The Four Concubines

"Your Majesty, wake up..."

"Wake up Your Majesty, it's time to go to court..."

Yun Xiao frowned subconsciously, and his consciousness was squeezed into his brain bit by bit like toothpaste, and it seemed like he had been on a roller coaster a hundred times, as if his brains were about to be shaken out.

The voices in the distance slowly drew closer, each with a swaying echo.

Yun Xiao suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

The people beside him seemed to be frightened, their leaning forward subconsciously receded, finally stabilized their figure, then knelt down straight, repeatedly calling for forgiveness.

Yun Xiao raised her hand, which was very familiar to her. After looking at it for more than 20 years, she raised her head again, and saw bright or dark dragon patterns embroidered on the bright yellow curtain.

Really became the emperor.

The people under the bed were still kowtowing, shouting for forgiveness.

Yun Xiao silently cheered herself up in her heart, stabilized her mind, recalled how those emperors acted in TV dramas, and kept her voice low.

"Get up."

Although her voice was low, she was still weaker than a man. Yun Xiao felt that something was wrong... Wait... Since this body is her own, that is to say, she, the emperor, wants a woman to disguise herself as a man , or, this country, can a female emperor succeed?

But when the maids opened the curtains, Yun Xiao knew that she was thinking too much, the court clothes on the hanger were clearly men's style.

This is embarrassing for Yun Xiao, the court dress on the hanger is not something she can wear alone, and even if she can put it on, if something goes wrong, she may be exposed, but she still doesn't know this People who know their identities.

"Your Majesty, Nanny Zhang is already waiting at the door, do you want her to come in and change your clothes for you?" the maid asked in a low voice.

Nanny... Yun Xiao blinked. According to what the nanny said in TV dramas, she usually knew the basics. Yun Xiao continued with a deep voice and hummed.

The maid lowered her body to express her understanding, and walked towards the outer hall with small steps.

After a while, she brought a middle-aged woman in again, Yun Xiao raised her head, was stunned for a moment, her face showed doubts, and thinking that she had to go to court again, she opened her mouth to give orders in a dignified manner.

"It's good for Nanny Zhang to stay, you go to the outer hall and wait."

The people in the inner hall all said yes, and left quietly and quickly. After making sure that the maids had left, she stepped forward to help Yun Xiao wear the complicated court clothes, and asked in a low voice if Yun Xiao could adapt .

Yun Xiao only responded with "um", "okay" and "yes". The nanny seemed to know her little master's temperament, and continued to talk on her own. Yun Xiao looked at the green letter on the top of nurse Zhang's head. , I feel very mysterious.

When the maid came in just now, Yun Xiao saw two people with bright simplified characters on top of their heads. The maid's is simple, just the word "maid", but the color is yellow, while Zhang Nanny's is in green font.

Yun Xiao felt that she understood something, but the specifics would not be confirmed until she went to court...

Although the royal family's surname is Yun, the country's name is Qin. The Qin Dynasty has been established for more than three hundred years.

The territory of the Qin Dynasty was not small, but the frontier was still surrounded by wolves, reaching Liaojiang in the north, Pinglang in the south, and Guangxia in the west.The former emperors of the Qin Dynasty guarded the country for 300 years, and the frontiers were lost and collected back and forth, but Yun Xiao had a premonition that history said that the long-term division must be united, and now it is time to unite...

Although he had seen many emperors go to court on TV, Yun Xiao still felt a little unbelievable when he was actually sitting on a high place and looking down at the crowd of people below.

Regardless of whether the people below are really loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but at this time, they all look humble and humble. This is the kingship!

The ministers of His Highness began to report their work. Yun Xiao saw the eldest grandson brothers below at a glance. There was no one else. Above the court, only the names of these two people were on top of their heads. They were purple, blackened purple, and most of them were green. Very rare is blue.

Yun Xiao took a closer look at the officials with the blue names, and understood the meaning of the color. The green ones are friendly, the blue ones are loyal, and the purple ones are probably loyal.

Most of the few blue officials are historians, prosecutors and the like, they are not targeting the kingship, they are the writers of history.

The ministers of His Highness were discussing in full swing, but Yun Xiao hadn't said a word since she came, and the ministers below just looked at her secretly and didn't say anything more.

Yun Xiao's biological mother was not of high status, she died after giving birth to her, and no one in the harem adopted her, so she lived with her nanny in a remote corner of the palace for more than ten years. When he was in the royal family, Yun Xiao was able to save his life.

No one in the palace still remembered that there was such a bloodline in the late emperor.

It is not easy for Yun Xiao to live and grow up, let alone learn any strategies for governing the country, so at this stage, Yun Xiao is no different from the puppet emperor. If it weren't for the two brothers of the eldest grandson's family who supported the royal power, the world might have changed their surname .

The ministers didn't take Yun Xiao seriously, and Yun Xiao didn't take them seriously either. At present, the military strength of the entire Qin State is divided into three groups, one is the Imperial Guard Army and the City Army in the hands of Changsun Wuchen, and the other is the Stationed in the North, Dingbei General Zhou Chen held the Dingbei Army, while Pingxi General and Guannan General held the Southwest Army respectively.

She doesn't know what Zhou Chen's attitude is, but he has been in the north all year round, and he is beyond the reach of the emperor. The Southwest Army is divided into two parts, and it is even more difficult to make a big difference. The eldest grandson Wuchen, who currently holds one-third of the military power, is firm. The royalist party, as long as the grandson Wuchen belongs to her, then the throne is safe.

As for the civil servants, with the eldest grandson Wuji maintaining them, they can get by on the outside, and there is still time to rectify slowly.

What she has to do now is to quickly get to know all the people she should know while there are still introductions of the people above her head, so as to save herself from revealing her feet and causing people to speculate.

The morning court lasted until almost noon, Yun Xiao sat there tense, feeling that his body was going to be stiff, but fortunately Qin Chao only went to court every three, six or nine days, if it was like the Qing Dynasty, Yun Xiao felt that he would It's better to reincarnate.

The chores, large and small, were finally finalized. Just as the foreign servant was about to announce his resignation from the imperial court, the Minister of Rites, who had been quiet all morning, suddenly moved.

"Chen, Chen Zainian, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has something to play."

Yun Xiao looked at the Minister of Rites, her heart skipped a beat, her face remained expressionless, "Speak."

Yun Xiao uttered the first sentence of today's court, although there was only one word, probably because of Yun Xiaozuo's height, she even heard her own echo.

Li Shangshu: "I would like to inform your majesty that the harem must not be left without a master. Since your majesty has succeeded to the throne, please register as a queen as soon as possible, so as to reassure the hearts of the people in the world."

So how did the ancients come up with the theory that once you ascend the throne, you must have a queen to stabilize the world! ! ! !

The queen won't let me interfere in politics again!Adding a decoration will have the buff of peace in the world!

Yun Xiao complained in her heart, but her lips curled up, "I understand Li Shangshu's meaning, but I have just succeeded to the throne, and I still don't know much about many things. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”

The Minister of Rites could hear that Yun Xiao was pushing, and wanted to continue to say something unwillingly, but Yun Xiao didn't give him a chance, and gave the waiter a look, then got up and left the court.

……

Brother Changsun was lured by his servants to Zichen Hall after he came down to court, and when he entered the hall, he saw Yun Xiao Ge You half lying on the Grand Master's chair as if paralyzed.

Brother Zhang Sun turned a blind eye to this and bowed down to greet him. Yun Xiao was really tired. She had never felt so tired before working all night in a bar. She was really exhausted physically and mentally.

"I don't know why Your Majesty asked us to come here." Changsun Wuji asked first.

Yun Xiao looked at the two brothers for a while before saying quietly, "Is it too late for me to abdicate now?"

Grandson Wuji and Wuchen: "..."

The two brothers didn't answer, one had a serious face, the other looked normal, Yun Xiao curled her lips, and changed her sitting position from lying down to sitting, "Let's talk about the upward situation."

It was still Changsun Wuji who spoke.

"The six ministers and prime ministers in the court are all veterans of the former dynasty. They are headed by the prime minister. The prime minister Dong Yubai has been in the position for nearly [-] years. He has peaches and plums all over the world. Half of the courtiers in the court are his students, but Dong Xiang is also a bit special. , when the late emperor was still there, none of the princes had succeeded in wooing him, as long as it was a proposal that was beneficial to the people, he would support it no matter who proposed it, and he was recognized by the world as a pure minister."

Yun Xiao thought back to the prime minister standing at the forefront of the civil servants, um, except for her saying a few words just now, he didn't say much.

"Li Liqun, the supervisor of Yushitai, Mr. Li, is upright and upright. He can't tolerate sand in his eyes. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a pure minister. Under his influence, Yushitai is also worthy of the four characters of the mirror bestowed by the late emperor, admonishing the doctor. He and the Zhong Cheng are also outspoken and sharp."

Yun Xiao suddenly realized that a few admonishers standing in the back row actually criticized the civil servants from the third rank face to face, which was an eye-opener for Yun Xiao.

"The rest are some hereditary dukes and aristocratic families that rely on the rewards of their ancestors. Headed by Da Sikong Pang Huaibing, although they have made no achievements, their local influence is not low."

Yun Xiao nodded, the situation in the court is much better than he thought, "Then, how do the officials in the court be selected?"

Changsun Wuji: "Every year, different families have different numbers of nominations. In order to balance the court, the late emperor also gave Dong Xiang this right. Although there are many places in the family, they all start from local officials. The number of Dong Xiang There are not many of them, but they are official positions in the imperial capital and can go to the pilgrimage to see them."

"Then what does Dong Xiang rely on to select people?"

Changsun Wuji: "Examination."

"Exam?" Yun Xiao raised her eyebrows.

Changsun Wuji: "Yes, the prime minister will call people recommended from all over the world, and then present questions and judge on the spot."

Yun Xiao really wants to look at this prime minister with admiration. She originally wanted to promote the imperial examination system in her previous life, but she didn't expect that the prime minister had used it for nearly 20 years.

"What question?" Yun Xiao became interested.

Changsun Wuji replied truthfully, "Not necessarily, sometimes it is the judgment of the current state affairs, and sometimes it is writing poetry."

Yun Xiao: "Well, I think the prime minister's approach is very good, why not promote it to the whole country and give students from poor families all over the world a chance."

"No!" Changsun Wuchen, who had been silent since entering the door, spoke for the first time.

Seeing Yun Xiao's frown, Changsun Wuji hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "Eldest brother always speaks straightforwardly, please forgive your majesty, but please think twice about the selection of officials!"

Yun Xiao frowned not because she was angry, but because she didn't understand why the eldest grandson brothers didn't support her suggestion. It's a good thing to start a course selection, but they didn't agree with it. They agreed that it was her loyal...