First, the imperial harem was to be reorganized, and it was proposed that the empresses and empresses of the same generation be united, and that a system of monogamy be implemented, and that expenses for the imperial harem be reduced.

Second, the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Women's Academy were established to select capable individuals for the imperial court.

Third, the government reformed its official system, implemented centralized power, and established a system of prefectures and counties for hierarchical management.

Fourth, princes and dukes lived together in the imperial city, and the fiefdom system was abolished.

Fifth, five camps were established: east, west, south, north, and central. The soldiers were supported by agriculture, serving as soldiers in wartime and as farmers in peacetime.

Sixth, complete the integration of the various ethnic groups in the north within ten years and open up border trade.

VII. Encourage industry and commerce, raise the status of merchants and artisans, and establish business schools in the Imperial College and the Imperial Women's College.

8. Women are not allowed to serve as officials in the court, and women in the inner palace are not allowed to interfere in politics.

These eight strategies, later known as the "Eight Strategies for Everlasting Prosperity," opened a new chapter for the Later Qi dynasty, which was in dire need of rebuilding.

After the Eight Policies of Yongxing were issued, even though the court officials had some complaints, they did not resist them. After all, the emperor and empress were not to be trifled with, and if they were to be pulled too far, they might lose their lives.

Similarly, Emperor Yongxing and Empress Chengde did not dare to push their ministers too far, because if they killed everyone, there would be no one left to do their job.

Wouldn't that leave them as commanders without troops?

Therefore, with the compromise between the two sides, the implementation of these eight national policies has been relatively smooth.

However, things rarely go as planned, especially when it comes to the distribution of interests and power. Even the most beneficial national policies for the court's development can encounter resistance.

Therefore, when the fiefdoms of the princes were abolished, the princes and governors who had submitted to the emperor immediately rose up in rebellion without a second thought. However, thanks to Emperor Yongxing's planning and scheming, they did not come out on top. With the cooperation of General Bai Ze and the Emperor's hidden guards, the obstacles were cleared within three years.

At the same time, the integration of northern ethnic groups was not going smoothly. Although the Di and Rong tribes had submitted to the Later Qi, who would want their own ethnic group to become a complete melting pot?

At the time, they were forced by circumstances, but now that the emperor is far away, they naturally have to do a lot of underhanded things.

However, the young master of the Peng family in the north was indeed quite capable, and he had intimidated the various Di and Rong tribes several times during their provocations.

Touman was very unwilling, but had no choice but to accept defeat.

However, upon hearing that the new emperor had only one woman by his side upon his ascension to the throne, he felt a strong connection with the emperor and believed that the emperor and his subjects should share the throne. Therefore, he specially selected ten women from northern ethnic groups and sent them to the Later Qi palace to serve the emperor.

After receiving the women and the letter of state from Touman, Shen Jinchen was pondering how to deal with them in the main hall when Prime Minister Wen Qiheng stepped forward and, with a smile, offered to resolve his worries:

"Your Majesty, the women of the Duke of Wen's household are dwindling. My wife is dissolute and never respects me as her husband. I wish to divorce her, but my elders in the family will not allow it. Please grant me these ten women as my concubines."

"Very well! My harem cannot accommodate women. If the Prime Minister can relieve my worries, then so be it. I will grant you this."

Shen Jinchen smiled and glanced at the shrewd Wen Qiheng, then agreed to his request.

The Di Rong envoy casually bestowed the women prepared by the king upon his ministers.

Feeling indignant, he immediately stood up to object:

“Your Majesty, these are the people carefully selected by my king to serve you, so that you can entrust them to others.”

"Go back and tell your king that after I ascended the throne, I established eight national policies. The first one is that the Later Qi royal family will practice monogamy, and there will only be one woman as the mistress of the harem. Tell him not to waste his time."

Shen Jinchen's words were not only a warning to the Di Rong envoy, but also a warning to the civil and military officials who still had the intention to place people in his lap.

He didn't want that woman in the palace to run away again. Now that he was the emperor, if his own woman ran away, where would he put his face?

Therefore, he had to put out the fire as soon as it even started.

"This... this is the emperor..."

The envoy wanted to say something more, but seeing the emperor at the head of the table staring at him with cold eyes, he couldn't utter a word.

In the end, he could only leave the palace with a belly full of resentment.

After the morning court session, Shen Jinchen went to Chenxi's Kunde Hall and told her about what had happened in court.

Cen Xi smiled as she looked at him:

"My husband needs to be trained. Look how well I've trained you."

"Alas! I never thought that even after becoming emperor, I wouldn't have the upper hand. Ah Xi, you must remember my love."

Shen Jinchen deliberately sighed softly and said something tender and lingering.

"Of course. To be treated with the true sincerity of an emperor, even if I were to die, it would be worth it."

Cen Xi walked over to Shen Jinchen, straddled his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and gently kissed him on the lips.

"You vixen, you always have to seduce me like this."

Shen Jinchen pinched her waist.

"Would the Emperor find it enjoyable?"

Cen Xi looked at Shen Jinchen with a smile, her coquettish manner truly resembling that of a vixen.

What do you think?

When Shen Jinchen was there, he slipped onto Cen Xi's belt.

"You're always thinking about those kinds of things. Can't we talk about something more serious? Like the matter of reforming the harem, I haven't reported to you yet."

Cen Xi pressed down on Shen Jinchen's hand, glared at him, and then quickly got off him.

"You wretched woman, I want to possess you and hold you in my arms all the time because I love you. Don't you know how much I pamper you?"

Shen Jinchen glanced at his empty arms with a smile, and gave a wry smile without saying a word.

"Don't put on such an air. It's uncomfortable to look at. I don't know how much favor you're showing. If you don't want to be favored, you can fill the harem. Your ministers have been itching to do so for a long time. As long as you ask, there will be plenty of people sending you women. If you don't like those barbarian women from the Di and Rong tribes, you can choose any of the women from the Central Plains. I won't stop you, will I?"

Cen Xi chuckled and tried to sow discord between the two.

"If I don't discipline you for a day, you'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles. I think you just need to be taught a lesson. Qingyi, guard the Kunde Palace and don't let anyone disturb your Empress."

Shen Jinchen was furious at Cen Xi's outrageous words. He immediately pressed Cen Xi's pressure points, carried her to the bed, and began tearing off her clothes.

The commotion was so great that many palace maids in the Kunde Palace trembled with fear.

Only the five or six women that Qingyi brought from the Su Nu Sect remained calm and composed.

"This happens several times a month, how come these young palace maids are still so easily frightened?"

Seeing that the woman in red had closed the palace door, the woman in green couldn't help but chuckle and mutter to herself.

"A girl who has never experienced love doesn't understand the intricacies of this world, unlike you who have already weathered many storms and are naturally calm and composed."

The woman in green smiled slightly and couldn't help but make a teasing remark.

"That's true. Once they're twenty and married, it won't be such a fuss. Speaking of which, our Empress is quite a character. She always manages to provoke His Majesty and then suffer the consequences herself."

The woman in red chuckled softly and nodded in agreement.