Chapter 25 I didn’t want to kill him, so why did he die?
Chapter 26, I didn’t want to kill him, why did he die?
The territory of the Tang Dynasty, the eastern capital of Luoyang, Shangyang Palace.
The setting sun shines brightly, the avenue is shining brightly, and the true and pure sun shines. The golden light makes this palace more majestic and solemn, and it looks like a palace in the sky from a distance.
Li Xingyun was sitting on the steps of a palace without grace. He was not wearing the elegant dragon robe, but simply a red and white coat.
Not far from him, there was an imperial chariot, but now there was no one on it. Dozens of strong eunuchs were waiting there with respectful expressions.
In addition.
Behind Li Xingyun, there are more than a dozen beautiful palace maids staying quietly. They have tea, snacks, and even silk to wipe their hands.
That is to say, it is autumn now, and the breeze is slightly cooler, otherwise the number of palace ladies would have been at least twice as many, holding cattail fans and various iced fruits specially used to relieve summer heat
As an emperor, there is no need to worry about life problems. The female officials of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the Six Shang and Twenty-four Divisions, and various female official departments have already arranged all life problems by calling the palace maids.
The Six Shang and Twenty-Four Divisions are twenty-four female officials of the Tang Dynasty, each with different powers. They are a female official department specially formed to support the daily life of the emperors, queens, and concubines of the harem.
Eat at Shang Food Bureau...
Dress wisely, the clothing bureau......
Sleep well...
In addition.
There are also Shanggong Bureau, Shangyi Bureau, Shanggong Bureau... Each female official department performs its duties. There are twenty-four female officials of the Tang Dynasty, and they are in charge of the entire Six Shang and Twenty-Four Divisions, with thousands of people. p>
Although they are not imperial concubines, their status is higher than that of ordinary concubines.
Just like a man's dream is to be the top scorer in the imperial examination and then honor his ancestors, a woman's dream is to become a female official of the Tang Dynasty and take charge of some of the powers chartered by the imperial power.
It is worth noting.
The Six Shang and Twenty-four Divisions were the female officials of the Tang Dynasty who were in charge of the Six Shang and Twenty-four Divisions.
They represent the twenty-four female officials of the Tang Dynasty who have the highest status among female officials. Below these, there are actually many female officials of the Tang Dynasty with different statuses.
The female officials of the Tang Dynasty do not have to be the twenty-four with the highest status to call themselves female officials of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, as long as you advance to a higher level from the status of palace maid, you can call yourself a female official of the Tang Dynasty.
Just like in the court, in addition to the prime minister and the six ministers, there are also countless civil servants and military generals of various ranks, but it cannot be said that they are not courtiers of the Tang Dynasty.
And there is.
All the current female officials of the Tang Dynasty in the Six Shang and Twenty-Four Divisions have nothing to do with the former Daliang. The Six Shang and Twenty-Four Divisions under the control of the former Daliang rebels Zhu Wen and his son have long existed in name only.
Today's Six Shang and Twenty-Four Divisions, these female officials of the Tang Dynasty were all established by Shi Yao, the God Blessed Star, who spent a lot of effort to specially select palace ladies with clean identities and clean bodies.
Unfortunately.
Unlike the secret guards, there are too many people in the Six Shang and Twenty-Four Divisions, thousands of them. Even she can only ensure that these palace ladies are clean in terms of identity and body.
But this is nothing, because the people with questionable identities are all dead, so those who can still stay in the palace basically have no big problems.
The reason why I say basic is because people's hearts are unpredictable. No one can guarantee that a person's loyalty will always be steadfast and that he will never betray in the future.
Finally.
It has been more than a month since Li Xingyun Jiao Landian ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Tianyouxing Shiyao, a secret guard of the royal family, and Tianqiaoxing Shangguan Yunque, commander of the imperial army, have also eliminated all hidden dangers inside and outside the palace.
The secret guard Shi Yao is mainly responsible for cleaning up and examining the identities of the ladies in the harem, and dealing with the concubines of the former traitor Zhu Wen. As for whether to kill or release them, it is basically left to Li Xingyun, the true emperor of the Tang Dynasty, to decide.
Shangguan Yunque, the commander of the Forbidden Army, is mainly responsible for cleaning up possible hidden dangers inside and outside the imperial city, and arranging for the Forbidden Army to patrol inside and outside the imperial city to prevent young people from sneaking into the palace to assassinate Li Xingyun, the true emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
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"Benevolence is unparalleled, and hegemony is invincible. In today's troubled times, if I don't follow my heart, benevolence and righteousness are no longer desirable. Only by being domineering can I create the iron-blooded Tang Dynasty that belongs to me."
"Ten days later, Bianzhou and his party hope that the negotiations will go smoothly. Female... King Qi, I don't want to be the first to attack you, but I am determined to win the capital Chang'an. Even if I have to fight for this, I will not
I will show mercy..."
Li Xingyun, who was sitting on the palace steps and meditating alone, shook his head slightly and was about to lie down when he suddenly found that a layer of clean silk cloth had been laid out behind him.
Under doubt.
He looked curiously at the palace maid standing not far from him, a palace maid in her thirties. She was holding the same silk cloth as the one behind him.
Without thinking about anything or changing his position to lie down, Li Xingyun stretched lazily and lay down on the silk cloth without any imperial image.
A few minutes later.
"Who asked you to lay it?"
Li Xingyun looked at the remaining light of the setting sun above his head, and slowly raised his hand as if to touch the golden sun, domineeringly wanting it to stay where it was.
But this is unrealistic.
He understands that the sun will eventually set, just like people will eventually die. Except for the bad handsome Yuan Tiangang, normal people will eventually be unable to escape the fate of dying after a hundred years.
"Your Majesty, I saw dust on the ground, so I took the initiative to spread the silk cloth." The palace maid knelt on the ground and replied in a respectful tone.
[Note: Before the Qing Dynasty, many dynasties, except the Yuan Dynasty, had no servants or servility. Most of them were called me, servant, servant, humble minister, commoner, concubine, father, mother, dog son, wife.
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"Really? But how do you know that I will definitely lie down?"
The corners of Li Xingyun's mouth were slightly curved. He put his hands behind his head, crossed his legs, and looked curiously at this older palace maid who was not very afraid of the majesty of his emperor.
Always say.
It is rare to see palace maids in their thirties. The palace ladies he usually sees are in their twenties or thirties at most. It is indeed a bit rare to find a female official now.
This woman...has such big breasts.
Follow Li Xingyun's gaze and look over.
This palace maid is about thirty years old, although she is dressed like an ordinary palace maid.
They are all standard palace maid dresses, simple and elegant, light blue, basically nothing special about them.
But what makes her different from other palace maids is that the plump whiteness of her chest is really eye-catching.
But except for two lumps of fat on the chest.
She also stands out in appearance, with exquisite facial features and charming charm, forming an extremely sharp contrast among the surrounding palace ladies.
But what is puzzling is that with her appearance, how can she be an ordinary palace maid? She should at least have the status of a female official.
Although I am a little curious about this question.
But Li Xingyun remained calm and did not ask. He was waiting for this older palace maid in her thirties to take the initiative to tell him why she had been an ordinary palace maid until now.
"Well, when I was still a young girl, when I was sitting in front of my house out of boredom, I couldn't help but want to lie down after sitting for a long time."
There was a sense of nostalgia for the past when the older palace maid spoke, as if she was recalling the time when she was fifteen or sixteen years old.
At that time, she was still an innocent girl, and she was also the dream lover of many young talents in the local area.
It's a pity that after my family fell into decline, in order to survive, I had no choice but to end up in this deep palace compound.
Once she entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea. She had always been a passerby. She didn't know when she started, but she found that she could never regain her original innocent face.
"How long has it been since you entered the palace?" Li Xingyun said softly.
"Your Majesty, it's been ten years." The older palace maid replied.
"Ten years? With your appearance and figure, you are still pure now?" Li Xingyun said with a puzzled expression.
As a master of gynecology...not...a master of medicine, he can naturally tell whether women are pure and whether they have had an affair with other men.
Just like his junior sister Lu Linxuan, Li Xingyun took a few casual glances and understood that she was pure.
Regarding this question, Li Xingyun also asked Lu Linxuan in private. The answer she gave was very simple and direct, and she even gave Li Xingyun a rare beating.
"Brother, what kind of woman do you think I am? In your mind, am I the kind of unclean woman? The woman who hangs out with men before we are officially married?"
These are the exact words Lu Linxuan said after beating Li Xingyun.
I have to say.
Li Xingyun is quite irritating. Because of his status as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, his senior brother Lu Linxuan, who was already afraid to bully him, did not know the meaning of reason for the first time.
Just four words, and it’s over!
It is worth mentioning.
This beating was done in private. Doing it in public and daring to attack the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was purely because he didn’t want his head.
And.
Even if Li Xingyun himself said that he doesn't care about this matter, the memorials to Lu Linxuan will probably pile up.
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"Your Majesty, the former Liang rebels Zhu Wen and his son are so cruel. Any normal woman is afraid of them, and I happen to know a few tricks of disguise."
"So in the past, my appearance was very mediocre and could not attract other people's attention at all. After ten years in the palace, this is the first time that I have shown my true appearance to the outside world."
The older palace maid not only revealed the reason why she had not lost her purity, but also explained why she had remained a palace maid for so many years.
"I understand, but the question is, after all these years, don't you miss home?" Li Xingyun asked casually.
He didn't bother to ask her why she wanted to show her true appearance in front of him now. Was it because he wanted to take the opportunity to fly up a branch and become a phoenix because of his status as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
To put it simply, she wants to be slept with.
As for why Zhu Wen was not chosen, it is actually easy to understand.
The former leader Zhu Wen was not only cruel, but also very ridiculous. He had an unfavorable taste in meat and vegetables. He not only had affairs with the wives and daughters-in-law of ministers, but even his own daughter-in-law.
For such a person, women are just playthings in his eyes. No woman with brains would want to be attracted by Zhu Wen, and thus become a plaything that is not even a human being.
"Think, I have been away from home for many years, how can I not think about it, but only by working as a palace maid here can I have enough salary to support my family." The older palace maid sighed.
"Is there a lot of salary to be a palace maid?" Li Xingyun continued to ask.
"It's a lot. I have about three taels of silver a month. If you calculate it carefully, you still have three taels of silver. But if you make some deductions, you are lucky to have one tael of silver." The older palace maid took the trouble to explain.
[Datang Official Coin Exchange Mechanism]
One tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver.
One tael of silver is equal to one copper coin.
A copper coin is always equal to one thousand copper coins.
One copper coin is equal to one Kaiyuan Tongbao.
[Note: Since many Jiedu envoys and vassal kings within the territory of the Tang Dynasty still use the country name, era name, and the official currency of the former Tang Dynasty, Kaiyuan Tongbao, the real currency in circulation today is still the Kaiyuan Tongbao of the former Tang Dynasty.
Tongbao.】
"You are so brave. You dare to say these things. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the female officer of the Six Shang and Twenty-Four Divisions you belong to when you go back?" Li Xingyun asked.
"Your Majesty, a humble palace maid like me is often rotated and cannot stay in one place forever. Now that I have the opportunity to serve Your Majesty, I am lucky in this life."
"Besides, today's female officials are not those who were in the period of the traitors Zhu Wen and his son. They are basically replaced by us palace maids with clean identities and bodies."
"So, even if the salary is deducted, it is a matter of the former female officials and has nothing to do with the current female officials. It is unknown whether they will deliberately deduct the salary of the palace maids in the future."
While talking, the older palace maid remembered the night Li Xingyun ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in the Jiao Lan Palace a month ago. Secretly, it was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
How can we overthrow a dynasty without bloodshed?
It's just that the bad guys did so well that people didn't realize how many people died that night, and how many corpses still dripping with blood were pulled out car after car.
"I understand, you can go down." Li Xingyun waved his hand.
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s almost dusk.
He doesn't want to chat anymore, he just wants to lie down for a while.
"Your Majesty... your servant obeys your orders."
A hint of resentment flashed deep in the eyes of the older palace maid. She still had many tricks to seduce, but in the end she didn't dare to say anything more.
Alas, shouldn’t a man of your Majesty’s age like a eldest sister of my age?
Does His Majesty have picky tastes?
Do you like that kind of fierce woman?
Thinking about this.
The older palace maid thought of Ji Ruxue and Lu Linxuan. These two women were very cruel to His Majesty.
The problem is.
The older palace maid knew that the status of these two people was not simple. She did not dare to be mean to Li Xingyun, let alone make fun of her own nine tribes.
Just when the elderly palace maid lowered her head and thought seriously about some issues, a figure wearing a black leather armor dress appeared next to Li Xingyun.
This Qianying is not someone else.
It is Shi Yao, the current secret guard of Tianyou Star. With great heavenly skills, she is the strongest shield around Li Xingyun, and she is also the sharpest knife in his hand.
There is no need to question Shi Yao's ability. As a master of the Great Heavenly Level, she has extremely deep internal energy and unfathomable strength. Her predecessor was Meng Po, the top master of the Xuanming Sect.
He was once as famous as the Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui, and his status was above the four great corpse ancestors.
Except for the bad handsome Yuan Tiangang, Shi Yao is not afraid of anyone in the world.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Youzhen, the third son of the traitor Zhu Wen, hanged himself in Jiao Lan Hall today." Shi Yao lowered his body and whispered in Li Xingyun's ear.
Here we go again... Two big fat balls... What did you eat growing up?
Seriously.
It would be great if Xueer also had this talent...
Li Xingyun's eyebrows twitched, but he quickly averted his gaze.
"I didn't want to kill him, so why did he die?" Li Xingyun frowned slightly.
"It is said that the imperial army found a long-dried corpse from his room and forcibly buried it. Zhu Youzhen seemed to have completely collapsed." Shi Yao explained.