After a few days of discussion between Situ Yun's mother and son, and discussion with the Emperor and the Empress, five days later, they finally came up with a few wills.

The first is Situ Yun: "Fengtian carriers, the emperor says; I am often foolish, blessed with the emperor's kindness, inherited the national ancestry, and ruled the country. I was ashamed every day, only trembling, painstakingly managing the mountains and rivers, and painstakingly ...... to my father."

first preached its own orthodox status, which was inherited by the Emperor Taishang.

Then the conversation changed: "Through the past and the present, the monarchs at the end of the dynasties were desolate and □□, and they misunderstood state affairs." Today, we only learn from the pain, and we have the ...... of the society in our hearts."

It was a hundred words to express his desire to revitalize the dynasty.

In the end, he said the true meaning: "The system of cutting the harem, abolishing the beauty, the girl, the royal maid, etc., and leaving Jieyu, the talented, and the Baolin." There are nine Jieyu, eighteen talents, and twenty-seven Baolin. ”

According to the original system, there were nine Jieyu, beauties, and talents, and twenty-seven Baolin, Cainu, and Imperial Maidens, which was one hundred and eight people. But according to the new rules, only the third class remained, a total of fifty-four people, and half of the harem was cut. Even if you add the top few lords of the first house, the four concubines, the nine concubines and the queen, there will be sixty-eight people.

This holy decree immediately caused an uproar. Some ministers who attached great importance to etiquette wanted Situ Yun to take back his order, but he resolutely rejected it.

"Empty gloves white wolf, isn't our younger brother the best at this?" After the death of the abolished crown prince, there were only three princes, the third prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince.

After the will came from the palace, the third prince took the fifth prince to drink tea in the teahouse.

The fifth prince, now Prince Zhongxiao sneered: "Counting from all dynasties and dynasties, how many real harems can fill more than a hundred people?" Let's just say that Emperor Father and Emperor Gaozu, there are no more than 70 people in the harem at most. Situ Yun's hand is nothing more than buying the hearts of the people. ”

"But that's what the people eat." The third prince, now the loyal prince, sighed: "Especially in the past two days, those people from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial History Observatory have come forward to dissuade them, saying that this is not in accordance with the rules. Our good brother is even more resolute, bent on handling political affairs, and saving the time of lingering in the harem. ”

The two looked at each other, no matter how despicable the victor was, there was always something good about being able to defeat them. One of Situ Yun's best things is acting.

was able to deceive several brothers since childhood, showing that he had no heart to fight. pretending to be a good son on the emperor's side and a good husband on the queen's side, how many masks did you wear along the way? Even Wei Qian was ashamed of what Situ Yun did.

Wei Qian asked herself, she couldn't learn Situ Yun's behavior. This emperor is the one who can really give up his skin to make a virtuous corporal.

Prince Zhongxiao said meaningfully: "What's the use of the people's hearts? What the people see is beneficial after all. ”

Prince Loyalty's eyes flickered: "I heard that Jiangnan is not peaceful?" "The troop movement on the Jiangnan side, even this prince who is not in charge of the military feels something abnormal. Could it be that the five princes want to rebel with the help of Jiangnan?

Prince Zhongxiao changed the topic: "Today, Situ Yun is here, and tomorrow you will see, my father and the queen mother will definitely give an order to support." ”

Sure enough, the next day, the Emperor Taishang issued a decree and praised Situ Yun well, and the direction of the stroke suddenly changed. The old ministers of the Emperor Taishang's family showed their carriages and horses to support Situ Yun. But it also made Situ Yun see the gap between himself and his father.

These old ministers secretly remembered in their hearts, and tried to find a way to turn around and find an opportunity to transfer away one by one.

Immediately afterwards, Empress Dowager Chen and the queen came up with a plan to re-establish the women's court.

The women's court is not good to say, and the place chosen for the female official is in the Yeting Palace, so it is also called the Yeting Palace.

The court set up a female ruler to control the court, and the position is better than the prime minister, from the first product. There are two female scholars, and the assistant maid takes care of the affairs of the harem, which is better than the book, from the second grade. Because Jia Yuanchun held the title of Fengzao Palace Shangshu, this title was temporarily relinquished. And Jia Yuanchun was given a place among the two female scholars in the court. gave Jia Yuanchun, Wu Guifei naturally had to fight, so Jia Yuanchun and Wu Guifei's people were in charge, and the assistant queen managed the court.

Of course, the maid is the female official next to the queen. These three bigwigs took away the three highest rights holders in the court, and Empress Dowager Chen turned a blind eye, but held the eight Shanggongs below in her hands.

The Tang Dynasty imitated the six departments of the previous dynasty and established six bureaus: Shanggong Bureau, Shangyi Bureau, Shangfu Bureau, Shangshi Bureau, Shangshu Bureau, and Shanggong Bureau.

However, due to the residual influence of the previous dynasty, the power of the eunuchs in this dynasty was greater. Much of the power was entrusted to eunuchs. There was a conflict with the Liushang Bureau, so the Empress Dowager Chen gave up part of it under Wei Qianjian and only set up four games.

The Shanggong Bureau coordinates the overall situation, that is, the main body of the court, and there are currently a maiden and two female scholars, and there is no need for this Shanggong Bureau. Withdraw!

Shangyi Bureau is in charge of etiquette and living, and is in charge of etiquette and music. The Clothing Bureau manages clothing and apparel. Shang Gong Bureau manages women's red embroidery. After these three bureaus were streamlined, the Shangyi Bureau managed various rituals and music, and the two Shanggongs each held one side. Embroidery, washing and repairing female workers are counted in the Shangfu Bureau, and there are also two Shanggong management.

Shang Shi Bureau, hence the meaning of the name, is to cook and cook. and is responsible for helping the concubines test drugs. This was originally the duty of a eunuch, but no matter how it is said that a eunuch is also a man, isn't it?

It's better for a female officer to do this kind of thing. There are even special female officials to help regulate the body of the concubine, which is even more difficult for the eunuchs to come. Therefore, the Shang Food Bureau is retained, and the two Shang Gong are in charge.

Finally, there is the Shang Sleep Bureau. Manage the concubine's bed curtains, palaces, and daily necessities. Anyway, Wei Qian was reluctant to let a man make her bed, Empress Dowager Chen asked the harem, most of the concubines were also ordered to manage their daily use, so they simply became independent and established the Shang Sleeping Bureau, which was also in charge of the two Shang Palaces.

Eight Shang Gong, waiting for the waiter, from the four grades.

At the beginning, Wei Qian originally wanted to establish a medical bureau, and a special female doctor would help the concubine diagnose and treat her. But when Queen Wang saw Wei Qian's arrogance and deliberate suppression, Empress Dowager Chen had no choice but to streamline the six rounds first, and talk about other things later.

The resurgence of female officials in Daming Palace has virtually reduced the number of eunuchs. Empress Dowager Chen said that "the parents of the body should not be lightly disabled." "Limited the number of eunuchs who enter the palace each year in Daming Palace.

This also has the meaning of preventing eunuchs from messing with power, and the Emperor Taishang praised the Empress Dowager Chen's actions and issued a decree to reward her.

But eunuchs also have their special uses, and there are indeed many eunuchs around the emperor. Moreover, when the concubine traveled, she relied on the chariot to prepare the eunuchs. Therefore, the positions of Ouchi chief and other positions are retained, and they are arranged according to the rank comparison of female officials.

"There is one female prime minister, two female Shangshu, eight female Shanggong, and sixteen female waiters below, and the rank is from the fifth grade. Hongchun, Xiangling, Miss has a place here, which of you two wants? ”

The three female official positions on the top of their heads were rounded by the three bigwigs, and the eight Shang Gong were the real people in charge, and it was impossible for the concubines to do it. But among the sixteen maids below, there is a lower grade among the female officials, and the palace maids of the nine concubines can be responsible.

Xiangling and Hongchun looked at each other, and Xiangling took the lead and said: "If you talk about taking care of official business, the slave and maid are definitely not as good as Sister Hongchun, and in the future, the affairs of the palace will be handed over to my sister to take care of, and the maid will only serve the young lady!" ”

Hongchun didn't give in, and she didn't have any intention of being polite, so she nodded and said: "Sister Xiangling's temperament is not suitable for fighting with those female officials in the court, so let's come as a maid." As for the younger sister, the Queen Mother said that the mother of the main seat of each hall can choose one of the maids and two of the long history, why not let the younger sister take the title of a female chief envoy? ”

Wei Qian bowed her head and filled in the names of Hongchun and Xiangling on the note sheet sent by Empress Dowager Chen.

This sheet of paper lists the various positions of female officials.

The female prime minister, the position is from the first product. The female Shangshu, the second grade, has now been filled in and stamped with the seal of the three palaces.

But in addition to these three, there are three female prisoners who nominally belong to the second rank. These three female eunuchs are the Emperor Taishang, the Queen Mother and the palace maids beside the emperor. Taking care of the faces of the three people is also from the official position of the second grade. At present, except for the Empress Dowager Chen, who filled in the big palace maid around her, the other two have not yet decided.

The next eight people from the Shanggong of the fourth grade were in charge, and the Empress Dowager Chen and the Empress Wang filled in the candidates after consultation.

Next, among the sixteen maids, except for a few who worked in the Yeting Palace, two places were given to the queen, and the remaining six places were given to the six currently reigning people among the nine concubines. It can also be regarded as some soup that the bigwigs give them after eating meat.

Wei Qian filled in the name of the red toon and continued to read.

She filled it out early, and Empress Dowager Chen was the first to ask someone to send it to her.

Continue to look at the next female officials, that is, female pawns, from the six products, to the people who really work in various departments. Empress Dowager Chen and Empress Wang densely wrote a lot of names. Most of them used to work in these positions, and now they have really established their positions after the re-establishment of the court. The difference is different from that of ordinary palace maids.

Finally, it is the lowest-level female chief envoy, from the seventh rank. If a female official is selected from outside the palace, it will start from here at the beginning. According to the grace of Empress Dowager Chen, there are two female envoys beside the four concubines and nine concubines. One of the following people, one by each side.

Wei Qian only filled in Xiangling's name, and the second person's name was half thoughtful, so she didn't write it down for the time being.

At present, Yongfu Palace is a sieve, and the eyeliner arranged by others is a big push, who knows who can trust it?

Wei Qian instructed Xiangling to bring the seal, stamp it with her "Chongyi Concubine Ning Treasure Seal", and let people send it to Wen Xiuyi.

Wen Xiuyi looked at the notebook and sighed lightly: "This sister has done this big drama when she first arrived, which is a merit for me and other women's families. He said to the palace maid beside him: "You should thank this lady." There is also the Queen Mother, if it weren't for the Queen Mother's strong approval, this court would not have been built. ”

Wen Xiuyi understands that the female official system of the court is the greatest blessing for women who have no hope of official positions, and it can sweep away the discrimination against women since the past dynasties.

For many self-reliant women, it is a good place to come to the palace to serve. Take a turn in the palace to gilded gold, according to the edict made by the queen. After leaving the palace, she will be demoted by two levels, and she can still retain the position of female official.

In other words, as long as you go out from the maids of the five grades, you can still receive it in the palace. You can enter the palace once every three years to give thanks, and put an end to the possibility of bullying by your husband's family. Moreover, without marrying, you can also establish a women's school outside the palace and teach you how to be a female official.

Female officials are equivalent to lifelong titles that women can inherit. Moreover, it is not relying on the fate of the husband's son, it is earned back by relying on his own strength!

Moreover, if you want to enter the palace as a female official, you also have a set of particulars about knowledge.

"In this way, the women's school can be built. A woman can read and read brightly, and no one even thinks that her daughter's family is a money-loser, and she can completely provide her daughter to be a female official in the palace. The more Wen Xiuyi thought about it, the more she was happy in her heart, and the more she admired Wei Qian's personality.

Of course, it is difficult to change the atmosphere formed by the previous dynasties, but this step out, Wen Xiuyi is in favor of Wei Qian's actions.

"This lady is indeed a smart person." Wu Guifei also sighed after getting the note.

"She has just arrived, and when we see through her reality, the first thing to suppress is her, who has just entered the palace and occupies Yongfu Palace. Hongu and Concubine Xiande will not let an opponent rise. Deng Zhaoyi and the others were not willing to be pressed by one more person. ”

Start before Wei Qian's foundation is full, this is everyone's consensus. Even if she is not pushed to the bottom, she must be included in her own power, otherwise she must be forced to withdraw from the fight like Wen Xiuyi and watch from the sidelines.

But Wei Qian's empress dowager is so whole, and everyone's distribution of power will change greatly. For a long time in the future, the concubines will be familiar with the operation order of the court. is also a novice, and the experience accumulated for a year has been wasted. It is even more necessary to re-install his henchmen in the court.

Compared with Wei Qian, the biggest advantage was lost. In the future, when Wei Qian doesn't make a move, they are afraid that they will have to help fight for the rights of the harem with the queen, and they can't take care of Wei Qian at all.

Jia Yuanchun silently stroked the qin in the palace, and suddenly said to Huqin Hug: "I remember the message from the house, saying that the courtyard for the provincial relatives is about to be built?" ”

"Hmm. Madame sent a message saying that the house is ready, and it will be ready in mid-May, just waiting for you to go back! ”

"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, relatives are reunited, and it should be this time if nothing else." Concubine Xiande said: "Let people prepare the chariot, and the palace will go and beg His Majesty to let this cousin go back with the palace." ”

Hug Qin was surprised: "Why should Niang Niang treat her so politely?" ”

Jia Yuanchun has been expressing goodwill since Wei Qian entered the palace, but the other party is taboo and obviously understands Jia Yuanchun's temper.

"Courtesy?" Jia Yuanchun's golden light flashed and he didn't speak. Courtesy to others may not be a good intention.

"The queen is too powerful, and if she wants to come out and fly solo, she must join forces with Wei Qian. As long as I join forces with Wei Qian, I will be able to stop the decoction and prepare to support the prince with peace of mind. ”

At present, why no one has a child in the harem, everyone is discussing, and their eyes naturally look at the three big men led by them.

The queen mother was also pondering Wei Qian's actions at the moment. Compared with Wei Qian, Wu Guifei and even Jia Yuanchun, the queen mother has some inferiority complex in her heart because of her poor background.

Especially in her behavior, Wei Qian dared to deal with the five princes directly when she didn't enter the mansion, which made the queen even more afraid.

"Not long after entering the palace, she came out of this place, and if she waits for her position to be stable in the future, the palace may not be able to suppress her." The queen mother is self-aware: "Find a way to win over, but if it doesn't work, force her to oppose Concubine Wu and Concubine Xian." ”

Fortunately, with the court in hand, the queen's power was not damaged much, and her eyes flickered and she had a way, and ordered the people around her to go down and prepare. "The old rule, prepare all those things and send them to this Concubine Ning. I went back and found someone to remind me, and tried to push it on Concubine Xian and Concubine Wu. ”