Four years since its founding, it has arrived amidst everyone’s expectations.
This year, Sheng Hong was twenty-three years old, which was the age at which a man could become the youngest and most powerful.
This year, Xie Mingxi was twenty-two years old, which was the age when a woman had the best energy and physical strength to get pregnant.
Empress Dowager Li's period of filial piety has passed, and all the ministers in the court were relieved for the Empress and Empress.
Speaking of which, the emperor's heirs were all delayed by observing filial piety. Emperor Jianwen died less than a month after Xie Mingxi gave birth to A'luo, and the period of filial piety lasted for three years.
Not long after Emperor Jianwen's period of filial piety passed, something happened in the capital, and Emperor Jian'an died. The new emperor observed national filial piety for another year.
Then, it was to observe filial piety for Empress Dowager Li.
Whether or not you have sex during the period of mourning is not something outsiders can control. The most important thing is that you should not get pregnant and have children during the period of mourning. After years of delay, the emperor now only has Princess Duanrou under her knees. She has no heirs. How can she not worry the officials?
Therefore, not long after the Shangyuan Festival, officials presented a memorial at the court meeting, asking the emperor to open the harem, accept concubines into the palace, and spread the branches and heirs of the Tian family.
The official who submitted the memorial was a young censor named Yang.
After Liu Censor reported illness and retired from office, several censors became quiet and peaceful.
As a royal censor, he is always quick to talk. Yang Yushi's impassioned memorial of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism went into the hearts of all the ministers. Several ministers echoed his words.
The emperor only favors the queen in the middle palace, and in recent years there has not even been a maid to serve her closely. This is no longer a secret. However, no matter how loving the husband and wife are, they cannot ignore the reproduction of the descendants of the Tian family.
Empress Xie's father, Xie Jun, the current Minister of Rites, looked normal at this time. He was secretly planning in his heart to ask the female family members to enter the palace to pay their respects to the Empress, and to remind the Empress to take good care of her health as soon as possible so that she could be pregnant and give birth to her son as soon as possible.
The prince, in order to stabilize his position in the middle palace.
The emperor, who was sitting on the dragon chair, listened with a kind face, and then said with a smile: "I have listened to what you all said. I also hope that the queen will be pregnant soon."
"There is no need to expand the harem. The queen and I are both young, so why worry about not having children?"
This is not necessarily the case!
Empress Dowager Yu is a ready example. After giving birth to Princess Changping, she has never been pregnant again...
Naturally, such heart-wrenching words should never be uttered.
Yang Yushi was in the limelight at the imperial meeting today, and he was in a surging mood. He raised his hands and said: "I also hope that the empress will be happy soon and give birth to a legitimate prince. It will be great luck for Da Qi to have a successor."
"It's just that having only one empress in the harem would be too empty. The empress has a reputation as a virtuous woman, so she should take the initiative to select concubines to serve the emperor and produce heirs for the heavenly family."
The implication is that only if Queen Xie takes the initiative to accept concubines for the emperor can she be considered virtuous. Otherwise, she is jealous but not virtuous.
Xie Jun's eyes flashed with anger.
Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come.
This Yang Yushi stirred up trouble at the court meeting, openly praising the queen, but actually belittling her.
Who is secretly instigating and instigating Yang Yushi?
Before Xie Jun could open his mouth to refute, Xiao Shangshu had already taken a step forward and scolded Yang Yushi: "The Queen has the final say in matters concerning the harem. The Queen Mother is also in charge. How can I allow you, a Yushi, to talk nonsense?"
"Whether the Queen is virtuous or not is for everyone to see, and it is not your turn to gossip."
After Xiao Shangshu angrily rebuked Yang Yushi, he raised his hands to the emperor on the dragon throne and said: "Yang Yushi made arrogant comments about the harem and did not cultivate his moral integrity. The old minister petitioned the emperor to severely punish Yang Yushi."
The emperor's handsome face also darkened: "Zhunzou! Someone is here to drive Yang Yushi out of the Jinluan Palace. He is not allowed to attend the imperial meeting again."
Yang Yushi was immediately dumbfounded.
As a censor, the most important duty is to report on the news and supervise the impeachment of hundreds of officials. He also has the right to advise the emperor on his words and deeds. After being completely excluded from the imperial meeting, what face does he have to be a censor again?
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Yang Yushi's legs went weak, and he knelt down to plead guilty. Several tall and strong imperial guards came forward and "invited" Yang Yushi away without any effort.
The court was quiet for a moment.
The emperor did not get angry, as if nothing had happened, and said kindly and kindly: "Dear sirs, do you have anything else important to say?"
Ministers: "..."
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After the court broke up, Mr. Zhao Ge took the initiative to invite Mr. Lu Ge to ride in a carriage.
Mr. Lu Ge happily agreed and got into the carriage with the help of his entourage.
In the spacious carriage, the two pavilion elders sat opposite each other and spoke in low voices.
"This Yang Yushi was instigated by someone unknown and deliberately slandered the Queen."
"There are only two or three people left and right."
It was either Empress Dowager Yu or Yu Gu Yudang. It was also possible that she was a certain royal prince who was closely related to King Linjiang. It had not even been three years since the emperor ascended the throne, so the real mortal enemy was them.
Mr. Zhao Ge frowned slightly and hummed softly: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind is not stopping! The emperor has been observing filial piety for several years, and now that the period of filial piety has come, these people can't wait to take action."
This eating scene is too ugly.
Let’s not talk about whether the concubine entering the palace can take away the favor of the emperor. Let’s just talk about the wide opening of the harem. Historically, only the queen or the queen mother can preside over the selection of concubines.
Empress Dowager Yu was lingering on the bed, and the person in charge of the harem was Empress Xie. The emperor had no intention of accepting a concubine, and Empress Xie would never be stupid enough to take the initiative to accept a concubine for the emperor.
Mr. Lu Ge said calmly: "Your Majesty does not have this thought, and it will be in vain for others to do so."
This is true.
Mr. Zhao Ge laughed mockingly and said: "The emperor is usually easy-going and amiable, and almost never gets angry. He is even more polite to the ministers. Some people think that the emperor has a soft temper and can be easily controlled."
"The emperor showed a little trick today, which is enough to scare everyone."
Mr. Lu Ge recalled the scene in the court and couldn't help but sigh: "The emperor is not old, but he is very safe and sophisticated in his actions. He has a plan in mind and a city in his chest!"
In short, a smiling tiger.
Compared with Emperor Jian'an who was always angry and angry, Emperor Jianye was obviously more powerful and more difficult to deal with.
After chatting for a while, Mr. Lu Ge added: "The emperor and the empress have a deep love. They have just entered the period of filial piety, and they want the emperor to open up the harem. Not to mention the empress's reaction, the emperor is the first to be unhappy."
"We don't need to interfere in such matters. After a year or two, if the Queen is still unable to conceive, it won't be too late to file a memorial again."
Elder Zhao Ge nodded, then changed his tone and mentioned his youngest son who was about to return to the capital: "Zhao Qi has served as an official in Shu for one term and will return to the capital to report on his duties in two months. I haven't seen him in several years.
From now on, I can simply keep him in the capital so that I can take care of him at any time."
Mr. Lu Ge also had the same idea, but he said with a smile: "They are capable and promising. It is a good thing to work for the emperor and seek a future for themselves."
