Surprise at three quarters

Life as a queen is not as difficult as it might seem.

Maybe it's because this is a drama world, in terms of etiquette, it's not as strict as the real historical world. In addition, the Tang Dynasty is open to the people, so Wang Baochuan's becoming a queen is not very difficult.

Especially after she took out those books she brought from modern times.

At this time, Datang's national strength has been quite weak, otherwise it would not be forced into a mess by a Xiliang country.

The emperor in the court is fatuous, the treacherous ministers are in power, and the life of the common people is naturally extremely difficult.

Wang Baochuan himself has lived in the folk for 18 years, and he has a deep understanding of this difficulty, and he also knows better what aspects of reform should be carried out.Therefore, after signing the armistice agreement with Princess Dai Zhan, she immediately took advantage of this momentum to implement the New Deal in the court.

The treacherous ministers have been eliminated. Although the talents in the court are a little bit withered, it is enough to do practical things.

After the implementation of the New Deal, Wang Baochuan's reputation among the people has been rising steadily, which in turn has increased her control over the court. After all, those talented people from the people have entered the imperial examination one after another. The new Wang Baochuan has a good impression, so he will naturally stand by her side.

So apart from a little hindrance at the beginning, the subsequent reforms went very smoothly.

But even so, wanting to change the situation of the entire country is not something that will happen overnight.Even though Wang Baochuan has all kinds of knowledge brought back from modern times and has the convenience of opening and hanging, it still took five full years to finally stabilize Datang completely.

The treasury is rich and the people are happy.

In addition, there is a new phenomenon that the Tang Dynasty has never seen in history, that is, women start to go out of the house, enter all walks of life, and hold up half the sky.

Years of wars have sharply reduced the number of folk men. Many families were headed by women.When the population is needed, the resistance to getting women out of the house is naturally not so great.Coupled with the fact that Wang Baochuan, as the queen, also set the best example for women in the world, this policy has achieved very good results.

At this time, Wang Baochuan could finally take a breath and stop to rest.

In the past five years, Wang Baochuan often thought of Yuan Xiao, Shiniang and Xiaoyu, and the short time he had lived in modern times.Although that one month or so was nothing in her long life, the impact and changes it brought to her were profound and far-reaching.

To be honest, it was very difficult for Wang Baochuan to make the decision to come back.

But in the end, between the individual and countless women like herself in the world, she chose righteousness and put personal matters aside.

So occasionally when he has free time, Wang Baochuan will not stay in the palace to rest, but will lead people out, stroll around the streets, and see the various changes that the New Deal has brought to the capital and the country.It will make her really realize how meaningful it is for her to stay.

With the government on the right track, Wang Baochuan no longer needs to do everything himself, and naturally has more time to hang out in the palace.

However, the courtiers who were assigned various affairs, perhaps seeing the empress so leisurely, felt unbalanced, and began to mention another matter that gave Wang Baochuan a headache: the crown prince.

If a country wants long-term stability, heirs are very important.

When Wang Baochuan came to the throne, the situation was special, and he couldn't take care of it for a while.However, with the implementation of the New Deal, even though everything is waiting to be done, the courtiers will still take time out of their busy schedules from time to time to urge her on this matter.

Whether she gets married and has a child herself, or adopts a child from her own sister, there must be someone there to make everyone feel at ease.

At that time, Wang Baochuan himself was working around the clock every day, and even his sleeping time was greatly reduced. Naturally, he didn't care about these things, and just suppressed all kinds of discussions.Anyway, everyone just reminded them routinely, and didn't report much hope.

But it is different now, both she and the ministers can spare more time to deal with this matter.

Moreover, after this year, Wang Baochuan will be 40 years old. In this era, he is not considered young at all. This issue cannot be delayed any longer.

There was even a stick that came out of nowhere. Hearing the story of Wang Baochuan and Xue Pinggui, he proposed to bring the son-in-law back so that the family could be reunited.

Xue Pinggui is really in the capital at this time.

He claims to be both civil and military. When he was young, he was unwilling to find a steady job to earn money to support his family. Instead, he was down and out like a beggar.Now that he has been the emperor for another 18 years, his eyes are even higher than the top, and he doesn't even bother to do those chores.

As a result of being so ambitious, I couldn't find a suitable job at all, and my life was getting worse day by day.

Even though the entire Tang Dynasty was rejuvenated and thriving, he turned into a real beggar, eating cheap food every day, and yearning for the glory of the past.

The capital is the capital of the emperor and the capital of goodness. Various new policies were implemented most effectively, and the lives of the people were the best. There are many rich people who are willing to give alms, so in the end, Xue Pinggui came here wandering all the way.

The beggars in this place are more knowledgeable than those in other places.Although they don't understand, and these things seem to have nothing to do with them, they are still willing to listen to the various announcements issued by the government.Then, occasionally when I was full and full of food and drink, I would lie on the side of the street and chat about state affairs while basking in the sun.

The woman in the palace seemed to be very far away from Xue Pinggui, so far away that he couldn't touch him at all; but at the same time seemed so close that he could hear about her every day.

Hearing that someone in the court proposed to bring back the son-in-law, Xue Pinggui was a little moved.But when he came to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion with hope, he was unceremoniously driven away by the yamen servants guarding here, "Walk, go, where did the beggars come from? You have to beg elsewhere. If you don't want to eat, don't stay here." Delaying the work of the adults!"

He was about to reveal his identity when he saw someone beside him shouting at the top of his lungs, "I am the former son-in-law, let me enter the palace!"

"Tsk, another crazy one." The yamen servant glanced in that direction contemptuously, "What a noble person His Majesty's former son-in-law was, and these beggars are also poor and crazy to have such daydreams."

Xue Pinggui was stunned, lowered his head in shame, turned around and left quietly.

He was in a daze, not knowing how far he had walked along the street.It's also fortunate that everyone in the capital is kind-hearted now, and no one chased and beat a beggar when they saw a beggar, letting him walk through the streets and alleys.

Then Xue Pinggui heard the sound of cheering.

He looked up, and saw a group of soldiers holding the memorial archway of Jingjie in their hands, driving the people away from the main street, and then guarding each intersection, strictly prohibiting anyone from wandering on the street at this time.

The people in the capital are already very familiar with this scene. This is a big person entering the capital.They quickly packed up their things, turned around and hid in the alley.But now that the imperial court has a good reputation among the people, they are not too afraid. Some people stretch their necks to look at it, guessing which noble person it is.

However, when the red-maned horse, which is already quite familiar to the people of the capital, galloped across the long street with the sound of hooves, everyone guessed the identity of the visitor.

"So it's the Lord of Xiliang!" The common people all sighed, "It's this time again."

Since Wang Baochuan and Princess Daizhan signed a peace treaty, although no two countries are united as one, they are good-neighborly and friendly, and their exchanges with each other are very frequent.

Especially Princess Dai Zhan, who has already succeeded to the throne as the lord of Xiliang, but lives in Datang for half a year.Every year after autumn, she would come to Chang'an and stay there until the beginning of spring before going back, more punctually than migratory birds.

After so many years, the people in the capital are not familiar with it.

The relationship between the leaders of the two countries is good, and the various exchanges below are naturally very frequent.Not only caravans and resources are exchanged, but even various innovations in Datang over the past few years, Xiliang is indispensable.

There are Xiliang caravans operating in the capital all year round, and Princess Daizhan always lives here. The common people treat her the same way they treat their own king, and it is very kind to mention it.

Occasionally, there will be ignorant young people who are curious.

Why is the Lord so harmonious.

Naturally, some old people told them about the ancient times, talking about how the former son-in-law had no eyesight, tried to hug left and right, but in the end both ends failed.On the contrary, the two women who had been let down by him had the same illness and sympathy for each other, and became close friends.

Therefore, the court may have different opinions on this son-in-law, but the people all despise him very much.

For strange women like the two kings, to marry one is a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes, and he still wants to hug each other?

Xue Pinggui stared blankly at the direction in which the horse team disappeared, and listened to the whispered discussions of the people in his ears. He wanted to defend himself, but he opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.But he always felt that everything should not be like this. It should be that he led the army into the Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne as the emperor, bestowed two wives, and was full of glory.

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The second day after Dai Zhan came to Chang'an, Wang Baochuan knew what was bothering her.

Unexpectedly, just like herself, the courtiers handed over the memorial, asking her to set up a national reserve as soon as possible to stabilize the country's foundation.

"It turns out that my sister is also in trouble for this." Hearing Wang Baochuan talk about his situation, Dai Zhan laughed instead, "It seems that although my sister is capable, there is nothing I can do about it."

"It's not that there is no way at all, it's just that it will be very difficult to accomplish this." Wang Baochuan said.

"Oh?" Dai Zhan looked at her curiously.

Wang Baochuan told her about the constitutional monarchy, "At that time, the cabinet will be in charge of managing the country, and the royal family will only need to be responsible for attending celebrations, stabilizing people's hearts, and communicating with other countries. Naturally, it will not be right if the throne changes. It has too much impact on the people."

"Wonderful!" Dai Zhan couldn't help clapping his hands, "In this way, the matter of royal marriages doesn't have to be so strict."

Anyway, it's just a mascot. It doesn't matter who is in that position, and it doesn't have to be too good.It's too good, but it's troublesome.And that position, for most members of the royal family, will naturally not have much attraction, and bloody seizures will be greatly reduced.

"That's right," Wang Baochuan said, "Actually, now is the best time to carry out this matter."

Sitting on the throne is the empress. Although the court and the people have accepted this matter, there are many people who criticize it.And the royal family is dying, and there are no ambitious people who insist on continuing to be in power.It is most convenient for the newly formed cabinet to control.

"Since that's the case, why don't my sister let go and do it?" Dai Zhan said.

Wang Baochuan smiled wryly, "That's the truth, but it's always unavoidable to worry, so it has been difficult to make up your mind."

"Then let me make this decision for my sister this time." Dai Zhan held her hand and said, "In the past five years, only I have come to Chang'an, and my sister has never been to our Xiliang. Why don't you take this opportunity , how about living there for half a year?"

Wang Baochuan's eyes lit up, "You mean..."

"Actually, sister, your constitutional monarchy can be implemented in Xiliang now. Because I am not in the country, I can only trouble the ministers to deal with it. Over time, they have their own ideas," Dai Zhan said, "I It doesn't matter. If my sister is worried about those people in the court, why don't you mention it for now, just leave for a while like me, and wait for them to get used to it."

Wang Baochuan was very moved.

In recent years, she has also traveled around the capital in the capital, but now, she is no longer satisfied with only being in the capital, but wants to go further afield.

Everything is fine under the emperor's feet, but it may not be the case outside.

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing, Wang Baochuan still wants to see for himself.

Thinking of this, she nodded towards Dai Zhan and said, "Okay, just follow what my sister said."

Dai Zhan immediately stood up when he heard the words, pulled her into the house, "I'll help my sister pack her luggage, let's go now!" She turned her head and smiled at Wang Baochuan, making a "silence" gesture, " Let's keep it quiet and don't let them know."

"What is this?" Wang Baochuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Even if you want to leave, you have to arrange all the affairs in the middle school properly."

"My sister is too worried, that's why I can't let it go. There are so many people in the court, and they all follow the rules. What's the problem? If you really don't worry, you just leave your will and let others pass it on." Dai Zhan Road.

Wang Baochuan has always been trembling in political affairs, for fear of making a wrong move, but for some reason, after hearing what Dai Zhan said, she suddenly felt a strong impulse.

Just this time.

So on the second day, a group of courtiers waited for a long time in the Golden Palace, but they did not see the Queen coming to the court. In the end, only the sad-faced imperial steward and imperial lady came, and issued the imperial edict that Wang Baochuan left on the table, saying that she There is an important event to go to Beijing, and the return date is uncertain, so the courtiers should perform their duties and not slack off.