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Chapter 1049 The Emperor and the Crown Prince

The draft is very grand and grand, and it can be regarded as an event that has nothing to do with the war under the current tense situation.

The source of the girls participating in the draft is very complicated. There are noble descendants, princesses from enemy countries, and beauties from rich and wealthy countries. But one thing is certain, most of them will be ladies from everyone, and there will be no rural girls anyway.

For this sudden draft, everyone will have their own interpretation.

Cui Wan's understanding is that the emperor is launching some kind of counterattack, and the Cui family will inevitably suffer a round of suppression.After all, Mrs. Cui was too enthusiastic about Liu Shen.

Liu Shen was the son of Liu Yan first, then the heir apparent of the Han Empire, and then the son of Cui Wan.

As a prince with the blood of the Cui family, it is completely understandable that the Cui family is more enthusiastic about Liu Shen becoming the prince.It's just that I understand it, but things are not the same thing, which makes people... especially Liu Yan worry about whether Liu Shen's butt can sit upright, and what kind of existence the Cui family will become in the future.

Zhu Xia is very persistent in recording history. Due to the seriousness and stubbornness of the historians, most history books from the pre-Qin to the Han and Western Jin can be believed.

Regardless of whether it was the pre-Qin period or the Han Dynasty, there was no shortage of foreign relatives intervening in politics. In some historical periods, it can even be said that the country was ruled by foreign relatives.

For example, the Lu family in the early Han Dynasty and the Dou family in the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and the early days of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty are obvious examples. The difference is that the Lu family was too obvious and overbearing and was liquidated. .

In the later Eastern Han Dynasty, the foreign relatives group rose again during the Hanhe Emperor period. After that, the Eastern Han Dynasty had successive cases of foreign relatives controlling the government. In the end, the country of the Eastern Han Dynasty was ruined because of the stupid foreign relatives.

As long as he is a rational emperor, he will never be willing to see his relatives become bigger and stronger. The most iron-blooded and criticized is the choice of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che. He not only killed his mother and saved his son, but also buried an elite army of [-] in order to cut off Li Guangli. , leading to another inflection point in the Han-Hungarian War.

Liu Yan thought carefully, if Liu Shen put his butt on Cui's side, the Han Empire would definitely stage a scene where the queen's family was beaten to death repeatedly, and even dethroned.

"What is the prince doing recently?"

"Returning to the Holy One, apart from greeting you and the empress, the crown prince has not left the Hanbing Palace for a month, and has closed doors to go back and forth between the painting hall and Jiaguan, practicing literature and martial arts."

"Who taught him?"

"This... I don't know..."

Liu Shen would behave like that because he sensed something to avoid suspicion. It doesn't matter whether someone taught him or not, the response was very appropriate.

The emperor is lonely and cannot tolerate anyone prying into his power, even if that person is his own son.

The princes of the Han Dynasty are actually much happier than those of other dynasties, but they have to know how to keep a low profile during the period of becoming the crown prince, especially when the queen's natal family is a bit high-profile.

It is a characteristic of the Han Dynasty that the son becomes the prince, and the natal family has to go through a series of difficulties and blows. Numerous examples from the Western Han and Eastern Han have already illustrated this point.

This stage is the most moody moment for the emperor. They need to be patient. As long as this period of time passes, the compensation they should receive will not be less at all. It can even be said that the queen's family will receive many benefits, including the birth of more than one child. Marquis.

That was after the emperor calmed down, even if he didn't want to do it, he had to do it to make the world think that he was not a weak person, and it had nothing to do with his real thoughts and feelings.

Does Liu Yan feel that his power is being peeped at?Telling the truth is more or less a little bit, but only a little bit.What he was doing could not be what an emperor would do. Even the most stupid emperor, as long as he was the emperor of Zhuxia, such a procedure was absolutely indispensable.

"Have you prepared the rewards for the head of the state and the two uncles?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it is ready."

"Choose a day to issue an edict!"

"promise!"

That is something that is bound to happen. If the head of the country is enfeoffed as a marquis, the food town will not be less than [-] households.

A stingy emperor would not grant the title of marquis to his uncle, but would usually just grant him the title of lord, meaning that he would be given a settlement of about [-] households.

Liu Yan just gave the title and treatment that should be given according to the tradition. It can be regarded as a reward to the Cui family for cultivating Cui Wan, and then Cui Wan gave birth to an heir for the Han Empire. It still has nothing to do with the real idea, just doing it for the world People watch.

The courtiers may think about what the emperor will do, but the common people will only watch how the queen's family treats them. Once the emperor is stingy with the queen's family, the common people will think that it is difficult for the emperor to be stingy with the queen's family and be generous to others.

If you work hard, you hope to get a matching return. No one is willing to work for a stingy person, especially if that person is an emperor.

"After the feudal lordship, the two uncles will go to the battlefield on the western front. Does His Majesty want to meet them first?"

"See."

Cai You felt that the recent period of time was really difficult, not from the pressure of the emperor, but from the pressure of being a servant.

In the Han Dynasty, the servants were close ministers of the emperor. They not only had to undertake government affairs, but also handled the emperor's private affairs well, and usually served as a facade to the outside world.

The so-called façade is nothing more than the "megaphone" for the emperor to serve as the servant. It is not the kind that yells about anything, but uses some deeds and daily expressions to convey signals to the outside, and then it involves some acting skills. In order to be a good servant, one must not only be capable but also have the ability to act like an emperor.

If there is a Da Changqiu who is serious, the pressure on the servants will be dispersed. The key is that the current Han Empire does not appoint eunuchs. .

Among the three servants, Wang Meng was dispatched as the commander-in-chief of the expedition fleet. He was extremely lucky. Not only did he have the opportunity to make contributions, but he also escaped the recent chaos.

Another servant, Xie Ai, was sent to the Anxi Protectorate Mansion to represent the emperor to the western front to learn about the progress of the war.

Well, the other two attendants are not in Chang'an, and only one of them is the one who must get the most concentrated attention. If nothing happens, getting the attention is actually a rare time to act aggressively. Further expand the scope of rights.

Cai You is not a person who has not experienced great storms. He has always been a member of the power class of the Han Empire, and he did not suddenly get a high position because he had no power before.A person like him already has his own social circle, and even the social circle is more or less fixed, and he will not rashly expand his circle of friends, nor will he endlessly expand the scope of interests.

"Where are they?"

"...? The expedition fleet should have passed through the Yizhou Strait and will arrive in Malacca soon."

Liu Yan was no longer indoors. He first strolled around the area of ​​Miyagi where he worked, and then passed the moon tower and entered the harem.

Chang'an in winter is covered by a layer of snow, and today's snow is heavier than in previous years.

The roofs and treetops are covered with white spots. When the wind blows the trees, the branches will not sway because they are too heavy, and there will only be some fine snowflakes flying with the wind.

In this climate, the only thing to enjoy is the snow, which is generally not seen at all, especially on a sunny day.

After a draft, the harem became much more popular, even under the white snow, people would walk around.

"That's..." Wang Lin covered her mouth with her hands and asked uncertainly, "Your Majesty, right?"

Wang Lin is the daughter of the Langya Wang family, and the Langya Wang family is naturally the Wang family where Wang Xizhi is.She was selected to enter the palace and obtained a prestigious rank, which is one of the relatively high ranks among the batch of beautiful girls in the south.

The current Han Empire harem has seventeen ranks, and Ronghua ranks No.13.

In the harem, as long as there is a rank, there will basically be a maid with him, and only a high rank will have his own maid.

If there is no interference, the palace ladies are basically assigned randomly, usually to a certain concubine, and then unless they reach the age or do something wrong, they will follow them all the time.

"It's His Majesty." Xiaoyan is Wang Lin's accompanying maid, and this name is a flower name.She pulled Wang Lin and said in a low voice, "Avoid me?"

The so-called flower name has nothing to do with the name, unless you are favored, pregnant and accepted as one of the concubines, otherwise you will always use the flower name when working in the palace.

The maids of the Han Empire did not stay until they died after entering the palace. No matter how they became court ladies, as long as they were not too sensitive jobs, or they would have a new choice at the age of 22, they could choose to go home or continue Stay in Miyagi.

Wang Lin nodded like a chick, turned around to leave but saw Wang Xian approaching.

Wang Xian is the legitimate daughter of Wang Ji, the governor of the islands, and they are from the Wang family in Shandong.

Wang Lin made a blessing ceremony and shouted: "Young Envoy Wang."

"Wang Ronghua?" Wang Xian really didn't see Wang Lin just now: "Come out to enjoy the snow scene?"

The two were born in the same batch of draft picks, and they got along for a while when they were taught etiquette, but they were not so familiar with each other.

"Ah?" Wang Lin was hesitant to leave, but Xiaoyan pulled her sleeves again and again, and replied "Yeah", and smiled awkwardly: "It's a bit cold, I have to go back."

Wang Xian's eyes were not on Wang Lin.She herself didn't mean to communicate with Wang Lin, she came here in advance because she judged that Liu Yan would walk over here.

Liu Yan naturally saw the four people in front of him, and could tell from the clothes that two were high-rank concubines, and the other two were court ladies, but he couldn't remember who they were.

"Your Majesty." Cai You still took a lot of effort to remember who was selected: "The young envoy in front is the female Xian of the Shandong Wang clan, and the one who will leave behind is the female Lin of the Langya Wang clan."

Liu Yan nodded, but walked past them without stopping.

Wang Xian let out a low sigh after Liu Yan had walked a long way.

"Is it because I'm not pretty enough?" Seeing the silence of the accompanying maid, Wang Xian forced a smile and said, "Go back."

Liu Yan still knew very well what the harem was like. There were countless dramas going on in it every day, and those dramas must have him as the protagonist.

The harem system of the Han Dynasty is actually very humane.Since Emperor Wenwen initiated the first case of repatriation, unless there are concubines who have given birth to children, they will be repatriated every few years, and some goods will be given as their dowry.

Marrying a concubine who was repatriated from Miyagi was a folk pursuit at that time.They were not pursuing something, but since those women had stayed in the palace, they must have been taught the relevant etiquette, and they had far higher knowledge than ordinary women, and they were good housekeepers who could revitalize the family.

As long as there is no one who is particularly deadly, such as clamoring that he put a hat on the emperor, the emperor of the Han Dynasty will never take revenge for someone marrying a resigned concubine, even if he knows who accepted it. It will be a smile and it will be over.This is an extremely rare thing in the past dynasties. If it weren't for the big counsel and the related repatriation system, it would be considered the only one.

Liu Yan didn't pay much attention to how many women there were in the early years, and he never did drafts at all. Later, Cui Wan, who became a queen, did it a few times, but he really didn't pay much attention to it.

If you count the time, it will be the first repatriation time in two years. Those women who have not been favored by Liu Yan will be able to choose whether to return home or not.

Liu Yan knows that there is such a system, based on the idea of ​​not delaying people if you don't touch it, and then it is also a "signboard" laid by Emperor Liu Heng for the emperor. Not that face either.

The emperor took the lead in doing this, which has a great impact, including Mei Ji, who is released to the family every few years no matter how unwilling the noble class is, and some enlightened nobles will even marry some childless concubines. Many women have had the opportunity to change their lives.

Of course, from the point of view of modern people, it is correct to eat when others can't eat.

Liu Yan originally considered going to Ye Na or Helena's side, but changed his mind and came to Han Bing Hall.

"Chujun, the Holy Majesty is coming this way." Cui Suo is the prince's first horse (since the prince washes the horse, Qin and Han are the first horse).He ran into Jiaguan: "We have already reached the gate of the palace."

Liu Shen, who was practicing dancing with a halberd in hand, threw the halberd out, took a wet towel and wiped his face: "Follow me to welcome you!"

After becoming a prince, he is naturally not an ordinary highness. The Han Dynasty has very strict addresses for the prince, either he is called the prince, or he is called the prince, depending on the occasion.

If you call him "His Royal Highness", not only will the prince be puzzled, but he will even feel insulted.

Because "Prince" is "Prince", "His Royal Highness" is "His Royal Highness", but there is no such title as "His Royal Highness".

Liu Yan did not directly enter the Hanbing Palace, he deliberately slowed down to let Liu Shen have time to greet him, this is different from before.

After becoming the crown prince, unless the emperor and the crown prince closed their doors, everything would have rules and regulations. Liu Yan was a little bit independent, but he didn't intend to destroy these.

(End of this chapter)