After carefully calculating the balance of the national treasury, as well as next year's expenses and the approximate amount of spring taxes brought to Beijing, Huang Qiong hesitated, but finally nodded. However, regarding the choice of queen, Huang Qiong did not hesitate and said directly: "There is no need to think too much about the choice of queen. Now the crown princess is virtuous and virtuous, both in style and knowledge, she is enough to serve as the mother of the world."
"What I mean is that the Queen's candidate is the Crown Princess. The Duan family and the He family will be the concubines to assist the Queen in managing the harem. As for the Crown Prince's candidate, the Crown Princess has not yet decided. The few sons of the widow are still young and are still young. I can’t tell who is more qualified. It’s too early to say who can be crowned prince now. What can a three-year-old kid tell?”
Upon hearing Huang Qiong's proposal to directly canonize the Crown Princess as Queen, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other. It took a long time for Lu Mengzheng to speak: "Your Highness, this Queen's mother-in-law is in the world. Although her background is not too important, according to the truth, virtuous and virtuous people should come first. But no matter what, the father of the Crown Princess is now making trouble. Isn’t it inappropriate for you to directly appoint the Crown Princess as Queen?”
Regarding Lu Mengzheng's concerns, the other two ministers also had the same meaning. Huang Qiong laughed, waved her hand and said: "The Crown Princess is not the daughter of the rebel king. Her biological father was originally a great scholar in Suzhou, because the rebel king fell in love with her biological mother and wanted to take someone else's wife as his own. But she didn't He wanted to steal her, so he coaxed the Crown Princess's biological father into teaching and opening an academy in Guilin."
"On the way, the rebel king poisoned the Crown Princess's biological father with medicine. But her mother could not bear the pain of losing her husband and the persecution of the rebel king, so she would rather die than commit suicide. The princess was born outside Guilin City She grew up in Qixing An. She was just a traitor to the king. In order to deceive the court and prepare for his rebellion, she used the graves of her biological parents to force her to pretend to be his biological daughter and go to Beijing to marry the Tian family. "
"Most of the queens in this dynasty came from Confucian families. The Crown Princess's life experience and virtuous character are enough to bear the responsibility of being a mother to the world. What's more, the widow and the Crown Princess have always been in love, and they will definitely not The one who made the move to marry off his wife. The position of the queen has been decided, and there is no need to discuss it. As for the ranking and canonization of other people in the harem, I will come up with a charter. "
Having said this, Huang Qiong waved his hand and said: "That's it for now. It's still the period of counterinsurgency, and the focus should still be on the war. By the way, I've called you here today. There is another important thing to do with us. You guys discuss it. You are all the most trusted ministers around me, and you are also famous capable officials in this dynasty, and your eyesight is much longer than those of the ignorant ministers."
"This dynasty has always implemented the two-capital system, with Jingzhao as the main capital and Chang'an as the companion capital. I won't go into details about Chang'an. You all know the reason why Emperor Taizong moved the capital in the first place. Jingzhao is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, to the south It can radiate across the lake, and it can swallow up mountains and rivers to the north. It has a large river and Mang Mountain as a barrier, which can save a lot of military power. There are also canals connected to the south of the Yangtze River, making it easier to transport grain northward."
"But after the Anshi Rebellion in the former Tang Dynasty, the status of Jiangnan became increasingly important. By this dynasty, Jingzhao was transporting millions of dan grain from Jiangnan every year to make up for the food shortage in Jiangbei. And Jiangning Mansion is located in the south of the Yangtze River The core is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and its position is extremely important. The terrain is like a tiger dominating a dragon. As long as the northerners from the south control Jiangning Mansion, Jiangnan will surrender. "
"Although the dynasties that established their capital in Jiangning Prefecture were all relatively peaceful regimes, and the country was not very long. But the importance of Jiangning Prefecture to Jiangnan is unquestionable. And Yanshan Prefecture on Hebei Road was the capital of this dynasty in the north. It is the largest city in Xinjiang. To the south of Yanshan Mansion is a plain area with vast plains, and to the north is the nomadic zone of Northern Liao. It has always been the first and most important barrier for our dynasty to resist the southern invasion of Northern Liao."
"As the confrontation between this dynasty and Bei Liao intensifies, the position of Yanshan Prefecture becomes increasingly important. I have been thinking these days that it is time to change the status of these two prefectures. After this dynasty established the world, there was only Chang'an as the capital. Later, Emperor Taizong moved eastward because Guanzhong was becoming increasingly poor and unable to support a capital city, so Henan Prefecture was upgraded to Jingzhao Prefecture, creating two capitals, the east and west."
"Many dynasties in the past have adopted the four-capital system in order to control the four directions on behalf of the imperial center. So I thought that in order to represent the imperial court's emphasis on Jiangnan and Northern Xinjiang, I would upgrade Jiangning Prefecture to the Southern Capital and Yanshan Prefecture to the Northern Capital. With The Western Capital, Chang'an Prefecture, serves as the accompanying capital of the dynasty in order to intimidate Northern Xinjiang and Jiangnan. The second prefecture does not have a palace, but only a retainer yamen, with civilian officials serving as retainers."
Yang Jiyuan, a military attache and deputy privy envoy, has not yet thought about Huang Qiong's proposal. Fu Yuanshan, who had been the prefect of Yanshan Prefecture, was the first to agree. He has never served in Jiangning Mansion. Although he knows the importance of Jiangning Mansion in Jiangnan, he does not understand it so thoroughly. But he still knew the importance of Yanshan Mansion to the great Qi Dynasty.
Without the barrier of Yanshan Mansion, the Northern Territory of Daqi would have been broken through by the Northern Liao cavalry many times. Upgrading Yanshan Mansion to a companion capital would have far more advantages than disadvantages for the imperial court to control northern Xinjiang. Moreover, Fu Yuanshan had already had this idea when he was the prefect of Yanshan Prefecture. It was only after he was transferred back to Zhongshu Province that the rebellion of the Guilin County Prince occurred not long after.
In addition, although the prince said he was in power at the time, the emperor was still in power. And given Fu Yuanshan's extremely conservative attitude toward the emperor and his unwillingness to take a single step forward, he probably wouldn't agree to it either. The reason is very simple. The emperor who really didn't have any means to make money, who raised taxes and was afraid of being scolded by the people as a coward, was afraid of spending money. Moreover, the emperor always believed that the ancestral system should not be touched at all, and setting up the north would violate the ancestral system.
When it comes to making money, the person in front of me is really great. If you calculate carefully, you can scrape two ounces of oil off a fly's legs. He is quite courageous and responsible in what he does. So after being transferred back to Jingzhao, he never mentioned the matter. Originally, he thought that he would report this matter after the major task of suppressing the rebellion was completed, or after the leader inherited the throne, otherwise it would be in vain.
He already had this idea, but when the new king who was about to ascend the throne mentioned it voluntarily, how could he disagree? As for Lu Mengzheng, who had served as the pacifier on Jiangnan East Road and also knew the importance of Jiangning Mansion, he gave a hundred thumbs up. Huang Qiong was a little surprised to see the two agreeing so happily. But when he thought of their respective official experiences, Huang Qiong laughed it off and said nothing more.
After returning to Xiyuan, Huang Qiong also summoned the girls around him to explain the matter. He also told the girls directly and only temporarily decided on the candidates for the queen and concubine. The level of the rest of the people will be discussed after the big event is over. After talking about his arrangements, Huang Qiong looked apologetically at Lin Hanyan, Tang Rushi, Wu Ziyu and other women who he could not give grades to.
Regarding Huang Qiong's arrangement, the other women didn't care. They all knew that this man would not treat them badly and would make a proper arrangement. Including Zhu Xing'er and Lin Wanqing, the two daughters who had followed Huang Qiong as early as Hulao Pass, did not say anything. Including Lin Hanyan, Wu Ziyu and other women who have been following him without status and may have difficulty in getting status in the future, they don't have any objections.
But one of the girls was a little aggrieved when she heard that Huang Qiong had only arranged the positions of one queen and two concubines, but had not arranged the ranks of the remaining four concubines and ninth concubines. I didn't expect to sit on the throne of the queen and concubine, but I should have a place in the fourth position. Not only did she give birth to a son for him, but she also did many things to please him at all costs.
I originally thought that I didn't dare to care about the position of queen, but I could get one of the four concubines no matter what. But she didn't even have her own place as a concubine. Looking at Situ Huanshuang, Duan Jin and He Yao who were sitting next to Huang Qiong, Dong Qianhong, who had already decided on the three concubines, although she didn't dare to say anything on the surface, her eyes were filled with excitement. Deep jealousy.
Dong Qianhong was even more jealous of the two noble concubines, He Yao and Duan Jin. In the hierarchy of the harem of this dynasty, the queen is naturally the first. Situ Huanshuang is the Crown Princess, and the Crown Prince has always been very fond of her, even if she sleeps with other people. Now that she has been promoted to queen, she naturally does not dare to fight for it. He Yao gave birth to the eldest son of the Crown Prince, and it was natural for him to be a concubine.
But why does Duan Jin? It is true that she gave birth to the Crown Prince's second son, but she is not bad herself. Although the harem system of this dynasty, during your reign of Emperor Gaozong, had certain changes because of Concubine Xian. List the concubines in the four concubines system of the former Tang Dynasty separately. Although her status is below the queen, she is above the other concubines. Although since the Gaozong Dynasty, this imperial concubine system has been retained.
But in the past generations, there was only one concubine. But now, the crown prince has created an additional position for a concubine just for her. This is really frustrating. Why? She is the adopted daughter of a former privy envoy. Although her adoptive father was beheaded for a crime, she is still a son of an official. Apart from being not as old as Duan Jin and having children later than her, how could she not be better than him?
In terms of one's background, who doesn't know is better than someone who doesn't know and who comes out of a barley? Indeed, her temperament is much better than mine. But what can temperament alone mean? My appearance is not worse than hers, right? As for giving birth to a son early, what’s the point? It is still uncertain who will be appointed as the crown prince in the future. The more she thought about it, the more unwilling Dong Qianhong became, and she obviously had some thoughts.
Duan Jin's identity was known to only a few people in the palace. Even among the wives and concubines around him, only Situ Huanshuang, He Yao, etc., were known to a few people. After all, today's Dali country can be considered a small power in Tiannan. A majestic eldest princess was reduced to being a concubine, and now she is just given the title of a noble concubine, which is somewhat embarrassing.
In order to give Dali some face, and even more to protect Duan Jin, Huang Qiong concealed Duan Jin's true identity. Most of the people in the palace only knew that Mrs. Duan, although she was a little older, was very much favored by the Crown Prince. Little did they know that this Mrs. Duan was the majestic Princess Jinyu of the Dali Kingdom at that time. In the Dali Kingdom, she was known as the most beautiful woman and the best female master in the south of the world.
The brand name in the world is even louder than that of Dali Kingdom. Ordinary people in the world may not know about Dali Kingdom, but when it comes to the famous Snake Girl Sword, almost no one knows about it. Just like the Ice Rakshasa thirty years ago, it is definitely the existence that most people in the world look up to. Dong Qianhong, who didn't know Duan Jin's true identity, put all her jealousy on Duan Jin.
Dong Qianhong looked over with a hint of jealousy. Although Duan Jin noticed it, he didn't really care. He looks easy-going on the outside, but in his heart he has always been a royal person with a unique arrogant temperament. In addition, Duan Jin is also a martial arts master, how can he care about other people's opinions? What's more, Dong Qianhong is really no match for her whether she uses her brain or her hands.
