First soft and then hard, the interrogation with all means had a hint of eyebrows in less than ten days, but when Xiao Xuan read the interrogation report of the key suspects, Qian Zongbai Yangsheng and others, and then compared it with the tone revealed in the elite of individual Jiannu, Xiao Xuan became more and more suspicious that this might be the countermeasure of Hou Jin or some people. Even if a well-known minister in history has an opinion about his own way of doing things, he should know what it means to collude with external troubles at this time and juncture. In Xiao Xuan's mind, the open Internet era in later generations is another key era. If the conduct of an important well-known person is seriously inconsistent with the actual behavior, he should have a reputation.

Not to mention that if some of the people involved have a different way of doing things, I am afraid that they will be troubled very early.

Seeing that Xiao Xuan's expression seemed to be a little unconvinced of the initial interrogation conclusion, Wang Chengen also said in person: "The Holy Lord may be too lenient with some people, should these people be treated like the original method of chasing the core of the eunuch party... ”

Xiao Xuan was silent for a long time, and finally said: "There is no need to be too eager in this matter, and it may not be necessary to think about it in the long run. For the time being, we will not change the general policy of the previous inquiry, and wait for more eyebrows and changes! ”

Soon after returning from the harsh winter, the New Year was gradually approaching, and Huang Liji, Lai Zongdao, and others, who had already understood the temperament of the new emperor these days, could not agree with Xiao Xuan's view that he had just taken the first New Year with the meaning of the year name after ascending the throne and so on, and even did not plan to celebrate the New Year. Therefore, in the end, in accordance with the rules of the palace in previous years, fireworks and firecrackers were set off in the Qianqing Palace on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month.

Xiao Xuan weighed for a moment, and felt that since he ascended the throne, for safety reasons, the women around him were only the old people of the Xinwang Mansion, and the favored ones were only Tian Xiuying and even Zhou Yufeng, and there were only about 20 servant women around him, and a large number of palace maids and concubines who were finally left in the Forbidden City were lost, dismissed and eliminated, and probably less than a quarter of the younger palace maids who were willing to stay were as many as 2,000 people, excluding those who were older or too young. There are also seven or eight hundred palace maids of appropriate age. There is almost no chance to face the saint again, and in the past two months, the various expenses in the palace have been greatly reduced, which is like being beaten into the cold palace. In order to avoid some incidents that may be taken advantage of, Xiao Xuan also felt that he should personally comfort the people in the harem.

When the New Year began in the twenty-fourth palace of the lunar month, Xiao Xuan lifted the rule that only women in the palace could freely come to the small square in front of the Qianqing Palace on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and it was done according to the standard of the first lunar month just after the New Year. In previous years, on this day, the rules for steaming steamed buns in the palace were also changed to dumplings in advance. This makes the Forbidden City, which was originally like an enlarged version of the cold palace, revealing a desperate and desolate atmosphere everywhere, seem to be very different from the past.

Xiao Xuan decided to ignore the level of palace maids and concubines, and more than a thousand or so palace maids and concubines gathered together like a wedding banquet near more than a hundred long tables, drinking and admiring the moon with Xiao Xuan. However, Xiao Xuan did not forget the habit of "the heart of defense is indispensable", in addition to the dozens of heavily armed guards around him and a large number of people who were responsible for entering the palace realm on the periphery, his body was also lined with armor. The meals cited are also simple wine and meat after strict inspection in the camp of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

Of course, in order to prevent the cold field brought about by the huge identity gap, or if you don't move your chopsticks, no one will be moved, or because you can't eat well because of your identity. Xiao Xuan didn't announce the news that he was coming at the beginning, but just like an ordinary guard, he came to the banquet where the lively and unrestrained women were before announcing his identity.

The voice of silk and bamboo also stopped at this time, thousands of people saluted, and Xiao Xuan arranged for the eunuchs who had been prepared long ago to pass the word so that the tables did not have to be restrained. But even then, there was only a low whisper, and no one dared to laugh as before. After all, even in the harem, the impression that this young new emperor brings to the people in the palace is mostly terrifying.

Xiao Xuan's alcohol consumption was not large, and he didn't drink much, so of course his mind was sober at this time. However, after weighing it for a long time, it was decided to say "drunken words" not only to these palace people, but also to some other people.

"At a young age, I ascended to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and after getting rid of the Wei Party, there was no more powerful minister in charge, and after the formation of the new army, I held the real power in the world. Some of you may think that why you were born as a daughter, and how nice it would be if you were a boy and still 'a husband should be like this.' But at this time, I envy you palace maids and concubines who are not in a high position. In the Forbidden City now, there shouldn't be any rules like before, right? After the two parties of Wei Ke were eliminated and the inner court army was also disbanded, the eunuchs also arranged a lot of positions where they could make money outside, and your life now can be said to be much freer than before. And there is no lack of food and clothing, and it will not become a thorn in the eye of some unscrupulous people in the world because of the power of the world, without the hope brought by the Son of Heaven, even if there is a difference in rank and status, it is not without the possibility of becoming a close friend, how good is such a carefree life... ”

Xiao Xuan's drunken words attracted a low discussion, but Xiao Xuan had no intention of stopping, but walked to the palace maids in person with a hint of alcohol and drunkenness.

"Of course, sometimes I also wonder if I should be like most of the reigning emperors of the Ming Dynasty in the past, give up being willful, give up personally taking charge of the guards, and give up being a Taiping emperor like Emperor Taizu or Emperor Chengzu back then, so that I can be closer to you more. I thought the same thing when I first ascended the throne, but at this time, the heavens warned me of a dream, and let me see what would happen in the next twenty years. I don't want the old things of Jingkang to repeat the old things of Jingkang, and I don't want to see you people encounter the difficulties of the Five Kingdoms City again when you have not passed away or even grown old... When Xiao Xuan wanted to continue, he felt that it was enough. There are some things that are not suitable for the women here.

However, these words caused a lot of muffled discussions, and many of the women in the palace had read some numbers and knew a thing or two about rough history. Especially such a major event as the Jingkang Revolution and the Five Kingdoms City.

Xiao Xuan finally said: "I have been founding the Ming Dynasty for two hundred and fifty or sixty years, and I have not experienced the chaos of the middle of the dynasty such as the Zhou Wu Rebellion, Wang Mang's reform, and Jingkang's change, and it should also be the turn of a catastrophe of internal and external troubles. In order to prevent the recurrence of the catastrophe of the past, I must be a strong emperor to protect you and protect many people. Therefore, it will inevitably offend many people and many forces inside and outside. As a result, we have to guard against the possibility of those young people plotting rebellion by ubiquitous means. It's not that I don't believe in you, but I don't believe in the lower limit of a very small number of people. But I can assure you that such days will not last forever. At least five years, at most ten years, I will definitely give you back the same treatment as a royal title, and younger or younger women will finally have the opportunity to accompany me. After all, the Emperor of the Ages is not so comfortable. As long as possible, I am still willing to be a prince of peace in the deep palace, not an emperor on horseback like Genghis Khan... ”

When Xiao Xuan said these words, he felt that they were very natural and normal. Especially when judging the relationship between the Son of Heaven and the palace people under the influence of some film and television dramas, but in this era, Xiao Xuan, as the Son of Heaven, is so polite and calm to his subordinates, but many people are moved by it, and even left tears in the cold wind of this winter in Layue. The sincere and heartfelt voice of Banzai is not unheard.

Of course, in this era when secular philosophy has penetrated into the marrow of civilization, Xiao Xuan does not intend to just shout empty words and have nothing to say at all. This trip and the torture brought by the prison made the pressure on money and food not as tense as before. After all, it will take some time to feed and reproduce an army that truly belongs to oneself. Even if the early 10,000 centaurs were well equipped, they wouldn't need much money for a while.

In this way, according to the rules set before, according to the ranks, the two thousand women in the palace, regardless of their age, received a total of more than 20,000 taels of silver, and thirty young palace maids who had just entered the palace from the Forbidden City were selected, but they were not teenagers who had only entered the palace in the last two months.

The palace maids who were selected also seemed to be very excited, because many people in the palace had heard that there were very few concubines and palace maids on the new emperor, which meant that the chances of being favored would never be as slim as the ordinary palace maids in the past.

On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, a few days before the New Year, an official canonization ceremony was held in the palace, but unlike many people's expectations and suspicions, the crown princess Zhou Yufeng did not encounter any twists and turns, but became the queen justifiably. Tian Xiuying, who was more favored, became the imperial concubine, and Yuan Guifei, who was also the old man of the mansion, became the concubine. Such a logical arrangement also made many courtiers feel at ease, which seems to show that although the Son of Heaven who had just ascended the throne had the intention of reusing the martial arts, he had not willfully hinted to the world that the status of the martial arts had really overwhelmed the civil servants.

For this reason, Xiao Xuan also had to personally come to the courtyard of Tian Xiuying's camp to comfort Tian Guifei in person. Tian Xiuying didn't mind this as expected, but she seemed to sense that Xiao Xuan seemed to have something on her mind that was unspeakable to herself.

(End of chapter)