female concubine

The smoked wind blows the flags and flutters above the street. The emperor rides his horse to face the sun in the east. When he inadvertently lowers his head, he sees that the young man beside him is already sweating profusely. He asks, "It's hot..."

The young man turned his head, "I'm fine, Your Majesty has been fighting hard outside, so I can't share His Majesty's worries, I am very ashamed."

The emperor turned his head and said nothing. Under the city wall of Xihua Gate, the red-clothed woman standing in the middle of the outer court woman was very conspicuous, and the eyes that had gone through the vicissitudes of life soon became full of this blush.

The young man helped the emperor to get off the imperial horse, and immediately bowed his hands to the woman, "Your Highness."

"The concubine welcomes His Majesty's triumphant return."

After the emperor got off his horse, he took off his helmet, took three steps and two steps, and ran to Xiao Youqing to stop the person who wanted to salute, ignoring the accompanying civil and military officials and the wives on both sides of the city wall, he hugged him into the In his arms, the weight of the armor plus the drenched clothes inside, the emperor dared not lean on with all his strength, so he just hugged him tightly, regardless of the hot weather.

Princess Fuqing stood aside and looked at her parents. Before leaving the palace, the nurse reminded her a few words. If she had done it differently, she would have rushed out from the side of the palace.

"what happened?"

Two drops of tears suddenly fell from the emperor's eyes, "I broke my promise again."

Xiao Youqing put it down with a sigh of relief, "This year's flowers are gone, and there will be more next year."

The emperor lowered his head and rubbed against Xiao Youqing's neck, "Next year is next year, and I didn't promise next year."

Xiao Youqing held her face, and immediately stretched out his hand to gently wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, "The officials are already so big." Looking at the exposed civil and military officials behind Yuma, he said, "There are still so many people here Woolen cloth."

The emperor still rubbed against her neck without hesitation, and was soaked in sweat after a while.

"It's all sweat, don't you dislike such a hot Tianguan family?"

"My sister's smell is always the most attractive, how can I dislike it." The emperor immediately raised his arm and sniffed, "I forgot that I was sweating all over today."

Xiao Youqing looked at her usual silly appearance and smiled, reached out and stroked the broken hair on her forehead and said softly: "Go back to the palace and change your clothes."

"it is good."

It wasn't until the two hugging people separated that Princess Fuqing walked out from the palace man, "Daddy."

Looking at his daughter who was much taller, the emperor reached out and touched her head, "One year has passed, and Ruhua has grown so tall."

Princess Fuqing leaned into the emperor's arms and raised her head, "Ruhua misses Daddy, does Daddy miss Ruhua?"

The emperor smiled dotingly and said: "Of course, Ruhua is Daddy's most precious jewel, and Daddy thinks about it every day when he is in the army."

Princess Fuqing stared into her clear eyes and asked: "Then, does Daddy want Madam more or Ruhua more?"

"..." The emperor lowered his head and looked at Xiao Youqing.

Princess Fuqing turned her head, "Ruhua knows, Daddy only writes letters to Madam."

"You child," Xiao Youqing gently touched Princess Fuqing's head, "Your father just came back from the battlefield."

Princess Fuqing turned her head and made a grimace at her mother, "I'm going to find my brother," and then walked to his side, "Daddy is back, so my brother will have time to spend with Ruhua, right?"

The boy stretched out his hand in his wide sleeve and hooked Princess Fuqing's nose, "My younger sister is already a big girl."

Seeing the brothers and sisters like this, the emperor and Xiao Youqing looked at each other with a smile, and then took a step closer and took her hand to board the chariot. The imperial driver entered the palace from the Xihua Gate, and the officials who were exposed to the sun could finally go to the cool place to cool off, and touched one after another. to sweat.

Kunning Palace

The armor with knife marks was taken off and hung on the shelf, and a basin of ice cubes was placed on the table to cool off the heat. Xiao Youqing stretched out his hand to remove the sweat-stained clothes on the emperor, and immediately saw new wounds added beside the old wounds.

The emperor held her trembling hand, "What the armor can't block are minor and insignificant injuries, sister, don't worry too much."

"Doesn't the slight injury hurt?"

"The officials asked the courtiers and concubines to take good care of themselves, so what about myself?" Xiao Youqing wrung out the white silk in the copper basin, and gently wiped the sweat on the emperor's body, "The officials broke their promises not only after the begonia flowers withered. Go back to Beijing."

"If sister is too angry," the emperor stretched out his arm, "just beat me up."

Xiao Youqing thought about it, but couldn't bear to see the injuries all over her body, "Do you think I'm willing?"

The emperor then turned around and hugged the man, and rubbed his ear against Xiao Youqing's waist, saying: "I'm sorry for making you worried."

"Don't think that an apology is enough."

The emperor raised his head, "My sister can do whatever she wants, as long as Wei Qian can get it."

Xiao Youqing reached out to put his hand on the emperor's chin to hold it up, and looked at each other, "What do you plan to do with the empress's surname Wuzang?"

"Sister knows?"

Xiao Youqing let go.

The emperor sat back and said, "I won't kill innocent female relatives. She is the queen of Xixia, so I can't just let them go." Then he turned his head and said, "Then my sister should know about the fact that I saw her alone."

"So what if I know, can I still tie you up?"

"I..."

"It's not that I don't trust you." Xiao Youqing lowered his head and looked into the emperor's deep eyes again.

The emperor stood up and walked forward to hug her into his arms, "My sister doesn't like the woman I see alone, I just don't see her in the future."

"I didn't hide Sirou's romantic past, and my concubine also heard about it..."

"Sister, is she afraid that I will also be hooked by her?" The emperor put his arms around Xiao Youqing's waist, "Sister has no confidence in herself?"

Xiao Youqing turned her head, "Who knows."

"Wei Qian knows," the emperor leaned into Xiao Youqing's ear, "She said men are lustful, but I said otherwise, my sister is the most beautiful woman in the world, in my eyes and in my heart, my sister's goodness is nothing. Humans are replaceable."

"One year has passed, and the official's mouth is still like honey."

The emperor said tightly: "I don't treat others like this."

Xiao Youqing reached out and gently pushed it away, "Hot."

"It's been so long, doesn't my sister miss me?"

Xiao Youqing turned around and put on a clean dress for her, "I'm sweating all over, let's take a bath first."

"it is good."

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In June of the 12th year of Qianyuan, the emperor triumphantly returned to Beijing and held a banquet in the Jiying Hall to reward the meritorious officials. He rewarded the vanguard general Xiao Yunze as Marquis for his meritorious deeds. On the fourth day, civil servants were dispatched to serve as Duhu, Deputy Duhu, Changshi, and Sima to the Duhufu to take charge of the military and political affairs of the various tribes. By mid-June, there were more than [-] countries that had arrived at the Dragon Boat Festival to pay tribute and pay homage. In the second ten days of the month, the Ministry of Industry was ordered to select the idle houses in the capital, and announced to the world that the prisoners of war would be given a residence in the clan's mansion, but they were not allowed to leave the capital without an edict.

Dutang

The servant walked into the East Mansion with the edict drafted by the Imperial Academy, "Mr. Lu, the government has an edict to appease the members of the Li clan and needs you to sign it."

Lu Wei raised his head, then raised his pen and said hesitantly: "Is there no other words from the official family?"

The servant replied: "The official only said that Lu Xiang should sign it."

Lu Wei's veteran hand holding the pen froze for a moment, and then wrote his name where the imperial edict was sealed.

Privy Council

The purple robe with white hair at both temples walked into the West Mansion with steady steps.

"Lu Xiang."

"Lu Xiang."

Lu Wei nodded again and again and asked the servant, "Is Chen Shumi Chen Xianggong here?"

"Yes." The servant led Lu Wei into the room where the Privy Council was working.

"Master, Lu Xiang is here."

Chen Yu put down the pen in his hand, stood up and walked out clapping his hands and said, "Why is Prime Minister Lu so free to come to the Privy Council in person today?"

Lu Wei shook his head and sat down with Chen Yu.

"Nowadays, the old ministers in the court are inviting old people one after another, and you and I have also reached the age to be an official."

Chen Yu straightened his purple wide sleeves, pointed at the deserted Privy Council, "Since the reform, many trivial matters of the Privy Council have been returned to the Ministry of War..." Chen Yu stared at the old man, "No one in this court dares to tell the truth now, the next The official is really guilty of the late emperor, Lu Xiang is the elder, and the prestige of the government and the public is not as good as the official..."

Lu Wei shook his head, "At the beginning of June, when the official's class returned to the court, they suddenly fired shots in front of Wansheng's gate, causing all the officials to panic. This is the official's warning to everyone. This court is now a court for only one official."

Chen Yu lowered his hand on the table and sighed: "Forget it, they are all people who have half their feet in the loess."

In July of the 12th year of Qianyuan, Minister Zuo Pushe Lv Wei and Privy Councilor Chen Yu submitted a letter to invite the elderly, but the emperor refused to stay. In mid-July, Chen Yu and Lu Wei resigned again. The old and sick asked the emperor to agree to go home to rest.

In July of the same year, Lu Wei became an official with Zuo Pushe and Minister of the Menxia, ​​and presented Zhongshu Ling, Taishi, and Gong Guogong as gifts. Chen Yu became an official with knowledge of the Privy Council, and presented Shizhong and Wen Guogong.

In late July, Liu Shubai was moved to the right servant of Shangshu, and Wang Wenfu was appointed to be the right servant of Shangshu.

In August, a supervisory report will be made.

The servant stepped into the Chuigong Hall, "Officials, I will be the supervisor and ask to see you."

"Xuan."

Jiang Zuojian stepped into the hall, cupped his hands and said: "I will bow to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I bow to you."

"What's the matter?"

"The palace of the Imperial Palace has been completed," Jiang Zuojian took out a roll of blueprints from his sleeve and presented, "Your Majesty, please have a look."

"According to the decree and later requirements of the King of Han, everything was simplified in the construction of the mansion. When the King of Han supervised the country, the general was appointed as the supervisor to reduce the mansion by half, and all the savings were invested in military expenses."

The emperor picked up the drawing submitted by the servant, unfolded it, glanced at it, and put it back, "Frugality is a good thing, but you can't neglect the most important thing, safety."

"I understand that the king is the eldest son of the official family, and the king's security officials dare not neglect. The bricks and tiles are reinforced when the craftsmen build them, so they can stand for hundreds of years."

The emperor returned to the inner palace with the Han Palace drawn by the Academy of Painting.

"The Palace of the King of Han has been built."

Xiao Youqing took off her outer robe for her, "Is the official planning to let Da Lang start a family right now?"

"Yes, it's just the opening of the mansion. He still has to say hello every day, so he won't miss him." The emperor held Xiao Youqing's hand, "I don't seem to have seen the palace man next to him since he came back."

"The concubine let her out of the palace."

"Going out of the palace, why?"

"Didn't the official family hate Wu Nei people before, why are the concubines surprised when they send her away to the official family?"

"no..."

Xiao Youqing sighed: "Da Lang seems to be a little dependent on her, so the concubine summoned her alone. If she is willing to keep the concubine, Da Lang will give her a title after marrying a wife. The concubine doesn't care about her background, but Da Lang is Your Majesty, how could those courtiers allow the Prince's wife to come from a royal family?"

The emperor lowered his hands, "It's been a long time and I've forgotten how many people have been crushed to death by this family turmoil. When I was a prince, I was with those... I was criticized every day, and sometimes I hated myself too. Now that I think about it, if I don’t have this family background, how can I marry my sister.”

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In the autumn of the 12th year of Qianyuan, Emperor Wei Zongren of the Han Dynasty established a mansion belonging to Tokyo. Doctor of Taixue concurrently served as Prince's Mansion Yishan lectured on Confucian classics and history for the Prince.