The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

The reason why Li Qingyi felt relieved was simple.

From this arrangement of the queen, we can actually get a brief glimpse of the women of this era, or we can just focus on the status of princesses in this dynasty.

If the princess can only be taught by women, it is very likely that the restrictions on women in the Da Ning Dynasty have become strict to a certain extent.

However, the Queen's words made it seem as if Li Qingyi could go to the study room to study like other princes. That was good news - the environment was not so harsh, which was certainly good news for Li Qingyi.

If she were really like the women in the Ming and Qing dynasties, where even princesses were confined to the palace walls and could not go out of the house, Li Qingyi would feel suffocated.

But think about it, if it really came to that, no matter how much the emperor doted on Li Qingyi, and no matter how casual he was, it was impossible for him to bring Li Qingyi directly to the court.

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Late at night, the emperor was finally able to rest after a busy day.

Because of Liu Yankang's incident, many people in the court have been implicated recently.

In this troubled time, the emperor was not polite to those parasites. Even if some of them were old ministers from the Taizu period, as long as they were found to have reached into the national treasury, the others would either have their property confiscated and be exiled like the Liu family, or be completely dismissed, and their descendants for three generations would not be allowed to enter the officialdom.

Many people knew that the emperor valued feelings. In recent years, the emperor's methods have become gentler, which has made these court officials forget some things.

At that time, the late emperor took over the throne from Taizu and was smoothly promoted from the crown prince to the new king of this country. However, the new dynasty had only been established for 20 years at that time, and Daning was still in the midst of internal and external troubles. Whether it was internal natural disasters or external unrest caused by the remnant Mongolian forces, the court was in a tense state at that time.

The late emperor had always been diligent, and worked day and night to maintain the stability of the court. In the end, even though he was in his prime, he could only barely hold on to the throne for three years before he died of illness.

Just at this time, the border, which had finally been somewhat stabilized thanks to the efforts of the previous emperor, heard the news of the previous emperor's death and became restless.

Seeing that the war was about to break out again, the people were in a state of panic. It was at this time that the emperor was appointed to take charge of the situation. He was recalled to the capital from afar and took over the throne passed down by the previous emperor. The first thing he did was to send troops to attack the remnants of the Mongols.

Aren't you dishonest?

Don’t you want to take advantage of the instability in the Central Plains to plunder resources?

Damn it, even if I’m so poor that I can’t afford to eat, I will still fight you.

The late emperor had a gentle temperament, and he was chivalrous when he was a prince. Not surprisingly, after he ascended the throne, he took out his own private treasury and the queen's dowry to raise military funds, and he was determined to beat back those dishonest guys on the border.

With him taking the lead, the empress dowager, who had not yet passed away, asked her confidants to donate their own money while she was ill. After that, there was a chain reaction, and the entire court, regardless of whether they were sincere or not, donated money.

Did you win?

Won.

But we didn't win. At that time, there were internal and external troubles and conditions were limited. Although this battle was a great victory, there were also heavy losses.

But the emperor's decision at that time was undoubtedly the most correct, because this battle made all the national forces around Daning know that Daning was not easy to bully. Although the new emperor of Daning came to the throne in a hurry, he was not the kind of person who was easy to bully.

They demonstrated the prestige and dignity of Daning, and let those people know that just because Taizu passed away, Daning would not be as cowardly and easy to bully as the Central Plains dynasty decades ago.

The Central Plains had been weak for hundreds of years, but under the rule of Emperor Taizu of Daning, the Central Plains dynasty regained its strength.

The emperor took a tough stance toward the outside world, and was determined to fight back the enemies that harassed the border even if it meant mobilizing the entire country.

The emperor was not polite to his subjects either.

Because in the past few hundred years, the royal family of the previous dynasty, perhaps because of their improper conduct, pursued the idea of ​​governing the world together with the literati, which led to the civil officials having too much say in the court. On the surface, they were very respectful to the king, but in fact, they always wanted to interfere with the king's decisions.

It was okay during the time of Taizu, because Taizu was about to conquer the world and was a real military general. If those court officials dared to point fingers in front of Taizu, they would be dragged out and chopped off by Taizu without any mercy.

In addition, Taizu himself was a person who was proficient in both civil and military strategies. He had not made a wrong step since he started the rebellion. He was also a strong and overbearing person. In addition, the Da Ning Dynasty had just been established at that time, and it was a new dynasty with a new atmosphere. Therefore, there was no distinction between civil and military affairs in the court at that time, because... Taizu had the final say.

But the late emperor... the late emperor was a typical benevolent monarch, and his attitude towards his subjects was much gentler than that of Taizu, and not as strong.

Although he had been to the battlefield, he mostly handled logistics in the rear. He also studied Confucianism, was respectful to civil officials, and liked to ask for their opinions when handling state affairs.

Didn't this make some people a little arrogant? Plus, since Taizu had already gone, they began to get restless.

As a result, within three years, those civil officials under the shadow of Taizu gradually wanted to follow the example of the previous dynasty and rule the world together with the emperor.

After the emperor came to the throne, they had not yet realized the essential similarities between the emperor and Taizu, and still thought that the emperor was still the kind and gentle monarch, so they stretched out their little claws.

then.

Then he was chopped to death by the emperor.

Emperor: Damn it, I just came to the throne, and I’m facing internal and external troubles. Instead of working for me, you guys are trying to stretch your claws towards my power. Do you think I’m made of clay?

The emperor almost massacred the whole court.

Those who are just sitting there doing nothing will be killed.

Anyone who attempts to undermine him will be killed.

Anyone who attempts to instigate other royal relatives to usurp power will be killed.

He keeps saying that peace is the most precious thing. He should learn from the previous dynasty and spend money to keep peace with the barbarians in the north. He should be demoted or made into a slave. Cowards, don't get in his way...

Relying on iron-blooded means and the support of the military generals who had helped him conquer the world during the reign of Taizu, the emperor had the court in his hands soon after he came to power.

Do you think the emperor is easy to control because he is young?

Ha ha.

After the situation was stabilized, the emperor, although not as gentle as his predecessor, softened his attitude toward court officials.

Now, more than ten years have passed, and there are many new people in the court, but there are also many old people, and they seem to have forgotten how cruel the emperor is by nature.

They have caused so much trouble right under the emperor's nose, there is no way the emperor would be polite to them.

It’s not that no one pleaded for mercy, some people even pleaded with the prince.

But the emperor would not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. Some people were already considered to be favored by the emperor if they could keep their lives based on their past achievements. If they wanted to keep their official positions by reaching out to the national treasury, that was wishful thinking.

As for the prince...

Ha ha.

Prince: You guys made me sleepless for days, and you still want me to beg for mercy? Why?