Relying on the solemn gate of Cining Palace, Concubine Liu closed her eyes tightly, and the Empress of the Central Palace Zhang Yan sat beside him. Concubine Yu, Concubine Chun, and Concubine Liang were dressed in imperial concubines' gowns and ranked next to him.

From the steps, the concubines, Jieyu, Zhaoyi, noble and beauties in the six palaces of the East and West Palaces were kneeling. This was the first major discussion that Liu had since taken charge of the harem.

Since Emperor Wanli left, she felt lonely. Zhu Youxiao's decent respect and the empress dowager's seal in front of her could not fill the emptiness of a woman from the depths of her heart.

She spent several years believing in Buddhism, worshiping Buddha, escaping into monks, and breaking away from the world to fight against this inner emptiness.

But now, with the edict of Emperor Tianqi, the Ming Dynasty was about to usher in the biggest change since the founding of the country, and Zhang Yan was not enough to face the court ministers alone.

She knew that it was time for her to come forward.

The dust blew across the faces of the concubines at the stairs. Concubine Liu was full of sadness and helplessness to discover that the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty remained the same, and these annoying subjects remained the same.

Except for her gradually declining appearance and her increasingly decaying body, nothing has changed.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes. Perhaps, as the emperor sent back to the capital, it was time for this Ming Dynasty to change.

When the late emperor was still alive, he tried his best to fight against his ministers, and even used ignoring the government as a weapon of revenge, trying to restore the dignity and authority of the emperor who had been lost for hundreds of years in the dynasty.

At that time, I was with the late emperor, but it did not play any role in this struggle. Perhaps now, this is my last chance.

"When the emperor was in Beijing, he was diligent in government affairs day and night, and never dared to speak out. After the emperor's southern tour, the Ai family burned incense and worshiped him every day, but did not dare to relax."

Concubine Liu opened her mouth and said carefully:

"Unexpectedly, the ministers repeatedly disobeyed the imperial edict and went to the palace to meet him, shocking the spirit of the Holy Mother, which led to the destruction of the government and the rules and regulations, and there were speculations among the people."

"There are also some people who spread rumors, their words are vicious, and they want to act as a disagreement."

The concubines looked at each other. Recently, there have been rumors in and outside the palace. In fact, among the people outside the palace, the whole thing has fermented to another extreme.

The ministers were also divided into two factions, attacking each other, resulting in the corruption of discipline.

Since there is no emperor in charge and the Empress of the Central Palace is helpless, it cannot play any role. At this time, an authoritative person in the palace urgently needs to stand up and characterize this matter.

Zhang Yan didn't dare to make this decision, so the burden fell on Concubine Liu.

Concubine Liu summoned the concubines to discuss today, and wanted to say something on behalf of the palace and make a final conclusion on this matter. She said clearly and clearly defined the matter.

The ministers who broke into the palace were a ruthless act. The conservatives who did not obey the imperial edict of Emperor Tianqi became rebellious ministers who refused to obey the imperial edict.

As for the rumors among the people at this time, they were all secretly caused by illegal people, who wanted to act and disagree, sow right and wrong, and fear that the world would not be in chaos!

When the concubines were silent, Concubine Liu reached out and grabbed Zhang Yan's arm beside her, gave her a look of peace of mind, and said slowly:

"The queen doesn't have to worry about it anymore. She really explains the situation of the ministers breaking into the palace today, and traces the origin to calm people's hearts."

Zhang Yan understood her expression, and then sorted out her words in her heart, then saluted Concubine Liu, and said respectfully:

"All ministers are all advised to Your Majesty in the name of 'loyalty to the king and the country' to advise Your Majesty how inappropriate this move. However, the ministers have not seen what happened during Your Majesty's southern tour, nor do they know what the situation is in the south of the Yangtze River."

"The Nanjing Department of Ministry has been laid off and can also be an official in other places, and the salary saved can also alleviate the financial danger."

"Your Majesty is so wise, Taizu customizes it, the harem cannot interfere in politics, and the foreign court disputes are like a dispute, what is the intention of breaking into the palace ban?"

"All the ministers must not put me in the situation of being unfilial and unrighteous. You should do it yourself."

When Concubine Liu heard this, she smiled, looked around everyone, and said majesticly:

"Have you heard everything the queen said clearly?"

The concubines sighed in their hearts, and naturally they knew that this was the great concubine. The queen prepared the speech in advance. They saluted together and said in unison:

"I, please take the concubine and the queen teach me—"

Concubine Liu turned sideways again and signaled the two noble concubines to come forward. She led Concubine Yu with one hand and Concubine Chun with the other, and looked at the expression in their eyes carefully.

These peasant girls who had just been selected from outside the palace were never deceived in their eyes. Concubine Liu could clearly see their strangeness with the emperor in their eyes just by just a glance.

She stood up with difficulty while holding onto the back of the chair. The concubines rushed to help, but were reprimanded.

Concubine Liu came to Zhang Yan, who was sitting respectfully, and looked quietly for a while. In her heart, the words that a queen should really have.

At this time, Concubine Liu's eyes were filled with smile patterns, and she sighed like a real loving mother:

"Look at the Emperor's Xiao Yu'er, she's so good at talking."

After the words fell, Concubine Liu waved her hand, and was helped by Concubine Yu and Concubine Chun into the Buddhist temple in the worried eyes of the concubines, and continued to burn incense and worship Buddha for Emperor Tianqi.

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Soon, the news that Concubine Liu presided over the harem was spread throughout the outer court.

The civil officials met and continued to talk about their opinions.

Since Wei Zhongxian returned from the Qianqing Palace, his face was very bad, and the men didn't understand that today, few people would annoy the factory like this.

After hearing the news of the harem's big discussion, Wei Zhongxian carefully asked about all the remarks of Concubine Liu and Zhang Yan, and then burst into laughter.

The wrinkles on his face piled up together and he stroked his palm:

"It must be Concubine Liu!"

Immediately, Wei Zhongxian's face changed and he said coldly:

"From now on, any people who have slandered the content of the imperial edict will spread rumors and illegally punish the law and government and be arrested in prison!"

Fu Yingxing replied, "Uncle, what about the high officials of the foreign court... Since the court did not have a fixed court meeting, their gatherings of all sizes have been much more diligent."

"From the imperial edict to Beijing, the threshold for Han Dynasty was almost kicked."

Wei Zhongxian looked at him and sneered: "Han Yu dares let them in?"

"In the past, not only did he dare, but he also held many small meetings in his mansion. However, after leaving the palace, he closed his door and said he had a cold."

Fu Yingxing laughed as he said that, obviously he didn't believe it.

Wei Zhongxian put his hand on the table, and kept tapping a hammer with his nails with unknown blood on him, saying in a deep voice:

"It's really time to get cold. When the ministers broke into the palace today, I was in the Qianqing Palace and saw that he was still alive."

"Don't worry about these civil officials in the foreign court for now, start from the people. Unless the people cause trouble, they will not arrest them, and only arrest those who spread rumors."

"Send people to the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and Beizhen Fushi, and tell the fans that it is best to catch a big fish this time, the chief disciple, the disciple of Shilin Daxian. This status is the best. I will follow the clues and take a batch first."

"It's a pity that our Dongchang has been ordered to be closed by the academies in Beijing. If it doesn't, it's a good place to go now."

Fu Yingxing laughed a few times, then walked away with two heads.

Wei Zhongxian sat in the office of the East Factory, turned to look at the statue of Guan Gong behind him, his eyes gradually narrowed, and suddenly said:

"Come on—!"

"Prepare a carriage and horse for me. I will visit the Prime Minister's mansion!"
Chapter completed!