Wan Zhaoyi was banished to the Cold Palace, while Flying Sparrow Zhao and Diao Chan were conferred titles.
When this matter spread to the harem, it immediately caused a huge uproar!
The concubines in the harem never thought that Jiang Chen would dote on Feiyan Zhao and Diao Chan so much. For the sake of the two servants, he even sent Wan Zhaoyi to the cold palace!
Most importantly, the Empress Dowager personally interceded for Wan Zhaoyi, but Jiang Chen ignored her!
This made all the concubines in the harem feel insecure. They knew how much the Emperor doted on Flying Sparrow Zhao and Diao Chan.
Although Flying Sparrow Zhao and Diao Chan were only fifth-grade noble ladies, they did not dare to offend them easily.
And this was exactly what Jiang Chen wanted to achieve. To intimidate the harem and tell everyone in the harem, no matter who you are, no matter who is supporting you, no matter how high your position is, you are not allowed to touch my people!
Otherwise, he would be doomed!
This also led to many concubines with higher status than Flying Sparrow Zhao and Diao Chan having to go to their doors to gain the opportunity to interact with Jiang Chen.
All in all, before this, Jiang Chen didn't ask about the harem. Everything in the harem was controlled by the empress dowager and the imperial consort!
Now, Jiang Chen took the initiative to confer the titles of Flying Sparrow Zhao and Diao Chan and let them live in the harem. In the eyes of the concubines and female officials, the world was about to change!
Cining Palace.
The empress dowager sat upright, quietly listening to the old eunuch's narration.
The old eunuch spoke with snot and tears in his eyes, feeling extremely wronged.
After listening to the old eunuch's story, the empress dowager's expression did not change at all. Only her brows furrowed slightly.
"It seems that His Majesty has really grown up and this widow can't control him.”The empress dowager sighed faintly.
" Empress Dowager, those two minor attendants have been conferred titles by His Majesty and have moved into the harem. Many people are talking about…talking about…" The old eunuch hesitated.
"What are you discussing?" the Empress Dowager asked calmly. Has the discussion of the harem changed? With just two little concubines? It's far from enough!"
As she spoke, the Empress Dowager turned her gaze to the side.
Beside the Empress Dowager sat a young woman in a luxurious dress and a phoenix hairpin.
The woman was extremely beautiful, and her temperament was even more luxurious. At a glance, her looks and figure did not lose out to a peerless consort at all!
Her beauty was different from others. It was more about the sublimation of her temperament. It made people yearn for her, but they did not dare to profane her.
She was the current Imperial Noble Consort, Xiao Sese, and also the future empress of the Inner Palace. She only needed an opportunity to become the master of the entire Inner Palace!
The Empress Dowager continued unhurriedly,"
"Xiao 'er, this widow watched you grow up and it was also this widow who single-handedly sent you to the position of imperial noble consort. This widow has always treated and nurtured you like a daughter. The goal is to let our Xiao clan continue to dominate the harem and shine!”
"In this way, even if this widow doesn't keep her word, there will still be people from the Xiao clan who can speak in the harem!”
"Now, His Majesty is young and full of vigor. He dotes on newcomers and doesn't listen to this widow's words. It's time for someone to restrain him!”
"Although you are the imperial noble consort, you have yet to stand at the peak. You have to work harder. You have to take the initiative and be more attentive to His Majesty. This widow will also create opportunities for you to help you ascend to the throne as soon as possible and control the power of the harem.”
"Here!"
Xiao Sese nodded obediently and bowed respectfully.
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At the same time, Shang Yang's reform was also in full swing!
Ever since Gongsun Yang was conferred the title of Shangshu Ling, he immediately changed the law and formulated a reward strategy based on battle merit. He exploited the privileges of hereditary official positions for the children of aristocratic families and let the aristocratic families join the farming industry.
When the reform had just begun, the common people refused to believe that it was true!
After all, after the reform, the benefits for the ordinary people were too great. Whether it was the production policy of rewarding men and women to farm or rewarding wasteland farming, it could bring them huge economic benefits.
At the same time, minor crimes were punished severely, and the law was strictly enforced. Moreover, the law of association was implemented, which greatly reduced the probability of thieves appearing. This caused the public security in various places to generally improve, allowing the people to live a few days of peace and contentment. It was quite a peaceful and prosperous era!
However, on the contrary, the rights and interests of the aristocratic families were violated!
The aristocratic families and aristocrats of various places refused to implement Shang Yang's reform. The local government runners did not dare to attack the aristocrats!
Thus, Shang Yang's reform was stuck at this point!
This was the most difficult part of the reform process!
Gongsun Yang had already expected this!
After all, the reform was a great thing for the commoners. They would definitely cooperate actively!
However, for the aristocratic families, it was a bad thing that greatly weakened their power. It was as difficult as ascending to the heavens to get them to cooperate!
There were even many royal nobles who used their noble status to challenge the laws set by Shang Yang in order to resist Shang Yang's reform. They thought that Gongsun Yang would not dare to touch them!
However, they had underestimated Gongsun Yang's methods and boldness!
They saw Gongsun Yang leading the Ministry of Justice's troops to the mansion of a wealthy family in the west of Chang 'an City early in the morning.
This family's mansion could be considered one of the best in Chang 'an. Even the gate was inlaid with bronze beasts, making it extremely magnificent.
After all, this was the Zhou Residence!
Generations of Generals and Generals came from the Zhou Mansion, which had a history of more than a hundred years. At the beginning of the founding of the Tianwu Kingdom, they had also received help from the Zhou Mansion. They could be considered an old noble in Chang 'an City!
It was a pity that there were no more talents in the younger generation of the Zhou residence. The disciples they taught were all more good-for-nothings than the previous one. Their family background was about to be ruined!
However, even so, not many people dared to offend the Zhou Residence.
The reason was that a good girl had appeared in the younger generation of the Zhou residence. She had married into the palace and was now a second-grade consort. She was a true relative of the royal family. Who would dare to offend her?
Even the Eastern and Western Factories, as well as the Brocade Guard, deliberately avoided such imperial relatives and did not dare to provoke them easily.
Coincidentally, this caused the younger generation of the Zhou Residence to become even more arrogant. In the face of Shang Yang's reform, they continued to provoke him!
They even used their status to deliberately kill slaves to express their dissatisfaction!
This had already greatly violated the law. If Gongsun Yang did not make a move, the law would completely become a piece of waste paper and would not have any binding effect.
"Catch!"
Gongsun Yang waved his hand, and the soldiers of the Ministry of Justice immediately broke open the gates of the Zhou Manor and captured all the people, old and young!
"Read!"
Gongsun Yang said solemnly.
"Zhou Hao, Zhou Jintian, Zhou Yun, and Zhou Mu of the Zhou family killed the innocent and killed 13 people. They violated article 30 of the law and should be hanged!”
"Zhou Hao, Zhou Jintian, Zhou Yun, and Zhou Mu of the Zhou family have ignored the law and the imperial power. They have violated 25 laws and should be hanged according to the law!”
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Everyone from the Zhou Clan was stunned. They never expected that Gongsun Yang would actually dare to capture them!
The Old Master of the Zhou Manor roared angrily,
"Gongsun brat, you have great official prestige. Do you know who we are? We are relatives of the royal family, and I am the father of the current emperor. Do you want to attack the royal family? Are you rebelling?!"
Gongsun Yang was neither servile nor overbearing. He said," According to the laws of Tianwu Kingdom, the imperial power and the law are the top priority. If the Crown Prince breaks the law, he will be punished as a commoner, let alone you." And according to the law of joint punishment, you can't escape either. Take them all down and put them in prison!”
"Here!"
The soldiers did not dare to hesitate and immediately began to act according to Gongsun Yang's instructions!
Gongsun Yang's actions completely shocked the entire country, as well as the entire imperial court!
No one had expected Gongsun Yang to be so ruthless, daring to even capture a relative of the royal family!
Of course, Gongsun Yang was also very particular about how he captured people. Why did he specifically pick the Zhou Manor out of so many nobles?
This was because the Zhou Residence was large enough and was a relative of the royal family. It could serve as a warning to the rest of the world that even the royal family would be punished for breaking the law, let alone them!
Now, it seemed that the effect was very good!
The princes and nobles who had been provoking them earlier all quieted down!
The obstacles to the reform had also lessened. Everything was developing in the direction that Gongsun Yang had imagined!
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Inside Yangxin Hall.
Countless memorials piled up into a small mountain in front of Jiang Chen!
And these memorials were basically all impeaching Gongsun Yang and referring to Gongsun Yang's book.
Obviously, after Jiang Chen granted Gongsun Yang real power, Gongsun Yang immediately implemented the reform and activated his skills.
The ones who suffered the greatest blow from Shang Yang's reform were the children of the officials and the aristocrats!
Therefore, the children of the officials and the nobles were like crazy demons, constantly submitting memorials. That was why so many books were sent directly into the palace.
However, Jiang Chen didn't read any of these books and threw them all aside.
Jiang Chen didn't look, and Liu Yuan and the other ministers didn't dare to comment or approve.
In this way, Jiang Chen suppressed all of Gongsun Yang's scripts!
However, when Jiang Chen learned that Gongsun Yang had captured a relative of the royal family, he was slightly stunned!
He could naturally guess that Gongsun Yang was killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, but he did not expect Gongsun Yang to be so bold as to directly attack the royal family. He was really daring!
However, on second thought, wasn't Gongsun Yang the same in history? In the end, without a backer, he ended up in a terrible state!
However, Jiang Chen didn't express his dissatisfaction. He knew that if he wanted the reform to succeed and achieve results quickly, he had to make sacrifices!
Unfortunately, the Zhou family became cannon fodder under Shang Yang's reform!
? Jiang Chen just smiled and stopped paying attention!
Liu Yuan and the others saw everything. They knew very well that Jiang Chen had already expressed his attitude and supported Shang Yang's reform!
After all, if it wasn't for Jiang Chen's support, Gongsun Yang wouldn't dare to implement such drastic reforms and offend so many influential families!
It was just that Jiang Chen didn't say it!
The reason was simple. If Jiang Chen didn't say it, all the hatred would be focused on Gongsun Yang and Shang Yang would be the scapegoat!
On the contrary, Jiang Chen would leave a holy and righteous name in the mouths of the people, a title of a wise ruler that would bring peace to the world, making the people worship him even more.
This was also the ingenious part of controlling people!
Whether Jiang Chen supported Shang Yang's reform or not, it would have a serious negative impact on him!
Therefore, keeping silent and ignoring it, letting Gongsun Yang do as he pleased was the best choice!
What Jiang Chen needed to do was to support Gongsun Yang silently!
Liu Yuan and the others trembled as they were once again shocked by Jiang Chen's methods and calculations!
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