Emperor Changxing's face was calm, but he could not hide the boiling anger in his eyes.
"Du Ziming!"
"Wei Chen is here!" Du Ziming took a step forward, but shrank his neck slightly.
The old emperor snatched the newspaper from Changlu's hand and shook it loudly: "Have you found out? Who made this nonsense...what is it called?"
"Your Majesty, calm down and take care of your dragon body." The old eunuch next to him reminded him, "This is called a newspaper."
"Yes, who is so bold as to get this newspaper?" Emperor Changxing stared at the sweating commander of the Jinlin Guard below, "Have you found out?"
Du Ziming complained secretly.
"Your Majesty, in the past, these legends were passed around to each other by the female relatives of various palaces. The ministers and subordinates have just learned that they actually include national events and some ridiculous accusations..."
He swallowed.
"Your Majesty, after I discovered something was wrong, I immediately sent out all the capable people to find out where this newspaper came from and who produced it. I believe that accurate information will be obtained soon."
Emperor Changxing nodded, "Hurry!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a headache, "Are these newspapers also being circulated in the palace?"
If we want to count the most boring people in this era, those concubines in the harem who are full and have nothing to do will definitely be among the top. If they know that there is such a thing as a newspaper in the world, they must find a way to find one and read it.
What if they saw the contents of the newspaper...
Emperor Changxing could not help but tremble.
"His Majesty……"
Just as Du Ziming was about to speak, the frightened voice of the young eunuch could be heard outside the imperial study room.
"Your Majesty, this is a forbidden area in the imperial study. Your Majesty is reviewing memorials inside. You must not break in."
"roll!"
A familiar and sharp female voice sounded.
Wow.
The little eunuch was thrown heavily onto some furniture, which made a loud crash.
Bang!
The door to the imperial study room was kicked open.
The Imperial Guards hiding in the surroundings immediately rushed out.
"My dear concubine, this is the royal study, where Your Majesty works. Anyone who intrudes without Your Majesty's permission will be punished!"
"I want to break in, if you dare, kill me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a clanging sound at the door.
The three people in the imperial study looked at each other.
Du Ziming, the only one who knew martial arts, even shrunk his neck and quietly moved out of the way.
"Stop!" Emperor Changxing rubbed his throbbing forehead, "Let the concubine come in."
snort!
Concubine Qing snorted coldly, threw away the sword in her hand, and strode into the royal study.
Emperor Changxing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that she was still reasonable.
"Has Qing'er been hurt?"
"If you are not practicing swordplay in Qingyun Palace, why are you coming to the imperial study? The state affairs are busy, and I am reviewing the memorial. If you have anything else to do, please wait until I go to Qingyun Palace."
Ever since the news of the crown prince spread, everything in the harem was in chaos. Qingyun Palace was one of the few peaceful places in the entire palace. Emperor Changxing would go there for a few rounds from time to time.
"Your Majesty," Concubine Qing saw the ceremony first.
She ignored Emperor Changxing's words and raised the newspaper in her hand.
"You know that I, my concubine, have never cared about the bad things happening inside and outside the palace. Now I accidentally saw the news in the newspaper and came here to ask for a favor."
"As long as your majesty agrees, I will definitely turn around and leave. I will leave your majesty alone for breaking into the imperial study, and I will never complain."
cough!
Emperor Changxing coughed.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
He looked at the things in Concubine Qing's hand and his head got a little bigger.
"I wonder where you got this newspaper?"
"Is it?" Concubine Qing didn't hide it, "This was forced into Qingyun Palace by the sisters in the harem."
Lifting her red and phoenix eyes, Concubine Qing glanced at the green-faced Emperor Changxing behind the Long Case with a half-smile.
"Speaking of it, the whole harem is really united this time. Our Qingyun Palace has always kept its doors closed and does not care about foreign affairs. However, this newspaper has only been published for less than half a day, and I have already received seven copies in a row!"
Cough cough cough!
Not only Changlu but also Du Ziming who was hiding aside couldn't help but cough.
Emperor Changxing waved his sleeves with a dark face.
Chang Lu, who was next to him, immediately hurried to the door and muttered a few words to the people outside.
"Your Majesty..." Du Ziming glanced at Emperor Changxing bravely, and saw that he had no intention of objecting and quickly continued, "Your Majesty has important matters to discuss with the imperial concubine. I will leave for the time being and return to the Yamen immediately to supervise my subordinates.
Investigate the source of the newspaper as soon as possible."
"Back off!"
Soon, only two people were left in the huge imperial study.
Emperor Changxing asked a few more questions with concern, but Concubine Qing just looked at the newspaper in her hand silently and didn't answer at all.
He was not surprised by this, so he had to soften his voice and said, "I wonder what the noble concubine wants?"
Concubine Qing then raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, what I wish for is not difficult."
"Just tell me first!" Emperor Changxing replied perfunctorily, not believing a word of it.
"The Huo family has been guarding the Western Territory since the founding of the country, and the blood of the men in the family has been spilled on the Yancheng Fortress. Now Xiliang has another large-scale invasion, and the Western Territory is in danger..."
cough!
Emperor Changxing quickly interrupted, "Your concubine's words are serious."
"The source of this newspaper is unknown, and it is just alarmist and exaggerated. I am preparing to issue an edict to various places to refute the rumors, and at the same time arrest those who spread the rumors and cause trouble. I believe that the newspaper incident will soon subside."
"As for the war in the Western Region, everything is under the control of me and the empire's major legions, your concubine..."
Concubine Qing continued as if she hadn't heard anything.
"Your Majesty, although I, Huo Qing, have been in the palace for more than twenty years, as my grandmother said, even if the daughter of the Huo family gets married, her surname will still be Huo, and the children she will give birth to will still be of the Zhenguo Duke's lineage."
"My only regret in this life is that I could not give birth to a son to take care of my mother's family's worries. Fortunately, I have been practicing martial arts and riding horses in the palace all the time. Now I would like to request an order to leave the palace and join my father, brother and nephew in the Western Regions to resist the Xiliang army.
, it would be better to die without regrets..."
It's better than rotting in this forbidden palace.
laugh!
Emperor Changxing was stroking his beard calmly at first, but when he heard this, he almost pulled out a few strands of his beard.
Since ancient times, as long as the concubines entered the palace, they would not leave the palace. Even adult princes rarely stayed in the harem for fear of the obscene harem.
If the concubine falls in love with some man outside, wouldn't she be cuckolding the emperor?
Thinking of this, Emperor Changxing waved his hand quickly.
"Qing'er, war has always been the responsibility of men throughout the ages. There are tens of thousands of men in Yunchui, and they are simply not something that the people of Xiliang can resist. A daughter's family can just stay at home and raise her husband and children, and there is no need to go to the battlefield.
"
"Besides, the war in the Western Region is really not as serious as what the newspapers say. You can rest assured!"
"Your Majesty," Concubine Qing said noncommittally, "Conquests have always been a man's responsibility? I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case."
At least her grandmother Princess Yiguang's title "Yiguang" was earned by her fighting on the battlefield.
Emperor Changxing was speechless.
It can be said that he was just an ordinary prince at the beginning, but in the end he sat on the dragon throne. It was all thanks to the Duke of Zhenguo and Princess Yiguang who stood unswervingly behind him.
Emperor Changxing subconsciously looked to the lower right.
Only after seeing this did he react.
This is the Imperial Study Room, not the Golden Palace, and there is no wretched historian writing records under the golden pillars with a green pen in his hand.
But no matter what, it is absolutely impossible to send the concubines out to fight.