As the saying goes, there are three things a new official should do when he takes office.
The first fire of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, Tianxiang Emperor Zhou Rui, had already been burned out and he promulgated thirteen political decrees, which made the people of the Zhou Dynasty recognize his status as the new emperor from the bottom of their hearts.
Then, he started to burn the second fire, rectifying the official administration, dividing the court, causing the factions above the court to be disrupted again, and then slowly all became loyal royalists.
During the 100-day rectification of officialdom, people were demoted every day, beheaded every day, and promoted every day. In just over three months, about two-thirds of the officials in the Qiankun Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty were replaced. face.
Emperor Tianxiang used extremely high political skills to plow the court and sweep the caves, and the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty were completely wiped out!
The last battle of the hundred days of officialdom was to remove the Zhou army god Qi Zizai from his official position, take away his military power, and then drive Chen Xuanli, the leader of the civil servants, out of the court!
At the great court meeting that day, Li Daoxuan, the national counselor, and Zhou Shenglong, the royal minister, all came forward in person to stand up for the Heavenly Elephant Emperor Zhou Rui. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Heavenly Elephant Emperor who had just ascended the throne to remove the two great Zhou ministers, one civil and one military. Like ascending to heaven.
This has nothing to do with political skills and Machiavellian tactics, it is entirely a matter of qualifications.
Fortunately, the appearance of Li Daoxuan and Zhou Shenglong stood up for him and perfectly solved this problem.
After the second fire was burned, Tianxiang Emperor Zhou Rui began to burn the third fire, which was to completely eliminate his brothers and sisters, just like his father, Emperor Yuanchu.
Princesses from the royal family get married to each other, marry far away, and demote those who are demoted.
If the princes of the royal family are incompetent and pose no threat, they will be directly given a small and remote fiefdom to become a vassal, and there will be people watching them. As long as they dare to act rashly, they will be directly imprisoned and punished.
As for the first, second, and even third batch of princes who have become the norm, they first seize power, then cut off their wings, destroy their mother clan, and finally condemn them.
In just half a year, the Heavenly Elephant Emperor Zhou Rui killed five princes and demoted three princes. It can be said that there were a lot of deaths!
His iron-fisted methods directly intimidated many people, making him even more powerful. Within two years of ascending the throne, he completed the journey that took the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty decades to complete.
This speed is not unpleasant!
Moreover, when rectifying the officialdom and purging the royal family, he eliminated all the power that originally belonged to Princess Ruyi from the court.
For a time, Princess Ruyi's mansion was full of storms.
However, Princess Ruyi stayed in seclusion during this period, letting her younger brother do whatever she wanted. Such an attitude made the Heavenly Xiang Emperor Zhou Rui very happy.
While eradicating Princess Ruyi's wings, she was also rewarding Princess Ruyi, which was like giving a stick to a red date.
Imperial capital.
Princess Ruyi's Mansion.
The decree of Celestial Emperor Zhou Rui was issued.
The father-in-law who came to announce the decree turned out to be the great martial arts master Sunflower Eunuch who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai in the imperial court.
Father Sunflower was wearing a purple robe and looked to be in his fifties or sixties. He walked with an erratic movement, as if he was going to become a fairy in the next second.
"It's up to heaven, the emperor decreed:"
"Princess Ruyi, Zhou Yunxi, is smart and agile, dignified and virtuous, cautious and attentive. She has been in the palace for a long time, has a smart temperament, is polite and courteous, is gentle and submissive, has an elegant appearance, is restrained and soft at heart, is peaceful and auspicious, and is Yonghe and pure. I am specially named the eldest princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, ranking first in rank, receiving a prince’s salary, a special gold medal, and patrolling the world on my behalf!”
"Appreciate this!"
Father Sunflower said loudly and with great energy, but he didn't have the eunuch's voice at all.
This is the ancestor of the eunuchs in the imperial court. He does not look old, but he is now more than two hundred years old. He has lived through five dynasties and is a veteran of the five dynasties.
Even the Heavenly Elephant Emperor Zhou Rui must treat him with courtesy.
"Princess Ruyi, accept the order!"
"Using the body of a princess to patrol the world on behalf of the emperor is something I have never done since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It can be seen that your highness, the princess, is blessed with holy grace!"
"By the way, Your Majesty also asked me to give a message to the princess. His Majesty said that rectifying the government may break some of the wings of Her Majesty the Princess. This is not what Your Majesty wants to see."
"Your Majesty and the princess are siblings from the same mother-in-law. They are one body and should not be distinguished from each other. I still remember that your majesty told your highness the princess before he ascended the throne that he would make her the eldest princess of the country and also the princess. His Highness takes charge of the government and shows his ambition."
"Now that your Majesty has fulfilled your promise, as long as Her Majesty the Princess makes political achievements during this tour of the world, Your Majesty will naturally have reasons to allow the Princess to go to court to discuss politics, so as to silence the ministers."
"As for the matter of touring the world on behalf of Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Princess can hand over the matter to the officials. At that time, Your Majesty will give the Princess a team of dragon guards to protect Her Majesty's safety. In addition, there will be royal envoys accompanying her to ensure that this trip is foolproof."
"I hope the eldest Princess Protector can understand your majesty's painstaking efforts. Your majesty still has the princess in your heart!"
Father Sunflower smiled kindly and said to Princess Ruyi.
"Thank you for your grace!"
Princess Ruyi bowed, stretched out her hands to receive the imperial edict, and then handed the imperial edict to Yu Chan beside her for safekeeping.
"It's really a sin to bother Father Sunflower to make this trip himself!"
Princess Ruyi smiled and said to Father Sunflower.
"The princess is out of touch when she says this. This is the old slave's responsibility."
"Now that the will has been conveyed, I will resign."
Eunuch Sunflower didn't give Princess Ruyi a chance to answer. He turned around and left with a smile. He took one step at a time and disappeared in an instant from Princess Ruyi's eyes.
"This old gelding can run really fast!"
Princess Ruyi looked at Mr. Sunflower's leaving figure and said mockingly.
"Congratulations to Her Royal Highness, Princess Protector, for finally being able to express her ambition!"
Yu Chan said with a smile on the side.
"Emperor brother, what does this mean?"
"Is he going to attack me?"
"Or do you really want me to patrol the world for him?"
Princess Ruyi also couldn't quite understand the thoughts of Tianxiang Emperor Zhou Rui.
It can be said that Princess Ruyi cannot understand him since he ascended the throne!
Although there were dragon guards accompanying her and the royal family from Xiaoyao Realm secretly protecting her, Princess Ruyi still felt uneasy.
It's not that this kind of protection is not strong enough, but that she simply cannot trust this team of dragon guards and the royal family from Xiaoyao Realm!
She had to mobilize her own manpower and send a message to Mr. Chunyang. The only powerful monk she could trust now was Mr. Chunyang!
It's just that plans can never keep up with changes. Before Princess Ruyi had time to mobilize many people secretly, officials from the Ministry of Personnel took the initiative to come!
The first stop of this tour of the world was Linhai County, which was the easternmost point of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the headquarters of the third prince. Akabane, the largest killer organization of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was located there.
And the master behind Akabane is the third prince Zhou Jun!
The third prince was one of the three princes who was deposed by the Heavenly Elephant Emperor Zhou Rui. The remaining two were the ninth prince Zhou Ling and the thirteenth prince Zhou Qi!
The Ninth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince had a far-reaching influence not only in the court, but also in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. The Heavenly Elephant Emperor Zhou Rui originally wanted to kill them, but it was too late and they had already sneaked out of the imperial capital!
As soon as they left the imperial capital, they really disappeared into the sea and disappeared!
In this regard, the Astronomical Emperor Zhou Rui could only demote them and let them stay in their own fiefdom, and look forward to their next appearance so that he could kill them easily!
Keeping them will be a disaster sooner or later!
