Summoning the Mythical Eternal Emperor

Chapter 135 Heartbeat ([-]-character chapter)

Being the first concubine Shu in the emperor's book already means that Mengye Qingyou is the emperor's person, and her body and mind belong to the current emperor.

Mengye Qingyou is a very simple and simple person.

In other words, it is Dou Chukai who is ignorant and ignorant about emotions.

The ancestors said that she was born to be the son of the emperor, which is an inescapable fate.

So before Qingyou entered the palace, all fantasies about the emperor were just obedience to fate.

but……

Does she love the Son of Heaven?
She had never thought about this question, and she couldn't think about it at will.

Because she has no choice.

But after entering the palace, the first time she saw the emperor, and the domineering words that the emperor concubine Xiaoyi told just now, made Mengye's heart tremble suddenly.

She still doesn't understand that strange feeling, it's called... heartbeat!
Tomorrow is the bathing ceremony, and then it is the duty of concubines since ancient times, waiting for the emperor's blessing.

To use a very elegant saying, it is called performing the ceremony of Zhou Gong.

This is a shameful thing to say and think about it.

Concubine Xiaoyi still looked at Mengye Qingyou with an aunt's smile on her face, she couldn't help sighing in her heart, caressing Qingyou's hand, and said:
"Qingyou, what about the Duke of Zhou's gift..."

……

……

Also.

The ancestral home of the Zhou clan in Anzhou County, Hongnong County.

Zhou Xianhe, the old patriarch of the Zhou family, is still out of anger.

Zhou Shuyi, his most beloved jewel, was murdered by the demon girl just after entering the palace, and the current emperor not only refused to give an explanation, but... even conferred the demon girl as his concubine instead!
Zhou Xianhe couldn't swallow this breath!

In addition, during the daytime, Zhang Zhaoyou from the Zhangmen of Pingtian came to seduce him again, which made him even more furious. He directly sent a letter to the officials named by the Zhou family to dismiss their officials and neglect their administration, and wanted to talk to the emperor!
but!
Just when Zhou Xianhe was sitting on the grand teacher's chair in front of the ancestral hall, he was angry and sad!
Members of the Zhang family hurried into the door and shouted:

"Old...grandfather, uncle is back!"

"Uncle? Is Hua Lin back? Just in time, just in time!"

Zhou Xianhe was overjoyed.

His eldest daughter married Zhu Hualin, a well-known scholar from a poor family in Hongnong County. Under the operation and recommendation of Zhou Clan, Zhu Hualin was stunned to be the prefect of Hongnong County!
The prefect of a county has both governance power and military power!

Although Zhu Hualin relied on Zhou's nomination to become what he is today, but after all, he has real power in his hands and cannot be compared with the past.

All Zhou Xianhe got up straight away, didn't dare to push himself in front of this son-in-law, and went out to greet him.

As soon as he left the ancestral hall compound, he saw Zhu Hualin walking quickly with a gloomy face. When he saw Zhou Xianhe, his face immediately sank, and his eyes were full of anger and helplessness.

"Yue Zhang, I heard that you sent a letter to all the family officials mentioned by the Zhou family, asking them to dismiss their officials and neglect their duties. Is there such a thing?" Zhu Hualin asked directly.

After he heard the news at the Hongnong Prefect's Mansion, his face turned pale on the spot.

Then, with the help of the power of the prefect of a county, he frantically curbed the trend of the officials in the county dismissing their officials and neglecting their administration, and finally rushed back to the ancestral house of An Zhou without stopping!

"That's right! Today's Son of Heaven bullies people too much, all of this is forced!"

Zhou Xianhe said angrily, not realizing the seriousness of the matter at all.

Zhu Hualin was about to explode with rage.

"Yue Zhang, you... you!!"

"Are you confused? You are openly disobeying the emperor, rebelling against the emperor, and pushing Hongnong Zhou's century-old family fortune into the fire pit, do you know that!"

Zhu Hualin roared.

However, Zhou Xianhe couldn't listen to it at all.

Especially when he saw his son-in-law turning his elbows out, he was even more angry.

"Hmph! So what if you disobey the emperor? Today's emperor is tyrannical and despises the world's powerful families. He has completely angered all the noble families!"

"I'm telling you, I'm actually beating the emperor to wake him up and make him realize how stupid the mistakes he put down are!"

"And Shuyi, this old man must seek justice for her!"

Tyranny?

Despise the world's powerful?

You still want to beat and wake up the emperor?
Hearing this, Zhu Hualin's head was completely dilated, and he was immediately frightened.

"Yue Zhang, you are the one who is really stupid, do you know that! The emperor is not looking down on the powerful people in the world, he just wants to move the powerful people in the world, he is abandoning the old system and reforming the government, you..."

"Oh, I can't explain that much to you!"

"Come here, please get the old man into the carriage, and we will go to Pingtian immediately to plead guilty to the Special Envoy!"

Zhu Hualin shouted directly.

He brought a group of personal guards from the prefect's mansion without any hesitation, filed in one by one, and directly carried Zhou Xianhe out.

"You...you unfilial son-in-law, what are you doing?"

"Do you still see my father-in-law in your eyes? You... You are lawless, don't forget, you can have today, but it is all given to you by my Zhou family!"

Zhou Xianhe roared angrily.

In the Zhou family's gate, countless clansmen ran out, and a dozen gray-haired clan elders turned pale in shock.

"This...what's the matter?"

"Master Taishou, we are all one family, what can we not talk about properly?"

"Master Taishou, you are too cautious. This morning, the old man of Pingtian Zhangmen came to visit in person, but they are all accusing the emperor of being fatuous and cruel!"

These people only dared to persuade, but they did not dare to speak rudely.

After all, Zhu Hualin came back this time with his own soldiers!
"talk?"

"What else is there to talk about?"

"One step later, our Hongnong Zhou family will be finished!"

"You clan elders also got into the carriage together and went to Pingtian, and you will know my hard work!"

Zhu Hualin's actions were extremely decisive.

Among Zhou's family, all the old people with some prestige were sent to the carriage by the soldiers.

Then hurried on the road and went straight to Pingtian.

Headed on top of the carriage.

Zhu Hualin and his father-in-law Zhou Xianhe sat facing each other.

Zhou Xianhe's face turned pale with anger, and he kept yelling and cursing along the way.

Finally, Zhu Hualin couldn't bear it anymore.

"Yue Zhang!!"

"Today, Zixiong's talent is bold and bold! The new prime minister promotes the reform of official administration, and the procuratorial system will be abolished soon, do you know that?"

"Abolish... abolish the probation system? How is this possible? How will the emperor select talents in the future?" Zhou Xianhe was stunned.

"Opening a course to recruit scholars, recruiting nobles from poor families all over the world, and recruiting talents without sticking to one pattern!" Zhu Hualin trembled.

"What... what? Apply for a degree?"

"That's right! On top of the administration of officials, there is also an examination method. All officials of the great Han Dynasty pass the examination once every six months. Those who are capable will go up, and those who are weak will go down. Everything depends on their ability to speak!"

"There are also those Beijing officials in Chang'an, all of which were raided by His Majesty. Do you know what His Majesty said? The poorer the officials of the big man, the more glorious they are!"

"Yue Zhang, what Your Majesty is going to move now is the criticism of the aristocratic family monopolizing official careers and land! You are still instigating the disciples to resign from office and neglect administration at this time, you...you are looking for death!"

"Do you think you can threaten His Majesty? No! After the imperial examination system and the examination method are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, without your Majesty's action, thousands of big men and humble people will be able to take your skin off!"

"The foundation of this great man has always been the community of the Li people, and today's emperor is even more forward-looking and ambitious!"

Zhu Hualin said a lot in succession, but one sentence was more shocking than one sentence.

After all, he is a local official from the second rank, a plumbing prophet!
Zhou Xianhe was completely shocked when he heard this.

As one of the powerful leaders under the Zhongzhou rule, he is naturally also a well-read person who is familiar with etiquette, law and government decrees, so he realized the horror of this institutional reform almost instantly!
This... is breaking the roots of the noble family!
"Then... the Son of Heaven is really so terrifying?" Zhou Xianhe asked tremblingly.

"When you get to Pingtian, you will know! This time, fortunately, there is a Pingtian Zhang in front of us, so we have the opportunity to admit our mistakes!"

Zhu Hualin sighed, his face was full of uneasiness, he didn't know if he could escape this catastrophe!

soon.

The carriage team arrived in front of Pingtian County.

As soon as they arrived at the east gate, the team stopped immediately, and the leader of the guards came to report in a trembling voice:
"My... my lord, something happened!"

Zhu Hualin lifted the curtain of the carriage, raised his eyes, and slumped back into the carriage.

"Xian... my son-in-law, what's the matter?"

Zhou Xianhe is in a panic now, and puts all his mind on Zhu Hualin, and even his title has become the word "Xian Son-in-law", which is extremely respectful.

"You...you should come out and have a look." Zhu Hualin tremblingly said.

Zhou Xianhe poked his head out, looked at the east gate, his face was as pale as paper, and he screamed in fright.

"Zhang... Zhang Lao!"

"This...how is this possible?"

On the east gate tower, there are three heads hanging, they are Zhang Zhaoyou, father and son who just met a few hours ago!

And on the side of the east gate, there is also an imperial list posted, surrounded by hundreds of poor scholars studying hard from poor families, weeping with joy!
"Open... open a course to obtain a scholar, regardless of background, regardless of age, and talents of all kinds!"

"Benevolent government, the most inspiring benevolent government in the 800 years of the Kingdom!"

"I wait for the poor family's children, finally have a bright future, and finally don't have to look at the faces of the powerful and nobles, and don't have to violate the integrity of the character!"

"My big man has Emperor Tianwu, why don't you worry about being revived, hahaha..."

"I am a scholar, born under the rule of Tianwu, how fortunate it is!"

Except for scholars from poor families.

Before the imperial list, there were more illiterate Limin people surrounding them. They were illiterate, and they didn't know what the scientific examination system was.

But one by one from the poor family told them that today's people are the most important thing, treat all people equally, and don't ask about their background when they are appointed as marquis and ministers, Baiding from a poor family can still enter the Taiji imperial palace!
It's just something that the people of the Li people didn't even dare to think about before.

In the past, they were born poor and served as slaves, and they were like this from generation to generation!
Nowadays, princes, generals, and ministers, they would rather be kind!
Today, the big man under the rule of Wu takes the common people as the first priority!
"Xian... virtuous son-in-law, what... what should we do? This big man is about to change!" Zhou Xianhe was so shocked that he was at a loss.

(End of this chapter)