Wild North America 1846

Chapter 288
With the kingdom government sharing most of the trivial government affairs, King Richard can free up his hands to consider major issues related to the strategic positioning of the Tang Kingdom and the direction of industrial and economic development. The workload is greatly reduced, and the efficiency is actually higher.

During Li Cha's stay in Chang'an, he entered the Qinzheng Hall 5 days a week, dealt with state affairs in the morning, took a rest or went out for inspections in the afternoon, and could go straight to the staff in case of urgent military affairs.

Two days off on weekends, ignoring government affairs.

The Prime Minister of the Cabinet will meet with His Majesty twice a week, report on international and domestic events, and listen to the hadith.

It has become a rule that ministers of various ministries and military officials attend the imperial meeting as non-voting delegates in case His Majesty may inquire at any time.

The Chang'an Palace holds a grand court meeting in the main hall once a month, routinely on the first working day of each month, and postponed on Sundays.

The Dachaohui basically does not discuss any substantive state affairs and government affairs. Most of the diplomatic envoys from various countries submit credentials, award honors and rewards, worship ancestors on important days, listen to hadith, and hold major ceremonial sacrifices or celebrations.

For example, the Great Court Meeting in September has been set as a sacrifice to heaven and earth, to worship the god of rain and valley, and to pray for a good harvest.

In October, the Dachao will be officially accepted as the fourth overseas province and naval admiral awarding ceremony for Costa Rica.

This kind of work and rest time, Li Cha can cope with it easily, and he has a lot of free time at his disposal.

East Palace
In the Linhu Palace beside the Taiye Pool, there was the ups and downs of opera singing. The queen and concubines of the harem were enjoying tea and listening to the music with His Majesty the King, really uncomfortable.

On the stage of the classical Chinese pavilion, the traditional Peking opera "Matchmaker" was performed, which interpreted the joys and sorrows of ancient scholars and beauties.

Li Cha was sitting on the throne in the middle, and the Queen Lin was sitting side by side with him in a stately manner, and the side concubines were lined up on both sides, the third-ranking concubine, the fourth-ranking daughters of Liangyuan, and the fifth-ranking queen behind her. Pin Chenghui, Zheng Qipin Zhaoxun, and the third row behind is Zheng Jiupin Fengyi.

further back

It is a large group of concubines who have no status. There are many blond, blue-eyed, black-haired, and red-haired Caucasian girls. They don't have chairs to sit on, so they can only stand in the back and watch the show.

In the front row are princes and princesses, big and small. The big one is about 10 years old, and the young one is still in the mother’s arms. There are 13 princes and 6 princesses.

After all, these children were born in the palace, and they knew the rules from childhood. Even if they were only three or four years old, they sat on the brocade stools in a regular manner, and at most twisted their bodies from time to time.

Fortunately, there is an exquisite small coffee table in front of each child, on which there are several dishes of refreshments, such as sweet-scented osmanthus mille-feuille, dense three knives, spiced cashew nuts, three-color candied fruit, grape and melon compote, a cup of clear tea, and Watching plays while eating is the favorite of children, so they can sit still.

The whole family is together, Li Cha enjoys the warm family atmosphere at this moment, turned his face, and said softly to Queen Lin;

"Queen, the whole family in this harem is well-organized, and the elders and children are orderly. The queen has worked hard. How lucky is it for me to have you by my side to help with internal and external affairs?"

"Your Majesty is serious. I just beg Your Majesty not to bring back more than 100 women all at once, and they are all hags who can't understand their speech. They behave without rules. It is really a headache. Although this harem is big, It’s impossible to accommodate so many people!” From Queen Lin’s words, she could indeed hear a strong sense of dissatisfaction.

It’s fine to bring in some Han women. Such a big court is not short of a dozen or so women. The problem is that these Mexican hags don’t understand the language, and the lectures have to be interpreted, which is really troublesome.

"Uh... this king knows." Li Cha smiled with embarrassment.

This trip to Mexico was really exciting. The local upper class families in Mexico rushed to send top-quality beauties, and each division of the garrison picked one from thousands of miles to honor the white girl who came up. They have their own charms, and they are indeed rich in beauties country.

Even if a family only sends one or two top-quality girls, there are more than 100 in total.

Queen Lin said solemnly; "Your Majesty, it's not that the concubines are talkative and jealous, as the ancients said; color is a bone-scraping steel knife, and it is taken with a degree.

How many kings in ancient and modern times indulged in it, did not think about government affairs, emptied their bodies, and ruined a great country in vain?

The lesson from the past, my king should take it as a warning.

Even though His Majesty's physique is different from ordinary people, there are so many ants that kill elephants.

The courtiers and concubines don't care how many people are added to the court, they only worry about His Majesty's body, they have to be relaxed, so as not to be seduced by these lowly maidservants and wipe out His Majesty's ambition to govern the country. "

"Everything the queen said is reasonable. This king is ashamed. I should keep it in my heart." Li Cha responded with a guilty face. He paused, reached out and patted Queen Lin's jade hand, and said softly; "This time Among the daughters who came back, I arranged the seven-person list I gave you last time as appropriate. These are all the prostitutes of the family offered by the powerful nobles in Mexico. I will give you some meaning, and ignore the others. From now on It all belongs to the Baixiang Palace in the West Palace."

"Your Majesty has an order, and the ministers and concubines must obey it." After thinking for a while, Queen Lin said in a deliberate tone; "Now none of these seven upper-class noble ladies are pregnant with His Majesty's body, and they are all accepted as ninth-rank tributes for the time being. When something comes out in the future, it will be rewarded by His Majesty. Except for the third-rank Liangdi and the fourth-rank Liangyuan, there are vacancies for Chenghui and Zhaoxun. The specific position depends on His Majesty's pleasure. It should be done."

"The matter of the harem is decided by the queen, and the king will not interfere."

Li Cha patted Queen Lin's slender hand intimately, and solemnly promised again, in exchange for Lin's sweet smile, her dignified face turned a little red.

Although Lin, who was born into a wealthy family, already had two sons and one daughter, she was still not used to the intimacy in public, Li Cha felt a sudden shyness, and he held Lin's little hand in his backhand, intentionally or unintentionally. Rub lightly with your thumb.

Lin Shi pulled back hard, but was tightly wrapped by warm big hands, and her dignified and beautiful face became more and more red.

How many people were staring at His Majesty's blatant actions in the public. Lin Zhen'er's heart jumped wildly, somehow thinking of His Majesty's fierceness, and his body went limp.

not long

Li Cha then discovered that something was wrong with the queen, and he looked carefully in a little surprise, only to find that Lin Zhener's eyes were as soft as silk, watery and full of tenderness, and her pretty red face was as delicate as a flower, Ren Jun pick.

After all, he is only 25 years old, and he is in his youth!

Li Cha, who was looking at this, immediately moved his fingers. After a strange laugh, he turned his head and told the court nurse not far away; "The queen is feeling a little sick, please help the queen to the cool hall to rest for a while, my lord." Come later."

Upon hearing His Majesty's order, four court nuns immediately came up to help the weak-boned Queen Lin Zhen'er to rest.

The subsequent departure caused a little commotion, Li Cha waved his hands calmly and said, "It's okay, the queen is only slightly unwell, it's fine for me to go and have a look, and it's fine for all the concubines to watch the show, don't make trouble."

A woman is equivalent to 5 ducks, so how much is 100 women?

This is definitely not addition, but multiplication.

Li Cha appeased all the concubines, then stood up and walked towards the cool hall, turned around the moon gate surrounded by trees, the noise of singing and dancing in the lakeside hall suddenly became quieter, and it became much quieter .

Putting aside the left and right followers, Li Cha walked along the winding flower path not far away, and a deep and simple cool hall appeared in front of him.

The front and rear gates of the Liangdian are open, and the cool breeze from the Taiye Pond passes through the hall, blowing the heavy curtains and swaying them, making it more and more emotional.

Li Cha walked into the hall, and saw four court nuns coming out of the inner hall one by one, performing blessing ceremony in front of Li Cha, and then quietly retreated.

When I came to the inner hall and opened the curtain, I saw Lin Zhen'er leaning on the cloud couch at this moment, her face was flushed as if she had no bones, her whole body softened when she heard the footsteps, and she looked over with winking eyes like silk .

Linglong's protruding good figure can be seen at a glance, Bai Shengsheng's calf is exposed, and his toes are like jade.

Li Cha stood where he was and didn't move forward, but with a smile on his lips, he looked at Queen Lin Zhen'er intently, meaning something.

Neither of them spoke, and a trace of ambiguity quickly grew and spread in the inner court, filling every corner.

I only heard the sound of the wind blowing the curtain from outside, maybe... and the sound of heartbeats...

I saw Lin Zhen'er's face became more and more ruddy. She was born as a lady, and she couldn't let her go between the beds. Seeing His Majesty standing there for a long time, there was a trace of sadness in Rusi's eyes;
not for a while
Lin Zhen'er stared at Li Cha with some embarrassment, stretched out her jade hand helplessly, and tore off the gorgeous skirt that covered her tall chest, revealing a shocking whiteness.

At this point, the little hand grasped tightly and refused to move again.

Li Cha knew that the empress was thin-skinned, on weekdays she was only willing to go to bed when the lights were turned off in the middle of the night, and she never asked concubines to serve her, even if she couldn't bear her own brute strength, she gritted her teeth and fought hard by herself.

Today's emotion is already a big exception.

So he smiled maliciously "hehe" and strode forward...

A tender cry came from the nearest inner hall, and then it fell into a violent storm and turned into a puddle of spring mud...

Taiye Poolside
The actor's melodious singing echoed, and all the concubines, princes and princesses enjoyed the opera with smiles. I have watched this "Matchmaker" many times, and some concubines with good voices can sing well.

But there are always people who look back frequently and look at Liangdian with a pair of beautiful eyes of resentment. His Majesty and Queen have been gone for a long time, and they never come back.

The specific reason is strict in the palace, so I dare not inquire about it.

But a woman is as careful as a hair, and she can always make a good guess, and she will inevitably reveal her resentment. She doesn't worry about scarcity but inequality. It has been like this since ancient times. This is human nature!

Who told His Majesty to bring so many women into the palace, even if they are as strong as a mountain, how many can they satisfy?

(End of this chapter)