The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 307 Health Preservation and Lin Family

After returning to Chang'an, Emperor Li started his vacation mode.

Playing small games with the palace maids on the Loli Island of Taiye Lake and Penglai Mountain.

Then there are various theme activities. Playing cards at Wangxiantai, East China Sea Yacht Club, Chenghuan Hall Thousand-person Party, asking questions at Zhenxian Temple, and chatting with sister-in-law. Ganlu Notre Dame Church. Picnic in the Peach Blossom Forest. Watch in the Wheat Field, enjoy the pleasure of a life of debauchery.

In his free time he is busy with socializing and daily work, and the Sino-Korean system reform is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

The nine concubines of Shengyongluo, namely, virtuous, noble, benevolent and beautiful, have just been introduced.

The last few were made up by Wang Tuan. Ancient China emphasized numbers like three, five, and nine. The court thought that restoring the system of six concubines, including Li, Hui, and Gui, was inappropriate and unethical. If the system was to be restored, the number of concubines would have to be increased to nine, and there could only be nine at most.

The Holy Emperor followed his advice.

By the way, the three concubines are of the same level, all are first-rank officials and the three highest officials in the inner court. There is no such thing as who is noble and who is humble.

Probably because the court officials were ranked, the concubines liked to use their own titles and positions or those of their predecessors to imagine who was superior and who was inferior, and to compete with each other for favor.

The nine concubines who were changed are all the same, they are all the first rank, just below the queen, and their positions are equivalent to the three dukes. But it is probably inevitable for women to indulge in lust. But there is nothing I can do. I tell you that they are all the same, but you insist on thinking that this one is expensive and that one is cheap. What a joke.

After brief consideration, He Yuqing's concubine did not move.

Sister He is timid and suffers from paranoia. If I change her, she might cry and think that I am going to do something to her. The dethronement of Concubine Xian did have some impact. Logically, there is nothing wrong with the dethronement of Concubine Xian. But the fact is that in a circle with many people, it will inevitably cause gossip.

The Shufei, who had been serving him respectfully, suddenly became alienated from him.

Even Zhao Ruxin - it's strange to say, you are my sweetheart, why do you look like I'm dead these past two days?
Alas! Perhaps this incident made people see the cruelty of the Holy Emperor. In addition to fear of him, there was also fear for the court. The ministers came together to kill a concubine, which was really horrifying.

Of course, this is a good thing for the Holy Emperor. This incident also serves as a warning to the harem to be obedient.

Liang Xiaoyao was renamed Holy Concubine.

One cannot help but suspect that the imperial court is instigating civil strife. This title is bound to arouse women's greed and jealousy.

But the title of Concubine is not good, and the court thinks it is not beautiful. If you want to change it, we will change it for you, and reconcile the situation. That is your business.

After much thought, he gave it to Liang Xiaoyao.

She and the Holy Emperor treat each other with respect, but their feelings are not deep. Although she is pregnant, she has not given birth yet. As a Holy Concubine, she can avoid blind interpretation. In addition, she has a strong background, which represents virtuous. You are jealous, but who made you not have a good background?
A Zhao ascended to the position of imperial concubine. To reward her for her many years of service, she was also given the power to remove her. If you want to avoid giving too much power, you must exchange equals, or even give more.

Luo Fu was the virtuous concubine, Yang Ke was the virtuous concubine, Wu Lingxian was the beautiful concubine, and Li Jianrong was the wise concubine.

Concubine Luo and Concubine Yong originally wanted to pick one for the Queen Mother, alas!
It's hanging there, waiting for the right person.

After the reorganization, there are eighteen levels below the concubine:
Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaohe.

A noble person, a beautiful person, and a talented person.

Fairy, Xizi, Lingzi.

Mr. Fox, Mr. Deer, Mr. Goose.

Use young people, use guarding people, and use caution.

Change clothes, be willing to serve, beautiful girl.

Nine each, totaling 162.

Most of them were original or from the previous dynasty, such as noble ladies and junior officials in the Han Dynasty. A small number of them were self-created, which is the so-called "self-made good names". The harem, like the court officials, has been constantly changed by successive dynasties.

Xizi and Lingzi were created by Wang Tuan based on the word "fairy" mentioned casually by the Holy Emperor.

The three gentlemen, Fox, Deer and Goose, were chosen by the Taichang Temple.

Fox, "Book of Rites" says: "The fox dies on the hill, which is a symbol of benevolence." It is regarded as a symbol of benevolence, and also has a vague meaning of loyalty until death. It is also recognized as an auspicious animal in Confucian classics - "Peace in the world, the reason for the auspiciousness is... the fox has nine tails."

The deer is also a lucky animal in Confucian classics, symbolizing beauty and harmony. The goose represents loyalty, and weddings have always had a goose offering ceremony.

The Taichang Temple is really good at this.

By the way, Showa is not something that was stolen from Xiaori. Showa was an important ritual music in the Holy Tang Dynasty. One of the twelve national court music was named "Showa".

Most Chinese people probably know about the term "gei-yi" from the Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji". In fact, it is also native to China, referring to palace maids. This time, it was selected as a concubine.

Studying the harem is really exhausting!

The system of inner women was also released. This was simple. After the system was sorted out, it was divided into three levels: state, county, and county. Concubines and the emperor's aunts, cousins, and daughters were kicked out. There were divisions for what positions each of the three levels could hold.

After the reorganization, the concubine was the concubine and the ladies in the inner court were the ladies in the inner court.

The former has no administrative power, while the latter has no inheritance rights and does not enjoy the treatment of a concubine. If one wants to be administrative, one loses the inheritance rights. If one wants to be noble, one loses power.

For this reason, the Holy Emperor was still wondering whether there was a possible system: the son of the concubine would be granted the title of prince and participate in the election and assessment of the crown prince. Those who were not qualified would raise pigs in the Ten Kings' House until they died, and would not leave the town, would not be granted a title, and would not participate in politics. After five generations, they would automatically become civilians.

The sons of women from the inner chamber cannot be made kings.

After reaching a certain age and passing the assessment, they will be granted the title of duke, marquis, or son, and will be sent to establish duchies, marquisates, or son states in all corners of the country to guard the vassal states? After three generations, they will be executed. If they do not become vassals or are granted empty titles, they can participate in politics and lead troops, just like ordinary ministers and clan officials?
There's something going on!
Anyway, I would definitely not choose the perfect combination of Jia Nanfeng, Sima Zhong and Yang Jun to inherit my career.

The second thing was to reorganize the army and stabilize Lingxia and the Hexi Corridor.

The Tiansheng Shenming Army deployed in Henan, Li Renmei, and Li Zan who attacked Lanshi were all on their way back. After several years of fighting, the armies suffered heavy losses and were in disarray, with some flaws. When they returned, they would be reorganized.

Lingxia also seemed to be closely observing the situation. Upon learning that Li Keyong had been defeated, the remaining warriors and the chieftains of the foreign tribes in the two places had already surrendered to Li Renmei.

They are indeed some bastards who won't cry until they see the coffin.

After Lingxia was dealt with, it was the Tubo in Liangzhou, the separatist forces of the Long family in Suzhou, and the Guiyi Army.

There are so many complicated things to consider, and we need to think them over carefully.

In addition, the administrative divisions and power divisions of Yongliang also need to be adjusted. Under their own rule, the counties cannot become the counties and states of the Han and Wei dynasties.

From now on, the county will be an administrative district, a simple administrative district.

There are several counties on one road, and the envoys in charge of education, transportation, expediting, warehouses, observation, salt and iron, catching thieves, prisons, militia, mining and forestry are in charge of education, taxation, silver insurance, transfer payments, laws, salt and iron, natural resources, and military affairs.

Each department corresponds to a central department.

In short, the powers and responsibilities should be refined, and the county and prefecture levels should just be mouthpieces and yes-men. The gatehouses on the road should be independent and each should take care of its own business.

Guanzhong is already doing this, but it is not yet perfect enough. We need to quickly improve the framework and then gradually fill it out and promote it.

What will happen to local affairs if the buildings are demolished so fragmented?
These days, apart from collecting taxes and conscription, there is not much else to do in the local area.

Are there enough officials? It is definitely not enough to have all of them at once.

By the way, Jiaozhou Jiedushi Li Jiepi and Wang Shenzhi presented a batch of special products and fruit, vegetable and grain seeds as tribute.

This was one of the things the two of them had told him when they left last year, and it seemed like they still took it to heart. The Holy Emperor planned to give half to the Grand Minister of Agriculture Li Qun, and have him cultivate it at the Ministry of Agriculture. He would keep the other half for himself, to sow and research in the Imperial Garden.

To get high-yield seeds, you can’t just go to Jiaozhou or Champa, bring back a few carts of millet and distribute them to the people: “Hurry up and plant them. The yield per mu of this stuff is higher than your wheat!” and that’s it.

So simple!
He and Rounu will oversee this matter.

"Whoa..." The Holy Emperor let out a sigh and climbed up from Lin's body.

Lin felt relieved. She rolled over in the wheat field, covered her body, and cried, "If you force me to have sex with you again, I'll die in front of you!"

"How did you force Madam?" The Saint Emperor pulled up his pants. "Still crying? I saw you were almost dead when you were screaming just now. Why are you crying now? Who are you crying for? Are you crying to prove that you are a brave woman?"

Lin was extremely ashamed and angry. She lifted her collar to cover her smooth shoulders, hugged her knees and cried, "I hate you!"

"I like your hatred." The Holy Emperor smiled and said, "Lin Qiaoyu, you really think you are a chaste and heroic woman. If you were, you would have followed Zhao Chang to commit suicide. Why did you enter the court? In the final analysis, you are afraid of death."

Lin was speechless and her face turned red again.

"I just want to play with the bodies and minds of you, the wives and daughters of the traitors, and send you to hell!" His fingers slid into her hair along her ears, and the Holy Emperor said softly, "Keep going. The more you hate me, the happier I will be in dealing with you."

Lin turned around and said coldly: "Why didn't you say this to Zhang Hui? Her entry into the court doesn't prove that she is also afraid of death?"

"She is a half-crazy woman, she is a corpse even if she is alive. I don't care, she can really die, can you?" The Holy Emperor had a blank expression: "Don't use others to comfort yourself and relieve your guilt. If you are afraid of death, then be afraid of death, it's not shameful."

After saying that, he sneered dryly three or four times, then turned around and left.

Madam Cai was slowly putting on her clothes when the Saint Emperor snatched them away: "You are not allowed to wear clothes today!"

Mrs. Cai, with a dry mouth and nausea, lowered her head first, her eyes red, and the emotionless words "You are not allowed to wear clothes today!" echoed in her ears.

Suddenly he burst into tears.

He hugged Lin and cried in each other's arms in the wheat field.

The sun is shining brightly, peach blossoms are blooming, and buckwheat is green.

"Still crying!" The Holy Emperor stood on the ridge of the field, turned around and said with a stern face: "If you don't catch up, you won't have any clothes to wear for blasphemy."

"I didn't expect you to be such a bad king!" Cai hurriedly got up, wiping her eyes while crying, and trotted to catch up.

Lin walked behind, cursing.

"What are you?" The Saint Emperor threw one end of the rope to Lin. Seeing her hesitation, he asked, "Is your butt feeling better?"

Lin quickly tied her hands and said pitifully: "…It's a small roast chicken."

"who?"

"………your!"

"That's right. If you want to survive under someone else's roof, you must act in a begging manner. I'll appoint you as the dresser, so take good care of your pregnancy." The Holy Emperor smiled, turned around, took Lin's hand, and walked away leisurely.

Lin, who was once the wife of the State of Chen but has now become a slave, has a gloomy expression and she wishes she could kick the little beast to death.

When he heard the words "make you a dresser", he paused and asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Perform well, Zhaoyi will also receive a reward. I have always been lenient to my wives and concubines."

"Thank you, Master!" Lin said obediently, "Ameng is only fifteen, please don't make trouble for her, I will do it for you..."

(End of this chapter)