Marriage Princess: The Alluring Concubine of the Evil Emperor

Chapter 49 Contest
These few words of Qinghe's voice are extremely soft, but each word is full of meaning, which is convincing.

The emperor stared at her in a daze, and sighed a long time, "It's a pity, if you were a man, father wouldn't be so worried."

Qinghe is silent, looking at the current princes and princes, most of them are mediocre. Although the prince is wise, he lacks experience and has a soft temper. It's too much, nothing is achieved, no prestige in the court, and even less prestige among the people. None of the princes served as generals in the army.

The emperor's voice was sad and silent, "I have the heart to work hard, but I have no one to use, so I am thirsty for talent!"

Qinghe heard the sorrow of a generation of emperors. No matter how talented an emperor is, how can he achieve anything if he has no talent in his hands and cannot support himself alone?
Qinghe pondered for a long time, knowing that there were some things he shouldn't say, but he couldn't help but say, "Father, I wonder if you have thought about reopening the imperial examinations and choosing civil and military champions for the country's use?"

During the reign of the first emperor, there was an imperial examination, but there were frauds in the examination room and corrupt officials, which made the first emperor furious.Before his death, the first emperor abolished the imperial examination system and continued to use the hereditary system of officialdom. This was a drawback of the Liang Kingdom and lost many talents.

The emperor was shocked when he heard Qinghe's words, "You think so?"

Hearing his words, Qinghe knew that he had thought about this question before, so he boldly said: "The hereditary system in the officialdom has great disadvantages. Official children know their future future, so they are lazy, unwilling to learn, unwilling to Improvement in martial arts has led to too many people in the court, but there are not many people who do practical things. I believe the emperor knows that the only ones who can rely on now are the few veterans in the court, but after all, the veterans are old and can support How many years? If there is no injection of new blood, our Daliang Kingdom will be in jeopardy."

Qinghe observed the words and expressions, and saw that the emperor was not sullen, so he continued: "As for the civil and military champions in the imperial examinations, we can recruit virtuous and talented people. After examination and inspection, they will be used by the country. There are not a few of them, but they suffer from no opportunities, and their talents for a lifetime are buried in the people, and there is no chance to display them. Moreover, the opening of the imperial examination can make people who want to get ahead study hard or practice martial arts, thus improving the quality of the people , even if no talented people can be selected, once the country recruits, there will still be elite soldiers for the country to use.”

Qinghe hesitated a little when he said this, and tentatively said: "My son is wrong, isn't he? My son has no experience, and he doesn't know how to govern the country. Father, don't blame me."

The emperor looked at her, and his brows formed the word Chuan, "You are right, but I believe no one in the court will agree to reopening the imperial examination. The courtiers are unanimously opposed, and I can't open it even if I want to."

Qinghe knew that she couldn't go on talking anymore, being too smart is not a good thing now, otherwise she couldn't guess what the emperor would think after the crisis was over.

"If the father wants to open it, he can open it." Qinghe can only say so.

The emperor pondered for a long time, pushed the matter away first, and then said: "It's rare that you have such insight and mind, and your older brothers may not be able to match you."

"My son was born of my father, so I naturally have my father's inheritance." Qinghe flattered him appropriately, and also aimed to remind him that she was also his daughter.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "That's right, you are my daughter, so you naturally have my inheritance."

The news that the emperor summoned Princess Yili to the Qiankun Palace early in the morning spread in the harem.

Concubine Shang Gui was very happy with Concubine Qi last night, but when she heard the news, she became a little worried again, "Isn't the Emperor reluctant to part with her?"

Cai Ling said: "There is nothing you can do if you can't bear it, the decree has been made, Princess Yili must kiss Bei Mo."

"That's right, once Jinkou is opened, there is no room for maneuver." Concubine Shang Gui said.

She paused, thinking of Concubine Qi's blue face with anger last night, she couldn't help but smile and said: "I will relieve my hatred when I think about last night, let her bring me to Ningfu Palace, and I will also let you go!" She knows a little bit."

"Your concubine, this is just the beginning. After you become a concubine, you will pull her down as a concubine step by step. Now that there is no one in the Qi family, and Prime Minister Qi is old, the emperor will always neglect the Qi family. At that time, this noble concubine Qi Then she became Concubine Shang."

Concubine Shang Gui rejoiced, "You girl, you have a sweet mouth."

"What this servant said is the truth." Cai Ling hastily said courteously, "Who doesn't know that the empress is blessed with great blessings? This blessing is so profound that I am afraid that it is not limited to the position of imperial concubine."

"You can't go on talking about that." Concubine Shang glanced at her proudly. That's right, the position of concubine is not the end she wants. One day, she will ascend to the second position. , those sluts in the palace, she will clean them up one by one.

"It's just that your concubine has to think of a way to let the emperor come over more. It's not the same if you have something in your belly." Cai Ling said.

Concubine Shang Gui couldn't help feeling a little worried, "Now that it is rumored that she is pregnant, the emperor will not touch my palace, how can this turn the falsehood into reality?"

Cai Ling thought for a while, and whispered a few words in her ear, Shang Guibi grabbed her wrist, "Is it really possible?"

"The servant girl will arrange it properly, your concubine can rest assured."

"If you can do it, I guarantee that I will recommend you to the emperor." Concubine Shang Gui promised.

Cai Ling was overjoyed, and knelt down with a plop, "Thank you, Madam Gui, for your kindness."

In this harem, there has never been a lack of maids who want to be masters. The ambitious are the best to take advantage of. Concubine Shang is well versed in this.

Concubine Qi was thinking about another matter. She recalled hearing what the Empress Dowager said yesterday, and she felt vaguely that the Empress Dowager did not want Princess Yili to go to Beimo with her relatives, but this matter had already been agreed, and the matter of the marriage could not be changed. The Empress Dowager It is reasonable not to say such a thing.

"Cangyue, what do you mean by the empress dowager's words? Could it be possible to change this marriage?" Concubine Qi asked.

Cang Yue pondered for a long time, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter of getting married cannot be changed, but the people who get married can change it."

Concubine Qi's eyes flashed, "You mean?"

Cang Yue smiled faintly, "Mother, there are four princesses who are declining in age in the palace. Princess Changchun has promised the prince of Lord Hou's family, and Princess Xinglan, the noble concubine, is favored by the emperor. The emperor is reluctant to marry her to Beimo. Then , Princess Xiaoru and Princess Yili, who are still noble concubines, are left as candidates, what does the empress dowager imply?"

Qi Guifei's eyes lit up again, "Continue talking."

"After last night, the emperor and the empress dowager valued Princess Yili's talent. The empress dowager was reluctant to marry Princess Yili to Beimo. It was not necessarily because she was reluctant, but because she was afraid that Princess Yili's talent would be used by Beimo. If the empress came forward, let Princess Yili avoided the marriage and changed to Shang Guifei's filial piety as a princess, then, the empress did something to the Empress Dowager and also hit Shang Guifei, isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

Concubine Qi was amused when she heard that, "It won't be appreciated by the Empress Dowager, but if you are as filial as the Princess and kisses Beimo, then Shang Guifei must be heartbroken. She humiliated my face like this yesterday, so I will give her a gift." A big gift."

(End of this chapter)