Donggong Zhangjiao

The draft is inevitable for an emperor of Pei Yao's age.

Not to mention that he is only 30 years old this year, even if he is 60 years old, there will be new people entering the palace.

But this also depends on the emperor himself and the number of princes in the palace.

Logically speaking, there is no shortage of princes under Pei Yao's knees. Except for the second princess and her daughter, the other four are all princes.

But the outside world has always known that the third and fourth princes are both weak, especially the third prince, who suffers from nightmare convulsions and is as thin as a cat.

So after calculating this, there are still few princes under Pei Yao's knees who can be well groomed for the future.

The most important thing is that Pei Yao is young.

It stands to reason that the draft will be held after the national mourning. Didn't this happen to coincide with the war again, and it was delayed again.

In terms of rules, if you don't choose now, it won't make sense.

But Pei Yao also had difficulties. Not to mention whether he wanted a new concubine or not, he just said that he didn't want to choose because the treasury was not rich.

Although as a victorious country, Da Qi received a lot of compensation from Shangyang Kingdom, it was still not enough.

So after some deliberations, the DPRK and the Central Committee chose a compromise approach.

There is a selection, but there will be no general election, only small selections, and the number of girls participating in the draft will be reduced to one-third of the regulations.

This can be regarded as saving a lot of expenses.

Naturally, everyone in the harem was unhappy when the news reached them.

But the rules are such that it is not something that the concubines can interfere with.

Everyone can only wait for the newcomer to enter the palace.

But this is done openly, but secretly, everyone has their own thoughts.

Needless to say, Concubine Yang was already planning to arrange for the women in her family to enter the palace.

The queen, because Pei Yao mentioned it before, always follows Pei Yao's direction.

Fang Yun lost his previous politeness, and his attitude towards Concubine Yang softened a bit.

And Fang Yun no longer had the favor before. Pei Yao now went to Zhongcui Palace most often, but Concubine Yang couldn't sleep with her due to her health, so she could only push her to Yun Qian.

However, Pei Yao really didn't like Yun Qian very much, but because he had to act with Yang, he went there a few times.

Apart from Zhongcuigong, there are He Lingyi and Wan Lingyi.

In fact, in this month, He Lingyi served the most.

Pei Yao couldn't say what was strange, but if he didn't go to He Lingyi Palace, he didn't really want to go. But after going there, he had a vague idea of ​​staying.

Of course, He Lingyi did not forget Lin Chan's request.

I mentioned it twice, overtly and covertly.

After all, He Lingyi still wanted what Lin Chan gave her.

There is an undercurrent surging in the harem, and the former dynasty is also secretly changing.

Because Fang Yun fell out of favor, Liu Qin's situation seemed not to be easy.

He had taken leave to rest at home for a month because of his injury. During this month, someone from Dali Temple temporarily took his place.

This also makes Liu Qin seem a bit redundant in the Ministry of Punishment now.

By chance, a case occurred in Anlu Mansion, adjacent to Kyoto, in which officials colluded with bandits to oppress the people, so Pei Yao dismissed Liu Qin.

Ye Yunxiao was also sent there, saying he was to help suppress bandits.

Everyone looked at it, and it seemed that the emperor still cared about Concubine Zhao, so he gave Liu Qin a chance.

Once this case is investigated, there will be another way to get promoted.As a result, half of the people who opposed Yang Chengyu in the Kyoto court were sent out.

Fang Yun did not have the support of his mother's family, Liu Qin was away, Huo Mingxuan, who was close to Liu Qin, was at the border, and Ye Yunxiao was sent out with him.

The Lu family, the queen's mother's family, deliberately suppressed her, but the Lu family were civil servants, and Yang Chengyu worked in the Kyoto Guard and was considered a military general, so the two sides had little contact.

The only person who could restrain Yang Chengyu was Hu Daixu, Wan Lingyi's brother and the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, who was also a military commander.

However, compared to Concubine Yang, Wan Lingyi hated Fang Yun, who had been favored by the emperor for many years.

So when she saw that the trend in the harem seemed to have changed, she sent a message to her family, asking her brother not to participate in the suppression of Concubine Yang's mother's family.

Wan Lingyi didn't care what happened to the queen. She felt that she couldn't be the queen, and the queen couldn't be favored. She didn't care.

But in Wan Lingyi's heart, if Fang Yun was not beaten down for a day, she would have no chance to stand out.

In the harem, no matter how prominent Concubine Yang is, she is just like the empress. She relies on her mother's family for support and cannot be sincere to the emperor. Concubine Jin and Song Lingyi have fallen out of favor for a long time. Why is Lingyi stupid and easy to deal with? Concubine Yan is a foreigner and the emperor has not favored her so far, so she must not want to touch her. .

There is also Yun Cai Nu, who is not considered a serious concubine in Wan Lingyi's heart and can be crushed to death with just a few hands.

So, as long as Concubine Zhao falls, as long as Concubine Zhao falls, she will definitely have a chance!
Naturally, Hu Daixu felt that his sister, who was by the emperor's side, could understand the emperor's thoughts better, so he silently followed the instructions.

After all, he also thought that Concubine Zhao was the daughter of a guilty minister. When the emperor loved her, he didn't think that once he was disgusted, he would be doubly disgusted.

It would be wrong not to participate at this moment, or to temporarily get closer to the Yang family.

In short, the capital and the harem have been filled with dark clouds in the past two months.

But under the undercurrent, Concubine Zhao, who everyone said was about to fall completely out of favor, was lying in the arms of the young emperor, letting him fiddle with her hair.

"Liu Qin came back with a secret message. Now there has been great progress and new discoveries. The Nanning Marquis is really bold."

"In addition to the previous speculation, do they have other actions?"

Fang Yun raised his eyes and frowned slightly.

"Yes." When Pei Yao nodded, there was a faint murderous intent in his eyes, "The Marquis of Nanning has raised private soldiers, no less than three thousand in number."

"Three thousand?!"

Fang Yun couldn't help but scream, his beautiful eyes slightly widened.

According to the laws of Daqi, only the prince's palace can have three hundred private soldiers, and the prince's palace can only have one hundred private soldiers according to the rules.

Most of the well-trained private soldiers can fight one against five, and even more sophisticated ones can block ten with one.

Therefore, these elite soldiers, numbering no less than three thousand, are really not a small number.

"Yes, there are more than three thousand elite soldiers raised privately. The Nanning Marquis still has military power in Huizhou, and Yang Chengyu has taken office in the Kyoto Guard. How can I tolerate such a person with such ambitions?"

Stroking Fang Yun's hair, Pei Yao's tone became colder and harsher.

"Since Liu Qin and Mr. Ye have gone to investigate secretly, and there has been progress, and the emperor's secret guards are assisting, they will surely have evidence soon." Fang Yun comforted him softly, and finally said, "I will watch. , Concubine Yang is very energetic now in the harem, if it weren’t for her poor health, she might be even more proud."

Hearing what she said, Pei Yao took a long breath, then took Fang Yun into his arms and kissed her forehead gently.

"I've wronged you, so it's time. This year, I will eradicate this cancer."

It’s already early August, and there are still four months left, so it’s almost over.

Fang Yun reached out and held his face, his eyes gentle.

"I believe in your Majesty."

Looking at the gentle woman in front of him, Pei Yao felt more guilty and hugged her tighter for a moment.

But unexpectedly, the next day, another news broke out in the harem.

Yun Cainv is one month pregnant.