Without this article, the world would never imagine what the Queen should do and what it would look like. With this article, they realized that the queen has so many obligations and responsibilities while having supreme power and respect. She can't enjoy luxury, and the party is evil. It is precisely because she is the queen that she should practice frugality, punish evil and promote good, and set an example for the imperial court and even women in the world. It is precisely because she is the queen that this article does not talk about how women should be humble and obedient, but instead emphasizes self-reliance and self-improvement, discerning good and evil, and cultivating virtue.
After Mrs. Zuo read the manuscript and handed it over to Mrs. Zhong, she said firmly, "This article is attached before the palace regulations as a preface. Once it is implemented, it will be known to the world. The name of your virtuous queen is established. Whether you can do what you say is the biggest question.”
Guan Suyi chuckled and said, "Why not? Now that the Wei State was first established, the population is dwindling, the financial and taxation has dropped sharply, and the treasury is empty. If even the royal family does not abide by thrift, it will only allow extravagance to prevail, causing great waste and even more exploitation. I lost the blood and sweat of the people. How did I come here since I was a child? My grandmother didn’t know. The brocade clothes and Chinese clothes were only worn this year. Dress warmly, don't you live the same day?"
Zhongshi hesitated, "Have you ever asked about the attitude of the emperor? If you insist on being frugal, and he is extravagant..."
"Suddenly... His Majesty lived worse than me when he was a child. He is not a person who likes luxury. He is now worried about the huge military expenditure. I save the cost of the harem, which can be handed over to him for military pay. Chaos, the southwest is eyeing the tiger, everything can be saved, but the army cannot. If I do this, he will agree with him. Together with the frugality in the palace, the courtiers will not dare to waste it. In this way, the problem of the empty treasury can be alleviated. "
Mrs. Zuo made a decision, "Okay, I will enter this article into the preface of the palace regulations. After you discuss with the emperor, I will start compiling it. My grandmother has no other skills, but she knows the secrets of the past dynasties in great detail. If you want to rule Up and down the six palaces, I will definitely help you formulate the strictest rules and give you the greatest authority, but I will never let the world criticize you. The superiors make the rules, and the inferiors abide by the rules. Word by word, "As long as you firmly grasp the power, no one can move you even if you don't have your favor."
Guan Suyi nodded seriously, her eyes darkened. Seeing that the two of them had already made up their minds, Mr. Zhong stopped talking.
After the article was handed over to Emperor Shengyuan for reading, he really liked it very much. Even if he gave Mrs. Zuo a token, she was allowed to enter and leave the palace at any time, and she helped her to compile the palace regulations. As the saying goes, "There is no way to make a circle without rules." These women in the palace are fighting all day long. Others only thought that Madam Zuo was writing the history of the Jiuli tribe, but they didn't care about her frequent visits.
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Inside the Shuangyun Palace, Shen Jieyu was facing the mirror and dressing her makeup. From the bronze mirror, she caught a glimpse of Dunxi, the maid of honor, who had quietly entered the palace. She asked, "What's the matter?"
Dunxi backed away and replied in a low voice, "The Empress Dowager agrees to lend you the nails in the palace. This is a token." Then he handed over an ordinary peony and golden hairpin.
"Very good." Shen Jieyu put on the golden hairpin and asked, "Is there a roster? Let me show it to this palace."
Dunxi entered another booklet, his voice lowered, "These are the maids and servants who were subdued by the Queen Mother when she entered the imperial city. Most of them are old people from the previous dynasty. Some of them are inconspicuous handymen. Although their status is low, they are better at concealment. They can make a big difference at critical moments. The queen mother will burn them after you memorize them, and don't leave any handles. She also has some secret guards on hand, ask you If you want it or not, if you want it, show your sincerity and rescue the little princes first."
"What will Bengong use to control her when she is rescued? If she turns her face and refuses to acknowledge the debt, who should Bengong look for?" Shen Jieyu chuckled, "The dark guard Bengong will naturally be closed, you go and tell her that Bengong can go first. Rescue a little imperial grandson and ask her to send half of the staff here, it's okay, it's okay, it's not necessary for this palace to have her."
Dunxi took the order to leave, turned around after about half an hour, nodded and said, "It's done. This is the list. On the day the little emperor leaves the palace, she will send people over."
Shen Jieyu opened it and couldn't help but smile, "Juli people are so loyal, in order to protect their masters, they are even willing to be servants. It's wonderful, it's so good for Ben Gong to send them among these humble servants. Five people, although not too many, is enough for the time being."
"Niangniang, how are you going to rescue the little emperor? Even Pan Jieyu dare not answer this, why do you take the risk?"
"What do you know?" Shen Jieyu said slowly, "Send the medicine powder to Changle Palace, and let the queen mother pick a little grandson to drink it. It will happen within three days. The symptoms are exactly the same as smallpox. Even the imperial physician can't tell the difference, so there is no need to swallow the antidote, and it will be better in half a month. At that time, just report to the empress, move the little emperor's grandson out of the palace for treatment, or escape by suspended animation, or find a child who has recovered from smallpox and has been replaced. , it all depends on their own operation, and this palace can only help here."
"Hey, this servant is going." Dunxi put the medicine bag into his sleeve pocket and hurried away.
When the queen mother got the powder, she did not dare to give it to the little grandson, but found a few palace maids to replace it. After taking the medicine for three days, the palace maid had blisters all over her body. After lying down for half a month, it healed without the medicine, and there was no scar on her face. Only then did the queen mother believe in Shen Jieyu, and when the little grandson drank the powder, she sent the five secret guards over, but on the surface it was very secretive, no matter who it was, it was a reasonable transfer, and there was nothing suspicious about it.
On the same day, the palace rules formulated by Mrs. Zuo were finally released. Guan Suyi read it repeatedly and handed it over to Emperor Shengyuan for review. After confirming that there was no problem, she called the concubine to declare it.
Since the last time she was slaughtered to warn the monkeys, Pan Jieyu used the excuse of being sick and stopped taking half a step out of the Panyun Palace. She checked dozens of people up and down the palace several times, and suspicious people had already been dealt with in secret. Those female bodyguards all put on palace attire, removed their weapons, and never dared to be unconventional.
After receiving the Queen's summons, although she was dissatisfied, she was afraid of being rectified, so she had to come to Jiaofang Palace to listen to the training under the mocking eyes of everyone.
"Without rules, a circle cannot be formed. Since ancient times, the inner palace has been the place with the strictest rules. I must have warned you about Pan Jieyu last time, so this palace will not say more." Guan Suyi ordered Jinzi and Minglan He distributed a book of heavy palace rules and ordered, "This is the palace rules made by this palace according to the old rules. It has been sent to His Majesty and all the old ministers to see and get their unanimous approval. I hope that you will study hard after you get it, and do your best. Anyone who violates the rules of the palace in the future will be severely punished and never forgiven."
Palace regulations have existed since ancient times, and have generally become a system with national laws, with the same binding force. Violating palace regulations is like violating national laws, and countless concubines and concubines have been punished in all dynasties. Naturally, everyone in the audience did not dare to raise any objection. They accepted the promise and took it over.
The rules of this palace are fine and detailed, strict and strict, ranging from the things worn by palace maids and servants, to the words and deeds of the queen and concubines, there are corresponding regulations. And the promotion of palace maids and chamberlains, and the promotion of concubines, are all in the queen's mind. In other words, with this palace rule, the Sixth Palace will become the Queen's one-word hall, everyone will act with her eyes on her, and everyone will be under her control.
Those who were disobedient before the imperial court were demoted, those who had bad personal virtues were demoted, and those who failed to protect their heirs were demoted... After a series of demotions, there was a series of promotions. At the end, various crimes corresponded to various punishments, and there were detailed records. Where is this palace rule? Obviously even stricter than the law!
How can the concubines live except for the queen
When Shen Jieyu was in a rage and was about to fight, she turned to the second half. The content actually annotated the source of each palace rule, but it was not made up by the queen, but there were rules for all dynasties to follow. There are laws to follow. Each palace statute also cites a concubine who had offended, and elaborated on her fate to warn future generations.
How can people refute such a detailed and comprehensive collection of all the palace regulations of the past dynasties? Confucianism advocates the ancient law, isn't this the best example of the ancient law? Shen Jieyu could almost imagine how the emperor and ministers would compliment when this palace rule was presented to the emperor and ministers for reading. And she, a little concubine, has no qualifications to refute her.
Except for Shen Jieyu, the rest of the concubines were also overwhelmed by the palace regulations, but they did not dare to argue with the empress. Just because the front of this palace regulation not only attached the preface of the queen, but also attached the preface of the emperor, and repeatedly ordered them to do their best and not to offend. If there is a riot on the spot, it will be equal to disrespecting the decree, and its fate can be imagined.
Pan Duolan was about to regain strength to fight with the queen, but the fighting spirit that had been accumulated for nearly a month disappeared in an instant. Since then, what color of clothes she wears and what style of jewelry she wears are under the control of the queen, so what will she fight with her? The Queen and Jieyu, who didn't think they were much different before, were now artificially drawn into a moat, but she couldn't resist, otherwise she would immediately be buried at the bottom of the moat.
The new official took office three fires, these three fires have not been burnt out, the queen must play the trick of killing chickens and warning monkeys, maybe she is waiting for someone to make trouble now! You can't make trouble. If you make trouble, it will give the queen an excuse to punish herself! Thinking of this, the feeling of powerlessness hit like a tide, making Pan Duolan on the verge of collapse.
Shen Jieyu repeatedly reminded herself that this is only temporary, with the help of the Queen Mother, she will have her own life sooner or later, but she heard the Queen speak slowly, "The emperor promulgated the law of nurturing the people a few days ago, as the mother of a country, how can this palace not To give a response? In order to carry forward the national law, and also to do good and accumulate virtue, from now on, all the maids in the palace who have reached the age of 25 will be released for marriage, and the servants who have reached the age of 40 will be released for retirement. This article has been entered into the palace regulations , and proceed as usual."
Among the maids and chamberlains who can make a fortune in the palace, which one is not older? As soon as the queen said this, it was equivalent to instantly disintegrating the inner palace power system that had already been structured and taking away the advantages of others. However, she has accounted for the righteousness and goodness, so that people can't say more than half a word!
Shen Jieyu's layout was destroyed seven out of ten before it even started. She seemed to have been hit with a sap, and the back of her head was sore and swollen, but she had to hold back. The queen's means are really high! She didn't give anyone the capital to fight with her at all, and she killed it all with one hand!