The young emperor ascended the throne at the age of eleven and officially took charge at the age of sixteen. In the year he took office, he named Wei Dongshu the Queen Regent, which caused an uproar throughout the court. The ministers protested and asked the emperor to take it back on the grounds that there was no such example in history.
Success.
However, Emperor Wen ignored the objections of his ministers and insisted on going his own way. His attitude was so resolute that even if some courtiers tried their best to persuade him, they could not change his decision.
In the end, despite the pressure from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Wei Dongshu successfully became the only queen regent with real power in the history of Dongyou, and continued to assist the new emperor.
The bloodline of the royal family has withered, and only Emperor Wen is the only one. The old princes of the clan and the generals who hold military power are competing against each other. They all look covetously at the powerful Wei family, especially after Wei Dongshu was named regent queen, the Wei family entered the
An unprecedented peak period.
However, the greatest wisdom must be damaged, and the greatest wisdom must decline.
Because of the little-known emotional entanglement between Emperor Wen and the Queen Regent, the Wei family eventually declined.
"In the seventh year of Emperor Wen's reign, Wei Dongshu, who was already 23 years old, was appointed as the queen. In the twelfth lunar month of the same year, the 18-year-old emperor opened his harem and selected 30 beautiful girls to enter the palace. Among them, only ministers of the third and higher grades of the court were selected.
There are sixteen daughters, and there are even examples of sisters entering the palace together to serve the emperor."
Concubine Gua paused slightly, with a hint of a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth, "The palace was extremely lively that year. The beautiful girls who entered the palace all had extraordinary family backgrounds and outstanding looks, so they were all arrogant and arrogant, and no one would give in.
Fighting openly and secretly over who you are interested in, and fighting each other are things that happen every day in the palace."
There was a place in Yun Zishu's heart that felt like being stung by an ant, and it stung painfully. She seemed to be able to see the young emperor's blossoming harem and the beautiful girl through these gentle words.
They are like the flowers in the royal garden, each with its own beauty and characteristics, vying for beauty without giving in to each other.
However, no matter how beautiful the flowers are, they will eventually wither.
Is the girl Dongshu who has become the queen of the middle palace from the queen regent more glorious and dazzling, or has she become a broken flower branch?
Yun Zishu looked at the book on the case, silently reached out and picked it up, and turned to the first page.
"This book records all the things that are officially recorded in the book. Some unknown secrets are not found in this book, and no trace is left." Concubine Gua said calmly, "The Queen Regent and the young man
The emperor is in love, but
The love between them is not accepted by the world, they think it is unethical. Regardless of whether he has the name of emperor's teacher or not, Dong Shu has taught the young emperor in a practical way. There has been a teacher-student relationship between them.
There should be no more love between men and women."
Yun Zishu said calmly: "Who can distinguish matters of emotion so clearly and clearly?"
Concubine Gua didn't say anything, she drank a cup of tea quietly, poured herself another cup, and looked up at the untouched tea in Yun Zishu's hand: "Why don't you drink it? Are you worried that I'll poison you?
"
Yun Zishu was startled, then lowered her eyes to look at the tea cup in her hand. She was silent for a moment and simply put it aside: "That's right. After all, it's important to be on guard against others."
Concubine Gua seemed a little surprised when she heard this answer: "You are so honest."
“Isn’t it bad to be honest?”
Concubine Gua did not answer this question, but instead asked an unrelated question: "Is the Crown Princess pregnant?"
Yun Zishu was startled again, and then nodded slowly: "Concubine Gua is indeed unpredictable."
"Queen Dongyou in history actually had a child, but she died before she was born." Concubine Gua sighed, "Wei Dongshu taught the emperor for five years, served as regent for two years, and queen for three years.
Only twenty-six years old."
Yun Zishu frowned slightly: "Through the few words of Concubine Gua, I don't seem to feel the legend of Queen Dongshu... Of course, the woman who can become the emperor's master is a legend in herself, but from Concubine Gua
The empress said it, but she felt that this matter was very common."
Concubine Gua said calmly: "I don't like to use too many gorgeous words to describe those things."
Besides, she was just telling some facts today without any subjective emotions.
Nothing in the world can be truly felt unless experienced personally. Only those who have been there can understand the state of mind at that time, whether it is love, hate, anger, ignorance, admiration or fear, admiration or reverence, respect or alienation.
Yun Zishu hummed: "As a woman who can be recorded in history, Her Royal Highness the Queen did not come to this world in vain, but she died at such a young age, which makes people feel regretful."
"What did the Crown Princess think led to her untimely death?"
Yun Zishu pondered: "The power of the Wei family is overwhelming, and the limelight is too great, which will definitely make the king jealous."
"But the Wei family has always been loyal."
"So what if you are loyal? The more popular you are, the more people are watching. Even if the emperor can tolerate it, the major families competing for food can also tolerate it." Yun Zishu said in an indifferent tone, "The young emperor suddenly accepted a large harem.
Isn’t it also to restrain the Queen of the Middle Palace?”
There are only sixteen daughters of officials above the third rank. What does this mean? Half of the power in the center of the court is in the hands of these people. If they unite...
Yun Zishu felt a sense of sadness inexplicably.
I feel sad for the queen who once devoted herself to teaching the young emperor, and I also lament the cold and paper-thin feelings above the imperial power.
"This Emperor Wen also died young."
Yun Zishu raised her eyes and frowned slightly: "Died young?"
"Yes." Concubine Gua nodded, "After the queen passed away, Emperor Wen couldn't bear the blow, and he became ill with longing. His dragon body became worse and worse day by day, and he died in just one year. Before his death, he issued an edict asking the ministers to bury him with the queen.
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After the words fell, the library fell into a brief silence.
"It sounds like he is infatuated, but if he is really so infatuated, it is really difficult to understand how he recruited the harem in the first place." Yun Zishu sighed, "But even if there is no emotional debt, as an emperor, he
It was obviously a failure."
"It did fail." Concubine Gua always seemed to be chatting about interesting things, her expression was always leisurely and lazy, "You can take this book back and read it. After reading it, if you want to know more about other things, come over at any time. I have already given them instructions, as long as it is
When the Crown Princess comes, no one dares to stop her."
Yun Zishu frowned slightly: "No matter what happened between the Queen Regent and Emperor Wen, it is in the past after all and has nothing to do with us. I just want to know whether Concubine Gua did anything when she gave the prince an order.
Telling lies, if he stays in the royal family, will he really conquer his father and his mother?"
Concubine Gua still said the same thing: "It's not important."
"In my opinion, this is very important." Yun Zishu insisted, "Please ask Concubine Gua to answer my question."