Oh my god, can you play like this?

As long as the relationship between the couple is good, there are many ways to relieve stress during pregnancy, but the most important thing is the relationship between the two.

Although Gu Lanzhi was pregnant, he really loved to play with Li Beichen. Every time he did that, he would make Li Beichen feel awkward and help him relieve his anxiety.

Therefore, the only explanation for those men who cheat on their wives during their pregnancy is that they are pure scumbags.

Li Beichen took three baths that night, mainly because the shower was so convenient. He no longer needed the eunuchs to bring water.

By the time Li Beichen had completely calmed down and was sleeping with Gu Lanzhi in his arms, it was already midnight.

The ancients would go to bed when it got dark, and now it is winter, so these two people have really been busy for a long time!

When Gu Lanzhi woke up the next day, he felt his arm was very sore. He used his supernatural powers to relieve the pain, and then his arm lost the feeling.

After the court officials tested Li Beichen's attitude and saw his aversion to the idea of ​​selecting a concubine, they calmed down.

In fact, this trick was not so sure for them. After all, the emperor and empress had only been married for a short time, and their relationship must still be in its sweet period.

The reason why they took such a risk to test Li Beichen was because Li Beichen's reforms of the government in recent months had already hurt their aorta.

They conspired and thought about sending a few women to Li Beichen, so that these women could persuade Li Beichen not to move too hard.

How could Li Beichen not understand what these ministers were thinking? They all wanted to destroy the relationship between them. Would Li Beichen let them off?

So in the next two months, these ministers who participated in the conspiracy all started to have bad luck. Either the younger generations in their families had problems and implicated their elders, or they were directly found out about corruption and dismissed from office, or they were found to have made mistakes that were not big or small and were demoted.

Anyway, no one who participated will be spared and all will be punished to varying degrees.

In the past two months, the atmosphere in Kyoto has been tense, and no one dares to stand on the street and chat.

The punished ministers were all angry but dared not say a word. There was nothing they could do except feel aggrieved and regretful.

In the past, the big families usually controlled the emperor through money and the people they employed.

But now that the tax system has been reformed, the imperial court has imposed large amounts of taxes in an extremely tough manner. If you don't pay, you will not be allowed to open a shop again.

In order to show goodwill to the new emperor, these big families did not resist too much and paid taxes.

Their initial thought was that the new emperor had just ascended the throne, and in order to make a good impression on the new emperor, these taxes would be regarded as a tribute to the new emperor.

But it has been more than half a year, and these big families have also seen that the new emperor is serious about this, and it is not what they imagined at all.

Therefore, the national treasury is now slowly being filled up because of these taxes. Even if these big families do bad things, the emperor will no longer be restrained by them.

As for the use of people, the new emperor dealt with many court officials during his reign, and the officials also recommended their own people to the emperor.

But the emperor had never employed any of them, and the ministers didn't know how these new officials were connected to the emperor.

These officials were all minor officials sent from other places who were not taken seriously at all. However, since they were promoted to the court by the new emperor, they cooperated very well with the emperor, allowing all the emperor's new policies to be implemented smoothly.

Now those old men in the court want to use the method of banding together for warmth to deal with the new emperor, but Li Beichen is too lazy to pay attention to you.

Yes, some high-ranking officials are still old officials in the court, but the emperor does not rely on you old ministers. Everything is handled impartially. Li Beichen will only adopt it as long as it is correct and beneficial to the people and the government.

Those of you who have selfish motives and your own little plans, even if you report them to Li Beichen, Li Beichen will ignore you.

So what if you hold a high official position?

His Majesty does not value you, and you have only risen to high positions by virtue of your family background and years of service in office. To put it bluntly, you are now no different from decorations.

Those officials who really hold power are all people who are loyal to Li Beichen. Even if you hold a high position, if no one is willing to cooperate with you, it will be useless.

Didn’t these senior officials bribe people who were loyal to Li Beichen, trying to find loopholes in them to deal with Li Beichen?

How is this possible!

For every person promoted by Li Beichen, no one knew how many people had secretly sought him out.

But these people are surprisingly united, and their loyalty to Li Beichen cannot be shaken by anyone.

In fact, these people had been examined when Li Beichen was still a prince. Their character, family background, and attitude towards the people had all been screened by Li Beichen, and they were the most suitable people to be officials.

Li Beichen has been secretly communicating with these ministers for more than a year or two.

These ministers have been waiting for Li Beichen to successfully seize the throne!

After they received the news that Li Beichen would become the new emperor, they all began to prepare to go to Beijing to serve as officials.

It is also because of these people that Li Beichen has the confidence. No matter how many officials he punishes, he has suitable people to take over immediately.

If Li Beichen had not been concerned about the face of the old ministers and the face of the court, Li Beichen would really want to replace all the ministers!

There is also Gu Lanzhi's villa and Li Beichen's intelligence center, which also put in a lot of effort.

No matter what the ministers in the court did, Li Beichen would receive the news at an extremely fast speed.

Even if it is not comprehensive, it basically covers the territory of Dongshun.

The money to maintain the intelligence center was all paid by the Queen Gu Lanzhi, or in other words, it is now paid by Gu Shurui.

Gu Shurui didn't even need Gu Lanzhi to tell him what the most confidential place in the villa was used for, because he had already guessed it himself.

During the time at the villa, Gu Shurui learned a lot. He not only learned to use his brain, but also learned to hide his edge and observe everyone calmly.

Gu Shurui is actually not stupid. It's just that he was taken care of too well by his family in the past, so he was too lazy to use his brain.

Ever since arriving at the villa, Gu Lanzhi had his men train and teach Gu Shurui more, which made him what he is today.

Gu Shurui is still learning how to use hidden weapons from the people arranged by Gu Lanzhi. After all, his identity has changed now, and no one can guarantee what he will encounter. It is very necessary to learn some self-defense skills.

It was also because Gu Shurui had talent in this area that he learned hidden weapons very quickly and well.

Every time Gu Shurui came to the palace to see Gu Lanzhi, Gu Lanzhi could see the changes in Gu Shurui.

Gu Shurui managed the shops that Gu Lanzhi had opened before entering the palace very well. Not only did every shop in Kyoto city make a fortune, he also hired people to open shops in other cities.

So now Gu Shurui, although not the richest man in the entire Dongshun Kingdom, is almost the richest.

Maintaining an intelligence center is just a small matter.

But even though Gu Shurui was so rich, he did not reveal any of his situation to his biological mother, the Third Madam.

His relationship with the Third Wife is now particularly cold. He will only go to sit for a while with his mother on the first and fifteenth day of every month when he goes home to visit the First Wife.

But Gu Shurui never gave any money to the third wife, because in Gu Shurui's mind, he was just helping his brother. These shops and the money earned all belonged to his brother and had little to do with him.

Even though Gu Lanzhi always told Gu Shurui that he only wanted 20% of all the profits, Gu Shurui still made all the account books clear and explicit to Gu Lanzhi.

Even if Gu Lanzhi didn't want the money and returned it to Gu Shurui, Gu Shurui would just save it for Gu Lanzhi and would not touch it.