"History of the Han Dynasty" records: In 341 AD, at the end of the first season and the beginning of the second season, the spring forest changed layers and the forest branches blocked the road. Three major events happened in Chang'an, the imperial capital!
The first thing was that General Lu Lingchu of Yulin Zhonglang walked across the mountains and rivers in the spring breeze. He traveled thousands of miles from Zhangwu City, Zhangwu County, Bozhou, and brought me to Chang'an in the capital.
On the day I was born, my grandmother gave me the name Yiling, which means the king’s decree!
To achieve what I have today, my grandmother must have spent more than one day's work!
I looked at the prosperous scene of Chang'an City, and felt silent sadness in my heart.
There is no need for my grandmother to elaborate. I know very well why I am here and why I am here. It is nothing more than to please the emperor, win over the courtiers, expand connections, help my second brother Gongsun Ba, revitalize the family, and continue the prestige of the Gongsun family.
I don't think I have that much ability, but now that I'm here, I have to try hard. At the very least, I want my Gongsun family to have enough financial resources and manpower to renovate the old house.
My grandmother treated me very well, but she never asked me if I wanted to come or if I wanted to come.
After all, in the eyes of the grandmother who has supported the Gongsun family for more than 40 years, the personal relationship between her children is simply not worth mentioning in the face of the family's revival. It is not just our three siblings. If the family needs it, my grandmother will sacrifice anything for the family. People, including herself.
Sitting in the incense car, I looked at the bamboo slip in my hand and couldn't help but smile. It happened to read: Give me a peach and give me a plum in return. ——"The Book of Songs·Daya·Yup"
I gently stroked my blue hair and sighed slightly: Hey, I don’t know if my peach of wishful thinking can be exchanged for the plum that my grandmother has been looking forward to!
As they approached Chang'an, the five hundred horsemen did not enter the city with them. Lu Ling only led a dozen or so horsemen as guards and slowly entered through the Chucheng Gate of the north gate, passing through Zhuque Street, and went straight to the Changqiu Palace. I, the eldest daughter of Gongsun Zhangwu who came here with a special imperial edict, did not cause many ripples in the capital city where dignitaries were everywhere. After all, this young envoy with a salary of 400 dan was in Chang'an City, where dignitaries and dignitaries were everywhere. It seems too trivial.
The law for selecting women in the harem of the Han Dynasty was strict. The "Han Law: Inner Palace Chapter" said: The emperor should follow the twelve laws when choosing wives and concubines. The first is the behavior and appearance, all in accordance with the law; the second is the eyes are clear and clear, the eyebrows are curled up; the third is stretching the hair into a bun, with six hands wrapped around it; the fourth is holding the sun, the texture is smooth and clean; the fifth is arranging the front and back, building Jade carved with fat; Sixth, the breasts and hair are full of fragrance; Seventh, the navel is half an inch thick; Eighth, the secret place is rising, and the fire is ready to vomit; Nine, the skin is full of blood, and the skin is decorated with flesh; From the top to the bottom, it is seven feet and one inch; the eleventh is the plump tibia and tarsus, and the bottom is flat and the fingers are gathered; the twelveth is the breeze blowing the flute, and the faint sound can be heard.
Although I have good looks, I am far from meeting the requirements for choosing a girl.
However, Taichang Temple did not inspect me in accordance with the regulations, and no one was seen in the harem to greet me. A carriage pulled me into the harem silently, led by two guards. , came to the residence that had been prepared for me, Chunling Residence.
"Han Code: Inner Palace Chapter" clearly states: below the queen, the inner palace is divided into fourteen levels. The first-level Zhaoyi, two people; the second-level Jieyu, four people; the third-level Jing'e, eight people; the fourth-level Ronghua, 16 people; the fifth-level beauty, 24 people; the sixth-level eight sons, 32 people; seventh-level chongyi, forty people; eighth-level seven sons, forty-eight people; ninth-level good men, fifty-six people; tenth-level envoys, sixty-four people; eleventh-level minor envoys, seventy-two people; ten The second-level facial features, eighty people; the thirteenth-level Shunchang, eighty-eight people; the fourteenth-level night person, ninety-six people.
Although there are not three thousand beauties, the emperor's harem can barely keep up with the number of soldiers and horses.
Thinking of this, I smiled bitterly: There are countless beauties in the harem. How many of them can meet the emperor and please the Sacred Heart?
I suffered from a stutter, so I was taciturn; I was taciturn, so I read a lot of books; I read a lot of books, so I knew the rules and secrets of the Han court in detail.
Growing up, although I never left or entered, I knew from the lines of Han Code and Unofficial History that after the unification of the country, the three generations of emperors Xiaoren, Shenwu, and Xiandi were all virtuous kings who worked hard to govern and devoted themselves to government affairs. , even when today's emperor ascended the throne, he set up the great ambition to clarify the world and join forces with the Qin Dynasty to hunt for the northern frontier. Such a talented and powerful emperor would naturally not miss the harem too much, and the love between his children in the harem was just a means for him to check and balance his power and a place for him to rest for a while.
I also understand: With a shallow foundation and a low status like me, let alone being honored by the emperor's visit, even meeting him seems far away. If I hadn't had this adventure, I might have spent my whole life watching the years pass by and the beauty of my life flying by at Chunling Residence!
It's late day, the spring breeze is blowing, and after taking a short rest at Chunling Residence, the sun is approaching.
The two maids, Yun Mo and Wen Yuan, are about the same age as me. They were already waiting at Chunling Residence when I arrived.
I slept in a daze all afternoon, sitting lazily in front of the window, leaning on my chin, watching the red sun climb down the ten-foot-high wall of the Sanheyuan bit by bit. Two maids took advantage of the opportunity. At this time, he had prepared soup and food, standing behind me, quietly waiting for my orders.
"Master, you are so beautiful, especially your eyebrows, which are like the stars in the sky." Yun Mo said with a hint of compliment while serving me my meal.
"Thank...thank you!" This was the first thing I said after arriving at Chunling Residence.
"Master, you?" Wen Yuan stared at me.
"Stuttering...stuttering." Regarding these two words, I said it without blushing or heart beating, and I was very calm.
There was an awkward moment in the room. Yun Mo and Wen Yuan stood hunched over and silent, seeming a little apologetic.
Although I am in a very low mood, I must do what I should do. As my servants, Yun Mo and Wen Yuan, no matter what the reason or who is sent to serve me, I must give everything I have. Hold the two of them firmly in the palm of your hand.
So, I flicked my hair, took a bite of side dish, and said, "Brush, ink!"
Wen Yuan hurriedly walked into the west chamber. After a while, Xuanhuang paper and deer-hair pens were placed on the table. I put down the bowl and chopsticks, rolled up my sleeves and wrote, writing in one go "A servant follows his master, he will be honored when he is honored, and he will suffer when he suffers".
After seeing this, the two of them were very frightened and knelt down together. Yun Mo said solemnly, "Master, please don't think too much about it. My two sisters just turned old and entered the palace a few months ago. They learned the etiquette of the harem and were summoned." At this point, I will definitely be of the same mind as my master. Just now Wen Yuan asked something he shouldn't have asked, so please forgive me for your sins."
After saying that, the two of them laid their heads on the ground and remained motionless. Wen Yuan was obviously shaking a little, and I felt melancholy in my heart: I am a duckweed with no roots and no foundation, so how can I be able to condemn you?
"One, let's eat together!" I said four words in a stuttered voice, and then returned to the dining room. The two of them raised their heads and looked at me blankly, as if they were a bit uneasy about the difference between master and slave.
"It doesn't matter, eat!" I don't care, people should not have too much authority if they speak lightly. I should learn from the late emperor Liu Bei in this way of attracting people's hearts.
I knelt and sat on several sides, slowly laid out the food, and waited quietly for the two of them.
"Thank you, Master!" Yun Mo and Wen Yuan quickly stood up when they saw that I was sincere.
One of them placed the words neatly on the table, and the other went to the east chamber to get the bowls and chopsticks.
Before Wen Yuan could return from the east chamber, a rich "good word" came out of a man's mouth.
I looked up and saw that the man was probably in his middle years, with white hair on his temples, thick eyebrows without wrinkles, big eyes, a delicate face, a straight nose and broad shoulders, and a black and red shirt. At this moment, he was holding a bowl. In the middle, there were some ice-cold sand fruits, and while he was looking at the still-dry ink words with great interest, he was chewing on the sand fruits, and the cores were thrown on the ground casually.
Seeing this man, I felt like I was in another world, and whispered to myself in a low voice, "This expression and appearance really look like my brother from the Sutra Pavilion!"
Then, I laughed at myself, Gongsun Ling, Gongsun Ling, you must be so homesick that you are starting to hallucinate. When you see a man, you will think of your godbrother who is thousands of miles away.
Yun Mo, who was also entering the palace for the first time, tightened her clothes, hesitated, and said this cowardly, "You, who are you? How dare you walk around the harem at will?"
I looked at Yun Mo's behavior. He was new to the world, didn't recognize palace people, and was timid. It didn't look like he was doing anything deliberately. It seemed that the two of them had just told the truth.
I turned my attention to this unexpected "distinguished guest". Although I had just arrived, I was not stupid. From my grandmother's instructions and what I had learned in the Sutra Pavilion, it was not difficult to guess the identity of this man.
