Zhang Jiuming found Zhang UDN's mother, Liu, who is the current empress dowager.

Liu's family now lives in the deep palace and does not come out, chanting Buddha all day long, praying for his son and his son's Jiangshan Sheji∨ Jiuming came to the door, and for his son Zhang Changguo's affairs, he couldn't save face, so he took the initiative to go to the Huaxia Palace where his son lived to intercede for Zhang Changguo.

But Zhang Udn knew his mother's intention, so he avoided ▲ and did not find Zhang Udn, so he had no choice but to give up.

And because of the emperor's resolute attitude, Yang did not dare to slack off, and immediately conducted a triage with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Dali Temple. The case was not complicated, the trial was completed on the same day, and it was judged according to the law, and Zhang Changguo was punished with 30 canes and wandered 500 miles. Because he was a royal family, Yang Jian took care of Zhang Jiuming's face as an imperial uncle, and sent Zhang Changguo to Jiangnan, a prosperous place.

As long as Zhang Changguo serves three years in prison in a certain place in the south of the Yangtze River, he can still return to Beijing in the future.

If it were an ordinary criminal, he would definitely be exiled to a wild place like Lingnan. When you get to that kind of place, you have to shed your skin even if you don't die. And in Jiangnan, as the royal family of Zhang Changguo, the magistrate will also take care of him for three points.

Zhang Udn is right. He did not necessarily put Zhang Changguo to death, but to warn the royal magnates that anyone who violated the law would be punished.

Despite this, the government and the opposition were still quite shaken.

It is relatively rare for the royal family to be questioned and exiled. This shows the emperor's reverence for the law. After this, many of the noble children of the capital were awe-inspiring, and they did not dare to go out to cause trouble again, for fear of angering the emperor again and causing trouble to the family.

Of course, for ordinary people and merchants, there is even more awe for the emperor's selflessness.

Zhang Jiuming's family naturally had some complaints, feeling that Zhang UDN was too unkind, which directly led to a sharp drop in the prestige of the Qingran County Palace, who still regarded Zhang Jiuming, the imperial uncle?

But complaints are complaints, and grievances are grievances, but they can only bear it. In the final analysis, this family and country were single-handedly won by Zhang Udn, and it was Zhang Udn who sat on the country, as for their clansmen, they sat back and enjoyed their success, and they looked glorious, but in fact, as long as the emperor said a word, everything that belonged to them now would be engraved.

Zhang Jiugao entered the Qinghe County Palace, and went straight to his brother's living room.

Zhang Jiuming silently blamed there, and when he saw Zhang Jiugao coming in, he just nodded emotionally.

"Brother!" Zhang Jiugao clasped his fists and saluted.

Zhang Jiuming sighed lightly, "Third brother, I don't want this nephew to be ruthless after he becomes the emperor, and he won't save us any face." Although my third brother and I are known as the emperor's uncle, we actually have a false name, and now we are the laughing stock of the world. ”

"Although your nephew is negligent, he will not slap his face in the face, and he will also scold the exile ≡ although his life is thin, but after this, the face of our two imperial uncles has been wiped out."

Zhang Jiugao let out a sigh and said, "Brother, relax a little." The emperor is young and vigorous, sitting on the world, naturally he has a monopoly on power, and no one will be allowed to offend his majesty. Changguo's nephew is also not angry, Tian Kexin is obviously a popular person around the emperor, even Yang Guozhong and those people dare not offend her, but he has the courage to offend this woman. ”

"Brother, I heard that this woman is with the emperor" Zhang Jiugao remembered the gossip he had just heard from some courtiers, hesitated for a while and said softly, "Seeing that the emperor protects this woman like this, she must definitely be accepted into the palace as a concubine in the future."

Zhang Jiuming was originally resentful, depressed and irritable, but when he suddenly heard Zhang Jiugao's words, he couldn't help but be surprised, Huo Ran got up and said, "Third brother, is this true?" ”

Zhang Jiugao also sighed and said, "Brother, although you and I are the emperor's elders, after all, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, and there is a difference between dignity and inferiority. When he got the news, he specially came to persuade his brother, and the brother should not be stagnant because of this, Changguo's nephew offended this daughter, and he could save his life, which was already regarded as the emperor's open side. ”

A layer of fine cold sweat immediately oozed from Zhang Jiuming's forehead, Ruotian Kexin is really the emperor's woman, and she was molested by Zhang Changguo, Zhang Udn, who was able to save Zhang Changguo's life, was still on the verge of his title, and he was not demoted to a commoner, which was already considered merciful.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Jiuming's resentment dissipated, and he became a little afraid∨ although UDN was their nephew, he was still the awe-inspiring emperor above all. His son was so presumptuous that he dared to flirt with the emperor's woman "this"

"Third brother, accompany Brother Wei to go to Natian Kexin Mansion for a walk, and wait for Brother Wei to come to the door in person to apologize for this son of evil!" Zhang Jiuming immediately waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to prepare gifts.

The Spring Festival and Shangyuan Festival in the second year of Yongning are fleeting, and Luoyang, Zhongjing, because it has become the imperial capital, is naturally compared during the whole festival

In previous years, it was more prosperous and lively.

After the Shangyuan Festival, the whole court, especially Guo Ziwei's military department and Zhang Xun's household department, began to step up their operations and make various preparations for the emperor's personal expedition.

The third day of the third month of March is the day that Zhang UDN has set for the royal expedition.

And before that, there was another major event in the imperial court, which was run by Zai Fu Chen Xian and Pei Mian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and that was the draft, filling the emperor's harem of Zhang Udn.

Zhang Udn is the founding monarch of the country, but there are only one queen and six concubines in the harem, plus the two concubines who were born as maids, the harem of less than ten ♀ races, and the emperor only has one son and two daughters, which is simply a loss of the emperor's dignity. Therefore, Chen Xian and Pei Mian went to meet the Empress Dowager Liu and Empress Cui, and after obtaining the consent of the Empress Dowager and the Empress, they began to prepare for the emperor's draft after the festival to enrich the harem.

Regardless of whether Zhang UDN wants it or not, the harem must be full, because it is related to the dignity and majesty of the emperor, and it is also related to the etiquette of the court and the inner court.

Zhang UDN was helpless, so he had to nod in agreement. However, Chen Xian was required not to alarm the world, and the scope of the draft was limited to Zhongjing, Heluo and Chang'an, and the number could not exceed the knife

Chen Xian received the order, and the court issued an edict on the draft on the same day.

When the news came out, Heluo, Chang'an, Zhongjing and even the surrounding state capitals immediately set off a wave of drafts.

Emperor Zhang udn, young and handsome, outstanding in martial arts, is a well-known eloquent and talented gentleman, I don't know how many Huaichun girls admire idols. And whether it is a powerful person or a commoner, they all want to recommend their daughters to the palace, and once they get the emperor's favor, they will be able to ascend to the sky in one step and become a relative of the emperor.

In just a few days, beautiful unmarried girls between the ages of 15 and 19 applied for the competition, with only 20 places, but more than 1,000 applicants.

Local officials racked their brains to submit the list to the Ministry of Rites, and the officials in charge of the draft became the targets of the Zhongjing magnates, and many people recommended their daughters to the palace and sent them to the emperor. Not to mention the local eunuch family, even many top powerful families in Zhongjing have tried their best to report to the Ministry of Rites for the women in the family who are still passable.

Among them, including Guo Ziwei's youngest daughter Guo Fu, Kang Bugu Huaien's youngest daughter Qi Bugu Lingguang, Yan Zhenqing's niece Yan Qiaoqiao, the niece of Pei Mian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Ying, the daughter of Zhang Tong, the general of Yulin, etc. There are also the ladies of the Zheng family, the Wang family and the Lu family.

Chen Xian didn't expect this draft to be so popular that it caused a big and small open and secret fight.

There are too many people who sign up, and the Ministry of Rites can only eliminate and screen according to certain conditions and standards.

There were too many people visiting the door these days, and Chen Xian couldn't bear the harassment, so he had to close the door and not see outsiders. And Pei Mian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who was also in charge of the draft, was also forced to stay in the Ministry of Rites to escape.

The movement inside and outside the palace naturally also entered the palace.

When Zhang udn heard this, he could only smile bitterly.

Cui Ying, as the queen, is well versed in court etiquette, and knows that it is inevitable that her husband, the emperor, has three palaces and six courts, so she has an open mind and is very peaceful, but she has the idea of checking for Zhang UDN.

After all, Zhang UDN may not be favored by these women who come to the palace, but whether they are favored or not, as long as they enter the palace and are canonized, even if they enter the door of their big family, she will not let some women with bad conduct come in and disturb the harem.

Although the competition outside the palace is fierce, when she really arrives in the palace, she still needs to participate in the selection. According to the regulations, the Ministry of Rites will send 100 people to enter the palace, and the emperor and empress will personally select the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Wan Chun is also at peace. As Princess Li Tang, she was born in the royal family, so she naturally knew that Zhang Yun's harem was too deserted and did not comply with the regulations. All she saw since she was a child was the emperor's harem of three thousand, Zhang Udn, as the founding monarch, this draft is only for blade people, which is already extremely rare.

Moreover, Wan Chungang has just proved that she is pregnant, and at present, all her thoughts are on her belly, and she doesn't care much about the draft wave outside the palace.

Su Hudong is a princess of the Hui people, and it is a norm for the strong and superior of the Hui people to have countless women. Su Hudong didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhang UDN's draft.

Not to mention the third sister Yang and Yang Yulian sisters, Yang Yu and Lian were originally born as noble concubines and women living in the court, this kind of thing is commonplace, there is nothing to make a fuss about. She only begged the emperor to have a place for her in his heart, and it was enough.

But Li Tengkong and Feng Ming felt a little different in their hearts

Comfortable.

It's not that the two women are jealous, but they think that if the emperor is three thousand in the harem, how much of their place in the emperor's heart will remain? There was just a faint worry in my heart.

Seeing Zhang udn's long sigh and a helpless look, Li Tengkong's willow eyebrows tufted slightly, and he said a little sourly, "Your Majesty is really hypocritical, so many beauties are vying to enter the palace, Your Majesty is afraid that it will be too late to rejoice in your heart" Chuan", Zhang Udn was stunned for a moment, and immediately laughed.

He knew that Li Tengkong was a little jealous, so he smiled and hugged Li Tengkong into his arms, leaned over and kissed her on the lips. After a kiss and caress, Li Tengkong was panting with Feixia on her face, she sighed faintly and said softly in Zhang Udn's arms, "Your Majesty, the concubines are so afraid, Your Majesty has so many concubines, will you forget the slave family in the future?" The slave family heard that there are many concubines in the palace who have worked hard all their lives, and they can't get the emperor's favor."

"Kong'er, the draft is a ritual system, court etiquette, even though I am the emperor, I can't resist."

Zhang Udn said softly, stroking Li Tengkong's small hand and said, "But, what kind of person I am, you still don't know?" You will always be irreplaceable in my heart. ”

"Your Majesty, if you don't want to go on the expedition with Your Majesty, the concubine also wants to have a child Li Tengkong was touched by Zhang Yudn's tenderness, and knew that he couldn't be entangled anymore, otherwise it would become a sign of jealousy, so he took the initiative to divert the topic, "Now that Sister Wanchun and Sister Yu and Sister Lian are pregnant, the concubine is so envious of Yo Chuan."

Zhang udn smiled, "Let's come to Japan for a long time, and come to Japan for a long time." When we beg the thief to return to Beijing, I will definitely let you have a lot of children."

Li Tengkong was ashamed, and couldn't help but say in a low voice, "Is Your Majesty's concubine a sow with cubs?"

Wan Chun was talking to Feng Ming in his palace, and suddenly the palace maid came to report, saying that Li Heng, the king of Tang, had come to visit and ask to see him.

Wan Chun was a little surprised, but he still ordered someone to let Li Heng in. Seeing this, Feng Ming got up and dodged.

Li Heng walked into the palace quickly, and although Wan Chun was a little inconvenient, he still got up to greet him, after all, it was her imperial brother, the former Emperor Li Tang.

Li Heng didn't hesitate, he bowed down with a smile on his face, "Minister Li Heng, meet Concubine Ning." ”

Wan Chun sighed faintly, looked at Li Heng with complicated eyes, and said softly, "Brother doesn't have to be like this, I haven't seen you for a few years, my brother has a lot of elders≈ please sit down." ”

After the brother and sister sat down, they looked at each other, speechless, and the atmosphere was very awkward.

In the end, Wu Chun took the initiative to speak, "I don't know what happened when my brother came to the palace to find Wan Chun?"

"As long as the elder brother guards the door and guards himself and no longer has any dissenting intentions, His Majesty will definitely take care of his brother in the face of Wan Chun." Wan Chun added another sentence. That means obviously, for fear that Li Heng will have any thoughts that he shouldn't have, so as not to embarrass her.

"Hehe, thank you for taking care of me. His Majesty is as heavy as a mountain to Li Hengen, and Li Heng does not dare to slack off. Li Heng hurriedly expressed his position and said, "Li Heng entered the palace this time to ask his mother for something

"Brother, please speak, as long as Wan Chun can do it, he will definitely do it." Wan Chun said softly.

"Li Heng heard that His Majesty drafted "Yanguang is both talented and beautiful, and the minister wants to send Yanguang into the palace to serve His Majesty and Niangniang, and also ask Niangniang to say a few kind words in front of His Majesty. Li Heng gritted his teeth, but still said his request.

Although Wan Chun, a younger sister, is a concubine in the palace, Li Heng is actually not at peace in his heart. He wants to send his daughter Yanguang to the palace, and with Yanguang's talent and scheming, he will definitely be favored, so that he, the stormy Tang King, can live a rich and free life, and there is no longer any risk.

Wan Chun's face changed suddenly when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice, "Wan Chun is the imperial concubine, and my brother even wants to let Yanguang's niece enter the palace, how can Wan Chun deal with himself?" ”

"Don't mention this matter again, don't do it!"

Wan Chun was very unhappy in his heart. The aunt and nephew working together as a husband in this era of open folk customs will not be rebellious, but in the end, it will still cause criticism from the government and the opposition, and Wan Chunyan can agree.

Seeing that Wan Chun turned his face, Li Heng actually knelt down and said in a trembling voice, "Niangniang, please be considerate of Kujia as a brother." Now that his brother has been named the king of Tang, Li Gong, Li Yu and others are still fighting back in Wuwei, if His Majesty is angry with his brother, can the elder brother's family still lose their lives? ”

"A brother is the king of the dead country after all, and the kings of the dead country in all dynasties and dynasties can have very few good deaths, and they just want to live the rest of their lives quietly." Li Heng wept and wept, lying on the ground and wailing, "Please make it happen!" ”

Li Heng was so sad and crying, Wan Chun couldn't help but feel a little sad. The former emperor of the Tang Dynasty has now fallen to Si, which is really sad and lamentable.

She got up and walked over, her eyes were rosy, and she helped Li Heng up and said quietly, "Okay, brother, Wan."

In the spring, he asked people to talk to Chen Zaifu to see if they could report Yanguang to the palace. But whether you can stay in the palace or not still needs to be cut by the queen and Her Majesty, and you don't have to worry too much. With Wanchun's understanding of His Majesty, he categorically refused to keep Yanguang in the palace, because I was here. ”

"Please rest assured, as long as the elder brother keeps to himself, even if my sister gives up this life, she will keep my brother safe and rich for the rest of his life. Although Li Tang died in the country, his brother is still the elder brother of the palace after all, who dares to bully his brother in the government and the opposition, Wan Chun will never agree! ”

Wan Chun's expression was awe-inspiring, and he said resolutely.

Li Heng was secretly happy in the D.

He entered the palace today to find Wan Chun, on the one hand, for the matter of Yanguang entering the palace, but on the other hand, it was also to test Wan Chun's attitude. The emperor is very fond of Wanchun, and everyone in the government and the opposition knows that if Wanchun is willing to bless the Tang Palace, who would dare to slack off in this Zhongjing?

Entering the palace this time was Yanguang's idea∮ Guang didn't have any worries about her entering the palace, and intuitively, she felt that the emperor would not accept her, even if she looked like a fairy. But no matter whether they can enter the palace or not, as long as Wan Chun is willing to be their family's backer, this is far more valuable than entering the palace as a concubine.

Of course, if she is lucky enough to enter the palace and have the opportunity to contact the emperor, Yanguang is also very confident, and with her posture and means, it is conceivable that she will be favored by the emperor.

Guo Zi only house.

Although Guo Ziwei was not made a marquis and became one of the eight founding marquis, Guo Ziwei was the deputy governor of the world's soldiers and horses, and entered the cabinet as the secretary of the military department, becoming one of the seven ministers.

Therefore, Guo Ziwei's mansion is also one of the best mansions in Luoyang City, the first of its kind, and it was originally a county palace of the Li Tang royal family, which was rewarded by the emperor.

Guo Zi's only few sons are officials, most of them are magistrates, and only the eldest son Guo Yao serves as the imperial historian, which can be regarded as the official of Ducha Province.

Guo Ziwei's youngest daughter Guo Fu was also on the emperor's draft list, which was the operation of Guo Ziwei's wife and eldest son Guo Yao, and Guo Ziwei didn't know it at first.

Guo Zi only got the news from Pei Mian, and returned to the mansion a little unhappily, so he called his wife, Guo Yao, and Guo Fu to his study.

It is naturally good to be able to marry the emperor, but Guo Zi is only upright, but he is unwilling to leave a reputation for following the trend and climbing the dragon and the phoenix. Moreover, he is an enlightened father, knowing that once a woman enters the palace, she can be favored, if she is not favored, she can only live a cold life, and he is not willing to sacrifice the happiness of his daughter to increase the future of himself and his family.

Seeing that his father's face was not very good-looking, Guo Yao said cautiously, "Father." ”

Guo Zi only slapped the table and said angrily, "You are so bold! Who asked you to sign up for Xiao'er? Now that I have entered the roster of the Ministry of Rites, I can't withdraw it if I want to."

After entering the list, it is natural that he can't withdraw back, so he can only wait for the emperor's elimination. If he took the initiative to withdraw, it would be contempt for the emperor's authority, and Guo Zi could not afford this charge.

Guo Yao said hesitantly, "Father, the child has discussed it personally, and now the powerful people in the DPRK and China are sending their daughters into the palace, including Kang Bu Gu Huaien, Yan Zhenqing, Zhang Tong and Pei Mian" Father, please forgive the child for saying bluntly, if the women of these families are allowed to be favored in the palace, whether the status and power of the father, the minister, can be maintained is still a question, then Gu Huaien is eyeing his father's position."

Mrs. Guo also sighed and said, "Husband, you are busy with government affairs, and our mother and I don't care about telling you about it." The child is right, and the concubine feels that at least in this matter, our Guo family can't lag behind them! ”

"Fu'er is beautiful, both civil and military, upright and generous, if she enters the palace, she will not lose to other people's children." ”

Guo Zi only raised his eyebrows, sighed, and slowed down his tone, "But"

He knew in his heart that what his wife and son said was not without reason. Not to mention others, Na Bugu Huaien believes that he is the founding father of the country and a veteran general in the army, and his prestige in the army is not lower than him, and he has long coveted his position as the secretary of the military department and the deputy governor of the world's soldiers and horses. If he is allowed to become a relative of the emperor, it is difficult to say how long he, an important minister whose power position is second only to Chen Xian, can last.

Guo Zi only looked at Guo Fu, the daughter of Shizhi who was silent, and sighed, "But this will make Fu'er".

Before Guo Ziwei's words were finished, Guo Fu raised his head and said resolutely, "Father, my daughter is willing!" ”

'The daughter's family still has to get married after all.' Guo Fu sighed faintly, "If you can help your father and family stabilize their position, even if the daughter is sacrificed, what does it matter."

Besides, when her daughter enters the palace, she may not be left out in the cold. ”

Guo Zi only sighed, and said no more, which can be regarded as acquiescing to this matter.

In fact, at this moment, Pei Mian has already reported the list of 100 people to Zhang UDN's desk.

Zhang Udn closed his eyes and listened to Pei Mian standing on one side and introducing the basic situation of the women. He didn't care, as long as the Ministry of Rites approved it, it would be finished if he selected 20 women to enter the palace and canonize them, so as not to let Chen Xian and these people always babble in his ears.

Although he is an emperor, he will not accept a woman without feelings, despite his reputation. Therefore, when these women entered the palace, he didn't pay much attention to their appearance, talent, and background.

But when Pei Mian read a name, Zhang Udn suddenly opened his eyes and was surprised