In the Zichen Palace, after listening to Zhao Wei's complaints, Qin Shi Huang also sat on the big chair in a daze, pulling his beard for a long time without speaking.

He naturally knew about this for a long time, since he first discovered the perfume on Concubine Yun, soon many concubines in the harem had a fresh and fragrant perfume smell, and even some high-status female officials and palace maids occasionally had a faint fragrance, although the quality was not very good, but it was indeed a perfume.

Qin Shi Huang has recently roughly figured out the classification and grade of these perfumes, he himself likes it very much, Chen Xu once gave him seven or eight top perfumes, and even gave him a bottle of osmanthus essential oil, which is used for massage and scraping, and the bottle of osmanthus essential oil is half a catty, enough to use hundreds of catties of osmanthus, and now it has entered the winter, all kinds of flowers and plants have long been withered, these essential oils and perfumes are a little less, and they can only be supplied after the beginning of spring.

And Zhao Wei's complaint today also reminded Qin Shi Huang of Chen Xu's words that day.

"Out of sight is pure...... Out of sight is out of sight ......"

Qin Shi Huang muttered a sentence that Zhao Wei couldn't understand, and after a long time, he rubbed his temples and waved his hand and said, "Go and invite the Marquis of Chengcheng, the Marquis of Changwu, the Marquis of Gaoyang, the Ministry of Rites, the Zongzheng Administration, the Zhongchang Servant and other royal officials, all of whom come to the Zichen Palace to discuss matters!" ”

"Yes, the minister will arrange it!" Although Zhao Wei didn't know why, he still stood up and left without asking.

The emperor summoned all the royal family, it seems that the matter of the royal family or the harem arrangement should be discussed, perhaps the emperor feels that perfume is indeed too expensive, and is ready to tell these royal families to knock on it, don't compare and buy it, otherwise it will increase the cost of Shaofu.

Zhao Wei hurriedly returned to Shaofu, and soon a group of palace people scattered with edicts in hand, and half an hour later, a group of old and young royal families came to the gate of the palace one after another, and entered the Zichen Hall to meet the emperor under the leadership of the palace people.

"I wonder what Your Majesty is going to discuss today with his ministers?" After everyone arrived, Gao Yang Hou Zhao, who was almost gray and old, couldn't stand on his feet, and asked with his hand.

"Your Majesty has something to say directly, and the ministers will definitely fully cooperate and support!" Jiancheng Hou Zhaohai also echoed.

The emperor tugged at his beard on the big chair and pondered for a long time before he said with a solemn face: "Do you think my harem is too big? ”

All of them:......

The Zichen Hall was extremely quiet, and almost only the sound of slight and tight breathing could be heard.

The Emperor's question was so strange that everyone didn't know how to answer it.

After a long time, the old Gaoyang Marquis stood up tremblingly and spoke: "Your Majesty, why did you say this, Your Majesty has been the king since he ascended the throne and became the king, he has annexed the six countries to unify China, and now he has conquered Siyi, and it has been a few years for the Great Qin to expand the land for thousands of miles, and the achievements of the great Qin Huanghuang are now the foundation, although there are indeed a large number of concubines and palace maids in the harem, but they are all taken by His Majesty from the Six Kings Palace, and it is reasonable, could it be that someone has put a beak on this matter?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about the people's tongues, now that the Great Qin State is flourishing, and there are immortal disciples to protect it, how about Your Majesty raising a few more women in the harem? There are gossips and let the lieutenant's mansion arrest them! A royal family in a brocade robe stood up and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry about this......"

A group of royal families opened their mouths and persuaded the emperor not to care.

Although they are all royal families, the difference in status is too great, most of the royal families only have titles and no official positions, although their identities are noble, they are actually powerless, including many princes, so no one dares to talk much about the topic of the emperor's private life.

After a while, the Zichen Hall slowly quieted down again, and all the royal families looked at the emperor with apprehension.

"I collected and merged the harem concubines of the kings of the six countries in Xianyang, originally wanted to suppress the hearts of the people of the six countries, consume the will of the six kings and grandchildren, and at the same time cut off the bloodline of the six royal families, from the breaking of Zhao to the destruction of Qi, it took ten years in the middle, and it has been seven years since the pacification of the six countries, and the national strength of my Great Qin has become a prosperous and prosperous eraIn order to reduce the pressure on the imperial court, the Marquis of Qinghe persuaded me to reduce the millions of soldiers and streamline the 300,000 troops in the northwest, but now I have such a large harem to consume national wealth but it has no effect, I have also decided to follow the policy of disarmament and greatly streamline the harem, and I have summoned you here today to plan for me how this matter should be carried out, which ones will stay, which ones will be abolished, and how to dismiss and resettle after the abolition......

As soon as the First Emperor spoke, he immediately opened the mouths of a group of royal families in surprise and could stuff a large duck egg into it.

The emperor himself felt that there were too many women in the harem.

These were all snatched back by his own order.

Zhao Wei also sat on the chair and looked at the emperor in a daze.

He never thought that because of a small bottle of perfume, the emperor suddenly had the idea of abolishing the harem.

The news was a surprise to others, but it was an absolute surprise to him.

Even if only the low-level concubines and ordinary palace maids in the harem are removed, then he, the chief butler of the royal family, will be more than half easier, and he will definitely be much more leisurely on weekdays.

"What do you think?" Qin Shi Huang's eyes swept over a group of relatives, young and old.

These people are all members of the royal family within five suits of the same clan and surname as him, some are uncles of his father's generation, and some are brothers of the same generation as him, but since he sits on the emperor's throne, these people are his courtiers, but compared to foreign ministers, these people are his most trusted and powerful arms.

"The matter of the harem is a family affair of His Majesty, and please ask Your Majesty to take the idea!" It was the Marquis of Changwu who spoke first.

"What Marquis Changwu said is that Your Majesty will see how to repeal it, and the ministers will follow it!" A group of royals chimed in.

"Zhao Qing, you often follow me and know more about the affairs of the palace, how do you think this matter should be handled?" The emperor's face was rather ugly and he looked at Zhao Qing, who was sitting on the very edge.

Zhao Qing stood up with a shake of his face, and said without much expression on his face: "Your Majesty, the ministers think that the harem will be abolished, and they must first confirm which concubines and female officials are the ones that His Majesty likes to keep, and then the ministers can consider and dispose of them!" ”

"Well, you're right!" The emperor nodded slightly, pondered for a moment and spoke, "All the ladies of the harem, those who have children and are pregnant, are retained, and those who have no queen but are higher than the sixth rank are retained, and the rest of the palace maids can be abolished at their discretion, and all women who are older than forty are not allowed to stay, after this repeal, the female officials of the harem who have a grade of inner lord shall not exceed two hundred, and the rest of the eunuchs and chamberlains will be abolished in order......"

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, the minister thinks that he can return to the tradition of Zhou etiquette, and after the establishment of the first wife, the third lady, the ninth concubine, the twenty-seventh woman, and the eighty-one female queen, many female officials will dominate the harem, and the rest of the palace maids and palace people are all configured according to the regulations, then it will be abolished clearly and clearly!" Zhao Wei stood up excitedly and said.

"Yes, yes, Shaofu makes this policy the most appropriate and simple!" Many people nodded their heads along with each other.

There are almost no people in the palace who are currently in the palace, hundreds of concubine palaces, each palace is equipped with dozens of eunuchs and female officials and palace maids of different heights to serve, in addition, the harem also has a huge number of service agencies, the imperial dining room, the imperial clothing room, the dressing room, the bathing room, the music house, the Yongxiang mansion, the imperial medical office, the weaving department, etc., these institutions are responsible for the entire harem emperor and the concubines and concubines to eat, drink, Lasa and sleep, etc., the number of people added up is also countless, men and women are not men or women, once abolished, It will inevitably be a chicken-fly-dog jumping posture.

"Reunion Ceremony...... Anyway, according to the weekly system, except for the wife who gave birth to the princess, the rest are classified as concubines, women and female queens according to their ranks, and this matter will be considered by the Shaofu Order and you, and the list of dismissals and the method of dismissal will be submitted to me for review within a month, and at the same time, it will be passed to all the dormitories of the harem, and no one is allowed to come to see me, so please retreat! ”

"Yes, my lord's farewell!"

A group of royal families got up and left, and then bustled to the Shaofu Mansion to retrieve the harem roster for inventory, in accordance with the Zhou Li royal harem system and the emperor's instructions to start selecting the list of retained and abolished, and at the same time, these women who were laid off were dismissed, after all, these women were nominally the emperor's women, and most of them were not low-born, and they were inextricably linked with the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, especially the queens and wives of those monarchs at the beginning, many of them had royal blood of the Seven Kingdoms, not a sin, Not to mention slaves, after these people are sent out of the palace, they must be properly settled, and they must not be reduced to the Quyuan Miscellaneous House to make a living by laughing, so this is the most difficult thing to do.

The so-called law does not spread the six ears, not to mention that the emperor abolished the harem with such fanfare and convened a group of royal relatives to discuss, and soon this matter swept the entire harem like a tornado, and after getting this earth-shattering news, some of the concubines were bleak and painful, some were overjoyed and cried bitterly, some looked confused and helpless, and some were calm and calm.

Some concubines who thought they were beautiful and childless and had no daughters, for fear of being sent out of the palace, were ready to go to the emperor to intercede, but they were stopped by the eunuchs, because the emperor ordered that no one should go to see him.

So, not long after the news came out, the entire harem was in chaos, and some older female officials and palace maids with low positions had already begun to pack their bags and prepare to leave with joy or sadness.

Although the affairs of the palace are secret, the affairs of the palace have also been the most interesting things of the people since ancient times, so naturally there is a group of people with great powers who inquire about the affairs of the palace every day, and then brag about it everywhere as the capital of chatting, in exchange for the admiration and praise of others, and of course, some can be exchanged for money.

Therefore, the panic of the harem soon spread to the people, after some well-informed people in the Quyuan Miscellaneous House, in less than an hour, the emperor's abolition of the harem soon made the entire Xianyang household name, and the news will spread to the nearby counties at a speed like a storm and waves, until the world is boiling.

Qin Shi Huang did three things in the process of conquering the Six Kingdoms, which are very famous.

First, a palace was built in Xianyang in imitation of the palace of the six kings, and the pattern and size were completely copied, and then the kings and relatives of the six kingdoms were confined in it to express the meaning of conquest, which was a visual conquest.

Second, collect the harem of the kings of the six countries, and bring their respective queens, wives, concubines, princesses who have not left the cabinet, etc., all back to Xianyang and put them in the harem to help take care of them, which is a spiritual conquest.

Third, the nobles of the six kings were moved to Xianyang, and they were confined in the city and were not allowed to leave, which was a conquest that cut off the foundation of the inheritance of the six kingdoms.

Through these three means, the Six Kingdoms basically no longer have any human base for the restoration of the royal family in the people, and what is left of the people is the collateral of the princes and grandsons of the nobles like cats and dogs, and the network power is no longer enough to shake the foundation of the Great Qin.

But without warning, the emperor actually showed great mercy to dismiss the women of the six countries who were taken captive, although judging from the news that circulated, the dismissals were all those women who were old and decrepit and had no title and no quality, but in any case, these women were inextricably linked with the nobles of the six countries, either the daughters of princes and princes or the daughters of high-ranking nobles, even the most lowly palace maids, they were not from civilian backgrounds.

Therefore, as soon as the news came out, Xianyang was the first to shake.

Countless six kings, grandsons, nobles, and wealthy businessmen who are still living in Xianyang can't help but burst into tears, and many people have begun to secretly inquire about who has been dismissed, if possible, they will take these women back to take good care of them, after all, they are the women of the first king, this love is still there, not to mention that these women are all good-looking, and it is also very face-saving to get some home and entertain themselves.

According to the current situation, the possibility of creating a repeated kingdom is almost gone, not only the first emperor sits in the palace like a dragon and looks down on the world, but also the powerful immortal disciple Qinghe Hou sits in the court to escort Daqin, either of these two people can suppress Daqin without moving, and anyone who dares to have any bad intentions will be crushed into powder.