For South Korea, the official enthronement of the new king can be described as a time of universal celebration, so the number of dignitaries attending the palace banquet was much more than last time, and it was more formal, and there was no such thing as walking around each other.
Everyone sat at the table in order of status, watching the palace music and dance, chatting and laughing with the people next to them in low voices, sometimes raising glasses to each other, sometimes following Han Wangan's call to drink together.
Such a palace banquet is actually quite boring for Cheng Xi, and he can't find any fun by himself.
The powerful officials were entertained by King An of Han in front of the Han Palace, and the noble ladies were entertained by Madam Mingzhu in the harem. There was no chance to feast their eyes and kill the boring time.
Fortunately, Cheng Qiao has long been accustomed to this kind of boring banquet. There are no noble ladies to kill time, and there are other ways to enjoy himself, such as observing the faces of the people present and guessing their personalities, which is somewhat interesting.
After a while, Cheng Qiao used the excuse of being out of court to leave the scene, intending to go out for some fresh air.
After leaving the noisy scene, Cheng Qiao began to observe the difference between Han Palace and Qin Palace with great interest. Even though it was night, he could still see clearly.
In terms of the exquisiteness and magnificence of the palace, Cheng Qiao found that it really couldn't compare to the Lama Temple, but the harem of Zhangtai Palace on the south bank of the Wei River, which was built not long ago, was not inferior.
Looking at the palace, Cheng Qiao remembered one more thing. He remembered that Ying Zheng seemed to have ordered all the palaces of the six kingdoms to be rebuilt in Xianyang after he destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world. It seemed that he also included all the female scrolls of the six kingdoms.
In the harem.
Although it is indeed an unprecedented feat, replicating the royal palaces of the Six Kingdoms would be too much of a feat, and would waste too much money and people.
There is no point in building so many palaces. It is just to show off your achievements. It does more harm than good. If this trend occurs in the future, it needs to be stamped out.
It is not necessary to bring all the concubines and maids from the six royal palaces into the harem. We are still using these trophies to show off our merits. If we do not admit these concubines and maids into the harem, our merits will not increase or decrease. It is completely unnecessary.
Having so many concubines and maids in the harem and raising them in vain is really a waste of money. The expenses of so many concubines and maids are astronomical in one year.
Secondly, it is a truly benevolent act to prevent these palace ladies and concubines from dying alone in the palace.
Ying Zheng is not a person who is obsessed with beauty. If he has a hobby or idea of wearing hats for the kings of the Six Kingdoms, he can select the ones he likes from the concubines and maidens of the Six Kingdoms. There is no need to include them all in the palace regardless of age and status.
Thirdly, it is better to reward the concubines and maids of the Six Kingdoms to the meritorious officers and soldiers, to win over the hearts of the soldiers and ministers, to increase one's own prestige again, and to lay the foundation for supervision of various reforms in the future.
As a minister, he would never dare to touch the concubines and maids of the six royal palaces without his brother's orders, otherwise he would be suspected of having evil intentions.
Although these women's mother country has been destroyed, they are still out of reach for the ministers. Once they are given, they will be a great grace. I don't worry that the ministers will not be grateful!
As a man, who doesn’t have some dark thoughts?
Mid-level and upper-level heroes can be given concubines of different levels, and low-level heroes and soldiers can be given concubines. Even if they are a little older, it doesn't matter, it is still a great honor.
When the official issued a concubine, the concubine’s status was still unattainable in the past. Can the middle and lower-level officials and soldiers remain loyal to Ying Zheng and the King of Qin without giving up their allegiance?
In the end, it can also increase the national population. In this era, if there is enough population, everything is possible. It is the foundation of a country's national strength!
So many people died during the Warring States Period that lasted for hundreds of years, and the population was already small. If he remembered correctly, more than ten years after the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the population of the entire world was only between 25 million and 30 million.
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How can this population be enough?
How to develop the land of China, how to develop Baiyue, how to develop the northern border, how to develop the Western Regions, how to develop Liaodong?
The Qin State already has a policy to encourage childbirth, and after unifying the world, it will definitely need to increase its support. Without a sufficient population, the foundation for opening up new territories will not be stable.
At this time when there are more boys and girls, men should take on more responsibilities, work harder, and get more wives!
As the Yonghou of the Qin State and the younger brother of the King of Qin, he should set an example!
When Cheng Qiao was thinking, he suddenly noticed that a palace maid didn't avoid him, but came straight towards him, so he stopped to see what the palace lady had planned...
"Meet Yonghou, my wife invites you."
A palace maid wearing a pale red palace dress, with a delicate face but a very cold face, stopped when she was ten feet away from Chengqiao, squatted down and bowed.
lady?
If he remembered correctly, although there was more than one lady in the Han palace, the other two were old and frail and not favored. The only lady who was truly favored by Han Wang An and had real power and acted as the queen was Lady Mingzhu.
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What is Mrs. Pearl doing?
Is it possible...
Cheng Qiao's thoughts were racing, and he said calmly: "Isn't your wife entertaining all the ladies in the harem?"
"Reporting to the Marquis, Madam is unwell and has left the show early."
What the hell, why would you come to him if you feel unwell?
"If you don't go, it will be bad in the middle of the night."
"The madam said please don't worry, Mr. Marquis, as no news will be revealed."
Cheng Qiao was slightly startled when he heard this. He dared to say this. It was obviously to seduce him. Are you going or not?
If he didn't go, he would be looked down upon, that's all. He wanted to see what tricks Mrs. Mingzhu was going to play. Anyway, he was not afraid of calculations, let alone suffering losses.
"lead the way!"
"Here."
So Cheng Qiao left with the palace maid.
The two of them went straight to the harem, taking all the avenues, not the dark paths. However, there were no guards, maids, or chamberlains on duty on these avenues, making it seem like a deserted place.
From this, we can see how deep Mrs. Mingzhu’s control over the Han Palace is. The harem alone is not enough. The front palace is still not smooth all the way. It’s scary to think about it.
It’s just that this careful thought is probably not about him, but about Han Wangan. He thinks that he has perfect control over the palace, but little does he know that it is just an illusion created by others...
"Master Marquis, please come in. This servant will be sent here."
After the palace maid finished speaking, she didn't wait for Cheng Qiao's response and left straight away, walking very fast, as if the palace in front of her was some sort of dragon's pond and tiger's den.
Cheng Qiao didn't mind either and strode towards the dark and gloomy palace in front of him.
Cheng Qiao is not afraid of the so-called boldness of talented people. Not to mention a palace belonging to Lady Pearl, so what if it is a purgatory inhabited by resentful souls and fierce ghosts?
He directly used thunder to save them all!
This is the confidence given by his own strength. Without this confidence, even if he has a high position and authority, Cheng Qiao will still be a little weak.
Because there are always some people in the world who don't care about that. No matter what your status, status, power, etc., they will kill you if you should. For example, when Jing Ke assassinated Qin, status, status, power, etc. had no effect at all.
Crunch…
Cheng Qiao opened the door of the palace and walked in. The palace was densely covered with red gauze curtains, which fluttered in the wind. The palace was very dark, with only the moonlight shining through the windows. The moonlight not only did not illuminate the hall, but made it appear even darker, making the palace even darker.
People can't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
Peng!
The opened hall suddenly closed, Cheng Qiao's expression remained unchanged, he walked calmly and calmly, his eyes pretending to look around, pretending not to know where Mrs. Mingzhu was.
Can a small blind trick be hidden from his eyes?
Well, there is still a faint scent of incense in the air, which is non-toxic, but can silently arouse people's desires and quietly affect the mind.
Whether this thing is useful to him depends on his mood. Hey, you are so steep. Do you want to get me first and then get my heart?
Is this a mutual decision made by Ye Mu, or is it Mrs. Mingzhu’s own decision?
What is the purpose?
Want to find a way out with yourself?
Or is there some deeper purpose?
That's all, no matter what the purpose is, it's quite boring to go back anyway, so I'll just play with you.
I am used to being domineering in Korea, and I seem to have forgotten how big the world is...
This chapter has been completed!