female concubine

After the meeting with the envoys of various countries, the officials changed their clothes. The emperor did not return to the Kunning Hall but went to the Wende Hall to change his robes and held a banquet in the Daqing Hall. The state banquet did not end until late at night. go.

On the back of the inner palace, thinking about those poor women in the main hall today, the emperor bowed his head and thought for a long time, "What happened to Sansi?"

"After the court meeting ended, the third envoy took all the women away, presumably to ask the officials first to dare not deal with the holy will at will."

"Tomorrow, you go to the Third Division and tell the officials who rewarded the case to choose from among the young officials, and say that these women are gifts from the imperial court."

"Yes." The six sons were worried at the side: "During the state banquet, the villain invited the saint and the saint refused to come. Are you angry when you hear that you want to accept the concubine presented by the envoys from various countries?"

"Probably not... right, my sister is not this kind of person, she should understand my intentions..." The emperor raised his eyebrows anxiously, "I have already thought about it thoroughly, and the envoys from various countries will return after the Nanyuyuan rides and shoots." The country should bring back the reputation of me as a lustful and incompetent monarch. A small country dare not shine with the sun and the moon, but is afraid that the sun and the moon will cover it. When it perishes, it will desperately resist. Let them Relax your vigilance, the first emperor was ambitious when he took the throne, but it took more than ten years to recover the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures, and after that, he has no spare power to govern the small border countries."

The servant carried his waist and stopped in front of Kunning Hall, and the palace servants carrying lanterns entered the courtyard to lead the way.

The emperor walked into the yard and found that all the lights in the main hall had been extinguished, only the palace lanterns that illuminated the corridors were still on under the beams.

"There are no lanterns in the hall, did the sage rest..." Qi Liu followed by the emperor's side.

In the outermost corridor of the dormitory, there was only one palace official standing upright and watching the night. When he saw the emperor, he stepped forward to bless him, "Blessings to the official family."

"The saint is asleep?"

The palace servant nodded, "Go back to the official's house, the saint rested an hour ago, and told the slave to tell the official's house, let... the official's house go back to Funing Hall to sleep tonight."

"I went back tonight, can I still come in tomorrow?" The emperor shook his head and pushed the door open.

The sound of pushing the door woke up the woman who was on the vigil on the chair. After rubbing her eyes, she hurriedly stood up, "All blessings to the official family, why did the official family come back?"

"You asked me why I came back?" The emperor pointed at the door and hesitated to speak.

"Officials." The queen's personal servant walked into the palace.

The emperor pulled his sleeve to the other side of the room, "Sister, is she angry with me?"

Zhao Ping shook his head, "The sage knew that if it was any of the late emperors, all the women who paid tribute would be filled into the inner palace. It's just that the sage has nothing to say, but his heart is more or less uncomfortable. The sage's life is not from the official family. I don’t want to be angry, but I know that the officials and the sage have a lot of helplessness in this imperial city, but the sage said that he is not a broad-minded person, and the sage also knows that the officials are all eyes on her, so he doesn’t want to bring these unhappiness to the officials. Let the officials add more trouble."

"Should a queen be broad-minded? Who is talking nonsense? I don't need this kind of forbearing and restrained love. I can't be unscrupulous but I have to be careful."

"The saint is asleep."

The emperor hesitated, "Then I will explain to her tomorrow."

"You'd better go in, no matter when, she won't stop you, her temperament is very similar to Madam, but she is more stubborn than Madam, she doesn't have a natural good temper, neither is a saint, just because...you are the one special person."

"It would be great if a saint was as free and easy as his wife, but he is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed, and he is bound by rules and regulations."

"If you can, you can take the saint away. Maybe the thing that the saint wanted the most has now become the last thing he wants. Seeing that you are often angry and can't rest well, the saint doesn't feel bad Sad."

The emperor lowered his hands, "Why don't I want to, but how can I do it?" Then he walked towards the room with heavy steps, and sat down with the chair at the door.

The emperor looked at the dark palace, "Here is a cage that once you enter, you cannot get out."

Seeing the emperor's sudden change of appearance, the female envoy looked at Zhao Ping without knowing why, and said quietly: "What's wrong with the official, what did you say to the official, the official won't think that the saint is angry?"

"Hush." ​​Zhao Ping gestured to the envoy to shut up.

The female envoy lowered her voice again, "You are a bully."

The emperor didn't care about the quiet conversation between the two servants, but raised his head and asked, "Did sister really fall asleep?"

The female envoy walked up to the blessing body, "Going back to the official's house, the sage has fallen asleep. The official family also knows that there are a lot of introspection in fashion books at the end of last year. The sage hasn't rested for several nights. Just wait When I was at the official's house, I couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep on the table, and Nu and Xi Qiu helped the saint back to the bed, and when the saint woke up, he ordered the slave to let the official's family go back to Funing Hall for a rest overnight."

"Okay, I understand, you all step back."

"Yes."

The female envoy and the inner servant closed the door of the outer hall, Xichun took Zhao Ping to the lower part of the palace lamp, looked around, "The officials and the girls are not good enough, why do you want to talk nonsense and make the officials so sad. "

"You don't know the girl's character. The girl will never soften her heart to show weakness, let alone tell the officials what she wants. There will be a long time to come. Who can guarantee that the officials will really only guard us, girl? After a lifetime, this time it is a court tribute offering a woman, and the next time it is a courtier recommending a woman from an aristocratic family to enter the palace. You have not been in the palace for a long time, so you don’t know the many darkness in the inner palace."

"I see the official family is so sad...would it be unfair to the official family..."

"He is the emperor, and the greatest justice in this world is him."

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The sound of a bell woke up the sleeping woman. When she opened her eyes, she found that the sky was still a little dark. It was the first time since she moved back to Kunning Palace that there was no one beside her pillow. Xiao Youqing got up from the couch and smelled a familiar smell in the room. After a light fragrance, it was realized that someone came in last night.

Then she put on a thin gown and walked out of the room. When she opened the door, the person leaning on the high chair almost slipped and fell with her head on her head. Xiao Youqing was frightened and hurriedly caught the person. When she touched her, she found that she was cold, so she secretly The suppressed unhappiness gradually dissipated, replaced by helpless acceptance.

Wei Huan also woke up because of this, opened his eyes when he smelled the familiar fragrance, and was stunned for a while.

"Why is the official family sleeping at the door? Didn't the concubine order them to let the official family return to Funing Palace? Even if the official family is unwilling, they can just sleep in the house. Why are they sitting here?"

"I'm keeping watch for you, are you still angry?"

"Angry?" Xiao Youqing squatted down in front of her knees, covered her cold hands and said patiently: "The concubine is not angry, it's just that I was too tired last night."

"Then why didn't San Niang come to the banquet? Is it because I didn't call you in person?"

"The court meeting is different from the court meeting. Did the officials forget that courtiers and concubines don't like to be lively." Xiao Youqing continued to hold her hand.

"Sanniang is still angry, I can see that."

Xiao Youqing gradually turned cold, "Yes." He raised his head and asked, "So how did the officials do it?"

"I...I really want to refuse in person, and cut off their idea of ​​forcing people on me. I have already asked the third division to give those women as rewards to the courtiers. I promise you that no matter what, there will never be any The second wife."

Seeing that Xiao Youqing's eyes softened slightly, Wei Huan grabbed her hand and said aggrievedly: "Fu Ning Palace is too cold, even if you fall asleep, you will have nightmares."

Xiao Youqing stared at her for a long time, "The body of the official is also very cold now," he took her hand and got up, and walked to the charcoal basin beside him, feeling helpless and distressed, "Even if the courtiers are angry, the official can't be foolish here. Sitting for a whole night, the weather is cold, what if I get frozen?"

"Sister, are you not angry? The words in the Daqing Palace are not true. As a bastard, I am not known to all countries. When a bastard ascends the throne, they must test it out. The ambitions of Beiliao and Xixia cannot be guaranteed. Other countries attack Song together to consume the strength of the country, and I don't want to fall short because of this."

"I don't know what the officials said." The charcoal in the charcoal basin gradually ignited, Xiao Youqing sat next to the emperor and immediately hugged him gently, rubbing against his neck and trembling slightly: "It's just a grudge and dislike." , and has nothing to do with the government, and at the same time, I hate myself for not being generous enough to live in my own world."

"This kind of thing won't happen again, even if the filial piety period has passed, the emperor will not draft." The emperor tremblingly stroked her back, "Today there is a shooting banquet in Yujin Garden in the southern suburbs, sister..."

"The concubine is fine." Xiao Youqing sat up supporting her shoulders and neck, and his face gradually returned to normal, "Since it is a state banquet, how can the queen be absent?"

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On the second day of the first month of the third year of Qianyuan, the imperial court held a shooting banquet in Nanyuyuan, inviting envoys from various countries.

Hundreds of officials followed Yu Ren, and the guard of honor holding flags and banners extended for several streets. When the imperial driver passed through Xuande Gate, he stopped for a while. .

The 64 drivers guiding the carriage of the Son of Heaven reined in their harnesses, and the six green horses stopped at the Xuande Building, snorting,

The servant in the car opened the green embroidered curtain and walked into the car house, "Officials, saints."

"Go get a thick fox fur."

Qi Liu saw the emperor lying on Xiao Youqing's lap with his eyes closed, "Is the official asleep?"

Xiao Youqing nodded, "The official family didn't sleep last night, so it should take a long time to walk for dozens of miles."

"Yes." Qi Liu walked out of the carriage house, touched his head and stepped down the silver ladder, "Last night, I saw the official's family go back to sleep, why are you still sleepy?"

From Xuandemen all the way to the south, Yujia crossed the Zhou Bridge on the Bianhe River and passed through Zhuquemen. The snow on the imperial street was cleaned up, leaving only snow on the green tiles of the pavilions. Yujia crossed the Longjin Bridge and went south After Xunmen arrived at Yujin Garden in the southern suburbs.

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In the school grounds, there were already three guards who were good at shooting, and the guards were waiting in plain clothes.

The emperor led Xiao Youqing to the hall built in the north and sat down. After the visit, the envoys from various countries also took their seats. Only then did they see the true face of Empress Wei Song, which seemed to confirm the rumors.

The Xixia envoy exchanged glances with the entourage standing behind him, and the entourage wearing the golden crown nodded slightly to him.

"I heard that General Yelu of the Northern Liao Dynasty is brave and good at fighting, especially proficient in riding and shooting. I wonder who is better than General Yeli Yang Sheng of Xixia?"

The translator bowed to the Xixia envoy's ear and relayed the emperor's words, "The ministers speak lightly and dare not compare with General Yelu, let alone compete with the emperor's generals."

"There are only winners and losers on the battlefield, but there are no monarchs and ministers. I don't like these clichés. If you want to compare, then let's do it quickly. Otherwise, what fun is there?"

"Yes."

"I heard that the Xiao family of the Song Dynasty is a century-old general, and all the children of the family are good at shooting..." The Xixia envoy looked around the seat, and after a week of patrolling, he did not see the person he wanted to see, so he locked his eyes on the emperor. Side, "I also heard that the emperor's queen is the grandson of Marshal Xiao, who is not only talented and beautiful, but also has both civil and military skills."

Xiao Huaide's reputation in Xixia not only frightened the soldiers, but also feared and admired the generals. The brave obeyed the strong.

When the Xiao family was mentioned suddenly, the emperor leaned in front of Xiao Youqing, "Uncle Guo once beheaded people who had no family, and Wu Zang was related to them by marriage, but he should have never met Uncle Guo."

Xiao Youqing sat on the chair and said without anger: "Brother is guarding the south for His Majesty. There are so many generals in this game. Do you mean that General Yeli wants to compete with a woman like me?"

The envoy was blocked by Xiao Youqing when he was about to ask, and the Beiliao envoy stood up to smooth things over for him, "In our Beiliao, there is also a wise and brave queen who gallops on the battlefield during tribal wars. On the grassland, there is no distinction between men and women. A strong man can ride and shoot and hunt women no worse than men."

The emperor whispered: "I'm sorry, I only wanted you to accompany me, but I forgot that the Xixia envoy is from the Yeli family. This envoy admires his clan brothers very much, that is, the two brothers who are now guarding the border with heavy troops. , the Zang family was not favored by her, I guess she said something to him during Xingqing, that woman is a person who hates evil and hates..."

"Which woman?"

"..." The emperor was stunned, "No Zang family..." He quickly explained: "I only met her once, and it was because I stole the map of their country, and I haven't seen her since. .”

"Oh? The official family can remember her so clearly by meeting once. It seems that she is not an easy woman. It seems that the official family has been in Xixia for a few years." Xiao Youqing turned his head and looked at her, "I had a lot of love affairs."

The emperor sat upright with his body leaning on the armrest, playing with his helpless hands huddled in his light yellow robe.

The civil servants wearing hairpins on their heads were dissatisfied with the provocations of the envoys of the Northern Liao Dynasty, "His Royal Highness is a pilgrim of the country, how can the wind of the world be like a rough woman riding a horse and shooting arrows."

"Oh, so in your eyes, riding a horse is a vulgar act for a woman," the Liao envoy clasped his fists to the emperor, "Son of Heaven, Sheng Ming, thought that the Song Dynasty was the same as the Khitan, but it's a pity," the envoy spread his hands, feeling Yujin The cold wind blowing in the garden, "If you don't run wild on the prairie once, you can't feel the wind of the prairie whistling in your ears."

"Does the Liao envoy want to talk to me about freedom?" Xiao Youqing's face was calm, and there was no ups and downs in his eyes. "Or is it that the empress of the Song Dynasty is not as good as your empress of the Northern Liao Dynasty?"

"My servant dare not."

"If I remember correctly, Beiliao and Wei Song were no longer brothers when they were the first emperors. What does your queen do and what does it have to do with me?"

"This..." the Beiliao envoy lowered his head and looked around. As the younger brother of the Beiliao Emperor, he witnessed his elder brother bury the sixteen prefectures with his own eyes.

Only then did Xiao Youqing whisper to the emperor beside him: "Okay, the officials will let him go down the steps."

"It's still my sister who is amazing, just say a few words."

"It's not a few words, but because there are officials behind the concubines and this country as support."

"Then the words must be intimidating."

The emperor turned his head with a slight smile, "Today's shooting banquet, if you can defeat the generals of the country, I will spare you the crime of disrespect."

"Thank you, Son of Heaven, for your generosity."

When riding and shooting, Yelu's imitation arrow awakened the generals of the dynasty but was defeated by the envoy of Xixia. Yeli Yang Shengfa hit the bull's-eye with [-] strings without any difference.

"Arrows are shot without fail. This person's reflexes and agility are not simple." Xiao Youqing watched the movement of the Xixia envoy riding on the horse and shooting arrows and the coldness in his eyes. It is necessary to judge the direction and strength of the wind, if the government wants to take back Hexi, this person cannot be kept."

"I know, but this is a tribute. Once something happens in the territory, it will make the nations vigilant."

The author has something to say: In terms of strength, the strength of the big countries is equal (the strength of the annexation of the enemy is not there)

These women were regarded as tributes. Unfortunately, why not return them? Of course, she has her considerations, and she has figured out the country's system.

If she really entered the inner palace, the married woman would stay in the inner palace all her life until the death of the emperor. Without an heir, she could only guard the mausoleum or become a monk. (It is the court lady who is released from the palace, and it is impossible for the concubine.)

Please use the social environment at that time to evaluate, Xiaoliu treated women very differently compared to other emperors.

In the past, she was a prince, and as long as there were internal struggles, now she is the emperor and she must face a contest between countries.The confrontation between more than two countries is not only about strength, but also strategy (why did Song, Liao and Xia last for so long? The three parties are all in check and balance. Song almost used the economy to bring down the two countries, but was later risen by Jurchen, Liao It was destroyed in the hands of gold.) Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated the nutrient solution during 2020-06-0319 20:10:2020~06-0406-39:54:[-]~

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