Princess Qinghe was the first woman to enter the court as an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and she was also the first regent princess in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
When she assisted her younger brother to ascend the throne, she encountered a lot of resistance. The brothers of the late emperor were still alive, and after the death of the late emperor, they began to move around.
A three-year-old child and a girl, how can they sit still in these thousands of miles of beautiful rivers and mountains
At that time, the court seemed to be calm, but everyone knew that there were huge waves hidden under the calm lake, and there would be huge waves at any time. When the time came, the young emperor and the regent princess, who seemed to be high above them now, would be doomed.
Women have always been considered useless by men, they look down on women, even if the other party is the regent princess, they still look down on them, the courtiers keep making small moves in private, several vassal kings in the fief are ready to move, and the neighboring countries know the late emperor After the news of his death, he was also angry.
Due to internal and external troubles, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty was in a precarious state.
Princess Qinghe has never experienced such a thing before. For her, this is a hell-level difficult challenge. Once she fails, she will usher in a catastrophe, and at the same time, she will become the eternal sinner of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
Even the former empress, and now the empress dowager became anxious, persuading Princess Qinghe to give up the position of princess regent, and just be a princess obediently.
"Qinghe, this palace is also for your own good. The affairs of the court are beyond the control of a woman like you. Why don't you resign from the position of princess regent?"
Princess Qinghe is just a princess. No matter who the other vassal kings are on the throne, if a princess can't affect the government, they will naturally not embarrass her. Impossible to let her go.
The queen mother is kind, she loves Princess Qinghe's sister as much as the first emperor, that's why she said such words to let her give up the position of princess regent.
But will Princess Qinghe compromise? the answer is negative.
"Sister-in-law, Qinghe knows that the sister-in-law is for the good of the imperial sister, but this country was passed on to Ruier by the emperor's brother, and the imperial sister will guard this thousand-mile river and mountain, and will not let it fall into the hands of treacherous people. Don't worry, sister-in-law." , the imperial sister will definitely not let down the trust of the imperial brother."
Princess Qinghe said sonorously, exuding a sharp and indomitable momentum all over her body.
"Chenmei will let those self-righteous people see that women are not inferior to men. What men can do, women can also do."
Seeing Princess Qinghe like this, the queen mother originally wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't speak any more to persuade her.
But Princess Qinghe's words also cheered her up. Yes, behind her is her own mother clan. They will definitely stand behind her. The son charged into battle. Could it be that as a mother, she couldn't protect her son
The empress dowager, who was still a little negative at first, rekindled her fighting spirit. She recruited her mother into the palace, and after some explanation, the empress dowager's mother, who had been a little decadent before, firmly stood by Princess Qinghe's side.
The Duke's Mansion was originally a neutral faction, but under Qi Wang's persuasion, they also firmly stood on Princess Qinghe's side.
What Qi Wang said is correct, Princess Qinghe and the young emperor are the orthodox successors designated by the late emperor. down
But even with the support of these two forces, Princess Qinghe is still in a weak position. In the end, it is because they do not have enough military power in their hands.
Princess Qinghe can mobilize only the guards of the Nine Thousand Feathers. Although the rest of the generals didn't say anything on the surface, they talked nonsense all over the place. It would be quicker to kill them than obey a woman's orders.
These vulgar people don't understand the big truth, but they despise women even more than literati. If they don't convince them, Princess Qinghe can't appoint them at all.
"Master Qi, I remember that you once said that you have a method that can equal the strength of a thousand people. I wonder if you can give this method to Bengong."
When Princess Qinghe deliberately designed Qi Wang, the two had talked about many things, and she had a good memory, remembering that Qi Wang once said a prescription, at that time Princess Qinghe still scoffed, thinking that Qi Wang was joking.
But now, Princess Qinghe feels that Qi Wang may not be bragging at the beginning.
"These generals are like stubborn rocks, with bad temper and hard temper. If I can't convince them, these people probably won't obey my orders at all. If I don't subdue them, I will be in a very passive situation."
Qi Wang said: "I do have such a method, but if His Highness doesn't have a suitable opportunity to show it, these people probably won't believe it."
If the explosives were abruptly shown now, these people might not believe it, and they might think that Princess Qinghe did something in advance to subdue them, and it might backfire.
Princess Qinghe replied: "Master Qi once said that if you master that thing, you can defeat a thousand enemies. I received news that the loyal king of the Lingnan fiefdom recruited troops in private, intending to rebel. He has 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hand. If What you said is true, then lead the six hundred forest guards to suppress the rebellion."
After Princess Qinghe finished speaking, she looked at Qi Wang with burning eyes: "I don't have many people available to me now, and the only person I can trust is Lord Qi. I wonder if Lord Qi is willing to help me?"
Although the acquaintance between the two originated from a calculation, but later, Princess Qinghe also sincerely regarded Qi Wang as her confidant and friend. If Qi Wang hadn't given her encouragement at the beginning, she would not have recommended herself to the late emperor. He didn't know that he still had such a great ability to wipe out the entire Jiangnan officialdom.
In fact, the reason why she could think of starting with those women was also because she was inspired by Qi Wang. Qi Wang once said that many smart people hide their true colors in front of equally smart people, but when they think they are stupid and ignorant In front of people who are not good, they often show their arrogant side.
Those men never looked down on women, so naturally they never imagined that one day they would fall into the hands of women.
Princess Qinghe believes that she has a good eye for people, and more than three years is enough for her to understand a person deeply. She knows that at this time, Qi Wang is the most worthy of her trust.
"Master Qi, please help me."
Facing Princess Qinghe's request, Qi Wang only hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
"I'll help you."
Qi Wang said that the one that can fight against a thousand is explosives. In this era of cold weapons, the power of explosives can be imagined. In fact, when the late emperor was still there, Qi Wang mentioned explosives to the late emperor. He was originally the one who was working. However, he went to Ruijiang to control the flood, so the matter was delayed.
But I didn't expect that, going around and going to the present, I still have to use powerful explosives.
As long as the materials are sufficient, the production speed of explosives will not be too slow. Qi Wang also took the time to make a few simple muskets. Naturally, these things are not as good as those modern guns and ammunition, but they are enough for this era.
After finishing all these, Qi Wang took the 600 forest guards and hurried to Lingnan.
Qi Wang was just a third-rank Minister of the Ministry of Industry, his departure did not attract many people's attention, and for the Nine Thousand Feather Forest Guards, no one would notice that there were six hundred people missing.
Everyone is now fighting for power and profit, making trouble for the young emperor and the regent princess, and trying their best to seek benefits for themselves. Compared with when the first emperor was here, the court has become a mess.
However, Princess Qinghe didn't seem to care about all of this at all. She hugged her young nephew and sat on the seat that symbolized the supreme power, watching the courtiers who were supposed to obey her jump up and down.
And her inaction also aggravated the arrogance of those courtiers, making them feel that Princess Qinghe is indeed a worthless person, a rooster in the morning, useless, how can a woman figure out what is going on in the court? It's better to go home and raise children honestly.
After more than ten days in a row, the news that Lingnan Zhongwang and his 50,000 soldiers had been wiped out spread to the capital. After learning about this, Princess Qinghe's heart was completely relieved, and she immediately started to fire with all her might Open, aimed at these ministers who jumped up and down and forgot their duties.
"Qin Shangshu, you said that after my palace took charge of the government, the crime rate in the capital has been rising steadily, and more and more people have been cheated, kidnapped and robbed, and the people have suffered greatly. You said it was my fault. Gong would like to ask you, as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, you do not want to arrest criminals, but keep shirking responsibility, do you not want to be Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?"
Master Qin did not expect that Princess Qinghe would be the first to use the knife on him. It is fine to make trouble in private, but he cannot oppose Princess Qinghe on the surface. Master Qin immediately knelt down and shouted that the humble minister dare not.
Princess Qinghe didn't bother to look at Lord Qin, so she pointed out the most powerful officials who had jumped recently. Without exception, they were all the top leaders of various departments. Normally, there were many disagreements between the six ministers, but this time On the matter of embarrassing Princess Qinghe, their attitudes were surprisingly consistent.
Princess Qinghe pointed out those people one by one, and seeing them kneeling on the ground in fright, Princess Qinghe said just now: "Since you all think that you are not capable enough and have not considered this, I feel that the position of this Shangshu , or those who are capable, what do you think?"
Those Shangshu were naturally unwilling, until this time, they still refused to admit their mistakes, and tried their best to start sophistry, implying that Princess Qinghe should not treat them like this.
However, the attitude of Princess Qinghe, who seemed to be very talkative before, suddenly changed. Her attitude was extremely tough and she demoted several official positions of Shangshu.
Of course, Princess Qinghe did not place her own staff in the six departments, but promoted several servants under the Shangshu and let them sit on the position of Shangshu.
If Princess Qinghe puts her own people in, the officials belonging to the Sixth Ministry will definitely fight against Princess Qinghe, and try to make her people unable to sit down, but if the lower-level officials go up, the effect will be completely different .
Internal differentiation, dog-eat-dog tricks are never out of date.
Those ministers who were demoted were dumbfounded. No one thought that Princess Qinghe would be so insidious that she would let their subordinates rebel against them. The official positions in the capital are basically one radish and one pit. If there are no major mistakes, they will almost always work in the same position until they are old. It is very difficult to get promoted. There is only one level difference between the third rank and the second rank, but the status is completely different.
The third-rank servant has become the second-rank minister, will they still wholeheartedly obey the orders of their former superiors? The answer is obvious.
Princess Qinghe used this trick to directly cheat those Shangshu who danced the most, and after their initial panic, they quickly calmed down.
These ministers are all from aristocratic families, and these aristocratic families have deep backgrounds, and more than half of the people in the officialdom are inextricably related to them. Princess Qinghe thought that getting them out would lead to a better life. ? It's just a dream.
Breaking one's official career is like killing one's parents. They have a mortal hatred with Princess Qinghe. If they don't avenge their hatred, they will die in peace.
However, when these people were secretly planning to take revenge, Qi Wang returned to the capital with 600 forest guards. At the same time, the news that 600 people killed the Lingnan Zhongwang 50,000 horses also spread throughout the capital.
Everyone knew that Princess Qinghe held a mysterious weapon. With this weapon, 600 people could easily kill 50,000 people.
At the beginning, everyone felt that this incident was too exaggerated, so unbelievable that people couldn't believe it at all.
However, when the head of the loyal king who intended to rebel was hung on the wall outside Xuanwu Gate, they had to believe that the legend that sounded like a fairy tale was actually true.
600 people killed 50,000 people, what kind of concept is this? You must know that the four armies in the south, east, west, and north of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty add up to only a million people, and the combined strength of these 9,000 people is completely equal to the strength of these one million people.
It is far easier to subdue those generals than to subdue the soldiers. A battle where fewer troops win more makes those generals turn around and join Princess Qinghe's camp.
With all the power of the generals in their hands, can those civil servants who have no power to restrain themselves still jump up? The answer is obvious.
The court, which had always been like a mess of porridge, became stable in an instant, and the officials stopped pushing back and forth, and didn't say that they were incompetent or unable to do the job, or that they couldn't solve the problem. He was more honest than the other, obediently obeying Princess Qinghe's orders.
Do they dare not listen
Everyone has always looked down on women, thinking that women are soft-hearted, brainless, and unable to manage all kinds of affairs in the court. However, what Princess Qinghe did slapped everyone on the face several times.
Mercy? Are you kidding me? I dismissed several Shangshu positions as soon as I opened my mouth, and asked the servants below to step up. I feel sorry for those Shangshu who have been second-rank officials for so many years. The original subordinates.
There is no bloodshed, that's all.
And what's even more frightening is that no one knows that Princess Qinghe actually concealed the truth from the whole world, and asked Qi Wang to take the six hundred feather forest guards to kill the loyal king who was trying to rebel. The loyal king was her brother, but even a There is no complete body left, and the bloody big head is still hanging on the Xuanwu Gate.
Also because of Princess Qinghe's action, those vassal kings who were jumping up and down to plot rebellion instantly calmed down and did not dare to do anything more.
But would Princess Qinghe let them go so easily? The answer is obviously no. Not long after Princess Qinghe killed Queen Zhong, she began to cut down the vassals. All the fiefdoms of the vassal kings were taken back, and they were called back to the capital, and they will be idle princes in the future.
When they were enfeoffing the land, they were completely self-contained. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the emperor of the earth, but once they return to the capital, although they are still relatives of the emperor, how can they compare with the emperor of the earth who holds great power
The timid vassals obediently led their families back to Beijing, while the remaining daring vassals directly united to rebel.
However, Princess Qinghe was not afraid at all. Some ministers secretly suspected Princess Qinghe and even hoped that they would rebel, because only when they rebelled could Princess Qinghe deal with them in a fair and honest manner.
Princess Qinghe "lived up to everyone's expectations" and sent people to strangle the rebels. Not surprisingly, the heads of those rebellious feudal lords were all beheaded. It was hung on the Xuanwu Gate.
The feudal lords who returned to the capital were very grateful for their choice, fortunately they were not confused, otherwise, how could their heads stay on their shoulders
Of the eight brothers of the first emperor, only three were left after being slaughtered by Princess Qinghe. Those princes were so honest, they stayed at home like turtles with shrinking heads, and they didn't dare to show their heads at all, for fear of being killed by Princess Qinghe. Picked off the head.
And because of her tough and iron-blooded style, Princess Qinghe was also given the title of Iron-Blooded Princess.
After the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty was completely settled down, Princess Qinghe began to carry out drastic reforms. She lightened taxes, reduced corvees, and built women's schools in various places to encourage women to study. She even directly set a precedent by allowing women to participate in scientific research Test.
Her decree was naturally refuted by all the officials. Everyone thought that women were stupid and useless. It was an extra favor to let them read and write. How could they be allowed to take scientific examinations and become officials in the court? How can this work? Isn't this an inversion of yin and yang, acting against the law
Facing the officials who were all opposed, Princess Qinghe asked with a smile: "My lords, do you think that this princess is also the stupid, ignorant, useless woman you say?"
Even if everyone thinks so in their hearts, how dare they say it on the face? All the officials shouted and dared not, and said that Princess Qinghe is a genius from heaven, she is naturally different from ordinary women, how can such a woman be compared with Princess Qinghe
The tall hats were put on Princess Qinghe's head one after another, but she didn't reply, but said calmly.
"I am no different from women in this world. If I have to say that it is different, it is because I have more opportunities to show myself than them. If they have the opportunity, they can still shine with their own brilliance."
Everyone is still unwilling to agree, and other things can be compromised, but this is the only one that everyone must not compromise.
If women are really allowed to be officials, what kind of chaos will this world be like
However, these officials could stop Princess Qinghe from doing what she wanted to do. She blocked the mouths of these officials with just one word.
"My lords object to this, but because I know from the bottom of my heart that women are always as smart as men, as long as they are given a chance, they can make achievements that surpass men. If you admit that you are inferior to women, you dare not let women compare you. , then this palace will revoke this decree."
Who will admit that he is inferior to a woman? But Princess Qinghe's words raised them high, how could everyone continue to oppose it