Chapter 358: Expanding the harem
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The Seventh Prince destroyed the royal family.
There was even an earthquake.
The scene was comparable to the explosion Jiang Wan had seen in her previous life.
In a sense, the course of history has not changed much.
The major events that should have taken place still happened.
On this day, the court was held.
The new emperor and the new queen faced all the officials at the same time.
Jiang Changtian put on the dragon robe and did not feel uncomfortable.
Perhaps he had not thought of this day when he rebelled.
He had not thought of it when he entered the capital.
But after becoming the Imperial Court Minister and entering the palace to see the emperor, he saw the emperor in the dragon robe and found that the emperor was an ordinary human being with common human weaknesses: greedy for life and fear of death, wanting comfort, liking to hear good words and disliking to hear criticism, stubborn and self-righteous, very self-righteous, very suspicious... He was just an ordinary person with a good background.
However, the dragon robe and the crown will change a person, because the power is too great.
If you can't afford to wear it, you will be worn by it.
It's like an ordinary person wearing a super expensive dress, and his walking and eating are controlled by the clothes. He is afraid that the clothes will get dirty and torn. Wherever he goes, he pays attention to the clothes, and he himself disappears and becomes an accessory of the clothes.
Jiang Erlang didn't have any ambitions. He just wanted to keep his family safe.
Maybe he was used to being persecuted since he was a child. He felt that someone wanted to harm him wherever he went. He always felt that he was not strong enough and there were too many bad people. Finally, one day, he stood in a high position.
Jiang Changtian looked at the bustling and crowded crowd below, and a sentence emerged in his mind, there are always treacherous ministers who want to harm me!
But it's okay, Xiamei is sitting next to him.
Qin Luoxia put on the phoenix robe and her head was still a little dizzy.
I remember when I was in the village, a group of aunties and grandmas were chatting about the empress in the capital. They said that the urinal was made of gold, and the hoe must be made of gold. The steamed buns must be made of one pound of flour and two pounds of sugar. They were very strong. The servants would feed her meals, so she didn’t have to do anything herself. She just had to open her mouth...
Now she knew that the urinal was not made of gold, but if she really wanted to sell it, she should be able to sell it for the price of gold. It was a military item. There was no hoe. She searched the whole house but didn’t see any. She didn’t know if it was made of gold. The people who cooked in the palace had ranks and were all officials. When they were not sick, they still had to eat by themselves. It was better to do it by themselves. If they really had to wait for someone to feed them, they would probably be dead.
She was so nervous wearing the phoenix robe.
Fortunately, she could bring enough weapons, and now no one dared to search her.
The palace is scary, full of disasters and difficulties.
You must be careful when you first arrive.
Qin Luoxia felt that she was constantly adapting.
From the small wooden house in Kaner Village to the courtyard in Jingzhou, to the big courtyard in the capital, and then to the big courtyard in the palace. She
was adapting to the new life all the way.
She took a deep breath and told herself that it was okay, just treat it as going hunting in the mountains, and the court officials below would all be regarded as prey, so she would not be afraid.
Thinking of this, she felt much more relaxed, otherwise her chest would feel bloated, squeezed, and her heartbeat would be too fast.
Fortunately, her husband held her all the way.
Her husband's palms were also a little wet, which meant that he was also nervous.
When she thought of her husband being nervous and afraid, Qin Luoxia forced herself not to be nervous or afraid.
My husband is weak. He was forced to this point. He didn't want to be the emperor. A bunch of people recommended him. He really became the emperor. A bunch of people gossiped behind his back, saying that there were
royal family members and it would never be his turn. Qin Luoxia thought, it's true. The sons of the landlords died in the fight for the family property. It seems that it's not right for the nephew to inherit the family business. However, if the nephew doesn't come, the family property will be seized by outsiders, and the Chu family will be even worse. My husband is soft-hearted and will at least treat the Chu family better.
And the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy.
If everything is done according to the rules, there won't be such a fierce fight.
After all, it's because there are no rules.
So there must be rules within the family.
Qin Luoxia sat upright next to her husband.
The officials also had complicated emotions.
It seems that the scene of the emperor and empress sitting together has not appeared for a long time.
The new emperor is very handsome, and he is even more golden when he wears the dragon robe.
The new empress is powerful, and she doesn't look like a peasant woman at all. She looks like a real noble.
I don't know if it is because of this dress that makes them like this, or because they are like this.
The palace coup caused by the seventh prince has come to an end, and no one would have thought that the final winner would be Jiang Erlang.
The Sima of Jingzhou.
And before Jiang Erlang ascended the throne, he actually announced that his adopted child Zi Congheng was actually the son of the former prince.
Everyone is speechless.
Think about it. The old emperor was a failure as a person. The prince was actually the same person as the biggest traitor Zi Lu. How desperate must he be to make the prince become a traitor and rebel against his own country.
Some court officials refused to give up, and they repeatedly persuaded the emperor, whether they wanted to protect the orthodoxy or to follow the emperor's footsteps.
The son of the former crown prince, Zi Congheng (Chu Yuan), explicitly refused the throne. If he was forced to do it, he said he could abdicate on the day he ascended the throne.
The court officials wanted to ask if you were being coerced. If you were coerced, just blink.
Maybe later history books will write like this.
"Jiang Er's Usurpation of Power", "The Storm in Chu", "Two or Three Events of the Coup in Chu", "On the History of Chu"...
It doesn't matter.
Open the history book and turn to the day of the ascension.
The emperor and empress attended the court together.
All officials gathered.
Long live the emperor.
Eunuch Yan stood on one side, and Eunuch Duan stood on the other.
Eunuch Duan had a serious but happy expression, saying, who can be as lucky as him, others have their own ministers when the emperor changes, he has changed the emperor, but he is still on duty here, he has not been replaced, he is directly a favorite of the new emperor.
Of course, he can't compare with Yan Daban, but he couldn't compare with Yan Daban before, so he is not jealous.
New Year, new atmosphere.
In the first memorial, an official came out, speaking earnestly, asking the emperor to fill the harem, have many sons and blessings. Now the emperor only has one son and two daughters, which is too few.
The new emperor turned around and glanced at the empress.
Qin Luoxia saw her husband looking at her, and habitually smiled back.
The court officials saw that the empress seemed to have a good temper.
The new emperor asked kindly: "Is it only Minister Wu who thinks I should fill the harem? Is there anyone else?"
Seeing the new emperor showing an encouraging look, the court officials thought, what man doesn't love beauties? Although the empress looks good, she looks a little strong. There are many beauties, each with her own style, and the more the better.
So one by one, the officials came out.
People from the royal family also came out to join in the fun.
Good guys, almost one-third of the court officials.
Most of them are older and have good daughters at home.
Qin Luoxia felt that her phoenix robe was a little hot, as if there were little ants crawling on her body.
On the first day of court, she was still worried that she was uneducated and could not understand what the ministers said, so she was very nervous. However, she did not expect that these old men were no different from the women in their countryside. Not only did they not talk about business, but they even wanted to control their men to take concubines.
They just had a fight to the death, and so many sons died, and it was not enough to teach them a lesson.
Qin Luoxia was furious, staring at the officials.
The people below did not know why, but they inexplicably felt that their official hats were a little heavy.
Suddenly, the Queen Mother broke off the armrest of a chair with one hand.
On it, a golden dragon was entwined with a golden phoenix.
The court officials all heard a crisp sound of "crackling", and then saw the armrest of the chair fall into the hands of the empress.
The empress took the armrest and tried to put it back, saying, "No one has sat on it for a long time, it has rotted."
But she couldn't put it back.
There was another crackling sound, and the armrest broke.
Then the empress simply put the solid wood armrest between her hands and crushed it. A pile of wood chips fell down, and some of the chips even flew into the eyes of the ministers in the front.
"Haha, I said it was rotten, it's all broken into foam."
A group of officials who came out not only felt that their heads were heavy, but their backs were also slowly getting wet.
It is said that the death of the son of the seventh prince was very strange. He was hit to death by a plate, but the skull was misplaced, which was a bit impossible. It was as if someone deliberately hit his head out of place.
And the fairy Liu had a hole in her neck and died.
The way she died was also very strange.
At this moment, the new emperor was very moved. He even took a rag and touched the corner of his eyes, saying: "I have lacked care and love since I was a child. I didn't expect that there are so many loyal ministers who care about my life. I am very comforted, but my life was saved by the queen. She promised long ago that she would never remarry unless I die."
Everyone looked at the new emperor wiping his eyes, and couldn't help but feel sympathy in their hearts. Is he unwilling or afraid?
The new emperor continued, "I am really moved. I have decided to give each of you a concubine. It just so happens that there are many maids in the palace. Don't worry, I am their natal family. You are taking advantage of such good maids in the palace. You must give enough betrothal gifts. My queen is virtuous and kind. I will let her hand over to you. You all have them. Don't fight for them. I will definitely satisfy you. I have always been grateful to you. Don't worry, everyone who stands up will get one."
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