Li Ming didn't expect everyone to think about it for a long time, but he was pushed back to him by his father's fluttering words, and he secretly screamed in his heart. Li Muxian was afraid that the eldest brother would be embarrassed, so he hurriedly said: "Please ask the imperial brother to dial one or two." Li Muxian didn't panic, cleared his throat and replied: "Don't dare to do it, and encourage the third brother." I think that it is the world that is one family, so we should cherish it more and bother more. It is only three or five years to be an official, and it is easy to start and end well, but it is not easy to govern a country for decades or thousands of years. Just as this body is one's own, and if you don't love it, who do you expect to love it? The way of health preservation lies in a pure heart and few desires, and knowing how to control it, so as to ensure long-term results. Indulge in pleasure and get momentary pleasure, but overdraft the future, damage the fundamentals, and ultimately the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, restraining oneself and not transgressing the rules is not to cheapen others, but to fulfill oneself. ”

Li Mao said: "Can the third child understand? ”

Li Muxian said: "I was taught." ”

Li Mao said: "I set rules for you, and use the rules to control you not to behave indiscriminately, not to harm you, but to let you know how to be temperate." Power can corrode people's hearts the most, and only by knowing how to stay away from it can we protect it. ”

Li Changle said in a childish voice: "My father said that you must know how to be a man and do things, and this son understands, but why does my father want to cut the harem concubines, isn't it good to have more descendants, and only when there are more children and grandchildren can they be prosperous." ”

Everyone secretly laughed when they heard this, and Li Mao scolded with a smile: "Little rabbit, what do you think, how old are you, who wants you to say this?" ”

Li Changle waved his hand and said, "It wasn't my mother who asked me to say it." ”

Everyone laughed, after Li Mao ascended the throne, he canonized Su Qing as the queen, Qi (Qi Yan) as the concubine, Qin (Qin Niang) as the concubine, Zhen (Xiaoru) as the concubine, and Lan (Lan'er) as the concubine Hua. Feng Zhu (Zhu Wan'er) is Shuyi, Tian (Tian Ying) is Xianyi, Su (Su Ying) is Wanyi, and Xue (Xue Dingding) is Fangyi.

Set "one queen, four concubines, and four fangyi" as the harem system, set up an iron plate, and show that the descendants shall not change. In addition, it is stipulated that the prince has one wife and two concubines, and the prince of the county has one wife and one concubine, which will always be customized, and future generations are not allowed to change it at will.

Li Mao insisted on this, and everyone did not dare to disobey, but the opposition has always existed, the courtiers complained that the emperor's palace concubines were too few, cutting off their daughter's ascent path, and although the concubines in the harem did not complain, they were also worried that there were too few heirs, which would endanger the continuation of the royal family in the future.

Naturally, Li Changle is still young, and most of his words were taught by his mother Zhu Shuyi.

Li Mao snorted: "One wife and two concubines, one wife and one concubine, a man has two or three women to serve, and you are still not satisfied, it is really not enough to swallow an elephant!" When you are older, you will all go out of the palace to take a look outside, and learn about the hardships of the people's livelihood, and you will know whether you are lucky or unlucky. If you are not my son, it is not certain whether you can marry a wife and afford a concubine. ”

Seeing Li Mao's anger, everyone trembled and didn't dare to speak.

Li Zundao: "The father is serious, even if the children don't die, they will never be able to marry a wife and can't support their beloved woman." Li Mao said: "What I mean is that I said it wrong." Li Zun said: "The king is not wrong. ”

Li Mao lost the tea bowl and lowered his face. The princes trembled and changed color, and only Li Ming and Li Zun could still hold themselves.

Cai Wencai, the young eunuch of the palace who was guarding outside the palace, saw that the matter was about to be stiffened, and hurriedly went inside to report that there was an urgent military report that needed to be dealt with, and Li Mao left at this time, and finally resolved this embarrassment.

On the way back to the palace, seeing that Li Mao was still sullen, Cai Wencai persuaded: "I remember that Your Majesty once said that in class, academic discussions, those who speak are not guilty. The kings are young, and there are deviations in understanding, and Your Majesty is sulking for this. ”

Li Mao said: "What do you know, what marriage matters do teenage hairy children know, this must be someone instigating him behind his back." Gu Tianzi has nine ladies, and my nine ladies are left over from history, and there is no way, so this number is set, and it will always be customized and must not be exceeded. What is not enough for nine people, how much energy is spent on women, that is, the king of the dead country, if it is not spent on women, what will so many people do in the palace? The emperor is annoyed to death, and his subjects are starving to death, is this what a good emperor should do? ”

Cai Wencai said: "Your Majesty has a sacred heart, for the sake of future generations. It's just that the accumulation is too deep, and others can't turn around for a while, and they still need to digest it slowly. ”

Li Mao said: "Have you digested it, I heard that in addition to Jingqiu, you also have six concubines." ”

Cai Wencai's wife Chen Jingqiu is a woman from a Hedong family, gentle and virtuous, Li Mao has seen her, and has a good impression of her, and has always called her by her name. Cai Wencai was shocked and hurriedly defended: "My six are also left over from history." ”

Li Mao laughed and asked, "What are you nervous about, I just asked casually." You are right, the accumulation is too deep, you can only take your time, the bend turns too fast, it is easy to overturn, so I only set the harem and the families of the princes, and leave the affairs of the scholars to the scholars to understand themselves, and I believe that they will always understand the day. ”

When he spoke, he had returned to the Taiji Palace, Yan imitated the Tang system, and also set up three provinces and six departments, but the difference was that Zhongshu, Menxia, and Shangshu all provinces were merged to form a political hall, and the emperor was directly in charge of the six departments and Jiuqing and Daozhou County in the world.

The government hall is located in the Taiji Palace, occupying the buildings of the original Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province. Only one-third of the officials are weak, and the remaining two-thirds are strong, and they only take posts for false titles, and do not enter the province to manage affairs.

The governors and deputy governors of the three provinces are all prime ministers, but only with the title of Pingzhang can enter the court. Doing so can select talents on a larger scale, and can also weaken the authority of the prime minister and make it easier for the emperor to control.

The new dynasty continued to use the old system, stipulating that the six ministers, deputy governors, Jiuqing, Yushi Zhongcheng, and the heads of local provinces (this observation envoy is a professional official, and he is the third grade) and the state assassin history can all worship the prime minister, and those whose rank is lower than the third rank when worshipping the prime minister will be promoted to the third grade. The promotion of the prime minister's status does not mean that the power in his hands is increased, the political hall is in charge of the world, and the main point is in the word "auxiliary", the political hall only has the right to suggest affairs, and the final decision of all affairs is only in the hands of the emperor alone.

Naturally, in view of the fact that there are many things in the world, it is impossible for the emperor to think deeply about everything, and in most cases, he can only criticize and paint on the suggestions made by the political affairs hall. This shows the weight of the power of the government office. In addition, all edicts of the Emperor must be countersigned by the Government Council in order to be valid. An edict that the government council does not wish to countersign is invalid and the recipient may refuse to execute it.

In view of the fact that the power of the political hall is so great, it is impossible for the emperor not to take precautions, and the main measures, the first political hall is composed of a number of prime ministers, all of whom are equal in status, each in charge of the same share, not subordinate to each other, and take turns to serve as the convener according to the season and coordinate the steps. It was difficult for the four of them to be united, and the danger of holding together against the emperor was greatly reduced. In addition, the choice of prime minister is determined by the emperor at his discretion, and he is rotated every three years, and he is dismissed at the end of the term and cannot be re-elected.

The government affairs hall has no right to command the army, and the military department is in charge of armaments, rations, officers, soldiers, and national defense planning, but it has no right to command the army. The above halls, courts, divisions, mansions, and halls are directly responsible to the emperor, and the political affairs hall has no right to beak.

The 12th Army was responsible for military training, but it did not have the right to transfer troops, and its food, grass and ordnance were also controlled by others.

The government and the army were separated, each other was contained, and the power of the emperor was prevented from being too powerful and too powerful.