Zheng Wanzhen was at the front, and Yang Yan, Cao Yuyan and Ashina Yunge stood in turn according to their ranks. Zheng Wanzhen opened her mouth and said:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has been on the throne for eight years now, but there are only four concubines in the harem, and there are only four men, and the emperor's bloodline is so thin that the concubines are terrified, so the concubines and others came this time in the hope that Your Majesty will make a decree to accept concubines." Immediately afterwards, all Li Tang's civil and military officials, courtiers and relatives knelt in front of Li Jiancheng:

"Your Majesty, the ministers respectfully ask Your Majesty to collect the world's colorful girls and open branches and fan leaves for my Tang Dynasty, please allow Your Majesty's permission!" Li Jiancheng saw that the officials, relatives and concubines in the harem had to take concubines by themselves, and knew in his heart that if he resigned, I was afraid that there would be even greater chaos.

"Ahh All right! Since my Zitong and all the concubines, as well as the proposal of your Aiqing, I will issue an edict and order to select school-age girls from the families of the nobles of the court and civil and military officials to enrich the harem. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The officials and relatives of the imperial court, as well as the Li Tang clan heard Li Jiancheng's holy decree, they immediately rejoiced - everyone likes more wealth and wealth, and the closer to the emperor, the greater the wealth, and how to be closest to the emperor, of course, let the emperor's pillow lie down a daughter or sister, and then a relative. Even if it is a clan surnamed Li, his wife's mother's family, who does not have ten or eight daughters. Dozens of iron horsemen ran out from the four gates of Chang'an City, sending Li Jiancheng's holy decree to all of Li Tang's territories and major families. In the eastern suburbs of Wenshui County, a mansion stands there. Judging from its scale, it is a very grand and solemn mansion, and the plaque at the entrance reads - Yingguo Mansion. It's just that the atmosphere of the entire Ying Guo Mansion is very dull, because the owner of this mansion, the Ying Guo Gong Warrior Yan's body is not as good as before. In the bedroom of the samurai. Samurai Yan was lying on the bed, mentally exhausted, and Samurai Yan's wife, Yang, and three daughters waited for Samurai Yan by the bedside. Samurai Yan thinks back to his life. Originally, he was just a timber merchant in Wenshui County, which belonged to Bingzhou, but later, he met Emperor Taishang and slowly became the founding father of Li Tang. Looking back at the beginning of Jinyang's army and the establishment of Li Tang, he went from a small team leader, joined the army, to a general, a national prince and a secretary of the Ministry of Industry. Later, Li Jiancheng ascended the throne. He was unwilling to stay by Li Yuan's side, and he had been living as a courtier. And Li Yuan also knew his own thoughts. personally pleaded with Li Jiancheng and asked Li Jiancheng to release the samurai. Li Jiancheng did not refute Li Yuan's face. Released the samurai as the governor of Lizhou. After Wu Shiyan took office in Lizhou, he was diligent in political affairs and newly built water conservancy, which made the people in Lizhou peaceful and prosperous. was praised and rewarded by Li Jiancheng, and subsequently, Li Jiancheng issued an order to transfer Wushi Yan to the governor of Jingzhou. Wu Shi Yan fought against Haoqiang in Jingzhou, "the matter of lenient labor, the urgent cause of agriculture and mulberry", so that Jingzhou's production and development, "traitors are arrogant and right, afraid of prestige and Huaihui", Li Jiancheng praised Wu Shiyi's "good governance". Wu Shi Yan's career reached the peak, but, due to the entangled in government affairs, as well as the reason of not adapting to the water and soil, Wu Shi Yan's body slowly collapsed, Wu Shi Yan wrote to Li Jiancheng, saying that his body was not, please resign and return to his hometown, Li Jiancheng was afraid of Li Yuan's feelings, on the other hand, Wu Shi Yan also did a good job, so he issued an order to seal the history of Wu Shi Yan as the assassin of Bingzhou, and allowed him to return to Bingzhou to recuperate. However, the samurai himself knew that his body was no longer good. has been dragging his breath like this, because Wu Shiyan has a heart disease in his heart - at first, he married Xiangli and gave birth to sons Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang. After giving birth to a child, Xiang Li remarried Yang because he hurt his vitality by giving birth, and had three daughters, but Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang were extremely disrespectful to Yang, and never treated Yang as a stepmother, nor did they treat the three daughters born to Yang as their own sisters. often scolded the Yang family as a cheap maid, and the three daughters born to the Yang family were cheap (Yang was a woman who Wu Shi Yan picked up outside once, originally to help take care of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, and then slowly got along with each other, and then helped Yang into the main room), however, the clansmen of Wu Shi Tong felt that Yang Shuang was from a humble background, not enough to be the wife of Wu Shi Tong, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang also because Yang Shuang was their own nurse, and the elders of the Wu family have been instilling, so they often scolded Yang Shuang for being a cheap maid, just now, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang came to see Wu Shiyi, and said a few words to Mrs. Yang Shuang in a weird manner, Wu Shiyi's second daughter also quarreled with Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, Yang Shuang had to endure silently because she didn't have a son. Wu Shiyan has always felt that after his death, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang will definitely not be good to the Yang family, and the fate of his three daughters must be worrying. Samurai Tong looked at his wife who took care of himself and had been weeping. Recalling the time when he met the Yang clan - at that time, Wu Shitong was still a timber merchant who traveled the world, escorting a batch of high-quality timber to Hongnong. On the way, I met a woman in rags and begging.

"Please, please! Give me something to eat! ”

"Get out! I don't care about you! Get out of the way, it stinks! Get out of the way! "Perhaps, it was a fate destined by God, or maybe it was some other reason, when the ragged woman walked to the side of the samurai, she suddenly collapsed. The samurai immediately lifted the woman to her feet. After pouring a bowl of rice porridge, the woman slowly woke up.

"Thank you, sir!" Samurai took a closer look at the woman.

"This lady! Looking at your face and temperament, you should have been from a big family! Why is it so depressed all of a sudden! ”

"Master Qiqi! The little woman's surname is Yang, and her name is Shuang'er! It's the singer of the Hongnong Yang family! Because of old age and decay! So he was kicked out by the mistress. Thank you for the rescue! The little woman just wants to be able to be by the master's side and be a cow and a horse! At the woman's request, the samurai took her back to the state of Nagaju, because his wife Asato died young, leaving behind his sons Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang without anyone to take care of them. Therefore, Yang Shuang'er was called as Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang's nanny. And Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang are also very close to Yang Shuang because they lost their mother since they were children. Yang Shuang brought Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang to about ten years old, and Wu Shi Tong felt that Yang Shuang's personality was graceful and thoughtful. officially married Yang Shuang. She became the official wife of the samurai. Samurai looked at his beloved wife, and then at his three smart and flowery daughters. My heart was full of sorrow and reluctance.

"Frost! Thank you for your hard work. Yang Shuang and his three daughters said to Wu Shi Tong with tears in their eyes:

"Husband! It's okay! ”

"Daddy! Your illness will get better! Samurai looked at his wife and three daughters. The mouth is about to say something, but the mouth is open, and I don't know what to say? At this time, a young and handsome young officer walked in.

"Father-in-law!" When the warrior saw the official, his face was a little better.

"Ahh Anshi! There you are! Is there anything important? "This official's name is Helan Anshi, and he is a close confidant of Wu Shi Tong and the son-in-law of Wu Shi Tong. When the warrior Tong was released to Lizhou, he found that Helan Anshi was quick to think and open-minded. He was born in the Longxi clan, so he cultivated and promoted Helan Anshi, and Helan Anshi was also very grateful for the grace of Wushi Tong's promotion, and he was very careful and careful about the government affairs assigned to him by Wushi Tong. Subsequently, when Wushi Tong was transferred to Jingzhou, Helan Anshi followed Wushi Tong to Jingzhou. When the warrior Tong fell ill, Helan Anshi also waited with all his heart. Wu Shi Tong married his eldest daughter Xu to Helan Anshi. And returned to the state together.

"Father-in-law! That's a great thing! The emperor decreed that the world's colorful girls were widely selected and the harem was enriched. Especially the school-age women in the families of hundreds of officials are preferred! This is a holy decree document that has just arrived at the state capital! After hearing the news, Wu Shi Tong immediately sat up from the bed as if he had eaten the elixir of Taishang Laojun.

"Ahh What the? Is this true? Helan Anshi handed the paper in his arms to the warrior Tong. When Samurai saw this, he immediately laughed. Holding Mrs. Yang Shuang's hand, she said:

"Frost. That's great. It's just wonderful. You and the children are saved. Suddenly, Samurai's face became gloomy again.

"Not good! Not good! Oh no! "Helan Anshi felt a little strange in his heart!

"Father-in-law! What's wrong? ”

"Anshi! The legend of the harem is very beautiful! But the reality is cruel! There is only one emperor, and there are countless beauties in the harem! And the beauties in the bed are all determined by their rank! The higher the level, the easier it is to get the opportunity to sleep, and our martial family, although I am Ying Guogong! But for the imperial court, it is still a small surname. It's not a big family. Besides, as soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and when the time comes, after your two wives and sisters enter the palace, there will be no one to circulate around the emperor to take care of one or two, I am afraid that you will become a white-headed palace maid, and you will be lonely for a lifetime! After listening to Wu Shitong's words, Helan Anshi immediately lowered his head and remained silent. Mrs. Yang Shuang suddenly said:

"Husband! Actually......" When the warrior heard Mrs. Yang Shuang's voice, he immediately asked Mrs. Yang Shuang:

"Madame! If you have something to say, just say it! ”

"Husband! In fact, the concubine has relatives in the palace, and her background is not small! ”

"Oh! Madam! Did you say it earlier? Who is it? ”

"Yes...... It is today's concubine, the princess of the former dynasty, Yang Yan, Yang Niangniang! Also, husband! The concubine has lied to you! ”……

Compared with the anxiety of the female relatives of the officials outside the palace, the mood of the female officials in the palace is also very complicated. Li Jiancheng issued an order to select the world's talented women, and at the same time, on the grounds of the harmony of yin and yang, he ordered that the palace maids and female officials who were almost 25 years old in the palace were allowed to leave the palace to marry. Hearing the news, there were many palace maids in the palace who cheered, because they couldn't get the emperor's favor, so after leaving the palace, maybe they could marry a good family, especially if they had a sweetheart before entering the palace. And some people are sad in their hearts, the home is empty for her, because there is no one in the family anymore, perhaps, what awaits her is to go to the border and spend her life with a man covered with scars, or a crippled man.