Gu Mo successfully brought the atmosphere to a climax and then reached a freezing point before coming up with a bad idea.
"Queen, it's actually very simple to resolve those rumors. As long as the Zhou family and Jiu Qiansui are at odds with each other, and others see them fighting to the death, the rumors will naturally be self-defeating. After all, no grandfather would think about everything.
Your grandson died, right?"
The queen's cheeks twitched violently, "Let their ancestors and grandsons kill each other! Your Majesty can't think of such a way!"
"She has her son on one side and her mother's family on the other. She has always been looking for a balance point and hopes that both sides can live in peace and mutual benefit.
But Gu Mo actually wanted them to fight against each other?
Even if they are just putting on a show for others to watch, will the Zhou family listen and Wei Fengqing listen?
What's more, if the fight really gets angry and the fake show is really done, wouldn't it be a human mess? Who will be responsible then?
Gu Mo shrugged, "Look, you are the cause of the problem, and you are also the one who is troubled. You don't want to do any remedial measures. You are all counting on me, but you don't give me the power. What can I do? God?
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Empress Zhou suddenly discovered that she had called the old emperor over to solve the problem, but instead the old emperor created problems for her and talked nonsense, which made her half angry to death.
"Hasn't Your Majesty ever thought that you are the emperor, and solving this problem is just a matter of words? As long as you issue an order to severely punish those who spread rumors, and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, naturally no one will dare to criticize this matter."
"Do you really want me to issue an order?"
"If Your Majesty is not willing, I will not force you. I can only blame myself for my misfortune."
Gu Mo sighed and finally made Queen Zhou happy, "Don't be sad, Queen, I will issue an order right away!"
Originally, everyone regarded the incident between Queen Zhou and Wei Fengqing as nonsense. Most people did not think that Queen Zhou really dared to do such a thing, especially those literati who had read books about sages.
As long as no one pays attention to it, everyone will forget about this rumor in a few days, and it will not be recorded in official history.
But when Gu Mo's imperial decree came out, it became darker and darker. It really felt like there was no silver in this place.
Originally, it was nothing for the emperor to issue an edict to prevent the spread of such rumors, but that edict was worth pondering.
Gu Mo took his writing skills to the extreme, satisfying the vulgar psychology of those literati who like to deduce gossip from words.
Therefore, not long after the imperial edict was spread, the public's interpretation of every word came out.
Good guy, connect the first word of each sentence of the imperial edict, connect the last words of each sentence, and reorganize each word according to the way of solving lantern riddles... ωωw.
In short, no matter which method you use to interpret this imperial decree, the imperial decree reveals one meaning;
I was indeed cheated on. Jiu Qian Sui was indeed the queen's illegitimate son and a fake eunuch. I was also very angry. However, the Zhou family and Jiu Qian Sui joined forces to control the government and forced me to demote all my sons to common people. I have
What can I do? I am also desperate...
The literati of this era took the initiative to regard cultivating one's moral integrity, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world as their lifelong responsibility, and this central idea revolved around loyalty to the king.
Especially those civilian scholars who have not been corrupted by official politics and have relatively simple ideas.
Now, while they are eating melons, they are very dissatisfied with the behavior of the Zhou family and Wei Fengqing who jointly control the government and do not pay attention to the orthodoxy of imperial power. They feel that this is causing trouble for the government and is a sign of the destruction of the country.
Therefore, literati began to write articles one after another to condemn the Zhou family, and literati groups gathered outside the Zhou family, forcing Zhou Guozhang to come out and give an explanation.
Not only did the matter not calm down, but it got worse and worse, and seemed to spread to the entire New Kingdom. Moreover, the anger of the literati was directed more at the Zhou family, demanding that the Zhou family return power to the emperor and that the emperor be deposed.
Zhou Guozhang was also so angry that he couldn't eat for several days.
When the queen learned about the situation outside the palace, she also couldn't eat anymore and went to see Gu Mo angrily.
Facing Queen Zhou's questioning, Gu Mo was confused and innocent, "Queen, didn't you ask me to issue an order to quell the rumors? Didn't I already issue an order?"
"Why should your majesty pretend to be stupid again and write the imperial edict like that? I'm afraid your majesty not only wants me to die, but also wants the entire Zhou family to be drowned in the saliva of the world's literati?"
Gu Mo touched his nose. Queen Zhou felt aggrieved. Her expression was even more aggrieved than Queen Zhou.
"Then you didn't tell me in detail how to write it. I could only figure it out on my own. There's nothing wrong with what I wrote. Look, look carefully. A normal person can see that this edict has some meaning.
What's the problem? Those scholars insist on interpreting it in this way, what can I do?"
Gu Mo said, "If we really want to blame it, we can only blame our ancestors for the profound and profound writing they created."
Queen Zhou, "..."
She didn't believe that it was such a coincidence. It was really the over-interpretation of the scholars that led to such a result. However, Gu Mo's expression was so innocent that no one could bear to blame her.
What's more, Empress Zhou knew that the old emperor had received an orthodox princely education, but his talent was really not that good, and it was impossible for him to be able to play with those words.
And there is no adviser around him who can play with such words.
The image of the old emperor who was too easy to fool was deeply ingrained in Empress Zhou's mind, so much so that even though Gu Mo seemed to have changed recently, she interpreted it as becoming more stupid and naive, and he didn't know how to adapt.
So Queen Zhou immediately believed Gu Mo's words.
But even if Gu Mo didn't do it on purpose, this situation was caused by him and had nothing to do with him, so Queen Zhou said confidently, "Then your Majesty, why don't you think of a solution soon! I really want my mother clan to be drowned in the saliva of the world's scholars."
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That commanding tone, as if she were the emperor.
It's not clear whether Queen Zhou has any talent but is giving orders to the king of a country in this patriarchal society. I don't know if it's because Queen Zhou is overachieving or because she is really too cowardly.
Anyway, no matter what kind of situation, Gu Mo is quite calm.
She continued to make bad ideas, "How about I issue another imperial edict and not allow them to interpret it this way?"
Queen Zhou, "..."
Gu Mo, "I want you to write the imperial edict this time!"
With the first interpretation, no matter how you write it the second time, the imperial edict will still be interpreted differently!
Then this matter will continue to spread endlessly, and in the end it will become more and more outrageous, and more and more people will be involved...
Then the queen discovered that even though the Zhou family was extremely powerful and even though she was the mother of a country, she was helpless when faced with the attack of rumors from all over the world.
At this moment, Queen Zhou hated the culprit in front of her, and even more hated King Xian's big mouth.
"King Xian spreads rumors and slanders my concubine's reputation. Will Your Majesty just let him go like this?"
