Zhu Youde's expression remained unchanged and he stared at the dagger.
He is gambling.
He is betting that the Liu sisters' efforts will be rewarded!
"Wow!"
The dagger cut across the dress and stabbed the beauty in the chest!
not good!
She is going to commit suicide!
Zhu Youde had quick hands and quick eyes, and stretched out his hand to knock the dagger away.
"Clang!" The dagger fell to the ground, making a cold sound.
The beauty of the Liu family raised her head and looked at Zhu Youde in disbelief, her eyes full of shock.
"Did I let you die?" Zhu Youde snorted coldly, picked up the dagger and hid it in his sleeve, sat on the dragon chair and looked at the two girls quietly.
Where did Liu Xiyun dare to stand? Her calves went limp and she knelt on the ground, her torn dress revealing her snow-white thighs.
The beauty looked pitiful, but Zhu Youde couldn't feel any pity.
With Zhang Lan's precedent, he would never allow roses with thorns to be hidden around him.
"Raise your head and look at me."
The two women raised their heads tremblingly, looking at Zhu Youde with tears in their eyes.
The fair and pretty face became dirty from the rouge. The beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and they were crystal clear and beautiful in an instant.
Liu Xiyun and Liu Xiyue were trembling, their teeth were clenched, their red lips were about to turn purple, and their nails were clasping their palms and sinking into their flesh...
I was struggling even more in my heart.
The Queen Mother’s entrustment and Your Majesty’s love.
The two conflicted, and in the end they still couldn't make a decision, so they simply wanted to take a dagger and kill themselves.
But how could Zhu Youde be willing to do so? How could he counterattack if the beauty was gone?
Thinking about it, he slowly stepped forward, squatted down and helped up the delicate and beautiful body.
If you want to capture your heart, you must use reason and emotion, show your fierce side, show your attitude, and supplement it with tenderness, which will surely melt your heart.
"Your Majesty..." The Liu sisters looked at Zhu Youde in disbelief.
"Sit down, I won't kill you." Zhu Youde said as he took out the handkerchief Liu Xiyue gave him before and gently wiped away the tears.
The two girls looked at the familiar handkerchief and the gentle emperor, and their tears burst out again.
"Your Majesty, I am my concubine..."
The Liu sisters wanted to say something, but Zhu Youde blocked her red lips.
After a moment, he let go.
"You have fulfilled the Queen Mother's instructions, so don't take it to heart. Since you didn't choose to insert a knife into my heart, it means you have me in your heart."
"My love for you is not a trace of falsehood, just like your intolerance for me is just as real."
Zhu Youde tried his best to recall the earthy love words he used to tease girls in his previous life.
Listening to Zhu Youde's heartfelt words, the Liu sisters' eyes flashed with emotion, then they lowered their heads and gritted their teeth.
Your Majesty loves me so much that even if you do something wrong, you won't be punished. He is as gentle as ever.
There is no need to worry about how to choose.
The two girls let go of Zhu Youde's arms and knelt down with a plop.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty! Your Majesty, please punish me!"
Zhu Youde was not helping them up, and the next step was to interrogate the inside story.
"What crime is my beloved concubine guilty of?"
"My concubine... was ordered by the Queen Mother to seduce the Emperor..."
"What is the purpose?" Zhu Youde asked again.
"Use the Mind-Controlling Pill to control His Majesty..." the Liu sisters said with trembling voices.
"Why do you want to control me?"
The pitch is an octave high, with a hint of coldness, Zhu Youde wants to know the purpose of the Queen Mother!
"The Queen Mother...The Queen Mother controls Your Majesty and provides more medicinal materials..."
Hearing this, Zhu Youde snorted coldly in his heart. It seemed that the Queen Mother had not told the Liu family twins her true purpose.
"What did you write in the secret letter that you burned when I came just now?" Zhu Youde walked up to the beauty and asked, staring into his eyes.
Their hearts trembled. Has it been discovered after hiding it so deeply?
"Yes..." Liu Xiyue stammered for a long time without saying the reason.
"The Queen Mother asked us to induce Her Majesty to go out to play in the palace..."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Youde frowned.
It is certain that the Queen Mother did not tell them the secrets of the Holy Religion.
Then his eyes flashed and he was induced to leave the palace to play...
Harem!
Zhu Youde suddenly realized it!
The purpose of the Queen Mother is to control the harem!
As long as he leaves the palace, Luo Xian is deposed, and the Liu sisters take power in the harem, Ci Ning can control the harem and bury his spy.
More importantly, they knew his movements out of the palace, and knew that he would not bring many guards when he was traveling, so he arranged an assassination outside the palace.
The emperor died suddenly outside the palace, and there was no one in the government. The queen should stabilize the overall situation, and Cining could indirectly control the government...
The Holy Cult outside the palace rose up at the same time, taking advantage of the internal chaos after the emperor's death, to capture the imperial city in one fell swoop!
Zhu Youde clenched his fists and looked angry.
What a Cining, what a holy religion!
The abacus is so accurate!
"Your Majesty, this concubine cannot escape death, so please give her a break!" The Liu sisters saw Zhu Youde's anger and begged for mercy in fear.
But Zhu Youde did not blame the two of them. Instead, he picked them up and put them on the bed. He held his face and said, "I said I won't kill you!"
"I want you to stay still, maintain the status quo, and pretend that nothing happened tonight."
The Liu sisters' eyes flashed, showing surprise.
Your Majesty is going to...
The two women suddenly raised their heads and took a deep breath.
Zhu Youde smiled and nodded slightly: "I want you to be spies!"
Although the Liu sisters didn't know what spy meant, they understood Zhu Youde's thoughts.
"Do you know why the Queen Mother refined the Mind Control Pill?"
Zhu Youde told the Liu sisters about the holy religion and the mind-controlling pill.
After hearing this, the two of them were shocked.
"Your Majesty, I don't know..."
Liu Xiyun wanted to explain, but was stopped by Zhu Youde.
"I know what you are thinking. When the time is right in a few days, I will take you out of the palace. You can just release the news..."
After saying this, Zhu Youde left Tinghua Palace directly.
He said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said, and the rest was the Liu sisters' decision.
If the news is not leaked, Zhu Youde will still love Cining after he is dealt with.
If they choose to tell the Queen Mother everything about tonight, then Zhu Youde will have no choice but to part ways with her.
In the cold harem, he has already laid a dragnet...
Luo Xian's bedroom.
There were no maids or guards around. In order to make the show look real, Zhu Youde dismissed all the servants, creating the illusion that the queen had fallen out of favor.
Luo Xian was wearing a long white dress, sitting at the dressing table combing her hair in front of the mirror. When she heard the footsteps behind her, she looked up and saw Zhu Youde's handsome face with a smile.
"Beloved..." Zhu Youde hugged him from behind, his breath hitting his ears, and the hot breath made Luo Xian tremble.
Then she put down the wooden comb and leaned against Zhu Youde's chest.
"Shouldn't Your Majesty be listening to the Flower Palace Stay Night? Why, are you thinking of my concubine?" The beauty's tone was deliberately sour.
"How could it be possible? The queen is my treasure!" Zhu Youde hugged Luo Xian and walked straight to the dragon bed.
The white dress is so thin that Zhu Youde can even feel the temperature of his skin.
The looming fragrance of the beauty surrounded the tip of his nose, Zhu Youde's breathing became heavier, and his eyes flashed with anticipation.
I've been spending time in Tinghua Palace every day these past two days, and when I meet the dignified and virtuous eldest wife, I'm on the verge of breaking out.
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Early the next morning, Zhu Youde went to court with dark circles under his eyes.
When all the ministers and officials saw Zhu Youde going to court on time, they were all stunned. His Majesty had not come to court for several days.
"If there is something going on, go ahead and leave the court if there is nothing going on." Wang Zhonghou shouted.
Luo Yunshan was the first to go out: "Your Majesty, the front line of the Western Border has reported that the Daliang army has arrived in the war zone and the war will begin soon!"
He said and handed over a secret letter.
Zhu Youde did not go to court for these two days, so Luoyunshan took care of military affairs.
The secret message was sent yesterday. According to the time, the war should have started by now.
Zhu Youde was shocked when he thought of the huge power of the 30,000 fire gun army.
"The army is ahead, and the logistics and food supply are extremely important!" Zhu Youde looked at Lin Yun.
"Your Majesty, I will personally supervise and ensure that food and grass are supplied on time!" Lin Yun came out of the queue and said with a flash of light in his eyes.
Zhu Youde handled the remaining minor matters one by one. When he was about to retreat, King Yan stood up.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Judy handed over a letter.
"I have been in Beijing for several months, and the period for reporting on my duties has expired. I still ask for your Majesty's permission to return to the north."
Zhu Youde flipped through the folder, raised his head and looked at Judy, his face expressionless.
King Yan chose to return to the north rather than stay in the capital, presumably because he was unable to take any action.
But back to the north, one hundred thousand Northern Liang cavalry were watching with eager eyes, which was like letting the tiger go back to the mountain.
"Is King Yan going back to the north?" Zhu Youde asked deliberately.
"Reply to Your Majesty, yes..."
"That's right!" Zhu Youde said.
After saying that, he walked straight down the high platform, approached Judy step by step, stretched out his hands to help him up.
"Uncle Emperor, thank you for your hard work." Zhu Youde said with a smile: "The north is far away and difficult. I am afraid that Uncle Emperor will be in danger, so I specially sent the Royal Forest Army to escort Uncle Emperor..."
Judy's expression changed when she heard this. Just when she was about to refuse, she heard Zhu Youde continue:
"When we get to the north, the emperor can give the tiger talisman to the imperial guards, so that the emperor will not have to work hard..."
After saying these words, Judy was speechless.
You can never refuse His Majesty's kindness.
I had no choice but to agree.
"I am very pleased that the emperor's uncle is a hero of Daliang! I also hope that the emperor's uncle will return to the north and stick to the border to consolidate the country for Daliang!"
Zhu Youde patted King Yan on the arm and spoke word by word.
The two looked at each other and sparks flew!
After going to court, Zhu Youde called Zhou Heng and asked him to send an elite guard to follow King Yan back to the north.
"Your Majesty, why not take advantage of the opportunity on the road..." Zhou Heng made a beheading gesture.
"There is no need! King Yan has not shown any clues. My master is unknown and can easily cause unnecessary trouble..." Zhu Youde said solemnly.
"Let the Royal Forest Army escort King Yan to the North, and then return to the capital with the Tiger Talisman."
Zhou Heng was ordered to retreat, and Zhu Youde called Li Renjie and asked him to investigate the core ideas of all religions in the Liang Dynasty.
The overwhelming momentum of the Holy Religion has threatened the imperial rule, no less threatening than the previous Master of Heavenly Buddha in the Western Regions.
When the saint gave the order, the believers scrambled for the wicker like crazy.
The orthodox religion of the Liang Dynasty must be established as soon as possible.
After thinking about it, the Grand Master of the Cabinet asked for an audience.
Feng Bogong and other ten bachelors came to Yangxin Hall.
"Your Majesty, the cabinet has received a lot of information about the harem recently."
Zhu Youde took the folder and looked through it, sneering again and again.
Sure enough, some ministers could not sit still, feeling that the harem was in chaos and the emperor would not go to court.
"That's very good. We'll fight back one by one and continue to create the phenomenon of the queen falling out of favor. We must make the ministers feel that the more chaos the better!"
The more chaos there is, the less likely the traitor will be able to sit still!
As long as he doesn't show any flaws, Zhu Youde can catch them all in one fell swoop.
"In addition, I have one more thing to discuss with you." Zhu Youde expressed the thoughts of orthodox religion.
Feng Bogong and others were silent for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, there has never been an orthodox religion in the history of Daliang Dynasty, but the late emperor allowed the existence of folk religious organizations, why not choose one from the folk?"
This idea is the simplest and most effective method, and it is unanimously agreed by the cabinet ministers.
Zhu Youde also fell into deep thought. The Holy Religion would definitely not work. There were only the Jiangnan Tiandi Sect and the Northwest Feitian Sect. The rest of the minority religions were unlikely.
If it can develop into a large-scale religion, it must have an idea that is popular with the people. A small religion that has existed for a long time can only mean that its ideas are not popular with the people.
Otherwise, the only option is to create a new religion.
Zhu Youde vaguely remembered that Confucianism was a religion that existed throughout history. If Confucianism could be combined with the reality of the Liang Dynasty, it might have a different effect.
"Your Majesty, I have someone to recommend who may be of help to you," Feng Bogong said.
"who?"
"Former Grand Master Li Mao."
Zhu Youde's eyes lit up, how could he forget about him? Li Mao was very knowledgeable and had read books all his life, so he must have a certain understanding of religion.
After seeing off the bachelor, Zhu Youde asked Wang Zhonghou to prepare to leave the palace.
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Centennial College has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Since Zhu Youde eliminated the recommendation system of the four major colleges, Pingmin College has become in the same fair position as the other three major colleges.
More and more students from disadvantaged backgrounds are joining Mingde College, which has led to the rapid development of the college. Now it ranks among the top four major colleges.
In addition, more than a dozen outstanding students such as Feng Yuyue and Situ Mingrong entered the court and became officials, which inspired students to strive for goals, and the competition within the college became increasingly fierce.
Zhu Youde walked into the college again accompanied by Wang Zhonghou.
The dirty yard has a new look, and study tools such as desks and benches are not brand new, but they are adequate for use.
In particular, the college occupies an area and the wasteland on both sides is also included in the college, so that students can discuss knowledge without being crowded.
"Sir, who are you looking for?"
A student in gorgeous clothes saw Zhu Youde and asked.
"I'm looking for Li Mao." Zhu Youde said, but his eyes were looking at the student, and the clothes did not look like a student from Mingde College.
"How dare anyone call the teacher by his first name!" The student frowned and shouted coldly, attracting the surrounding scholars to gather around.
Seeing this, Zhu Youde became interested.
What's wrong with my name being Li Mao?
As more and more students gathered around, a steady voice came: "Jing Ming, who is here?"
Li Mao squeezed through the crowd and approached. After seeing Zhu Youde's face clearly, he was shocked and turned around to slap the student on the forehead.
"Nonsense!"
"Your Majesty is here in person, but I missed you from afar... I hope your Majesty will punish you!" He then knelt down to apologize.
The beaten student froze on the spot and looked at Zhu Youde in a daze.
Is this person actually His Majesty?
The emperor of the Liang Dynasty?
He Jingming felt a chill on his back, and his knees went weak and he knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I didn't know it was your Majesty, I thought someone was rushing into the teacher..."
Zhu Youde squinted at He Jingming, without saying anything, and stepped forward to help Li Mao up.
"Master Li is very serious. I have come here to discuss something."