Chapter 217 The Concubine Just Wants to Be the Queen Mother 06 (Two Chapters in One)

After the two camps were formed, they began to fight openly and secretly.

Yu Tong was pushed up like this.

She has a crush on the emperor, and often takes action with the emperor's instructions and encouragement. Most of the people in the general's residence were simple-minded martial arts practitioners who didn't know how to deal with so many twists and turns, so Yu Tong didn't have much scheming. Therefore, when reorganizing the harem and helping the emperor, Yu Tong's methods were generally simple and direct.

There were constant turmoil in the harem. After repeated battles, the reputation of Yu Tong, a noble concubine, gradually changed from "arrogant and arrogant" to "arrogant and rude".

Yu Tong was favored constantly, but was infertile for a long time.

But the emperor said: "What do you want a child for? How can a child who cannot ascend the throne have a future?"

Yu Tong was shocked and began to think deeply about this matter for the first time.

"Even if I become the emperor, I will still be a pawn to be manipulated."

The light in the emperor's eyes was too dim.

He told Yu Tong that he had ambitions but had no place to put them into practice. Especially when the old man is in charge, his series of new policies cannot be implemented, and he only has the title of emperor, but the court still has to look at the faces of those old ministers. He was not willing to be such a puppet emperor.

During that time, the emperor was in a very depressed state.

Yu Tong felt distressed and naturally wanted to share the worries.

"Tong'er, help me defeat the queen! Seize the power of the harem!" The emperor held her hand and said solemnly.

"If the queen falls, you will be the queen, and our children will have a future!"

"My ambition can be realized!"

"The General's Mansion can also achieve the highest glory!"

"From now on, we are the couple of gods who truly have no one to control us and don't need to look at anyone's eyes. After you give birth to three or five sons and silence those noisy officials, I will dismiss the harem. Tong'er and I will live together for the rest of our lives. A pair of people for a lifetime."

The lover's mouth weaves a gorgeous love network with beautiful promises.

Yu Tong is willing to give it a try for him.

From then on, wherever the emperor pointed, Yu Tong struck.

Dou dou dou!

It didn't take long for the queen to be defeated.

The queen was deposed for murdering the prince, and also implicated the Chen family.

As soon as the queen fell, an uproar arose.

Those of the Queen's lineage, those behind the Queen, those who were watching and those who were originally neutral, all stood up.

The imperial concubine was accused by thousands of people.

Admonitions flew into the court one after another.

One by one, the witnesses brought accusations and evidence and expressed their intention to sue the imperial concubine.

The simple and direct methods in the past left many hidden dangers, but now they have finally become a disaster, and Yu Tong has been burdened with too many crimes.

"Demon Concubine" - became synonymous with Yu Tong.

At this time, Yu Tong suddenly discovered that there were many unfounded charges on her body.

Many things that had nothing to do with her were blamed on her.

For example: a certain palace concubine fell ill and died suddenly; a certain palace concubine had a miscarriage; some palace maids died mysteriously; there was even a case where she accepted a large amount of money in the palace and used her favor for personal gain...

None of this was done by her!

Her family is upright, and she believes that she has a bottom line in doing things. Although she goes on a rampage, she has never harmed anyone. Even when dealing with the queen, she did it with apology and did not kill everyone.

But now the rumors are very real and vivid. There are not only accusations of causes and consequences, but also a lot of seemingly conclusive evidence. She knew someone was plotting and framing her.

That person had been staring at her all morning, so he could list so much evidence in one breath, and reach this level as soon as he made a move.

But she found that it didn't help.

Public opinion has aroused, and the court is already boiling. Even among the people, there are too many stories about her cheating concubines and palace people and stirring up trouble. She became a topic of conversation among the people after dinner, a satirical character in the mouths of storytellers in teahouses, and some people even secretly wrote drawings about her evil deeds and circulated them secretly.

The speed of spread is staggering.

In a few days, she became a being that everyone reviled like Daji.

All the officials and people were begging to punish her.

The emperor could not withstand the pressure.

She was detained.

During that period, special personnel from the imperial court began to examine the concubine's various crimes... and the situation became worse and worse.

Yu Tong felt that she had been wronged and had no choice but to seek help from her family.

In fact, it didn't matter what she said, her father and brother were running for her, but in the face of one piece of irrefutable evidence, they had little effect. At the same time, the outbreak of public opinion also affected the reputation of their Zhongwu General Mansion.

Her father and brother entered the palace and asked the emperor to investigate thoroughly.

However, the result was that her father and brother were directly sent to prison for "confronting the emperor, asking the emperor to show favoritism, insulting the imperial power when they disagreed, and even attacking the emperor."

The emperor's father-in-law and several imperial guards were witnesses, and the General's Mansion dagger with the character "Yu" engraved on the floor of Yangxin Palace was the physical evidence.

Looking at the emperor's red-bandaged arm, no one in the civil or military court could intercede for the Yu family.

Disobeying the Holy One, harming the dragon's body, desecrating the imperial power, engaging in malpractice for personal gain, are all serious crimes.

At this point, Yu Tong still doesn’t understand?

Her father and brother were loyal ministers and honest people. Even if a machete was put to their necks, they would never fight against the emperor. They were plotted.

It's the emperor.

It was the emperor who murdered her, it was the emperor who fueled the flames, and now it is the emperor who is plotting against her family! All the previous promises have become a joke, and the tragic current situation is the goal!

Yu Tong didn't understand and was unwilling to accept it.

She asked to see the emperor, but was not allowed.

She knelt in the courtyard, refusing to eat or drink, but she still couldn't see the emperor until she fainted.

Only then did she realize how indifferent the man she had been with for many years was indifferent.

However, the bad was not over yet.

General Yu, her grandfather, knew that something had happened in Beijing and hurriedly returned from the border.

However, what was waiting for him was another cold yoke.

The reason is high-sounding: without permission and summons, abandoning the troops, leaving the post without permission, and ignoring the border officers and people, the crime is the same as treason.

At the same time, news came from the border that because of his sudden departure, the northern front was attacked by barbarians, resulting in thousands of casualties.

Once again, even though the Yu family's military achievements were extremely great, they could not offset their current sins.

General Yu was stunned.

He clearly asked for the emperor's order, and it was only after the emperor allowed him to return to Beijing that he arranged for his subordinates to leave. Moreover, he left the camp in the middle of the night, and not many people in the army knew about it. How could the barbarians know?

He suddenly realized that it was the emperor who had tricked their family.

It’s not that the granddaughter is doing evil, nor is it that the children and grandchildren are reckless, it’s that the emperor can’t tolerate them in his eyes!

Sure enough, the emperor immediately relinquished his military power and sent a group of cronies, who had risen rapidly in recent years, to the border to take over the military power.

The title of General Zhongwu's mansion was taken away. During the thorough investigation, letters indicating their collaboration with the enemy were actually found. Various evidence points to the fact that they have been cooperating with the barbarians all year round in order to maintain their prosperity.

The whole court was in an uproar.

In just a few days, the General's Mansion collapsed.

The whole family was thrown into jail.

The emperor's tactics were sharp. Before anyone could react, he took advantage of the situation and defeated several families who had good relations with the Yu family in the past.

With military power in hand, the emperor's back suddenly stiffened.

His attitude towards several ministers who cared about their lives also changed drastically.

The Yu family became the victims of the emperor's attempt to scare the monkeys.

On multiple trumped-up charges, all the men of the Yu family were executed and the rest were exiled.

The decision was made quickly and resolutely, without any sloppiness.

After learning from the Yu family's mistakes, many people began to secretly take the emperor seriously.

Within a few years, the Chen family and the Yu family, leaders in both civil and military affairs and the right-hand men pointed out by the late emperor to the emperor, were all beheaded by the emperor himself. Obviously, the emperor had grown up.

God, things are going to change too. Some of the ministers began to restrain themselves, while others simply retreated.

Sure enough, the emperor proposed to re-eliminate the unhealthy tendencies in the court and put forward some ideas.

Those ideas are too idealistic and obviously inappropriate.

At this time, two ministers who took care of life spoke out and remonstrated, but the emperor directly asked them to return to their hometown for retirement.

As soon as the two veteran ministers took off their official positions, the emperor pointed out their official positions to his confidants.

Great changes occurred in the DPRK...

On the day when the emperor ordered that various titles of the Yu family be taken away and sentenced to be beheaded and exiled, Yu Tong, who couldn't bear it, tried his best and finally left his palace after injuring four guards.

When she found the emperor, he was watching singing and dancing with Qiu Guiren in his arms.

The emperor was slightly surprised when he saw her, and then his eyes calmed down.

Yu Tong said that she was willing to die or do whatever she was asked to do. She just wanted to be given a lighter sentence for the sake of her family's generations of loyalty and outstanding military exploits.

"Facing the overall situation, some sacrifices are necessary!" The emperor waved away the others. "It doesn't matter whether they are innocent or not, what matters is what they can bring to me! So, no need to waste any more words, I will not change my mind."

The emperor's eyes softened slightly.

"Tong'er, you don't have to blame yourself too much. As of today, it actually has little to do with you. You don't need to bear all the responsibility."

Qiu Guiren next to him was not happy.

"What do you mean, Wulang! Do you feel sorry for your Tong'er?"

"What are you talking about Qiuqiu! You are the only one in my heart. You have always been."

Goro? Qiuqiu? Yu Tong was stunned.

However, Qiu Guiren came forward, waved his sleeve, and slapped Yu Tong on the face.

"Wulang and I are a perfect couple. You have occupied the magpie's nest for many years, so you should be satisfied." Qiu Guiren smiled: "Soon, I will be the new queen."

It turns out that during those years when the emperor was among the people, he was placed in a villa on the outskirts of Beijing. The family living next door was the Ye family. The Ye family was in decline, and the previous generation had committed some crimes. They were considered a declining noble, and they relied on their in-laws, the Changxing Hou family, for support.

Qiu Guiren is the daughter of the Ye family.

Her mother was a concubine, so even in this poor family, she was the least visible one.

She and the emperor had too many similarities, which made them very topical after they met.

They are all dissatisfied with the status quo, the court, and the system. They have many expectations for the future, hoping that the world will be more fair and less prejudiced and powerful.

In the mountains, rivers and countryside, they were bored and naturally fell in love and made a private commitment for life.

They agreed to be a couple for the rest of their lives.

However, the fifth prince's fate arrived.

He suddenly became emperor.

He has many wives and concubines.

He has a heavy responsibility.

He went to see Ye Ruqiu.

"Since you have that luck, go and do it well! Seize the opportunity, change the status quo, and realize your ambition!" Ye Ruqiu advised him.

"wait for me!"

The emperor is ambitious.

But when he found that he was clearly arranged, and that every day's memorials went through the hands of Minister Gu Ming, and he didn't need to worry about all the border issues. All he had to do every day was press the jade seal, and he felt like a puppet.

He is not satisfied.

He hates this feeling!

He is the emperor, he does not want to be restrained!

He wants to fulfill his wish to be with his lover.

But he doesn't have the strength yet, so all he can do is lend a hand.

Whose hand can I borrow?

He couldn't get involved in the court at all, so it could only be the harem.

He took a fancy to Yu Tong.

In addition to the elders, the military power of the Yu family was also something the emperor coveted. If we had military power, who would dare to say no? Take it back! must!

So, he quickly came up with a way to make them fight among themselves.

In this way, Yu Tong became his favorite concubine.

With his support, a big fight started in the harem.

He did a lot of things in secret, caused a lot of accidents, led to chaos, and continued to intensify the conflict between the queen and the concubine, making them on the same level...

But even so, he did not live up to his white moonlight.

The girl in plain clothes sitting in a small boat and playing the flute among the reeds under the setting sun was his favorite person.

He only made her a noble person, and made her cousin a slightly higher-ranking concubine to protect her from the gun.

Therefore, no one ever thought that the humble Qiu Guiren, whom he only saw once a month and lived in the most remote corner, was the only person he loved...

Qiu Guiren kicked Yu Tong over: "Do you know why you have been unable to get pregnant? Because what you have taken away is the emperor's favor for me. So I am not happy. I beg the emperor to prevent you from getting pregnant forever. !”

Seeing Qiu Guiren's ferocious face and the emperor's indifferent expression, Yu Tong knelt down and prayed for death.

At this time, does she still care about whether she loves or not? She had only hated the emperor for a long time.

She doesn't ask for anything, she just wants to live and die with her family.

The emperor agreed.

But Qiu Guiren didn't.

"Wait a minute, you haven't drunk the wedding wine between me and the emperor yet."

Yu Tong failed to seek death and was detained again.

This ban lasted for many years.

She was shackled, unable to survive or die.

She hears all kinds of news from the new queen every day.

Why did the emperor take such drastic measures and directly promulgate the New Deal to abolish the hereditary tradition of honors, carry out land reform, abolish foreign markets, restore military power, and pacify the foreign nations...

The turbulent changes did not bring any results, but instead caused dissatisfaction from top to bottom.

The year was unfavorable, with earthquakes and floods. The emperor did not want to take money from the treasury, but instead considered forcing wealthy landowners to contribute to disaster relief. The golden hour has been delayed, refugees are everywhere, and civil strife is brewing.

When the barbarians on the border saw that all their old generals had been ousted, they took advantage of the civil strife and gathered their forces to invade.

But all those left on the border were the emperor's newly appointed high-ranking officials, who only had the ability to talk on paper. The border was frustrated one after another and it was difficult to resist.

The emperor gave all his support, but he could not withstand the foreign invasion.

Internal and external troubles, constant uprisings, and the building will collapse.

On the day when gunpowder smoke entered the capital, the emperor and empress fled, causing chaos in the palace, Yu Tong was finally free. She found her family's grave and committed suicide with a knife.

She grieves for her family, hates the emperor, and grieves for the loss of life.

She wished she could do it all over again.

She hoped that Tao Ran could help her avoid family troubles and allow the emperor to step down from the throne or be reincarnated as soon as possible. She hoped that the selfish Ye Ruqiu would get retribution. As for herself, she just wanted to spend the rest of her life in the palace. If possible, she hopes to be the Queen Mother and protect her family in this way.

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