journey.
It is said that people feel refreshed during happy events. She is about to get married. She feels refreshed and energetic every day. Even if she is a little tired from the work these days, she still cannot stop the girl from celebrating spring. Her majestic and beautiful face makes people fall in love with her.
Seeing and forgetting worries.
Alas, she is no longer a classical girl, she is already in her twenties, and Mr. Situ is still a few years younger.
Since we became colleagues, the Queen said that we have similar temperaments and arranged us together. She almost asked me to recognize her as her sister, but I took a preemptive strike and said that I was a brother and sister. There were two brothers and one sister.
They both passed away a few years ago (this is what Chunchun told me), and she no longer dared to recognize her sister. The Queen smiled helplessly and then gave up.
Yi Lian has a cheerful personality and is familiar with articles. Now she has a good family background, but she does not have the airs of a young lady. According to her, when she was young, she was the one who persuaded her parents every time there was a disaster in the family. She became sensible early and was an only child, so she knew early on that she would have to support herself.
She started this family. By the time of peace, she would be no longer young. If not, this marriage would not have happened. Really, if I were a man, I would also like her.
In the past few months, I have almost figured out the situation. It is not easy for the Queen to ascend to the throne, and it is even very dangerous.
If we compare it with Miss Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian was in power for many years before she came to power. She could change the emperor whenever she wanted, and her life was very prosperous. But the empress was not like that. She brought her own strength to power step by step. When she holds power,
, it didn’t take long for him to ascend the throne as emperor.
In fact, she doesn't want to be so fast! But the situation is irreversible, and the country has to sit still if it is unstable.
After two years of this, it was the balance and reversal of the forces between North Korea and China. It was not until a few days ago that the revised decree that had been prepared for a long time was put into use, so it was deliberately revised in a hurry.
It seems that although the world is peaceful now, the situation in the DPRK is still unstable. Two years ago, there were many changes. There was no movement outside the capital, but everyone in the capital had their own agendas.
Fortunately, those with military power did not cause trouble, and power was able to transition smoothly.
The Queen has been the emperor for two years. She does not accept the harem, does not change the laws, and keeps her appearance meticulous every day. I believe it is not the time to indulge.
The emperor is also a human being, and sometimes he just has to be patient.
Late at night, when Ye Wenyun was sleeping soundly, it was the time when the Queen was alone and unable to sleep.
The problem of insomnia, no matter in ancient or modern times, at home and abroad, even in other worlds, is a big problem that plagues mankind, and the Queen is also deeply troubled by it.
She knocked on the head of the bed, and her personal maid Qinghua gently opened the bed curtain, "Your Majesty, we have arrived!"
The Queen is thirty-eight years old. Although her face without any makeup has traces of time, wrinkles do not dare to wreak havoc. There are only faint fine lines gently lying on her beautiful and beautiful face. Now she is tired and not as normal as usual.
The majesty and grace of exquisite dress.
The queen nodded, and the maid opened the palace door, and a man dressed all in black came in.
His figure did not look like a guard, but Qinghua thanked the guards one by one for calling him.
He knelt down in front of the Queen, said her greetings, and then began to massage her.
That technique is called professional.
It's pitiful that the Queen has such a noble status, she can't sleep and wants to feel comfortable, and she has to do it secretly, for fear that others will find her weakness.
After a while, the queen waved her hand, thanked the guards and left.
Another personal maid, Qingye, asked cautiously,
"Your Majesty, do you still need to thank the girl?"
"No need, I'm exhausted."
The maid waited on the queen to sleep.
These people are all members of the Tongwu Guard. So far, they have been serving the Queen to protect her safety. But it is not just that.
The sphere of influence is like a web. Every ambitious person is like a spider when weaving the web, slowly expanding from the core area.
The Queen uses these people around her as a shield to protect herself, but these people alone are not enough. They are just tools and will not hold power.
The core of the power in the court is the emperor and his ministers who are loyal to him.
During this period of time, the ministers who really supported the Queen were mostly upstarts and promoted lower-level officials, and there were also some old-school aristocrats.
Because of the transition of power, one emperor and one courtier, not to mention the dynasty directly changed their surnames, and the power among the ministers changed. The previous top nobles, who originally had the highest status, were weakened because of the Queen's accession to the throne. They are
It is difficult to be exploited, let alone some people who were loyal to the late emperor. Although they are being suppressed now, they are really angry.
On the contrary, those who benefited were the new rich and promoted officials, and some people, probably because they believed in the Queen's ability, were willing to stand on the Queen's side despite her prominent position.
In fact, it was not easy for the Queen. When she ascended the throne that year, various factions were at war with each other, and people were assassinated from time to time. That was also the beginning of the emergence of the unified military guards to protect the Queen's safety.
Now, in just three years, the Queen has been able to assassinate and even publicly execute others, which is really a huge improvement.
But she still maintains the habit of caution. After all, it is not yet time to fully take power.
But it's time to start. The foreplay for this huge storm has been prepared.
When she went to court the next day, the Queen announced an exciting news. In the next three years, continuous selections will be held to recruit talents from all over the world, select capable people, and check and fill official positions. If the successor is above the seventh rank, the emperor will personally select it.
.As well as talented people, join the royal editors, compile books and ask questions.
Some officials retorted that there is no need for such high-frequency selection. A steady stream of people come, but the number of people leaving remains the same. There is no such reason.
the queen said,
"I feel that the performance of some officials in recent years is really pitiful. Let me check it out. The people selected will fill the seats of those officials who will be dismissed from now on! All of you,"
The officials below were almost shocked. Could it be that I was the one who was dismissed?
"My dear friends, I know you have worked hard for a long time, but you still have to work hard this time. There are too many things to do next."
Chapter completed!