The Emperor was kissed by the Regent and cried again

Shen Jingli reminded: "It doesn't matter if someone has never had a male concubine in his house, as long as his colleagues who are on good terms with him have one in their house."

"You are only responsible for delivering the booklet and passing on the news that we will crack down on homosexuality in the near future to their ears."

Wang Hongyang understood what Shen Jingli meant and replied, "Yes, I will do my best to handle this matter."

"We must hurry up. This matter cannot be delayed. We must try to report it tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

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The next day.

Inside the Golden Palace…

Qin Yejue did not come to court today. Shen Jingli leaned back in her chair and listened to a lot of nonsense. She couldn't help but yawned and started playing with her hair out of boredom.

Logically speaking, today... Wang Hongyang should have proposed abolishing the law, but does he have to come up with the topic himself?

……

Shen Jingli suddenly looked at Wang Hongyang and asked, "Lord Wang, I see you look confused. Do you have anything to say?"

Wang Hongyang lowered his eyes and shook his head. Shen Jingli was confused and stood up anxiously: "Eh? That's not right. Think about it carefully, my dear!"

Wang Hongyang lowered his head and remained silent: "..."

Minister of Rites Gu Wenzhe suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the new ruler of Xuerui wants to enter the palace to meet Your Majesty. The petition has been submitted for more than two days. I wonder if it can be granted?"

"what?"

Shen Jingli was a little confused because she hadn't been to the Qinzheng Hall to review memorials for several days.

Gu Sichen has been on leave since he was beaten by Qin Yejue in Sulangyuan that day. Today is his first time to attend court after his injury healed.

He stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, General Gao is now guarding Xixu Town. The Sang people dare not act rashly. The King of Xuerui wants to come to Dayuan to meet Your Majesty at this time. It should be... to show his loyalty."

Dayuan pointed the finger at the Sang tribe, and the happiest country must be Xuerui. If they were really showing their loyalty, wouldn't that be equivalent to giving benefits?

"Then let the Ministry of Rites arrange it."

Gu Wenzhe agreed: "Yes."

"Adjourn the court, and the Junior Officials of the Dali Temple should move to the Qinzheng Hall."

Everyone bowed and left the court.

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Inside the Qinzheng Hall.

When Shen Jingli saw Wang Hongyang arrive, he couldn't wait to ask, "What's going on? Isn't it done yet?"

Wang Hongyang looked embarrassed, "Your Majesty, except for the Minister of Rites, Lord Gu, who refused to give in, the others have nodded and expressed their willingness to report. As for Lord Gu, I really can't do anything."

Gu Wenzhe behaves well, his family has good discipline, and he does not have any colleagues with whom he has particularly good relationships.

Therefore, when Wang Hongyang came to his house and mentioned the abolition of the law, Gu Wenzhe shook his head repeatedly to express his disagreement.

Wang Hongyang learned from Gu Wenzhe's words that he could not understand the idea of ​​gay sleeves at all. Moreover, his beloved son had been expressed his love by the emperor, so he would definitely not agree to abolish the law that suppressed the gay sleeve trend.

"Why doesn't Minister Gu agree?"

Wang Hongyang was silent for a while, then said, "I dare to guess that it might be because... Lord Gu has a grudge against you because you had evil intentions towards his beloved son."

"what?"

The original owner had once had a crush on Gu Sichen, but that was just her wishful thinking. Besides, Gu Sichen had clearly rejected her, so this matter should be put to rest.

A young eunuch stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, Scholar Gu is outside seeking an audience."

Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Shen Jingli ordered, "Let him in."

Gu Sichen walked into the Qinzheng Palace and saw Shen Jingli frowning. He asked curiously, "Your Majesty, why do you look so sad?"

"Because of your father."

Gu Sichen chuckled: "Then...what's the matter?"

"My dear Minister Gu, I want to abolish a law, but Minister Gu disagrees."

Gu Sichen concentrated and asked, "Which law is it?"

"You cannot spread homosexuality in the form of text."

Gu Sichen: "Why does the emperor suddenly want to abolish this law?"

"This is a long story. The Dali Temple arrested a man who copied gay books. He refused to give up the author of the book and was sentenced to six years in prison. I think this is too much."

Besides, every powerful and wealthy family has male favorites to a certain extent.

The booklets she asked Chu Beixiao to collect were enough to prove this point. Those wealthy and powerful families were no longer surprised by the idea of ​​keeping male favorites.

Especially among the young men, many of them are fond of homosexuality. After all, male favorites are much less troublesome than concubines. They will not get pregnant and have children, and they are not presentable, so they will not threaten the status of the wife.

Therefore, their wives naturally turned a blind eye, ignored it, and pretended to be ignorant even though they knew the truth.

If you really want to curb the gay culture, why do you only target gay books? ?

Gu Sichen: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the Duanxiu incident?"

"As long as we both agree, it's up to you. As for books, as long as the content has passed the review of the Inspection Office and does not cause any negative consequences, they can be published normally."

Gu Sichen nodded, "Okay, I understand what the emperor means. Don't worry, I will go and lobby my father."

"Do you have any ideas?"

"As long as I ask, my father will agree."

Shen Jingli asked: "Will this affect your father-son relationship?"

"No problem."

If it is true as Wang Hongyang said, Minister Gu was afraid that Gu Sichen would become a homosexual, so he refused to agree to abolish the law.

...If Gu Sichen went back and used a tough attitude to get Minister Gu to agree to abolish it, then there would be a high probability that their argument would be unhappy.

Parents who love their children will make long-term plans for them. When Gu Sichen was beaten with a stick for not being an official, Minister Gu was so scared that he fainted. Presumably, he cared about this only child very much.

I was afraid he would take a detour...

Shen Jingli supported his chin and thought for a while.

She said calmly, "Your father loves you very much, but you'd better consider his feelings. Otherwise, let's go find Minister Gu together and talk it out. Minister Gu is a decent person, and he must have his own concerns if he firmly disagrees."

"it is good."

Wang Hongyang: "Then I will take my leave first?"

Shen Jingli waved his hand: "Well, you can leave."

After Wang Hongyang bowed and left, Gu Sichen showed no intention of leaving. Shen Jingli asked, "Gu Aiqing? Shall we set off now?"

"No hurry. Xue Rui Kingdom had a serious internal struggle among its royal family some time ago, and the new ruler is a woman."

Shen Jingli showed admiration: "Oh? Women are as good as men. This woman is really amazing."

"The new king will come to the audience this time."

"In that case, I am really looking forward to it. What kind of extraordinary woman is she?"

Gu Sichen: "Your Majesty, although Xue Rui has always been on good terms with Da Yuan and the two countries have trade relations, it is still a foreign country and we must be on guard."

"Yes, I understand. Thank you for your reminder, Lord Gu."

Gu Sichen was curious, and after careful consideration, he asked softly, "Your Majesty... I want to ask something I shouldn't ask. Has the Regent ever bullied you?"

"..."