I'm back

After Mr. Nan Guo was released from the prison by Chang Xiao, he has been raised in the villa. Of course, Chang Xiao had informed Yan Qin early on.

Yan Qin wasn't afraid of being ugly, but right now he didn't need the other party, and he was busy with affairs near the end of the year, so he put him on hold for the time being.

When I get busy, time always flies by. It seems that in the blink of an eye, the cool early autumn has become a icy winter.The capital of Dayan is located in the north, so Japan is colder than Jiangnan in winter.

In addition to trivial matters, there were more discussions on the quantity of charcoal to buy to keep out the cold and whether the tax on charcoal should be increased or decreased, and if it should be reduced, by how much.

Wealthy families in the capital always have a good supply of charcoal fires to keep them warm in the winter, but for poor people, a slight fluctuation in the price will determine whether they can survive this winter smoothly.

But if charcoal fires are too cheap, then the charcoal sellers who rely on burning and selling charcoal fires for sanitation may have a worse life.As the emperor, Yan Qin naturally hoped that each of his subjects could live a life of food, clothing and warmth, and live and work in peace and contentment.

Although the regent is in charge of major matters in the current court, every statement made by the emperor may affect the direction of policy implementation of various ministries in small matters.

What is a trivial matter to him may be a major event to the people of the world.Yan Qin cherishes every matter that he can get in and take the initiative. Every sentence in the morning court every day has been thought through at least ten times in his mind before he uttered it.

In addition to the major issues of people's livelihood, the matter of filling the harem, which was originally delayed by the emperor's filial piety, was also officially put on the agenda.Even though the little emperor doesn't have any power in his hands now, the position after the first palace still attracts many courtiers.

The Qin family, headed by Zuo Xiang Qin Ke, sent portraits of several legitimate daughters of the Qin family, not only the legitimate daughters, but also the golden books of the proper-age daughters, they also sent over, not for anything else, just to make up for it. Number, more people, more opportunities.

The Qin family alone sent a list of more than a dozen candidates for the show, plus other aristocratic families, upstarts in the court, and the brochures with the birthdays and portraits of the show girls piled up into a hill.

Originally, the selection of concubines by the emperor had always been controlled by the queen dowager. Some older emperors had concubines and concubines as early as when they were princes.

The emperor Yan Qin was born early, the royal heirs withered, and all the concubines of the former emperor were buried. Not to mention the empress dowager on his head, he didn't even have a concubine who could preside over the overall situation on his behalf.

In the previous two lifetimes, Yan Qin followed the advice of the courtiers and found a woman with a fairly noble status in the royal family. First, he would add a few titles to his head, and then let him handle these matters for him.

But in the second life, he chose two people, none of them made him worry, either he had no eyesight, took himself too seriously, tried to ride on his head to do his best, or he didn't know how to look at people, He chose a few bad concubines, so that when he thinks about it now, he still has one head and two big heads. .

Because he refused to ask female elders to handle the selection of concubines, this important task fell directly on his head.

In addition to diligently going to the court to review the memorials every day, Yan Qin also had to read those beauties' albums every day, and it was a headache for him to read one by one.

There was no one who could speak, so he could only ask Chang Xiao for advice.

Chang Xiao was very embarrassed at this time. Although the emperor even told him about such a big event, it was a sign of his importance, but he was a eunuch after all, and he had no choice but to rack his brains and shy away. Said his own analysis with a straight face: "The old slave thinks that the three daughters of Sun Shangshu's family are good, and they look docile, and their horoscope is also compatible with His Majesty's."

Yan Qin pulled out the third daughter of Sun Shangshu's family from the gold book. The little girl in the portrait has round eyes, and the description of her character is also docile. She likes to keep cats and is obedient.

But looking at her age, Yan Qin shook her head and said, "She is too young."

The little girl is only twelve, the same age as Huaguduo.Chang Xiao craned his neck to take a look: "Isn't it just right that I am two years younger than Your Majesty?"

Yan Qin's birthday was the day before New Year's Eve. In two months' time, he would be fourteen years old. After that, he would be fifteen years old. The difference between him and the little girl was less than three years old. This age difference was obviously just right.

Yan Qin shook his head: "I'm too young to take care of her alone. I don't have that kind of thought." In his first life, it was nothing to find such a young girl. People of the same age have lived less than ten years longer, so it is reasonable to choose a little girl who is as flowery as a flower.

But after two lifetimes, looking at these flower buds that are so tender that water can be squeezed out, he feels nothing in his heart. It really makes people enter the harem, that is serious old age eating tender grass, he feels awkward.

Chang Xiao was just giving an opinion. He didn't expect the emperor to really listen to him, so he echoed: "What your majesty said is that the older ones will take care of others."

He only thought that at a young age, he left his parents early, and it is easier to favor the husband of the monarch, but the little emperor is still a half-grown child now, and he needs to be taken care of in everything. If he marries a bunch of childish Queen, I still don't know who is taking care of whom.

Thinking about it this way, Chang Xiao suggested again: "The candidate for the empress should be selected from the older ones, and His Majesty will look at the ones he likes and choose one or two to spoil."

The emperor is too hardworking, the regent will definitely feel a sense of crisis, pretending to be intoxicated and in love, can also paralyze the regent.

When this idea came up, Yan Qin couldn't help but look at Chang Xiao twice, seeing the latter's heart trembling, and then said with emotion: "Chang Xiao, why didn't Gu see it, you really dare to think about it."

Chang Xiao said modestly: "Your Majesty's praise, it's all because of His Majesty's teaching."

This kind of dialogue seems to have become a daily routine between the two masters and servants in winter.But after looking at it for several days, Yan Qin still couldn't choose a suitable person.

Moreover, the emperor's selection of concubines, some of which are of high status, requires him to personally check and select them.After all, the level of painters is different, and sometimes the real person is far from the portrait.

It's just that it's impossible for him, the emperor, to check the whole process of choosing the concubine himself, and of course it's impossible for Chang Xiao to handle it.

Although he trusts Chang Xiao, Chang Xiao's status is too low, and it's not easy for him to manage these things as an eunuch.

Yan Qin circled the candidates, and set a date, seeing the date approaching day by day, he couldn't catch a strong man temporarily to fill the number.

The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites would urge him, the emperor, to quickly decide on a candidate every day. Yan Qin was overwhelmed by their urging, and after much deliberation, he finally came up with a good idea.

When the Ministry of Rites sent the servant of the Ministry of Rites to hand over the brochures, Yan Qin suddenly asked: "I often laugh, I just remember, this is the third time I have come here today."

Chang laughed and said, "Return to Your Majesty, this is the third time the Ministry of Rites has come, and the Ministry of Households has also come twice today, so that counts to five times."

Yan Qin turned his head, sat on the high chair and looked down at the Minister of Rituals, who bowed his head and bowed his head, and asked him: "As long as you are a suitable elder to preside over the concubine selection banquet, is there a rule for men and women in the etiquette?"

The Minister of Rites thought about it seriously: "Returning to Your Majesty, there has never been a rule about men and women."

Those who choose concubines for the emperor are usually the empress dowager, that is, women. Of course, the etiquette will not deliberately indicate the candidate.

Yan Qin nodded in satisfaction: "Then send someone to invite the regent into the palace. Gu has been thinking about it for the past few days. In this world, there is no one more suitable than the uncle regent to preside over Gu's marriage."

The squinted eyes of the Minister of Rites instantly widened into round grape eyes.

Seeing his shock, Yan Qin asked again: "Is there any question?"

The servant of the Ministry of Rites wiped off his cold sweat: "No, no problem." The emperor's request was indeed not inappropriate, but he was only asked to notify the regent to do this. Would the regent really not beat him to death?

Yan Qin's face darkened: "Since there is no problem, why don't you go quickly, and wait until I urge you to fail."

"Yes, I'm going now." The Minister of Rites, who received the order, retreated in a hurry.

After the people left, Yan Qin breathed a sigh of relief, this mess can be regarded as pushed out.