Chapter 341 Extra 1: What? Three children?
beginning of spring.
The crown prince Zhao Yinqin succeeded to the throne and was named Emperor Jingren, and changed the reign title to Jiachang.
After ascending the throne, he immediately implemented a thundering policy. Headed by the rebellion of the Lin family, he thoroughly investigated the powerful and noble families for nearly a hundred years. The guilty were severely punished, and the good were generously rewarded. He had the old Grand Tutor Wang in civil affairs and the great General Lin in military affairs. In addition, because many other families were involved in the affairs of the Lin family, their power was weakened. In just two years, he eliminated most of the power of the powerful and noble families.
The recommendation system was abolished and the civil and military imperial examinations were established. No matter their social status, whether they were aristocrats or common people, they had to pass the imperial examinations to become officials.
The first year of the imperial examination was supervised by Old Master Wang. His strict supervision exposed the fact that most of the noble children had no interest in learning and were good-for-nothings. It also allowed those from poor families who studied hard to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The injection of fresh blood into the officialdom opened up a new prospect, and the original court officials were also afraid and had to work harder.
What has changed is not only the entry into officialdom and the class gap, but also people's livelihood.
The aristocratic families were eliminated and their assets flowed out. Part of it went into the national treasury, and part of it was returned to the people. Land was distributed, the harsh system for merchants was relaxed, heavy labor service was reduced, and violent crackdowns were launched against evil gentry.
There have also been changes at the border.
Redefine the military system, reshape the military style, and severely punish violators.
Slaves only do their duties, and their crimes are divided into detailed categories. Except for military slaves who have committed serious crimes, all of them can be evaluated as slave soldiers and fight for the Great Zhao. Those with outstanding military achievements can make up for their mistakes and be expelled from slavery.
A series of policies were implemented with thundering force, and soon the decadent Great Zhao was transformed into a scene of gradual rebirth. From top to bottom, there was a strong expectation of moving upward, and everyone was busy moving up.
But there is one thing that goes down.
That was the harem of Emperor Jingren. It was really desolate, no, to be exact, it was empty.
There is no one else except Concubine Su.
Not even the queen.
Concubine Su had been a military slave for several years. Although she was framed, she had actually been a military slave on the border for five years. Even if she had made contributions to saving the country, as the mother of the country and the empress of the central palace, she must not have any stain.
Therefore, when Emperor Jingren ascended the throne, he only conferred the title of Noble Concubine on her. Although some people felt that the position was too high, at that time everyone was eyeing the position of Empress and wanted to send their own daughters to the throne. They also knew that Emperor Jingren favored Noble Concubine Su, so it was not easy to go against Emperor Jingren. So they all did a favor and hoped that Emperor Jingren would appreciate it.
But who knew that Emperor Jingren would turn his back on him.
Using the excuse that Great Zhao urgently needed to scrape the bone to cure the poison, the matter of establishing a queen was delayed again and again. Until now, whenever the matter of establishing a queen was mentioned, Chen Duo, Wei Chu and others would jump out to interrupt.
After the two were sent out for inspection, the ministers thought they had a chance. However, Lord Shen from the Honglu Temple could say all kinds of nonsense, and the officials who followed him could make black turn white and white turn green. They were very successful in stirring up trouble among the people. In the eyes of people outside the court, these people just wanted to become the next Lin family, and they were like rats crossing the street when they went out.
Helpless, I could only give up and ask for a draft as a second choice.
This year is exactly the third year.
If you don’t choose it in the first year, it will be unacceptable in the third year.
"Your Majesty, offspring have always been of utmost importance. Currently, there is only Concubine Su in the harem, and only two princes, the eldest and second. This is far too few. I hope Your Majesty will consider the interests of Great Zhao and fill the harem with more children."
As soon as one person spoke, everyone in the same faction stood up and said in unison: "We hope that the emperor will consider the interests of the Great Zhao and fill the harem with more concubines and expand the family."
"Offspring are of course important, and filling the harem is also for the sake of offspring. But now that Madam Su is about to give birth, it is time for her to have children. Why do you gentlemen have to hold on to it?" Lord Shen said slowly.
The leader, Lord Chen, glanced at him and said unhappily, "Lord Shen is truly a man of few words. He's so proud of his own children that he doesn't even consider the Emperor's interests. The Emperor's heirs are crucial to the future generations of the Great Zhao. Concubine Su's childbirth will only mean the birth of another child, perhaps a princess. The Emperor is in his prime, and with a full harem, he'll surely have many heirs within three years."
"Three years, rain and dew are equally distributed. Sir Chen's words sound as if he is treating the emperor as..."
The rest of the words were not spoken, but everyone knew that Emperor Jingren was being treated as a envoy.
It's hard to hear and say, but that's the truth.
Sitting on the throne, one must not only command the country and govern it, but also devote oneself to the country, the more the better, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the previous emperor.
"Your Majesty, I…"
Just as Master Chen turned to face Emperor Jingren on the Cloud Terrace and was about to speak, Eunuch Fu ran in with a look of joy on his face and announced, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Imperial Concubine Su has given birth."
Suddenly, everyone was stunned.
Didn’t you say you were about to give birth?
How come she gave birth now?
Before I could react or ask, Eunuch Fu said, "It was another premature birth, but everything went well, and mother and child are safe."
Another prince!
Master Chen's face looked unhappy. He took a deep breath, but still refused to speak. "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the birth of another prince. Just one more..."
"Where did Lord Chen hear that there would be a new prince?" Eunuch Fu interrupted and asked.
Master Chen asked, "Not one?"
"No, the Imperial Concubine is pregnant with triplets, all princes."
Three...three...triplet princes?
Lord Chen staggered and almost fell.
Su Rui is pregnant with triplets this time, how come no one knows?
Thinking about it carefully, since Su Rui became pregnant again after three years, she has rarely appeared in public, saying that her body needs careful care. The harem is full of Su Rui's people, and it is a solid block. If she doesn't come out, it is extremely difficult to find out the news.
As a result, there is now a thunderclap.
Looking at Lord Wu who couldn't hold back his laughter, Lord Chen instantly understood that it was a trap!
"Just now, Lord Chen, you said that the purpose of selecting concubines to enter the palace was to have an heir. Now, Noble Concubine Su has given the Emperor three more princes. One year is equivalent to three years. Five princes is not a small number, right? Moreover, you also said that the Emperor is in his prime, and so is Noble Concubine Su. This one year is equivalent to three years. Isn't that even better?"
Lord Chen wanted to say no, but now he couldn't say it.
Five princes, and Su Rui is still young. With such multiple births, the number may increase. All the previous statements are untenable.
He wanted to say something to Emperor Jingren, but before he could open his mouth, Emperor Jingren on the cloud platform left to see the imperial concubine and his son.
The others dispersed, but those who, like Lord Chen, advocated for filling the harem remained, and asked, not knowing what to do: "Lord Chen, what should we do?"
Master Chen's brows knitted together, "Wait, wait a little longer."
After waiting for another two years, Lord Chen came back and said that it was not good to have only a prince but no princess.
As a result, Su Rui gave birth to twin princesses in the same year. Since then, Lord Chen dared not speak up again, for fear that if he did, Su Rui and Yun Ji would have more children.
The worst thing was that the enlightenment of the triplets was handed over to Mr. Chen, and the beard on Mr. Chen's mouth disappeared visibly until it disappeared.
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