When the war between Wuguan and Qizhou had begun vigorously, and the war was burning from Nanyang to the northwest, Li Xingchen was gently rubbing Lechang's calf.
It has been nine months, and we have already entered the tenth month.
Not only did Lechang look a lot fatter, her calves were also swollen and red, so after Li Xingchen returned to the capital, regardless of whether Lechang agreed or not, which was usually verbally, he would insist on pinching her legs with pleasure in his heart.
Although Lechang is not someone who likes to fight openly and covertly with other concubines in the harem, it does not mean that she is not willing to enjoy Li Xinchen's favor to highlight her difference from others. When Yuchi Chifan was about to give birth, Li Xinchen was not there
People around her naturally wouldn't do these things. However, the little girl from Jinling wasn't very heavy when she was born, so Yuchi Chifan didn't actually gain much weight. In addition, her physical condition was definitely better than that of the Jiangnan girl.
It is stronger, so there is no concurrency phenomenon.
Li Xingchen carefully put down Lechang's legs, then reached out and pulled the quilt to cover her. This series of processes did not require Qinghe and others to do it for her, just like an ordinary husband: "Last time I said
I passed, do you think it’s okay?”
Li Xingchen was reminded by Shen Wuhua before and decided to find something to do for the concubines in the harem. After all, the rules of the harem not to interfere with politics cannot be violated. Since these women cannot touch the political power, they have no way to do anything else. In all likelihood,
The Ninth Council will focus all its attention on being jealous or fanning the flames of the future princes. After all, who doesn’t want to be the empress dowager?
Therefore, Li Xingchen had to find something to distract the attention of these women, especially now in his harem, from Xiao Xiang to Yuchi Chifan to Shen Wuhua, who is destined to enter the palace with a new identity in the future, this is all in history
Having sat in the position of empress and a true mother of the world, Li Xingchen did not think that these people were just fuel-efficient lamps. They were all smart.
"I think this is a good concubine, but is this appropriate?" Lechang said worriedly. Although she was a queen in a very upright position, her status was somewhat embarrassing, so she had been wanting to prove herself for a long time, but she was afraid of doing something wrong.
Moth, on the contrary, it gave an opportunity to those who had been making a fuss about her origin. Those in the north and Shu were eager to replace Xiao Xiang or Yuchi Chifan.
"You will know after you try it," Li Xingchen said after careful consideration. He noticed Lechang's hesitation and probably understood her worries, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you come forward alone in this matter.
With me at the front, even if something unexpected happens, if you want to be held accountable, you should come to me first."
Lechang originally wanted to deny it, but he felt that it was wrong to tell lies like this, so he could only say slowly: "Your Majesty, am I shirking my responsibility like this?"
Li Xingchen stretched out his finger and pressed her lips: "It was my idea, so how can you shirk your responsibility? Well, you have time to think about right and wrong, so why not think about how to do this well?"
right."
Lechang said hurriedly: "Actually, I have also had an affair with several sisters. Xiao Xiang wants to go to the academy, Yuchi wants to go to the inner palace, and Sister Shen's thoughts are also clear to your Majesty."
At this point, Lechang rolled her eyes at Li Xinchen. She admitted that she did play a role in fueling the flames between Li Xinchen and Shen Wuhua, but Li Xinchen herself was able to cooperate with the work. How long had the two of them been going out together? When Shen Wuhua When Hua came back, Lechang saw her eyes full of love and affection, and knew that her husband had succeeded.
And Li Xingchen smiled coquettishly. It felt like he was going on a business trip with his wife and best friend, and then he took his best friend in as well, so he cleverly changed the subject: "This girl Xiang'er, I'm afraid she can only read books and organize classics. It’s an excuse, the main thing is that I want to see more of my father and brother, but if you want to go, go. As for Yuchi asking her to keep an eye on the inner palace, at least she feels more at ease than others."
Kong Wangxian is still in charge of the inner palace now, but Kong is still responsible for almost the entire harem's internal affairs, so the inner palace feels a little powerless, so dividing it up and handing it over to Yuchi Chifan obviously makes Li Xingchen feel more at ease.
The Inner Palace, as the name suggests, is the emperor's small treasury. It is a financial system that operates independently of the national treasury. Since Li Xingchen came to the throne, most of the money in the Inner Palace has actually been diverted to enrich the national treasury. The long-term war and the Nanchen court itself The internal strife and the sensual life of Nanchen had caused Nanchen's treasury to be almost empty. Li Xingchen also suspected that this might be one of the reasons why Nanchen was unable to launch any large-scale war in the later period.
As for before taking Jiangnan, Li Xinchen's subordinates did not have the concept of internal government.
In any case, there must still be some money in the inner government. This is one of the guarantees for the emperor's status, especially after the world is unified. If Li Xingchen carries out any financial reforms or implements a new economic system, there will be no money in the inner government. Inventory is the best start-up capital. This can ensure that Li Xingchen will not be controlled by any aristocratic family or compromise with anyone. Before, when promoting the bank, Li Xingchen had faced the problem of insufficient money. In the end, he could only be controlled by the Bashu family. With Bashu Aristocratic Family serves as the main body in promoting banks.
Now with the development of the Han Dynasty's internal business network and the flow of money, the Bashu family headed by the Xiajiang Tang family has naturally made a lot of money, and this has also allowed them to rapidly increase their strength in a short period of time and become a leader who can challenge others. Li Xinchen weakened the challenge of the southeastern family. If Li Xinchen had not introduced the power of the north in time, but the three parties had reached a check and balance, I am afraid that the court would have been in trouble by now.
So even if you are an emperor, you still have to have money.
Therefore, Li Xingchen also agreed to let Yuchi Chifan come forward to clean up the inner palace. Judging from the current economy of the Han Dynasty, which is gradually recovering, it is very easy to make enough money as long as you don't go against the current.
"Then let's settle it like this for now." Li Xingchen nodded slightly.
"When does Your Majesty plan to welcome Sister Shen into the palace?" Lechang changed the subject, as if he wanted to watch the fun.
Li Xingchen was startled for a moment: "Then I have to ask the queen how she plans to arrange it."
"According to my concubine, there shouldn't be any rush." Lechang deliberately prolonged his tone.
"You, Sister Shen, are not young anymore, so you still need to be anxious." Li Xingchen said quickly.
"Then isn't Your Majesty himself anxious?" Lechang said with a sweet smile, "I must tell Sister Shen this truthfully?"
"Of course I'm anxious." Li Xingchen immediately expressed his attitude.
"Three days later, on the auspicious day of the zodiac, Sister Shen will enter the palace together with the newly selected show girl." Lechang said calmly.