Six years have passed in a flash.

Although the impact of Zhao Gou's untimely death still affects all aspects of the entire empire, the government and the opposition have long since come out of their grief.

People always have to look forward.

No matter how huge the impact of Zhao Gou's death is, it can't make everyone stop, right?

And this year's Bianjing City is particularly lively, because ah, the show girl who has been separated for many years was restarted by the imperial court.

Everyone knows that the current little emperor is already old, he is seventeen years old, and there is only one big wedding left before the pro-government.

Therefore, this year's draft is particularly lively.

Up and down the government and the opposition, north and south of the river, I don't know how many people are staring at the imperial city without blinking.

Because of the rules of the Song family's draft girls, although those harem positions have already been booked by some nobles from the families of lords and nobles. Zhao Song is different from Zhu Ming, the royal family is very willing to intermarry with those big families with deep family backgrounds, so as to stabilize the country.

The daughters of the eunuchs' families are selected to enter the palace, and basically the lowest level is the female officials of the court. The palace maids are all daughters of good people's families. But the harem is a battlefield for women, and the competition for favor is more fierce than in the previous dynasty. The emperors of the Zhao and Song dynasties, and finally there were not a few palace maids who became queens or concubines.

For example, Liu E, such as Merriam-Webster.

Therefore, regardless of the government and the opposition, countless people's eyes are looking at the court. Holding the heart of a phoenix on a branch, I don't know how many fans there are.

Because here, there must be one of them, who is destined to have many concubines.

The little emperor is seventeen years old this year.

After the wedding, he can carry a few side concubines who were set down by his early death father into the palace, and then the pro-government matter will be a matter of course. Today's Empress Dowager Xing is not Empress Mingsu (Liu E), nor Empress Cao of Cisheng Guangxian, nor is she Gao Tao, who is known as the female middle Yaoshun.

Xing had never really touched power before Zhao Gou's death, and she herself did not have much desire for power.

Although people are going to become. Six years is enough to completely change a person. But when Zhao Xuan got married and when he was in power, this was all something that Zhao Gou had decided before his death, and he directly asked people to publish it in the newspaper, and the whole country knew that no one could restrain Zhao Xuan on this.

And in the imperial court and the army, the existence of Zhao Butry, Yue Han and others also ensured that Zhao Go's will could be implemented.

However, it is fortunate that these methods left by Zhao Gou were not used at all. Xing's family has naturally changed compared to back then, but she obviously has no determination to give up everything for the sake of power.

As for the young Zhao Xuan, after he really stepped onto the stage of power, what he could do and what he would be, it was not something that Zhao Gou could 'see'.

In Baoci Palace, a whole basket of portraits was placed in front of Empress Dowager Xing, and when Zhao Xuan came, Empress Dowager Xing said: "Look at these, you can say whoever you like." ”

There are eight portraits, which are the best batch of ladies this year, and they are to choose one of them to be the queen.

Seventeen-year-old Zhao Xuan is more than half a head taller than the Empress Dowager Xing, but the relationship between the mother and son is harmonious, and Zhao Xuan will show a trace of childishness from time to time in front of the Empress Dowager Xing.

I don't know if it's because of nature, or if someone called him. And Empress Dowager Xing doesn't think deeply, she only starts from the perspective of a mother, and she also enjoys this emotional interaction between mother and son.

"Is it really up to the children to choose such big things?" Zhao Xuan raised his eyebrows, a little incredulous: "Is this inappropriate?" ”

"Nothing out of place. You are optimistic about it yourself, and you will choose it yourself, so as not to complain about being a mother again if you have a bad life in the future. Empress Dowager Xing said.

Zhao Xuan unceremoniously opened the portrait, and all of them were full of beauties.

The lifelike portraits are different from the exaggerated freehand of traditional gongbi figure paintings, and these portraits are more realistic. Therefore, the little emperor does not need to be afraid that the real person is completely different from the portrait, or that he can't imagine the appearance of the real person when he looks at the portrait.

"All of them are beauties, and their families are suitable, right, what do you mean, Queen Mother?" Zhao Xuan still respects the Empress Dowager Xing very much.

If the daughter-in-law is not liked by the old lady, it is estimated that she will not be comfortable in the palace.

In fact, he really didn't care which one it was. The eight candidates are all about the same, and they are all suitable, so simply choose a person who satisfies the old lady.

What's more, although the position of the queen is important, it is just the queen. If she doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!

"The days are lived by you, what's the point of looking at the mourning family? The queen mother looks at these well. Empress Dowager Xing said this, but her heart was warm.

"Why don't you just Guo Shi? I think this one looks the best. Zhao Xuan said.

Guo Shi, the daughter of Guo Yong, the secretary of the military department. The latter was a talent selected by the first emperor, who was still too young at that time, but now he is a pillar of the imperial court.

"Just the face?" Empress Dowager Xing glanced at her son: "It's okay, it's not that I'm in a hurry to make an order." Let's see what they do next. The royal selection of concubines also depends on character. ”

"Guo's family, the family age is quite appropriate. But what the queen mother said is also right, and she has to look at it again, if her character is good, she will be condemned. If it's not good, just change it. Zhao Xuan said a little carelessly.

In his heart, what he was thinking about at this time was the second Zhao Yuan.

He is going to get married and pro-government, so Zhao Ying will soon return to the country after his wedding.

Zhao Gou has been dead for six years, and in the past six years, Zhao Ying has always been in Bianjing City, which is naturally not because he was under house arrest by the imperial court, but because Zhao Ying also needs time to grow up. At the same time, his existence is also a supplement to Zhao Xuan, who is the natural heir to the throne in case something bad happens.

As for this second brother, Zhao Xuan has long been free of rejection in his heart, although the brotherhood is far from being true, but at this moment he has very complicated feelings.

With the finalization of the crown prince's position, the biggest competition between Zhao Xuan and Zhao Ying has ended.

The loser in the ring no longer poses a threat to the winner. Zhao Gou's untimely death has settled everything. But Zhao Xuan can't deny that in the past six years, the meaning of this brother's existence; It is impossible to deny the significance of the existence of his own brother in the years to come.

Significant, significant.

The former is a guarantee for Zhao Xuan's life, and the latter is directly related to the connection between Zhao and Song Dynasty and overseas vassal states.

Zhao Xuan is not his own Laozi, and his prestige and influence are far from being comparable to Zhao Gou. In the six years since Zhao Gou's death, Zhao Song's external expansion has stopped, and at the same time, Zhao Song's relationship with overseas vassal states has also cast a shadow.

It's not that the overseas vassal states behaved badly, in fact, they were still very respectful to the imperial court. But it's just not the smell of the past.

Many people in the court knew what it tasted like.

In the past, when Zhao Gou was there, what vassal country was not a vassal country, in the eyes of the imperial court, the vassal state was no different from the Zhao and Song dynasties. But now, the feudal kingdom is about to become a real feudal state.

Perhaps the imperial court will have to thoroughly adapt to this change in the future, but this change does not mean that the imperial court will completely ignore the overseas vassal states and will not exert any influence. In all of this, Zhao Ying and the Qi State behind him have to play an important role.

Compared with these things, Zhao Xuan feels very 'ordinary' about who to choose as the queen!