Empress and concubine

"Saint, my concubine is willing to go with you." Zhao Yi said this sonorously and forcefully, even though the jewels on her hair were jingling, and she was covered with silk, but she could not conceal her tall and straight figure and her proud and confident temperament.

Seeing Zhao Yi like this, Chu Yao's eyes lit up.In her heart, the real Zhao Yi will always be a general in armor, not a concubine who is scheming with women in the gentle harem.Therefore, he couldn't help looking at Xia Yunjing, his eyes full of expectation.

After getting the news that Xia Yunjing wanted to go out today, Zhao Yi couldn't suppress the desire in his heart.Sitting beside her, Chu Yao could feel Zhao Yi's vigorous fighting spirit from time to time.After Xia Yunjing came to Fengyi Palace and told Zhao Yi and Chu Yao about his personal expedition, Zhao Yi said such a call for a fight.

Xia Yunjing looked at Zhao Yi, who was completely different from before, full of vigor and vitality, and suddenly remembered Zhao Yi when he was in the Prince Wei's mansion when he proposed to marry him. Knowing what she was thinking, she agreed without hesitation, "Alright, Zitong, you are also the daughter-in-law of the Empress Dowager, my first wife, and the empress of Daxia. At this time, it is time to praise my Daxia's national prestige, so you should go with me."

After Chu Yao heard this, she looked at Zhao Yi with a look of joy on her face, but she also felt that something was wrong when Xia Yunjing looked at herself after she finished speaking, "The saint and his wife went to the conquest together, then, that government official What should I do?"

Xia Yunjing listened to Chu Yao's question, and gave Chu Yao a childish look, which made Chu Yao feel strangely that Xia Yunjing had become younger, and it was not much different from what he saw in Prince Wei's mansion in the old days.If it is because of the war, it is better to say that the long-cherished wish of Zhao Yi and Xia Yunjing is about to be fulfilled.Zhao Yi did it for the soldiers, and Xia Yunjing did it for him who is about to unify the two countries, to achieve the feat that no one in the Great Xia has achieved since the founding of the country, and his name will go down in history.

"Yo'er, you have always been smart, so this time I am planning to set up the post of imperial concubine in the palace. She is above the empress and is just like a deputy queen. Take over the power, assist the prince, and listen to the government behind the curtain."

Xia Yunjing's every word made Chu Yao feel a little confused.Royal concubine?Take power behind a curtain and listen to politics?Chu Yao couldn't help looking at Zhao Yi, and seeing that she was also very surprised, she looked at Xia Yunjing again, "Think twice, saint."

"Of course I've thought it through carefully," Xia Yunjing waved his hand, stopping what Chu Yao wanted to say, "Although I and Zitong are gone, the people I left behind are still there, and they can function on their own, but just like the human body, the internal organs You have all the internal organs, but you still need one person to hold the power. In this court and harem, besides Zitong, you are the only one I can trust."

"Isn't there still His Royal Highness?" Chu Yao quickly adjusted her state and returned to her usual alert state. As for the daughter of the Feng family of Li State, she still has the title of Li State. The crown prince is still there, and the emperor is going to conquer Li State, but the power in the court is controlled by the women of Li State, and they have to listen to the government behind the curtain," Chu Yao said, and gradually suffered One face, "Saint, you should point to another person."

"After all, the crown prince is still young, and his actions are still immature. You were brought up by me and the sage. The sage naturally knows your abilities. Naturally, you have to take care of such an emergency," Zhao Yi retorted without waiting for Xia Yunjing to speak. Speaking of Chu Yao, "If you really don't want to, it's not impossible, but you need to know that if you don't want to, one person will be left between me and the saint. Do you really have the heart?"

"Of course..." I couldn't bear it anymore.Chu Yao didn't finish her sentence, but the look on her face already explained her answer.

"The sage must promise me that if someone in the court disobeys my order or openly opposes me when doing things, I will be allowed to cut off the right to act later, and then give it up later." Since Chu Yao has taken over this responsibility Therefore, he must first ensure that his position cannot be shaken during this period, so as to help Zhao Yi and Xia Yunjing guard the rear, right?

"Everything is up to you. If you meet those old ministers who are disobedient and rely on the old to sell the old, it doesn't matter if you just go straight to the end." Xia Yunjing's words were ambiguous, but Chu Yao understood immediately.Xia Yunjing wanted to help him watch, so that he could use his name to eliminate dissidents and deal with disobedient courtiers.

"It's good to have a sage's words, and it's more effective than any Shangfang sword."

It was rare for a few people to eat together these days, so they sent the prince over and told him about it, and the prince naturally did not respond.But Chu Yao looked at him coldly, maybe the prince was no longer the child who was very dependent on him before. Following Xia Yunjing these days, the prince has also been taught very well, and in fact he can take charge of himself.Thinking of this, Chu Yao felt a little happy and a little disappointed, but then the prince quietly told Chu Yao that Xia Yunjing had ordered many things for him. The prince has done it, and the biggest role he can play is to serve as a shield for the prince, so that those dirty rumors will not be placed on the prince.Knowing this, Chu Yao felt a lot better, after all, it was the prince who told her.

In the early morning of the next day, Xia Yunjing issued an imperial decree with the momentum of thunder, and set up a deputy queen under the empress and above the imperial concubine, called the imperial concubine.It is also stated that the position of imperial concubine can only be established when there is a vacancy for the queen in the middle palace, or when there is an urgent and important matter.Immediately afterwards, the decree to enshrine Chu Yao as the imperial concubine was promulgated, and before the courtiers could recover to react, they said that they and the empress would go on a conquest together, leaving the prince to supervise the country, and the imperial concubine to take charge.And listen to politics behind the curtain.

Although Chu Yao and Zhao Yi could not meet at the scene in person, Xia Yunjing also specially pointed out someone to learn Chinese for them, and there was one person for about half an hour. Several people took turns, and they could always send the freshest words to Chu Yao and Zhao Yi. In front of Yi.

Now the servant Xu in front of Chu Yao and the two of them was the head servant who had received this order from Xia Yunjing, so it was considered a shame to be sent by Xia Yunjing to do such a trivial matter.

"Why did you come here personally, the servant Xu? Could it be that the boy below is lazy? But he should be punished properly," Zi Yan saw the servant Xu coming over, and without waiting for Zhao Yi's order, he showed him to sit down.

"It's not that the boy is lazy, it's really exciting this time, the servant came here specially to learn from the two ladies, and wanted to ask for a reward," Xu Nei waited, and greeted Zhao Yi and Chu Yao, and then sat down. On the stool that Zi Yan moved for him.

"What's the matter, you think it's wonderful to be named Xu Neishi?" Chu Yao asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, the boy in front should go back to the sage with your Majesty to announce the decree. The ministers below are in an uproar." Seeing that Chu Yao nodded, Xu Neishi continued with a smile, "After several decrees in succession, The adults below don’t know what to do, and don’t know which imperial decree to persuade.”

Chu Yao rolled her eyes, and when she thought of the situation, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, "I'm afraid they want to ask the sage to designate another person to be the regent, and ask the sage to take back the will of the palace to listen to the government behind the curtain, and they want to recommend themselves The master of the power still has to pretend to persuade the sage so that the sage and the queen will not do such a dangerous thing as a personal conquest. When several things are intertwined at once, it is better to say which one is not good."

"No wonder the sage always told his servants that Concubine Shu is intelligent, but the servants have already guessed it before the servants said it," Xu Neishi narrowed his eyes with a smile, and said to Chu Yao, "Those adults only argued about this for a few days. That’s all, the first thing in the list is exactly what the empress said, asking the sage to choose another regent.”

"How did the sage refute them?" Zhao Yi was originally sitting on the table drinking tea and just quietly listening to Chu Yao's words, but now he became interested and wanted to know Xia Yunjing's reaction.Of course, there is probably no lack of reasons why Neishi Xu can pass on messages.

The kid who came in front was probably out for flattery, but he was not good enough. He just described to Chu Yao and Zhao Yi how Xia Yunjing showed his kingly demeanor when he asked people to promulgate the decree, and how gorgeous the decree was. If you are young, how beautiful and so on.On the contrary, Xu's internal servant only took the minister's response to these topics that Zhao Yi and Chu Yao were interested in, and he did not violate taboos, and it was within Xia Yunjing's tolerance, and made Chu Yao and Zhao Yi happy, this is his ability.

"The sage said, since your lords feel that it is inappropriate to ask the imperial concubine to be the general manager, you can recommend it yourself. Your lords really became lively. In addition to recommending a few elders, there is also a lord Wei from the Ministry of Rites who recommended the eldest son of the first emperor." When Xu Neishi said this, he couldn't help but paused, took a peek at the faces of Chu Yao and Zhao Yi who were sitting above him, and then continued, "As soon as Master Wei said this, several adults responded, saying It is the eldest son of the first emperor who is a saint's brother and the blood of the Daxia royal family, so naturally..."

"Naturally, she is more noble than a woman of the imperial concubine, and the status of a woman in the Li country that is about to be launched?" Chu Yao saw that Xu's servant did not dare to speak, so she took it by herself, and saw that Xu's servant bowed to express annoyance, so she waved her hand. He waved his hand to indicate that he didn't take it seriously, but said to Zhao Yi, "Ma'am, the saint has been on the throne for so long, why are there still people who are so wicked and want to surpass the saint to take power? No wonder the saint wants me to be the general manager. It is to prevent this screwdriver from messing with officials and thieves."

Chu Yao spoke clearly, Zhao Yi naturally understood, and gave Chu Yao a meaningful look, not to expose what she deliberately said to Xia Yunjing, but said along with Chu Yao, "This is the time to see people's hearts Well, it’s just that you pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, and you’ll be busy in a few days, so besides the eldest son of the first emperor, there must be other former princes involved in it.”

"Empress, there are several little princes, but the grown-up prince is only the eldest son." Xu Neishi replied.

"You don't need to worry too much about the little princes. Either they are not capable enough, or they are simply pushed up as a shield. Those who don't want to stand in line and are afraid of offending the saint will naturally choose the little prince. Among the adult princes, the only emperor The eldest son was born of the same mother as the sage, and he still had some influence back then..."

"Ma'am, don't worry, whether it's the eldest son of the first emperor or other former emperors who didn't show their intentions this time, the sage simply passed through the emperor's national funeral, and the empress dowager's national funeral began, so they were suppressed and not canonized." , these uncanonized former princes are nothing more than ordinary clans, they can’t even compare with officials of some ranks, and it’s easy for me to deal with them, just go to the yamen where the clans made mistakes and punish them. Go to the yamen exclusive to the sage, and take care of everything until you and the sage come back, madam. It’s just that the yamen is terrible, and people who always pay attention to life and death, if something happens, I can’t blame it.” Chu Yao shook his head and said.

"Unexpectedly, Yao'er, you think so, anyway, who told me to send you to be the general manager, of course I have to help you carry the scapegoat," Xia Yunjing's smiling voice came from outside, and just said Chu Yao was caught straight when she said this.

Chu Yao couldn't help sticking out her tongue in embarrassment, glanced at Zhao Yi, and blinked mischievously.